The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-05-17 00:00:00

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And it was the more incumbent on them to take tbei;
stand at that moment, as it was plainly intimated that
this was bat the first of a series of similar r.tisasr
The Pun. Gentleman admitted that Me. Wyss was ie
every respect competent to discharge the dating the
office. Butt still this motion looked like ems ef them
party proofs of affectiow, which the Gentleset app.,
site did sometimes confer upon those who felt that
they weuld be serving their Sovereign sad their
country best, by taking their seats on this side of the
House. He had nut hiog to complain of in theeondaet
of the Hon. Gentleman opposite. Lot be thought that
it would not be less necessary to resist the amnion soy
that lie understood that he was to be called epos to
show cause why we should not cancel our nissioo to
Wirtewberg and Bavaria, and a variety of oilier phone
Here then was the place far him to take Wisest. It
the House were right in their opinion, so sisal.
vocally expressed last tight, upon the eenyral priach
pie, it enlist be evident that it pas contrary to the
policy and practice of the Constitution to call otos
lb. Executive Department to sespead its power is
favour of a Committee of that House. Scads a prin-
ciple was unknowo even in America. where he loitered
there was so instance of Ike President of the Caited
j States being called upon for tetaili of elpenditste
before the grant was voted. The Congress voted large
sums to be placed at the disposal of the President, spas
tine anticipation of an iocreased diplomatic examn.
ture in different province, of South Americ ~ Did thee
esk him to furnish Lis views abut the new Gonna-
meet of Mexico or Barnes Ayres? And were ther.
a British House of Commons, to be less noinateleil
than the Congress of America ? The Americas was
to be the confiding body in their Executive, soil Epp
land was to be the distrustful hotly. It Sias golog a
little too far, indeed, to tall epee the Estee tire se shoe
cause why an increase should have taken plate, if
it could be proved that the duties of a particular di.
plousatic office were ever discharged at a leas raw.
The lion. Gentleman founded all his arguments op
the case of Mr. Braun, who discharged the duties of
Charge d'Affaires to the Swiss Cantos' for 2501. a-year.
He (the Marquess of Lonslootletry) owned that he was
somewhat surprised at Ilse economical scale of the salter,
and was almost shoat to concluoc that this Mr. Brae
had been condemned to this situatieu, as a punishment
fur some sliplomathselleliaieeney. Zia curiosity having
led him (the Marquess of L) so some ings;rirs about
this Gentleman, lie found that he was so old Swiss offi-
cer, who had been private secretary to Alr.Notton, who
left hint behind on his retnr.i ro England. Why
there was no greater charge than 2591. for nine years hi
could not tell—(Cheers and laughter). He was tat
able to state what the tone was of the Swiss Canton to-
wards this country at the time that Mr. Braun acted as
Charge d'Affaires ; bat he was quite sure that the eta-
ratter of the person selected to do the duties of a Minis•
ter at a fureigu Court was one of the modes adopted of
displaying the feelings of a Government towards the
particular Court. It was fair to state that Mr. B. sp.
peered to be a very honest gentleman, and was well
spoken of in the letters from Switzerland of the time.—
But he (the Mrrqu.ess of Londonderry) was not satisfied
that during the early period of the French war Mr. IS
would have been so fit a representative for this Goren-
meut to hive stationed in Switzerland. Be did net
agree with the lion. (len;leman in the assertion that&
mission should not be kept unless where there was
active employment to keep the weathers of it engaged.
—Otte of the great objects of establishing a 'leaden
at a foreign Court was to cultivate the friendship
of that Court, to watch its political conduct,
and to see that there should be nothing in the
councils 'of the country of a complexion to excite
alarm tor the general interests. lie should net hare
gone into these details were it not fa the sake of shoo-
ing that the whole stream of on r policy and practice was
in favour of the present scale of diplomacy. The Noble
Lord then read an extract from the despatches to the
Right Hon. Stratford Canning, dated Mb August, lily,
in which that Minister was desired to mate to the Sons
Cantons that he was to be succeeded in his odic, by the
lion. Frederick Cathcart, who was then on his way free
Denmark; and the/resits why the new Minister did not
take the appointment was, that he conceived Mr. The
brown, then appointed Charge d'Affaineet•Switzerlaud.
was the real successor ; aad this. wilik„wpwons arising
out of the ill-health of that Geeelowellta prevented the
residence of a Minister limipalimierr it, the time d•
luded to. This was the eieliselation which he had to
give on this subject ; peat* k Mould not satisfy the
curiosity of some Gentlemiegilltbough lie did not know
that he had nut stated more than, in strictness, be ought
to have communicated.—(Cheers and laughter.)—Atto
some further remarks in illustration of the principle for
whirth he had already contended, the Noble Marque.,
expressed his hope that the Louse ovule nut
those paths which conducted their ancestors to pets
Lord NORM ANBV disclaimed all personal allations
lioieryz:,raadnadtiopnurosaeperoinuenitprlye.s which obviously let
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individual whose appointment happened to be
the object of this night's consideration. As for the Noble
Marquess, Ise had given no answer to the statemeetof
his Hun. Frier!. He owned alien be heard the Nohle
Lord entering upon the topics of private despatcher, he
not instantly acquit the Noble Margeess of the timiAalleis.
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breach of trust upon that occasion. 'fine Noble td.
niwurtatiatiataelboaseasitarfousredeigfnurSeC'ere'ttaar: tsiertelesiii aillatthlahtersret;
after some further observations, which was rendered
ettdilde by the noise that prerailed in the house, gale
his support to the resolutions.
Mr. IVA It & replied.
eight resolutions, which were merely declarations, s
shouldl Marquessinov the parterliotu):%s-Di)questiponElotnit
the ninth and last Le should oppose by a isegatirease•
negaiived. pet seriatim, with t.h!c,
were
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striarrthig tits NUM- MIPPO* should "Pi" ifs"