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were ceded ceded to France. This was quite as bad on the part of the Emperor of Austria, as any thing which Bonaparte had done. The Tieety of Chaumont ex pressly declared, that the peace and liberty of Europe was to be under the protection of the Great Allied Powers: ' and yet immediately after the Treaty of Paris, those Powers began by destroying Genoa, in corporating Saxony with Prussia, and violently sepa rating Norway from Denmark and uniting it to Swe den, as a compensetion for the Province of Finland, which the Emperor Als..xander wished to keep. He thought that it could not he doubted, but that the teal object of the present war was to restore the Bour bons—( No, no; from the Ministerial benches). —If not, why consult Louis about what force he could assist the coalition with ? If he was admitted as a member of the alliance, how would it be possible afterwards I to desert him ? Thinking highly of the abilities of Bonaparte, but net at all respecting his character, he still thought that the circumstances he was now placed in might effectually prevent him from prosecuting those ambitious views to which he might otherwise have inclined. We had often entered into Treaties with Sovereigns whose personal character for bad faith was notorious. He considered that we might, at least, try whether peace could not be made with Bonaparte. He was afraid that the invasion of France would unite the whole population in his favour, and al hough he did not cons!Jer France formidable as an attacking Power, yet she might turn out very formi dable in her resistance against attack and invasion. Nations do not like to be dictated to with regard to their Government by foreign nations. It was said that the Bourbons were liked by a great portion of the Fiend). It so, why could they not retain one foot of nano ? It was urged that every account from the French papers :hewed the falsehood of Bonaparte, and that he could not at all be relied on. But if wwspapers were a proof of the falsehood of a go vernment, what could be said of the government of the Bourbons ? With what falsehoods were the Paris papers stuffed from Bonaparte's landing to his arrival in Paris ? The Right Hun. Gentleman concluded a long speech by strongly supporting the'Amendment. Mr. PLUNKETT thought that the House was now, for the first time, called town to give an opi nion of the policy of peace or war, tinder the present circumstances of the country and of Europe. This was a question of the utmost importance, at all times, and under all circumstances. It was important as it involved the fate of many human beings, who must be sacrificed in war : it was still more important, as it involved the fite of this country, and the other na tions of Europe. He was ready to admit that, to which ever side we turned, we were encountered by dangers a and that we were so surrounded with evils, that nothing was left but a choice of evils'. He should consider that man as precipitate in his judgment, and a very rash counsellor, who would pretend, at pre =too foretell either the duration or the issue of this war. He would have as little confidence in the judg ment of any person, who would say that lie considered that a peace negociated with Bonaparte would afford sufficient security to this country. (Hear, hear, from tie liliniderial Benches.) He shoula have been well comented to give a silent vote on the present occa sion, if be had not found himself under the necesssity of drAring from those friends whom he so highly re spected, with whom he had so long acted, and_ with whom he hoped long to act. Differing, however, so materially from them upon this question, he felt it necessary fur his own justification, to explain to the • house the grounds of his difference. In rising to answer the arguments of his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Ponsonby), he felt some consolation in being protected by.the paramount ability of another Right Hon. Friend who sat near him, (Mr. Grattan.) It appeared to him that his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Ponsonby) was completely mistaken, when lie con ceived that the House was now called upon to give its sanction to all .the stipulations of the treaty nego tiated at the Congress of Vienna. The House was not cellM upon for any such opinion. He could see no absurdity or impropriety in calling upon the House to sanction one part of a treaty, without calling for their opinion on all the