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he brniught forward. it would 1w desirable to linve a full
attend:wire. and an undivided anent' —iiilvaistages th .1
could ant be hoped fm a 'leis a diswillition ad. es &meted so
flier:fore had the Nliiiisters ailvi-ed the Message. As
to the badness to he done. he chi nut mule, stood that any
mare grouts woo ul he rivired for c-e vice. l'he
Mutiny Act was to be c • II till June ns the dissolu•
t ion might take place so..u, say Main h I, and the tww Par-
liament mi,;lit be as-molded by the YOtbar tank of April It
might not be teddy to proceed with public business so early,
but it could be a.seitibled by that time. Ile colicluiled
with 11101/111g ea address, which was a repetitiou of the

Message.
Mr. TIERN EY observed that he believed this to be the
ti.st instauce settee the Revolution, where the Royal Message.
after the Access' to the Throne, omitted to ',lieu the views
of the King, especially regarding the hereditary revenues of
the Comm. It was impossible to believe that there wns
not so►uething at the bottom of all this which muse could
understand. Why was nothing said about the civil Ist ?
Was there not some reason which it was nut decreed prudent
to avow f As the civil list wussettled to 1516. why was not
a Bill brought in about the civil list ? Torre was a plenty
of time, because the list had been so recently settled ; and
why it was nut thought so he was quite at a low to coopre-
'rod. But now it seemed shit May. the bitter end of the
season, contrary to all former nations, wasderwed the
couvenient period to condect heavy busitiess. There was,
however, to be to grant of money.
The CH AN CELLOR of t ..e EXCHEQUER.said he pro-
posed to apply fin grants to merit the civil list expenditure
to April 5.
Mr. ft ERNEY mistimed. By that period, the new
Parliament could sot be assembled I and therefore from
April 5. there would be so grants to inaintaiu the dignity
of the Crown. Why was this impricedented course to be
pursued, except it was apprehended that the civil list do-
cessions would call forth something which no man antici-
pated. and which the minions did not choose to meet with
the Parliament. He should protest against the course as
most unprecedented, and why the businessammally expected
Was now In be evaded he could not imagine.
Lord CAS ILI:AEU:If replied. The Itight lion. Gee-
*man h..d in great part answered himself. if at were true that
the Lint Lit was Settled so recently. As to the hereditary
revenues of the Crown, he felt persuaded shut Parliament
would not refine those libeml al owances to the Crown
which had never bees refused. But did it follow, lieentise
the civil list was settled in ISM that such arrangement
would suit the precut period ? If it were SO endergo dis-
cussion, would that time be the best fur it when approaching
elections might divide the attention of Ron. Members. It
MRS the principle of those opposite that the grants to the
Crown Mould I►e to liberal as to secure the Parliament from
debt; and uu such footing it was desirable to place the
civil list.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHFQUER explained
the Acts regarding the Civil List, and added, that ma part
was spicily applicable to the service of the Civil List hut
the hereditary Revenue of the Crown. Taut ammiuted to
5 or 500,0001. and no more, and that was by nu means suffi-
cient to meet the espendirure of the Civil List. If debt
were to be avoided, the List must be placed on a &feint*
footing; and therefore an extended examination and deli-
berate consideratiou were necessary. Instead of new
grants hieing r.•quired. he bad pleasure in stating, that by
fresh arrangement► coubdiereble savings might be, and be
anticipated would be elected. On Monday twee, the
earliest day, lie should propose Grants for the service of
the Civil List, till April 5. Besides a Bill to coon 111 l e
the Mutiny Act, there would be Bills to continue slime
Acts.which would otherwise expire before the new Parlia-
ment could lie assembled.
Mr. HUME said, that lay the 54th of the late King,
there was was an allowance •r to the Princess of Wales,
now our Quern;" and he wished to leant whether such
Act was to be continued ?
Load CASTLEREAGH replied, that pains would be
taken (list to inconvenience should be felt in the quarter
to whirls allusion hail been made.
Mr. BROUGHAM übsei wed, that the House was
played in a most eats aordivary situation by the precise
and specific Message fr the King. He meant to make
no allusion to what had been inemi eeee ed by an Him. Mem-
ber
_(hin. H ) who just souke. The Message made
the House party to die pi upriety of dissolving Parliament,
a subject that ought to lie kept to the Croon peculiarly ;
and this course was most •onsti 0000 Mind. Alin, how-
ever, leaving been told that the country was in a must
*laming state, that plots were hatching under their fret,
and that it was necessary to bridle the people with 'mere
laws, it was gratifying to find, that now there was no
cause for alarm, since, by the dissolution of Parliament,
one of the recent severe laws expired (the Seditious
Meetings' Act, we believe). But it was easily to be ini-
dentood why a new Parliament was to he preferred to
a death-bed Parliament, to adjust the Civil List.
Mr. CANNING declared. that toe animaters had no
designs other than tlinse which had been avowed; and
that if the contrary woe found, the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman would not fail to remind them of ii. As to
the interfesetice of Parliament, so ■pptekeofed, it
seemed to be forgutien that the House had hereto:ore
even prayed the Mons' eh to dissolve Parliament. Never
had a Royal demise taken place, under suualar cei
stances, therefoie their was nu precedent ; out as she
Hon. and Learned Gt odium' had been the first to cite r
the field, to
ther hard for him to complaiu ul precipitancy of dissulu-
lion—(A laurb).
Mr. BROUGHAM replied, in explanation, that its
order to bring in the story of the sieves tearoom, inisie-
presentation hail been Jesus ted to. So tar fruit, emit
plaiting of precipitancy, he 11411 sejoiced that dissolution
was to approach so stun.—(Heat.) Nut lie had cum.
plaiurd that the House was called on to approve of tlt•
Crown's resolution to dissolve the Pat liement.
Mr. hIACDONALO hating advei led to the nova I pro-
ceeding of calling on the House to discuss the prop let)
of the dissolute 0000 declared that the ramie of such dime
Inlion was the dasinclinrtiot of Ministers to meet part.-
eular questions with the present Pailimuent.
The inution was lint and agreed to.
CORRUPT BOROUGHS.
Lord .1. RUSSELL moved fur leave to bring in a Ball
to preen.t the issuing of any Vi tits fur Grampouud, I'ea•
rya. Cawtiwrd, ilia Rat unapt...
Leave east it, after übser venom from Lord Castles nigh.
and Mr. 1i )1111, as to the difficulty of passing such a Ball,
00 account ol• the shortness of time.
Bill brought in. read a first time, and ordered to be
lead a second time op Monday,