The National Register. — London, England, 1823-04-21 00:00:00

r~ - . --........... = ~ THE NATIONAL REGISTER r ' 22 ittpertal Vartiaincnt. them, and if it would suit the convenience of the Lords. he should, on Tuesday next, bring f.Award the question more at large. 'flue Grant in Aids Bill, and the Innkeepers Allcwance Bill, passed through Committees —Adjourns:.. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16. The house met at tour o'clock, when counsel and witnesses were heard at the bar in support of Allertlyee'v Divorce Hill. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the evidence was ordered to be printed. Mr. Bastard and other Meniters from the Commons brought Up a private bill. The Bishop of OXFORD presented petitions from the Dean and Chapter of Windsor, and the city of Oxford, against the Roman Catholic Claims. Lord SA LTOU N presented a petition from the island of Ne vis, praying . for equansation of duties to which they are liable. the petitions were read and laid on the table. The Innkeepers Allowance Bid, and the Grants in Aids Bill, were read the third time.—Adjourued. THURSDAY, APRIL 17. ANTI-ROMAN CATHOLIC PETITIONS. The Archbishop of York presented petttions against the Roman CADMIIC claim, from the West and East Riding of York. The Bight Her. Prelute declarzd his concurrence in the said pennons. and his intention to support the prayer of the petitions.—The Archbishop presented a unilar pettuons from other }arts of the county of fort. The Bishop of CHESTER p re sented a petition from the clergy of Litchfield and Sarum, praying that no concessions nosy trade to the Roman Catholics, to tae injury of tile protestant establishment. The Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented a petition from the ciao tit Gloucester, having the same object. Lord CIA FDEN presented a petition from the Roman Ca thodes of Kilkenny, playing, tor admission to the rights of the Constitution. The Marquis of LAN SDOW NE delivered a petition from the itillabitaitts of Arran, complaining Of distress, and praying relief. The petitions were read, and laid on the table. TUE LATE NELioCIATIONS. Lord KING adverted w the papers respixting the nrgociation. and observed, that although they might give satisfaction to many, they dui not satisfy his mind, and in tomer to know what :Rita- LiCllOll they would anti rd the country generally, be wished to obtain sonic account of the expcnce attending such diplomacy.— lle thought the noble Duke had been duped. The French Go vernment first duped the ministers respecting the object of the Cordon Sanitaires—Secondly, into an attempt to moicl the I . :1:41041 ttiardly, t almost a iionnivance at HOUSE OF LORDS. 160/1011Y, APIIIL 14. The house met at thtee o'clock, and the apace below the bar was soon closely occupied by strangers, anxious to hear the statement of the Earl of Liverpool on the subject of the French PC/600 of Spain. The Lords made a numerous attendances The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from Dudley, in %Vora itershire, against the Insolvent Debtors' Ae'.; also a petition train the Mayor and Burgesses of neverley,. against the Roman Catholic Claims. The Grant in Aids Bill and the Innkeepers Dill were read the ozcond time. Lo'd 1101. L AND presented a petition from the Rev. Dr. 'Highniore, calling ttie attention of the house to the incapacity of eccie-atistical persons to hold lay petition was read, and laid on the table. FRENCH INVASION OF SPAIN. The Eatl ut LIVERPOOL engird the house about five o'clock, beating a red box containinA the negociations on the subject of the war between France and Spain. The noble earl. some time after, rose on the onkr of the day, u• - •d commenced his speech by sayitig•-••' . to Al.Niesty ' s eom mantis, I rise to iay on the oble of VOA noose certain papers relative to toe neguctations winch proceeded between this country and others on the disputes of FfittoCC and Spain."—!t would be seen twat GOYCIIIIIMIA did sac stand in the situation of Ministers liner a &data:ion ut war, i.i it loco it had been customary to ttate nut only the outline cf tacos, but enter into argument on their pink! . and contaiet. The noble earl then adverted to the Spanish Constitution in 181/, WIOCII was recognised in 1819. There was no intelereace on the part of the Powers of Europe on that occasiou on the contrary, all were desirous to promote conciliation with Spain. 