return of peace is to be treated with and indecency which has no parallel; it becomes the duty of every man to ftand or fall in defence of his conftitution, his government, and his laws." The Cause of Truth, containing, befides a great Variety of other Matter, a Refutation of Errors in the Political Works of Themas Paine, and ether Publications of a fimilar Kind, in a Series of Letters of a Religious, Moral, amd Political Nature. By Robert Thomas, Minster of Abdie. DUNDEE, printed. Colvill, 12mo, 1797. 35. It is "An Effay on the Love of One's Country, Mr. Bromwich being" convinced in his This is the cheapest publication we have feen for a long time paft; no less than 437 pages clofely printed for three fhillings. divided into 66 letters, and is intended as a refutation of the principal errors of Thomas Paine's political works, Godwin's enquiry into political juttice, and other writings of a fimilar kind. It is conducted with ability; and the pofitions defended are, as the author ebferves, "proved by religion, reason, facts, and the doctrines of learned men, whefe reputation has been, and is defervedly great ; and who could not he parties in thofe difpntes which have for several years agitated, in fome meafure, the greater part of Europe." If we have any fault to find, it is that the au ther is too diffufe, he might have compressed his work without weakening the effect of it. The Infufficiency of the Light of Nature exertufe of fchools, and teaches things no less than fied in the Vices and Depravity of the Hearken World, including fome Strictures on Paine's Age of Reason. 8vo, 15. 6d. Arch. In answer to the dcifical tenet that reve lation is unneceffary, the light of nature being a fufficient guide in matters of religion, the prefent writer appeals to matter of fact, and gives the reader a view of the fate of the heathen world before the promulgation of the Gofpel, drawn from authors, against whom the deift can make no reasonable objection. "This tract," which deferves to be read, " is defigned," fays the author," as an andote against Paine's Age of Reason, is drawn up for the ufe of those who are unacquainted with the fubjects here treated of, that by comparing the fate of the Heathen World with the glorious light of the Cofpel Difpenfation, they may gratefully acknowledge the fuperior mercies we are favoured with." The Intellectual and Moral Difference between Man and Man. A Sermon preached at the Old Jewry, Sept. 24, 1797, on Occafion of the Death of the Rev. JOHN FALL, formerly of ThaxRead in Fifex, lately of Homerton in Middlesex. By Henry Hunter, D. D. Svo, 1797. Good. An elegant difcourfe on the death of a very worthy man. At the conclufion of it are fome biographical anecdotes of Mr. Feil, which will be perufed with pleasure by his friends, as well as by thofe to whom he was y known. In our Magazine for September, 214, we omitted in the lift of his worke Rufticæ et Geografbia, &c. Ex Plinic Secunde, Cicerone, Varrone, &c. Exerfti in ufum Sche. lar um. Robinson, 12m. This is a very excellent felection for the words; it realizes Milton's idea of education, and in eafy claffical latin, teaches young per fons the nature and attributes of the deity; the dutics of one man to another, the principles of many arts and fciences, a degree of knowledge furely more useful than that of knowing that Jupiter transformed himself into a bull for the love of Europa, or that Aurora fometimes left the heavens to vifit Endymion. The editor is an anonymous one, but he is now well known to be the learned and ingenious Dr. Valpy, mafter of Reading school. Obedience Rewarded and Prejudice Conquered, the Hiftory of Mertimer Lafcilles. By Mrs. Pilkington. 12mo. Vernor and Hood. 2s. 6d. This volume, which ought rather to be called the hiftory of Mrs. Lafcelles, the mother of the hero, the being the most prominent figure in it, is faid in the title page to be written for the inftruction and amusement of young people. It inculcates those qualities which adorn fociety, contributes to the happinefs of the world, and renders life a bleffing to the poffeffors, as well as every one connect ed with them. The New Children's Friend, or Pleafing Incite ments to Wijdem and Virtue, conveyed through the Medium of Anecdote, Tale, and Adven tuse. Tranflated chify from the German Vernor and Hood. 12mo. 1797. A collection of fhort stories well calculated to afford entertainment and pleasure to juvenile minds. JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS 07 THE SECOND SESSIÓN OF THE EIGHTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN. [Continued from Page 337.] HOUSE OF LORDS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8. DMIRAL Lord Viscount Duncan Lords Vilcount Hood and Newark. As foon as he had taken his feat, The Lord Chancellor rofe, for the purpose of communicating perfonally the Thanks of that Houfe to his Lordship. He congratulated his Lordfhip upon his acceffion to the honour of a diftinguished feat in that Houfe, to which his very meritorious and unparalleled profeffional conduct had defervedly raited him; that conduct was fuch as not only merited the Thanks of their Lordships' Houfe, but the gratitude and applaufe of the Country at large it had been inftrumental, under the auspices of Providence, in eftablishing the fecurity of his Majefty's dominions, and fruftrating the ambitious and destructive defigns of the enemy. Lord Viscount Duncan replied, that he was most