Star. — London, England, 1814-06-30 00:00:00

.T r if 77: .7 1.46,;,. -- Wand mails arrived at an early hour, and the letters were distributed over every part of tlmmetropolis at a convenient and stated time of the day. But the foreign mails arrived at all hours, and it was neces sary for a foreign merchant to send perpetually to learn their arrivcl. The removal from Lombard street, which was now widening to obviate the only objection that he had ever heard to the situation of the present Post Office, would be an act of monstrous inconvenience to the City at large, and was projected for no purpose that he had heard,.except to gratify a few clerks, in enabling them to drive their gigs out of town with fewer interruptions. Mr. ROSE bad reason to think that sufficient ac commoJation for tyre Post Office business was not to be procured in Lombard-street. It was true, that strong representations were made by the merchants, but the result, he trusted, would prove that they, would sw,t4in no' inconvenience. Mr. M. A.' TAYLOR highly approved of the outline of the alterations proposed in the Board of Works. Mr. 1-1. SUMNER conceived it required much' examination, particularly with reference to the inten ded Post Office Establishinein. Mr. WYNNE made some observations on the pro. jetted erections for the ensuing rejoicings. The bridge on the Canal was rather a waste of money, as it was built merely to be blow" tyl. (41 laugh.) Leave was given to bring in the Bill. Lord COMPTON presented a Petition from North ampton against the continuance of the Slave Trade. THE PHINCLES Or WALLS. Lord CASTLEREAGH laid before the House several Papers connected with the affairs of the Prin cess of Wales. The first of these was a schedule of the debts of her Royal Highness which had been paid by the Prince of Wales; the second, an article of separate maintenance, accepted by her Royal Highness, approved of by his Majesty, and coun tersigned by the Lord Chancellor, the Members of the Privy Council, and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer.—The other Papers were warrants of the Princess of Wales's Income, &c. They were ordered to be laid on the Table. Lord CASTLEREAGH then gave notice, that, on Monday, he would propose the consideration o f those Papers to the House, with the view of submit ting an increase of the Princess of Wales's Establish snent.—( Hear, hear). Mr.TIERNEY wished to know whether her Royal Highness had received any intimatioa of the Noble Lord's proposition ? Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, that a COM. anunication on this subject would be made to the Princess. Mr. WHITBREAD repeated the inquiry, and hoped to receive - a more specific answer. Lord CASTLEREAGH said. that a conimqni. cation had been transmitted, which her Royal High. !Less would doubtless receive in the course of that day. He was not prepared to state that the Prin. etas. of Wales was informed of the precise proposi. Lion which it was us coutrusplatiou to iubmit to the .13ouse. Mr. WHITBREAD would be glad to know when the message was sent to her Royal Highness ? Lord CASTUREAGH- 4, To-day." Mr. WHITS It EAD--“.Has there seen no 'previ- Gus communication made to the Princess of Wales ?" Lord CASTLEREAGH made nu reply. . The. Papers were ordered to be referred to a Com mittee of the whole Houston Monday inst. LORD COCUR A Ng. • The SPEA4ER Wormed the House, that hehad received a letter from Lord Cochrane, in which his Lordship stated, that he could not poss►bly be ready to meet the inquiry upon his case filed for Friday, and entreating that the House would enlarge the time until Tuesday next. Lord CASTLEREAGH., in the absence of the Honourable Member who had fixed the motion (Mr. _ Broadhead), was. not aware thas there could be any objection to the Noble Lord's request. I'he SPEAKER inquired whether, in the ab sence of the Honourable Member, the Noble Lord meant to adopt any specific proceeding respecting the motion Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he would move that the Order already made be discharged, and that" the time be enlarged till Tuesday, which was agreed to. THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEKKS, &C. Lord CASTLEREAGH gave notice, that on Monday he would move the Thanks of the House to the Militia and the Volunteers for their services during the late war. He separated this motion from the general Vote to the Ainly and Navy, because some time must necessarily elapse before the reductiuu of the latter would be completed. SLAVE TRAM. Mr. BARING Put a question to the Noble Lord connected with A subject Fixed tor discusston that even ing. What arrangements were made with Holland relative to her colonies, as affecting the Slave Trade, , particularly the Cape of Good Hope and Ceylon ? The latter was of consequence on this subject, as ma., terially connected with the Mauritius and our settle ments in the Indian seas. Lord CAbTLEI(EAGH, in reply, stated, that Ceylon became ours by Treaty, and was not disturb ed by any of the recent engagements. With refe. ranee to the other Colonies, the negotiations were yet in progress. The views of Holland upon this subject were precisely the satne as ours—(Near, blear), --but yet would be governed According to the peace esta. blisl.ment finally arranged with France. He had every reason to hope that theotatust liberality would mark the conduct of she Dutch.