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furnished the sole eareetiees foe evils r.atutally of the eseatest that our own constitution was threatened. In II:16, it was stated
magnitude. (Cheery) He was afraid he had occupied um notch by the late lend Londonderry that the revolutionary waro',..,
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at the time of the Horse.Horse.(Cloeens.) The Ileum had heard a still in motion. The Bill was renewed only for two yea:sat,
core stated in defence of the Bill. It was elopposied that persons, . time, and it was theretine conteseedly only a Bill fora ten paean.
lately fugitive% from some government in alliance with our own, : exigency. It sit a. like what the French call a law of ex '-j
might meditate a design against their Sovereign, which, if the and ion part tit the permanent law of the country. But what en '‘,
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powers of this Bill could not be exercised, would be carried into . gency could exist now ? The countrycountrynever was in a state of rarr;
effect. No Mall doubted that arbitrary power was convenient profound peace. The fenvernment of France, which it was -
( hear, hear); that it frequently funoiehod the means of a removal, : object to support in 1816, was DOW firmly established ; yet or, e
which the forms of a free govemovoent wood! considerably delay. Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. Wenn) who opposed the Bill in Dee
(II cu.) But he besought the House to mark Ow dangerous conse. : saw reasons to pummel it in IMO He would not allow this come.
etienceonfreartingtotheexeramolthie mower. I t leesened our Nome try to be ranee the focus of revolutionary conspiracies i,t th,
at its ceistetwe. (('heers) He did not imute such a design to the Sovereigns of the Continent. But the Right !lon. Secretary of
Right Hon. (Wildman, but he claimed tiuc right of retracing on State did not pretend to employ spies to detect these ow.rvirasete.
the inevitable coneequenery of his Acts. It night be very conve. if he did, it would establish a harsh and unsupportable tyranny'
niem to that Right Ilan. Gentleman to resort to this power, and There were no spies here as in France. to watch where' genet;
ihe might be very moderate in his exercise of it ; but it was to be man's carriage went every evening, and what were his lan e.
!apt rehentled, that the nation seeing instance after intestate., ex- society, and conversation. The 11111 gave the British Goyemnteat
ample after example, would be reconciled to the principle* of the the appearance of being obliged to render an account to keseejee
I measures. The ordinary forms of the Government were an inicum. Sovereigns of the proceedings within its own territories. Raw or
brume on the Right lion. leentlemanno movements, and he wished, them learned that a certain conversation had taken place in a par.
like the I,:ridernier do Police in Paris, to give notice only of his finagle etdie-li011ee; it would form a ground of remonstrance, and
pleasure, and to have that notice obeyed. Stencilling had been ; consequently of war. The Bill, therefore, instead of secumg tit
said of our friend the Emperor of Morocco. He (Sir J. Mackin- ' country against the chancre of war, opened fresh source, at de.
I teeth) had been *severely animadverted upon for a pretition he had agreement. The spirit of the people had prevented this law free
' stated on a former discussion of this measure, that its effect was to being corrupted and abused ; but he was afraid of its infecting tie
obliterate the reason of the difference, or at least to diminish the . other free itiatitutions of the country.
difference between elieldlteex and Morocco. He said again, that: Mr. PELIIA 31 made moue observations, wholly inaudible in te
if a fugitive were well treated in Morocco, owing to the moon- gallery.
I stance that a virtuous Men filled the throne-- if the lionise would . Mr. HUTCHINSON maid, dist till that night he did not 1„.
I admit the assumption of so almost incredible a fact—his position lieve that any Member could have bean found in that House, 'nab
1 was, that that fugitive would he under precisely the same cretin_ , less flee representing an county, who would have had
stances them as in England, with respect to the power over him. ' the hardihood to rise in hiinsd piade °eland read a lecture to some of the
His security would depend on the falocarance, the humanity, and !Octobers. because. forsooth for years pate they had been in the
Ithe justice of the 'amigo', who might expel hint when he habit, in such language as they could conimand, of execrate:gee
pleased (hear. hear), and no ton the dead of the law, by which conduct of that confederacy, miscalled the Holy Alliance, which
any man would be prevented front molesting hilt'. (Cheers.) The had perpetrated every kind of atrocity against the liberties of man.
legal difference between el iddleaex and Morocco was annihilated kind. (Cheers.) lie did not expect that any Member would have
by this Bill. If there was any more !security for aliens in one been found, particularly an independent Representative, to legate
place than in the other, it would depend on fluctuating circum. Gentlemen in that House for the part they had recently oken in
stances. and on no fixed principle. The Right lion. Gentleman continental transactions. (Cheers.) He did rot know any language
I himself felt the truth of this fact ; and instead of combating the sufficiently strung to reprobate the conduct of the Allies is am.
argument% arising front the necessary tendency of the power running Spain, and he hoped he was not yet sunk to so wean see
to abuse, lie replied only that it had not been abused, as if may ' subjugated a state as to permit himself to be trampled on with im.
