The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-06-12 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

worse than it was before ; for it had a fixed princi-
ple, that of resistance to the Catholic Claims, when
It met with its sudden death ? Suppose it• were pro-
posed not to make the war in the Peninsula a Ca-
binet measure. One Member of the Cabinet would
say, I must have a vote of 10,0001. for the Peninsula;
another would say,—no i• I think that too much,--I
must have only 5001. and a corporal's guard.—[A
laugh.]—Was it possible to form an efficient Admi.
nistration on such a principle? The House of Com-
mons must, in point of consistency, do something to
support its former Address.
Lord yAttmount and Mr. TIERNEY mu•
tually explained.
Lord ROBERT SEYMOUR said a few words.
Mr. FULLER asked, whether the Household
Places were the whole of the Noble Lords' con-
cern ? Was this their love for their country ?
,Lord
Moira was ready to give up this point ; and then the
other Noble Lords deserted him, and would not leave
him a single friend to his heart.
Colonel MARTIN defended the conduct of the
Prince Regent, and should vote against the ameod-.
ment.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said he had but two points
ilium which he meant to trouble the House at that
late hour with any observations. As to the wording
of the original motion, he thought it in every way
unexceptionable, but he put it to the feeling and un.
derstanding of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Wortley),
if it could be understood to have any other import
than .that of throwing a shade upon the present Ad.
ministration. All that Administration asked was
fair constitutional confidence on the part of Perna-
ment--[hear 17-they wished to be tried only by
their measures, and not to be condemned untried and
unheard. [Hear, hear .1] With respect to the only
part of the late political discussions in which he took
any share, and that share with no little Mitt to him-
self, he vindicated his conduct on the score of public
duty, and denied that he had been influenced by the
slightest personal animosity to the Noble Marquis
(Wellesley); He then entend into the same explana-
tion given by Lord Ila rro w by, tracing his objections
to acting with Lord Wellesley to a most unseason-
able publication, attacking the political measures, the
competency of his late Right Honourable Friend and
his other Colleagues. The Noble Lord then ad-
verted
to what he called the new mode of carrying
on negociations of this nature, when men of 'high
honour could not enter a private room to consult
amicably upon the necessary artangetnents without
being politically pitted against one another, armed
with pen and ink, to give birth to controversy, that
could only serve to feed the worst passions of the ma.
lignant.--[llear, hear!]-111 adverting to the pre-
sent Government, he repeated, that he wanted nothing
from Parliament but to jadge of them by their acts;
as to the objection that had been made to their arrange-
ments respecting the Catholic Question, he thought
it did not come quite so well from Gentlemen oppo.
site, who, when in power, allowed two of their Ca-
Ibinet (Lords Sidmouth and Ellenborough) to reserve
to themselves the right of opposing in Parliament a
measure thought b 3 the rest of the Government to be•
vital to the State. He could, however, say this of
the present Government, that they were wholly
united, that there was no division among them, and
that as they had not pushed themselves into power,
so neither had they sh; unk from the duty the gra.
cious commands of his Royal Highness had impala-

upon theM.
Mr. WOI.LTLEY rose, amidst a loud cry of
question. He said, that as his motion was not
likely to be supported by either side, he certainly
should not press it to a division, but after that had
been disposed of, he should feel it his duty to vote
for the Amendment of the Noble Lord ; for he cer-
tainly could not consent to tell the country by his
vote that night that he thought the present Ministers,
either a strong or an efficient Administration.
Mr. HUAISSON made some observations, but
the impatience of the House for the question b.come
so great, that we could collect only, that they were
meant to vindicate some part of his Right Honour-
able Friend (Mr. Canning's) share in the late nego-
ciations.

After a few words from Mr. Barham and Mr. Gas-
coigne, Mr. Wortley's Resolution and Lord Folke-
stone's Amendment were severally negatived without
a division.

The House then divided upon Lord Milton's
Amendment, when the numbers were,
For the Amuck:teat - 161
Against it - - 289
Majority for Ministers - —125

During the-time that the supporters of the Amend-
ment were in the lobby, Mr. Ponsonby addressed
them, and begged that Gentlemen would remain in
town until Thursday next, when the sincerity of the
Declaration of Ministers on the Catholic Question
would be put to the test.
Mr. Brougham entreated that Members would
favour him with their attendance to-morrow, in con-
sequence of the notice given by Mr. Rose, by an un-
precedented attempt to postpone the discpssion on
the Orders in Council, which he Ind WOL4or
Tuesday next.
The /louse then adjourned at Three o'Cleet.

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•
POPULARITY OF TILE PRINCE REGENT! ! f—Yes-
terday, at a numerous meeting of the Booksellers of
London and Westminster, the health of our good
old KING was given after dinner, and drank witness...
thusiasm. The next toast proposed by the Chair, as
a matter of course, was, " The PRINCE
when a burst of indignation, and a universal MP;
followed. So much for the opinion of men, *hi)"
from the nature of their pursuits, cannot be-sip-
posed either ignorant of sound constitutional prisig.
pies or of the public opinion.
BOXING.—The best contested pitched battle which
has occurred for a length of time, took place yester-
day on Willsdon Green, between Malik) and Harry
Harmer, a relation of Belcher. The seconds were
Richmond and Belcher for llarmer, and 'l'. Jones
for Maltby. The battle continued 37 minutes, in
which 15 rounds were fought. Ilarmer always
' kept the lead, by a quickness of hitting which kept
his antagonist in a state of stupor. Maltby con-
' tested the battle under the disadvantages of fast fight.-
ing, with the utmost good temper and manhood un-
til the 37 minutes had expired, when time obliged
him,to yield under severe sufferings, and he was car-
ried out of the ring by his seconds.
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