The Sun.
London, England, 1809-05-09 00:00:00

ROYAL ACADEMY:.

No. 104. The Distressed.Family.--H. THOM3ANi R.A. -
The report which we gave of this pi6ture, while .
it was in a state of progression, is fully justified in.
the mature excellence 'which charatlerizes its com-
pletion. The work is one of the chief ontainerns
of the Exhibition. The story is well told. T"
figures are grouped with great jadgmcnt and effeol.
Perhaps it may be thought that there 'is an air Of
gentility about the unfortunate family unsuitable to
the chara6ter of public mendicants, but they are
however to be supposed to have fallen from a heater
condition, and may naturally. be, conceived to re-
tain - some traces of their more prosperous days.
There is something venerably impressive in the"
old man, and 'the' daughter is simple and in"
teresting. The liberal Critic will be
,satisfied with
this expression, without requiring a vulgar precisiOri•
There is something very affecting in seeing the dor
treating in a liostile manner those to whom ha 14
formerly belonged,,but whom he no longer remeal"
tiers.' The colouring is rich and harmonious.

No. sj.}. Portrait of Sir losoph
*LDellcs tint. K.O. —T.
A.

We have seldom witnessed a inure rapid improve-
ment than this piece exhibits in the powers of this'
Artist. The present work will hold a respedahle
rank with this best pmdudions of .the kind , which
modern art has produced. Sir JOSEPH is here
represented in the character of President of the
Royal SoCiety; a charader which, notwithstand-. •
log the ribaldry thst has heretofore assailed him, he
has discharged with zeal, judgment, and liberality.
The ornamental appendages appropriate to the Sittla'
tion are well disposed and admirably, painted. The
general tone of colouring is chaste without being
cold, and the Whole presents an exad and dignified
portrait.
No. 529. The kerit-04.—b. Wrr.xirr.•
The merit of this picture is far beyond any poll°
which we can bestow.thi it, and for truth, vartety••
spirit, and discrimination of character, nothing 'has
been seen equal to it since the days of }36-''
GARTH. It is in vain to attempt a description et
the various excellencies of this admirable picture, and • • ,
we must refer the Reader to the work itself, just ob'
serving, that it is impossible for the.speataior to be, ;
mistaken in the views and occupations of the scrotal. •
characters that are introduced. Amidst, the varielf
of these charaiers the Artist has been, particularly
successful in representing 'one of the old tenants,
puzzled by his own calculations, -.Truth, vividness, •
skilful management of light, and shadow, and great
mechanical dexterity, appear throughout this esqni
site composition.

No. 78. Portrait of Dowager Lady Deaurnont.—tV. 01,?"'

This is unquestionably% the Vary best work Pot ,;
ever came from the pencil of the artist., It is w
and splendid. Truth of principle, richne,s auki
liarmon.r. and a- nobleness of conception, are
the charatieristics of this masterly work.
management of the light is „excellent, and •111!:'
dog introduCed under the chair,- contributes td
distribntion of the light with the happieit effea,•!'
The figure is venerable, dignified, and appropriate
theperiod.of life, and manifesting a pleasing ilou
impressive composUre. The view from thq WindoW,
including the Church, is a delicious morceau !
province of landscape. Such a pit-ture is aloud suf.
ficient to establish the reputation elan Artist.

Na. 77. Henry and'Emma.—S,•Wooproßat, R.A.
The Artist here ventured- Upon an arduous task,
but he has . been very successful, The clatraa.iLi's;
are taken from Pigott's beautiful poen), iwr
Nut-brown Maid. It -has._ been - the aim of
ili
Artist to represent the lovers- in retlealed
light =ss
thcy are necessarily supposed to be in a retired sittm .1
tion, for fearof discovery. This aim he has accoull
pushed, without impairing the clearness of his colovt.
ing, and the catches of natural light on the face dal() . •
heroine, are admirably blended with the rest a 111*
features which appear in Shade. Vie genel'al :sir •
,of the pi6ture is correspondent with the time wile°
the event is supposed to happen, and. theltrtist, w 4
may presume to say,:has full entered into the (-:°".;
ception of the Poet, with- respett to the " forinft '1)
pressure" -of the charatiers. The. whole iq a
elegant, and classical work. . •

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LAIP.KEPORT,

r' , • • , - • 4 ~••

imtiERiAL Ti.kk.l.',l4iNititT.:

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY S.

