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London, England, 1814-05-13 00:00:00

GRANTS' TO
_THE. DUKE OF WELLINGTON, E.

The CHANCELLOR .of the EXCHEQUER moved,,
that the House do resolve itself, into a Committee'
of the whole House, 'to consider of the Message
of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, relative •
to Grants to the Duke of Wellington and his
noble Companion in nrms. •
The Speaker having left the Chair,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCkEQUER said, that
in calling the attention of the House to the highly
interesting subjectarf that I.\essage„ icwas not his
intention' to detain them by entering into a detail
of those glorious achievements of the great Com-
mander, which were far beyond all, powers. of de-
scription, and for which he had been most deserv-
edly 'honoured with the irigheSt rank a British
subject could obtain. He should not attempt to
read a military ecture on the unparalleled cam-
paigns in which he hail been engdged, and which
bad raised him to the highest pinnacle of fame.
As' we had now arrived at the close of a war
which has been much facilitated by the victories
which, the great Duke of Wellington. has achieved,
.it must he the wish Of the Hotise. and •the Empire
at Marge, as it is that of the illustrions.gegent,
that he should receive proper proofs that his ewer-..
tic n; are duly appreciated. These proofs had been
commenced by ennolrling his family—by raising
it to the first dignity in the land.; and it only/re,-
mained to accord him such a. rennineration as
should enable hint not Aly' to support that dig-:
city with becoming splendour, but to retire from
phhlic life to an honourable old age, covered with
glory „and admiration, and accompanied by the
blessings of his country. - :The House were aware,
that it was something more than a century since a
British Commander had attracted similar admira-
tion, and obtained similar honours and rewards.
He should not enter into a comparison between the
actions of these two great men ; such comparisons
were seldom accurate, nor could they in a case like
the present answer any purpose; yet it might not
-.be inappropriate to obserk-e; that in some, respects
there was a remarkah:e coincidence between the.
abilities of these two great Commanders. Lord
Wellington, like the Duke of Marlborough, had
becoMe the Leader cf a combined Army ; hut he
had become so under circums;anees infinitely more'
difficult and arduous than those encountered by
his prototype; inasmuch as the people whom he
• had to conduct were far less disciplined than the
Dutch, Flemish, and German troops, who shared
the glorie, of Marlborough ; avhilor the enemy.
whom he opposed combined all the military la-
lents of France. , Without any disparagement
then 'to the memory of the Duke of Marlborough,
be might say that the task of the Duke of Wel-•
lingtrik was one of much greater difficulty and
responsibility, and. even of danger. But tvhnt
had been the results of his incomparable skill and:
judgment ? It was sufficiimt to say, that by these
he had wrested two entire kingdoms from the
grasp of an inveterate enemy, and that his whole
career formed a splendid series. of victories for
which history afforded no parallel. Thus, when
the attention of the House was fixed on the high
degree of military reputation which he had at-
tained, he was sure,. it would be the unanimous.

