The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-06 00:00:00

NEW WRITS.

Several new WritS were moved for in consequence of the ac-
ceptance by different Members of offices under the Crown.—
.
There was much noise in the House while these Motions were
making; and we therefore did not 'distinctly hear the name of,
each place and Member. We heard Motions, however, for the
following places :—For Droitwirh, in the room of Sir John
Nichol!, Knt., who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds ;—for:
Montgomery, in the room of the Right Ilonourable C. W. W.
Wynne, who has accepted the Presidency of the Board of
Control ; —for St. Mawes, in the room of 1)r. Phillunore, who
has accepted a CommissiOnership for the Affairs of India;—for
Dumfries, in the room of Mr. Keith Donglai, whohas been
appointed a Lord of the Admiralty ;—for the University of
Oxford, in the room of the Right Honoura'ole Robert Peel,
who is appointed his 'Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for
the Home Department;—tor West Love, in the room of Mr.'.
t4oulburn, appointed Chief Secretary for -Ireland ;—and for
Carnarvon, in the moth of the Honourable Sir Charles Paget,
appointed a•Lord of his i\lajestY's Bedchamber.
_ CLANDESTINE OUTLAWRIES.

The SPEAKER then infornied the HouSe that, according
to custom, the Clerk had prepared a Bill forpreventing Clan-
destine Outlawries. •

On the question being put that the Bill be read a first time,
FUNERAL. OF THE QUEEN: -
;%Ir. BENNETT rose and said hg. thought it proper to give
notice,-that the first time the Word Supply should be mentioned
by his Majesty's Ministers, he should bring under the conside-
ration of the House the cinminstances attending the Funeral'of
herlate Majesty.
The Bill then went through some formal stages.
SIR -R. WILSON'S DItz,;IIISSAL.

Sir R. N\ ILSON,.seeing a Noble Marquis in his place, beg-
ged to intimate, that it Was his intention to move for the pro-
duction of a ?:,orrespondence Which had taken place in Sep-
tember last between his Royal llighncss the Duke of York,
Lord Sidmouth, and himself. H e to know whether any
objection would be made to the motion; as in that case he
should feel it necessary to enter into a.statement in support of
the I/lotion.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, it was very un-
usual to interrogate any .3.lrtnber of the House as to the course
he intended to pursue on amotion in prospect: He should not
answer the question.-
Sir R. WlLSON'assurecl the Noble Marquis, it was a re-
gard for the convenience of the House, r,lther .than..for his own,
which had inchiced him to
.put .the question. Re therefore
gave notice,' that on Tuesday next he should' move for .the 'Cor-
respondence he had mentioned.
• PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

• Lord EBRINGTON gave notice, tciat he should, shortly
after the Easter Recess, move for leai'e: to brim; in a 13111 rOr
securing a more effectual Representation of the l'eople in Par-
hear,'and a laugh.)
Ills ~i‘fAJESTY'S SPEECH.

The SPEAIiEII begged to .acquaiitt7tKeflouse, that the
House had attended at the Bar of the Lords; where they had
heard his Majesty deliver :.most gracious speech- from the
I Throne., With a ,view to convenience, he had obtained a copy
of the speech, which he would read to the House. '
(The skcch itself will be found in oar RepOrt of the proceed-
ings in the lionsc.. of Lords.)
Mr. ROBERT CLIVE then rose to move an
humble Address to his Majesty, thanking him
for the gracious Speech which-the House kld just
heard. He should slot attempt to apologize to
the House for presenting himself to their notice.
Ho was aware that he should best discharge his
.duty,.and entitle himself to the indulgence. of
the House, by proceeding at once to those points
which he intended to submit to the House, and
upon which he. trusted their opinion would be
unanimous. Upon the first point touched upon
by his Majesty's Speech, there could, he appre-
hended, be no difference of. opinion whatever.—
He meant the statement that his Majesty conti-
nued to receive assurances of a friendirAsposi-
, tion from Foreign Powers. While this 'country
was in the enjoyment of all the blessings of peace,
it .was the misfortune of some of the other Euro-
pean Powers to observe their tranquillity en-
tlangered. It would not he expected of him to
enter into the full discussion of so import-
ant a subject indeed, .he should do little more
than stare the simple fact. Turkey had been
very properly considered an European coun-
try ; and therefore any change,- in her situa-
tion sliould be considered as affecting the gene-.
ral interest. It was much to' be lamented that such
subjects should • have a •tendency,to disturb the
peace of Europe ; but it 'was a source of much
gratification to know that other Powers were ac-
tuated by the same disposition to. conciliate as-
ourselves ; and that there was a reasonable pros.-
pect of the 'adjustment of the differences bet Ween
Turkey and Russia. It was pleasing in this re-
spect to obserye the present situation of this
country. After a war in the course of which we
had experienced unparalleled difficulties, and
which difficulties had been met by the most
laudable and successful exertions, we were
blessed with peace ; and after having given inde-
pendence to other countries, we were in a situa-
tion to ensure its continuance, and contribute to
the general repose of Europe. The voice of Par-
liament. ivould reach the extreme of European
territory, and would, he trusted, have the effect
Of healing, those animosities which threatened
to disturb the general harmony. Referring
-to the next passage in his Majesty's gracious
Speech, he would observe, that upon the death
of his late much-lamented Majesty, his present

