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The Royal Assent was eiVess.l4*tOmmisslue to thei`Lottery '''
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HOUSE OF co$008.:••
The several Bills on the table wesi; ipstardsd a,811);c! ,
THE QUECR: .. .
Dr. LIISHLNIGTON rose and said-,-f I regret ex-
tremely the absence of the Noble Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs (Lord Castlereagh). I am, never-
theless, obliged, in his absence, "to bring forward to
the notice of this House" a subject which I should
rather have wished had fallen into other and more
able hando.; it is my duty, however, in the absence
of her Majesty's Solicitor-General (Mr. Denman),
who gave private notice to the Noble Lord to whom
I have alluded, of his intention that such a Motion
would this evening be made as that which I am now
compelled to submit. I again repeat my regret ;hat
the Noble Lord could not find it consistent with his
convenience to appear in his place this day. The
subject which forms the matter of my Motion is as
follows :4-In • the year 1808, the late King, anxious
to consider the convenience and comfort of her pre-
sent Majesty, then Princess of Wales, presented her
with a Servioc of flute, which he lied ordered for
that purpose. This Plate her Majesty used from 'the
3-ear 1808 up to ISI4, as her own complete, private,
and personal property. In 1814, when she was aboutl
to go abroad, she delivered it over to the care, doringl
her absence, of Mr. Mash, at the Lord Chamberlains
Office. On her return, .when this Plate again became
necessary for her Use, she ordered it to be returned
from the place where.she.left it; she of course, na-
turally sent to the Lord Chamberlain's Office for her
Platt. But whit .3c.as the answer her Majesty re-'
ccived ? It was this—that the,. Plate could not be
returned to bers.as it.was considereS the property of
the Crown, which. the Lord Chamberlain said, would
be made appear; from official documents! Iler Ma-
jesty naturally felt herself aggrieved, as well es asto-
nished, by this ,unexpected reply. She felt indignant
at this treatment—(Near, hear !)—Little did she think,
in a case involving her personal comfort—involving
the punctilio of etiquette in the display of her esta-
blishment—little did she think, in a case too in some
degree involving her dignity, that she would be de-
nied the use of those articles of which she had com-
plete possession before, and which were not only in-
oisreasable to the maintenance of her dignity, but
alsO roate.-ial to her personal convenience and corn-
frt, add rank in life—(Hear, hear!)—This, however,
ss as the treatment experienced by her Majesty, in
additionlo the numberless iadignities already heaped
upon her. This last petty, mean, despicab7e, and
certernptible insult was deemed proper to be added
to the rest!—(Hear, het? r)—l trust, Sir, that Ministers
will. act as becomes them on this occasion; I trust
they w:11 ..-...::-. shrink from the responsibility which
must attach to them in this transaction, and that
they will not bear its culpability'. I think I may say,
that with the exteptior, of his Majesty's Ministers,
should they not redress the grievance, there is not an
individual in the. realm who will not view this last
i:.sult to the• Queen as the basest of all the mean and
petty attempts that have beefs so un!paringly made.
to Lii.tress and annoy hee Majesty. It is said, that
t'--is is the property of the Crown, and that she has no
sigh'. to remand its restitution. In the first place, I
reply to this;*that the Quetrr,' when Princess of Wales,
received, held, and used this property, just in the
satire manner its. the other branches of the Royal Fa-
tally hold theirs, wh:ch they esteem as completely in
their Own posiessionl she enjoyed it as they do that
which they received in the way of similar presents
frons the late Xing, and, as branches of the Royal
Family were iii the inviniable habit of receiving-from
Iris predecessors. I can hardly believe that the whole
of this transaction can be iti4spwa to his Majesty's con-
Eiential advi ers. If it be known to them, how am
li to reconcile .that fact with the promise they pro.
toned, of -treating her with all poSsihle respect and
liberality—with all th.At decorum which was due to
OC 5440 rink she laills hi the country?. If they
are cognoscert of this transaction, all I tan say then
kis+thitt their eractice furnishes, a bad commentary
dltk`i rlteir professions—Vicar, hear).-The' (been,
ung deprived of her accustomed residence in a
Repel Palate, and .of the-estelior tributes usually
' aid to bet Station, might bath at least been suffered
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en-eltlio cbe tneinsof 'displaying, in her private resi-
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, that appearance Of splendour such as her plate
Would convey. This wits due taler, more, indeed,
for the honour of the Crowns than for her own pri-
tate.gratification. 1 do mitt that this list, petty,
pitifiJ act: of meanness will be redressed—(Heor,
Acar!)--and Ice; **say hope, that the explanation of
the lithe .fioneurabls (ap'entlernan opposite, in the ab-
• settee ofhis:Noble Colleagne, aelkuhviate the neees-
iffy' '4103y: pritsii‘g a Kat* oli.the;suliect, whiO,
t pepper explanatiou he withheld; 1 ern bound tp
put. -1 shall read my Motion, still hOping that the
Right Honourable' Gentleman opposite will obviate
the neeiosiq of ni'- pressing it for the adoption the
titaise.."4,The 4oreeerable and .earned Genaeinan
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concluded,b . y propaung. ,
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' !flat saslailnible.:;hddriss het presented to the Xing, pray..
leg :Fat he will be ivaciously pleased to order that there he.taid
llistuat the natio cap&A.of 411 uifidal Papers relative to a Sey_
vi:e of Plate, pr:ventettfitt the year 1808 by his late Majesty to
-th.: Queen, that Ptiscess'of Wales 4ad used by her from that
petgod up to her deli/aril:M.l'lam England, in the year 1814."
The SPEAlli;cit:—.44lVho seconds the motion?"
-Mr.floadousi';iiiiflir.CALEYEY rose at the same
Irl,-,rnent and seconded it..
TheCHANCELLOU of the EXCHEQUER-4' If
the Honourable and Learned Gentleman had given
me notice of his motion,• as he did my Noble Friend,
I. should, no doubt, hive been prepared to give him
some explanation. I only know of *thisitransaction,
that it is unquestionably.truea Service of Plate was
ordered fOr the use of her Majesty. by the late King,
and put into an apartment of Kensington Palace,
v..hich, as r think,. could not be cOnsidered by the
Lord Chamberlaiu aS risme prdperty, but as the
public property of the Crown.. I think. 1 have some
reuso.-..v compl.in that the IltinOurable Gentleman
l:a tai the lion's& sprprt'si with his motion. I
bed lcave to foggcst to bins to let his motion,
for the pte,,ent, stand as it notice, and mention it
4aiti on Monday.
LUSIIINfITON--:-." 4, b9Pe. r•be }l3lse will
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liot think that I 1)47e taken it of surprise. y
Ind Leaf ncti Friend, her Mijeity'sSolicitor-General,
imam! to -time -tonoy .expedient in his power within