The National Register.
London, England, 1820-02-27 00:00:00

DROITS OF THE CROWN.

Mr. BROUGHAM said, it would be in the recollection
of the House that in ISIY be called their attention to the
Omits of the Crown. which at all limes were of great
importance as bring the source of gre ,t influence, and
such fund being under the controol of the Crown, such
111011 in had now become of great importance, the demise of
a Sovereign having taken place. Mr. Pereeval resisted the
motion on the grounds that it ens not right to disturb the
arranger's( nt 'nude with the existing Sovereign, at the same
time admitting the propriety of the House having informal-
tam the subject. Ile moved fur returns of ail Droll, of
the Crown, &c. not under the commit of Porliament siuee
the accession at his lute Majesty.
The CHA NCELLOR or the EXCH EQU ER said, there
could be no objection to produce the account of the Druits,
but there would be some difficulty in connecting the uccount
of the four and half per cent, Wen India Dui les.—Agreed
Mr. BEN N ETT presented a Petition from the Freehold-
ers, lire. in Cape liretun, praying, that so any contemplated
transfer of &c. the it case may be considered.
Mr. ABERCROM II X presented Petitions from Insolvent
Debtors in the Horough jail, Liverpool, and so the Fleet,
praying fur the contirmance of the Insolvent D:blo,►' Ara.
Mr. SCARLET moved the srcund reading of the Local
Jurisdiction Bill.
A Member wished it to be postponed..
Mr. SCARLET,' said, elan was complained airtight be
the object of enteadmeut ; he should be sorry to ri,k the
141,ing int
Heald a second time and ordered to he committed now
))))) mated aecordinAly. Repos I bs ought up, agreed to. and
the Bill ordered to be lead ...third nine.)
MALT DU fIES.

Mr. PRIMROSE prrwented a Petition from Brewers
Distillers, Ste. of the county of Sterling, compluining of the
unequal operation of the new Malt Duties, and of the Duties
being lowed without any intimation being given of the in-
tention of Miiii,ters to the Petitioners. They and the
agricultural interval had every reason to complete.
Petition read, when.
Lord A HA Al I I.TO Nt alai complained of the New Acts
on the iiiihjtet and the recent effects of theta on barley and
malt. The duty 011 moll, in cuntetioenee of the measures
of bpi ttrioton, now exceeds the price of the article itself,
The CAIINCELLOR of the EXCIIINU ER had no
objection to any eriquiri being instituted suits the tittetiiun.

Pctitioll ordered it/ he pamit..l.
The CH A NCELLOR uf the EXCII I%QU LK moved
fur itecouutg of all Irish Trra.ury Uiu. uutotuuding and
ultplovided (tn.—Ordered uud pre..ntril.
SEARCH VON, A lON .

Sir R. WILSON asked what number of arms bud been
seised under the New bill, dittitiguiskin4 those seised b)

night. find the Nlinigent tiny objection to produce

o count.?

Mr. B. BATHURST replied, dint as yet the returns had
heal uunde.

Lord PALM ERSTON rose to move for leave to bring in
a Bill simply to coatignie the Molloy Act, from the VCR
Mass.'s to the 21th June. lie should not recite the numbers
of the atm.—the Dill would he simply tor a coutinuuns e of
the Mutiny A t provisimes.
Colonel DA/ Pi emit,' not omit the opportunity of els
pressing his disapplobation of the large military force
which, in u time of piolound peace, it wits deemed essential
by Ministers still to keep up. Why wt re not some rtamois
assigned fur keeping up such large forces ? Taint Mosul.
tuary 111reuugs which created alarm with some, had subsi-
sted; had the military power formerly existing had been
itityiy sufficient to iiiii ain security. fie saw uo reason
f..• h elllllllll/U0 midday, establishm. nts, The civil power,
wills very little ussaance, was competent to internal protect
Bum This had been proved.
Mr. CALC it A rt. proissted against the large army, and
csouplained of the projected dissolutain of Poratiment with
out first bringing forward the regular business. He feared
that the reason was because it was thought the present
House would not agiee to a large military estaistishment,
civil list, &c.