points of it. Even if he were to admit the force of all the objections which had been made to other parts of the arrangements made at the Congress at Vienna, he should still be most clecideirri of opinion on the question now before tile House, that we ought, in coajunction with ohr 1: to prosecute the wee against Bonaparte, (hear.) ale really wished to bear the sincere opinion of the Right Honourable Gentleman and his friends, as to avlett conduct the country ought to pursue under the present circumstances ? NVould airy man say that we ought to make peace with Bonaparte, and war with our allies ? or would they say that we should altogether desert our allies? It had been said that we ought to negotiate with B.maparte in coricerewith our allies. If it were then admitted that we ought to negotiate in concert with our allies, it must also be allowed, that if those negotiations were not success ful, we must go to war with France in concert with those allies. How then was it possible to separate the cause of this country from that of the allies, even upon the supposition of trying negociation instead of war ? He did not believe that any of those who re commended negotiations with Bonaparte would deny that those megoci.itions might be unsuccessful; and if they were carried on in concert with our allies, we could no more desert thein in war than in the nego cietion. He was really at a loss to perceive how the argument on the present occasion could be at all helped, by finding faults in the conduct of allies upon former occasions. The faithlessness of those powers (if they had been faithless) did not apply to the pre sent question. It it was Austria and Prussia that were preparing an attack upon this country, then we might talk about their faithlessness on former occasions.— It was, however, from France and the faithlessness of her goveintnent that danger to this country was apprehended. What answer was it to this appre. hension, to say that other Powers had been faithless too ? Such an answer bad evidently nothing to do with the question now before the House. As long as France chose to submit to the government of Bo naparte, he could see that neither honour, or peace, or any thing that. was desirable for this country, could be expected by entering into a negeciatiun with him. As to the ril;ht of interfering with the internal af fairs of any other Country,• he should admit, that as long as their internal arrangements did not menace tl.e Peace and security of other.countries, there could be no right to interim but when the internal ar- .. r • . • ' El. IY .‘• II • • •••, • • I • .• • 10 • , • • rangements of one Country did threaten the peace and security of others, it appearecrto him as cleat as the light, that interference was justifiable. If it were asked whether any tleug in the personal character of a ruler would justify other nations in not treating . with him ? he should answer by taking a supposed case. Supposing, then, that any nation should , in t ime of peace, put itself into on extraordinary state of prep. ration for War—if that nation should orgardze itself in such a manner as to be perpetually prepared for commencing offensive war, if that nation should em body itself under the command of a military chief of great talent and experience in the art of war, if for 15 years Europe had experienced that the efforts of that nation were uniformly directed to aggression con quest, and spoliation—if Europe had been obliged in self-defence to carry its arms into the heart of that country, it the capital of that country was taken, it the conquerors in their magnanimity and moderation offered a peace which was accepted with gratitude, if that treaty was accepted with gratitude by that in dividual who abdicated the Throne, and it, after ten months, that guilty individual was to be recalled by a licentious soldiery, for the purpose of fresh aggres sion, was he then to be toad in that House, that neither we or the otherientions of Europe had any right of inter ference with the internal arrangements of such a nation? How did it happen that the just and legitimate So vereign of France had been driven from his ahrone ? It was because that his unambitious virtue made him appear to the soldiery, not to be a proper instrument to wield the unsocial and unnatural energies of the French empire. If it were said that personal cha racter had nothing to do with the question, he should ask why was the Treaty of Paris ever entered into That treaty turned entirely