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slisposition to good unaerstanaing which he be-
lieved prevailed among the Allied Powers, and he
'equally trusted that the Country and Parliament
had every disposition to consider the question in
the way that would
.most conduce to the general
interests of all. The Noble Earl then moved- ete
Address. to the Prince Regent, couched in the
usual terms—echoing the principal points of the.
Message, and assuring him of their Lordship's
otteurrenee in all measures that may be necessary
for the accomplishment of the ohjetts stated in
his Royal Highness's Message.
'Lord GRENVILLE expressed his regret that avy
thing which. tell front the Noble Earl should call
sumo him to say more !Imo those few words he
meatst to say in approbation of the Address, as
arising merely out of the Message from the Throne.
Ile agreed as to the dangerous situation in which
the country was placed, and he trusted that danger
would be considered in its true light, as by En-
glishmen who were not to be appalled by its mag-
nitude, and'whose immediate inquiry would be, ,
not how we came into it, but the best way .in
which it could be repe'lled—(llear, bear!)--He
agreed with the Noble Earl as to the alternative
he had put—a state of armed and formidable pre-
poration,or-that state which, though it would for
the present preclude all hope of those salutaiy
retrenchments which were so necessary to the ex-
hausted state of the nation, and even in a constitu-
tional point of view, yet he trusted would eventually
place the country in that state in which they may
.yet ettectaalty be Made. He apptoved of what was
said of establishing a concert with the European
Powers; the question was certainly an European
as well as a British question ; but its being an
European question would, of itself, reuder it a
British one. Such was the only came from which
their hopes of safety could be derived—what con-
tributcd to the calamities of Europe for the last
25 years, but a principle of disunion pro-ailing
among its Powers ? As soon as that was done
away, and its -nations brought to act in cordial.
concert, the most salutary, even the wished-for
consequence followed.—What was propo,ed by
the Address had his decided and cordial approba-
tion. All decision Lyon the great and
diffi-
cult alternative was properly suspended ;, the day
when they should. have to decide upon it, they
would not be found to abandon their duty ; but
the House, he trusted, would found its opinion
'according to those lights Which should be fur-
nished to Parliament on the subject. Deeming
as he did of the measuees referred to in the Ad-
dress, it should have his support:
The Marquis WseessecY cordially approved of
the line of policy laid down in the Regent's Mes-
sage, which he trusted \votild be followed up in a
way commensurate to the spirit of the people, the
valour of its armies, and to those principles under
which the country afforded a noble example to
surrounding nations, of the way in which they
should effectuate their own deliverance. France,
notwithstanding all that was said, thought and felt
her honour and dignityanuch impaired. The mis.
fortune was, that a principle of half or me,
ditunlsslicy prevailed, when every thing shoulm
have been open, manly,. and decisive. 'l'lll
Treaty of Paris was. such as to In deemed by tlit
French not only to be dishonourable but un,
just to that nation, and it was his opinion, that
nothing -more fatally affected the power of the
riouse of Bourbon in that country, than its being
sieserd by the people of p'r'ance, as the instrument
of their degradation. Neither duct he approt'e of
whist the Noble Lord said respecting the Treaty of
Fontainblean ; the fulfilment of that treaty re-
mainedat serious 'question. Was complete justice
Clone in the-spirit of the stipulation respecting the
immunity ? Was justice to be withheld to the end
• of the year, and in the mean time leave the sub-
ject of it destitute ? Were the stipulations re-
seer:ing the Duchy of Purina, anti the Settles
mews on -kis wife and his son, duly carried
into effect ?" On a future day, when those sub-
jCCIS would COlll2 regularly ,under disoossioo,
Ministers -,t-ould have to account for these as ttell
as mauy -other points, aed the Noble Lord would
have to fulAl Isis promise of explaining to the
house all the areptustapecs of these arrange-
Recurring again to the•topies of the Ad•.
dress, he regarded, as matter oi satisfaction, that
spirit of unatiimity as well as magnanimity which
seemed to prevail throughout .time country, and he
hoped endeavours Leould be made to draw the Al-
!es; together upol sae!) a principle as' may enable
them to stem the torrent which now sets so un-
fievon 'ably s and it the mbeadful alternative of war.
shemdd become necessary, that efforts should be
ennle to aaimste their spirit and stimulate their
Lest:llion; to the necessary and elfeetual-pitch.
