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mad e /tell with markefi pungency, (I'loll'g th e 1. o.s ;ge flour Mr. Canning's d e claration otfort re, point, when Secretary of State for the Fo eie.o Department. conduct of the Russian t;,,ccrutuent Ott that occasion could not, indeed, h e too severely cetwired ; still more, as that con d,,et ga v e bi rt h to the claim of the Pacha of Al -1 atria to take military possession of Parga. To eable the r•Opt., of Parga to resist that claim in 1,-07, the French Comm:antler at Curl , ' seta a 3..! inch garrison to Parga. The proceeding of A)ntiral Coning wood and Genet al Si trait, in 1809, to take po , se , siou of the lonian Islands, or what was then called the Septennial Republic, must be in the recollection of the House. It was known that Admiral Coning wood's instructions to his Otiieers was to mount the Septennial Flag in every plate that they could rescue from the French, and to assure the native population that the object r.-as not to subject them to the dominion of this country, hot to release them from the French, who, after, promising to be their protectors, had actually become their oppressors. The people of the lonian Islands were thus, as well as the people of Parga, encouraged by Bri tish Officers of the highest rank to calculate upon British protection. They were, therefore, prompt anti anxious, by all means in their power, to second the views of the British Admiral, by contributing to the reduction of the French power; and none more forward on this occasion than the people at Parga. These people, inflect!, contrived, immediately upon receiving Admiral Colling wood's proclamation, to substitute the Flag of Etoeland with that of the Septennial Republic for the Flag of France. Tistts, the people of ,Parga baring committed themselves to the protection of Fanglaed, in c ompliance with the invitation of British ()Meets, he could not imagine any excusa ble plea•for now abandoning them to the dominion of a power which they habitually anti justly ab- Lorreo. But the lonian lslaeds ,beiog placed by treaty under the protection of England in 1814, Low could the towin Of Parga be, with any sem blance of consistency, or even of common policy, surrendered to the Turks, that town having been alwao an appeodage of those Islands, anti being, front its peculiar strength, essential to their fence Jgaiust the Turks ? This town was indeed' so strong, that it repelled the Pacha of Albania,, at the bead of 20,000 men, on his last attempt to take possession of ii. in-1814. Would it then be allowed by •this, the greatest nation of Europe, to ytthich the people of Parga naturally and justly looked fof protection, that they who so gallant,ly fought for their independence should be subju gated by their most inveterate enemy ? The Honourable Baronet dwelt uporr•tbe instructions of General Campbell to Lieutenant Brett, ution his taking military occupation of Parga in 1814, with regard to the cartteter of the people of that town, as well as to the object of the occupation. He also adverted to the conduct of Captain Hoste, when with two British frigates he took posses sion of some of the 'oiliest) Islands. All the com munications made by the British Officers and Agents, among whom was Sir G. Gordon and Mr. Eorrestic, to the inhabitants of Parga, as an ap pendage of the lonian Islands, held ou t, he ma in-, ltiitted, the fullest assurance of British protection. He hoped anti trusted, then, 'that this protection would n'ot now be withdrawn, and that ere it was too late, measnres would be taken by Government to prevent the melancholy consequence of that act, into which the Noble Lord was unadvisedly betrayed at Vienna. If that House declared in favour of such measures, be could have no appre heusioo that the Noble Lord would close his heart against any sympathy for a people anxious for liberty and independence, or that he would assent to the forcible transfer of such an interesting people to the hostile dominion of the Ottoman Poste. He endeavoured_ to he as short as he possibly couid, consistently with the particular parts of his narration. He bad next to argue, that if the cession of Parga was found ed on the Treaty of Paris, such a view of Treaty was a misconstruction of its provisions. He understood there was no new Treaty since that period, and in his judgment, by that arrange ment, the destiny of Parga was left at the dispo sition of England. It was trite that a reference was made