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' at the ortiggie of the Neapolitans, and could not but anticipate from it eventual success, provided the people were determined to persevere. He looked at the event as one of those mysterious transactions by which Pitovt DENCE occasionally worked out the i'ree dons of mankind !—(Load cries of" Hear r ) Mr. WILBERFORCE condemned the principle which appeared to him to have been laid down by his Noble Friend (Lord Castlereagh), that no reform • in the Government of any country could be legiti mate, unless . it originated with- the Monarch. The principle was - unnatural and absurd , and should always meet his decided opposition. With respect to the argument of his Noble Friend, that no one party to the Holy Alliance would be permitted by the other Powers to make any territorial aggrandize ments, why, it was very well known, that they had a way of taking each a slice !—(Hear, hear ! and a Ipgh).—lf this were the case, the liberties and inte rests of England would be at stake, Ile admitted dila signal deliverance we owed to our union with these Power> ; and therefore, perhaps, the Noble Lord was justified in speaking to them on the subject of Naples with more mildness and diplomatic civility than could be expected from a Member of Parlia ment, speaking of such transactions in his place. We were not in a situation to enforce our remonstrances; and it was only by economy, a diminution of taxes, and a restoration of the Sinking Fund, that this country could be made great, happy, and formidable again —(Hear, hear). Lord CASTLEREAGH explained. Mr. S. WORTLEY thought that, under all the cir cumstances, it would be better for the House not to divide upon this question. His great reason for rising was to protest against the doctrines contained in the State Paper put forth by the Monarchs; for in such a Tribunal he saw danger not only to Continen tal Europe, burro the British Constitution. The call ing an independent Monarch to'answer before them, for giving his People a Constitution, was an act of tyranny, which, as an independent Member of Parlia ment, he was hound to protest against and reprobate. Colonel DAVIES denied that the Carbonari wished to revolutionize other countries, for they refused as sistance to the people of Foote Corvo, in that Papal States, when they wished to revolutionize themselves, and they, in consequence, returned to their allegiance. Mr. TIERNEY would have agreed with his Hon. Friend, that on this occasion it would have been de sirable to avoid a division, had it net been tar the Circular of the Noble Lord having been put on the Journals, but that circumstance called on the House for a decision. The Noble Lord in his speech bad talked a great deal about the neutrality of this coun try, but he (Mr. Tierney), feared it was only a neu trality talked of, but not existing. Now, he meant nothing uncivil to the Noble Lord, but he certainly should be glad to see the remonstrances themselves— (Hear), because the statement of the Noble Lord con vinced his mind, that in his spftch of " neutrality" there was not over much of " sincerity."—(Hear, hear). It appeared extraordinary to him, that in the situation in which Ole country stood with respect to fareign Powers, the dignified attitude she took on this occasion was that of strict neutrality---(Hear, hear). The Noble Lord declared—" I, the English Minister, cannot do anything ; but I state to you, Prince Metternich, that I wish for you to do some thing—(Hear, and lafg,hter). I cannot act, for the lest reason in the world, because there are Mi n ister s ere who, for some reason or other, are averse to it. But if I were you, I would raise an army against these Carbonari, and proceed to attack them." And this he (Mr. Tierney) was sure must have been the im pression made on the mind of Prince Metternich, The Noble Lord had taken the greatest pains to con vince the House that his sentiments were most de cidedly hostile to the Neapolitans, their army, end the Carbonari ; but he felt that he could not concur with those Royal personages, at the Congress, with out adopting their principles, which, however, were utterly reprobated. Nothing gave him (Mr. Tierney) greater pleasure than the two speeches which had that night been delivered by his Hon. Friend behind him, and his Hon. Friend opposite (Messrs. Wilber force and Wortley) which contained many honest English sentiments. He was happy, when Sovereigns raised themselves into such a Congress, to find Gentle men not connected with that (the Opposition) side of the House, ready to avow such honourably indignant feelings and sentiments.- The Noble Lord, on all oc casions, spoke of the blessings of the Peace that had been conferred on this country. By the Treaty of Vienna, the situation of the whole of the Powers of Europe was settled ; of whom, this Country formed one, France another, and there were three others. Now, if he understood the Noble Lord rightly, he stated that those three Power; informed the other two that they were about to do something of great im-. penance, and then a Congress was formed, to see how it could be best done, or bow best avoided.