E Wadi: a variety of observations upon
several of the points which had elicited in the
course of the discussion. .11e repeated the senti-
ment-3 he delivered on a f evening, resoect-
iog the measures relto red to in the Royal Sies-
saee, which were not wily those of approval, but
of commendation. In a great deal or what fell.
:ism' his No_irle Pricads, its animadversion upon
-taiasaohmts of the Noble F.;arl's speech opposite,
-he ' ,eriectly agreed. He admitted the present
~tits;;• f thin.rs witsne clt as to call for the Most
•►• ,n)rmi ja:•le preparations for defence; but still the
assertion the right of war was decidedly
•
;Le did not me, mto contradict), it was hut prov-
;me, half the c.t.e The right of making Lear on a
:lecensive orincipr, was, a very 41iticrent consii!cra-
►ace with the internal concerns
:on front a a interfere.
/donor:ler country. L'ott sufficient certainly ex-
i.t.zl to warrant .bvhat wa,3 called for by his Royal
..11i-hoess's Message,andels riot "loose wits caned
too upoo the mo-
o;mtio for no prematare dech
;acatouitptestion of peace or ttsars -be had no be-
iitption in voting Cor the Address,
The question was then pot—
esdfieess SI'lS toted eVem 1).-e—Psdered to
e` 'be Pr in ce-Regent by t;.,e Lords
tu.c.co.e,
,AeL, „hi!, ;elec.:7—Am! the Home influttgately
ki!Uourned tU Mond t 3

taste. then moted the second reading of the Union
Canal Bili.

Mr. William Dundas moved as an amendment, that the
Bill he read this day six months.
After a long conversation Between Sit Alexander Hope, Sir
John Marjovibatilis;Who supported the aniendthent, and Lord
A. Hamilton, who defended the Bill, Mr. Finlay replied, and
the House divided.
For its second reading now... ..50
Against it 81
Majority against the Bill —33,
SCO"f Cl I JURY BILL:
On beint re-admitted, we found
Mr. WILBERFORCE presenting a Petition from the inha-
bitants of Edinburgh agalng that clause in the Scotch Jury •
Bill, which required unanimity in the verdict of tk.lury. • •
After some conversatiim bet Ween Mr. William Duntias and
Mr. Abercrombie, who wished that the people of Scot'and
should have an opportunity of stating, year by year, as they.
worth' have it in- their power to do, the grieYances resulting
front the present Pill, when once enacted, rather than those
\s hick were founded r.n fear. The Petition was ordered to lie
on the table.

Mr. BARHAM gave notice, that nu Wednesday next he
'should wove fin• leave to living in a Bill for the better pre-
venting British subjects front entering the service of Foreign
Powers.

VOUSF, 01' COMMONS.
;;;jtESFOrI) ii!,pr.tiril at the bar, and
woir.unerd The HottSef his
Frighn,• I', Ik..4T:it had i;,•,;1 pl,!,iied to order
rh-tt Aitril, and
11". t!" in-the „Itidces-•, mliould be

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UNION 'CANAL.
prett:OP.i Pctitif):l4 rirernor..h- and Port
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only of -the engagements forma at rontiiiiblean,
but of those contemplated by the Allies in the
peace of Paris. This in itself necessarily implied a
Justifiable cause of war against France, if*Clovern-
mem and our Allies, after entering into every con-
sideration of prudenee, should think such a step
proper. That it calfed for measures of caution
all agreed ; and no man would deny that measores
of vigour should lee taken in concert with our Al-
lies. The nature of this concert would remain to
he communicated to Parliament at another pet iod.
