The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-05-23 00:00:00

• I t 1 in IP C or In he th sr )it irs Ire It . iO IFS I A of lIU b! • an 'ich th. Pen ah Ore um( ha' PS. Vhe fh tn•e Airy limt; o. nit . rq of nsvil >rY• • • IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, MAT 22. Lord Ellenboreach tweepled the Woolsack in lice of the Lord CharieeMor. woo is lattivioeil. The Irish Gauls Coatraet Rill was brought ep from the Gma moos. Mr. Firdayson presented from the Admiralty a retina of the c mootemeni of ships sent to Aateties within the 'co 11114.-.- Ordered to lie on the table. Eirt STANHOPE presented a Petition from form person in terested in the Hehione Election MlL—Referred to the Com mittee open the said Bill. MESSAGE FROM THR RRGENT. The Earl of LIVERPOOL presented a Message from the Prince Regent (for a Report of which see Commons). The Message being read, The Earl of LIVER POOL moved that it should be taken into considera tion to-morrow. Earl GREY said that he did not mean to oppose the motion, but be could not help expressing his opinion that more time should be allowed for the consideration of the important question to which it referred, before the House was celled upon to de cide, than the Noble Lord seemed disposed to grant —and ;his Huse appeared the more meeempary as the paper cmme- , ..r.1 with the Treaty, epos% which the Rouse on- to decide, had not yet been laid. before it, as, am others, the copy of the overture from the present alder of France was not yet forthcoming. With regard to practice, he observed, that the pre. cetterns fur considering the Messages from the Crown on thaday after their presentation were by no means so uniform as the Noble Secretary professed to think. The Noble Earl concluded with expres sing a wish tO Allow hi what state. the country was to be considered at present—whether in a state 'of war or not —or whether hostilities had yet actually corn. tieticed ? Tbe Earl of. LIVERPOOL stated. that the papers alluded to by the Noble Earl were about to be de. livered, and that it was his . wish, according to his Natation, that the subject, to which they referred sliiiiild be . takeis into consideration to-morrow. With respect to the Noble Earl's questiou, be (Lord L.) had to reply, that this Message was a step towards the . utodeltaking of hostilities,. but that no embargo had . )et been ordered, nor had any letter of marque ygl . beeu issued, nor had any proceeding of hostility woolly taken* place. He should, however, deceive the Noble Earl tied the [louse, if he did not say that this Message was a step towards hostility, .the actual commencement of which would be determined by considerations of general expediency, but yet this was to be regarded as a Message of War, and the Address which he meant to move would import an approval orstitat war. .Eart.GREY enquired when those papers would preseoted, cud whether the ratification of Austria had yet been received ? The FAA of LIVERPOOL, answered, that the ratification of Austria lied not yet been received, but repeated his assurance that that ratification had taken place. .Wit.h. regard * the other part of the Noble Eafi's question, he stated that the papers alluded to were at the door ready to be delivered. The motion was agreed 'to. Thre Mpquis of LANSDOW— _ Sion fi a Nth 1 , .. • — _ stare the Rouse. filtNP do- ter Info such enangementsegaiiiit the common end to as lisle retire ~t aut a s strut or bleb ex teheneetig,l4.l4 d necessary to enable the House P r ' v'm Ike 3 I - 1i roportant subject announced for t H o i l s te ß lar a ma i i p i a i tl h b net. i. with the rare and Pet Sal tif gitri.pe. ordered Cop se s of the Ttentlev C 4 yr, and therefore be required them tiudecl o w y ith the Alit,. to he trod be.tre the flow. for - rtel i c- Winisters. . foremlim ; nod be confidently relies upon the molotirt of oh •• 4 VERPOOL conceived thkt the faithful CAIIIIIIIIMC, t..e..able him to will, the otirtbitehrts 'here- t be justified, either upon any in emararted, and to take such step,, in r njuo..i..n with his • • rinciple of argument, that the al. Aiileg, as ma, he lull,pen-ilily necrotbr of this important tions of Cottgress in the first or , nisi''' aplied their ratification, or pease , Lord CASTLEREAG II ;booed, that tke Mesa y consideration of these stipule , sage shouhl he t:lkett lute consideration w te.w row.. ition fixed for discussion