The Statesman.
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oa the 11th of April a 'peaty' witb Napo. tide Valhi ; but he was' •abthoraadt"iii 'beating,
,„ .ipeti at Forinthetteau ; by this the Im. that the. great Posters of Eurapa kat sighed in
Tole *lts permitted to he -*sunned by him anB Address to the nations, in which the. triffick in.
ifo, dating their Hsu; To him the Sovereignty qeestion was characterized as .a pest that. -Om*
isle of Elba was secured ; and Parma, Miceli. to be swept from the face of the earth, and that it
Ina Guastalla, were settled on his wife—and must be annihilated with the least possible delay:-s-
-to descend to her son. The Government of The House was agreed, that it was in effect no
se also stieulatofl to pay to Nnpoleon, annually, light thing to have the final sentence thus passed on
sin suet of money.. The name of •the Noble this execrable traflick.: and, tnordoree, that only
inekrs to that Treaty; but we are all aware two Powers had conditioned for eight years. He
Elsie pa which this Government took in the sincerely believed that the Minister of France wu
,:se of that Treaty. The signatures of the inclined to relax as to the period of five years, if,
pot song, on the part of Austria, Prussia, that relaxation could be made without such a shock
niso appeared to the Treaty ; and it was to the public feelings as it was impossible for any
he Nam shal Nry, Prince of Moskwa, on the Government to give. This affair was-not terminated
spoleon—iii opposition to whom lie is now at the Congress ' • it was possible that both Spain and
;sae taf.en the field. If any case, more than Portugal would be influenced by the progress of
1, called far the strict observance of good faith, topinion, since the former had already consented to
this. In the first place, to show their good con. Irelinquish1relinquish all trading in human flesh that did not
„Road to his perfidy—next, that he might I strictly.
,belong to her; and other trade, it was al.
es wagon for stir ring at any future period—and, ways in our power to prevent. France, indeed,
!peals's. all Trost ies,whatsoeser their contents, , had made every effort to obtain a local abolition of '
Ibe (teemed binding on the contracting parties. the traffick ; while Portugal, and this was an impore
41r, it is alleged by Bonaparte, that he never . tant fact, has bound herself to abolish it immediate-
rd his pension; fie further states, that the pro. ly North of the Line. Thus we had delivered one
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revision for hit 'wife and son had not been half of Africa from this tremendous scourge; and
sad, lastly, he avers, that it was intended to as' much had been done, for this cause, as, under all
fultibly from the island of Elba, and place , the difficulties that hung round it, could be etNcted.
same other quarter. The Noble Lord can con- Of this assumption the House would be convinced,
t these assestiofts, if they are not well.founded. j when the documents he already had alluded to
jf they be true, what a case can Bonaparte came hereafter before them. Apologising for any
out against thnse who have thus broken faith , infirmity of recollection, and impressing on the
im ? What a case can he lay before the Prince House the magnitude of the subject, the Noble
,oskea now acting against him, and who, on i Lord next adverted to the proceedings of the Con-
At, negotiated the Treaty ?—[Hear, hear n-:-, gress at Vienna, which, he observed, was assem.
Louis XVIII. indiviBesally, I feel the greatest bled for the express purpose of carrying into effect
. All his conduct since he had been placed • the Treaty of Paris. The real question was, there-
s throne, evinced so much moderation, good fore, whether the Allied Powers had carried that :
discrimination, and gentlemanly feeling, as 1 Treaty into effect ?—Upon this head he would en.