-- He further stated, that the Ministers of France and of England went to this Congress, without powers to enable them to prevent or to accelerate the per formance of this act. It appeared, that they had only a seat in the Gallery, to be spectators of what passed below—(A laegh);---and the moment it was settled that the army should march, " strangers were ordered to withdraw."—(Much laughter).-- Was that the dignified attitude of Great Britain?— (Hear, hear, hear). The Noble Lord said, all. his object was to prevent war ; and he expressed his as tonishment at the change which had taken place in the sentiments of the Gentlemen opposite, who wished him to take a course that would have led to war. His (Mr. Tierney's) opinions were not at all changed. Nothing he dreaded more than war. He would not enter into a discussion on the finances of this coun try with reference to their unfitness for a state of - war ; but he would only generally say, that every hour be lived satisfied him more and more, that al most under any circumstances we should endeavour to preserve peace. But peace wits not peace, with out honour; peace was not peace, if purchased by the degradation of England ; peace was not peace, if they did not hold the Commanding station they ought to hold, should it be necessarytoa to war— p unsidcrabk chtxriag). (Here Lord Castlereagh said something in a low tone.) He (Mr. Tierney) did not hear what the Noble Lord said, but he 'saw by hi s manner that there was something with which be was unacquainted. Now, that was what he wanted to get at-0 laugh). If this motion were refused, the House would be placed in 'a most extraoldi nary situation. A paper was laid on their table, re-' ferring to another, containing sentiments which every man must abhor ; and yet they were told that this Isot a case which called for further information. Noble Lord said, that the Treaty of Troppau could not be considered as containing the definitive sentiments of those Powers, because it was a mere private communication ; and be Went on to state; that the Allied Monarchs felt the strongest desire to pre serve peace, and did not seek aggrandizement. But why should he not believe that private and confiden tial communication, as well as be believed the Note of the Noble Lord? For his own part, he .believed that Paper, which had been styled a confidential com munication, to set forth the real ideas entertained by those three Powers, and by their Ministers. The No ble Lord said, he would not interrupt the harmony that subsisted between him and those Powers. He believed the Noble Lord : because be believed there was not only a Congress, but a Cabinet of Sovereigns, for Europe; and, no doubt, they agreed very well— (Hear, hear).--Indeed, he had been told, when some fears were entertained of a change in the Admi nistration of this country, that " remonstrance was made by a foreign Court on the subject."—(Lord Castlereagh inquired where it was to be found!') — The Noble Lord knew very well that he {(Mr. Tierney) could not produce it; but he also knew that there was' a mode if stating opinions, on matters of that kind s ' which put it out of his power, and perhaps out of the' power of the Noble Lord, to get at the document. There was, he believed, great fear at the time that the Noble Lord would not remain in office; of course the best efforts were made to keep him in, and the least he could do for that assistance was to give Prince Met ternkh a turn (Laughter).—He considered Prince Metternich a very wise and good man, who did the best he could for his Government. Under these cir cumstances, his firm conviction was, that the Noble Lord approved, in his heart, of the conduct of Aus tria. Thin he disapproved of the principle, he also believed, because, if he held any other opinion, he would be unworthy the name of a British Minister. Mr. ROBINSON defended the conduct pursued by his Noble Friend, who laid the paper on the table of the House, to shew that, whatever might be the proceeding of Austria, this country could not in any sense be described as a party to the transactions in Italy. The Right Hon. Gentleman had alluded to some stories of Prince Metternich having expressed a desire that the present Ministers should remain in office. This was quite new to him. But he bad heard a story rblative to the sentiments which Gentle. men of high consideration in this country entertained with respect to a celebrated individual, now in a remote quarter of the globe. And certainly it could not be surprising that Prince Metternich should feel considerable alarm at the prospect of a change of Ministry, which was to release Bonaparte from the island of St. Helena, On this subject, perhaps, a remonstrance might be made. Mr. TIERNEY hoped that, as there could be no doubt that he had been personally alluded to by the Right Hou. Gentleman, the House would indulge him with an opportunity of offering a few remarks in explanation. He had no objection in the world that the person with whom he had held the conversation alluded to by the Right Hon. Gentleman should be called to the Bar of that House—(Laughter)--and ex amined as to what passed on the occasion. It was true that a conversation had been held by him with a distinguished person, and he understood that on its being reported to the Emperor of Russia, he bad in curred the displeasure of his Imperial Majesty. He really was not aware that so insignificant an indivi dual as himself was capable of drawing down the disapprobation of the Emperor of all the Russias but he trusted that the information of the Allied So vereigns, respecting the affairs of Naples, was better founded than this story about Bonaparte. That a conversation did take place he would not deny, but. the story was, that he had stated in this conversation that were he and his friends to come into office, they meant to bring Bonaparte tom England I-- (Laughter).