The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-03-21 00:00:00

7 #s"' w iIIMMEM. we O r • ilegfr. M et # 'changing their Government, it was unreasonablk is our ancestors to find fault with France for opposing a change of dynasty at a former period in this e•estry. —(Hear, hear.)—But it was mockery to suppose that the Emperor of all the Russia' was afraid of the es tablishment of a military despotism. He who ex tended his sway over a great part, not of Europe, but of the world,—whose will was law, and who, as his jurists say, could leave the kingdom to whom be pleased,—was that a Sovereign who was likely to fear a military despotism ? The Home ought to consider the slow degrees by which their own Constitution had risen to its present excellence; through what crimes and difficulties they came to possess that Constitution which they so highly valued. On the other hand, the revolution at Naples did not cost a single life.— But the question was, whether they had a right to dowse a Constitution without the consent of Austria. —lf Austria apprehends that her States will atch the same and follow the example of Naph-s, what does that prove, but that she has made slaves of then*? With respect to the sentence the Noble Lord denounced against the Carbonari sad other societies, he (Mr. Ward) entertained no disk but the best and bravest men in Italy belonged to that society. The Noble Lord could not forget ffital the King of Prussia owed his restoration to secretes. cieties. But even if the Carbonari and other societies were suppressed to-morrow, that could operate no al teration in the minds of the people, wherever those who were enslaved desired to rise to their proper limit, particularly in Italy.—(Hear, hear.) —All the States of Europe were destined, at no distant period, to receive a change in their constitutions. Lord J. RUSSELL wished to ask the Noble Lord opposite, whether any pledge had been given, on the part of this country, to guarantee to Austria the possession of Lombardy and Venice? Lord CASTLEKEAGH replied, as we understood Lim, that there were no other treaties existing than slime which pledged the different countries to a strict adherence to their recognised territorial possessions. Mr. CANNING said, that in the situation in which he was placed, he felt it is ditty to offer a few observa tions on the question before the House. In duty to himself and to his Majesty's Ministers, he was hound to justify the orders which were furnished to the Bri tish Amitassador at the Court of Naples, because he filled a situation among Ministers when those orders were issued ; and lie should be dealing unfairly and Omatolidlv ii he did not claim his share of the re a ,nsibility for all the consequences of those orders. For those orders he would fearlessly claim the responsibi lity, and was ready to justify them to the House, to the country, anti to the whole world. Those orders were given with the fishiest determination of preserv ing a strict neutrality in the affairs of Naples and the Allied Monarchs ; and that was not a neutrality of word only, but one which they were firmly resolved to maintain in the strictest sense. He concurred iu the instructions, as far as they could go, for the preserva tion of the Royal Family. It was not the duty of Mi nisters, nor their intention, to mix in the discussions hero ern Naples and the Allied Powers. The Gallant General, its bringing forward his motion, alluded to the conduct of the English Government in the war with France. In the beginning of that war a direct pro ptrition came from a Member on that side of the House on which the Gallant General sat to make an effort to ante the Royal Flintily. net the proposition was wett ed with caution by those on his (M r. C.'s) side, because it slid not seem possible to carry it into effect. If the city of Paris was situated on the ocean, and not on the Seine, tittle would not be any hesitation in acceding to the proposal, hecanse it would in that case he prac ticable. The case was now reverse I. When the very same proposition had 111.4.81 made with regard to the Royal Family of Naples, and when Gerse were means of enforcing it, objections came from that side. Two gentlemen of the most upright character had been employed —the one a political gentleman, and the other a gallant officer, both of whom, lion be thanked, had regulated their conduct with the greatest prudence and circumspection. With re spect to the paper whirl' was the subject of the debate that nigh', the opinion of his Majesty's Ministers, when he had the honour of sitting among them (and he believed ever since, al though be had not any official: knowledge of it). was for a decides' neutrality. Rut it was impossible to listen to the speech of the Gallant General, and not to see that its object was to recommend war to the country.—(No, us. front the (lppositiott Benches.) Ile appealed to the Gallant General if he did not say, that if an armed ne goci oion was set on foot, and if that negociation ended in a 4:l•Jaration of war. what man could there be found in the country, who world refuse to hear his portion of the burdens ? He would appeal to the House, if that was not the argument the Gallant General made use of. The question was, he would repeat it, a question of peace sir war. His voice was for peace.