The Sun. — London, England, 1830-06-30 00:00:00

~, a at- 1 2 r Jp d aat he Pest at -lock of i 1 f' cx-1 .ded the 3n, from the Broughan , seconded the n answer to the eel., et marrow of he speedy disbolu .he advanced period !as of public bnsi iorary provision fir . . State. Ho%vever !dings of yesterday ,Ole that on the re lay be introduced or ore to dere!op !now vet had titue or or- eigti, and William ,ie of their common arrived for bestowing if great and very grave tile accession of each .ily to have been passed s of course, and have o subsequent murmurs, hout the country. One it with Englishmen has orronus sums wrung from' to appease, without ever s or the Civil List. The' Royal Family have beeiel preposterous and oppres tote of indignetion on this matt, in or out of Par. e to meditate on the grow- 1 ring classes, the answe-,' ang courtiers, of " dis c Civil List being agreed nt of each reign, for the barga'n cannot afterwards, be disturbed. The Civil IV. was intolerable; nor .es permitted to the Crown in evil example, by swelling functionaries in prop(); lion ; ,ugly, that Ambassadors, s of all descriptions of 'there, the article of retired tets, furm items of yearly tar more burdensome than be the deceased Monarch to the .st in his character of Regent. ions 'o an irrevocable vote for of the Civil List, we submit Mould not be lost ; but that o consider well the feasi some sensibly reductions in without meanly encroaching Jr fitting magnificence of the s consort. Another " stock" en rth in defence against those nu who complain of the cost to which ut for palaces built up, and pulled corated, is, that the King of Eng been " the worst lodged Sovereign i Her is nothing more offensive than those who Imo, through what means t circumstances " the other Sore- Pe" have been enabled to provide " the lodgings" which eclipse our ~,.,palaces. Why, absolute inonae , 7hs— , tort of Europe have been until lately— very shilling that circulates through the and spend it in building palaces to as sties to overawe, or dungeons to inear subiects. It is pretty language for an ist~r V to hole, that because Louie XIV., ~ or Frederick of Prussia, or the virago :ontrived to iperge the pob:ie. service in air oven vanity, superstition, selfishness, having no institutions nor audible opi responsibirty of Ministers—nor Parlia press, to restrain thear ;—a King of Eng ereforete worst used man in the world, Cannot divert the rational revenues to the on of a second Escurial or Versailles ! 3f England's house ought to be spacious, ul eleganee, and in every respect 5t for the a of a splendid Court : gewgaws and coon s ought trot to be paid for by the peon er pid pretext that the King " not sin-E -well lodged." With Windsor end the apart al St..larnee'w, resat-mirdee Prince teed acme forward to palm such a thing non Par te. nt and the country, as Buckingham or Pimlico Niece I tit a cost, moreover, of 600,0001. or ) 700,000/., and a yet unfathomed supplement. But I to say nothing of the existing palaces of Windserl roil St. James's above mentioned, the palace at llanipton—the palace at Kensington—the cottage. as It is called, near Virginia Water—the palace at Brig7aton, built up, and repaired and decorated .:book a score times, at the public expense; Carlton arid Kew Palaces, end the Queen's lodge at Wind sor, have been pull( d down. The very mention of , diem: places indicates a mass of absurdity which t:hsolutely renders both the nation and Parliament ridiettlous in the extreme. It is not many months .rose we expressed a sentiment of strong dissatis. raetion at the lineman - ruled power exercised by George IV. of altering, ordering, adding, razing, or otherwise torturing, so many edifices, for which 'here was no fund whatever but what came from the pockets of the people of England —or, still more scandalous, of the French people ! We said that the nation had the freehold of these palaces, and provided the money for building them,—that the '-innore, was but tenant for life, and gave eo-ds the work,—that, therefore, power over them, and •" , s plain speaking we ' of " inso Br• the (reticent administration of the laws during that pe jod, were owing to the mild and generous character if his Majesty himself;" that " we have lived (Of , 'ear the period of these occurrences, to be able to stimate in their full force all the benefit:4 we have derived from the mild and beneficent government of the late King;'' and that, " whether in peace or in were during the whole course cf his delegated ( lower, whether as Regent or as King, he never exercised, or expressed any wish to exercise the prerogatives of the King, except for the relief and