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Monday the 22d of December, on the 
motion of Mr. Pitt, the Houfe adjourned to 
the following Monday. 
On the fame day in the Houfe of Lords 
the royal affent was given by commiffion 
to three Bills; that for making better 
provifion for the relief of the poor, and 
diminifhing the confumption of wheaten 
flour ; the Edinburgh poor bill, and that 
for the accommodation of the members of 
both Houfeseof Parliament. 
Qn the 23d of December the Alien 
Bill paffed the Committee without any 
amendments. Lord Holland on_ the 
fame day made his promifed motion for 
the production of copies of the inftruc- 
tions fent out by minifters to Lord 
Keith, as commander of the Medi- 
terranean; as alfo the inftruction from 
him to Sir Sidney Smith with refpeét to 
the evacuation of Egypt. In fupport of 
his motion, his Lordfhip dwelt upon the 
various arguments which have before been 
detailed ; and from which he inferred, that 
to thofe orders might be attributed our 
being at war at the prefent moment. 
Lord Grenville oppofed the motion, as he 
did not know any good purpofe produc- 
ing the papers would anfwer. Lord Darn- 
ley was for the enquiry, and lord Spencer 
againft it. On the divifion the numbers 
were, Centents 2, Non-contents 12. 
On the 26th of December, the wheaten 
flour regulation bill, the ftale bread bill, 
the quarantine bill, and fix others, paffed 
through committees of the whole Houle, 
without amendment. 
We think it neceffary to infert at length 
the bounty on the importation of corn.ac- 
cording to the late aét. On every quarter 
of wheat imported, weighing 4zolbs. a 
bounty equal to the fum by which in the 
London Gazette in the third week after the 
importation, it fhall be lefs than soos. the 
quarter. 
On the importation of barley. Onevery 
quarter of barley weighing 3521]bs. a boun- 
ty equal to the fumt by which it fhall be 
lefs than 45s. the quarter by the Gazette 
asabove. Rye. On every quarter of rye 
weighing 408lbs. a bounty to make it 
equal to 65s.the quarter. Oats. On eve- 
_Ty quarter of oatsweighing qo8lbs. a boun- 
ty to make it equal to 30s. the quarter. 
Flour. On every barrel of wheaten flour, 
of 196lbs. weight, a bounty to make it 
equal to 688. 
The Britith Parliament finally clofed its 
funétions with the eighteenth century, for, 
on the 31ft of December, 1800, his ma- 
jefty terminated its conclufive feffion with 
a {peech trom the thfone, in which he ap- 
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plauded the meritorious and efficacious zeal 
and induftry with which beth Houfes had 
applied themfelves to devife means for re- 
lieving the preflure occafioned by the pre- 
fent dearth of provifions, and infuring a 
fufficient fupply till the produce of the 
next harveft could be brought into ufe. 
His Majefty then proceeded to notice the 
unprovoked hoftility of the Emperor Paul, 
in the detention of Britifh property and 
the imprifonment of Britifh feamen; he 
exprefled his determination to have. re- 
courfe, in the firft inftance to remonftrances ; 
but if they fhould fail,and it fhould become 
neceflary to maintain againft any combi- 
nation, thofe maritime rights on which 
both our profperity and fecurity muft al- 
ways efientially depend; he doubted not 
the fuccefs of thofe means which _ he 
fhould be enabled to exert~in defence of 
our great national interefts. The parlia- 
ment of the United Kingdoms of Great 
Britain and Ireland was then. by his Ma- 
jefty’s command appointed to affemble on 
the 22d of January, 1801 : preparatory 
to which meeting, the members of the 
Privy Council have been re-fworn; the 
Great Seal, the State Purfe, the National 
Colours and Coin, and every other article 
bearing the Royal Arms, or Enfigns 
Armorial, have undergone, or are about te 
undergo, a material change in that particu- 
lar, as well as his Majefty’s ftile and titles. 
The members of the Whig Club di- 
ned together at the Crownand Anchor Ta- 
vern, on Tuefday the 13th of January; 
the Honourable Thomas Erfkine in the 
chair. After the ftanding toafts had been 
drank, Mr. Erfkine gave the health of 
Mr. Fox, which was received with the 
ufual thunders of applaufe. Lord Hol- 
land firft noticing the flattering manner in 
which the name of his relation had been 
received, gave the health of a moft zea- 
lous and able advocate in the caufe of 
Freedom, as well as one of the brighteft 
ornaments of the Englifh bar—Mr, 
Erfkine. This was drank amidft the 
loudeft plaudits. Mr. Erfkine, on thank- 
ing the company for the honour conferred 
on him, obferved, that it had not been un- 
fual for perfons in his fituation (the chair) 
to make fome remarks on the ftate of the 
country, and to review how far the mea- 
fures of government affected the conftitu- 
fion of our anceftors, which the club had 
voluntarily aflociated to defend. The fo- 
ciety neyer adjourned from one meeting to 
another, but events of the moft alarming 
nature occurred ; unfortunately they did 
not feem at prefent to make a due impref- 
fionon the country. He felt them, and 
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