—( Near, hear). Mr. BARING wished particu..ssiy to know the situation of the Cape of Good Hope. Lord CASTLEREAGH thought the present commercial regulations would be schussed to. nc nutcase or w9Les. • 'r. WHITBREAD begged to know whether the deed of separation alluded tot by the Noble Lord en a former oeeilitiotr, was atnong tb/Papers which had been laid on the Table ? ' • Lord CASTLEWMGH had not, open the occa sion alluded to, retitled to a deed 'of separation, but a fact of separati/0,--(Rear, lassr) ; —in consequence of which, arrangetisenta were entered into between the illustrious l'ersonages and-others concerned, for a separate maintenance.. Mr. WiiII:I3RLAD understood the 'Woe= to, ' - have been made to a deed. He hoped, however, that all the Papers connected with the subject would be found on the Table. DAINiTIVs TUATY. Lord LASCELLES ham& the. House would ex. press its approbation of a Treaty which had given universal satisfaction to the country—(Hear, hear.) With reference to tbe.origin of the wax, now so hap. pily terminated, he begged to read a short extract from a Message of his Majesty's, on the 19th of Fe bruary, 1793. It stated that the King relied on the effective support of the country to oppose a barrier to a system which would expose the world to anarchy and despotism—(Hear.) That support had happily been given, and the result was as glorious at the cause which called it forth. From that time the war had never changed its features. the exertions ut England increased as the despotism of the Continent became more overwhelming, and every recovery which Europe exhibited flowed from the firmness of this nation. In justice, therefore, to the country, which made so great a stand, as well as to those great men who foresaw the nature and consequences ' of that war, which were subsequently verified, and to whose perseverance the accomplishment of the 1:- beration of Europe was mainly attributable, it WAS but fair to pay the tribute of their acknowledgment. Every effort which the great physical force of France presented--every effort which was aimed at the finan cial branches of Great Britain, alike tailed and re coiled on the enemy, and the people, though weighed down by the necessary burdens of taxation and pri vation, persevered in the grand system which had originally been laid down--,(Hear.) For this unpa ralleled struggle during twenty years, they were bow receiving the reward, and England was standing on an eminence in the eyes of the world, tar exceeding even the elevated estimation which had formerly stamped her character. Her example had roused the nations of the world to resistance, and had stimu lated them in the progress of that valorous career which had ended in the complete overthrow of des potism and tyranny—(Cries of Hear.) He did not mean to enter into the merits of the Treaty, nor was it. his wish to provoke any discussion which may lead to a disunion of sentiment. Whatever remained to be ad. justed would receive due and proper consideration at the approaching Congress. The object of France in the past war was conquest—(llean) and avowedly the destruction of the commeicial and maritime strength of Great Britain. Our purpose was the safety and independer.ce of Europe : we sought no inierpo. sition with the local arrangements of France— (Hear, hear, from the opposite Benches)—except when these were hostile to the general interests of mankind.— (Hear.) The principal provisions of the Treaty gave an accession of territory to Holland ; this was surely desirable, as she was our natural Ally. We had re ceived the island of Tobago, which was of much con sequence, because it was cultivated by. British capi tal, and had long been subject to our mercantile rr gulations. The cession of Malta to us was also im portant. The stipulation respecting Antwerp was of the utmost consequence in every point of view. These considerations were highly satisfactory, when it was recollected that our object at first was merely the subversion of a system of .anarchy— (Hear, hear.) The restoration of the Bourbons gave a stability to those prospects now so nobly unfolded. There was one point upon which *he begged to say a few' words, he meant the Slave Trade, the fatal hoe. rors of which he had ever deprecated, and in com mon with the county which he represented, viewed with feelings of indignation—( Hear, hear, hear.) — The practicability, however, of making others at