—(Hear.) — No une could look with more satisfaction than he (Mr. Canning) slid at the aspect of affairs in Europe. He was not one of those niggardly persons who could grudge Others those advantages with which be himself was blessed. Ile grudged not to others a participation in that liberty which he had valued so much. in advert ing to the Constitution of England, it had been formed rertaialy through crimes, dangers, and difficulties, and they Ini;I obtained the desired results. Yet he could not approve the means. Ile hoped he should never arrive at that cool contemplation with which the Gallant General could view the murder of Charles I. Nothing could induce hilatolook hack on that act hut with the greatest horror. Whatever he might think of the facts contained in the paper of the Duke de Gallo, and whatever he might feel as to the difficulties attending the present state of Naples, and the conduct of those who had Proc. ceded to hostilities against that country, he must declare that to take any part with one side or the other trit:,l he engaging in a struggle of no short duration: and they must indeed be visionary statesmen and an narrriectittg. Parliament, if they suffered their feelings to carry them away in a manner contrary to the in tere•ts of their own conntry.—(Hear, hear.) The 'Ambling spirit of freedom would he carried to the Terre of a dangerous precipice, if they were to unfurl its standard before the battle was decided. Thvefore he conjured the Members of that House co n sider I w rat a task they would impose on tliestwelves if they engaged in a cause so uncalled for Is this. It was mighty well out of doors for people to l ist " questions of this kind as between tyrants and shaves ; but while taxation was at its present us mulled height, they had only to look to the interests °f their O wn country: and if they were to engage in a war f or the sake of liberty, it would be no excuse af terwards to say, that they had been hurried en _ by the enthusiasm of the Moment. Before peo ple went to war for opinions, they ought to know whether they were likely to contribute to the happiaess of mankind--or at least that they were likely to give effect to the recommendations they had made. If he were to offer the British Constitution to the Neapoli tans. they might say that the British Constitution was good for little. Many gentlemen in this country were now of opinion that the British Constitution was good for nothing ; yet they were ready to cry out, " Come, my merry men all, let us go and fight for the British Constitution."—(Loud laughter and cheers.) Spain, Portugal, and Naples had recently adopted Constitutions of their own ; and was it to be said that they would abandon those Constitutions and adopt that of Great Britain? But it was well known that even in our own country the British Constitution wasa plant of slow growth, and that it was a thing which could never be propagated by the sword. Onr business was to consider if there was any thing that should induce us to embark our treasure in this perilous struggle. Let those who bad their work to perform, proceed to do win their own way; but let us not act like knight errants in forcing our liberty all over Europe. No obligations rested un us, and this was not the moment to contract them We had a monarchy which was sufficient to 'reserve, by its transcendent authority, just and per fect equality ; where there was just as much demo cracy as was sufficient to correct its caprices and 1s swine assumption of power. Let us then preserve a perfect independence and neutrality in the whole or this mums, for this was not the time to contract new alliances ;—our duty was to proceed in a steady straight-forward line, and whatever might be the issue of the contest abroad, the time might come when we should be called in as arbitrators to settle the raging storm, and, by our superior power and authority, com pose the differences existing between foreign nations. —(Loud cheering.) Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH said he did not rise for the purpose of following his Right lion. Friend in all the topics to which he bad adverted ; nor did l►e moss ft follow him in his discursive wanderings. In deed, it seemed to be a practice with the Right lion. Gentleman occasionally to retire from office, in order that he might have a better opportunity of pro nouncing panegyrics upon late colleagues. On the present occasion, the chief object et his Right lion. Friend was to neutralise the indignation which that House naturally felt towards the Despots of the Holy Alliance—(Hear, hear.)