The National Register. — London, England, 1820-12-10 00:00:00

~~ n _ ... . , ( *. X........., .•• ...:- .. - -*...."..•..........e......t...- . .. n 0..., ......, •,. u• • ...... s 4-.. ~ •.. :, . .• _ NM I . 1 EJ Or JP afio na IL.it r~~.-- our iiillll, OrOttatittitioll, anti UAW. --- - No 1,285.—V0L. XIII.] MEMOIR OF THE HIGHT HON. EARL GREY. (From the London Magasinc.) 1•••••• " To sloths the naked. feed the Iningry, wipe The guiltless tear from lone affliction 'a eye ; To raise his merit, set the alluring light Of Virtue highly to view ; to nourish arts, Direct tbc thooder of an injured state, I whole glorious people sing for Joy. Bless human kind; and (two' the downward depth (if future times to spread that better sun Which lights up Liritirh souls • with deed s like th eta Ifiedualmg fair career unbo unded shines." Utionnuou'it lAborty. " Amid the faithlessness of Primes, the hollow-Iseartedness el courtiers, mid the insidious tricking. of patriots. it is a sweet consolation to turn the eye on u liberal-minded aid consistent statesman. whomelforts have been itivaritably di rected to save the liberties of his country from vedation, and the sacred altar of its constioutinn from the open and covert acts of the despot or dentagoote. There are few in dividuals in the annals of British history who have euvori butod inure to this glorious n irk, tit aho can burst a louger line of ancestry than Earl Grey. " The Lion. Charles Grey, the eldest son of Lord Grey de Ilowic, was born in 1704; and by the ialluence of his faintly and the early promise of his future talents, was returned me [amber. for the comity of Northumberland its 17SS. " Mr. Grey was too young for a seat in the Ilwase of Com ones during the American war; but if we arc to reasoti from analogy, notwithstunding the delicate situation in which he *would have been placed., there can be little doubt but that he would have deprecated a mutest, in the condemnation -of which his pulitteahowociattet, as well as politic:a enemies, live nowt cordially united. His father, together with Barre and Hernial% was attaubed to the Marquis of Lansdowne; but lie hiare.tlf.uppears to h..se looked up to sin patron, eilthoteth he has uniformly leek the same sine in politics, and voted along with tdr. ox. lie is one of that clog:tent and iiiirep.d ;ova, ssho maintained that Mr. Pitt had ob tained his heel ofreitsi appointriteut by singular HIM uucou atitutional means; :tier he was geneintly a atreuttou, oppositioaist dame the administration of t h at The latter eentleintin very eiir.y discovered an umuition to •become'a war minister ; and his fi.rmer dispute iu Spain. Russia, France. Denmark, &c. fully retitled him to that ap pellation. In lie bloodh-ss cock.st is ith the first al these powers in role, hi. opponents net only cundembed ha otter -010 precipitation, but objected that he bad entered into d eppvieutiun, relative to which he had omitted to lay the ue „canary documents berme the House. "In the debate tin the negociatiun respecting the Falkland Islands, (Dec. IS, 1790,) Mr. Grey greatly distinguished .himself, and evinced the possession of those legislative nod rhetorical powers which have sitice beets of such etniueot service to his country. " Ir the spring of the succeeda.g ea-. a urge' oat with Room, deptareil to Ise inevitable; si. wipe!' a new . urpusition by Mr. Gill immediately eveiw.l. In the curse se' Wu:Teed, Lyda that occariou, Mt. G•ei delivered maxims of the kunst enlightened policy, and of the newt pittriove principka. it would have heeit well for seveteigneutel their subjects, if these mat,ms lind goverued the conduct of Eu ropean cabinets fur the last twenty yearn. Instead of ex hausted 'reentries, impoverished provinces, a demoralized people, mid El degraded throne, we ini,,ht slaw have seen states rich in the possession of nature's bounties, trades, lux uries, a morel and intellectual goveronteut,s loyal, a virtuous, and a happy pe a santry. " lit, leech et, ties occasion gave to an inthoonat debate, and, tilihoogli the goestiou nub lust on a (1001cou, (ayes 170, noes 23:1), yet it made a great stud lasting impress stun oil the people, while a majority of eighty Mended bat a pour triumph to the tnioister. Nor is it necessary to add here, that Pitt was obliged, at length, to relinquish the contest, and eapcnie not only hinnelf but the goveine.ent to " In May 1191 we and Mr. Grey taking the lend in a hit. which, iu the Iting„uirge of a great teams - of th.