next day, and that their Lordships be fummoned upon the "occafion."---Which was ordered accordingly. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Froome and Enfield Roads, and Oxhill Inclosure Bills were read a third time and paffed. Mr. B. Edwards moved for leave to bring in a Bill for repealing fo much of the 5th of George II. as made Negroes real Affets.---Granted. LOYALTY LOAN. Mr. Rofe moved, "That there be laid before the Houfe, a lift "of the names and refidence of the original fubfcribers to the "Loan of 18 millions."---Ordered. The lift was brought up by Mr. Abraham Newland, and ordered to lie on the Table. Mr. Alderman Combe moved, that the lift fhould be printed, as in its prefent fhape it could afford no information as to the point who did or did not vote for the additional bonus, being themselves interested. Mr. Rofe faid he did not fee any advantage that could refult from printing it. It might be confulted by those who wished to know its contents. He thought fuch expence unneceffary. Befides, the lift might mislead, as the original fubfcribers might not now be holders. Mr. Manning thought it was an unneceflary expence to print this lift. Mr. Joliffe faid, it was impoffible that the lift, if not printed, could convey any information, as it could not be carried off, the Table. No man was more anxious to spare the public money than he was, but furely 201. or 251. was no object, when information for the House of Commons was to be obtained.. Mr. Moreland faid, that it was of no importance to print this lift, as the original fubfcribers might not be holders. It should be left to the difcretion of individuals whether they should vote or not. The printing of the Bill would only be an additional expence to the vote of laft night. Mr. B. Edwards faid, that the lift was laid on the Table either to give information or not. If for information it could not be bined juft now; unless printed it might as well be given back to Mr. Abraham Newland. It was intolerable that men who were voting a million into their own pockets, should pretend to ftickle at ten pounds. Such language could not be heard with patience, Mr. W. Smith faid, that to object to the expence of printing, was ftraining at gnats and fwallowing camels. He fhould do his utmoft utmost to obtain every information that could open the eyes of the people, and expofe the job here attempted. The lift was ordered to be printed without a divifion. The Report of the American Treaty was brought up, read, and agreed to. MUTINY IN THE FLEET. The following Meffage from his Majefty was brought up by the Chancellor of the Exchequer :-- "GEORGE R. "It is with the deepest concern his Majefty acquaints the House of Commons, that the conduct of the crews of fome of his fhips now at the Nore, in perfifting in the most violent and treasonable acts of mutiny and difobedience, notwithstanding the full extenfion to them of all the benefits which had been accepted with gratitude by the rest of his Majefty's fleet; and notwithstanding the repeated offers of his Majefty's gracious pardon, on their returning to their duty, have compelled his Majefty to call on all his faithful fubjects to give their utmost affiftance in repreffing fuch dangerous and criminal proceedings. His Majefty has directed a copy of the Proclamation which he has iffued for this purpose, to be laid before the Houfe; and he cannot doubt that his Parliament will adopt, with readiness and decifion, every measure which can tend, at this important conjuncture, to provide for the public fecurity. And his Majefty particularly recommends it to the confideration of Parliament, to make more effectual provifion for the prevention and punishment of all traitorous attempts to excite fedition and mutiny in his Majefty's naval fervice; or to withdraw any part of his Majefty's forces, by fea or land, from their duty and allegiance to him; and from that obedience and difcipline which are fo important to the profperity and the fafety of the British Empire. "G. R.". The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved, "That his Majesty's "moft gracious Meffage should be taken into confideration next "day."---Ordered. Mr. Secretary Dundas brought up the following Proclamation alluded to in the Meffage, which, on the Motion of Sir John Sinclair, was read, and ordered to lie on the Table:- "GEORGE R. (L. S.) "Whereas it has been reprefented unto us, that notwithftanding the declarations made in our name, and by our authority, by our Lords Commiffioners of our Admiralty, of our gracious intentions to recommend to the confideration of Parliament to augment the wages and allowances of the feamen and marines of our fleet, which our gracious intentions and declarations have fince been carried into effect by an Act of Parliament; and notwithstand. ing the communication made by our right trufty and right wellbeloved coufin and counsellor Richard Earl Howe, Admiral of our Fleet, of our gracious intentions towards the feamen and marines 9 P 2 of of our feet, for the pardon of the offences by them committed, and our Royal Proclamation thereupon bearing date the 11th day of May inftant; and notwithstanding the fentiments of duty and gratitude with which the fame were received by the feamen and marines of our other fquadrons; yet the crews on board certain of our fhips at the Nore have not only, fince the full manifeftation of all thefe our gracious intentions and declarations, been guilty of divers acts of mutiny and difobedience of orders, but have even proceeded to other acts of the moft heinous and treasonable nature, by firing upon fome of our fhips, in order to compel them to fubmit to their direction---have threatened and taken measures for ftopping the commerce of the kingdom paffing to and from the port of London, and have, by terror of their force, compeiled two frigates to defift from executing a particular fervice, which by our order they were directed to perform. We, thinking it right to warn all our feamen and marines on board the faid fhips of the heinous nature of the offences by them committed, and of the dangerous confequences thereof to the fpirit and difcipline of the British navy, and to the welfare of their country, as well as to their own fafety, do hereby earnestly require and enjoin all our faid feamen and marines, immediately on the notification of this our royal declaration, to return to the regular difcharge of their duty, as has already been done by the crews of our other fquadrons and fleets, ftationed at Portsmouth and Plymouth, and elsewhere. "And whereas we are well affured, that a great part of the feamen and marines on board the faid fhips at the Nore abhor and deteft the criminal proceedings which are still perfifted in on board the faid fhips, and are defirous to return to their duty. Now we, being defirous to extend our gracious