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.1) PARLIEMENtARY . PROCEEDINGS. - . HOUSE ok LORDS, MAY 21. • Cott; were heed, and 4ritnesses summoned, in a Commit tee ofPrivileges on the Marehmout Peerage, and further pro- ceedings were postponed till Thuriday next. Sir Jeans Gammas( and others brought up from - the Com mons the Irish Malt Duties Repeal Bill, and several Private Bills, which were read a first time. The Seditious Meetings Bill went through a Committee, and was reported. The Marquis of LANSIVIOWN gave notice, that if the Irish Employment of the Poor Bill should be brought to-morrow from the other House, he should move that the Standing Orders of their Lordships be suspended, in order that the Bill might pass the same night through all its stages. • CATHOLIC PEERS. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a Petition from the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester against the Catholic Peers Bill—Laid on the table. • The LORD CHANCELLOR held a Petition to the same effect from the inhabitants of the Parish of .St. Martin's, in the town of Leicester and its vicinity. It was signed by seven or eight hundred persons, but not all from the Mate Parish. Tue • Petitioners, however, had erroneously supposed that it was the Act of Charles 11. and not that of William and Mary, which re mained in force against Catholic Peers. Ile trusted, however, that this mistake would not be considered a sufficient ground for rejecting their Petition, as they had been led into error by the title of the Bill brought from the other House. They might well be excused when so many learned Lawyers and eminent States men bad committed the mistake before them. Lord HOLLAND agreed that a slight error like the present would afford no just ground to reject the Petition. At the same time the error could scarcely be chargeable on the other House, as it was stated in the body of the Bill that the oath provided by the Act of Charles 11. had been altered and repealed by the subsequent Acts.—The Petition was laid on the table. Viscount DIELVILLE presented a Petition against the Ca • tholic Peers' Bill fiom the town of Brechin.--Laid on the table. Adjourned. MOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. CANNING presented a Petition from certain persons of Liverpool interested In the trade in foreign corn, regretting that the proposition for permitting foreign corn to be exported in the shape of flour had been abandoned by the House. The Hight Hon. Gentleman stated that, as he was at present informed, hr felt inclined to concur with the Petitioners, and if no Member of the Agricultural Committee were to anticipate him, he would, upon the Foreign Corn Bill being committed, propose a clause to that effect. He begged leave at the same time to state that be did not altogether approve of the tone which the Petitioners asstuned upon this question. Mr. CUR WEN coincided with the sentiments of the Peti tioners on this subject; at the same time be agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite that they ought to observe a certain measured tone in addressing that House. After a few words Irons Mr. Castasc, the Petition was or aired to be printed. Jilr. DEN ISON, in behalf of his Friend (Mr. Sykes), post poned his motion, which stood for that night, for the repeal of the Tax upon Tallow Candles, hoping that it would be one of those taxes which his Majesty's Ministers would take off, after the Recess. - Sir RONALD FERGUSON postponed his motion upon the subject of the Postmaster-General of Scotland, from, the 30th of Nay, to the 4th of June. Mr. BUCHANAN presented a Petition from Dumbarton, praying that the restrictions on the exportation of Whiskey might be taken ofE—Ordered to be printed. A Petition was presented from the Woollen Manufactures' of Bath and Welts, praying that the restrictions on the importation of Foreign Wool might not be taken off.—Ordered to be printed. Sir A. CAMPBELL presented a Petition from the Chamber of Commerce, at Glasgow, expressive of their alarm at the pro posal to relieve the lower classes of society by measures to raise the price of provisions. They prayed that such measures might not be allowed to pass.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. C. CALVERT presented a Petition from the. Vestry of St. Saviour's Parish, stating that their Parish was populous, and their Burial-ground small; and praying that the Bit for per mitting the use of Iron Coffins in burying the dead, might not pus Into a law.—Ordered to be printed. A Petition was presented from Mansfield against the Bill for the removal of the Pnor.—Laid on the table. Mr. RAMSDEN presented a Petition from a Protestant . Dissenter against certain clauses in the Marriage Act.—Ora tiered to be printed. Mr. BUTTERWORTH presented a Petition from certain Proprietors and Frequenters of a Chapel In Gray's Int Wane, against the Catholic Peers' Bill.