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/ .1 crimfort that might be calculated to soothe hi. suf ferings. Lord Rosie. in a low tone of orifice, expressed Itol'e, that of the proposed arrangements could he completed without ionposiog say additional burdens 'e u the people, the means tnight not be neglected of obtaining so ile.ireble an object. Lord Da Duaorratsvteue remarked, that tem 'if tile *li I 1 dedicated to pajing off 11w Prince of Wolr%'s debts were to become available to the pro posed arrangements, it would be nu less a burden saloon the people. Lord ilot.l.AMn remarked, that the Noble Earl (Liverpool) lied said, that the Address contained seething to which any reasonable man could object ; to which lie would add, that neither was there im the A nietoilitient any thing that could be considered objectionable. The Noble Earl had taunted him by observing, that irthe Address had been moved without one word of observation, lie could not object to it ; but unfortunately it had been accompanied "snit observations which materially affected his vote, end preveseted him front assenting to the Address without explaining and modifying his concurrence. The Noble Earl had divided Isis speech i nto three heads:—the first relating to the course of proceed ing ; the second containing his original intentions ; and the third stating his change of sentinteut. lie should not slow speak of the first, having on the preceding eve ii iii g expressed himself fully on that point ; but the second ought to be considered in re ference to the third, for it appeared as if the ghost of the Noble Lord'. original intention were still looming round his present proposition, ready to be again rein i i 000 ate on the 61h/ideal prospect of success. --(Near, heur.)—The Noble Lord then ;Asserted his profound respect for every Member of the Royal Eaurily, to whom the country was attached no less by their individual virtues (nor was there one of them when lie should except from this general panegyric) than by the political advantages enjoyed by this country wider the mild government of the I loose of Ilruuawick. Nor was the general esteem and attachment for them in the least diminished by the ceoinodetation that they held their power frosts the a ill el the people, and not from those con tempt.ble and odious doctrines of indefeasilde right and It gniallOCY long exploded in this coon -113, but a lin la had unfortunately been of late ',tors netted in other places. Itnpressed with sentiments of unalterable attachment to the Royal Family, he should willingly congratu late the Prince Regent upon the proposed marriages of his Royal ilrothers, and that nut be cause of any advantages the State might derive front foreign alliances, for lie should he equally willing to express the same congratulation, had their Royal Highnesses contracted themselves with Ladies of character in this country. Ile should not be pre vented front so expressing himself, tootwithstanding that an Act of Parliament hail consecrated different sienCmeistr. That Act of Parliatneot, he meant the ltoyal Marriage Act, be had ever considered a most stiourilinary innovation into the pulley of Englund, soil should be very happy to assist in repealing it. tie remarked, that his Nibble Friend near him, in alluding to the IVintivor Establishment, dial not in tend that the entire provision for the Royal Dukes sh.ould have been drawn from that establishment in inortieular—(Hear, hear, front the Marquis tf Lansrlonos,j—but it might fairly be presumed, that swine toot of the expenditure of this country could be so tar curtailed, as to admit al making this pro vision. That part of the Civil List appropriated solely to in onotaitoing the dignity of the Crown, amounted to a million 'wiling. He *mike of the act of the Fieriest A-senitoly, in raising the per -14011.1 staLllshoursit of their !sovereign to one mil lion sterling, on V , e idea that the Civil List of F o g. land, then amounting to one million, had been granted to the Alonareh for his s ol e eel op ar tit ore . That idea bas justly been ridiculed in England, localise the Civil List, at that peanut, included the oil services of the Siete. lie thought, trout that mount, the advisers of the Crown mi g ht he ell attleii to provide par the comforts and splendour of the Royal Family. ~ 4 . . debates. Among all the delicate and painful duties imposed up on*the servants of the Crown, stone was more eminently so than upon arrangements of the nature described in the Message. to he obliged to call upon the• noose to make a special provision for the illustrious members of the reigning Family; because whatever was the attachment and fidelity of the (louse ref Commons to the Family on the Throne, yet there was no principle more inherent in every free constitution, our wore essential to the purity of our own, than an unwillingness to en terer unnecessarily the burdens of the people, and a feeling of jealousy on any increase of power and influence to the Crown. The difficuty he had al luded to, had been grestly enhanced by the change worked in our constitution, mutely, that ell the sources that could in former times he applied to such purposes. hail been thrown into the hands of the House of Commons; that all such funds had been placed at their disposal, which rendered neces. sary ail application to that House whenever occa sions arose. If applications had not been so fre quent in former times, the reason was, that from the hereditary revenues of the Crown, and the ado ti ll istration of the revenue, the Crown it self possessed the power of snaking a suitable settlement on the marriage of any branches of the Rot al Family. If subject' like the present were of frequent recurrence, they were not to be attributed to any inclination for extravagance or prodigality in the reigning Family, but to the fact, that all the proper revenues of the Crown hart been placed under die management of the House of Commons, to do between the Crown and people what their joint interests required. lit asking the House to discharge with fidelity its duty to the Crown, lie