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

IMPERIAL. PAR.L lAM E N

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HOUSE OF LORDS, Jums 6. •
The Earl of IsIALIIESBURY presentpd a Petition from the
owners and occupiers of land in the neighbourhood of Horocastle,
in the county of Lincoln, complaining of the present' system of
lakinethe averages as calculated to encourage fraud, and objecting
to the proposed scale of duty on the impartation of foreign corn.
The Bari of SHAFTESBURY presented a Petition signed by
upwards of twenty thouiand persons, inhabitants pf the soonty of
Glamorgan, agasitist any fuither concession to the Roma. Catholics.
Lord Viscount LORTON presented a Petition 'from tie Cot-
'potation of Bather Surgeons of the city of Dublin, praying that the
Catholic Association may be suppressed, and that no (miser cos.
cession be granted to the Roman Catuolics; and a similar Petition
front the Protestant inhabitants of the Parish of Denylossery.
' The Earl of LONGFORD presented a great number of Peti-
tions against any further concession to the Roman Catholics, from
parishes in the county of C Ivan:

Lord WALLACE presented a Petition to the same effect fro=
the inhabitants of the Isle of Portland.
The Marquis of LA N SDOW N had a great number of Petitions
to present in favour of Catholic Emancipation; end akhough he
should ka(v6 another opportunity on. Monday, be thought it mine
convenient, in order net to encroach upon the time to be devoted
by their Lordships to the discussion of this important question, to
present them now. The Noble Alarquis then presented Petitions
praying the removal of all civil disabilities on account of religion
trom Warminster; luilala, in the diocese of Kerry; a pariah in
the county of Dorset ; Ctrudleigh, in the county of Devon ; and
Cbertsey ; from the Roman Catholics of St. Mary Cbabdos, in the
City of Cork; from the Protestants of the Borough of Cocker-
mouth, in the comity of Cumberland ; from the Roman Catholics

of Wardour, in the county of Wilts • andof the county of Monaghan.
The Duke of SUSSEX presented Petitioi sto the same //Act
from the Roman Catholics of certain Parishes in the Province of
Connaught, and from the Protestant Dissenters of the City of
Chichester.
Lord HOLLAND presented similar Petitions from Sudbury,
and from a Parish in the County of Derry.

COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM arza.
The Earl of MAL :11 ESBURY moved that the Order for re.
ceiving the Report upon this Bill, which ,tool for Wednesday
nest, be discharged, and the said Report be taken into curial.
deration this day three niontbs.—Agreed to.
The Bill is consequently lost.
Mr. Hume Daumatosus, and tither Members from the Commons,
brought up a priiate Bill.
The Starop_Allowances Bill was committed, on the motion of
the Duke of WELLINGTON; after which the Report was re-
ceived, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-nunrow.
PENSION ACT A SIANDSIENT BILL. •
The Duke of WELLINGTON, in moving the second
reading of this Bill, the object ut which was to enlarge
the power granted to tl-e Crown by the Act of the 57th
of Geo. 111. would state to. then Lordships the grounds
upon which lie had become a party to the introduction
~f the Bill into Parliament, and upon which he now re-
commended it to the concurrence of their Lordships.
Mr. Canning, a man whose talents, qualifications, and
services wete well known to the country, entered into
the public service of the State in the year 1796, and
continued in that set vice to the moment of his Beath.
He died in the year 1827, filling at that time the offices
of First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the
Exchequer. It was well known to their Lordships that
the salaries attached to the high, oOces.of the Stare
were inadequate ; this might be right—it might be
good' policy with a view to economy; but it was
necessarily attended with this effect, that whenever
persons of moderate fortune were called tifon to fill
those offices, they must either fill them inadequately,
or they must expend more than their allowance,
and thus draw upon other funds, in order to enable
them to sustain the expenditure which their offices
required. This was unfortunately the ease' with Mr.
Canning. He had been compelled to draw upon the
funds which ought to have been devoted to his tamily.
He might confidently state, that if this Right Honour.
able Gentleman had devoted himselt to any other pro-
fession, with his great talents, he could not have failed
greatly to add to the fund which should have been the
patrimony of his children. He might also state, that
in 1821 he had obtained the appointment of Governor.