highly creditable to him.— Hear, hear!]—' deavour to repel the foul calumnies of the Honour-
arts of his Government, indeed, objections able Gentleman, proceeding doubtless from his ge- :
be •natle—but whatever has been done amiss, neral misinformation, but which had been most pre-
inaesl, I really believe, with his Ministers, and judicial to the common cause.--[Cries of Hear,
with him ; while the good that has been ef.. hear !]—Uad every practicable step been taken to
1, ass owing to his firmness and discrimina.. ensure the repose of Europe ?—This was the simple
and, if it please God to withdraw him from question ; and on its issue he was prepared to main-

ramie, lam convinced that that event will not be • tain the measures of the Congress. Certainly he
_oed 17 any thing that has been done." Mr. knew of no pledge, however, for the revival of Go-
Whitbread then expressed his hope, if a civil war vernments which at that moment had ceased to exist
kindled in France, that this country would not in any tangible shape, and from the restoration of
any part in it—but that every means should be which nothing but danger was to be apprehended-
-1 for preserving Great Britain in a state of nothing but a renewal of those revolutions whisk
with Foreign Powers. Should the throne of had shaken so many Governments to their foseda-
iurbons remain firm, he hoped their friends, tions. If such a pledge had existed at all, in tbB
this second escape, would see the necessity of form of a declaration, he should have been ashamed
with justice and liberality ; if„ on the other to have accredited it, as the Representative of this
the dethronement of Louis took place, he country. [lot the great object of the Congress was
I, if it were possible for adversity to make of a very different kind—it was convened chiefly to
'incision on the human breast, that the ad verses re-establish the Monarchies of Austria and Prussia,
niaparte would tench him moderation—and and to organize Germany, so as to present a barrier
,is country would be hlessid with such a 'vice to the surrounding States. . While he admitted that
had a right to expect at the ter aaa i i %wino of the the omnipotence of popeletion should not in such
noest. Not a peace marked by bartering and calculations be permitted to overpower this prin-
k,.:; for little objects--not 4 peace recognising . ciple of otorallt4,-yet the former consideration
turd traffic la slaves, whether white or black must of necessity have 14 due weight, and could
a peace, mowing the rights and liberties of the never be relinquished in any just repartition of
in their NNW extensive operation. The Hon. force.. It was asserted, that we stood pledged for
inn coocloiled by moving— the independence of Genoa, and this was coupled
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.„,;,„,„1,t.. A thrs, t,, pit,„„ted to the Prince Re_ by the Honourable Gentleman with the Proclama-
r 'Os!, ilt.ii :M. will b,• gl•ICIOU.I i plenwil ill dime, thus fiat of Lord Wm. Bernina ; bat lie wished to dis.
.r tail b..e..ie the it',•O,e, 1.11 it,(,.u.it or tar progrea eittaugle the question of Genoa from that of Italy.
I site cooveft of vicifia, stioin4 soda trap-fer At. - tie r 4 —lt must be admitted that me called on the people
aof fir.iory a. only 11..ve takenplace, en;,eilter silts 'of Italy to shake off the yoke of France, though
...r low tahtioa as may be given, without prejudice, to they never had ensnered the call ,•_ still the matter
.esonl in.." I
,at no time assumed the shape- of sovereignty, so

motion havity• been pet from the Choi*, !Us to Pestle who should govern Italy, or what
:d CASTLEREAGH to, w rose.—One of the ' species of Constitution was fittest for it. We,
poi, fill iasLs that remained for him to perform 'at that period, had not an Ally in that part. In no
he said; to weary the patience of the :House ; country did the people show a more manifest dis-
Rowing the Bon. Geist. through all the to tzes ! position in favour of tie French ; this was the fact,
ich he had entangled the question then before and we were not mirried to an effort that was ne-
tt was ant merely as the question might he : ver made. Even on the event of the campaign in
pled to ltrect the honour and interests of this ! Russia, the Italians still remained as devoted to Ho-
ly, that the duly of meeting it ',resettle I itself ' napgrte, and she at- last owed."her independence to
mind ; hut it had become matter of question, : the arms of the Allies, and never to her own efforts.
ter any vestige of character was left to the coon-I—U./ear, hear !T—So fur from depending on the
if our Allies, in whom at present our own ho- : rising of Italy, Laid W. Bentinck was, in fact, de-
end interest were bound up. He must solemnly t tached to Spain. Whatever were the measures with
,J; ;4;isia the novel system of any Him. Gent. respect to Genoa, they were not adopted with inte.
tag up upon a morbid jealousy of the councils t f i rested designs, but from a moral policy.—[Laughing
au wry, and upon no better grounds than ; and cheering from Mr. Whilbread.]—They were
tied scceenents, illustrated chiefly by illicit infor- ; taken in pursuance of the treaties of Keplitz and
an, thus proceeding from day to day to charge Reichenback, which were directed to restore the
cveroment of his country, and the Allies to' territorial importance of Austria in Italy. livery
t that country was bound, ail!" excesses of all , man of intelligence must be aware it was impossible
.—[1.0i.,/ cheers.]—If the Hon. Gent. chose! to reconstruct Austria and Prussia, without putting!
