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

Was Lite Matinee had vealed ; and still Ms likely
len It that they were encouraged by the .oovernment,
stiterl ti•as the huly case that could prove a right to
tin an the pet of the Alli Cs. Ministers
ha cult thef 'were not called upon tit interfeie, and
vil‘hesf ant to prejudge the question. When were
!ibly is, judge of it ? After Austria bad over‘run Naples?
After the violation to: public law had been erstnmitted
Unhappily, even abler the commeneetuent of this de-
bate, he had learnt front a quarter to which lie could
not but (iv! credit, that the thrn things would take
was na longer doubtful, but that the was east. lie
had it on the authority to which he hail referred, that
the Austrian army had advanced in three cola ttt S—
that the King of Naples had issued a Proclamation,
Ilissolring the Parliament, and calling on his subjects
to receive the Austrians as friends. Phis was the Act
ofa Sovereign, who had been called a captive while
among his people, but, of course, was free now that
he was surroooded by the enemies of his country.
Naples would now be occupied by Austria, and he
would ask any man, looking at the history of Euro;.e,
and at the character of the iiouse of Austria, if it might
not be inferred, that the consequences of this step,
would, sooner or later, involve Europe in war. " What
then would be gained by our present acquiescence?
Why, the repttation of pusillanimity would he gained,
which brought upon ne, with greater certainty, the
evil the were so meanly solicitous to aveisl. hail a
strict neutrality been maintained, he would not have
bronght forward the present tint. This Go-
vernment, meting with strict neutrality. might, as it
contleatned the Revolution in the tiovernment of
Napl •s, on the one hand have reivotiorstra with the
Allies arainst putting it down !iv tort e on the other.
The conduct porstteil by its ton arils Spain, far from
involving Its in a war. hail ',Erhart gone a great way
towards saying us from such as. evil. Batt hr remitta-
el the 11011‘e of the langua,.e hell by the E.up .ror or
Itrtssia on the occasion of the Spanish R• solution.
ile had tio•tt acrlareil " that till au espiatory s icri-
rice hail here made—that till the ry who effect-
ed the Reyolittion hail been punished, no co•ortruni-
cation ought to lie held with tii it power."' This WAs
the language 6 id liv an E!nper ir, far s:iealsing
of
tv'ii sin his Noble Friend hail been caleil to order.
1:e wished to sits liars!, of that )lottare:i,
lint forth, it he denied Ow lie hal sne..erileil to
the Timone throurlt Ow funnier of father':
lie trivtc.l lie (the Emperor) ha i no concern with
it, but miglit not Foreign Powers then have
said, Will i:raprirty as he coul,l say
that which lie receti'lv ailvaiteed—" there has been atl
atrocioas !warder committed at the nowt of Russia,
anal no rumiuuuicrtionshall lie hell with that Power
till au espiatory sacrifice shall have been maii.e.
the authors of this crime brought to rtitistiotent
Far explanations given by the Noble Earl this 'sight
were to him uns.stisfactary. The policy of )linistc.a.
it; his opinion, hid fair to inrotee the country in dilli-
cithc, is tile's might be avoided by taking a time r
coot- v, 4114 a course snore consistent with the rights
of nations and the interests of this country. lie eculd
not roilwrit to withdraw the motion; hat finding the
attendance so thin. and perceiving how arcing the
feeling, was likely to he egalust the present snotinis.
he enntitl not put the Muse to the troubleof dividing%
LoriI.RICRSOOKOUtiII explained.
Time bra was then negatived without a division.
Tho second residing of the Queen's Annuity' Dill
was postponed till toottorrow.--Adjouysed at eleven
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Mompay.

11131.1. 14111PPING RILL.

`lr. 11 11 lit lilt presented a petition a c tinst the
Bull Snipping Pill, from the inhahitonts of tirrat
Yartnunth.--Orilered to lie on the table.
Similar petitions were also preseoted by other Mem-
bers from Kingston-upon-Hull, South Shields, Selby,
Dale, Qneenhoronch, ant Searltoroarlt.---Tise peti-
tions wereorderrd to lie on the table.
The Hun. StllliiitS COCKS bronglit up the Re-
port of the Committee appointed to inquire into the
merits of a petition complaining of an undue election
sail return fur the borough of Truro. The Report
declared the sitting' Mt-saber, Wm. Gossett, E.l. to he
duly elected, and the petition against his return nut
frivolous or wen; dos,.
The Clerk of the C .otrn w.ts ordered to amend the
&tarn fur the of ilosto.,.
11r. 11TZt i I itlltirs ttresenteal a petition from the
Clergy, tkistry, Fr.!elsoltters of the twisty of,
Lint.-rick, complaining of the distressed state of the
agriettltut al interest in Ireland, and praying fora e
correct ttttt of striking the overacts, which they
coneeivetl n mild :,:fortl great national relief.
Mr. 01116%111 expressed his hope, that the petition
wool., be taken into the serious consideration of the
Ilonse.—Ortlereti to He on the tattle.
Mr. JASINS hergeol leave to pe,tpone till Tuesiay
week his *within relative to the interf•rence of the
military at the Carlisle Kleetion. The reas,n fir his
doing so was the altsenee of an lion. Frien.l. who
costa not be present in conseqttotee of severe Indio-

position. •
31r. 11ARINO presented a petition front lteinh:ihit-
Ant* of Basingstoke, c.mnplAining generally of the ohs-
oreueil state of the ruontry, pr tyiug that all
sinecure places might be ab.disheJ.—Jrdered to lie
on the table.
Sir li. PARNELL zire noti:-e of t teinqtri for
Ilinmlay next, to iwinire into the state of the Linen
Trade of 1 reland.
The defaulters of the ballot of Friday Iwo were
repored to the Howie, and ordered to attend un
day, the I:ttb of Mar. b.
Mr. ASell'flSl' presented a petition en:opl.aining
' of the distres,ed state of tor arrieti I tar 11 wriest, and
Ilr+ling, for relief.—t 4.lerei: to URe on the tal.!e.
3lr. C. CALVERT Inured for an Aeroflot of Ilse
flambee of acres of gr..iin,l einf'oved for the .zroortlt
of hops fur the last 14 year..--tirderetl.
31r. lICSKISSON moved the Order of the Day fo.•
the third reading of. the 31Alt Ditties a
third time and passed.
TRANSFER OF GR tNTS RILL.

• On the 'notion of Mr. I,IISIIINO EON, the Transfer
of thaws Bill was mill a third tinge and passed.
Sir M. W..itiutgY wi.he,i to know if it wait in-
tentleJ to wake say alteration in the duty on glass?
,blr. ,LUSHINGTON said that the existing Act
wool(' expire on the Oath of July. when the subject
iniiht be brbiglat nate consitteratioi. • " •