to the Treaty of 1800, between the Ottoman Porte and Russia but that was merely a teterenee for the purpose of description. But even if the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) claimed a justification for the cession on tkat very Treaty— a Treaty which these two Powers only observed es long as it was convenient, the Noble Lord must feel that, even in that case, England was bound, before it ceded Parga to the Paella, to see that the whole of its provisions had been ob. served by the Ottoman Porte. By that Treaty, rarga, with the other four towns, were goaran teed the enjoyment of the most beneficial How were these provisions fulfilled as - to the fool' towns then ceded ? These towns, once the seat of fertility and happiness, were reduced to desolation. All the former traces of civiliza tion disappeared, and those who looked for them now, could only find a tlesert. Where the Christian Church had once flourished, and the Class of Christ had been the object of religious reverence, was now devoted to all the hor rors of Terkish persecution.—(Hear, bear !) Would the Noble Lord then give up the last spot in, the European provinces of the Greek Empire to sirnil +r oppr'ession ? Would he doom the Christian itiliabitants-ot Parga to the bard condition of being the slaves of Turkish task-masters ? There was nothing the Parganese apprehended so much.— Against such a destiny they thought they possessed a ieeurity in the fAth, the public virtue, and the Teal for human freedom that Characterized Great 3tiritoin. If this country could not, consistently 'rich its view of policy, continue her protection, L't it at least abstain from the act of surrendering lien). Let it foilow the precedent of Russia, when that power withdrew protection from the lonian Islands, and suffered its inhabitants to tisipte the experiment of defending themselves against Fraoce. With the spirit the .Parganese possessed, it would be even a consolation in toe last extremity to risk a battle for their inde pendence. It was hnpossible to reflect on their s ituation without feelings of sympathy. In this , •ri, of • their destiny he was reminded of that t'isaiviltil passage of the Roman Poet, when, on sieking„of Troy, inneas remonstrated with 1)1 5 celestial parent on her advice, and looked for gratificatioti eve') in a topless struggle— " Hoc (-rat, alma parens, crloci me, per tell, per ignes, " Etipis ? ut nueeliic hostem Hi penetralib us, tag; " A:Acaniittol; patremq; menu), 311xt,11; Creiisam, " Aiterorn in altcrio , maclatos sanguine cernam, " Arula, viii, forte arroa; vocat lux oltnna victos. . • • came ; sinite instanral4 revisam " Praelnt : °nines imdie worieinur coucluded with moving for the production of certain Correspondence hu!ween General Camp bell-and Sir George Gordon respecting Parga. Mr. MAXWELL seconded the motion, and cnlll . - mcnted with great feeling on the atrocious cha racte- of Ali Pacha, and ou the public spirit and liberal character of the inhabitants of Parga. He gave due credit to the Noble Lord for his sincere solicitude to restore the Greeks to all the privi leges to which the descendants o f that ancient. empire, so calculated' to wtract the regards of every enlightened . man, had such claims. t+e (Mr. ALlNwell) had been . in Varga, he knew the hopes which a confidence in British protection bid inspired. It was the interest of the Govern ment, it was the interest of the Country, that such a feeling should nat be compromised by their ces sion to a ruthless - and atrocious oppressor. If it arose from au act of inadvertence, the Noble Lot d would, he trusted, follow the example of a Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Peel), and acknow ledge the error. Lord CASTLEREAGH gave the Honourable Mem• bers who brought forward the subject the fullest credit for their motives."chey did him only jos tice,-when they expressed their impression of his desire to restore the privileges and character of the people of the Grecian Islands. As the Honourable Baronet had confined his motion to the correspondence in the year 1814, between the several military officers, and did not comprehend' within it the subsiapient discussions between (his country and the Ottoman Porte, on a pending ne.