advantage of his people." Sir Robert Peel could (let with propriety have introduced into his portrait - if his late Alajersty, the shade as well as the light but it roust be admitted that in what he did state, he (lid not depart tar from the truth. The cha racter of tire late reign certainly was mild and bene ficent ; the chief defect, perhaps, in the late King was his profusion and extravagance. A great deal too much has, we think, been said as to his orivate relations. With the exception of the pro ! ecedinge against the late Queen, when he allowed his private feelings to disterb the tranquillity of the nii : time ive do not well see that the public have any ping to do with the private life of the King, more . than with the private life of any other individual.— . Leopold, of Tuscany, afterwards Emperor, has beer eelebrated throughout Europe as the model of Sore ,eigns, and yet his mi'itresses were almost as many in number as the wives of King Solomon, and hi• effepring in proportion. Great allowance ought to be made for the sitnetiesi of the Royal Family of this country, under ihe tyrannical Act which im poses such cruel restrictions on their marriage; and as far as example goes, conjugal correctness is such .1 strong po'nt in the national morality, that there is very little to be apprehended on that score from the influence of the Sovereign. The Sovereign who ie a goad husband may, iii this country, dispense with many virtues; but, if be be a bad husband, from his unpopularity on that score, hie example will serve rather us a warning than an encouragement. A nation is seldom indulgent towards the vices ft which it is not addicted. Mr. Brougham, in second ing the Address, observed, " that the reign of his . Sire Majesty had been one of uncommon brilliancy;' and he begged leave to say, in his humble opinion that according to his sense of that reign, in as far as, regarded the prosperity of the country, and this long maintenance of peace, that his Majesty teal presided with a firm and well-regulated and salutary mind over the Unpertant duties he had try discharge, in relation to the internal policy and condition of the country." It is beneath e people calling themselves civilized, and enlightened, and so forth, to attHch so much importance to those habits of a Monarch that are not felt directly by the country. If a King encroaches on the rights of fathers or husbands, that is, indeed, another affair, but no injured father or husband ever raised his voice against the late King. We are riot the npo legists of vice and irregularity. But we would dis tinguish between a failure in public duties, and a failure in the observance of the duties of private life. One thing is pretty certain, thet if we expect a more rigid morality from Kings than from their subjects, we shall be disappointed. if we consult history, we shall find that with very few exceptions, Kings have seldom abandoned sensual pleasures, till sensual pleasures have them. Sir Robert Peel was mode rate in his eulogies ; but the Duke of Ntrellington ; out-heroded Herod. According to hie Grace, c- hisl Majesty's manners received a polish, and his under-1 standing a degree rf cultivati - m tvhich made him surpass in such advantages all his subjects, and made hint one of the most remarkable Sovereigns of our time. . . . Up to the last moment of ills life, no man ever approached his Majesty who did' riot feel instructed by his learning, and gratified by his condescension, affability, and kindness of disposiE tion. These advantages were not confined to ex-! ternal show of manners; but I appeal to every Nohlts Lord who has ever had the honour of transacting' business under his Majesty's direction, whether on every occasion( his Majesty did not menifest a degree' of ability, of tWent, and of knowledge, in the moat minute affairs of life, beyond what could be expected front a persoa in the excited situation his Majesty had always filled.. I ear we have reason to be proud of his late Majesty." Will history, to which Sir Robert Peel confidently appealed,take his Grace for a faithful and impartial witness ? Surely he has over-rated his Majesty's talents anti acquirements.