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peons accounts of the sumptuous banquet. All the
decorationsof the persons e 11 die erappings
1-of the Horse Guards and the Foot Guards, loaded,
with the finery by Which the military of this Country;
Were at once encenibered and disgraced,, would be,
minutely described. When these statements reached
the country—when the starving individuals at Man-
thester, at' seeds, at Glasgow, at' Birmingham, read
that 4105,000 of the.'public money had been thus
wasted at a time when Hundreds of families rose- in
the morning without 'knowing where they should,
find food for the day,- what emotion was it likely'
would be excited but that of the liveliest indignation?
'Was it too ranch, when existing misery on the one
hand was thus contrasted with intended magnificence
on the other; to ask Miuisters.to stop, and endeavour
to allay rather 'Han increase ibe ferment ? But was
it distress alone that prevailed in the country ? Did
not every-measure taken by Ministers shew that there
.vas not only distress, but in their opinion at least, a
great want of fidelity to the Constitution? Had they
not been building Barracks everywhere? Barracks
at Manchester, at Oldham, at Glasgow,.Barracks
even in the City of London--one in the City-road,
the other on the other side of Waterloo Bridge!—
And for what purpose were all these preparations?
To keep down, by military despotism, the effects of
the distresses of the people. Even the East India
Company were kind enough to raise a regiment of
Volunteers, in order to assist in imposing fetters on
the people. To whatever extremities the people
might go; whatever outrages they might commit.—
(Hear, hear, hear);—he had no difficulty in repeat-
ing those expressions—to whatever extremities the
people might go ; whatever outrages they might
commit; he said, and he believed in his conscience,
they were driven by the extravagance of the Minis-
ters of this country, by their desertion of duty, by
wanton disregard of public economy, by their con-
tempt of justice, and by the injury and oppression
to which they had subjected the people r—(Heart
hear, hear).—Did the Noble -Lord and his Right
Honourable Colleague, think that their. clamours,.
aided by the military, and even by the East India.
Company's Volunteers, would keep down the people?
The cause of justice would ultimatelyjorevail. There
was still among the people of Englinjthat spirit and
that perseverance which would ensure its triumph
(Hear, hear).—Hitherto the people had endured their,
sufferings with patience; but there was a limit beyond
which human nature would not endure—(Hear,hear4
If the Noble Lord and the Right Honourable Gentle-
man opposite persevered in their present course, that.
limit would soon be passed, and the guilt of what
must follow would fall on the heads of the oppr
sors. He had thought it his duty to state his semi-
meats on this occasion. Looking at the events
the last-few years, he strongly felt that no Bill or
Bills would have the effect of restraining the general
discontent; and he believed, in his conscience, that
there never existed in any country a large portion of
disaffection, which was not attributable to the -mis,

conduct 41 the' Government—Wear, .Asir!)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ex-L.
pressed his surprise at the observations of the•Ho4
nourable and Learned Gentleman, as he haJ allowed
the subject to 'sleep so long unnoticed. The' Hoy
nourabie and Learned Gentleman knew of it longs
ego from the King's Proclamation. The 'Honour=
able and Learned Gentleman knew of it when he
(the Chancellor of the Exchequer) opened his state-)
meet of ihe finances of the country. He had, how
vier, elsoien to wait until a considerable experise had
incomes'', and when tee question was, not so
much whether the public money should' be voted, but
whether the tradesmen who had been employed
should be honourably paid? He wished the Honour-
able and Learned Gentleman to consider, whether,
when the complaint from many parts of the country
was of a want of employment, the occurrence of such
a great public solemnity as that in contemplation was
not peculiarly desirable, giving work, as it must, to
many branches of the unoccupied ? The Hon. and
Learned Gentleman must know that the sum voted
from theiriblic purse would form but a small part
of the money that would be expended on the occa=
sion. He must know that the expense to which the
higher classes of society would be put in consequence
of the approaching solemnity, would very much ex-•
coed the amount to be taken from the public purse.
lie oust know that the whole of this expenditure
would go to enliven industry, and employ the ma,
aulacturers, who •were in want of such a stimulus.—
The Honourable and Learned Gentleman must knew,
that the peculiar grievance in the country was the
want of animation which trade experienced. Above
all Ones, therefore, the present was the time in which
an ancient engem, which would contribute to pro-
duce that animation, ou.ght not to be relinquished.
As the Honourable and Learned Gentleman asserted
that
.there was a want of fidelity to the Constitution
on the part of the People, could there be a better occa-
sion on which that disaffection might be diminished
than one in which the:Monarch on the one hand pro-
mised protection, while the People on the other
pledged themselves to pay the tribute of their
ante ? Was the present a time to depart-from an an-
cient usage of that nature? Was ft a time to elnin-
don those.forms which our ancestiirstad -established,
and which had so long been maintained? Was it
not rather a titneat width, with all due attention
to -economy, the most venerable aisd splendid cere-.
