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could poreate.
t here as the trustees of ehe pygedex,eieg.,_ _,..ew.instri. had berm voted away.a. .. —_
isei it happen dist we ereeis . Unlike all other ha:tient a circumstance occoreed which would
trustees in the world?. ,Sorely if the emote of a now-a-days probably get • man sent to prison. The
gentleman becomes mobsersaml, met that Peden names of 24 persons were pointed out as pensioners
are appointed to take the anniagestent of it, no of the Crown. But it fell to his lot the other
men ever heard that the gendenien got Oistbitig night. to reckon 47 placeines slid peasimers walk
from the trustees; the find thing they **aid do is out of that door, and yet in that same 66 pension
to remove all the hangersoti sod encumbrances frees Parliaineut," it was emiaidered " a mercy and
the estate. But the troth i., the lessees is this wonder that ally liberty at all had been left,"
ems live slat the estate ; the ben/erre 00 them- although there were hut 24 pensioners amongst
alma are the trestrea..—iffeepr, Natalia &or. I—. them. With respect to what had fallen from his
lie often Abotight it would be a very pad thing, Hon. Friend (Mr. Creevey) about the declaration
at least iteuesad be most entenalisiog. if a eon- of a Noble Lord (Earl Fife). be certainty thought
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stflithe people were held. sod delegates sp. it required the most serious censideration. Nut
~ elleittesid at the Bar of that Hodge to re- (hit he supposed Ministers most not revert their
masstratil"fer the westefel expenditure of their dependants, who held offices under them, to sup-
alone?. Wbv the first thing they would my would port their measures, but be, thought that on some
:be, INS :, " pentlensea Inmate", we have mai sod occasions a little decency might to be observed. lie
ovetingand petitioned you to aimed to our dietreMes, bad been looking into the Bill of Rights this day,
still'Youltave mot done it. you brie Coined ti deaf and he there found it laid down " 'flat the free-
ear *ball our entreaties,siel,Gentlectien, we beisably dons of speech end debate iu Parttime t should uut
hope you will excuse us for saying that we eateresin be questioned in any place out of Parliament."
some strange suSpiciums. that you make • very And surely if a man's speech is not to be quer-
pretty thing of us."—(Hear, bear.)--He should nested, still less should his vote. Yet the Earl of
like that souse of these delegates Itad beets in that Fife gets up in hit' place, and declares that he
• Homo foe the last ten nights, when his Honourable had heard from authority that he was disinised from
Friend (Mr. Western) by some surprise on the the office of Lord of the Bed-chaushert in couse-
trustees had carried a measure dust was Wiled 4 quenceof the vote lie gave on the Malt Tax, end
the country as a favourable omen. He recollected mot a single Member of the Administration rose to
when the circumstance was alluded to by an Hon. deny or explain the statement. He had given
Friend of his (Sir J. Mackintosh), the Noble some attention to the question, and consulted some
Lord (Castlereagh), the leader of the trustees, said, authorities, and he 'sailor optilion, that utiles, the
" Don't halloo until you are out of the wood."— assertion of the Earl of Fife were contradicted by
(Cheers.)—Tiwee words lie shnuld remember is his Majesty's Ministers, the House were buuud
long as lie lived. He was really surprised at the to conclude there were moue advisers about the
dexterity and management of the Noble Lord, but person of the Sovereign that deserved impeach-
the meaning of them words had Mace appeared meta. The Hun. Gentleman then alluded to a
pretty manifest. Fur immediately on the ta,„„, pamphlet written by the celebrated Locke, which
mons of the Noble Lord, all his brother trustees made a considerable noise at the time. It was to
Came to town from every part of the country, some be found anwagst Lord Suiners's pipets. It
even from the county of Devon..—(Mach laughter.) stated, " that the (louse was so o.ffieered that the
—The Noble Lord iiumedistely sounded the Minister could prevail on simple country gentle-
trustees—all is over—ull the pieces. all the iii-- men, who weer afraid of the French, to vote
tronage will be destroyed if this suresure is carried. for any sum he wished."—( Hear, hear, hear.)
B
The consequence wss, what hail been a minority Nut it was our duty nut to squander the public
was immediately converted into a triumphant money. The people have a eight to see, when
majority. But this war not all. A Noble Lord of they intrust us with their money to defray the pub-
great distinction, a great northern grander, the tic expenses, that we put noise of it in our pockets.
