his noble friend forfeit the favour of his sovereign by this conduct? Were his majesty's ministers lukewarm on the occasion? On the contrary, as would appear by the papers when produced, on the reception of the treaty, lord Mulgrave wrote to his noble friend, expressing his majesty's approbation of his proceedings, and declared his majesty's determination not to submit his rights of maritime war to any mediation whatever. This was during Mr. Pitt's administration. Nor was this determination concealed from the foreign ministers ; for the copy of a letter of the same date from lord Mulgrave to the Russian ambassador would be produced, in which his lordship expressed similar sentiments; declared that no statesman would ever be found in this country, who would venture to unsettle that on which the power and prosperity of the country rested; and stated, that his noble friend had discharged a decided duty in the rejection of the proposition that had been made to him. Where was here the sacrifice of honour and of rights? Whatever the hon. gent. might think of other parts of his noble friend's character, they must know his candour too well to suppose that his observations on a former evening were intended for the purpose of producing, not an exculpation, but a panegyric on the conduct by which he evinced, that he was determined not to compromise that which was the solid foundation of the power of this country. He congratulated the house and the public, that such a determination had been evinced. He trusted that similar principles to those which pervaded this negotiation, would pervade any other negotiation in any other bands. He trusted that the great example which the administration of that day had set,by refusing to purchase an object, however desirable and important, by the sacrifice of that which was not the peculiar strength of Britain alone, but which was the source and support of the general strength, by which that object appeared to be attainable, he trusted that that example would be followed to the end of time. He trusted that what we had not given to acquire a great good, we should never give even to avert a great evil. He trusted that what we had refused to grant to the request of friendship, would never be extorted from us by the menaces of hostility. Mr. Whitbread, adverting to the personal imputations that had been cast upon him 1 A Exports, 1043. Giffard, Mr. John ; Dismissal of, 1077. J Jesuits Bark Bill, 1820. K den, 1042, 1076. missioners Speech. L Opening the Session, 1. м o 1044, 1086. Orders in Council, · 149, 465, 641, 735, 780, 029, 1265, 1244, 1269. P R 642. S V &c. employed in the Expedi. INDEX TO DEBATES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. 232, 415 А Exchequer Bills Regulation Bill. | Licences, Commercial, 185, 923 Liverpool Petition, respecting Exchequer, Sums issued out of the Orders in Council Bill, the, 463 889, 896 190, 229, 252, 314, 385, 736, opening the Session, 57, 83 Lotteries, 1268 M 384, 487 Mediation of Austria, 1958 F Mediation of Russia and Austria, Finance Committee, 184, 1309 601, 801 Mutiny Bill, 922, 980, 1180 N Greenwich Hospital and Naval Navy Estimates, 189 I Offices in Reversion Bill, 96, 194, 1259, 1300, 1315, 1329 Orders in Council, 126, 154, 314, 887, 1056, 1159, 1182, 1244, 1246, 1251, 1304 K Orders in Council Bill, 665, 696, 648, 726, 889, 925, 1065, 1078 Annuity to the Family of the Ordnance Estimates, 755 late Lord Lake, 711, 786, Oude Charge, Conduct of Mar- quis Wellesley relative to the, 410, 699, 993, 1089 den, 1053, 1160 Oude, Nabob of, 1290 Р L Parliament, Law of, respecting Official Communications, 698 