, 11OLISE OF PeCERS.
MONDAY, MAY S. • ,
Cortnel were again heatd in the Appeal Arnett v,
Flint, Ste. -

CORN
.DMLERS.

. .
TUE X 1 NG V., PALSGRAVE Allb OTHXRS4, ~
I%fr• doxaow observed that this was,a 'rule-calling
en the Defendants to shew :cause why. a sriminal
:information should not be filedagainst them. They
were corn dealers at Norwich, .who had entered
into certain resolutions, the tehdency of which was
to enhance the price of corn ; the rule Was. to.. have
, . been Made absolute early in the present term; but
tta
they instred the Attorney-General to state,
.from
their affidavits, that they had cane to. a resolution
•
1 to discontinue the practice which vas objected to,
1 and therefore he, on the pal( of the prosecution,
/whore to insist on having the rule for a criminal
.
information made absolute; upon an undertaking
b the Attorney-General to reconimend it to:these
' • c:(4.0
_dealers (c) disavow..their :praaice in future, .to
declare they had determined ,to discontinue it,. and
• float they should make this their datertninationpub-
, ,
m
. ?ethrough' the same ediiim by which they. bad
j" hiblished their obnoxious resolutions. This recom-
)
` • inendation had; no doubt; been made to them by
1 the Attorney-General„. bnt the Def.mdants had,
hitherto, been, perverse 'enough to refuse compliance
with theSe.'.lenient wins offeredj to them, •upon
which he was now entitled to this rule absolute for
a criminal information aOinst them. He trusted
this non-compliance was the effect of some mistake, .
which they would make hOste.to rectify:
The ATTORNIY•GENEXAL said he 'hid made to
these Defendants the communication which he pro-
tuised to make, since which. he .had not heard any
• .thing lion) them.upon the subjetit., '' ' •
1 ' Mr. GAtutow said he should mention this subjea
lan a future day, by which. ti.vbe, probably, the At=
• "nnt,Y-General would be- instrnaed on it, if not,
tint tule must be made absOlute.
. • -
- . . ' Tin% RING V. ' DRAPSR, MI.
Tliii 11 S',case in which the Derenclant.,, Colonel
Draper, stands. Conviaecl of a libel, and was called
• cm, 81 One of the peremptories of :the day. But,' in
evlnsideration of its extreme length, it was deferred.'
'I, the :motions. of the day were on minute,
• and, to the public, Uninteresting praetice of • the
:i Cotirt.

DEBT ORS.
Lord Mot RA adverted to a .mii-statemtnt, which
bad gone abroad of what he had said on a former
occasion, with reaped to the Report of the Com-
mittee 09... the Petitions.presented to that House on
behalf of persons confined for debt. in several gaols
in the kingdom.. He had not said, as this tnis-
statement made him say, that he intended following
up,.the Report with a Bill ; on the contrary, he ex-
pressly stated thatihe should not• follow it up with
any further tneastire. The Magnitude of the evil that
existed wets made evident to their Lordships; and it
was ofsOCrying and urgent a nature that he thought
it incumbent upon some of his Majesty's Mini)ters
to propose some remedy for its removal.

PORTUGA 1--Ani§sAGE.
The Eirl of Llti•aaroor, brought down .a Mes-
sage from his Majesty respe6ting a loan of 600,0001.
to the Prince Regent-of. Portugal, to be guaranteed
on the revenues of the island of .Madeira.—(For
the Message, see the Honie of Commons). .
O the motion of Lord LiviwooL, his Majesty's
Message was Ordered to be taken into consideration
to-morrow.

