Star.
London, England, 1816-02-16 00:00:00

y—that nf - 1.4
heti devoted to the right casse...whoo,
raised his voice io praise of liberty--n
alliance with this country s a • " ftreiti
ftßiglit the 1
)toel against the African Slave Trade; A
condemned to serve as a common ioldi
rison of Ceuta, and had been sent %fejt,-
dungeon on the coast of Africa, within 6.6-1
tress belonging•to this countr
was now for the House to determine, at,' "Tolt
was a-case which. called for their inte-f 1;7
had shewn that this country had intetreredell-, t*
of number in other cases ; at this nmessest44
was maintained in France for the express a°
interfering in the concerns of that confute
had it under the hand of the liable Let'd'"'
(Lord Castlereagh). This interference sea
,tensiwe, and the whole French Police niash,L
to be under the contrnul of the Duke of *'7
It was then for the House to say, while ais
conduct was pursued in one quartet., sehi.L.
ought not to use. Mir weight and influeece7
those who, by acting in concert with this,
had been brnfight into distress elsewhete 6
good faith which they had observed wily
as.
had heard what distinction was draws "
the two cases, he could not guess what ails%
be given to this appial but the one he ,
The Regency-having been named by us, nod
into the situation in which it now boat
through this country, had a just claim near
ference. He should say no more till he
statement could be opposed to this motie,a,
ed not to risk a termination of the stalest
(such as it is) now existing between thistle.,
Spain, by threatening the Spanish Moak'
vengeance; but he wished his apprelsensie6
tto filar excited, that he should be led to mak
deuce (of which he did not believe Ferilitne;
destitute) od the course proper to be purses;
might be reminded how often the breath of
England had scattered the whole resmults e
empire ;—how she had trampled on Old itos
self, on which, thank GOD, we had stilt
safely planted, in sight of the prison of they'
Arguelles. If these considerations were
home to Ferdinand, he might cease to be .
to reason—he might learn what one of the
Spaniards had ventured to tell his master
had but two enemies—the one was the whole
and the other his own Ministers.—(Hear,
If na other good effect was produced by it, at
tation of the subject in this House would
-remind the present occupier of the Spaoidi
that there was one place in the world Ant
truth may yet be freely spoken—where vsen
raised against tyranny and usurpation, in heita
the oppressed against the oppressor. Delhi
able Gentleman then concluded by moving-
-44 That an humble Address be premed al
Royal Highness the Prince Regent, lama*
Royal* Highness to take into his gracious coot
tion the sufferings of the Members of the leteq
nish Regency and Cones ; and represeatiag
Royal Highness, that the relations now sew
with his Most Catholic Majesty, afforded ano
, vourable opportunity for interposing with acal
behalf of these individuals."

Lord CASTLEREAGH observed, diat '
tion had been brought forward without aay
of facts to chew that an interference such as thr
Gentleman wished to take place could be
his speech was not calculated to lay a bias**
any such proceeding. Nothing could be nom'
creet than that species of interference, which,
severed in, might terminate only in war. It
happened, that Gentlemen of the professions
the Hon. Mover belonged. forgot the '
their clients, whom they were bound to deist,'
endeavour to display some peculiar talent et'
tire, and to establish some favouriteprinciple.
was the case on the present occasion ; for he
there never was a speech so much calculate
feat the object intended to be attained as dial
Hoe. Gentleman. The motion was foandelee
imputation thrown out against the person nod
Throne of Spain, assuming as a fact, that dap
son had proceeded in a settled course of JO
against Great Britain, in consequence-eh-knit
Vales die, and had also persecuted the Alliesoßq
land. In a case like this we could not interfen al
' other way except by going to war. If, howeseril
interference proposed was to be of an amicable is
the course pursued by the Hon. Gentleman ino
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very worst he could have adopted. He was
adshit, that nothing could contribute MN b
amelioration of Europe than a Briii+h
discussing all the questions of gene: al policy is
the civilized world was intertued, and the
of their sentiments all over the woild. But if
British Parliament should begin to sit is j
on foreign Sovereigns, and attempt to discus
ferences arising between these Sovereigns ni
own subjects, in opposition to tho prerogalli,
belonged to all Sovereigns, it would, by sat
parture from its duty, deprive the world
cages of a free'Legislation. Such priticipless
had never gone abroad, and the 'presoak
them would lower Pediment in the eyed
world. He was ready to admit, that the red.
racier which England had acquired co thee
arose from the freedom of discussion that
in every part of the couitary ; yet two 64J ow
and these chiefly arose from frequentlyulvel4
pond the line of our duty. He should sot,
difulsarge his duty, if he did not state, that
convenience must arise from interference, that ,
out of a moral feeling and a virtuous impaltil
the same were duly checked. It was hardly piP
tor any man to judge of the extent of this iaceri
since who had not been on the Continent. 11011
.
true character cf the English' was more c'ollifw
than in their own country. In the whole OW
duct and feeling of Englishmen on the Cod
there was generally c bserved a tone of ilitt
and •a sort of contempt lor every thing .that ail
come withilt_the scope of their own conceptiois'
if this sort.of conduct Was not checked, throl
rims inconveniences might follow. The people!:
Continent would not acknowledge with grf:
, any of the favours they might receive from es
so logical proof that our interterence could lit
Sable, when the Hon. Gentleman said auto!:
'fereace 23 years ago might hove sand the 1'
certain illusttioui persons. As to the WO!
which took place in the time of Maga!
Cromwell in farina of persecuted Prohatiooli