• day, a Whitt on the character find hunutuity of the nation.' We here allude to the tuelanchuly situation of those who were unable to sati-fy the demands of itopoirtinale cre ditor., mid consequently subjected to the upt-tatein of a rigorutist tele oi lows, lii compliance with a previous notice, he WON ;Wolff': fur the 1111111 015 committee to inquire Into the prt-critt practice and elfect of imprisonment for iteht, observing, s that it wits desirable to distinguish the untie tu. nate debtor from the knavish one, to place the creditor that situation which allinded the faiteit and speediest means ul centimes:llion. a n d 10 regulate tile jails of thes country its such a manner a. to prevent umiecessary headship slat re , traint. Whether they colieideied the pracucc nfcus.. lilting fur debt, men who had no meatts of discharging such d. lit, or, nu the contrary, fraudulent debtors, ts hose credi tors by no process could compel the flu to pay ; three car. cutustances were milude beatticielet to constitue an bigotry tutu the steic of the laws relatiag to debtor and creditor.' This atutiou being acceded, a committee, consisting of Mr. Grey, Air. Pitt, bir John Sinclair, Mr. Vansittart, Mr. Martin, the Atturoey and Sulk iter Geuerals, together with several gentlemen of the long rube, as. immediately appeillied l' In 1799, Mr. they instituted au impory into the conduct of .'Ministers with regard to the recently thremened hostili ties with Itoseia, iu %huh he made wale very bold observe lama, mind declared that they hail subjected themselves to criminal proceedings by their vat vitiating tied maor; men inure. His otherthition 1111011 the coirmitittion ul tiritilist, ill toe course of his oration, were reoustkable fur their Beth, their eta rgy, ano eluquence 1 * pointed and I tm eight t eines Its drew Oho' following Thallium, le 1:0111033.1):1 boot Mr. Pitt —" All uelianited 1.011. Adoollel• ismanattutiumil : mad I hope oto tuent *id neve, arrive, when this hung wilt abasieuu ibr l'f . tVite..fe of et.imitem.;, rundentilinA, iii curt ertieg the hbuyes it: the eat! 4( • it is ti. , ell. I SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1820. vtlege you possess, and should never be relinquithed,') Not. withstauding this concession, and the poweritti arguments of Mr. Grey and his mdightened supporters, the motion for the productiou of papers was as usual last, the majority fur the Ministers being 2'45, whilst the minority numbered IVO. " As the Minister had thus refused the communication ur certain documents, tending to criminate himself, it was de termined by the oppositiou that the) should proceed against him on the evidence already produced. Accordingly on Feb,lll, Mr. Whitbread moved, that the house do take into consideration the papers on do table reipecting the late armament with abssiai and iaa the support of this motiou Mr. Grey drew a poignant and powerful character of the late Mr. Pitt, ss Picts is undoubtedly, though severely, just. " The ' Right Hon. Gentleman had iudeed been con.idera. bly affected by the extravagant praise bestowed upon hint on homer occasioas, and as q r . character of the late Earl of Chatham timid high, the privies+ Minister deemed it neces sary to assume a dictatorial air tilt be might pass for a per son who could give the law to the differeul