-mOny of our Constitution ought toile properly ob.'
served? The Honourable and Learftid Gentlemen
had gone .rather •to 'extremities in his speech. ;He
had, by anticipation, apologised for nay eutriges
to which he thought lse Penple Wouldlse pro pled
by the, extravagance of ../finistersiDr.
On here erpreucd his disseit agtess e _take).— e
hoped then that he had misunderstood the Honour-
able and 'Learned*Gentleman, and he was -persuaded
it would give .friouse.satiffectinn, If: the !Hon. end
.Learned Usatleman-could:eapluin tbe-aspressions .so
which he (the Chancellor of tlic.gac)i que!).aUusied.
What be had understood the Hon. andl.earned Gene
gernitn -to .deelate was.. that-the extriavilanottif:Mi.
nisters %U.S:a
r pie WIJUW-PrQs;PeAt to Aiiremities And °Wive.
"Di.J.TZ'HINGTCII4I ip eiplination said, that what
be had-seared ins, ilkirthe 'drifted ifthe ioailtry vets
occasioned by the estisvagance- of ?linisters.

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_-....e4.4.0R0f the EXCHEQUER.con-!
fie Would Ott no' Move on **t point: 'With
seOpket to theCekteation of -his Majesty, he beded ,
tn-Observe thet.the rietiod:when thetetremoiif *odd I
`%ce,- was Bald king bell* the. arrival of ;
The peridd lii 'bier so fled, it did not
Avow* necessertloWiteratt in coosesoenee of an,
difßet roes wltith existed in-the lloyal~amily, "laid
there having-been ntipreviiikis dhjeedein started to the
Coronation of his Majesty, thelttiose ought' to Prb-
vide for the espouses attendaust lei: it.
Colonel DAVIES•was of -opinion, that the period
fixed for his Majesty's coronation was .a asost incon-
pysiipt one, Irritated as the 'public &Ind now was,
11,,tei14 be productive not only of disorder and
_but 'Of bloOdshed. Why thew-49011,1A: Majesty's
''Sitiasers propiise such a proceeding at this inoineot ?
It was not indispensably necessary, that ark Majesty
should be crowned immediately. His lite Majesty;
was not crowned until thirteen months after his Ac-
cession. He thought, therefore, that as there was
no other mode of repressing tumult outhis occasion
than by calling out an extraordinary number of the
military, the danger likely ro arise had better be
avoided by postponing the Coronation for the present.
Mr. WILSON said, it was not by any means his
intention to prejudge the guilt or innocence of her
Majesty, but he thought it would be derogatory from
the dignity of the Crown to refuse at present the sum
proposed to defray the expenses of his Majesty's Co-
ronation.- It was rather odd that those Gentleinen
who had now objected to this ceremony had not, on
tiny forrder Occasion, signified their disapprobation of
its taking place at the tune proposed. Any objec
tiOn on that head ought to. have appeared, if at all-
made, at an earlier period.
Mr. BENNETT said, that the Honourable Gently
man who had just sat down, had accused his (air.
Bennett's) side of the House for not having taken air
'earlier. opportunity of opposing the Coronation of
his Majesty at the period proposed. Who was it
that proposed that Coronation--who was it that di-
rected the erection of the works for it ? It was his
Majesty's Ministers—not the Oppoiiiion ; and neither
he nor his friends had any opportunity of speaking
on the subject until it came fairly before the House.
If it had so happened that he (Mr. Bennett) and his
HonOurable Friends had gidvised this proceeding, and
that Ministers bad opposed it, the worthy Member
(Mr. Wilson) would have devised some ingenious ar-
gument to shetv that Ministers were right, and that
their opponents were wrong—(d laugh).—He now
came to the question more immediately before the
-Bogie- He could not help feeling that nothing was,
more likely to excite public indignation, than to find
*at while one House was agitating a Bill of Pains
and Penalties againu her Majesty, the other was em-
lilt:led in voting a mm of money to be expended is
the pageantry. and stew of the Coronation of thy'
king. 'Historians had remarked, that in the reign ok
Henry the Eighth the public mind had been muds'
agitated, while proceedings were pending against tho
Queen of that Monarch, at observing the festivities,
and pageantry of the. Court. He thought it not un.i.
,likely that a similar feeling would be entertained. now;
if it was found, that while the ceremony of the Co.,
ronation was going on in Westminster Abbey, a 818
of Pains and Penalties was pending against the Queen.