Majesty resolved to visit his foreign dominions ;
but first to pay a visit. to Ireland. The loyal
enthusiasm with which he had been received
would never be effaced from the recollection of
the illustrious person who was its object ; but
subsequently a cloud had overspread that un-
happy country, and ,acts of violence of -a must
atrocious description had been perpetrated.
From the • description of persons with whom
these violenCeS hid originatedo it would appear
that they were connected with causes of merely
a local and internal nature. The immediate
cause was distress. It was impossible to doubt
it ; and in endeavouring to find some'remedy for
the evil, the House would have a consolation in
reflecting, that the disturbances_ were distin-
guishable from all political and religious feel-
ing.—(Hear, hear !)—With respect to this un-
happy subject, he 'had no doubt the House
would cordially co-operate with his -Majesty,
and enable him to allay those disturbances.'
The next topic to which he would beg the at-
tention of the House was, the satisfactory state-of
the Revenue ; and he was sure the. house would
be glad to learn, that economy, always so desir-
able, and especially at the -present moment—
(Hear, hear, from the Opposition)—had been
carried- into effect as much as possible, and had'
produced a considerable reduction of the public
expenditure. The weight which had -so long
pressed upon. the commercial and manufacturing
interests had considerably abated, and they .were
restored, in-.a great measure, to . their original
activity. However, he should leave this part of
his Majesty's Speech in the able fiends of his
lieu. Friend, who was fully conversant with the
subject, and wife, if necessary, would treat it
more in detail. Too true it was that in a
most important branch of our national wealth
much distress had prevailed for several months ;
and it was here that he felt himself ,prevented
from pursuing the same strain of- congratulations`
through all the parts of his Majesty's Speech.
—There was, there necessarily !nest be every
disposition on the part of his Majesty's Ministers
to afford relief to the suffering Agriculturists—
(Cheert;—and it would be for Perliament to
join them in an endeavour to proVide that relief.
In looking at this ,subject,. it might-not be im-
proper to bear in mind the gradual iroprovement
of the Revenue; arising, in a great degree,•from
the Customs and Excise. These were-insepa-
rably .connected with the commercial and two-
factoring- interests ; and when it was observed
that these had gradually recovered .from their
difficulties, as it appeared from the advancing
state of:the Revenue, he would not be thought
too sanguine in believing that itnproveMetit would
reach the agricultural branch before the end of
the present year—(Hear, hear !)—Another, a
most important point, remained, upon which he
should say but a very few words, on account of
its importance. It was by an adherence to our pub-
lic credit that we had reached our proud eminence'
as a nation ; and it-vas essential to our chary:-
ter, he had almost said. to our very existence,l
that we should honourably and conscientiously I
preserve-that credit inviolate; and he hoped-that
under no difficulty, no distress, or inconvenience
whatever, would any man in that Thase.c von pro-
pone to question its inviolability. In 'conclusion,
he had only to thank the House for the kind at-
tention
they had shewn him.—(Cheers.)—and to
move the proposed Address to his Majesty. The
Hon. Gentleman then moved the Address, n !deb,
as usual, was merely an echo of the Speech.
Mr. Dualcomec, in seconding the motion,'oh-
served, that as he was unaccustomed to address
the Ilopae,he must request an extraordinary share
of their iadulgence ; and if, therefore, - in the
course' of the few observations he had to make,
any thing should fall from him:tending. to provoke
discussion or to disturb that unanimity which
the -present occasion was so desirable, he trusted
they would attriblite the circumstance to his in-
experience.—(Bear,' hear, hear !)—After the
clear and able statement of his Honourable Friend
he felt it to be unnecessary to go at-any length
into the various points of his Majesty's Speech.
On the first he was persuaded there could not be
'two opinions. We all remembered the disasters
of war ; we had made many sacrifices to sustain
it ; and we must be impressed with a conviction
of the advantages of peace.—(Hear, hear!)--If,
therefore, the present differences between-Russia
and Turkey should be brought to an auiicable'ter-
mination they would all have reason to rejoice : for
a disturbance in any one part of Europe neces-
sarily caused uneasiness in the state of every
other nation. It was matter of deep and general
regret that his Majesty's visa to Ireland- had
been so soon followed by outrage ; but while
it was a satisfaction to know that that outrage
was • not cooneeted ‘rith politics, he trusted it
would-be put down effectually, not alone by a
strict enforcement of the law, but by the aid of
the spirit of conciliation. (clear.)—A fter slightly
noticing the flourishing state of the Revenue and
the improvement of the manufacturing and com-
mercial- branches of our wealth, the Honourable
Member addressed himself to the question of
the- agricultural distress. Into this important
question it would not become him -to Otter at
any length. The distress itself -was too clear
not to be admitted; and it waS the desire of his Ma-
jesty'S Ministers not only to remove this distress,
but to join ill any measure which could lessen the
difficulty to which the agricultural interest was at
present exposed. There were those who looked
for a relief from this difficulty in a considerable
reduction of the publiC expenditure.—(Cheers
from the. Opposition.)But- he trusted those,
warmly as they might advocate reduction,
would not lose sight of 'the safety of the
country in the efficient performance of the public
business. It was gratifying to him- to have an op-
portunity of congratulating the House upon the
almost entire disappearance of that spirit of dis-
affection which had prevailed some time since in
the manufacturing districts, and which had given
way to general tranquillity. Yet it required but
a very superficial observer to see that there were
those in the country whose aim was fao destroy
the Constitution, against which they were carry-
ing on the most systematic attacks. , Many
were the theoretical plans which were dis-
seminated among the humbler claSses. Some
of those who circulated slid' opinions might