certainly would wish them to recollect, that if they were tiot,ois the one hand, to be induced by nil arts or intrigues to forget what they owed to their con stituents, and to make unnecessary and prodigal grants of the public money, so neither should they, on the other hand, be led by the cla mours of *my sorts, or any party, to refuge what was required to support the due dignity and splendour of all the branches of the reigising Fancily. lie was not surprised that a strung feeling should exist on t h is subject, its the present situation of the country. when it was necessrry to place this great empire in an attitude of strength and security, which alone could be effected by a wise ado si ll is tuition of its finances. Ile should, under these circumstances, feel it his duty to lead the House to the adoption of such a resolution on this subject, as would probably meet with general concurrence. He should preface it with such a detuil of the Hi rangement us would, he hoped, acquit him of the charge of unnecessarily detaining the House.— lie felt himself obliged, indeed, to call the attention of Gentlemen to the different considerations con nected with this important question more minutely than he would have done, if it had not beet for what had ulready taken place respecting it. He was sure that whatever they might feel pressing on them in point of public duty, they would see the necessity of acquiescing in the proposition he should submit to the (louse. He was ready to concede the principle, that they could only look at this pro position wills reference to the circumstances of the illustrious individuals concerned, combined with the present state of the finances of the cowl try, after the expenses of an arduous war—yet, while he admitted this principle, he thought the Committee would go along with him in feeling. that there was another point on which the people of this great country were equally anxious, pronely, to see the succession to the Monarchy provided for, as far as possible—to see that succession continued in the line which now possessed the Throne—in pre fereoce to the introduction of a foreign branch. ‘Vbeis Parltainent assembled, at the commence ment of die year, no sentiment was snore strongly j engraved, nut merely on the sounds of the Nlensbers of that [louse, but on the minds of the country at large—no feelisig mixed itself more obviously and deeply aids the general sense of the siati eeee , when they had the misfortune to lose the illustrious daughter of his Royal Highness—than the steal ous colisideratirm of the course which it would be most potolesit to follow, is. order to replace the loss they hail stedisimil. and to provide fur that succession, which every good subject was desirous should be ranitinued. He was con fident that if his Royal Iliglisiess's confidential ad visers lied not considered themselves pledged by the parisgrupls its the Address to consider this in teresting topic—and had not devised she best means for meeting the exigency of the cube—the loyalty and attachment of that House to the fancily of Brunswick, and to the interests of the people go vented by that family, would have awakened the attention of Parliament to it—and Honourable Meuibers would not have suffered the Session to elapse without preasnig the question strongly on Ministers. The House would see in how very cri tical a situation the succession was placed, in con sequence of the deplorable event to which he had alluded. They had, at present, indeed, many il lustrious individuals, bred within this country. I knowing its laws and constitution, and whose feel ings were interwoven with those of the people of England, who *night regularly succeed to the Crown. But the scene closed here. Of the twelve children of his Mujesty—seven sons and five duugh- ' hers—there war nut one individual that had a child to give to the country the hope of a direct interest • in the Crown. %%lien they looked also to the ages of those illustrious persons, they must feel, that though the hope of a direct succession had not passed away, yet it would he most imprudent either in the Legislature or the people to delay making such a trrovisiusi as would enable them to marry as soon as possible. Of the Royal Dukes, the youngest was 44 years of use—and, of the ?fin- Ceases, ed on the House to act in that liberal spirit, by which they would, in sonic degree, excite the Royal Family its enter the monied state.—(d laugh•l— It was loot a quest' of tremolo' happiness, or of chat those ilitlal s • a per might select for their own Parma or peculior satisfaction—it was all ins ',ermine duty they owed to the. Crown and to the vomit's.. It was ois truistic grounds—rind oil public grimed* alone—tliat they were to look out for a suitable ullinsiee. He wits convinced, after the ~~ saw the subiect sst it true awl was ;intim', that rue is of his Royal Mothers to tin alliance shroudd be rumbled by l to flu 50 in er worthy of their exalted tet rank. That lie had acted in the spit it of brotherly affec tion, must le evidelit to the !louse, since lie had made tus preference, but *hewed an anxious wish only that the succession to the 'Hirsute should not be interrupted. This object it Ras proper to effect, on the one hand, will s dose attention to the princi ples of economy, and, on the other, with u con sistent regent to their comfort end dignity. This being the ground on which the qiiestion proceeded, it remained for hint to submit to the flume those considerations which induced Ministers to memo mend what they lied done to the Crown. In doing so, he would feel it to lie les duty to himself, his colleagues. and the House, to state, without the slightest disguise, whet was -osigi nails, in the contemplation of the Prince Re gent's Ministers on this subject—and that modi fied proposition, which, in deference to what ap peared to be the opitsion of the House,, they had ultimately adopted. The 'practicability or car rying those Royal marriages into effcct, without dishonouring the liberality of the country, or in. voicing the illustrious parties in incumbratices which might