Thane of Cawdor. got uir in the House, and stated, He would not detain the House longer. It was
that he how 8001. a year by giving his vote.— always wish extreme reluctance that he stated these
(Near, hear.)--Why, what becomes of these chaos- unpleasant truths ; but some one must do it. He
pious of privilege ? Where was the Hon. Mem- had to thank the [louse fur the attention they paid
ber for Montgomeryshire (Mr. Wyuu), or the au individual who had such humble claims to their
Hon. Member for Yorkshire (Mr. S. Wortley), iudulgeuce.—(Hear, hear.)
who would seize upon a printer, mud drag his to The gallery was then cleared for a division ; none,
the bar for using hank expressious tu a malority ? however, took 'place. On our return we found
—"Hear, hear.)—Why theise celebrated theta cots, Mr. CaLcawrr addressieg she House. He was
Avert:
as
mate
as mice, *hid, made him sickich pi
both adverting to thecircuinsittince of a Member of Par.
of the privilege sod of the champions.--(Chews) hornets( sieclernig in the House that he had beet, I
dismissed Irons ha office, in consequence of a vote;
.This WM Met the case its former times, then there wee
tomee.destraey in the Ileum of Cesamous thau no*. he had sites. However, as his words were not
+-/Lead cries of " Hear," frost the Mfaitterial taken doors., lie would say no owe on that subject.
beaches.)—Gentlemen seemed disposed to amuse l'o the other points, however, of the propovition, he
tisam,oveis with
charm. somewhat like the period to entirely agreed, namely, that the Petitions of the
which he was about to allude. In the reign of Eli- people have beets disregarded, and that no economy
zabeth, a cabins great Serjeent having made a or retrenchment whatever have been effected.—
speech, he was Met by that kind of
parliamentary I (Hear, hear.)—He also concurred with bias in say.
nog, that the influence of th, Crown was entirely
eloquence which, instead of deer ' g, seemed to
too powerful at present M that House. If his Hon.
have improved its our days—he enema the practice
of coughing Gentlemen down. The Learned Ser. Freud's motion went so far iss to condemn the
jeant was quite surprised at the sudden cold that principle of the Executive Officers of the State
having seats in that House, he could not agree with
took possession of the House, and having remarked
on it, the tumult increased to such a degree that it.r.-(" illlsr, no," from Mr. Ctreetey)-3-He was
glad
he was obliged to sit dawn, and never made a speech to hear it, because however small the divi-
there afterwards. However, he could immure the *ion might be. lie should be proud to form part of
it, now that he leurned lie eoold do so without
House lie was not to be pot down in this ITISOnefI
l'he Hon. Geothm in concluded by moving— . compromising soy of his npinioust amid lie did
That during the protocol Session of Parliasseat pet.: k think that the Executive Officers of State ought to
lions have liteu persisted to this House from every part or be iu that House, and it was likewise his opinion
this kingdom, and frees every descriptive of its population, they were not overpaid.—(ther, beer)—But he
cinstaiiiing statements of distress hitherto unheard of in this did think there were officers in that House whore
nation, and uniformly demanding as use species of relief to services there might be dispensed whit, and as his
their su Nes Ingo, the strictest possible economy in the repro-
ditare of the public mosey; that the statements so made Hots. Friend's motion did oot mean to sweep away
here in every instance been fully confirmed by the local the Executive Officers of the State, there was no
isiformation of the differeot Members of this House, who part of et in which he did not concur,
tome presented such Petitions; and yet, notwithstanding Lord CASTLESIAGH said he had hardly ever ob.
such universal appbeations fur relief, the diferent estimates served any estimate or vote on which the Hon.
fur the public service fur the year have hitherto been pro.
Gentleman opposite (Hr. Creeee)), who might be
eeeited in, Ind millions of money wilted for such purpose.,
14 jihOUi any the least possible reduction whatever by this styled Protester-General and Libeiler-Geheral of
Mass, although repeated effoi is have been made to effect the Parliament, did not come forward with his objec-
same. That this House entertains the strongest possible opi. nous. H. regularly came before the Honoutuble
slims, that this masked indifference of the representative body
Member for Alsordeen, who so regularly followed
to the sufferings of its constituents is mainly attributable to the
. feho.i„, teru,eie._shat a eery numerous body., the mew, es the play did the prologue. That Honourable
bets of this House derive fur themselves, their families, coo. Gentleman (Mr. Creevey) was for a considerable
stexioasobod floptadosis, large pecuniary provision from the time in a lucrative situation in his Majesty's ser-
of the people; and as such prtivi.itnis for the mist pert
sisidtritter for Wares altogether useless or grossly over-
, amithere fore the fittest objeetsforimmediateretinetion
6. redrcelea, so 'beholders or dispo•ersofibein is ibis House
:, ~:ice, in the Board of Control, sod he (Lord Castle-
•reo..l,) then never heard him complain or the ex-
:dilute of time couutry, or of the number of
haves direct personal iaterest in resisting every species.' useless' offices. It was only since the llohnurable
wassirmical reform whatsoever. That in addition to Ibis great Garth:times retirement from office diet he had
.premsomat bat to all ecouomical reform, the House has late. SO Occupied him-elf. and he (Lord Castlereagh) Ob.