'foe Constitution, to wino. Ferdinand the Seventh gave ins solemn sanction, went on without inter ference on the part of any rower, and in whatever view the :mans ut Spain *eta conaittered, the conclusion must be, that the Governments of Europe h 4141 cou act s of to the res oration of that • Government, which the sohanii MCI of Ferdinand the Seventh 1..1 sanctioned. There never had been any occasion in tclll6l l • .7country had for an instant admitted tire right of foreign interkrenee with the internal of Siwin. In subsequent he,pcistions his Majesty's Goveintnent required answers to three questimis--First, if Frsitice male war, would the °Ater high Powcrs withdraw their Ministers from Spain? Secondly, if war broke cot, what form woull the High Powers assume with reli ve; to Spair. Thi.dlr. was it the intention of; the !Ni& low, ova. * AI Ca& stir oa t , 00 kivs wistaria* to Frame 111111MIMMINIMIPI. • ::"CPier OC : „ w e b 4 111 IMP ,r4N,Mikk Jli to the intended . measures of France; and the insuneetinnary int entree which were the subject a complaint. '1 he neble marquis expressed a hope that that paper would at least be produeml. Lord ELLE NBOROUG II said he observed a passage in the speech of the King of Spain to the Cottes in MI, which could bear but one inference. The speech stated that the Sovereigns in Congress on the affairs of Naples gave a solemn notice that the nut:stained no hostile intention with respect to Si ain ther y e:bre wished to know whether any paper was in existence containing such assurance. The Earl of LIVERPOOL could only say, speaking from ge neral recollection. that he litter heard of such a paper. Lord El .1 EN BOROUG IL—Does the noble lord mean to say such a paper is not in existence, or that I.e never Iseat.l of per it ?. The Earl or LIV ER POOL.—I never heard of such a pa. Lord DAItI'LEY could not discover in the negocattitin any ground to justify his Majesty's ministe a in die assertion that war might be avoided, because in that moat detestable part of die French King's speech which said no reform was to come from any but toe King, there was an end to all hope of peace. He wished to know whether, in the view his Majesty's ministers wok of the intentions of France. they instructed Sir Charles St wart to make a protett to the French Government. It' ary suchdo. content was in exiatence, he expressed a hope that it might be produced 1.0111 HOLLAND wished to know whether any document could be produced on the subject of a comp lains that France had sent money to Si .nn to excite insurrection'i The Fall of LIVERPOOL did not know any deaunent of that description. Lord ELLENSOROUGIL—As it appears the Sovereign of France disavowed all aggrantiisement in the attack on Spam, it was but fair the Howie should be put in possession of shy do cument on that subject. The Earl tit LIVER POOL—That moat material documeat is before the public. The subject was then dropped. Earl I) lINLEY gave notice of a Immo on Monday reapecing the stale of the navy at dillereta. ports. The Earl of LIVERPOOL adteried to a notice which he gave before Eastet of his inxittion to make a motion Oh the subject of appeals before dist House, end xciorduigly gale notices that rin this day sennight he should move for the epponitment of • committee to enquire into the state of appeals.—Ad l ionmod to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. titsuoV, Anal. 14.. Ittr.3-4 Rains watt two nil. .. . eon. At a u•proniatic dinner, Messrs. V illele, ve l'" ,:eeiest wlleen.lt relerehte IQ the invasion of Nl on tmorency, acrd Cl ia tanibriand, might each boast how much tarrt by Franee. - The Allied Powell h ive fos answer. that if they had duped the British Government. By asking the adv.ce Prance was obliged to break up her relations of amity with of Mr. Secretary Canning. they had so Battered that gentlemen, Simms they should break up theirs. r lie noble duke who rept e- that he V• af satisfied Puruigal would not be eubject to die attack s inner the King of 161iglano ut Verona seated that the British of France. Alter the well known perfidy ot the Bourbons, it eitiverninent recommended the Allies to abstain from all inter- really wassardonialling how the ministers of England could have termer in the internal aflisirs of other countries. They coma- hem cajoled. The noble lord concluded by moving for an ac• tiered that all measures necessary fur the amelioration of he lOttlit Of the exist:nee in ttic torcign inissione at Pat is and alodral, condition of things in Spain, ought to °Tull:nue in Spain racier between the Ist of September, and the ilst ot December. Isa than retuned. li the Allies consented to roost the alunarch on the motion was agreed to. the thione of Spain to overturn that Commotion be Lad gnu- Lord 1101.1. A ND then rose to put questions to the noble ranteed, they would only ; lace him in a false position, and Earl Liverpool. on the subject of re/reign mations. First, lie tepee Mai to datigee. 