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little intermission. s of time, he remained in the public
service down to the period of his death. He need'
hardly state to any man conversant with such matters,
that the emoluments derived from the first offices-of
the State were not of an amount or a nature to enable'
the individuals holding them to make provision for
their families. He should be much nearer the truth if
he asserted that every such individual was compelled to
draw upon his private means in order to support a
certain style, which in this country he was expected
to do upon a liberal, and even a handsome scale. It
was not, therefore, a matter of surprise that Mr.
Canning was led to encroach upon his private in-
come and to diminish those sources of provision fot
his family, of which they would otherwise have had
the benefit. He spoke in the hearing of those who
kliellesthat Mr. Canning had, at an early period of
his life., made such an encroachment, which he would
have bad no occasion to do it he had pursued the pro.
fession in which he first embarked. Such, then, was the
state of Mr. Canning's means in 1822, when he received
an offer of the Governor-Generalship of India. He need
not state to the House that a man holding the station
which Mr. Canning did, would not be likely very rea-
dily to accept a situation, which, however desirable on
the score of emolument and influence, was to remove
him from nester and dearer connections, and from far
higher objectiof ambition to a mind like his, He thought
it was not too much, therefore, to suppose, that in ac.
cepting that offer, Mr. Canning was influenced solely
by the desire of recompenting his family for the en-
croachments which he had been compelled to make
upon their future provision. Having accepted the offices
he made ever y prepatation to depart for his destination.
At that period an event, to which he need not call the
recollection pf the House, as it was. too well remem•
ber ed, left open a situation which was always tilled by,
men of tree higheft t rient and character in the country.
That event, to which he could never recur without the
deepest sense of sorrow, left open the oitice of Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs; and it was thought the ap-
pointment of Mr. Canning to that distinguished post,
would be highly conducive to the general interests of the
country. Ili, Majesty, therefore, determined to make that
appointment, and Mr. Canning accepted it without hesi-
tation. Giving up the opportunity which was open be-
fore him for placing his family in affluence, he accepted
that which the public interest required, and again sacri-
ficed his own private means and prospects. In that act he
thought Mr. Canning established a claim upon the cook-
try. So strongly did those who acted with him at that
time feel the extent of the sacrifice he had made, that
they advised his Majesty to grant him a pension from
the funds out of which his Majesty was enabled to make
such grants ; and in the year 1823 a pension of 3,0004
a year was accordingly granted. At that time there.
was every reason to suppose that Mr. Canning's life
would be prolonged to the ordinary duration of human
existence.• There was no reason to expect the event by
which the House was deprived of so distinguished a
Member. If Mr. Canning had lived, and had had an
opportunity of repairing his private fortune from this
source, he should not have been justified in calling upon
the House to make this provision for his family ; but as
daring the short period of his life after the granting of
the pension he continued to hold his offices, he never
'received the former, and his family consequently never
derived the smallest benefit from it. Such were the
'circumstances under which lie thought it hii duty to
'recommend the House to make some provision for Mr.
Canning's family ; and he should now proceed to point
out the form in which he thouglitit most expedient that
such a provision should be made. If he had been dis-
posed to follow precedents, he might with strict justice
have considered it in the light of a debt owed by the
country, and which the Government were justified in
defraying. He might also have proposed to the House
• the same mode of provision for certain branches of Mr.
Canning's family as bid been frequently adopted in
cases that were in sortie degree analogous ; but he had
'declined doing so, because that might not have been
either the most beneficial or the mod acceptable mode
to the family, and becaUse it most incur an expense in
the first instance which would not be convenient to the
-country. He had therefore preferred adopting the
'course of amending this Act, so as to continue the same
pension to a surviving member of Mr. Canning's fa-
mily, which'he would have had if he had lived. The
propositioti, therefore, that he should make was to this
effect, that, in consideration of Mr. Canning never
having received etre portion of the pension which had
some years .ago been granted to him, that the amount,
of that pension should be placed in the hands of trus-
tees for the benefit of his son. The Right Hon. Gen-
tleman thought the most expedient way of carrying that
pleteintb effect would be to amend the Bill which had
been passed when the sinecures were done a 141 with.,
And his reastia for adopting such a course was. b*ause
'hitt for the introduction et that Bill, it woul f in all
probability have been wholly unnecessary for him or
-any one to have brought forward any proposition on
the subject. That Bill had been ;Opted by tft
'because it was considered rightur glee to the Crown
some means of rewarding meritorious: services in lieu
of the sinecure offices which- were al?olished. Were
those offices still in existence, could any bne pp-posefor
an instant that one of them would not tptie, been give*,
*to the son of Mr. Canning ? If the. House referred tre
.'the manner in which those deices had generally been
disposed of, it would be satiated befottisSill doubt, tbat
such would have been WI case. - When he looked
through the list of the *lens who now filled the re-
maining few of these offittik he found himself borne
out in that statement. Am the number was the son
"of one who was Once Prime Mister of the country.; and
a dear friend of his. He said, therefore, that looking
sat the previous conduct of the Crown, it was impossible
to doubt that had not the Bill which he "proposer" to
amend been passed, Mr. Canning's son would have
been provided for by the Crown, tied 'he should not
have been under the necessity of Making any motion
upon the subject. If there Were anething excessive in
the remuneration which he prbposed,lhe could then see
some reason for objection being made to it; bit as
there was nothing of the kind* he could anticipate no
opposition. And he was the more confirmed in that
opinion when be considered that the provision proposed
would not exceed in amount that which would have
been granted by the Crown if no change in the system
bad taken place. He therefore thought that the motion
be should make would be fairly entitled to the support,
and approbaticm of the House. If the proposition were
adopted, it would afford means for the education of
Mr. Canning's son; it would supply the exigencies of
his family, together with the means for restoring a for-
tune dilapidated in a long course of public service; and
it would also supply a future provision for his son.—
Having thus stated the nature of his proposition, the
cause of it, and the means by which he wished to carry
It into eietution, hedid not feel that it would be meet-
serylot tier so trouble the House longer thad for a
very few minutes. If any one should be of opinion
that he would have acted more correctly than he had
dose had he detailed Mr. Canning's services. he would

' beg to state, that hp had purposely and advisedly ab,-..1
.stained from doing so. He had 'acted in accordance!
with precedent—not fronao slavish adherence to prece-
dent, but from a perfect conviction .that a more sale..
ivy course could not be pointed out. In a popular
teviininent there must always be a variety of opinions
as to the merits of a Minister. It was not for him to
pretend to estimate the services of‘Mt Pinning, and be
felt that they lived to near the period of his decease to
pass upon them an impartial opinion. The task mit
be confided to the titure histocien.J-(Hear). But al.,
though they had lived too near the. time of Mr..Cao-
ning's death to be able to appreciate *impartially the
merits of Mr. Canning's servicesohey did not live too
near to be able to decide that& possessed distinguished
abilities; that those abilities were devoted to the service
of his country, to the destruction of his health, and of
his fortune.—(Hear). They did not live too near the
time of his death to decide that his services called for
their grateful recognition, and therefore he proposed—

" That the Chairman of the Committee be directed to move for
leave to bring in a Bill to amend an Act paned in the .57th of his
late Majesty, entitled,' An Act to enable his Majesty to recompense
the services of persons holding high official situations.'