once converts to such humane principles was the question on which the subject hinged, and he was sure the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) had not failed to succeed in this impression for want of every entreaty and every exertion. (Load crier of Hear, hear.) Feel ing thus, he had no hesitation in joining with the Country in the expression of the warmest approbation of the Noble Lorct's services dariv the negotiation. (Hear, hear.) Had he (Lord Caitleteagli) taken the first objectionable point, and insisted upon it as a rise qua eon with the French Government, iustea4 of re turning .as he did after effecting so many important objects, he might have returned without the accom plishment of one. ( Hear, hear.) It was to be re gretted, that France would nut relinquish this point, but it could not be avoided ; arid perhaps the allies, though themselves favourable to our views on this subject, would not be inclined to proceed to extremi ties, if we had withheld our colonies until a different opinion prevailed. (Hear, hear.) The main object, the pacification of Europe, was effected; and the public would test completely satisfied. The system which the late illustrious statesman, Mr. Pitt, had laid down, was ably acted upon by the Noble Lord, acid the retarlt was auspicious and consolatory.-- (Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord concluded by moving, •"f hat an humble Address be presented to his Royal H;gliness the Prince Regent, expressive of the can,. faction of the House at the late Treaty of peace with France, which afforded the best chance of establish ing the peace of Europe upon the must solid basis of public trasquillity." Mr. GOUCH seconded the Address, nnd enlarged upon the deservedly high character which England sustained throughout a long and arduous contest.— The Hon. Member entered into a comparison be tween the present state of Great Britain, and that when she entered upon the late arduous contest under the auspices of Mr. Pitt. The Noble Lord (Castle. reagh) had fully established his character in the late neguciations. To great talents he united consummate moderation, and had aided the important termination' of contending difficulties. (dear, hear.) After 20, years of hostility, the principles which led to the war became manifest and apparent in the success of their practical operation. It was true a Nelson and a Wel lington had aided their developement, and in a great degree eouurbuted to the effectual attainment of au hunourable and Lasting peace. (Hear.) Sir JOHN NEWrORT was of opinion, there were great derelictions of the interests of the country to be found in the Treaty. He would particularly instance the abandonmeutiof the fishery on the banks of Newfoundland, horn Cape John to the coast of Labrador. The cession was peculiarly injurious to the interests of Great Britain, as alfordiug v means to France of maintaining a powerful marine ; and she was not in the least Willi to its value, nor would she be remiss in availing herself of the advan tages it jollied. He would nut now insist that there wisS 1113/ Tani/ 'fur OW ;Til t but he hoped did.; we .. -- 1 -- 'should not, in the Treaty of Peace which was pro had ceded would not . enable France to create a ma sbabinchYrigartPwas ascuh•elrengstwillithreserAmeveji.cak relinqu ish i h i o n pe clu d i three h w e e r pdirounivesas the subject s ere th uch orn as i n w o o u u l r d , a pes :. subject without noticing the great hardship to which 6 4e " co a u n lci oth no er ; individuals engaged in the fishery, were to be sub jected, he might say, indeed, that by the terms of the Treaty, they were to be consigned to utter ruin at the end of the three months, when the fishery was to I be given up ; and those people, to whose interests so little attention had been paid, were among the most useful subjects of the realm, and had relied, when they were about to engage in the business, on the good faith of that Government which had abandoned them. The people of Liverpool, Pool, and Glas gow, had engaged in it to a very considerable extent, and he trusted that the House would think him jus tified for takog up their time by the statement he had made, when he informed them, that not less than . three thousand inhabitants of the city he had the ho nous to represent, had embarked in the fishery.— { Near, Ater.) In this evil there was sufficient ground for not pernutting the Treaty to escape without cen sure ; but as to the article concerning the Slave Trade, by that there was a mighty mischief accomplished, fur which nothing could compensate. While that formed a part of the Treaty, it was impossible he should concur in such an Address as was proposed. He should just add, that lie hoped the persons whose situation he had brought under the notiee of the House, would not be dispossessed in the fishing season. Mr. ROSE said, that in restoring to France the fishery which had tot med the subject of the Honour. able Baronet's complaint, we had only restored to her what she had elijhyetl under the sanction of other Treaties of Peace. We had given her no new rights. The Honourable Baronet had taken him by wrist i se, and he was nut, therefore, enabled to meet his obits:. Lions so fully as he trusted he should have Wm wise done. He did not expect to have heard any thing on the subject—(4 laugh)—if he had, he would have been better prepared.