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London, England, 1822-08-01 00:00:00

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Lad disputed of 87,0001. der animal allowance was
88,0001. which she receiyact to the day of her death,
laud during her difficulties she was accommodated
with advances, and with offers of a house, the loon.
of a service of plate, and carriages. With reference
to making any arrangement for the debts stated by
Isis Hon. and Learned Frieed to be unprovided for,
be thought it would be much better to wait till they
saw what could be realized oat of the foreign pro-
perty. In the meantime the Grant was made for
the payments of tradesmen who really were distressed
for their money. In the uncertainty of the value of
the foreign property be thought Parliament had acted
wisely in restricting the application of the Grant to
the most necessitous of the Creditors, by making it
for work done and goods furnished. As matter of
feeling he was sure his Hon.. Relative and the House
would agree with him in that.
Dr. LUSHING TON had no doubt that many Hon.
Members on his side of the House concurred in the
proposition, as to the exact wording of the clause;
but he was sure they were not aware of the cons&
queuces under that wording, to any one administer-
ing under legal liabilities. It certainly had been ex-
pected that when her Majesty became Queen she
would have a greater allowancegranted to her.
Mr. HUME said, the question was, whether the
speeches this Majesty's Ministers did or did not hold
out that her Majesty was to have equipage and house,
independently, of her £85,000 a-year? He was sure
that the Noble Marquis opposite frequently said that
these things were granted to her Majesty, pending.
the proceedings against her. Resides which, Lord
Liverpool, in one of his letters, distinctly stated, that
pending her Majesty's trial, the allowance of £35,000
was to be continued to her;' and if it were. intended
to subtract the charge of house-rent and carriages,
what right had his nijesty'S Government to send
persons, as they did, to treat for them ? The question
for the House was, whether the Claims made were
just debts or nor? He did not wish to revive any
past feeling, but he hoped her Majesty's just debts
would be paid.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was
willing to admit that the Hon. and Leaned Gentle-
man opposite had done his best in the administration
• of her late Majesty's effects. He confessed he was
at a loss to understand how there could be a charge
remaining to be paid for carriages, when one of the
alyances that had been made was for the express pur-
pose of paying a demand of that nature.
Dr. LUSHINGTON observed, that was for an ad-
ditional carriage.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,'
that in that case there was no pledge on the part of
Government to pay for it. The debts now due were
to tradesmen. In consequence of the retrospective
grant made in 1821, her Majesty received at one pe-
nod £30,000. In the course of fourteen or fifteen
months her Majesty had got rid of £B7,x; and,
knowing her private mode of life, he could not make
out in what way she could have dispo,ed of so large
a sum, and her debts remain unpaid. The lion. and
Learned Gentleman knew that there had been an un-
limited allowance for her law expenses. In the pre-
sent state, however, of the case, nothing fut the' could
be done. No Amendment had been moved,.and there-
fore the consideration of the detail the Honourable
and Learned Gentleman had made to them must
stand over to a future period. But he could not dis•
miss the matter thus without earnestly calling upon
Parliament to look at the consequences of it, esta-
blishing the precedent of taking upon itself to pay the
debts of the Royal Family. Parliament had always
acted towards the Royal Family with the utmost H-
. berality. But such 'a claim as this had never before
been made, and he sincerely hoped that it would be
the last—(llear, hear).
Mr. Alderman SMI fII testified his opinion of the
liberality with which Parliament and his Majesty's
Government had acted towards the late unfortunate
Queen. Parliament, he thought, would do wisely'
to pay her just debts ; but lie must express his sur-
prise that there were any debts unpaid, after the as-
sertions on that subject they had heard from some'
Iton. Gentlemen on the other side.