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London, England, 1812-05-21 00:00:00

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of Me..Pereeval, and to the character of Goren; I
meat. In the paper for which he should move, he
had confined himself simply to a relation of facts, such
as his memory had enabled him to do, assisted by the
recollection of others, Ht concluded by moving that
an humble address be pretentEd to the Prince Regent,
'praying that he would be graciously pleased to direct
that there be laid before that. House, a copy:of a letter
from Lord G. L. Gower to Lord Castlereagh., dated
May 17,4812.-i- (I/Re,- hear.) Qrdered, after a few
words from Lord Castlereagh.
peace.vac's FAMILY,
Itfr. 'LUSHINGTON brought up the Report of
the Committee. tipbn the question that it should be
• read a uontia time,
Mr, WHITBREAD rose.--,-He said he was ex,'
tremely unsvilling to appose a
.propositihn like that
then before the House ; but as n did appear to him
that the House. had gone to' the full extent of remu-
neration for Mr. Perceval's family, and as•every thing
beyond remuneration would appear like a. revvard of
his public services,-(No, no, from varioat mat of Ike!
Woure)—which services he' utterly denied, lie could
not permit himself to vote in favour of the question.
The Honourable Gentleman who rneved the Resolu-
tion had put :it to him, whether 4'200 a-year was suf-
ficient provision for the eldeat son of Mr. Pirceval ?
but he wished to remind that Hononi`able Gentleman
of what the fact really was. The income of Mn,s
Peraeval, arising from her own private fortune, and
the sums voted by Parliament • ter herself and chil-
dren, would amount to 46500 4-year; and would
person say, that a gentleman's widow, with 12
to bring up, could he considered as Made.'
irovided for, with such income ? Now,
the House had cooled from the influence of
inFs, the existence of which was truly ho.
to.evtry mats in it, he would beg leave tp
one or two .other particulars. He under-
. there were family expectations, derivable
persons far advanced jn life, and whom, there-
teas highly probable, Mrs. r erceval would
That was an additional resin for limiting
1-of r:.rliament to what had been already
He would view the, case in another light.—
' they do for the widows pf those who died
itary or naval service of their country ? A
/MO a.year was reckoned an ample pro-
.n.the present year even, under Mr. Perce-1
Lministration, the widow of a gallant officer,
in the breach before Ciudad Rodrigo—(he
,eneral eraufurd) was recommended by the
lionourahle Opulent-ran 'himself? he 44eved,
'rows, as a, fit Object of its bounty, and she
£3OO a-year, with eloo to each of the chil-
Tpon all these grounds he should- feel it his
rl and painful duty not only of opposing the it
but of dividirz the Mouse upon it.
;ICI-10L thought the provision was hardly
act of justice ; for it should be remembered'
Perceval had abandoned not only a lucra,'
profession, but the most lucrative post of that
His disinterestedness, also, formed a.
Ipon tbe.vnesosity of the House in behalf
mily.- He declined the office of Chancellor
Duchy of Lancaster lor*life; though thele
sance's of its havitig beeu so granted, and
others to Lard Ashburton. When lucrative
- became vacant, he did not vest them in his
in:..-and when he was. appointed Elia Lord
asnry, he declined the emoluments of the
if Chancellor of the Exchequer, not fasten-
, but clandestinely as it were, by a simple,
Mipute. bezli disinterestedness, he thought
-be recorded ; and with ►egard to the
itself, he dictnot consider the remuneration
anted, at all adequate to the pecuniary lost
ly had sustained by his death.
NEW29RT could not but think that they
hereafter should read of the grant they
_were
lied upon t., vote, would consider it
_as a re-
, of the public services of Mr. 'Percev.il, and
, view.pf it, he should vote agonistic. In-
thought the first grant had gone every length
could go, short of acknowledging the pub-
of the sate Right Hon. Gentleman.
.RHAM voted in favour of. the question,
:ordant was it to the wishe.s,of the people,
!Hived if every man in' England ci.tilu be
An by man, each would sacrifice whatesfer
afford towaidi accomplishing the object x-
-Ird to the case of Officers' V' lams, l.e'did
it at all'analogousisfor an officer accepted
satjon, knowing ri to be one of danger ; but .a
had no reason to suppose he Should Pose his
e execution of his duty.
1/LANCIS BURLW/17 should be verry sorry
expression of his could be construed 'rite a
lessen the abhoirence he felt for the crime by
Percival had been deprived of life ; but
it the present moment ill calculated for
of the public money. He deprecated as
any than any tiiicussron en the public eha-
the man whose loss thy had to lament, yet'
rot help saying; that, in his public canalcity
iered him in a Welt far different from dm,
he grad been represented by the Gentlemen
'far .from lOoking upon'him as entitled to
phonies• of public constid,eration ;, he thought
•
olitical conduct willdeser vedi marked proofs
_ ;ensure. In this, of coat se, .he begged to
'understood a speaking of the public character!
cof Ow itishvidtiet.' As to his priyateiirittes,
'd-wllat had been said on the subject, but
Frig of it himself, • Priiate iirtues'nosiever
id form a ground for a grant of public ma-
i() the compasion wkehrseetlefnen luta
to excite jn fayour of-the Offering family,
r-thet he felt as qiuch as any man oil such
1. be would be Willing and ready to'proyide
A any pairivay, and wouid.coutribute as j
#t-41119 to a sninCi iptit n for that put-
* a suar4imi of public ,putbe could
.??!. that a single fartlihig should be drawn
exhanated poCketi of the peopl_., vnthcnt
grounds being sliewn fdii the kiant.. 'l'fie
Barpnelthen adverted to the general perique
on aliflages-of People; 'end tip the heart-
*ties .prdistress'to Which The collecting of
Aifie ',the.. In sne.# CifalthStipeeit be Aim
.orient to.sueh ii grant ironiSie pirlilic money.
APt.ie, then, irtihrt:44l; seemo aware of the.
defiey of the grounds On whiehthef Were pre-
, and triprop their' bad 'a rid los the corn-
. c die Reuse. Bast, in* his opinion, tit*

any person
children, tc
quatly pro
too, that tt
those feelin
notable to
advert to a
-stood that
from persor
I fore, it tva
survive. '1
the bounty
done.
What did t
in the
pension'of
tisian. In
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ho fell in
meant Gen
Might him
to the Croy
received
Oren. Up
unpleasant
question, 4
Sir J. NJ
going an a(
that Mr. Pi
Live professi
-pnifession.
claim upoi
of his famil
of the Du
Were instan
among pthe
situations b
own person
of the Trea
situation of
tantiously,
Treasury n:
• deserved to
question iu
already grs
;tiff family 1
Sir J. Ni
who hereaf
then called
cognition of
upon that
deed, he th
• the Houie
lic services
Mr. 441
an so aCCI
that he bet
polled, Mal
he could of
With regar
fug. think it
the situatio
Minister eta
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Sir F&A
• that any ex,
wish to
which 'Mr.
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grants out
much att an
racter of th
he pouid no
!)e consider
- in Which he
opposite.
any tesgsac
that his pol
pf public t 4
*uptietsia
aad not of
believed'
knew ficathil
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attempted
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for ilferii:ki
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