wish of them and of t'tie country that every thing
should he. done which could- a_ stet to the conveat-
ence and comfort of so great aTersoliage.. Witha
this view it was his intention to propose, that a
sum of 10,0001. be granted, by way of annuity,
from the Consalidated Fund, in addition to those
grants which the Noble Canquerar had already
received from the liberality
.of Parliament,'. But
it might be deemed far more desirabie that this
annuity,should be cOmmuted in part for a territo-
rial one, to be attached to the 'Dukedom, Which
might be attained by au atahority for granting .a
sunrnot exceeding three hundred thotisand pounds
for the purchase of land, which would reduce the
annuity in proportion to tile value- of the par-
chase.—He hoped, that 1)v leaving the disposal of
the grant to the Duke of Wellington himself, lie
would be able to effect the purchase on more ad van-
tageotts terms than if it were made'hy the Stele, as
this last-mentioaed Mode Would have the effect of
fixing the family to a particular spot, without afford-
ing any additional comfort. It was also inteaded
to include in the- purchasb a very Sumptuous Man-
sion, for which it mil.ht be proper to set aside the'
sum of fifty thousand pounds out of the original
grant but thiS • would only happen under chef
chance of the estate that might be obtained
,r' of
containing a mansion suitable to the dignity of
the Personage for, whom it was intended. The
Right Hon. Gentleman then added, that it was
his wish also, to bring under the notice of the
Committee- the conduct:of t he other loble Persons
to whom the Message alluded. lie' should
,first
speak of the eminent services of Sir Thomas
Graham, -how Lord LyeedOck. The thilitary ca-.
veer of this brave Officer was a very unusual one.
He had largely shared at Toulon and in Italy in
all the operations of the British Army at an early
period of the war ; and'. when enclosed in the
blockaded fortress of-Mairtua, lie displayed a de-
gree' of skill and bravery which was productive
of material advantage% His other operations
might he thus enumerated : he was with Sir .
John Moore in. Spain, and afterwards assisted
in the defence of Cadiz ; he partook of .the
battle of Barrossa, and the siege of Ciudad Ro-•
drigo, sharing, in short, all the honours and dan-
gers of the Peninsular Campaign ; and when he
returned, even the want of health did not pre'
vent, him from taking the command in Holland,
when the late favourable events in •that country
afforded an opportunity for new traits of British*
valour. - And although the last affair in which he'
had been engaged had not been attera with
that ,success' that it deserved, yet the same .skill'sand judgment were evident 'as had characteriteil
the other enterprises of this Commander. He ,
alluded to the afthir of Bergen-op-Zoom, of Which
it was sufficient to' ,say, that Bnonaparte had-
spoken of this attempt as one 'of the most ex.;
duous and daring that could be made ; and when
it was recollected, that with only twenty than.;
sand men lie assaulted 'this farness, hitherto'
deemed impregnable, and • mafle hiMself tuaSter
of it in three hours, his .merit could not fail'
to be properly apprechlted. .The Right Ho-
nourable Gentleman then observed, -that he'
'should pass to Lord Hill, who had equ'ally dis-
tingnished himself in the.command of large and`
separate Armies in the Peninsula. elle was at the'
battle of Vittoria, 'and' afterwards partieuiarlY dis-'
tinguislied himself by the defeat of large parties.,
of Sortlt's Army which attacked hinst;in the line's "'
before Bayonne. Respectiog Marshal, now Lord
tereStotd, his conduct was beyond all ettloginni ;
he had broughrthe Undisciplined Army of Porto:.
gal to a state of such perfection, that that natiene
which was at first considered as totally, unfit for ,
Military exei lion, had become equal to arsy other,
troops engaged in the war. At the battles of Bu-
taco, Allniera, and Salarnanca; he stood foremost
in the field. He could not in itustice pass over the
three other Noble Lords, avithout an unquali
tied' tribute of praise to their bravery and talents.
They had not chosen to accept of any other than
honorary rewards ; though' be could not think
that a ,fortune could ba more honourably at-'
tamed than by a vote of that House, orJess
merited by then' who had proceeded' in the same
career. He should only say, that such instances
of self-denial were extremely -rare. He should
not detain the Rouge any longer on as tillject on
which there was an universal feeling; but should
move, that an humble Address be presented to his,
Royal Highness, thanking him for his gracious
Message, and assuring him that the House wdd oil
readily concur in measures for enabling his Royal
Highness to fulfil the intent of the same. The
Right Hon. Gentleman then said', it Might be ne-
cessary, before be sat down, to state to the Coti-
mittee what would he the whole amount of the
grants settled upon the Duke of Welliegten; these
Would, including the two grants of 40001. per 'an
num, and the 100,0001. already granted for the
pitrehase of land, produce hith•-anarotesl income
of 15,0001. or 19s0001. lie concluded with may-.
ing a resolution, to enable his Majesty to take from
the Consolidated Fund the net sum of 10,000/s to -
enable the Duke of Wellingthn to support the dig—
nity conferred on him. The Right Ilun. Garal-e-
--matt added, that if the sums were thought not suf-
ficient, the subjtkeimight came tinder the reconsia.
Aeration of Parlitint. •
Mr. WHiTBREAp was sure that there could be;'
hut one universal opinion respecting the Teat
achievxments oftheDuke of Wellington---they•
had spoken tritmpet-tongued for themselves. This'
()Teat character had had the flood fortune to fall
into his glorious career at a' tone, whenlrisabili-:
ties found a scope for exertion that scarcer hap-
pens in ages ; and. he was sure there could not
exist any man so malignant; so envious, or so
foolish, as to attempt to depredate his brilliant'
fame.' -He shines bright during hiS life, and wills
leave behind hiM a lustre that will transmit his'
name to the rentrasest posterity. There was one'
point only \tram which be could not zetrain from.
dissenting. Ile' could not but think that the-
grant- was not commensurate with the deserts
.of the character fur whom it' was ititended.--e
In his *opinion, the House should proceed upon'
the principle that it might be possible for this
to fall irao a situation which rtlight.
cause its heritors to look up to the Crown for
more aid to support dignity. There was, to be
sure, no idea of such a'recurrence ; but as the'
Right Hon—Gentleman had intimated that the
re-consideration of the subject might be open to,
_Parliament, why-not consider it 'fully at once ?