ty witnessed, with the greatest indignation, the leflueore of eerved that his
.colouring was higher exactly in
dre Crown &splayed by its kliuisters in this House Ina man-
proportiosi to the elotigniton of his orbit from the
Also she must arbitrary, and with she expreu sad avowed üb-
heet of interfering with its M.-sobers in the discharge of their sphere of Office. Tile Hon. Gelltletonai and him-
dsty to their constituent's, the Earl of Fife, who lately INN the self moved in such ditfereut mints, that he did not
elite* of one of the Lords of the Bedchamber to his Me. think (though lie had mobil% to complain of as to
:jury, having neesitly declared in his place in this Homo, as the nsusiner la which the Host. Member pelf anted
one of its blembers, that he bad been dismissed from his
-seise as Lord of the Bedchamber to his Majesty, iii*eauss. his duties' in that House) that lie was called upon
' grlnflbe of having voted in this Monte in favour of a Bill to (iiotwithstending the pomp of preparation with
repeal a tax upon malt. which he came dealt), he (Lord Castlereagh) did
"That, under •II these circurastantes„ this House le of wit feel inclimiii to appear omen the stage. lie
'pinball it will better cunswit its own hestrOur •nd the lut. rest believed it would be allowed that it was the
of the public by immediately inoubing tutu the facts brfuie
• reestio,we, than is cuing say longer tutu Committees of undoubted prerogative of the Crown bosh to
-impiety tu vote sway the mosey of the people without the epirviut awl dismiss its servants, and he therefore
ibilinst puseible prospect of reliif to the cuuetry." neither owed it to the Hon. Members for Wrist-
' Mr. Hoistiouss said, that iii rising to second the ttt i t liter and Appleby. or to the House. to enter
motion. lie felt the same kind of reluctance that bit into ail explashati if the inutile. inducing the
lion. Friend did who had just sat down. Ile oar Crown so &swiss any public *tryout. Ile was very
afraid, however, that that operas would not produce sure that Geollenien its the other stile ought
the 'sine goo.' humour amongst the people wt it did I to be the lost tu question that right of the Crown,
in that House, for lie feared -it • would be a lung for oti an rictus on when an eminent friend of
time (q) use the phrase of the Nettle Lord) before I the Iliniutirahle Geisileman war about to take
'hey were out of the wood. The 'verve pursued I office, be ileclihrtl cluing it wiles, he hail the
by his lion. Frteod was loerfecily cosieteutioual, I appointment of Use Ewe's personal sell/snits.
our did he wrist Itigt• authority its support of the 1 'I im Hose alenilier, aim was Iteretof.re Secretary
proposition, for they hud the opinion of a 'limits- . of the Ordnance, was now very reedy tu cut down
guished indii (Sir T. 11'entwuttli) " that supplies ' the influence of the Clown, though lie thought it
an I grievances went baud iu htud.".—( Heur.) -... of whim to the atoetry a !It'll the piety with whom
. a I Itlin,ls.llas need br.l :-..). .
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Ihrit Nothing, believer, was done, nolwitholanding the Tht'e Was also The sithority of a distinguished
1"8" exertions of his Honoarable Friend (Mr. Humme), Sliocematt or the present dap (Lord (*anville).
'big Winked cris all Anode to be successful*. Sap fie said, that if the Home were teethed lia.hcep
riot. ployed. 'Not .:74i*spRilit up such a statidiagt army, that would nip Wiper
on ell Member fr Ifraresher (Mr: Wel ):011 the interfere in their debaiS, One it Om nothing but
H„„,,inab Member fir
.ersrfa soft' , Me. farce, and they could sever caplet tray good to be
•. &stokes), and neither of these spec 'ye &Ate- done for the country. These was a Parliament
)Best noes, hid voted for a reduction of 10,000 starts, once held this country celled " The Pension
"7 o. whichwould effect a saving of • million of money, Parlisasent." width, Speaker of that day, rather
gill no retrechinent has token place, and he kola a good kind of s man is his way, declared with nur-
se be of no other esoteric which he could pursue.. yre terse. that in the course of 24 hours the sum of
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