The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-15 00:00:00

AUSTRIAN LOAN.

Mr. IL S3ll Tll rose, pursuant to notice, to more
for the production of certain papers coonnecteil with
the Loan due to this country from the Austrian
empire; and for the payment of which, the Honour-
able Member stated the Emperor hail pledged himself,
and given secottity by notes upon the Bank of Vienna.
The lioneurable Member said, that in the year 1791,
a message from his then Mak;eety bad been bionglot
down to that House, reef), 1111 l enoling a Loan t • time
Austrian Emperor, for the the purpose of enabling him
to carry on the war against France ; and In the year
I J 97, a similar message had been 'wrought down.
Upton both these messages the loans had taken place
on the security of the pledge and the notes in guts,-
tion ; not one sixpence which loans had been repaid.
In fact, those notes were a part of the curiosities, Ht.:
lions, in the Hank of Ettgland (in which they were
deposited), for the inspection' of those who went to
look at that estalorsliment.—(A laneb). The
was 17 Milli/MS, and the loss to this country was, net
only the fanount of the principal, but the amount oof
the interest aka.. %thief' was regelarly paid hy this,
cosuostry, and wi.ielo amoutoted to about one uoilliseo
annually. lie thought the House had a right to ra
upon the Noble Lord to satisfy the tomalley, by *het, -
ing the different applications made for the repayment
of this loan and the corn spoonolence which had follow -
ed those applications. Of the policy %slouch governed
the making of the loan lie should say nothing, but
there certainly load heels a ol:stinct understanding
that it was not to lie rons:dered in the nature of a
!subsidy. Air. I'itt declared that it was a loan tnaole
iin the face of soll the world ; amid that there biol
never been any thing iu the conduct of Austria to
iistlere a belief that she world Wafture a line of
cominct which woniol mot be less dishumouraide
dm olitic. 31 r. Pitt even stated that he conceived duo
,safety of Austota depended upon her scrupulous rr-
formattee of her peciitoiary engagements. Ile after-
wards spoke of the aolvantageonet terms upon whi.
the Emperor had obtained the loo.n. This cirenm-
, stance might prohahly lie remembered by Honourable
Members, as Mr. l'itt's remark produced an observa-
tion from 31r. Fox, ahn referred to the passage i
ilainief, speaking of the practice of Court', %a.!.
never haggled *Moot the price, but always
about the day of payment.—(A ) ISttt whet,
a :ooriod bail arrited in this; esoon•rv. ;it which hi *AI
doubted whether the lati,llsi.ltier 10a.4 a rio.olot to leis
estates ; when the order sit t 10in.% eas reversed ; soh. s
the tenant vonsideriel it it favour to the lanollsoFil to
cultivate the ground ; when rent was paid out of ca-
pital, it was not too much to costeioloor the ju,tire of
calling in a debt, the payment of which would, at the
present moment, he Wm acceptable. 'flocre eoelor I o
no question of the ability of t to 011-ocharge i
since the devolintiolo 110 1:41:1.1lry to Al acquire,' sots !I
au ao‘reno!aney as :Austria. '1 hr llon.oofrable Medoh
theft tool; a geoefrarloical survey of the Austri ol
Empire, its population liidt he stated at Thiry
millions), anal its natioonai ro soources. The system o f
extootion which he •saiol she uas pra.otising. in Ital:-,
appeared to derlare that pleuller WWI her only olojeo t.
Why, he a i:•esl. should not .11:••ria he called trietto
paw a deist, the l'iltlir:C:ing* Of whirls enabled f •
aeqnire her present benefits IL• royeatesi, that tl •:!.;
could be too question of her ability to ply: for w:::i
respect to her other enzoveeolooonts, .he paid sstf o!. •
old and a part of the new oleht. Neither cult I.e
see any reason fur abstaining to ticonand the debt oo
I the swore of pokey. Her comomercial laws were .1%
severe seuinst this country a: arai,i‘t any other, a:.
our refraining to dematiol the debt, woul4 tint only
be a tacit approbation of her present proceedings, hat
would make its the supporsaors of them.—(Uheers
felon the Opposition.) Anstria Iva* the patroness .2i
principles' against which ut• had realest's:l; and look-
ing at what was now pas-:e_ nu the Continent;. the
present was the most favuoirable t. me for dens onrliofg
payment of the debt i. 3 1:11e0i an. Tile Honourable
Gentleman to.ooieloo.leol by mooing .• Per the prLdle•
lion of Copies or Extracts of all a olomou:sications lg.
tween the litr.trioniefit of this euntotcy anal the Ai-s-
-irloin Government, ;•• the re-payment of suns
eine to this country out a •c•soloo! o.f Loans made to Li.:
Government in the years I a I acid 1 797

Lord end r!se for the plrproge of
nuking any opposition to Iv? tooliot ttf the lion, M to
lwr. Ile only wished to inggrs!, turtle cooresionee:.4
the House, tact it would be Weer sot to tliodsee ,h •
nutil after the pro.luctistai of the papers a I
•r, whiLth frosts a corrviittnniruce of twin p.a.-.
Beare, were of cour*e t ery rolorinnous. Ile would ta e
wily one or two reni.irks ou what Ics! fatten fro% h.
lion. Mover, without at all entering ll*,t the tar-rita of
the !inertias. The ties. tiettehgoan .spoke of toe eletrt
of Atoitria heir* seveatern. wadies,. Ho was right
that part t,,dor U bad became mimes the addidoteotA ft-
tr rext. hnt wriciaally tlardelitoraa•ay intr. usilliessrs
se I not of the waguitwle to N.ltich tS Ilia* at PreL,nt
The llosurnrsble 31euitter ohm 'mum& ta curi-
e •
ire, that it 'worth! hare flees teion:hig in ajme;'s
%toyer ttttt eat %have aponturtettri'slir Itierrifidth..l
**Sleet holiatuest. Het Ito oisidl4rotio4shrotturt
robjezt had hero Intim Pgili4u.eat at me iiatat.l