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London, England, 1812-05-15 00:00:00

gett;tl was mitewarr, w bt Consulted. For blipitt,
it would be wise to postpone the conside-
=the subject for one week, when the House
be more cool upon it. The necessity had been
urged awaking a handsome provision for Mrs. Per-
t:Oval and all the family: there were many differences
of opinion as to what was a handsome provision.
Under all the ciredutttances of the case, he did not
see the necessity. All that he thought the House
bound to do, on the spur ofthe occasion, was to vote
something, to, shew their sense of abhorrence of the
late horrid transaction, without entering into any nice
disquisition into‘what might the cost of the edu-
cation of Mr. Perceval's chat:im. For the reason,
however, which he had aidgued at the commence-
ment of his speech, he sbould.refrain from voting on
the present question. The Hon. Member then made
his how, and retired froni the House.
W. FITZGERALD concurred in the opi-
.nion of the Hon. Gentleman who had. just spoken.
:that the question was an appeal to the judgment. as
yen as to the feelings of the House ; but, in his opi-
that judgment and those feelings ought to be
coincident—(Hear, hear, hear.) Hielainessted Friend
had been in office for five years, without having made
anypowision for his family. 'On the contrary, Is
had [eft them poorer than they were alma he entered
upon his career of public duty. No one could dray.
that had hit- Right Honourable Friend continued ie
the lucrative profession from which he was with.
dram n by his sense of public duty alone, he might
have attained to the highest judicial offices; and with
those great talents, and with that kind disposition of
nature which he possessed, must have acquired of-
&tenet. Did the House recollect the disinterested.'
Jaen exhibited by his Right Honourable Friend? Did
they recollect that when a valuable office, (a Teller.
ship of the Exchequer,) became vacant, after
Right Honourable Friend bad relinqidshed -that pro-
fession to which it was impossible that he could re.
turn, he might have advised his Sovereign to give it
to his son; And would any man say that such ad:
vice could not have been justified ?—(Hear, Hear.)
If Mr. Perceval had followed the example of Lord
Badmouth, his family would not have been left in so
destitute a state. But Mr. Perceval was a singular
instance of a man whose family bad been ruined b
his self-devotion to the public service—( Hear, hear.
—Of the nature of his services, he (Mr. Fitzgerald
would not speak ; otherwise he was as much disposed
'to indulge in the warmest' eulogium on these as
any man could be ; but these were not the queitiena.
The question was simply this, Whether the family 01,
a public functionary should be allowed by the State
to be ruined, because that public functionary had ably
and zealously and disinterestedly discharged his duty?
(Hear, hear, hear. —Conceiving that this would be
die height of national injustice, he should certainly
vote for an extension of the proposed gran. The
advantage of unanimity he was as 77111C11, ovary d as
any man could be; but on the principle of.the rote,
the House had already unanirmiusly i.r,,rour:ced their
sentiments. The only difference ot :.pi-iioti was with;
I respect to the amount'of that vote. On that clues.
Ilion every man was surely at liberty to decide which I
way he pleased ; for otherwise the agreement of ces.
Min parties out of the House would bind that which
by the division of last night was abeam to be a mast
lusty in the House beyond all comparison—(Hear,
,Mar.)—He ridiculed the idea of the grant, as °risk.
nally proposed, being considered as an act of libels.
lity and munificence on the part of the Empire of
Great Britain to the family of the feet Minister et
the Crown, foully murdered in the servicecithe state.
( Hear, hear.)—Let the House picture to themselves
the young and interesting individual, son to the uses
t who when living was beloved by all ' • let them pic-
ture him as heir to his name; let theskpicture him
bearing the appellation of Spencer Perceval; indwells
picture him full of ability and- enthusiasm, add anxi
out to follow his fatheet profession and his father's
footsteps—and let them then consider to what a state
of incapacity for doing so he had been reduced by
that atrocious act which at once deprived him of an
affectionate parent, and his country of a patriotic
Minister—(Hear, hear.) Well had it been said by
an Honourable Member of that House, that no one
who bore the-name of Perceval ought to be allowed
to lament his fate in poverty. It was a sentiment in
which be cordially concurred, and he had no doubt
that the House would shew by their decision that they
' were animated by similar sentiments,—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. TIERNEY lamented that an occasion for a
discussion should have been introduced which made
it necessary for him to take a part extremely painful
I to his feelings. The present was, he must 'say, a very
unusual mode of proceeding. It was certainly very
unusual to give an annual grant to one child during 1
the life of a parent in possession of a similar g,at.
when a provision had been alleady given to the witch'
'of the children. He thought the present was alto.
gether an improper time for the discussion, of this
question. He thought that some time ought to-bias
been allowed, previous to entering upon the considee
ration even of the first proposition s but what look
IP that case out of the general rule, 'was the universal
acquiescence of the House is its propriety. In his
opinion no business whatever ought to be proceeded
lin for a week at least. In the course of a week ha
.snight satisfy himself, by conversation or
as to the propriety of acceding to or voting a
this new proposition. He wished to have this time.
for the satisfaction of -bit own feelings.—(A eisethee
of dirafrieratatist frost Me ebbs:rite pert trans Hsrx.)..
Surely belled as good a right to gratify hii,
as the Honourable Gentlemen had to
..—(Hter.).Could any Gentleman state as
when a proposition for a gnat of public tomtit**,
submitted to the House, at a time when there wasno
rust Lord of the Treasury, consequently when
country was without an Administratiou ?---LWas it
polies in this House to avail themselves of such an
interval to vote a large eum dl the public money
merely under the influence of feeling What harm,
he would ask, could possibly result from this delay?
Could the Honourable 'Gentleman who made the
proposition entertain a doubt this the merits of *.
Perceval wonld survive one week in their recasts,'
lions? There did appear whim soimething wrong-is
voting away the public money in the present situation'
of the House. He was aware, when he said this, that
the First Lord of the Treasury's opinion was not as,
infafl ble rule to guide the opinion of the House
• but it would be allowed that it alweys had been tem-
sidesed decorous to entertain no general busing%
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