—whose clnduct was such as to have produced only one unmixed feel ing of disgust and horror. In doing all this, his Right Honourable Friend seemed to have created an imaginary opponent, who was not iu exist ence, in order to obtain an advantage over their real opponents. His Right lion. Friend bad told the House. that if remonstrance had been applied, that must mean war ; but that was not the thing recom mended. The Ministers were blamed for nut taking measures which would have saved all Italy from its present state of convulsion. The olortoine never was known before that au amicable expostulation could be construed into a war. If England and France had, at the out-set. expressed a strong disapprobation of the principles evineed by the German Courts, was their im portance so low that they could have produced no effect ? It was impossible fir him. without indignation and horror, to view the degrading spectacle of an aged Kies , bolo,. brought heist, a seei•eosseitweed asmi despotic Tribunal of Sovereigns at Layliach ; and all Europe bad read with disgust and abhorrence the ac count which the Duke de Gallo had given of his recep tion at that place. lie was not allowed to be absent for a single moment with his own Sovereign ; and when that Sovereign had to speak to his Minister he was brought out of his prison by the Sovereign and could only speak in their presence, and speak nothing except what they chose to dictate. The object then could not be to protect the King of Naples against his own subjects but against the violence exercised towards him by the tyrants at Laybach. It was an affront to the people of Naples to say that they hail offered awy violence to their King; and nothing could exceed is baseness the act of making that aged Monarch issue a Declaration contradicting every thing wnich be hsi voluntarily sworn to in his own country. I I ever there was any contrivance that contributed more than another to accelerate the downfal of Monarchy, it was that act. —(Load cries of hear')—The Monarchs of Laybach at first set out with a declaration that they were to have the co-operation of England. The Noble Lord said the contrary. In this conflicting testimony, could our Ministers be said to have observed an honest neutrality ? In former ages, this country interfered in the most generous manner in favour of distressed nations, and was successful iu her interference. Such was the case in the glorious reign of Elizabeth ; and that did not involve the country in war. Nor was there any reason to suppose that the remonstrance now recommended would lead to a war ? It was trot on the principle of defending the Constitution of Naples he would interfere, but solely to defend the independence of nations; and the atrocious attack now made by the Holy Allies on Naples tended to nothing less than to destroy the independence of all nations. Mr. CANNING explained. Sir ROBERT WILSON replied at some length, disclaiming any step that tended to war, hut such as must have led to peace. The Gallant General con cluded by stating, that in consequence of the ex planation given by the Noble Lord of Sir William A'Court's letter, he should withdraw his motion. The motion was accordingly withdrawn. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought up a Bill for the gradual Resumption or Cash Payments by the Bank, which was read a first time.—To be read a second time to-morrow. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR gave notice, that on the 17th of April he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to put a stop to the nuisances arising from the smoke of furnaces. At a quarter past Twelve the House Adjourned. Ten millions of specie, in gold, have lately. it is said. been coined in the /loyal Mint, and are now ready to be issued at the Hank of England. The subscription for the loan required to complete the little Theatre in the Haymarket, was, as we pre dicted, soon filled up. The building is of consequence proceeding with rapidity. The new house will, as we stated, be much more commodious than the old. The passages will be two fret wider, and there will be the additional secoontodation of as elegant Coffee- MOIL 4SiA PRICE OF STOCKS THl ti Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. shot. Sper Coat. C0n.3111 091 pot Coat. shut 4 per C•nts. shut. 3per Ct. Navy 1041 ISM Spur Cont. bong Ann. shut Imp 3 per Cent. soli Irish 6 per Cent. RICH NAM! AT LONINOS•RRIDGII TO-BORROW. Morning 1 min. after 4.—Evening 16 pita. after 4. VA SotattOtnan. " TIIE MIMI= STATSSIIAII" IS I.IICORPORATSD WITIS TES sTATSUMAN." LONDON: WEDNESDAY EYENINU, MARCH 21. 1821. STOCK ElC' -- HANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The Funds have had another fall this morning, af ter having recovered, in a great measure, the depression of yesterday.—Consols for the Account closed at 70, and' shortly after the market opened were done at 693. They have since rallied, and are now from 69/ to 70, at which latter price they have been buyers. It is now very evident that the public in some measure Att getting into week from above rally, and from the depreciation that has taken place in Exchequer Bills, which have beets this morning at is. discount ; and India Bends, which were a few days ago at As. premium, are now only ISt. Sir ROBERT Wit.sox's motion in the litmee of Com mons last night, relative to Naples, Bare rise to an interesting debate. We have only room to add, that we are glad of the occasion it afforded for those senti ments which were expressed in favour of the noble cause in which the Neapolitans are engaged, and against the unprovoked and °thong aggression of their Austiian invaders. Our