powers of Europe. In comequence of the incense so lavishly bestowed upon him, he had been prancing throu,:,ll every carat ou the continent, and after mach gasconade and bluster, met iii each nothing but discomfiture and disgrace. The success of the Right lion. Cielltleinan in the allaira of Holland had elated him in such a manner, that it came into his bean that he coul.l parcel out klnadorus, and conduct tiegociutions with the same ease that he laid of taxes, for supplied the west of arguments by the division of majorities in that house. His friends, and those who pretended to be his friends, flattered him into that itched. We heard no more of the olive brunch, the language of which is usually followed by firmness, and io the end with substantial profits and well-earned applause. On the con trary, his partisans longed for a war in which he ini.,ltt dis tinguish his tallesitsjo conducting the vessel of the r 0111111011. wealth through thilltuuder of curium), with the same ruse tiro he conducted it in the gentle tide of peace: wry, he seemed to wish for it himself: his iutagiention was heated like that of non Quixot a., a hen lint:led into all the eider of chic:thy by reading booki of romance—the laurels of his father faded in his eye..:—he out-heroded Herod !' " A cat ious document, highly illustrative •f the opinion firmed of us by the Turk!, in rofering our ass•itance.no their behalf, was stated by Mr. Grey to be the Waa' Viater's moos er to our itintaissadost—• The Grand Set nor wars for triinsell, and fur lairmalf emrices peaet,'. He ran trust his awn doves, servants, and subje.ts ; he knaves their faith, has ex. perienced their virtue, nod cars tel upon their fidelity —a virtue king Sinew hanert)ed vont •Att4 of Europe. If all other Christians tell truth, no reliance is to be had on Eng., land ; she buys and sells all mankind. The Ottomans have no connexion with your King or your country; we never sought for sour advice, your interference. or your friendship ; we have no minister. so agericy, tic curt .-Tritidente *la tugs for w hal ...?ssein oder :.-•• trheii as twoliet, tar 'Pi with itt:1111,1! Why WI IL ye to -es - v- :to empire of lintickl., I you CIO; ki4 ! Irtmeelluten? We writ mo. roar I . liillll.ltltt, %13, or meths- tom. Your li titer, of ,0111 birrok so hig:.i., col.t have sonic project of uteeptiou la view, some oppressive _scheme to amuse your °salon, who, us we are told, tire ere ' dukes, servile, and adoce only motley. Avarice, we are informed is your chief characteristic—ye a (mid buy and sill goer God—money is youg4keity, and all thiligsure COllllllelTO 11 it h your Minister and your nation. Come ye then to sell its to Russia / No; let us bargain for ourselves, wlueu fate has spurt cut the thread of our good fortune, dm' The minion, however, snared the same fate of its pledeetssois, the ftliahart having it majority of 1. " It hid hitherto teen the grand object of NI r. Grey and his friends to attack Mr. Pitt on the unconstitut Moat mari ner by a loch, according to thou, Ire had first crept tow, and than maintained hilmell in poster, as a ell its to expose his inisgoverament exemplified to the waste of the piratic treasure, in consequerce oft he stilettos and useless artudia:lits let:oiled to by him fur nu useful purposes a hatsuever. A new held of accusation now opened itself, in consequence ..f the tsar meditated by the Cabinet against Vrance; rued it emo.ot be doubted, but that had the 'Mom it) , remained firm aiiil united iii the same public principles on a hich they titi an:ally combioed, the Nliuister %email have been ut their feet. But smue acre undenhte illy actuated by the hirers. of p have. wrist's', 114 emoianh•rit, wade whet. acre rea!ly oral a rimaly Marriott at the trtuation of Frame, the spread of repuloicau wiriciptrs, and the dairgers incident to 0 re form- Ilowevi.e, on thelludden iecetiog of Path: onion', (Thursday, h) c. 13,1190 a few ame still found tom and ri•mlseil, ten.l , Ma. Of their 0111: illa I/1110U%, anti tidied rather limo discouraged by the apprehension ;of funny bias • fortunes, so w Aril off a war a hich rans likely to be ntauded with the Mini &Mat 1009 - eUttalllellee/. Al'el, chitgl,, Mr. Fox, considering the speouli as thatof the Midist,r, des tarot • his to lief that every novarltiuti to it was tabu and unfounded. lie dept crated the kotattution of inert for their opinions ; us adorns, not °within:, siert criminal; and 1 1111111ked that no fedi. a ere exhibited by ti ilitiveroutent dining Inc march u' tilt Duke of Brunswick, whose 4k...or:value and retreat be exulted and re joieed , a that retreat was a ti iumph to i i i every triumph of liberty. " ale Sheridan asserted,' that no haul reetino had, we wet: likely to happen ; he 4:041door-ft as ilalal ore assembling I he grand inquest of she 11.111011, for the put ;WA' of pre., trim; antler bill ukintst tee petit's - . tool chatted arlionristra! iota wile schemes mini tiny dared not to avow 111 a Waill 111 in:miler.' " Mr. Grey suppsirted the' ainerainieut is Melt land bees, prepared by M!. k ox, • at reject the *lade of the Aztress, excepting alelt part as piutessed situ att..4in 4111e0t 11. iiiMa je.ty aiathe soastitutire, ' / He at 11111 same time ' depre cated the conduct nf the . 01,0811,10. 11 is the abide or their whoitti,tiatitm, out iii4ilit Mal ly -SW the measure of 4,..ein • blitig the Pau iitnieat, a loch liad erelted an aimo tto ouelsosit the eituutry, for some wicked purpos.• of Mims's). If giro. mic e s ire 01itip1i1,,,.4.: Ili 1 , ...! L. I:1 . ), teiZ .. ..t . 'Lew, lied all 1. i dea Cu. 6.1:i.1/.1 VI awl.: Le ammo:lewd. Lot dab isorpose Pala z 9 t). the had in the course of last year giber' uotice of his intention to muse a reform iii Parliaineot, in which intention he con tinued, and should embrace the first opportunity of perform ing.' Mr. Wyndham suid Mr. Burke seized t h is opportunity to express their opinions (scaly; and as they were now coo* sidered as having abandoned the Opposit' for ever, the one was soon after uomirvited Secretary at War, and t he other received allperaiou ou lives, which produced upwards of 28,0001. sterling. A low days after this, Mr. Grey accused rho ministers "of lnevirig utilised the act of padieosout, and deceived the public, in making use of the word istsiurterlsas fur the poirpose of ceiling out the nailithi, mat conveimig the 10. , /Wawa : whereas the real design was to catch till im pulse of national loyalty, sod to draw the house into illectilliteS which, on coal reflection, they would find tease to repent of." Although Mr. Grey and his associates condemned the war, yet that gentleman professed on mote than one occa sion, that neither he nor his irunittliate friends deemed it proper to deny any aid that could strengthen the hands of Government. They, however, opposed, and that strewn. misty, a her of subsidiary treaties, particularly the one entered into with sardima, when communicated to the House, in 1794. On that occasion he asserted, that the aegociation was not only iniquitous and unjust, but absurd and impolitic. ' The question now before us is, (said he) not whether lac 200,0001. had been given as a hire, or as a boon, to animate those etremiriate Sardinians in defence of their own territory ; hut whether a treaty, which went to such an extravagant length as that now be fore them, was such as either expediency or sound policy could dictate to any set of men employ ed in the service of their country.' " It would occupy a whole volume to detail the_ppeechea of Mr. Grey np to slit period wheii be was called to the peerage. Scarcely any debate had taken place, subse. foeta l to his appearance in public life,-in which he had sat bailie a distinguished part. Thrunghout the whole of the !ate war he testified his 'form