He was sure that the House would not endeavour
at present to draw from Ministers what it was, or
how far it extended. For if it was desir.ed to pre-
serve entire the authority of the House over time
Executive Servants of the Crown, whilst the latter
should feel they could not attempt any thing un-
sanctioned by the principles of the Constitution,
nothing could be more inconsistent with the ad-
vantage and service of the country, than that Par-
liament shoold 'attempt, on grouods of imperfect
informatiori, to assume that authority which .be-
longed to the Crown, and to judge of measures
which they could only kno W perfect ly %viten they had
arrivedat a certain stage. The events in France had
creat ed.a state in Europe so menacing to the tran-
quillity of thhigs as settled by the Treatyof Paris,
that it was impossible the British Nation shmild
not be found in arms at this moment. All he Would'
ask
,of the House would be, that it should be pro-
posslto take the measures necessary to support
the EXecutive, reserving to itself the right of ex-
pressing its opiniou afterwards on the nature of
the measures themselves. General considerations
most weigh to determine whether we should en-
gage in a war of vigour, or conclude a peace of
caution, --1.-le would relieve the House nod the
public from any misconceptions which he knew
had taken place. An impression had ;one abroad,
which, on examination, woold be found errone-
ous ; that, according to the state of things at
Fontainbleamm, time Treaty concluded at that place
had been impsopedy entered into, That it was
an excess of generosity, and a. total want of policy
that had granted it, and that the Allies were re-
sponsible to the world for the calamities with
which it was now threatened in consequetwe of
the false-councils which had then guided their
decision. He apprehended that the greater part
of the persons with whom he had conversed, had
been inclined to throw blame upon those Princes,
as having excrcised their authority improperly in
that instance, and to conceive that Treaty had
been concluded gratuitotody on a principle of ge-
nerosity, in consequence of which it had been so
easily abused. Instead of taking advantage oldie
apologies supplied him by those who blamed time
PRINCE REGENT'S MESSAGE. Treaty, or repreSented-its stipulations as not hav-
ing been folfiiled ; Buonaparte, in his arrogance,
The Order of the Day tor taking the Regent's had again diSplayed his contempt of-all TreatieS,
Message into consideration having been reads as Message itself, by the Speaker,
well as the
4.... and proved that the only limits to his invasion of
Lord ~
ASTLEREAG II rose. He assured thegleans countries were: to be found in his eaus and
not hiss will. He had placed himself boldly,
House, that at no period of : his political exist-
and if morality were not to be consulted, lie would
ence, lie had more' deeply felt the importance of
the coosislerations to which he had to call their. had any clu
siaYd l'
om
"staliy'i , that°il of iaaer
tlieol:ly-i, and
e(lct
poclaite
arltolltliin
mmicliliite-
attention than at the present moment, when dis-
self the legitimate Emperor of the French, as
cussing those which arose. out of the momentous
events that had taken place in a neigobouriu, he impiously said,- `° by the graee,of God," boast-
ing that this authority wns nut impaired by any
kingdom, and the' councils which those eventsin ,Previous act ; parc time effusion
t
were I kely to produce. It had been his lot,
of a drop .`that in order to s.
of French blood, he had abdicated with
he course of the late discussions of the House, an intention todeceive, and that he did not re-
to endeavour to direct its attention to events'of
a' turn, even in consequence of beiog recalled, but
very different nature; events which had led-to an
i vistue of his full and uttinmpaired right. ,Such
order of things, hy which we might flatter our- 'n,
a recur- WaS the situation in 'which he now stood. But
selves the world would be delivered from
this subject had carried him (Lord C.) out of his
rt•nce of the calamities and dangers through which.
it had. passe path. Time general opinion was, that time Allies
d, and brought to an orderly state,.
avhichad made a generous sacrifice of- their interestshttian, tution, h, if not exactly its former political colisti-
at Fontainbleato Whatever calamities mi'ght
woUld have a tendency to conduct to that prove the result of their conduct, he should never
ancient social and political station, from tvhich it lament that the priociple which accompanied thfun.
had only been torn by a grand convulsion. ‘‘'hat-,
to, the gates of Paris should,have been' that of de-
ever difference of Opinion might bare existed on
f. r: t'o the people. He : was confident that
both sides of the House, with Sespect to the ar-
fee
rangements made to form 'the Body Politic of ling would be the last in a British Pitr:ia'nest.