to.milr , Mr. PON4ONRY said, fie ahl hot rise with did , is a the state of the case? A negn. , intention of opposing the Motion of the Nahl# !iced at Vienne, which, if bona- I Lord, but merely to call the ittentin• of the 11. , ,5el Teed from Elba, would hate still I to what he tonsidered as the Very may period tired . tin points were decided, a n d wa s I fpr taking the Messegelitte‘cousideratron. In otaii4 usual or irregular in the pledge i tiery cases, he knew it was the practice of Pitreiament i cerned Would support their dea l-1 to vote an Address It, a Message Front the Crthvii. It the engagements referred to in ion the ensuing day; hut he bolieeett there w:. lts distinct from the question which ; institute, at least his memory did soot furnish bun called upon to consider to-mo t ., 1 with tote, in which Parliattieut *as called open Id oments, indeed, would, as he bad ` express its opinion upon the Treaties ronsmunicattd ii no degree upon that question to it the very day after they trete laid, Oen OW to a concert for a diffe r ent par.' table, and especially where they had tit *me Laid . I m of to•morrow, it was in fad' sums of money in ConsequenCe of ihwooto 'treaties. to pledge the House to any ap. : He really thought that more than 21 hairs . were ilea ceedings of Congress, but to sup-: cessary to enable the House to form • correit4ydir ,i his purpose of resisting the corn- ment before delivering its sentiments, • • t.. suction with his Allies—to co n - I Lord CASTLEREAGH contended. 114 t 1 li .. 4110 . ' „ _I y and neeessky of opposing hi* , entirely consonant. to Hwy predict et Pernerneet, : of France. With respect to even on the most grave and important questions, to Aof formal accession on the part ,' vote an Address to a Message from the Crowtt.the the treaty before the House had day subsequent to that Message being sent down.—; • . . Majesty's Ministers, and as to I With respect to the subsidiary provision which the, ' • - city of the conduct of Minlstere l louse would be called Ilion to make, in aortae. .. . eminting persons to reside a t the :libellee of the TI o , aties)aid before it. that certainly , .... such ambiguity could be fairly would not come within the pnrvieve of the vote wingiele of the Allies stood upon ) which it would be his duty 'to propose. tn i .sticikrosts . lands. It was not their object 'He should reserve that branch of the orpiment tor t of Government to France; bat : subsequent day. As to thegeneral seem of the vote '; ' id for the restoration of the legi- ' wllich he meant to propose, he trusted he ailtrilid. be • thit country, as the beat means: able to satisfy the House , that' he did rtot ilk them and permanent peace; and for' fur any opinion which they were hot folly cotapetent pat end they were pledged to co• Ito give from the informatiori • before them ;,eti4 lost . . ~ in limits. For they did not In- i hoped, therefore, they woeld, not think it, neceosary terfere with the exercise of the in this instance to depart hankie,* had trills. the iation to choose its own Govern-1 usual arrangement, or hesitate tes.slf.A. •Crroliet re they were not bound to i support to the Crown which, the t , :as • v.,-. en his restoratioh to the Throne, l crisis demanded. , v. , , • a .be French people. I Mr. PONSONBY replied, that . 011,floqsli era ' BUCKINGHAM said, that al— distinctly to be eilled upon far s ae Opihinn er . re- i f t bat regret that a consideration i ' spect to certilin Treaties whielt - wei .-tf he ,1• . be: . 's of Congress had been necesia. i fore them only tweitty.fonr houei'iosee - la • mixed with the discussion of the such a vote, and he certainly cons i dered • .... lorsir. , for to•morrow, through the eit. ' rat too brief. In the case of the Crown. ..4cint , ction of the Treaty before the ' war, for example,, and concludik '4' al' ,; • •4/eittt • ill. consent to withdraw his mo• other Powers, its - COucurrence with Who ~. Ow veer Istaliding already alluded to.— , was to he carried nn, a coriontioirwe *l7l o d lid hdrawn. , made to that house, and all that . (lieo;ipse nOhltl ,LE proposed to 6z for Wednes- be called upon to do, would he barely folholift putt! ~.. rag of the Bill for rendering Free Crown for the communical ion., bo‘ tiet, he apple. . . ct to the payment of Simple Con. hended; to come to any opinion iditnediatety upon . -. fter a few words from Lord El- the nature of the treaties, or the policy or justice of ' idea was withdrawn, in conse. the war: He could mention one . very sieving instates ~ . . 