The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-02-05 00:00:00

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Mr. HOBHOUSE gave notice, that nn the 24 March he should move for a total repeal of the iVindolv Tax. ----- RICHARDSON, 000DLUCH & Co., beg leave to recommend to the attention of their Frientla and the y, i hlic the Scheme of the New State Lottery, which presents to xlveriturers very novel and striking advantages. The Scheme coutains SEVEN PRIZES or 120,000 MONET AND S PER CENTS. Mow than 7000 Tickets will be drawn the First Day, the 19th of Februa►y. the whole of which will be PR azes, as all the Blent.s silt become New Tickets or entitled to 101. in Nloney at the option of the holders. Tao Prizes of 20,000/. are sure to he drawn the First Egg. Herefordshire—William Chute Hayton; of Moreton Coart, LEATHER TAX. Mr. CALCRAFTi4;e nitice that on Thursday, the 25th ort, this month, he should move for the twat repeal of the tax upon Leather, unless the Chancellor of the Exche quer should intimate a similar intention. IN 'REAM: OF' THE MILITARY. Sir W. 'PIONY made some observations in a low tone POetlutthe increase of the Army and Navy. Mr. Secretary c'ANNING said that be would only reter the Hon. Member to that part of the Speech which re bind to this subject, 'tad he would find that the causes of the augmentation ware mentioned. The question, how veer. would come before the house at a proper time, when all necessary explanations would be made. In the mean while the Hon. Member might be assured that Govern ment would not take any step beyond the vote of the last year. Esq. Hertfordshire—P. Hadow, of Colney Chapel, Esq. Keht—Fiennes Wykeham Marlin, of Leetii Castle, Esq. Leicestershire—E. Major, of Blaby, Esq. Lincolnshire—W. E. Tomlin., of Riby grove, Esq. Monmouthshire— J. Partridge. of Monmouth, Esq. Norfolk—T. Thornaugh Gordon, of Lefton. Esq. Northamptonshire—W. Abbott, of Moulton Grange. Esq. Northemberland—Ed. Collingwood, of Diasington Hall, . 411 • Esq. Nottioghamshire—Wm. Charlton, of ChtOwen, Esq. Oxfordshire—Stanlake Batson, of Al isbury, Esq. Rutlandshire—J. Morris, of North Luffeohaus, Esq. Shropshire—J. iVinglield, of Onslow, Esq. Somersetshire—E. Jefferits Esdaile, of Cotheistou House, • Day. Tickets and Shares are on SOP by RICTIARDSON, GOODUJCIE & CO. at their Old Established Office, [Of , . Bank Buildings, Cornhlll, where Schemes with full particulars may be had. SCOTCH REFORM. HUNT'S EXTRAORDINARY CONFESSION ! rglllE FIRST TART OF HUNT'S CONFESSION it made to Mr. Harmer, his Solicitor, which was pub liThed in the WSZARAI INSPATCH Milllapapit of Sunday lapt, t e viog excited the mast holy interest throughout the country, the Proprietors of that-J*llmM respectfully inform the Public' that they intend to keep thnt Number on sale during the whole of the present month; end that the SECOND PART of the Con fession, developing the dreadful secrets of the murderers—the Ingenious plan formed for the murder of Mr. Weare—likewise a history of the Plots laid for the destruction of the several other p-rsons, with the miraculous escapes of some of the in tended sietims.'will be published in the WEEKLY DISPATCII of Sunday next, February 9. Orders received by all the New-venders, and at the Office, 7, Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, London. It is expected that all letters with Orders shall be post paid, and have a reference for payment to some house in London. Esq. Staffordshire—E. Sneyd, of Byrkley Lodge, Esq. County of Southampton—Walter Long, orPeezliew, Suffolk—J.. Fitzgerald, of Bredfield. Esq. ' ' Surrey—F. Young, of Camberwell, Esq • .