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Lord ALTHORP said. he could not help expressing
his astonishment that the Right Hon. Gentleman should,
under the peculiar circumstances
.of the country, hive
come forward with ropitaiiion. When he looked
at, the stai,eof theOuntyy, the finance.' greatly der,angid,
the working nienutactutets labouring wader. privation
and distress, the shipping interest petitioniag for inquiry.
and protection, he could hardly describe the proposition
as otherwise than as an insult to the country--(Hear.)
What was the real. state of. thilles7 . Was dui House
ready, if it agreed to the proposition, to lay on new
taxes? and if it did lay on new taxes, what certainty had
it that.they beleeied ? The question before itsConis
mittee of Inquiry was not as to what iedoctions should
be made in use.ess offices, but as to which of the useful
and beneficial d sirtmeiits should., horn theoecessitizs
of the times, be tOrtailcd.,,inidt--4.lrninilede?-(Hear.)
And that. let it int remembered, arose not so much from
t e necessary current expenditure, as from the berthas
!list
upon the country 'by the list orpensions7-that
!list i:h the Right hian. Gentleman proposed to en-
large. Under these circumstances, berould not feel that
he did his duty it he did not oppose the motion. The
Right Hon. Gentleman had not put it upon any legal
claim, or upon any claim of 'Strict justice, but he had
put it upon the ground of generosity and of liberality.
It was very- easy for them to vote sway the money of •
their constituents—(Hear.)—He- had seen many such.
• nstancesollibcrality, but he hid hoped that no new
'onei would, baye•bean..brought. forward. When .the
present Administration was first formed, he certainly'
bad but very little confidence in it, but*, conduct had
'greatly raised his expectations; 'and notwithstanding
their bringing forward of. the, measure before the C6in '
miuee, he still hoped the country would receive much.
benefit from-its exertions. He indeed looked upon the
measure brought forward by the Right Hon.Gentlernan,
as one of compromise, and that might be a very good
reason for its adoption by. the Ministers, but it was no
reason why it should be adopted by the House—(Hear)
—and he believed thin- by opposing it, he best consulted
the dictates of common sense, and the imerests of the
country. He admired the conduct-of Mr. Canning
during the latter part of his life—he alluded pastictilarly
to the foreign policy he pursued, and the part liettluk
upon commercial questions; but to Mr. Camisoles,
public conduct during the greater part of his life, he was
opposed. It was painful for him to trouble the Housed
it all upon the subject, but he felt it to be , his duty to.
do so. He denied that under the-circumstance in which
the country, was placed, that House would be justified
in making the provision for Mr. Canning 'S family that
was sought for.- - •
Mr. STRATFORD CANNING said, that from the,
ties by which he was bound to the late Mr. Canning, it
Was but natural that tbe•very mention of use subject
before the House should excite -in his bosom very pain-
ful sensations; and the difficulty he felt in expressing
himself was not a little increased from his being a mem-
ber of that Assembly which had to decide upon its
merits. He therefore hoped for the indulgence of the
House—(Hear, hear),—and he would endeavour to con-
fine himself to as few words as possible.. The Noble
Lord, in objecting -to the proposition,, had told the
House that he understood it was brought forward
upon the grounds of generosity and liberality, but that
had it been put upon the ground of juSrice,, he should
equally have been opposed to it; arid he should have
been so in consequence of the state, of, the country.
The force of that objection was, that. whatever might
be the merits of a public man, boa ever brilliant and
beneficial to the country his services might be, still the
country was in so reduc, d, so isnimeerished, so Ismenta,
4k, so desperate a state, that the peltty.sum of SAO.
a year fur a single life was of so much consequence a,
to set aside not merely every feeling of generosity and
of liberality, but to overthrow emir* jir,stice itselt—
hear). He did not envy the Noble Lard the ere.
ditut making such an estimate of the condition of the
Country. But what might. be the mischief if such a
Statement was sanctioned by the vote of that .House,.
oottsviss carried ioto-foreign countries, or eyes if it was
Iy, promulgated at home ?—(Hear, hear, hear.),
But the Noble Lord did not rest his objection to the
proposition merely upon the-state Of the cottetry. Whitt
he spdke of, theriblic .Itfe, Of: Mr. CanOiOgS.4l9 1.9014
reasou for
,opposition to the. motion. Yet whatever 'bight
be the °plait:ill of Mr. Canning's early nitrites, thin
could have nothing,to cl 9 with the quotion hciosee
.the
goose. It was as a tecoMpense for the exertions made
by. Mr. Canning during the latter part of hit lice that
the motion was made. The period- to to,Consideted.
Was from the time when' he sacrificed hlrs,lppointment
to India. Tnat appotiumeiti was given to make up for
a. life of Jail: But whatever might be the opinion en-
tertained of Mr. Canning's services, he could not believe
that the House would adopt the principle laid down by
the Noble Lord. .4Neti Ile irs's not a little astonished
that any objections shout have fallen- from the Noble
Lord as to the latter part of Mr. Canning's life, for the
Noble Lord himself had come down to that House, and
expressed his confidence in and approval of Mr. Can-
uing's Administration—(Cries of " No, no?) He might
air in the particulars of the Noble Lord's conduct, but
he believed he was substantially . correct. He believed
that the Noble Lord led on some occasion or other ex-
pressed his readiness to support the policy adopted by
Mr. Canning. He, therefore* Wits justifierVio expressing
his surprise at the quarter ,frons. which .the opposition
had proceeded. - It he looked at the position in which
Mr. Canning had left the country, he
_found reason to
think that- the proposition' agi not improper. He would,
not go into any detail. was . sufficient for him tit,
,mention to the recollection of. the House the services of
`Mr. Canning; and if lwoletwiiho reedy tyrapathy in
ithefaelings of the ffeetedik
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Although he could poi ijopttt Anat.the Noble daft would
remove or modify hivispposition, ,Isis 'united that
the general sentiment of the H 0044 Would be such at to
show that there were few, if any, who concurred with

