Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-25
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
Same D1u


Same Day.
Wr. Ponsonby wished to know, what
would be the amount of the whole expence
OF gnlr'lng the person of Bonaparte at
St. Helena
Lord Castlereagh was not at present
prepared to state the amount of the ex
pence. The public would not be liable
to the whole expence. but only 10 the ex-
cess beyond what the Island cost the East
india Company. 1t was not merely the
interest of this country that the esta-
ohsimeAt for the custody of Bonaparte.
snouid be such as to preclude all possibi-
NY OF MS escape: but it was due to the
other powers, that they should have no.
thing to reproach US with on this sub.
ject.
Mr.. lierney thought it unreasonable
tnat we should pay more than our proper
ton of this expence
Lord Castleresgh said, he had stated
some time ego that there were none oFthe
Allied Powers but were ready to take
charge of Bonaparte, without putting this
Country to expense that it was not consis
tent with good faith to the individual in
question. to deliver him over to any other
power and indeed, that good policy re-
CURED he should MOI be kept in any part
of the Continent.
MIR. lierney said. whatever might be
thought with regard to the Allies, though
he saw no reason why they should not
relieve us from a portion of this expence,
still he wanted to know why France was
not to pay her share He would ask. il
the keeping Bonaparte out of Europe was
not as good security for the repose
OF Europe, as keeping up an army in
Francef
Mr. Ponsonby thought the custody of
Bonaparte out of Europe was an affair
common to all the European Powers. and
the interest being common, the expense
ought also to be common. We might
have said to any of the great Powers.
You are none of you masters of such a
position as St. Helena, and therefore il is
for the common interest that he should be
entrusted to us; but then as this is for
the common interest, the charge should
not tail entirely on us.-Had this been
urged by those to whom she interests of this
country were entrusted at the late nero
Citations, he could not believe that the
Allies would have objected to it. At all
events, there could be no reason why
France should not have been made to pay
a farther sum of money for what was so
necessary to her safety. This was one of
the strongest prosfs ever given of the
truth OF this vulgar saying--whoever ne
sociated for England, John Bull was always
made to pay.
Mr.. Hammersley asked if any pro-
position had been made to the Allies.
that they should bear their share of ex.
pence ?
Lord Castlereagh conceived no foreign
power could, with proprety, have been
asked to contribute any sum to be ex.
pended at the discretion of any other
power. 1t would have been requisite that
IN this case every transaction should have
been made the subject of common deIiber-
alton, which would have been contrary to
the dignity of this country.
Mr.. POnsonby could not see how it was
beneath the dignity of this country to insist
that joint benefit should he made subject
OF joint expence.
MIR. Peel did not see any departure from
the principle followed in the case OF prs.
oners OF war, the expenses of whom were
betrayed by each separate party who took
them.
Mr.. Ponsonby contended, that the case
was entirely different from that of prisoners
OF war and as to the character of the
country, he did not see how it could be
raised by paying the whole expence, while
every other power was benefited in the
same degree with US.
Mr.. G. w. Wynn did not ace how our
dignity could be at all affected by being
relieved of part OF this expence.
Mr.. Ponsonby asked when the amount
ct tine expenee Of guarding the person of
Bonaparte would be ready
Mr.. Goulbourn said, he should be ena
blec to answer this question on Monday
next.
The British find it very difficult to pro-
cure. by voluntary enlistment, sufficient