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POOR'S LAWS.

Mr. Hetur Scalar& presented a Petition from certain
I:ie. holders of the Comity of Surrey a:nsist the Clause in
the L'os's Lass A mendameat Bill, which made the owners of

city for entering into any discussimi on the Report.
or for taking any measure with i view to carry it
into effect. The proposition Made last night by
his Meirsty's Ministers oh the subject of the estal,
blisliment of his Royal Highness the Duke or
Clarence, but which the Committee; in its full
extent. did not think proper to adopt; wai but
proposed until after the fullest consideeiltitin—
it *as founded on the most patient and Minute
investigating of those who were the brit judges
of the circumstances of his Royal Highness the
Duke of Clarence, and of the expehse of that esta.
blisliment which, in the evert of his Royal Highness's
marriage, It would be necessary for him to main.
tails, consistently with the rank he holds in the
country'. After the different view, however, which
the Committee took of this subject, and the re-
ductiois they seetned disposed to make in the pro-
position of his Majesty's Ministers,_ I mentally
frit that I shOuld soot perform the duty I owed
to hil Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence,
if I had not waited upon his Royal Highness. and
stated to him the probable result which the House
might arrive at on this subject. Having stated the
probable views of the House to his Royal High-
ness, and conferred with hits on the subject, I sod
authorised now to state the deep tegret which his
Royal H;ghness feels at being under the necessity
of declining to accept the reduced grout intended
to be offered him. After again taking the fishiest
view of his circumstances and situation; his Royal
Highness, with all resptet for the House, and with.
Out any personal feeling en the *abject. is under
the necessity of declining the proposed grant, it
being inadequate to enal.le him to maintain such an
esitalslishmesit as would be necessary after marriage,
cnusistently with the station he hold. in the coin,.
try. His Royal Highness is thoroughly convinced
he could not maintain this establishment on the
terms proposed to him, if the House adhere to the
Report of its Committee, without involving him-
self in embarrassments, from which he would hale
no means of extricating himself. His Royal Highness
authorises toe to make this declaration with the
utmost deference to the opinion of the House, ntitl
to state, that he declines availing himself of the
provision for his intended marriage, is tiered upon
in the Committee. It is also necessary for me to
say, that Isis Majesty's Mistiness have this day
again considered the subject, and that after the
most ample investigation they adhere to their origi.
nal conclusion, that no smaller aunt than that which
they proposed, woold enable his Royal Highness
the Duke of Clarence to sustain the establishment
which would be necessary after his marriage; and
they approve, so far is their information goer, in the
determination to take no fart her step in the proposed
grant in this stage of the proceeding. I shall therefore
now, without waiting to dispose of that Report of last
night, move that the House do resolve itself into a
Committee of the *hole House, to take the Prince
Regent's Message into consideration respecting tie!
other branches of the Royal Family."
The House immediately resolved itself into the
said Committee.

GRANT TO THE DA'KE OF CAMBRIDGE.
Lord CAsTLEILEAGII tbrn wt../ and baitl, that
after the chseallsion a similar question had ret—ived,

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and after the attention the House had devoted to
all that had been advanced on that question, he
was sure the House would feei•it to be unnecessary
for him to enter into the grounds and reasons of the
'notion he was about to propose. He would, there-
fore, s. qnce proceed to move—
" That it is the opinion of thiprommittee, that a sum net
exceeding SAO*. per annum be piloted on( of the Coasoli-
dated Fowl to his loyal Webers., the Duke of Cambridge,
as a switakie Provialbn on the oteisiis of the iuteaded war.
triage of his loyal Higlossa"
The ircatioo having been -put on the Rook-
/ion—

