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doubt, V.t a nll the atteetion, orlicitude, and care,
due from a Pali to a parent and * sovereian.
The Earl of DARN LET said, no one hail more re.
specs for his Royal Highness than himself, but he
could taut improve of the intended grant of tO,OOO/.
a year in the ereseia sitilatinn of the country, in
its embarrassed financial state lie could not recon-
cile it as ditty to vote for that grant. He was
sorry that her Royal Highness hid been cruniecred
with this ungracious measure ; lie would have rim.
belted Vls high character and lira fell intervals by
renouncing s ,rant •o very unpopular. he
flowered this grant on groneds of public duty, lie
could not he supposed to have entertained env own.
timent towards his Roy al Higiiiiess but those of
great public and private respect.
The Limn CIIA a C ELLOR said, that he felt hint.
self called upon to state, Brit iii his opium,' his
Majesty had as good and us full, es clear and es
lewd a title to the savings of Inc Privy Purse, as
any of the Noble Lords in that House held their
properties. 'rite Noble Lord went into • review
of many Acts of Parliament, to slew that the
Privy Parse wa• the private property of the Kink,
—to he devised liv him. or by deed to be itivitoses
of, and, to case of no disposition, to go to his NIA.
jesty's heirs. Such was the law as it tonna—
end for the oflrcteil Sovereign of their country he
only claimed what was due to the meanest of Isis
subjects, not to despair of his recovery whilst his
life remained. If that Providence that had, in its
wisdom, involved hint iii calamity. should, in its
mercy, restore him to the enjoyment of- Ilia health,
and the affections of his people. hoer would lie feel
if he found hi. rights invaded ? As to his kayo!
Highness the Duke of York, it was not neces•aiy
foe him to stop to pay to his t herald's any tri!rute
of praise.; but he felt himself lesund to soy, that
liad his Royal Highness take', the office without a
salary, it would ►n his (the Lo►d Chancellor's) opi•
Mon, he a reason why he should not hold the office.
The Constitution of the country had wisely decreed
that the King of England, even in cases of personal
inability, should still. even to the hour of his death,
continue King. This wive and con. itittionel prin-
ciple should in no instance be forgotten. hut least
of all in the case of ■ Sovereign who had filled the
throne so long awl so well—who was endeared alike
for his virtues and his iniatortinies. Feeling as he
did, that the kingly authority ought to be upheld
with splendour and with dignity, he, for one, did
not approve of the reduction* in the Windsor
Esteblishineut. It was his opinion, and he stated it.
Lo►d Klee spoke against the grant, and severely
attacked the conduct of Ministers for the manner
in which they bad so often brought the members of
the Royal Family before a.- public.
The Marquis of BUTg said a few words in foveae
of the grant.
Earl GIIIET replier). His Lordship said he heard
a vast deal on the subject, but yet one simo le
question had not been suswered.—For what pur-
pose was the sum of 10.0001. a year propteied to
he granted to his Royal Nighties' ?—a'l'as it for
salary ?—No ; that was denied. But it was for
expenses. Ile asked, what were these expenses ?
of what nature were they ?—how wets they to be
incurred what was likely to be their probable
nmonni ? The only expenses that he could conceive
likely to attend the office. were the mere expenses
of mast-horses, so very miffing as to be unworthy the
consideration of his Royal Highness. But a Noble
Lord at his side of the House positively asserted
that his Royal Highness would be put to great ex-
pense—hue was certain, of that; but theta he did
not know what that expense could he. Another
Noble Lord on the Ministerial Bench had said,
that he could well imagine that his Royal
Highness would incur great expense; but he
could hot mute the nature of that expense. Such
was the answer that had been given; but,he (Earl
Grey), at • moment like the present, when the
country was so much embarrassed, did not think
that be would perform his duty, if he consented to
the grant of public money, merely because one
Noble Lord usseited what he did not know, awl
another imagined what he could not describe.

The clauses of the Bill were then put and agreed
to without a division. and the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, TORSDAT. MARCH 30.

The House was engaged ill balloting for a Select Com.
niiitee on the lam-aster Election Pellnous till tit* minults
litfore five o'clock.

Mr A BARPIG, I.li C. RATHCRsT, and Sir F. BURDSTT,
wire untried to alteail the ballot on Thursday next.
Lord CASTLEREAGH moved, that Mr. Albany Saville be
taken info the enstudy of the Setjeuni at Arum
The motion was afterwards ss itliusaun, on the excuse
being offered of severe ilishAposition.
Lord CASTLEREAGH moved, " That the names of the
limbers absent from this day's ballot should be ■et aside,
and tepoited by Mr. :Speaker to the House to-moriow."—
A.zreed to

The 4:Allislv Canal Bill was read the third time and
passed. _