The Sun.
London, England, 1815-07-04 00:00:00

HOUSE CV eCiNtMiIiN;S.

tord Cochrane took tilt hsua: oath's and 'his seat. 'Na
lio,ice was taken of his Lordship's appearancd in the House.
11, was introduced by Sir H. Montzoinery and Mr. Teed.
.eliristies Divorce Bill was cenn:nitted, and after Counsel
rows heard for the petitioner; and witnesses eicamined, the
Hous'e resumed, and the Report was ordered to :be received
to-rliorro*.- • .

The At my Prize Bill, the Duke of Wellington's Estate Bill,
the Open Boat Licence B:11, and the Seotch As!tested 'taxes
Bill were seterally read a,t lard time and passed.
• 'The American Trade'Bill, the Silk Bounty Bill, and the
tote of Credit,Bill, were severally read a second time, and
each them to be committed to-movrow;

The Report on the Convoy Bill was taken into further ton-
': sideration.! Mr. Robinson proposed a clause, which was
..adopted,after a short Conversatiom, in which Mr. rorbei, Sit
J. Yorke, Sir C. Pole, arid Mr. Croker, participated; The
'Bill to be read a third time to-morrow.-
THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND.

• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
the second reading of the Duke of Cumberland's
Annuity Bill.
AU, IVESTERN said, it was not his intention to
detain the: House by adverting to those topics
,wbich had, been ,bronght •forward in the previdus•
stages of this Bill, antlAtill less did he intend to
advert to tho,,t; considerations which Ore of a
more personal natore ; nor did he mean to avail
14imself of that opportunity to draw, what be
• must regard as an invidious comparison,between
the Royal Doke who was immediately under the
cte;sideration Of the House; and Another Illus-
trious Personage ; hot he rose .priucipally to ex-
pre.s his surprise that the Right !lon. Gentleman
Shoot(' persist-hi pressing the nie:isure to a con-
•clusion.—t Hear, hear !)—The majority on the
first nivlit even Avari extremely small ; but when
he'sa',; that since that time it had decreased from
17 to 12, and biers from 12 to 8, be could not
comprehend upon what principle the Right Hon.
Gentleman was determined to persevere. He
rrasted, however, the division of that evening
Nvoubi shew'hirP it was impossible to carry the
Pleasure. • He thought no just grounds had been
laid for the grant, and therefore he should move
that the Bill be read a second time that day six
:Months.
Sir H. MoNToogenY said he had-made enqui-
'Ties, and lo and that no "crime whatever had been
imputed• to
.tlie Duke of Cuttibt.trland. It had
been asked, why this marriage had not appeared
in The Gazette, and the answer was, that the
Queen did not approve of it. It 'was known,
however, that ladies who had arrived at a certain
time of life, saw with very different eyes to what
their suns did, and therefore did not always ap-
prove their sons' choice of a wife. As one of the
Eing's sons, bethought the Duke o Cumberland
ought to have. a provision made for him ou his
marriage ; and he was of opinion, that those in
particular who bad so lately voted one-million and
upwardsfor paying the debts of the Empresss Ca-
therine, would with an ill 'grace refuse to sanction
tie grant of so small a sum to support the rank
and dignity of one of the sons of the SOvereign.
should, therefore, vote in favour of the
motion.

,Mr.- W. DUNDAS said, the ground on which he
should vote in favour of the Bill was, that be
thought the House would and ought to agree to
this grant of money, because a son of the SoVe-
t eign of this united empire ought not to be liable
to the risk of leaving a widow without any provi-
sion to support tint rank to which her marriage
with him had entitled her to: -

IVILBERFOII,E: was as much disposed to
nbstain from personalities as'any one could be :
but he thon...dit nothing ought to prevent them
from treating the subject with due freedom and
consideration. 'lime Honourable Member then con-
demned time Royal Marriage Act, and said it tend-
ed to render those who were affected by it less
likely to enjoy domestic happiness than other
men. He underStocid there were certain rumours
against one of time persons connected in the alli-
ance under consideration ; and he thought it was
strong coniirtnation of those rumours that this
person was not received by a certain Illustrious
Personage in the usual way.—He thought the
present income of the Royal Duke was sufficient,
and he could not persuade himself that unless
something very .wrong took place, the [louse
would certainly make a provision•loe the Lady, in
case it should•eier become necessary. The House
was called on to give an opinion, and a considera-
tion for public morals should prevent them from
besto:ving theit approbation on the alliance.
iNir. W. P.,:trnunsa. said, much of the opposi-
tion to the Bill had been giontided upon the re-
fusal to give an answer to an'improper prestion—
namely, whether or no the Qimeeem would receive
time Duchess of Cumberland ?—lf this, question
had been answered, it would have been ingos-
-311:le to say what would have been asked next.—
It was the' principle of Parliament to give-an
ainple provision to every branch of the Royal
Family. In voting for the grant, he was not fol-
-I,,,ing any party-feeling, but merely acting in
•conformityrrolhe sense of dory.
Mr. W. KEZNE repeated his arguments', as on
a former occasion; against time
pubgirzt, as an mine-
cessary incumbrance on time
Mr.PßoTtiEttoc and Mr, Pacstrom spoke against
the "rant. r -
Colonel. at.tsoN could not think he would'
hisdu.ty,' if he:did not e.press his i„6st
{linenminted opposition to the measure. 'Tic
house would suffer deservedly in the opiOion of
the country, should they grant this wthesessary
addition tam an allowance already sufficient. He
was sare that it -would do more
‘harm than any
thing of time iiko nature ever did.

la'Aiented the unpleasant
Tredicatueut flutie was placed wlieu

A öliMinnidatinnbadliebti -ttiitct to the oi'n filar'
riage for' tvltiCh theil'apprnbriftion vag nit called;
And vet tioW They Were required to exliress their
assent indirectly.
Sir T..AcKt—kso agieethiiri laic: ObAeOVAtidd
of the lust Speaker, but in almost every other
point what had been urged., hit opin differed
from that which Int(' preceded hint ;. on the score.
of the Money, he did not think the country
in such a situation that it was not capable of
'Makin; every provisitfn tvhieh might be thringlit
wise and necessary.
.14e disapproved of the al-
liance; as one not advdrirasTous to the country,
but the reverse—Lit was One not consistent With
the honour .of the country and its high Moral
feelings. {if the Duke of Cumberland lie knew
nothing, but of the Lady there were certain ru-
mours abroad; which had not been disproved, nor
ba'd any one of the supporters of the Bill said he
honestly disbylieved
,them : until they were dis-
proved, or at least denied, the Lionse had a right
to presume them to be trite, and the strong dis-
approbation of a certain Illustrious Personage 'vas
a corrotaorative proof of the truth of those ru-
mours. The House was not about .to dissolve the
marriage, but it was called on for its opinion, as
it ought, injustice to itself and the 'nation., to
its support and approbation of stick an al-
liance.

Mr. Fonues repeated some of his former argu-
ments in fivottr of the Bill.

Sir GERARD NOEL said few words in favour of
the !notion, alter which a division took' place—
For the Amendment (that the Bill be read a second
time that day six months)
41gainst it r

Majority against the Bill
• DUKE OF YORK.

Sir J. 11I3.IORIBANKS, after a few prefatory observations,
in which he stated that he had not the honour of being -known
to the Duke of York, postponed his motion of a Vote of
Thanks to his,Royal Highness till to-morrow.