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. H. SUMNER presented a Petition from several Owners and Occupiers of Land in Surrey, complaining of the import price of Corn being fixed at 6,55.--Laid on the table. Mr. CURTEIS presented a Petition from the Eastern part of Sussex, and from various Parishes in Suffolk, praying that the House would not unction the projected alterations in the Corn Laws, of so ruinous a nature.—Laid on the table. The Hon. Member also moved for a Return of the number of Paupers, women and children, who had received relief from the Poor-rates„ with the amount of Population respectively, for the years 1751, 1771, and 1821.—Ordered. Dr. DODSON presented a Petition► from certain Growers of Hops, near Rye, praying that the last war duty on Hops might be taken off.—Ordered to be printed. Sir GEORGE HILL presented the first Report of the Com mittee on Grand Jury Presentments in Ireland. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a Petition from certain Occupiers of Land in Dorsetshirc, against the newly proposed Corn Bill, and also one from the Archdeacon and Clergy of Taunton, against the Catholic Peers' Bill.—Ordered to be printed. The Hon. Baronet postponed a motion on the subject of the Leather Tax, from the 31st Inst. to the sth June. Mr. ELLICE presented a Petition from Roxburgh, praying -for a repeal of the Leather Tax.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. FANE presented a Petition from certain Owners and Occupiers of Land, in the neighbourhood of Banbury, Oxon, csonplaining of the inadequate relief which will be afforded by the projected Corn Bill.—Ordered to be printed. )lr. W. SMITH presented a Petition from certain Dissenters of Liverpool, praying for a repeal of certain parts of the Mar riage Act.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. T. WILSON moved for leave to bring in a Bill to regu late the legal responsibility of Carriers for Gold and Silver Ar ticles, and Jewels. Mr. RELIGHT objected to this Bill, which was to relieve the carriers 'of valuable articles from that responsibility which the common law of this country bad always fixed them with. He thought it MIA injurious to alter this part of our law, and be shoidd take the sense of the House upon it. The Gallecyrwas then cleared, but the motion was negatived without a division. The Reported the Vagrant Act Amendment Bill was taken into further consideration, and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a thin' time on Friday. A message from the Lords announced their Lordships' assent to certain private Bills. CANADIAN CLAIMS, Mr. EILICE .bagged to ask the Honourable Secretary for the Colonies, whether anything had been done for the relief of the sufferers in Canada, respectin g whose claims he last year presented a ji l l e P t er ition Mr. W IL Manama, that it was intended to raise a loan pay. able in Canada to the amount of £lOO,OOO, one-half of which was so be guaranteed by she Government, and the other by the Pro vimcts and a new Commission was to be immediately ap pointed to inquire into and settle with all possible dispatch these claims. CORN IMPORTATION RILL. The Marquis of IsONDONDERRY, in moving the second reading of this Bill, observed, that he abstained from waking any ascensions with a view to discussion, as he the discussionshould take place to-nsorrow,for which 1:71:rould move that this Bill be elnintittcd. Mr. ELLICE wished to know when the Noble Marquis pro posed to read doe Bill a third time ? The Marquis of LONDONDERRY meutioned Friday, the Mit, which would be the first day after the adjournment, which he supposed would be to Thursday. Mr. CURWEN took that opportunity of stating that .be should oppose this Bill, because be did not think it gave a pro. tooting duty sufscientlybigh- Sir F. BURDETT said be should oppose the 13W, because he thought it fixed the protecting duty too high. Dlr. DENMAN did not thick it right to occupy to-morrow with this pewits, as there ing for that day alrondy—tie of seieedng Juries la dotland. The mu was then read a r , milted to-morrow. TRIAL Of MR. STUMM. Mr. A BERCROM BY, seeing the Loained (the Lord Advocate) in his place, begged t , attention to an answer to a questize ch he had given him yesterday. He then .in 'him that, as far as on him depended, the trial et Mr. Stuart would take place on the Sd of June. Now, the Learned Lord gave that answer as Public Prosecutor, and, therefore, the House would be surprised to hear,Aty information received this.day, that the trial was again postponed to the 10th of June. The reason assigned for this was the convenience of the Solicitor- General, who, it was stated, had not been five days from England. What he wished to know of the Learned Lord opposite was, whether the Solicitor: General had postponed this trial on his own autho. rity ; and whether the Learned Lord was aware of his intention to do so at the time bespoke yesterday? It had now been postponed twice, and was a great hardship on Mr. Stuart, who had been for