The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-24 00:00:00

THE DOG IN THE MANGER.

We see by a paper circulated yesterday from the House
of Commons that his Majesty the King of Hanover has had
more of the good things of this country than the public
were generally aware of. Beyond his annuity, apart-
ments in St. James's Palace, and houses and gardens at
Kew, he has held about 500 acres of land, which, we
understand, have been let to a considerable profit, and
which arc now, it seems, since the public attention
has been drawn to these matters, somewhat tardily to
be resumed by the Crown. We hope, however, that
some of the Honourable Members who may take
an interest in the discussion of Mr. Hume's
motion for the resumption of the annuity, will inquire of
the friends of his said Majesty whether a story in circula-
tion with respect to the apartments now vacant in St.
James's Palace is correct. It is said that hcr Ma-
jesty was desirous to obtain these apartments for the
Duchess of Kent, to whom they would have afforded a
very convenient residence, in the immediate neighbour-
hood of Buckingham.house and of the Court ; and that
his Majesty of Hanover, being appealed to on the sub-
ject, gave for answer that they might break open the door,
and provide a new lock to the apartments, but that he
would never voluntarily resign the key to open them for
such a purpose.

It seems that her Majesty has been, in consequence,
obliged to hire a house for her illustrious mother in Bel-
grave-square, at an expense of 2,0001. a year, to be added
to the many other deductions from her privy purse, occa-
sioned, as we hate formerly stated, by the payment of her
father's debts and the assumption of charities and family
pensions on behalf of the late King. We think it would
be right that some honourable member should follow up
Mr. Hume's motion, by moving an address tq pray that the
Cornmissiooers of Woods and Forests should resume the
apartments in St. James's Palace, as well as the land at
Kew.

This dog and manger conduct, imputed by public ru-
mour to the King of Hanover—we know not how justly,
but if it be unjust, let it be distinctly denied—will scarcely
tend to propitiate the public opinion in favour of the con-
tinuance of his allowance from the State.

The following is tho paper above alluded to:—
KING OF HANOVER.

Return to an Order of the Honourable the House of Com-
mons, dated 4th February, 18.10; for a Return of the
Sums received out of the Consolidated Fund by the
King of Hanover since his Accession to the Crown of
Hanover ; as also of the Houses, Apartments, Gardens
and Land, being Crown Property, now held by the
King of Hanover in England.
A Return of the Sums received out of the Consolidated
Fund by the King of Hanover since his Accession to
the Crown of Hanover.
From June 21, 1837, to Jan. 5, 1838 £11,365 7 8
Year ending Jan. 5, 1839 21,000 0 0
Ditto Jan. 5, 1840 21,000 0 0

£53.365 7 8
Pay Office, Civil Services, Feb. 6, 1840.
W. SARGENT.

A Return of the Houses, Apartments, Gardcnr, and Land,
being Crown Property, now held by the King of Hanover
in England.
1. A house forming part of the apartments in St.
James's Palace.
2. A house on the north side of Kew-green, with out-
office's, garden and pleasure grounds, containing about
eight acres of land.
3. A small house on the south side of Kew.green, with
three separate inclosures, viz., a pleasure garden, contain-
ing about three roods; a kitchen garden, containing about
an acre; and an inclosed field, containing between two
and three acres; also a field at the western end of the old
Palace of Kew, containing about one acre.
4. The herbage of about 400 acres of land, called " The
Old Deer-park," at Kew, with liberty to depasture his own
cattle therein, hut subject to accounting annually for all
such sums as shall bo received from persons who may be
allowed to feed their cattle within the same.
5. The herbage (subject to the like condition) of about
100 acres of grass land, within the lawns and l as p e ure-
grounds at Kew, and the occupation of about 14 acres
used for raising food for game.

-14. B.—Notice has been given of the intention to resume
the two last-mentioned tracts of land on behalf of the land
revenues of the Crown at Lady-day next
DUNCANNON, Commissioners of her Majesty's
A. MILNE, woods, forests, land revenues,
CRARLES GORE, works, and buildings.
Office of Woods, &c., 19 Feb., 1840.
—Morning Chronicle.

The Speaker gave his sixth grand Parliamen-
tary dinner on Saturday evening, in Eaton-square, to the
Marquis of Tavistock, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Sir Edward
Lytton Bulwer, Mr. Edward Ellice, jun., Mr. Easthope, Sir
George Staunton, Sir Thomas Troubridge, Mr. Morrison,
Mr. Poulett Scrope, Mr. J. H. Vivian, Mr. Marshall, Mr.
Ward, Mr. Rice, Mr. T. Duncombe, Sir Matthew Wood,
Mr. Raikes Currie, Mr. Grote, Mr. Rich, Mr. Stansfield,
Lieut.-General Sir Robert Dundvs. Mr. Bowes, Mr. Wright-
son, Mr. Buller, Mr. Hayter, Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. Tuf-
nell, Mr. C. Romilly, and the Rev. Mr. Andrews. The Right
Hon. Gentleman's seventh dinner, on Saturday next, will be to
a party of thirty Conservative members.
The Countess Bjornstjerna will hold an as-
sembly to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, at the Swedish Em-
bassy, in Belgrave-street. The whole of the corps diplomatique
are invited.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton leave town to-
day for Badminton, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of
Beaufort, beingamong the guests invited to meet the Hereditary
Prince of Saxe Gotha.