want of an Administration as a public evil, and owned the addrefs to be wellfounded, but whether the time was come for the Houfe to go up with fuch an addrefs, it was for the wisdom of the Houfe to determine. The caufes that delayed the formation of a Miniftry he apprehended to be of fuch a delicate nature, as not proper at this time to meet the inveftigation of the Houfe; but this he could anfwer for, that the blame lay not with him, with his right hon. friend,B nor with the noble Duke.

Gent. at the head of Adminiftation; and fuppofe that the completion of that with fhould never have been abandoned till this day; in that cafe the Houfe would furely fee, that a matter of perfect A novelty had juft occurred, which must neceffarily give a new turn to the whole arrangement. Would the House then, under fuch peculiar circumftances, with to prefs indecently forward? Or would they not rather wait a little, to fee what a day or two longer would produce? Impreffed with this idea, he thought it his duty openly to oppofe the motion, and to do it the more effectually he moved the order of the day.

Sir H. Houghton lamented the political lofs to the nation of the talents of the right Chon. Gent. who had juft announced his refignation; but hoped he would still reinain" a jewel in the mouth of the law." He appealed to the feelings of the Houfe, whether they would not act too precipitately, thus early to vote a fecond addrefs fimilar to the firft, before it was poflible for the Royal authority to have Dits proper effect? He therefore feconded the motion for the order of the day.

Sir Wm. Dolben did not feem fully fatisfied with this declaration. He hoped from his heart that, as they had taken from the Crown all influence within the walls of that House, they would not take from his Majefty all influence within the walls of his own palace. He had not mentioned, he faid, fubordinate offices, hut offices of a domeftic nature, fuch as kept the poffeffors neceffarily near the, perfon of the King. He put the noble Ld in the blue ribbon in mind of his former principles; that it was from their approbation of thofe principles, and not from the influence of his power, that the independent country gentlemen fupported. him; and that it was to his continuance in thofe principles that he must owe the continuance of their fupport.

Mr. Perceval had no objection to the addrefs; but, if it was perfifted in, wished to add an amendment, to affure his Majefty that the Houfe would fully fupport Ld Adv. allowed the neceffity that any Adminiftration he might be pleafed called for an Adminiftration; but could to form as long as they acted conftituE not agree to the propriety of fuch an ad-tionally. This would fhew that party dreis, fecret influence was not proved; motives had no part in the addrefs. his Majefty's promife had not yet had Mr. Fox could not fee any neceflity for time to operate. The learned Lord faid, the amendment. The addrefs itfelf fufhe was confident in the idea of the right ficiently expreffed the temper of the hon. Gent [W. Pit], that his Ma- Houfe. The learned Lord had obferved, jefty's intentions were to comply with that the refignation of Mr. Pitt would the wishes of his people, and that nothing remove one great obftacle to the wifhedfat nearer his heart than appointing an F for arrangement. Did the learned Lord Administration which fhould have the mean to infinuate that the right hon. Genconfidence of Parliament. His Lordship tleman's remaining in office was the was under fome embarraffment, he faid, caufe of the delay? He did not believe it. to give utterance to the feelings of his If the learned Lord's inexpreffible reamind, confiftently with that del cacy in fons have no better, foundation, the Houfe argument, which on fo tender a fubject would by no means be warranted to delay words were wanting to exprefs; he the addrefs a fingle moment. would therefore endeavour to make him-gard to the right hon. Gentleman's [Mr. felf intelligible by certain corollaries Pitt refponfibility, while he continued from which it might be eafy to draw cer- to hold the office, there could not be the tain conclufions. The Houfe had that day leaft fhadow of doubt about it; not that heard, that a right hon. Gent. near him he Mr. F.] meant to charge him as the [Mr. W. Pitt], of whofe talents and in- caufe of the delay. Without proof he tegrity no man had a higher opinion than could fay nothing either one way or the himfelf, had, within thefe two hours,H other. The learned Lord had faid, "If refigned his office of Chancellor of the there had been delay !" My God, can that Exchequer. Suppofe it had been the be doubted! but "culpable delay!" unwith of the highest authority in this doubtedly every delay was culpable. country to have placed that right hon. The only queftion now is, Whether,

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arrangement not to take place? Surely the fecret influence fo much complained of could not be the fole cause. The coalefcing parties were perfons of fuch oppofite opinions, that it aftonished the A world how they ever could be brought together. Either the noble Lord must lave given up his political opinion to Mi. Fox, or Mr. Fox to the noble Lord. Conceffions to each other could never make them meet. It was fit therefore that the Houfe fhould know the fact. fle was against the addrefs.