—Now, if any Gentleman in that House believed that he at once made two such statements to a person whom he bad never seen before, they must have a very extraordinary notion indeed of his gossiping propensities. He hoped the Emperor Alex ander would think more kindly of him in future, when lie was assured that he (Mr. Tierney) had rio intention whatever of letting Bonaparte loose upon him. He understood the Emperor, on being informed that this was a joke, bad said he bad heard that he (Mr. Tierney) was much addicted to the vice of I joking, but that such a joke as this deserled to be punished by the Knout!—(Much laughter).—lf the, person who had circulated this story would be so good as to say in his next dispatch that it was all a joke, he would undertake to joke no more on that subject—(Hcar, hear). Mr. JOHN WARD thought that the decision of the House to-ni&ht would depend much on the con fidence reposed m his Alajesty's Ministers. The Gen tlemen opposite, who professed. to entertain no such confidence, might vote for the motion ; but he could not see how those who retained confidence in the Noble Lord could nevertheless support it. If the motion were carried, he should say that the Noble Lord was pronounced by the House unworthy to re tain his office, and therefore he, for one, should vote against it. He agreed, however, with his Learned Friend who bad introduced this subject with a dis play of eloquence which he would not presume to praise, that the late proceedings of the Allied Sove reigns formed a .precedent dangerous in its conse quences, as it was unwarrantable in principle (Hear). The march of the Austrian army towards Naples, and the steps preceding that movement, he looked upon as the most alarming circumstances that had occurred in Europe for a long period of time. He did not deny that cases might arise to justify the interference of one State with the internal government of another; but in such cases, if they ever occurred, the most urgent necessity must exist; non-interference was the prin ciple—interference, the exception—(Hear, hear). It was truly an awful phenomenon, that Europe was at present called. on to contemplate—a Tribunal of So vereigns, instituted for the avowed purpose of con trolling the conduct of other States, and that not oc casionally, or on any particular emergency, but per manently and systematically (Cheers). He appealed to all who now heard him. if this was not a novelty In the history of the world. If the .tyranny oC the Holy Alliance was thus to be planted over all Europe, ' the European nations had no reason to congratulate: themselves on their escape from the French Revolu tion, or from Napoleon Bonaparte. Ages on ages! might arise before there appeared another individual like that astonishing man, who, in the pursuit of his, ambitious and despotic views, exhausted all the se' sources of possibility. He was a man such as could be exrected to arise only once in a century ; but the Sovereigns assembled at froppau were produc thins of every day, and every country—(Loud Cheers), and therefore there was no hope of any end to their system of tyranny—(Loud cries of Flefr, hear). — The dominion of Napoleon had been attended with a certain splendour which invested it with dignity, and had prepared the way, as far as despotism could prepare the way, to a better state ; but this new system of despotism was all gloom and 'hopeless 1 darkness—(Hear, hear).—His Hon. and Learned Friend bad, with great justice, compared the princi ples of the Jacobins in 1792 with those of the Sove reigns at Troppau. The French at that time at-1 tempted to proscrjbe monarchy, which we considered, and which he hoped would ever be considered, a va luable part of our Constitution. But what were the Allied Sovereigns doing ? They were endeavouring to proscribe liberty, which he trusted was a part not less dear to us—(Hear).—This was not the hasty act of revolutionary demagogues, but the stern and delibe rate act of statesmen who had publicly proclaimed a crusade against the liberty of Europe—(Cheers)—and whose purpose was as immutable as it was deliberate. If this country was safe from the maxims of the Con gress, it was safe only because it was strong. Let no man deceive himself on that point—(Hear, hear) —for, from the avowed principles of the Congress, it was clear that England must be to them an object of aversion and hatred. If they were endeavouring to trample on all freedom, with what eyes must they look on a Constitution framed on those very princi ples which they had proscribed, and which they were attempting to 'put down by violence !