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Tlie INA* lees rod to, and the Petition read.
it.stafisdt limit the rod
had bend, with the
and *fawn, Alt a Bill pwrporting to
uloiasioh *a Majesty of her title seed dignity as
Queen, and to dissolve the marriage subsisting bes
tweeirher sad his. Wilt Gracious 'Majesty, bad been
introduced IC, and was in progress through the
House of Lords ; that Bills of such a nature hod
never been resorted to hut in the worst of times, and
were not coleishited to attain the ends of justice I
that the Petitioners hod contemplated- with greet
satisfaction the emotions proceedings of the Hon. the
iHouse of Commons in the course of this moments
sous qwestion ; and while they disclaimed all iow•
proper interference in an investigation of such
extreme importance, they felt it their duty to pray
the House to reject the proposed Bill, as militating
against the established rules of justice, dangerous
to the honour and stability of the throne, and 'ef-
fecting in its consequences the rights and liberties
of every individual in the country ; and that her
Majesty might trot he denied that substantial and
impartial justice which was the right of every sub-
ject in the realm.
On the motion of Mr. Alderman Woos the Pe-
tition was then ordered to lie on the table, midi)*
printed.
Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a Petition
from three persons, assignees of the indivi-
dual at whose suit R. C. Burton, Esq. had
been in imprisonment at the period of his elec-
tion to the lest Parliament for the Borough of Be-
verley, stating, that by the subsequent order of
the House for his enlargement they had been sub-
jected to a large pecuniary loss, and praying re-
fief. Mr. Wortley observed, that he thought some
lie should he passed, ur some mode adopted, to
guard against similar occurrences, and expressed
his iutention to call the attention of the House at a
future period to the subject.
The Petition was read and laid on the table, nod,
afire a short conversation between Mr. WlLBER-
rgiscs, Mr. SARRE% Sod Mr. WORTLET, ordered
to'he printed.
Mr. SATHeRST presented a Petition from a
'somber of Debtors in the King's Bench Prison,
praying for a contintosnee of the Insolvent Debtors'
Act.—Read On the table:
Sir W. preseuted a Petition from a num-
ber of Tide Surveyors and Watermen discharged
front their situations at the pert of London in
March, tally, praying the House to take their case
tutu considerations—Read, and laid on the table.
HUSH DISTILLERIES.
The CRANC6I.I.oft of the EXCHEQUER moved
the Order of the Day fur the second seeding of the
Irish Distillery Bill.
Lord MOUNTCHARLES expressed himself de-
cidedly hostile to the principle of the Bill, and his
opinion coincided with that of persons counected
with the trade, with ,whom he had had a cominuiti-
cation. 'lle hoped it was not intended to press it
through its stages before the adjourument.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied,
that that was MA hos intention.
General HART said, that he most again express
his dieopprobatitur of the new system of regulations.
it ,was- in..tuany !uts so exceptiosiable and soberer-
. -sire of the hopes of the people of 'reload. Thee
restrictions imposed on the working of small stills
acre enough to deter any one from nigagitig in
such a spreulati cccc . Column' Puttinger's invention
pieseuted an tab...lute bar to the practice of any
imposition or fraud, on the revenue by. the owners of
stills; but hr could not understand why it should
bi intruded, to apply only to the small
He had been informed, and he believed, that there
were more illicit splits manufactures' from one
dmillety. in Dublin. than from, time whole comity
to which he' beleteiged (Donegal). It wits banked
-*bout and sold by hundred. of women and children,
in qv:sonnies Lot greater than a gallon, to avoid the
danger of detection and seizure. The greatest
quantity,, which the Right Hon. Gentleman per-
inittal-the mall stills to manufacture in the course
14 a yeavinso 24100 gallons; and allowing a shil.
hog a gallon profit, the while profit of labour,
•*kills•ssd.copitel„ mould be only .1004 nsyear, and
e for
.406 a paltry advantage who would invest his
' capital in the trade?
The question was then carried, and the Bill read
sercutial.t item
The ritARCELLOR.of the EXCHEQUER proposed
that the Bill should be continitteel to-morrow, fur
the parpowesf. tilling up the blacks.