co,f Pmplation, that the Duke of Wellington iknd
family are to he established ioa splendid man-
which is to he purchased or built for them ;
b:•t when the klight 'Hon Gentleman talks of a
s, to of fi!ty thousand pounds for building such a
mansion, every body knows that it cannot 4 be
built for any thing like that money;
_hut, on the
• contrary, must cost "very near 100,0001. You
then sink at once (said Mr: W.) alarge portion
of this grant, and-the rempinder is insufficieut for
its purpose. Certainly, it, was not becoming in
him to propose a larger grant ; but- he must say,
that it Nrould have given him much pleasure if it-
had been larger ; and on this ground, instead of
the pu4pose of Parliament being accomplished.
this day, he would rather hear a motion for
the potltponement of the vote, in order that
the House might' come to a resolution more
worthy of Lord Wellington and of theinselves.
But whatever might be done for one branch of
the service; another act ot justice was necessary
to wind up the tvar. Ere hoped the time would
come when a message would be sent relative to
another branch. It could'oiever be forgotten that
the Admirals and Officers of the Navy had most
glbriously distiguished themselves. He by no
meAns wished to.infer that the country had been
insensible to their worth ; hut at the close of so
great a war, a debt of gratitude was due to those
distinguished Characters, who have not, of bate
years, had a single opportunity of bringing them-
.selves into notice. Ile therefore hoped, that a
Message would come dOwn, announcing that ho-
nours had been bestowed upon those Officers, and
intimating the propriety ot ucompanying them
with suitable remuneration. It was the cordial
co-operation of both services which bad led to
their joint successes ; -and not onlrthat Hone, but
the ArMy would feel that all had not-yet been (lobe
which was necessary and just. With these excep-
tioos, no .one could more cordially agree than
himself "with the propositions before.. the Com-
mittee. •
PONSONBY entirely agreed in all that had
been said and done on this interegtifig subject ;
and although it was certainly.an unusnal thiug
for persons sitting on his side of the Honse to
cots4plain of the insufficieney) of the -gfeantS pro-
posed by Ministers, yet he did mit think that the
grant to Lord Wellington Wi:is too small. The
Prince Regent had been pleased to raise the Duke
of Wellington to the highe.s2 rank of a subject,
and yet the income to accompany' tins title is
only 18,0001. or 19,000/. Was there any Gentle-
man in that House who would say that this is an
income sufficient for such a rank,' or for such ser-
vices ? He knew it had been said that grants, had
beck made to Lord Wellington by the Spanish
Geivernment.' The. House, however, would act
wisely by not taking these into consideration. In
the course of time this country might find itself
not in amity with Spain. 'Under such circum-
stances, is Lord Wellington or his family to look
to Spain for a part of his income ? There was an-
other point of which he did not fully approve.
He did not wish to see a Nobleman so highly dis-
,tinguiShed derive his revenue from the mere in-
terest of money ; on the contrary, lie wished to
see him in possession of a great landed stake in
the country. If, therefore, the Right Honour-
able Gentleman would not amend his motion, by
proposing sz lArger stun, he would himself make a
proposition on the subject.. He would vote for
the grant being 500,0001. without the least re-
luetance: but he certainly should move that it
be wended to 400,000/. at the least.
Mr. CANNING would not,go into an argument
as to whether the grant should be extended to the
largest limits that bad been proposed ; but lie was
anxious that the House should keep in view the
magnitude and importance of the services for
which this grant would be made. -He was also