•Mr. r. ROBINSON observed, that if the H3nonr-
Learned Member '--

Ole and _ (L)r. Lushington), sehos
ad spoken on the other side, had felt half the :set
and earnestness which-appeared in the delivery of hie
speech, be ought to have called the attention of
House to this subject at a much earlier period. Hi
ought to have objected to the first step taken in pre-
paring for the Coronation ; he had not, however
done so, and therefore he (Mr. Robinson) could not
help saying, that the Honourable Member was wrong
in.now obcting so the expenses necessary to carry-
lag that object into effect. It was objected that so
largea sum should be expended in the mere pagean-
try of a Coronation, and that too while a Bill M
Pains and Penalties was pending against her Majesty.
He chisied that the Coronation was a .pageantry.
Let the Honourable Member loot to 'the preamble
to the Act of King William, and be would find that
the Coronation was anything but a parade. The
King was bound to take certain oaths, and it would-
be a fault in Ministers to delay his Majesty's doing
so. The King and Queen were there to take the
oaths—(A laugh).—Gentlemen might laugh, but
he could inform them, that the Queen, as mentioned
in that preamble, did not mean a Queen Consort.--
The Hon. Member
,then read the oaths which his
Majesty was bound to take, • that be was bound to
govern the country according to the statutes, that
he should administer justice in mercy, that he would
maintain the religion of the country as by law esta-
blished," Would the House, after this, say that
she Coronation was a matter of choice ? He main-
tained it wep matter of law, and could not be dis-
- with—(llmr, hoev).—This being the case,
w could his Majesty's Ministers have justified them-
es' hi advising the postponement of so important
asseesiere? Nest came the objection in point of
time. se remembered that, six months since, a great
abjection was, that it was to take place in the dog-
days.: however this might be, -he was sure that:
Christmas would be 'found a much more incon-
venient period. The public curiosity would nittu-
rally be excited on the occasioh, and Ministers would
• no small portion of blame, if a period-was
'lnd when the ceremoay of the Coronation could
set be witnessed at all.
Mr. W.. -SMITH asked If any 'Member of the
House believed that theting, after having taken the;
-before thetiPriil Couitcil, was notiully
to exercise all the functions of Royalty, add
voiteisr, if so, lie was not equally botind. to mega;
- thdC:iroliation took place or not ?It was
'd by the Chancellor of the •Exchequer, that the
of the Coronation was necessary, that it
was used ; for hit' port he thought it was a-
• More honoured in the breach than the observance.
• a periqd.like the present, he thought _
Ilion becoming to observe-the :stoic rarrsiiiionious
economy. With regard totheQueen,
stain from giving his opinion, lis, perhaps,
-it, 'he thould plats. neither ?any. c
hoirevor, help ;observing. 4120 .the ceremony
'Corienation,. if brought he walk the. pretest
isore .-pendiag eigikat '1,41 =in
40*Iti-pam irrieatidli•iumi
Shit 'tie ciisklinik4lp wt 9trit
ronation of his I,lNesty should be
later period,

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r Mr. BARING. ;was- opinion, that could
be felt-to postpone .hichfajesty's Coronation on the
ground of expense. Thineniourable Merober made
some observations on the necessity of having an effec-
tive Police in this country. "It was not to be borne,
he said, that on the going•abbut of.a ft* disorderly
boys or other riotous characters, the Military were to
be incessantly called out, unless, indeed, the People
were to be told, 'that they ikeie to'be' kept down by
military force. lilge ought-not to•give foieign nations
such'an opinion of thisoountry, 'As that nothing-short
of military force could preservepeace and good order.
Though he felt the propriety at the Coronation of hii
Majesty, he thought it necessary that anYthing which
irritated the public • nsind •ought to-be .at present
`avoided. From these and a vaulty of other Consi-
derations, he thought it.necessary that the ceremony
should be delayed.
Sir 41. W. RIDLEY hoped, that should the Coro-
nation take plice, a due regard would be paid to the
encouragement of ritU-manufactuies. fhe article
of velvet, particularly, 'ought to be encouraged on
this occasion. Itswas true that English velvet could
not compete with that of Genoa, yet-it wasequ,dly
handsome in appearance. This might appear a tri-
fling copsiderafion, but he hOped it would not be for-
gotten by his Majesty's' advisers.
