The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-05-03 00:00:00

TilE STATESMAN.

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that he was surprised there should be any dipesition main equally pledged to the Treaty ;to substance; hiked Of the opportunity that had been los.
to depart from it. Ile would also suggest, that if the and up to this peflod-her faith had also remained Ihe union of all Italy, that leng promise,
papers were to be granted without opposition, the unquestioned. After thls• Lord Wm. Benthick . speculation, beadmitted, would best prom
feelings of the House would be better consulted by landed at Leghorn ; but notwithstanding the Treaty's terests of this country ; but that being On
foregoing, in the present state of the question, all of concert and alliance: with Murat, and the plan of thought it was the true policy of Greet Br
statement or discussion on the subject. The Noble military co-operation for the war-in Italy,hyloich bad cure the alliance of a military force in th
Lord would inform him whether he was tight in sup- been agreed upon with him, Lord William Beinitick well as that of a commercial Statelike Gen
posing that• none of the papers were to be withheld, took the place without any 'previous concert with all these grounds he thought he was just%
except those which passed in Congress, ii, relation to him whatever, a circumstance which was of itself ing upon the House to enquire, first, at
any existing engagements with the person who now , sufficient to excite his distrust. This was followed, the good faith of the country had not been
held the reins of authority in Napo. . . however, by a measure which was'calculated to con. and, secondly,' whether there was any just
Lord CASTLEIIF,AGH could 'tot, avoid feeling firm that distrust, for Lord William Bentinck, on the our war with Naples? Thellon. Gen
the utmost surprise at what had. fallenfroto the Hot,. , landing of the Sicilian division of troops which ac- clndedly moving—
, companied him, " That there should he laid before the House
issued a Proclamation as from the •
and Learned Gentleman.. lie had. conceived that
those who satin, the other fide of 4he 'House bad long.; Prince Regent of Sicily, calling upou the Italians to Negoteutiiii,s watch had token plare between bia I
since considered theMseives twbe in possession of ine join his standard and reinstate the ancient dominion ; velinnent, the Court of finples, ant the Court br A
formation sufficient to. warrant them in charging his •of the King of Naples. Murat naturally required an , course of hi-t year, rearertiog Inc acknowledgment
Majesty's Goverinneet with an unqualified breach of ! explanation of these proceedings, but he was assured 1 of Naples. prior to the commenceeneut of humilities
faith.—[Dent, Agar leh-At' Honourable Gentleman , by Lord W. Betttinck that there .was no intention of I that Government mind Austria."
who sat opposite had eery recently declared in terms I calling iu queition his claims, hn assurance Which Mr. TIERNEY seconded the motion.
the most decided; tit he hdd at length conclusive !Was afterwards confirmed by the Noble Lord verbally The coies.don. having teettput from the
pounds for ascribing to Ministers a breach of faith, :at Bologna. The suspicions of Murat being thus Lord CASITLEREAti II -agreed to the
and a gross violation of their duty. It was 'igloos- I again lulled, he pursued, in concert with the Allies, which the Hon. Gettitteman hail placed the
sible for him to imagine that those who had so long ' his effurtii to destroy the power of France in Italy. and acknowledged the clearness and•abil
since crimlnated the proceedings of Government and I The Honourable Gentleman now proceeded to ad- which he had opened ft.. This was not a
of our Allies, in the gesteral arrangements adopted ; veto to subsequent correspondence which had taken a technical nature, bet•one of good faith,
for the settlement of Europe, should not now be pre- place between Lord William Bentinck and Lord could nest show that the claims of Murat
tiered to. support their accusations. He trusted, Castlereagh, fx4;vhence he deduced, on the part valid, he must of 'necessity admit that Mi•
therefore, that as he had come down to the House: of the latter Lord, a clear recognition Of. the culpable for an delay in ratifying the
in the diecherge of his defy to meet the discussion of., titleoof Mutat• to the kingdose.4.lhigpialk-and an Cengseu. u able Lord read some
cheers pceferred.art,hie absence, the Honourable and' havet• aihockTheingagement by this' country, in the per. dispatches to prate that the armistice was merely
Learned Gentleman with the usual candour and twoofirhson of. its Minister, to consider him in that poie of red isto.feioMe ogepose of putting an end to lids*
liens of hie character, !mild not now shrink kola', view, to the exclimiolk of. the ' h ateiottltai itegiatiatiOna there had been novl4E/pa
pursuing'his uotice.—[flear, hear!] . I tecogaitionthad been so clear, that . tion to adtnowledge Murat • iii peace.