anxious that whatever may be voted this day
should come from that quarter from which grants
originally emanate, lest a difference of opinion,
or an idea of competition, might be inferred on a

subject respecting which there should be the
most perfect unanimity. If the ILMoni-able Gen-

tlemen on the Ministerial side were not pre-
pared to give an immediate and decided negative
to the proposition of an enlargement of the grant,
lie would pl'opose that they shOuld take some
time to co!Asider of it, and then come forward with
a vote which should be final. At all events,
whatever was intended to be done should be done
now, in order that the Duke of Wellington should
not have to, shape his conduct according to the
popular feeling. Whatever we intend 'to do for
Lita should be done before, he appears amongst us,
to excite our enthusiasm, which might make us
IlliStrust our own judgq!ent.. He trusted also that
we should neer see him in a. situation to hesi-
tate whether he would pre* funds or lands.—
The grant should be worthy of the Country, and
of that House, as it.was of great consequence that
the Duke should see do he had not run before

the-feelings of the country ; and never--had any
Ministers of Finance a finer °ppm tunity than the
present, for applying the pUblic money to a pur-
pose which would give universal satisfaction.
The CHANCELLOR of
_the ENCUEQUER thought
the way in which the•questiou ought to be con-

thiliplated was, not -what the DUke of Weilingtoli
*merited, bnt•what theiiouse ought- to give out of

the money of its Constituentsj .Satisfied, how-

ever, that in the estimate of the amount he had

fallen short of the public expectation, he was,very
ready to submit to the Committee to make the

grant 400,000/. instead of 300,0001. which would
make the wlrole amount of money granted for
estates half a million. The Right Bon. Gentle-
man added, in explanation, that he had not said
a Mansion could be built for 50,0001. (as,usistm-
derstood by Mr. Whitbread), but that it was ex-,
tresnely probable that one could he purchased with
an estate, in.the culairgement or which that suns
could be disbursed.

. Mr. WHITBREAD was glad to see that this grant
teas not considered as a matter of dry calculation.
It appeared to him that the additional 100,0001.
made the thing quite complete. It was now wor-
thy of those who give, as it is of him who will re-
ceive it.

The Resolution, so amended, was then put, and
carried neat. con.--

"'That a sum, not exceeding 13,000/. per annum should he
bnynble out of the Consolidated Fuld to Lord Wellington and
i;Heir/for ever," 13.. c.

211:tt it sliot:It: bc lawful for the Coitairaissioners of the

'enewent:

•
above allikuii.y." \ -
'fiic Itesohnion:was agreed to—the Report to-

”Lnrroxv

CHANCELLOR of theEkcnisciuza then pro--
posed, that sums of 20001. a-year• should be sere-
liy grante I to Lords'Lynedock, Hill, and Beres-
ford, and th 6vo next surviving heirs,
A-long cosniersation here took place, in which
Mr. WysisiE and Sir C. AIONCIi. contended, that
the annuity' should extend to *the heirs generally
of the parties.
The CHANCELLOR of the RNCHP.MJER and Mr:
BATHURST replied ; after which, the Resolutions
wet e agreed to, and the Report ordered to be re-
ceived to-morrow.
BLOcEADE O 1 NORWAY.
Mr. W. WYNNE; to'the no-
tice-fie had given; much regretted that the pm o,
gess of events had not released him from the ne-
cessity of pursuing that course which he now felt
it to be his duty to take. Ile read that part of.
the Treaty concitided• with Sweden which relates
to Norway, and contended, after the cession of
that country by Denmark, England wris bound to
do no more in the business. By the treaty, she
was not.required.to'make ivar on the independent
kingd6m Hof Norway. In its strict consideration,
it only demanded the renunciation of all claiMs on
Norway, but that renunciation, when obtained,
yielded no satisfaction. -ln a Treaty so anmbi.
goons as the present, we ought to construe its
weaning conformable to the laws of nations ; for,
by these, the Treaty was professedly drawn: He,
‘vould not waste the time of the House by quot-
ing at length the opinions of wise and enlight-
ened Legislators on similar subjects ;. he would
simply mention, that both Grothts and Put-
lendoril concurred 'in representing that a 'Mo-
narch might be persuaded to dismember his do-
-minions for the purpose of securing the remain-
der,, but he could not compel the people of his
dismembered dominion? to- acquiesce in their
change of masters. 'nese opinions* were; for
ages, the landmarks of public lawe and it had al-
ways been presumed, when the language of a
Treaty was found obscure and ambiguous, that
its meaning was hot hostile to national law, and
it WaS construed `accordingly. He briefly stated
the causes of the late war with Denmark, and tyre
events which had placed Norwliy in her present
situation. All wars were professedly carried on
for self-defence; anti an enemy, when he laid
down his arms, was entitled, not through-favour,
but through right, to quarter. it had been, how-
ever, stated, iu fecent publications, • that it was
the duty of a ceded province to comply with
.the
orders of its former possessors; blit let those au-
thors examine the hiStory of Scotland during time
reign of Edward the First. Baliol merely trans-
'hued his 1 Crown to the Conqueror ;* but' the
Scotch, as an anCient, brave,. and independent-na-.
tion, refused compliance, and, _tutiler their pa
triotic leaders, were finally triumphant. Time
same was the case with the Weish„ during the
reign of Edward : conducted by Llewellyn, their
native Prince, they filled the mountains of Snow-
don with warriors, and resolutely declared'that
the submission of their Leader would not induce
them to acknowledge the authority of one whom
they branded as a foreigner: Perhaps the advan-
tages derived from the co-operation of Sweden
had justified the amount of our SubsidieS ; but We
were making other prodigious sacrifices for sti-
pulations that had not'been fulfilled. Sweden was
time natural ally of France ; they were called
Frenchmen of time North, and they exult in the
appellation, and their reverence would not be di-
minished under the Government ora Frenchman.
He would advise Britain not to re-kindle war,for
the purpose of enforcing a Government against the
feelings of the people, and he was concerned to
see us, with our armoni• of conscience buckled on
our bosoms, and with our arms from the armoury
of God, engaged in such a cause. The Hon. Gen-
tleman spoke at great length, and in the course
of a very able speech, anticipated the principal
arguments which he expected would be urged by.
the Gentlemen opposite. These he answered-.
from their being the same as those put forth and
replied 'to in the other House on Tuesday, we
think ,it unnecessary to detail tnem here. He
concluded by Moving, that an humble Address
sh6uld be presented to the Prince Regent, pray-
ing that his Royal Highness would be graciously
pleased to order measures to be taken to rescue
the people of Norway from the dreadful alterna-
tive of famine, and in the mean time to issue or-
ders for,the British ships of war to discontinue
the blockade.
Mr. LAMBTON seconded the motion.
.14r. STEPHEN said, he reverenced the venerable
laws of nations, and would always support the
propriety of maintaining national faith solemnly
promulgated in Treaties. The Government must
•
observe it's Treaties ; and Vattel, in partictdar,
said that they ought to *be preserved 'n a liberal
sense—that it waseamworthy of a great nation to
subtilize respecting the wordkof itsown Treaties—
that it ought not to have recourse to chicanery in
fulfilling its engagements; But the Hon. Gentle-
man would have them elude the Treaty; because
the CroWn Prince bad not gone to Paris quite so
soon as they wished it—(Hear ! from the Oppo-
sition Benches).—After having so materially as-
sisted time common _cause by the defence of Ber-
lin-=by his- proceedings at Leipsic—the Hon.
Gentleman would raise doubts, when it possibly
might turn out that he had only been fulfilling a
part of the general plan. To despoil an enemy
of part of his territory was not against time usage
of war, nor the law of nations ; and by the treaty
with Sweden, England engaged to nothing that
was contrary to sod' usage.
Sir J. MACICINTOSH denied that his Hon. Friend
(Mr. *Wynne) had called on the House to elude
its Treaties—to evince chicanery ; he had called
on the House to admit the necessity of pausing,
and inquiring when doubts Were raised and
difficulties appeared. That was a legitimate ob-
ject, and that was the object of the motion. It
was to implore• the Prince Regent to relax and
inquire—to get farther information' respecting
the real state of things before he proceeded to
act—before he proceeded to the final adoption of
measures that were of a more odious character
than any that had ever been agitated in the Coun-
cils of Great'Britain. It might then be ascertain.-
ed whether
.the revolt was general, or whether

