Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-23


which this agreement was recorded As TO The
second question propouuded about the decree,
he knew OF that oEly matter OF public
notoriety but he really could not say whether
IT had been yet comn,unioa ied 10 his Maesty's
government in that authentic shape that would en-
title it 10 be considered as a document in their ovn
possession. II, however, such decree had really
been communicated TO them, they would untloslpcJ-
~ not object TO lay At before Parliament As TO the
third question, wheihcr ANY answer had been re-
ceived from Spain in reply 10 the dispatch of the
5O,h oil January, he believed that as answer simply
acknow lodging the receipt of the dispatch had been
received by thus government In reply Ia the re-
naming par, OF what had been addressed 10 him thai
evening by his honorable and learned friend, hs
would merely say, that there were circumstance
which would prevent his (Mr. Canning 81 stating 10
The House nj present any thing further TO the pre-
else state in which this country stood i,h res
pect to America. The moment that an official an
swer should he received 10 that dispatch il should
he laid before Parliament. (Hear, hcsr1 The
scope OF his Hon. and learned Friends motion (for
though IL was not shaped in this manner, il clearly
wentto this exten) was 10 induce his Majes,y's Go
VcTnmenf 10 lay hei0re Parliament such docun ents
and papers as might show the house the principles
upon which Government had hitherto acted, and IL.
tenued IN future 10 act IN regard to America. But
he freely told his hon. an learned friend, that i the
communications which Ministers bad already made
on this subject had been such as TO enfiile them 10
The confidence of Parliament, he should resist sery
attempt 10 extort further information, or TO compel
The production of further papers relative TO these
mhuers under the present state of circumstances
", on the contrary, the communications which po-
vernmeHt had made had entitled them 10 thu
confidence of Parliament, his hon. and learned
TREND would he at liberty take his course upo,
this Gpor iant affair
Sir }. Macintosh, in explanation, said he had
listened 10 every word that had fallen from the Rich,
nothing 70 ndcce HIM TO alter his original inten,ion.
which, az future day, he should he disposed 10 car
~ into effect.
THE GREEKS.
(o,yrS Of
Mayor said he he'd in his hand a paper signed An
dreas Orlando & John Luriottis, which he wonlj
order 10 he read TO the Court. The Court wouLI
recollect that time ago they had yo,e, The sum,
oil one thousand pounds in aid Of the Greeks who
we're engaged IN struggle for their liber,v Tina,
vote he knew 10 be OF infinite importance TO the OH.
JHcts OF u, inasmuch rs marked the sense of this
great city respecting their cause He now held in
his hand letter directed to the Court by the Depu-
Ties WHO bad lately arrived from that county His
Lordship then handed the letter 10 The officer, who
read as follows
"MARcH 3, 1894.
4" My Lord Mayor and Gentlemen-A-
mongst the eveIts which have encouraged
and consoled us in the progress of the strug-
gle IN which our nation has been engaged
against their tyrants, whose despotsm has
oppressed our country through ages of suffer
'ng-a struggle whose happy termination we
now venture to anticipate-we have been sens-
bly, Affected by that proof of the interest felt
by the first city of the universe in our arduous
strife, made evident by the munifcent grant
of El,ooo, applied OPPORTUNITY to our assist
ance from the City Fund. Greece feels the
debt of gratitude and we deem il high and
distinguished privilege To be organs Of the ex-
preston of that gratitude. The part which
the people of England, and you, my Lord
Mayor and Gentlemen, most eminenlly
and especially have taken in the advancement
1.-THE independence OF gu. venerable and be-
loved country, is deeply written in our hearts.
and shall be conveyed down in thankful me-
MORALS 10 our children.