The Sun.
London, England, 1815-04-26 00:00:00

RUSSIAN LOAN IN HOLLAND.

Earl GREY proree-ied to observe, that there was
another .subject on which he wished for itiformit-
t o ; ftom 'he Noble Earl. It was rumoured, that
a loan of tel millions had been some Alai time
ago raised in Holland for the service of Husain
but that the representative of that Po%%er having at
the Congress stated the inability of 'Russia to ILI it,
it was determined that Russia should pay halt, "that
Holland,•by some arrangement whiCh he ti id not
profess to understand, should pay a quarrer, and
that Great Britain should pay the retnaiiiing.quar-
ter—namely, two millions and a half of money.
This agreement had, it seems, been entered into
and signed by our Secretary of State, without any
communication haring been made to Parliament
on the. subject. Was it true, that his Majesty's
Government had thus pledged the faith of the
country to pay so large a sum Of nio,ey ?
The'E arl of LtvEnPoot, said, that the Noble
Earl must be well aware that no agreement "could
be maderly his Majesty's Go% ernment, which must
not be submitted to the consideration' of
Patlia-
rnet►t, and which Parliament might or might not
Confirm at pleasure.

Earl GREY observeA, that he knew that. perfectly
well, hut that it was very possible that Ministers
might pledge the faith of the country, and
place Parliament in the situation either of vio-
luting that faith, orof impo,ing on the'snbject
burden of the, description which he had. men' ion.
ed. - fit asked the Noble Lord if it was tile fact
that such an rigrrement had. been entered into ?
The Earl of LiVERPooL replied, that he could
only-repeat that Government could not be pledged
to any transactions %vhich was nut subsequently
Ibible to the controttl of P-nliament. He must
decline answering the Noble Earl's queStiOn.
Earl GREY remarked, that lie must consequent-
ly understand that the Noble .Earl d.d not deny
that such an agreement had been entered into. r
The Earl of DARNLEY iu reference to the recent
Treaty at Vienna., wished .to know wlisq xbra
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fessed measures of precaution don preparation, as
referred to in the Address, were aware of the ex-
istence of the Treaty ?
The Earl of LINTLaPoot. said; that by the Ad-
dress the House was ple.iged to no 'note than its
language implied, a state of precant ionary pre-
paration.; but he had no difficultyin informing
the NOble Lord, that one day prevOns to the Ad-
dress being voted, the Treaty was received in this
comitry, hot under the circumstances it WaSlieenl-
ed ipiproper to bring it forward, as Noble Lords
'may recollect. He hail then distinctly stated, it was
part of the policy of this Government not to force
the conctutence of the Allies beyond what their
own sense of the state .(1 affairs should prompt
them to act. e Treaty alluded to was signed
.on the '2sth of March ; it was, therefore, signed
before they could know the situation to ‘vhicrthe•
•King of France was reduced. Under such cir4'
comstanCes, it was held tii he neither jUsenor ex-
pedient to consider the Treat y as conclusive, until
the Allies were apprised of what had taken place--.
(Hear; hear !)
These-two Noble Lords spoke respectively in
explanation, in which the Earl of LIVERPOOL
Stated, that what he explained did not relt:r to the,
transaction aS it existed now,
.but as it did at the
time :when the Treaty was signed.