on personal character, and those stipulations were considered satisfactory when made with the lawful Sovereign of France, that would not have been entered into with Bonaparte. If we were to take the common feeling of mankind upon this subject, we must recollect how universally the abdication of Bonaparte was hailed in this coun try, as an event more important than the most brilli ant victories. Our question was not now merely with Bonaparte, but it was with France. She had pur chased the benefits of the Treaty of Paris, by giving up Bonaparte, and taking her lawful Sovereign, in whom Europe had confidence. If we were now to declare that we were ready to treat with Bonaparte, it would at once put an end to the coalition. Once we profess to be ready to treat, nothing remains but a mere question of terms, and then the different na tions of Europe would urge their separate interests. If we were to tell the French people that we were. ready to negociate with Bonaparte as their ruler, it' would at once destroy all the hopes that might now fairly be entertained of the co operation of a conside. rable portion of the nation. When, however, we saw the situation in which Bonaparte now stood ; when we saw him reduced to make professions contrary to his very nature; when we saw the vessel in which his fortunes were embai ked labouring with the storm, and its mast lowed down to the water's edge, it would be the height of impolicy and absurdity to hesitate on tile cause that we had to pursue. We had now a most powerful combination of Allies, not fo mented by us, but acting from the moral feeling which pervades all Europe. It we were foolish enough to throw away those means, we could never recal therm Those of his friends who had talked the most about husbanding the resources of the country, had oonfee sed, that when an occasion should arrive, when some important blow could be struck against the enemy, that system should no longer be persevered in. That important crisis had now arrived. It was vain to ex pect that a more favourable oppportunity would ever arrive. All the gteat powers of Europe were now with us, and a considerable portion of the population of France. It had been said that invading France ' would be the way to unite the population of that country. The fact, however, was directly the re verse. The not invading France would be the sure means of reducing the whole population under. the power of the present ruler. He considered that we had, in faCt, no option between peace and war. As for peace, we could have no more than a feverish, unrefieshing draeine of peace, still haunted by the spectre of war. In point of finances me should find a peace syith a war establishment, an evil much greater than war. If we did net now go to war in conjunction with all the great powers of Europe, we would soon be reduced to a war single handed against France. It we did not now irieade France, and carry on the war upon her teiritories, the time might come ' when our country would become the seat of war, and we would fall unpitied and despised. If we were now to turn our hank upon the great powers that. were our allies, we would deserve that all nations should turn their backs upon us, when we began to feel the consequences of our impolicy.—[Mr. Peen. !crier's speech was cheered for several minutes after he had sat down.) - •• Mr. TIERNEY thought it a most unwise thing, and unprecedented in the history of the world, to commence a war for the mere purpese of getting rid of one man. When the Allies last year talked of giving better.terms to France in consequence of the restoration of the Bourbons, they by that very an. gouge implied that s Isle term* would have been granted to Bonaparte, and certainly did not sanction the idea that there could he no peace with that indi vidual. Bonaparte had committed no new atrocities since that period. He did not believe, indeed, that his character was at all changed; no dpubt he would wish to be at the head of a powerful army, to wipe away what he considered a stain. on hi; military re potation ; but for that very reason this country should , not be anxious to put him into such s situationo— At present he firmly believed, that the popular feel ing in France was for peace; nor did he think that Bonaparte had the disposal of the army. Carnet, and the constitution-mongers, as they were called, had immense intinence over the military, aid it cer; tainly was not their object to have a military Gevern merit. As the Allies it