The Sun.
London, England, 1815-02-21 00:00:00

SEQUESTRATIONS.

Anthony Laird, fish-curer and cooper, Ltlth—Creditrs
meet. in Dounidqon's. Tavern there, 6th arnl.27th Match, tl.
<lames Nlitchell, merchant, Peterhead--:,Cteditors meet itt
the Nes"- Ina there, 23d February and Itith March, at 12,

IMPERIAL PA R LIAM ENT. ,

HOUSE OF LORDS, Ivl3,zp.‘y, FEB. 20,

The House net at ten o'clock in the morning, and pro-
ceeded-on judicial business.
!.; ur,e papers were presented from the Excise and Navy
(Mir:, the former relating to the averages of Corn.
On the motion of the Earl of Lauderdale, stone further Ac-
counts were ordered respecting Corn and Grain.
SIR JOHN DOWNIE
Earl BATtimisT stated, that he hail made the
inquiry respecting Sir John Downie, alluded to
on a-former night by a' Noble Martinis ("fans-
(101%110', and he found that Sir John had never
'received pay in the military service of this -coun-
iri, Ithrhad been employed in the Commissariat,
for which he received pay, and now halt-pay, and
hail afterwards entered the Spanish scrvice,where
he NV :S highly useful. • He did not know whether
Sir John Downie was with the,expedition destined
'by Spain for South America, but it would not be
surprising if be had agreed to any proposition of
that nature made bythe.Spanish Government, nor
Was it to he wondered at that the latter Govern-
ment should'attach the greatest ipportance to
such an expedition.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, be was so far
-satisfied with the explanation ; but he observed in
tlie accounts that there was a considerable suini
paid-to Sir John Downie for some purpose not
specified..
Earl"BATuttsT stated, that Sir John Downie
received money from this country for raising•a re-
giinent in Spain, in the same manner as the Spa-
nish Noblemen fora similar service.

PELtVERING PP OF SPANIARDS AT
Lord GRENVILLE adverted to a communication
which he had received iu the course of the. Sam-
pler, stating that four Spaniard's who had taken
refuge at Gibraltar from the tyranny of their Go-
vernment, had been delivered up by the Governor,
and which he had transmitted to his Noble Friend
opposite.- He was persuaded that Ministers .en-
tertained the same sentiments of reprobation of
that transaction with himself, and.that they would
not hesitate to call upon the Spanish Government
to liberate-these persons who had thus .heen •ille-
gaily surrendered, by the Governor of Gibraltar.
He wished now to have some further information
stated to the House upon the
.subject.
BATHURST entered into a detail of the cir-
ci: • respecting these individuals, relative
.-:pitulation of 'Venezuela, and their being
reizeci in defiance of the terms of the capitulation,
(which have been already published). His
Lordship observed, that these circumstances had
softened-sonic of the indignation which be had
originally felt, they being, it appeared, considered
as state prisoners. His Majesty's Ministers,
Lowever, deemed it their indispensible duty to
instruct the Minister at Madrid to detn'and their
liberation, bat he lamented to state that the re-
Tresent.acir)as maole on this subject had hitherto
teen lac fieCtual.
.Lord GRENVILLE contended, that 'no circum-
-stances whatever could justify the transaction.
TRANSFER OF GENOA.

The Order'of the Day upon which their Lord-
shins were summoned being read,
The Marquis of BUCK.INGHAM rose to bring for-
ward his promised !potion, for the production of
ce] rain, official Documents relative to the subject.
His Lordship prefaced it with a speech of consi-
derabiedength, in the.course of which he dilated
upon those facts and arguments which he touched
upon on a former evening, when he first called
their Lordships attention to the measure.; lie
contended, that it involved the good faith and
honour of the British Government and Nation,
which had been 'voluntarily pledged in the
.Most
solemn manner to maintain and support the inde-
pendence and liberties of the Genoese, by a public
Officer of high rank and authority. Notwith-
standing which these had been most shamefully
sacrificed. •The Noble Marquis couchuled' by
moving, " that Copies of the Proclaination ad-
eresed by Lord William •Benthick, the British
Cominander in'Chief, to die Inhabitants of Ge-
; and also that published afterwards by Lieu-
tenant-General, Dalrymple, preliminary to the
transfer-of Genoa to the Sardinian GOvernment,
together with extracts from the Instructions:sent
from the Secretary of State to those Officers,
touching the occupation and surrender of Genoa."
On. the question,
The Earl of, LIVEIIPOOL observed, that when
what he had said on a former night upon this
subject was recollected by their Lbrdships, they
xvould see that his Majesty's Ministers were not
in the slightest degree disposed to shrink from
the discussion of 'this particular topic. On, the
contrary, he had declared their
li'ben the proper and regular Opportunity should
zrrirc of not only fully discussing that, but every
topic/ connected with it, in the clearest and

40st:comprehensive manner; and conacquently,
t',ey were willing to produce every possible in-
f,rinatiou.on the suhicet. At the present inn-
incut,- however, be felt it Ilk duty to oppose
the production of the papers Called: for on other
, rounds, and which he had also referred to
in the first instaiv:c. Under the pr: sent eir-
o+onsti-nces, he Must deprecate ail partiA dis-
cussions, such as must be the consideration 01
sin 1e or separate topics ; as that referred to by
the 7.NToble Marquis, and what Idl froth thcNoble
this evening, evinced the 'particular topic
co-ohl not he fully or hotly discussed, Without en;-
tetHig into a detailed.eonsideration of many otbeis,
al, ic:it it would
,be perrec..tly inconsistent. to do at
iirent. He kVOURI P..pf.!ltt !bat %.,,heit tile proper
ivie, and wTiich, itC th9ng-lit, 'was
tot 1l f a lit, Li f pledged himself to prove,
(hat not, oniv with respect to the particular mea.

:rt: of Gcuoa, Jrat cvcry other cottuccfed with
:t, there was not the snilllest breach of f•lith,on
the' p.:trt the Government, or az..y ey.-
r?ctations he!ti put that xv`ere not eventually real-,
:1-1:(1, he 11.-r.iSt observe, that there were
litany facts in.the of I.vhich the Noble 'Mar-
quis apfu-ared totally ignorcr.:t, and other eireoni-
stauevs in the transaction which (he (licit-tot wean

intentionally by him) tvere greatly perverted ; and
he retplestej their Lord,hips only to suspend their
i,olgment until the whole of thecase should be be-
fore them. Considering and feeling the subject
in this light, he would propose to move the pre-
vit)us question on the -Subic INiatqui motion Lit

Present, with tic intimation, that at the proper
psriotl Le stiottld chtertnlbf produce the pap,!rs.
TheAlritiou was snpported by the Nitirquis of
Lansdo,*ne, tLe 11!:%e of :;ss.e.,,t Loris King and
(henyille ; antl opposed by Earl Buthurs.t and the
Lord,Chancellor.

After a reply from the 'Alatluis of BackinOatu,
the House divided—

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Nl:ijority ag,titast tlie'Motioa
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