The Sun.
London, England, 1835-09-02 00:00:00

DANISH CLAIMS.

The parties interested in the Danish claims are by no means
satisfied with the statement made last Friday by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, though they acquit him of any intentional
misrepresentation, to the gentlemen who formed the deputation
to the Treasury on the Bth instant. The main points are,
whether the basis of the whole arrangement is, or is not, the
motion of Mr. Parker, on the 16th of May, 1834 ; and whe-
ther that was general, and meant to include debts of all de-
scriptions. By the printed votes of the House of Commons
it appears that Mr. Parker's amendment, which was with-
drawn on an understanding that its principle was asssented
to by Lord Althorp and would be acted on, was for the
appointment of a Select Committee "to examine into the
claims of certain British subjects to be indemnified for
the confiscation of book debts and other property by the
Danish Government, and to report the same with ob-
servations thereon to the House." In the Mirror of
Parliament, to which the Chancellor referred, the same words
appear, so that the claimants are left totally in the dark by
what process the measure has been so changed that only book
debts are now to be included. The members of the deputation,
it is said, represented claimants for book debts exclusively, and
were not bound, therefore, to direct Mr. Spring Rice's atten-
tion to interests in which hey did not participate. The very
attempt to draw a distinction between book and other debts
must introduce an unnecessary complication into the settlement
of the claims, and often prove impracticable. In principle
there an be no difference between them, and there can be no
doubt, therefore, that though the rights of the other claimants
may be delayed by this blunder, they must ultimately be re-
cognized to the full extent.— Times.
It is all very fine and generous of Members of Parliament
to be attempting to whitewash Mr. Spring Rice, but they
cannot deny the following facts, viz.:—That Mr. Spring
Rice asserted to the deputation that Mr. Parker's motion
went only for book debts; and that Lord Althorp's pledge
went only for this class of claims; whereas the votes of the
House (16th of May, 1834, No. 68) clearly show the con-
trary ; for the resolution of Mr. Parker expresses " book
debts and other property," and Lord Althorp's pledge was
that " measures should be taken to pay such claims as might
be found to be just." If, therefore, Mr. Spring Rice now
says, in order to prove his assertion, that the book out of
which he read Mr. Parker's motion to the deputation was the
" Mirror of Parliament," he has made another mistake, as
that publication also expressly states " book debts and other
property."—Morning Post.
We have only time to say, on the subject of Mr. Spring
Rice's disclaimer last Friday, that the real charge remains un-
answered,—namely, that the resolution on the votes was not for
book debts only, but also for other property ; and whether he
therefore read a different version of it out of the " Mirror of
Parliament," or the " Annual Register," it was a deviation
from the official resolution.—Albion.

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