Man of sense or reflection was therefore to be reconciled to its punk), because he detested the conduct of these wicked Kings. The
existence. If Moircus Aurelius wait on the throne of Morocco, he , lion. Gentleman (Jlr. %V. lamb) would have to account to his
(ilirJ. eleckintoolo) would regard the despotic Power* of that Gas. constituents for the speech he bad made diat night. Wes thereat.
'eminent with the same abhorrence as now, when it was exercised I thing last yeas to call down the execrations and curses of this me.
by a barbarian whose name he knew not. It was the power and , try on the Allies ? (Cheers.) Had they forgotten the language
not the exercise of it which he abhorred. (Chem.) if the House .en Ministers in both Houses of Parliament ? Could any 'engine:
could bring thennielvesi to contemplate the mild exercise of aril. Ibe stronger ? Would the /len. Gentleman stake his chancre
teary power, as in any degree weakening their objections to its exist_ I with the country, that the conduct of the Allies last year ought as
nee, they moth, weaken those feelings on which the whole effi. jto have called down the cu rresof every lover of liberty ? (Cheat)
ciency and the very existence of a free Constitution depended. 1 He was himself panting to have tales part in that war.
(Hear, hear.) Ile (Sir J. Mackintosh) objected to the renewal of 1 Mr. W. I.A elll rose to explain. The Hon. Gentlemen ew
the power to banish aliens, not because many had been amen, d„ I under a total misconception. He (Mr. L.) disclaimed having ope
but because they might bee If ever the House of Commons could I proved of the conduct of France towards Spain.
be brought to consider that arbitrary powers might be solely in- 1 Mr. iii •TC II I NSON continued. Ile was glad the Hon. Ott.
trusted to the Government, because they had not been tyranny.: deman had corrected hint. The impression on his mind was DM
tally and barbarously used, lie should despair of the freedom, and • that he should have left the House a disgraced man, if he had rot
therefore of the happiness and greatness of the country. (Hear.) joined the Noble lorry in reprobating the language and sentiments
No nation had ever hung indulged in such opinions before it was by which the lion. Gentleman had censured the cooduct °idiot
corrected by the lessons of severe experience. A Innuitian sue. i ire and out of the House who had reprobated that war. He (Mr.
rented a Titus, ns if to chew that the accidental virtues of an err. 1 Hutchinson), in common with thousands, with hundreds of thou.
bitrary sovereign were of nu use subjects,
to his or perhaps worm, sands he might say, bitterly regretted that he had had no opporta.
because they laded to reconcile them to the monstrous and hotel- 1 fling of proving personally on the field of battle against the French .Mc evil of arbitrary power. (Cheers.) Ile recollected that the pre- 1 armies the sincerity of his detestation of that most unhallowed sad
sent Emperor of Nu eta haul on this mintiest' made a reply which wicked of all the wars in the history of mankind. (theme
at least demised to be styled ingenious, to a friend of his (Sir J. He (Mr. Hutchinson) would ask, did the Hon. Member wish fee
Mackintosh's) a gentleman of distinguished talents and eminent i the continuation of tyranny under the sanction of the Holy Ali-
virtues, who had observed to his Inoperial eliejesty that his clone. ance ? He (Mr. Hutchinson) bad, on every occaaion, reprobated
ter stood instead of a constitution for his country. The Emperor I the conduct of the Holy Alliance, and he desired now to be we
replied, " Even if what you say is true, lam only a happy acci. , &mead as repeating what he had so often said—as again cog*
dent." He (Sir J. 111ackintoahe would say, rather an unhappy 1 tyrants those to whom be had before applied the term. He would
accident, smelting the Emperor merited the character ascribed to ' oppose the Bill now before the House in every stage of it betters
him, because the succession of a worse Prince might have induced ' he always conceived it to bea of the system of despotism', see
hfs subjects to secure themselves against such another unhappy considered England d by it. He was convinced that a
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accident in future, by imposing limits on the power of the Suite- pure Uoverntnent which libeity at its heart, mold nererdnin
reign, and substitte ing the empire of liberty instead of wile— ,to have such power as sea now sought for. He alluded to throw
(Loud cheers.) 'of Madame elontholon, and that of the Italian Count who lel.