the Noble Lord in the view• he hartel,a of the sub-
, jest—(hear.) t- .
beenLo mistakeni dAL ' HaOs
-tßoPhei is pctisp4eut
duringTli e 1.1 Ilan.
eMI
last
bplehi
slid.
Ment. • He had not stated his approbation of the Govern-
ment of Mr. Canning ; he-bad merely achtedahleiaGimovpernres:
msioenn,, that of fhtaheeethewoenpfaeortmie;dso.uhteohf
awdbsti
Ilthich Mr. Canning was the head.. . • .
preferred that of
gthivatetahissiisueubjecyottz
Lord MILTON said—l feel,
one
eand on
hwo
ph
ei c
for
rI
tchaennitoidt
üblge
einactiesfioefdSittrho'e Mouse fora few
'minutes. I confess that feel myself placed in a situar
don of sonic difficulty—.a difficulty not *little increased
by the course which the Noble Lord has thought proper i
to pursue. In the first place, I acknowledge that the
case brought before us is not one of those dear and in-
dubitable propositions,ake u p
his
ma
id but in.orie way. - It ix, Sir, a
in which it is impossible for a
questiou.on which we shall be more divided by feeling
than by reason.. I entirely agree (continued the Noble
Lord) with smy Noble friend, as to the great financial
difficuittes in which the country is involved—and if I
could go further with him, and, say, that they are so great
as to prevent the Houseirom taking into consideration
even for a moment-any proposition such- as that of the
Right Hon. the Chancellor (of the Exchequer, '1 should
admit that then we should be saved from the difficulties
et further toosideratiort.
.40great,as those difficulties
are, itdoes not appear to me that they ate so absolute
and so pressing as to prevent this House from taking
into consideration such &proposition as that which has
heeu submitted to us by the Right lion. GentlemOr
supposing that there were grounds for it.—l am not
about tu enter upon any ' history of the life of - Mr. Can-
oiag—t-still less am I about to enter into the history of
the whole of that life. lint I must,contede that I could
not have sat for so many years in this House, in com-,
spany,,as I.may soy, with Mr, Canning,. without having,
.sn ipany occasions, differed from-.him, and therefore,
,undoubtedly, I must admit, that there may be many
grounds on -which I might say the vote proposed might.
.be, opposed.. But I will ask the. House, is there,any man,
jiving or,de.d, whose life is or .has been of an unshed
character,?—(Cheers). Is there any man, the stoutest
pasiisan, or the boldest opponent of any political lear,
who can get up in,thi, liou.e and declare, that the cdn-
duct of such leader was free from 'all reproach on the
oue band or on the other—that the conduct of the per-
son to whom be was opposed had b en so bad.= to merit
unqualified, unmitigated opposition? (Rear). It appears
to ire,- thereforr, that the life of every man is of a mixed
character—and, admitting that proposition, let us trans-
post oursekeii some ages downward, and see, if we can,
what history 'will say of Mr,' Canning. in doing this,
we must not look so much to the early stages of Mr.
Capron:: life, when hi leagued himself with ()that
young men, of otiose principles I cannot approve.; bnt
let-us lool*to that first stage of his politicallife, whek
his own opinions were firmed and enforced; and *bee
he wait called titian to govern and to act. Itsii impos-;
"Sible tei look upon the history of this country'iiiice Mr.
Canning was called into power (or rather that 'which
is called power, for 'place does not ilvrayi Constitute
poster), and not to see what were the refill* of ex-,
ercise of his vigorous mind upon Pepular'Goveritmentei
in all quarters of the universe—(Cheers).. Future his-:
tory will be called upon to support the statement, thet
the world at large has been greatly indebted kliati-"-.
(Cheenj. If then that be the case, not merely' the peo-.
'pie of &gland;ricit merely tltie people of Europe, bit the,
whole .o*nlationleifthe globe keg% even in Its most re-
mote quarters, hatie been operated upon beneficially, by
the measures which Mr: Canning ''submitted to the Go-
vernment of England—(Henr).-4 'should conse4tientlyt
be acting unworthy of myself if, upona confined view
of Mr. Canninesseoridoet in his political-ea-life% I should
be influenced in the vote I am now called upon to giie.i
Under these circumstances, although I cannot say that
this is one of, those clear cases .on which it is impossible-
to entertain doubt, and giving to it the best consider&
tion in my power, I am inclined to think that the House.
of Commons will reap, in the opinion of posterity, more.
honour by the vote which has been proposed, than by'
opposing it—(Hear, hear, hear)—and, influenced bu
those feelings, although I do .not feel that certitude
which every man would wish to entertain, on every.
operation ot life, I consider myself bound to support the
proposition now before the committee—(Cheers).
Lord MORPETH said, that as he bad been the per-
son who first introduced the subject embodied in the
proposition before the Committee, be might.perhaps be
excused should he offer respecting it a few observations;
and he should set out with confessing that it was impos-
siole tor him not to concur in the preposition of the
Right Hun. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer), and in most of what had fallen from his Noble.
Friend who had just sat down. In attempting to call.
the attention ot that House originally to the subject, he
had felt that there were many Hon. Members much
mote competent to such a task than himself. He had felt
also that it was of the utmost importance-0
interest in
his object other parties who had since, happily, taken it
up ; tipd with that siew he had named for the considera-
tion of his intended proposition a distant day, in order to
afford en opportunity 'tor his Majesty'i Government to
adopt it. With the se.ult he felt satisfied; he was fully
Content that the responsibility and the authorship of the
measure should be transferred to those who naturally
possessed the greatest share of respect and authority
within those walls. He begged leave, however,dis,
tinctly to avow, that in his opinion the proposition of
the Right Hon. Gentleman was hardly adequate to its
professed object—Ahat it was hardly adequate to meet
the exigencies of the living, or to record in a worthy
manner the. sympathy, the regard, and the respect of a
great nation. The reason which had principally in-
fluenced him in that course was, that upon all such
occasions it was important to secure all possible una•
niiiity of opinion—(Hear, hear.) The Right Honour-
able Gentleman opposite bad said, and he (Lord.
Morpeth) had heard it with satisfactiOn,. that there
did not exist on his part, in the tied; which heir();
posed, any intention of placing the merits -of Mr-.
Canning on a level with the claims of any person!
merely plodding through the duties of an official situ.:
ation. Thelsroposed 'Vote had not been put forward as
an appendage to the Peerage% and be (Lord M.) was'
glad of it, fotiif id, it might form an objectionable preo
cedent, and brie the effect 'of inducing future M'i liters
to of the Crowntouter Peerages with if* : .* Jo
I
the instances of l .Lord Chatham and sr. PCTIP
.;the.
provision made exceeded that proposed in the vote en,
der consineraiiOn; yet be considered the merit. of-the
inditiduat here referred to were in no wise interior'to`
-those of the individuals he had mentioned. Neverther
r 'kl is the family and the connections of Mr. Canning
• • •
would receive with gratitude that Which Parliament
might bestow, as a recognition of theteleitts,andof thW
not claims on the country, or that lamented Slates. i kV!
lartleated that the proposition-had encountered: eks-
approbation Of his Noble Friend (Lord' Altharp).l • The
pecuniary lossincurred by the family ontat4itling by
'his lamenteddeath was great. Even the funeral eXpenses
(which were borne by them), were very considerable.