compel them to apply to Parliatueet, they had carefully slid earnestly considered. The House would see, that, above all other thing., the greatest efforts should be made to prevent that accunitilation of debt, after marriage, to which lie hail alluded— and he was sure there was nu sacrifice that the Royal Dukes would not subunit to, in order to pre vent such an occurrence. With respect to the sum necessary to he granted in such cases, they had hut few precedents of a modern date, and these they had mianitely examined. They did nut think it so necessary to look to whet took place twiny years back—because, though from them many points worthy of the con sideration of the House might arise, }et really the nature of a provision made massy years since, was so different, with respect to the existing state of thitsge, front what was required now, that, if they proceeded to ict on ancient precedents, the House would, perhaps, ultimately find themselves !alibied, as to what it could be proper now to do. Ilia Majesty's Ministers could not look, as a standard for present 'proceedings, to the arrangements elicit were made on the marriage of the Princess Char lotte of Wales—because though her Royal High- Deli, was not necessarily the direct successor to the Crown—yet else had, for a considerable period, been viewed its that light—the country, as if by intuition, looking on her as the next successor— that Parliament were anxious to make that pro vision on her marriage, which was out only liberal in itself, but was calculated to recognise its her Royal Higlidess that character with which the con current feeling of the nation hail clothed her. lie should now advert to the montage of the Duke of York, with the Po incess of Prussia, in 1792. Ile need not point out to the [louse the slifferelice of the provision suede iu 1792, its compared with what the present time required. The variation wins most material. The stint granted then, though Wiens!, would not lie equally beneficial now. The provi sion then inside was founded on the 'propinquity iti which that illustrious individual stood, with respect to the succession to the Crown. But, coassideriug the situation in which the Duke of Clarence war now played, absolutely cuntracterl in snarl isge, with the perfect cuivolit of his Royal Brother, it appeared to him, that the Duke of York, it. 1792, did not stand nearer, or so near, is successinis to the Crown s us the descendants of the Duke of Chsrekce, if he bud any issue, would stand. The Piiiice Regret was then u young omit—and, therefore, every probabi lity existed that a successor to the Crown would proceed immediately front hist, ; but, notwithstand ing this, as lie was unmarried, Perliatnent wisely looked to the chance of succession in the Duke of York. They granted to him 40,000/. per annum, nu:lndite.; u military columnist ~,,, which was worth :1,000/. a year. In consequence of the Duke of York having no descendants, combined with the setelaischoly circumstance of the Prince Regent huv ilig lost the only child with whom Providence had blessed him, the Duke of Clarence stood nearer the .~ surii a cidaiige normally produced, but they would also be subjected to a great contingent expense, if they had families. Qat: of the 12,0001. it should be übserved,.that 4,000/. was intended to be aettleil on the Lady, leaving only B,oou/. per alalollll to diefoly the oddities's' esperise.--s This ennud be the real, rstabliabxritiatand. whs they took it or 8 or 9,400/. (vilest the iirrouse of the Royal Family, io an unmarried dote, hid been voted on a ticule of liberality, which the How could scarcely have intruded;, no mat could sup pose, if they were to marry, that this *mil too much to enable them to live in a style coMinmio %orate with the situation to wli . eir they were bore. Certainly this increase of 8 or o,ouo/.-royear, leak. ing to the iiicreadied toile of modern expeose, woe not more than enough to prevent that great cielainito to themselves and their families, the inevitable ac. cumulatiou of debt, which must necessarily oblige them to apply to Parliument. If that were the fair reosoping that arose out of the case, he conceived! the House could see the propriety of the proceediug originally recommended by Ministers. He could put it to the feelings of every QOM in that House, and out of it.-under all the weight of prejudice that had arisro dm this subject, and which was attempted o. lee instilled into the public suinel—(llear, hear, from the Oppolition)—whether the l• rOpoPitiOti W. 14 UO unfair one. Of course., this observation was tact meant to apply to the llouse-1 . Heor)—but they could not conceal front themselves, that the sub ject was viewed with a prejudiced, eye. Corfu these circumstances, unless Pot bailout thorned that they had made an iiijuiliciuus decision. by propoo. ing that an addition of 8,000/. should be made tee the income of certain Members of the Royal hoods. when they entered the marriage state, Nod with the probable contieigent expense of a family—when this was also proposed to prevent them loon incur. rung debts, which would compel them to come to Pal liament—they could not he upbraided with hav ing acted extravagantly. On this subject, the come of the Doke and Duchess of Gloucester would afford a cote of great importance. The House, he was ready to admit, when lie cited this instance, would feel that it was out one which was directly in point, though it certainly bore ou the question. The Duke of Gloucester married the Pi therm. Mary under circumstances highly gratifyiug to the people. Before her marriage she had, how ever, been provided for by Parliament. The inns trious Duke also had an income, al ising fate! his Mi. litary situation, and se par liamentary grant, ainatiot lug to not less than 28,000/. Under these circum stances, it did not appear to the Prince Regent's con fidential servants necessary that an increased iiicnine alioidd be proposed for the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. on their marriage. On the marriage of the Princess Charlotte, an income of 60,000/. was voted. The Duke of