Mr. HORNER observed, that never, since he. cordially saithlhe Allies,miliconteibuted impatiently cianditious, namely, 1110phe should exert
had the honour 9f a seat in that House, did he heat to the lumen an' A tariety of circumstances war, and providein illkfemnity. for Sic
a proposition so strangely received as his had been hatithtendied . - rata this segaerienth ' In the find was callable some .reellhgnatice on the part
by the Noble Lord. .He had no desire to shriuk -instance there h
4.
ers, Wattd had only engaged
felon the question ; and if such an opinion wallia.h to .enter into a eicie-.qoa man,
ter/shied by the Nobly Lord, it was not foandesihissertitrg that ,1 sin% egleuestion
in reality. The 'suggestion had tint been faitiltointo with the MUM. lAdlirdale w
received--it was made for the purpose of saving tbar,-,'his engsgalketils, with Murat
time of the iloehei aud, hating understood from hßellegatde, -as the Britain had
the Noble •Lordhliat the Papers would be granted, mesa for ass Arc was titer wa
he asked, was feta* to compel the House to listito Aura air' wits desirabl
to an unnecesiarY statement 2—He had the power coliari i *afar any
to embarrass the Noble Lord—the Papers were al- rat's misiloos Naples; pod to ..,
ready granted in another place.— [Cries of order.]---- • land to aectognise ckellyi Againstepaajost
"At least,"' added Mr. Horner, " I may put the Prince libetternice the Prince Fie-al
question in your hands, Sir, and leave it to the House Febad, tihemi rho great question
without speaking a ward on the subject."—He thee a liberathimiensnii )!lilies in the
proceeded to state the grounds that induced him to King oftficith riot Wailed his
more for the Papers relative to the existing rela- . Bonaparte-tit h otion• of Lord
- ROUSH OF COMMONS. • 1 dons between Great Britain and Naples. Ho had confirmation of -.There was no
1111. SPEAKF.It kit/meted OwH»movie,e, movie, that she Rilva}.4•.lfornierly asked, whether a formal Treaty had hem& demanded the Austrian Government.'
see h.e Men thou th• toniminione° the new CUt•lO/S4' Duties, ; concluded between the two Crowns? amid, if not, Italy,abe was tete tine 'red against the scheme
Scds J.o.v, mid sithrt iiiiblie mid private Bills.
Scsir Choesh. rho RKE brought is the Scotch. Game Bill, whether there was any honorary engagement suite dom of Neples had been already recognized,— which tutted at the bottom of his heart--that of
wok+h
so nod 4 Aro.t tiler. He then gave notice that. on that listing, by which this country guaranteed the [Hear !I—,Lastly, in the Treaty of Chaumont, On tending his tit/minions to the Po. ' The
ea. .ehinight, br Antild move to refer the Rejmrt of the select Throne of Naples to Murat ?—These questions ad. the lit of March, there was a distinct iiivitatiost to Government guarded against; this ambitious
Comeitee on Weights nod Measarce to* Committee. of the
ehete Noose. ' milted of a direct answer ; but the Noble Lord •-Murat, as. King of Naples, to accede to it. If :all 'just design in one of the articles of the' '
Ir. flab Fit moved, that the Memorial of the Barrack having said, that he was not prepared to give any, or any of these statements were true, although for , was observed by Lord W. Bedlineko ei,
?"ter4 ll°Yld Marin"' alll'hinh " eninPnnsaiin in he contended, that the hesitation justified an en- ' the tionnitr,of the country he hoped they were not, ' 25th of March, in a communicktioa ;
an, „r ,- el tnin emoluments Or w hi.•is ihr si !et Isr.n depriged,
should be srferrtni in +4 select Coomittea. The Minicoy bad. (wiry for the purpose of obtaining okplanatieri con- ite his, apprehension there could be no doubt, that I Bellegarde, that the' conduct of .114 peat
ihi colicrived a sufficient ground for the itpitlient•itio to have earning it. Under such.. circumstances, he would theca was a manifest recognition, on the part of the] appeared, not only not that of a person
ova mottle out, hut that it required its either ease sheumberity,
of an Alt of Parliane t. .