I

The only mode left open to that Home to erpress
gratitude to the illustrious deceased was therefore by is
creasing the comforts of those he had left behind. 01 411
the'pbjections that could be taken to such mes,ll
founded upon economy was the most unt,
mamma, avory grateful_ actioth_miKht be.
similar .objection—economy. 'Pre- cosill-
himself to think that any Measure calculat
late to 'diiintereitedness was economy—(C
he would ask, could any measure be
likely to stimulate public functionaries to
tuq in the public service, than the protection
viving members of their families ?—(Her
Was very-farfrom saying, that the extent
tained by individuals was of course to be
the country ; but when the fortune of a
had been injured in the public service.. it
denied that reparation became a duty of
Those who best knew Mr. Canning were ~
the unostentatious mode of his life; yet the
of his public situation by no means let'
beyond his necessary expenditure. The
held during the last few years • f his
Leader of the House of Commons, and
tory, unavoidably involved him in corhiclei
by the constant and liberal exercise
of this he should refer to one instant's; : it
lected that when, through his policy, the
South America had been called into exit
from them respectisoly were deputed to
there was tp be s!etVfor the first time,
Mr. Cannink, the Representoires of Coh
aqd Buenos Ayres, with Miinisters of
Hapsburg, Bourbon, and Braoanza-4
In dealing with the proposition before
he would iMplore of Honourable Member.
Mr. Canning himself did the grant for if
Mr. Pitt's debts; namely, he would say,
given as a vote of eleemosynary charity,
dictated by poithumous pity or compas
politic debt due to a great public man—(t
naturally, brought him (Lord Morpeth)
anon of the question, did or did not this
Mr. Canning• a debt Of gratitude?—H,
LorChto4 a renew of the public life of
of his conduct respe:tiiig the Stave Tray
Question, the • Corn Laws, the Foreigt
Country, and every other great question
day, contending that on every one of ,
H nourab:e Gentleman had merited the
his country.
' Sir ROBERT WILSON declared the
man more deeply impressed than himsel
of a frugal expenditure of the public money
same time, be thought there might be -
generosity creditable to the character,
advantageous to the interests, of "the
was no,plan who would • say that those
distinctions ought to be confined to per
done service to the country in the arr
rtio, should be extended to all. whose
tended to.promote the welfare of the State.
tion then was, had Mr. Canning such -'
mark of public gratitude ? There were, '
Several 'satiates in the life of Mr. Canning
'SCptionssmight be taken, certain errors
thelong -life of a Statesman; but. when
remembered the services Mr. Canning
country,. and the public lamentation
England, Europe, and America, on his
rememberedthat the talent of Fraoce
recording the sympathy of the Continent
of England—and when he remembered
nefits Mr. Canning's policy conferred
civil and religious libertp—he felt hi
give hii support to the preset`it vote,
was sure would be satisfactory to his
the country generally.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY never rose wit
than he felt op the presentoccasioo, to in
involving the personal merits of a disti
vidual ' • but he was anxious to- state.
which Ire conclirred with,. (his Noble "
not oppose the grant -on the score of
would object to Si)01, as much as
vote-of SNOW. Wit, though he 'hoped
potion; which Ile 'apprehended from
measures relative to Greece .and Poril
be realized,- yet, on the ground of
sores, be would give'his'negative to the
He admired as much' as any man the bi
the dazzling eloquence of Mr: Canning
to see that those brilliant talents often It
away to measures injurious to the count
of his intellectual accomplishments was
reason to induce him to vote for the g'
however, to Mr. canning, be regretted
gave him on the motion of the late
ham; but he could not think that he
ration for his conduct on that occasiot
the motion of this night. He could
with his principles and his sense of ch
always opposed to Mr. Canning's course
for the proposed grant. '
Lord CLIFTON, being one of throe
declared their • confidence Kr. Cat
and measures, could not now hesitate
giving hissupport to the motion: •
Mr. HUME was anxious to offer a fee
he was fearful that the House bad been
the real merits of the question by the.
appeals to the feelings., He
.was desirous
duct of the House should be in accordance oil
mon sense and the real interests of the country.
spect to its mere amount, theproposed grant w:
pooch consequence; but in principle it was highly
jectionable. He wished public services to be prop'''
remunerated; but if the motion was agreed '
public servant was there who would not have a
to the consideration of that House ? Mr. CAniiing.
not like a Wellington. He bad never so distingui
'himself as to call for a peculiar mink of national
titude And admiration. He concurred in the.
eulogies which had been passed on Mr. Canning'
(mace, but he had too often occasion to c, ndemn
use made of that ekquence. He cuntendeJ that
(Me of those around him would have su
is
position if it h,ad been brought forward yea
With what consistency they could do o now it via'
them to. explain. • In giving up the appointment
India Mr. Canning bad consulted his own doily.
gr. Canning had one feeling stronger titan ARROW,
•
'Wks, ambition. , himself had said so, and it "
• s
indolgethatfeelang that he gave up his appoint':
Indtkifhereht 'might have amassed an iniMen'el
tufle; Me. Canning saw the opening for his 40"•
pported the
l'APc_OineOf list poWer, and he availed himself or it.
(maintained that the public conduct of Mr. Cannii
not entitle him to the proposition brought forward
liilollttkit irf the Noble Lord (Althorp) as to
no l'et
at Abe 04134 y had not.yet been answered—no, n
et, *ln-Canning had not .filled any situatic
which he had not beerefully rewarded for his -
The Noble Lord (Morpeth) had said that the fool
Mr. Canning did not solicit the grant ou the sr

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ver so distinguishe ,c
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1 as
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contended that n. _
e supported the pr .71
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do no now it was i li
the appointment
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and it was it
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cvmrassior, and he (Mr. Home) would ask, if the stater
a the finances was such as to justify the House, u
tweeing to the vote upon any other gro,ind ? He wished
to put it in another point of view. l'hey should look 101
„h3t other sources of sew rid existed. There were
000,000/. a year granted away in pensions. There were.
the English, lash, and Scotch Pension Lists. Let Mr.
Canning's family be placed on one of these lists. Lit
'hest sources, provided expressly for such purposes, be
mooed available, rather than agree to such a motion
as this. It would be mote grateful to the family of
Mr. Canning, and to the couatry—(Caies,of Question.)
Ile should feel it his duty to take the sense of the House
00 the !notion.
Lord GEORGE BENTINCK began his speech obvi-
01,1y under considerable agitation. I had little intention
to take part In a debate on a subject that must necessa-
rily come home to my feelings ; but after the sentiments
just uttered by the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Hume),
independently of what had fallen from the Noble Lord
(Althorp), my silence might possibly be misconstrued
out of doors into •something like concurrence. I need
hardly assure the House, that I cannot sympathise with
the Hon. Member fa. Aberdeen in a single thOught or
opinion he has delivered, and I do not believe the
country will go along with. him in his notions of the
merits or demerits of the late Mr. Canning, even in the
nattow ground of economy. He has tailed upon the
suoporters of the vote far some reasons founded upon
the conduct of Mr. Canning.; ,and 1 reply, that if there
were no other than that he was always foremost in oppos-
ing the visionary schemes of the lion. Member for
• Aberdeen, that alone would, be sufficient—(Hear.)—
It is owing to Mr. Canning% resistance that that Hon.
Gentleman and his- small party are ,shrunk into their
resent miser able dimension s—(Hear,hear). The finances
of this country are indeed low, • if. it cannot afford ade-
quately to reward its meritorious servants. On former
occasions, -Ministers of State and 'Officers of the Army
and Navy were rewarded—the Duke of Wellington, at
various times, has received not less than 700.0001. of the
'public money ; and! appeal to the House whether there
is i man in the country whogrudges him a single farthing
elitr-(Cheers). I am convinced, that if. the questions
npon-them were again to be pot in this House,they would
be again carried with equal unanimity, ai a tribute to
voquestionable services. Deplorable, indeed, must be
ourcondition, if the annual stipend 'of a Minister of State
is to be considered •as the full reward of his important
1 tertian ; and I trust it will be long before the House
saacions any such proposition. -My Noble Friend
.(Lord Althorp) told.us, that to comply with the, wool
would be an insult to the country; but no man wins wit•
nessed the feeling of horror and dismay which pervaded
it eight months. ago, 'will believe that among the people
will exist the slightest disinclination. I little thought•
last night, when that measure for the success. of which;
Mr. Canning so long laboured (and .the consecrated,
mantle of whose eloquence has descended upon .others);
was once mote carried in this House, that on this night
we should be required to deny a paltry tribute tb his;
great deserts. .11 L .find any tault with.the.. speech. oft
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it is that he has.int
traduced so interesting a vote With so mucb-cold-,
INSS and apathy; and I concur entirely with my
Noble Friend, who has declared that Mr, Catmint*
family and friends would agora. to accept this ,som
it a boon 'of pity and conapassion—(Hear,• hear),-;
!claim it on the broad ground of services performed;
sod I am anxious tha: it should go foith to the coral:yr
that it will be•received on that ground only. I confess
nut my feelings upon this subject would have been
. wikh 4. much greater degree of pain, after the ad-
.. of miNnble Friend (Lord Althorp), had I '
n:
is* heard the manly, just. and ;redeeming- speech
any llonoer‘ble and Gallant Friend (Sir R. Wilsoa).
Berg not do more justice to Mr. Canning than te his.
ors beartiar4.my warmest thanks are due to my,
noble Friend, -Who, with such true feeling and. real
4xlsence sttpported the giant, andsvindicated the me-
•of Mr. Canning. •'• •