York, on his marriage, any, granted 37,000/. per annum, independent of the eitiolumeuts which he derived train his military , si tuation; and t h e Duke and Duchess of Gloucester —the former of whom stood in the situation e. nephew to his Majesty—received 28,000/. a-year, exclusive of any military emoluments lie might enjoy. Now, it did not appear to his Majesty's Aliiiisters that it was consistent with the di : owe of the Crown, to place the sons of the King in a situation, aide respect to income, subordinate to the nephew of his Majesty and his illustrious Consort. They conceived, when a grant of 50,000/. a-year hail been made to Mince Coburg, and when the Duke of Gloucester had 28,000/. per annum front Parliament, that it was not fair to place the junior branches of the Royal Family in a situation of ii— feriorily, when compared with that of the itepltew of the King. They did not mean to place the junior branches of the Royal Family in competitom with the Princess Charlotte, at the time of her marriage, nor to oppose them to the situation of the Duke of York, when lie espoused the Priticesv Royal of Prussia. They felt that, if they wished to marry, they could only place them in their hr ilinary situation—and they thought, that an with tiou of 12,000/. ir-year uo bbb I b ially—but realle of only 8,0001, per annum—when one of the Royal Dukes married, was not more than to enable them to support their rank. Ile had fairly submitted to the House the grounds on whirls this view of the subject was taken. His Ma. jesty'li Ministers, anxious to satisfy the country. had calculated on increasing the ineoine of those Royal Dukes. who wished to marry, without imposing any new burdens on the country— and, he believed, he could easily slow, that MP fresh burden would be imposed in consequence. Their intention, with respect to a Royal I)uke (the Duke of Cuinherland) who was married, was the same as that which they entertained to wards those Royal Dukes who wished to marry. The proposition for granting an additional provision to that Royal Duke, had, in the first instance, re ceived the sanction of the House, though it Was afterwards lost, when it appeared in the shape ef a Hill. The conduct of Parliament prevented Mi. Misters from doing that which they were re puted to do-.-an act of justice—by placing that Illustrious individual in the situation to which Ilia olliouce entitled him. There were feelieg., at the moment the grant was proposed—found ed perhaps on misconception—which threw a most serious obstacle in the way of a measure cl this kind. At that time, the marriage was, la ai s points of view, considered more of a private that, of a public nature ; but the marriages now in con templation had given to it so distinct a public cha racter that the Government would nut do their duty, if they had not viewed it in that held, nod brought it under the consideration of I If Parliament were right in pluvilling branch of the Royal Family, surely they onolde ,, t adopt a principle of perpetual exclusien those illustrious individual, who were foinorly or posed. They lived ilia state of domestic hajoandos and retirement—and lie could not conceive that liament would refuse to make that prevision fae the do which they would grant to other bract:he , of Royal Family. lie should now state the expense of' this arraugenient, ih the event of its been agreed to. It would, of course, a l loy only to those illustrious Dukes who acre °" ti r point (marriage, and to him who was slrebk """ rird, with the approbation of his Royal Brother — by whom the consent of the Crown was wool:ill/ ghee. Taking the provision fur the Duke of bellowd on the same scale as that intended tor others—cud allowing also a provisioir for the Duk e .41 Keirt, if lie should be inclined to form tLe Deese tespectiog tLe Wiasksw TAX io Ireland, wive ordered to be printed. ' CONVICTION REWARDS. The Committee go the Olkwden• Conviction Rewards Bill, was postpooed so altonsloy weld. ROYAL NUPTIALS. Lord GEORGE BEREIVORD informed the House, that the Address voted by it on the Nuptials of his Serene Highness the Prince of I leper linenbourg sod her Royal Highness the Pr' ;ess Elisabeth (now Princess of Hombourg), had been presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent in the manner directed; and that he had been commanded by his Royal Highness to return his faithful Com mons his most gracious Thanks—and that lie had received, with the highest satisfaction, that fresh proof of their dutiful attachment to the Family ou the Throne. COAIS. Mr. CWRWItilf moved that there be laid heroes the Mime an Amount of the number Of Coal-wharfs in the Isle of Mau, and of the quantity of Coals exported thither from Wlute. haven, within a certain period.—lrdered. SPINNING COTTON FACTORIES. The Earl of LAVDILIIDALE %aid the amendment wit, mile i.n u sro►r, becau►e no grant could he made to the i►o)al Dukes, no matter from what simrce. cki.ved, %Anna adding to the burdens of the people. GROSTLISOR expressed his surprise that the Noble Ea' I who lost spoke did nut perceive the da b-retire between appropriating rick's% bordello to a e btsitable purpose, and adding to the disi tleiwell of the people 1,,,t grautiug others in addition. he question was put, and the amendment ue gatived without a division. The I louse then Sir R. Part. had a Petition to present from certain Geis tleruen, alaunfacturers of Great and Little Hutton, w favour of the Spinning Cotton Factory Bill They were desirous to woke known in that way their seutimeLts to the Howse uu tbe injurious cffsActs to ibe lA:tourers in that manufac ture, of excessive labour. They trusted the those would lake the subject into their serious cuusidersst lois, and reduce th► bosses of wesk to some general standard. Read, ordered to lie on the table, and to be !whited. PANCRAS POOR BILL. The question being put on the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Pancras Poor MELLISH saiJ, thot from the improper na• titre of the Bill, it was impossible he could sup port it. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought the Bill un necessary and uncalled for, and must give it his strong opposition. The parkli for which it went to legislate was one of the most extensive about the metropolis, and contained many most respectable inhabitants, of themselves sufficiently interested in seeing the poor properly provided fur. lithe Bill were carried, there would be a repetition every year of the must disgraceful seems, such as had lately, in anticipation of that, occurred at the election of churchwardens, %Leo the greatest tumult had ta ken ',lace ; and Ott 1116111rriloil of the votes, it ap peared that many had voted witl t any right what ever. The last was a natural consequence; for universal suffrage was the principle of the Bill. Berides, the effect of it woad be to impose an ex orbitant expense on the parish, instead of the ma derate charges for winch the affitirs of their poor we►e now managed. Fie should move, arm' amend ment, that the Bill be read a second time this day hia Months. The question on the amendment being put from the Cm., Sir E. B RYDGES staid, a more unobjectionable Bill bail never been brought below the House. Two churchwardens um' two overseers having been ori gii.ally found itsullici.•ot, two additional overseers bud been upitoitated—but a proper control over the conduct of these officers was altogether wanting.— The inert-ore thud not come from prisons cc 00000 us alleged, with a democratic paily. He hoped the (louse would not stiffer itself to be carried awry by the opinions of certain Illembers who had imbibed unfounded isrejorliees against she authors of the Bill, but would stiffer it to pass into a NV/. Mr. P. 3100itE h oed attendee: to ever• wort) Yd. vanced against the sateasute, without ►eeing oil weight in the objectiotts. He had been one of a former Committee to prepare a Bill tot the same subject. lle believed the management of the Ptuieratt pour could taut be in inure honourable hands than the Ball under discussion would place it is. It should accordingly receive his support. Mr. By G briefly suppu►ted the amendment. Sir .1. Galt, au said that the Bill of 1814 had been impel - timely called fur. It had been a dis grace to the istighbouilioutl of Loudon to witness the creases annually carried on in that pariah. Dur ing the times of election of officers, it had been dangerous for Gentleissets to pass that road. The Bill tended to essuee a :ecurreisce of all that tumult. Ile hoped the respectable iiilialsitotits of the parish would come forward and continue the management of their pour iu the hands it was 51 Ibrebelli CM' 111 l l led to. lie would certainlyrupport the imiendestei.t. After w kw words f Mr. BENSON, and souse reworks from \Jr. FORBES, winds, trust the great se in the House, and the loud tales of " Ques tion !" were perfectly isiatislihle iis the gallery, the aosendmetit woo carried, and the Bill ordered fur a second reading this day six mouths. Lord STAN LEY presented a Petition front several Petioles (of what place we could not hem) against the Cotton Factory Regulation Bill. The Peti tioners stated, that in a certain factory with which they were acquainted, many children were employed (la at so early ass age as between eleven and twelve) without feeling the injurious effects alleged to fol low such employment by the friends of the Bill. The Noble Load held two affidavits to this effect. signed by surgeons, and added, that the Petitioners desir ed to have an opportunity afforded them of re butting before the House the testimony given con trary to their allegations.—Read and ordered to lie on the table. Mier sortie conversation between Sir R. Peel, Mr. Finlay, Lord Statilev, Mr. Phillips Mr. Peel, Hod Mr. Benson, the Petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. GRENFELL said, that if it would ttfford any see modiltion to the Noble Lord opptnae (Lord Castlereagh) he would allow the Committee oh the Me►sage from the Prime Regent to take precedence of Ilia motion that stood first on the orders. circumstances lie had stated, that a single marriage would by 110 111r01111 satisfy the feeling% of the country. The House would see there was but one course open for the adoption of Governineut sod of the Grassi'. His Royal Highueas the Princeßegret succession to the Crown, in all bantam probability, than the Duke of Yurk did in 179. He trusted the House would admit, that, alter a lajise of 2.5 years, a propositiou for bringing, tinder these 'cir cumstances, the income of the Doke of Clarence to a level with that granted to the Duke of York, in 1792, as 11116 at first proposed, was nut au extra vagant one. Ile hoped they felt a disposition to look at it us a British question, and not one in which foreign circumstance* were involved. The House perhaps would feel, having such a precedeot to guide their judgment, that it became their duty to place the Duke of Clarence, if married, on the same footing on which they had ;dared the Duke of York 25 years since. With respect to what it was expedient to grant to the junior branches of the Royal Family, it was a most difficult question, be cause they had no precise precedent to direct them. Ministers felt this impression at the moment, that it would be wise to propose to the junior brandies of the Royal Family, that which the dignity of the situation required—hut to proceed on the narrowest principle of economy they could adopt. tie was perfectly ready to state what hail been intended to be granted to the junior branches of the Royal Family—and, if he had before refused to do so, it was not from a wish to conceal the measure contem plated by Government, but arose hum a feeling that he could not satisfactorily explain their inteii lions without entering at length into the reasons which induced them to collie to a certain decision. The junior branches of the Royal Family had at present 18,000/. a-year, which it bad been proposed to augment by the sum of 12,000/. making an aggregate of 30.0001. per annum. It was intended to have proposed to augment the in come of the Duke of Clarence, which was 20,500/. per annum, by 19,5001. n►aking a total of 40,0001. and to have given uu additional sum of 1:2,000/. to each of the junior branches of the Royal Family, who entered the marriage state.