Peace, Petition from Bolton rem Family of the late, 711, 786, specting, 692 872 Peace, Petition from Manchester Law of Parliament, respecting respecting, 1182 Official Communications, 899 Portugal, Papers relating to, 535 A Grey, Earl (late Lord Howick) 971, 1046, 1053, 1153, 1245, · 161, 376, 434, 444, 641, 784, 1324, 1345 M Grosvenor, Earl, 871, 1180 Melville, Lord, 1151, 1 180, 1346 Moira, Earl, 159, 364, 441, 1047 1068, 1181 Harrowby, Lord, 363, 652, 1047, Montrose, Duke of, 642, 781, 871 153, 154, 156, 312, 313, 368, 446, 449, 656, 783, 1053, N 1076, 1079, 1087, 1148, 1941, 443, 1087 0 1349 Oxford, Bishop of,. 148 R 1150, 1181, 1940, 1949, 1260, 1045, 1086, 1324, 1348 Rosslyn, Earl of, 1325 S Hutchinson, Lord, 350, 443, 446 Selkirk, Earl of, 654, Sidmouth. Lord, 13, 382, 485, 612, 661, 920, 921, 1151,1179, K 1181 Spencer, Earl, 870 Stanhope, Earl, 1044 L St. John, Lord, 790, 1347 V W Wellesley, Marquis, 342 444, 473, 642, 650, 736, 871, 871, 1043, 1181, 1277, 1322 INDEX OF NAMES.HOUSE OF COMMONS. Bathurst, C. B., 69, 297, 105,, Canning, Mr. Secretary, 61, 93, 267, 310, 385, 387, 488, 536, 606, 613, 614, 682, 693, 695, 867, 889, 905, 1160, 1164, 1170, 1172, 1232, 1958, 1363 Castlereagh, Lord, 164, 494, 786, 790, 872, 992, 911,980, 1064, 1144 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Burdett, Sir F., 409, 410, 412, (Right Hon. Spencer Perceval) 449, 450, 456, 107, 793, 798, 71, 154, 176, 184, 188, 194, 980, 1080, 1083, 1174, 1178 231, 321, 393, 409, 413, 415, C 416, 449, 454, 459, 462, 496, 699, 700, 707, 712, 719, 726, 727, 731, 758, 795, 887, 891, 910, 923, 926, 979, 991, 1061, 700, 720, 897, 1065, 1067, Scott, Sir W., 1066 Secretary at War, (Sir J. Pulte- ney) 753, 797, 990, 1082, 1124 Sharp, R., 395, 1185 Lushington, S.,414,452, 451,703, Shaw, J., 1058 728, 793, 1038, 1169 Sheridan, R.B., 72, 394,414, 454, 689, 736, 759, 869, 892, 894, M 895, 1173, 1176 Simeon, J., 1289 Smith, W., 92, 681, 792, 798, 868, 1166, 1169 Martin, H., 463, 690, 1294 Smith, J., 867 Solicitor General (Sir T. Plomer) Grant) 332 Speaker, (Right Hon. C. Abbot) 37, 191, 455, 697, 700, 725, 726, 757, 889, 894, 1160, 1171, 1252, 1306, 1517 Milton, Lord, 47, 861, 1147 tanhope, S., 1303 Stephens, S. 1290, 1315 Sumner, G, H., 791, 1173 N T Taylor, C., 487 Nicholls, Sir J., see Advocate Ge- | Taylor, M. A., 86, 790, 1169 neral Temple, Earl, 389, 411, 676, O 725, 752, 791, 886, 1147 Thornton, H., 231, 428 Thornton, S. 426, 1287 Thornton, R., 702, 1146, 1219, P 1295, 1305 Tierney, G., 178, 231, 390, 423, 405, 696, 713, 724, 726, 732, 756, 797, 839, 896,898, 1158, Perceval, s., see Chancellor of 1160, 1170, 1112, 1251, 1307, the Exchequer 1316, 1323, 1341 415, 429, 463, 682, 887, 893, Turton, Sir T., 617, 706, 1089, 1165, 1235 1287, 1360 Wallace, T., 1036 Plomer, Sir T., see Solicitor Ge- Ward, J. W., 862, 1262, 1313 neral Wellesley, Sir A., 192, 410, 707, Pole, W., 411, 492, 755, 883 731, 792, 878, 1088, 1257 Pole, Sir C., 450, 460, 976, 1243 Wellesley, H., 1111, 1305 Ponsonby, G., 48, 252, 309, 537, Whitbread, S., 58, 93, 98,302, 611, 613, 615,"694, 722, 750, 385, 395, 414, 601, 614, 617, 756, 856, 879, 888, 892, 926, 709, 726, 729, 731, 789, 793, 801, 892, 896, 911, 978, 984, 1060, 1064, 1147, 1162, 1166, 1168, 1182, 1231, 1258, 1312, 1367 1168 Wilberforce, W., 730, 860, 1238, War Windham, W., 69, 90, 170, 288, 337, 394, 411, 493, 537, 704, R 749, 754, 758, 909, 1065, 108.4, 1360 Rose, G., 162, 163, 186, 187, Wood, T., 792 462, 678, 697, 722, 893, 924, Wortley, S., 1215 Wynne, C., 1158, 1306 S Y Yorke, C., 88 ral END OF VOL. X. Prwiel by 'T. CURSON HANSAR!), Peterborough-court, FLELT STRELT, |