under the prefent circumftances, it would not be better to withdraw the noble Earl's motion, rather than divide upon it? It eit er of the learned Lords or the right hon. Gent would fo much as Lint only, that they believed an arrangement would fpeedily be formed, he would by all means advife the noble Earl to withdraw his motion. On the prefent occafion, however Gentlemen might difer in other matters, there was but one opinion. That an Administration was abfolutely neceffare. Where then there was a general concurrence, why put on Mr. W. Pitt tole in reply to what had the appearance of diffention? An hon. been faid refpecting his refponfibility, Baronet [Sir W. Dolben] had called for and frankly declared he held himself remore than mere infinuation to fupport fponfible to the laft hour of his refigna the charge of fecret influence. The tion. If, during the laft fix weeks, he hon. Baronet and the Houfe had received had done what he ought not to have more, they had received the ftrongest done, or left undone what he ought evidence, felf-conf lion-they had been C to have done; or, in fact, had neglected toid that a Privy-Counfellor not a Mini- to pursue the public intereft when he fter might give his Sovereign advice, could have promoted it; he was ready to and not be oflenfible for the effects that admit his culpability, He was no friend might be produced by it. The noble to the prefent notion, because he thought Ld North had been called upon to it too precipitate. He would not pledge declare, Whether he ever found his himself that fuch an arrangement as the fchemes fruftiated by any fecret influ- addrefs required would take place in a

ence, and he had anfwered in the negative.Dfew days; yet it was his opinion, that an This was not to be wondered at. The right hon. Gent, and the Minifter were in unifon, and the meafures advised were the meafures to be purfued. But what would be the confequence of fuch advice, were the Minifter for the time being to differ in fentiment from thofe who fhould fecretly give their advice without being refponfible for its effects? In fuch cafes, what was to be done? When every plan, concerted with the belt intentions, fhould be defeated by an invifible power, what could an honeft Minifter do but refign!

Adminiftration would be appointed in a few days for the conduct of public affairs.

Mr. For was glad to hear the right hon, Gent. fay fo much. He did not doubt, if there was the fmalleft probability of the bufinefs being done without the ad drefs, but that lie noble friend would forE bear to prefit. He wished for nothing more than an established Administration,

A number of arrangements had, he faid, appeared in the public prints, manifefly calculated to prejudice him and thofe who acted with him, but they were 100 abfurd to be credited, and too difcordant ever to coalefce. Unanimity was his grand object. It was what he withed for in that Houfe, and much more to in the Cabinet. Without that, nothing, he was fure, could profper, and with it much might yet be done for the falvation of the empire.

Mr. T. Pitt could fee nothing of that, criminality in the delay fo much infifted upon by the hon. Gent. If there were, he could not think the hon. Gent. and thofe with whom he coalefced to wholly innocent as they would have the Houfe believe. If there was no infurmountable difficulties on their part, how came the

Mr. Martin could not fee how an Ad

miniftration could be established on principles fo oppofite. The coalition was flange and unnatural. It was eprobated by people without doors, and iidiculed by many within.

Ld North infifted, that, though neither fide had given up their puncipies, they could notwithflanding act together for the public good. Would any man fay, G that, fuppofing the whole number who com, oled the cabinet were Whigs, they would not act together for the public good? On the contrary, were all its Members Tories, would they be lefs zealous? Were then the ableft of thefe two parties to unite, will any man be ha.dy enough to maintain that either would relinquish his motives of action, and adopt the contrary extreme, merely for the fake of oppofition? Men of ability and probity will ever be of one opinion where the intereft of the nation requires a coalition. In matters merely

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for joining in the coalition. He made no

fpeculative men of oppofite parties do not differ more from the adverse party, than doubt but a time would come when he they frequently do from one another. fhould have the applaufe of the nation And were no Administration ever to be for the caly meafure by which the ho formed till men who agreed in all points A nour of the British name could be again could be found to occupy the different retr.ved. He was confident that coalidepartments of state, he believed the tion was the only means that could be nation might remain without an Admi- adopted to establish an Administration on niftration till Doomsday. a firm and broad basis.