1 ,. sposition of the Lord Chancel- ,in point. . At the time when an appsireti•ot wagtails ' 'to the House for money to *twist .il i ctlessl 4 . ' or ^ i...... op epos Lord Resebeery's DL. , seven days passed :before,tiaa:E . ' say pored, upon the motion of the answer to that application. ln fart, the did' wet be. en , after a few words from Lord ! lieve that the Noble Lord could produce a Tingle in. Ise upon upon Christie's Divorce Bill, " stance where the opinion of Parliametit was given .o ord Montfort. hastily as on the succeeding day, upon common'. 'vs cations of the kind now under consideration. the. „ . . Noble Lord said, the House were substaniially in , i.: OF COMMONS. . •,, possession of all the information contained in the . : papers which were ordered to be communicated; but to Stamp O 119& presented an ac- • • • . i that was not the case. Our Government had an. •_ rat of Stamp Duties upon' Pam- nexed a Declaration to the Trelty of the 25th of ' .. 314. ' . ' I March, which was sent to Vienna for the *pp. , . . IS moved that_the Clacktnannan I bation of the Sovereigns there, and ae m Mi. Pon- • . . committed. ' I sonby) was ignorant, for one, bow that Deciata. ' - 1 briefly adverted to the highly die- i thou was received. There was another:poilit.whick ich the Gaol. of Scotland are, .he wished to mention :—IIe had observed, front of conveniences for the . prison. i w h a t 1, and the infliction of severe pa Wive passed in another place, that the papers re. as, he was informed, a - toile overture made by F vice to this country mode of , were to be laid before the House that day. Those opted by chaining persons to the ' papers had been sent by the Noble Lord to Vienna, anted almost to torture; and he for the purpose of receiving the sentiments of the • y for such abuses ought to be: Allies upon them; and what their sentimenti were, lent. If only one half the atten- i It appeared to him, he certainly did not know. le general management and regu. therefore, that there were solid and serious ob. • . hich was given to the nomination I • jections against bringing the House to an opinion so . :ers, or of persons appointed to ear l y as t h e ensuing d ay . purpoies, there would not be so I Lord CASTLER EA GII said, that the vote which sex of complaint as now unhap- .he intended to pro,mse might be jewel simple thanks ' , ' • I for the Message from the Crown, orft might be one iS said he willingly admitted that •i of a different description ; tat ,tie 'was decidedly of 1 , . . in Scotland were liable to many! opinion that it would be more cbrvers • lent to trim it • it within these few years five or' to-morrow, than to go into it by anticipatioti, by ' .• ?en erected in different counties, `discussing a question which was not now before them. ' . • a far as he knew, no compiaints i With respect to the ii.formatinn which thiss„Rik;fit I Hon. Gentleman selmed to think necessarf-bt4oll , explained. 1 1 the. House could exercise a Foetid judgmeutatreo the . nerved, that at Glasgow all the • sobjdct, he had received the commands cdttel,elece ' the Hen. Gent. were removed R eg e n t t o fay Wore 64 Ileuse nil time papetirtisat 1 id been erected at the expence of could be necessary. Anmeg those papers would be . . found a dispatch from (surd Claw-arty, coturnoni. . her conversation between Mr.: eating the manner in whieh the overture froth ijona. W. Wynne, and Sir G. Clerk,; parte to' this country was received at Vienna, also ted, and the Report ordered tri -- jhe overture itself, and the lufigment proiseunced SW. liven it by the Anita, Sovereign,. -iktrusted, there- ,TON presented Petitions froth': fore, that the Right lion. Gentleman and the Rouse, gland, praying for a repdal• 4 _pvtienthey had exandoed those pipers, would he sa. ch were ordered to lie oh the - , IMO that every means had been afforded for emi. 1 . ' ifiling :hetoto-form a curtest and decisive opinion. • .__ MBIE said, the " me' -1 1 nd er l ' Mt. WHITI3I EA D ! said, that es an'actof cOurtesy • ,ny other Petitions on the -rbati,7 it t r o a hi i t ire Aweu expected (rota th e p !dibble Lord jest in view as those just Pm:. *haf...he wmd4 base 4iven some btoll as 'to the nature be known by the Petitioners rite, e flj te .