The Sun.
London, England, 1819-05-19 00:00:00

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ti:;;• " his part, Rhoold, 'Lava tire satisfaction of
T, who were the real friends of their country.
'lei motion at all events would have a tendency
.(!).,,,°,""d• Though for himself he was not (-(:11-``' fur avour any wild impracticable visionary
`v,telue of Reform like some of those projects
I"ich had been sug.rested out of doors, he did
;Jou; ittean to oppose himself to every plan of re-
Ili', He thought it absolutely necessary that
`.'l,",'"lting should be done to put the country in
;'.:11 a '''ate that she might look Europe in the
t'Le' "d it Ought now to be our policy to se-
,'" the blessings of a lout: peace, by proving
'll the world that we are at atty time prepared
°l. war. He thanked the Ho+lse for the indol-
y..,q)ce
,"h which
they
had
listened to hitn, and
'.;),esolve teltuled by moving—" That the House should
itielt into a Committee on the State of the
ation ~

CASTLEREAGH, thoneh he was not against
"",„"nte of the principles which the Hoc. Gentle-
.'" had laid down in his speech, was prepared to
contend' that whatever had been otir plitt (1
t.ne,:inlefey,ectarrst.Liewpolicy of
It'the the Country, or a nom-
hatever the difficulties of conduct-
financial department of an empire like
this,able "Jell credit was due to his Right Honour-
4fthe He would put it to the generosity
Rl-10u. Gentleman, and the feelings Of 11,
I:se, if th,-• history of the Country furnished_
an- '3StanCe of greater exertions being made by
Y Chancellor of the Exchequer than had been
%lad e
by his Right Ho n. Frieud
ar, hear ! since !he termi-
-1"" of the War.-0-le and laughter.r)
tieel ni h e:" might scoff at that assertion e wool
te.( He would call upon the House to I,'
-
et
attention to to
their att • '-e situation in which lie
ttlte Chancellor of the Exchequer) had found the
ores of the country when he was first called to
kidminisi ration after that great calamity, the
ill-4116i of Perceval. Lookint! at the situation
was Illev then were. exhausteo as the country
Gls'a king war. and contemplat'ing the events,
•eu had sttse taen place, he seas sure it would
tat seen that the period of which lie spoke
teeil "e "f great financial exertion. He and his
talh'igtles were responsibl‘.. for the course ssiiiclt
tl;,:een pursued by the Chancellor of the Ex-
t'leue a respoilsibility front which they were
ah t all disposed to shrink. They felt that they
tottnts.°llnd by. their duty to the people of this
.i ryto look its difficulties fairly in the face;
tnegh' in doing so, he hoped they would
theet with more vvigorous and steady suppni t than
non. Gentleman was likely afford.
:IL:1-1 Ito" complain of the conduct of the Right
nurable Gentleman. though certainly he had.
'IllItt'111".i torte 0' candour, and an air of plan t-
taati:e'th'lt so far misled some Members as to
•to "tent suppose that his whole hi
o_ject
those
illt-`4lal'eti the attention of the House to
ti:e' "lint questions nn the discussion of which
114 twere a very few days to enter. ,
1-beeq 10r1. Ge;itiman might think thery had
st"lte essary delay, but if he thought_
nufit 'tor their
,places, and that the
aerra-Regent might possess himself of better
Witvllt' why had he slept.on his post so long
, )n,,"
‘14,1', "(I he not roused himself sooner ? I
1)03-t1"1 he have suffered the House to sleep on its
tho' :ill they were on the very eve of entering on
in
.11t- lII', \great questions—the Affairs of the
Ity the State of the Finances of the Coon-
dttl `vliY, after the course 'that lie had taken,
tion.ie "ow disturb the Rouse, by raising' a Tie"
ttdr,)"tn " to whether the country bad an Adnus-
tatul.caPali of entering on these two impo.r-
-e4ll.4"estum t
s which were about to undergo
Ilitx,11:1• Could the House believe, after what
•11Pr'i "(I witnessed, •that the present motionh
bat ing trout any thing but party tact.cs, and ad
ghthrnituiit forward till now, because the
"• G:ntletnan knew it could nor have
zit -stalued had he ventured to make it before. 14,10 would not suffer himself by any taunt that
ttlace,en tilt() wn.out to be dragged into the &s-
-kit 19i" of those great questions which' were
itiretinw
before. the House, but be could as-
Ilies„I", Right Honourable Gentleman that on
tip -1.1 'lluisters would be ready to meet their
1101)ii° -e"ls at their proper time. 'Flee Right Ho-
th,l'ahle Gentleman complained drat the
tep4alleellor of the Exchequer did not propose to
l'ioal,ae his Budget from his general view of the
penances of the country. On this subject he
tor's':(l,'() reserve himself till a fitter time arrived
IlikehMaining tie principles on which his Royal
atgre -:elss the Prince Regent's Ministers had acted
tailed in their attempt to prevail on the
at tlt to bear for some time longer the burdens
Pr°war, and were compelled to give up the
,the`iieriY T„. Will another question came before
lie~hie should reserve those explanations.
that li‘j;e had to offer, and which NviJuld prove
tlßey Cni'te‘ts could only with propriety act as
.that Nladcd"o• This, however, he might say,
""r' listerct having been defeated, had no re-
') ee
t to come to Parliament and call upon
try.1441e., to look into the Finances of the Coon-
" wa,--4""g probed the subject to the bottom,
Ailey "Iv tor the House to determine whether
•the cw'uld Cottle to a decision now, or hang up
14 4 ()
er 11l
for a year, as the Cat holicQuestion
1/1
,rintetheen hultg up. They were to determine
~d the (present
,policy of the ccountry
,C;,;01,1,,ue departed from, or whether England
tt'ltielt sill enjoy that character in Europe
gthich Bhe hall hitherto proudly sustained, and
koul--was confident, the energies of Britons
4'1111:1111110.nt of
ever be ready to uphold. Now, having
consideration swat in truth could have
:114,4ill'ig to do with the question of to-night, the
the 4ePort, and the state of the Finances of
Ikhet--„mrY, it Was for the House to consider,
tq„,-.Cr or trot they ought to agree to go into a
Iti:hoittee on
the State of the Nation. The
,41tiht,it o°ll. Gentleman had said the Bank Com-
-I,e; ee. Report could be discussed in a Commit-
-9" the State of the Nation better than
,ti,,,Yo_wlyere else. He, however, was of °pi-
ll°, , that
liAi• usable the motion of which his Right
for Friend -(Mr. Peel) had given notice
1O
.4 • "day would furnish quite as convenient
-!nel
a, its discussion as could be obtained in
•
*hcol tithe
sway. It was now too late to consider
Dabie er the Country had an AdMinistration
:f entering up.on that important question.
114 B°FrY _that any Gentlnan possessed of,
`tuts Which belonged too the Right 11013,