r. BANKES said be regretted. that a sense of duty
compelled bun to give the vote he should give upon
that occasion. No one was more ready to admit the
merits of Mr. Canning, both as * private and a public.
isdisidual. Whatever he recollected of him was rather
matter of pleasure 'Lau Alf,any, other lielitig• 1-le newer,
bad occasion to ask bins for a tow., %nil this motion''
should be agreed to,,how difficult would. it be hereafter
torefuse any similar claims. It was by thus going on.
step after step that the country came.at last to hi placed:
coder the necessity of paying those large suairt.which
now considering in another piske—( thel
. Committee). While from a sense of duty,
Arty were =kin retrenchments in, the pensions ok
vilaws,orphans, and auperannuatiosat, how/ C.04,1611hey
agree to a vote of this- kind. worth at least 60,0001.?-.
Leman not sufficient for the necessary services of the
"way; and was the House to throw, away large sums.
ol this kind ? He did not mean to deny that the liberality
:ountry ought tote *pen to great public 'services.,
s was made to the Duke of Wellington. but.
.reii merits be Clue moment classed together? He
admitted the great talents, the eloquence,
Mr. Canning; but he must say, he thought him.
tonunate Minister—(Hear, hear).=—Take.Portogal,
stance; his policy with Aspect to that country was
trous, a proof of which they had that very
news !tom Portugal. This proposition was
thing like a plea of justice, act Nlr.Canaing
his devotion to the public service was withdrawn,
' other pursuits, in a Bich he might lave made a
.fortune. No dcubt, kad he been called to the.
he would have become eminent; but this argu-.
-rd to him weak. He remembered instances
',ideals who came into the public service from a,
brief, with respect to whom similar claims were set;;
t did Mr. Canning receive nothing from the public?;
Pension was granted to him by his Majesty. This,
-tree, he never enjoyed. But why? because be,
to offices of much greater emolument. The
..:es of the country were such as should mike{
look with much jealousy to a proposition of. this'
Let them consider to what expense Mr. Canning
to country. Be%ides the expense of sending they
to Portugal, not less than one hundred and;
thousand pounds was advanced to the Portuguese
,at. Was there any hope of having it repaid.?
iair of liavarin, also was to be laicl to his ac-
principally. He could not estimate life- by
' If it could be estimated, the loss here was
It the Pruth was now passed, was it not
him ? Did the House know that not less
had been expended within a short time to;
aid provide a house for Mr. Canning? The Foz
`lice was converted into aprivata house for his'
.lion. The accommodation of that Right,
alernAn was the moving cause with' Po!cl`Li.
to, going to *is, expense. It was a puke; job
hiss—(A cry Lrf Igo)-ifNo beteretarrof State
vias iccommodateci in char way. was
7a Chatham. They were not; itishis-opinion,
Jmci together. ',Neither ,Itit! We Of •
M" Pm, WY:o4o94.ll3atLiblY
s• Peiceval was deprived of life. his large la-

•. . .
mily, and other circum,tanees, nalurril4 exiited at the
t me thestropattr,.bothrpf the House and :of the public,
and disposed .thern without besit-rtiony so accede to a
provision for his relatives. Such being .his viewr,- he
must oppose the motion. • •
Mr. HUSKISSON. said, that as one of the pear 20
dear friends of Mr,eanning,•having been ekisely con-
nected ,with him during many
.yelis of:fail-Ong public
life, he felt sensible that upon an occasiciis like ihe pre-
sent he migttpbe influenced on the questiouby private
feeling.. He was anxinssa, therefore, to have avoickd
saying a word upon it.; but after ihe speech of his Hon.
Friend who -spoke last, it was impossible he could remain
silent—(Cheers.)— However embarrassed by all the
feelings which musts press on him at the moment (the
Right Hon. Gentleman seemed deeply affected). he
could not but rise after what had fallen from his Hon.
Friend. He spoke of the clanger of establishing a pre-
cedent by agreeing to this motion, and referred to a Bill
which formerly passed the House, for the -purpose of
putting some limitation to the Crown in the reward of
public services. The House would recollect, that when it
was proposed to take away from the Crown the power
of bestowing sinecure places,- it was objected that the
Monarch would thus lose the means of rewarding emi-
nent public services. The validity of the objection was,
admitted at the time; but it W2S thought better. and.
more economical, that if a fit case for reward should
arise, application should be made to Parliament for
doing justice to eminent services. His Hon. Friend
could hardly have forgotten this so soon, and yet he
.now came down to the House, and spoke of the danger
of establishing.such a precedent. When the House had,
bfore determined that Parliament was to be the re-
source in such cases, it was a little hard to be told that
they were going to create a dangerous precedent.—
The granting rof sinecures before this change tk ok
.place was part, of the prerogative of the Crown, of

which it could not have been deprived without its con-1
sent, and of which it would have been unfair and impolitic'
to deprive it without some equivalent. The fund set
apart at the time for the reward of public service vra • ,
40,0001. which it was judged would be sufficient to
provitie for six cases. 13ut if circumstances rendeied it
necessary or desirable to apply for a further sum, it was
never understood that the Crown was to be precluded
from coming down to Parliament, or that the Howe
could have any ground of • complaint in Stith an
event. What his Right Honourable Friend (the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer) now"iirpposed was only,
the subst;tuiion of our life for another,. and no ad-
dition would:11:4m be made either to' the Pension
List of five millions and a halt, or to the 40,0001.
set apart Ar'the reward of.' public services. It had
been safii iliat 'Mr. Canning's family was entitled to
no comideration, on the ground of his .felipquishing
the.situation to which he had been appointed in India;