• gociation, he had no objection to their produc tion. lie must, however he might regret it, Val obseeve, that from the very time of the Treaty of 1814, it nas held that this country was not en titled to hull Parga against the claims of the Oc tonian Porte, and that such an opinion was known to its inhabitants. Tba:, however, was not to be considered a bar to future negociation. Both at Pa-is, and afterwards at Vienna, the state of thee Grecian islands and of the Towns on the Conti nent, was considered as an open question on wlfich the Ministers of the Powers assembled had to deliberate, and to make such an arrangement as was most expedient. The treaty of 1800 had ceded [be sovereignty of the towns to the Otto man Porte, and therefore it was felt that all that Great Britain could do for Pop, was the exertion of its good offices. It could not be expected that_ this country was ultimately bound by any incautious arrangements of military officers to take under its proteetton such distant dominions. Such a prit“- elide would devolve upon the British Government a most serious responsibility. What be told the Hon. Baronet was strictly true, that there was- no, subsequent. Treaty to that of Paris. There was a Convention.subsequently between a Commissioner of this Country 30d a Turkish Minister ; but that was merely as to the arrangements for the evacu ation. There it was considered the good offices 'of this Country might be beneficially exerted. The House Would perceive that, as far as this Country was concerned, the Treaties entered into were as favourable to Parga as it was in our power to make them. Beyond what had been done, they bad no more, power to interfere with Parga than they had with anv other town tinder the dominion of the Porte. He again repeated, that Parga was. entitled to the good offiees of this Country, as far as it "was ill our power to extend them. If any motion should be grounded on the Papers now moved for, it would be his duty to state to the Howe his impressions on this subject, and to explain the relation in which this Country stood with respect to that fortress. Mr. SCaRLETT said, he had taken some pains to make himself acquainted with this subject, and would not hesitate to assert that the surren der of Parga to Ali Paella was one of the most gratuitous and cruel pieces of treachery that ever was committed: The Noble Lord (Castlereagh) ,referred to the Treaties of 1800 and 1815..0n the inspection of these documents., he (Mr. S.) could see no pretence for making the cession in the manner in which it took place : he doubted much whether these Treaties required that it should, be made at all. If they were to have the Treaty of 1800, they should have the whole of It carried into effect or none. By that Treaty, Parga was to be independent of the Porte ; but now, so far as it appeared, in place of being in dependent, it was entirely and unconditionally surrendered. The fate of the inhabitants was so completely reversed, that the Power to which the place was given up would find nothing but a de sert. Not one ot the iuhabitants would remain, there. Most of 'them had already left it for the purpose of seeking an asylum, where, in all pro bability, they would find.tione, and On this arose trom being under ,the protection of the British Government. / Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH ft:lt gratified at the concession 4 the Noble Lord, as he conceived it was an earnest that the liberties of a free people would not be so easily sacrificed to the ,cruelty and atrocity of a tyrant. There was no reason to induce this country ro be guilty of such a con summate piece ot treachery. The Noble Lord fwd said, that in entering on the Treaty of Paris, they were bound by the Treaty of 1800. Ile wish ed to know in what school of the Law of Nations the Noble Lord had ' learned this ? That treaty was brOken by the subsequent war, and had never since been renewed. It this was true, then the cession of Parga was a wanton and barbarous sa crifice of the liberties of a free and a brave people to the will of a Alahometan Tyrant. But sup posing the Treaty of 1800 had been revived by the Treaty of 1815, the whole of the conditions of that 'I reaty ought to be revived. Did the Noble Lord'mean to say, that this Treaty was to be di vided, and that part of it supported li hich bore in favour of a sanguinary Tyrant, while lie an nulled the part which was 'in favour of a suffering Christian people ? ‘Vhen this question caner be foie the house in another shape, he should be - •prepareA to -contend against the arguments or plausible rcasonings wh;ch might be adduced in favour of placing the free people of Parga under the yoke of a remorseless Barbarian: Mr. Gout:Butts did not mean to follow the ex ample of the two last speakers, by entering at present into a discussion on the merits of this question, with a warmth which he conceived uncalled for at present. Those who attended to the speeches of the Hon. Members must feel sur prised that they should first condemn the cession of Parga as "an act of perfidy, and in the next sentence admit that they were not in possession of facts on which to ground their opinions. How could Gentlemen, arguing in support of justice, adopt such a line ,of conduct, without having facts to go upon ? When the measure came to be discussed,. as it must, if any motion was brought forward upon it, he would be prepared to meet the arguments of those who questioned the con duct of Ministers on this' question. The motion was then pot and carried unani thously. NAVY PRIZE-MONEY. On the motion of Mr. LONG, leave was given to hi ing in a Bill for the better regulation of the distribution of navy prize-money. IRISH CLERK OF THE PEACE BILL. The Report on this Bill was taken inv.° further consideration, and the Resolutions agreed to ; and after a short conversation between Lord CAR HAMPTON and Sir J. NEWPORT, the 3d reading was fixed for Wednesday next. FRAME-WORK-KNITTERS' BILL. On the motion that this Bill be read a second time, it was argued by Mr. Mansfield, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. T. Wilson, Mr. Ricardo, and Mr. P. Moore, that great frauds were committed upon the honest tradesmen, by the substitution of a spurious article of hosiery to one of good manu facture ; that it threw 3 or 4000 men out of em ployment, and produced the greatest distress in the rrade ; they therefore supported the Bill, as going to prevent so great an evil. It was argued ou the other side, by Mr. Hume, that the maim lactorcr of the species of hosiery which this Bill vent to prohibit gave emplOythent to 3000 per sons, who would, if deprived of it, he left without the means of subsistence. lic.had no objection to its being distingoished from the other by some particular and obvious mark, but he deprecated the total abolition of the trade. The Bill- was then read a second time, and was ordered to he committed for to-morrow week. BANKRUPTCY REGULATION BILL. This Bill went through a Committee; and after a conversation between Mr. Courtenay, Sir J. Newport, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. Williams, Mr. Pauiett, and Mr. G. Lamb, a division took place on a clause relative to the controul of the MeS sengers by the Commissioners. As forty Members were not present, an adjourn ment took place until to-merromr. EAST INDIA HOUSR. THE MARQUESS 4F HASTINGS. • Yesterday a Special General Court of Proprie tors of East India Stock was held, for the purpose of koceeding in the consideration of a Reit)talon Ott the Court of Directors, for grantiog to :the Most. Noble the MarqueSS of Hastings the sum of 60,0001., to be vested in Trustees, and laid out in the purchase of estittes for the benefit of the Noble Marquess, his Marchioness, and their family. The CHAIRMAN (C. Marjoribanks, Esq.) shortly adverted-to the eminent services, political anti- mi litary, of the Noble Marquess, which he conceived entitled hint to the gratitude of the Company, and of the CoUntry, and.concluded by moving, That the sum of 60.0001. be appropriated for the use of the Mat guess of Ilaqings and his fami ly, in the mode pointed out in the Resofution of the Court of Directors of the 20th of April last, subject to the confirmation of the General Court. The DEPUTY CHAIRMAN (Mr. Robinson) re corded the motion. Mr. IJUDLESToN said he felt it his duty, as a Director, to protest against the Resolution they had'agreed to. The protest of the lion. Director was then read; it'is of great length, and very ably drawn up. The main objectio❑ of the Hon. Director was, that the Executive Body, at the tune they agreed to the Resolution, 'had nor documents be fore t h em by which the motives that induced the Marquess of Hastings to enter into the late war with the Mahtattas and other native powers could be satisfactorily ascertained. At . the suggestion.of Mr. R. JACKSON, the votes of thanks given to the Marqiiess of Hastings for his conduct in the Nepaul War, and in that re cently terminated, on which the Resolution of the Court of Directors was founded, were read. . Mr. GRANT expressed his disapprobation Oldie proposed grant, as being entirely premature. When the Vote of Thanks to the Noble