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of the Crown when he took it; established a Civil
List, an annual sum for the expeitce attending the
Civil Establishment of His Majesty, and it was
upon this principle the Establishment of the Crown
had been supported ever since ; and he had the plea::
sure to acquiesce in opinion with the Hota Gentleman
opposite to him (Mr, Fox), that the Civil List ought
not to 1w the subjetl of Annual Vote in Parliament,
but a 'permenent sum.yoted during the life of the
reigning Prince ; but it must be admitted, that such
a principle could not be rigorously applied; it must
be aulijed to mutation, from the various circuu
stances which time produced, noc merely for the
purpose of 'Supporting the splendour of the Crown,
a point, however, by no means indifferent to the
Public, not unconnefted with its interests. It must,,
from the nature of the think, be oh6ous to the
Committee, that circumstances might -vary the valud
.of a sum granted for the support of the Civil List
annually; The value of money - was-never a long
while stationary, it increased or diminished in pro.
portion as a country advanced or declined .in cir.
cumstances. In proportion as the price of thing:
became higher, :the.value Of -money of`tonrse di
minished ; and this was the case as a tonntry ad. .
vaneed in its general wealth ;- and upon this idea
an augmentation of the Civil List had taken place
at different Times. In 1697 it was that the Civil List
Establishment was permanently settled, and the sum
was then 680,0001., which was afterwards augmented
to near 900,0001.—Th the reign of George the
Civil List Establishment was Seo,oool. during
which reign applications were made to Parliament
for considerable grants for the relief of the Civil List,
and which grants 'were made;- but what. was most •
important now, as well as coming nearer to our own.
time, was, that which was
.voted on the ACcession
of. Geo. -the 11. It then, was made 800,0001. awing
which reign there were two instances of votes in
aid Of the,Civil List to make good its deficiencies:
When his present Majesty came to the Throne,
many and various opinions were entert.di;ed upon
the grounds he had already stated, whether he Re.
venues of Kirtg Charles lli. Were not hereditary in
the Crown of England. . All these Revenues, as far
as they • were enjoyed by his late Majesty, would
have been readily granted to his present Majesty, if
it had been the.disposition of his royal breast to take
it, for no doubt there was a readiness of disposition
to grant, on, the part of Parliament, as much to the
present .Monarch as had been enjoyed by his Muse
trious Predecessor ; not' could there be-any reason
to the contrary : but the Civil Lisl. was now other wise
settled than byappropriating to its aid any of these
hereditary Revenues. Here-Mr. A D.O tac--roa Went
over, succinttly, the leading parts of the history of
the Civil List during the reign of Geo. the Secondl
and readthe Message from the to the liotalt
of Commons, which- was, called by Sir- We Blacka
stone the Bounty of the Crown. In consequence of
this, . Parlianient granted- Soo,oool. subject wise
life annuity to the Princess Dowager of Wales,. the
Princess Amelia., and the then. Duke of Cumberlande
by which his:then Majesty had left an income of mate
than 750,0001. After Hispresent Majesty came to
the Throne, it was clear that a very long period
could not elapse before. His Majesty must have had
occasion to appeal; to the liberality and justice Of
Parliament,. which appeal took place in about nine
yeais. It was in the year 1769 that an .application
was made to. that House, and the sure of 51.3,0001 a
was voted• in aid of the Civil List, to pay off'
arrears. In 1773 tcb,oool.- were voted for the
same purpose. In 1776 'the growing incumbrances '
of His Majesty became great, and another ap.
plication to Parliament became necessary, and
618,3401. were granted to relieve His Majesty
-from the- difficulties and pressure upon the Civil
List. In- 1784, 63,b001.-; .r 786,. 2-lo,ooola
The whole amount of these aids to the Civil List,
up to this titne, Was teeotaSstl. The Grant to His
present Majesty, since his accession, hid not, the ad.
vantage of his predeceasoeseeeaainely, -that of having
the power of .appyling any. ekcess which certain' -
Revenues might produce beyond the goci„000l..--:--
whereas, his present Majesty ,had no means what..
ever beyond that sthrie Nor could the Revenues Of
His Majesty's' Predecessors be less 'than 800,oceSle
although part of .it depended upon: the .produee; Of
certain Duties; because Parliament engaged to make
up that surn, whatever the deficiency of the produce
might,:be. Now, he would ask, Whether, in the
opinion of the Committee; the sums granted to His
Majesty, at.different periods, from his accession up
to the-year 1786, considering the eircurristances'of
His Majesty's Family, the progressive increase in .
the price of all the articles of life,: and above
considering the tapid,increase of the wealth of the .
Nation, from the 'Accession to the year i 786,
Was such as to 'requite 1,900,b001. as it appeared it
did .by. the Votes 'of 'Parliament ? Whether, by
these Votes, his present Majesty's Revenue was
thereby made more than equal to those of his
Predecessors, as most -assuredly was .
'Certainly not equal to his three predeecessors upon •
the Throne--That. he averred. Then ht would
aska• whether there ought to be en aiid, grant.'
ed for the deficiency which heel attended the Civil
the lash period it was aided,- to the pre.
sent moment ? A• moment when:His Majesty was
under the 'necessity of recurring to the liberality
and the justice of Parliament: His- Majesty had
thus applied, and the course which was taken- for
that purpose, he hoped would: be looked upon with
satisfattiona if not regarded with gratitude f for -it
was a proof of an earnest desire, on the part of .His
Majesty,. to put the House in cotrpleat information
upcn.the statement of-all the circumstances of the
Civil List, irpon which there was no room for doubt
or cavil ; nor waa there the least ednecalment of
any •one circumstance belonging to' the subjea.—
House.havin4 Tc.veivcd the gracious Message

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