'the Allies would also expose theniselvee wished to know whether there was any stipulation or treaty in to great risks and enormous expenses. Such were the 'sentiments existence between England, France. Spain, or any other coun caprewed by the noble duke, in discussion upon the before- wee, by which the Crowns of Spain and lerance were t oed be united maned questions. At last the noble duke entered a solemn on Lie Maid i—Secondly, of any treaty was sig in Sep protest against intern:thrice in the alfairs of tiaain, and the me- tellinti between 'lino-Slit end France, engaging Russia to furnish races oi the Allied Posers. After breaking up the Congress it France at Toulon, with a large tome, in caw: of war with Spam? Was desirables the object of Ons country being the preeetvation —Thirdly, whether the leak :of Wellington, at Verona, acted . e peace, to offer our inediatiun, which was refueed by Fra• as the re t neeetiuttive of the Goveriunent, regularly apiannted as 'ene British Government could, however, say, that Spain was minieter ot the congreee / desirous of its nictitation. It soas the uty of Government to 'o i l Eitel ot LIVERPOOL said, with respect to the first Mops all the memos toey•could to :toed Ituetuities. The noble question, he was not able to satiety the noble lord beyond the earl had no wt e n d in raying, that nothing cou.d have intilleta allait..l lie made when ate subject was introduced on a isomer him to recommend the Sistriards to give up one WWII one tuile on ;he had no hesitation in saying, that, looking at all the •of their Conetitittion, winch they emelt:end beneficial ; but no proceedings between dna century and Fiance, he had no itillicohy man could deny that the Cenaitution required modal/anon. In stating that the Crownsuf France and Spain mete not to be sisuiti, as & divided country. Was open to euccesslul p o t / m ore. united on one need. As to tiny treaty by which Russia engaged 'though she might be ultimately bucee. eful, the could not /mom to send troops to France, no such thing was in existelice. On )pet best provinces being pillaged, for such must be the result. the third question. whether the noble Duke was sent to Verona Such be the Lem, it was the duty of his Majesty's Govern- in the cli mime of minister , his noble friend was there AS Illelli suent to reconittiend same change, if any could be made, to potentiwy, end it was open to bun to take part in any points of ovoid calamities ' but this change was to be mule in the spirit 1 inscuaeion. white" and conciliation, not by threats and commands. His Ma- Earl GREY aid, the noble earl (Liverpool) on a former day j etny i s Government felt that they could not do better than ewer) many his statement under a iniecouception. when he said the themselves of the inetrumente.lity of his noble friend, to whom invasion of Spain was opposed by rite noble dale at Verona . — Spain was OD nnich indebted. The noble duke gained a know- The invasion of Spain dul not appeal W occupy the noble duke's ledge of the Cohetitution whilst lie carlied on the conflict in that attentien. It wa. moat extraoro mai y, that in a cause which in• country. It wus, therefore, natural that lie should consult the rotted tree lesppihms and liberty ill Europe, su much intlifiere: ..e people of Spain on the subject. They were not recommended should have been shewn to the real objects ot France. The to yield to menaces, or even invasion—indeed the Spaniards dill noble leari cent, he could not find one word which lie considered not believe ally he would take pluce—not until a few days a sortable disclaimer of the prime:pie of interference. It was not „s t e t t h e King o e es oca e• 6 'we ed, aloe t h e y l e d t o b e lieve that suer a representation as he cowmen:el aniaistent with the honour tee store would take place. Vl'hen that speech was delivered, and character of tilts century. lie trusted in God the French tee Melina of his Alajesty's Government was, that all hopes of peuale did not supportelle obnoxious acts of their Government. accommodation were at an end; but it would appear ern the and that just we l ts:once would ultimately fah on the iniquitous papers, that at the delivery of that spemh, France declared her violators in the independence of a pimple who had elicosti true &este was as ardent as evet for peace. Evoi with respect to courage, and real diguity iii seri ,wrung their conetitutiiinalrighte. that offensive paragraph, that all authority must imusnate from 'I he Earl of I.IV le RPOOI. rose to complain of the 'node the Ctown, there was a desire expre'sed to qualify it. 