Mr. W. LAMB said, that reference had been made to the lowed Napoleon to St. Helena; when he reached England, he
ancient policy of this country, to combine die small free Protestant was refused permission to land, or to return to his own canner,
states of Europe in a league against the power of the Catholic go.. but was told it was the pleasure of Government he should ga to
vernineute. Ile had not mall faith in the course of legal and I tne North of Europe. The duty of England, he contended, ought
historical argument. In every cane arguments of analogy were un- 'to be, to open the dour to every stranger in distress. He s,
safe ; in none more so than in politics ; for though many points of : therefore, give the Bill his moat decided opposition.
resemblancemight be dimovered, yet if there was any ronctidee Mr. W AKRE said, lie was not disposed to vote for the amend.
difference, it would vitiate and nullify the whole argument. The ment of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. llobhouse), and if he hidings
lion. Member for Westminster had protested against the conduct earlier he should have made some observations on the subjectof ie.
of his Majesty's Ministers, which he had contended was a de- but at this late hour he would abstain from so doing. An lien
parturefroni that ancient course of policy to which it was their Gentleman opposite (Mr. W. Lamb) had made acme semen.
duty, in his opinion, to adhere ; and he had concludeel by moving marks oo what he had teemed the democratic party • but, am the
an amendment, which amounted almost to a declaration of war. subject, he (Mr. kVarre) would refer the lime Gentleman to these
(Hear, hear, hear.) Viewing the present situation of Europe, as Prussian and other edicts in which monetary was proclained ia be
he (el r. Immb) confewsed that lie lamented that civil and religious a divine right, and in which it was asserted that tlmpeople bad no
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liberty which it could acquire with safety by its own exertions, he md
had no hesitation in avowing. that it appeared to him that the con. (Mr. Ware) did not stand up to justify all that was time by what
dition of Europe was less owing to the ambition of its Kings, or was called the popular party - but he believed that if that party
the wickedness of their Ministers, than to the violence of what was were treated as it deserved, and if the King attended to the m-
ottled the liberal party. (('heers.) France was said to have terms of the people, the people would neverrise, and there would
a tyrannical government ; but looking back to the period of be none of those plots and conspiracies which he thought his !lon.
the Restoration, he would ask, whether the King of France, Friend had unjustly applied to one party ally.
prejudiced as he naturally was in favour of those who had Lord ALTHORP could see no grounds foe peeing the Bill.
followed hint into exile, and manifested their attachment The Right Hon. ((clubman had said that he did not apprehend
to his family, had nut shown any disponition to throw him. danger to this country, but to foreign governmons. If the lass
self wholly into their arms ? Or whether:, in his attempts were not sufficient to prevent plots. why did he not come down ts
to take a middle course, between the parties that divided his king. the House and make them, instead of thus applying fee setetney
m support
dom. he had et with any from the Liberals ? (Cheers.) power? Such was the constitutioal mode, and such wen arnipla°
lie would ask whether they had notacted on the principle of coin. amiably the right way of acting. But, if arbitrary power eat
bitting with their worst foe against the King, rather titan assist him given, L would be giving that which was contrary to the coaster
in his efforts to give France a Coneteutal Government? (Cheers.) non, and which no man who valued the constitution of this cam.
It had been wisely remarked by a former eminent Member of that try ought to give his vote for. Ile (Lord Althorp) would then_
Ilouse, that the beet memento were too often defeated by the 'jos fore give his direct negative to the Bill; and in case it were rasa
knee of party spirit, which would rather throw every thing into to a division, would vote for the amendment of the Hon. Oath.
the hands of the enemy than make the smallest concession to • man (Mr. llobhouse), although he would rather that the Verna
friend. (Hear, hear.) The lion. Gentleman (Mr. llobliouse) had were put "Aye" or ..No," and could riot but wish that it bad has
used every sort of violent and offensive epithet that could be ap. differently tepee-toed.
plied to the Sovereigns of Europe. Ile (Mr. L.) could see no Mr. PEEL could scarcely think that the Mouse, after basing
good likely to arise front this conduct, and he thought much evil re ivied the Alien Bill, cooi! agree to the amendment of the Hoe.
might fellow. In the first place there was no courage in it. (Loud I Illenther for IVestniinster, which asserted that the Alien Bill yes
cheers front the elinisterial benches.) Was it meant to charge the disgrace to the Statute hook ; and stated that the country alms
Monarchs with the absolute form of government that had descended with horror and Alamo the proceedings of the Holy Alliance emit
to them from their ancestors, or the manner in which they had em. the liberties of Europe. Ile (Mr. Peel) could not imagine thatee
()toyed and used it ? Oppression, tyrann_y, and injustice, were not House would pass such an aniendment, which amounts almost to s
peculiar to Monarchies. (Hear, hear.) The mobs of Republics, declaration of war on the part of England. The lion. Geste.
