Star.
London, England, 1821-02-20 00:00:00

vac among his own subjects; and who, it was now
but too evident, must be perfectly free and unin-
-1 fluenced in his new connections with the Al:ied Sove-
reigns !—(A rough. and cries of " hear'')—And now
he would Ask the NoWe B 41"011-.-10fli: ; 4 to the history
-of Europe-aqo the character of the House of Austria
—(Hear)—to the present state of the Continent ; and,
in short, to the general dispositions and interests of
those Powers which composed what he would call
the State of Europe—he would ask him whether the
connection of Naples and Au triirwould not produce
consequences that, sooner or later, would' plunge all
.Europe into a new war ?—(Hear, hear).—And then,
he asked again, what would they gain if they, in
order to avoid a war, did that which in itself entailed
a war? Why, they would procure to this country
all the disgrace which it was proper and not less
certain would ensue from a pusidanimous teluctance
to meet these Powers; but, unhappily, this erroneous
policy was a defect Which it was too well known was
one of the distinctions of his Majesty's Ministers ;
indeed their whole conduct had been marked by it.
Upon the whole of this case be should, in the first
place, have been satisfied if that neutrality, which it
was professed to observe towards Naples, lour been a
strict neutrality. Surely, in the amicable relations
womaintained with Spain, we should have had rea-
son to remonstrate, and might have remonstrated
with the Allies, if any attempt had been made to put
down by force, without any other necessity than that
which arose from their own opinions the new Spa-
nish Constitution. Here we had an example in point.
What was our conduct with regard to Spain, and
what its consequences? The Noble Earl (Liverpwil)
might recollect that his Noble Friend (L. aal Hol-
land) put a question to him, with respect to the Me-
inorial of the Court of St. Petersburgh, relative to
the Revolution in Spain. The Noble Earl protested
that a remonstrance upon the part of Government
had been made against it. His (Earl Grey's) Noble
Friend was satisfied with this explanation; and nu
motion was made against that remonstrance in that
House. But what was more important was, that nei-
ther in that House, nor by the Allied Powers, was any
feeling manifested against Spain upon that occasion.
It was yet more important, that none of the disastrous
.consequences had followed which had been antici-
pated ny the Noble Earl. The House proceeded in
the same peaceable manner, and abstained from en-
deavouring to impose on Spain a Government diffe-
rent from that which she herself had chosen. But
Russia, in her Memorial, declared that it was impos-
sible she could communicate with the parties who
had effected that revolution ; she described them as
mutinous soldiers by whose efforts it had beer. ac-
complished, and till those soldiers were punished,
she declared that she could not communicate with
Spain—(Hear, hear). Now, he supposed, that he too
might be called to order for making a disrespectful
allusion to one of the Allied Powers ; but he nould
say, that against this very doctrine he might produce
the instance of the revolution in Russia, by which,
without employing any harsher phrase, the present
Emperor was raised to the Throne—(Hear, hear).
Could it he denied that hew as assisted to that Ihi one
in consequence of the murder of his father ?—(Hear,
heart. Might not a similar excuse inni this com-
munication have been =hie by any Power ? Might
she not have said to Russia—" A revolution has been
effected by a foul and atrocious murder ; you have a
new Emperor; and although we have no rie;ht to
dictate to you, yet no communication ..an be held
with you till expiation has-been ma. e for that murder,
and the perpetrators of it have been punished l''...
Did not all 'this prove that we had had one 1 inguage
for the weak, and another for the strong?—(hear).
When the country was able to defend itself, none of-
feted to molest it; when it was in a state too feeble
to resist, all attempted to oppress her—(Hear, /tear).
lie still thought the justification offered by the Noble
Lord of his own conduct was most unsatisfactory.—
The course pursued by Minis:ers upon the present
unwarrantable enterprize against Naples, had . de-
graded the character of the nation, and had done
more to destroy the first principles of the independ-
ence of nations, and the dearest interests of king-
doms, than anything else within his memory or know-
ledge. The Noble Earl concluded by saying, that
in what he perceived to be the present temper of the
House, he would not press his motion to a division.
Lord ELLEN BOR.OUG Il explained, and the clue's,
lion was then put and negatived.
The further consideration of the Queen's Annuity Bill was,
on the motion of Lord LtvEaroot., deferred till to-morrow (chili
day).—Adjourned at Eleven &Clock.