'fil e noble adopted by the noble earl, silo might have given him 14 hours earl then &everted to the most material part of the question. notice on the points in ante-mations and in tat rube an answer namely, what had been the policy, and what ought to be the would have been given us lit theee point*: but the noble lord, on policy, of the 1016,0 Gove ninert, 'Pima policy had been pretence of aelting for lilletnietton had actuallY made a speech. veutrality—they had always avowed it towards Sllloll.llle embracing sane of the topic. to he ' dimussed on Tuesday. sr he wiuuld cericluile by movine that the title of tbe papers lie mail. noble earl concluded by saying, it was hard upon him to call for They would be in the pueseesion of all the Lords, who would explanation of die papers beture the tittle tiled for enquiry. ase, upon inspection, that his etajeloy'e Government had done its Alter some !slather convelaation the House adjous tone to Ithglohd, FlItT)Ce. Spain, and the King of this country. rlonAY , &rata lb. god GB ley (loosed the itie.teures adopted by his Majesty's Lord POWISCOUItT took theuauls and his seat. Guyer= lit. Ile was not reputed to argue upon all the facto - The Marquis of HUNTLEY presented two petitions from In having lied no opportunit to see the papers; but upon the n- verness, one complaining of agreutturel distress , the other pray ble earl's stateroom lie sa t e prepared to contend. that if a mote for repeal of the dotal oti coals carried coastwise. ite.terrniucd tone had bona used kiy the British Govettiment, their The Earl of ESSEX. presented a petition from the county of wouldfln would not have had tin unlortunide termination, neither Eesex. complaining ot agricultural demise. ld Spain lute been made the thmtte of iniquitous aggres. D o c t or Smith. whit the cormuisouuers of Richmond bridge, MOM. pr e sented account& ations from Lord Koss, the title ot' the 'f he Duke of RICIINIOND presented a petition from the After a few obsery pat.ers woe read,--Adjounie I. clergy of Chichester, against the Boman Cethulic claims. T U ESDA Y. APR:I. 15. Marquis CAMDEN presented petitions float various hop- Tile. Traffic, from the Office of Chat Secretary for Ireland, plantere in Sussex, and other parts, against the hop duties. permitted returns made under the Insurrection Act. Loth CA LTHORPE presented a petition titan Sufletk on Mr. Tonilins, from the 'freiteury , presented an account el agricultural disown. money issued for the reduction of the public debt ; also the 'lite above petitions were read and laid on the table. fourth report of the Conernisemeere fin managing the debt. Tll le LA'Z'E E N EGOCIAT 10 NS. The Karl of WESMOtt FLAN° presented two petitions The Earl of LIVAIWOOL talverted to the debate of last font the county of Iseicetner, again the Ise' Debtors' night, and the inquiries mane by several noble lords for papers Act. connected with the late negoetations. lii pursuance of his pro• The Earl of DER ?X pre :ented a petition from the millers, nose to' ive informant/a on the subject tins day. lie robe to ad rneelinen. and corn ble!nr6 of Liverpool, coinplaining of the dress the Donee. The noble earl stated, that wale of the paper* manner in which reit:ens are obliged to be made under die Bad could not be produced, when. would be hid tin tl:e taint on of the late King. Mondey. Tile Maryut. of BUT presented a petition froth Glaumegan, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, with respect to the in complaining sat egriculturat distress. terinediete cuniniunicutiori heal the Duke of Wellington. be- Tee al were read and laid en the table. tween October and Novernlecv, on the adios of Spain. toe noble LOOM' Y 1 0 1111.—Fell G ' l E Y tin the absence of Ministers) earl had &LIU there was no /SOW paper. It ass extutinary that flea. ne had beetowed it th thin' lie could counnunit on the the noble duke should nut hes t ussle any such co u l n a nication. perusal of site papers laid on the teble by his Majeety'scommand, as it appeared by that atitinswon there was an absence of all and lit Wilf sorry to Ay the rowing Of these papers had not I notice nom Mr. Secreury,Cauning during removed the niserreseiri On iiie mint ; on the contrary , his opi- I portant communicut on en tile:Duke of Welliligtemdated Oct. 11-1. Gm weeks of that im. &ion was, that in the late negociutions at Verona and Vatic, the ', ite understood there was au intermediate cons 11111 l lication, and if !amour and in ...trot at vie country had been seetificed to a de- co. the House ought to have it. eV eot. however l'e'f_all.ke d Rant gree unprecedcweel • It was li a intennon. on Thursday neat, if was a i•otrimunication awn veying the bra inipress_unymae by the ; leo Mstsst ' al.nisters acre prevent, to put some quitting:le to I tenth Government to the mind of the Dora o f NI pan, as • took the oaths and tutor seats. The Swearing Act Amendment Bill we'll through a coot. Tile Forgery Bill was ordered to be read a second time this day six months. The Apprentices' Bill was read a second time.