Mr. BROUGHAM ohmered, that the discussion of
lag night had been altogether codlitted mom topic,
different (nem that notevoder the coneidi'r.ltinu of
the Committee—the propriety of vOtiog all addi-.
tional sum of 40;006/. • year to his Royal -High-
nem the-Duke of Clarence. or of re4ucieg thet
sum. But because the House bad,. in it.
granted • sum of-6,000i. a year to tlk last
Hord Duke, it seemed to be' lookeld 'upon es a
matter of course, that the lame iildition hf in-
come should be on the rest bf his Wye!
BrothersLthat so soon as that proposid-wede named
to the 41tiose„ so soon the same .allowance ought to
be granted. But though he were to strand utters
in his opposition, he telt booed. es -a faithful
guurdian of the rights of that people of 'whom
Ire hail the 'honour to be one representative,
to stand up in his plece, and protest ogsinst the
introduction of so monstrous a principle. His' flrst
objection to the metiam df the'Ploble Lord was, that
the propositions for the intended arrangements had
all been brought down in a mass, they Mid been
ell lumped tagether, is order to preclude the poe-
vibility of considering each individually on its own
merits, and to procure a recognition' of the princi-
ple that it was expedient to create* Inte additional
income LIM every one of the Royal Dukes who
might choose to marry.—(Hear, heur.)lt 'was a
4common feeling to regret the late lamented breach
in the direct succession to the Crown ; none
Is-
tnentcd it more than lie did. The longer' all telio
understood the virtues of the late.Ptincess Charlotte
lived, the deeper would the sorrow excited by the
recollection of them sick into their heirs. ; and cer-
tainly if any thing could have rendered that sorrow
more severe, nothing tended to it more than those
gicreral sad wholesale. applications to Parlisineot
from other branches of the Royal Family. He
could not forbear observing this, though eetremely
reluctant to make any observations un any brandies
of that Family, ou the upholding of whose dignity
and diameter the public happiness so much dee
landed. He must add, that the large applications
to Parliament for the Royal Dukes would ebgnive
more deeply the sorrow universally felt for the re-
-cent irreparable public lose. Another ground of oh-
ject ion to the motion was, the absence of a necessity
fur it in the present burdened slate of the Country—
** necessity both to maintain the succession in the
present family, and also df an oddities; to the re-
venue of the Royal Duke, previously to a tnar-
lege, for the purport of keeping up, the nieces-
stye. If it were proved that a marriage was mem-
eery to keep up the succession, and mor that
no member of the Royal Family could marry
without an increase of income—then he would ate
for such increase, but on the lowest possible mule.
In making a grant on such grounds dentoostosted.
the House would carry with it the matitueuts of the
people, because the people were convinced it was
expedient; that it was connected with their hap-
pine,s and liberty to preserve thersoccession unin-
terrupted in the •finsily non the Throne. But
admitting this, and the necessity of a marriage,
it was natural to ask, why hove recourse to
the youngest son ?—why pass over the next T—
(Hear, hear.)—A Royal Duke (tee believe the
Duke of Kent) nearer in succession that, the Duke
IS Cambridge, had been mentioned in the highest
terms in the debates of last night—he stood in a very
favourable point of view, both from the unimpeach-
able public character he had ever sustained, and
also from the measures, so creditable to hint, lately
adopted to relieve himself from the difficulties, and
income from the burdens impaired on them,