intentions of pardon to all fuch feamen and marines, fo ferving on board our faid fhips at the Nore, who may have returned, or thall return, upon the notification of this our royal declaration, to the regular and ordinary difcharge of their duty, have authorised, and do hereby authorife and empower our faid Lords Commiffioners of our Admiralty, or any three of them, to fignify to all fuch feamen and marines who may have been guilty of any of the treafonable acts aforefaid, or of any mutiny, or difobedience of orders, or neglect of duty, and who have returned, or who fhall, upon notification hereof on board their respective ships, return to the regular and ordinary discharge of their duty, our royal intentions to grant all fuch feamen and marines our most gracious pardon, and to promife in our name to all fuch feamen and marines, who have fo returned, or fhall fo return to the regular and ordinary difcharge of their duty, our moft gracious pardon accordingly. And we do hereby declare, that all fuch feamen and marines who fhall have fo returned, or fhall fo return to their duty and to whom the faid Lords Commiffioners of our Admiralty, or any three of them, fhall fo promife our pardon, fhall receive the fame accordingly, and fhall be difcharged and releafed from all profecutions, imprifonments, and penalties, incurred by reafon of any of the acts aforefaid, or by reafon of any act of mutiny or difobedience of orders, or any breach or neglect of duty previously previously committed by them, or any of them; hereby declaring, at the fame time, that all fuch feamen and marines, who fhall not take benefit of this our gracious pardon, fhall, from henceforth, be confidered as liable, according to the nature of their offences, to fuch punishment as the Articles of War and the law have provided for the fame. "Given at our Court at Saint James's, the Twenty-feventh Day of May, 1797, in the Thirty-feventh year of our Reign. By his Majefty's Command, "PORTLAND." Mr. Sheridan faid, he was confident that every Gentleman in the Houfe muft join in the feelings of regret which the fubject of his Majefty's Meffage was calculated to excite. To thofe feelings of regret which the general nature of those circumftances infpired, were added thofe of a perfonal nature, which arofe from the reflection that the propofition which he had intended to fubmit to the Houfe, relative to the state of the Navy, had not been brought forward, by which, perhaps, this Proclamation, and the caufes on which it was founded, might probably have been prevented. With regard to the Meffage, he fhould abstain at prefent from making any remarks. With regard to that part of it, which expreffes a hope that the Houfe would adopt fome new legiflative meafures, he fhould not give any opinion, but he was defirous to have it understood, that any filence upon the prefent occafion, fhould not be construed into an acquiefcence in any meafure which might be brought forward in the view of that recommendation.. The Chancellor of the Exchequer faid, that he agreed with the Honourable Gentleman that it would be improper at prefent to make any comments on the Meffage. The Honourable Gentleman did not give any opinion with regard to any legislative measures which it might be thought neceffary to adopt. He fhould only remind the House, that even in the judgment of the Honourable Gentleman, the offence which was pointed out in the Meffage was one of the moft malignant, one of the most odious, one of the most criminal and dangerous which corruptive malice could devife, or daring villany could execute. It was one, which with unufual boldness, with perfevering, and unfortunately to a confiderable degree, with fuccefsful diligence, had produced the moft calamitous effect. It was an offence which the Honourable Gentleman himself had characterized as much more foul and atrocious, much more fatal in its operation, than open and avowed treafon, and in its guilt paramount to all the other species of guilt which could exift in political fociety. Leaving, however, the confideration of legiflative measures, he would only state to the House the nature of the guilt with which they had to do. He was fure, at leaft, that they would feel that that guilt to be of a kind which demanded their utmost indignation, and in its importance, one that required the utmost precaution. LOYALTY LOAN. Mr. Hobart brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply. Sir John Sinclair objected to the proceeding on the ground of irregularity: first, that it was incompatible with the Report of a Committee in the earlier part of the Seffions; 2dly, that it went to lay other burdens than those voted in a former Committee of Supply; and, 3dly, that the proceedings on behalf of individuals ought to have been founded upon a petition, and recommended alfo from his Majefty. The Speaker ftated, that as to the first point, it was clear that no two proceedings incompatible with each other, could be had during the fame Seffion of Parliament. The Houfe would decide, whether the laft Refolution of the Committee of Supply was incompatible with the one at an earlier period of the Seffion? With respect to the fecond point, he thought differently from the Honourable Baronet. He conceived that additional burdens might be laid, except in the cafe of the Land Tax, where a fpecific fum was voted, and not more. To the third objection, he conceived that though it would have been regular to apply by petition, yet there was nothing irregular in the manner of the bufinefs being now before the House. The Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke alfo to the point of order, and faid, with regard to this not being a proceeding that clashed with the former vote, but merely as fupplementary, was that the former act would not in the leaft be abrogated, but merely as a fupplementary measure this vote would come in. Mr. Sheridan faid, he liftened with great deference to the opinion of the Chair, and he affented to the statement given on two of the objections; he thought, however, that the Refolution was contradictory to former Refolutions in this Seffion of Parliament, as it went to alter an agreement and bargain already made, and to make terms contrary to that bargain fanctioned by an Act of Parliament. Had it been attempted to take part of the profit from the contributors, would not the form have been objected to? He fhould be forry, however, if the question were to be got rid of, merely by a point of form, for never was there a cafe of more rank depravity, or one that more ftrongly deferved the name of an iniquitous job, than this tranfaction; he hoped that from the impreffion made out of doors, by the arguments against the measure, and the comparative number of the divifion laft night, that the Right Honourable Gentleman would not have ftood upon a point of form; but |