, bring forward his motion ; and to facilitate the en- • Engtbh Government, of .the title of Moat to the leg immediate co-operation to Ate --AM
at,,,010.,,,, let, ft-•p; nt nitt way iryfill a aeormi hew.; ' ' ' quiry, he would divide the transaction,. into three kingdom .of Naples.---pear, hcat.ll-hAnd,' as 7 rather of a person favourable to _the
keg jetint ONSI.Dvi. gave notlee•es4 a moon) relative,- as'oe periods :—The first comprising what occnrred slur- far. aiatske tied *id' ih• tifitibritinity7githihdging, Bonaparte—adding that a deserter th
wahrootta, to the Ite,listrati bbbb of 0-etts.
MILITIA. j it% the time of native war; the second relating to Murat had, to the letter, performed thief poetaior; parte• should act with the greatest energy
Mr. 11. ADDINGTON role to move for leave to the affairs of Congress ; and the last, what since the engagement.- fleheould ovate, as far es be wait an apprehension of his vengeance; the"
rang it, a Bill to amend and explainthe preseet Acts took place between the Crowns of Great Britain and ablth• give s comparative statement. of did+. forced! peored.to take permanent, not temporary
'ratite to the Militia. His intention was not to ' Naples- A Treaty had been signed oh the 1 nth Jan. of the different Powers in Italy, at thrti Oiled ;4- :of Italyl that he merely sided with the sir
propose nee altoratitons in. princlple, but merely a 181.1, between Austria and Naples, that was the first Eugene Beauirarnois, from the beat informotion he : the moment, 'and deserved out the least
few clauses proairlinq a remear for swig practical negotiation, although overtures hid been made by could collect, hadeighty-four thomand meto•some of : Such was the opinion of Lord William
inconveniences. The oubstaioce of these clauses he the Allies to Murat since the battle of Leipsic.— whom were certainly in garrison; but his 'force le ' even after the ratification .of the 'treaty.
was wiiliog to state Allier new 'at Aii.Villthany neat, A statement had been made to Mtirat, through the ' the field amounted to 45,000, while the troops tender' (Lard Castlereagh.) supposing that Lord
when he should trim that' the MI be read a second Court of Vienna, that England would accede to that Marshal •Bellegardet did not exceed 31,000.—Mitio; Bentitick, might naturally and honours'
time. I Treaty—tied subsequent events proved the probabi. sal &liege:rile bad certainly a nominal force of hip.l partiality to the Royal Family of Sicily,
Lord MILTON expressed a wish to receive some My of such a circumstance. Instructions were re- twees-60 awd 70,000 men, but of these 30,000 were , doubt of the correctness of his views, a
etplatiation as to the changes to !reintroduced in the ceived by Lord William Beittinck, at Sicily, from , always sick, and 10,000 had actually died.—lt was himself to secure to the confederacy the
measure ; in consequence of which a conversation Lord Cahieretigh, commanding him to go, hi con. clear, therefore, that bat for the co-operating; of 'of Murat, and to continue semirelylo the
of some length took place, Which terminated by sequence of the Treaty, to Naples, and conclude an • Murat, which clearly arose...from the recognition of • Throne of Naples according to his engas,
laird Milton movie:: far an account of, she number armistice with Murat. This was accordingly done his title, Marshal Bellegarde mdst have retreated, As soon, however, as he (Loril•C)-aas satisti
of Militia Regiments now 10140d1Otl, Or their 'efitril- by Lund William Beistinck, and the armistice dif- .and the whole of the north of Italy.woold thereby i the but faith of Murat, and that he felt that
ire strength, and where stationed, distineuishieg fared but in tame from a treaty of defensive and of- have been lost. It was true that he lead -heard of • conduct had dissolved the' engagements
Ilta substitutes from the men balloted for ; also •a fenhie alliance. Without waiting for the ratification instances of treachery, which had been discOvered . with him, he lost no time in comniunicatitt
Copy of all Orders and Commenicatione to the Lord ' of this, 111tirnt, immediately commenced military ope- between Murat and Beaoharnnis ; and. that a. pro- ! ter to the Neapolitan Ministers at Vienna
Lieutenants of Counties relative to calling out the rations, nue tided with the most important advantages' position heel been made for uniting their arms, and ' hear!]---lie stated to the Duke of Campoeldar
