The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-06-21 00:00:00

STATE OF EUROPE.

Mr. C. HUTCHINSON said, lie had to often vs:-
potted his motion at the request of others, that he
could scarcely he expected to yield to the wishes of the
lion. and Learned Gentleman on the loon, on this •e-
-casino. The present situation of Europe he conceived
to he tremendously awful—it was scarcely rssiblet
that the confusion could he greater, or more repre-
hensible principles prevail than what at present es-
isted in the different Courts of En.ope. He thoight
no one was better acquainted with the spirit which per-
vaded them at the pr sent period, and he considered
the Noble Lord opp site a most etreetive partner in the
reprehen.ible and dangerous principle upon which
these Courts proceeded. If, therefore, he did not io.
te• puce his influence to overt the treatened dangers,
ttttt noting to all appearance to a total disorganisation
of society, he would be viewed as highly culpable...-.
The Noble Lord stated, when he last had the honer
or solonitting a similar motion to the lions% that the
60,000 Russians them adverted to not been pot is
•notion for the subjugation of Europe. Bet if the
/louse wool(' remember that the French war was an-

dertaken under the pretext of putting down military
despotism anti ambition, and that ended in tle.: peace
of spoliation signed in 1814, the truth of the Noble
Lord's proposition would not be so evident. Hs knew
the Noble Lord would sty that this Oovernment was
no party to the Holy Allianee, and therefote not an-
swerable fur its acts. lie had, however, often been
the apologist of those acts, and had always declared
that the views of the Allies were not views of aggran-
disement. But could any one who regarded the con-
duct of Russia for the last 100 years say, that it hod
not pursued policy of argrandixement ? Its territory
now extended 9000 miles in one direction, and 4000
in another, and it could command 600,000 wee in
arms. Though Great Britain was not a party se the
Holy Alliance, he thought the course pursued it this
country for some years under the austices °Noe Noldt
Lord was such as might justly alarm every lever of five-
dom. He thought enough had not been done to oppose
the principles of the holy Alliance ; and indeed Mei*.
tens at home, in a minor degree, had, as it *tweeted
to him, acted on a similar system. One proo: of this
was furnished by the refusal to enquire into the pence'd•
iogs at Manchester. This view of the subject was fOr-
ther cnhtirmed by the espiokage which had beer 'sec
tioned by Government, and by attacks made on the pub-
lic Press, especially by an Association of mail,' metes
of high rank and character, and others to prime
what they considered to be libels. The Alien X111'"
regarded as another proof, of the disposition cf
the liorerarnent of this Country to act oat list
ciples of the Holy Allies, as the effect of that liras"!
was to snake the Noble Lord the chief Police Ofic't
of this conotry, in order that he might the Ingte
effectnally promote the views of the Despots of the
Continent, by refusing an asylum to those who tali( 't
seek in this country a refuge from oppression. .ge
particularly noticed the case of an aged !taken
Priest, recently from St. Helena, who iris &sled
permission to land in this country, with a lira' Of
refreshing himself by a few days repose, a,',l west to
another country where he had been detained by the
police. The eoorse pursued with respect to that ;a
diviinal seemed to convect this country with. the
police of other nations, to favour particular
I) d
vies's...
He noticed the course which had been pursue,. nib
bal
respect to Naples. Those la that country wild
eorapiaietl of grievances, lad• who called tor a re-
kris, were desceibed to be taereti the Carl:ore IA