The National Register.
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THE NATIONAL REGISTER,.

MAY 15.

power. anti in 1:011t, of Ois Brent M,:r.ll.ii 4. excepertirem e. The
Duke of Wellingto:i, ou the f'ontrary, w:is cp;lu...cl to liu,noprirle in
tlo• "cry plenitude of his pow ei., to maples, comp° efi. na of
I'm:oll3,Rn mil:, but of li.dians, Swiss' Geruians, and almost of
every aatihil ilt Ettratr, commanded 4 Mar•lnds of the highest
military renown. Let them, then, Intik hack and ►ee what be has
accomplished in three or four yeArs. After hay ug matured his
plans. and aimed forward from the liner o! Torres Vedras, let them
follow him through all the operations that led lo the liberation of
Portugal, to the taking up his pOsition before Ciudad Rodrio,
to the Rattles of Salamanca and Vittoria, and see him at last
achieve the glory or !dancing- the Britkii Standaril at Battle:nix. If
ever Mete was a man %vim deserved sonic signal proof of grathole
from the nation, and the marked favour of his Sovereign, that man
was the Duke of Weliington [Hear, hear, hear !], It now only
remained to state the nature of the proposition which it was iottnt.i-
ed to submit to Parliament, which would tie moved in another
.place, and would come regularly before their Lordships in the shape
of a Rill. It star intestded, in addition to the Parliatnentary Grants
already b:litotved on the Duke of Wellingtoo, to make a further
grant of ten thousand pounds a year. seen: ed upon the Consolidated
Fund. This annuity will be attached to the Dukedom ; but as it
migliA he' desiraOlo that it should be Easel out in the purchase cisme
ronsiolei able landed property. a proviiion would lie introduced,
giving an authority tri this Lor,la CLanniissioners iif his Mjesty's
Treasury to admire a 'inn, asst execeiling 500001. to the
Duke of Wellington, for the purchive of any es! au, he might think
p: open In proportion as this :3.0(-icil. were advance., or any
-pirtion ()fit, an equal portion of the annuity Neo•tlil be subtraetrii,
t.i. that if' the whole amount were paid by the Lords Comniissineers,
pen-ifot
.would he then eancrlled. This 10,0201. a:. ear. in
addition to tl-t.• as year already granted by Piirliainent on the
taul 00()I. woold nn km t!:e whole ailment
fitvaiicts .."stowed the Doke of Wellington
about si-.00..a. pt..r annum. liar Lord•hip then cone:as:et] with
• tn'i% athiress.
The Address was then carried.
LORD IXNEDOCK.

I.lvErponr. moved ilie Order of the I)^v, for tnkirrvir.to
rcositleratioo the liessiue of the Puirre IZearot teLltitte
I,y,J•lock. The Message be;t:g read•hv the Chlk.
_ _

Lord LIVER POOL said he sionid trunhle the !mime wit!, a few
words : it was per...eetly in their Lerdships tetollectimi that Sir
Thomas Grahani had been dining a considerable pet iod, toe Second
in Command in Spain and Portugal ; and he rontivuetl is this
station !ill the moment when he was the first to plant the British
standard on the territory of France. The state of his health then
compelled him to tender 1.14 resignation , but the disthlgni:lted
parts which he had performed in the Campaigns of the Peeinsula,
was a sufficient reason for recommending t the attention of
Parliament on the present occasion. When the vontitET Revolution
broke out in Holland, at wi.,s than2lll neces:oly to send a per,on
there in whose judgment and abilities the Government could cootide,
and though his health was far from re-established in the way that
his friends and the co intro might iniewdi;:tely accepted
tile command, under twrsonal elremnstanees inenneenient
.to him. Hi.: achievements there had not iloked. been so briliant as
elsewhere : but no blashe was attributaWe to him ; lie stood in a
situatiou of great delicacy, and it was not pi idle I'sr any one to
net with none judgment, temper and moderation. The
Noble Lord then enneinded with moving the Address, which as well
similar Addresses in answer to the Messages respecting Lords UM
stud lieresford, were also carried.—Adjonrued. •

FRIDAY, MAY 13.
CLERGY PENALTIES BILL.

T'ne House resolved i !self into a Committee upon th's Bill. Upon
the provision autlifirking tie Courts, tinder certain oh eumstanees,
to stay the proceedings that had been entered into.
The Duke of Non Pout observed, that howee:r unworthily flue
per ...on in question ntieht have ptirm,.4l Ids oijuet. still it was of
consequence that the faith and law of the country should not be
violated wi•hout strong necessity. The4e pfnali;es liad been sited
for under the sanction of the law, anti he thought the party sniog
onglit at lewd to be indemnified for his own expences incurred in
tae prosecution.
Lord Eistnsanonounttsidd,. that the princirle of the provision
was, atugogOnslo the u‘nal practice of Parliament.
The LORD CRAtiCRI.I.OIt said that it was certaioly a delicate pro.
feeding. hut that it• had been the practice, at all thiles, when an in.
fornitr made a vCxations ahtssie of law whh:lt was intend.,d for
wholesome perpiises, fur the Legislature to iateaere and shield

g'l

those who we►c. the olucets of that vexatious abu.e fro :i.t pt...at-
ties hie-mitt!.
The House resumed, and the Report was received.--Adjuurlied.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

••"vnAY. MAY 9.