General in India, and, when on the point of departure,
bad been called to fill the important of of Semites:7
of State for the Foreign Department. If he back gone
to India, instead of complying with that call, he veweld
now probably have been on his return. is circumstances
to free hint from all anxiety as to his family. Shortly
atter this period, and in consideration at the sacrifice be
hadbiantecdohma efiadwd Canning,eana,
amendedst
under
ttydhhe
beefy
ryoot ghmnt rhel ayehn
oe person, oeswfer
usaatofP knowledge,r
perhaps,
1:
aiiwt nwaohtshhweoal
caoprt
toodhuupeiwsiodt
gsosersidtaaMantttertoe.:
is
this act of grace on the part of the Sovereign, 'was to.
tally unsolicited by Mr. Canning. This pension he
never enjoyed, as it was contingent upon his being out
of office. He remained Secretary of State for the Po.

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reign Department for a considerable period ; dui
which period, as the representative of his Majesty, t.
iwaintained the expensive state and hospitality which his
'high office resioiredi but in consequence of this his le-
wily were in a situation in which they ought not to be.
*axing. said..thm..much .as to the.claims of Mr. Can..;
ninesfantily, bettoust.steat.foint out the nature of the
Act it was proposed to amend by this Bill, wfrich
the-Royal prerogative in the disposal of sinecure
offices. But tor.this Act, there-could be no doubt %hal
one of these offices would have. been bestowed up.
• Mr. Canning, which would have enabled him to sustain
• the expenditur_inseparable from ;his; statioo. without
oar serious itiroad upon the fortunes qf his family., Hf
aught Amber sata,that when Mr. Canning died he pos-
sessed in a very high degree ,the, favour, confidence,
*Od esteem of bis. Majesty,, idle would no doubt have
• continued to his.son any valuable sinecure of which Aft
• might have been is possession at the time,of,his death,
This his Majesty would have done, in order to assuage,
eo.far as Nakao expression of Royal favour and esteem
. tOtild ussuage the grief of the family upon the mien-
.efts:4y occasion.' He might further stare, in order. to
loclute the Lordships to agree keely and cordially in
this measures that it would entail no additional expense
upon the country, as the total amount of the Pension
, List at present fired vas not to be execeded. kwat
apon these p,rounds,that he, entreated their Lordships
to:agree to the second reading of this Bill. ~
I.or4.I)ACRE acknowledged the „wit. 'of
„*. Canning, 40 t wars ,with, the .gteatest.reluctance
that he disvrated from the prolent Bill. „He Auld not,
Aewevex. forget. notwithstendiog his admiration of Ole
,t etents,dr that tvitrirsier. tlidit be torsi sl•q-usbous wall
she_wJqJe of his life, been, one of the most powerful,'
• ecti re, and demi mined enemies of public, freedom. Thug
reasons suggested by the Noble Duke in favour of the
till was, that the Act which it was intended to invade
was an Act to restrain the 11.-.yal prerogative; and that;
but for this Act the fatndy of Mr. Canuipg would never
'be in the possession of a aioectite, place or a pension,
arfp.as it appeared to. him, On strongest possible #t,gun
went against the measure. ;;Xhe , Act was for the purl
- pose, of preventing reversionary grants, and limited their
..number Oa in the course of twelve years... This tiA
mould be a precedent under which any Minister in facie
_might be thought a fit object of similar favour. Theid
,Lordships most.perceive that by this Bill .they either
aqgmented thepewer of the Crown, or ,deprived the
next person who should be entitled to this reward of
valuable services, of his fair recompense. The Noble
Duke said, that no positive increase to the Pension Lisi
would seise from the-measure; but if this were so, it
was clear that in bestowing a pension for a young Weil
and upon a person who bad performed no services, they
Materiellyampahird the. fond for the reward of actual
services.. Haying stated this, he was warranted le, the
cpeclu,siun thatthe Bill was highly objectionable in prin-
ciple, that it afforded a Most dangerous precedent, and
eras glumly subversive of the whole principle &adds%
sign of the Bill it professed, to amend, The preaMble
Otis Bill stated, that" whereas Mr,(aaoing had heves
defiled any benefit from his pensiore." Certainly this
wavteue, but why was it so? Simply because Mr. Can,
sing had always held some lucrative office
.and this
steaskon was intended as a retired allowance. There !was,
nuitther consideration of great 'importance connected
with the measore. His Majeaty's Miniaters had thought
*roper-to elevate one of the family to the Peerage, and
this grant might have been more justifiable if it had
been Intended to maintain the dignity of the. Peerage ;
but, this did not appear to be the intention, and he
owned the Bill in this respect surprised him very much,
.for,the grant was made to trustees for the benefit of the
.7.o.4Pger Soos-44. ,Mr. Goosing,. not the soccessor.to the
Peerage.. He had heard reports et to what was intended
in the application of this grant,"bnt such reports did not
form aqy ,Parliamentary ground of proceeding. Upon
:thilkground be objected to. the Bill,, as well as because
.it was in principle an evasion .of the Act of- '7th of
-Goo. 111. which bad been extorted from Gorkromeat
•by.the advocates of economical seform Awoold Isaac
'hien much better if the Noble Duke had come down
,pitka Message from the Crown,recomuseeding a direct'
grant, on the ground of great public services, and with
view to,maiotain the dignity of the peerage his hla.