— This war conceived to be a proper of their fortuties, considering the billldilolll 111 n the Members of the Royal Family were placed, House would feel the obvious and marked dis tinction which existed between these Royal Per sonages, living as sitigle men, and being called on be form matrimonial 'alliances. They would not tulle be obliged to provide for t , :c burdens which ....1 . ,,a.. malt .lIC 1/111 W . lller lllitlar . WUUIU place Mita Parliament assembled, at the comm e nce. my exited that a successor to the crown would wan the nieces:l; Charlotte, at tile t:Ille iit her lion eterling, on e.s. idea that the Civil List of E i ig. it t. It should uccuriliegly receive lite suppor t . proceed immediately front him ; but, notwithstand. marriage, nor to oppose them to the situotiou of the land, then ainowitisig to one tallson, had hero writ of die year, no ettitiment was more strongly Alr. Best; briefly suppoited the anieudincio. lug this, as lie was unmarried, Perliernent wisely Duke of York, when he espoused the Priin•ess granted to the !Mona eh for his so l e eir p rin tit sire „ regressed, out merely on the minds of the Nlenshers Sir .1. Gasietst said that the Bill of 1814 had o f T h a t H aase , b i n on t h e m i n d s o f t h e country at looked to the climate of succeseion in the Duk e o f Royal of Prussia. They felt that, if they wi s h e d That idea has justly beets ridiculed in Eiigland, Missile the Clad List, at that period, included the besot isimetiously called fur. It had been a die- large—no feeling mixed itself more uhriouely mud York. They granted to him 40,000/. per annum, to many, they could only place them in their cr- a oil services of the State. He thought, from that grace to the neiglitene hood of London to %%netts I deeply eat' the general settee of the nation, whets 3 including u military cot tttt Orsini', %hick was worth (limey situation—and they thought, that au dila- amount, the advisers of the Crown m ig ht b e en _ the scenes annually carri e d oti iii that palish. Our- they had the misfortune to lose the illustrious 3,000/. a year. In consequence of the Duke of lion of 13,000/. a-year no ttt i t tally—but really ettleit to provide for the comfort. and splendour of Mg the times of elect of officers, it had been daughter of hi s R o y a l Ili g hn e ss—than the d uel.. York hating ISO descendants, combined with the of only 8,000/. per annum—when one of the the Royal Family. tialtgerotta fur Gentlemen to pass that road. The oils comideruti uss o f th e co u rse whi c h it would latiallellaly circumstance of the Prince Regent huv- Royal Dukes married, was not more than sufficieet Bill tended to cause a :et:urn-sire ul all That tumult. be mo s t papl esi t t o f o ll o w, in ord e r to replace ing lost the only child with whom Providence lead to enable them to support their rank. He had The Earl of LAUDERDALE said the aineedinent Ile hoped the respectable iiiliabitatais si t the parish the loss they had ateitiantel, and to provide bl esse d lutist , the D u k e o f Cl arence s t em , nearer th e fairly submitted to the House the grousids on white sirs us int it isimiense, because no grant could he made. , would Coate forward and coatinue the inainigement j fur that successio n , which every good subje c t I succession to the Crown, in all bonnie probability, I this view of the subject was taken. His Ma- to so the (loyal I)ukes, nu matter front what sources . of their our in the basal% it was at . resent cult 111 l Il - ass desirous should he einitinued. He was con- than the Duke of York did in 1792. Ile trusted jelly's Mieisters, anxious to satisfy the country, I art!, %idiots' addwg to the burdens of the .....,, „ tad us He would certainlyrupport the uneentlitteot. lident that ti lint Royal H ig h ness *, c on fid en tr u l a d- the House would admit, that, after a latille of '25 bad calculated on increasing the incoine of tho..e people. After akw wurde f Mr. Beeson, and some steers had no t co n sidered themselves pledged by i years, a propositiou for briogiobr, wider these . cir- Royal Duke*, who wished to worry, se elo.ut Eel I GROSVENOR expressed his surprise that the remarks from Mr. Formes, winch , trust, the great the paragruph in the Mates' to consider this in- cuanstaticeie the income of the Duke of Clarence imposing any new burdens on the country— , end, he believed, he could easily s p ew, that. 00 Noble Eail who (rat spoke slid slur perceive the at. at in the House, and the loud cars of " Clues- retesting topic—and had not devised she beet I ne l inv to a level with that granted to the Duke of York, fereece between appropriating existing burdens toI Nos !" were perfectly Mandible in the gallery, the for meeting the exigency of the case—the loyalty ist 1795, as was at fi rs t proposed, was out ass extra- fresh burden would be imposed in consequence. a mule suitable purpose, and adding to the di.- am ee dm eis t was carried, Im o th e Bill or d ere d fur a sli d attachment or (hat [l ouse t o th e C lar dy o f vegeta one. Ile hoped they felt a disposition to Their illfeillioll t with respect to • Royal Duke tresses of the people by granting others in additime second reading this day six months. Brunswick, and to the interests of the people go- look at it us a British question, and not one in (the Duke of Cumberland) who was mimed, i 'flit question was put, and the amendment ue- Lord STANLEY presented a Petition from several vented by that family, would have awakened the which foreign circumstoriceo were involved. The was the some as that which they entertained to- 1 gatived without a division. prisons (of what place we could not lira!) sound attention of Parliament to it—and Honourable House perhaps would feel, having such a precedeet I wards those Royal Dukes who wished to marry. I 'file House theu a.ljourned. the Cotton Factory Regulation Bill. The Pets- Meuthers would not have suffered the Stoision to to guide their judgment, that it became their duty The proposition for granting an additional provision . I nutters stated, that in a certain factory with which elapse without presemg the question elvotigly on to place the Duke of Clarence, if married, on the I to that Royal Duke, had, in the first instance, re- - they were acquainted, ninny children were einployed lliiiisters. 