some time ready to,take his trial, and could not even now feel any certainty of its being brought on on the 10th of June next. '-'The LORD ADVOCATE assured the Hon. Gen demin opposite, that he had throughout felt the greatest anxiety to conduct himitlf in the painful si tuation of Public Prosecutor in this case, with every consistent deference to the feelings and convenience of the parties. Put whatever controul he might pos sess, the Hon. Gentleman must be aware that it was subject to the convenience of the Law Officers of the Crown. When he answered the question of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman yesterday, he did believe that the trial of Mr. Stuart would take place on the 3d of June; and it was his firm conviction and be lief that the trial would not be postponed beyond the 10th of June. consideration. _ measure was entirely prospective, but in his opinion, its being so was an objection to it. He thought it was desirable that the tenant should be relieved from burdens, which when be entered into his present engagements he b.sd not contemplated ; and he was therefore of opinion that it should be ascertained what proportion of the assess ments, on a comparison of an average of years, ought to be borne by the tenant, and an arrangement made accordingly. This would afford immediate relief to the tenant; but ifthe Bill now proposed to be brought in should pass, what security would it give against the landlord demanding from the tenant that he should indemnify him for these taxes? He, however, thanked the Right Hon. Baronet for bringing the subject forward, and hoped it would receive the se rious attention of the House. Mr. DAWSON wished the subject to be considered. He alluded to the conduct of Grand Juries in Ire land, and remarked that certain specimens of their conduct, which had lately been brought before the House, did not go to inspire the utmost confidence in their purity. He had been surpi ised to find that the Grand Jury in Tipperary gave a salary of £2,000 per annum to the Clerk of the Peace in that county, while the same officer in a neighbouring county re eeived but £3OO. The Bill proposed to be brought in did not appear to him calculated to remedy the evils which were the subject of complaint. But he wished to see the Bill ; and, as an Irishman, he re turned his best thanks to the Right Hon. Baronet for the efforts he had made. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY thought it of some importance that the subject should be inquired into; and it was very desirable to guard against im proper sums being granted to public officers by Grand Juries. The sum named by an Hon. Member as having been granted to an officer in the county of Tipperary, seemed larger than ought to be granted to that individual as a remuneration for any duties which he could be called upon to perform. It how ever frequently happened that duties were thrown on persons in particular situations, which duties did not belong to those situations, and which could not be performed without the assistance of others. This made a larger remuneration necessary ; and looking at this, Gentlemen were likely to forget how many were to share in it. He thought the Grand Juries of Ireland did not deserve to be viewed with that dis trust with which they were frequently regarded. The subject of the proposed Bill merited their beet consi deration, and he felt obliged to the Right Hon Gen tleman for bringing it forward. Sir JOHN NEWPORT, in reply, said, what he wished was, that the tenant, in his futUre contracts, should know what he had to pay. He thanked the House for the permission he was likely to obtain to bring in the Bill. He wished the subject to be con sidered solely with a view to the relief of the tenant. He had no other object. He was anxious that the subject should be inquired into, and should cheerfully acquiesce in the decision of the House. Leave was given to bring in the Bill. " 7 . 74 , .1•• . . la:dshoui n h ohe eto b e e n th sbeirdueredngdheri brought Admiralty, and other smelts, enn. every part of the Civil Li st oug h t to b e peniuircri.tureitfowrlares necessary, `louse in detail. The acc ounts seemed with more care before t h e U n i on than they , present. Among the di s b ursements he noticed that considerable sums were paid d Secretaries of State out of the vote for Civil Contin. gencies. He moved for accounts of all payment% made from the Exchequer for Ireland under the head of the Civil List, and pensions granted on the Con. solidated Fund in 1821, specifying the names of the parties receiving them, the services perforined, the date of the grants, and the authority under which they had been made. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY did not oppose the motion ; but could not refrain from expressing surprise at the course pursued by the Hon. Gentleman. —Knowing that his motion was not to be opposed 't was not to be expected that he would have enterea into a series of statements which at that mome nt Ministers could not be prepared to answer. This was not only to waste the time of the House, but to incur the risk (he did not impute the intention) of leaving the House under a false impression, and to pramoke discussion which might be painful to individuals, who, having no notice of what was intended, had had no opportunity of defending themselves. Against 'such a course of proceeding he felt it to be his duty I to protest. He should not now go into the question of the Civil List contract; but surely the Hon. Mem. ber must be aware that that, like all other contracts, might be voided with the consent of the patties. It was in this way that the arrangement had been al. tered at different periods. The Crown had never come down to that House to claim the hereditary revenues which it had formerly given up ; but it had said, here are certain expenses which the present provision is insufficient to cover, and it is now for Parliament to consider whether the Civil List arrangements must be more economically made, or whether it will pro vide further means for bearing the growing charges on it. He had stated, on A former occasion, that the contract made with the Crown had proved highly beneficial to the Public. Had that contract not been made, there would have been, during the late long reign, no necessity for any new appeal to Pal liament, but the Crown would have gained, he believed, eight or ten millions more from its ancient revenues than had been granted to it by Parliament, with 311 the grants which had been demanded and extended :o it. If the Hon. Gentleman complained of the contract which had been made, he must have but a vet,' perfect knowledge of the subject. He would find, on referring to the Report of the Committee of 1815, that it was proved that the contract had been highly advantageous to the Public. Mr. BENNET protested against the assertion, got up with great skill by the Noble Marquis since lels, that the Civil List was not under the controul of Par liament. As to the Crown having been a loser by the alleged contract, quite the contrary was the case, if, with the hereditary revenues, the Crown had taken the duties it had been bound to provide inr—(Hear). Mr. GOULBURN • protested against the anticipa tion of the Returns by the Hon. Member (Mr. Howe). He knew that the Hon. Member was incortect in some of his statements ; and, from the Hon. Member's accuracy, he was not bound to conclude more favour ably of the others—(Hear, hear). The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER visi t that Mr. Crofton had a retired allowance inoeed, but had no place whatever in the Vice-Treasurer's office. On the contrary, Mr. Crofton, who had earned his allowance by a service in the Treasury of Leland of thirty or forty years, had voluntarily offered to un dertake the office of Private Secretary to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer for Ireland gratuitou sly—. This offer he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had accepted, and Mr. Crofton had performed the duty with an intelligence and zeal which entitled him to the gratitude of the country— (Heal, hear). Sir JOHN NEWPORT and Mr. PEEL bore testimony to the zeal, ability, and integrity of Mr. Crofton. Mr. HUME explained, that he had merely taken Mr. Crofton's as one name among a number. The motion was agreed to, after a few words from Mr. PEEL, as well as a motion for a Return of Com pensations. Pensions, and Retired Allowances, in Ire land, not paid on the Civil List. The Report of the Irish Poor Employrrrent Bill was brought up, the several Amendments were agreed to, and the Bill WAS ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Dr. PHILLIDIORE brought up the Report of the ,larrisge Act Amendment Bill. the several Amendments were agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time tomorrow. Mr. GOULBURN gave notice, that on Thursday he would bring forward a motion relative 'to the Irish Insolvent Debtors' Act. The Irish Revenue Inquiry Bill went through a Committee s the Report of which was ordered to be received to-morrow. The Report of the Committee on the Colonial Trade Impar tation Duties was brought up and agreed to, and a Bill orderel. The Weights and Measures Bill was read a second time, an.l ordered to be committed to-morrow.—Adjourned. It appears by a Return to the House of Common!, that the whole of the Exports of Great Britain for the year ending the sth of January, 1819, was 4:56,857,927. 178.2 d. In 1820, £46,955,105. 17s. 7d. In 1824.451,750,616. 18s. 10d. and in 1822, X 55,151,414. 10s. mi. And that the Imports were, In 1819, X 40,155,952. Os. 2d. In 1820, £53,625,740. 175.61 in 1821, £56,514,564. 111. Gd. and in 1822, a 35,858,0 n. 183.04. The amounts here quoted are up to the sth of January in each year. LITERARY FUND.