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' to the feiasiop’ in which the country was 
now pean “It was painful to him, to 
reflect, that provifion could not be made 
for defraying the expences which. mutt 
unavoidably be continued for different 
parts of the world, and for maintaining an. 
adequate. peace eftablithment, without 
large additional fupplies. 
He finally addrefled himfelf to both: 
Houfes of Parliament and faid, ‘I.can- 
not fufficiently defcribe the gratification 
and comfort I-derive fromthe relief which: 
the bounty of Divine Providence has af- 
forded to my people, by the abundant 
produce of the late harveft. In contem- 
plating the fituation of the country at this 
important conjuncture, it is impofiible for 
me to refrain from exprefling the deep 
fenfe E entertain of the temper and forti- 
tude which have been manifefted by all de- 
{criptions of my’ faithful fubjeéts, under 
the various and complicated difficulties 
with which they have had to contend.”’ Af- 
ter paying the politeft compliments to his. 
forces both by fea ard land, he concluded 
with wifhing «That his people may €X~ 
perience the reward they have fo well me- 
rited, in a full enjoyment of the-blefiings 
of peace—in a progreflive increafe of the 
national commerce, credit, and refources, 
and above all; in the undifturbed peflei- 
fion of their religion, Jaws, and liberties, 
under the fafeguard and protection of that 
Conftitution, which it has been the great 
object of all our efforts to preferve, and 
which it is our moft facred duty to trani~ 
mit unimpaired to our defcendants.”” - 
Lerh Bolton, in the Houfe of Lords, 
moved the addrefs, whicly contained no 
material deviation from the fpeech. Lord 
Lifford feconded the addrefs, which he 
had no doubt would meet their lerdfhip’s 
unanimous confént. He contrafted the 
happy and flourifhing fituation of this 
.country at this moment with that in 
which it was when they laft met. 
The Duke of Bedford gave the addrefs 
his hearty concurrence—he all along. 
wifhed for peace, and now that it was 
made, he received it- with the moft cor- 
dial fatisfaQtion. He could not, howeyer, 
agree with the noble lords who had fpoken 
as to the fitnefs of the time. There 
hardly had -been a period during the war 
in which it would not have been at leaftas 
fit and as practicable.. In this-however, 
no blame.was attached to the-pre/ext mi- 
nifters, who had negotiated and effected-a 
peace with-all the alacrity in their power. 
He hoped now. that with pEnces the Con- 
fitution of which the people had been fe 
long-deprived, would-be reftored.to them, 
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and a due attention paid to their rights 
and liberties. 
On the next day copies of the Conven- 
tion betwee his Britannic Majefty and 
the Emperor of -Ruffia, figned . at: St. Pe- 
~ terfburgh the 17th of June laft, and of: 
the Preliminary Articles of Peace between 
his Britannic Majefty and the French Re- 
public were laid upon the table. | 
Lord Peliiamgave notice, that he would, 
on Tuelday move, that the Preliminaries’ 
of Peace, with the Republic of France be 
taken into confideration, and his lordthip 
moved; that the lords be fummoned.. for 
that Gaye, 
Mr. Vanfittart, in the Houfe of Com- 
‘mons on the 2d of November, rofe and 
obferved that from’ the abundance of the. 
late harveft, and-other circuniftances, it. 
appeared unnecefiary to continue the re- 
ftrictions on diftiiling, He therefore moved 
that.a. committee be appointed to.confider, 
of the expediency of difcontinuing, the, 
late A&ts. of Parliament refpecting the i im-, 
portation of foreign ftarch, the diftilla-, 
tion of home fpirit from melas only, and. 
the prohibition of diftilling the fame frou 
corn. Ordered. - 
The order of the day being read in the 
Houfe of Lords on November the. 3d, 
Lord Romney, after a pertinent fpeech, - 
moved, ‘‘Yhat an humble addrefs be, pre- 
fented to his Majefty, to thank him for, 
his gracious conde(cénfion in ordering a 
copy of the Preliminaries, of Peace to be. 
laid before them,” &e. Lord Limerick 
feconded the motion. 
Earl Spencer regretted that he felt hime, - 
felf obliged to deliver fentiments in oppor 
fition tothe two noble lords who moved 
and feconded the addrefs ; and he particn-. - 
larly regretied feeling himlelf called upon, 
to oppofe a government, compofed of men 
with whom he had fo long aéted, and: 
with fone of whom it had been the: pride - 
of his life to maintain the ftrongeft friend= 
fhip.. Peace, abftra&tedly, was doubtlefs. 
a bleffing ; a fafe and honorable peace was: 
the end of every legitimate war—-had that 
now been obtained ? No ; we had facrificed: 
every thing... In every part of the world 
we had ceded to France cr her allies the: 
conguefts our fleets and armies had. gal»: 
lantly atchieved. The. integrity. of the 
dominions of the Porte, it. was true, had 
been preferved, but this had been the re- 
fult’ of the cileer' ous campaign in Egypt... 
The integrity of the dominions of Portu-. 
gal was alfo in the Preliminaries ftated to 
be preferved, but we find this in fact to be 
the integrity of a part. The important 
province of Oliyenza was to be cededs: 
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