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.nal mark of his Majesty's favour, and the
,e'd gratitude of his country.—(Hear, hear,
Looking, therefore, to all these considerations
fi .also to the vote of thanks, which had been
tint House, and which must be considered
iressive of its sentiments, he could not suppose
'ins objection to his motion. The vote of
he must admit, had encountered some oppo-
-et the general sense of the House was so
in its favour, that those with whom the op-
originated had not thought it right to come
y, conscious that their numbers would not be
to make any impression on the House. If
therefore, did not disapprove of that vote,
re was required as the foundation of his mo-
'as there an instance upon record that would
'arliament in refusing the grant of the pension
? The amount of that pension was A*2ooo a
Lord Wellington, to descend to his two next
succession on whom the title may devolve.
vision was no more than had been granted
Lake ; it was precisely the same as the pen-
. had been granted to Lord Hutchinson ;
loan) , isely the same as had been settled
',ord s 6,. can (Hear, hear, hear, hear) ; pre-
te same as was given to Lord Collingwcod—
hear, bear) ; precisely the same as had been
pen the relict of General Sir Ralph Aber-
(Hear, hear, hear, hear.) Whatever might
lisposition of other Gentlemen, it was not
Alan nor his wish to take upon him the
is and ungracious office of entering into idle
sons; but if the task were imposed upon him
4 assure the Hon. Gentlemen opposite, that he
have no cause to shrink from it. Upon the
of the instances to which he had adverted,
ich were five in number. he should rest the
of the proportion of pension which he meant
Many other cases, he had no doubt,
produced in support of the amount of the
frrant which would shew that it was ton-
t, s
eidi the the uniform practice of Parliament in
ing the services of distinguished Officers. He
left' any Gentleman to shew any case to the
; unless, perhaps, in the instance of officers
fence, to whom the amount of the provision
am been of less value than the honours of the
Upon what ground any opposition could
le to the grant of' the Pension in this ease, he
a loss to conceive. Was it on the ground of
ty that it was to be sensed ? Were Gentle-
ten prepared to say, that on the occasion of
yrvices, such grants as that under tonsidera-
mold be refused upon such a ground ? What
le of narrow economy ought to be suffered to
he grant of such Pensions and Rewards, as
ilculated not alone to recompence past services,
kindle an active emulation in every branch of
tblic service, and call forth the most strenuous
ms and ambition of gallant and enterprising in-
ials ? Nothing could be a more powerful in-
na to zeal, activity, and exertion, than the
2ct of such distinction as had heen conferred
Lord Wellington. But the bare title was not
,nt, unless accompanied by some adequate pro-
in the form of a pension. To withhold the pen-
therefore, he contended, would be injurious to
idividual—injurious to the public service, and
isistent with the justice and liberality of Parlia-
a. Having said enough to impress the commit-
with the, propriety of the grant, he should not
.)ass longer on their time, but move, es That it is
pinion of that Committee that a pension of £2OOO
mourn be sealed on Lord Viscount WELLING..
and on the two next heirs to his title in succes-

the question being put upon this motion,
HOWARD rose to oppose the Resolution.
Honourable Gentleman spoke in so low a tone
ice that we were unable to hear him with any
!e of distinctness, we understood him to draw
larcrins between the brilliant successes of Lord
Lord Duncan, and Sir Ralph Abercrombie,
she military conduct of Lord Wellington. He
tided that the battle of Talavera was not attend-
ith any advantage over the enemy, and far ink.-
any of those immortal achievements which
;ed the career of these brave• officers, whose
!s he had quoted. Added to which he did not
rive the result of that battle was such as to
for such high honours as those whichhad been
NI en Lord Wellington. He concluded by declar-
is dissent from the motion.
CA LC RA FT observed, tbit he.feh it his duty
ipose the Resolution, in which opposition he be-
:d the whole country would support him. The
mutable Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Ex-
ucr) had stated the principle on which the pen-
was to be granted, to be-the circumstance of his
:sty having granted the title to Lord Wellington,
that persons were raised to a similar dignity be-
, and were granted a similar pension to support
tile;t rank. He also stated, that he would refrain
flop) ttmparisons, although he would not shrink
from such a step if it were requisite, from which it
Treated the Right Hon. Gentleman did not seem
ing to admit there were any material distinctions
tween the services of Lord Wellington and those
lSir Ralph Abercrombie, and the other characters
'tad (rioted. He seemed to forget that the exer-
is of Sir Ralph Abercrombie were attended with
most brilliant victory over the enemy, whereas in
battle of Talavera there was not one single cha-
e:is!.;•: of victory—( Rear, /sear.) He would ask,
Lord Wellington advance ? Did he not retreat
ter the most disgraceful circumstances, leaving his
to the mercy of the enemy, and leaving dead on
field one fifth part of his brave army ? Could
be called a victory ? No ; it was a rash forced
;agement, in which Lord Wellington was redo-
to the dreadful alternative of making a disho-
wable retreat or being obliged to fight ; and hay-
at length determined on the latter, if it had not
been for the steady conduct of the troops on his
the Spaniards who protected that flank, the
-itish army must have been annihilated ; and after
it circumstance, would any Gentleman say it was
yictory deserving of the distinguished honours now
!bolt to be conferred on the Commander ? It
!as easy, however, to see the source of the measure-6.
m.ecs,bject of those honours stood in a peculiar situa-
he wits connected with Lord Wellesley, whose
Sod tvi..hes Ministers were anxious to gain ;he was also
o rinectea with political men, and was himself apolitical.
_`4l4acW ; these wve ihe circumstances which Mi.
wan% • .
had is Mx; they had sought E,b4 fowur of