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and formed at once one or the sorest +uses of the
liberty of the soljectt and permanent security of
the country. Au awful reopeswilidity was thereby
attached to Ministers. and on '164 the nifety of the
;plink depended. His worthy Friend had ;,one
wlu calcuistinfiT wham (lit him great credit ; but
trims the proof of ins statements, it ill I not follow
lost use country Cut nom more pio.remus than et
he commencement of the reign. An increase of
military was Ito criterion tit a uslion's pros;srrity—•
Or whet was Britain, when it AAA the greatest boast
of her citizens th4t s:.e had no army et silt ? (Hear!)
If this, intleetl, were the criterriu, it would be ill
for the country ; lon what was our military
.tre..gth wheu tninparcil wiili rrsitee ; or if the
hippmets of a liailllll wee to e-tninited by their
mihtary erength, whit would FrAinte. or silty tither
'smogs, b.• to the: ii•ait and Vat dale,
limner .4c for the ~•:•011.1 cliterion (the in-
create of wealtii) he t* .sb sun intimate with the
viihject, and could ouly argue on general princi-
ples. 0 i these Ise denied t•ie :110%e•r's conclusions ;
and rotittmde.l, tit tt enitT•ii-rog toe difference in
the value of mutiny, nur asp iris ought now to be
thrice us toisi-h kr they were it, years ago, to
rn.i'ula us to troy tlitt they Lad itdvalitivrouslr in-
ere teeth. With relect to tae third point (the in-
crease hr eiiiirely coincided with hiv
annuity Friehd, in .-hti•itleiing that. to all intents
and purtmeei, nur of the most stolid llrguine.i4
that mold Le adduced 1 r the grin int; ttrenzlh
and ri-nsoeidy of • c-itird,y. Ile wee led to the.,
rerlisi k., front a with to contest the crie•tion,
bat because he deprecates all difference of opinion,
alaa we. desirous of seeing the Motion so worded
tb,it th-s might h- unanimous in psynig* tribute
reltect and tiff, t lion to the personal virtues
of the hest of King.. He would nut toer...
fore praise a reign, there:iy including nriny
wen: s of Ailiniiinorst ; hut would Millet
Lis atfeetimi In the Sovereign himself. He
would not ref--r in the ti 111 l when the elective fran-
chise was tr.& I with—to the ignominy of the Ame-
rman uh- inquisition of the Income Tax—
to the frer.ch Ileviitisinsii, so well coininesseed. but
converted into sc.mcs of blood and desolation—to
the affairs of Sp/tlll, when the Monarch of a free
country *as entrapped Isy the most ruthless villain

political loettees tut many years, he could tutt;re-
inetti altogether Wen?. when doctrine* PO anitThrY
to those be held were supported its the wry ticy
had been oy the 11Jitottralhle Gentleman oppo-
site 111. Jhckl. H.- hat been sorry to see the
Nlotion so %laded es to preelnde ttimanimity ;
porticulhrly sr, t.ot coneciit..g it pohhil,;e that any
thin.; .polnicat could tar introduced, be 4,a I pre-
ciously proinooed it hi. support; for howilver
mum th.y might dater on puidic inetnisies, there
could he Ito duffer:rice 4p4 to their lore of the Con-
atitutton, and awn:how:A to the vulture at their
Sovereign.—But us for ihe nohol-41t1 ids s-mg, *Deo-
limier, in the oogitud shoti.m. he would ask -if it
would not be to rondatiun t,semselves sad their
many petitions for redress of glieVAlNdig were
they to acknowledge—
Air. STOOLS spoke to order. The enigma Mo-
tism being iilitirawsistbe did not eongive it to be
right to discuss it any further.
Mr. Wadrituan complained of tbisinterruptiini ;
insisted that he was isr.froly in ewer. rho coar.-
urrd olowivations. He canyon., d its etery •-ir-
tlineot delivered by Mr. Quin, whom, the u4h hr
had often heard with ple4..sre, taut heora
mote to his satisfaction ili.n oil this oecattion. Tt:e
King could do no *runt-, wits a utaxim th. ilihhed
and •pproveil of by retry now, and siv;:lit tieker
to be put ..aide for soy lovopeett. 11. was se•ry
he was compelled, tw. lee tototalts 411;n. to wkr a
view of public als'tere, in order to Itoothd; r.
Ste toouglit, the to•torttots of placing tile ti•nt in a
light in which he ong,it never to ter 1,1 ,ced -.eta! a
a borrier het o tom Slmtitere and the Temple. Is was
a (*outman hick to Once HO lilt...crag-1 helftverti
great public delinquent. mid the Country ; hut Ai
ft was disclaimed ao tills rkS:WS tttttt mud His 31.4)44ty
was reiterated frotu hi. Ministers *tut thew meth, he
could only hay, that he
..proved of 'the umen4l4 al
Million. Ile brier': there wait not an iorlivirlaal to
that Court, or iu fbr Cameitrt., who wru:4l it .t most
cheer teay valise forward to expreo. h s personal at-
tachment to them Soverei4o.
Sir Wst. Cuarts ron.;r4tulated the Court on the
unanimity that preceded. • He honed,' if titer ;mot
any compliment to their Sovereign, it would be
done in a manner worthy of PO great aCorporatien,
which he thought would be niedetrately done su