'flue House would see in how very cri- same footing on which they had placed the Duke I ceived the sanction of the House, though it was ti' 1101:-SE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15. i (4' a t so ear ly au age us b e tw een e l even bin d t we l ve ) tieal a situation the succession was placed, in con- of York 25 years since. With respect to belle it sons afterwards lost, when it appeared in the shape of a ti ..-- oillmut fettling the injurious effects alleged to fol. sequence o r the deplorable event to whirls Ile h ai l expedient to grant to the junior branches of the Bill. 'the conduct of Parliament prevented slis P RETVRNS, &c. low such employment by the friends of the Bill, The t alluded. They hind, at present, indeed, many il. Royal Family. it was a most difficult question, be- Miners from doing that which they wer e pre- la 'ter. Ilittehiteaott. fawn the Bonk presented an account of Noble Lend held two affidavits t o this effect, s i gn ed I !without' individuals, bred within this cottony, cause they had no precise precedent to direct them. pared to do—on set of justice—by placing that l' the moober or Bata Noir* and Post Hulls to circulation, by s u r g eons , an d a dd e d, th at th e P e titi o n ers destv.. knowing its laws and constitution, and whose feel- Ministers felt this impression at the moment, that it illustrious individual in the ailitation to winch in from she 3d Mardi to the 7th April, 1815 ..-Orderrd to be would be wise to propose to the junior branches of his alliatice entitled him. There were fee-liege, ell to have au opportunity afforded them of re- Ingo were interwoven with those of the people of es peeled. Ale. Bradley, him the Miut, preseeted, in pursuance of butting before the House the letainkoll given eon- Englaud, who might regularly succeed to the the Royal Faintly, that which the dignity of the at the moment the grant was proposed—found- re the Address to the Throne, a return of the Cola an d S i lv er Iraq to their allegations.—Read and ordered to Crown. Butt the scene closed here. Of the twelve I situation required—butt to proceed on the tiarroweet ied perhaps on mis c on c eption— w hi c h th re w a II coin issued during the year 11117.—Orilereil to be printed. lie on the table. childrett of his Majesty—serest sons and five dough- principle of economy they could adopt. He was most serious obstacle in the way of a measure et' to Mr. Smith, front Greenwich Hospital, iteesetited an se- ready to state what hail been intended to this kind. At that time, the marriage was, iis an as After some conversation between Sir IL Peel, ters—there was tiot one i n di v id ua l that had a child perfectly aor the owned prows the Royal Hospital at Mr. False , Lord Stanley, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Peel, to give to the country time hope of a direct interest • he granted to the junior branches of the Royal points of view, considered more of a private thou of tie Zs u . s ene el s from she lel of Aprill7, to Ike 31st Maid', as 1815 —puisuaut to Act of Paritontent• Hod Mr. - flellaoll. the l'elitiaa was orde re d to he its the Crown. When they looked also to the ages Family—and, if he had before refused to do so, it a public -nature ; but the marri ages now it con- primed. of those illustrious tremolo, they must feel, that was not from a wish to conceal the measure cia i t rak - temptation haul given to it so distinct a public elle- • le Phi ITIONS. Mr. GUENFELL sa id, th a t if i t wou ld e ff o r ts A though the hope of it direct suecessiou had not Plated by Government, but arose hunt a feeling ratter that the Government would nut do their ell Mr. I.scnsl present. d a P etit i on f rom t h e Fi s h C urers an d Merrimac. ruimeeted with the salt trade of Great Ytl11110(1111, any ace ttttt modatiun to the Noble Lord opposite I pawed away, yet it would be most imprudent either phut he could not tietisfactorily explain their eaten- duty, if they had not viewed it ill that light, and Ila °Ili". lite exc•liolf Duties nu B•ll—Ordered 1u by /era" (Lord Costlereagli) he would allow the Committee in the Legislature or the people to delay making tions without entering at length into the reasons brought it under the cosisideratien of Parliament. 1.. to the Committee its the Salt Laws. suck a provision as would enable diens to marry wlach . induced th em to collie to a certaitt decision. If Parliament were right in providing for ow; Ile uti the Message from the Prince Regent to take Mu Nest:DGES Bowels sled a Petition from the precedence of Itis motion that stood first on the as soon as puesildr. Of the Royal Dukes, the The junior breeches of the Royal F a mily had a t branch of the Royal Family, surely they would net tli, it inecirwardens mot Parish Officers of a Pariah ill Deptford, youngest was 44 years of age—and, of the ?rim- preveist 18,000/. a-year, which it had been proposed adopt a principle of perpetual exclusien towards . to Fraying, obit eertniu local regulations is the POW' Law's orders, anierobs s e nt nal wriest be eatrudtd to their parish —Or- I ceases, - Ito augment by the sum of 12,000/. making those illustrious ledividuale who were fotnicrly oi-- 1.11 di tea Ist lie un the table. i THE PRINCE REGENT'S MESSAGE. ed on the House to act in that liberal spirit, by an aggregate of 30 4 0001 4 per autilltll. It was posed. They lived in a state of domestic hapeaseor fir: Sir 1 crass AcLAND presented aP. lotion from a certain I Ou the motion of Lord CASTLEREAGH . the which they would, its some degree, excite the Royal u nitrated to have proposed to augm en t th e i n - and retireme n t— an d h e cou ld no t conceive that P.a.. . of Friendly Society, praying, 11141 such Societies may be h. come of the Duke of Clarence, which was basket would refuse tomakethat orevisioe lo Ilinak ha , Order id the. Duy was read for the House to re- Fatuity tar enter the wankel state.