The National Register.
London, England, 1815-07-02 00:00:00

THE DUKE Or CUNDERLAND.

The CHAN CELLOR of the Exettruorit brought in a Rill to mike a
farther additi in to the revenue of the Duke of Cumberland. Upon
the motion ti at th • Bill should be read a first time,

Lord A. H AMILTOR expressed his conviction that this Bill was to.
tally unnecesi ary, and therefore he should persevere in opposing it.
Mr. BURR' ct. observed, that while not a single argument had been
offered in deft nee of this measute, he had heard many and forcible ar-
guments again st it, an I therefore he should continue to resist its pro.
Kress. The I ion. Member concluded with moving, that the Bill
shotild be read a third time this day three months.
Mr. Dove% As spoke in favour of the measure.
Mr. W. 80l ace said. that he was anxious to explain the grounds
upon which ht • had voted, and meant still to vote against the measure
before the HoU se, because he would be sorry if such votes could he
supposed to pt -ceed from any want of due respect or solicitude for
the interest and dignity of the Royal Family. This maroage, in fact,
took place in pt ivacy. It W 33 not mentioned in the Gazette—it had
nor even the ordinary publicity of a marriage between private indivi.
duals, for it se; s not stated in the Newspapers. It was said to have
taken place in I lay last. but that was not known until it was stated in
that House upo n brineing forward this measure. There could not, it
appeared, bear y doubt of the fact, that the female part of the Royal
Family disappn ived of this marriage, and that disapprobation formed
a strong argument against the present Bill. But if, under all the cir.
cuenstances, swch a Bill were adopted, and such a marriage sanctioned,
wh re, he wou Id ask. was the Hattie to draw a line upon any marriage
contracted by ; member of the Royal Family, however improper that
marriage migh.t he ? . He (lid not wish to thaw any invidious compa-
risons, but ht• confessed that lie heard with satisfaction the suggestion
of the Hon. Member for Bristol, as to the propriety of granting some
reward to the Commander in Chief Pleat hear ! on the Ministerial
• side]. As Pi•rliament had acted so liberally and so justly towards
the IDnke of Wellington, for conducting our brave arm. to such
nous triumphs, surely some consi eration was doe to the merit of him
under whose ca re that army was formed for great achievements [tear,
' hear, hear The Duke of York had for a series of years been train.
ing our Army, and such was his skill and firmness—such his candour
and good nature, as to deserve general appoliation. It was a fact,
indeed, that ails illustrious person had not, throughout his c• mmand,
been engaged in any dispute with a single officer, one only excepted,
who was 13tely a Member of that House [hear, hear !] ; but who had
I lately found it convenient abruptly to quit the country (Mr. Coch-
rane Jehnstone), yet the Duke of York had for such eminent services
received only 30001. a year, which was not more than tile salary of an
Under Secretary of State.
Lord CASTLERTAGH denied that the marriage alluded to took place
in private, as i was, after the consent of the Crown regularly ob.
tained, solemnized at Berlin, in presence of several members of the
family of the Duke of ISlecklenburgli Strelitz, and the representarive
of the British Court ; and as to the non-appearance of the marriage in
the Gazette, that was owing merely to a casual omission. He fully
concurred Ith his Honourable Friend as to the merit of the Duke of
York, under whose administration the Army had been rendered so
much improved ; but yet he must deplore the injury too likely to re.
stilt from any undue comparisons between the several branches of the
Royal Family.
Mr. Wu traer.ao began by observing, that the latter part of the
speech Of the Hon. Member on the other side of the House was to.
tally irrelevant to the motion under consideration. No one, however,
he admitted, could review the late events without giving due praise
to the Commander in Chief who had placed the army in such a state
of efficiency as to achieve the most brilliant expl its (Hear I hear !)
Whenever the distinct merits of that Prince should be brought before
the Howe. lie should be ready to state h.s opinion upon the subject.
With re,pect to the question before the House, he had already marked
his sentiments by his vote, and he now felt it his duty to speak against
ir, for he could not think the case under discussion such as to deserve
the liberality of Parliament. In and out of that House there was but
one opinion respecting the great.
Mr. HAtiNteßsLer said he should support the vote, because he
thought it rested on the strictest Parliamentary grounds, and no Par.
liamentary ground hat been alleged against it.
Mr. METI4USN contended that the House ought to shew, by its
vo'e tha night, that it was not inattentive to the morals of the coun.
try, and therefore he should oppose the grant, not tiorn the slightest
personal motives, but merely in the conscientious discharge of what
he conceived to la; his duty.
The House Ilia divided, when the wmpben wg(s-ff-4yis,
Noes, 9j.