— Morning Chronicle. The cool manner in which the destitution of the people of Ireland is spoken of in Parliament is ex ceedingly instructive. The great finely of the people are now euffering all the horrors of !'amine; but we are told there is nothing in this—they are used to !famine. " As to any measure for the relief of Ire iend," observed the Duke of Wellington last aught, " he begged their Lordships to remember, that al ways about this period of the year the people were 'subject to distress from avant of provisions. The isame thing had occurred in former years. About this time their own stocks were exhausted, and theyl were obliged to go to market to buy provisioner.' There was necessarily, then, a rise in the price of provisions, occasioned by the increased demand;' land considerable distress ensued, beceuse the people! had not the means to buy provisions." Not havingl food, or the means to buy food, they must either) Irob or li e down and (lie. In England, where the fruits of productive industry every where meet :he rye, famine, in the correct sense of the word, is !unknown; for the stores of the rich must always lbe accessible to the poor, either by fair means or (foul. No man will starve in the neighbourhood o 'plenty. But the Irish are a people of raisers of food Ifor others ; they are without capital, and not al 'lowed to acquire any ; the produce of their rich fields is destined io strangers, who can supply the ! ! heartless lord , . of the soil with luxuries ; and /111-1 nual famines, and the diseases that follow in a train of famine, are hailed by the great as a wise dispen sation of Providence in restoring the balance be-1 !tween mouths and food. Besides, as Mr. Spring ! ice has been endeavouring to stew, the periodical! seines save the people from the miseries which the ';le of England suffer front the Poor Rates. Fail according to this benevolent Senator—fad 'tat the people should " be forced to heel eds" (as Mr. Doyle says they are) a month! the year, than be exposed to the demon,' :once of receiving support when destitute' ehial rates.--Morning Chronicle. 1 'representatives of the People" must! ( to their constituents. Such is the King's Message delivered to Par-I ht. The six months allowed by law liement after a demise of the - The speedy pro 'riod for returning to their constituents anpronclic. l , they could not proceed jwri 3)0.0511 with their •erial patrons without endangering their seats—an d rhos they h ave a d v o cate d t h e cc; -f the pcoPle at the end of an o ld P a rli amen t, d i n t tlie, y tnay be of-1 !brded the opportunity of betray ir , l 7 ; them in a ne,ll Nothing proves more clearly than this that public opinion is against the conduct and policy ol the present Government. Their small majorities of! !ate, mixed with occatorr,l defeats, show that tilt! old age of a Parliament is less addicted to obsc-! quious venality than its youth. It often happer hat a Member, who has far five years falsified all the premises which he made to his constituents or the hustings, recollects them in the sixth, and, I repentant sinner, reserves all his virtue for the dregs of life. But, as a great political writer het, aid, " a death-bed repentance seldom amounts to .restitution," so we are of opinion the honest voteF. tf this the last Ses;ion of the present Parliament will not restore to the people all that they have lost by the senatorial delinquency of former Sessions. — They will, however, afford abundant subject for • watorical amplification at the approaching elections. fn the meantime we would ask that portion of the people who have really the choosing of their Reprc entative. whether they are prepared to put men •nto Parliament again, who, up to the present See ;ion, supported all the extravagance and wasteful iroftision of Government, in defiance of those sledges of retre. _nment and econcrny which they lad repeatedly given ? We ask are they prepared .1) send men into Parliament who countenanced the systematic attempts made to crush public opinion, iv destroying the liberty of the Press ? Whet he, ire they also prepared to confide once more in men .vho made the distresses of the country a subject o ' ' wartless and flippant derision, and who cheered or •he Chancellor of the Exchequer in his imbecile ,Kojects of finance, which oughi to make the " ag, if intellect" blush for the science of political arith metic ?—Morning Herald. The Message presented by order of his Majest) !o both Houses yesterday evening will be foetid in our Parliamentary Report. Addresses of eon ,zra.tulation on the Accession of his Majesty to the l'hrone, and of condolence on the loss of hi, Ilustrious and lamented brother, were unan:mously voted, and it is with the highest satisfaction we refer our readers to the eloquent tributes paid ti the memory of that exalted Sovereign and man, by he Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel. They bore testimony not less to the polished elegaece of his manners, his affability, his highly cultivated mind, his taste and his neinificonce -hen to the comprehensiveness and accuracy of his political views, the strength of his onderstand eig, his