that he did so willingly, a brighter prospect.baving
'opened to him. He was ready to stake his Credit with
ii* flow; that 'whatever might have 'been the feeliirge
of Mr. Canning's ['lends, of his near and dear .xelittOny
his own heart was set on going to India. Intheiottrike.
of his "pubitc.life,* and the expenses necessary incidental to
c Atitatioea be.filled, the fortune of his wife was much
impaired, and the inheritance of his children greatly re-
duced. It was natural that he should be desirous to re•
pair, for the sake of his family, the injuries his.private
fortune hid thus sustained, not by. any wasteful estrava
grince, but in the service of this country. When.
upon to fill the situation of Foreign Secretary. and to vie
up the idea of going toindia, the principle upon which
he acted was this, that when his Sovereign called for his
services, he was bound to obey,neisher looking tcithe right
hand nor to theleft, whatever might be his-private wishes.
He had in his possession a copy of a letter from his
Right Hop. Friend, a short time after his appointment;,
in which he used tiles* words-4' Would to GOD I was

on board the Jupiter"-(the ship in which he was to go to
India)—and this at a time when :all the brilliant pros-
pects of office were opened to him at home. He was .
as anxious for economy as his Hon. Friend (M. Bankes).
He must, however, feel some surprise at his oppthition
to the present motion, having heard •his lion. Friend
'tab .9Eglq .a. fotmer occasion, and in times of mncb•
greater difficulty than the present, that the higher situa-
tines I. she State were not sufficiently remunerated.
,He agreed with him, however' that it would be had
'Policy to raise the stipends of the. highest offices of
the issue. His season was this: In a country like'Eng-
lead, possessing a wealthy and powerful. Aristocracy,
many of them endowed with talents and experience,
jitiblic situations might
soften be filled by individUals
03114 Aristocracy, to whom salary would be no object,
and who, in consequence of their filling office, would in-
cur no additional. expense' by any alteration in their
establishments: To such men, as he stated before, salary
would, be no object.. Would it, however, be wise .to
tell the Crown, that it. was to have,no other public set-.
vants in high office but those to whom the emoluments
of office were indifierent, He was a friend to•etooomy,
but he should not wish to see the Crown tied down to
the necessity of being surrounded by a combination of
the Aristocracy; It could not be a desirable state of
things for the couatxy, if the objects-of political
ambition Were.closed to all but the, opulent, to men of
large. possessions. • His argument, therefore, was, that
it was good to keep salaries low, and if in the course of
a century it should become necessary to pay the
debts of such a luau as Mr. Pitt, or to reward by a
pinsion the eminent services of one or two indivi—
duals, it would in the end be more economical than.
it the. salaries of office were all raised. In elucida-,
tion of what he now stated, he might cite the example
of his Noble Friend (the Marquis of "Lansdown) who-
lately filled the situation of Home Secretary. That
Noble Lord, when appointed to office, had no occa-
sion to increase an establishment before sufficiently am-
ple for any situation in which he might be placed. It
was different with respect to those who, though pose.
sensing talent to serve the public, could not accept of-
office without being pat to expense which their private
means could not sustain. If men; under such circum--
stances, were shut out from all hope of any future pro-
vision for themselves or their families, was it to be
expected that they would devote their time sad labours
to the State? . The Member for Dorset (Mr. Bankes),
not content with opposing this motion on fuller grounds,
pursued his Right Hon. Friend into his official resi-
dence. He recollected that upon a former occasion
two Hon. Members who opposed this proposition ad-
ritittedtbat the Foreign Secretary ought to have an
official residence provided tot him by the public. He
did not know the exact amount expended on the house
in Downing.street; but if it was 42,0001. a large pact
of it must have been expended in making necessary ad•
elisions and imprOvements in the Foreign Office. His.
'Hoe. Friend (Mr. DAnkes) said, secr-
hid itichitccummodation before.
Litany %Mit. cretaries were thi
qu orhruesitroltnuents but their sal;
vole netbitse .11e did not mean
liord,,ftnria,#i;v.enrineot,ptlblic
talents, Was not hilly entitled
and he merely referred to the c;

