Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-20

church by nm immense and unruly crowd /;
owing to which, the children became 50
damned and pressed together AT one extremi-
~, that falling down from exhaustion and
want of air, more than 10 Of them persisted
before the church could be cleared.
The horse Roman, whose pedigree and
performances we have before alluded to, il
safe ON board the Maria, arrived yesterday.
MY. American.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH e5.
The British Government and The BourLons OF
France.
Lord John Russell said that, as he had
the pleasure Of seeing the right honorable
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs once
more in his place, he should take the oppOr-
tunity Of putting question to him, to which
he thought that he was entitled To receire az
answer. AT the time when the madness of
certain powers was going to plunge cons.
derab!e part Of Europe into nefiirious and
unlusiifabie war, which might extend far
hey 0nd the intentions Of those who were most
eager TO commence it, lie considered it TO
he right that both Parliament and the country
should clearly understand the relative 81 ma
fion in which England stood with regard to
foreign powers He therefore begged leave la
ask the right honorable gentleman opposite,
whether there was any stipulation in any treaty
il was bound, either directly or Indirectly, Ia
guarantee the crown Of France tn Louis
XVIII, or any nfhis successors of the Bourbon
family? (Hrar)
| Mr.. Canning was sure that the house would
see the difficulty in which he has placed by
the question which the noble lord had iusl
put To him. question of so grave and i'm
poriant a character required the examination
ofmany treaties before correct and explicit
answer could be given TO il. Whatever infor
nation was TO be supplied 10 the house upor
H. must be extracted from that mass oil Ireaii-.
which we're laid on the table of the house il,
the session of 1914, and which subsequent,
received the appreciation of both Houses %
Parliament. Among those treaties, he be.
lie'-d, there was one which contained slip
uiation. that in case any attempt Ia seize tn.
crown OF France were made by its lat. usur
per or any of his family, the Allied Power.
were tn put themselves into scion la resis
with all their united forces. (ilear, hear.)
He likewise believed, that in a. 81 of rev ultI-
ton arising in FRANCE from any other cause
and being directed by any other persons, :
stlpu'a ion in another of the q ealrs made il
Incumbent upon the Allies, ar at least upon
Prussia Russia, Austria, aud England, which
were bound by separate treatirs with each
other, 10 meet together and To consult in com
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them to take III consequence. (H.ar.l Perhap:
in the mass of treaties there might be othel
st'pnlations relating to this suhrc but taker
as he was thus unexpectedly, he must oh
serve. mat the stipnaiions tn which hc ha,
Just alluded were the only sipnlations which
suggested themselves on the instant of his re
collection. (lear)
LordJ. that after The state
ment which the right bopo,lr;blr gentleman
had Just made, he should not he Justified i,
pressing upon him All that time for further eg
PLANTATION. lie must, however, express u hope
! mat the right hon. gentleman would duly con
slider the various treaties Ia which he had Jus
referred, in order that hr might explain to tn,
house as soon possible the situation which
Tie country occupied at present in relation Il
foreign powers. He said this, because he VA:
sure that The right hon gentleman must bi
aware That the unprIncipIed invasion Of Spair
ny France might in short time totally alter
our present situation with the latter power
| Loud cries OF" hear" from the 0pnosjtior
henehes) Besides il was incumbent ON IN,
ministers Of this country-after having ex.
pended a thousand millions to place IN,
Bourbons on the throne of France, In the fond
hopes OF obtaining from them Grmer secirit,
i"r the continuance Of peace and TRANQUILITY
IN Europe than could be obtained from, an,
other family loud cheers again from the OBJ
Postinn benchrsl-lt was incumbent, he re-
pea'ea, upon them. Ia clear themselves from
even the suspicion of being bound Nv an,
stipulation tn expend even single shjiur II
future in behalf OF so worthless and ipbsc,le
family. (Great cheerng)
Mr' tanning commended that The presen
was an IncOnvenient time 10 enter into sucl
an argument. He had understood the Nobl,
LORD to- put question 10 him upor "A matte
OF TACT and he had given the Noble Lord n,
answer on the point, which, AS far as his ms.
,hory served, he believed To- he correct. r.,
Ken as he was, upon the sudden, he ,youli
not pretend to affirm that he might not hay,
omitted some material sfipulaiions. Th,
NOBLE Lord had iuterr0gated him as To
matter OF fact he had given the Noble Lor,
me hrst answer IN bis power, and The return
me Noble Lsrd had made him fur if wac I,
'o""u upon u q political argument of n,
mean or triDing importance. lie must oh
serve, that young as he was in his present of
nce' no conduct was more calculated TO dis.
courage hIIn from answering questions from
'hat The "PposiIion) side of the House.;
courtesy which he was always desirous of ex
,rnoIng to Than the conduct which the M
oie boro had Just pursued, iiI founding an ar
Sunent on the answer which he had inst RI.
ce'yed (Cries of" hear" from The SIin;sle
rial bcnchrs.)
LORD john Russell complained that In,
it'sht Hon gentleman had completely n,isun
uers'o"d the drift Ofbis last obseryations n,
nau not founded any argument mon the AN
swFr OF the right honorable genlleman he ha,
merely Intended to forewarn him ofthr line @
argument which it was probable would h,
pursued when the late ncgmisfion at Vernn,
ana Else" here shoGld he brought befor. m,
CONSIDERATION of the House.
or H. Wilson wished to put the right hon
grn"enan opposite Ia possession ofa fart viii
| WHICH. he htII.l ed iL..t f..u .-.l - ".