The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-05-21
HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 25.
England and France.


Lord John Russell said, that as he had
the pleasure of seeing the Right Hon.
Secretary Of State for Foreign Affairs
once more 10 his place, he should take
the opportunity of putting question to
him, TO which he thought that he was
entitled TO receive an answer. At the
time when the madness of certain Pow
ers was going to plunge a considerable
part of Europe into nefarious and I'M
lustitiable war, which might extend far
beyond the intentions of those who were
most eager to commence it, he consid-
cred it to be right, that both Parliament
and the country should clearly under
stand the relative situation in which En-
gland stood with regard to Foreign Pow
ers. He therefore begged leave 10 ask
the Right Hon. Gent. opposite, whether
there was any stipulation in any Treaty
to which this country was a party, BY
which il was bound, either directly or
indirectly, to guarantee the Crown of
France TO Louis 18, or any of his sue
cessors of the Bourbon family ?-(Hear)
Mr.. Canning was sure that the House
would see the difficulty in which be was
placed by the question which the noble
Lord had just put to him. A question
of so grave and important character
required the examination of many trea-
ties before a correct and explicit an
sWer. could be given TO il. Whatever
information was to be supplied 10 the
House upon it, must be extracted from
that mass Of treaties which were laid on
the table of the House in the session Of
1914, and which subsequently received
the appreciation Of both Houses of Par
lament. Among those treaties, he be-
iieyed, there was one which contained
a stipulation, that in case any attempt TO
seize the crown of France were made
by its late usurper or any of bis family,
the Allied Powers were to put them
selves into action to resist with all their
united forces. (Hear, hear He likewise
believed, that in case of revolution A.
rising in France from any other cause,
and being directed by any other person.
stipulation in another of the Treaties
made it incumbent upon the Allies, or at
least upon Prussia, Russia, Austria. and
England, which were bound by separate
treaties with each other, TO meet TO-
gether and to consult in common what
measures it might be prudent for them
to take IN consequence.-(Hear.l Per-
haps in the mass Of treaties there might
be other stipulations relating 10 this sub
ject; but taken as he was thus unex
pectedly, he must observe, that the
stipu!ations to which he had Just allud-
ed, 'were the only stipuiations which
suggested themselves on the instant to
his recollection.-(Hear.
Lord j. Russell admitted that, after
the statement which the Right Hon. Gen
tleman had just made, he should not be
justified in pressing upon him at that
time for further explanation. He must,
however, express hope, that the Right
lion. Gentleman would duly consider
the various treaties to which he had
just referred, in order that he might ex-
plain TO the House as soon as possible the
situation which the country occupied at
present, in relation to foreign powers.
He said this, because he was sure that
the Right Hon. Gentleman must be a.
ware that the unprincipled invasion Of
Spain by France might in short time
totally alter our present situation with
the latter power. cloud cries Of hear
from the opposition benches.) Besides.
1t was incumbent on the Ministers of this