Star.
London, England, 1812-12-08 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTAAT PROCEEDINGS.
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Mint OF wawa, DaCEMBRit 7.
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v ''he /WIMP Of LONDON presented a Petition from the
Piny of Landes, inatatist under the Dann of SiosCollege,
spinet the elltbolie It had been agreed to by all that
attended the sleeting. A Petition to the same effect was.pre-
eantedfront the Clergy of the county of Leicester. Both laid on
the table.

CURRENCY.
Lard HOLLAND. is the abeam of a Noble Friend of his
(Lauderdale), who had paid great attention to the state of the
earrwsey of the country, gave notice, that soon after the holidays
be would move for several papers relating to that subject.
MARQUIS OF WELLINGTON. . 1
The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the order oft
die day, fcr the consideration of the Ptince Regent's 'I
Message, relative to the additional provision to be
made for the Marquis of Wellington, to enable him
to support the dignity of his rank.---The Message
being read by the Clerk,
His Lordship again rose, and stated, that he has)
now to propose to their Lordships, to concur in the.
desire of his Royal Highness, expressed in his Mes.
sage. In recommending to their Lordships an Ad.'
dress to his Royal Highness, stating their concur.
rence, he need say little to support that recommenda-
tion. After the eloquent tribute of applause paid to
the merits of the Marquis of Wellington, in the
of his Noble Friend near him (Bathurst), and
e speeches of other Noble Lords, on a former occa.
;ion, especially in the speech of a Noble Marquis
(Lans4owne) whom he then saw in his place, it
would 6e trespassing most unnecessarily on the time
of the House if he were to add any thing to what
had been already said upon that subject : but there
were two or three considerations connected with the
great Services of the Noble Marquis; both in the last
and previous campaigns, which he could not help
pausing upon their Lordships' attention. The mo-,
tent that the Marquis of Wellinton bad none to,
the Peninsula, and during the four campaigns in
which he bad eolspoinded the army in that quarter,
he bad never from any private or political motives
been absent a single day from his arduous duties.—
Indeed, it had often been matter of astonishment to I
him as well as to others, bow the Noble Marquis
bad been able to endure the fatigue of body and
inind to which he had been exposed. In the course
Of those four campaigns, he had been opposed to
most of the more celebrated French Generals, and
successively triumphed over each : over Soult—over
Victor—over Jourdan—over Ney—over Massena--
and over Marmont. He ought also to mention, that,
most useful as the services of the Marquis of Wel-
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.gton were for his country, and highly honourable
as they were to himself; still the situation of the
Noble Marquis was not such as to enable him to add
any thing to his fortune. On the contrary, it was
spch as materially to detract from it ;—and he had
,season
to know that it had, in fact, been encroached
upon. It had been thought proper, however, lately,
to make an addition to the dignity of the Noble
Marquis ; and it was therefore a consequence of that
measure, that he should have an additional provision
to support his rank. Their Lordships would remem-
ber that the Marquis of Wellington had often receiv-
ed the highest honours in their power to bestow—the
thanks of that Hciuse. He bad received the thanks
of Parliament no less than eight times, and six times
rail a Commander. He did not think it necessary to
Spouble their Lordships at greater length, for he did
}sot believe there could be one dissentient voice. He
might huvrever be permitted to state, that to reward;
in a generous apd munificent manner high and eini.
Dent services, 11111111 not only just and pioper, but in
every view wise end expedient. No economy could
be worse than such as met arise from niggardliness
~" such occasions. It was a most important part of
political wisdom to be libeial in its rewards in such
cases. This was the mode to contribute essentially
to promote the best interests of the.public. He might
also be permitted to state, although it was not ex.
tactly a matter which belonged to that House to con-
sider then, that the intended object was to grant to
the Marquis of Wellington, the sum of £lOO,OOO, tO,
be vested in lands, under such conditions as might'
be thought proper to insert in the Bill to be brought,
into Parliament, in regard to this subject. He con-
cluded by moving, that an humble Address be pre-
sented to his Royal Highness, assuring him that this
House would most heartily concur in the object
which his Royal Highness had in view.
• Lord HOLLAND rose, only for the purpose of
expressing his concurrence in the motion. He cer-
tainly did not think the groat too large ;—and he
agreed perfectly with the Noble Lord, in the prin..
ople on which he had founded it..—namely, the wis-
dom, in a political view, of being liberal in the re-
ward of great public services..-The Address was
then agreed to MIN. AU.
ADMINISTRATION OW JUSTICE.
Lord HOLLAND, before the House Went into
the consideration of the Bill for expediting the Ad-
. ministration of Justice in that House, wished to move
for the production of the Reports of a Committee of
the House of Commons, appointed to inquire into the
causes of the delay in proceedings in the Court of
Chancery. He expressed his bOpe, that it was nut
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