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Ogle, and Lee; and fupported by the 
Chancellor of the Exchequer. . 
Colonel Maxwell moved, that the chatr- 
man do leave the chair. The houfe then 
divided upon that motion, 
Ayes 108—Noes 152—Majority 44. 
The houfe on the 28th of February, re- 
folved itfelf into a committee on the Union, 
when the commercial article was taken 
into confideration. 
The Right Hon. John Beresford moved 
the refolution. The {peaker oppofed it; 
afked what advantage this arrangement 
gave, which was not offered the country 
by the propofition of 1735. Mr. Beref- 
ford replied, that by this arrangement the 
prohibitory duties of England on her raw 
materials of manufacture would be remov- 
ed. In the courfe of the debate, the Set- 
tlement of 1782 was alluded to. 
Lord Caftlereagh treated the Settlement 
of 1732, as a chimera with refpect to ul- 
timate arrangement, and hoped he fhould 
hear no more of the filly doétrine cf final 
adjuftment. 
Mr. Grattan replied in very ftrong terms 
to his lordfhip, whom he confidered as a 
young man that laughed at an argument 
which he was unable to anfwer. Mr. 
Commiflioner Beresford, Lord Caftlereagh, 
and Sir John Blaquiere, argued in favour 
of the commercial article, which was com- 
bated by the Speaker, Mr. Goold, Colo- 
nel Barry, and feveral others; when the 
committee proceeded to the examination 
of fome principal merchants and traders, 
with refpeét to the probable effet of the 
commercial arrangements propofed. 
. The firft witnefs, Mr. Pim, faid he 
was of opinion, that if the protecting du- 
ties on the. importation of Englith cotton 
were taken off, it would ruin the Irith 
manufacture. 
The next witnefs, Mr. Orr, concurred 
in the fame opinion: his examination laft< 
ed till near two o’clock on Saturday morn- 
ing, when the committee adjourned, and 
agreed to proceed in the evening to the 
examination of other witneffes. 
The fame day, after fome ordinary bu- 
finefs, the Houfe of Commons refolved 
itfelf into a committee of ways and 
means. 
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, tated 
The total of the fupply wanted 
for the year, at at $9,208 
To fatisfy this, there remained 
in the treafury a furplus of 


500,000 
The revenues he eftimated at 2.300,000 
Making’ together “2,800,000 
State of Public Affairs in March, 1800. 

Which, deducted from the total 
of the fupplies wanted, left a \ 
refidue of lefs than 4,500,000}. 
but the difference he would let 
ftand for unforefeen charges, 
and would therefore take the 
fum to be provided for, at 4,500,000 
He proceeded to ftate thofe fources 
from which he propofed to raife the fums 
wanted to defray the intercft of the loan. 
GREAT BRITAIN, 
The Houfe of Commons, on the 21 
of February, in a committee of fupply, 
voted for the extra of the army 
£.2%,500,0008 
Deficiences of Grants laft year 447,000 
Foreign and Secret Services . 150,000 
Addreffes of that Houfe . . 26,000 
French Emigrants,and American 
pyaMlis ye cy een ay oho 
242,000 
Deficiencies laft year on this ac- 
COUPE ete Yel ahi veal wm Ve 79574 
Civil Eftablifhment of Upper 
Canada ei 68) he. et ico 
Ditto Nowa, Scotia 7s. 3.0.7 Geo 
Ditto New Brunfwick . . . 4,650 
Ditto lie St--jolkine: ac) wk scons ONgee 
DittoCape Breton ci) en a Ske 
Ditto Newfoundland . . . — 1,640 
Ditto Bahama Iflands . . « 4,100 
DitterBermyudas,  .. 15.76 eve 530 
Ditto Dominicans cai er 3c 600 
Ditto New South Wales . . 6,300 
Billstiromdikton 66 alana 
Expence of the Alien A& *. . 6,369 
Employment of Conviéts . . 32,353 
On the 24th of February, the Lord 
Mayor prefented a petition from the Li- 
very of. the City of. London, in common 
hall afflembled, praying that houfe to inter- 
pofe with his Majefty, that he would be 
gracioufly pleafed to ufe his beft endea- 
vours to accomplifh peace ‘on fafe and 
henourable terms.’? The attendance of 
the Livery on this occafion at the common 
hall was uncommonly numerous ; and it 
has been moft ciearly afcertained. fince, 
that no perfons but liverymen were ad- 
mitted. The petition exprefled the 
voice of the city of London moft unequi- 
vocally. 
Mry Pitt, on the fame day, in adverting 
to the duty which his fituation c-Hed him 
to, obferved on this occafion, he felt a gra- 
tification in being able to announce, that 
fuch was the flattering and flourifhing ftate 
of the:country, that he was enabled to fay, 
its refources completely met its necefiiries 
and its war neceflities too; that he fhould 
have but little occafion now: to call on the 
people for further aid in fupport of the con- 
teft, and therefore he fhould be brief in 
what he had to fubmit tothe committee firtt. 
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