The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-02-20 00:00:00

'em..C.Ter-ot paets.of Itnropo. la stating this cireno
'ran .e wits reipeet to the Spanish It-vold inn. he dirt;
aotioseso to RV it in disparagement (Ai'. On the con-
trary. be thought the. seeds and prittelpleit of liberty
were so deeply seated in it. that it was impossible for
as lour of libessyi ur the. welfare and happiness of
Ms fellow-creatures, not to he well disposed towards
it. And although the Neapolitans usight not have
na4 those opportunities which this nation hail poises,-
rd, of being acquainted with that Constitution, and of
knowing its beauties. still in adopting it they were
orptally unacquainted with any other. In adverting to
the subject of the merits or demerits of the Neapolitan
Revolution, he could not help allnding to the Mani-
festo of Itarsia on tbat sahjAet. It was a strong oh-
;iectioa, he thought, to a good Constitntion, and to
pow.se well exerted, that it depended upon the manner
;:i which it wits attained. It was more strange when
it was considered from whose mouth it came ; when it
was remembered that it came (rani the mouth of a man
Who sat upon a throne reeking wills the blood of his
father ; and whose throne, from generation
to generation, hut been inherited by a succes-
s..an of murderers! It was well for him to talk of Con-
stitutions, and the way in which they were gut, who
ohtained Ms power from the murder of his father, jus-

tiiuble perhaps—
'the Earl of HA!IfitYaVIIV rose to order. lie
strongly reprehended the Logo ige used by the Noble
Lord respecting the Sovereign of Russia, or indeed any
Sovereign. It was contrary to every principle of de-
ct•ney in their proceedings —(llear.)
Loa HOLLAND restionsal.— He was glad to hear
that speaking of the moral guilt of any one, especially
of a Sovereign. was so indecent. lie must say, that
when he was talking of a banal of individuals, who were
taking means directly subversive of the fandasuental
lags of this country, to keep down the liberty of the
world, he thought it strange for dot Lord Presialen!
of the Council to call to order is that House a Peer
who was expressing his opinion on the conduct of one
of that band, the Czar of the Muscovites. If any
per: of that league do by its pasillaninsity, or by its
temporising conduct, admit of tit controul of arbi-
trary power where it has no just right, then he would
not be surprised t a see it one of the Stauding Orders
of that House, that the cunduct of the great )lonarch
of the North of Europe final nut be touched Nome
Ile was sorry to discompose the Noble Eat I, hut he
intact st::te, that the ileCi•S‘loll of the present Emperor
sof Russia was owing to the murder of Isis father, and
he must say that not one since Peter the Erect had
docended from that Throne a ithout violence being
committed on Isis person. He dial, therefore, say,
that when he found such a tioverniurnt not cement
with expressing its disapprobation, but rhusitig to
read lectures to the rest of Europe, it must at least
allow others to speak Gately en the subject of it.
pewee. Ile should like to k • what was the vicinity
of Hmosia or of Prussia to Naples that this uonutry
was not equally concerned in it. Another objection
)ac had to their proceedings arose front a retrospective
c antutaaplation of what took place at the commencement
of a snore bloody and more disastrous struggle for
liberty than ever before had evinced itself in the
world. He alluded tat the French Revolution, at
the commencement of which they saw the same
disposition to disclaim interGwence displayed. A
letter of the same nature as the declaration of
the Foreign Secretary, was written to the Em-
press of Russia. The Speech from the Throne at
that period breathed the ',AMC anxiety to tarantula peace:
there was a recommendation for a partial reduction of
the army. anal the same marifestations of a permanent
peace. But in what dial it end ? In taking eventually
a part, such as we had not the courage, or rather the au-
dacity to avow. Naples was different farm Erance : but
unless the voice of the peek,le, as well as of tlaal Howe.
expressed their sentiment, at might not eventatafly tern
out to be so. The invasion of Naples orieinateal in the
same spirit, it was the offspring of the same poli..y which
led to the c hi nation against France. It was, if he
'night so speak, a eel, frith, &aim. titer :it bore al t
it all the marks of its lineage anal extraction :
" Sic earibus catulos similes. sic nottrilvati lerdos.-
No one could doubt that one great point in the Wars
anal Means of Austria was, that she had Great Ilritatat
in liar pocket. Ile could conceive some 31inister 01
moult' tkintals Power, who had received this Paper of the
Foreign Secretary. Ile could fancy that he saw that
pleasant German -face nith a smile on it, whilst perusing.
this nitintelligible stuff, anal deriving new comfort ti hen
he lona I by that able composition that there still has a
" ;twat strength" and a " physical power- in the I loly
Alliance. In alluding to our Foreign Politics, lie could
assure the Holm that he dial not Meals to diSpar.ler, CS-
pecially in the presence of the Noble Duke opposite (the
Deice of Wellington), the feats achieved by our armies
abroad. Never, he heli-red, dial ally soldiers contribete
so mush to the glory of a great couutry ! Money anal cha-
racter were necessary to maintain our ascendancy in the
Continent of Europe. Character and influence had
bsen at work to that effect et er siuce the reign of
Henry VIII. and Queen b:;ixabetls. Queen I:Hz:shells,
who for her extraordinary wisdom and perception to
laer own interest, made her the greatest wontun that
ever interfered in polities, saw the use of keeping up
her influence on the Continent,which she accomplished
by making herself the rallying rust of the prctestant
rsligion. The turbatturi, what had been instrumental
in the late revolution, had their origin in the policy
and measures of the Governments opposed to France.
They had their origin in secret societies established in
most countries for the purpose of shaking off the yoke
of France. They acre encouraged in• Italy, he believed
far that express pnrpuse—anal lie believed, with the
exception of Austria, there was not a Power, includ-
ing the Czar of Russia himself, that was not desirous
to give his subjects a free Constitution. Ile admitted
that care had been taken not to let the sufferers ima-
gine that the Ouvernuient of England interested itself
too much in their affairs. Throughout Italy, so far
front its being supposed that the liovernment of Eng-
had interested itself for the people, it was gene•
rally believed (he hoped the idea was a false one).
that it was opposed to their wishes, and grimed (he
spoke from what be knew), as most inimical to its own
subjects, and to those of every other country. He
"aid ask the Noble Lord what induced Austria to in-
terfere an the ucces:on? Ile would ask if any man,
who kneleanything of the proceedings of that power,
could have the least doubt that the motives whirl,
strayed it on this occasion sprung from an apprehere
mien that the establishment of a free government in
the vicinity of her territory• would be likely to codas-
ger her doluinimasi (rem the avers,nu it was "40111441
t aspire, fur the yak? under which her subjects is
Italy auw groaned. That there was reaeot. ttr tech