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fore obliged to vindicate her own honour, and would oc-
cupy the principalities in her own defence.. At such a
moment as this, it wa-s consequently most desirable that
the Treaty of the 6th of July should he carried into effect,
to prevent Russia from any pretext of pUshing her army
into the Grecian territory. There were sinister reports
abroad—reports which were founded on the jealousies of
some and the envy of when. He alluded to those who
would wish to See the heinibr of England sullied. There
was, beaideta anothel• class of politicians, who, being in the
interest of their barbarian friends, thought that the Treaty
a the 6th of July was intended only for the partition of
Turkey in Europe, instead of being entered into for the real
object, which was to secure the political existence of that
Power. All these parties wished to misrepresent facts,
and he now wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentle-
man, with reference to the first question, whether his
Majesty's
Government intended to enforce the Treaty,
notwithstanding any recent circumstances that might have
occurred. He had two questions to put to the Right Hon.
Gentleman, and he much desired to know whether, after
the battle of Navarin, orders were sent out to our Naval
Commander in the Mediterranean to prevent the introduc-
tion of supplies and military stores into the Mores on the
part of the Turks? And the second question was, whether,
with the knowledge of our Government, any women or
children were sent off as slaves from the Marco to Egypt ?
Mr. Secretary PEEL—I am sure, Sir, the Honourable
Gentleman will excuse me if I attempt to separate those parts
of his speech which amount to direct questions from those
which amount rather to commentaries than to questions.
The first question, as I understand it is, whether or no his
Majesty is disposed to adhere to the declaration which he
made to his Parliament on the first day of their assembling
for the present Session, with respect to his adherence to the
engagements entered into on the part of this country by the
Treaty of the 6th of July last ? Without shaping my ex-
planation to the wide terms in which• this question was pro-
pounded, namely, " without allowing any circumstances
whatever to interfere to prevent his Majesty's persevering in
his efforts for the pacification of Greece," my answer is
shortly this, that there has been no change whatever in the
determination of his Majesty to do every thing in his power
to curry into effect the Treaty of the 6th July. • But, Sir,
when the Honourable Gentleman asks toe whetherhis Ma-
jesty will allow any circumstances whatever to interfere with
his views on this question, it is really impossible for me to
give a definitive answer to an inquiry so hypothetical in it-
self, and so exclusive of all possible contingencieS which
may hereafter arise. Ido reply, that no change whatever
has taken place in the King's desire and intention to do all
that in his power lies to give effect to the stipulations of
this treaty. The Hon. Gentleman has pointedly referred
to certain changes which he assumes to have taken place
in the respective relations of Russia and Turkey. It will
be sufficient for me to state, that no information has reach-
ed this country as to any such actual change in those re-
lations, or as to any actual declaration of war having been
put forth by Russia against Turkey, or as to any act of hos-
tility that has altered the relations in which she stood
towards that Power by the Treaty of the Gth of July,
subsequent to the battle of Navarin. Whatever the lion.
Gentleman's apprehensions may he, until some specific
information on this subject shall have reached his Ma.
jesty's Government, he will, I am sure, agree with me,
that I cannot be prepared, as a Minister of the Crown, to
answer any questions which may be put to me in respect of
it.—(Hear.)—The second question of the Hon. Gentle-
man is, whether or no orders have been issued for contizitt-
ing the blockade of these ports of the Morea which are at
present occupied by Turkish or Egyptian forces. Previous
to the battle of Navarin joint instructions were issued by
the Allied Powers to the Admirals commanding the com-
bined squadron co institute a blockade of such ports in the
Mores as were occupied by Turkish or Egyptian forces
for the purpose of preventing the arrival of any rein-
forcements or military stores end supplies. After the
battle of Navariii, those instructions continued to remain
in full force, and I have to state that the attention of the 1
Admirals so in command of the combined squadron, has
been since recalled to the saute instructions. As to the cir-
cutnStance of a part of the Greek population being removed
out of the Morea or the purpose of being employed aa
slaves elsewhere, within the Ottoman dominions, I have
no hesitation in saying, that previously to the treaty of the
6th of July, and signing of the protocol by the Duke of
Wellington, information, though certainly not of a very
definite character, had reached this country, of the in-
tention of Ibrahim Pacha to remove a part of that popu-
lation, especially females and children, from the Mores
to Egypt, with, a view to convert them into slaves in
the latter country. Now, before either that Treaty or
the Protocol had been executed, an intimation, I am
enabled to say, had been transmitted to Ibrahim Paella,
that his Majesty never could acquiesce in the execu-
tion of so violent and extreme a measure, nor tolerate.
such a violation of the rights of the Greek subjests of the
Porte, if subjects they were—that his Majesty deemed
the proceeding to be utterly opposed to the usages ob-
served by all civilized nations in carrying on war—that lie
protested against this forcible expatriation of women and
children—and finally, that his Majesty never would permit
such an attempt to be carried into execution, and would be
prepared to resist to the uttermost, an outrage so opposed
to the law of nations and the laws of huntanity.—(Loud
Cheers.)
Lor'd discount .MORPETH expressed his great satisfac-
tion at the statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman, and .
congratulated his Majmy's Government upon the becoming
tone which tiny had adopted on this subject.
Here the conversation ended.
OFFICE OF WORKS.