.1441441 beers advised to bestow; instead of applying
.10 LP pension from the fend destined to reward m- •
rious servants of the State. Something in this way
might have been granted worthy of the country to be-
itow, and of the family of Mr. Canning to receive.
A, ,The Marquis of LONDONDERRY felt some diffi-
-salty is expressing. his sentiments upon the present oc-
casion. He was not actuated by any feelings of political
Jiostility or rancour in the observations he 'bought it
his duty to make, although such feelings would pro-
Isobly be imputed to him by his enemies. His friends
.-.allestso really knew him, would kifow bit to be in-
capable of entertaining any such feelings. Nobfiember
of fhatrkfouse bad taken so decided a part as himself
in opposition to the Administration of the Right Hon.
Gentleman:. ,Heupposed the system upon which that
Administration was formed. He opposed the absurd
idea that it was the Right Honourable Gentleataq who,
-had called the New World into existence.• * He opposed
thefolly of that mischievous treaty, which had alreafk
led in the passage of she Pruth, find probably alto of
the Danube, by the armies of Russia—evehts which, be
st aeasel? believed, would not have occurred but for this
tikaty. With these sentiments, if the Bill had became
proposing a reward for the panic services of Mi. Can•
sung, he must have felt it his duty- to oppose it. And
from the manner in which this iraiote was supported
in the other House of Parliament fiy.aotne of the col 7
leagues of the Right Hon. Gentleman, he was
bensivethat he should have been compelled to
,paspose
it. But at the Noble Dpke had reitedthe mesfore
cx-
elqsiyely upon the ground of the inactiOacy of the al-
lowances made to' persons filling high, pohtical etices
is the-State and upon the lois ustaliferf hi:the
Hon. Gentl;npari in relinquishing:o,H Deka:wept, ql
India, he was' happy to find himself" 4,,libetty to
captor in the proposition. The proposition rested upoh'
a totally different basis from, that of -Merits,. He knew
Many individoels; and „some were, nay ~round jails,
whose diplomatic services rved tibycli higher, re-
wards than they obtained. "But ,this alvott)cl not, inter 7
fere with his vote upon the pipe* ?ega4on, or itAuce
bias to withhold his issent.to a mea4ure
be some solace to-the fimily of the Right tiquOtulth4l
dentlernan.—a family ishicls, GOD itiovrs;maft require,
every,possnile solace after such a loss. He ieadilLac.
kiotak•dged the great capiciti of the, Right ht Itononi-
able Gentleman ; and although troth phljticil hostility
he bad deprived him of the lair and eustobairy,rewordl
of his diplomatic services, yet he would not ispposethhi
pliant Bill. He win the more disposed-to,*laq hl,
ribte in favour of the,ptesent Bill from, what 4iacoe-
vent*.oceurred, ~,Those inctiaidonls who Wedged •
the Right 4199°0ra-hie qeistleipan'i had -
dreier! thettuelies,. or been' dismissed f.
leSubiSt -which kid OiSiirearrittba
etedicitedi -Thee vas no longer ility _
Abair principles, or any necesaity of 'rating war upon

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thew They badnovi an ArliOnitt*ilen stable, united
1
he nested likallpao be patmatierest=ian Admainisuss;
he hoped" and...belie/OA% likek to, be led away by'
i andlaisianaryiepecolationsi ~,,,,,,„
arl„PUliLEY,goseopnd said,,Aat Ater the vei./..