happy in finding that his conduct was deemed to be fuch as to intitle him to the honour of a seat in that Right Honourable Houfe; and that he was impreffed with fentiments of heartfelt gratitude for the diftinguished honour of their Lordships' Vote of Thanks. Addreffing the Lord Chancellor particularly, his Lordship faid, his thanks were more particularly due to him for the very handfome and polite manner in which he was pleafed to communicate their Lordships' Vote. Lord Grenville moved the Order of the Day for the taking into confideration his Majefty's Royal Declaration, together with the variety of papers relative to the late Negotiation, which had been laid before the Houfe. The Order being read, as alfo that for fummoning their Lordships upon the occafion, Lord Grenville rofe. He obferved, that he deemed it unneceffary to trouble their Lordships at any length, on the facts and incontrovertible arguments which appeared in the papers before the VOL. XXXII. DEC. 1797. Belligerent Powers, for fome time previons to the Negotiation, from which he inferred the uniform duplicity and infincerity of France, as well as the im poling and unwarrantable ambition of her Rulers. His Lordship proceeded to detail feveral circumstances in the conduct of the French Government, more immediately connected with the Negotiation. He dwelt upon their conduct respecting the first Treaty with the Ep. peror, which they had wantonly infringed; their deceptions overtures at Negotiation with this Country; their receding from the principles which they themfelves had laid down as the basis of Negotiation. On all thele proceedings he commented with much ability, and evinced the real difpofitions with which the French Government were animated towards this Country. He vindicated with great fuccefs the steps taken on the part of this Country during the Negotiation, which, he contended, were open, fair, and manly, and fuch as should beft conduce to the attainment of a safe and honourable Peace. He would not enter into a difcuffion of what particular terms would or would not be proper for this Country to accede to a Definitive Treaty on; if he did, he fhould confider himself as fo far betraying his duty; but he insisted that the idea of giving up all our acquifitions as a preliminary, could only be regarded by the Minitters of this Country as the height of madness and folly. Under thefe impreffions, in which he was confident their Lordships muft coincide with him, he moved an Addrefs to his Majefty, the general fubstance of which appeared to be, "That their Lordships had taken into their ferious confideration the various papers relative to the late Negotiation for Peace, which his Majefty was pleased to order to be Fff laid laid before them; that they highly approved of the measures adopted by his Majefty for the attainment of Peace, which were confiftent with the honour, profperity, and true interests of his Crown and People; and that they be held with regret and indignation, the inordinate ambition and unwarrantable pretenfions of the enemy, by which his Majesty's gracious endeavours to attain an adequate Peace were fruftrated;" and concluded with affurances of fupport to his Majefty, in the warmest and most affectionate language. The Earl of Darnley feconded the motion. The question on the Address was then put, and carried nem. diff. Lord Grenville moved for the appointment of a Committee, in order to manage a conference with the Houfe of Commons, for agreeing to the Addrefs, in order that it might go to the Throne as the joint fenfe of both Houfes of Parliament. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9. A deputation of their Lordships, confting of fix Peers, headed by Earl Spencer, attended in the Painted Chamber, in order to manage a conference with the Commons relative to the Addrefs veted by their Lordships to his Majefty. The neceffary communications on the part of the Peers took place. The deputation from the Houle of Commons was headed by Sir Charles Morgan. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10. Their Lordships made feveral arrangements relative to private butinefs. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13. Lord Hawkesbury, attended by several Members, prefented a message from the House of Commons, ftating, that that Houfe had concurred, nemine contradicente, in the Addrefs to his Majesty propofed by their Lordships. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14. The Lord Chancellor and a few Peers attended at three o'clock. After prayers were read, the Marquis of Salisbury acquainted their Lordships, that his Majefty was pleafed to appoint the hour of three o'clock on Wednetday for receiving the joint Address of both Houfes of Parliament. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15. Lord Minto (late Sir Gilbert Elliott, Bart.), and Lord Lilford (late Thomas Powys, Efq. Member for Northamptonfhire), were introduced in the usual form, fworn, and took their feats. The Houfe then, accompanied by the House of Commons, proceeded to St. James's, with the Addrefs to his Majefty of both Houses of Parliament. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17. The Lord Chancellor ftated, that his Majefty was pleafed to make a moft gracious anfwer to the late Address of both Houses of Parliament. His Lordfhip then read his Majesty's Answer from the Woolfack. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22. The Earl of Moira (Lord Rawdon) rofe: He faid, that notwithstanding the decifion of their Lordships laft feffion, on his motion refpecting the affairs of Ireland, he felt the fubject so strongly impreffed on his mind, that he found it impoffible not to attempt calling the attention of the House again to the cir cumftances of that Country. The fitu. ation of the affairs of the Empire in general, he obferved, were materially altered fince the laft Seffion of Parliament; a number of interefting political events had taken place: the most prominent amongst thefe, certainly, was the rupture of the late Negotiation for Peace. This, as was declared by the highest Authority to that House and to the Country, was broken off on no trivial or common grounds; it was in confequence of no lefs a caufe than a fettled determination, on the part of the enemy, to fubvert the Conflitution and the Government of this Country. Such a proceeding neceffarily tended to put off the hope of Peace to a period far beyond the bounds of ordinary calculation. Under fuch circumstances, and fo fatal a profpect, was not the policy obvious, nay felf-evident and abfolutely neceffary, of uniting all parts of the Empire in the firmeft bonds of conciliation and unity-to unite the energies of the Sifter Country with thofe of Great Britain. Having premifed this general principle of wife and obvious policy, in establishing a fyftem of Union and Concord be. tween the Sifter Kingdoms, his Lordfhip adverted more particularly to the circumftances of Ireland, which was the main fubject of his then Address to the House. That the commerce of the Sifter Kingdom was injured, almoft irreparably, was upon record; and this, he had no doubt, was to be folely attributed to the fatal and deftructive fyftem adopted for the Government of that Kingdom. The difcontents which now pervade the greater part of the Sister Kingdom, he had no doubt took their rife from the exceffes permitted by, and the mifapplication of feverities on the part of, the Government of that Country. He would even admit, for the fake of argument, that fuch feverities were called for by the conduct of those whom they were exercifed upon; but, in the prefent critical fituation of the Empire, he would ask, if fuch meafures were warranted by found policy? He reprobated the ideas which were infufed into the minds of the troops which had been sent thither from this Country; they were led to consider every native a fufpected perfon, and to regard the Country as in a state of rebellion. With respect to a change of system, or to conciliatory measures, he declared he did not yet believe it to be too late. Were the prefent measures fuffered to continue, it was his real and firm belief, that the connection between the two Countries could not bold five years longer. The fyftem of coercion had, God knows, been tried long enough- Minifters must see what had been its deftructive refult-the, very reverse of what was intended; this fhould lead them to a change of measures, and to try the effects of a lenient system. Lord Grenville, after obferving generally upon the nature of the statement given by the Noble Earl, faid, that it would not be neceffary to trouble their Lordships at any great length on the occafion; it should appear rather as matter of embarraffment to follow and refute regularly an addrefs to their Lordships which was not concluded by any motion, and which feemed, upon the whole, to be incapable of being reduced to any regular form. He was far from being able to difcern what fhould alienate the affections of Ireland. That fuch, however, was her prefent difpofition, seemed to be more than infinuated by the Noble Lord, who feemed difpofed to accufe Government of being hoftilely inclined towards the Sifter Kingdom, and eager to keep up in it a fyftem of coercion. The Lord Chancellor rofe; he deemed an interference in the British Parliament, in an affair which was clearly matter of internal regulation in Ireland, as a very ferious confideration. It would be in effect a breach of that folemn compact made with Ireland-of that renunciation of all controul whatever over the legiflative concerns of that Country, which was deliberately made by the Parliament of Great Britain. Such a proceeding he would never filently fuffer to be called a mere matter of form. The Houfe then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9. Ta Meffage from the Lords, acWO Maiters in Chancery brought quainting the Houle, that their Lordfhips requested a conference in the Painted Chamber. On the return of the Members appointed to manage the conference, Sir C. Morgan reported, that their Lord. fhips requested the concurrence of the Commons in the Addrefs which their Lordships had voted yesterday. The Addrefs was then, on motion, agreed to be taken into confideration, with the papers on which it is founded, to-morrow. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10. Mr. Secretary Dundas moved the Order of the Day for taking into confideration his Majefty's Declaration on the rupture of the Negotiation, and the papers connected with the progress of that event; as alfo the Lords' Addrefs on the fame subject, tranfmitted for the concurrence of the House. On the question for the adoption of the Lords' Address, Sir John Sinclair rofe and proposed an amendment to the Addrefs [For the fubftance of the Addrefs, fee Proceedings of the House of Lords on Wednesday], thanking his Majefty for the communication, applauding his benevolent endeavours to attain Peace, deploring the calamities of War, and earnestly recommending the adoption of pacific meafures. After fome converfation, the Amendment was withdrawn, and the original Motion, to agree with the Addrefs of the Lords, carried nem. con. