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House Of Commons.

been made , is to . be inferred from Ministers having insisted on the surrender of the Netherlands by France . This they have thought proper to term a sine qua non— - while the enemy , profiting by the bad conduct and incapacity of these Ministers ,, urgetheir demands . But when only a very small portion of the enejny ' s territory ivas occupied by the arms of France ; when the security of Holland might have been , in part , guaranteed by your arms ; when your Majesty ' s allies were firm _ n their . union , and apparently sincere in their professions , your Majesty ' s Ministers did not employ themselves for the purpose of procuring peace io Great

Britain , and to Europe ; but on the contrary refused to enter into any negociation with the French Republic ; not for any well-grounded reasons ; not because the Republic was really hostile to all . other nations ; but upon an insulting and arrogant preference to the forms and usages of the ancient courts of Europe , and by attempting to prove that Republican France could not liiahitain the accustomed delations of peace and amitji . , , ... ' Your Majesty ' s . Ministers , having accordingly advised yoiir Majesty in your speeches from the Throneto continue a war ruinous in itselfarid rendered stili

, , liiore so fro hi the most calamitbiis sufferings , in consequence of the defection of the greater part of your allies , ' Your faithful Commons will proceed , therefore , to investigate the causes of that misconduct , on the part of Ministers , which lias involved the nation in these misfortunes . " Mr . Dundas rose with great indignation , and declared , that he never heard from the most envenomed Oppositionist such inflammatory and mischievous topits . For twelve years past the Hon . Gentleman had let slip no opportunity of lugging into

the debate topics of a similar tendency ; but his speech on . this occasion , followed up by his Amendment , was more dangerous than any thing that had falleri fron _ liim during that peribd . The House divided , when there appeared for the amendment , Ayes 37—Noes 212 . The original motion was then put and carried without a division ; Adjourned to the 14 th of February : Tuesday , Feb . 14 . The Sheriff ' s of the City of London brought tip a petition from

the Lord Mayor , Aldermen , and Common Council , praying that a Bill may be brought forward to enforce the payment of small debts , and to supply the deficiencies of the Existing laws : This Petition was referred to a Committee . The SHI-rills presented another Petition , cbtnplaing Of the insufficient accommodation in the River Thames for the encreased commerce of the Port of Lon- . don , of the want of space , on the legal quays for the necessary cartage , & c . and of the circuitous navigation round tbe Isle of Dogs . The Petition was accompanied by a plan , to which the Petitioners invited the attention of that Honourable ! House .

Wednesday , 15 . The Order of the Day being read for the second reading of the Wet Docks Bill . Mr . Manning moved , that it be then read a second time , which ' was seconded by Sir Francis Baring . Mr . Alderman Curtis said ; that though the Bill bad been considerably amended from the state in which it first appeared , there were still objections to many parts of it . These however , were not such vis made it necessary for him to oppose the principle of the Bill , for its scctind reading . In the Committee , he would oppose those pans which appeared to him obnoxious . The city admitted the necessity

of decks , add approved the Bill , and it went to the formation of them , but could Hot agree to the erection of warehouses . Mr . Alderman Anderson was sorry that the Committee which was appointed Inst session had not given their opinion upon the merits of the two plans which ivere laid before them . Sir W . Yoiing was happy to find it agreed that something was necessary to be done ; he would iiot decide between the merits of the two plans which had been before the Committee : biit he would express his satisfaction , on perceiving that they were-tiotv likely to be discussed with temper . Sir F : Baring supported the Bill ; which was read a second time , and referred to a Committee ; VOL . VIII . - M ni

