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suoitims by illy exertiam of it under the prewiat 9,04(.. It
calamitous to behold She Cove, nitwit( g ml[ trout
ye. to year as ii\did, see.ng irre alth.regniul. uo taiitle as
theinces, trio:H:lW the ensuing year. When questions of
Import anise like Ml llsierri appealed 10 bi 31111 by with the
view of seeing where throe Was the more interest, and how
they could best retain their plares.—(Cheers)— Ile wished
to see this conduct changed ; he wished to behold them come
do% and meet questions like Statesmen.—( 'tear, hear !)
fhe Woo* Tat airs Moly soon to come under dkeursion,
and then they should hear what the Miolistr.rs had to say
out lie was astonished to hear the Honourable tientleinau
( Mr. Robiusion) declare, o ithout having heard one wind of
the discussion, that it was not the imeetillll of Government
ill in Ike tiny alterati 111 l to the tax. Much must be done before
"'II' """ be obtained. There meg he a revision of the
revenue laws : an abandonment of restrictiost. on intim, ta-
ton; and a giving up of the idea of growing every thilit
gst ourselves.—(Near, hear!) "lie timber trade wits
labouring under most pernicious regulations. He understood
that there WI'S a falling oft' in the Customs for the last 'ear
of upwards of a million and a half. - ( fl;mr I)—The l'etiti-
toners recommended the revision of all the restrictions,
as best calculated to promote the general interests of the
country. He believed he had mentioned the main topics
tit
the Petitioners. He trusted that the House w..uld take
them into consideration, to see whether any relief could lie
given by on ester)... of trade. It it were teen that tile
House souk the subject into consideration, exationiaig toe
interests of all, with the view of promoting the advantage
of all, the comitry %mild derive satisfaction from a fact
that could nut fail to pi amide a desirable good miderstaud-
ing.—(Clieers.)
The Minion was then brou,tht up and read, Mr. Raring
observing, that he had a similar Petition from the Chamber
of Comforter, Edinburgh.
Mr. P. 6 tENFb.LI. having complimented the able
manner in which the Petition hail been brought forward,
said that he approved oral' the principles contained in the
Peiiiiiiii; and teat in or out of the House he should he
most happy to du all is his power to give eft et to the
Petition.
The Hon. F. ROBINSON admitted that the subject was
of great importance. Ile had expressed the opinion, anal
lie now repeated it, that tie system of restrictions was
founded in erroneous prior 'pit out he could ant think that
these principles hail been adhered to inure %%hit the view a
keeping their places, thou from au) conviction of their
propriety. But though he agreed in the lion. Mensher's
main principles—and that improvement might be made—.
yet a char,o- could not at mice be effected. The system
had grown up aye long progress of time, and it was deeply
routed.
After some exivlnded remarks from Mr. Ricardo, Mr.
Marryott, &es the l'e t• • was ordered to be printed.
( .1X 1. LlS'f.
The CH 1H ( the EXCHEQUER, as late am.
uiee o i•!,icr , peft.'!.•,l the Report of the Resolutions
repro. he h t Civil I.••• . without entering into snitch de-
tail ; and . 1111 l veil tory be agreed to.
Lord .1. opposed this inotiani, contending
that itivestig .iglu to precede the adoption of such
opinions. 111111 1:ial it was the understanding in laid, that
there should be inquiry im the itemise of George HI. and
oil the re-settlement of the Civil List. Ile hoped he hail
said muffles to Mauer the house to go into an inquiry oil
the subject of the Civil List ; dud lie st Id therefore
conclude by moving, as au amendment, that the word
" now" be omitted, mid that the MOWS "rlai.s (key week"
be inserted.
Mr. W AKRE seconded the amendment. When the
civil list was arranged telex lie had thought inquiry
essential; but now, at the cot 1111 l enceineut of a new reign,
lie thought the subject still inure imperatively called for
investigation. (Hear, hear.)
The !WEAKER having put the original motion and the
amendment,
Mr. HUSKISSON said, iu the first parliament of 4 new
mien, such an inquiry as that proposed uy the noble Lord
Was likely to be rtceived with great favour. Rot lee would
tell the noble Lord, that, in, the practice of former reigns,
there was no precedent fur such an inquiry. There was no-
thing in the circumstances of the late demise, tit the pre-
sent aCCCSSiWI, which could be urged as a fe4Boll tor
takiiig the civil list out of its ordinary course. It remained
fur the hush gentlemen opposite to show in what perticit-
tar die sum guested by parliament to the Regency , far the
due support of the spleaulour of the throne, nail been too
much, taking into accunist the increased expenses which
had at that time devolved upon It. It was upon those
grounds which he had endeavoured to make out that he
should opptke the motiou of the likable Lail. He felt
satisfied that lime was ilo head of those expenses, to
which the noble Lord's speech had alluded, winch
Paslts-
naent was now fault called open to 'caudal.
Mr. 'FIERNEY said, thia discussiou Caine on under
circumstances of a nature perfectly mipatalleled.
It
regarded tile appropriation of a suns Of 00,0001. at a
period of townie iltstress entirely. unprecedeuted. Ile
dial not Limw but that the remit of au inquiry might be
to establish the dotage of the civil list at what it war ;,
neither did be kiirsw but what it might be to show, that it
should amount to less than what it was by several thuu-
sand pounds: btu this lie knew, that if it saving tit wily
one thuusand pounds weed be effected, it slit...till be
adopted. (Hear, hear) New he begged nut to be
understood as Ilt all stating that such a saving could or
could not be made. That was to appear by the•rquil lof
such a committee as he wished to see appointed. In a
bill to provide for the regulation and maintenance of the
royal household, her Majesty was altogether excluded.
The wounds upon which this exclusion had Levu made,
they 'night some day have all opportunity of diciissaiig ,
but he t consoler it as must extraordinary that her
Majesty was dins situated. The gromide of bitch her
condition were beyond ail louniali cumpreliensiun. She
was to be cutisitlei till, mid had been recognized, as
Queen of England by the Land Chancellor, and by our or
two other oilmen t and, happily for lierself,was
represented by leis homenal learned ti tend ( r.litougliani).
It wit, bidet (I, eat tam Musty that there should be this
omission. He must say, that he never expected ;o he
called upon to vote for a bill to provide for the mainte-
nance of the ',loyal Family.end Household, out tit which
lile (Aileen of England Moseal was 1,. be excluded, alter
being recognized by the Loud High Chancellor.. lie
would let taus pass; lint he coal hut help ouselsing, that
either her Majesty was veiy baldly used, or else that liis
Majesty was very hardly used. Of what patiricidai a did
this large stun of 484,00 .I.,consist ? suppose it were re-
pr. seined by Lord Liverpool and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, that his Majesty nished to add to his pro-

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