—Yesterday the Anniversary of this excellent Institution was celebrated at the Fre'e masons' Tavern. His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK took the Chair, being supported on ihe right by the Duke of SOMEIMT, and on the left by the French Ambassador. There were also present Lords TORRINGTON and 130LTON, the Right Hon. GEORGE CANNING, Sir BENJAMIN HOBHOGSE, Sir J. C. flit'- PISLEY, and several other perscns of distinction.— After the usual toasts, Mr. CANNING, Sir BENJAMIN HonuousE, and Lord TORRINGTOI4 addressed the Meeting in behalf of the Fund. The Treasurer read the Annual Report, and stated that he had received a donation of £l,OOO from Mr. ANDREW STRAIIAN, and two half-yeaily donations of 100 guineas each horn his MAJESTY. Mr. FITZGERALD recited his Annual Ode ; and, after the Poets and Dramatists of Great Britain had been drank, and Mr. KNowcy.s and Mr. CotsiaN had returned thanks, the Royal Duke left the Chair, and the Meeting separated soon after. We are happy to see that a Society which has in view the alleviation of distiess which is not unfre , quently felt by literary characters, is supported in so nobly and liberal a manner. r . . ,g . , --,, Nrefir .f twiralyst,mpr -Tvvi mpa y s sav rivavr —v 7 v v" , yrir s r e fiejlrer ar T" 7 "Win-7 1 1 11 . 11 1 141 1PAPIP-Mre" 7 "'" ' - . . , • - ••• . 1. ... w i t h t hi s q uad" as dim Wet sysrpOrat sasja4sexed- • ~.... ...,. _ ...the Droits of Admin ing for that day already-4w IMMO ilof . &Meg , ) weild, hog , in tended that every pa ri n ser:6in tines . ti ll readnosiseda seated dnablisimeeed to be eem . 1 point it welpikbe rib we bp:',its -. open to inquiry. It sicced to-morrow. siol he therefore ast it to be his d 4 to that the ex pendituref uction of 4o OIL I before the House in o it- TRIAL Of MR. STORM'. - Mr. ABERCROMBY, seeing the Leained Lord • .. R. MARTIN did notAppifove of the Bill, but have been kept with .°. (the Lord Advocate) in his place, beg= call his at the same time he thought this subject deserved at- they were at present. u- •••Pant;"ll tn an gnawer to a amities- he had tentive cousiJeration. This measure was entirely ' noticed that considers DOVER PACKET BOATS. Mr. B. WILBRAHAM moved for a Return of the Annual Expenditure, and the Receipts of the Dover sailing Post Office Packets, together with those of the Steam Packets, since 1817, and the expense of build ing them by Government. Mr. BUTTERWORTH seconded the motion, and expressed his regret at the reduction of the profits of seafaring people, in consequence of the encourage ment given to steam packets. Sir I. COFFIN bore testimony to the superiority of the steam vessels over the sailing packets. The same must take place with regard to Dover as had happened to Margate. The Hon. Baronet stated se veral instances, which had fallen under his own ob servation, in favour of the general use of steam ves sels. No one, he apprehended, could feel any com passion for the seafaring people of Dover, who were the most imposing and swindling set in the country. He recollected having arrived there from France once, when a number of poor women, inapparent in digence, were persuaded by those harpies to go on shore in a boat, though the packet was only a few oars length outside the pier -head, and must have got in, in half an hour afterwards, when they had the barbarous inhumanity to demand of these wretched women half-a-guinea a head for rowing them a few yards, before they would let them out of the boat, alleging, with unparalleled effrontery, that it was their uniform custom on landing passengers. Justice, though slow, he was happy to find was sure, and had at last overtaken such barefaced villainy—(Loud laughter, and cheering.) Mr. GLADSTONE hoped that some legislative provision, either to restrain these packet-masters from taking so great a number of passengers, or to oblige them to carry boats sufficiently large to ensure the lives of their passengers in case of danger, which so frequently occurred, would be adopted. Sir I. COFFIN said, the Hon. Member might find a reason for the Captains of steam packets not carry ing boats to save their passengers in case of danger, in the admonition of St. Paul to the sailors who were going to leave the vessel when it was in distress and danger of shipwreck—the reason was that they had much better all go together—(A laugh).—The mo tion was agreed to. IRIS!! GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS. Sir J. NEWPORT rose to call the attention of the House to the motion, of which he had given notice for the relief of the Irish Tenantry. It was his wish to furnish relief in the way of making receipts of Grand Jury Presentments a legal tender for the payment of rent. The nature of these assessments, as to extent, had greatly changed since the time of the Union. At that time they amounted to £400,000, and now they were £1,200,000 annually. Upon the principle of them he thought they ought not to be paid by the occupier, but by the owner. His Bill to regulate this, however, would not be retrospective.