‘„ t e h e meant t o p ropose xis the House to. e Session it was net to •btr volr'iroontrst„,, i hue the %hole strain of the Noble Lord's aid proceed to revile or . iePOI obi‘rviii.cm were, as usust,• ambisionus ; nor could i that subject. . ' . t _ lbe f (Mr.i.. W.) infer from the Message, which was MNO ssid'a few words in rein ' sapally attbleunes, whether the con•llry, et shies ibhe in the Gallert. • - intent, era) to be considnred as 4 1 a 5!:it,....1 war, REGENT'S MESSAGE. ' ' ' .nriii ) thit cinPlition of armed peace in which ;shad KAGII appeared at thee. liar - -.4,s be ii; ,, fay ."„ e time pail. Now , with regard to time lessage from his Royal Highness 4 100 A 4s hands of t h e N„ h i e Lord, wh i ch he :, whieh 'being brought up; the 1)3 .4 represented 's' containin g the fullest information thut to read it to the. nom- . 11 N'''colifit be i eildred.upon all the points connected with stance:— i - ' ' • . • - • . . this hopqtaptinestion, • lie had been informed, fluty , ! . b►• "' " 11 ' 0 ' " 1 - otl 4 . a feti liars sin!. . t hat Op. Noloie I. rd was not in v " 4 ' 4 i° the name' fad "lb ~ , . nosk.sristi of ratification of the Treaty by all it right t. ;stoma the Gloswetotinor..4 l * -•: . . p.' ' the Viten o a 'Probably in the interval be. t Cr of the ...eats which lama mentlyi tt a ig l i •'.. , • - informati o n, his lreterving s that and the mo. reel eMorterentf , m Of the Tteatles i.iAtirg, ,qi at . g the ha „, Itree , Sums e a * mo pes , h e „, i menx which he was 'speaking, it might havo Hr. croon, with lib Majessis All . !a, to ea., rued. He aliudvd to the ratification by Austria. If \ N . .. .. . TIM STAngtfAN. deemed expedient. But, with a view to obtain some should be ltid before the House. iiiesp do. explanation upon the subject, be moved for an Ad• amen° he conceived necessary to enable the House dress to the Regent, praying for a Copy of the Sti. to &tide upon the important subject announced tot potations stated in the first article of the Treaty discussion to-morrow, and therefore be required them before the House to have been signed and concluded Irons his Majesty's Ministers. • by the Congress at Vienna, and which the Allies The Earl of LIVERPOOL conceived pig the Solemnly engaged to maintain. conclusion could not be justified, either upon any Earl of LIV ERPOOL enured the Noble Mar- technical form or principle of argument, that the al& qedobat it would be improper to grant the informs- lesion to the stipulations of Cosigress in the first ari Sion to which the motion referred, and also that such dela oftite treaty implied their ratification, or neces' information was not at all necessary to enable the eerily connected any consideration of these stipule , House to come to a decision upon the Address which dots with the question fixed for discussion to.mo . r. it was proposed to bring forward to-morrow, for the row. For what was the state of the case? A tier). discussion of which he should reserve himself until , elation had commenced at Vienna, which, If Bona. dm proper opportunity offered. He did post mean parte had never returned from Elba, would hate still to say that it woo be be improper to communicate to I proceeded, and certain p o ints w ere d ec id e d, an d was Parliament the information required by the Noble there any thing unusual or irregular in the pledge Marquis, but the time was not yet come for making that the parties concerned Would support their decl dot communication, as the stipulations alluded ti 'inn in concert? Bat the engagements referred to in formed no part of any ratified Treaty. When that that decision were distinct from the question which ratification should take place, those stipulations the Howse would be called upon to consider to•mor. would, of course, he made known to their Lord.' row. Those engagements, indeed, would, as he had ships. The force of the Noble Marquis's observe- already said, bear in no degree upon that question tiosss he (Lord L.) should be ready to admit, if it which would refer to a concert for a different par. were intended by the vote of to-morrow to call upon pose. By the motion of to•morrow, it was in fact their Lordships for any pledge upon the merit of the not at ill intended to pledge the House to any ap• transactions to which the motif's. referred. But that probation of the proceedings of Congress, but to sup vote would leave these transactions still open for dis. port the Regent in his purpose of resisting