• S u Hex —D. Rovrk rent. felq.dawsez W arwlirtattreabi Altf, Offfortitterited, Esq. Wiltshire—Sir E. Poore, of Rashall, Bart. Wotnestershire—Str C. Sidney Smith, of Eardiston Iruse. Bart. Yorkshire—Sir J. Van de Dempde Johnstone, of. Hackness Bart. SOUTH WALES. Carmarthenshire—G. Morgan, of Abereothv, Esq. Pembrokeshire—O. Harris, of Ivy 'rower, Esq. Cardiganshire—J. Seandrett Herron!, of Peterwell, Egg. Glamorganshire—J. Bassett, of Bouvilstone House, Esq. Breconahire—W. Augustus Gott, of Peumalrth, Esq. Radnorshire—H. Vaughan. of LlwynNladoek, Esq. Mr. A BERCROMBY gave notice that on the 26th of nest month he shonld move for leave to bring in a Bill ta effect a Reform in the Representation of the City of Edin; burg% is Parliament. TIM MC AT eV GSTA WERT., -• Mi. 3. WILLIAMS gave notice that he intended, on the 24th of this month, to mike a motion relative to the Court of Chancel'. • • • QUALIFICATIONS OF JURORS. Mr. WEFiTERN gave notice•that he intended, on the Ilth of this month, to bring in a Bill for altering the pre sent qualifications of Jurors. HOMAN CATHOLICS. SirJ. NEWPORT gave notice that on Tlitirsaar, the 19th of thts month, he should more for the repeal of so much of the Act of the 9th William, chapter 7, as re• lated to the Roman Catholics of Ireland ; and that, as a preparatory step, he should, in the course of the pre sent evening, move that certain papers be laid before the house. Da. GRAHAM ON EPILEPSY. Lately Published, price Is. 01.1. riIIE RESULTS of Experience in the Successful Treatment of EPII.I.:PSY ; pointing out a safe re medy that has been effectually employed in above b 0 cases. By T. J. GRAIIANL. M.D. Member of the Royal Collects of Surgeons, in London. Sold by Callon and Wilson, Princes Street ; James Smith, 163, Strand. London, and all other booksellers. AGNIFICENT MASQUERADE, A EGYLL- R ooms. MONDAY, Feb. IG. IS2l.—The Public pre respectfully In formed, that a AIASQUEItADE on an unusual splendid scale, will lake place at the ARGYLI,ROOMS, on MONDAY, POLK 1624.—P0r portico. hr. of Doses, Chat Relent, Ike.. apply to the Committee. at Mr. CIIA ILL ES WWl:lir, Opera Colonnade, Haymarket, who will supply the Wine on the above occasion. n, - 13 EFUGE for the DESTITUTE.—The SEVENTEENTH ANNIVERSARY DINNER of this Institution will he held at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate Street. on Tim RSDAY the 26th day of Feb. 1824. his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, President, in the Chair. STEWARDS. Rt. lion. Earl of Tankerville John Masterman, Esq. The lion. Mr. Justice Best Robert Ililligan, Esq. Sh 0. Robinson, Bart. M.P. _Francis Paynter, Esq. Oro. IL Dawson, Esq. M.P. Thomas Plumer. Esq. Robert Ilichens, Esq. George Oliver, Esq. Thomas Kingsbury, lisq. Thomas Towle, Esq. fieorp Long, 'Esq. ' Benjamin Woolner. Dinner on Table at Six o'clock precisely. Tickets, 20s. each, may he had of the Treasurer, Stewards, Committee, Secretary, and Collec'or ; of the Superintendents i i II echoes Bead and Buxton ; and at the Bar of the Ta wrn. ROBERT CROSBY, Secretary. fIIIARLES WRIGHT , Wine-Merchant to his Roya Highness the Doke of -Clarence, next to the Hines Theatre, Opera relunitade. Haymarket, lota pnrehaaed the whole of flurinentent tine DIM MILTS. now in the Docks, which. for fruit, davuur and Muir, arc matchless 1,1 the Trade, in Pipes and 'locate:Of , . at !Nil per 138 “allmis. Permits &siren. of having Want* WitlP are regorged to bee early in their appliea• a remittance, the above will be forwarded from the London Mocks and permitted thence to the mirehnser.— C. W. has in Shod: route of the pm. distinguished NI tcrs and which lie cal niDr at reduced pro., Mr rash, shipped he the following Mouses :—ltixon, Sanuderxon, Morale. Morelv, Ike. Some 11.21:t PORT:4, mark, I'. 0. front It•wher and Casauas, 3:la.fid. per doz.: SHERRY. 335. tido per dot. ; also light hut warranted geintine CAPE AD El RA, 14i.Gd. per dozen.—Nu ereid. —Portage to hepaid. Nutv baling from the 117illiam, London flocks ((;.prio. ('H :\ll pAGNEs 1 4 ,,ta‘re IniA. unequalled ht England. 41. 4s, per olo7en. Just imported from rorrooe. a large Convicument of tine SALTA D 011,. 21. 2s. per case of 30 114.1 c. or 1,. G.I. per blank. MA R ASt!IIINO (Fraiter‘co Driuli Zara), I:m. lid f Ad:. Fine Devonshire CIDER, 7.. ad. per doz. full quart bottles, by tan luz.well up. TIIE OLD ESTABLISHED FLOOR CLOTH AND CAR PET WAREHOUSE, I IS, LONG ACRE. E Nobility, Gentry, anti the Public are respect tl fully invited to inspect T. WEAVER'S extensive Stock of well seasoned FLOOR CLOTHS. which he natters himself ill he found cheaper and better, than any article of the lied let offered to their attention; as also a great variety of BRCS. VENETIAN, and KIDDERMINSTER CARPET ING, which for elegance of pattern, richness and depth of co lour, cannot be equalled in the metropolis. Hearth