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ended, it seemi.te me as if a course'of experiments was on
t by philosophical•theorists to ascertain under what accunrr
fated pressure of unequal taxation, and unequal competition with
untaxed countries, the impoverished cultivators of r soil can
possibly continue to exist. ERouSKINF..
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Sheriffs of the 13ty of London appeared at the Bar to
present a Petition from the Mayer, Alderinen, and Common
Council, paying that the Bill regulating the Orpbans un
may not pass into a law..—The Petition was read, slid and
may
to beTh referred so the Committee on the said Bill.
e Reduction on Leather Bill Went through a Committee.—
Ordered to be reported,on Monday next.
The Temporary Advances to Ireland Bill passed through a
Committee.—Ordered to be reported on Monday next.
The Salt Duty Repeal Bill went through a Coinmittee.-r-Or-
dared to be reported on Monday next.
The Court of Exchequer's Sittings Bill was read a second
time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next.
Mr. DENISON presented a Petition from the Licensed
Publicans of the town of Croydon, in the county of Surrey,
complaining of the Bill brought in to regulate the sale of Beer,
And praying to be heard by Counsel against it. The Hon. Mem
ber added, that while the interest of the higher classes received
*very consideration from the House, the lower classes ought not
to be neglected.
Mr. BROUGHAM said that the observation of the Hon.
Gentleman, that the vested interests of the lower apd middling
classes were entitled to consideration, was exemplified by the
Bill, for it was for the express purpose of protecting the lower
and middling classes of the people.
After a few words from Mr. Moxce and Mr. Daimon, the
Petition was brought up, read, and ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. LEN NAR D said; that in consequence of a question of
breach of privilege, the fprther consideration of which was fixed
for Wednesday the 17th. inst. he would postpone to the 23d, the
first open day he saw on,the notice book, his motion for the pro-
duction of papers connected with. the views of his Majesty's
Government, as to the recognition of the independence of the
South Americans.—Notice postponed.
Mr. LEN NARD presented a Petition from certain inhabi-
tants of Ipswich, against the renewal of the Alien Bill. The
Hon. Member expressed his concurrence in the opinion of the
petitioners, as to the injustice and narrow policy of that mea-
sure, and hoped it would not pass into a law.
The Petition was read and ordered to be printed.
Nr. BROUG II A M presented a Petition from Thomas Flan-
vegan, complaining" no uncommon grievance," said the Learned
Gentleman, of being ruined by a Chancery suit. Ile prayed that
the House would revise the practice of the Court of Chancery,
shorten the duration of equity suits, and cheapen the proceed-
ings.—Laid on the table.
HER LATE MAJESTY.S HOUSEHOLD.
On the Report of the Committee on the Pensions
and Allowances to be granted to the Servants of her
late Majesty being brought up,
Mr. HUME repeated his former objections, that
these Pensions should be placed on the Pension List
instead of the Consolidated Fund, and declared it his
intenticn, when the Bill came before the House, to
make a motion to that effect.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
a few words in explanation, stating in substance that
the course now pursued was the usual course.
Dr. LUSHINGTON expressed his deep regret that,
while pensions were given to servants in an inferior
situation, those of a higher class were, contrary to
all precedent, passed by. It was not dealing fairly
with the servants of her late Majesty, that, while
£18,300 was given in pensions to the servants of
Queen Charlotte, only I.:2280 was given to those of
Queen Caroline. .These individuals have been sub-
jected to the greatest privations, and after a service
of seven or eight years, and their prospects of prefer-
ment disappointed, had been dismissed without a
single shilling. It was not agreeable either to British
justice or British feeling, or the respect due to Roy-
alty, to make a distinction between the servants of
an unfortunate Queen, while a strict adherence was
observed in remunerating all the servants of a Queen
whohad lived in an uninterrupted career of prosper icy.
Mr. LOCKHART said, he saw no necessity for
remunerating so highly per eons who bad been pre-
viously in very inferior situations. He thought 1:400
a-year was too large a remuneration for any of those
in lividuals, while distress so generally prevailed.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
that the pension of 4001. a-year to Sicard was paid
by the late Queen, out of her own income, for some
time before her death, and it would be now too great
a hardship to make any reduction in it.
Dr. LUSHINGTON thought it was ecpially im-
perative on Government to remunerate the servict s
of those who filled higher and mote important situa-
tions in the service of her late Majesty. These indi
viduals performed their important and anxious duties
with an assiduity and zeal seldom equalled, particu-
larly Lady Anne Hamilton, who to the last moment,
adhered to her late Majesty with an unshaken fidelity.
Mr. S. WORTLEY could not see why the rule for
making provision for the higher as well a; for the
lower servants should be departed from. He thought
• it would be much more worthy of the character of
the British nation that pensions should be allowed to
all the servants of the late Queen. If any of the
higher servants were absent with her leave, they were
• not on that account disqualified from receiving their
salaries. He hoped the question would be again
brought forward.
Mr. BROUGHAM agreed entirely in whit had
fallen from the Honourable Member for Yorkshire.
The long and faithful services of the individuals ill
question certainly entitled them to some provision.
From the situation which he had had the honour of
filling at the time, he had the means of knowing
what provision had been made for the servants of his
present Majesty's mother ; and he could not help
observing that the Report of the Committee on the
subject was infinitely more liberal than in the present
instance, for it included all the servants. He must
not omit to state likewise, that Mr. Mathias, a gen-
tleman who held the office of secretary, he believed,
to Queen Charlotte, received a pension upon her Ma-
jesty's decease. It might, however, be said that her
late Majesty had been Queen Consort for a short
period, but even if she had died when Princess of
Vales, her servants would have been entitled to a
suitable provision. He knew that one individual for
whom provision was to be made had been in the late
Queen's service, from her earliest youth, for a period
of not less than fifty years.
The Resolutions were then agreed to, and on the
motion for bringing in a Bill founded on them,
Mr. 3. WORTLEY said he should feel it his duty
to move some amendment in the course of the pro-
ceedings, fOr making some provision for all the ser-
vants of her late Majesty.
Mr. HUME did not agree with the Hon. Member
Shot all the higher servants were entitled to compen-
sation, and hehoped that before the amendment was
introduced, aninquiry would be. instituted into the
particular case•of each individual.
Mr. BROUGHAM took it for granted that an in-
quiry would precede the amendment, and he be-

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