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ill on the uncertainty which prevailed, as to whe-
ther the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland would
reside in this ceuelty. This was the foshodetiiiii
of the votes of male Gentlemen, Them were
others, be was sorry to say, who made it a per-
sonal question—and opposed the grant on the
ground of morality.—( neer, hear, hear.)—'Phis
system he deprecated—because he conceived they
had no right to canvass the private chanter of
every individual who was brought before them.—
Hear, heor.)—The conduct of the Mike mid
Duchess of Cumberland proved that their inarriege
was one that could not he censured by the (louse.
If amiable conduct in private life, if dionity of
meeting, if goodness of disposition, could endear
to the people of England an individual brought
amongst them from a foreign reunify, he knew not
of env personage in elevated life who poseeseed those
qualifications in a higher degree than the I)uchess
of Cusiiherland.—.( Hear, heoir.)..reehog 'that
this House had not definitively decided the pm.
lion—feeling that grounds quite 'new to them were
brought forward—he thought it would be a most
ungracious thing to his Royal nighties% to the
Duchess of Cumberland, anti to the comitry from
which the came, to oppose the grout tree before
the House.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. FORUMS was surprised at the manner in
which the Noble Lord had brought forward this
proposition. He never heard ■ speech delivered by
him with so much pain. Fee In. pert, if the House
refused to vote the sum proposed to the I)iike, lie
would dot be it party to insult the Duchess by vot-
ing a dower to her, at the expense of her Royal
Consort's character—and he sincerely hoped. if it
were granted to her, that she would hive the
spirit to rtject Hear, heir, hear.)—lf she
had the misfortune to lase her natural protec-
tor, under these iircurnstaoces. the country, he
was sure, would not be backward in doing her jus-
tice. Ile entreated the House to reconsider the
subject, before they came to a decision. He hid
more opportunities. then most seen. to know the
feelings of the !country 'on this sobject.—, Hem%
hear.)—lle would repeat it—sod he called on
Gentlemen to rebut die fact if they could. He
knew the feelings of the country we're in favour of
the measure—and, he asked, would the House
object to the vote, and thus offer an insult
to those Royal Personages? Would they decide on
scandalous report, which, lie believed, were with-
out any f dation whatever, that had been pro-
parited ngninst those illustrious individuals ? He
did nut know throw illustriourts tersoms—he acted on peblie
granola siume—and doing so, he called on the HOW a
consider the case well before they caste to • vote—hefore
they came tea divides—fur he should insist pa dividisg the
Moire on this occarwar.—rMegr. hear./—lhe despised say
unpopularity that might astral hie combret—for be felt that
he would be unworthy of a seat is that House if he rem.
his refloat. in order to please airy party.—r Hear.)
CATTIART.AGS-.The Hos. Metitber had smile tan-
Coe. I Weil lii. isitesition. He had expressed himself much
ilispkinsed at bus speech; but he world return him good for
evil—mai he could tissue him, that he had not beard a speech
for a long time with greater pleasure.—(A faisge.)—He
begged the litre. Member to believe, that betook the coast
be had adopted, sot to court emptier', bet to crinciliate all
psalm—Ole/Ir, hear ,—He was happy that the lift he bed
permed had the effect of cannot forth meld sod misty de.
elaratioss from independeut ram like him. He did our, in
the outset, ahasoloss the notion of goring to a diviebris ; but
hr was auxioiss that the Home sheishi, is tidiest instance,
'thew him she wounds on. which be could proceed to that
p —because, if he were nut so lisformed, he =light turn
Ilse 'irk of betraying that interest which lie meant to Support.
hie W. SCOTT entirely concurred an the ;purism of the
honourable testimony which hail been afforded, be believed
onanimously, to the merits of tins illustrious personage.