err from ignoratice, hut -too many, were guP,tl
from design. Yet he was persuaded thr':t
the Constitution Would resist these attackl;
for it. was a Constitution, firm in its base and
beautiful in its structure. It was adapted Pf
the convenience of all who lived under it, and
had thence deserved and obtained the approbv
tion of all the civilized world. It might be at'
tacked, hut attack gave it new vigour, and gave'
increased reason for admiration: The Hon. Mee!'
ber having declared that the Address had ins
hearty support, sat down amid very general
cheering.

Sir F. BURDETT Baidthat-hdclid not feel himself called
upon to make any comments upon'the
,Observations in-ade-bis
.the whos moved toe-Ad:rats o.foretincce
nothing in these observations. in which he not perfect 4
agree- tie could not, however, say- .aanich. for the• sPeec;
of. the _lion. ;Member who seconded tiro add-rawer for:she la,
to complain, that towards the end' that lion.' tember-stilf.
hintself to be led into a topic that was .foreign to :the.sidltieh':,
and at :variance with the tone of the .former part 'dolt:
Speech, •as Well As with the tone •of tile, sithlreas itself.
topic to' which he alluded, was the refeittnee madelar'c
Hon. 'Gentleman to- the existence of-certain pers-ona air tte
eked'
country who were said to be still upon the alett to t
vantage.- of any thing to -attack the Constitution of' t",e.
country., -Now this the (Sir 'Francis) considered a hnest'un,
fortunate-topic at this particular time, when there was dal
sons-leen goad reason for murmuring et- 'the overloaded 'cic'
pelidi .0 oP'he country, and more partietilarly aethe iminenso
military ;„ which could not be.justified upon any. gronh'd--;
The 1-1 o:.. riaronet, in alluding z:).the'deplodabie etatet6
Greece, weald not ii dui it any hassh 'observations, lid
could, with all his heart, wish'than'that territory' tent-Th-1;
tirely out of the Turkish posseedsion-L-(ileare hearolicar !)]dll..
wns firmly. of
.opinion that the enSencipation -Of that deI:U.IZ
from the tyrannicad- sway' of the ' Turks would tend to
• universal- good ; 'and- he hoped, -fOr t bnirrefirof-the-we14,,,
it ro!ght be liberated by the ghtrioas atrugglcs .of that li-as,"",
• buteoppressed people.—(l fear, hear 1)--in proposing an arrien"-
ment to the' Address, he hoped he should 'net be considered'
-actuated by.any motive of :disrespect to the 'rrhaone..Of 63!
House. Nothing could be more respectful to the King m-t"
alletieselves.a-notintig could.be,more.reaaonable' in• itself, than
that the House should well: consider, and fully.. and entirely O;
derstand the- subject brought before them,: before they vp nr_,7
to offer an opinion, or give their vote on it. This was the r.,
form practice-of their Lia
ancestors. It-was the custom• with the'
forefathers to hear the Speech- from the Thrbne, and then t°
.adjourn the consideration Of it to a ihnireday, when theyaorl
many of them as • were so disposed, would come clown to tba
House, after considering and digestiug maturely the cliffs/0-
topics', which .such adocumant was supposed to embrace.:
atich.a practice they were. able to -understand,what they were w
vote upon ; and they came down with their • minds fully PI:
pared to compreltehd. and •to exatinne all its hearings. Id
.was ; never coasidered in any way :disrespectful to ,adjonre
the consideration of the Speech to another day.—(Hear,
hear f )—Titishvas the -old.Pariiarnentetry custom. TheeSpeq;',
was read to • the House: on a previous evening; and. .on-
evening on which the Address was to be moved, the Meal-
hers came down with their minds .sufticiently prepared If,
