§ Mr. Whitbreadwished to ask another question; to which he hoped, for the sake of humanity, the Chancellor of the Exchequer would be able to give a satisfactory answer. It was perfectly well known, that the Norwegians, who had been conveyed by a treaty to the crown of Sweden, were indisposed to the Swedish government—nay, determined not to submit to it. It had been said, that the British government had given such orders as would put a stop to the importation of those provisions into Norway, without which the Norwegians could not subsist; hoping thus to effect by starvation what could not be done by force. He wished to know whether this report was true?
The Chancellor of the Exchequersaid, that the subject of Norway was at present one of great delicacy; but that his Majesty's government was disposed to assist their allies, according to their treaties.
§ Mr. Whitbread. So, the starvation system has been adopted. (No reply followed.)