that every shined a throne, and the means and
strength of Britain were so scandalously misapplied
in fruitless expeditions and struggles, not for the
good of the people whose cause we it,poissed—nei-

the wanner proposed--h} a Bost.
hie. QUIN spoke to °Mee, thinking t. e floe.
amulet 11.11:Zoing to &ern., the inertia of t.,e Iw•t
by l'itraerelli, exhibited' in the Cook. and

Cher would *he refer to Portugal. where the very
risme of Cintra sickened every British hart—nor
to the rejection of the coma excellent and simple Crl'M
lion for Parliamentary Reform. which (as his friend
Mr. Sheridan had said) never could be obtained
without aii honeot Ministry. Rut where weir MI-

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br•iced ,n his motions
Sir W. CURrii Ji.claimed the intention• of can-
vassing the merits of ally part cu!or work. H* (4.4
not wish to see a &lust at all in •that roam t
%bought that the least thing Lucy could do. *nalil
be to erect a Statue of His Majesty. tmiseancie
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miters when this was brunt ht forward ?—ant at alibis opinion, hr moved, as in imenifinient, still
their pests to promote the welfare of the country. the word .. Statue" should be sulestitmed toy
From these consideratioria, lie meet. could mce :c s. Butte in the motion.
to the motion as at present worded. and direct,/ Mr. Box agreed with the last speaker, cud
unction the tondos tof such men as Ilia Nbje-ty s thought as they had erected neoeu menu to estivate
ureoeut edriver4. Yet there was mods in the in- individuals to the cost of 5 and 60001., it would be
ternal 'Mardian . f the country fir eheonsinm and I a disgrace to the first Corporation in the world, to
panegyric. I-, agr•imiture, an manufacture*. in Inge- erect in horiour of Ili. Majesty, a Bust, the terming
Moos Inventions, rod, to .refit these, in our erewil- of which was only 1501.
t ' aii.i !mproved communication hy croak and above Mr. Quin explained the reason for his interropt-
a... to the triumphant state of our navy, we had in Sir M'. Comas ; and was calling the-mien:ism et
mach to he prowl of, and great eau, of joy. On j the Court to the esquatite motel before them (tiy
throe points every one agreed, as lie trusted they Turnervilii. +-lien called to order he-Ma. iluserweve - • '
would this day agree iss ufferiesie a mark of their at- not speaking to the question. NU, goin proceeded
tachment and affection to their most beloved awl to sty, that he could not see +se', me Kest might
revered Sovereien..--(Hear! hear 1 )—Yet they not first he voted, and the Court left so rons-kr
were not on this account to he led into +auctioning whether they would not also adopt the deign of
a false view of the state of the country. painted ss so erecting a stet's. nu this grand vccasine. Hr panted
prosperous by his worthy friend. Wily, let them a vied-merited eulogium on the Bost propoo el fur
fur a moment look at the state of the country : their iimpectiow. and on the ttlents displayed ley
Where was the market for their monnfaeteres IS the woolly or, alto was Ilse only living artist to when. •
in other hums? Where was their commerce ? The His Meier). had cm.duceuried sort. flismothess
leagthening lists of haokrupteies, from week to also a pproved of by die Repel F isna ly.inine nf .. hem
week, spewed that so long as die system of conti- were uot only most competent judges pl pnli.mierne
newel exclusion continued, they must suffer; and it of this nature. but also Atetmentelsed for flop us. Is
was in vain to impute ;hue failures to a tient of I taste smith execution In several of the Fine Arts.
wild speculation. Sir J. Snow was of opinion that busts were filer
Mr. Quin then Averted to the forlorn Mate or for the caleireta of private individuals than for Nie
Ireland, and reprobated the conduct of Ministers chambers of great public bodies; awl, therefore.
with reword to that country. His Majesty's mime, notwithstanding the confessed merits of Mr. Tar-
might carefully to he +separated from the acts of wrelles work, he was more favourable to the amend-
Ministers; arid he would never suffer men in power went for ferreting a fitatue,
to be inyderionsly brought there. and have their Mr. Gairrierits spoke in favour of a Batt. avid
conduct senctinned under these general trims,— particularly of the one exhibited, which was cum.
He concluded with most feelingly deploring die trimmed by the Royal Family; and was the MAIO