1 whether aristocratical or democratical, had been guilty of, perhaps, man (Mr. llobhousto had taken upon Itimeclf the part of a vatal
not quite so many crimes as tyrants, bnt the balance was not critic, and commented on several of the expressions which WI
greatly in their favour. Ile did not consider it wise to produce this fallen from Min in the course of the debate. It often happeuedsnet
I unnecessary irritation in the breasts of those who, after all, pos. in the heat of argument mien used words which were not used!
wooed great power, and might thereby be incited to abuse it. correct. The first which had been noticed was the expel".
Ile could see no wisdom in urging and exasperating the So- " elatheniatical leemonstration," but he (Me Peel) did not seen
vereigns to actions of which, otherwise, they would not impropriety. The second, " Permanent Emergency ;" and of
perhaps be guilty. lead Clarendon had said of the first this lie (3lr. Peel) would observe, that, having beat six yearn
Earl of Portland, that finding himself less well-used than he Ireland, he might be fairly allowed the occasional commisidecd
ought to hsye been, he began at last to deserve it less. What, in re. I an error ; but the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hobbouse) had committed
turn, could the lion. elentleman do for the sufferer,, more then give a similar blunder. and had no such defence to plead, in keying to
them a dinner, a mooch in Parliament, and a patriotic subscription I coiled him of falling into a pit which was already quite full of du
of 6,0001. or 6,0001. at the utmost:' This was the sort of refuge i arouses of those who had preceded him (A laugh.) He weal&
provided for those who were driven into exile by the failure of the I ask the lion. elenober if this was not, indeed, taking the bull by
attentpts to whichthey were incited by the *perches of the lion. I the looms ? Ile (el r. Peel) had proposed the present Rill entirely
Gentleman and his friends. With respect to the Bill, he (Mr. ; for the interests of England. When England was at peace with all
Lamb) tilt, that in matters of foreign policy, it was necessary to . beaten rowers, and in tranquillity at ho m rie. it was not requiring
give awe creek and confidence to Government than on other sub. too much front foreigner, that they should not carry on their ms-
jests ; anode geeing the ferment that existed on the Continent, and . chinations here, or disturb the repose of the city in which they it.
agreeing rfectly deswe the foot Hoe. see„tere ot• state to los : sided. There was much difference between a cenversatioe which
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view of the omestton, nd also adverting to the disposition that I might take place in a coffee-house, and plans which might be cat.
existed in his country to mix ourselves in the afore of others. i rind on against the welfare of the country. The present Btu en
(Hear, hear)--a disposition arising, no doubt, from a warm love ; intended as a warning, not to sutler the interference of strangers le
or liberty, and front the superabundance of our native talent and our &fl eirs.
ability. and which, though natural and praiseworthy, was not there-' Steengers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divide's
fore less dangerous in its coomquences, less embarvassing to our I when there appeared—
'own Government, or less offensive to those of foreign states. lie' For the Amendment . 70 1 Against it -
ass ready to rote for the Bill, and he was the more ready to do so, I Majority against the Amendment - 61
became it had been proposed by two successive Secretaries of State, I The House again divided on the main question, when then
equally entitled to the coofideooe of the country; but he spoke • appeared—
especially with reference to the lattry, whose liberality of conduct Fur the first reading of the Bill 110 I Against it . - 73
was the theme of tuoivereal approbation. The Hon. Gentleman; Majority fax the first tending of the Bill - 87
reminded with an elaborate compliment to the Right Honourable I On our return to the gallery we found Mr. IIUME ou his*
Gentleman (Mr. Canning) which we could not her distinctly. 1 The Honourable Member observed, that it was unparalleled cruel
Lord .101 IN RCSSEI.I, rose to express his entire dissent from to be chasing distressed foreigners from country to country, in the
I the general tone and sentiments of his Ilion. Friend's speech, than way this llill afforded the tyrants of the Continent an oppx-
which he heel never heard any speech more totally hostile to the tunity of doing; and he would say, with regard to it, that any era
spirit of the BOOM' Comoittetem, or more subversive of the pri- who voted for the measure became • petty to the Holy Alliareei
'deice of speech, which they had been accustomed to enjoy in that and, with regent to that alliance he would say, that no laugmee
House on all subjects of foreign policy. (Cheers.) l)is lion. that could be applied was too anew to be toad with reference to
Friend had said they were not to speak of the Holy Alliance but in the military tyrantsof the Continent, who had carried their peen,
measured terms; (cheers) that there were certain phrases Broil more or less into eve country of it, not sabring even Switzerland
epithets which they were not muse (cheers), and that it was not to escape their tile machinations. If no other cause were wanting
wise to offend the Sovereigns of Europe by personal remarks. to make the !louse discanl the Billet would bea sufficient one.thel
( ( 'hetes. ) I tut his I lon. Friend had telt no cunipunct ions in by throwing it out, it would tend to eeparate us from such an alliance;
blaming the unfortunate Speniards, who were now in a state of which had trampled under foot the rights of nations, soul ran"
'Mowry and distress, and could do harm to nobody. Ile would ask desolation wherever it hail developed its principles. Could he ho
his Ilea. Friend, whether there was any courege in tltat ? (1 mid come a party to the Bill. knowing, as he did, that it was brought is
cheerio. I %foe dint the manner in which the Members of aIt:: - h in accordance with the wishes of the Members of the Holy Alliance?