was very evident did not stir without the-stimulue tit our subsidy, Bonaparte would have a strong cas.r to urge against what he would call the restlessness and amtntion of this country. hut our. selves, though we might not now be in the situation to want rate oa any terms, yet he sincerely believed that in two years we might be in soch a condi t io n . He feared' that the, real object of:the war was to 3e place the Bourbons, thOugh indeed the Ministers dio not venture to avow such an intention, for they knew .that not even in that Home, and otuch less in the country, would elicaeruiet'with support it they openly declared that they were actuated by each a motive. The good sense of the country would never submit to . such a cause ( . t go ing to war. Lord MILTON said, it was with considerable pain he differed from his Noble Friend who moved the amendment, but he thought a state of actual war better than a peace which would embrace none of the advantages of peace. The House then divided, Against the Amend. ment, 331 —For it, 92—Majority, 239. • I Adjourned at three o'clock. A LIST OF THB MINORITY TNAT VOL 1:1) TOR LORD OROROt enviontsn's ASSIINDMINT, LAST NIGIIT, AGAINST rut MAR. Abercromhy, tin. J. Guise, Sir Wm. Phillips, G. Althorp, Viscount Halsey, Joseph Pillion, Sir A. Anson, Sir G. Hamilton, Lord 4 1 6 Prittie, Hon. F. Atherley, Arthur Banbury, Wm. Flamer, Win. Bennet, Him. H. lieztlicore, Sir G. . Pousonby. Rt. Hon. Bernard, Viscount lierou, Sir R. George Bewicke, C. Hamby, Edward Power, R. Birch, J. Hurst, Robert Pyin, F. Brand, Him. T. Horner, Frauds Ratusden, S. C. Byng, George Howart h, H. Ridley, Sir M. W. Burdett, Sir F. I.atoitehe, R. Itontilly, Sir S. Butterworth, J. Lemon, sir Wm. Rowley, Sir W. Buller, James Lloyd, J. M. Russell, Lord W. Cavendish, Hon. H.' Lloyd, Sir Ed. Scalimore, It. P. Cavendish, Hun. C. Lye leton, Hon. W. Sebright, Sir John ' Campbell, lion. J. Leach, Wm. Shelley, Sir Tim. Campbell, Gen. D. Langton, Gore Smyth, J. H. Coke, T. W. Maddock., Wm. Smith, Wm. Chaloner, Robert Martin, S. Stanley, Lord Dondas, Charles Martin H. Taylor, M.A. Maias, Hon. 1.. Maitland, Hon. A. Taylor, C. V. Duncancion, Vise.. Mouck, Sir C. 'Faviitock, Marquis Duettist', Gabnel Moore, Peter Tierney. Rt. Ho. G. Fitagerald,ltt. 11. M. Morpeth, Vise. Walpole, Hon. G. Fitzroy, Lord S. Moyston, Sir T. Western, C. C. Fe' guson Sir it. Molyneux, H. H. Wharton, J. Foley, H em. A. Nordin). Williams, Owen Foley, T. Ni.wport, Sir J. Wilmington, Sir T. Greenhill, Robert Neville, Hun. it. Whitbread, Sam. Gordon, Robert Paulett, Hon. W. V. 1 - r cte as. I Grant, J. P. Parnell, Sir H. Cavinslish, Lord G. Graham, Sandford Firm, H. • Smith, ti.bu PAIRLD Orr. Mackintosh. Sir J. Jekyll, Joseph Calvert, Charles ,he, Wm. Sind % A. Osborne, Lsrd F. _.. _.-- THE EVENING STAR.. LONDON. FRIDAY, MAY 93, 1815. • PRICE OF S rOCKS THIS DAT AT TWELVE O'CLOCK Reduced 57f —4 per Cent. 7j—Navy 1161 —Strip I t pr. Cut's. 564—iur acsuutat, .581—India Bonds t ts. Its. pr. Exchequer Malls So. to 51. pre.—Lottery ►'rods. Yesterday Government received dispatches from Vienna, containing the Emperor of AusrittA's ratifi cation of die Treaty of 25th March, by which the Allies unite themselves to oppose the violator or vio lators of the Treaties of Paris and Fontainbleau.— The follpwing is a copy of this important document: 'TATS PA rca.-- 6, The undersigned Minister of State anti of Foreign Affairs of his Majesty the Emperor of AUST 5 lA, having informed his august master of the communication made to him by Lord CA STLEII RAUH, respecting the Bth Article of the Treaty 1 of the '2.sth of March last, has received orders to declare, that 1 the interpretation given to that article by the British Government is entirely conformable to the principles by which his Imperial Majesty proposes to regulate his policy during the present war. " The Emperor, although irrevocably resolved to direct all his efforts against the usurpation et NA roLzo it Bosarawre, as that object is express' d in the thirJ Article, and to act in that respect In the most perti.ct soncert with his Allies, Is nevertheless con vinced, that the duty line,,esed upon► him by the interest of his subjects, as weU as the priticipki by which he is guided, would not permit him to engage to prosecute the war fur the purpose of imposing a form of iioverontent on France. " Whatever wishes his Majesty the Emperor may form, to we his Most Christian Majesty replaced upon the throne, and whatever may be his constant solicitude to contribute, conjointly with his Allies, to the attainment of so desirable an object ; his Majesty has nevertheless thought it right to answer, by this ex planation, the Declaration which his Excellency Lord CAsTIA RLAGU has transmitted on the exchange of the ratifications, and which the undersigned on his part is fully authorised to accept. " Vienna, May 9, 1815." " SILTTCRIRICU. .