firmness, and patriotism, qualities, said the Noble Deice, " which mainly contributed to the ereat and beoenciel change that was accomplisher! throughout Europe during the period of ho Government." In these sentiments men of all Parties in both Houses expressed their ardent con currence, and we are confident that the feeling of Parliament is identified with that of the nation ii general ; for though our late revered 'Monarch never descended to court popularity by ignoble ! mean!, it may safely be said that no Sovereign !ever possessed a larger share of it, nor ever won to !himself more exteneirely the esteem and affection of his subjects. The latter portion of the Royal fies , gage, relating to the requisite provision for the! public service to be made previously to the dissolu tion of Parliament, will be taken into consideration n hot 11 110,ISQS this day.—illiwning Post. We have already observed upon the indecency as well as the absurdity of the rumours respecting pretended Ministerial changes, in which some of our cotemporaries have within the last three days so eagerly indulged. We are now enabled most positively to state that so far from any such changes being ever contemplated, his Majesty, immediately on his ascending the Throne, took the very firs !opportunity of expressing his unlimited confidence in the illustrious Premier, and his determination to continue his Grace and his able colleagues in the same offices which at present they respectively hold.—/Iforning Post. It will be seen from the proceedings in both Houses of Parliament last night, that a most gra cious Message was delivered from his Majesty, Wil liam the Fourth, and that an Address of condolence and congratulation was agreed to by both, with ever) mark of regard for the late Kiug, and every ex pression of satisfaction at the accession of the pre sent Sovereign of these realms. In the House o. Lords the Duke of Wellington took occasion to pass a handsome and well-merited encomium on the virtues and accomplishments of the late Sovereign which was re-echoed by Earl Grey and Lord Godc rich, with every mark of sincerity. Its the Common, Sir R. Peel moved the Address, and was equally eloquent in praise of his late Majesty. Mr. Brong,han followed, on what we may term, the same side ; and if the dead could find pleasure in the praise of the living, or the living profit by the anxious wishes o; his subjects, the former may be said, in the almost uni versal praise which has been bestowed upon him, ! have had ample reason for satisfaction, and the latter, :equally good cause for rejoicing. We have remarked. however, that his present Majesty was mentioned ii. rather cool terms, both by his Grace of the Tree- Hiry, and the Secretary for the Horne Department 'ls this a presage of approaching dismissal ? It wit also be seen, that in addition to the above matters . the Message expressed his Majesty's conviction, that " it would be most conducive to the general conve-i nience, and to the public interests of the country, to call, with as little delay as possible, a new Parka enent ;" and that his Majesty recommended to the House " to make such temporary provision as mayl be requisite for the public service, in the interval! ( that may elapse het weeii the close of the present' Session and the meeting of another Parliament."— This part of the subject was very properly not en tered into lest night, but will form the subject of an important debate this evening in both Houses. Tin great omission in the Message is the total silent as to the periods of dissolution—re-election-- and re-assembling. Something positive ought to 'have been stated on this subject; but it did not, eve presume, suit Ore Minister's purpose, to throe 'any light on the ' 'ect, and the mention of it was accordingly on have reason to believe, however, that ' • entered into after the passing Administra tion, and the 'he ee• the autumn the nriev their r ,. best SECOND EDITION. .3 UN OFFICE, Serra o' Clock. M PER IA L PARLUME NT THIS EVENING. HOUSE OF LORDS. The House met to-day at Half-past Three o'clock, when .everal Peers, among whom were the Dukes of Devon .hire and Buccleugh, the Marqu:s of Anglesea, Earls Fife Latiderdlle, took the oaths of allegiance. Severn: ...irate Bills were brought up from the Commons by Sit Alexander Grant. Sever pet:tions were presented. THE KING'S MESSAGE. The Order of the Day being read for taking into con ,ideration hie Majesty's most gracious Mes,age, the sank wits read Ly the Clerk of the Huse, when The Duke of WELLINGTON rose and said_3ly . Lords, it is now my duty to call the attention of ;our Lordships to that part of his Majesty's most gra