hh. TIERNEY said, he was not in the Howe
when this question was first agitated ; and even if he
had, he was not prepared to give it a negative. He
lamented as much as any man that his Majesty
should have been advised to fix his Coronation fur
the first of August; but he thought it would be a
reproach to his Majesty now to say, you should now
. stop, you ought not to go any further. He felt satis-
fied that there were not ten men in that House who did
not feel in themselves that there were reasons :against
the Coronation at present. For hi:itself, he felt per-
suaded, when he heard that .Proceedings were to be
instituted against her Majesty, that the Coronation
would be put off. There was not any period at which
public opinion was more engaged. 'The higher, mid-
dling, and lower classes, were more or less of opinion
that her Majesty was injured, or at least that she was
in a situation to excite general commiseration. He
would ask, if in such a situation of the public mind,
it was proper to advise the Coronation of
jesty ? It was said to be necessary. Ile denied
that there was any necessity. If the Act specified
a few months, be should agree to the necessity,
brit it was known to be a matter of 'convenience._
His late Majesty's Coronation was delayed, as he-was
about to espouse the late Queen, in ruler to have
their Majesties crowned together. He could not con-
ceive any advice more cruel, unkind, or unfriendly,
thin that given to the King by his Ministers. Up6n
the heads of these Ministers then be the responsibi-
lity—(Dear, hear). He hoped, however, that the
•temper of the people would be such as to restrain
them within proper bounds. He would ask any man
whether this was a moment to be' selected for a Co-
ronation, when hei Majesty was residing in a misera-
ble house in Portman-street ?—(Hear; hear). The '
Chancellor of the Exchequer had argued, that the
Coronation would be of service, as it would give en.-•
ployment to many persons now idle. This argument
would bold equally good, if it were propmed to raise
additional troops,-or to buildiet a greater nuniber of
barracks. Howeter, those who grumbled were per.
Sons who did act derive any benefit from-the employ-
ment, but who bore the greater part of the expense.
He had been twenty-:five yews in Parliament, and
during that period be had never wi:neesed greater
profusion and useless expenditure than by isistiLap
jesty's Ministers. The Honourable Member observed,
that he-would not oppose the Motion, as be had, no
means of doing so without :hewing disrespect to his
Sovereign ; but let the great and painful respopsi.
bility rest with his-Majesty's Ministers—itieer,'hier).
Mr. RICARDO was of opinion, that though fo-
reign articles were worn at 'the Coronation, yet, as
those articles were purchased by the produce aims
industry, our trade must be equally benefited by the
consumption.
The House then resolved into a Committee, when
the following sums were voted:
To defray the Expenses of his Majesty's Commation..:XlQS,9oo
For the Commissariat Service, In:laud 1.0017
For the Barrack &Torment, 'lreland
For the ArmrEstraordineries, Ireland e 90,000
The House iesumed.—Report to-morrow
NEW "BANE NOTRE.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUgIIppe node*
for this day, of a motion (sir Protection siainst V'orgery of the
New in* of England, Notes about to beisstied.'
IRISH COVEY IA CHANCERY.

On the motion of Mr. C. GRANT, that the Report of the
Irish Coort of Chancery Billelsould be brought np,
Colonel BARRY rode ond.said, that in order to she* them
ems a second *ohm in the House with respect to the rof
Mr. Bilis, who 'w4, be believed, set new, elected for Dublin,
he Moe& It proper to nun* m Ainselessont, mid* Ike lit.
lant Olicer prefaced wish mate of hie fOrfaer obaervetiens epos
the maw 'object, This Amipdment
.was, the prop**. of a
Prevision due tbe dame • for hiludipg Irish Illaiiiie lb than-
mgr deem fist Noose should not extend to soy yelpepidketig
its the ger*. Weds Amt.
illitn this pc/sap* a dividoo49...tl=mni iii;404.6
wer.-- Vor * . ix
psmions
moody, eta* tie 4maxiinist*
m• Boon was broiGht ni, *vial% .44 theft ifde es.
dared to be read a *Wolin-Me 'Wednesday. •
Burma OoltertiTsifs.
lewd CASTLERVAGII grapesed, Mat mid St 4 Wide
arm Sirltbm Pleitkos is VAMP V-49"04 40" tbf MIN* }tom
should be atoseigesed, Ask am dedrabje not to Awe Jae Abe
trial of more whirl Ma Sot be liteughttoo vas
the *Mira. Therefore he inbred, titoi Ow ler
Ivi isjrhitit'issed for ToSidiki lad tasticht *Wks **A he
put Off tin tie .10tit'aad 13th of August, Wash *ph* op-so;„
slot will .bare tonninated ; the pat* r
liatetrevatitve, of
due stake of the dayi bed far sub seat .fisp.
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• country. Let the House -reflect on the operation of iCt ta the,
the proposed festival on the puiilit feeling. The co- tw-nbsetvethig
the lunins of the Newspapers *odd teetn'irith the porn-, id* pike,' wi
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