•
Europe, yet all Must have owned, that as the . Nothing had been omitted on time part of this
country and her Allies, to recoguize and act up
proposed disposition would preset-it a mass of hide--
to all moral prniciples; He should not regret if
pendent Powers, possessio- all die charactesis-
there had been any error,
. that it should have beeti
tics of independeuce, and capable of inaißtaiuinu. on the side of national,generoNity, and he felt, ,
.themselves and their relations towards each othei:, that if- any blame was
.to be imputed, it was
it was likely that the world Would he governed by_ wholly 'in') the right side. Conquering Europe
a balanced system of political equality; i
arstead of had left France not only in possession of her old
being oppressed by a military authority that would limits, but aggrandized. None of those heavy
keep down or swallow up every other. 'lt was contributions, laid on ail countries by the French
impossible not to feel that the late events in
France, armies, had been imposed upon her. In order to
if they did not menace with instant de- struction. t soothe her for the occupation of her capital
he work of time last twelve vars, or
take away the reward of all - our exertions and
left her, which might have been considered as by foreign hosts, all those works' of art were
those of the Allied Powers, toss mid call their ulti-. '
mate security into question. If a military Chief, the badges and- pledgi!s of bet invasion of
other countries. ifhe fact was, that when the
twi-,ltilonsdee( onlyon t essentialhe a tta
ephri
:tl•
It
eel,:
ts i o.tti. to;n t
al i
tenel
\i,i: p iftt•jer a,vians! Treaty of Fontainbleati had been signed, the-si-
tuation of Napoleon was not such as had been:
contended that the revolution bad been imposed
represented. Protracted war mi'
upon the people by the army, if that chief and a ~ht at best have
ended by his capture, his. flight,• or his eva-
military system were re-established in France , he-. sicin out of the country, When the question
the army found the state of peace of Europe
carne
befOrC the Allied Powers, the papers would
incompatible with then :interest, then it' only re-w, and bespoke with the more confidence, as
mained at present, or at a gooey remote period, so
either that all the calam w ities hich she bad it was not on his own side,-not having been a
ready eXperienced should again be iiiiicted on al- it
ty to the arrangement
in its origin, the cir-
etonstances of the ease were of such necessity as
Europe, or else that she should t
to author se the steps which were taken, and he
urn back to that .
system, from which she had emer,,ed, and. con-•
trusted the House would see_ both their policy
time to exist in a military charbactcr. (Hear,
and their propriety, Napoleon, when returning
hear !)—ln that case we must abstain. front ,riv-
ins; up ourselves to the natural constitution's, of st(t)ii‘l'aartdstLiciPaii;lesa:iv(iitt.ha t‘l,icerylcn:)lnsssid)tz„ll',ilse anr,mt„Yth',‘,.l* oast-
States, and revert to measum•es most nueonge ilia; ;roops, .preparcd to act wariniy iii bis support.......
to, our interests. He felt all the import:wee or
oast]
awful Ile laid not merely this army, but there was every
such considerations, and the immense
reason to pre6unte that all the other corps in the
nature of the subject. After an arduous struggle
different provinces of France were equally dis-
of twenty-three or twenty-fou ryears, to we.7a;ut posed to . act with him. The -occtipation Of time
the idea of, war, even in its utmost indifferentishape,
capital might only have affected a few, and even
to the aspect of the house, could not fail to prove
the troops which Marshal Mai mom had paralysed,,
most impleasing; but mien it was res-olvea into
this grcatAnestioo, whether we should have war, f,,r a time, might lm:mye resumed the otfenQivc., in
or cuter into a peace of
caotiii, beside,all the his cause. In fact, the spirit and (eloper of the
•
cuno:ltcsmcl..itc.cor itrilita.rtattli
joensneitesstiLt-iyainimietche subject, he whole French army tvere such, that : the Allies'
could not decide otherwise than they had. done.