--..--... Last night die PRINCE REGENT'S Message became the subject of discussion in the House of Commons. The Address was moved by Lord CASTLEREAGH, in a luminous and well-arranged speech, which made a strong impression on the House. An Amendment was moved by Lord GEORGE CAVENDISH. The de bate that followed was remarkably animated, and was rendered highly interesting by Mr. GRATTAN, Mr. WYNNE. and Mr. PLUNKETT supporting the Ad_ dress, which they did with great force of argument Mr. GRATTAN'S speech was splendidly eloquent, and brilliant in antithesis. That these Gentle men should be found, on the present question, giving their hearty support to the Executive Go vernment will surprise none who have laboured to acquire for themselves a just view of the present crisis. It is honourable to the character of Parliament that questions should he discussed simply on their own merits, independently of party prejudices, not to say party feeling. We hold it to be just as' impossi. l i ble that Gentlemen who uniformly vote against Mi , nisters can be convinced that they are never right, AS in those who uniformly vote for them to believe they can never err. If ever a question same before Parliament 'on which men who . usually concur in their political views may he led to differ, the pre sent is one ; and we have been anxious to lay before our Readers as full a detail as possible of the arguments employed to justify their respective opinions. They should be read with attention. An attempt to point out particular beauties or happy ar guments where every expression occupied the whole powers of the speakers, would oily tend to destroy the general effect. The following is an extract of a letter from Paris, received yesterday PAR3II, MAT se. "tam assured that a Courier arrived yesterday morning with a dispatch from Vienna, in conetneence of which th e I nten d e d parade was put off, an t i a Cut.ncll of the Ministers was held, at which the En et mos mimed, and which sat till Al o'clock in the ternoon. All the General O ffi cers, and per su o s t h e b est Informed n the public.ollices, still entertain the most perfect confid ence i n the eStablisbineht o f Bo N A PAIL rn on the theatre. They estimate the imount of the French army a; svo,uuo effective men, and t !wait). '1 hey seem convinced that the result of n the cam. paig w.lihe to give to France the Rhine foe its hastier." • • ' NAVAL INTELLIGBNCR. PLYMOUTH, MAY 14. C.tme in the Albatross. Hanalsom, from Londor for Montreal. Sailed the Smits, of 74 guns, Ad miral Li/1111AM ; Vasoitun, 74; and Batutaorun N , 74, for the Westward 3- reY and HAsmtb slop of war, on a cruize ; BELLA Potica frigate, for Cork ; WANDERER, SIANEY, and PODAItOth sloops of war, to the Westward--Wind W. N. W. TORBAY, MAY 23. Arrived in the Bay. bound to Plymouth, from the Downs, his Majesty's ship D BIT ItO I. 6.-- I Wind I:. • PORTSMOU fH, MAY 25. Arrived his Majesty's ship —, from B t i ,Sailed his Majesty's ship CLINKER, on a crui ; and his Majesty's ship 0141'111AM. for St. roads, fur Cot k.—Wind Westerly. DOVER, MAY t 4. Passed by the ketch oleya, a Russian, from My r ,. •bound to London. She landed here Mr. QI,INCer Anasts, Minister from the United Scate4 to the Cot. of London. DEAL, MAY 25. Came down from the River his MAjesty's ship s fissility, and sailed for Portsmouth. Sailed Lis IC jesty's ships RUIN (OT Plymouth, and PHEASANT 1 6 the West.ward.—Wind S.W. HARWICH, MAY 45.. Arrived the Prince ut Orange packet, with w m a . . from Holland, which she landed at Aldboreugb, RAMSGATE, MAY No arrivals.—SAiled the Mary, X inthus, Apollo, and Sar.di transports, for the Dawns, then to wait for orders—also, the Lord Liverpool and 131ucher packets, with passengers, fcr Ostend. GRAVESg.ND, MAY 24. Arrival the Alice, Peter., from Dublin; and the Younz ( , • nelius„,l'et.rs, from Worcum.