The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-24 00:00:00

/ions, as could be usually. adopted, when made upon
former occasions, had not been unattended to. The
Right Honorable Gentleman (Mr. Tierney) bad called
the attention of the House to the leading paragraph in
the Speech, which spoke of peace with Foreign Powers.
At a future time he would enter into a more explicit
explanation of those relations, but at present he must
confine himself to say, in reply to what had fallen
from the Right pourable Gentleman, that it was not
for us to dictate to other powers, or to controul their
policy.—(Hear, hear.) Whenever the proper time
should arrive, his Majesty's Government would' be
prepared to shew, that the language which bad
Urn held by this Country, and the principles on
which the language had been founded, were perfectly
consistent with its character. This, however, he
begged leave at once to say, that it must not be infer-
red that Great Britain was of necessity a party to all
the deliberations and conclusions consequent on those
discussions, at which a British Minieter might be
present. With respect to the remarks of the Right
llssuourable Gentleman on that part of the Speech
which related to the Revenue of the Country, that
was a subject on which the House would, at an early
period, reaeive full explanation. The Right Honour-
able Gent contended, that the new taxes had been
themselves estimated at 3.000,0001.; and that the
whole excess if the Revenue of the present year over
that of the last year, was only, 2,300,000/. To that,
however, might to he added what had been recieved in
;he preceding year. of the new taxes, amounting to
701'.9001. which would make the excess 3,000,000/.
It ought also to be considered, that the revenue
from the trade with Ireland had fallen off to
t!se :mount of 000,0001., and that from foreign
t-ads to the amount of 600,000/. or 700,000/.
Hid there co. been such fallino off, the present
i,wrease would have been 3,-100,000/.; and if to this
were added the recipts from the new taxes in the. pre-
redin. year, the increase would have been above
4.0e,100/. In the early part of the last year, there was
,certainly a marked falling off in the commerce of the
country, but that depression had ceased ; and looking at
the last half year, there was great reason to entertain the
prospect of a complete return of our commercial prospe-
ri.y. Now, with respect to that part of his Majesty s
Sneer's which related to Ow provision to be made for her
sjesty ; if the Right Hon. Gentleman thought that the
wor.l '• arrangements" in his Itsjesty's speech meant
env thing more than that which Parliament might con-
sofer a Suitable provision for her Majesty, he was much
ty'sk,:!zen. Of cuerse it would he the fluty of his s!ajes-
tv 'a Government to propose to Parliament the sum which
in their view of the subject, was the must expedient ;
and lie would therefore now give notice, on Wednesday in
es•at week, he would maim a proposition to the House on
Co. subject. There were many other parts of the Right
Hon. tient:manta speech to which he did not thipk it
necessary at that time to advert, although he could not
Delp aatiowle.iehig the temperate character of the I
whole of the Right Hon. Gentleman's remarks. On one
point, however—the trituration of Parliament—be wish-
es.; to make a few observations. He could assure the
Right Hon. Gentleinato, that, if be imagined that his 31a-
jestv's Guverioneut advised the prosecution—(i laugh)
—lse could assure the lit. Hon. Gent. that if lie imagin-
ed that his Majesty's Government advised the prorogation.
of Parliament, to evade the discussion of their conduct
in that or the other House, he was much deceived.—
The fact was, that at the various adjournments of that
Pause had taken place prior to the prorogation,
it had been distinctly understood, that the vote of ad-
jeertiment was proposed, in order that, it' the Bill then
in progress in the House of Lords should pass, the House
of Commons should meet in pursuance of the Call : hut
if the Bill slid nut come to that House, then the Call
stunk' not be enforced, as it wits mot intended to bring
thrwarl any other business.—(No, nu.) With respect to
what the Itig,ht Honourahe Gentleman bad said of the
loyalty of the country, he could assure the Right
114Onourable Gentleman that he (Lord Castlereagh) was as
confident as the Right Honourable Gentleman himself
conkl be, that that loyalty would always manifest itself,
whenever circumstances imperatively called fur i'.
The Hight Honourable Gentleman, however, knew too
well what was the real feeliog of the country ; —lie knew
too well that no Minister hail ever flared to show his
f see in that House, and he (Lord C.) trusted that no
Minister would ever dare to show his facein that House,
who had lost the confidence of the country.—(A laugh,
anJ cries of hear.)—The Minister who bad really lost
the confidence of the country, could uut possess the con-
fidence of thatJlouse : for time people of the country, lie
ineaut the rational part of the conisminity—that part
which alone ought to possess any influence over the Le-
gislature—always made its sentiments as distinctly and
intelligibly felt in that House as if the wildest plan of
Reform that was ever proposed had been adopted. lie
could assure the Right Honourable Gentleman, that if
lie supposed either himself or his colleagues
wished to remain in the service of their
Sovereign a moment longer than they possessed
the confidence of the House and the country, he
had mistaken the men he had to deal with. As long,
however, as thi•y• possessed the confidence of shier
Sovereign, of the House, and of the country, no di&
culty with which they had to contend, no taunts from
the Right Honourable Gentleman of Isis friends, nu
apprehension of consequences personsl to themselves
should induce therm to shrink from the discharge of
their public duty. The Right Hon. Gentleman and
his friends would never countenance any expression
of affection or loyalty towards the Sovereign, and the
Constitution, in whatever peril, unless accompanied
by a declaration of the expediency of a change in his
Majesty's Couneils. Whether or nut Parliament con-
sidered such a change desirable, was not the subject of
the present discussion. An early day would probably
set that problem iti a very clear light. He entertained
so mistrust whatever of the issue of the contest ; and
he was therefore fully prepared and anxious to meet
the Right Honourable Gentleman whenever he might
think proper to niake such a proposition as would
allow of the determination of the question between
them.

Lord FOLKESTONE observed, that however
mach provoked to do so by some of the topics which
the Noble Lord hail introduced in his speech, he would
not detain the House for any length of time. lie cer-
tainly did not entertain mach hope that the country
wonld get rid of the Noble [Lord if it depended on
that House. So long as the influence of Government
was enercised is that House ; that was, so long as the
House was constituted as it we stl long he had no
doubt the Noble Lord would enjoy the confidence and
support of that Hot* ;n'sliite cif the opinion Mthe
• Ile dared to lay the •NdGle LOA, or his
arable Friends, could shew them in black
, well their trust in the confidence of the
founded. He dared to say that Ow the.

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