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14. An Account of the Ordinary and Extraordinary of the Navy, and an Account of Income of Confolidated Fund, and of the Taxes, were prefented.-Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. The Tadcaster Road Bill was read a fecond time, and committed. Lord Hawkesbury informed the House that he had waited upon the Lords, and acquainted their Lordships with the concurrence of this Houfe to the Addrefs voted by their Lordships. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15. The Secretary at War brought up the Army Eftimates, which were ordered to Fffz be be taken into confideration on Monday next. On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Orders of the Day were poftponed till the afternoon. The Houfe then went in proceffion to St. James's with the Addrefs. On their return the Speaker acquainted them, that his Majefty had been waited upon with the joint Addrefs of both Houses of Parliament. His Majefty's answer on the occafion was read from the Chair. It began with expreffing his Majesty's fatisfaction at the zeal and unanimity of Parliament, in manifefting their refolution to give prompt efficacy to the recommendation from the Throne. After re-echoing the fentiments contained in the Addrefs, relative to the arrogant pretenfions, and inveterate animolity of the enemy to this Country, conveys his Majefty's reliance on a fuccefsful iffue to the conteft, and concludes with declaring it to be his determination to ftand er fall with his people. Mr. Pitt, in conformity to notice, rofe to move for the appointment of a Committee, to confider the expediency of continuing the restriction on the Bank. The Houle, he obferved, would perceive that there were many obvious circumftances, independent of the avowed policy of the enemy, which rendered this meafure of the utmost importance. At the fame time, he faid, it was not his with to continue it without giving the Houfe an opportunity of judging, from the operation of the A&t, how far it had been adequate to its object. For this purpofe he moved, "That a Committee fhould be appointed to confider, whether it may be expedient to continue the retriction on the payment of Cash by the Bank of England; that the Committee fhould confift of fifteen Members, and that it should be a Committee of Secrecy. Thefe motions were agreed to; and the Committee ordered to fit forthwith, and to have power to fend for perfons, papers, and records. Sir John Sinclair, after bestowing the highest encomiums on the conduct of the Finance Committee, asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it was his intention to propose that they also should refume their labours? To him it appeared of importance, as the advanced period of the Seffion prevented them from entering into fo extenfive an inveftigation as the fubject required. Mr. Pitt replied in the affirmative, and stated, that it was also his intention to lay before them other important papers, relative to the Finances, and likewife to fubmit to their confideration the practical measures which had been a dopted by Government, in confequence of their reports. The Houfe having refolved itself into a Committee of Supply, Lord Arden propofed a long ftring of Refolutions, the first of which was, " It is the opinion of this Committee, that 110,000 feamen, including 20,000 ma. rines, at 11. 78. per month per man, be voted for the year 1798." Mr. Huffey defired to be informed how many were now inrolled and muttered, Lord Arden replied 116,000. Mr. Hussey said, there appeared to be a reduction from the former vote of 10,000 men. In the prefent fituation of affairs he thought it neceflary to increale, rather than diminish our Naval Establithment, and could not confent to the re duction proposed. Mr. Pitt faid, he could not be fuppofed, at the prefent conjuncture, to doubt the propriety of keeping on the higheft fcale our Naval and Military Etablishments; but when he confidered the reduction of the Enemy's Navy by the vigour of his Majesty's arms, and our decided fuperiority at fea, he was confident that 110,000 would be fully adequate to act against any force that could be employed against this Country. The cther Refolutions were then put and carried. They were in fubftance as follow:--2,645,500l, for thirteen months pay, at 11. 175. per man-2,717,000l. for Victualling-4,290,000l. for Wear and Tear-357,500l. for Ordinaries on board-658,000l. for Marine Ordnance, and 1,200,cool, for Transports and Pri foners of War. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16. The Ordnance Estimates were brought up and laid upon the table. Mr. Hobart brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply. The Refolutions of the Committee were read, and on the motion for their being read the fecond time, Mr. Hufley, adverting to the hints he yesterday threw out, refpecting the reduction of our Naval Establishment, faid, he had fince confidered the subject, and on due deliberation was perfuaded that any diminution of our Naval Force at the prefent moment was very improper. If 120,000 feamen were deemed necellary last year, he was not aware of any change of |