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THE NATIONAL 111pISTER.

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haft been no great shod; of asins, in which the iniciii-of Pnglish
men had not becu cOnapicuously eminent and successful ; stud if we
traced the history of our army or navynye shooldittstatitiy perceive
that both have been distinguished by tranvendiint achievements.
There was one feature in the late war peculiarly gratifying ; which
vas, that throughout the whole course of it the slightest syMptonis
M. jealous:, had not existed between the two services: the qoverii-
ment and comunriud bad been confided to those perfinas whose abi-
lities gave them the best title to employineut; and it was right that
tit:, House, at the termination of such a long and evoutftil (mutest,
-hould show that in its opinion the pi riffs ef the two eiorvices were
equal, by touting them upon an equal footing, and manifesting no
pal tiaiity or favour for either. In considering the means of carry-
iee his object into effect, several courses to be pursued presented
themselves ; but the House would be most anxious to adopt that
which would be least likely to disturb that equality, Which was so
becessary to be preserved between the two branches of the service.
Tiie army had shone of kite with a vomit* splendour, Which
eclipsed every other military achievement; and if the navy had
1.2,42.11 less brilliant, it was only for the simple reason, that it had had
no enemies to contend with. (Hear, hear.) The army had re-
cently done that by laud, which the navy had accomplished long
before cm the ocean ; and the final triumph of bOth might be cone
memorated in the same manner. The House had determined, to-
wards the close of last Session, to raise a monument to the honour
of the army, and locoed the glories of the field of Waterloo ; and
slieull pi ()pose that some great sea battle should be the subject
of a similar memeato of the triumphs of the navy. There was
some difficulty iu making the selection ; for it was not easy to say
which of oar naval victories was most splendid ; however, he had
mode up his mind, that the battle of 'frat:clgar should be the in-
stance ; there was a similarity in the magnitude and consequences
of that victory, to the did' d'altrre of the army—the battle of Wa-
terloo ; and posterity would see that in our estimation both events
wee a, alike traeglit vvi!li the safety and happiness of Europe ;
ev exits which sued slain; in the annals of the world, for the prowess
of our arms; the one relineed our Allies from the dominion of a
tyrantrieal usurper ; and the. other ppt an end to the menace of
invasion of our. own skates. The Noble Lord concluded by
moving all Active's to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
statieg that the House, desirmis. of expressing its sense of the im-
pocout services of the N.aey during, the last war, gild espeeially of
the transcend:int achievement of Lord Nelson, the officers and
lava antler his command, in the battle or Tr:ifalgar, by which the
naval power of an arrogant enemy was selidued, and the.satety or
the country secured, pray. his Royal Highness to order a National '
7.%i ()aliment to be erected incommemoratioft of the splendid services_
Of the Navy.
Wm. DuNDas conld.not resist the temptation to ask, when
the House is about to commemorate the important services of the,
navy, whether it was. just to omit the 'moles of thfiet, who had fOught.
in an eorliar part of the. war. He was; ax usuch alive to the fame
of Nelsoa a, any man, and believed him '.% of every honour
that could be added to his. prune;ltot.whienchoua Lord St. Vincent
be forgotten, and meny, othersnehotrad,dilitingnigied themselves to
the fell eamit of their eoportunftles,?
§iSitßinek . ,
x said, Iv auk! be,better to combine both
objects heopemonuMeut, wqu!d eiiahle the ortists tionocluete
something inure spleedid and
Loan i:.t'sTLEni.Auit, in explanation, observed, that the water-.
100 monument bud. aireadet been decided Lapel!, and he trusted there
exists,-d: too disposition to cut it down to enit 'affy ulterior views.
" kstried consider it sacrilege, toloueli the Vote of itiOffe-sion:P—.
( Akar, hear. ) •
Bonn at was convince 4 that the proposition of the noble
Lord was ilee.liest that could be suggested, and considered that he
bad inaitaged.the difficulty ofscieetitm with la tillable ability.
Mr. Tir.ttnev oiro.+Ved, 'that the noble Lord had been compli-
melded upon elating over a difficulty, which was, that the army
kind becu ettenned,to.'and the navy had not. 'One monumentinight
du for both ; as* mot entertain such a religious dreadof tonch-
irg. the vote for Wiiterleo as the nohle Lorddid. •A Cotitioittee
appoinVcd to consider of some splendid erection for the
pvrpose. %to all knew, that the sensation ereafed among the old
Mticers, by the licgleet which they experienced, ohlige4 i;;inter';
sun;e time ago to make Lnights anti baronets of them. He thought
It monstrous to :whet One battle at the end of a war to commemo-
. rate the uniform bravery which 'had been displayed throughout the
whole course of it. Ile thought it might be impossible to unite
e-,iivenienee and ornapieut; and suggested, that as churches were
not sufficiently numinous to aeenneuedate the pnitlie, Temple of
reti ;ion, and a Mt' al of gratitet de for the sOrvicw. of oar Lcgiunt
tuiett be erected.