. Lord iklousiTCiu A RI.ES hoped that the Bill would
slot he reed the third time without au opportunity
'for i full and general discussios.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mid; it
wee his intention that the Bill should be recommit-
tedat 44e believe) some distant period.
, It was then ordered to he committed to-morrow.
A Message from the Lords. announced that their
.I„ord.hrirs lied agreed. to several Bills—(jor which
Ace Lords.)
. Small Stilts (Ireland) Bill was read a se-
cond time, and ordered to be committed to-
morrow. •
,The Irish Excise Police. and the Promissory
Notes and Bonk Poirt,Bills. Bill were severally read
p second time, and ordered to be committed to.
looesues.•
GCADALOURE CLAIMS.
Mr. lawiisci h_tOught'srp the &sport of-the Coup.
Gusildiviwe Claim...which WAS had
on .the tahlev" The Hao. 'Member , observed, that
•the sion-allowance of those claims was u great baud?
+ship on individools. • Tilt Report stated their case
,fto.he otie calling for lime consideration and justice
'loose% Wire be exiuittining time csee of
Foorliiraux.,as that of an individual
intrrirritig dation& ?pion hunself, lie should
..4:0111e 40.11f,Arl1le cuncluawu. He moved.that the-
papers sliOtistd be printed, •
Mr. Ilasitts so.d, that if 'hill ohsfiss were press-
.e4lll;44s"Ffir tie should certainly feel it blopoty to
,oppose.,l4;_bicati!c a Onto of • ;f(j•years standing
should always' be rcrioted, until it had uudergotie a
•
.Ilitnough risruitieltant
, Mr. 1.ev.t14 notice, that as • the cuse.eordll
not be thiparesl. or now, be should bring it 'wider •

loOnsgeratitin let the Boom early is the tenths%
, . .
pipers mien *e. &lead to he primed.
LOX •
Ltistst sere* said, he rem for tit., Wpm*
moving nu Athletes to the Crown,pSysuarit to
A* =sire he had had dwhoomff of giving reilliso-:
to • service of plate presented to her Modesty
in the year 1808, • and now witlfrOl from her..
He lamented that any hisinuation had beets made
of his leering had the slightest intention to take
she flame by surprise in the motion be made last
Saturday ; on the contrary, his Learned Friend
(Mr. Deamen) had, as he mentioned on Saturday,
sent an intimation to the Noble Lord opposite, that
he meant to bring an this suhjece. The reason he
Jul tint postpone it whets be found the Noble Lord
sinew was, that he was not aware the House would
sit to-morrow, and he was. therefore. apprehensive
uo other opportunity would arise of his introducink
the subject. He repeated his utter denial of mean-
ing to take the House by surprise. Used% set
the House right on that row, he 01'00E1 now pro-
ceed to the matter of his motion. In the year
1808, his late Majesty gave the Queen, then Prin.
ties of Wales, a service of plate, made by his
order, and fashimiesl to her own taste, and after her
own manner. The hinges* the pl de, approved of
it, and presented it to her Royal Highness. She
emilimied in eilr lOW and possarsion of this plate in
Kensisigton Palace, from the year 1808 until 1814.
At the latter period, when the Queen went to the
Contiiresit, the plate was left by suite liersoneof her
household in the care or Mr. Masti, of thr LordCham-
bell:ides Office, merely while she rem:lilted abroad,
and of course moaning to resume the pueselsiou and
use of it when she returned to this country. Upon
her return she found herself left destitute of every
accommodatiosi and etijoyesent—the found herself
in an unprecedented end forlorn situation, without a
suitable residence, without any articles of any de.
ecript for her daily use. So bereft of every thing
necessary for her comfort. she naturally applied to
Mr. Mash, at the Chamberlain's Office, for the
return of her plate. That Gentleman replied he
could tint return it without authority from the Lord
Chamberlain. The latter, on application being
made to him, returned the following answer :
" The Lord Chamberlain availed himself of the
earliest opportunity to bring the subject of the
time with which he was honoured by Lady
Ann Hamilton before the King, and has
to inform bier Ladyship in reply, that it hav-
ing been ascertained by official documents the
pine is Crown property, his Majesty has not
beets 'dented to order any transfer of it from the
Jewel Office, where it is now deposited." That
Ilris reply had the sanction of the King's Ministers
he was coustitutionally bound to assume—for he
knew that, by the orders of the House, the name
of the King could not be constitutionally used
there for the purpose of dehate. He was sure the
Noble. Lord opposite would not shake the regimens
sibility off his own shoulders; indeed he was per.
