Star.
London, England, 1816-02-21 00:00:00

bolo 'had been sithelued by the rear". Asa rimy
thing that the Mita mold desire 100
was attached to
the social order and the firtn bond 6f onion, that
could alone sect** the hippibess of the human race,
had been accomplished.
Mr. PONSONEY felt himself Much flattered by
being one of those persons whom the Noble Lord
(Castlereagh) had designated by the appellation of
Modern Whigs. But Modern Whigs were not fools,
as the Noble. Lord might meen to insinuate, by attri-
buting to thorn principles which they never enter-
tained-se(Leuereer.) After. Many observations in
refutation of the remark that the Whigs deprecated
interference with other nations, when individuals and
factions, unknown to the State, bore sway, he ar-
gued, that the taking away of the five fortresses in
perpetuity was enough to exasperate the French,
and there would be no security but in their inability
to take revenge. He considered that part of the
Treaty with jealousy and abhorrence, which keeps
30,000 British troops in France. He saw no part
Of the Treaty which authorised this, and he de.
-mended to know why Ministers had choson to make
this contingent of British instead of foreign troops e
Why was it necessary to subject these British troops
to form the advanced guard of the allied army in
France, when we were told that one hundred thou-
sand men were necessary for the protection of our
foreign possessions ? He defied any man to produce
an instance of the subiersion of a free State which
did not proceed from a military force at home. The
people of no country cm be secure whee a large mi-
litary force is kept up, at the disposal of Government.
As to the contributions trom France, what hail bee.,
said by the Noble Lord that night (respecting the
monument), :hewed that Ministers assumed that the
money in question was a-droit of tie Crown, and
thus he saw a design sufficiently clear UT making the
Crown of this country have sufficient influence to over.
run the liberties of the penile, and make every thing
subservient to its will—(Hear, hear! Hear, hear 1)—
Who could have advised the Prince to send money
for this purpose ? A monument to the last branch of
the House of Stuart—that family who had been dis-
missed by the nation for Misrule ! What inscription
would the Noble Lord advise to be placed op it./ He
himself would propose to place on it the preamble to
the Bill of Rights! But it seemed that it was not for
any good this man had done that they gave him a
monument, but because he was the last of a line
which was willed Royal. He objected to the Treaty,
because it tended to make us a military Government,
which would probably at no remote period destroy
the rights of the people. This eountfy would meet
with the tate of every other free state, unless Parlia-
ment would interfere to stop the military mania of
Ministers. It would be destroyed by its own army.
(Hear, hear, hear.)
Lord CASTLEREAGH made a short reply to
the arguments that bad been urged against the ar-
rangements between the Allied Powers, dwelling
particularly on the security which the neighbourhood
of Prussia, now brought down to the left bank of the
Rhiee, and about to fortify Saare Louis, Luxem-
bourg, and Trues, would afford to the Netherlands.
In reply to the arguments of, an Honourable and
Learned Gentleman opposite, he denied most point-
Joy, that the Allied Powers had forced the Govern-
ment r' L.urbons on France, contending, that
eith the exception of the military, they were very
popular in that country, and asserting that he never
witnessed more unaffected joy than that which was
exhibited on the second entrance of Louis XVIII.
into Paris.

Sir C. MONCIC said a few words, but the impa-
tience of the House for the question was so excessive,
that the Honourable Baronet was induced to postpone
his observations on the subject until the Report.
The House then divided—For the Amendment,
77—.. Against it, 240—Majority, 16S.
The original Address was then carried ; and at
Four o'clock this morning the House adjourned.