tioes Message, in which he has thought proper to inform you that it is not his intention to call the attention' of Parliament, at the present period, to any nen-, -natter. My Lords, according to the ancient Consti tutiou of this country, the Parliament would hav e been immediately dips shed on the demise of the Crown ; oat, my Lords, owing to an Act which passed in the reign of King William, and which was continued in the reign' of Queen Anne, both }lO.lFe3 are now sitting. My Lords, his Majesty's servants have horribly advised his Ma jesty send this Message in, while his Majesty in-, arms ycur Lordships, that notwithstanding, it is in -he power of Parliament to sit six months longer,, 'le has been induced to declare his intention of lissolving it upon an early occasion, and that it is not less ntention to bring forward those measures under your consi deration, which, under other circumstances, it might be eon eenient to have proceeded in. It is necessary, therefore, ny Lords, that I should state generally to your Lordships, what are the views and intentions of his Majesty's Go-, vernment, and what their motives in giving his Majesty he advice they have done. My Lords, we are now ar-1 ivied at the season of the year in whieh it usually h rppens, -hat nab 'merit has been drawing to its termination Business has been so advanced as generally, within a month of the present time, the business of the Session closed. It is not necessary, my Lords, that I sheuld cab your attention in detail to the present state of business:— Et is enough for me to request your consideration to the votes of the House of Commons, and the votes of this rouse, by which you mill sec that so much business stil! ,remains to be brought forward, that his Majesty's Ali ' Asters thought it their duty to advise the King to adopt the course which he has done, and unless LH Majesty had token the coarse which he has, there could !lave been no hope of the close of Parliament for a' eery consider:Ade time. Under these circumstances, and, considering the calamity which has recently befidlen us, and which has been expected for a considerable period.' men knowing that when that event took place, a new Parliament must be called, and a general election ake place, his Majesty has thought it better to ad eke the close of the present Parliament, under the cir cumstances stated, and also in consequence of there htaving been for the last three months considerabW .xciternent throughout the whole country in cense., quenee of the expectation of a general election. His Majesty's Ministers conk! not, therefore, have enter -aired a hope of keeping in town a sufficient nuns ber of Members to carry on the business which must sooner or later he brought under the consideration of Par liament. Under these circumstances his Majesty's Mi nisters have thought it their duty to advise his Majesty to put an end to the present session as soon as possible. Measures, my- Lords, will be brought forward in the other House, and therefore it is not necessary for, ne to enter into Cie:it here, for the purpos e of taking into account the estimates that have alread been 1 tid before Parliament, and also for the raising of such stuns as Mily be necessary for carrying ut the business of the State. These measures are neces nary to provide for the honour and dignity of the Crown. All other measures, my Lords, will be postponed until the meeting of another Parliament. Under these eircumstancee, my Lords, I shall more that an humid, Address be presented to his Majesty, to return to his Ma jesty the thanks of this Howie for the communication which his Majesty has been pleased to make, and to express the deep sense which this House entertains of his Majesty's kindness in being unwilling to recommend to the at tention of Parliament at this advanced period of tht Session, and the present state of public business, any new matter .rich may admit of postponement, without „;--ty detriment to the public service, and to assure his afajesty that this House most cordially joins with him in opinion that it would be most conducive to tht general convenience, and to the interests of the country to call a new Parliament with as little delay as possible ; and co assure his Majesty that this House will apply themselves t o conform in such measures, anti will concur in makim. owl) temporary provision, as may he requisite for the con feet of the public service, in the interval that must claps , between the close of the present.. Session, and the assern dieg of a new Parliament. On the :Lotion that the Lord Chtneellor read the AO, !dress, I E a rl GREY rose, and said,—My Lords, I must enufe., that it did