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London, England, 1820-07-17 00:00:00

MONDAY, JULY 17, 1820.

BANK. OF ENGLAND, July 13, 1820.

THE COURT DIRECTORS of the
GOVERN' arid COMPANY of the BANK of ENG-

LAND.give Notice,
That• 013 .and after 'the 18th Day of JULY Instant. the

HANK .wilt be READY to ISSUE to the BANKERS in
LONDO:S, in,such proportional, the Directors of the said
Bank may think ,proper, current SILVER LOIN of the
REALM to 'the amount of ONE MILLION -POUNDS
STERLING, in EXCHANGE for .BANt( NO'T'ES) providetl
appiictiim be: suktie:tir theitatue before the first Day of
Feuruary nut.

-ROB-ERT BEST, Sec.

PURIMit, REDUCTIONS, IN THE PRICES 'OF
ca,Ass, ,FitoM Two AND A HALF TO TWEN rY-
.rwit titut,cENT.
naITISH PLATE 'GLASS COMPANT,
Establislied. by Act, of Warliltsnont, 1773.
The Trade ar,dtire Public are .respectfully hiformed, -tbat
Every large A.,iirtenctit of CAST PLATE GLASS continues
on Sale- by'Mt."./ AMES HAWKINOS, Secretary to the Com-
pa .iy, at their Warehouse, Albion Place, Blackfriars',litidge ;
:dad also by. Mr. WILLIAM FOAThrt, at their Manufactory
at Ilavogihead. near Preseot,,Lancashire.
The CoMpany take leave to 'Mato, that their Stock is -of a
superior Quality and' Brilliancy,. anal egotists of All Oriant
assort-theta 01 Pic/ atitL Chimney Glatsses, front d to 1451
_etches
• iii length, and trout 4 to-80 inches in width; alsirt:ouvez •and
'CollOilve Mirrors,' tram ti to &f inches diameter ; and Plates
.ofrariOus tOOViiii/ows, Skylights, Coaches,-Ship
"ashes, Lantliurns for
,Halls, Light Houses, &c.; and that in
consequeute iif.the-Reduction ut t)uty in Jetty, 1819, zhe (Non-
party then reduced their Pr.ces Two SHILLINGS and NINE
PENCE pen' foot supeAcial ; they DOW 114111)1111Ce to the
. Public 41 further Reduction, on a Scale front TWO and a
HALF to TwEN-rx:Fivt: PElt CENT., as the Glasses may
sail in size.
From the-very guat Improvements that have taken place
in this Manufactory since the, Incorporation of the,C onpany
its the )eat 1773, it is acknowledged, that kb, Cowpony's
Plates are far superior to any others auouttlactured in
Europe.

EcONthillt :LINF,Ns.
MILLARD's CLOTH,
By his Majesty's Royal Letters Patent, and Irish Linens of
improved Bleach. •
JMILLARD .most respectfußy informs the
. Noriiiity and Fault-lies arriving trout or going abroad,
he is receiving regular sUPI'LIES ut its esteemed IRISH
LINENS, in 7-Sibs and 4-4thsof his improved bleach, which
are manufictured purposely for .family.use, for great durabi-
lity, each piece of which is warranted, and the purchase re-
turned if a fault appears; together -with his ,Imperial Cloth,
peculiarly desitahle to wear in the East and West Indies, on
7clourge of -climate,. where a warmer article than linen is re-
Anired, in the cold climates, and for its economy, and sold,.
s• sniped w:th his own name, from 2s. per yard upwards, at
his wholesale and retail East India and Foreign and British
Warebouse,l6,-CheapSide, exclusivel). in entire cases, and by
the pirse of if; to 52 yards each, and iir 6-4 Wide for greeting.
Familiesfortning -establishments on their arrival, or having
com iiitiNinns; are respectfully infoi med they can select front the
accustomed rich assiirtmeut of -India and- tit-111:h raustins,
with those for Gem leinen's -neaclisths,
Fri nch.cauibrics; new pencilled eamtnics and white
c tiittz, and anjengoes, peenli,n; to' the house, drawitt; and
dining-room turnitures, with-the.va. ions -kinds of
Russia and either shectings, dainasti Utile linen ;
the most fashionable articles in white Will colon '3 ;,,T Ladies'
itiorning- and eventing dress, at fixed prices, -trout whiles no de-
viation is made, and those articles selected in the entire piece
or dem', at the wholesale-pi .Proprietors of busi test in
the Count ry .supplied.

' PARLIAMENT.

'HOUSE OF D111D5..1%/1„y 13.

The' appal Assent was giten by ComniissiOn to
the Lottery Bill, anti fifty-sik other public and
priyateßilis-.=—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

THE QUEEN'S PLATE.

