The National Register. — London, England, 1823-04-27 00:00:00

W==iIP.MM. IIII.II . II P • • . 2 - A . ~ . . A . ...- NA ~V#PORbi 3mpertat Oaritalitent. - - Many were sent to work in grunions. Amongst them, the pa tritc minister Arguslez was sentenred to ten yeats hard labur in o a i fortresses a private eoldier. These things provoked the re volution.—Fenlinand declared in his speech to the Cot ter, that the Allied Sovereigns at latebach hail declined all interference in die affaire of Spain. Whilst Lonl Londonderry lived, no in terference towk phut. The Allied. Sovereigns in Dal, declared in three instance!, they would not interim with Spain, yet they at last gave up their promises; und here he might ask, whether any man could doubt their intention was to strike down liberty all over the world? They had cornmenced by striking at dm! 1 press. Since 1814, the Allied Sovereigns had omitted no clipper 1 (unity to beat down and destroy the liberties of their subjects.... Oa the 24th of June, 1822, die English Government first undies stood that France h a d hostile views with respect Spain.—They tunnel the merlon rawitelvw, and it was toanifest that war was determined on. The English Government at that time couldn't ' retuain in ignorance of the consequences which roust arise from Fiance taking possusion elf thespanish ports. They could not avoid asking what beam* of the balance of power m the houile views ut France. On the 27th of Septeinbe r Mr. Canning wrote to the noble duke, inalrielsog him to declare that bas Majesty would not be panj to any interference in the affais. of France. The ;seining of that was, that whiles blow was to be snuck which must Alen dug dearest Mumma. his Majesty's ministers add, team what may, they wadi stand with their arms folded, andstio nothing to prevent the ountruission of mime. His Ma jesty's ministers did nothing, and sald.but little. What they (lid say was di said. When the nublc duke was called on to state the view* of his Majesty's ministers, he ended that it would be consistent with the snuenstsof the Spanish nationfec the English GovernMent to undertake thepart of mediators. The noble duke ' 'telt that great am the benefits conferred on the King by France by Spain and other nations. card his ',opinion of the gratitude of the hrench Government was each as male him consoler it im• possible Frazee would undertake any steps Hostile to Spain. The noble duke added to the false confidence an aeiruateion that the aruty of obeervation was justilied by the contiguity or civil war. - In lug despatch of the Stith of December, he talinitied that the revolution in Spain had endangered the safety of other Mates: and so ended the negotiation at Verona. During the whole of that negociation, in which all the mischief wa. dune, them was nothing declare from Mr. Secretary Canning. The fluke of Wellington then wenn° Pain, and there commenced the nego • ciation for the mediation of England. This mediation faikd.— The noble duke, hail fie been eutliciently acquainted with the cmstitution under which he lived, could not have made the re. preeentations lie did to the Stoutish Goveannient. The prop°. 'Mons ot the noble duke were, first to vislate the principles of their conetitution.and to make those concessions to a threatening enemy which must fur ever destroy the principles of independ ence in every part of the world. The Spaniards. nobly sensible ' of use value art their oaths. and the nrionples antra constitution, could out egret to the mum. The proposition to alter their constitution was made in the presence of an 'natty, which was likely to produce the worst coneequences. Oa We 23Lt of Jan. nix Limns( Stewart toll Mr. Cunning that there was from for itictlionion. Oct the same day, u letter from M. Chausubritind stated. that nothing but the surrendet of the Spaniel, constitution would satisfy Fromm The object, in fact, was, to psocurs tut entire surrender' of the Solemn cementation. M. de Chateau- Wand, in February, buys, if the Spanish constitution would consent to the oreewonot a second chambers boolditY would cease. It wasnut until the 19th ofFebruary that Sir 'Wm. A'Court was put in poserdon of the paeitic views of France. Them negocatione having terminated, the result was a must iniquitous war. Dal the noble lord. feel that the honour of this country had been preserved ? Was it Honorable to induce men 10 torah their oaths. and sactilize every principle of independence ? —lnd they &Mak that it was for the utlrchtst;se of France such a war should have ensued ?