The Bills on the table were forwarded in their
respedivestageg..-

On the motion that the Scotch Judicature Amend-
ment Bill b reconitnintd,
Lord GRENVILLE rose, and forcibly expressed his
surprise at the manner in which a Bill of such im-
portance had been smuggled through the House,
and at the silence that seemed so studiously to be.
observed' respecting its contents. Nut a word had
been said in joittification.of its necessity; and it was
only by chance, that a Noble and Learned Friend of
his (Lord ErSkine)' had, learnt that such a Bill was
before the House, although his Majesty had been
advised to place his Noble and Learned Friend at
the head of the Commission that had been appoint-
ed to earryintd execution the provisions of the Bill
for the better .Administration ul Justice in Scotland. ,
By the provisions of that Bill it was required, that
the Commissioners .should report, from time. to
time, IQ ljle Douse; what progress they had made
in the business, and they were also bpinid to wind
up the -Whole of their reports on Gr bet re the t eth
November, 180 g. Yet had they never, in compli-
ance with these injunctions, made a single report to
flirt, House, nor was there the slightest hope,that by
the time prescribed in the. Ad the business would.
be'finally completed. On the contrary, such Bills
as the prCseut might ,he brought in from year to
year, and Scotland thus deprived of, the benefit of
t.l an A.tions which such. advantageous expeaat ions
had been raised. Indeed the manner in which' the
Noble and Learned Lord on the Wookack, and in
general those. Noble Lords who.supported his Bill,
had atied on this occasion, was very far from meet-
ing with his-Approbation.
The LORD CHANCELLOR defended the eondea of
the Cotnmissioners, 'and was rather of opinien, that
his Noble 'and Learned Friend (Lord ,Erskine), to
whom the Noble ,baron had so phintedly adverted,
would nor exactly acknowledge the justice of the at-
tack, which the. Noble Baronhad inade'On him (the
Lord Chancellor), for it so happened,. that on the
second, reading of the Bill, his Learned and Noble
Friend was
Likeat last meeting of the Commissioners
When. the necessity of granting further time to pre-
pare their; final report w3S agitated. With whom
theti'did the fault lie ? That he 'should 'not deter-
mine : but be must betleavei to-say,- that any at-
tack made upon him on .that 'score had no' just
foundation to rest upon.: ;
Lord- GligN mut said, that. there was nothing id
the- Noble and Learned Lord's explanbrion vvltich
cancel upon him to retract any observations he had
made. .

t

IRELAND.

(
thYBLIV, MAY 4.—St. Patrick's Cathedral will
be shut up after nest Sunday, to prepare for the
In-
stallation of the Knights of St. Patrick, which, we
understandis to take place the latter end, of June.,
'There are seven Knighti to be installed, viz:. Earl
Coningham, Marquis of Waterford, Marquis. of
"eadfort, Marquis of El Earl of Shannon, and Earl
et
o'N
The hells of, the Cathedral have been repaired,
ha'
been our Of. repair near forryyears., The 7th
:11 bell bag, been sent to England to be recast; it was:
• 'lacked about tweniy years since. The bells have
been much admired for their softness of tone, which
will be much, alsisted by a cieling,hich ale Dead
and Chapter intend to have erea ed'er them.
We do not recolldet any period when so universal
dangerous a disease. existed as that which is now
.ts takitig; off numbers of the finest holies in thp;'city
itlier symptoms are, ,dullness- in the eyes, grtat
Thin The mouth, and a (114dt:heaving or palpitatinb
plit„ei,gidPs:" There had beeificareelia horse at the
n 10,4" °Priog Meeting at the Caragh which was not
le Or Jess affecaed by it.

SPORTING
,INTELLI:GEWcg.',

CHESTER, RACES,

, W1111•1430Aly MA7 3.
IN'
01 A three.yesr old Sweepstakes *'t zags each,. p.p.: ' •
. Hamilton's hr. c. Askri4 by Shuttle - ,- I
a..i,'W.: W. Wynnel b. c. MelibOms
oalr. Clifton's eh. c.-Callico, by sbottie - . 3
. Hodgson':; b. c. (Millie!, by Cockfightcr, ; yr:). .- 4.
rd Grey's b. c. by Spidel, by fieningbro',.3,yrs. - 5
• . A good race. ' - . ' i T, '
The Annual-City Plate,'Of 60gs. (elear),given by the,Corpo.
fir ration.---The best of three four-mile heats.
VW. W. Wynne's b. nt. Mademoiselle Ptcstc, s yrs r t
' •,
r• I , Stanleys Viper, s yrs - - 2 3
Ir.' EgCl3Oll%; b. C. CeStria, .i yrs ' - .. 3 3

,A' warm conversation took place between- the
Lord Chancellor and, Lord Grenville, Which entirely
grew out of their mutual explanations, in which
ord Hedesdaleinterposed, and imputetlto misre-
presentation many of the observations at the Noble
Banjo (Grenville.)