the com- Mission, as it would not involve soy opinion what- into enemy in conjunction with his Allies—to con. am upon the proceedings at-the Congress at Vienna. sidle the expediency and neeessky of opposing the iherefOre, whether those proceedings were right or 'present Government of France. With respect to wrong, the Noble Marquis's motion could answer Louis XVIII. no act of formal accession on the part no object with a view to the discussion of to-morrow, of that Monarch to the treaty before the House had because the question to be discussed would have no been received by his Majesty's Ministers, and as to reference to those proceedings. What the nature of the reported ambiguity of the conduct of Ministers those proceedings thee was, it was not at present and the Allies, in appointing persons to reside at the niaterial fur the House to know. That the arrange- Court of Liosis, no such ambiguity could be fairly *tuts concluded by Congress were just and ezpedi. imputed. For the principl e of the Allies stood upon eat, be, for one, was fully prepared to maintain ; plain and simple grounds. It was not their object hot the defence of these arrangements were not at to dictate any form of Government to France; but all necessary with any regard to the motion of to- they certainly wished for the restoration of the legi morrow. For that motion had a distinct object in timate Sovereign of that country, as the best means view, and involved this question simply, whether of securing a solid and permanent peace ; and for their Lordships would agree to support our Allies the attainment of that end they were pledged to co• against the de facto Government of France? Whe. operate within certain limits. For they did not 'la ther an opposition to that Government, in conjunt. tend or desire to interfere with the exercise of the don with our Allies, was a fit and expedient pro- rightof the French nation to choose its own Govern ceeding on our part ? But whether the general ar- sent, and therefore they were not bound to rangements of Europe, concluded or contemplated Louis XVIII. to press his restoratioh to the Throne, by Congress were proper or improper, the House against the wish of the French people. would not to-morrow be called upon to deliver any The-Marquis of BUCKINGHAM said, that al. opinion. Under all these circumstances then, as. though he could not but regret that di consideration spring the Noble Marquis that the information which of the arrangements of Congress had been necessa. he required, could not consistently be produced at •rily and unavoidably mixed with the discussion of the present, and that such information could in no de- qu e stion announced for to.morrow, through the ex greebet4 on the question fixed for discussion to-mor- traordinary construction of the Treaty before the row, he trusted the Noble Marquis would see the Home, he should still consent to withdraw his mo , impropriety of pressing his motion. I lion, upon the understanding already olluded to. — The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM agreed, that if The motion was withdrawn. is the motion of to-morrow it were not proposed to Lord GRENVILLE proposed to fix for Wednes. call ern the Home for any pledge respecting the day the second reading of the Bill for rendering Free arrangements of the Congress, it was not necessary hold Property subject to the payment of Simple Con. to press his motion. At the same time he most ex• tract Debts ; but, after a few words from Lord El press Ms surprise that any obligation connected with lenborough, the motion was withdrawn, in conse. those arrangements should have been mixed with a (pence of the indisposition of the Lord Chancel question as to the propriety of seconding our Allies for. in resistance to the present Government of Frailes t ;ifaribar proceedings epee Lord Roseberry's Di ---iforh an obligation leefhett To betray a desifh; verve Sill was postponed, upon the motion of the _ _ ... .. . .. irrformsfity in the Petition ivith regard to the siesta- to obtain by a side wind the approval of their Lord. tares, which appeared uporte different paper from ships with respect to these arrangement.. However, that on which the Petition was written, the Noble upon the understanding stated by the Noble Secre. Marquieconatoncd to withdraw it. Lary, he should crescent to withdraw his motion. The ,trl of DONOLIC 11 MORE, after a few