;rive their votes. That Was the . mode of.:pnseeecling. unit
lately ; and he was anxious because he thought it the niust
expedient mode, as. well as the most :respeiatiii, that the }Ott
should return to that wholesome rule. - For - was-.impossibw
for any Honourable Member of that .Hothei to comprehend a,
one reading, -and, as it were, in a moment, ail the various topics
.which. his Majesty's aSpeech to his Itsaliament contained. lJe
could say for himself,' that his mind- was nut cahable 'of grasP"
ing at once endless variety of .so. important and so solemn a
document. He could ntit be,preautned 'to have- any previous
knowledge of the COncents 'of that eipeeelt. 'He-did not • possess
the power of divination,- ear,- hear - .could .he • coul"
down to.that.HQUS2 Speeche, if 'he ought be allowed- rise'
exoreasion, ready cut and dry for the.occeition. The House 'vas
calltd on for a :stfip!eping,approbation of measures which -tilt)'"
had rat time to consider. 'Underthose circumstances he would
beg leave to propose :that his Majesty's Speeds -be taken int©
consicteratioh on. the day -after to-mourn;'. With respect to th!
Speech itself, he did not think 'it comprehended's° much as rniglt
have,inen expected front so import-al-Ida doetunent. 'lt -was iiod
asricultoral distress alone under which the country was labn,'.r-
ing. That distress wasueduestinoally very great, but there WO:
many other gritnanceswhicii called aloud'for redress: there we
at the very . time the most flagrant violations of tile Consh-
tution. The:distress Of the aerieulturiste, as well as the-other
grievances under which every doss of the 'cominunity ws'
pressed down, *ere the consequeetes of the Con duct of his Ma"
teaty'a Ministers. The ..4.,linisters were flattering. the PLl.',Aic
with, the promise of retrenchment and economy t
; hut Were he/
performing that promise ?—(1-lear, hear !)—The 3linisteri
.were bound to retrenehment. in the ver: first Speech of
Majesty, on hid accession to the Throne. there was a r*Or.f4e
of 'retrenchment -arat' corrion-.3( ease cases in nor e
irenehment had yet been effected' - ef r:-.',renchairJst
Itud been frequently given; bt t had titAi'4itornise been yet
practised ? The '.House of Cot .nuo:ic exinct something,
more than 'those 'delusive promises.— (i oar, ,heier!)—Tl)
should not suffentlieMselves to he put off ose
delusive pioinises of flituae-ratreochment: ail
what that retrenchment was. 'The Ileuse Commons skoala
•be admitted 'to the Inowledete of' •thase, branches of the 0-
penditure in which the retrenchment 11ACI taken place.--
But the fact was, that they - and the Country were de-
luded, and CO reduction ithd yet taken pl,-.ee in the monstrous
expenditure of the Useless -estercAishnientsdrepteup 31IniStell
—(there, ,hear !)—A t time when NI in isters 'were trifli2g,:
as it were, with the •expeaidittine of the country--w'
the currency of the- country was ec.7drcciated in valoe, th‘os
they resolved add to- the expences of the Governinent,
c spaiou
..5
to in erease the salaries of its; ofiihers—((dear, • hear !)-31'
nisters thought paoper. to. inerease their own incomes and allow'
ancesowhen the circulating: edium of the country was. terse" dated ; but when they were .restoring the currency -tow nictattii.
value, by cash payments, they said not a word °fret:acing r
own increased salaries-4 Hear. hear, hear l)—The
Government were not ashamed of -introducing into that 11008
a'Bill to increase their oven .aidowances.; but at a time. when 6°
much was said ebout restating the esitreney—when saltine') weil
talked about the solvency of the Bank of .E-ngland,hot a lif°'l,