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Mr. Ileann a BaTuunsr contended, that it would be highly im-
proper to thatch the vote of last session.
iilr. B!sank wunid be sorry tb interrupt unanimity ; but, wish‘a
tug to consider whether the made proposed was the be ,t, he could'
not but Fbcarkleatt.ahn .maxim, that it was improper to apply the
same rule to difierent eases. The monument to the victory of Wa-
terino had been voted in the firkt imaulse of admirationerhaps ; but the
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country was not less indebted to the navy, which, p,
been *little ever-looked—
Uhl trimnphant, non esset habiturus.
Thin battle, of the Nile run that of Ti afalgar very hard, and it was
difficult •to say which was the more important. He thought the
proposed vote should be left inure general, and not be limited to.
the particular victory of Trafalgar. That victory had not put a
period to the war, and the enemy had afterwards assembled a large
fleet in the Scheldt. With respect to a church forming this national'
monument, he should make no objection to any elan in which
splendour and utility might be comoined ; but it might require a
larger sum than could be snared, in the present financial state of.
the country. Whatever was intended to be done, should be done
with dignity, and should mark the national taste, and the time, by,
its decorations, in such a manner as to satisfy both the present age
and posterity.
Lord BINNING said, to put both services on a footing, one great
naval achievement, analogous to that of Waterloo, was to be se-
lected, and a judicious selection had been made. The victory of
Trafalgar, in the importance of its result, bore a resemblance to
that of Waterloo, as it put an end for ever to all apprehensions of
invasion.
Mr. Fonnes heartily concurred in the views of the Noble Lord
by wlnen the motion had been made, and was glad to find that the
principle of establishing an equality, and in consequence a cordial
feeling, between the army and the navy, was the foundation upon
which the Noble Lord proceeded.
Mr. Tt ERN ev wished that an address should he presented to the
Prince Regent, referring to the two former votes, and proposing
to blend them for one common object. He wished that the sum to
be expeuded should be ascertained, not only for artistcon of
the House, but to facilitate the progess of the who should
undertake the work.
Lord CASTLEREAGH'S motion for an address was then put and
carried nem. cos.—Adjourned.
TUESDAY, FEB. 6.
ADDRESS TO THE PRINCE.
Lord G. BERESFORD appeared at the Bar, and stated that hilt
Royal Highness had been waited on with the Address of the House,
in answer to the Speech delivered by the Commissoners at the
opening of the Sessions; to which his )local Highness had been
pleased to return a most gracious answer, thanking the House for
its loyalty, and assuring them that no endeavour should be svattt-
ing ma his. pail to preserve those advantages which the libt.rilky
of Parliament had enabled his Royal Highness, in conjunctibts
with his Allies, to procure for the country.
Mr. Loeitifaur rose to bring forward his motion on the subject
of seizing of Farming Stock for theyayment of Rent, and asked for
leaVe to bring In a Bill to regulate this legal processizure . After stat n
-
ing his objections to the present mods, of making se of grai
for rent, heimoved for leave to bring in a Bill for regulating the
same. Leave was given.
• KING'S BENCH PRISON.
Mr. Law said, seeing an Hon. Gentleman n his place, Mi%
Bennett, who last night put a question to a Right lion. Secretary
which that Right Hon. Gentleman was not able to _answer, on the
subject of the King's Beech Prison, he now wished to give tha
Gentleman all the information` in his power on the subject. Tha
Hon. Gentleman had said, that nothing had been done on the tub f
jest. of the prison. In that, however, the Hon. e
ta
nto was
mistaken. • The Judges of the Court of King's Bench, m
the enquiry.nad been referred, had not been so grossly negligent
,as the Hon. Gruntlemiaß accused them of having been. Very cull-
siderable roform had been made in the Prison ; the abuse of in-
dulgiences, whioh had been so much complained of, had been done
away; women and children were no longer allowed to sleep in
Prison as they had formerly done, except in one instance, and
that NViIS one in- whisz‘h the health of the prisoner required attend:-
:owe- Tile Prison contained Ilia rooms, and there Wel.e at present
:100 prisoners confined there; the number of women and children
belonging to to them which had, iti consequence of the new ragin
lotions, been excluded,"amonnted to 20n, and the Board of AVUrkS
were at prevent etvpktyed in considering what additional improve-
-1 Meats ennid be made to the Prison. Other ref.-mations had been
vatic, winch ouch reduced ttc emolument& of tine Marshal of tho
Prieon: it Was eouiplaitiody twat Qat-person hailed three olhees iz

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