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eat Britain, be no longer continued in the service of this nation, er the 25th of this instant December, thereby to put a stop to the lousies and heart-burnings amongst his Majesty's faithful subjects home, and his British forces abroad."

Which being objected to, and a long debate thereupon, the question is put on the said motion.

It was resolved in the negative.

Dissentient',

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1st, Because we conceive, that the reasons assigned in the question ot only justified, but called for that question, as a proper and neessary exercise of the inherent rights of this House, to advise the rown; and we are convinced, that such jealousies and animosities ave arisen, and will continue between the troops of Great Britain nd those of Hanover, that they can no longer act together, without evident danger of the most pernicious and fatal consequences.

2dly, Because this our conviction is founded upon the most public and universal notoriety, first transmitted from the army abroad, then "confirmed without doors, by the unanimous and concurrent accounts of all the officers that are returned from them; and now uncontradicted by any of those noble Lords, who had the honour of serving the last campaign, and who were appealed to for the truth of this proposition, while the question was under our consideration. A silence, which, we apprehend, amounts to a demonstration of the = truth of the facts alleged.

3dly, Because an army divided against itself, in such a manner as ours will certainly be, if the sixteen thousand Hanoverians are still to continue part of it, can give no strength to whatever allies we have, no terror to our enemies, but must greatly obstruct, and probably defeat the success of any operation or service in which it can be employed.

4thly, Because the incompatibility of the British and Hanoverian troops being known to all Europe, nothing can be a greater inducement to the Queen of Hungary and the King of Sardinia, to quit our alliance, and make a separate peace for themselves, than if they should find, that, instead of a real and effectual support, we are resolved to give the name of an army only; which, from the abovementioned reasons, cannot co-operate in any plan of their service, or the benefit of the common cause.

5thly, Because we apprehend, that were it necessary, ther be no difficulty in replacing the Hanover troops with sixteenth others, at least as good, and as cheap, and not liable to the a any other objections from other states, who would be very w treat with us about such a bargain. Nay, we conceive, this number might without any danger be in a great degree supple our national troops now in Great Britain, and still leave me the defence of the kingdom at home, than were kept here a time during the last war. And we can discover no good rest our present burthened and exhausted condition, for keeping a of national troops useless at home, and paying at the same ta considerable a number of useless mercenaries abroad.

6thly, Because the willingness of the States General d:) United Provinces, or any other power in Europe, to enter closer conjunction with us, at this critical time, must chiefly dre upon the idea they shall conceive of the state of this nation at he especially with regard to the greater or lesser degree of union harmony, which shall appear to subsist between his Majesty a people in these his royal dominions. And it is known all over E how much discontent and dissatisfaction the taking of these sin thousand Hanover troops into the pay of Great Britain, tet with the many unhappy and mortifying circumstances that l attended that measure, has universally raised in this kingdom; E how much reason there is to apprehend an increase of that disse faction, if it should be a determined measure of government, to tinue so odious a burden upon the nation, not only without any s vantage, but with the most visible danger to the service abroad.

7thly, Because we conceive it to be as much the duty, as it is right of the Peers of this realm, who are hereditary counsellors to t King, and mediators between the crown and the people, to interp their timely advice against such measures, as are calculated, in « opinions, for the private views of particular people only, and have. manifest tendency to alienate the love of the nation in general fre this royal family, which we will always support with true Engl hearts, and with such counsels, as we do in our consciences think the most conducive to their glory, and to maintain and preserve the honour and dignity of that British crown, to which alone we ow our allegiance.

8thly, Because we know there are partialities almost inseparable

numan nature, and blameless in themselves, when acting within proper bounds, which yet must have a most fatal influence, if raged to mix themselves with the affairs of this nation, either council, or in the camp; and we do, from our souls, scorn bominate that most abject and criminal adulation, which either way to, or inflames such partialities, in prejudice to the national ur and interest of our country: we therefore thought it necesto enter these our reasons against the further continuance of mercenaries, which, for one campaign only, have already cost nation near seventy thousand pounds, and which appear to us ave been in many instances disobedient to British orders, and rly incompatible with British troops: that, as our votes have hope) proved us to the present age, our names in the books may ismit us to posterity,-ENGLISHMEN. Aylesbury and Elgin, Faversham,

Gower,

Marlborough,

Talbot,

Abingdon,

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ONCERNING DISORDERS IN THE HOUSE, AND Ordering sTRANGERS TO WITHDRAW, DURING debate.

