Star.
London, England, 1814-04-19 00:00:00

FARM-11;1EN 1:YRI PROCEEDINGS.

1-TOLlne nF i'ONIMONS, APRIL is.
Mr. Kt TO :4 from the ha-t India Dirt clots, peesinted an
account of the value ot imads .old at the Company's public sales
troth March I. 1111.2, to Nisitel, 18-13. and a.su tic computed
am ant of the Siock 4,f the Lniiip.nly, at the last mentioned date.
Ordered in lie on the 1....di1e.
Sir C. MONi pr.-seti,ed a Peri:lnn from the Ship Owners o'
Newea-tle, nauist adrnittirg East India built :hips to British
iteyiii.ry.—Ordered to fit on the table.
The !Sill for takim; away Coin p:luis of Blocs!, iu Cats of High
Treasnn, sea* read nil time.
The Corl,intal tli'l was r. a.l a third fate and ; assel.
Mr. A iIIIOWN inquired it the appoititment or ,t,ecietary it
Autism' icy Air C 1 tk ..1111t. Ci‘mtint i Itr Lersa art) 1.1..i:dt, la el.;
given to Mr, Le A: acci :Ay, hart been given by patent, or untie'
stn mat t: t: of I 1 May sty by commistion ; anti it RtfUrifies
bad been Laken ter I,.is r in that colony
Mr. G(IOLIibOrRN the office tif ::.,crttaeF to a!) t!.,
Leeward I•Ito:•1., h .d lot rly 54.4.7:1 ht 14 by one pt 'ton. It ha 1,
haweitr, beevlinuolit b..fter r„r the islao.ls thtmstiv.s that a
St trotary should I.e retident in each. 7 t-et nation in qttestatn
bad been given to the brother ot General Le ).I:trchant, by sum
and un the expiess cunclitiun that at. should reside in
the Colony.
he SPEAK R g:;.tu.• r t•-morrow being the d ly acts'
for the Gat.ety bet:- tun 1 tI nt, hr. entnld to the fbiuse to
take the Chiba a cr.,;:r ter betvr._
PAPERS IZESPEC THE LATE NECC,-
CIATIONS AT cii.A.TILLoN.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
thought it proper to call the a:ooition of the dunes
to a subject of great interest. Before the recess,
had stated it to he the intention of Ministers to huh•
mit to them certain Papers respecting the late Nego-
ciations at Chatilion, and ihe rupture of thrice new,.
CiatiOnSt At sheet time, and in the then situation ot
things, it appeared to be t!-,e duty of Government to
take the earliest opportunity of chewing the House
what were the grounds on which the iiegociations
were broken off. Circumstances, however, were now
so chanted, that the course which it was the duty of
Government to pursue in this respect, was no Finger
the same. The parties with whom we had to treat
were changed. The events which had caused that to
which he referred, were trli notorious to make it ne-
cessary for him to dilate on them, though at the same
time.tlicy were so gratifying, that every one could
dwell on them with delight. A new negotiation had
commenced, which, as tar as Ministers could at pre-
sent judge, was likely to produce the happiest results.
In this state of things, and with such prospects as they
now had-, he thought it would be telt, that to pro-
duce the papers in question, might be inexpedient,
apd productive of public inconvenience.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, when the House last
separated, they were in daily expectation ot hearing
ot great events, and greater had never occurred in the
history of any nation than those which bad since taken
plate. No man could contemplate these with greater
delight—no man could participate more largely in
the general joy than he cl:d ; hut he could nut help
feeling, nevertheless, that the House would be guilty
of a dereliction of its duty, if they i:eglected to call
for the pa.pers respecting the nerciat ions at Chatillon.
They (the House of Commons) were not absolved
from their duty by the prosperity which had (petted
on Europe and the world. They ought at such a
time to be m.xe vigilant than ever. It was their duty
carefully to trace what had been the cOnduct of Mi-
nisters before the rupture ef the negeciations. When
he sad this, it was not because he thought there was
any reason to arraign the conduct of Ministers ; on
the contrary, bethought he should he one to applaud
their conduct throughout, and that the rupture of the
negotiations would have his unqualiSed sanction. He.
however, Ii ought, after the connWence that House
had reposed in them, by adjourning itselt horn time
to time, in order to give them every opportunity of
prosecuting the negotiations without interruption, it
was too much us say to them, those Papers ought not
to be produced which they had promised should be
laid before them. When that House was the only
body in England unofficially acquainted with what
had taten place, he could not help thinking they
ought 110 C to sutler ihemselves to be treated thus, at
a time when they stood so high in the eyes of the
"world as they did at resent. II the Right Honour.
able Gentleman thotka it was inexpedient to pro.
duct: them now, Le would concur with him, and lye
content to wait that prosperous issue which all fondly
anticipated—hut it be meant, that it was now, alio
would be ever inexpedient to lay them before the.
House, he for one would enter his protest against this
doctrine. H.: would call tor them, and he though.
discredit wool.' be thrown on the House, it they welt
obtained. He thought, as tiegociations were at
ore.ett going col, that it might be improper to pro
duce di rnnpM-(Xsar,hear.) A Member opposite
said 40 Hew. hear V' .141`ILI that Hon. Member hest
toe Right Hors. Gentleman (the Chancellor of
Exchequer) say he null be willing to give tit
paper at any tuture Stride II the Haw. MeMbs
heard him say so, be !mild what had escaped him .