without any misconduct or error on hie ',art. The
Duke of Clarence lied informed the House with
till deference, a deference meet becoming him, that
ho,could !lot previsil ou binteelf to accept the grout
voted to hint by the Howie,. use think df eutering
ado the matrimounil state on the proffered terms.
It was true, it had beets stated in the House, that
thg proposition for a marriage had been accepted
by that Royal Duke with great violence to his own
f'relongs, solely to meet the views of national policy,
mod the wishes of the country—(Hear, hear.)—
However, iirconseluence of the vole of that /loose,
after the communication on the part of his /loyal
Iligliness made 'that night, it was po longer matter
of expectation 'that dug illustrious individual wuuld
contract a marriage. The House then would na-
tio:illy look to the next. Why pose to the Duke
at Cambridge, the last of the Royal brothers, but,
by obtaining a grout to him, to sanction the prin.
ciple, that, on the eoeut of * marriage, all the bro-
thers were entitled to a grout frets -Parliament ?
Such a priociptle being established, the Duke of
Cumberland ought of course to be incloded among
the rest. He had not hitherto mentioued the Duke
of Sussex, whose conductotill more than that of the
Duke of Kent, was deserving of praise, on account
of his excellent example its public life, and still more
for his titivate arraugements his giving up almost
Isis all to satisfy Ns credit ors. He had been without
massy advantages possessed by Ins:younger brother ;
My allowance commenced at the same time, though
54 year older—he,hsal come to hie allowance wills
Illinois( a necessary burden of debt. lie believed
• contony, if not a virtue, yet the parent of massy
tonnes, and he perfectly agreed with the Member
for Suirey in the praises be held bestowed on on
illustrious individual for this quality. The Duke
of Cambridge, however, had come to the possession
of Ills allowance at sit early age—moreover, he de-
!used all income of li,ooo/. a-year hem his employ.
meat in Ilenover—he load a slioutitie.hotote, and
the use of hie Majesty's strewth and atehles..--
Every one must allow, that for years the Duke of
Caminidge had hail an opportunity of living with
tiopoity and splendour; all his peusonal expenses
1..1,,g provided for, without touching the grant
is-I tit Ed I Parliaineet. His Memos. of 18.0004
a )•ar hall, ilwrefore, been occutioulating; he had
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party __ twiny, r
liament was bound to grant the nierass; but if
hoth-these things were nut proved, a desire of con-
sistency with the vote of last night should unite
the House 'withhold How could Gentlemen
who refused-10,000/. etlear -to the Duke of Cla-
rence. as au unnecessarily large slim, grant
6,000/. 011ie to the Duke of Cambridge, after
it has been proved that that Royal Duke has
no occasion for the growl ? He would say, that
to vote away such large rums was only a squan-
dering of the • public' money--(Hear, hear,
hear)--a boon useless, or wen than useless,
to nourish and -*Option the vain passion for
profusion, that seethed unfortunately to be felt by
' certain exalted individual,. If tie Noble Lord
could demonstrate that the marine was called for
• by the circumstances of the country, and that the
-Duke of Cambridge did not already possess a suffi-
'clan incortie for that purpose, it was well ; but if
he failed in doing this, every Gentleman who beard
the debate of last night, and has any regard for
consistency of conduct, would be compelled to
withhold his assent from the motion. He was com-
pelled to call the attention of the House to another
circumstance that bore on the question before them
—he' meant the private funds of the beads of the ll-
lostrious family. The King must possess ample
private property ; for, some time since. when it was
propmeri to appoint Commissioners for the manage-
'Miura it,' very liberal salaries were mentioned fur
them. It was-generally believed that the Queen
Woo had extensive private possessions. He trusteJ
it would not be thought disrespectful to those dins-
triosapersonages to suggest, that it woutd become
them, • on 'the emlsarrassmenti of persons most
nearly connected wish them. some of them una-
voidably, to contribute a part of those ample means
which the liberality of the country, or their own
economy, bad • enabled them to amass. He
must be pardoned for saying, that it woutd be