—(el l augh./ tu iiiirest these capital directly in the hililii: Funds, witho u t passing through tbe medium of • 4r i ng Hauls. salve itself iiito a C ttttt miner to take into coma- It was not a quest' e l p ergolas ' h a pp i n e ss, or of '20,500/. Per ollntlla. by 19,500/. milting a total which they would grant to other branches of the I y (littered to lie on the table. i defines,' the Prince Regret's Message. sr hat those that - . per might select fur their of 40,0001. and to have given ail additiorial rum of Royal Family. Ile should now state the %their: 'II St, Aidt temar , AntiAs tirestiolcil a Petition front the Oil the SPEAKER'S leaving the Chair, and the owe interret or peculier satisfaction—it was all int- 110,000/. to earls of the junior branches of the expense of this arrangenseut, ih the event of its has- tee I dart at se rimuity for 50/. opt the Wiiefiltil Bridge 'Toll., M essage beim _ tie s s.easna or. wain leo Britlite Amendment Bal.—Marred to g read by Mr. Beohutts, the Chair- pertaise duty they owed to the . Crown and to the Royal Family, who entered the marriage tome.— tug beets agreed to. It would, of course. app l y i., left Ifni la the Committee on the Bill. nem of the Coustuittee. counts s-. It was ass public grounds—mid un public This was conceived to be a prop er atigineetation of only to those illustrious Dukes who acre oil the silts A. Petit was praseisted from certain inhabitant* oft Lord CASTLEREAGH said it had th•Volvi-11 upon I g ttttt rids alone.--th at th e y were to hunk out for a their fortunes. considering the ailitutioit ill which posit of anurriage, and to him who w a s sheath' met- eve L.'s:hem, for leave to prteent a Petition to brill., in a Rill r. w . j l' to cull the aorta ttttt •of list 'louse to si subject r suitable ellimice. He was convinced, sifter the the Members of the Royal Family were placed.— rind, with the approbation of his Royal Brother-- . ben ••siaing than Nan with Gas—Ordered in lii- tin the table. of as great imperta ti c e t o th e i n t eres t s of the i cire oma t otice , 6 h a d o t o t er e that a single marriage The House would feel the obvious and marked di.- by whom the cuissent of the Crown wits I - yenta/ 1 r • wli s '1 he Loan Ausoes es prreentetl • Pentium from the i . tttt ire linetion wheel, existed between these Royal Per- Meets Teasing the provision for the Duke of Ciiiii- cei. trek initiated up V trelly el Ativaral. s (Scollatah apnea s table, r/r I - 1"1 h a d ever been milniiiited to it. The I would by sio meal's moistly Ilse feelings of the Anienintient 12i11.—Orthitett to he On die Safi he hies was di ffi cult under any cir- country. The Halite would see there was but one lounges, living as singly men, and tieing called on berland on the some scale as that intended ha was root, ii.s iliatanees, stall snore so the ilatl!le must feel it course open for the adoption of Government sod of I Is , farm MatriMallial 'alliances. They would out others—and allowing also a provision for the Disks • 1 .34 1 JP the . otot.ou of M r . Simla, cattalo La r s,. ~,,a,„l-.1 tt , to be Lifter the temper disclosed iis the two Wittier thee Crown. His Royal Highuevs the Princeßegeat otilY be obliged to provide for tt:e burdens which of lietit, it' he should be inclined to form* i jet' 411 " 1 • / .. . ' • dt _ ..... - , —-- , v• _., . , 1 HOUSE OF COMMONS, WZDNZIDAT, Aran 15. RETURNS, Ilcc. Iltitrhisaen„ frian the Bank preatalcd an accontit of the un o ila•r 4.f Bank Notre and Puid Bills in circulation, horn the 3d March to the 7th April, 1811—thilertd to be proded :_ _ _ Mr. Rmdley, from the 3liut, presented, in pursuance of the Adams, or the Throne, a ream•• of the 601.1 and Silv e r Coin Owned during the year !M.—Ordered to hr 'oriole& Mr. Smith, from Greenwich Huwprtal , presented an ac count of the Annual Explore of the [loyal Hospital at tireettwiels, front the Ist of 461,1817, to the 31st ISIS —rut t.uairt to Act of Parliament. N lsl ITIONS. Mr. Laccon yresrul. d r Pallllol4 64101 the Fish Curers and Merchant. connected with the salt trade of Great Yarmouth, against the exi.tisig Duties un SAL—Ordered to be referred tu the Cnuilliiiite MI the Salt Lass. Mr. Srottars Dolmas preheated a Petition from the buichuardens and Pariah Officers of a Pails' in Deptford, praying, thq curtain local regulations is the Poor Laha Amendment Dill might be tstrud,tl to tbrir pariah-or di red in he on the table. Sor 1 uouros ACLAND prevented • Petition from • eerlain Friendly Society, prayssog, thee such Sotietive more be 10. Coned to invest thew (uproot directly io the robin. Footle, without paseilic through the uredorom or &wing Woks, (loolvreol to he un the table. Mr. AS.lrrntan ATKIN. presented a Petition front the L .11kr t•t as .snuuity for Mg. ott the Watt rim) Bridge Toth., vvinst tht %Valet lisishce Amendment Bill.—lls-thrtst to let:, red br the Committee on the Rill PfIII Woe pnsetsted front certain inhabitants It. otldayti, for leave to 'ottani el Petition to twilit ui r Rill fur ...,:hting that lulls with lies—Ordered to lie tot the table. The LOUD ADVOCACY. presented s l'entiou flout the ?irony 1,1 Asholcitto s (Scotland) agsto.t the Copyright Ann -women% to lie on the table, sod by ,r.. 14 U. Olt lilet.ol.l Of Mr. 'NAV, Certain Papa rlirtflit^l to THE PRINCE REGENT'S MESSAGE. Oil the motion of Lord CasTI.6REAGII • the Order of the. Day was rend for the More to re solve into r C iiiiii tinter to take slim iambi titration the Prince Itegeot's 11tioage. Oil the SPEAKER'S lerviiix the Choir, anal lire Menage besiig read by Air. BltUat.lnN, the Chair ttlAsi of the Committte, Lord CASTLEREAGII Siiti it lint' tit•St)ivrti upotl to cull the anent 1111 l •of Ilse Meow to 66 1. 6 61 1e1ft of us weld iuiportailve to the isitereats or the t. 1111 l stry 6661 had ever been bulonitted to it. The Lusk imputed ul him *us difficult wider any Or t liinvtunces, still snore so the Mune must feel it to Lc utter the temper thscloved iu the two twiner I