-It was marked by ail the atrocity of Napoleon. and all the oppression of the Bourbons. In die conflict in which Spain was eneneed, the general feeling of 'the British people wete involved-Tile Spanish ration lint acted with dignity and turbearimeit, which Might have done notion' no older bum& lin hope wee, that in this contest the Spcmarthi would consider that die war mvulval every thaw dear to main, end that they would oppose that resistance winch had formerly triumphed.— The cause was independence. They wanted au wild and visionary object ; but a free and constitutional monarchy. The made lord concluded by moving, Tina an Aiidress Ise presented to his Majesty to return the humble thanks of that liaise for the eoinusunication made to an Addis's for certain Papers, relating to the negocia lions at Verona, Paris, and Madrid. To express their deep re gret that the desire manifested by his Majesty for peace . between Prance and Spain had not been gratified—ut the sante time they were obliged to declare that the course pursued by Ins al.jesty s initters was not the true course to sapient the independence of die British Nation, and avert the war. That the French King, forgetful of the valuable assistance which had contributed to Ms restoration, and invading the right which every nation possessed to Ethel and amend its constitution, had commenced an uttack on Spain, whose independence had all times been an object of Bri tt li policy. To acquaint his Majesty that the House highly ' disapproved of the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers, in having suggested to the Spaniards a change in their Constitution similar to that proposed by Fiance, and iii having sheen, throughout die whole comae of the negociations. more solicitous to serve the French Gdvernment than Spain, unjustly threatened with war. To represent to his Majcdp, that in the view taken of the late negomations with Frame, they could place no reliance on that Govertnuent. 'fo assure his alajeety that a triumph by , France over Spain would be injurious to this country. To tit:dare that a mote prompt decisive policy might have realised the hopes en tertained of preventing war, &c. The Earl of HARM) st,' lII' lose and said, that whatever was the conduct pursued by the noble Duke who represcnod this country at the Congress of Verona, he in no degree exceeded the strict bounds of the instructions with winch he was furnished, and Ministers were prepared to share with the noble duke the consequences arising out of the policy there pursued. The sole of our interference was by conciliation, to avert the impending strum. and our good others in this respect were umed to the last moment that hope remained. As to the aseettion that France seeks in this contest her own aggrandizement, it cann.it be men tioned. His Lordship was far from vindicating site centime of the French govemtnent, hut hecould not see how Fiance could be aggrandized by the result. She may conquer Spain, and re place Ferdinand on his unlimited throne, but she nmet then re tire troin the country, ahtl leave Spain to her own discretioo. As to an attack upon Portugal, his Lordship said he feared no such event. Undoubtedly if any were made, this country would nut stand by an idle spectator, provided the aggression did not come from Portugal herself, and in that case we were nut bound to stand forth as her champion. Although , he agreed with the noble Lord, that no man could calculate on the ultimate conse quential of this war, lie trusted the House would permit the bo vermeils of having acted in any way derogatory to the honour or interests of the nation. Lord HOLLAND said, that without any degree of arro gance, he would take upon himself to prove that the Noble Earl who had just a .1 down, did not put the question in a fair shape before the House ; aid that be is in total ignorance of the Spanish Constitution, of which lie has said so much and knows so little. He (LORI Holland) agreed with every mord that Iliad been uttered by 111.1 noble friend, the mover of the address, and he sincerely thanked bins for the effort be bad that night inside to reason tie House and the coantry from the disgrace which the paints -poet the table were calculated to ur.ng ipo i both. There papers bad failed to °amine any man its rue c..untry that tic chat Deter of the nation bat leen done ju. tic. to bi his Moja itjaisters in the late sesocia- lion. And never did a eel of men enter upon such • subjec t with a brighter prospect of success, or under more favourable eircurnstatuces. Cireuuistances well calculated to Memo suc cess. But there was one thing limiting—goodwill on the part of the 11l i i lister'. They had not even so much merit as by any meatis to arrive at a good end. Much was said about the shines ef the S,atuish Constitution—he did not mean to assert that it was in all its parts a perfect one ; there were faults in it. But with all the knowledge he had of Spain, and lie re sided there some time, and had sentry 'fiends there, yet lie would out have the preeumption to ask them to mike any eke rations it—and yet the enlighted Czar of Russia, from his regions of suns, takes upon himself to do so—yea, calls upon them to alter that Constitution, of which in 1614 he bld'alftftd the guarantee. Did it not come well from tomb ?mem as Russia, Prussic, and Austria, to find fault with the Constita tioe of Spain, having none at all theineelees 7 They esatuplaio of only one Chamber—but have they any !