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LONDON: Article 2
TO READERS, CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 3
THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE, AND FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY, Article 4
ON LEAVING LEHENA , † IN OCTOBER, 1788. Article 5
ANCIENT AND MODERN FRANCE. Article 7
REMARKABLE INSTANCES OF THE EFFECT OF FEAR. Article 8
AUTHENTIC PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF ROBESPIERRE. Article 10
PRESENT STATE OF THE SPANISH THEATRE. Article 13
DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND OF TRINIDAD, Article 18
RISE AND FALL OF BEARDS. Article 21
AN ACCOUNT OF THE DEATH OF THE COUNTESS CORNELIA BAUDI, OF CESENA; Article 24
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF AUSTRIA, Article 28
ANECDOTE OF THE EMPEROR THEODOSIUS. Article 31
ON THE PROFLIGATE MANNERS OF THE CITY OF AVIGNON, Article 32
ORIGINAL LETTER OF PETRARCH TO A FRIEND, Article 33
OF THE DESTRUCTION MADE BY DUELLING IN FRANCE, IN THE LAST CENTURY. Article 33
FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 34
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 36
CUMBERLAND FREEMASONS' SCHOOL. Article 36
PRESTONIAN LECTURES. Article 36
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND. Article 37
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Article 37
TO GEORGE WASHINGTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE ADDRESS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF PENNSYLVANIA. Article 38
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 39
POETRY. Article 50
EPILOGUE TO THE SAME. Article 50
THE CHANGES OF NATURE. Article 50
TO A RED BREAST: Article 51
THE LAIRD AND THE LASS O' LALLAN's MILL . Article 51
THE LAPLAND WITCHES. Article 52
LOUISA: A FUNERERL WREATH. Article 52
SONNET IV. Article 52
LE CORDIER. Article 53
THE TWISTER. Article 53
TO THE EVENING STAR. Article 53
THE DESCRIPTION OF A STORM. Article 53
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 54
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 56
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 57
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 62
OBITUARY. Article 69
LIST OF BANKRUPTS. Article 73
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House Of Commons.

been made , is to . be inferred from Ministers having insisted on the surrender of the Netherlands by France . This they have thought proper to term a sine qua non— - while the enemy , profiting by the bad conduct and incapacity of these Ministers ,, urgetheir demands . But when only a very small portion of the enejny ' s territory ivas occupied by the arms of France ; when the security of Holland might have been , in part , guaranteed by your arms ; when your Majesty ' s allies were firm _ n their . union , and apparently sincere in their professions , your Majesty ' s Ministers did not employ themselves for the purpose of procuring peace io Great

Britain , and to Europe ; but on the contrary refused to enter into any negociation with the French Republic ; not for any well-grounded reasons ; not because the Republic was really hostile to all . other nations ; but upon an insulting and arrogant preference to the forms and usages of the ancient courts of Europe , and by attempting to prove that Republican France could not liiahitain the accustomed delations of peace and amitji . , , ... ' Your Majesty ' s . Ministers , having accordingly advised yoiir Majesty in your speeches from the Throneto continue a war ruinous in itselfarid rendered stili

, , liiore so fro hi the most calamitbiis sufferings , in consequence of the defection of the greater part of your allies , ' Your faithful Commons will proceed , therefore , to investigate the causes of that misconduct , on the part of Ministers , which lias involved the nation in these misfortunes . " Mr . Dundas rose with great indignation , and declared , that he never heard from the most envenomed Oppositionist such inflammatory and mischievous topits . For twelve years past the Hon . Gentleman had let slip no opportunity of lugging into

the debate topics of a similar tendency ; but his speech on . this occasion , followed up by his Amendment , was more dangerous than any thing that had falleri fron _ liim during that peribd . The House divided , when there appeared for the amendment , Ayes 37—Noes 212 . The original motion was then put and carried without a division ; Adjourned to the 14 th of February : Tuesday , Feb . 14 . The Sheriff ' s of the City of London brought tip a petition from

the Lord Mayor , Aldermen , and Common Council , praying that a Bill may be brought forward to enforce the payment of small debts , and to supply the deficiencies of the Existing laws : This Petition was referred to a Committee . The SHI-rills presented another Petition , cbtnplaing Of the insufficient accommodation in the River Thames for the encreased commerce of the Port of Lon- . don , of the want of space , on the legal quays for the necessary cartage , & c . and of the circuitous navigation round tbe Isle of Dogs . The Petition was accompanied by a plan , to which the Petitioners invited the attention of that Honourable ! House .

Wednesday , 15 . The Order of the Day being read for the second reading of the Wet Docks Bill . Mr . Manning moved , that it be then read a second time , which ' was seconded by Sir Francis Baring . Mr . Alderman Curtis said ; that though the Bill bad been considerably amended from the state in which it first appeared , there were still objections to many parts of it . These however , were not such vis made it necessary for him to oppose the principle of the Bill , for its scctind reading . In the Committee , he would oppose those pans which appeared to him obnoxious . The city admitted the necessity

of decks , add approved the Bill , and it went to the formation of them , but could Hot agree to the erection of warehouses . Mr . Alderman Anderson was sorry that the Committee which was appointed Inst session had not given their opinion upon the merits of the two plans which ivere laid before them . Sir W . Yoiing was happy to find it agreed that something was necessary to be done ; he would iiot decide between the merits of the two plans which had been before the Committee : biit he would express his satisfaction , on perceiving that they were-tiotv likely to be discussed with temper . Sir F : Baring supported the Bill ; which was read a second time , and referred to a Committee ; VOL . VIII . - M ni

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