:With. to the Allies. In the beginning of January, Eugene proclaiming the independehce of Italy. Thik might :he considered the' question of Naples pet
After a few words from Lord CASTLEREAGH, Beattharnois was carrying out offensive operations or might net be this case ; but, on the ether hand, ! for the deterusiaatien of the Congress. lie
the former Motion was negatived, and the latter car- against Marshal Bellegarde, between the Mincio , the House should recollect, that there were also pro- la commuoication on the ;abject from the
rind in the affirmative. and the Adige ; •but no sooner had Muria advanced ! positionston the part of the Marshal Bellegerdelo j Campochiaro, which he sent home to Go
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUF:it beyond the Eceledestical States,,than Eugene re- unite his arms with those of Great Britain and the, stating to the Duke of Campochiaro (who
laid on the table an account of all Loans, Subsidies, treated. The Honournble Member next undertook to other Allies of. Europe,. and, by destroying MOM, ' bye, did not press for an answer) that no
and Sums of Money advanced by Great tali diii to show that England was tint bound by treaty to guard overturn hispretendoos to military ascendancy. Eh'. swer would be given until the subject
Foreign Powers, since the year 1703. the iuterests of the King of the Two Sicilies. In earnestly entreated the House, however, if the No. came before the Congress. The presence o
Ordered to be feinted.' 1808, a treaty was concluded, by which England ble Lord rested the defence of his conduct upon these iof Ambassadors, professing to represent t
Mr. FiTZ6 ER ALD brought in the Irish Ai.- engaged never to make peace with France without grounds, that they would reiluire of him to' specify' theTivo Sicilies, might have justified him in
sessoll irises Anil Excise Laws' Bills, which were securing the rights of that King; but in. 1812, a se. i the times and places of these transactions, and is he. a neutral line of conduct under any circu
read a first time. child treaty, superseding the former, was concluded . ther posterior oronterior to the Treaty with the Al- but if Murat had fairly performed his en
at
.Patermo, by Lord IVilliam tientinck, guarantee. Aim. Ile diarnot mean to pry into the proceedings at as a man of spirit and "honour, he (Lord
tug the King's rights to the Island of Sicily 014.f-congress, yet he wished to know whether the ques. - have exerted all his influence in securing t.
The faith of England, therefore, was not con.', Non of the title of Murat to the' kingdom of Naples possession of the kingdom. of Naples. Rut
promised by entering into engagements with Murath: had been there coded in question ? Upon the part of has been the cooduct of Mural?' -':!"Snit
seouiiitg. to that person the throne of Naples,. France, it was probableahat a claim might have been tion of Naples is entered into byhthelao
He now came to-the suspicions which were cater." made to that kingdom, but heepprehenired the united commences active hostilities 0 ithoutent o
termed by Mem( of the disinclination of the Allies voices of Austria and England et once set the gees. Ns batevers The letter of M. de' reed
to ratify Jan u. with him of the 1 lab of tints at rest by a distinct recognition on their part of this subject was much misrapreeer r its
alit
ary. ,Murat had ratified this Treaty himself on the their Ally. The Hon. Gentleman now proceeded this—lle (Lord C.) hid of cotitserfohaoutot
s'b of February, hut no ratification was sent on to cornmetith-with severity, upon the letter of Prince to that Prince What he bon avoeyeal to the N
t'ne part of the Allies. Murat naturally complained Talleyraed to Lord Castlereagh, Which lii described Minister, that he consioered the-question
Or this delay, but he was assured by the Austrian • as one of the most disgraceful that could have Orme • perfectly open, which gave rise to an °Nero
Cabinet that they wou'J, in all events, ueilertake front the pow of a diplomatist. It was- his sincere the letter which had already appeared in
that the talibration should ultimately take place ; wish that .it might be disavowed by the Noble Lord,. Prints, and been so frequently alluded
hitt thotserne objections had heeu made on the part because it presupposed a communication with his other side of the House. A detailed sta