r ' :'berating Was ' 'he ideii had even been. taken from' the Provi-
most scHotts and awful. If he felt the questn slional Goi•ernment of France, then actin,' ill fa-
was in such a state, dint lie Could present iews of: -
it which be believed would g
stiffer uide tale jud,;ment of "nr of the li("13°"' l'hat ' """*"";" h,,!the 'Councils recommended the adoption of 'some means tot er-
tlCe I loose, he would not ,
minate the contest,' •
vtathoot entering into a „civil
of the State to be precipitated without califs;
for and obtaining the sense of Parliament. But - 'iv"' When
he
(Enrol (2.)1 a'.l.i""l,
l'finlnd the
as the question was not yet in that forward state, 'iv"'
(fieciletd, i"
eense'"l:ee of
ci(lnninnillea.
rums moot! an. llSSaVallecS giv.en to imow-sportu
and he could not open all its consideration's arc re.Tectin!,, the terms of the Treaty. He felt that,
was disposed to follow the suggestion of a i'lialt
Hon. Gentleman opposite, and- to confine him'sellf who had exercised the-sovcrei,gn au-
trilm'tneriiitill;j:lnsituation from whence be rouhl over'
to other points. The Message state,d that the hoe, look France, and another cogntry Urals') which
es"CatS had taken )]:ice in (lire contravennon not
oi4l,lit be supin•cH to contain many of his plrti-.

ti there'
sans, was RCA unattended with danger. e
ar-
fore conceived it hi; duty to ►oppose such' a
rangeneent, but was soon convinced of theo.
eithy of finding another place which should rots
With Buonaparte's npprobation. For the .„
did nut conceive there was any other situetio;co.
which he could conside-r himself in perfect Sod.
rity, and rely on his own conduct for itsierbeee
nuance. On finding what assurances had „„A
given him, and coneidering the adieintagelloet
policy of termitiatine the war amicably, he eo t.
C.) had felt it his duty to remove his oPP°:jet of
The question bad not been 'decided on the ia tot
Napoleon being in the power of the Aille'cor
ill a situetion in which, assisted by 811 rue eiteel
of the army, and some insurrection the,,ti
vinces, he might have prolonged the colitt-"itto'
coesiderable time. With respect to his sliebt
tinn at Elba, be owned, that whateeer all'
originally have thought of it, the arrange:ll'll ed
being made, he was of opinion that it °titled
be kept as faithfully as any Other treaty.
formed any part
,of the convention Of F'99igi•
blean, that Napoleon should be considered a'itee
soner at Elba, and that if he should leave I,titee.
Allies should have a right to seize ind arres'eetyi
It was not to be made a tower for his eePtirreee
It Ives never intended that he should have o°Eoc.
dully on or round that island. Such a e",;,,,i1e
tion was totally unfounded, and if encli se betl'
lions had been introduced into the treaty, I.l.ciorll,
nodoubt but they would now be brought folorief
to justify the present events, in the same lin. 04
as some insinmeiods had already been thrn`cil
respecting the alleged non-fulfilment of .s°lll, was,
ticks of the Convention. The next queetinn
whether ally precautions, not infringing ac*
Treaty, had been omitted to preventetl %get
currence of the present calamity? Govern
()lice
had never undertaken or contemplated anY.Poblt
or espionage in or out of the island nti .es.
to prevent Iltionaparte from leaving its
With respect to any police Out of the islant." bile.
of the reasons why it was not attempted, tva'
!go'
not only in their judgment, but in that
fessioual persons, it was absolutely and pit'Y'itiee•
impossible that it should be carried into eltecujellts'.
The ciecumvallation of even such a place as nice
was beyiand the power of the whole British
The weather mieht at any time break thee,ele
and open a way for flight. But even had the °love
British navy been there, they could no:t ht
be
acted without 'breaking the Treaty-. It 191"„
said that such a Treaty should not have been ta,
chided, or that BuonaParte's situation otib, aa"
have more reduced, both in point of revent left
freedom. However this might be, the trer;io
him to his own possessions, to govern the
It a"
supreme authority as be thought proper. oils
signed to him, 'not, indeed, a formidable
‘,009
but a corvette, to protect his communic'`for it
with all the ports of the Mediterraecan,,,oesl
was not uncommon to see his flag on the "bt
to
and no cruisers of any nation had a rib 0101
violate his colours. Thought an island/
sider'
was not a deserted-place. It had a very °lists'
able commerce with all the Alediterranean rf
It was not by the force of his armament, or t 0
ieesf
Guard, that he was conveyed VI:At:1,05:
where he was chased 'on his way by a nee rllii;i eag.