readers will have perceived by th• express we published yesterday, that the Censors of the French Press interdicted the news from Turin until the official gazette of that city bad mentioned it. Although we are fully aware of the extent to which this political inquisition has carried its despotic sway during the last two years, we are bound solemnly to protest against the exercise of its anti-social functions under the present circumstances of Europe, when it is of such vital importance to the people of England that no obstruction or delay si Id take place with regard to ►what passes at the seat of the patriotic war. Had the old Government of his Sardinian Majesty not been happily replaced by a Constitutional one, it is by no means likely that The Gazette of Teri*, would have contained any articles of intelligence favorable to the patriots. Of all those causes of jest complaint existing in France, there is assuredly none so galling as the Censorship ; it ha• done more towards stifling the voice of truth and returning the cause of humanity, than any other invention of modern Statesmen. When the history of this detestable instrument of Ministerial oppression is made public, Europe will no longer wonder at the un popularity of the lio+•n:IoNs, or why the wisest heads aril best hearts in France, think the dynasty totally incompatible with the happiness and prosperity of the nation.—We know how shamefully the monstrous powers of the Censorship have been exercised, and shall take a future opportunity of more fully elucidat ing this subject ; meantime, most heartily do we con gratul.►te our friends at Paris, and in the Departments, on the prospect they now have of being' shortly relieved from this frightful incubus on the human niind and public opinion. From the muerte our attention is called to the mo tion of Gen. Mot ssittLy, purporting that the King should be petitioned to remove lois present Ministry as Anti-french and appoi rt another. Here it may be pro per to inform the public, that M. DONNA me is what the French politicians call an ra-rxragi, and that he has been above all others, distinguished ler his severities against the liberal party, more particularly dnring his well known cammand at Grenoble. What kind of men be ..ould substitute for those now in power, we are therefore at a loss to conceive; but to judge of his former history, we presume that Messrs. CHATS:A(*OSi ND, LAVAL Motstmonaticr, and CABTLEUYAr e would become the leading mem bers of his administration. If so, heaves defend France from the benefits General DossAnitu would confer on her ! Allusions to the criminal law established amongst our neighbours have frequently appeared in the STATESMAN ; and we feel that no greater services can be rendered them, then by occasioally recurring to numerous imperfections not to say asonsttuosities. Many of these will he made apparent when the trial of M. Sort.it:se is published. We shall now only mention the fact silted by his counsel, M. DM Bea -1 I I Lt.t, on the openitpx of his trial, viz.--that the first thirty pages of the act of accusation, was tilled with prirate lettere which had no relation whatever to the cause : We will ask any man in England, no matter 1 1 what his politics are, or by which of the parties that divide this country his opinions are infineneril, l obe. ther sack a system of jurisprudence can or ought to continue ? We do not, however, regret the publication of those letters, since many of them are from that patriarch of human liberty LAFAVETTR, and breathe nothing but those sentiments of exalted philanthropy, which he has not only preached but practised for more than sixty years! Yesterilay, at two o'clock. a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-Alice, which sat till a jostler past three. DAY AT ON O'CLOCK. India Stook Dittoßoods 90a. !IL pal. Borth-Sea Stock Ex Dille td. is. 4s. Au fra. dia. (mania* for Mosey p. Dank for Aerostat 111104 India fur ditto IMISi 3 Coo. for Aset 70 lei 701 ON Lott. Tickets —s. SECOND EDITION. STATISM.4N OFFICE'. rtfitia oeccoer CONFIRM Af4ON OF THE DREADFUL BATTLE BETWEEN , 1 1 11 E AUSTRIANS AND 11IE NEAPOLITANS. We are this moment informed that an Ex estesa arrived this morning from Paris, which has bniught the CONFIRMATION of the SANOCINARY CON FLIt:T on the 9th in f., between the AUSTRIANS and NBAPOLITANS‘ and in which the .VIJS• TRIANS were DEI'EATED! The particulars of the ksit Go both shies a•e:e ■ot ascertained when the Express left PArli. When the news of till above Battle anived at Paris, the French Funds fell to 76f. AU was bustle at the Exchange this morning. About 10 o'clock, the hour of opening the Stock Ex change, it was learned that t an express had arrived front Paris. Immediately, all those who were on Change Socked to the Stock Market, arxions to as certain the Mat price of Console, which opened at 'lnn 70. They afterwards fell to 69 for Money, owing to the French Funds baring lowered to 71i. TaraLvc o'CLocx.