He should not -question the right• to cede--the
King might cede; but he had 119 right to die.
tate to ivhorn that allegiance should he given if
he -orsee resolved to resign it'. The Sovereign
might Cede, but he could not sell his sO-
- be coUld not carry-on a white slave trade—
(-Hear !)-and, in the present instance, Denthark
might give up the kingdom of Norway, but it had
no right to forceei Government on them contrary
to their own feelings. 'l'l)6 Honourable Gentle-
man had made an alluson to the union with Scot.
land, and the as:quiescence of that country, in the
reign of Qncen Aitne ; but he would recollect her
resistance to the ruder soliciting that was adopted
-by Edward I. It it had not been for such resist-
ance, she would have been unworthy of now form-
ing:an integral part of this illustrious Nation, and
sopphing her with, warriors. fie concluded with
an eloquent eulogium on the liritish -Navy, and
warmly deprecated their being employed on a ser-
vice so revolting to:their feelings as that which.
Ministers were pleased to call a merciful mode of
warfare, -starring the unoffending.Norwegians.
Mr. STErktEN explained. •
Mr. CANNING said, that if it were now a- quet-
tion whether we were to: enter into such a Treaty
as would bind OS to afford the assistance required
for the subjugation, of Norway-, he would cer-
tainly not concur in it. And it would be in the re-
collection of his Honourable Friend, that he had
called on the House:_to' pause before they did
consent to the Treaty which was lIDW the subject,
of dispute. -.But when they had-once sanctioned
it, the Country, he conveiyed, was bound by the
expression of their will. The Right Honourable
Gentleman then proceeded to complain of the
manner in which his Honourable Friend had
attempted to enlist the feelings ,of the. House
in favour of' the Norwegians, describing the ca-
lamities to which they would he exposed, and
which calamities • were the inevitable result of
the most legitimate as well, as the most unjust
war. He spewed that we bad .not merely enga-
ged to procure the cession of Norway to Sweden-
from the King of Denmark, but that we had
actually stipulated to effect by our naval force, as
far as that might be 'efficient, the annexation of
that country, which waS -moreover always men-
tioned in the Treaty not as a province of Den.
'mark, by throwing off which character her rela-
thins with us could be altered but as the kingdom
of Norway. - Ile dwelt on the injustice we should.
be guilty of, if, having courted the assistance of
Sweden in a time of danger, we should, as soon
as we -felt' ourselvesat ease, fly from the engage-
ments into which we had entered, and which lei
.on her part liad -so amply fulfilled. .
Mr. WHITBREAD -thought that the opinions of
the Right Hon. Gentteman who had just sat dofin
ought to have conducted him t.o a very
.different
conclusion. If the dates which had been referred
to had been correctly-quoted, it would have ap-
peared that the Original cause of the cession was
a compromise between. Russia-'and Sweden, by
which the latter was to obtain Norway as a com-
pensation for the loss of Finland. All that 'the
accession ,of England to this Treaty did, was to.
postpone the cession till Swedlen
engagements with respect to the alliance
against France. No doubt, cessions of territory
had often been-made; but, when the inhabitants of
a ceded territory had.resisted the cession, and de-
clared theie independence, when bad such resist-
ance been deemed unlawful ? Had,Grcat Britain,
in that situation of hard necessity to which Den-
mark had been reduced, ceded the kingdom of
Ireland,to a foreign power, where was the Irish-
Man whose. indignant' heart would not 'Alive op-
posed so base and cruel an attempt to barter away
his alliance ? Spain too had been ceded ; but the
resistance made to that cession was-the cause of all
the good which Europe was now enjoying ; and
was this a moment-to-act towards Norway that
very part which we had reprobated and contended
against, in a struggle which had _placed Us where
we now were Was it tinder such circumstances
-that the plague of hunger, as it had been called by
Mr. Burke,- was to be inflicted on a brave amid
unoffepding people ? The Honourable gentle-
man, after a variety of further observations., con-
cluded with some servere animadversions on
,the
language and conduct of an Honourable and
Learned Gentleman (iNte. Stephen).
The CHANCELLOR of tile EXCHEQUER, in a long
speech, replied to the preceding Speaker. He
contended that the present was not a moment for
the inteepositiOn, of Parliament. The -question
formed an item of the Convention of the Allies,.
and ought to•remain for their explanatioU and ad-
justment. With reference to the inadequate mi-
litary aid of the Crown Prince, lie- had only to;
say, that, however military men may have differed
on that point, the Allies, who'had the best, means
of ascertaining the fact, were the parties who
called Upon England 'to support the execution of
the Treaty.--(Hear.!)
Mr. PONSONBY defended the ,arguments of his
Hon. and Learned Friend -(Sir J.. 'Mackintosh),
and supported the Moticin,- upon the principle.
that no treaty could be binding which Was in it-
selft a v ,sh tiou of justice, and of the natural rights
of mankind. • .
Mr. WILBERFORCE wfis against the MOtion.
Lord J. Ros's7 LI:followed on the opposite side.
Mr. 'Wst: SMITYI supported the Motion.
Mr. BATIWRST replied to him.
Sir T. ACKLAM abhorred the Treaty, although
he feared the Country was bound by it:
• Mr. WYNN replied.
At half-past two o'clock the question was loud-
ly called fdr, and the House divided, when the
numbers were--=