L Gosernmeitt on such a defence as this, their 1 the northern part of Italy under a Sovereign that
'r must necessarily be given at hazard, or else ! was not Italian. Ile certainly had read Lord W.
tiiissers must he liceeailetl on to disclose what,; Bentieck's Proclamation, and a communication was
it known, could not prove otherwise than in- I made to him, on which he wrote to his Lordship.—
is) to the public sett ice.—[Hear, hear !]—As ' Ile took the earliest opportunity to satisfy Mural,,
is related to his own t ase, however, he disclaim- t though he never believed that the Proclamation called
at cover of a iilini,ter ; if he were sent as a ne- on the Italians to throw off the French yoke, and
Or, it was because he was presumed to be ec-. return to the independence of old times. What old
'led `bulb the sentiments of his Nl.tjesty's Go. I times? Ile could not mean the times of Rome. Ile,
'meet, and especially with those of the Illus- therefore, had by letter then advised Lord W. Ben.,
Prince who is otici,ally at the head of it: and i dna to be more circumspect in future acts. Ile'
: good faith of the country had been committed trusted he had now relieved the country from the
foreign atoms, and even lost, he confessed that I charge of bad faith towards Italy. His Lordship
)nsidered himself as pre-eminently responsible said that hscould produce a written statement of a
Ilse sc. %;iti„g as lie was, therefore, to meet conversation with the President of Genoa, which
ttack of the Hots. Gent. in his presence, face to showed that the Genoese were prepared for the
still be "lint declare, that the attacks made on onion with Piedmont. lie must protest against the
1 the lion. Cent. in his absence, were most I doctrine, that fraud was practised on the credulity of
nrantable.-111car, hcarri—With respect to Europe. It was wished to make France a deliberat-
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'nide of accosation, the non-abolition of the big Power in time Treaty; and Franco had conducted
Trade, whiners r might be the surmises off herself• in such a manner as, he trusted, would
lloa. Gentleman, it was his desire to see that create a practical feeling in the Honourable Member,
is traffic abolished ; he had omitted no fixer- to preserve that Government so conducting itself to.
to secure the abolition; and he trusted the wards this country.—[[fear, hear!]—The lion,'
Ise would be convinced, from the documents 1 Gentlematt had redeemed many parts of his speech,
details which he should preseally have to sub- :at which he felt sorely indignant, by the testimony,
to the consideration of Parliament,. it woeld bei borne to the Monarch of France. Ile hoped tIH
that, faking * high moral tone on a subject ' throne of that Monarch would be upheld, as far as,
teresting to the• feelings of the people of this was found consistent with the interests of a great,
ItY, that the• Government bad been disposed nation, and that peace would be confirmed to the
Ike consult., able sacrifices--that we have even world. Every Government was in a state of change.,
so far as to prejudice our interests with Austria was to be bounded by the Po and the Toll.
owe, Portugal, and Spain. It was not indeed lie therefore could not conceive how Austria could,
'exPerted 4 those Powers, that they should, be charged with Mien. With respect to Genoa,
wooer to a determination on the abolition of it was impossibleV him to believe that Lord W.l
"lase Tradt• than we ourselves had done. All ifientinck coolliktte acted as imputed to him, as be
'0044 obtain from France was, the actual pledge ,himself bad poilonat written to Guidon bin,
1.3 being abolished at the end of five years. l(Mards soy net to Commit 'himself' as to tits fauna*
''ili had en ,ered- into no engagement ou lion of the nodli of Italy) whit* coosiold to is 41110!
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1101441AILIMete. If they had restored the old and argumentt, Which he treated were
'detestable oligarchy of Genoa, it would properly: tisfactory outline of the state of
Imeec.alled forth the animadversion of the Hon: Gent: and concluded by observing, than
If the Genoese wens against it, the Savonese were for tion of the Stave Trade no longs
the union. Not a single hand was raised for us by ciple, but of time, we hail adei
the Genoese, so that it was a complete conquest.— wards the filial prohibition of ti
atom the suspicion that Lord W. Bentincl/ might That with regard to the policy
in any way commit the rotate fate of Genoa, lie should adopt towards France,
`himself had written to that Commander, advising much now ; but this be would sa.
him to be careful on this head; so that the Genoese of the present contest in that col
never had been deceived, but always bad understood whether we should look forwerd.
their Government to be provisional, and expecting of things, or that anarchy whir
their ultimate annexation to Piedmont.—[ffear, graced it and didturbed Europe,
hear!]—lt was conceded, even by the opposers of we had been so long struggling.
