Star.
London, England, 1819-02-26 00:00:00

Aeration in the country that they made that attati
principles which would subvert all the rights of ,
petty-(Hear, hear, hear.)—And this for soma as
and sordid advantage, for that was the ss7ayi!,
it was described—(hcar).—He thought the
bar for Bristol (Mr. Protheroe) right when tle
that it was unpopular to oppose the grant ofso „:.
a sum, and that men who wished to gain inme
polarity at the expense of public princiFle,r:,;;;d*:
best by speaking in favour of such grants. H,
Gentleman (Mt% Martin) had said, that he
that if he addressed the mob from the HI:7;:n:,
Covent Garden, they would agree at once t,,
grant. But those who maintained the free
the country,-without courting favour, oy
the influence of Crown or mob, mu:t otpoie
was a trite story, but a true one, that the- revenue:
year had fallen short of the expenditure !.1.401.
It had been very justly matter of congratnlatior,, -
the Revenue was now materially improved.
most sanguine expectations, however, had sea ,
gone so far as to recl:on that the income of theco
try would he less thii year than -4.,-„000,000
the expenditure. But even supposing • Our tin
were in such a situation that both ends met, it,
to be considered that we were now in the
of peace—that many most oppressive a.td
taxes which had been imposed to carry on t;.e
still continued. • The whole country •was oppresi,
by these impolitic impositions ; and mane of t:1
such as the ad valorem Stamp Duties, the Lep
Duty, &c. were of such a .nasure as to cramp t!:e •
dustry of the nation. •In this situation. the H.
ought to consider well on what grounds they a.
called upon to vote away any sum of the puas
money. It sva.; true the present sum was small,i)
for the sake of principle, a stand must smewhere•
made. He could not but think that if his NI.1;e::
had foreseen the calamity which had follea:,:,
him, and the lcry of the country so dearly pre•7.
ed by the burthens on the people, that he w0u1d...i7
been the first to wish that those V4O had so nz:.1;a::.
cendy dealt with him and his family underrrs,
prosperous circumstances, should, above all, Se sp
ed while loaded with the burdens that now °ppm ,
diem. As for the grounds on which the Vote
been prtssed, he thought the Noble Lord eipesi
would have much, better consulted the dignity et"
character, if he had spared the language used
in the last debate on the subject. The Hou-e rzu•
not be deceived. If they were to go on pilin, e,
pence upon expense in the time of peace, the con.
quences must be fatal to the country. It
duty of the House of Commons to act with t!,:r,:-.t
on this occasion—to sustain their character wiLlt!.
nation—to protect the Royal Family from the e7,;:a
vagancitss c f the present Administration—(heuf,
- Mr. PEEL, as he had been very pointedly
to by the Honourable Member who just sat dewl
begged to be indulged with asvery few werdi, is
notice of the Honourable and Learned Gentlemadi

extemporaneous effusion—( Hear, cud laugher;
That Honourable Member, however, must recoil-
, that it was not every one who had the advantage
, three days to make a reply--(LaNg/iter). The H.
Gentleman quarrelled with his reference to the A
of Parliament on this subject, and had talked of
(Mr. Peel%) making a sort of sentimental jos
. through the Statute Book. Now, he conld.only sal
that it it were to be called a journey, it was one whi..
, he had made in company with some of the Honoc:
, able Member's friends, to whom he referred hini
'baying led the way—(Laughter). But it seemed
even the lion. Member himself had not thou-'i. t. •
•
journey unpleasant, as ke had gone some part cf.&
sail* way and treated the House with a freaini.le
his own.--(Laseeder and cheering).
Mr. BARNET said, he had voted for the Amend
meat of the Right Hcn. Gentleman (Mr. Tierney)
Monday last ; but he had done so on the express co
demanding that some grant would be made. If tl
House imposed the duties of this office on the Duk
of York, he did not see on what principle of justice
he could be.expected to undertake the performance
of them unless the expel:Nes to which he was thereby
' exposed were made good by such a grant as tha:
now proposed. The Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Denman)
talked of votes given for the mike of popularity: be
could only say, that whether the vote which he gave
the other night was popular or not, at least on prin-
ciple he could not vote against the motion now pm-
posed. . Ten thousand pounds, in his opinion, was as
little as could be granted to defray the expenses of
the office of Custos.
Mr. MARTIN, of Galway, said he had but one
sentence to utter in. explanation. He did not, in the
few words ke had addressed to the Committee, men
to say he could persuade the mob to vote :or this tato-
tion, but that if he addressed from the Hustings the
people of London--the Nobility (Lena/del), the
Clergy, and the Gentry--sot the ragged multknat
mentioned by the •Honourable Gentlern.,n—he ws
sure they would agree to the vote. On that
ple could the House impose duties atte.xled
heavy expenses, without granting money to deuces
them ?—{Hear, hear.) He would pig it to the Hon.
Member himself (Mr. Denman) whether if among
musty parchments (Laughter) he found any thin;
which entitled.him to a dormant Peerage. and tea
it for the opinion of one of the Law Officers of ea;
Crown, offering them the remuneration ustr.:l in
profession, if he should say--,, Don't give me ote
farthing—(Laughter}--I can't think of ta;ing a s:r.i.'ff
sixpence as a compensation for my labour."—AfT-
ter.) Would not the Honourable Gcntlernan say—
" I insist upon paying that which is justly due :cc
your services to me, and that to which anv cane_
member of the profession would be fairly entitled?"
(Laughter.) This case was quite analcrus to that
of the Duke of York.—(Laughter.)
Mr. BERNALL said he was not one of those wi's
would consult the feelings of a mob on this Cr am
other subject. But if it were intended that the House
should now give a proof of the sincerity of pre-
fession, they ought to refuse the vote now propotec4-,
He referred to the preamble of the Act of the s::d
of the King, which stated that the ,C 10,00) was
granted to enable her late Majesty to incur
ditkuaal expenses to which she would be subjected b!:
the office. lint-no proof had been given or offered.
to sbew that the Duke of York would be subjecsodr.
Duke of York sikaid bed into
any such additional expenses, it wasodige srega
sthatsswof
this House, on so maple:sant an occasion : and beau
this-from the shkets attachment he bore to his Royal
Highness. He thought be gave a proof ohs loyalty