was uttered by the Ministers on the .subject of reducing
own overgrown salaries. There was zxo doubt about, the. solvePcf
of the Bank, hot the'enrstion which. should have occupied the
attention of Ministers w, Ls, whether tale country was in a 'situ"'
den to bear the settgot r to cash ptesmenta. NO llinister:
who had itiV feeliog, Who hail any regard Inc the peorile, would
or ought to have .effected <o serious -a measure Without !Lo"r."
lug previously consiiit.red whetherthe country was able reel
bear it. It was absurd to supreate that Ministers won,
propose such a measure without considering the probable
result. He had n 6 hesitation in aayihg that if they Wer '
aware of the consequences of that measure, they were tTI;
most unworthy Ministers. The return to cash payineiz
was attended with the worst effects, and it was tit it thae-
n)ost people ascribed the 'present -oveawheiming distresses
the country.- If the sufferings of the'
.people wire then
be ascribed to that Cause, the Mihisters were the anthill;
and were aecountable for 'the recent.—( II eae, hear
respect to the other points advetti.o .to in the Sp:cell, he
would not trouble the. 11:iess trisny observations. lie
could not, however, pass over de: allusion in the Speech
the state of Ireland. How could the unfortunate state 01
1
that country be viewed without feelings of the most. paint-''
regret and s.alicitude for the satfferings of that pho-ple ?
government of that country for ages past had' at. hire :'l ''de;
duce(' the greatest misery,: any taintbt.yontt which a ~VitY PC:
in human nature to endure.- thate was. thnhcooatitian
majority. • -YO'that countrYdlao prontinea were. metric t,s7
deceive, and hopes given ohly to ch.'s:Tendon What ditt
Union promise ?
.Yet whet did that watasure perform for f.;,e'
land ? Without contributing. to the advaneemeat of Fenniodio
it injured Ireland. The Hoe. MeniSer who seconded the
dread, indeed,. was induced to hope that the liresent laws, astii•.:,,
ed by conciliation, would restore tranquillity and happiness -hi:
that country. He (ah;ia.F, Burdett) wished a . system ni toye
effective conciliation had taken place in that unhappy man"
sooner, by the admission of the people to their share )11
nefits of the Constitution—(Henr, hear !)—Tice tithe tlysetaro-1,7"
Ireland was the prolific source of oppression to the people -7
that country. The Revenue of Ireland, before the laht;
was more than sufficient. for her own expenditure. `?,n
the Union she brought nothing to, England, and was lira
sunk deep in debt. Look to the state of Ireland in 1782.
land had then an organ by which she could make her grievltn
be heard. In 170 o also, she had a surplus of Revenue borsht)
her expenditure. There was then a surplus of 1,000041 t
her Treasury beyond her debt. But what was. condo.s"*"
of Ireltind since? With an industrious, ingenious, and etterthei
tic population, she was stank tedthe very lowest pitch ti.,'Wratw'7.„
edness. It was most certainly not the fault of the Stifferil
people ;—it was in the system of laws and gevernMent
that country. It was absurd to say the people were
ft was well known that most of the hard labour of England
performed by persons from Ireland, and thdt even often at "
risk of starving here for. want of employment, in hope
which they were induced to come over. • Another source °„
misfortune in that country was her stilLs. _
ing to put them down the greatest cruelties were aotnetiOt.%
committed,. as might be seen from the excellent obserandti
contained in Mr. Chichester's book. The state of the L:l'•;!'
Laws was another grievance under which thaC country