oily sheering a due regard to the distresses of a
loyal, faithful,' devoted people, which would come
with-peculiar-grace at the present moment, when
we had just escaped a storm that menaced those
illustrious 'personsges no less than the rest of
the nation. The sum •was not material ; it was
not Whether 'the :youngest of the Royal Dukes
should have 6,000/. a-year bestowed on him ; but
whether that sum should be unnecessarily taken
from the people. The Crown had no worse
servant than he, wins, forgetting his duty to the
country, gives 'such information to the Prince
on the throne as contributes to keep up the de-
lusion with regard to the state of the subject.
under which it •is the misfortune of the Monarch
too frequently to labour.—(Hear./—h was well
known tharfrotn one end of the country to another,
the cry was rigid economy. and that among the va-
rious causes of complaint the people dwelt upon.
nonewas more loudly exclaimed against, none more
generally odious dam a thoughtless system of profu-
sion in the younger branches of the Royal Family.
The Duke of Cumberland had equal claims with
the Duke of Cambridge; if they recognised the
justice of the claims of the latter. they could not
suffer, the former to remain in ts state of degrading
poverty. No man should he deterred from doing
his duty to his constituents by an apprehension that
his conduct would be ungracious to, or unbecom-
ing of what was due to the Crown. It was the
deep-rooted, fixed, ham:reelable, common determi-
nation of the people, however they might differ on
other subjects, that they would hare economy, and
if any thing was particularly odious, it was the
throwing away of large sums of money in compli-
ment to the branches of the Royal Family.—( Hear,
hear.)—lt had been said by a writer much praised
but little read, that the " trappings of a inonaichy
would furnish forth a moderate republic." He
thought lie was mistaken: he preferred a monarchy,
with all its trappings awl all its expenses; but then
it was on condition that theft trappings and ex-
penses were cat down to the very lowest scale. The
conduct of Ministers lint deceived their Prince, and
next, itt its consequesices, compelled the people to
look to other forma of Government. Thut
and that Member only would do his duty, who
would not suffer a particle of expense to be
im-
posed more than was iseceswiry. He bud said so
much, not yielding to any Member in the House
in a feeling of respect and rational attachment to
the family on the Throne.—( Hear, "hear.)
Lord CASTLEREAGU said, that notwithstanding
the various topics introduced into the Hon. and
Lamed Gentleman's speech who had just sat
down, he would endeavour to crnifiise himself to
those parts of it that were snore properly connected
with the question. If ever temper was required in
any debate, it was on the present. Alter hearing
the speech of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman,
he thought it Ina duty to call the attention of the
House to that part of it from which, if he had
not afterwards distinctly declared he had not in.
trotted any thing invidious to the Royal Family.
he would have himself concluded that the speech,
from beginning to end, had an affect and ob-
ject directly mummy, and that its principal purer
pose was, that of general reflections on, or in-
vidious comparison of, the illustrious Princes
with one utrother.—( Hear, hear.)— Notwit Wand-
ing all his professitais, lie had thrown out most
unfair insinuations against two of the Princes—
if lie had desired to alienate the uffertimis of
the people from the House of Hanover, he
could nut have pursued h better course than
the one he had followerl.—( Hear, Ilear.)—
He had attacked individuals who had no oppor-
tunity of defending themselves. He must call it
an invidious comparison to select one or two of the
(loyal Brothers as subjects of a profuse panegyric,
mid to call the attention of the House to one of
these not bring tout on an establishment St his own
at so early an uge as another brother.— ( Hese,
hear, hear.) 'There never was a more invidious
comparison or rellect• .—(heurs hear, hear.)
I le would pave with pleasure hoM that topic of the
speech. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had
complained, that they were not called upon to de-
cide the individual merits of each case; but he up-
there was nothing in the fame of pro-
precluded that—nothing to justify the