—As to the Con stitution of the Cortes, am wan who is conversant with Spa - Irish history, must know - that the first foundation of the too oarchy in that country rested Open the Cortes P • and at this day en old law exists, which says, '. no Act shall be binding with out their 'concurrence." Ile fully clusurred in the "dares* pro s emed, and to which be gave his most heartfelt 'rapport. Lord GRAN VILLE contended, that his Majesty's ministers, in the conduct they had pursued, had consulted the best interests of the country, and concluded by moving an annulment. expressing the concurrence of the House in the principles laid down in the papers communicated to tt em, and their satifaction at the manner in which they had butt appliwl during the law negocistionsohough humming diet the Worts to . preserve the peace of Europe had been meruccessful, and declaring that they j should be at all times reedy to give their cordial support to ail I measures which might be necessety to vindicate the honour of his Majesty's Clown. lad this interests of the country. Tire Duke of BUCKINGHAM said a few words against the address, and in support of niilliblerS. The Duke of WELLINGTON entered into a defence of his conduct. Earl GREY, in • long audible speech, *tweeted the too lion. The Earl of LIVERPOOL answered the objections made by the noble Lords who supported the 'milieu. Lord ELLEN BOROUGH shortly replied. Tbe hou e then divided— Content, present - 96—Proxies - 46-142 Idol-content - - 29—Ditto - 19— 48 Maj oily for the aniendsnent - - —24 Their lordships adjoarnert at half put two o'eleck. rittnav, area 24• Two private bills were brought up by Lord Stanley and other members front the Commons. Lord KEN YON presented a petition from Billinaslos against the Raglan Catholic Claitne. The Marquis of Cooyogliant presented • petition from Iro oegal in favour of a Hilt for the Commutation of Tithes. Hoe DeTtes.—The Marquis of Camden presented aeveral petitions from the bop planters in gent and Sussex, praying for repeal of the duties. The Earl of DARNLEY had no desire to oppose the peti tions, but rose to slate that the cultivation of hops in Kent was sellent to considerable laniard, A rich soil was required, and notwithstanding all the care of the farmer; lie frequently sos- Mined great losses. It was a question worthy the attention of government, whether it would nut be expedient to encourage due growth of hops. Tire Marquis CAMDEN said • few words is answer to the observations of the noble earl ; after which the petitions ware laid on the table. THL CLOWN'S Or FRANCE LND SPAIN.—Lord 11OLLANY said be, iu 1816, addressed a (location to the while earl (Li verpool) for the put pose of inquiring whether there were wily secret articles of treaty between this country cud other *tams, for prev eating an union of the two crowns of France and Spain. The noble earl, on that occasion, said there was no treaty of such description, which. was not before Parliament. Ile bad lately received a similar answer, bat the noble earl had pre serried papers which released the House Prow some difficulty on the subject. Mr. Canning, in a note, acknowledged the existence of a secret treaty between his late Majesty and his Catholic Majesty, relating to Me crown of Spain. By that treaty his Catholic Majesty engaged riot to enter isto any eon tram with Spain on the subject of the Mimi:, compact, to the injury of his Britannia Nlajesty. The noble Mid did not see in that treaty any bar to the union of the crowns of France and Spain. If all the lilies of the Bourbon dismay were to (imp off to-niorrow, Mere was oothing to pre% cut Ferdinand the Seventh from coming to the woos of France. The noble earl had suit( all the treaties upon the subject had been laid before ' Parliament. The Earl of LIVERPOOL could not recollect what lie said in answer to the noble lord in 1810. He bad uu difficulty in anyieg thee treaty was signed in 1811, just after the general peace. It was considered a sort of illiiiiiiialiOn to the French Government, and Therefore remained secret. Lord HOLLAND wished to know how it could bar the right of Ferdinand the Seventh to the throne of France. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, all treaties on the right of succession would lead to a union of the CrOWIIII of France and Spain. The Earl of DARNLEY adverted to the bate of Ireland with respect to tithes, and intimated that lie should bring the subject before the House, it would tot open to any noble lord connected with the i terest of Ireland to make any suggestion. 'flue Earl of LIVERPOOL brought the subject of delay with respect to appeals under the emmideration of the House, and concluded Ity emoting the appointment of a committee to inquire nue the resets of facilitating justice as to beeripg ap peals, writs of error, and other judicial proceedings. Atter a few words from Lords Roseberry and Cawdoe, in support of the motion, the oommittee was appointed.—Ad• juurtred to Monday. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY. APRIL 21. The house met to het. iti.pcws. Ou die motion of the LIMO 11/GII CHANCELLOR. the Bill to th.solve the marriage ofJames Alladyce, Esq. wait rind a second time. PAPERS RELATING TO THE NEGOCIATIONS. The Karl of LIVERPOOL said ha informed the House on a former night of hia mediums to produce Mir day attain papers required by noble baron and other noble lords. With respect theee ropers, be hider was no objection to die r un e bang punted; be. thertiore, should take are that they be laid on the table to monow before twelve o'clock. 'file noble earl belted to say a new word* on the subject of two letters trout M. La Garde to Sir William A'Court, stating Ihe views of Pauses. On a recent discussion lie stated to a noble baron t.Lord Holland), that the documents alluded to had not come to the hands of his Majorty's GOvernment officially. He had since ascertained, that the letters came as a confidential conimunication from Paris to . Sir W. A'Court. They could not therefore be laid on the table ns official documents ; but a trunslation ot the letters, sufficient foe thepurpeste of usbate, had been published in the daily The letters we in fretbeitne the public, and might L a r g fOri l6 nd in the Courier art the ifith of February.—With respect to other papers relating to Portugal, it was his mention to lay the sante frame the House to lIIINTOM..--Ailuurned. 'TUESDAY. •PRil. Y 2. NEGOCIATIOIit.--Tlit. day, at milli. o'clock, the Supple mental Papers hitting been punted, were laid on the table. SLAVE Taram..--fhe Duke of GLOUCESTER presented apetition from the/University of Cambridge, praying for die t-. lull abolition of the Scare Tuttle in the West locates. His Royal Highness expressed his liappinew at being able, Chan t:elks of the Univ./My, to presein such a petition, and &ch attd oral itis full COOCU/Teftee in the eame.,--Thc petition was laid on the table. Mr. Urogilen, Lord Stanley, and other Members from the Commons. brou.et up the Merchants' Apprentices Bill, the Army and Navy - Pensions dill, and several private bills, which were read a first time. PONTUGAL.—Lomb HOLLAND rose to move for all Com munivaitiotis made by his Mkesty's, Government to his Most Pathful Majtnty, since the Ist of September, tate. in the soh .ject of the invasion of Portugal, together with the answers. allot hs noble lord did not see tbig. any objection could be made motto*. • The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, some of the papers alluded to might be produced ; there were others also that could not be larosight under the consideration of Parliament. th.orit Taanx AND AUSTRIAN Laart.—The Marquis of . LANSDOWNE wished to move for two descriptions ot papery • —The first related to the Abolition of the Slave Trade; the other oubject to which lie should all the attention of toe noble earl was the Austrian Loan. At an early part of the session he took the 'jetty ot putting questions •to the noble earl on the subject, and he was told that the negoelation was soceinsful, and in a suited forvisabittes. M intioniuuon had since appeared on the table. Claims of a more recent dam than the Austrian loan had been tivote n ;ht to a conclusion with Spain, and it would Arent hint much sativiaction to hear that an arrangement had been made by Austria to ;ray the money. 'fhe Earl of LIVERPOOL said.ril the papers respecting the Slave Trade were bereft Parliament, and he hail nothing to retract. Atte the Austrian Loan, it was true he wawa on a former day that the arrangement for the re-payment of that loan 1.• in provvesa. Austria had endeavoured to follow tip the principle of uriangtment. but recent events in foreign countries hi.al effected her funds, and in the present menacing state of the Continent. she could nut divest herself of the whole amount of the debt; the multiple of adputment. however, remained the same. Ile saw no reason to say terns of compromise might nut be agreed to, and they Mil not now eapect to recover the whole amount of the debt. Earl GREY was glad to hear the Alletriftli Government was disposed to compound. lie never expected to get any part of the money. Lord DOLL .;NI) said, he had not seen the name of the Emperor of Austria in the Gazette as a Bankrupt (a health), but ga the noble earl declared lam to be insolvent, we had better get part of the debt. Tag NAY Y.