The Press.
London, England, 1857-05-23 00:00:00

THE DOWRY OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.

On the question that the house should go into
committee on the dowry to be granted to the Princess
Royal,

kr: ROEBUCK called upon the house not to forget
justice to the people while displaying their gene-
rosity to the Sovereign. He recommended the grant
of a gross sum in place of any annuity for life.

Lord PALMERSTON entreated the house not to
express any premature opinion upon a proposition
which was not yet before them.
The house having gone into committee,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, after entering
somewhat at large into a history of the revenues
surrendered, the debts incurred, and the marriage
dowries obtained by various scions of the Royal
Family since the accession of the house of Hanover,
referred to the admirable example of economy
shown by her present Majesty, and the forbearance
she had practised from any application to the public
purse even for those expenses of national state and
ceremony which former Sovereigns had been accus-
tomed to ask Parliament to defray. Following
precedents, which he cited, established in the reign
of George 11. and George HI., the Government
intended to propose a grant, partly by way of annuity,
and partly of a sum to be paid as dowry to the
Princess Royal, the amount of the former being
8,000/. per annum, and that of the latter 40,0001.
Mr. ROEBUCK repeated his recommendation to
limit the grant to a single capital sum. An annual
grant would, he was convinced, be merely an annual
grievance, and he proposed an amendment to that
effect. •

The amendment was seconded by Mr. W. WIL-
LIAMS.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER recapitulated
the details of the various annuities formerly paid
to members of the Royal Family, which had dropped
in since the accession of the reigning Sovereign, end
which amounted to 256,000/. a year.
After a few words from Sir C. NAPIER,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL contended that the provision
proposed by the Government was judicious in its
arrangement, and not extravagant in its amount.
Mr. BAss, Mr. CLAY, and other members having
spoken,
Mr. DISRAELI expressed his hope that the house
would not by a division destroy the grace of a liberal
and loyal act.
The discussion was continued ; but ultimately Mr.
ROEBUCK withdrew his amendment, and the resolution
for granting the 8,000/. was agreed to unanimously.

THE SL?VE TRADE.

On the motion for going into Committee of Supply,
Sir G. rEcnxu, called attention to the insufficiency

SATURDAY,

of the means hitherto adopted to suppress the slave.
trade on the coast of Cuba. _

Admiral WALCOTT deprecated the employment of
British sailors upon a service which he knew from
experience to be extremely unhealthy.
Sir C. WOOD believed that the best means of stop-
ping the traffic in human beings was to increase the
number of steam cruisers off the coast of Africa.

Sir J. TRELAWNEY and Mr. KINNAIRD having next
made some remarks,
Lord PAtairmsToN said that communications had
been interchanged between the Foreign-office and
the Spanish Government on the subject of the Cuba
slave trade, and the most satisfactory assurances
were received from the Madrid Cabinet. Orders for
the suppression of the traffic had been sent out to
Cuba, and every effort would be made to insure their
being duly obeyed.