oh. Earl GREY concurred with the opinion of his t ? servatiom, postisoned•his intended motion upon the Noble Frie•sd, that if the stipulations alluded to were HOUSE OF COMMONS. Catholic Coestion, from Thursday to Friday se'n- fit to Ise included in a ratified Treaty, pledging this night. , country, they were in a state to be laid before Par- A person from the Stamp Office presented an ac- Lord .KENYQN suggested the propriety of a fur- dement. Bat according to the Noble Secretary, they count of the amount of Stamp Duties upon' Pam ther postfumsement, in oonsequence of the indisposi. ought not to be comnionicoted to their Lordships,iplets for. the year 1814. ' don of 01 Lnrd Chaecellor, to whom a long dis- because they formed no part of a ratified Treaty.-1 Mr. W. DUNDAS moved that...the Clackcnannia caution, storm early day, was bat too likely to be The Treaty, however, of the 25th of March stated, Gaol Bill should be committed. very leconvenlent. .t that these stipulations were signed and concluded by I Mr. BENNETT briefly adverted to the highly die. Fad. DONOUQIIMORE lamented the indispo- Congress, and, therefore, in his (Lord Grey's) opt. , graceful state in which the Gaols of Scotland are, sitieu of-the Learned Lord alluded to, but declared, ninn, as they were included in this Treaty that was both as to the want of conveniences for the prison. Ise shnuld not feel Isitriself justified in agreeing to any actually ratified by the Allies, the stipulations them, era confined in them, and the . infliction of severe pa. fOrtt.er poitponrmetst of this very important question. selves mu't be held as not alone virtually but really I nishments. In some, he was informed, a mode of Tilt.: .oaitat I..se. and positively ratified .—[ Hear, hear! ] —That Trestyleonfinement was adopted by chaining persons to the The Marquis of BU 'MOHAN, in rising pur- too, k i t was to b e reco ll ecte d, p l e d ge d t hi s coun t ry , ground, which amounted almost to torture; and he anent •to notice , said, t t ho should ec t.py the therefore it was desirable to know the nature of those I thought some remedy for such abuses ought to be attention-of the House oninsfor a few n-susents, but stipulations, in order to enable the Home to decide I applied by Government. If only one half the a tten that he fell it his dnty tothitenit a thotion, in con. upon the question, which it world be to-morrow I don were paid to the general management and regu empreacessi some words contained in the Treaty cnm- called upon to discuss, and which he must confess Wien of prisons which was given to the nomination 'endued to their Lordships , by which the Contract. of corporation o ffi cers, or of persons appointed to therbil alratelt trembled 'to consider. The considers. log Violet! engaged to maintain cettfAin stipolationa tibu of the general expediency alluded to by the i'places for political purpoies, there would not be so contacted by the Congress at Vision,. It was not Noble Secretary, and what was to determine the many legitimate causes of complaint as now unlispL bti ve rkh to postpone the discussion . i 1 1 . e question . commencement of a perilous coutest, must in a great I pity existed. announced for to-morrow. the consids.ration of which • measure depend upon the views of the Allies; and Mr. W. DUNDAS said he willingly admitted that had, in his opinion, been too long delayed; but if how could those views be ascertained, if the itnow.' formerly the Gaols in Scotland were liable to many the tdatious referred to had, as was stated, been , ledge of thestipulations, which formed a part of the jest complaints; but within these few years five or ' ..tteek.concluded. it was not too he Treaty, ' were withheld from the House — if their six new gaols had been erected in di ff erent counties, • much , 1 thnegfititederuaral a statement of these stipulations, Lordships had not de. , means of judging of the na. respecting which, as far as he knew, no complaints . -der •" ''S 'the ' ,• should RP .