—Earl DARN LEY,pursuant to notice. adverted to the state of the guardahips and men of war in commission. In consequence of the present hostile state of Euro;s4 it was necessary this country Mould be rewired with an efficient navy to meet emergency. The noble earl concluded by moving for a return of the state of the navy in the different ports. Lord MELVILLE opposed the motion, or. the ground that it would not procure the information the noble earl required. No attention nad been paid by the noble earl to the mod e em • pled on the PreventiM Service, which was always an available forc oy e. The navy had been kept up to the full Peace Establish- HOUSE OF COMMONS. MonDAV, APRIL 21. A petition was presented from the grand jury of the county of Sligo n A ninst the Grand Jury Presentments Bill.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. LAMBTON presented a petition from ship-owners cf Shields naainit the Warehousing Bill. Mr. SYKES spoke in support of the petition. Mr. WALLACE thnu A ld that the petitioners took an erre 'neon' siew of their own interests. Petition ordered to be printed. Mr. LAIII3TON presented a petition from Sunderland. *ilk a ' 'tar pra)er.—Ordered to be printed. Sir. WYI ILL presented a petition from the York Whig Clots for reform. Lord MILTON said be should to-morrow present the York shire petition. .. ......___ . Mr G. BENET? presented a petition from the poulterers is the Metropolis, to legalise the silent' game. Mr. G. BBNETT gave notice that on May 29 be &mkt • r Went. The motion was negatived, ani tho house adjourned to Thiusdip THURSDAY, APRIL 24. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM presented a petition from the University of Oxford, against the Roman Catholic cleimn. l-ord SUFFIELD presented a petition from the inhabitants of , the Hundred of II mobleyartl. in the county of Norfolk, complaining of agricultural distress ; and praying for relief from taxes on malt and Ix.' y.—Laid on the table. COMMUTATION Or Trrnirs.—The Marquis of LANS DOWNE said, before they proceeded to the order of the day. he wished to advert to a subject of considerable importance to Ireland. lie understood it was the intention of the i scratchy of that part of the United Kingdom to present a tition for a commutation of tithes . He expressed a hope that he should not be considered wanting in reap-ct if he requested a right rev. prelate, who was to present the petition, to give notice ot the day on which he should i present it, ILA he had a petition to piesent on the some subiects whch he should like to deliver at the same tune. THE NEGOCIATION WITH FRANCE. Lord ELLEN BOROUGH rate upon the orderer Maeda, so sakes. the House upon the conduct of his Majesty's ministers in the late negotiations with France and Spain. He said, he rose wider considerable anxiety and doubt of his abilities to perform to the satisfaction of the House II public duty. The great question of Spain was so impor ant in his view, that he was called upon to lay aide all considerations of it pereonal nature, and to confine himself only to the subject. Painful as it was to unveil what he called the shame of the country,,oecasioned by the conduct of his Majesty's ministers in the late uegociations. that pain was in • creased by seeing a noble duke connected with the transaction.— lie had entertained the hope of seeing the name of that noble duke handed down to posterity with the glory it once deserved, I but lie should forfeit his duty if he consented to balance errors u gainst public t•roices ; let services be rewarded, but let errors wbo:ver might commit them, be censured. In the discussion which took place on the afrairs of the Continent, the revolution of Naples had been considered very dititrent from that of Spain. It was distinctly admitted by the noble duke. that the Spanish reeohrion was proioked. He intreated the lords, in forming their judgment of the Spanish people to recollect the citeum stances which led to the revolution. King Ferdinand on his res toration. promised to ratify the con:Motion, and allow the free (lam of the press. His first act, however, was to throw pies me illegally into ptison. In 11113. 32 p e r s ons were in the public pria.a... A tribunal was appointed to try and punish them...- he tribunal said thy found no olf, ace had been committed by tic pinnaces. I.:La:o4ml men tool: on lintf.elf to punch them. wig i i r 4 i L