Weare expressly called upon to answer a paragraph
a Morning. Paper, intimating that Mr. DA 'ASI.I./
ndidate for the India,. DireBion; is a Partner with,
ar.ilatoxwoon, one of the Dtitch-Commissioners, without entering into the. Merits cifibeircase, we arc
4,,,ltthiiriZed to state disrinaly, that' Mr. I.tenecr, is a
rartner in.the-Mereantile Houie of 1341cLwoops,
'4l/141., m o
id' C. .:of ,but that he,
a.t4er was,eorinected with' Mr, Barcxwoona the'
nrotnissietter, who retired,frothbnsities;i more than
I„e° Ye4lljiince, Neither iahe . concerned in any
JAattaing-itouse.
•
E4traf-t-uf a Letter from art Officer of Marines,
who served on shore with the seamen and marines
of.4dmiral
dated cbitlar
Squadron at Maftinique
landin Py 14, 8,06 :--0u the 3,1' day after
g, our advanced, division..attacked the eat:-
{,_Y ; and •in forming' their line a black corps hap-.
,ned to meet two companies (4. French. Grena-,
viers. The latter, on seeing whom they had to.
46PPote,-gave cheer, and immediately charged
Liar t° ,their astonishment, !Mackey stood, and
ged in their turn, and Wafter passing'a and re-
through the French line, they
,formed iu
!ocul orikr (having cut 'the two companies to
file. e k2S to the a,totiislitnent of our army. Indeed''l3ll Corps will be held in, higher..estit)ation
;',rye they have been heretofore ; and well they dc-.
it.
illere is ilow livitig at Bethnal Green a man of
il."ite of Davis, in the tOsth year.of his age,
Perfea health, and in full possebbion. of all Ins
:acuities,

.. .
This• conversaticin was terminated by the interpo-
, .
sition.of Lord Westmorland,- and a mutual explana-
tion between the Lord Chancellor and, Lord.G.reti
latter of whom moved that the Commis-
sioners do forthwith, or es soon as 'possible, make a.
report to the House of the progress they have made_
in 'accomplishing the objet of the Bill to this oiled
passed lost
was agreed to, after some further
, .
Conversation, wnen it weslinally 'agreed that the
be committed oitTriday. ilext.—Adjoaraed till
to-morrow, ' •

HOUSE OF COMIONS.
TUIISDAY, MAY 8.

Mr. Alderman Comae brought in a Bill to in-
demnity certain' Printers who had inadvertently
ornittd to insert their names and places of abode in,
works publiobed by them.L.—llead a first, and order-,
edtobe on
read a second lime to-mow.

The Irish Commissioners' Fees Bill was read a
third (line, and passed.
The Irish Beer Improvement Bill went through a
Comtnittee, after a short conversation, in which Mr.
Foster, Sir J. Newport, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr.
Parnell participated.—The Beport was ordered to he
received to-morrow.
Mr. JSNKZNSON presented a copy of the Cone•.
sponderice between the Lind Lieutenant of lreland
and the Commissioners of Itiland'Navigation.—Or»
dered to'be printed.
A message troin the Ldrds annonnced-ther Lord-
'ships' assent to the American Trade Bill. • . ,
, . On. the statement of some pribeipzil circumsiances
by Mr:Mellish, the time for the Conimittee nu the
Gas Light Biil to present their deport was enlarged
to tomorrow se'nnight.
MESSAGE FROM HIS MAJESTY.
. Mr. Secretary CANNINV biought dawn a Meil.
sage from his Majesty, which was read by the
SPLAtsint., and which was in EllbStallee as follows ;
G: R. Ilia Majesty thinks it tight to aetinaint the Ilous#
of Coinmons that his Majesty's Ally the Prince Regetit.ot
Yortttgal, IntS. requested 'his Majesty's orient io the raisin}; ut
a RIM of 6.4,ta4. in'thisroilhltY, the lirotlete tvtiii:h to
be:001104ln pan tb the Or aolvatteel mativ by hi;