'lronvineing and satisfactory manner in which the Noble
Ifpfre a; the head of his Majesty'ir-Goveroasem has Lia,
troduced the subject now under their Lordships con-
sideration, he would have thought it unnecessary' to say
a single word, had it not been for the expressiona which
had fallen, fronitlic Noble Mari:olond, which weng
evidently calculated to throw imputations undeserve4
and unfair opon the memory of a Right Honourabl*
Gentlemin nqw no more.. lie could not.surnif br end
effer.suckirtiputatioas to pass tionnswered. Thoshiolth;
'Marquis had eotered upon a. question.-which,had. hi
been consulted, he most certainly would haze stessagli
advised• him not to touch--(Heat, hear): • He believed
the Noble Marquis -had .statrd,-he wished not to miss
state his words, and if he had,misonderstood his mean•
ing. he hoped the Noble. Marquis would direct him right
—but he believed the Noble Marquis to bare meant;
that many persons bad recited pension's, but that he
Rbe;MLarquis of.Loodonderry) had been refesseclerbytthe
ight,Lionourahle
.oeruleman, and prohnbill (rpm pOlit
tical feelings, Whether aey.person..could dive so deeply
into the human heart, es to discover the, motive:, and
become' acquainted with its. Stfctt;
.ISctil4S, it ,WiliNg
for himto says Istig,tbotight it lauth tinjust,.aod unrest i
E. 0114 b ,e to . attribute, actiona..to.: causes,. a Ohmic tbi
strongest groultd for- the %apposition that- such ff Abt
were so—( Hear, liertr), - „He pright sionfidentfun r• I
IA (bele leads
.ol.thellliglit,Hono.unthitP aentiOntini4i. t
,Conuiag). or.evento,his, onensiessm-he meant .political
eenamies—for be behooved Mv. Canning had no OthelUSS,
contend with—aleor,bearj—,lfeeer he had refused the
pension tu,dis Igoblepgargujo Oar, so bas-it r.paseHoo
in so busena. ottaories.as.that. a:Whom/to him. .Whethen
Mr. Canning didpossess strong feelings, or was capai
hie of strong resentment, he knew not; but be cisuld
assure the Noble Ma4iiiiis!,_.,!hu; if. flay resentment•did
exist in the larsenht.oCtisst Right LlonowableGentleman
—(Hear,. bear).--it.ssever could have-oboe/a • itself in a
manner o meau,and littAe, as tbg refusing of a pensfon,
of 2,ciopi! to a diskiiniujsheri individual, virus Brat at the
tiang,raitbe possession pi:ttwAreircottsideciible 1#1014,01
He hoped their Lordsbips.woold allow him to refer tot
the facts of the case, which, from' the disitissions that
had taken:l4m low yeF ;volt the subject, must be
tz:esh :in. thotr,- Lovdohips reollection. He -believed
the foals .stood thus—A .proposition was made by
the Noble Marquis to Mr. Canning for a pensiono.-1
end what was the ,result ? , Did he reject the propo4,
scion?.. No., Instead of .rejeCting ,it, unwilling to be,
come the , arbiter .in such. a matter, he referred the
proposition to Lord Liverpool, then it the head of his:
Majesty's Government. Withoutrecorringto the final;'
result of the proposition, he wools' only remark,that the
refusal .was. not. Idr,..Canning.'s, but was attributable
alone to Lord Liverpool—(Hear, hear). Where thee'
was the decency. without alluding to the total absence
of okraspeet to the memory of an illustrious stateamms4
of whom he would say, that whatever might bare
his fattltsand 'rho was ever free from all.,faults?-,
mean,. ao angeuerons, or disgraceful action bade ,
disgraced that life, which had worn -itself out. in the
service of his country—which could have suffered the
Noble Marquis to cast so.great a slur of strange and
monstrous unpotations upon, the memory of his (Lord
D's) Right Hon. Friend. With :aspect to the motion of
the Noble Duke, he was sure their Lordships would not
oppose the grant. These was, be believed, a certain,
sum'allowed.to the Crown for granting pensions to that
amount, and his Majesty had the power of conferring_
pensions on whom be thought fit, until that sum was
exhausted. He was not acquainted. with the precise
amount. it might be about 40,0001. a year; and when,
dig -was exhausted, no further pensions could be
granted. This was sufficient to prove, that- by the
adoption of the proposed measure, no expense would be.
incurred by the ilaAcliiit Iv* ,however, Ponecettaty
for him to argue %law. *lc point, o(her_the very able
manner in which his Noble Friend the Duke of Wel.'