part __ grout_
the Noble Lord's opinion ; but it was suggested
by a friend near him, that it was that passage near
the beginning, in which he had spoken of the pub.
he sorrow at the loss of her Royal Highness the
Princess Charlotte being deepened by these appli.
cations.
Lord CASTILEILEAGU would shew he had not lost
his - that

good temper. in saying. he was perftctly
rrjo►ced to hear so plain a disavowal of the imputed
intention from the Hot). and Learned Gentleman;

but he was not single in the 'construction he had
given it.—(Hear, hear.)—lt was not on the passage
relative to the Princess Charlotte he bud formed
unit construction, hut another, in which the Flom

and Learned Gentleman hod at large made an at.
tack on the character of two Royal Dukes.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, the Noble Lora most have
been dreaming—he had never been guilty or what
was' mputed to him.
Mr. F. DOUGLAS was ni.tonishetl to hear a de.

fence of the chmeteraf the Royal Dukes From the
Noble Lord, from whose pernicious conduct dur-
ing the last four days mere indignity had been of-
fered to the Crown than it had ever suffered before.

The course of the applications was like a botch
Auction. The only reason a free people had to
prefer one family to another was. that they might
enjoy the greater liberty and prosperity, and be
subject to less burdens.
Mr. CuawEa said, that the value of the vote
given last night was not that a sum of 4,0001.
yrat was saved thereby to the country. which lei the
vast sums now annually raised from it he deemed of
small weight—but because a diminution of a grant
to one of the members of the Royal Family held

out a hope that the system of extravagance, com-
menced iu total ignorance of the state of the
country, would at length he checked. The
House was bound not to give one shilling more
than was absolutely necessary. If the illustrious
individual in question had no income but what was
derived from this country, be thought no one would
oppose the grant ; but as he drew large sums from
Hanover, and as lie did not think the grant Werth
sary to enable him to enter into a married state,
lie did not lee! himself bound to support the mo-
tion. Ile trusted the establishment at IVindsor
would be exaumied into, with a view to make every
practicable retrenchment, and that the lung held
out professions of economy would be at length fol-
lowed up.
Mr. WILBERrORCE kuid, that the country would
be more likely to lose than gain by an interference
with the revenues of Hanover. Ile would be sorry
to see too close a comiection with that country
established. He condemned the consequences of
the Royal Marriage Act, and thought that the