—(4 laugh.) Sir JOHN NLWPORT and Mr. ROSE mu. tually explained. Mr. WILBEitFORCE would be the last person in the House to underrate the successful efforts which his Noble Friend had made fur the security surd ho nour of his country in the coarse of the arduous ne gotiations in which he had been employed. He would be the last to underrate the general tenor of his conduct siuce he bad been called to take a part in the Administration ; a conduct, the result of which had outstripped the must sanguine hopes of the most sanguine patriot there—( Cheering.) He did not mean to enter into the debate upon the general merits of the Treaty, but would content himself with a few such observations as the occasion seemed to tall fur, and with spewing that he did not depart front the priuci pl.CS he had al ways possessed. In the course of the arduous struggle in which we had beeu engaged, many Contlemen were used to _freely express their opinions AS to the line of policy which was adopted . by the Government; anti many had pointed out s}s. teals, from which they would have expected more favourable results ; but he would du justice to a Right Hon. Friend of his, now no more; he bad always per. sisted in that path, passing through which the country had at length arrived at that secure eculosioce which some little time since it could have beenscarcely hoped she would ever rest. He had contemplated the greatest danger irem the dissemination of certain principles in jurious to - the saiety and tranquillity of States, and he had successfully checked their dissemination. Th e same love fur his country that had impelled him to that warfare, influenced hint still, when, with una bated ardour, he stemmed the colossal power of Bona parte, a power, the formidable nature of which could be appreciated only by those who had sufficieutly con templated the rooted enmity he bore towards this country, nerved and invigorated as it War by his grasping ambition and the habits of a soldier's life. As he had mentioned Bonaparte, he could nut but take the opportunity which his name afforded to point out the hand of Pitoewarce stretched out for his hu miliation. His tall, he thought, went a great way to chew that a profligate and cruel policy involved in it the seeds of the destruction of its professors ; and well it was that those who existed themselves to overthrow die peace and happiness of mankind, should find their own merged. in the general devastation, or made an unexpected sacrifice to restored tranquillity. We had arrived at a period that was more to have been wished than looked tor, but we were placed in a situ ation in which many feelings were to be swayed with very delicite management, if we wished our good fortune to be prolonged. We had been so long ac customed to war, that it was to be apprehended that after a little time, when the sweetness ut peace had now become familiar, we should begin to think, from long habit, that war was the national state of the country ; there was danger too that we might think peace so secure that we should be thrown off oar guard, and in that very circumstance bud a revival of war. There was nu doubt, indeed, that we were favourably circumstanced for the maintenance of peace. The Royal Persons who had been restored to their legittaiate rights in some degree by our efforts, and who in their adversity had found a se cure asylum iu the bosom of our country, would doubtless most heartily concur in our efforts for ins I continuance. Much too was to be expected from the return of France to commercial habits, and the salutary oblivion of that military glory with which the mind of her population was still unhappily fevered. He had now to notice a circumstance, and connect it with an article of the Treaty, with re spect to which be was coutident be shoad find the fullest cuiticiiiinice in the- feelings of the House. The 16th article was that to which he alluded.