the measure, that the Allies had provided for the in- great deal bad been done tower'
terests and liberties of the Genoese, in their arrange- cation of Europe; but if 80na;,..
meat with the King 'of Sardinia, as the protocol fervid to disturb it, the tranquillity
would state. Was it to be believed, however, that established could not by reckoned
the Allies were such children, that they were so un- 1 Mr. PONSONBY rose, and:
fit for their situation, that they should so stultify' opinion, or entering WO the No
themselves, as to have, pledged themselves to condi- I until the documents were prodi
Lions incompatible with their trust, in giving repose relied for his defence. He percei
to the world ? This idea could only be taken up by Ministers defended themselves ii
the Honourable Gentleman for the sake of running at the expense of Lord Wm. Bei
down the Sovereigns of Europe, which, if not dan- documents were not produced (
gerous, was unseemly at the best.—[Hear, hear !] subject than the Noble Lord had ,
—He would still meet the Honourable Gentleman , move for them early after the recess.
on the general principle. Besides this, Genoa war: Noble Lord had told the time wh-
'the most important military situation in the North of be given. The meaning of a Pro\
-Italy. But Genoa had offered• to come under es ; ' was, lie contended, in this instant
we might have made it a commercial depot : yet the Noble Lord. It meant a Govertik
Continent was zealous of our commercial rank, and establish the old form, and.this we
even if we could so far have sacrificed our good faith it was understood by Lord W. E
(which would have been cutting the throat of this precated the unusual and uncome
country) as to avail ourselves of it, he would con- sued by the Noble Lord, in maki
teed, that it was more proper to remove the stispi- went of his conduct, without laying
cions,of the Continent. The fate of Genoa was de. ; cement on the table, and pefessed
cided upon great grounds of military expedieecy ; offering a motion oh that sulljt
and he was confident the present Government was ; recess. ,
more free and popular than the ancient one. He I Mr. WHITBREAD. in reply,.
trusted he had removed one main point concerning' argument!' were wholly'
adrefeted
which the Hon. Gentleman thought himself at liberty 1 and the documents, " the illicit"
to run down all the great Sovereigns in whose fate{. produced, found to be strictly
the happiness of his own country was bound up.— vied any wish on his part to pro;
He must here solemnly protest against this most un- the British Constitution indiacti
usual and indecorous practice of late gaining ground nations ; and should certainly net
in the House, not- of arraigning the Ministers of I ing the Noble Lori as a mission!
Kings, ae was customary in former times, but of I pose. lie commiserated the '
running down Monarchs by name.—[Hear, hear,' Saxony, who, eccording to thi
hear!)—He, indeed, could not answer for the con- Talleyrand, bad only made a st,
lesquences which might result to us from this source, having escaped from Bonaparte
If the good sense of the House did not correct the some of those who were most ci
Weil at once; nor was it possible to calculate how I The Noble Lord according to his
far each language might deprive this country of 1 would be a most suitable interpie _
'the benefits to be derived from an amicable I nations to Bonaparte. If he robbed
interooerse with foreign States. The Honour- `of territory, the Noble Lord w'
able Member had asked, why he had gone to . his by the right of conquest.
Vienna, since he had not waited to effect the par- and afterwards wished to recovc
posefor which he had been sent there 2—To this he would tell him it was-his by a vest'
would reply, that lie had gone to Vienna because he hear 9—[The Hon. Member mf
had been ordered there, and had come back for animated reply.]
the same reason ;he was engaged in the discharge! After some conversbtion which
of a trust which had been committed to his care, place, upon the production of
and he hoped it would appear to the House that Lord CASTLEREAGH ogre.
he had discharged his duty in that respect for the sideration of the American Tread
best interests of his country.--[llear, hear!]— Thurdday, till after the recess.