Sir Wm. Dolben defired to be underftood to with never to fee the day, when his Majefty's immediate fervants should be the creatures of a Minifter. He would not, for inftance, have the Lords of his Majefty's bed-chamber obey the ned of a Minifter, nor fear to be difplaced if they came not when they were called. Mr. Fox role to explain. The motives, he faid, which induced him to agree to the coalition fo ftrongly reprobated, were, that nothing but a coalition of parties could remove the political ob ftructions given to the bufinefs.of the ftare. He recollected the time when every man expreffed his hope that jarrings and bickerings might ceafe: but no fooner had that defirable event been accomplished, than a new complaint had arifen, and the coalition thus formed was reprobated as unnatural and unconftitutional, becaufe there was a junction for Mr. Martin remarked that the noble the public good. He had ever contended, Lord and right hon. Gent. had both preand ever fhould contend, that this country fumed that their difference in great conwas only to flourish, her glory to be main- ftitutional points was well known to the tained, and her commerce to be preferved, E Houfe; he, for his part, wifhed to know by the unanimity of Parliament; and as in what they were agreed. that was a maxim not to be in fair reafoning contradicted, fophiftry could only fend it abroad, that a junction of opinions, hitherto oppofite, was not the proper means to effect that defirable purpofe.

Sir Rd. Simonds fail, the roble El who made the motion bad manifefted a B truc Chriftian forgivenefs. He formerly threatened to impeach the noble Ld, and now he was for having him restored to all his former confequence. He was happy to hear, he faid, that the gentlemen who had formed the coalition were to ferve their country without the emoluments of Coffice. If that was true, they fhould have his firm fupport. If otherwife, he thought the coalition fo unnatural, that nothing could be expected from it.

Sir Ch. Turner could not reconcile the idea thrown out by this new-formed coalition, that the King was not to be al lowed fo much as the affiftance of a private friend to whom he might unbolom himfelf on the weighty affairs of ftate. The common rights of the meanest subjects were to be denied the fovereign by

a doctrine as novel as unconftitutional; and fo directly oppofite to the wellknown principles of the noble Lord in the blue ribbon, that, if he adopted it, he muft become a metamorphofe politically wonderful indeed!

Mr. Burke rofe in juftification of his own political conduct. In Parliament he had uniformly voted with those noble' and firm fupporters of the conftitution (the Houfe of Cavendish), and he trufted be always should. He had been blamed

E of Surrey acknowledged that he laft year endeavoured to difplace the noble Lord, becaufe he then thought his meafures tended to the ruin of his Dcountry. He was now as anxious to reinftate him, because he thought no Administration could be permanent without him.

Col. Hartley difapproved the motion, and though it was now understood that it was withdrawn, he hoped, if the arrangement was not brought forward as expected, the noble Earl would again

renew it.

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E. of Surrey perfectly coincided with
the laft fpeaker's opinion. And the
queftion being put was agreed to with-
out a divifion.

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(To be continued. )

MR. URBAN. Aug. 10. INCE fo much has been faid about planting and preferving Oaks, it is furpriting that fo little notice has been taken, even by botanifts, of the two dif. ferent kinds of this tree that grow in England. Both Gerrard and Parkinfon mention but one fort. Evelyn, who was rather a lover of trees than a botanist, has not diftinguished them. Even Ray has not defcribed them with his ufual

accuracy. Miller contounds the two forts in his dictionary, and his errors are continued in the laft edition of Eve

lyn's

In the Decifion of the following Question reSpecting the LONDON-BRIDGE WATERWORK's fo many fimilar Bodies are interified, that it would imply a want of Attention in us to omit it.

EDNESDAY (July 2.) the Judges gave their opinions in the Court of King's-Beach, on the question lately argued before them, Whether the Proprietors of the Water-works at London-bridge were liable to payment of the rate affeffed for the purpose of making good the injuries done to the fufferers by the rioters in June 1730?

Mr. Justice Buller ftated the cafe particularly, the leading circumstances of which were as follows: That the Proprietors of the Water-works poffeffed property in the faid works, fituated in London, and in the borough of Southwark :-That their property was rated by the Commiffioners of the Landtax at 2,500l. That the Juftices and ConHables, under authority of the Statute, had affeffed them at the rate of one thilling and two pence in the pound, for the purpofe of reimburfing the fufferers in the riots of June, 1780. This affelment the Propriefors refuted to pay, and were diffrained for the fame in confequence thereof,

Justice Buller obferved, It had been argued at the Bar, that the Proprietors were