Rugs, and every de,cription of Druggets, he continues to offer at a great reduction in price. T. V.. begs leave to return his sincere thanks for the distin guished patronage he has so long enjoyed. Mid trusts that the superiority of his articles, and reasonable charges, will ensure hint their future favours. Hearth Rugs provided to match any particular pattern, at a few hours notice. FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA. I N this Preparation are concentrated all the Medi" cinsl Properties of the Sansaparilla Root, even to • perfect saturation •f the Meostnim with which it is prepared. To such Person*, therefore. sett, from various 'ousts, would experience mat inconvenience, or with p Cmin it would b e utterly impossible to prepare the Decoction, the Fluid " t " , which Posseoses the advantages of portability and of keeping in any tomato, will he beund a most desirable mode of employing this much esteem et mcdi , i ne. Ile Diseases in which It has proved most beneficial are those of the Skin, !kb as th e Scorbutic Affections, Eruptive Disease'', Secondary Symptoms, Ac. analog from a diseased state of the System at large. It may be taken vlhor alone, or comoined with Water, rendering it of the same strengt4 as I'v Decoction. Pfc:ared and Sold by Etntler's,Cliemists,No. 4,Cbeapside, St. Pairs. end i tozcnt•street, (Near the Argyle Itisous,) London; 23, Waterloo-place, c m borgli 31, Sackville-street, Dnblin ; and by the principal Medicine ' Ills throughout the United Kingdom, in Bottles at as. 6d, and 75.6f1 ? De careful to ask for "Batter's Fluid Extract of Sarsaparilla." as Ina" , 'ism are in circulation. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. • At the Court at Brighton, the Slat of January, 1524 ; present the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. 611 ERIFFS appointed by' his Majesty in Council, far the year, 1821 :—. Bedlordshire—Bir R. H. Inglis, of Milton Bryant, Bart. Berkshire--Sir C. Saxton, of Cireourt, Bart. / Buckinghamshire —P. Duncombe Pauncefort Duncombe, of Great Brick hill, Esq. Cambridgeshire and Hantingtonshire—G. Thompson, of So• mersham, Esq. Cheshire —P. Langford Brooke, of Mere, Eaq. C amberland—T. H. Graham, of Edmund Castle, Esq. Cornwall — J. S. Enys, of ns, Esq. NORTH WALES. Anglesey—J. Owen, of Trelswfa, Esq. Carnarvonshire—Sir D. Erskine, of Plas Ise, Bart. Merionethshire —Athelstan Corbet. of Yoysyn3aengwyn, Esq. Montgomeryshire—Sarni. Amy Severne, of Rhorsitnch, Esq Denbyshire—Rd. Myddleton Lloyd, of Wrexham, Esq. Flintshire—L. J. Most 3 n, of Calcot Hall, Esq. Palace at Brighton, Duchy of Lancaster, Jan. St. The King has been pleased to appoint J. Entwistle, of Fox holes, Esq. Sheriff of the County Palatitinu of Lancashire for the year ensuing. PARTNERSHIPS - DISSOLVED. S. Davey and S. Norman, Old street, St. Luke's, coopers.— E. Atkinson and R. Humphrey'. Sloane street, Chelsea, up holsterers.- J.J. Holford, J. B. Gribble, and R. Lucas, Lon don, and Lisbon, so far as regards J.J. Holford.—A.A. Hardy and J. Copeland, Sheffield, attornies.—G. Keyzar and J. Critchley, Liverpool, timber ruerchants.--J. Marshall, J. Hives, J. R. Atkinson, and J. Marshall, jun., Leeds and Shrewsbury.—J. Rose and W. Wilkinson. White cross street, tea dealers.—J. Davies and S. Rogers, Sackville street, Piccadilly, warehousemen.—J. Smith and W. Robuck, Shepley, Yorkshire, woollen cloth mapufacturers.—J. Whitley and J. Mason, Liverpool, attornies.—T. and S. (ireathead, Holmfirth, Yorkshire, drapers.—W. Forty and C. Jones, Stow on-the-Wold, Glocestershire, dealers in horses.—H. Marlin & T. Rake, City road, stable keepers.—M. Pulleyn, and ILA. Smith, Charles street, St. James's, milliners.—J. Vipond and S. Ries, Old Fish street, wholesale cheeaemongers.—%V. and 4. Lambley, Birmingham, cabinet case makers.—E. Archer and F. Williams, Worcester, grocers.—R. Moffat, T. Martin, and W. Moffat, Liverpool, commission merchants, so far as .regards R. Mofiktt.—T. Handley and J.ll. Lister, Gray's Inn Square, attornies. CERTIFICATES, Fee. 24. E. West, Little Frome, Iterefor(istiire, miller.—T. W. Bay ley, Basing lane, wine merchant.—T. Oxford street, Cannon•street road.grocer.—W.Thonsas, Regent street, Picea. stationer.—E. Staff, Norwich, brick maker.