Dr. LusniNG ros rose,-and 'spoke as follOws
Mr. Speaker, I regret ,extremely the _absence of
the Noble ‘Secretary of State for Foreign Af-
fairs (L'oril Castlereagh). i inn. nevertheless
obliged in. his absence to bring to the notice of
this House a subject which I should rather have
wished had' fallen into other and abler hands,.—
It is my duty, however, in the absence-ot her
Majesty's Solicitor-General (Mr. Denman), who
gave private &dice to the-Noble _Lord to whom I
have alluded, of his intention that such a motion
-would this evening be -made as that which I am
now-compelled to_ submit----I. again
_repeat my re-
gret, that the iNcblelLord could not find it con-
sistent with his convenience to -appear in his
place this day. The zsObject which forms the
matter of my motion is. as follows.:.—ln the year
1808, the late Kittg,anxious to consider thecOn-
venience and comfort of her ,present Majesty,
then Princess.of Wales, presented her.with-a ser-
vice of Plate, which he had ordered- for that pur-.
pose. This Plate 'her Majesty used , -from'the
year 1808 up -to 1814, as her own -complete, pri=
vate, and personal property. In 1814, when she
was, about to go abroad, she delivered it over to
-the, care, daring 'her absence, -of -Mr. Marsh, at
the, Lord Chamberlain's office. On her return,
when this Plate became again necessary for her
-use, she ordered it -to he returned from the
.place
where she left it : she of _course naturally sent-to
the Lord Chamberlain't office for the plate. But
what was the answer her _Majesty -received ? It
was ihis,,that the Plate could not be returned -to
her, as it was considered, the property of -the
Crown, Which-The- 'Lard Chamberlainsaid would'
be -made appear from official documents. Her
-Majesty -naturally felt herself aggrieved, as well
as astonished, by this un'exTected'reply. She felt
indignant at this treatment.---(Hear, hear !)---
Little -did she think in a case involvia; her per-
sonal comfort----involving the ptincts'.io of 'eti-
quette in the display of her establishment ; little
did she think, in a case, too, in some degree in-
volving her dignity, that she would be denied the
use of those articles of which she had -complete.
possession before, and which were not only indis-
pensable to the maintenance of her dignity, but
also material to her personal convenience and
comfort, 'and rank inlife.---(Hear, hear, hear !).--
This, however, was_ the treatment experienced by
her Majesty in addition to the numberless indig-

nities already heaped upon. her. This last petty,
mean,-despicable, and contemptible insult was
deemed proper to be added to the rest.---(Hear,
hear, hear trust, Sir, that Ministers will
act as becomes them on this occasion. I trust
th:'y will not shrink from the responsibility which
must attach to them in the transaction, and that
they will not-bear-its culpability. I think-I may
say that, with Are exception of his -Majesty's Mi-
nisters, should they not redress the grievance,
there is not au individual in the realm who will
not view this last insult to the Queen as the
basest of all the mean and petty attempts that
have been so unsparingly made to distress, and
annoy Itt. Midest,y. It' is, said that this is the
-property of the. Crown, and that she has no right
to demand its restitution. In the first .place. I
reply to this, that the Queen, when Princess of
Wales, received) held, and. used this property

just in the same manner as the other bra-nclies of
the Royal Fa-mily hold theirs, which they es-
teem as completely in their own possession—she'
enjoyed it as they do that which they received in
the way of similar presents from the late King,
and as branches of the, Royal Family were in the
invariable ht)bit of receiving. Trom his predeces-
sors. I can hardly believe that the whole of this
transaction can be known to his Majesty's confi-
dential advisers. If it be known to them, how am
I to reconcile that fact with the promise they
professed of treating her with all possible respect
and liberality—with all that decorum which is
due to -the exalted rank she holds in the country ?
If they are cog-noscent of this transaction, all I
can say then is, that their practicefurnishesa bad
commentary upon their professiortA.--(llear
The Queen being deptived of her accustomed
residence, in a Royal Palace, and of the ex-
terior tributes usually paid to het,-station,
might have been at least suffered to retain
the' means of displaying in her private re:
sidence that appearance of splendour such as her
plate would convey. This was due to her more,
indeed, for the honour of the Crown, than for her
own private gratification. I de .trust that this
last petty, pitiful act of meanness will be re-
dressed !---(llear, hear, hear 1)---and I earnestly
hope that the explauv.tion of the. Right Honour-
able Gentleman opposite, in'the' absence of his.
Noble Colleague, will obviate the, necessity of
my pressing a motion on the subject, which, if
be withhela, lain bound to
pruoi-perl explanation
mOtion hoping that
p .
the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite will obviate
the necessity of my pressing it for, the adoption
of the House. The Hon. and Learned Gentle-
man concluded by proposing, " That an humble

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Address be p resented.: to the -King, praying that
he will be graciomly.pleased to order that tiler*
be laid before this lloase, copes or all Official
Papers relative to a service of Plate 'presented la
the year 1808, by hisja.te Majesty to the Queen,
then Princess of Wales, and used by her from that
period up to her departure from England in the
year 1814."
',The SPEATLERWIto secon4 the motion ?
Mr. 40BliOti&L and Mr. CitEEV,EY rose at the
same moment and seconded it.
The CrtiNcEr.Lon. of the Elcittocult---If the
lion. and Learned Gentleman had given rne
notice of his motion, as he-did my Noble Friend,
I should no doubt have been
_prepared to give
him some explanation. I only know of this trans-
action, that it is unquestionably true; a service of
plate was ordered for the use of her Majesty- by
the late' King, and put into an apartment of
Kensington Palace, which, as I think, could not
be considered-by the Lord Chamberlain aS pri-
vate property, but as the 'public property of the
Crown. I think I have some reason to complain,
that the Honourable Gentiernan has taken the
House by surprise with his motion. I should beg
leave,to suggest to him toidet his ^motion for the
present stand as a notice, and mention it again on
Monday.
Dr. LUSHINGTON...I hope the Houie will not
think that I have taken it by surprise. My
Honourable -and Learned Friend, her Majesty?s
Solicitor-General, resorted to the only 'expedient,
in his power within the time open to him, to ap-
prise the Noble Secretary for Foreign Affairs of
his intention. He intimated to him that such -a
subject would be introduced this evening. As
Monday seems to the Right floriourabie Gentle-
Min a more convenient day for obtaining the ne-
cessary exiilanation,"l readily accede -to his sag-,
gestion, and wish my motion to stand as a notice
for Alonday next. •.
The Viotion was then withdrawn, And Dr.
Lushingian pia it into the shape Of a notice for'
Monday. _