"ELTIOROUGH • 'STREET...---11. young man,
dreed, and of a gentlemanly appear.
:fl a man
ee> was examined at this office on Saturday, on
t- charge of having 'committed divers Irauds on
-i4esPeoPle, at -the West-end of tho town. The
le„r4o4er represented himself as a Naval Officer, and-
(! brother of a gallant Lord, distinguished by his
!eceht naval achievements, and by this means sue-
rbtiedod iit procuring goad', 81c. Ho bears'a resent-
apCe in 'countenance to the naval hero, whose
• ne he made uie of, and this facilitated the decep-
.lo,,
futans,He had furnished hintse,ll with natal`

• .
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tttittiti to 010 Prirwe 114;0, 4:1 his. einiVation: from Pars i abolitien ei a lot,/ '6l-1-1 ~,:,:i in 11;2 Costs...re-Looe- :4.
......
tug4l„and for seriices-conneded with his estahlishmeet. A nut m ber rot btesel,l,.'ilt roccminell,tot ions if; 1 11;1.1.:,},),,ti
convertion,aj-,beettenteted into between his Matjesty and: the h,k(l hech , wholly - ne,z1„,";',,t;,;,, yn •• i),artic.:ol;c. ' i i'„ar
i,••
, riece gegen!, by which the fatten secures to his Majest,) teporChad lio,,,,eitil the
.V.l;ol'...i;uii al 11 tlonib:. f
-.:r, r; the revenues-of the Island of Madeira, for thepayinent of the Oilieei iii' Cciw.ts of 'Justiov, atilac.iiting in suineal, interest, and for the gradual redtittion of the principal at thig lake:: ,to c2(i„7Bgl. .Maoy of A hese 011i.c,...:5.,::,ere in
Loan; a Copy of Nandi Conventihnhis Majesty win' Order the Court of Eieliesluer, the abolltiote a them had
b,i
~ formerly' been .'leedoemselided by Lordliale. Grp,'
as soon as possible .to be !Ad on the' fable of the [louse ;
as it teau be necessary to provide for raisin, this L 0,411, in !li, thing hovvever sees clone to entry the seirgestion bf
the Cominatee
sue this subject into eil'eat i 'Gil. ild
supplies of the year, -and as his Majesty haS engagsd to re- 1
I ' .
commend
to Parliament
to
gu4i,rilite.c
the
vayaioni 61. ir; he
, contrary- it %t ad extreorditiary; Coe'. in the List of
. Reversitneare Creots retell ily leid en t he. table pt the
has theuatteriroiser totaike this Ootitantnicatioa ta theitetisa,
House every one of tr ose .w .'I 1 't,e' Seee to'
and his messily rehea"Ora his aartfifikeaniroone. that they ". , - , ' '''.° I"'9us °ti"c 5 ‘ '-. , -
be .fouise . Flu was stately justified in swirl" that Par- .
will enable hint to fulfil the erseesettients which he has, eon- s liamerit had neglected their duty on the; 01,141 sinee
. , -
traded with his allies. , .• -
J. -•- - . —. '. such frequent opportienties had- occurred ;p wl er
•On eke motiop of M. CASillitiG his Majesty's provision..Nes made foiretirine ‘Judees ''"aii..f seilte4
7alessegeeves Ordered to be referred tothe Conunittee a the salaries. Of Jedges were increased O'W prbP'eriy.
of Supply_on Friday. : . , . . . ; ;
i increased) to remedy the evil.' He trusted tleie the
Mc. HySKISSON presented an account of the, pro -• '' labours of the Coniiiiitt' e Co whose 3d report lie.
duce of the War `Tastes for eh n eyears ending the ath was:about to call the :attention .Of the House, would
of April, 1808, and the sth ot, April, -1809-, nhitin-' be More 'suceeeful than those of their preideeesSe ,rs -
•
getstneg the qtnertet.—Oeciered to the printed. •, I : and that -iota single point which they proposed tore-.On: the motion of Mr. HUSKIWiNi: the copy of te, litedy would be left otireinedies.l H . e had soinewhete
,letter the Cotninissionersefer, Auditing Publiel' .heard it said'atilt ,i the retrenchthent reposed would'
Acceunts, to the Lot& Commissioners of thesTesa- infringe on the•prerogative of the croetn ; but Wilts.
sury, dated May 8, 1807, ,relativetoiCel. Charmil- 'ever recolleEted the manner in which the beide' ifs.
.1y; with its incliseure, was ordered to be hid' hefoits :of the neople had increased by taxation, 'and cone'