of
.England, which would finally be overcome.— Lordship, which would be disgracer'', to the Minister' the conduct of Murat, political and mil
The letter containing this pledge on the part of of boy country, under the engtieementi' which had presented to Mm (Lord .Ctietlereagli,
Austria, however, was delayed to the 15th of Fe.' previously. existed. The Hon. Gentleman next ad- Doke of Campochiaro, which; from a alit
ornaea, and it was not until Marshal Bellegarde had' verteet tea proposition which had been made from his own judgment, he communicated
reached Villa Fraitca, and that Murat had de- Murat to this country, previous to the errival 'of the Officer of acknowledged honour and
dared that no farther advance of his
,troops should Noble Lord (Castlereagh) from the Continent, who commanded the .advanced gait
take place, unless the Treaty was ratified, that it which gave us an opportunity of redeeiiiitig our posed of British as well as Austrians,
was dispatched,. lii consequence of this solemn broken faith with him, and securing him as a pbwer- therefore, was in every respect a fit meson
promise, Murat immediately proceeded to active, fol ally to Great Britain. At the period to which he judgment apart It, and whose 'detailed import
operations, and on thelith Of March took the town alluded, a .persoo arrived with full powers from Mu- cifying end refitting the various passages,
of Regain. It was not necessary to detail what est, offering, provided his title as King of Naples was unfavourable to Murat. But ()Me bad fat
followed from that—it was sufficient to state that, recognised, to bring an army of 100,(X J 0 men into person he would convince the House. H
after a series of victories, Murat at length indeed' the field in support of the views of Great Britain, into his hatogls by Prince Talleyrand a
under the walls of ?lacentia. Up to this period, and to eater into a commercial treaty, whereby the which fully p.bved it, but which its bearing
as far as Austria wan concerned, there was no ma- principal manufactures of Great Britain, woollen name of a person whom it would not be proper
nifestation upon the part of Austria to break the and cotton cloths, would be adlnotted into the king- state, he could not lay it on the table. He•
faith which she had so distinctly pledged. It would dom at a mere drat de Rem. This splendid offer prove it by other documents which might
be for the Noble Lord to say, whether the statement had, however,. been refitted,. and the opportunity or without any impropriety. He should Rho
of Austria, that Great Britain only required a slight gaining so powerful an ally in the new war was lost. ' Murat was engaged in• direct negociatio.
modification in theTheaty, to agree to it, was true An attempt was subsequently made to renew this ne- Bonaparte, at the moment when he affected
or not. If it was 'tree) thew did Great Britain re. gotiatioo) which showed the sees. that wall eater. operate with the Allies. The game he played

od which his colleagues bring forward, which did
1,,.f meet with his (Lord Grenville'.e) pprobation.—
Th Noble Earl's argument exactly proved the in-
c,,..renience he slated. If Nlinisters would dis-
(forge their duty . its snaking communications from
the Crown to the House, the responsibility of pro.
doting these Papers would roll on them alone ; but
*hen they resorted to the inconvenient .mode of an
,address to produce Papers, they reserved to them-
selves the power of saying such production is not
the act of his Majesty's Government, but only the
astiful compliance of Ministers with the Address of
thr House.
GREY.—He bad stated his objections to the
motion for prosiering the substance of the Treaty of
Virmia -at the time, When the questions as to
Salmis and Genoa wet* beforethe House, he stated
the existence of a war With Nantes, and the circum-
owes which deserved the consideration of Perlin-
rent. lie asked, what was our situation as to Na-
ples, end if any communication was intended to he
ride to the House upon the subject ?—The Noble
Fir' answered, that eur only relation wis that of an
istice which might, by possibility, be put an end
to in consequence of the recent events. HP replied,
nst there was a Treaty in which our faith had been
OA/NI ; and that if information was refused, he
&.nuirl make a motion tome the ground of a prima
f;:: ve rase, war having occurred in Italy. lies..lies...