Moron bod performed the task. With respect to the
manner in which the proposed grant should be made—
iouking on it in every trivial point of view.—be thought
it notweessarY :to, enter into any argument with. the
Noble Baron, who objected to that part of the proposi-
,... tr. If it were done, he would be satisfied—he sonar,
,pied it as an act of justice rather than of generosity—
.and he was:ocu, therefore, disposed.to point oat the
precise. mode- in which he would- wish it to be done.
Had the question been that of erecting a monument to
the_ memory of;Ans, illiskrious Friend,. then those who
ellfroed irons him. in politicat.opinions mien reason-
ably have interfered, and could have objected to the
giant. That Mr. Canning was a man of the most dis.
tinguishad talents, of , unquestionable character, and of,
almost unequalled zeal, in the service of this country,
to which. he had devoted so great a number of years,•
no person would attempt to deny. He had
,applied
those great qualities to the promotion of a course of
Policy► wbicb had seised the approbation of Yalta.
meat. Whether or not . that system of policy was a
wrong one, it was now too late to discuss.- He trusted,
theretore, that their Lordships would, by giving their'
full concurrence to the measure, show that they, valusd 7
the services of the, distinguished Bussouners; and ad-
mired those talents which he had devoted to the sole 1
purpose of advancing the interests and promotiug the
..
prosperity of his country.(Cheers).,
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY sirish4 ;O:saiy a
few words i* explaninioor LS, Was , never his ustealion,
as behad.stated, to oppose-the Bill.t . he had only.said,,
that be wig* not support it on the grounds of moots
arising from Mr. Cannisigta.political dicer., • His oh!
Valiant. ProeePcifct. R0.1.A4110 inr:PAr . il, 144... iiilg• 91
a ty, but only from tlekirelaf AP ... .. A° tights
of that:profession to which he-bill g wafted.
Lard_ Vi:cooot, GOREaICIIJ* Al tdre poss. um
thfcC irgi4442*.m4fl .a Yeri, kr , . ' :this %r i
Wer:
Skinir. . Yirbilit ha hitdiikantuts of a ace ii . his. Bair
jesty's Councils this subject .wastsgitat hetboisgb t
a measure Of this anatureindisiregsable. -Hethoeglst this.
tWPfI AStC 8T.4?344 Rigt,94fAtfoll all'ith Pilen% ARASSiigk:
nelhittiverviccs. OislbeoSildkbidUal. 044 aloe. uP4a,,tb
ground, that if theAtswo-were &paired of the rawer'
of terror 4
fippciA,:.publip *services by Aegrantl of'
fikec!. 44.0514. !at 0.4 ,pee- rilth ,USI3PP 10. proP4*
OCCaMoakt9 }MIA its AiklAslmbly the slO.ciancl.....Ygnon
the At. it.wasaole roposed to repeil.was passed,. ill
who yookipart in the dirossion were agreed that it was
4. fig roper 04t 41aillmm s.hoiiii). he,oecasionallY
54,114., on., .aio, .far-t Ae &gated 61aas ki‘. big* Friestde
He did not.think the. preseat . Bill noblesse to. the ptitit t-
plf of tbe Act of tlte3s7th of George Vie Third. The
present measnre was a debt of jittiKfistiletOrt.", li.;.
bute of humanity. The ,Nuti e Lour stun Opposed
she =MAW' 00001e1 it' in •a• Vomits:Mgt mannertiyhe
censpred every pas f af, the. publiF.capaucAti m4pat.
ninatbnioitbo% glnantAtigi,Nvhii,ojkoli. re.
With respect toothe,44,PAtablo,4 on Of a pension,
i he ge,auwatie.-.44 pg. observations.of bin:we:sham the'
effeereig wbat la fallen Wu: thregabla liarlwbat be
i could say kern personal knowledgei that the refusal 9

tbe,pensiqp was exclusiv ly the set etf.LaretiOolr,
Noble,loricloat those:44rd:
the° ETrsi.t.s.
glicatsio4no,znodr
ennoftlk fort*,
fag ttif kindigih.
said at once thaa;he Ned cal
jager,,,,gPe agreed fully in npintoo witialord
.hatr. Cauniag..ba.d..nothingrwl;atcter to. darwithat.
There, was another ,Pelt Of the speech of the—Noble'
Marquis to whichlre must briefly advert. The Noble
• , quis..bad eXPLCSAgdJiltjny chit .sentotaL of. the
friends of Mr, gapning bro, the casonrilsonf the King.