—H. Dun nage, Colchester, miller.-11ills, Southend, Essex, carpenter. IMPERIAL PA RLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WzornenAy. The SPEAKEIt took the Chair at four o'clock. Seve ral new Members were sworn in and took their tests. Lord SI ANLEY presented a petition from a certain person in Manchester, praying that a Company might be incorporated for liihtinir th4t town with gas. USURY saws. Mr. Sergeant ONSLOW gave notice that lie should to morrow (this day). move for leave to bring in a Bill t o regulate and restrain the Laws which at present exist re lating to Usurious Contracts. COAL DUTIES. Sir W. LEMON prPsenteli petitions from different pa rishes in the county of Cornwall, against the Duties on Coals. Sir MILES NIGHTINGALE presented a similar peti tion froas the borough of Eye, in the county of Sulfa. LEATHER DUTIES. Sir J. NEWPORT presen•ed a petition from the city of Waterford. praying for a Repeal of the Duties on Lea ther. COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE. The SPEAKER then fixed the days of sitting for the different Committees. He likewise read over the Roles and Orders of the House upon the subject of its privi leges. VAGRANT LAWS. Mr. LIT fLETON said that he was desired by his Hon. Friend the Member for Stifford (NI r. Lhetwynd), to move for certain Returns relating to the Laws on Vagraecy. very considerable clamour haul been excited upon this subject, which arose no doubt from the misunderstanding that generally prevailed as to the extent and nature of the operation of the present laws. The subject was likely to come before the house in a short time ; but previous to the discussion, his Hon. Friend was anxious that the house should have more information than they , now possessed. , And surely there was no person who could with greater justice express that anxiety than his Hon. Friend: To him belonged the praise of having saved the country upwards of one hundred thousand pounds in the were particular of conveying vagrants from different parishes. To hint belonged the praise of having simplified the modes of procedure and the various laws upon the subject, to an extent scarcely to have been hoped fur. The clamour which had prevailed on this topic arose from the general misunderstanding of the law, or from the want of due discretion and caution on the part of the Magistrates. He moved for a Return of all the persons oorntuitted as vagrants by the Magistrates to the different houses of correction and bridewells in England and Wales, from the sth of January, Is2o, to the sth of January, 1624, specifying the particular act of vagrancy; and also for a Return of the sums paid by the respective Treasurers of the counties of England and Wales, for the passing vagrants, from January, IS2O, tp January, 1824. FOREIGN RELATIONS. Mr. Secretary CANNING laid before the house copies of a Convention between his Majesty and the Emperor of Austria, relative to the Aurrian Loan, and also of the additional article to be concluded at L ondon, between bis Majesty and the King of France, relating to the traffic in slaves. FOREIGN RELATIONS.' Mr. HILL was about to bring up the It..port on the Ad dress, when _ _ _ Mr. HORHOUSE rose. He said that he was probably correct in supposing that the Report about to be made, re lated to the discussion of last night. Ile was unwilling to waste five misdates of the time of the House upon the general question of the Address, as other opportunities would occur of considering its contents in detail. There were, however, one or two points which he felt himself called upon to say a few words. On the very important part of the Speech which related to our foreign pollcy, he joined in the protest which had been ni tile by his Learned Friend (Mr. Brougham), and other Members on the same side of the house against all concurrence in the sentiments of the Address. it he gave any such concur rence, he should disgrace himself—lie should falsify his duty to the country and his constituents—hr s It on LI lie totally unmindful of the character of their forefathers and the renown of Englsnd. Two questions tie would venture to put to the Right Hon. Secretary opposite, and he boated they would not be regarded as unimportant or improve. He attended