The National Register.
London, England, 1808-03-06 00:00:00

MARCH 6:

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THE NATIONAL REGISTEW. 149

Lord Lake's family stood in need of such assistance. He Atiould
not, therefore, object to the vote altogether, only b, did not
wish to go to such an extent.
Mr. W.
DVNDAS supported the Motion.
MR. M. A. TArLoR argued strenuously in favour of the motion,
and dwelt much on Lord Lake's gallant conduct at lincellei,
and his brilliant and important victories in India. Lord Lake
had left but forty thousand pounds to support the dignity of
the title, and to provide for a family of seven children. If
some provision was not to be made for the families of merito-
rious officers in cases of this kind, they ought to be restricted
from marrying, like Catholic Priests (a laugh). The daughters
of Lord Lake would have but 1,5001. each under their father's
will.

LORD For.r:•roNz opposed the grant. He thought those who
held places of high profit without saving, had no right to come
to Parliament for relief. lie was particularly ad►erse to the
',rant of a monument.
MR. WurranEto mid, there were radical objections in his
mind to the erection of a monument to the memory of Cord
Like. Ile did not think Lord Lake's services entitled him to
the distinction of pre-eminent e.ervices.
Sim P. BURDETT entered his protest against the vote. In
the present state of the public hurthens, he slid not think Parlia-
ment should be called upon to make such grants. The Cron n
possessed ample means of rewarding all military merit without
coming to Parliament. Ile would not say any thing to er tract
from the merits of Lord Lake. But let these merits be ever ro
great, they were but a small part of the question. Consistently
with a due regard to public economy, he felt himself compelled
to oppose the motions, and to take the sense of the House on
them.
THY CHANCELLOR or THE EXCHEQran raid, the Crown
possesses no power of conferring adequate re vs ards and proei•ions
without the rid of Parliament. The highest pension u►at could
he granted on the Chit List, was 1,20 W. a-year, of which only
800'. clear would be received, and this the King could grant
only for the period of his own life. He supported the motion
generally.
Sin e. Amman. had heard nothing that could i►duce him
from his intention of dividing the House on the whole proposi-
tion. The Right lion. Chancellor of the Exchequer must I►ave
known even by looking round his own family, that he alluded to
other means of rewarding meritorious service than those the
Civil List afforded. W here sere the sinecures, the patent
places, and reversions? if Ministers would come and state to
the House that these things were abolished, there w•oul i he an
obligation to grunt ample provision to every meritorious officer :
But while they existed, and were disposed of tin body knew
how, nor for what service, (though he belies ed, indeed, the
Right Hon. Gentleman opposite knew it), he could nut allow
Parliameut to vote away the Public money on every demptid of
this kind. lie would act honestly, without regard to what
any man, or any set of men may think; and he felt himself
bound to persist in what he called taking the sense of the House,
though the sense of the House was already well known.
Several Members spoke for and against the motions, after
which the House divided.—For the motion in the House.—
A :.cs, 201 ; Noes, 26.—0 n the question for a Monument to Lord'
Lake's memory, another division took place—Ayes, 202; Noes,
15.

RUSSIAN MEDIATION.
MR. l'lrD/Ta RE 4 D said, that the Commissioners who delivered
his Majesty's Speech, gave a hope, that all the Papers, re.
spt•cting tin• Russian Ntedia lion, would be laid before the RonSe;
he saw with what difficulty they had obtained the few now or the
table, which was a convincing proof that Ministers had acted'
improperly, and was fearful of that reprobation which their
conduct so justly merited. We are now arrived at an important
crisis, and certainly he must say, that opportunities had been
most shamefully neglected when a Pace was attainable un
honourable terms, through the Mediation of Russia. lie said
the war in which we are engaged is continued year after bear
without any hope of its being terminated, without knowing the
precise object in contention; then he called to the recollection
of the house the number of Petitions which are daily pouring
in upon us from the manufacturing tow ns ; and be hoped that they
would at once opts the eyes of Ministers as to the real situation
of the country. It was evident that Niiiiicters had neglected
the meani put in their power to obtain peace. The Honour..
able Member maintained it was not yct too late—it was dc,ira.
ble—and why not co►►►ply with the wishes of the !Allies It
n as no degradation to apply in direct terms to Bonaparte; then
if lie refused, be was certain it would unite the people at tar e,