Sir J. GRAHAM rose for the purposeof requiring some
information with respect to the object of a motion made by
the Hon. Member for Dorsetshire (Mr. Bankes) between
twelvb and one o'clock on Saturday morning. The Hon.
Member, on that occasion, moved for a select committee
to inquire into the state of the public buildings in the de-
partment of the Office of Works, and into the application
of part of the land revenue of the Crown, under certain
statute•. He (Sir J. Graham) certainly expected, if the
HMI. Member thought tit to make such a motion at such
an hour, that he would, however briefly, have stated the
reason which induced him to bring it forward, and which
led him to institute such an inquiry. His surprise was
therefore very great, when the Hon. Member made his mo-
tion, without assigning a single reason for it, or pointing
out the precise object which he had in view. He (Sir J.
G.) certainly was of opinion, that this subject would na-
turally come under the inquiry of the finance committee.
The Finance Committee was formed with the greatest pos-
sible impartiality,—it enjoyed the confidence of the public,
—and the country expected, that by looking narrowly into
abused, it would produce results of a very beneficent nature.
In those hands he thought that inquiry should have been
placed, and he was prepared to contend against any change
in the tribunal before which the investigation ought to take
place. It would be invidious to anatomize very minutely
the materials of which the Hon. Member's select Committee
was constituted. But he would say this, that four of the
members placed on it, either by the offices they held at pre-
sent, or by their recent connection with office, were fairly
open to a peremptory challenge.—(Hear.)—The Hon.
Member had said that the Committee was not constituted
for the purpose of inquiring into the money expenditure,
but that it was only to inquire into the style of architec-
ture adopted in the repair and erection of palaces,
and to consider whether any trees had been improperly
cut down by Mr. Nash. He certainly congratulated
the Honourable Member, and Master of the Mint, on
the escape which they bad made from the Finance Com-
mittee, by undertaking what be might call the trifling
labour* of the Select Committee, for which the Honour-
able Membef had moved. Ile, however, feared that the
Master of the Mint and the Chief Commissioner of Woods
and Forests, backed by the majority of this Committee,
would. extend the inquiry, and force the Committee against
the better judgment of the Hon. Member, and of other
Gentlemen who were placed on it, to go into the question
of expenditure. They might take a glance at that sub-.
ject, to stifle a more rigorous inquiry before the Finance
Committee itself. A favourable report might be given as
to the expenditure, and, in consequence of that alight
the• subject might be overlooked by the Finance
Committee. Now he wished to guard against this. He
was desirous that the subject should be left in the hands
of the Finance Committee, and that it should not beieafter

be urged, as a reason for not submitting it to the investi-
gation of the Finance Committee, that an imperfect in-
quiry had already taken place before an unfit committee.
—(Hear.)—Perhaps the 'Hon. Member would this night
have the kindness to state that which he had omitted on
the former occasion. He would, perhaps, state what
limits were to be laid down for the labours of this se-
lect Committee; and it would be satisfactory also if
his Majesty's Ministers would declare what their views
of this case were. Hereafter, 111 hoped, notwith-

standing what, might be done by the Select Commit-
tee, that the Finance Commi'tee would inquire into the

whole subject—that they would inquire into the whole
question of the woods and forests department, and also
into the expenditure ofo:be Crown for the building of pa-
laces. They, as representatives of the people, were bound
to see that those matters were submitted to the considers-

tion of the Finance Committee.—(Hear.)
Mr. BANKES said, if he had known that the Hon.
Baronet wished for any explanation, he would most wil-
lingly have satisfied him on Friday night. But as neither
the lion. Baronet, nor any other lion. Member, had ex-
pressed such a wish, be had not deemed it necessary to give