with the greatest anxiety to every word which fell last nicht from the Itizlit Hon. Gentleman. All Eu rope, indeed, would look n ith ,treat interest to his speech; not a syllable could drop from his lips on the question of our foreign policy by which the fate of Europe would not be affected. He trusted, therefore ' - that on the points to , 'which he alluded. tlax...Kiglit Hon. Gentleman would sup- ' ply the tit teiencies of his last night's speech, anti ratisty the expectations of the country. The first point related 1 to the Provinces of South America. Upon that question the Right Hon. Gentleman had spoken, but in a tube so light as to be unsatisfactory to any one but his colleagues, who were supposed to possess the same informa'ioa with himself. The Right Hon. Gentleman said that it would be graceful and just that Old Spain should have an oppor tunity afforded her of recovering the possession of her former Colonies. Certainly flouting could he more gra cious and just. He perfectly agreed with the Right Hon.' Gentleman, that if the King of Spain were this inomentsui jutie—if his country were his own—if his capital were his own—if his resources were his own—if his crown were his loom (and neither of them were so), then might lie he per mitted to a.tempt the recovery of his Trans-atlantic pos sessions. But he would ask the Right lion. Liectlem in whether he meant to tell that house, the country, and Europe, that whilst Spain was in possession of 70,01)0 French troops—whilst every place of sire ngth, from Bar celona to Cadiz, was garrisoned by French forces, and was under the dominion of the French Crown—that this great and once respectable Empire would suffer Spain to engage in the effort to recover her Trans-atlantic possessions Would he as a Minister permit this? Did he think, that because the constitutional spirit of Spain had been forcibly put down—because there was no re-action in favour of freedom—that the King of Spain was therefore to he ac counted free? If formerly he was regarded as the prisoner of the Constitutionalists, what was he now to he called when hedged in by the bayonets of France ? Suppose the French troops were to retire to-morrow, the consequence would be that the Spanish Monarch niust the next day quit the throne. The house and the country had on this subject a right to a categorical answer. He (Mr. Hobhovs.) was not so foolishly jealous, as to wish to extract from the Govern ment any of its secrets; but he might at least inquire, whether, whilst completely in the power of the French troops. Spain was to be allowed to recover . her Tra s atlantic possessions ? There was another omission in the Speech of the Right Han. Gent. last night. It had been said last Session, and frequently repeated on the posilve guarantee of the French Minister to the French King, that there was to be no permanent occupation of Spain by France. The Right lion. Gentleman had told tile house this more than once on former occasions, but did he come forward now and tell the house how mach longer the occupation was to continue? Did lie even say that he had ever asked the question of the French Government? The hoose of Commons had a right to know this, and they had likewise a right to know the answer. The house, however, was in possession of an answer. One hundred and twenty thousand men had iuvaded Spain, and between 60 and 70 thousand men were left behind. There was - not a position of any consequence in Spain which was not now in possession of the French troops. Surely the Right Hon. Gentleman would tell the house something on this head. He did not ask him to tell the hottuse say thing on the guarantee of the French King— for thewords of Kiags were no gurautees- 7 still less of a King who had pledged his honour that the Army of Observation was never intended to be one of invasion.— (Cheers.) After this most shameful falsehood, which if it bad been told by a private wan, would have disqualified him from all respectable association, it did not becuina the Right lion. Gentleman to rely upen the operations of dr: French Monarch, or his shallow-minded Minister, Chateau- Inland. There was likewise a question which lie wished to put to the Colonial Secretary. It was, whether he was ' acquainted with the facts and the causes w hich,l induced the issuing of a Proclamation respecting the lonian Islands, the original of which be held in his hands.