The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-21 00:00:00

oblag to puh the euntry into a war. We believe,
use the Whitt do not know what they want to do, or
plat they ate shout.
fielwatitti —lt was hardly to to espeeted that the
Whip would not make some attempt at a stir in this
Mier. We shall simply insert the prestion of Lord
ASOSINALD Mbawkon and the answer of Ma. CAN-

" Lord A. HAMILTON said, that if any segoelatioe were
.0 edit pending hetweeo the Government of this aventry and
1. that of France, relative to the detention and imprisonment
• of Mr. Bowring, he should be unwilling to all for lefor-
i* elation on that subject. He wished to brow from the
" Right Honourable Gentles.. opposite (Mr. Canning)
" whether there was soy objection in point of time,with refer-
1, ewe to the relative situation of the two musirier, to his
"calling for information on that subject ?
" Mr. Secretary CANNING said, that if he understood
the Noble Lord's question, it was whether there was any
" this is the relative politisal situation of Great Britain
" and Prance, which made it inexpedient for him, in point
of time, to put any question relative to the detention of
" Mr. Bowling In point of discretion the Noble Lord bad
" of coins already decided for himself, and In point of time,
" it. (Mr. Canning) had no hesitation in saying, that there
" was ma objection to the Noble Lord's talkies soy course
" which he mipkt think proper?"
Good God! And are our old friends, the Whigs, to be
sported with thus? When people are askieg questions.
they should consider well what answer they may get,
and who it is that is to give the answer. And, did Loan
Micas really think that be was. by a question like this.
about to get out of Mr. CANNING any thing relating to
the" relative situation of the two countries!" It would
have bent s pretty Secretary of State indeed. if be
could hare the "vets trice: as sex" by means so simple
es tills. The answer was one pf the neatest that ever
*as gives; and was also perfectly proper. A few more
sock gnawers will go nearly to put an end to question-
PARLIAMENTARY nt7ollll.—Lord Joan Russian
made sanction for an inquiry as to the number of voters
in the towns and boroughs of England. This was met di-
rectly by M f.CAN N NO upon the ground ofitsinstility,and
also upon the ground of its being a lbreetalliag of the
pinion of Parliatnentaryßeform. Nlr.Cateante said,that
those who sere opposed to Reform had sever denied
any thing about the small number of voters; but, that
they had stood, and still stood, upon this ground;
namely, "that the House of Commons was complete/It
" adequate to the pwrposes for which it wee intended,
• and that they were comen•ed with it to remain as it
was." This was afeir challenge. This was the chat-
-1 Igo which ought to have been accepted; but, this is
a challenge, which will never be accepted by the Whigs.
Lord 3. Russat.t. lost his 'notion, which bad 90 for it, anti
lid against it. Nobody regrets this loss less than we do.
ll* motion was useless. The fact, that it called for are
" notorious as the sea at noon day," and a motion for in-
Iniring into the question. whether England were Eng-
ilnd would have been just as useful.—Mr. Annantomets
said. that " the motion was so simple, and the intorno-
_

lion it regnired so perfectly harm/en." Yes; but, then,
why pot it all ?—Loau MILTON, notwithstanding what
has just passed at Pgreasoaotram when the poor fellows
said that they soled for " Illy Lord," was for the motion
.of his noble friend, esrept that be thought it ought to
have included the direct Waders peid by the tetras
;ad bereoghs. Aye, bat dm direet mating is, or say
be, token oft and what standard will that be, that P

Nobody meets Mr. CAN OS his ems gad; aid. yet
this is the only ground on which be ewe be, met
with advasuage to his opponents. If the Mouse
he a good one, if the cilia of its seta prove it to be
good; than let it stood as it is, and it ougheto stand as
As it is; and, if his opponents, if the "ftaitelnen oppe.
site" cannot. or will not, show, that the cfeet of its
" acts proves the contrary, be will always beat the "gen-
ileanen opposite" out of the field.—The whigs will
never meet him upon this ground; for they have bad a
great band in all the most mischievous measures. In
short, the DEBT, the blessed Debt, is the only real sad
trre-hearted Reformer. That we know well. The
" Debt will finally decide the qnestion. The "notorious
es the see at noon day"; this thing and the Debt arose
together. and together, they will fall.—This is what
ue are looking to. and not to the Lord Jokes 1 We
know, that, as long as the Debt remain in any great
amount, there will be no reform of Parliament.—What
fit game the whip would have now, if
3 hey were in earnest ! But. they are not, sod they never
sere, except as to the getting at a share of Me good
things. They love the system from their very souls. It
'night be demolished in six weeks; but, far indeed are
they from wishing to demolish it, or any part of it. and
especially Ilse profitobk part.—Their "friendship " for
Mr. Hone shows very clearly their real character.