New writs were ordered to ~ued for Newark, in the mom of
Sir Sti;pleton COtiGlii• called up to eitc house of Parliament bv the
lid(' of Mann Conelicrinere ; and fur Siere‘%:.lmry, in the room of
Sir Rowland Hill, called up to the Peers by lAw title of Baron
Hill.

Mr. EDtN brought 'up the Report of the Committee on the State
of the Gaols in London, and gave notice, that on llnirsday se'linieht
he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to abolish fees in the said.
gaoli.
Sir W. Sco-rT moved for leave to bring in a Hill to amend-the 4t241
of the King, relative to the No:-residence of the Clergy. The oh.
ject of this Bill was, he said, to amend a variety of doubts re,peet-
ing that Act, and to pat the Clergy out of the reach of the avarice
of common intorniers.—Leave given.
_ _ _

Mr. IVHITUREAD enquired of the Chancellor of the'Exeheqttert
whether the income tax wenthl be removed on the sth of April next.
People nnnlcl certainly take it for granted, that r:tich Wruld he the
ease and it would he Eight to give them the proper informatics!?
Ms. VANSITrART• said, perhaps it might be in the power of
Government to remove part of the tax before that time ; but re•heher
a part or the Thole of it would he removed, terre quettinno which he
could not 21Ulf, answer, depeadi»,,- as they did on a variety of
centinvacies which eculd Not now betaken into considera.
in.:tance, the pregr,ss 481,4 result cf the tees with. ~nserica. •
lu a Committee on the '231, of the King. re.ipeeting a rem.
lotion Wlsi atZtt*(4l to, that the ditty of ss. a cwt. on all hides in hair
fri:iii France, or countries under the dominion of the per•
son linlchng t:;e Government of France, should cease and determine.
Cu :lie :notivii for going into a Committee on the making
\p, neei, paid to out-voters at City and !toren!, Elections,
di"f.l:,-i•:n, tool; place.
No. LuiIIINGTON moved itt4 an ainendment, that an allowance
wiz-voter:4ot* one !liihing per milt., from their owu
residence to the p:ace of election, and that the Bill should extend
to Count,. 1:::.'et:01.8.
This( itinenilineaa was Icy a mr.jority of ! to s.—Ads
.jourtied.

TUrQD tV, M %V 10.
InniE OF WELLINGTON.

VANSITT ',fought up a Message from the Prince Regcnt,

which w..isa-1 foI1ows:

GEORGE P. it.---11:e Prince Regent, acting in the uame and on
the be!u of his Ahliesty, having taken into his consideration the
many signal victm les obtained by Field Marshal the Duke of AVel-
linettni, Inv* beet' pleawd to r upon him the said: and title of a
Duke and Marquess of the 11!fite:1 Kingdom. IDA Royal I fighutsi
is dosirOns of farther manite‘ting the sense he entertains or those •
:.'rent and extraordinary serviet,,, which have d the renown of
the British Army, e..tablished the independence aoti ratety of Portu-
gal and ;•ipain, and contributed largely to the tranquillity of
Europe.
The Prince Regrnt therefore recommends to his Majesty's faith-
ful Commons, to enable His Koval Highness to grant such annuity
to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington and the heirs of his body
who may succeed to the title of Duke of Weilington, as shall tem]
to support the high dignity of the title conferr«i, and be at the same
tint.' a lusting memorial of his Royal Highness's feelings, and of the
gratiindeandpuniticence of the nation. G. P. R.
Ise then moved that it should be taken into consideration to-
innetow in a Committee of the whole house. . . .

He then brought up a second message, stating, that the Prince
Regent hating taken into consideration the eminent services of
Thomas Lord Lynedoeli, and being willing to bestow sonic distin-
guished favour upon him and his two next male heirs in succession,
riToinmendell to Parliament to adopt such measures as may accom-
plish this ituport4nt purpose.
Sitnr.ir Messages were brought up with respeet to 141 Mani Carr
Lord peresford, and Rowland Lord Hill, and their two next male
Firs in sneeessinn.
The Messages were all referred to the Committee to-morrow.
PUNISHMENT OF MURDER.Sir J. NEWPORT
call the attention of the house to the law, as it now stood, relative
gave notice that he would on thiA (lay sennitzlit
to the ptinishment of murder.