The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-07 00:00:00

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• eliabld be bet ti eliseistipeceleler if I could nut
*lift myself or frielids,_what time I should most ed-
vantageously sell elf,. or where invest wry capital,
to torn this poli,tical event imp au object of comma-
tiel advantage, with reference tolls* course of ei-
.• change, dtb. Thera is Onthipg„epp Oa* Hight Hon.
Gentleman, in the Inteenal state of cos' city that
will prevent the resemptlitn. But .1 cnneot see why
▪ foreign lean or loans should raise tbe:price of the
• precious metals. I' recolleetlll‘, tersos..made to
Austria in 1795 and 1797, eeltilie,ef Wilda very
materially effected their
°pride. Let ai difeettet Sys* .
tern be adopted in transectiene. of thii natere; bit the.
Bank be sparks/ of their paper and liberal of their
scold; let sheet show the
.world they.. don't want to
Vass upon them a currency they themselves consider
dipreciited,' test ephold the va,lwe at their paper by
always p'romp'tly eachangiog it.for cub, sod I will
pledge myself (no doubt very Much to the satisfac.
ties if Many In this Ileum) nevec to Apia my mouth
oohs— (A laugh)—if it 'do apt *rattail tbe.dosited
effect.i!—[ilear, hear!] 7' • . . ,
F.l..E*lSConjuiteotheee.Milielllme 'who hod
thit heartfelt satiefectlio of teratiwating the war so-
happily for this commtry, teiallt) to their jest cause& of
(iitttoph by' removing from oar otivrcestile chiracten
the disgrace attached to, it inshatitetina rif • paper
far cash. a
Never :was there fißrer opportouity thou
tit' Abe present period, whets geld, woe withiu.s few.
reface per (once of the ?diet price. Bet whet
was most to be lamented wet, the, eaceevagement
glean by it to the paper of private beakers. Who..
did
,not amongst the .country G.eatlemen harm -hew
this Currency was now increasing, and how.ansievrely.
tbose biAkees looked for the tineowben the balances.
VI their books might be as lame, sir larger,. then ever.
This Wuolsl be the revival of. a elate of things... Weir
leftist affeet not only the price ofgold, but of all the
Weeesearlite. The present was the happy. moment when
the fearlindensiery of the judicious part of the cons:
spindly 'esight, and might, without Any, dillaulty, be
terimpi' tsed for ever.-7- ificurn
Lord CASTLEREAGH-considered it *Geld be in.
espedient to press the Howse to discuss the question
mute Surideetutiy berme Moo, when no proper dn.
contents bad been furnished them to enable the House
to come to any conclusion on the subject.. • Govern.'
meat was not less desirous . than any one in that
Hoy,. that.ali, things ahoold be restored as nearly as
IQ the state in which the war found as;
bet it cons oleo the dirty. of Government to cunsolt
tbr best acflustities, and decide upon the west
eligible momerit fur the interests of the cooritey and
the Burk itself, when such an effort coold be safely
anode.—[Boar, bear:]—The eonsequeniee of a feu
action iu our monied relstOps would be most fatal;
and .might resider a restrictjets of cash physeents• no.
weso consideration which shouldAseve the
greatest weight with such as held the sentiments
avowed by the Wahl Hors. Gentlemen apposite, end
likseptiosiere. 7liebteßestrktion should be' deemed'
necessary..it sioel4l be proposa44 wader litis senclitine
of A case of a most special, •and. no doubt most•setlit.'
factory nature, !hick it w oeld be the sboenden dory
of thel.lank and
..fits
.*ajesty's Ministeee •tu matte
• oui in the moot. caorijd andespllcit menavr.. • floss)*
himself g4d.irls colleagues, pleimod ' their
sista nce sod ce.operatien, shosid circemstences ;be
prvitiouv to facilitate.the resumption of cast 7tpayf.
nimbi s ott,tbe, pert of.'tke' • " Esehetister
cal be
,pttrchtised its Ihis.taarket at a promisee of two
peciceet, lb* Is pat likely .that large- anus venial
tint be made to /foreign:Passers, as abroad they swill',
/nit% i premium of oighs.t Undoubtedly any coorol
of policy that would eecoevage too greet lit • Pint* CT'
PaPPr.surraucy all through the, enuissey, eimold
evoOled ; hut, on the other hand, it is tin less clear,
that a system which would starve the cerrettcyqu'
precious ',wilds, should by all serene be discouraged.:
111 p, Right /Inn. Frieud has not yet-said that circom•
staring, du exist to render, necessary a contineance of
the .Basik,lkestrictioa. Act,t and I, trust we' 'shelf not •
be drugged to consideration of :Oda question try en.
ticipatiso. If my Right • lion. Friend• does at •eity
. future time propose the measure ohjeeted to, '1 trust
it will be on such a broad ibis's,. on such plain Assd•
ressonable grounds, that it will. receive the eppeobat.i
lion of l'erliaineot and the couniey."—[Hier
Lord A. IIAbiLLTON-siid,ii. few •werdsl which'
we could, not distinctly heat leflirglillery.
Mr: HAMM IiKSLEY obseried, that be was de.'
giros's of remitiding his Majesty's Ministers, that
they had, bet Session; disclaimed. auy intention oil
encouragement to foreign loans. There was
an article in the yreaty 011814, which might ,lead•
persons to iippose, *,b.l. the Government was pledged
to vtinrel Protection to British holders of French
stock. •He did not mean to say,, that he put such a;
✓onstrettiou upon this article, which he believed bad
uo relitine, •eicept to the, prielicetar case then retisi;
log ;• but •ne tlineght it mighs Ortisetit much delusies;
and serve to check those treniitictiontabich were now
going on alarming-eiteitt, if'the Nelda bard
woulitdisflrictlY -declairo th*t the pkayisino,.of the
'of 1814 'constituted ;he guaranies rel'iobse.
queue Speculators iu the funded property of PCIOCAL.
—[Year, hear!] • , si
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, ht should tobetNrii.
lingli comply with the wish of the lion. Member,
sad was happy to embrace tNt opportunity of espial*.
lug and restatiog whet had 44 merly fallen from.hins
en the subject. The debti which were due' by the
Frenih Governearit„at. the period: of the W,teaty of
Peace 1814 141 I,l4lo4l4rittoraunqueationeity stood
upon •e pert ichkir They arose Oat of a co'n4.
&catkin o.lll.Pili property early .iu ,the pretierliog
war, in cnetineoll4oB. 9f,neArticle,of the:Treaty of
Amiens. The ease,ef those, creditors was entirely
different from the;. atf persons sperwititflig
the puliiit funds of another country,. who -had not•
the remotest claim ippon .the ;activity of this Covent;
went.- Ue was milieu; that it should be understood
that tfie. iiiterests'isf such "persons could not be wade
is national Oliver without the'. inoSi cuiatotts pothicsi
Rcr. conseque—l4erir, hearia . • • '
'lrte Keel:464ms were then read and agreed to;
the Report to'bq received ad Moudsy.
84 LLOT,. . •
. Mr: BROgDOrimrost‘ht sap the, Report of the
tomasittee 'appointed to scrutinise, the different lists
40eamea hi 94, •Consatittee of. Sevin