r.,11,N1 the question yesterday, and receiving no
oao:ninication, persevered in his motion. Now,
nfror His arrival in the House, he tioilerstOod the in-
formation was itstenileA to be given, and it was
therefore unnecessary to press the discussion with a
new to the production of that information. The
idetruation ought to be produced in as complete a
manner as possible., His motion was very generul,i
o,d would affect the negociations with the present
of Naples previous to the Armistice, and as to
the Armistice itself, and all Papers and Claims as to i
the irk nowledgment of the present Kiag, the Treaty
of Vienna, and also two Reports from General,
Nava to Lord W. Bentinck, together with any
representation (and there must have been such if Mar- !
dial arat's conduct had been as was stated) by Mar.
steal Rellegarde or Sir B. Wilson. 1

'll.e Earl of LI V ERPOOI, said, it was the inten-
tion of Ministers to give them as fully as the Noose
r 60,1 desire, fnr indeed Government would think it
ec- ;It'd to do so on its pert.
Th. Address was then carried nem. dist.—Ad-
j,.unied.
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CIVIL WT.
Mr. TIK.RNI gate notice, 'that ,on Monday
srxt he should more that the Committee on the Cii&
list he empowered to call hefoie them any persoi,
Ni hem he should then name, belonging" to'the- Laid
Chamherlain's Department. '
Sir JOHN N wpo eiplahred, that
K n the-Chtri,
missioners for enquiry into the Nees of .tniirts of
Jostic. in Ireland, themselves held. judicial' or lEO'
situations, a circumstance. which he hOped the,
House on some future occasieu would take under
their consideration.

TREATIES WITH NArt.p.s.
Mr. HORNER. was desirous of making one two
6setwations before he called the attention of the
Douse to the motion of which he had gi►•e.n notice,
cid the object of which was to put the ilou3e in full
possession of .41. the information necessary to a judg—
ment, how far the faith of this country had been
Pledged to an alliance with the Ruler of Naples. The
Noble Lurd had not thought proper to make ail),
iu-
t:mntion to him of his intention either to grout or
ithhold the documents and evidence upon which that
Judgment must necessarily he founded; but he had'
understood from a pretty genera) belief, that no op-
Pecitien would be made to the production of all such
Plltets as he deemed it &civet& the House should
Po'sess, in reference to this q.'rstio►t. If this appre-
-6'14011 was Well founded, be submitted whether it
would not be more consonant to the wise and estab-
lisLeg practice of the Legislature on the emergency
It a new war, to communicate thnse papers by a
'''ribage from the Throne, acquainting Parliament
so'. that event, and referring to the documents as
:.'snatory of the causes which had led to it. This
he conceived, was so obviously .espedieut,

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ha.k been an arsttrcpt h Beauharttoi. I al..slei(y, bin aid ha
a a • separate at-hdlg. -*- ' • -- .....';'• 'Srfily., sitant;- as a sum-
o sintilar arntistitaht - . "1
--red. he resitbration of Naples. Th
ikikiels. Murat, however -
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ti, •• , • • plaid whea,Lord Lai
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As, referred Besaltarnoi "i 7 . Tbalteg "one w
I tho person ligitir wthom I. -. ,
... .t hrasthorityl. Great •
tirioloo4•Alile lag* ,3 •-. lidtimao ay paity to . It 1
11401101aillad occur - t I,`.' 4'o; h 4 the .alikanse with' les
'tiled to *move ail d • :1..,.... , • a. •• ~ vise ep Napi
ito the inlientioo . r - fli'liklittlikeep.r
aim his title, tod 7a ‘. tel• • lir ti ninety for tkeVasolly of. Ai
nick to Lodi telsiltreag. t. ' , .ye. ,i' , uity, boa/icor, for Sicilry
deb a. distinct. aArence , • .-• -to had always protested. -Thee gn
amity- la . sht,dokt.tira Murat co-opiate with. the 'At
r for Nspiter• ilerarted4rith* ,
.., raentsf :that he had n,
Chat i I ion, pri * ' iftp -;• te,,driarlidildealarfrd ' (Vint
...,,,*:r
1 this inttnlio -at en. asifarte tine*,' iseldi ilit -dho'titne.l -.7
right of disposlar o detaisibn of co de-the Veit of the.
told that Murat's title .to the' king- to Maittoitalesa that it interfei