— [The Hon. Member here read the article, which pro vides for the iudemuity of all subjects of the contract ing States who might have becomenbnoxious to their respective Governments during the course of the war). He then proceeded to observe, that we had received hum Spain the affi.cting intelligence, that a prosecu tion had been commenced against certain individuals i n Spain who were among the most prornineht claim ants ou the gratitude of that cuoutry. It those per sons had been the warmest supporters of Boriaparte's aggression, they would, at least they ought, to have tuuud security, tinder the article iu question; but it, far f rom being among his triends--far ever Irons biota . log adopted is temporising .polity they had cling to °their ‘ 14 04 111 1' Wig/ iiiishiskta 14167* ohs now& of, . her trial and adversity, it was dilcult for any Eng lishman to believe that those persons were now made the subjects of perseCution, among them was the is.. triotic Agualas, who, he lid now to inform the House, had, during the better days of the Cortes, written to him. ehim with respect to a pro. position.which h e consult eisa meant tt o submit to the Body of which he was a distinguished Member, relative ta the Abolition of the Slave Trade.—(thar)—He csuld wish that any interference which might be juitifiaLle would prevent this deserving man from &Unlit a vic tim to a low cabal.—( Hearolitar).— Perhaps it would not b e justifiable ;if it were nut, he Lo pe d at least that no effort would be spared by his Noble Friend to persuade the Spanish Government to.forego 6411119414 a persecution. Houourable hlember then enter ed into a panegyric on the Duke ot Wellingtn, soncluded i py moving an amendment to th: Addtest, consisting of the same words as had 'constituted Tact of the former Address, via. the expression of a wish that any farther consideration of the question telatise to the . Slave Trade should be postponed till the meet ing of the Congress et Vienna, and J 4 prayer that his Royal Highness the Prince Regeut would then use his ;Affluence to procure a mitigation of the evil. ' Lord CASTLEREAGH thought that the ques tion was sufficiently safe without the anietiJment of his Hon. Friend; but he had nu wish to resist it if it afforded him any satislaction. • . Mr. A. PARING maintained, that the policy with which the war commenced, and the, policy with which hostilities concluded, were materially different. fir the false policy of nations at the beginning of the Re volution set up that military monster which required the - coalition of all the neighbouiing nations to crush. We commenced the war by petty quotas of troops furnished by allied States, and sic terminated the war by the vigorous and hearty combination of tfie suer% Is of every kingdom. The alliance had been arranged and conducted with great skill, and was excited by the universal disgust entertaiaed by Lutope for the aggressions of I. rance. It appeared from this Treaty that the colonial interests had been well considered; and when we tetlected on the value of colonial pos sessions. we would see that we had been fairly dealt with, tut v..: really 11444 fr 1411144 milt! that& what WAS reastuLible. He was peiletily aware of Inc preju. dices existing ice France concerning commercial cm. .1,4 and on that account he applauded the Noble Lor4 (Castlereagh) for nut pressing a commercial Treaty. was of opinion, that the Mauritius ought to have been ceded to France, because wanting a place to tou.h at between Euicipe and Wig' site would seek au equivalent elsewhere, and to maintain the posses. • son of that establish:swat would be both troublesous• and expensive. He was filled with horror at the re.- commencement of the Slave Trade, but dismissing all moral feeling concerning it, and considering it iu mere mercantile point of view, he was of opinion that • France would obtain immense advantages over lsri. gain ; and estaiilishing markets ter the sale of slaves, would carry the market or produce to the same point. And thus a monopoly of the whole carrying trade of the-West Indies would be obtained. With all these advantages, the French, unless their morals were ins. provediu bre years, would renounce the slave trade with reluctance. islr. STUART WORTLEY applauded the con duct tithe Government, and the riddles' of the Noble Land. its eusicludilig a treat,, web the luminous and equitable principles on which the war bad been conducted, and on which depended the safety and prosperity of Britain. (Near, hoer.) We had stop t the wild career of revolutionary principles, we had ell - actually overthrown the power and dornie Mon of Napoleon ; but having obtained these memo rable advantages, he would not hava concurred for one moment with the conduct of Government, bad he conceived they had made the smallest departure front sound principles. Their conduct, wise and magma nimous, had placed Britain on a pinnacle of glory, which afforded grattlicatiou to every heart throughout the empire. Mr. J. P. GRANT said, the formidable power of France had fallen by the mutual cautions of Britain and her illustrious Allies; sad he was proud when he reflected ou the distinguished part we had taken in this memorable contest. It was a painful wing to enter into minute discussions upon the Treaty be tween the two countries. He did not undervalue the exertions of Ministers, nor the achievements of the.. 1 great men wha had covered England w.th unexam