ILlP.Hcat'e. . 1 .; . •-• -',•• . - . !severely the mentier in wtneli the influenee el' ih
. Mr. Husetscoe immed presented the above' -Crowe) had increased ; whoever recolletted that the,
which was. ordered to lie on the table. i - establishment of the army and navy was nearly teil .
_ _Mr. TEIOne §4ERNALID gave notice that he world ,s ;times as great ea was in I 786 , ‘,iiliOever .teiatt'esi ,
on Wednesday,- move for e. Committee -to inquire, to the eituation'bit f
Europe, and-the Ihlte prebals:la into.the Laws- respe4ling the Irish Distilleries, and ;that existed of lho reduetioe of ner naval acid ihilY-
the Boueties and Duties paid thereon. .- ,
~ : tiny force . cou1;1 hardly iiitagide that 4 the `iiii-
...
SIR 101-1 N MOORt. -'- ' fluence•of the Crown was- on the (lecher.; oie that
Lord Moneeen wished, to -know whether any 'tiny suggestion contained .in - the Report of the
measuree had been taken by his Majesty'siMinisters," Committee was celeelated enaterially. to diminish
in pursuance of the assurance formerly given by a' it. in 1791, the sum total Of the expeeditertS iii'
Noble Lord that a proper provision would be made . the country, was . , the exile 1',5 969 0001
„ to i Tit ire of for the family of Sir J. Moore ? . ' last year was 77,800,0001. This was a convincing
II 11 e'l
.I. lie
.I.,HANCELLOR .of the EXCHEQUER replied, proof that the influence of-the Crown had eotisidere.
that steps-had been taken for that purpose. In the ably increased. After 'detitretitig from' the pat roneee • '
first, instances it ,was the intention of Government of the Crown, the 'offices pointed OUL by 11,e lautii-
egi Mel ei.
to bestow this remuneration on the mother of the mittee, there would still remain the] T.. t Pair., gallant General, but finding that it was the 'wish of age—the nomination's to all naval, it-eine:a anu le-sl
the family, that. it should. be received by a male situations. That influence which arose Item tie eree le
branch, Sir J. Moore's brother,• measures were then-. log of sitee...eures had been finely described b ' * ) .., ... .
in contemplation to that died. , • • . Burke as the principal spring from Which all insetiet
Mr. TIERNEY asked...if it was intended to make of evil flowed: He-repeated, that to that which re.
any Parliamentary application for giving facility to speated the floyal Fatnily—to that %%Inch was
the object in view): ' granted out ofa the Consolidated Fund by. ' Aet of
The CHANCELLOR Of the -EXCHEQUER replied in. Parliament,. its under the regulutionS of Mr. Belle's
the negative, adding that the Civil List-Fund was Act, there cOuld be no objection. Pensions to ~tli., '
sufficient for the purpose. , • . . eers' widows, to superantittated ertifieers, te persons '
Air. flottNaa moved for a Copy of all Con-mni• wounded in the defence of their count re; tt r watts re-
canons between the Admiralty and the Treasi:yv tired atter man 'Ye years" spent in -the P:inlic Setvic,t.,. '
Boarsl, respeclitig, the erection of a new Hospital ;it more indispensable and constitutional. tee :hese thee
Yarioseols, its:c. - . ' . . .:.. . ~ ,
' After a, short discussion, in which Mr. R.. Ward, was granted. It remained to inquire into the ifiNpon-
Mr. Horner, the Chancellor of the Excheqher, -Mr. lion of the residne. He would divide this ituttlit i in, o
A'Aercrutnbie, and Mr. P. .Moore•paitieipated, the threeheads; first, that part WhiChrelated to i 3 3 '
niotittu to as negatived without a division. i!, - then that which related to Scotland;' and, lastly, that _ Lore Mueller moved for leave to bring in a Bill to which related.to Ireland. With respect to Eeet.lll.l,
empower Judges in England to try CiVil Causes ine , the floe questionable objet was the penseels'to to- -
the owtt Counties, reignMinisters.e# He did oot °hied to the principle So '