He had described this chttrige as the eradiation of an
imncinnibstuesrswcihic.‘hhep,riceernssed:oaßnpue4
bOafoCra.::::t4l.
i4Tmothislinbsegiinriueavane-t
tyre was. who ;wiry ,re,mained the
it ; F94161,m; ,believe if, . enoW Ocwithe.iiera that
Isis .Majesty's Ministers would. cOasent„to...reeeive
spppoit of the Noble Marquis upon grounds diame.
trically oplinsedto all that they have said.
muL°strbdel!nAssrdgerßedPassasidte;;tiltim4Lon4Y ti"hoCther9nPiWieritsd ot his
Righi-Honotirable Friend., it would be totally inade.
quite. But it.proceededu,Oon eitablishedprinciples, and
could not be taken as ecriterioticif the merits of an in-
dividual. And heweeer he might lament that a grant
bad .not figen proposes. as suggested try the ttoble
roe, instead o( a,peeXiint for a .sisttlt or. that the,
pension now proposed fiat not of lan amount More con.'
,mensurate with .the. merits. of hit. Right *Honourable
sitsiena., he wasrmilling to take this. grant as itwas..—
fheNuble D.ukhed, with 14 greatest
,candour and
,genermity,,lleteockA ganc. *upon*t!ta lretand ipf
eminent telenrssiirected;to,thieervictiof,ihi.4laii,' an 4
,•he was happy, as a.friend of Mr, Zanning, to offer hii
...ms..."..tigioentis to cheNoblre the
ataa.+or in
which he haditidicionsly stioidedrhe disettssiOn of eoli,
tical principles. mid hid equally.peolded the expression
;of polio cal. hostility... There. were, however, certain I
considerations coon ncritl with the subject to which Abe
'Noble Duke Aid. pot .ridiey,ted. The:fartnne of his,
hlon7, * ,Friend'hid en impaired.; nrit:by,,waireful
travagance, for, when out of office, his-establishment
I was regulated. with goad order and econosay ;but wheni
"c.11e4 to fill high offices, which required expense arid',
display, he had disdained to shirok.from an expends..
.cure .whir.h the service- .of his .country required, '..T.he
possessor of high and important offices in-the State bad
!generally held at the sense time some sinecure •office 4
;the income of which. supplied the deficiency of tha,
which he.deritied frOM . his oitensibleoffice,, f4r. Pitt;
rbeld the office of Warden of the Cinque Ports, And al,
_though, he was an unmarried marl, -he died in debt.
Lord Grenville, who succeeded , Mr. Pitt as. First
Lord of ~the Treasury, was Auditor of the Excheqser
and because the possession of. the=se two offices by thee
same person wits deemed illegal;.a special Act .of' Par-
liament was, passed to enable him tohold then) together.,
When the Administrationof Lord Grenville was broken
up, Mr. Perceval succeeded him; and the office of Chan I,
cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was given toihhis, and
by a special Act of Parliament, was secured to him for,
life. He ,would not trespass upon ;heir Lordships time;
by an enumeration of. all the examples he might cite'
He cited them nut either in censure or in praise, bu
merely as a comparison, and to show that no bla
attached to Mr. Canning far haying invaded II; pain-.
mono of his family. Aa opportunity did Offer to repair
the fortunes of his family, and to Mr. Canning it prO
tented peculiar temptations. He had derived his tor.
tune in a manner which naturally made a man of an
honourable and delicate mind
,peculially anxious. to re•
place it at least in its original state, and to repair any
-dilapidation it might hare suffered. India held out
other inducements also to a man like• Mr. Canning. It
afforded him the possession of a high itation and at great
power. But at that moment he was called upon to fill
the office of Secretary of State for Fmeign Affairs. He
had at that morneot to choose betareerat.orivate arid,
public duty. On consideration, public ditty decidedly
preponderated in his high. and honourable =Md. It'
had happened not rarely that when public men !ere
Called upon to make sacrifices .ot their privaiciaterest.
tolittslic duty, they called for some provhieu to ,egiro...
pensate them for those sacrifices. This Mr. Canal, .
did not do. The.* were cases io which the public ought
to do what the delicacy of individuals .prescrsbed theirs;
from clemandieg. The family of ,Mr. Canning made
no demand, but their claim was. not on this account.'