House of Commons were to act? IVere they to utter repnutchee Ile had !want with regret and surprise the oblervations of the Oro
only on the powerless and the unfortunate? (Loud cheers.) Member for Ilertfonlshire (Mr. lamb), in which he blamed eke'
' But his Hon. Friend load represented a few dinners and speeches I who had assisted the Spaniards against the regular °overman '
as the means of exciting doom lineaunate persona to insurrection ' the country, and merle an attack upon the lion. Members ir.n"
11 against their Government. This was a perversion of the fact. j were sitting to the right and left of him for their conduct mesh"
(l'heere.) It had lately necumel to him ( Lord J. Russell) to speak i them. But did nut that Hon. Gentleman know, that the euppeetel
with one of the must virtuous of the Spanish refugee*, who was , of the patriotic (*Mennen's welted the Conetitutional tiovernmon •
' also one a the most eloquent Members of the Pores. He had told lle would beg oe teat tomouneee oetetemett to recollect, the
him what had tint inspired hint with that love of liberty which hid I !how whom he would not afibrel assistance to, were men struggling
I led hint into those acts of imprudence which his Ilene Friend (Mr. for their liberty, whose measures were not to be oinsidered as the
W. Lamb) had so strongly can uretl. This worthy Spaniard told attempt of a faction. Ile regretted that any man should be 00/1/4
him that it was not anything that lately happened in that !louse— to every liberal feeling, as to designate such noble exertions Weld
not anything that had occurred In the course of the French Tamen_ been made by a portion at last of the Spaniards, as the attempts O
tion—not even the speeches of el irviseen, which he considered to a thrtioll. lie blushed lot the llonourable Manlier when he We
be full of affectation and acting, that had led him to long tier free hem utter the sentiment* he haul that night. His sperrh ",'''!_s
institutions in Spain ; but the pmceedinge in the old times in the inieapplication of principles altogoher; and that it shouldshouldhave'''
English !louse of Common. ;1 cheers). which had seduceol him ; spoken by a man bred up in a free country, was seemly crolible
against this will, and he had therefore endeavoured to realise lin his j (Strong feeling," ne impatience were manifested by sevo•ral Mee*
own country whet had succeeded so well in England. IVhat were ' bees.) The lion. Member, in continuation, said, that he slid rot
those dinners and subscriptions to which hk Hon. Friend had blame thnote gentlemen who were expressing their impatience ; sod
alluded? l'hey were intended to give some comfort to the Spa- aim, like the lion. Member for the county of Hertford, agreed
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Merck while struggling. and some relief when in exile and distress. the Bill because el inheres asked Ow it. anti he had no inclinatioc,e.
(Cheers.) There was no design of risking hopeless insurrections , detain them in shell use if they were in harm to depart. (A beer,
a (moment( oarless Ware ; hilt it was desirable to sheer that there Ile would sib the House, whether all meet in power did nut wine !
were mime hearts still to he found in degenerate England who had' keep all the power they could? and that was one reason why tie
• feeling with all free soul% in the world. (letuil cheers.) lie had i Right lion. Gentleman oppowite wished to retain this measure. He
said thus much in vindication of his conduct with regard to Spode, I considered the language of the lion. Member for Hertford as ii%
and the Spaniards ; he would add a few wails as to the Bill. The; enparliamentars.; bin he would only observe upon it, that n:
Noble Lord then adverted to the inconeistenry of the President of House ought never to give power that might be abused. He eon
the Board of Control. In 1793, it might have been fairly said not agree with the doctrine, that this country had no right w r'''

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