—(Hear.)—He could not but think that this system was a cause for rendering our connection with these countries less in timate. Austria, it was well knovin, had reaped the ] victories of Marlborough in for Mer times, and she would also reap the more recent victories which had been achieved by the blood and treasure of this coun try. She owed es at present £l6,ooo,ooo—(Hear) —and he was sure it could not be proposed to the people of England, under existing circumstances, to assist her even with the smallest subsidy, or to abed one drop of blood in her cause.—(Cheers). Mt. BROUGHAM did not rise in expectation of adding any thing to what had been said by the last oT aker' but to express his hope that the Congress Laybach would not consider the vote of the House tonight as a vote is their favour, since the vote of to-night decided nothing as to the conducvand acts of that ' The Hon. Member then adverted Congress. to the probable contest between Naples and Austria ; for a war, a great and glorious war, in defence of Liberty, he thought inevitable, though be hoped there was not the most distant chance ofour being drawn into it. Of the commencement of this war be could argue little favourable to Naples, but of the' final result he could have no doubts; for even if in the North, the Neapolitans would rise in the South; and if put down in the South, thaspirit of resistance would revive in the Nortb.--(Hear, hear). With respect to the feeling of the Holy Alliance towards this country, he hoped. it was not such as his Hon. Friend had described it; for, though they disliked our Constitution and forni of Government, yet then were always well inclined towards our sub sidies. The Hon. Member concluded by again ex pressing his desire that the House should divide, and that however the numbers might appear, it should not go abroad to the Holy Alliance that this House had expressed any approbation of the conduct of the Congress at Laybach. Sir .1. Macznirosn replied; apd after a few words in expla nation from Lord Carrasasaon, the House divided— For the make - "- - - 125 Against it - - - 194 Majority against the motion ---69 Mr. Baovcaax said, on account of the approaching com mencement of tie Circuit, be should be obliged to postpone his Bill on the Education of the Poor, till after the Holidays. Mr. Tammy in the absence of Dr. Lushington, postponed the motion for the % removal of Mr. Ellis from his situation as Master in Chancery till the Ist of March. The remaining orders of the day were disposed s 6 and the House adjourned at One e'Cloclk. • THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1821. THE FUNDS. PRICE or STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 3 per Ct. Reduced 7354 per Ct. Cons. 7254 Si per Cent. 83 1 / 4 -.-4 per Cent. 91% % .5 per Cent. Navy 106% ih 4 4 7 -- India Stock 229 India Bonds 41s. pr.—Excheiuer Bills 2s. ss. ps. pr. Consols for Acct. 72% MI. Mr. HASS communicated to the Gcnaemen of the Exchange this morning, that the payments on the Omnium which the Bank . took in have been post poned as follows : SO per Cent. to be paid 15th April. 50 per Ditto Silk May. The details of the public business transacted yes terday in Parliament and the Courii of Justice, oc copy so large a space in our columns to-day, that we have not room left for a single. observation. Sir JAHKS MACKINTOSH'S motion for certain Papers re ferred to in the Circular Dispatch of Our Govern ment respecting Naples, has, after a long and in teresting Debate, been negatived by a majority of 194 to 125.—1 n the Courts Mr. O'BRIEN has been acquitted of the charge of being an accessary to the seditious and treasonable practices of die noted Franklin; and Mr. HUNT, of the Examiner, has been convicted of a libel on the House of Commons. The Paris Journals of Saturday and Sunday arri ved yesterday after our Paper had gone to Press, so that we were only able to state in part of our im pression, that they neither confirm the reported pas sage of the Fo bj the Austrians, nor contain anT fur: tiler accounts Eicin Madrid. It appea rs , li cmit that every preparation has been made for ad raia ... on Naples, and of the ultimate certainty of event there can be little doubt. French Five per Cents. Saturday, l a. The Earl of DARTMOUTH will short!: STAR-OFFICE, HALF The Paris Papers of Monday have Letters of the 12th of February that Madrid was still in a state of great A Postscript mentions that, at the ing, there was a report of an insurrection taken place at Madrid, in which one has lost his life. The latest accounts are of the 14th, and from Vienna of; They decidedly contradict the report having advanced. Before the Duke out to Naples with the ultimatums of King FERDINAND is said to ha\ most positive assurance that the Austrian not make any movement until the answer of the Neapolitan Government. Minister was not, it seems, present the other Ministers when the ukissation upon. The health of theHing of feted much from the climate of Layb ae k manifests great anitiety, to return home, petted to embark at Trieste, and to visit we regret to observe from some accounts, troubled state. Letters from Copenhagen state that, versary of the Kneo'a birth, a patrole erroneously conceiving that a body - - were traversing the streets, were uttering cries, dispersed them at the point of four of them were wounded. The mi the Studentsexclaiming, in Latin, " the Hussars were not scholars enough NAVAL INTELLIGENT Tuesday, the Dispatches for Bombay, Grant, were dosed at Me last India House, the P arser of that ship. Yesterday, a Court of Directors was bell House, when Capt. hues was sworn knot ship Minerva, consigned to China direct. were taken op for one voyage in the Company Barons, 0911 tone; Florentia, 452; Aihiwt, 4eg, 490, for Beni pd direst. Femammts, Pea. 19.