It had been asked, whether France was a consent- The CHANCELLOR' of
ing party to all the arrangements. He would say, I gave notice, that lie should, on
she was, and had honestly discharged the trust 1 Adjournment for the Easter recess,
which the confidence of Europe had reposed in I night.
her.—Effear, - hear ti-,lt was-most . tiniest and I The remaininebideis of the
dangercius to have the actions and intentions of ; posed of, and the House adj
the different Powers at the Congress argued on, I Twelve o'Clock.
and brought before the Public prematurely and I
upon partial documents.—[Henr, hear, hear !]—The
different Powers of the Congress had acted for the
i joint and separate interests of their different coun-
tries; and he had no hesitation in saying, that he
would prefer the determination to which Congress
bad come with regard to the affairs of Europe,
to the proudest ideas he ever indulged on the sub-
ject, if carried by the preponderating influence of
one Power against the particular interest of ano-
ther, which may be afterwards to resist that deter-
mination.. With respect to Austria and l'russia,
which,, if not restored to the ancient state which
they should hold in Europe, there still be a blank
which could not be filled up. Austria was weaker
in 1805 than in 1792, but neither had gained much
more then they had in 1805. Prussia had only gain-
ed about 40 or 50,000 more than she had in 1805.
He wished particularly to call the attention of the
House to the affair of Saxony, on which he differed
with the Hon. Member. He did not wish to have
Saxony entirely dismembered ; but he would say,
that it was by sacrifice on the part of Holland and
Hanover that it was restored as a kingdom. He was
not anxious to say any thing against the King of Sax-
ony, but he maintained, that never was there a king-
dom conquered, the disposal of which, in right of
conquest, was more justifiable than that of Saxony.
No writer on the law of nations had ever denied the
I right of conquest over a country taken in arms, this
law had been modified by modern practice ; but he
would still hold, that under the circumstances in
which Saxony was placed, it was necessary to take
such steps as to insure future security. The 'lasi
!tearable Member had asked how could the Procla-
mation of Prince itepnin be accounted for, he should
attribute it to a misconception on the part of the
Prince, he had heard nothing of it until he saw the
Proclamation Itself, which he immediately communi-
cated to the Russian and Prussian Ministers officially,
when he received an official answer stating that it was
I wholly unauthorised by their Governments. With.
respect to Poland, he hoped the farther discussion
lon that seliject would be reserved until the House
had reeelyed.full information on the subject. But he
would my, that the Allied Sovereigns had endea-
voured all in their power for that country, with
respect to territorial arrangements and the form of
Government which should be adopted ; and in
that he was sure the interest and feelings of the
people would be consulted. With regard to Hol-
land, he would say, that any arrangement made
was Rota concession to the Prince of Orange or
Remover, but for the general interest. No Sove-
reign had displayed greater wisdom than he had
since he was placed at the head of affairs in
that country. Hanover had also proved a most sin-
cere friend to the British Government, and its troops
had been most efficient in carrying on the war ; and
this bad been so much felt, that the Continental
Powers ware not at all jealous of the power given to
IL The Noble Lord then snowed up his principal

COURT OF' COMMON

Yesterday there was a Specie,
Council assembled at Cuildlialf
deration the necessity of presenk
Royal Highness the Prince Regei
ditated alteration hi the Corn La,
Soon after l o'clock the Loi
Chair, and °pled the business
that he had received a Requisitim
Members of the Corporation, as
requesting him to convene the pi
The Resolutions and Petition ,
Mr. W AITIIAIIif said, in tonseqi
meat the former exertions of
pelienced and the manner which
Corn Bill was proceeded in,it
cessary to adopt some course
last, almost which possibly cr
[Hear, hear!]--It was quite
to go into any detail either of
policy of the measure. Instead
tering fully into the detyrits
would take a short view of tin
the measure had been hurt
House of Parliament. He hat.
veral occasions, urged the changes
place in the country, as it regard,
rents of land, of the prices of '
tures, and of many of the necess;
to this was added the reduction of
and other considerations, was it
try should be taken by surprise,
measure to be thus hurried thy_
[Hear!]--After stating the precipil
passing the Bill, to which lie atr
tiens of the west and tire ,to,
only remained forsthetltottsostsidei
stitutional resource which is left
seeding against 'he measure which
unSuccessfully opposed. They
petition stron&iy. if doe country
are the peepleio statte still, and
complaints tethe Throne.—[lici
land be the land afdreedom, and
worth-preserving, ire we to act
lv part, and not present ourselvt
Throne, •to state with hrmilit
grievances.?—[llearq—titirely
country would not thus relinquis
addressing the Prince Recent uptn
ant and vital-question--of seizing
that was left to arrest its proct
enacted into a law i—[ Hear
moving a Resolution and Petit lot
netts the Prince Regent, praying.
Highness would be graciously pleased,
of his Majesty, to withheld his
the Corn Bill, and to dissolve
meet, fur having refused to Hatt
petitions of the people."—[4pplause