! Mr. Wtt.Batit Aiwa seconded the motion-, stating much as to the inerease of those pensiowr---an in- '
that the judges wee unanimous intheiropirtioa that crease of:. such an eetreordinary degtee-as well merit.:
- such a measoreevonld be productive ofgreat public , ed are
;inquiry into the necessity of its In 1787 those
convenience. ~ . - .
pensions ametunted only to 9 t 851. ; they DOW anti OWit-s,' .
The T-- : ' • el in the enormous. sum' of 3 I,fispl . he4;jites cop-
CUANCEI:eon of the EXCHEER gave notice . i '''''''
,
(Meant penaione and ether charges. ,Nyiii) the
that M the Committee of Ways and la-leans op 'Wed-
nesday he would propose the Ways and Means for House receneeted that by Mr. fierkeas else
the year. the '
whole pension list -was to -he reduced to t30,t.):14,,1. ''.
- -
FINANCEcOmett ref,. E. e .
' which sum was .afterwards 6e-tervied to. 93,0001, it
would seem extraordinery that more than hell of the
Mr. H. Meittiles in pursuance: of his notice, rose , 1
to 'edit the attention'Of rtl•fe House to the Third Ile- • suits thtis Pres"rilie(t 61'4•Itilit be expended aolalY in.
► peasions:tor fbreign lalieisters. The next Objet
port, of the -Finence Committee. Had either his
to which he shoelddireel the-attention of.the Honae -:
Majesty's Alini,ters, or the Right Floti. Gentleman
intimated any int,,,tion , was the pensions granted Oka
.of the ft-tar and a halt
who presented that Repoit,
pea cents. He did-not Mean to move a Resolution',
el proceeding upon it, lie Should have abstained from .
intruding upon the' HouSe ; but as.'ne such .intee- -on this. part oftheeaubjeal, lint to propose the Maretionhad been intiamted,.:.
hia puelieeetycleteaseLe _ respeelful mode of-an address to hii 'Majesty. These
duties were originally granted in Bethedoes in the
that he should bring the Subjeal before their consis
. ' year 16fitee by an AO of the Assenibly of' tle I ! it:led
denition.' In doing. this he trusted he should Oscine;
ifmoyurte"e't ' aeioPlurt(tTer_iao";.'d the
posed the odium
.usually.ahrown upon Pei-eels • placiug.'
tAhefteeriltill'lnL.tetaolullnialtnhet
themselves in similar situations ; for all that he pre-
oosed was to give effect to-the itegoicaidli„f asC,.iii):,
,' journals it appeared, that in consequence •ot a Pe-
tition from the Planters of Barbadoee, stating the ,
mittee of; the House, and to redeem' the pledges
which the House itself, in its:addresses ts, his eh. (n-iginal purpose of the graot, whieh was for the
He maintenance of the fortifications and civil establibe,
jesty, and on variOnember'eceaSlietisehad
_given.
ments of- the Island, the 'Hoose had addressed the
could never persuedehinisOthatehe Coin mittee had
Queett ; and her Mejesty 'had replied, that these
bete appointed Merely to report ebusese and-that the
duties should thencetorward be ,omitted in the Civil. '
report was to be allowed to reioain a dead letter On
the teble. . The subject must epPeae cif' infinite
to infinite itn- List:.List:.' I3y the account recently laid on the table tee'
portand,*hell it was considered thit'a
the House of the produce of those duties, and the'
application
_since the period which' he had just teen-.
the- the-Report-of the Coremittee, 'the ain'imtit of pen-' .
, skins of cif Brent of sioecures, and tioned-1701, it appeared that with 'few- exceptions,
of :Compensation-a- in the nature of pensieus, ex. 'they had formerly heen'applied to, ehepayment d
ceeded the annual amount 'Of 1 'OO auul ''. '
~, , . vet toe* .
Governors end other Officers, Wheiesalarib's 'W ere
now included 'in the. Army Eefreordieariese . There,
. dtlices -not having.been returned in that Report, and
was another point connetted with these dtitites ott
among the rest' these itieindd in the Duchy of Liti-
caster, of which Mr. Burke had said, that* althO' the which. he should say a few words. • ,lii 1 7'o,a,l'aes,-