(Mr. Whitbread.) Me lad said sn, he (*.Whit-
bread) was content to Wait, but if he had not said so,
he was not content to agree that it would be for ever
inexpedient to produce them. Though from the
formation he had received as a private individual, lie
thought the negociations had broken off on just grounds
—still, as a Member of Parliament, he must call for
the papers which had been promised, that he might
know what had caused the rupture.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
had nit meant by any thing that he had said, to pre-
clude the House from calling ler the papers, if their
production should be thought necessar}at any future
time. He iA ished at present to give no opinion as to
whether or not Ministers might hereafter think it de-
sirable that they shiwild be produced. Whether or
not it would be expedient at a future day, he was
not now disposed to inquire. The Hon. Gentleman
had said the House had reposed great confidence in
Ministers, by adjourning from dole to time to enable
them to prosecute the negociations without inter, op-
tion. He admitted the H ,use had reposed great con-
&knee in them ; he trusted that confidence had not
been abused, and had oniy to express a hope, that
the House would continue to have confidence in them
for some time longer.
Mr. WHITBREAD remarked, the Right Hon.
Gentleman had said he did not mean to preclude the
House from-calling for any inform ition which they
might hereafter think necessary. He knew that the
Right Hon. Gentleman did not mean to preclude
them from doing that over which he had no ciuroul,
but he now collected from what he had said, that—
the instructions given by the Right Hon. Gentle•
man's colleagues—that the opin;on of his 'Majesty's
Government was—that it would not even at a future
period, be expedient to lay before Parliament the
papers which they had promised to produce : Now,
it this was their resolution, when the time came,
and a time must arrive, when the production of these
papers would be harmless, he would get them if he
could ; and as their production had already been
sanctioned by Ministers, if he stood alone, he would
endeavour ti persuade the House to cad for them.—
From the commtlicement of the negociations up -to
the present time, he had been one of the first to re.
pose confidence in Ministers. He did not repent the
line he had taken, but they must not expect his con-
fidence would be extended beyond all bounds, and
:w should think Ministers unworthy of all co►sfidence,
if they kept from the House those papers which they
ought to have.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
only wished to give no opinion as to whether it would
or would not b proper to produce the papers at 4 fu-
ture time. In the first instance, on the rupture Of
the tiegociations, Ministers had thought it their duty
to sti!onit to the House, on the grounds on khich
they had bieken off.