. Lord I'ALNIERSTON said, he had not gone into detail,
because h.: thought by abstaining from Such course he was
best consulting the wishes nod . otiventence. nab respect
to the augmentation of the force and the restrictive &amulet,
he bad every reason to believe that they bad the approba-
tion of the people at large, and that had they nut been
proposed the Ministers would have iseeu guilty of a dere.
fiction of their duty. (Wear.)
Mr. Hurst expressed himself against the large force, and
trusted that straw one would suuve to reduce it.—Nlutiuu
agreed to.

Personage ; but ought not the House and the country to
know a liethio it was intended to snake any grant or pro-
vision for di. Queen. By the Art, gtauting the Prince
of Wales :15,0.0,1 a year, she was to receive that ‘lllll
during the late King's lite-time; but that Act was to cease
with the life of George 1 ti, Souls event bad arrived, and
the Queen was now a illiont any provision being made for
her—what din the noble land intend to do, or what slims
did he propose to grant, if' aus ?
LORD CASTLEREAGH, in reply, observed that lie
thought lie should best consult the interests of the parties,
and meet the wishes of the House, by abstaining from
remarks on the allbitft that hail been alluded to. It bad
already been announced that no new Si rangements were
to be brinixlit forward now, what motley would be asked
woul4l lie to inert those charges whirls had heretofore
been chargeable on the Civil Litt and Consolidated Fund.
Mr. TIERNEY declined himself but to be satisfied
with this explanation. The Queen was labouring stutter
a cloud of suspicion. This it was impossible to deny.
Why was it—Why were they forced into such a discussion?
Why was the Queen's name omitted in the prayers? Why
were they required at one time to pray for the Princess of
Wales, and then forbidden to pray for the Queen ; Under
such cies unistances, lie felt that he ought not to consent
to any vote in favour of the Civil List, until he was told
what the money was icor ; the gentlemen opposite bi Id
amine the Queen before he would consent to grant them
anv moness
Mr. BROUGHAM felt himself hound to differ from
his Right Hon. Friend. naming or the onlittiog to
Name her Majesty, affected not her title to be Queen.
The Piayeni might be worded as the IlUble Lord pleased;
—the illintriusie personage who was the subject of this I
conversation, was as winch Queen as his Majesty was
King. She was now the Doyen Consult—that was the
law of the land—the same law which gave the Crown to
hint who now occupied the Throne. There might be
rumours—but against tlbtllb he closed his ears; and, till
some charge was preferred against the Qacen, his lips
should be sealed. Speaking in his professional capacity,
as well as in that of a Meinberof Parliament, he had no
opposition, no surmises to offer. He would l,e silent till
the attack should be made, if any were contemplated;
and should such course be adopted—a eutiuse big with
alarming consequences to the Throne as well as to the
p. opie—he doubted that the same alacrity to meet accu-
sation would again be displayed whirls had berme been
evinced. Till any such period should as rive, he ousted
that all parties would proceed with temper mid cautiuu.
(Hear, bear).
LORD CASTLEREAGH complimented the excellent
and judicious speech just untried, anti added, that when
the Civil List question was brought tot ward, of course
t yea)! inlinniation would be given as to the charges oil it.
.lotion agreed to.
eves's.% v, Fen. 22.
'rite Reportof the Liverpool Chinch Bill was presented
and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be tead a third
time to-morrow. _ _ .

'f lie WI its' Suspension Bill went through a Committee.
Sir C. HA MUMS. Alessi:ller fur I'eushyo, on the -
firm that the Report be istcbtlitrd, spoke against the Rol,
and thought its tendency was to deride on the question.
I,oltll J. RUSSELL said, such was not the object of
the Bill; that it did not assume to decide on the uses its ;
that its only object W*4 to keep the question open to: the
decision of a future Parliament. _ _

Report agreed to, and Bill ordered to be read a third
time to-mellow, if their agreed to.
A Petition w. presented limn the Insolvent Di !Mors
In Stafford Joil, in Citron' of the Imio!vent Debtor's Act.
Mr. CAppt i's Returns, respecting the Tramports, were
presented.