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amber for Dorset was tint borne out jai* tent.
a- • support . the opposition giten• to, this• motion, his
Honourable Friend (Mr. Banker) mentioned whet cir-
cumstances in the public life of Mr. Canning, which he
did not expect to have heard brought forward'upon the
present occasicifi. He spoke of the armament to Portirgal,:
and the probable passage of the Pruth, as. arguments'
against the proposition. He could hardly designate
this manner. of dealing by a milder name than that of
unfairness—(Cheers),—The Honotirah!e Member was
Well aware that, as a Minister of the Crown, he could
not fully enter into these topics. He would only say,
that the expedition to Portugal had the sanction of all
the Ministers of the.. Crown, as well as of the illus-
trious Duke now at the head of his Majesty's Councils.
That expedition was sent out to secure the independence
of the oldest Ally of England, and to protect it against
foreign aggression. That was the sole, exclusive, clear,
and definite purpose—(Cheers.)—lt accomplished that
purpose. The independence of Portugal was secured—
foreign invasion was no longer threatened, and when
the object was accomplished the army Was withdrawn
—(Heir.)—The Member for Dorset would now throw
the whole responsibility an Mr.,Canning. Yes, and it
he could draw from the purse of his lamented Friend's
family their lost shilling to p y the expenses of the
expedition—(Cheers)—he would visit upon him what,
if recent accounts were to be credited, he must call the
folly and infatuation of the Prince of Portugal. If these
accounts were to be depended upon, his unfortunate
conduct since his return to Portugal was such u must
tend (as we understood the Right Hon. Gentleman) to
.withdraw from him the confidence of this country.
But, said his Hon; Friend, Russia has passed the
Pruth, and with Mr. Canning lay all the blame of the
mighty disasters that must follow, as he was the author.
of the policy which led to it. He did notamicipate such,
dire consequences as his Hon. Friend from the passage
of the Pruth, but he would ask his Hon. Friend, what-.
ever might be the result of recent events, he would put
it candidly to him and to the House, whether? if K were.
not for the foreign policy of .Nlr. Canning, the Pruth
would not have been passed lorz befoie?—(Cheen).r—
He attacked his lamented Friend also for increasing
the British armament in the Mediterranean. Did he
mean to say, that the situation of affairs there—the con-
stant complaints of piracy and of interruption to their
commerce, did not require an increase of their naval
force in the Mediterranean? Did he mean to visit his
Right Hon. departed Friend with the blame of an acci-
dental shock in the Bay of Navarin, which was not fore-
seen or coqtemplated, which was not warranted by any
instructions, and.was the mere accidental result of un-
fortunate circumstances? The Noble Lord (Morpeth)
who introduced -this subject -with so much.ability and,
eloquence,. adverted to the'. delay which took place in
bringing it forwards.•: He could assure the Noble Lord
that the, delay was not :attributable to stay Member of
the Present pr of the late Government. There was no
indispositionii 'the. lye Government to submit such a
-prOpoSition. to. the House, and he would take upon himi.
self. to say, that in the presetsl, the concurrence in the;
:measure was unanimous-,-(Hear, hear). His Right
sHon. Friend (the ChancellOr of the Exchequer). had
bad the Baby him fctemany weeks: 'lt Wits no small
coitieslatidn to him to says that when the question:came
first. to be considered. by Ministers, all angry passions
had given way, all ' recollection of former Parlia-r
mentary_ differences werohdled in silence—(Hear, hear).
This homage was willingly paidtra departed greatness.
and eminent service,,,that.when it wxs proposed to re.
ward them' as they deserved, every consideration of pet-:
tonal or party' feeling was laid aside--(Hear). They:
imitated-the great example of Mr, Fox, who, at a time.
that the finances of-the country could ill support it, and.
were labouring under the bnideni which preised upon.
the country, with the generosity peculiar to great
minds, and forgetting all previous- differences, was
the first to vote for the payment Of Mr.•- Pitt%
debts—(Cheers)—and to pay that homage to great
talents, which. being himself possessed of talents *Ohba
,firat order, be was so well able to appreciate—(Cheers').:
He (Mr. Huscisson) felt that he had already trespassed I
too long on the attention of the 'House—(Ekar, hear).
He would say this of Mr. Canning—that he (Mr. Hus-
kisson) during the course of a long parliamentary life,
had known all the great men who, during the period of
the last 25 years, had :served this country, and that he
never knew' one of them Who exceeded Mr. canning in
that exclusith of every thing 'of self when concerned in
the discharge of public duties—(Cheers). In his anxiety
to discharge that,duty, he. was .regardless of. all other
.considersoons-7this.detke for power arose from his love
of fame ;.and bls constani exertions, while in power,
were directed to the edvancement of the greatness and
fame of. his ,native country-049nd cheering). It was
under the influence 404 feenngihat he, bad discharged
the dutiek of tie: Foreign .15epartment. While filling
that office, he,was inspired by ere love of fame, and
still more by ..the desire to advaoce the greatness and
lame of his country. Animated with those feelings,.
be had lighted up that flame in the Peninsula which had
rolled all over Europe, and at. last restored the peace
and the safety of the Continent.. The same feelings in-
.fluenced him in the latrerpart of his career—the same
desire still animated his breast to promote the good and
advanCe the. greatness' of his • country.. The anxiety
m , bich-heexhibited; and 'tile idtessast exertions which he
devoted to the, accomplishment. of ,that great object,
destroyed a frame which.had been .otherwise. robust,
'and s.
sed his premature- decease, too soon, alas! for
hie . try, though not:tprliis. fame. He (Mr. Has.
i
iltiewn ,kast saw his lamented trierid in the Month of
eto
July—his health was then drooping —.his .strength
w'aii :tiOne;:-and his franse Arai -sinking fast to decay ;
but his spirit for the 'like:des ..and site ;wants of,
his :chulitty. was itill:as young as ever—(Cheers.)' His
enthusiasm .f?si' _that country knew no bounds, and
if hi. bid any errors, they were the errors of a great,
mind—(Cheers). the (Alr.. Elbskision) had known all
the great men *hats ad diiected the interests of this
country, and in -none-, of" .them had. he seen the same.
devotedness of soul to. the cause of the country which
had been uniformly exhibited by: Mrs Canning, with the
exception of Nelson, and as their feelings were similiar;
so their fate was the same; far they both fell in the
service of • their country—(Loud chtiert.)tHere the
Right Hon. Gentleman became So affected that he was
unable to proceed for a few moments. 3 , If 'tear (con-
tinued the Right Hon. Gentlemank plc./nisi.% of .the,
blessed retain the feelings which had" animated them in,
their earthly sojourn, sure. he viaa-/tbat -those kindred
spirits would be still pervaded wi.fit '
the desire. for Enirf
lish fame and English gieinneg,... tiii wils..the• ill.,
pervading ambltion:Whieh., influenced, the public toad
duct of Mr. Cantillijil,ittaii was on tat account that
-they ought to 'adtiflt 'the•preseite motion. His Hon.
- . . ... ,
said, Mr:
'mated it et
, discharged-,
.Apposing thiel
'vas; Iliat that,
014 Hon.
q *eh thith ,
Oran. vitro

44 I .

h • Isia 4ivatiiiilib 1114011 Sr) 's
good--(Loud 'Cheers.) • •
',b Ir. was in grtkt hopes dor the motion
'itallfliiirUkti agreed tcrivithout leivvvvVtiori.-"and
therefore most regret that a vote of 3,0001. to Mr.
Canning's family should be selected by the Honourable
Member for Aberdeen as an'occasion to enforce his fa-
vourite doctrine of economy; and by the HonournSle
Member for Dor-,etshire for introducing 'fiii detailA
gleaned in the Finance Committee. Mr. Canning's
claims to the gratitude of this country lay
more than any one in his time, introduced liber'ai:lio-
tions of policy into the British Cabinet,2and as aibty and
eloquently as any man of his time enforced 'truly 'Bd.
fish principles. tiiiipirit is not yet dead in'' the Go-
vernment, at he trusted the conduct of that Goiernment
• -
would prove.
Mr. S.' WORTLEY supported' the motion, on the
grounds that he gratitude of the Country involved
in it, succe s. . .

Mt. Secretary PEEL begged to deny that the cause
'of
this vote was founded in any compromise: He' was
'in favour-of this proposition, and it wits-defensible. on
/the broadest grounds of the policy of the land to mous
rage services'like those of Mr. Canning. He did not see
any thing at .all gloomy in the present state of our
finances. Upon principle, also, this vote was highly de-
fensible, and did not depend upon our finances. This
grant wouild not add to the burthens of the people, but
•was provided for out of a fund obtained by the resigna-
tion ofsomeof therights of the Crown. The preamble to
the Pewiturßill fully corroborated the opinions.which he
had thus brit firstated. When the Hon. Member for,
Dorset was speaking of the/ rote, he seemed to forget that
Mr. Canning filled the office of -Prime Minister. Mr.
Canning never enjoyed the.pension, and it was intended
to confer it upon one of his descendants. Fir t*enty
years he filledipublic stations, and if he had survived
and left office, be would-have been entitled to 6,0004
a year. So far, then, it was %Cann thrpoliCy.nf the
land to give the descendant thepension which his father
might bave. enjoyed. In the case of Mr. Perms 1. and
Mr. Pitt, a provision. was made by Parliament, and
why not in this case? • Provision had alto been made
for Lord Grenville and Mr. Burke; hut a similar. pro-
vision.could*noi now be made, because the fundi from
which that. Provision had been made was alienated
Mother purposes.. But even suppoiing no such fund
misted, he was sure that proper remuneration.,could
not be denied to meritorious public services, like .those
of Mr. Canning: Every Gentleman might accede to this
vote, without the. slightest compromise of his. Public
principles. In the case of Mr. Pitt, all, party
,fettogs
were merged in paying.a tribute, not exaetli-les4siblic
services, but for the application of great:tales:or to-the
purposes of the State. Mr. Windham and Mr. Poi
both made a great distinction between Voiefor a
monument to Mr.littAnd'a vote of money to liqui
date incumbranees brought upon him by•hii devotion
to the State. Again he said, that any 'Member-might
vote for the proposed grant—that vote being consistent
with economy, which should never be disregarded.. The
llon.Mernber for Montrose had said, that gratified ambi-
tion hailbeen the-reward of Mrs.Ctoroing ; botito meet
rf claim of the powerful nature. which-his great services
preferred- upon- the consideration of 'Parliament, by a
pretence of this hind,' would be a spoiliespof sordid and
vulgar economy m which Parliament would.disdain to
resort. The Right Honoorable Secretary concluded a
powerful appeal in support of the vote, amidst reite-
rated cheers from • all. sides of *el-Louse:.