—(Hear, bear.) It had been his fate to meet with many curious documents, but this !as the most extraordinary of all, The titles of • the person (Sir Thomas Maitland) who ismed it, were so numerous and so singular, that he could not. read them without sailing ; and if he did not know the fact, he shoniml doubt whether it was his prodoction. Whatever might I e the private excellence of . Sir 'lliornas Maitland, still that house had a right to know the reasons why he had put te o of the lonian Islands under quarantine for thirty days, more particularly as he himself was a lamentable instance of a breach of quarantine. The house had a right to ask for proofs at its bar. His Excellency thought proper, in consequence of what occurred in the island of Ithaca, to put two of the islands under quarantine for thirty days, and still more, at the end of the Proclamation, to thunder out his &nit:beau against the unhappy Greeks for lighting in the defence of a cause, which he thought even Sir Thomas Maitland might have pardoned. When a high public oificer putforth Proclamations of this kind, it was usual to state the origin and cause of them ; but this Sir TI bitras Alaitiand had failed to do. He said that a person, calling himself Prince Mavrocordsto, had .violated the nentislitruf the lonian Islands; and, therefore, two - of the islands he puts in qnarantine, and adds that this was done in order that the British Government might not appear as a participator . in the dreadful slaughter and atrocities mschickna .tkis and other occasions bad marked the con- Fract-olllttwpartiewaviatliwa • Ills was wttribating the fault not to the Turk', but to the Greeks. He (Mr. liobliouse) should like to learn from the lion. Secretary whether he knetv what these dreadful slaughters and atrocities were. He (Mr. H.) did know, and he held in his hand a letter which contained a full statement of them. Ithaca was said to be t4me scene of these violvions, but instead of its having horn committed by the Gm m eks, it was tne act of the Turks ; instead of 11;:vi rig been committed by Prince May racordato, lie had done all lie could to prevent the infringe ment of time neutrality of the Islands—lie hid prevented, to time extent of his piece, the men front landing, and he was afterwards, together with his Government, ready to make time most ample apology for the offence. What that (Welter was he should now state. A small Greek squadron had attacked a squadron of the Turks, near the Island of Ithaca, and captured one of the vessels. The crew escaped to land, and whilst the Greeks were taking possession of the vessel, they were fired upon from the shore in the most murderous manner. The Greeks immediately landed, and put to death some of the Turks. It was clear, therefore, that the Turks had b:en the first to violate the neutrality; and if any inquiry took place, which it was proper there should, the facts ought to have been fairly stated by Sir Thomas Maitland in his Proclamation, and the Turks as well as the Greeks should have been censured. Instead of that, he says that he is sorry that those who pretend to be fighting fur liberty should commit such. atrocities. For the sake of an epigraustnatic turn, he launches forth his in vectives against the Greek cause, to the serious injury of that cause. Indeed the greatest alarm had been caused by the Proclamation, and the Greek Government, together with Prince Mavrocordato, were prepared to send the most humble apology to this Government, in order to deprecate the effect of the statement of time Proclamation. It was a singular fact, that Prince Mavrocordato was the very man under whose government every species of atrocity had dis appeared from the Greek charact, r. lie (Mr. II.) did not lay any of the blame in this matter to the doors of our Go eemeemema. lie did not cite how Government could inter fere in behalf of the Greeks agaiast the Turks, when they had refusA ta assist Italy against Austria, an-I Spain against France. The uniformity of the system would not allow it. That system he did not urach admire. but since .it was the policy