pled military glety s all the FLAW Must have been delighted in heal tog the Speaker perform the pleasant duty of thanking these gallant 011icers ; and he felt in a powerful manner the merit of the illustrious Commander. whose abilities had never been surpassed, and if equalled, equalled uuly by that great General . who commanded the armies of England au hundred years ago. He could nut Agri* that it Was an id- Trimble thing to abstain lions interfering in the affair a of the Continent ; because it was impossible for a na tion to be safe unless she made herself acquainted with the rising talents of her neighbours. He ap plauded that part of the Treaty which 11140 e rIMICe a great ?owe:, and was gratified with the thought. that, by liberal restorattan, we had placed her in a suitabie position. But did nut the Noble Lord think. it we had retained possession of thine colonies, we might have made a successful stipulation for the Abu litiem of Shsiery at the Congress I By ceding them, we had become the mere spectators of the future ar. rangement of Europe. He was well pleased by the introduction ut the salvo by the eloquent advocate of the Abolition ; and if that nier!turious person did WC now reap the full fruits of his exemplary Labours, he owed it tp the Noble Lord. Mr. CANNING said, lie was anxious to express his feerings to the House un this 'Treaty, aad lie cow fessed he telt isiespressible satisfactiou w his own mutt at the adoption of the anseudnittit that enable.! I him to pronounce, without reservation, his opinion of a Treaty which he designated as the nut glorious this country ever saw.— (Near, ksar, ) l'ht, amendment had rendered it unnecessary to quality his vote for concurring, in every respect; he eu.ii.l not dismiss this portion of the subject without de. Glaring, that he would nut have supported the aii...u..1- nient toad be supposed t h at i t i mputed any blame tai the Nobl e L or d.—(N or, /roar, 1 044 r. He dailC3ed from those thought Lhe abolition would haste been a question of peace and war, be did not thins the piopustuou, nu abolititin--uo eultinies . W . Curd laalic led its war. 'l-Lad we made the detuamtirom l'ratiee Amp, she might have reseined it as peculiar to but 4 4 1 uS w‘46feu atm specw.ut. 01.4m0 40 trimmeticet, what e vernment was, that In every negociatioi have coupled the ales with eboistiop demand wads, he from the proposal. paced fin Memo to t as 4 mere MUM' some biome ba him en others who own May, in not distitw the Noble Lnetrs i cesnsideratmon of tlse in despond with mu east with ethers, bu dent to consider the s ,, r^ ; let them as. France, ,ad do not jvstity themselves in saying to England knew. you anticipa would come soon in at the Congress to I future fears would b respecting the Slat much complexity but, on the contra hear.)—He saw no not politic in the I: whether it was pnl France from the fp was fully pr-pared a main object to res tion—tn place her in in which the nation view her—and not t comet, sent only to 1 desolation around. bad been jostled out advantage would the the Congress ? (He leave her to repair h her strength. Engl. Congress shorn of pa with an acceuinn nf. trusted that its fate that the arrangem King had remained Britain, still remaini Congress. But after tulation that all the the Truce of Amiens lie had redeemed eve eeri7 expectation—tl - Wards as seemed to I Duce The whole It: restoration of the an complete abolition oft try which oppressed h thins. Thrnughoui jest terminated, they listing those republic, rounding States, an, which threatened all I out they• had teen E Enciplts cf jacobinit Ps appeared, whet iality, whether it But of all the ir4its w he deiptsteli Min wti friJ sellieved dierieß =nee and perseva the beginning iris that the spurious expired, bet - what s Od not the land f We bad si delusive Maine, and we had become the n 'hose Powers which m,and dine that reverted to Engl solarect and What eft visel-soye s whiel big bad egret kturop visited is, Aope, t r ;e:s of car stablisiu two, sad thereby air hoped, ti l t: to this m would not be a single Ipportunity thus :drill hose who Jcsired to 4 'bestowed cm coup (Scar, litar.) Mr. H A mfurots N ble Lottl (C istlere that he hid done all i to Ferdinand, Engl. otherwise, he thought cm the ch sitter 41t tl Mr. I'ONSONBY tip it England ought affairs Ana interests, 1 ..IS .1 reedy the revel f.)und Ler safety in E tuprorting the power Mr. W H IT KEA Out Ilouse when the been his lot to purl Runt wh.tt had her site. he lisd n nothing would prCYC ardingsi but cu Attack wh;el) had I l eofessed sentiments .real'-). 'Mere w.e some people. TE4 Csintang) for i i mf-all those who hg ' : . t i ban iafallible— bees realised—and a i:eatt.bitted to that world now behel Elan. Gentleman (M ;loos as to man and M id —or whether, cionpletely wa r of t oodcrattua b: l agly to :sis going s i ts im r .WhitbreaAl] ..!e Article in the Tr or:-.:1 the Noble ;