Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-04
FOREIGN i.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.

BY the arrival Of the packet ship Stephania,
from Havre, the editors of the New York Com
mercial Advertiser have received files of Paris
papers to the Gath, and London to the 21st ult.
inclusive. Numerous other arrivals at New
York and Philadelphia, make our selections of
foreign news very voluminous; but there is
nothing of much interest What we have
been able to select without the exclusion of
matter more Immediately interesting TO our rea-
ders viii be found below.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The most important articles contained in the
French papeHs, are the debates in the British
Parliament on the three following subjects viz ::
LIST. The debate in the House of Lords on
the 18th March upon the affairs of South Amer
lea, of which our readers will recollect prcvi-
Gus notice had been given by the MARQUIS OF
Lansdown. The Marquis of l.. opened the
debate, and concluded by moving an Address
thanking his Majesty for having communicated
to the house the papers relative to South Ameri-
ca, and expressing hope that his Majesty
would recognize the independence of those
colonies without delay, and order such diplo-
matte arrangements to be made as were calcu-
lated to insure their amity, facilitate the cor
rcspondence, and encourage the commerce
which exists between the British nation and
| South America. After an able debate, the mo-
ton was lost, % to 81.
The next debate in order, is that which took
place simultaneously in both houses of Parlia
ment, on laying before item certain papers,
relating TO the amelioration OF condition of the
negro slaves in the West India colonies In
the course of his speech, Mr.. Canning said,
g he could now inform the house that a very
few days ago, treaty had been concluded by
an honorable relative OF his on behalf of this
country, Great Britain) and the American
minister on the behalf Of the United States. By
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of the slave trade, was conceded and arranged.
BY this treaty, the Ships of either nation were
allowed to search not only their own slIips en-
gagged in the traffic, but those of the other ma
ton. Mr.. &. hoped this treaty would be efTec-
tual in suppresslng this traffic. and that it would
stop here. K'cas at least gratifying TO see the
ttoo grertest maritime potoeys in tie ,go,Id, com
6fniHg 10 PIT an erti1g,asiior on this trade !; and
they made ont strong case for the other pow
ers to follow their example, and become parties
to that true, benevolent and virtuous arrange
mgnt.n
81. The third debate Of interest to which we
allude took place in the House of Commons on
the 18th March, on a motion of Lord John
Russell that there be laid before the house notices
of all communications referring TO the evacua-
ton of Spain by the French army. I'm the
course Of his remarks, Lord r. gave il az his
opinion, " that fiat the Congress at Verona. his
''dJc'NJ hhb'oAOo ftte tANSttNNtU LLJt fy1IttigC
Hathnib eenem ptoyedtn lie D,essage oCtbe P,esj-
dent fHe Uaited States, on even lad spoken in
relation TO Spain itself, as they had recently
spoken as to the oalamities of Spain, that war
would never have taken place."
a cabinet council was held at the FOREIGN
Office on the 10Th which was attended by the
Earis Of narrowly, Liverpool, WestmorclaDd
Nr. Canning, Mr.. Peel, Earl Bathurst. the
Chancellor ofthc Exchoquer, the Duke ofWel-
lingtOn, Lord Sidmouth, Lord Bexley, Mr.Hus-
hisson, and MF' Wynn. Tue Geuncl sat an