.For the Motion. 7l
, 1 Agaiost it .
'229 /
Majoiity ' - 7-153
The House then adjourned at HALF-PAST TWO.

Peace has brought with it a sensible fall in the
price of almost all kinds of produce and goods.
Pepper, whielLat the two lase India Company
Sales, was from 19d. to 21d. is now selling in the
market at 13d. to 14th per lb. ; sugar has fallen
from 120 s, to 90s, per cwt. ; brandy is from 4s. Gd.
to 4s. 10d. per gallon ; and manufactured goods
have fallen 20 per cent. in price. This arises from
the foreign markets being glutted, or. from the
exhausted state to which tho long continuance of
war has reduced them.

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COlntrr OF Mir 12.

THE KING t. D. I. EATON.
The defendant %.vosbroitht up for judgment 0
the publisher of a
biasphe Mons iif:l`el against
Christian religion, wider the`iitie of Ecc,? Iforzo.,
. As the Officer of the Court was•aboutic ;"'-
o ',‘‘,
-th,l.
the libel, Mr% GURNEY interposed, aliti 4.oilre"r:
he, on the part of the defendant, wished to -4nir.
th 6 Court .the hearing of Matter wltich vlas too
shocking to be repeated even in:Pi Court of JO
tice, for the'purpose of ju Th
stice. - e ,def..Aidao
wirs, still in such en infirm state of health, (liy
sentence of imprilonment must be consigning hi.
•
to his
gr4veiand Vet he was aware that the CntO
,
' could not do otherwise than pass a heavy sentenci
for the offence of %viiieh he had been g_i:lltY, bt''t,-I.c.
trusted the Court would listen to his. afliqa:;it "';
a delay of the
.sentenee. The affidavit was th"":
read, lvhich stated, that he bad declined pnbri3ll.,
ing the _book in question, but that lids Ironse4u
keeper had, during his illness, published and soi
several copies.
The Court said, they could not forget the tnira-
ed determined never to be• amended- by
bending obstinacy of the defendant, "ll' scelir.
'Talon which the law had repeatedly aPldied. of
had lately been in Newgatc, and be:lwas abut the
offender. ll
"2.ley were aware that he etas buf lift
miserable tool of some others i for the bonic-
,question was evidenthr the production of "sari;
plied talent, and was of powerful mischie
icoini
clic:et. Jt. we be desirable that those be
ivi.
the -curtain should be brought to condign rinis
the c(1)
le

ntunt clear
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL , said, it was „d,O
that the defendant was but a 'wretched AT" it if
lent himself to the wickedness of others• the
be had any sincere wish to merit the glercY °,hors.
Court, he would do well to give tlp. the 4ills ia
It was, however, clear_ what were his j'e'''si,ect
publication, from the advertisement on the-
0004
of the book in which he stated his former s- c-
duct as sacrifices to the cause of liberty, 311" IrSO"
ed his intention of going on in the- same c°6
while a typ could bu found. I dot
After a short pause, Mr. Gon.NEY state'', _
the defendant had agreed to disclose the Dole .
the author,-which he handed-over to the Act°l'
ney-General. tben
The judgment upon the defendant w6-I,ul
respited, and he was ordered to be. br°'`-t
again on a-future day. •