the less. . Maw. did the gracious Sovereign and
Master whom Mr. Canning served ~feel upon this
occasion? The Noble Duke had informed them. The
pension w.Sa granted to Mr. Canning ; hui it was not in
the power of the Crown to extend it beyond the life of,
his Right Hon. Friend. He could nut forbear sayiiig,
;bat Parliament owed it to their rya honour—they
awed it to the country—.to concur so this -vote, and to'
pay.the debt due by the nation. By this grant, though
inadequate, the debt would in part be paid.—He should
here close, but for whin had fallen from the Noble,
Marquis. The Noble Marquis had found fault with
every part of the public policy of Mr. Canning. The
greatest difficuky in answering him arose kom.the ge-
lorerality of what. he bad said.. If be were then toaster
into the.argument of the Greek Treaty. be sheuld tres-
pass too much upon their Lordships' time. He mutt,'
therefore. content himself with saying. briefiy.that he
differed upoo.the subject with the Noble Margolis.—
. With respect to the personal question which the Noble
Marquis had been so indiscreet as to agitate, he would
not do so much injustice to the memory of his 'Right
Hon. Friend, as to weaken, by any observation of his, the
impression which had been made by the elsqu.ent and,
powerful speech of his. Noble Friend. With respect to;
the general policy of Mr. Canning, he would appeal
from the Noble Marquis to the opinion of the Sovereigis
apil the Parliament of England, to the geariyal, mpg,
4. the country, oa,tbc decease Of hia iglu 404: Folicid
regret which.every day had tended to deepen the
contusion: -Hermes! ft !against the Noble Maiquis
to the sPolink4ilgenetaAlY .prevaleOt coims.
viro•Auckut che4evival,M,thomi sopnisies tithe, Priu-
tiples to which Mr. Canning's efforts had been directed.
Ale,woold appeal to .one. testimony; which-. probably
many or their Lordshißi had-read. It was-an elegant
;Psti,,,ol.;y: fit the g p
rof.bia deceased Friend; which
hid appeared in- the American Papers,. find . was geoa
tally-supposed to.haat proceeded from..rhe.pen of. Mr.
Adams. He should read, with their Lordships permits-
,
sion, an extractilorn this article. "he Noble Lord then
read as follows:

" He was a Beiloiatheough andthreigh•—lhitlels in his feelings,
BriM*i's4 osies.Pritish ii4:4l.lllArgieg 404:8epiw4ta..„itt, wade
Ofsrence.WAgtheir...tlA, flawir..thAr w. s to. relic SIIVII, was bud
ALI3PSIS Pbc::rbeatit fog, hit ilwsys ecbutlfy_ lirltish. The
hilluencepibi eat,. tbe.d9oduion *loins-Were the.dreant
Ohio , To gatAhlishilheat.all altite the .1190/, .feeli.ln the
&'emote .Where, the Wolter/ 91 Gplintihia
kilned the intely..l4kris 9f his riper Tsars. foe this he valued
P°11,4 (9‘ 4!".bs- 4ked • • •
—To have acted under the in oncethis g all • a oft lin
I at,the-samecsime to halm loiaroaaded .the
esteem aod.adatation of all foreivi Powers, wawa teo
-;.,011 to tire chaTacier 'arrdi rosiryl "pi! ltish; Hon.
Oen `iafely •orek opPosittoo to that
11ILEY warmly extolled the charm-

of iI )114ibied4
The Earl of

er and taletits of Mr. Canning, and gave Lk corJii
approbation to the Bill.
Awl GROSVENOIt felt the , greate.t difficulty NI
the ground that the.Btll was adverse to the prinri,.ie,{
the Act of the 57th of Geo. 111. That Act was inttnr,ej
to give power to the Crown to reward meritorious plibit
Amami.. and •tbe :pensions rented-asoder it weft'
• likely icilie of lOng cOntinsvusce: „fit theiriseo Bill
was to give a pension to a very young person who ha(
. peortnesi auy.services, and. whose; life was likely it
bc o yet; wag filtration.. .11e should greatly have pm
*to the inpde of ek grant as suggested by his No*
ikeienoik....,l:ll,,_ eTCMPS Ipothetk and As it, pimared to s.
ill,sysost vonstitutional view of thelubJect. "
je.sti'eXittn. ter' kind 4. fiscd the r!illl
)),effralii Nu),' r CJIP family. °fl,ll*. gi!)!Ail't.
'Ought not ro bave done vi ithaut eriettailtic)
tops existed adesuAtt to sispporithe dip.
Pendence, at 'fie; rceraisF: Arribe..pr.e.seci
Of 141(101.sTal to begkten fOr.the likcij
:and was thp'sarp
cratedfvoM;:iLhe rt...