appear to me yesterday, that the proposition contained in his Majesty's most Gracious Me,sage was on , of the most novel and extraordinary kind that I tv. r wii aessed. My Lords, if that was my impression yesterday., I must say that that inipresssion has not le en diminished by the very inefficient and unsatisfactory explanation. what. the Noble Duke, at the head of his Majesty's Go vernment, has been pleased to give of the course he mean,' to propose to pursue nn the prensent occasion. My Lord.. !ie began his speech lay stating to your Lordships the effecl •nd object of the law passed in the nip of King William, Ind continued in Queen Anne, by the authority of whici law w e are at. this moment ass: rnbled. That law was passe,. 'or the purpose of enabling Parliament to sit to mac. Legi•dative provisions in cases of emergency. That beit'u my Lord, and if it should appear to you, as I trust i• will, that there are at this moment subjects of great hn portance, calling for the immediate - interference, said i-anaot be delayed without injury to public service—if suci• be your Lordships' impression, then I think your Lordship• will see that ti ere is no necessity for calling on your Lord ,hips to assent to the proposition of the Noble Duke. Nly Lords, we are called upon to make a temporary pro vision for the services of the State, which, it is said, ire necessary to be provided for, in order than they may be satifactorily performed in the interval that may elapse in the interval between the close of the present Session and the assembling of a new Parliament." Chat is one of the propositions of the Noble Duke. Another, my Lords, is, that we are met to express an opinion of the propriety and of the necessity of the immediate dissolution of Parliament. My Lords, I (perfectly- concur with the Noble Duke, upon whzt lie has stated as to the expectations of the probable disso lutien of Parliament, and that considerable anxiety Its' arisen in the contemplation of tha. event, and the evil• that would result from the lengthened delay in its dissolution. This evil, if it be one, is one only of comparison ; and we 'eigh well before we avoid this lesser, lest we should leeper. We saw this evil approaching us ' onder an administration, alit appears, it.—(llenr. and Cheers.) PEAK/ :../ ial i!' . ires : to i . cal ! ect is ied ;ica, .:ious re `ter- Sittle the for the :any 'ong :tied ' • unanim itlunc tn. lor eve❑ to Sir, the d, upon the G Alajesty for the dcspatc. Ithat by the ~ f the Crown reason assigned fo7 was con.idered ti,i 6nis, and that th put an end to Pat King William's reign 'Dade in this respect. And 9th years of King N the demise of the Crown the. not necesurily t!rniinate, less sooner prorogued or preatub!e of that Act point .• -nactment. It is statvil th Diu the demise of the Cr, invasion of foreign enemico, or evil-disposed per:tons abroad or at . original came of the alteration hi had reference to the very peculiar entlinir the demise and the dan; ‘ueeession. It has been generally said, King WI jam was temporary ; but I apps vas not the case, hut that it was perrnanei recognized by a subsequent Act of Queen An what- vcr were the circumstances which orig die passing of that Act, no douLt, think, ca. tained that it was a proper precaution to provide demise of the Crown should not necessarily put an es, Parliament, but that there should be a power to co it in case circumstances might require she deliberate Parliament. The question now ig, whether or not in ...resent state of business, and whether with reference to iinsinesis which must be instituted on the demise of th Crown, and the accession of a new Sovereign, it be more idvisable, to dissolve Parliament, or to proceed to time de patch of business. Now, Sir, 1 have no doubt that under 'nature consideration by his Majesty's Government, with Idiom it rests to advise, they hove eonsidered it their duty - o advise a ctimmunication to the purpomt of the Mes sage of the Sovereign to this House. The gees,- ion is, whether or not the House will accede to the proposal made by the Crown, taking care that they should make temporary provision for the conduct of public business; that I apprehend to be the subject for the conside ration of the House. Now, Sir, I apprehend it cannot he questioned, that although circumstances may ar is e which may make it necessary for Parliament to continue its deliberations, yet, upon the whole, there is much , nconvenienee attending its sitting, when it is known that at an early period, by law, a dissolution must take place. The law provides that withih six months Pat liament must terminate. It is impossible but that the preparation for the election of Membera to serve in a new Parliament must immediately take place. Sir, I hold that the capense incurred by those pre gyrations is productive of no gend.