The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-06 00:00:00

RUSSIAN LOAN.

Mr. ROBINSON telt it his duty to advert again to
what had been stated the other night respecting the
state of this country with regard to the Russian
Loan. The House would, he had no dowit, recollect
that by its vote upon a recent motion it negatived the
proposition that the last payment had not been warranted
by the law ; there had heal no vote whatever declaring
that the payment had been according to the law, therefore
he, (Mr. Robinson), considered that the question now
rested where it was. On that occasion it was stated that
B lgium was nut separate d from this country—alter
the speech of to-night, however, it was to be hoped
the House would not hear such a declaration from the
Treasury Bench again. He (Mr. R.) contended that
the Government hid no right to make any further pay-
ment en account of the Russian loan without bringing
the whole of the merits of the case before Parliament. He
stated this the more, because on a former occasion one rea-
son given as an argument the continuance of the payin nts
by his Majesty's Paymaster of the Forces, was circumstances
growing out of what had taken place in the years 1830
and 1831. Now if the Government had any reason for
saying they wi re bound to make three payments after they
had bee❑ strictly called upon to make them, he (Mr. R.)
had such an opinion of Parliament as to believe that
upon that reason be explained to Parliament, Parliament
would authorise the continuance of the payment. At the
same time according to the strict and literal meaning of the
contract, the Hon. Gent. contended that Government had no
right to make one more payment without the approbation
of Parliament. He asked therefore, and begged to have
an answer to his question, whether Government
considered themselves entitled to continue to make
the payments on account of the Russian Lo in, without
first bringing the subject before Parliament ? Should the
Noble Lord opposite state in reply that Government
meant on some future occasion to bring the question with
all its details before Parliament, he (Mr. R.) would allow the
subject to rest till that time ;• but should the Noble Lord saa
Government felt themselves authorised to continue the pay-
ments, and meant to continue making them; he would
consider such a course an usurpation of the privileges of the
House, and would himself move (if some inure able and
Honourable Member did not think proper to bring forward
such a motion) a resolution to restrain Government from
making any further payment hereafter ou account of the
Loan until after Parliament had laid all the circuit'.
seances submitted to its consideration.

Lord ALTHORP could not pretend to say viliat:Lion.
Members ought to do, and what they ought to obstain from
doing upon the exercise of their own discretion. He would
content himself by saying, in answer to the question, as
he understood it put to Aim, that he was prepared
to contend the separation of Belgium from Holland did not
erlieve this country from continuing its future payments ;
yet that separation had made such a change in the
circumstances of the case as to render it necessary to con-
sider the question in another form, and which it was un•
doubtedly the intention of his Majesty's Government to
submit to Parliament.—(Loud cheers.)
(LEFT SITTING.)