NO Wee who bad the bosun. of knowing her conduct,
could deny that she had discharged, in the moat distin-
guished manner, the duties of her high Airframe, in every
respect whatever--aod he observed with peculiar satisfac-
tion, the 'wainscots of the House so universally expressed
in her favour. With revert to the other point, the sitaatiou
of her Royal hualmod, he was (saddest, if the grant to him
were ri forest, it would poison any aft that might be imeartsd
fur her Deports had been spread ro the dieedvaeisse of the
Royal Duke, ill which, he believed, bu aaprejediard man
seer gave the tent credit. The only rowel ors which the
Hour had formerly 'limier! to his Royal Highness the grant
riotomarily made on a Royal marriage, was this, that it was
u..t ri mmuuti•akrd is the regular way--joined to a ape.
cies of h.utahun as to the character of the peraus with
whom she conneilion was formed. But that marriage hay.
tog received the Royal enuarei--ead the amiable character
of the .11ustrion. isidiridual with *hens it was formed, hay.
ing been acknowledged, by the universal eftertiden of on
'how • iso hawk:ix:am of it—dha House could sot sow, is
punt of con.odency, refuse the trust.—(Hat, hear )—lt
was ou ibis (tessera, a doe regard to the euesistesey of its
eh:warier, Ilia the provision which was formerly refuted
514.5•1 it no longer he wahlieht.—(Heste, hear)
Mr. earrnisaos did set Wok the two Gentlemen, who
had attempted to take advantage of the generosity of the
I oose, I.y atludnig to the improteetea Ullman*o of the Du-
g I.e.s of Catilliettnad, in order tu. turista them to retract a
s de nu, derisuis had acted fairly. As Hue. Geollestien oppo-
,lir,Mr. Rohm) had. told them what the sense of the aim.
try aas on the reseal isonstion; iss asswer, he woad soy,
ih,u if ever a vote met the unanimous wishes of the reentry,
it wall that obi. la had defeated the proposition formerly mode
for a siolid•r grant --know ) -If they rescinded it, they would
. wale august in the country, and bring their preceding
tutu erint.losid. In speaking of the arennieuts mad by Hsn.
mi now,. osi that ocraphin, the Hoe. Gentleman (Mr. (Vera-
-5..1.•y) had nut justly—fur he had kipt back woe of
she isto..t lirontinerit. Oa the *object, great consistency had
been olives v.. 1 iii a very high quarter. He hoped the House
would follow the example, for the sake of the inursiity and
honour of the country.
Mr. Wnorrestry denied that he haul kept heck any of
the :Is coincide rived by the Hum. Gentleman on the former
..e. 3•1.,,i —The Hon. Member was proceeding to read, from
at orates. paper, the notes he had taken of an Hon. Ra-
Imo Is speci h. al the time the grant to the Duke of Cum-
• land was formerly illehated--bet cries of " Order!" pre-
rentril hint f proceeding.
The ClIallttl•N nail, it was the rule not to allude to for-
m. r .1. hales, hut cousiderable latitude was neverilwless
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Ir 11'nerrr.i.ry was prorrrdinit to date, from usentnry,
the en mance. of the Hon. Hamsters 'perch, but was obliged
In 'lt darn unid.t rrirs of Order."'

She ACLAIID said, nothing amid be more cslrolated
t• mitotic, a iris than the altetapt which was latterly
o a.k hi bring the present proposition to a division, decided.
is sontrary as it was to the genera sentiments of that
Maws and to those of every well-wisher of the 'loyal Parties.
The r. al of ardent ft iends hell dist nrhed that kindly
fe- ling who Is the speech of lite Nob'. Lord heti elicited—ands
he was afraid, it won hl slifficielt to hiring it hack to so tran-
sits! • state. lie would ask, whether the Imam to the Ho-
ehn., of esimberland could lie offered, with the gram Mi-
nisters wished, if they proceeded in a division on the pre.
"nil pint The Hots. Memlwr then prisceeskd to clear
finself from the charge of inconsistency, in the
tome he b.d ti sole last night, compared with those he had
s'elsereil when this 'abject was formerly ender considera-
t he said last night was perfeetly consistent
• ith all he bad heroes. stated. Tot the prevent MOWN he
tontil Not rosowol, and lie sistorrely hoped that the excellent
pith chalks,' "Ist to throw, whops th• 'object Mkt
"."1"1 11.1 be heat sight of. Ile trusted ilwy world act
r•'•••••t"utic with their tin nit r at die same glow,
111 111,41 th sl to do an act of knidticso and ol justice to ibb