Marquess on account of the late war was agreed to, he did not conceive any pledge had been given that it should be followed up in this manner. lie was of opinion that the proper time to reward a public servant, was when his services were at an end, and not %%ben he was absolutely in the midst of them, as the Marquess t►f Hastings might be said to be.' lndepeodent tif this consideration, the very circumstances of the case ought to prevent them from proceeding now. Since, instead of hostilities being at an end, the very last advices proved that commotions were at present on foot in the very territories that had been conquered ; they ought to see the settlement of those coin motions before they, proceeded to grant a re ward. Mr. Hums then rose, and in a speech of consi derable length, opposed the motion. - He paid a high tribute to the talents of the Noble Matquess, but observed that he could not accede to the pre sent grant. First, because he thought the propo sition ,teas premature, inasmuch as the Proprie tors were unacquainted with the circumstances that led to the war, as well as to its final results ; and because, even allowing that the political and military conduct of the Noble Marquess were proved to have been most justi , liable, with reference to their origin, and most beneficial with respect to their results, still a strong doubt existed %whether the. Company had it in their poiver, under the Act of the 53d of the King, to appropriate Worn their territorial re venues a large sum of money for the purpose now contemplated. In the course of his speech the Hon. Proprietor observed, Iliat to proceed on such , a principle as that recognized by the present Re solution, which went to reward an individual for set-vices purely military, was to give a premium to individuals, who might he invested with the power of Governor-General and Commander-in -Chiet, to enter into unnecessary wars. It was, in facts giving a premium for plunder. The Hon Pro... prietor concluded by moving as an amendment , " That the question be not now put." 'Mr. GAHAGAN, in seconding the motion, colt" tended, that as there was no surplus territorial revenue, after meeting the several expences that were directed to he defrayed out of it, according to the appropriation clause - of the 53d of the King. the Court had it not in their power, however , transcendent the merits of the Marquess of flash ings might be, to vote the sum now proposer!. Colonel ALLAN repelled the idea,that making such a grant as that now proposed was giving * premium to individuals to mimic in wars, or, as had been emphatically observed by the Hon. Pro' prietor (Mr. Hume) to proceed on a system of t hunder. That no such insinuation could apply to the Marquess of Hastings was evident from his having voluntarily given up the whole of his prize-money, that it might not be supposed that the hope of gain had led him to commence hoe tilities. Mr. BOSANQUET entered at , considerable length into the legal question, namely, whether the Cow' pany had or had not a right to grant a pension (ass was at first proposed) for a period beyond that to which their charter extended. He conceived that they possessed the right, and expressed iris regret that the qu , stint) which had been raked by the President of the Board of Controut,seconded the Attoreey and Solicitor-General, had not been solemnly decided before they proceeded farther. If amounted, in it;s opioio , ., to a tacit renunciation of the privilege of the East ludia Company on this point, when, instead of adhering to the origio B l proposition, which was to grant a pension, thel receded from it arid introduced a motion having for its object the grant of a specific sum of money , such propw.ilioo having been t wice negatived la the Court of Directors. Mr. IMPEY, at considerable length, sopnorted the motion, as did Mr. Kinnaird and Sir Wilit3ta Burroughs. Mr. ASTELL, in a most able speech, opposed the motion. The Amendment was then put and negativetli when a Ballot was fixed for Thursday, the 10 111 of June next.—The Court then adjourned. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, TUESDAY, May 25. Arnat t eldam Ditto, at Sight ll 7 Rotterdam ll 11 2. 1 15 ', Antwerp ll 12Ex. %luau Hamburgh 34 11 2i I.?' Altona Paris, 3 Day's sight 24 30 0 LS. Ditto ' Bourdeaux, ditto . . , 24 60 0 I T s' Frankforton the Main ..... ........ Madrid Cadiz 3 Bilboa Seville, Gibraltar Barcelona i. 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