—Wind Baste... Arrived Itemetv, from Prince Edward's Island. Sailed Racnaass, for Lisbon; Perteveranco, Roam. Jubilee, BuCILLAIID; Alert, Jonas; Felicity,'_ and Dorothy, Miens, for London. PLyanairtn, B.N.R—Arrived lour, from !dengue; Providence, Joan, and Independence, Homier , , from . ---. q. that was on shore on the Breakwater, has been trifling damage. Poennoomr, Paw 21.—Wind N.N.W.—Ssued Packet, Taacev, for Briton; Defroce transport, 0 flay ditto, for Chatham. Drat, Fes. 911.—Whsd N. pwte down sailed, the Orestes, Niemmeon, for St. Fincort's, Cosmic for New Providence. Put bark the Bar Hell. Arrived, and sailed with the.sest of the her the Sim and Letitia, Jonas, from Leghorn; U Make; and Socrates, PILAW, from Newmsds-.6e sailed foe Cadiz. Gummi, Fa 21.--Skiled the Herne China. Hagman', Few 41. -Sailed the Princess for Holland; and Baanfoy packet for Ca Amu' , Cunoss-Hoon, Pm. al.—Entered fume Southampton; Cheinestus, from New York from Antwerp..—Cleared Outwards 3 Sophia, Thalia, for Jamaica ; Good, Intent, for Rotterdam tor, - for Dominica; Traveller, for Paraiba • Antwerp; Uranh, for Trieste; George, for daughter of Earl TALBOT, Lord Lieutenant land, to the Hymeneal Altar. The nest Number of the Neto Monthly ' which appears the Ist of March, will morons P o e m from t h e pen of Mr, ( titled " The Friars of Dsjon." DRIIRT-LANZ THEATRE.--A new Conscience ; or, The Bridal Night, was this Theatre last night, and crowned success. Both as an acting Play, and production, it cannot fail to rank in the of excellence. In the general vigour, of its style, and frequent felicities of t minded us Strongly of Home ; and pathos of many of its passages, of that of the heart—oTwAy. It was heard the deepest intetest, and announced amidst thunders of applause. The understand, JAMES HAINES,Esq. and, were informed in the Epilogue, whicl vered by Mrs. EDWIN, it is his /rat Naw ARGYLI Rooms.—A novel entertainment attracted a brilliant these Rooms last night. It is that of the celebrated Ventriloquist. He went ral scenes of great humour, in which characters ate supposed to hold dialr other with Op most surprising effect most faiourably received. The Duke of CLARENCE, with mpst of the foreigners and many other persons of distinction honoured the exhibitioa by_their presence. EVILYN'S MENOIIIB4-.--The Author has paid a just tribute to the memory LYN. There can be, however, but specting the Life of this eminent man. Reviewers truly observe, that .. The youth who looks forward to an inhetitaner under no temptation to increase, will do well ample of Evelyn in his mind, as containing is imitable, and nothing . but what is good. deed, may find in his character something for 3 ". an English Gentleman he is the perfect model. solicit public offices not to shun them, but wh' ferred, to execute their duties diligently,' fearlessly—to have no amusements but such as, well as innocent, are healthful alike for the body, and in which, while the passing hour . of delightful recollecdon is tall up; to be the of Literature and the Arts, to seek for true and , merit by else yeactlee.of the household vines, - by which it can be found, to enlarge the sphere backward, by means of learning, through all time by means of faith, through all eternity—behold human Jamison! and this was realised in the r !;DON Piloted andlutilisird bY Lang' Kg "' Pair, Umple-Bar. .viustory of md t • kb 8S fr. 70 • ALF PAST Two , r have j ust anivnt Y from Irani, 3tan great agi tat i on. Nti. the mornert 0( 1 4 inturrectio n 4,6 one of th e mi n tints from Pramd o , of the 7th p otire ;;; port of,the Austria; Duke de GAIL° sl tag a of the Sosettilk have received d Itastrian ar my von44 t he recePtion ofth meat. The E -it tit at the Nectia gof watum was of NAPLIIs has mg rest* I f IdaYbACII, Ind h n borne. Her a . 1 o visit Sicdy, whisk Lccounts, is is 4 41, 7 that, on th e sa g red ( *el patrole of hp* • a d:, ly of Students,>tii on, e Uttering wad , a of the swo t * v a n ) i g n i: iisva : a !un ßezeamie derstam rl644lllthe Tie MATZ. eke • bY the ships,, loose, and Minted is held at the >Stt f o i t Ito the enemas' if it 'AM t. The folkork ?rid rivalry's service, ' • 4tri; and Dies, • Arrived the Mitre, 1. 'I Sailed the Font* ..S. man ; Rita, Pun ; ittiet iti.74sems; sad 14 roe —Arrived the tin* :n. A gm, front WOW; rPoil The Royal gOO% Hie s been met Ali but aged '4. 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