—(Hear, hear,) — That it is an expense not calculated to facilitate the free expression of the opinion of electors—but that that ex :tense incurred in consequence of a six months' preparation' for an eventual election is an expense which has, s corrupting rather than a beneficial influence.-1 'Cheers asd laughter.)---I bold also, Sir, that it do al .übmit the Members of the existing Parliament, who arel willing to attend here in the performance of their pul.li • Inty, to an unfair disadvantage. That the parties oppose.l to them, in the first place, are free of any publ'c aff ur on account of no public business preesiug on them, 'my which they are enabled to devote the whole of their attention nit the spot to the promotion of their own inte rests, and to act in conformity with the views of those ireiend them, having the great advantage of being per o a tilt m the sp it, and being able to devote their attent on en rireiy to business,. The consequence, I apprehend, of this, mass been in former periods when Parliament has conti-1 ruled sitting, after the demise of the Crown, that there has 'seen complaint of the avant of sufficient attendance for public business, and I find even on the Journals of this House, at the proceedings when Parliament has continued its sittings after the demise for the transaction of the business submitted •o it, that there are instances in which letters have been addressed to the Sheriffs and Members complaining of the want of attendance, and requirine, their return to London. On these grounds, Sir, I think it cannot, unless there hr special circumstances requiring the immediate intervention of Parliament, I think it cannot be denied upon time whole, it is most conducive—most calculated to ensure impar tiality betw:en contending parties, for the voicts of their] emit' tuents—that at as early a period as may b convenient 1 for the public service, time prerogative of the Cio .en should I e' exercised in funning a new Parliament. Sir, I am quite aware that since the Act of Queen Anne passed, there have been instances in which a different course has been eursued. lam quite aware that in the reigns 101011 immediately succeeded Queen Anne it was u'ual to send , t message to Parliament, proposing arrangements for thy l sittings, sod that in conformity with that message arrange ments were made. At the same time it must be borne in mind that the constitution of the civil list was eery lifferent at that time to its constitution now ; that at that period the Sovereign was in possession o' the here ditary rsvenues, and that a certain sum was voted by Par- iiament, in addition, in order to make up the deficiency metween those revenues and the charges upon them ;1 Ind, is point of feet, the time devoted at the periods I tots speaking of, tip to the reign of Ger roe to the Civil List, would mot be considered sufficient now 'Or the due consideration of matters of so smell importance. find, for instance, in the reign of George I. the Bill for the settlement of the future Civil List, passed with very great .•xdedition. Queen Anne died on the Ist August, 1714 r The Act for the arrangement cf time the Civil List was in. traduced into the Commons on the 12th of August, 1714. ft passed through all the stages from day to day without exciting much attention- It was sent to the Lords on th.. 17th August; it was returned on the 19th August, with the assent of the Lords, and parliament itself ‘Vas prorogued on the 25th of August, 1714. Those periods, therefore, although they were periods in which the Civil List was settled by Parliament on the demise of the Crown, were not periods to which we eau refer at present, I think, is respect to similmr pro ceedings. Sir, I am quite certain that it must he time almost unanimeus feeling that on the settlement of time Civil List, under the circumstances under which th e re . sent claims come, that it is most desirabl e that tl e Govern ment on whose responeibiiity that Civil L i st is to be settled, should have a full opportunity of ma tureiy consider ing the arrangements, as far as can be given to a sub ject EO important, and that the Commons after wards should have an equally full opportunity of deliberaiing on the details of that list.