Die Luna, 10 Decembris, 1770.

The House was moved, that the Standing Order, No. 112, relating to the clearing the House, might be read: which being read, the House was cleared.

Dissentient',

Because a Peer being, in the course of a most spirited, but proper and decent speech, introductory to a motion of importance to the public safety, which he declared it his intention to make, was, under pretence of speaking to order, interrupted in a manner equally insidious and disorderly.

When the Peer was thus improperly and groundlessly interrupted, and the Standing Order, No. 112, relative to the clearing the House.

was read, another Peer, getting up to speak to order upon the nishing interruption, could not obtain a hearing.

The irregular, clamorous, and indecent behaviour of severally who called out incessantly, "Clear the House! Clear the Ec rendered all argument and all representation upon the subject impracticable.

This indecent, and hitherto unprecedented uproar, was out even when the noble Lord on the woolsack stood up with s off, to explain order. The same tumult which at first inter the Lord in his speech, and did not permit the Lord who 5 to order to be heard, prevented also any information in woolsack.

In this unexpected tumult, in which every idea of parliame dignity, the right of free debate, all pretence to reason or arga were lost and annihilated; despairing of being able to hear, heard, we found ourselves at length obliged to leave the E. And we cannot, without the utmost concern, reflect upon the 2 in which the House was cleared; thinking the personal interi of Peers, and their going to the bar to require the members other House to withdraw, to be equally derogatory from the of the Lords, and disrespectful to the House of Commons.

We must consider this proceeding (too manifestly premedit and prepared) to have been for no other purpose than to pre inquiry on the part of the Lords; and, under colour of conc secrets of state, to hide from the public eye the unjustifiable criminal neglects of the ministry, in not making sufficient and provision for the national honour and security.

We therefore do now most solemnly protest against the whi this irregular conduct, as tending to suppress the sober and dis sionate deliberation which ought to guide the proceedings of House, and to substitute clamour and violence in the place of re and argument.

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ROTEST AGAINST THE CONTINUANCE OF THE AMERICAN WAR.

Die Jovis, 26 Octobris, 1775.

'he Lord Chancellor reported his Majesty's speech, and the same ig read by the clerk,

t was moved, that an humble address be presented to his Majesty, › return his Majesty the thanks of this House for his most gracious ech from the throne," &c.

The following amendment was proposed:

< That we behold, with the utmost concern, the disorders and contents in the British colonies, rather increased than diminished the means that have been used to suppress and allay them; a cumstance alone sufficient to give this House just reason to fear at those means were not originally well considered, or properly apted to answer the ends to which they were directed.

"We are satisfied by experience, that the misfortune has, in a eat measure, arisen from the want of full and proper information eing laid before the Parliament of the true state and condition of e colonies; by reason of which, measures have been carried into xecution injurious and inefficacious, from whence no salutary end as reasonably to be expected; tending to tarnish the lustre of the British arms, to bring discredit on the wisdom of his Majesty's ouncils, and to nourish, without hope of end, a most unhappy ivil war.

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Deeply impressed with the melancholy state of public concerns, ve shall, in the fullest information we can obtain, and with the nost mature deliberation we can employ, review the whole of the late proceedings, that we may be enabled to discover, as we shall be most willing to apply,-the most effectual means of restoring order to the distracted affairs of the British empire,-confidence to his Majesty's government, obedience, by a prudent and temperate use of its powers,-authority of Parliament,—and satisfaction and happiness to all his people.

"By these means we trust we shall avoid any occasion of having recourse to the alarming and dangerous expedient of calling in foreign forces to the support of his Majesty's authority within his own dominions, and the still more dreadful calamity of shedding British blood by British hands."

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