—A vast sptautity of Intsiness i, Dow tranlacting, and the Ponds have somewhat re covered; they are now 69g. Yesterday afternoon, at half-past five o'clock, the King arrived at his Palace, in Pall-mall, from Brigh ton; and at eight o'clock visited the Opera House, in the Msymarkct. His Majesty was attended l'y the Dukes of lurk, Clarence, Wellington, and Montrost., besides his personal Staff, anti experienced a my i gratifying reception from the audience. THE 441:::ItN.—The purchase of the lease of Cam bridge House, on behalf of her Majesty, was con, Pkted yesterday, and possession of it given up toile: agents. The remaining domestics of his Royal High.- ness the Duke of Cambridge have been busily engaged I for some days clearing out the unsold furniture, wines., I t Itc. (except such part as has been purchased for th.• Queen), and removing it to the palace Of Hits kingliato House. Her Majesty mill remove to Cambridge House, we believe, almost immediately. The following intimation has been given in ditfere:4 forms, in more than one pavr of this morning " The Qnern has written to Lord Liverpool, drsirint him to communicate to the King her Majesty'' inter. tion of going to the Drawing Room on '1 liwsday next, to claim the insertion of her name in the Liturgy. Several letters have passed between her Majesty sod Lord Liverpool on the subject." Excvan, M tacit IN.—Yesterday, at one o'clock, the Judges, Sir George Sow ley Dolroyil, and Li James Burroughs, Knights, arrived in this city, and immediately opened the Commission at the Castle and lluildliall. After hearing Divine Service at the Cathedral, Sir J. Burrough repaited to the G. 1114111311, when the trial of Mr. T. Flindell, the Editor of the ll'esterm Liaise nary. for a libel on her Majesty, was proceeded on ; anti after occupying Monist two hours, the Jury pry nottnced a verdict of Guilty. TIPP/Ines dtt Carrigan na Is shoot twenty-three yea: of age, and a relative of the abdicated King of Sardi nia. lie was, in fact, heir presumptive to the throne. A curious scene took place at ttttt e dieting the cat nival, at a dinner given by Cardinal tionsalvi. 'l' he Austrian Ambassador Kaye an entertainment, to which were invited most of the respectable. English, all of whom, almost to a man, refused the invitation. A few days after Gonsalvi, to make up the breach, gave a grand dinner, at which were present the said Austrian Ambassador, and several English ; during the repast an Englishman of distinction filed a bumper, arose, and gave in a loud voice, StIVCI , S to the Neapolitan•, and the cause of Liberty all over the world ; in which he was joined by most of the Engli..h present ; the Ambassador was thunder struck, the wily Carolinal cm,- founded, some of the guests alarmed, but the greater number scarcely able to suppress their inward satisfai - tion. Toe remainder of the repast was hurried ore:- in silence and consternation by the Ambassador, Car dinal, and other adherents, and the English gnestsand their host separated rcher in dudgeon. It is stated that recipmeal arrangements are making between the Bo itish and Irish Governments, for offi cers on the half and retired pay, residing in each of these countries, drawing their respective allowances in the country they reside in ; and that in future, refer ence will be had to the affidavit of the officer for his place of residence ; the Pap as:ester awl Auditor (.11. nerals' having considered their right of patent infringed upon. We have been favoured with the perusal of one of the sheets of the forthcoming Satirical novel, entitled, Money Refiring ; or, a Morteimg ix Cu,k-e,cet, are no less struck with horror at the scenes it dis covers, than with astonishment to find that some of the first personage's in the realm have breathe dupes to the money-raising system. What will future ages say, when they learn that a regularly organised office has existed, where the servants of the Nobility (who are the chief money lenders) can de posit their homes: airings, and accommodate their masters, incognito. with their piiferings, at a high rate of annuity interest!! ! A passage fram o ne o f the many original letters this work contains, nerves to mark the rapacity of these worthies. "1 have sacri ficed already SW to procure 1:!00/., of which yon have had Guilt." Bon -3 Err.—A case of considerable importance to Dust Contractors came to be tried this morning, as to this right of removal. The Dust Contractor of St. Martin's parish stated that Messrs. Coombe an it Gelafield *ere in the habitof removing dust, ashes, &c. from their premises in St. Martin's to St. Giles's, by which he considered himself a loser, to the amount of 60/. a-month ; which. by the provisions of the Act, be had no right to b Mr. Coombs conceived that his right to burn his owit ashes could nut ba disputed. After some farther ar gument on the wording of the act, Mr. Alinshull said he would give his decision on Saterday. Coen Excissxos. Meant 11.—A considerable quantity of Wheat and Belley remained over from Monday's suppi). sad although there were no fresh arrivals this °miming, th i s sale of the above ankles wasrexceedisily heavy. hat there is so alteration is the pekes of either. Oats were also Tony dull sale. and inferior uses was rather chesper.-Au Bemis, Pass, and other articles, there is no alteration. , p I it rr l a . a ver , " it slot h the cOla n . v Iwl ttttttttt NO ,41siCR