—Sailed the Flora, Matthews., 'l'enertffe ; San Raphael, De TheUeria, for Corunita ; Juhn,TL, for Obtend; Thetis, 'Thompson, for Hamborgh ; Alma At:. - tin, My' r, for ditto ; Aurora, Cobb, for Elsitietsr ; Crieson, for Rostock ; Hu Ida, Plainer, fut Stettir 4 11 ,1 Rutherford, for Amsterdam. Wednesday lennight the troop of Horse Arillar so' long qoartered at Island Bridge, Dublin, en harked for Woolwich, it is suppord on their era } join the army under the Duke of WELLINGT3s:. Every day there are arrivals from France i ft::: tives from BONAPARTE'S Government. Nlonday Officers of the KING of FRANCE'S Household artive,i at Newhaven. from Dieppe. They quitted Patis Friday last, at which time BoNaratcre had is.ued Decree for arresting all the King's Household, and throwing them into prison. The above officers mid: their escape, and embarked on board a boat 1;1. th country, but were compelled to disembark again, and secreted themseves in a house at Dieppe, and availed themselves of an opportunity of embarki4 again in the dead of the night. It was known it Pal is that the Allies had crossed the Rhine. BONA' PARTS had not quitted Paris, but was still bus:ly oc. copied in adding to the fortification of Montmit tree A general gloom prevailed throughout Paris, and at business was completely at a stand. Yesterday, at two o'clock, the PRINCE REOINI held a Levee at Carlton Huuse, which A W i 5 Attende, by their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Cii,A BENCE an.. KENT, the Archbishop of CANT SLUMMY, most of th. Cshinet Ministers, except the LosioCitascELLoit, wht is indisposed, the great Officers of State, and the Household, the Prince CasraLcicata, the MASTUt 0 the ROLLS, the ATTORNEY•GENER AL, the it DOE of the ADMIRALTY, the Juoon AnvoGATE, Etc. Etc. A fires: number of persims were presented to the PRINCE Rs GENT; among .others, Admiral Sir Roost Cuitm G.C.B. ; Sir JAS. Y KO, K.C.B. by Lord MELVILLE Sir CHARLES ROWLEY, who was appointed a Knigh Commander of the Bath, by Sir WM. Score; Dr JOHN SEwri.t., late Judge.of the Vice-Admiralt: . Court at Malta, who received the honour of Knight hood, by the same ; Dr. JOHN STODDART, late King' Advocate, at Malta; Sir JOHN MALcoLM, Sir it KiaTs, Sir A. COCHRANE. The h,inour of Knignt hood was conferred op Lieutenant• Colonel WILLIAs 02BORNE HAMILTON, for his meritorious service, II the Government of Heligoland. MR. KILVELE.—The progress of Mr. K E SIBLE'i re covery is not so rapid as was expected. He passed; sleepless night, and coughed incessantly. but i., more alarming symptoms are quite gone. Mrs. Sm. DONS still continues in the house. The benefit given at the Edinburgh Theatre v. smooth the pillow of affliction, and allevate the pangs of poor Moss, the veteran comedian, netted upwar,', of £l3O. EPSOM RACES.••••Tnuasimv, MAT Si The Derby stakes of 50 p. each, h. It. for three year old cults Bst. 71h. and fillies Ott. glib. the last nule and halt : the owe of the second horse to receive mu gs. out of the stakes. Duke of Grafton's Whhker by Waxy - General Gower's Raphael by Rubens • S The Judge placed but two.-13 started--3 to 1 asst 65 to 20 agst Frolic-6 tot apt Detente-7 to i apt Carus: —8 to 1 apt Whisksr-8 Sts - 1 apt the Glory Colt -1g to 1 it" The race for the Derby Stake% added to the fineness of day, attracted the most numerator assemblage of spectators ever remember to have witnessed on a si milar occasion; ;1' betting at the post was chiear cooStw6 so aqua.' and ffibe who were deeply backed at nearly even against the 1441;—: starting, Hutto took the lead and made play : at Touctostr. Comer, nearly aU the horses were abreast, att.:lt-ding a hea't'.: sight to the immense concourse of spectatott ; N tanker won tar race by little better than a Lead. SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAY £5. Beef Si Od to Err of 1 Veal 6s cod to 71 OS Mottos Ss od to 6. Od 1 Pork 6. 01 to Is a Lamb Sa to es 0.1. Beasts HO—Sheep sod Lambs 11.7 e0 —Cape* sat—Pigs a° HAY AND SIRAW, PER LOAD. Meadow Hay 41 us to os I Clovcr 61 os to 71 P Straw XI 14.. to Aft Ds. • fist CORN MARKET, MARK•LANE, MAY 26.--Vagt Wheat was left unsold on Wednesday met be av i. l ' k this morning, at rather lower prices ; but there Is nc demand for the inferior sorts. airier is Is. per el'or' ter cheaper, and unless quite fresh is unsAle4ble. Vats. Beans, and Peas continue as in our last reP___2.t,,. MAILS THIS DAY. All. DVS Dublin . . 1 0 Waterford • . 1 Guernsey and Jersey 0 0 Hamburg* • 0 S Holland - 0 1 •u. D" 0 Lisbon Frame Flamiers Qostrobinla Malta o o o I o 1 HIGH WATER TO•1401tlitOW AT LONDON B RInCk:. Aftern"22l2:lll= 0 minor,, after L I4.nIin UNDU I N kr : usted by 1. 7 cvai. rmin,eustaesell.aftre/47 publhbet! there, nil at the Star Ono. Tog& Bat