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course adopted had been, that the, screws of the slot the privy Ceonctl• However exalted iwli.
Crow's had thought it their dyily bet to call on the easiest. tingle be, if they overstepped tlw bounds of
House, in blindness, to gestation/sum to the Mike propriety mid prudence, attention would besttriseted
of Clarence, without disclosing what might be the to them, Mel remarks made no them. He ll girt
probable views of his brother.. With respect to differently of the people of England than to sup-
etiother part of the speech, in which the Hon. pose that they welsh! grudge so %Mill a sum as
Member wished for an account of the revenue el ti,•OOW. a year to a Prince of the Wail, when their
the Royal Dukesi-e-with respect to 'this, that every feelings subsided, and they came to think calmly
member ofthe Royal Family should, en a change in on the 'natter. 'He ilionglit so much due to the
his condition, come down to Parlieesent with a sting. .Dulte of Corn lot idge oat his marriage, :melon*
meat a his affaies,.and plead there di Astrid pare. equally to avoid prodigality and parsimouy.
peris, than such a disclosure he couldnecconceive
Mr. BRAND said, the House ought to ascertain
any thing more derogatory or humiliating to those the.Whele iucomelif the Royal Dukes, before vot.
illustrious iudividuals. To keep up the succession, ing uwsy any or the public motley. It was not
the Hon. and Learned Member would wish its to skew,' even that the income derived from tine coim-
throw our eyes over all the branches of the Royal try was inadequate to the purposer of'the grant.
'Family, in Order to see 'Mkt of them cot"d form
.1k would oppose the Kraut of 6,00 d/. a year, until
It • matrimonial alliance on the cheapest tent's.— the absolutellecessity of it was made out.
(Hear, hear.)—He agreed 'with the Ron. and Mr. Ttetikey said, that fiat the Duke of Cam•
Learned Gentleman, that the people were resolved I bridge lie had himself, at all times, exist,'
to exercise a strict control dyer their.repreeentatires I rienced the greatest attention and ovility—htit
in the management of the public money ; but yet this was not a question of private feeling—his
he acquitted them of harbouring such mercenary objection to the 'notion was, that he tliought
and contemptible views, as to he unwilling'to yield the proposed gou it woe Necessary. The Noble
with cheerfulness what was rendered necessary for Lordr wished-
to establish the principle, that mute
the purpose of maintaining the succession lit that of the Royal Dukes could marry without receiving
family, under which they had experienced so much 6,000/. a ' year; but their votes were not to be
happiness, and of supporting the splendour that measured by their necessities, hitt their own.—
ought to be kept up, by all the broliches of that (Hear, hear, hear:/—He thought the income from
illustrious family. The intended afliake •erf the Hanover ung lit to be inquired into, particuintly
Duke of Cambridge was one of long standing, and when lie could state, from- undoubted authositY,
of unhisesed choice :hr was surprised how it could that ile'lleit dotninioisilo limited sum was laid flown
be supposed that, in bringing forward the pro. fur the expenses of the Governor, but an allowance
position respecting that Duke first, any slight was generally of what insight be required for his ex.
intended to the Duke of Kent. It ought to have Itemwas gives
s-N. Whatever
been recollected, that one of his opening statements to the Governor was
given to accumulate.—
last night was, that it became the House to make F.ighteen millions heie. 'would enable a man to live
arrangements on the contingency of the marriage at the rate of thirty iu Hanover.
of that illustrious Duke.—(Hear.)—He certainty Mr. Swum shortly opposed the thblion.
had formed such views of the speech, and through.
The CHANCELLOR of the i.XCHEQUER was
Out it had been calculated to produce such views,
ble to state to the "House the information
with the exception of the profession at the end, ""
desired by a motion of last night, and Mitred
completely at variance with the former part. Ile
though lie were enabled, lie would think it mine.
had also stated last night, that in forming ar.
cessary. He did not know what revenue the
rangements of the nature of the one under discus-
Duke of Cambridge had from Hanover; his only
sion, no principle was more dangerous than to look
income, of which lie could speak with certainly,
to sources of casual revenue. It must he most
was the parliamentary grant to him of ei,,etsi
dear to the feelings of the Noble Lord to secure a
thousand pounds a-year, and his tegiment. lis.
u. settlement to the object of his choice. His situ. deed it was almost mineceerary to notice the
ation in Hanover had not been chosen by himself,
situation which the Illustrious Liiike filled ill
but from the strong persuasions of his illustrious
Hanover, alter the exposition made by his Noble
brother, as a temporary employment. He did not
Friend.the emoluments derived from it were the
see any ground for acting in a particular manner to .
the Duke of Cambridge; he had proceeded on reward of a great public duty perforthed for the
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the principle that nothing was to be left undoneovereign of another country. Under ell the cir.
to keep up the succession, and was not to be di
s- he conceived his Majesty's Ministers
re-
could not have risme forward on a more proper coursged from it by any thing that pasted iu the •
reason, or On our iii which the country was more
oc-
House, or any difference of opinion ; and believed
the people of alighted would go with him in the deeply interested.—(Heat./
view he had taken of the question. Mr. METHUEN said, he did, in his 'conscience,
Mr. BROUGHAM said, the House would acknow- believe, that the present CAW was brought forward,
ledge the necessity of his saying a few words iu out of its turn, merely to mate another, to ielf,cli
reply to the attack made upon him. He supposed Pailiament had objected, which that house had
that what passed last night had ruffled the marked with its disapprobation, go down more
Noble Lord's temper.—(Hear. hear.)--lt was de- I sinoothly.—(Hear, hear.)—The Noble Lord had
livered, however, in a calm, deliberate tone, and charged a Learned Gentleman Dlr. Brougham)
he must suppose the Noble Lord believed it. The with entering into comparisons, which he &pre.
alleged reason of the charge was, that in the whole cated. But the Noble Lord should have recd.
of his speeds he had attempted to run down and hected that he had himself introduced the practice
vilify the reigning family. No man of temper un- of comparison into that House, last night, nowt
shaken and Judgment undisturbed could put such unfairly, by an allusiou to the Duke and Duchess
a construction on what he had said. Ishe truth of Gloucester—(l/ear, hear, hear)—neinev never
was, the iuteistion of the Noble Lord, or at least brought before that House or the country without
the tendency of his remarks, was to send away exciting the highest respect—entitled as those illus.
the House possessed with the opinion, that to trawls individuals were to the esteem and admire-
make soy observations whatever on the circum. tion of all ranks of society for their virtuous
ano.l
stances or situation of the Royal Dukes, was 'feces. t exemplary cooduct.—(Hear, hear.)—No trait
eerily degrading to them.—(flier, hear.)—He was was more prairehiorthy its their character, than de
at -first completely amazed, and could not conceive honesty with which they paid their bills, Wares, of
what - of his speech had formed the aid for ! till - its debt • where—(A lunichj—e 11611.
followed

