Star.
London, England, 1828-06-07 00:00:00

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tinned by the Chancellor of the Exclieiliter lisethit Mewl,
c'nvinced in his own mind that 41 enure tisneor wittet,i
he could not say box distant it psfght be. to .fulltbiAl "1":
penditure must be required to make Windsor Castle;
what, for the honour of the conntq, it ought, to be.
Mr. F. LEWIS lamented the neglect sikti 'whieb' so
venerable a fabric as Windsor Castle had been long-
treated. He was quite sure that any one who had ex-
amined that building, and the works which had been
carried on, would wonder how so much had been done:
for the money that had been laid out. He thought it
ought to be stated at once to the country that the moneys
now voted could not put NVindsor Castle in the stare it
ought to be in. The repairs which had been effected
were confined to the north front; whereas the whole of
the western part required thorough repair ;and the ter-
race ought to be carried round, and all the buildings
which had encroached upon that side of the Castle to
be removed. He thought they should not be doing
their duty to themselves and to the country, if the)
abandoned the work which they had begun. They
were bound, certainly, to carry it on according to thi'
circumstances of the country, relaxing in times 01
pressure, and extending their exertions in years of ease;
but never abandoning a work of such real importance
to the character of the country and the dignity of the
Monarch: He was sure that there Was no one in the
country who would say, or could think that money
was unreasonably or unnecessarily expended upon such
an object.
Mr. HUME tine to protest against the doctrine pat
forward by theßight Hon. Gentleman. During the last
fins years the expensa of. Wilding and rer'aiiing pa
laces would not be Old DV 1;200,0001. and when the
Right Hon. Gentleman said that no one would Wound
to object to such an application of the public money,he
must, have forgotten that there were millions in the
country who could scarcely find bread. But if this ex.,
.pense must be iaturred, he Wishedto Itobyi why the other'
useless palaces were not made to produce what they
conk! to defray it? There was Hamptoe Court, which
wa, only used to lodge certain officers, without pro-
diming a farthing. He thought that and every other
e,tablishmeut belonging to the Crown ought to be made
to supply what they could to Wards this large expend', u: e.
With regard to the ftirnitine and decorations of Wind-'
sor Castle? he thought them too like the frippery which
tied formerly made the Kings of France the talk and
tidicule of the world. At that time, England was con;
tented with plain Windsor Castle, but now everything
Must be made to meet the notions of splendour enter.
tanned by the Eight Hon.GentletWan end others. Even
our soldiers were covered with gold lace. He under-
stood that some of the chairs in Windsor Castle cost
1001. a piece—(Cries of " No, no."), He should be
glad to find that he was wrong, but there must be
great extravagance When there was a charge of 167,0001.
for furniture.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
that his wish was to see the public works which had
been undertaken carried to completion; but after that,
to be extremely cautious how hey embarked upon new
ones—(Dear.)—With regard to Windsor Castle, he
thought no one could doubt tlits necessity of keeping up
that venerable establishment, the soleMn splendoir and
solid magnificence of which rendered it, of all the
buildings be ever saw, the one least open to the cha-
racter of frippery which had been applied to it by the
Hon. Member for Aberdeen. The Hon.Merinber should
recollect that Windsor wt the only Palace the people
of this country had everboik foe the King, and it was
(therefore 'necessary that that sbotild be at least pre-
tend. With respect Co the expense for furnitune, a
great deal had become necessary, because scarcely any
had been 'left in the Castle by his late Majesty, who,
during the long period of war, in which the country bad
to support great expellees; abstained from adding to
them any thing which could be avoided. This was
most creditable to his Majesty's character, and it was
not less so to that of his sticeessorAhat the necessary re-
pairs and fitting up were not undertaken until a gleasi
of prosperity broke upon the country.
Mr. FIUME said, he bad never objected to a suitable
residence being built tor the King, but to the ,constant
waste of money without any Palace being built-at all.
With regard to what the Right Honourable Gentleman
had said respecting his late Majesty, he only wished
that the 'Thant goiereign partook more of the feelings
of his father, and was less disposed to run into extra-
vagance.He was sure that such habits would be more
consistent with English feeling.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would
put it to the House whether the observations which
fell from him was properly open to the remark which
the Hon. Gent. had made upon it. His observation was,
that the late Sovereign having abstained even almost
from necessary expenses, the country ought to bear that
in reinembrance, when called upon to supply the ex-
penies•partly occasioned by it. With regard to the Hon.
Gent.'s other observation, he was sure that the hearts
of the people of this country would always induce
them to entertain jester opinions of the conduct of their
Sovereign than those expressed by the Hon. Member.
The Hon. Gentleman, before he suffered himself to make
such declarations, should remeinbet that his Majesty had
not been wanting in acts of generous liberality towards
his people; and if they were not bound in return to
maintain the due dignity of his station, it was at least
due that they should speak of him with tespect. TO-
night they had been discussingthesobje# of one of his
Majesty's munificent gifts io the people, the Royal Li-
btary, and this was the very occasion which the Hon.
Member bad selected to charge that Illnstrious Person-
age,with habits of eXtrOftSe reprehensible extravagance.
Mr. Secretary PEEL rose to enter his decided pro-
test against the named the 88itereigir being introduced
in that House as it had been bitbe Ben. Gentleman.
If it was necessary to make * Oise of extravagance,
let it be made againit the confidential and responsible
advisers of his Majesty. The course taken by the
Honourable Gentlernan, was contrary to the doctrine
and the practice of the Constitution. His Majesty
could incur no expense except spoil the advice of his
Ministers, who Were entirety and folly responsible to
dal House 'arid tb the measures which
recommendedthey to &Veilign. It, therefore,
the Honourable Member haeany -charge to make,
' it was against the Ministers that that .charge ought
to be preferred, and not by an introduction of
his Majesty's name. The wise and 'Proper prin-
ciples adopted that :Hood fat Coloring perfect free-
' dom in its dilates .lild:ite.tiailed Hon. Members from
Aiding to his Majesty's opinions and desires in support
of their propositions ; and similar delicacy, if nothing
' else, would dictate a similar reserve with respect to 'tic
introdoctiort of his Majesty's name, when it was to be
%plied* of pry censure. But it, upon any occasion,
Elie Hon. b ember for Aberdeen should have thought it
necessary or justifiable to introduce his Majesty's name
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