state of Ills NI ijesty's health at this miement—his I the King himself seemed to senctian, be the very
sufferings, which most be more nearly felt lay every 1 unusual mark of favour bestehen oil the este% cy
man, from the reflection that they were tug- bitting to him.
wetted, if not caused, by the most untie feeling I Mr. Restime was not for squauderine money.
of thehuman hearyarent al effection. (elpirfense.) I but would have the Court do something worthy of
He then moved as an amemdment, to !Care nut the first corporation in the world. He was in fa-
all the words is the original motion. after I. the sour of. stator,
Court entertain of," for the purpose of el testi, uthig Mr. II asinirt r spoke oo the same side.
the following—.• His endrarrig and milial.!, qua. Mr. 11'ml-tines sati, it was not so the expense
lilies, his numerous mid exemplary ileo• •. and of the monument, but in the manner of exprvs..ing
his paternal regard for the happiness and glory oft their eentiments, that the honour emesisr,rl ; sled
his people." therefisre this very error:lent on the subtect flew.—
Mr. S. Dune expressed himself sei.fitri nit' coated their mark vii eittschment ; and, iinwever
the inteistioa. of both the mover of vie origins) they cow settled the muter. it would Dot he like
question. and the mover of the iencridreeir. lie i the spontaneous effusion of affectio:iate ieelin:.
coosidered the three points by *tech to pig, or i He supported the question in the mig n.ll •ttmm ;
the 'nation's proeperity, intronuced by the former, as if any difference of opinion was allowed to be
sod descanted an by the latter, as altogether fo- introduced, it woolil destroy mu, hof the menus
reign to the prierentdiseusson : ror did be see any of their motile. Ile auk& riot think that is.
necessity fur ',ringing into the delete. as had been pence was a proper criterion of their ettecienert.
done
lithe last speaker, the consideration of the If that wits 5-. they could not do tan than go
Nliddle...ex Election, the Americo,' %Var. or any I to the highest expelice they had goo, for ether.,
other of tho-e irrelevaut tnpics. He Lace ii.• hearty i namely fie, or ti,oxil. Jai that cse t!oor fiismeee
cai.currrisee to the amendment. and arconded i,, must he curisidered : and it ass lesnents!,i- to take
haring iii vine no other object but the great peg- advantage of the feelings of the Coait, to ioseev
auea; view's of the Monarch. them into such a heavy expense without consider.-
Mr. KLIMA came there to :stew a mark of las tun
or foresight.
, ~
:sir vs'. o-cutti se; I. as, he proposed was a eim-
res;,e. t, nu the gloviesis teem if M twit:, of Lfty ,
ie stata- w men e outo not he i I costly as the cuss-
years, of me of the he .t. of Sovere .:i., scat ever ex. 1... .
~thed d , -
istrd. Tt:ev had withoig to di, sec •, n,.;.., 5. when l'rA""'" e ''''"
The amendment was 'hen put, and cieried.
ft), v could bout of •iich a KM3.;.—A• a hus,ma,l
Mr. Litxus moved f-ir the appointment of a
awl i father, lie seas all ornament to isciety ;and iit (..
to receive model, and report to tire
loped to God he 'Aught yet rag:, tor in•ny years; u"n'ttte '''
Lourr.
for though they might have at K.ii • Kind. it was Mr. Box seconded the motion.
impossib!e for them ever to live a !letter. Ile beg-
NI-. Qctx eaid, that a Statne b•ieg voted, he
gel of them, therefore, ti. le:, it 1,0t.,:ic, anal
cculd not pursue his motion, of which notice had
critifive themselves to the 't cu - 'ei r I-..e, a
i'•'' " '' " ' '.' . ' been Liven, sarinely--
to who:, was the hest tta•de of cele 'eat. :g. tars .I: ). ~ re..,, the e,,,e n, adored, be ~......,,tee by 11,. Twee.
mils ric... i -tali. They ~.l ii,..aot el.- 5..1,. 'il.• 4. i te:L. SeuiriG: to Har fieerms, wee/Virg tsar .4stArelicit
evil re„it tiers should aoy 'owe Le i.erusia..ed to es4o.iied tt..•dsy la the Coarsest-Chamber; •14 that a ME,.
prevent their unanimity ? notllX:teciwg ie, gums's, be appropnasel Ito that pa. ape'
• Mr.Jaces then withdrew !..... motion, mid adopted He in dyed would have preferred a Boot. a. II Ole
the emendinefit proposed hy Mr. I„,iiiin.
consonant to the prectsce of antiquste„ which bad
r Mr. WM Tall tit dirt not iiii„li it s.ef eiee-y ,0 see . treemisitted to posterity the features of the greatest
, I much ; bat fr:,in th, or tire r let h- n.. !.km la • characters, and most mighty warriors, :it that kris ;