Jnning . every
ciple that might be advantageously
where.
Mr. PLUNKETT was anxious to trespass on the
1-louse for a few minutes, in order to state his semi-
timents 011 the subject tinder discussion. He felt it
right to bear testimony to the justice of the obser-
vation of his Learned Friend (Nir. Brougham), when
he said that the Noble Lord had lumped

else—

t !irate
grants together.—(lleur, hear.)—lt Was quite un-
necessary to enter into general protestations of their

love for the Protestant suceetwion—of their desire
to support the splendour of the Royal Family—
since these were points that twver could be indif-
ferent either to the House or to the pubile.—(lkar

—He had Wetted to the statement of the Noble
Lord, midi au eartvest wash to hear some grounds on
which to approve of this proposition, but he had
heard noise—and lie could not, iu the conscientious
discharge of his duty, vote fur it. The application
of the Noble Lord rested on the abstract principle,

independent of time or circumstautes—that, o►► the
marriage of any individual connected with the
Crown, his income should, of nece,sity, he in-
Crrased. Where irrecederits were to be found fur

such a system, he knew not—and he was sure that
nothing in reason or in justice could be discovered,
to sanction it. When the original grants were
made to the Royal Dukes, he knew of no refer-
ence to celibacy—he understood that the provil=ion
was made for them, without any view to a single
life—hot leaving them free to marry or not to many,
as they pleased. If they married, and an additional
grant was demanded, he had no way of judging of the
propriety of acceding to it, but by looking to the
sitnation of those illustrious personages, and, at

the AUllit time, taking into consideration the ability
of the country. There was undoubtedly an abi-
lity to pay 6,oool.—but there was also an ability to
pay eO,OOO/.—and the principle might be pushed
to any extent. This was the only way in which he
could place the Noble Lord's view of the question
before the House—for it did not appear to be
bounded by any definitive limit. But surely they
could not throw out of their consideration the tiro-
vision any of those illustrious individuals might
possess, independent of parliamentary grants, when
they were called on to vote them larger incomes. If
the due maintenance of the splendour of this illus-
trious individual was the reason advanced to the
House for increasing his income, was it not just,
before he conceded the boon, that he should con-
sider his ciicumstances ?—(lieur, hear, hear.)—
Seeing that he had already had a certain provision
in this country, and an ample one abroad, which
merely went to the accumulation of Isis income, and
was not tiecersary for the proper support of his dig.
nits, he did not think, in the ricotta state of the

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country, that they would ilischarge their duty to
their constituents if they agreed to the proposit
oldie Noble Lord.—(Hear.)
Mr. l'itoirirEauE observud, that the burdened
state of the country. which was not noticed by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer. nor sufficiently at-
tended to by the Douse, would induce him to vote
against this proposittoo.
Sir W. Ilurtanumis said, if the Noble Lord
would give it satisfactory answer to the question he
meant to propose, he should vote fur the motion—
if not, he would oppose it. Would the Noble
Lord declare, that the grout now moved fur nos
absolutely necessary to promote the marriage of
the Duke of Cambridge?

Lord CASTLEREAGH sill, he could not :inswer
for ihe necri=sities of tll4 Duke of Cunibridge—
hut, he thought, if the Hon. baronet voted with
hint. he would he on the safe tide.—(A lawgl4.l
The Committee then divided, when there ap.
peered—
For the Motion
Against it

Majority fur the grant Ett
On our re-ailteoZtion In the Gallery we found
Lord CASTI.F.IfEAGII
That a suiti nut exceeding B,ooof. per annum be settled
on the l'riuceos of Hew, wheel DllelliSi of cembrolge, if
she survives his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge—
the same lo be issued and paid out of the Conoulidaord
Fund of Great Rritain and Irclattd."—A peed to

PROPOSED GRANT TO TILE DUKE OP CUMBER-
LAND.

Lord CASTLEREAGH said, lie rose to do justice
to au illustrious individual, and he trusted the
House, in its wisdom and liberality, would Concur
in the motion !lewd% about to bring forward. ‘Vhat-
ever prejudice Might be entertained sigainst the
illustrious individual to whom lie alluded, lie could
conscientiously say, that lie never knew a reasonable
or fair 'Mau who denied to him the praise whlch
wits due to his honourable character. That illus-
trious individual hail formed a matrimonial alli-
ance, which lie had ceitshillv entered into with the
complete consent and sanction of the Crown. Ile
had never heard, since that marriage had taken
place, that the conduct of the illustrious individuals
whi) were united by it, met with atia,lit save the ao-
prs;Sation oral! who werellie witnesses of their hap-
',loess. It was a most painful duty to call the
attention of Parliament Is; this subject—but lie
should feel that he shraok from his duty to that
part of the Royal Family, if lie had refused to
bring it fore:aril. Ile was sorry to observe. that
those who on a former occasion opposed a similar
proposition, wets not willisig at preselit to withdraw
that opposition. He lamented that the House
seemed to be impressed with a feeling, recollecting
its former act, that it could not at present take
favourable cogniz nice or this rroposition, without
proceeding iii a mauler derogatory to the roust:6l-
- of Parliameitt. Ile would not, therefore.
press it, unless The temper of the House lie dis-
covered snore encouraging symptoms than lie had
previously observed.—(Hear, ite:r.)—lle wool t
fairly state Ins own consciencions opinion on the
case, which was, that the proposition teas acil
worthy the favourable cousideratoni of the House.
He regretted, most sincerely, that Parliameil
should 'stake sin exception to the general rule, in
the case of this Royal Duke. He .should. however,
propose a grant of '6,000/. to the Duke of Cuinhei-
land, which lie conceived to he due to him in jus-
tice. He would not, however, press it, unless tile
House led him to believe that a snore favourable
feeling existed towards that
than had heretofore been manifested. His Lord-
ship then moved—
" That his Majesty he enahlvd to grant in additional
yearly sum of intone) out of the Consolidate d Fund of Great
nertsin snit Ireland, not exceeding 6,0041/. to commence
from the sth of A pill ho.d, 14,W111116 providing for the oda.
blislitueut of the Duke and Duchess uf Cumberland."