—Oraered to he committed to.morsow. The House went into a committee on the Vision Duties Bill. fur the purpose of tilling up blanks. The preamble was post poned•—liteport ;FRANCE AND SPAIN• Mr. CANNING presented papers at the bar of the House. — They were laid on the table. Me:. CANNING rose to mare that the title of the bill lee read. In doing no, lie should redeem the pledge given some weeks ago to enter iolllldetuile d the course pursued by ministers ; and in the affairs of the world, affairs+ of unexampled magni tude, lie felt the importance of the duty he had to rethinks. — Ministers had pursued one Odin dCGUIIIVe course, that of en deavouring to preserve the peace of Europe, and of this country in particular. Ile *mad advert to the state of Europe to Septema r, when these trausactione commenced, and about which time be took the seals at Whet. lie 1001111 ill 111 S office a i leseurd which sae how amongst the seclude a this country ; land that eeord laid down Cie principle of non-interference %rib the independence of Europe. But when that record was &woo up, the case of Spin was sot contein,itated ; however, ohms the Duke of Vi ellingtou went to Paris, °Phis way to Verona, as he foiled the case of Span lik. ly to occupy the diectiosima; the Duke smote haute for instructions. He %rote fur answer. that to any menace or force against Spain, come from what quarter it might, the ministers of England would not be party to any such proceeding.; and the Duke was instructed to oats as much .thetiever the ;wiper tune at rived.. -(llver, hear.) — It was riot expected that the case et Spain would be discussed, least of all that it would be agitated by France. 'flie 'peva& of the King of France, uo closing the session of 18 2, paeticu lady led to that opinion. Therefore it would be seen that Ma instructions originally did not contemplate such queetion„ certainly not that halt Europe would be required by Prance to join tier against Spain. The British nunieter was asked whe ther, in particular eilllell, this country - would cuutitenance curtain support; and he declined to give 11,0111,rothetic answer to any hyputhetic case. The British plenipotentiary, on the contrary, demanded to know Um cause of offence. The question was die cussed at Verona foe weeks, and our minister maintained the same position to the last hour of his continuing at Verona. Or the Duke's retuifi to Paris, there appeared to be a disposition to preserve peace, if possible ; -but iloWn to such moment there bad been no contemnication by this country wills Spain OR this point. The reason be would explain. There was a great outcry, it would be remembered, about the attack!' on oor mer• Ch Mt vessels by the dal; of the sinacknowledgedly iiidependent colonies of South America. Decided steps were adopted by the British Govet meat, and then a communication was wade to Spain, but then the Spanish Court set up' obsolete rights about constructive blockades. —Eventually, however, Si, W. A'Cuurt succeeded. and hall a million was set a part by Spain to pros ide redress. Every inteution was et Mord to afford re dress, and our Government was thus simultaneously pursuing two objects--the redress to our trade in the colonies, and the defence of the European Spanish dominions against Ewalt threats. Afterwards, at Verities, Spain r Iled on the Doke to interfere iu its protection; but that was deviated at such cliois. However, the two, France and Spain, were iu a painful eituatiem; Francs seemed to act as if war could not be incited. English interference in oegociation proceened, for then the dangers of war were seeti ; to e t e l:e ti n ou to ha F d ra r n ed ee . , ce d i n i d au e l v f e t n o tua . l l l ? . 1 , 7 ( " hoiroee, "..) peace ar war between France and Spain ; and when that was the unqualified question which was Menet issue, it was encoded to with all anxiety by the English ministers. And, at last, the Duke of Wellingtou did, as he was entitled to do—be ad dressed the Coati of Madrid, frankly, on the present state of affairs. 'IIIM, letter would be found mongol the papers; it was (IT language of friendship addressed to the Spaniard*: Lord k• Sumerset bore that letter. Ile still thought t e Ge . women% had dune right in accepting such mediation. The do cement had out all the finesse 01 diplumacy--but at spoke thlt honest teeltugs of a friend. Ili January Lord F. Somerset left fur M drid. Matters so stood till the estrsorditiary speech of the French tarter juetifyiug the attack of S t iaiii.—yllear.) -- It said that nu riuproventems could be counteilanced that tad nut meditate from the Throne. It was answered by Englaol, that if such were the dot trine of the *peer., there was an mid of all negociations ; as it was a dofftrine that could not be corm teraneed by any brats& minister—(leos, hear, bear.) -And ti IIIIMINA&MNIMMENIIIIMMIIMI ..t ;, I.- IN