disapptobation to the measures of Mr. Pitt, and helped by his eloquence, as well as Ilia habits of busiueas, to render a small minority respectable. .As ours of this managers of the impeactuireint against Mr. Hastings, he added. greatly to his former rt.:potation, and, with a filial piety truly. sornineuduble, be defended his father, with equal anal and eloquence, sigaiiist the decimations relative to kis conduct is the West !ladies. " He had always been a strenuous advocate f . or a re form in parliament, as necessary to restore He vigour of the constitution, and prevent t h e. degrading practices of corruption. Su correct. however, has brim his conduct on all occasions, that the voice ci slander has never' re sowed to blest tho ebacacarr of Emil Grey ; aa,. 1 1•• ~ stst fie ackuowledged, bode to !misfit and priwe fa:. c •It.e. .sersl is td, arersnifesuo•v seldom to be 'utpassasis " I . ' rapeciilly its .tli le legti,e!ate tit es. and annular 'hose temptitsious v hien Bose been 41l liberally held out for the encouragement of political &Airplay. La 1808, in cousequence of the death of Mr. Pitt, Mr. Grey and lii- friends came into poss cr. Lord Grenville suc ceeded Mr Pitt its First Lord of die Treasury ; Lund Henry Petty us m eilor of the Exchequer; Mr. Fox was Secre tary q tary to the ui Departitimit ; nod Mr. Grey First Lord Li or the Admiralty. The maims:ly arid lammited death of tl.e philosophic and patriotic Fax, caused it considerable alter. atioil its tile ministry: Lord !lonia (Mr. Grey) succeriliog him as Secretary of state for Foreign AlLiitS. The u..10r. foliate and sudden terminati.ot of tilts *moistly is too well Loon n to coil for etas detail ftiou iii; suture it to say the s l iced' I , t Lord Iluwick, 4acid4tin g and delendiug the con. duct of himself and friedds in introducing the Catholic Questioo, was as 11Ci sotto ; clear, and CiillSifiCillg urn appeal, gli Sias ever made to the British Parham. iii. Stine llmt period, his Lordship Las 5.0...4ant1y opposed tire UllLlOilstittl. tional and impolitic measures of the sticceediug tolihinist ca. nun ; the whole of a hick have been (omitted and carrii il on upon the principles of Mr. Pitt. 1,8 the m ou th of N ov,onts. r„ Iso7, Loll How sok .ucceeded by the death of his father, to th.• foniis estate uud titles. Ile had led to the altar, on ISO, Nor. lt9l, the amiable mid eminently intelligent dari4lltet of 11 illiant Brehazon hurl Porisinih), then Ml,' if the greateit Whig tunnies in Ireland; and wiin have presented him { , ltli Os:. b , 01':• .tint live ditiOneiN. The Spanish Patriot has reached Plymouth from Cadiz, whence she sailed on the 17th ult., bringing much later accounts than those received throtyh any other channel. The yellow fever having com pletely subsided at Cadiz and its ncigl.llJurhood, the Governor issued a Proclamation on the 12th, announcing the fact. Te Dcum was sung in all the churches on the following day, which was obscrved as a holiday by all the inhAitants. The Spanish Patriot has brought clean bills of health, but all vessels are still compelled to perk ti quarantine un reaching - this (votary. The information from Ma drid and the Mirth of Spain by this arrival " recent than that acquired by way of France. Clot patm's alebrated mt of antiquity has &sat presented 'to his George IV. by the Pacbaof Egypt, and is to urrive shortly from Alexandria. It is to be set up in Waterloo Place, opposite , Palace. 4 1 , he weight of the column is aboni tons, the diameter at the Teetotal s, yen leer magnificent column was übtaitte3 tin °ugh tt craw of S. Brii;g, Esq. t.la Btitialt liesittew Grrud Cairo, with th,; l'ac,,a of I . Ll is morr (1 ~ e. ..-.4 , ) tonummt • expect:, %LW. intend:. • ' , e Caritt I',• '-\' • bout 3t- ,••• the ivau 1.6 . 'An • . to ."17. ( 11111 . 1111 1 i . , 1, , , "4 , I ll t . • I 4 r r ~.. , . 4 i I , • I • ' • b I ' *. , ..,.. t i 1 , l i 1 e • i .