Mr. BROUGHAM sins!, f the smuttier in which
the Noble Lord brought foraard this motion. it
was pretty evident that he did not himself expect to
carry it. lie had voted against a semilar ►esolution
some time slime. and, tirreefirre, he would not how
enter ins the subject. Ile would content him elf
with merely oteserving, that his feeliogs were how
die same. with respect to this grant, that they were
at the former Period. But, notwithstanding his
determination to oppose this resolution, be literati
the Noble Lord (whet certainly had brought (..r-
-ward the propmeition in a mainser highly kin ... retitle
to his feelings) would not be deterred hunt
the quest of dower for the Duchess of Cum-
berland, to the iminetleate notice of the llotete. -
(llear.)—He never saw that illustrious person, lost
lie miderdood her conduct, since she I 000 i 00000 ut tics
country, had lwen most unexceptionable used most
exemplary.—(//ear, hear.) —lt would t heel, slur, lv.
be most oppressive. dithered, unmanly, and
Ileums, to deprive !ter of the 'need which was due
to her virtues.—( Hear, hear.)
Lord FOLKSTONE said, speaking from hi, own
knowledge, for he formerly had the. honour of lw-
ing acquainted with the l)techess ref Cumberland,
and bud received, in COllllllOll with every English-
man at the Court of Berlin, the greatest civilities
from her. he could bear testimony to the excellence
of her disposit• and the purity of her clearacett.
If a motion were made for grunting a d.,wrr to leer.
he would heartily ell ppOrt I/.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he held in leis letee,
a motion for the purpose tle4Cll4ll been ell:ndr.l
to—and, when the Ilesultatiou then before tie,
House was disposed of, he should propose it. IL
was extremely happy to Paid set mode justice (lola
to tlw character of this

Mr. WROTTESLEY snid. xs liir pie,•tion of the
Doke of Cumber laud's clam 113.1 been mooted.
and as the next iwolons.olon annld •rrlyte in the
dower to he grunted to los 41111. ft-sous consor

to observe. he coobl tint rootteire uu

grounds, if her Itoyal Fligntir.. .V:11 elitidt
this dower, that Ihr niarini4e whtrh the It
I)nke had contracted. should litho him In it

ern,og that uid, 'or the doe otettpott of
Wish hich woq alwett to lee etiolate) Ur o
hietateliesi or she Itoyol Familv.—(Hear, hear.
It appeoresl to tom to hr t
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depart Ir their deirritilimtiistl. ifut Irr ik
tettell, that ilitrerriet (ietitiristril hw,l givrit itt

tisr their opposition to ii••• oti2irMl
The Hon. Rimini (Sir T. A el•tio' tt ho

the grant, tit clartti that ht, otpk•-it.oa ‘‘as

sosa,,,sg, 41 l,is oft.nrs wills an economy that reflected t ride the imb,
gnat pr.u•e t.ti Inntorll.; and Iru►u thaw wenn,. I prehrwied
stlis.cts ►t was Itiv duty to state, however issithuoi I credit% Wait
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it might appeas, that that Royal Duki had ativ.
a largo SUM of money isiveststl iu the funds. It
could not bi supposed ittvidiona to refuse a great
of fi,ooo/. ■ year under such ciresostaacilo—
such a• refund naturally lowed from the principle •
he had laid down. that if there existed a necessity
for a marriage to keep up the succerion, and that
if the party was otherwise unable to merry, Par-