—(llear.; Sir, there will be to he considered, the Civil List of three different parts of the Empire—the Civil Establishment of Scotland, Ireland, and of this part of the Unite IKingdom. Upon the settlement of the Civil List fifteen years ago, the general recommendation of I the King having been gift , at a time when his Alajc,t . was unrestricted regent, was merely followed in the la I raogement of the Civil List when his Majesty succeeded Ito the throne. At the name tune it ie impossible admit that there are certain matters. connected • Litt which call for additional consideration. -t the present moment several of their saleries partly from esolidated Fund. '.iie, tml net to ri. pt " DEA' von the enc. l you will leaf. .application fru. Hy.tem to your " I will that. this coinmunicatio cerely hope that th fictory ; at all event advantage•iP, as I 'Kis prosperity of your city. " I have the honour Jos. Ferguson, Esq.' The following letter nouns ing the *arne gratify' Iccived by Mr. Nanson, of ins n note from Mr. Dttwso-, as that enclo s ed in Sir J. Gia. " DEA R SIR,—I enclo-e a cep) leceivi'd Irani Mr. Dawson, h) that the Treasury has conceded to th intich of the privileges sought a.; the ranted by the case ni4deout.--1 lernuiit "'Whitehall, June 19, 1830." MA RR I ED.—At the Hague, 0. the 24th in , tant, at the Hotel of hi.; Et Horow able Sir CITA Rix% BAGor, hi Britataf Amba.haler, by tie Rev. W. H. HoLvrownir, to the Eti;b eB;', Captain GEORJE JAMES eo•rond son of General HAY, Lieutenant-Gone. Falinborgh Castle, to GEORGIA NA bitormr.•roN \\ HOORD, fourth daughter of Sir JOHN R. WHITEFOO The greatest distress prevails in the ne bourhood of R►chke:dle, where typhus fever has ma( lapprarance. In consequence of the Hooded strife of land, a lamer near Melksliatn W. 13 last week constr to sell the produce of .28 acres of mowing grass for NECESSITY IS TIIE NICTHER OF INI Tiox.—Lieut. T. Wzr.t.t_tnts, of tlaa Royal Nary, ob the large silver rm did from the Society for the encin ment of Arts, Manufactures, Slid C .mmeree, in 182 a very simple, thcsgh useful and effe •illre invention, lass no doubt been the means of enabling many r fellow who has been disabled in the z<ervice of his co to gain an honest living, we cannot fay by the wort /Lando, but by the swe..tt of his brovr. Mr. WILT having unfortunately lost hie arm frot i the dunces of aerricc to w hi c h h e b e l on ged, deviser! a very ingenious mode of coupling a pair of wars, ae as to render them ea paid? of being worked by one hand an invention to which he was no doubt first stimulated by a desire of en joyina his favourite amusement. The particulars of this ,mode w,re transtnittol by Mr. WaruAlra t.) the Society, front West Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, on the 20th of !November, 182.8, with an Assurance that the inventor had been out sevens times in a boat alone, in Cowcs Roads, during very severe weather, and with that arm w hi c h f a t e .had preserved, had pulled himkedf ashore in perfect ewe 7,„ and safety. We never recollect seeing an instance of this invention being put in practice, but many a po o r W ater man , r deprived of an arm, t: ho is now under the necessity of pay ing fur an assistant to pull one of his oars. might advan tageously avail himself of Lieut. WILLIAMS'S ingenious in vention.—Portsnioutla Herald. The most strenuous and active exertions are making to ward off famine in Killarney. A number of gentlemen have given their horses and carts gratuitously, to dram home a cargo of potatoes which arrived at Castle main for the relief of the poor. On Saturday potatoes were up t.) the enormous price of Bs. per peck of ten stone, and an ounce of bread was not to be had for sale in that town on Sunday last. The flagging of Killarney was commenced on Monday last, and the enaployin!nt it will give must afford some relief.—Limerick .Eveni ig Post. Monday afternoon, MINI several perscns were standing opposite the new Athenreum Club House, in mall, waiting the return of the procession of the pre clamation, the balustrades which surrounded the area ga , way to the pressure of the croa.d, and those persons wl were standing against it narrowly escaped an awkward f of at lrast 20 feet. BIRTHS. On the 29th init. in Halley-street, the lady of Ja. G. Murdoch, Esq., of a daughter. On the 28th inst. in Tilney-street, the lady of the E. Stafford Jerningham, of a eon. On the 26th inst. at Carton, Mrs. 8. P. Child, of a eon, still-born. On die 14. th of January, at Pavell, Bombay, the seat of the Hon. the Governor, the lady of Sir C. Malcolm, Superintendent of the Bombay Marine, of a son. On the 26th inst. at Grosvenor-place, the lady of E. Pain, Esq., of a aon. MARRIED. 01) the 29th inst. at St. George's, Hanover-square, H. Tufnell, EN., to Anne Augusta Wilmot Horton, dangh ►er of the Right Hon. R. W. Horton. ' 16th inst. at Pads, '••• A, H. Pedro to Aladain •.t. koth este. of an