swirled that if the Noble Lord consulted his -crow.
feelings his liberality and gentlemanly manners
would have forbade the cause of grievance whicb•
her Majesty experienced upon this occasion, and
would hare preveuted this puny attempt at
• • ding and degrading the Royal character
in the eyes of the pimple of this country. It
was said indeed that the Male which her Majesty
eonsidered herself entitled to cell for, was the bona
Pe property of the Crown, bought by the Lord
Chaurberlatit's department, and.of the ownership •
of which the Crown never divested itself; so that it
was said the plate was merely a loan, which could
be put au raid to at any time by the Crown. To
this lie *mold reply, that the Queen had it present-
ed to her by the King, that she had the unqua-
lified posuesst JJJJ use, and ownership of it from the
fears 1808 to 1814, and that she merely resigned
it wheel she went abroad in 1814, for sale custody
the Lord Chamberlain's office. Nobody ever
yet heard, he believed, of any property having been
warded in thie manlier with any reservation of re-
demption. The allusion that the late King only
lent this plate, was now • very ungracious way of
fleeting the babied ; to state it was tact ill his
opinion a very respectful tribute to the memory of
the late venerable Monarch. In common decency
or -common sense, it could not be deemed con-
' Went with justice, that her Majesty should be
thus treated before the investigation into her con-
' duct, as if she were a twrsnri who ought to be con-
signed to deprivation and disgrace.—(Hear, hear)
--;-Surely it was most ungracious to manifest this
conduct towards her Majesty in this stage of the
proceedings •gaitot her.; to keep her tint only
without a suitable establishment, lint without the•
use of these articles for her accommorlotirin which
were necessary for the domestic conveniesne of every
Indy of rank.—(Hear.)—Stich treatment could
only-excite irritation and disgust from one end of
the realm to the other. God forbid that such a
mean and paltry insult should be offered to her
Majesty in her present situation, with there
being some responsible wiener from whom expla-
nation could be reqiiired. There was one other
view of this question which he could hardly dare
to think would he pressed upon him on this occasion.
He could hardly venture to anticipate that it mould
be Said that at the time when the plate wits per-
mitted to the Queen, she was a femme corert, and
mot capable of then holding independent property
herself. He could not believe that the King,
separated as he had been in point of fact fur yeas
torn the Queen; would for a moment be advised to
avail himself of such ti point. • If it were posoble
to leave the question to the individual feelniga of
the Noble Lord, he was sure his unit unleasstd
judgment would, free from any other influence, •
prompt him •to remedy the• insult of which hat.
Majesty complained. His high character. rod 1
liberal (*editor; as a Gentleman would at utter our j„
duce liiin to reMove the inconvenience to which Itee.
Iktrjestv was now exposed. He lamented that the
Right (Inn. Culleugne of the. Noble Lord had vat
remained in' Isis place (Mr. Cunning had just left
his sea.), for he (Dr.' Libliitigtmi) should 11800
reckoned uI the 'high aid of has eloquence
support of the -present .rnotion, to have that plat*
restored to her Alejesty, of the use of which' else
eras.noW deprived. She bed, not an article at purl...
Stilt fin her domestic use which she was not üblig•d%4
to lure.-1 Henr, hear.)—lie linped, therefore, ths;
House would give ham credit • for nut wantonly..
Sae lsie theiresttention to the present subject. ltdO
trusted that the explanatiou which the Nub4e Lad:.

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toe bed been agreed by 'very lame: hhij•riir, the •etin
without titollettion,, mestspli tea hinds isheitog bey& , Session.
held isgs.e.sposi . The I,
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Mr. Aleetiotit Witio..." That this Petition be of osovii
the antic