revenue did 'not exeeett 6or 6,0001., the intlueuee Majesty grantesfan annuity of 90001, to the Mike of
was worth .50,0001 - ,lie by no mecca weet to Say Gloucester, .charged on these duties, whiCh was' ee-
d' until the year 1785., 'when, on' a'rt4es-,
that any very considereble saving could :he Made ; gularly, pai
,sage hen) 111$ kajcsty, that the charges on the duties,
yet when the greatlinerease of the public' butthens,
were so heavy Its to render them inSufficient `© that ,
granted the Apneity out of the
and the enormottscaugmentation of the national debt,
were Considered, it appeared to him to be the_bou nden purpose, the Hth-l'e
Co" esolideted -Fund, and,the office ryas appropriated.
duty of Parliarnent, !laying Opt of-their cansideratien
the 7-or : 8,00.01.! of-the aegregate sum, to the ato the grantieg of 'pensions, ',To. the peasions el-ee
- npii-
cation
of
which,
sine abjection could be eeedeilani. f eted.out of the Lreasury Fee Fund, out of the eitd-
'tbil(iiielutneetnittoseetscitialLlll'eelttlint °entiitac,est'haetiltdepbYortl‘ol the '',11(1;lje:
cutely to inquire into; the. disposition, o, the re- ,I
• attention of iheHouse. Cob-
[Winder. - Whet evaseitzeßssetti)erailks?,rattilltieiys._,u7vohinet, 'ttives(: - -
,Ilitte oiretied
the
even the splendour of,
reqelitite for the reward of meritorious services, the e,p,skistertilhititeesPee.76.(tchtertN"a'evr.3e,..lisNo-(gy roTiltctil)ttoit4l ,tphoe46-iii:iftoahr•l: country Would ever be disposed to grant with elaa
sjeet to all infirm Otrieer retiring with ti ateiethie prb-
erity ; but the public also expected that,,in lhose
vision. -. The House, of Cetettoolis- would never 'r'e
idiots not so_ employed, the utmost retrenchment '
beelsward itYretreineratiqatiese who shed divan blood:
should'be attempted. If the saving were little, yut
for their country ; butehts. existing mode pointed
the benefit would lie-great-, front the enact that west
be'produeed on, the public' mind, by finding that ; scut ley the Committee, 'as calling lea' 0n'e6.1i66:
openett a door for extreme and reprelteesible iitfitte.
their Representatives were determined to it-Istituto
inquiries edvatitageoue to the public service. Al- : encees'n"'ithled Lluise at the- 6"4 CC a6l" '''ts).
' gl.ll)Orai lilt)3te. any ' one, and then fay ten. rider'," not
though he wile not one 'of those' who professed to
i under tee Sign Manuel, to grant him h pension .aint
court popular opinion, he yet thought with a late
cli:iis it On tlits country. - Another great serietrince,
Statesman (Mr. Berke), that whereVeetlie wishes of
sees to be (seanditi: then pentiotie charged c!A the fund
the petiple did pot militate against eceSOn end justice,
they ought to be considered as n law Cu that H"se. aria m ing fro old'steres. . Thtis.. stores. were the &0.-,
What wertsehestivishes at 'the present moment'-)' P"ItY 1)f the natitme -- n wa.'" iml-a's''' 'al'a that, they
l'ltat the House would use every Wrote to produce a .;, could foram any P"rt of hi' ,Al'aeie''tY's r''vaatluit. ' It
reform in the public expenditure. The public at- t
was
..nis iniention, in cue catnis xtesolutions:, to pro-
e
Vele agaiiiat the recurrence of the usage oti thieeari '
tention had been repeatedly tatted to this f.4lhjeCa by ;
the appointment of covonetieete _ But tiodvin,had ut the subject that had indent() prevailed,- by ma. ire
any advantage resiiited from their lehoors. In Lou- t the Treasnee and the Navy debtor for them. , The '
next eitlejeat on eetileh 'ue ahottid tovw.,l w;-t,., the tl-
.squence of the Report of the Committee in 1796, a
report which
__certainly abeueded with, good, settee ht,wenees, wh:ch. d'ii-"'ed '''' P'Llle frril the Penlimls'.
atm 'wise) policy; ewe had bee..., ..I_._, .... ~,„1.1 di, that tilqy weyescstrOdy di!,ll7..if,,filitzble. 1-1,,,,,t Allow- •
been' donee ,:',lOl.
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