REX V. ANGEL UYERS. ept Oil
This defendant was brought up fo- l'•ing
an indictment tried in this Court for. `-au
King's stores in his possession. He prat"ll9
affidavits as to good character for 13 years' the
SCARLETT and Mr. -j A•rnPrw- •ridrosse6l, t
Court in mitigation, urgiHg' ;1;e dell -•
had a family of twelve children to support. r-ose•
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL supported the P,,15e•
cation, characterising this as an aggravateu. 't;od
The Court adjudged the defendant to paY44
of .2001. and, to be imprisoned 18 months.

•
'A
column, with a colossal SNtue or '1; flier
LAND HILL on its is at last elde• 117"19
,-,:W
inhabitants of Shrewsbury, as the
mode of perpetuating the inilitarycNPlw's
gallant General; and it will be forthixitb;trcot.
at Shrewsbury,/ on an elevated and 51;10
A party of prisoners of war were marehe' owe
the Perth depot on Saturday, for their otri; tber'
iry, ornamented with white cockades, aat: ()tiers
lotianobt insignia. All the. remaininf
there will soon-follow. • 010
Yesterday morning two men-having. 1136 %sic it
.tritiing dispute in Deptford, agreed to def'il
by
.fighting, for, which purpose, accowPan'cfiel!it
/heir friends, they went to an adjoi'litlg fiat; '4
where they stripped and set-to. After , ►;re,
fey; rounds„ one of them, named John NortblYcll,
receid a severe blow in the pit'of the st:cornea
and fell speechless. In Oaf state he was 0 ttlYs
to the Black Horse publie-house, NV here he ° left
afterwards expired. The unfortunate'
a wile and two children.
_At the Strand Bridge, a few days since, cilinoe•
derable.operation was e7formed in a eof
The massy wooden frame work, fixed.f°r,
the arches to be forded upon, was foto)",.:R;'11-
swerved from its perpendicular., and to `).- 11.°'°
ing towards the upper part of time ri'ver.it oil'
barges, filled with stone,, were
.sank bell,chicb
small cables were fixed to them, by meair Agai,ll,„.
the whole frame vas drawn into its Pac- of tar
At low water,
.the stone was taken 0:
barges, and they floated with

to, thc
l (9'"
On Sunday last, at Ilugmau's Castle, Twie'
Lady,of 11,nry Cole, Esq. of a son.

BIRTH.

NIARRIED. x -
son - f Johgt
Yestertjav, at Haeliney Church, John, secoll ond (..105
fluo(liva 'l, Esq. of 7 Oare-I-lonse, Wilts, to Saraii,s!c
„ of
ter of Edward Ausin. o'f Wait."
At St. Brde's, .t Fleet-street, Williaq%. of 'rll` i).'
rJ
Fleet-inarket, t 9 Miss Wheaclon„ only clauglite -
Wheadon, Esq. of Erith, Kent.

On the 19th of May insat.iiea...ts_tli,rtle)ce!l.,a
linte..ll.l,Er'Eilis, aged 19, daughter 4,f the
John Stu
72d year of 1s s age,
'Whitleyi:Co..l3rYt
7Gth
of Peace, and a It 1,1111, •
• st!.
oi .3-lonce.,ter•
same day at County • • II •nry Kettle,
or, lan), in Surrey, • •
_ of 1•Is JIISt;'
10th Thomas Goodall, ESQ
son, Bart. of Porde'.
On the
pincipal Bni-eessfor the 1,...t00"P
at Cheite' pet tO ..one
of Geors-
-
el•lest 1— • • g°bef"lel
:V"el;.lc'ee:an-'e day.
•11(4:1„::41.ellAtesizi-toi'f-tsit;rceleatej-a*e'' 'dcr.
is 1115
Kentish'Tic same day, at °1
1%. • ; seed 79' °F:j.is:ll ••
ofate Charles-street, Covent-gird .n• at, h
do the 2^th of March astott oetaheit
sfkosr::eus th• 11
years asst..iv
months,
and whose ac together nrikge 170. Pi' ?"31;-"7

DIED.

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