The National Register.
London, England, 1814-05-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

The 1641 i Eccicsiagtical Courts Bill. and the Scotch Veithcts
Bills were read a third time, and passed.—Adjotuned.

WETINESDAY,III.IY 11.
At four o'clock the Me•tnbcrs, when only .55 being present, an
adjournment necessarily took place.

TBSYttfIDAY, NAY lt
The Golden Lane Brewery Bill was ordered to he read a second time
this day Mx months ; in other words, lost.
Wn n en Ex D wishing to know if the Danish Treaty had been ra-
tihed
The CllAwexu.on of the Exctiruure replied in the affirmative; no
hew ar-migement had been introduced into the Treaty relative to Nor-
ssay, het them %erre seine additional regulations relative to the restora-
tion of the Diti.ish Cdunies.
The House haring gone into a Committee on the Prince Regent's
Message. recommending suitable provision to the Duke of Wellington,
to enable him to uphold !tic new dignity,
The CH A NCE Lt.° a of the EXCIIFQUER briefly adverted to the great
achievements of the Duke of Wellington, and said it win his intention to
rfropche that an annuity of 10,0001. per annum, to be charged on the
Consolidated Fund, should be granted to his Grace, and that this an.
vuity might be commuted for .500,0001. which at thirty years purchase
would procure him an estate of the value of the annuity. The House
had already granted 10u,0001. besides 40001. per annum to the Duke ;
this With the loniser sum of 10,0001. per annum, or :300,0001. would
make an annual income of about 19,0001. 'rho Right Hon. Gentletuan
concluded with moving a resolution to the effect of his speech.
Mr. WHITBREAD, Mr. PoNsoNav, and Mr. CANNING, considered
roo.oool. too small a smn, and at their suggestion, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer agreed to add another hundred thousand pounds to the grant ,
the resolution for a grant of an annuity of 15,0001. to be commuted for
a sum of 400,0001. was then agreed to nem con.
The House then went into a Committee on the Messages respecting
Lords Lynedock, Hill, and Beresford, when the CHANCE! iOR of the
EX C FQ ERJIHrIrCd a grant of 20001. a year to each of them, and the
two next twin-male of their bodies succeeding to their titles.
Mr. C. WvisiNE and Sir C. MOSE considering this grant also too
small, it was agreed that the amount of the sums to he granted should
be the subject of alter consideration ; in the mean time the Resolutioos
fOr 200t,1. a veer to each, were carried nein. con.
. Mr. W. CVs NN E brought forward his promised motion respecting the
annexation of Norway to Sweden ; the lion. Gentleman went over the
same grounds of argument as had been used in the Lords by Earl Grey,
to show that this country had fulfilled its part of the Treaty with Swe-
den, in procuring from Denmark the cession of Norway ; and th:4 that
country having since declared its independence. whicit, as a separate
kingdom, it had a most undoubted right so to do, we were neither ob-
liged, nor justified in the attempt to snbjugate them, lie concluded by
moving—
" That an. humble Address be presented to his Royal highness the
Prince Regent, humbly to request that his Royat Highness would be
graciously pleased to interpose his mediation, to rescue the unoffending
people of Norway frill the dreadful alternative of famine, or of sebjo-
gatton to the yoke ef a foreign and hostile Power : and that dining the
discussion of such proposals as his Rlyal Highness may be advised 'to
make fur this mod desirable object, all hostile operations on the part of
this Country against a people struggling fur the sacred right of national
independence, may be discontinued."
Mr. Lalantosr seconded the motion ; which was supported by Sir
James Mackintosh, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Poosonby, and others, and op-
posed by Mr. Stephen, Mr. Canning, and the Chancellor of the Exche-
-(pier ; the latter said it was not true (as had been represented) that the
Norwegians were unanimously hostile to the annexation of Norway to
Sweden.
Mr. IVItHERFORCE confessed that he never rye a vote with greater
pain than that which he should experience in giving his vote on the
-question before the House ; bust conscious that to dceede to the motion
would be to consent so a violation of the public faith, he must, hewever,
reluctantly, oppose it.
After Mr. W. WyNstr: bad shortly replied, the House divided—For
the motion. 71 ; against it, 2t9.—Majority against the Motion, 158.—
Adjourned. .