— It was not his intention to meddle with existing con tracts, but to enact that, for the future, these assess ments should be paid by the landlord eventually, though by the tenant in the first instance. He could conceive nothing more desirable than to place the tenantry of Ireland on the footing that they should. know what taxes they should have to pay. These as sessments had been carried to a purpose quite foreign from their original intention, which was to make bridges, repair roads, &c. The principle of this mea sure would be sanctioned, he had no doubt, when it was considered that the tenant had no controul over the original assessment. Under all the circumstances of the case, he hoped the House would, at least, sanc tion the bringing in of the Bill, and give the subject their serious consideration, in order to . ascertain whether some relief could not be afforded to the suf fering tenantry. He would move for leave to bring in a Bill to authorise occupying tenants in Ireland to tender in part payment of rent, receipts for Grand Jury and Parochial Assessments. Colonel BUTLER considered the Bill now pro. posed to be introduced would be one of the most cruel measures that the House could entertain. It would operate most injuriously to the landlord. Sup-, posing a contract to have been entered into by the landlord who was to receive twenty shillings a year rent fur his land, the tenant having paid three shillings for the county rate, and one for the parochial rate, ' would, under this Bill, be enabled to go to the agent of his landlord and deduct these four shillings trom the rent he had agreed to pay. What would be the state of the landlord's credit in the event of his wishing to raise money by way of mortgage, if such a mea• sure wcrc adopted? The Right Hon. &mullet had FINANCE. TheCHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice, that on Friday he would submit a proposition to the House on the subject of Country Bank;. He , also proposed on the same day to call their attention, to the eew plan for contracting for the payment of Naval and Military Pensions. _ _ _ _ _ Mr. GRENFECL wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if any arrangement had as yet been made with the Bank, or any other body, for the pay ment of these Annuities ? He wished to know if the Right Hon. Gentleman adhered to his plan of pre vailing on some public body to take the whole, or whether it was proposed to break them, so that parts might be taken by different individuals or companies? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he ished to reserve the explanations he had to offer till the day he had named ; but he had no objection to state that no contract had as yet been made for any part of the Annuities, with the Bank, or with any other public body. Mr. HUME moved for the printing of Returns made relative to the debt of the East India Company. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said shortly after the holidays he should have some com munication to make on that subject. IRISH CIVIL LIST. Mr. HUME rose to move for Returns in detail of Pensions on the Civil List of Ireland. Such Returns had been given of the Civil List of Scotland, and he wished to know how the Pensions in Ireland had been increased to the amount of 75,0001.? He pro ceeded to entice some of the pensions which he thought ought to be looked into. He found one annual pay ment of 2001. on the list, which had been there .ever since 1727, and which was to continue to the indivi duals who received it till the sum of 2,0001. should at once be paid to the parties. This demand might easily be satisfied at an expense of 601. per annum in the Three per Cents. br at a somewhat higher rate in the Fives; and thus 1401. or nearly that sum, might be saved to the country. At present a number of pensions were granted to individuals whose services, it appeared to him, might be dispensed with. Among others he noticed a retiring pension •of 1,000/. per annum, panted to a Mr. Crolton,who held an active situation, for which he received a salary of 1,0001. — The Civil List ought to be revised. He had been surprised to hear the Noble Marquis say that.a con-I, tract had been made with the Crown which could not now be altered. I this were so clear could the Noble Marquis come down year after year, as he had done, to call upon the House to alter it by granting; additional sums of money to meet the great expenses of the Civil List? At the commencement of the last reign, the sum voted for the Civil List was 800,000/. This had been augmented at various periods till, in the 50th of George the Third, it was raised to 1,090,0001. Not only had the Civil List been thus increased, but expenses with which it was formerly charged had been taken from it and thrown on the Consolidated Fund. If the contract once made could not be broken, how could the Noble Marquis thus come down to the House to call upon them to alter it? Ile enumerated the sums which the Crown had obtained from the Four and a Half per'Cents. duties,