of the country, he would nut ask the Go vernment to break through it in this sol.tary instance, Tine he disliked the Turks: but he disliked the Austrians still amore; and he knew them both well. Against the Govern:l cut, at home, therefore, he dung no imputation, for they hail dune noticing. Against the language of Sir 'l'. Maitland he iniamt obj tct ; he had called the tear between the Turks and Greeks an " unfortunate strug.gle !" What right had he to call that an " unfortunate struggle ?" lie repeated that it was not an un fortunate s:rugglc, alai did not deserve to be so cha racterized. lam common justice, Sir Thomas Maitland ought to have shown what lock place on bolt sides ; and lie hoped that time Right Hon. Secretary would he able to give a mo r e satisfactory exalenation of Vie cause %chick induced the Go vernor of the lonian Islands to issue such a Proclamation.— Perhaps the itight;Hon. Secretary was not in possession of the original ; if not, he could furnish him with one, which had come to has bands, for the copy which appeared in the news papers was a bad one. Ile would be glad to hear from the Right lion. Gentleman a declaration that the Government at home did ea t participate its the sentiments of Sir Timomae Maitland, with regard to time war which was now waging be tween the Turks an I Greeks, and that t•ley would not allow such a denunciation against the Greeks as tins Proclamation contained to go abroad without explanation or remonstrance. The HAL Member concluded by hoping the house would ex cuse him for having occupied their attention so lone, but the subjects to which he alaided were too important to pass over without receiving some further explanation ou them from the Right Hon. screwy. Mr. CANNING rose.—lle said that he did not rise to discuss the prudenre of giving information to the lion. Gent., or any other Member, upon any questions they thought proper to ask. lie only hoped that in rising to answer the questions which had been just pot to him by the Hon. Member, lie would not be precluded f.oin deliver ing his sentiments more fully in any after discussion that might arise. As to the first question, and he must first observa that the uncertainty in which it was pot, must have arisen from the Hon. Member's having confounded his (Mr. Canning's) statement of principle nitia his state ment of fact. In his reply to that part of the H mutt.- able and Learned Gentleman's speech last night, which referred to the Speech of the President of the United States, he sated both, and distinctly lai•l it down, that in principle the mother country had a right, if she had the power, to recover the Colonies, and that any interference to intercept the bona 'de exet cise of that p.wer would be an act of hostiii•y to the mother country, and on the other band, that no foreign power should, under the mask of other object•, a.sst the mother country; cr ender any pretence whatever aid her in an attack on tile Colonies. This principle he la'd drivn as the one on which the policy of this country stood. 111:: Hon. Member it was true, stated possible and imagi nary event., in tshich this principle might be violated, and in which a third ;tower might interfere to assist in the subjugation of the Cutunies; but these possible cases he was not now bound to attend to—be would only state that which was a fact, and ollich he did know, and this was that while we admitted a right on the part of Spain to recover her Colonies, we denied a right of interference on the part of any foreign power.—(Hear, bear.) Now lie conceived that this point nos intelligibly laid down. Witt► regard to the next question, the occupation of Spain by France, it was difficult to answer it, because as to any thing future, tie had entirely to rely on the stat.- went. we had received—on the pledges of confii:e ice and assurance made to us, that there was no intention on the part of France to permanently occupy Spain. Hut as the Hon. Gentleman seemed determined not to beliese all fu tnre assurance, it would now be hardly necessary to van., for the sake of convincing him, the assurances tl'ey lad received, and the grounds of confidence they bad rtason to entertain. Howevi rbe cou:el not avoid adveit.ng to v N N . 't . ~ 1 i 1 .1