sel; which tout(' not overtake him. " e
parte bad tome in any disguise, unconneetee Pert
a 'political enterprise, :Ind had landed in °Joie:
in Europe, lie must and would have been fetCll
as eny other indi.viduel. On the part of the eer
Government lie could say,•that they had ne:
It et
dertaken to exercise any police Elba.
,ciog
certainly desirable to know what was ri:pritisl
that island, and as there was no regular ell(P'e;
resident there, Colonel Campbell bad been
aft
'1"
ed to remain either at Elba
or Leghorn :ail coil'
had fulfilled the' whole' of his duty, wb,l;c-
-sisted in conveying Buonaparte to n—erlis."
deuce. He never was to exercise any polic
ever over that individual, and if be ha' On,
he could not have effected it, as in a sli°' treat,
5.• tje
his conduct gave offence, and he receivehife.
hints that his absence would' be agreea-.01 °
el
took those hints, but even had he reileisite‘ pre'
shore, he could not have even attemptc"„atedl:
-vent his escape. He would have keen grworlos
the same manner as Mr. Ritchieeacting as oider;
Consul at Elba, which) contained three e° beg°
able harlAurs. No sooner had Nalvic°,neoqehr;
his preparations, than two gendarmes we'e iit tie
ed to -watch that Gentleman, and did ur't seeoe
till the embarkation had sailed. The Sarrio,s
have happened to Colonel Campbell. It jecr,,e9
extraordinary circumstance, though not atebosf;e
(tilde one, that even General Bertrant" 0t kaoe
considered as Napaeon's confident, did ilseetti°l[e
his master was going, until the orders Wee of te
the pouts arrived 4,01 a -five in the afternfi-,b' arkee:
26th Feb. In three hours they bad all ‘b-s p Plfe,
and at night the expedition had sailed" eari;e;
paration hail been made beyond the Or( C00."35
by the .e
pairs of the corvette recognised
tioe. With respect to the t'other vessels' tletalC
no previous pr'epar'ation. They 100,i:1'11'0i "t
em'
the port for commercial :purposes, 'Bp(' eantll"3te,
seized. One of them was a, Freed] tnere,,feef''ldt
hilt just arrived, which also shared tlichat be ee'
If there were any reason to suppose t svaseed
the island with any-sinister intentions, boe,
duty of the Naval Officer to give hire 0 hrclp.
to stop him-, as it shwild be consider""
00 to st
of the Treat v but if there ,„eis leas leas At'
pose arty mieb intention, no inolestatil a grt'lle-
be, offered to him. There 'was tberefiii. to be
deel
.of nismideeetandine with reg3l:et t°, ler
treatment which it
.wee-, supposed °toy til'`he
alloyed towards him, unless he %%'as 50e, thateor
the confront of the Allied Powers, eht '',os
Could be consigned to whatever
ntice
e.
fiitement they should choose. .13" vd
in such a state 'as to' be subject to a n lie
restr"' ,ver
f re
gitletious from this country, or any °et
113 r re
• S If, UN 0 ITO ver, -this Minit„lLied 11,31,cre
actual po;:sQs,itm of the I,l„nd, it 11.-:r.
be firo,,ihh, to prevent, his keying iceeitcyll/
welenotheig in" the beginning calor sel:
sUsiiie%,o on the part of .colancieed l'„'iveas
and latterly" Buonaperte end frivol ',ere ee
hat I'
-
s`o "t"eh in his imperial 'stete, t •• 1 ,ty
ion • „•ret
,grent difficulty in obtaining aecess 10, tile 1, soeb
were no gratuitooslv inenrred 17Y. , !cc
of tht •
Foniainhjea-n: The articles were llat Pre'
ciccunist,inci-s required them to be' 11e
'ArtideS (L•7rd Cestlci.cagh) sbc"