The Gallery was then cleared-for a division... . • .
During the exclusion of strangers, we und'erstiiod• that Mr.
Warman sfooke against the vote; Sir Gao'ios 5110tatif,e'the-Cwan-
cmt.on of the Excpoqumt,. Lord Viscuunc; to,aimptyksiplatl Mr.
Wrsn, in its favour. • •
The numbers were reported'ai follow•Z; "
Forthe Vote • .t.
•
.Against it . 5 -
-* Majbiltir" •••-107
A Message from•the Tates anisonacett Akey 400Fdsliipik Rancor.
rence in several private Bills, and desired tbe,assent of the,Bouse
to the Bill for legalisMittte gitue:; .1• ; • ' • '..• "
• rirtreAsibtati. C,*
*Mr. DAVENPORT•moved,• puissiArt•to•notiat. for
leave to bring.in a. BM to.aiforetini,qtiatirtaA* ispcused
of petty felonies the.option of surnmary..gonctipen be.
'fore two Magistrate;. Tlfe Hon. Member descanted
upon the necessity of some amenaMent in'si4ststem
which consigned offenders• to a gaol, where their incli..
nations and capacities' for committing' deptedations
were greatly increased. •He thought a •liilkisw the
purpose he had stated would tend to eprrect4c astern,
and therefore that the House would consent w enter-
tain it.

After a few words from Mr. FainosSit..Mr. Srzis; and Mr.
WISTIII3I, leave was given to bring in the Bill. •. ,

Mr. RIDLEY COLBORNR moved for,the copy of, , Nemo-
rial to the Treasury, from the Coal-owners of the Tyne and Weir
presented in March:—Ordered. • • ••-
Colonel DA Vit.:Si:loved the Order of. the Day for .the. further
consideration of the Report of the Cities and BorouglA Yells MIL
Mr. ROBINSON recommended the postponement
of the discussion, because the Attniney-General, and
othet Gentlemen who wished to speak uposevileimet-
sure, had lett the House, upos.the. understairdiag that
it would not be brought on. the Hon. Menabfr was
resolved to bring on
.the discussion, be
.sliould„divide
the House.

Colonel DAVIES said he could not see Stkireason-
able ground for further delay, and therefore' he should
persevere.

;

• •

The Gallery was then climed fora divisym ; bat thre pet being
forty Members present, the House adjourned at MALI!•PASTELIOIIII
O'CLOCZ.

• -•

We understand. Oat Jon n Bsoctiosoe.,Esq. who was
formerly Private Secretary to the late Mr. Casixixs..and "who has
filled welters' highly reetonsibli puke offices; has beettiiipointed
Receiver General of the laiiliciotigikstise, inalte !QM, 91.6rias
J. Ctio!asorsoLari Esq. ctsccased.-71.i.vespooi chninicle.
GRAIP) CALEDONIAN FAiiCV splendid
Ball, attended 'by Oief-fotfiths of the Nobility of the
metropolis, vies on• Mbadarevening; at Willis's
Rooms....Upwasds of seven hundred tickets had been
'issued by ,tbe Ladies..P,itsonesses,; whichnumber was,
by two-hundred, fewer than. last,ye?r, and many severe
disappointMents were
.experiencea in consequence,
from the inability of -parties to procure tickets. His
Royal Highness the•Dtikedf CLARENCE"; with •the Du-
chess and -the Misses. Frrscr.ananc.4....bis. Royal High.
ness the Duke of CUMBERLAND, rrince LeopoLo, Etc.
were present. The entrance of the. Royal party at
eleven. o'clock, the wbple, company,
.in their various

- .
.cosumes, standing up toureseive them, presented a
spectacle of the most gorgeouideicription. The habi-
limtents of ever* nation, 'and of every age,. were dig.
played,: with the most costlroppointmenta, throughout
theaSseMblage.. The ilighland,dress was-exhibited in
allits, varied and splendid chalgekqf,hue, and in great
number and perfection. The.other dresses most in
vogue were the. Spanish, Turkish; ind Chinese,sevei al
foreign unifoittis, •alid • the British naval and military
uniforms' of everpcisrps in the service., .Quadrilles,
sind...shap Spnisit_reekcllnfitt Ao a Scotch
•tsp 4, foclud m lift 01 st, grtiusenieots of the
!tveniug., 'no .fesiiiities. ottjus revent.Rg-irere kept up
'till five in*ta morning, acid tlib meeting. wits consi-
deied out of tintiibtrinagnificence;--. •

11/G
traduced so in
KU and a path
Noble Fliend,
!wily and Inci
is a boon -of F
Iclaim it on th
and I am anal°,
that it will be 4
that my feeling
' aired with ain
eress of my No
also heard the
irrf llonour.abla
I He d,J not do
own heart ; aril
a Noble Fria.nd,
elaclatnee Stipp
gory of Mr. Ca
• Mr. lIANKE
compelled ham
- that occasion.
' merits of Mr.
W
natter of pleas'
' bad occasion to
should be agree
torefuse any sir
*palter step tt
e. trader the twee
they were nov
a Fleapit Comm
la limy were mal
re *loos, orphan
ages to a vote
ar- Leg was not
wa•
"Buy; . agd
"g of this kind? H
El if the country
el- illosion was
of mold theii mer
NIT admitted
ioa •
los of Mr. Ca
rlca anunfortunate
Lis instance; hi
son disastrou,
in the new
(an Psi 011 somethi
an' his devotio:
:on fro* other pm
• gelortune.
Pat, he would
• TIT appeared
°I) *iv Idoals
cal Mee brief, w i
vila /P. autditi Mr
tai„ ;elision was
"al true, he
ale. Weeded to c
gra ieltalbstanceS
big them look wit
el. I
-od. Let the
▪in MP the count
n' 'moment to
t Pe' tßthousana
I Ag' anntent.
a' I* 't* affair of •
;nt t roast rind;
e.
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I4'' indeed.
vast uiltg to him
went t tha., 0,0001.
'e for aid pro,
°lice sw
. umondatia
ng,".4/I Genlerr
d.- •
lui gi
e for hiss_
A e/ . e was
,e
Lion ' to Loa
grywc be mention
-ceiai one
od•
a° • h Mr. pr

no Foreign ecretau ;Frtcp,d79ppollfs,.ll4 calcbtittett".hati be
He would askhinA how Canniai hid cost Thi Clif ail; ffitiChad edit
sere bifore why enjoyed ~Pp9A.,k,np.lykubthiiii 'Fhb: 'tient! had 1
lacks Oladetiirogitejst Iyhyitioncct?eo tp !fe'a pcilliolury; kiwi
??
to say thaittbat NOW praa),4 Lagle
..hs (Nr..o itshiii?e) 'sra,
serviso; ittijeal,;s9 . . .1...1...t.,,gt0pti0t.f.p104.0.14vd...ic
'ei.4.o;6:4onibyea, fiend, an.. IT.,titiiig4,l4ly.l:ooctot t!'hi9
case to soup that the 60100 W., if be would reitore fb them'that 1