- '4 hat • stood ' ' - - ' - , were made. . Marquis of Lansdown, after a few words from Lord Lauderdale ; and else upon Christie's . Divorce Bill, on the motion of Lord Montfort. ' Adjourned. in Ordeit slit the, House should see to what it pledged, order that their Lordships should dis tinctly understand what they were called upon to support, before they decided upon the main questieu of war or peace. He did not propose to call the sttenlion of the House to whet passed at Congress, or to determine whether the proceedings of that As sembly were just; necessary, or politic. -Upon that question be did not call upon their Lordship to pro. 14 once any opinion, but he could not think it too emelt for the house to require opus what ground it stood—st rat was the actual situation of the country, sod by arl:at terms it was to sbide in the Treaty pro v.,sed for discussion. He did not wish to have any decuments improperly or prematurely communicated to the Home; but the stipulations referred to must he in a state to be laid befere Parliament as they sere deemed fit, being, as alleged, actually signed sod concluded, to forns.part of a ratified treaty, and the statement of those stipulations was the more ea cPssary, in order that the House should be aware of the nature of its proposed pledge. A ratified treaty could not, their Lordships must know, experience 'thy change or modification ; and, therefore, betor the (louse agreed to vote away the public Dumpy, is suppirt of such a treaty, he submitted that it oegbt in 1.1. fully aware of the extent of its provisions ; but ! it could not be so aware if kept in-ignorance as to rite nature of those stipulations. He had not, he.! repeated, any desire to delay the proposed discus ; hot, preview to that discussion, he thought it PropPr (i, pot their Lordships in possession of the s'iputatiOns ollocted - t0.... It was, indeed, desirable Ant the Noble itsretary &Wald. lien describe the *.tilt*! o f th e m stipulations ) if nothing more were lure, principle, and extent of tireir - e;gagements— • - for the engagements of the Confederacy might be I Mr. BENNETT ezpliined. 'Jell is to determine the inespediesicy of the war on • Mr. FINLAY observed, that at Glasgow all th?e Our peti t and to endanger the prospect of success.— Oiectiees stated by the H on. Gent. were removed In a eorthist so full of danger and expence, be can. in the gaol which had been erected at the expence of tended that the country ought not to be plunged with the Corporation. the consent of that House, without being fully aware After some further conversation between Mr. of the objects of the Confederacy. With thin view, Abercrombie, Mr. W. Wynne, and Sir G. Clerk, then, he felt tbatit was material to put their Lord. the Bill was committed, and the Report ordered CY ships in possessingi of the stipulations referred to, and be received to-morrow. k ale° of thi term opon which Louis XVIII. had ac- Lord A. HAMILTON presented Petitions from ceded tout* alliance, in order to understand under various places in Scotland, praying for a rep/al of what pledge this country was about to act. A pub. the Corn Bill, which oil 0' lication had this day appeared, purporting to be the table- • .Manifesto of that unfortunate Monarch, which covi.: Mr. ABERCROM tabled these remarkable words, " the Powers Os stood there were man' sembled at Congress resolved that the a ccession of baring the same objr the King (Louis XVIII.) should be demanded to lb. stolid, it ought to be ~new compact which they bad just concloded—their at this period of the Ambassadors have brought these communications to posed the noose cool his Majesty.they presented to him the new creden. its proceedings upon •.„ tials of their respective Sovereigns, to reside wherever i.ord A. HAMI LTO t h e sole legitimate Sovereign of France was, and , which were not - audible' their powers being authenticated they offered the new • PRINCE RE Treaty of the Allies to deliberation and signature of , Loed cAsr LER KA, the Kig.. Frenchmen, the King has deliberated sad the House with a Mr signed I t, In these words alone lies your whole se- the Nemo Regents curtly." These words be l(Lord G.) thought at va. Speaker proceeded to riance with the Declaration annexed to our ratifica. following is the substance Ron of the Treaty alluded to, and, therefore, pre- 44 •P. R. vious to the consideration of the proposed A ddress, " he felt that their Lordships should be informed of the terms upon which Louis XVIII. had acceded to this Treaty. He felt also that a Copy of the powers granted to odr Ambassador at the Court stf Louis XVIH. of he rillidesiy, :Woks it nos, ikai la ronequence nirted is France, in di)virs at Paris, to the coarse at *e OWN matalleir alkleaork t Y-; :J . • a;IL ,v x . n~„y~ • . u . :•••• 11 . 1 . , to tt. 1111.4 g s '6. 4;