•siiiniling theSi serseusobjeetioo?? in cow
merits:,ar iii: Canning, he would ' say
the matii.:
Iliellnke. of 11/ELMO TOW.estaked'.'
viciiiiiii ieply to the-Nisi& gikti.l4ll,i-if
the fljitie ; and .with* ref#tlnie, to
,fIAC
*chit Noble giirl,,reqopttog_thl ;rants
'those WhO 10'4 been crmifecryefr!.- re
WellivitOii symiiiiiat' nci ei?eo,le cool
'CliiiVenfeiA, or niArefikel corret,iiih
ilitsiaii'of flii Mule of Commons; ant
tbat.llif•the Noble Earl.tefl-cte4 up.. 9
.11
siailei Oialit wak aeithor more nor lesa, I
;07. Wri ;hf osrsier, not ,only to grant
pensions also, with such gratitS—than
sidered no Rorie( P:utlttgivntise to greater
or tok troater _sliklattp.lacjivp.
._:rtie,_.r
the power of raising .subjects to the
Peerage, but it kited oPotiPriaiaieni,
restricted to certain rule,. iti,Ccinfer,' ace.
gulls, pensions upon ttioae.ifiri.wr,te coact
them. He. wat sure it Y 114014, Pe!cr 40" fr
•P rJeeete.reS9Pitto theYeerage with a •
to..grAnt pen:ions to such persons. 1k
grounis on which he sought for the passini
and he wished to answer but one obber\
Noble Friend iiptin this topic. His Noble
argued as if those who had served his!'
olliee of ante, tar a period of three year;
et right to receive a pension; but it was
paneled: the right of greeting it, and '
did there, or could there, exist a rigb.
The Crown, therefore, in corning down
grant for the fasailyof Mr. Canning,
for tlir benefit of that family, of some portion
rogative.. Tt.had been done most generous',
was another point, x ith reference to this P
he desired briCy to-advert—as the el,
Canning was an oficer in the navy, his .
sidered so good a..life as that of the young
it was, therd'ore, -thought proper to propose
to be continued daring his life time,.as
.to the fictily. To this arrangement
would be. no objection..
' Ike Billarg: Aben read a second time, and
,salOAd. ess XvndaY. ,
_.
_•• ~..
At a QUAIRISII Parr OEM: eI;LOCS Cad!
so Maley.

I

HOUSE OF cOMMOi
Mr. MUNDY presented a Petition Irvin
moat, of Derby, praying Ix the Abolition of
to,be primed.
Mr. BATLEY presented a Petition from Beverley
the eircelstion of One Pooad Notes.
Mr. WYNDHAM presented a Pedtion from
the Alehoose lAeloslaz
Mr. BASTARD presented a similar Petition
&Mouth.

MARY-LA-BONNZ
Sir T. RARING presented a Petition from
500 of the tamanta ef the Duke of Portland, in
hla.tocour Vamp MlL—Ordered to lie upon the
• Sic T. IidbRING brought la? the Report of
,quitionharkm been pet that the ainenditaents be ,
Mr. ASTELL opposed °the motion.
of Mary-lb-bonne had been estal
'Vire.; sad he ,osintended that there.wr
44:opplaiat against their management.
Aspen hitherto conducted to the satisfacti
*ajority of the inhabitants of the parish.
of the. PetitiOnerq.,i4 fsiviistr,of the Bill
Att before the Committee, nine of whom
after thcfirst day. There was not a •
wpm. any necessity
.for the Bill.
Mould propose fliatt the Ament
a seatisid,tiiiiaihat day sit months.
. Sir T, BARING opposed the amends
were many of the Select Vestry tor *horst
the4reatest respect, but as a body he hr
in them. Within the last twenty years
cuffed a debt of 227,6001. He objected •
on constitutional grounds. They were
responsibility. 'they
,ausrited.their own
posed of the money as they pleased, and
rate they thought fit. In 1811 a permit
place, and the dinner upon that vice;
which was put down to the account of
—(Hear.) They charged the ta;.4e ci
for the parish -children, and borrowed
per cent. which they paid at par. The
for the decoration of the church cost
,following were a few of the items
pit,.159L4. for the clerk's reading-desk,
communion table, 2(314 for two chain
chair of the Pope himself might be bad
this—(A laugh).—He did not impute
member of the vestry, many of whom
lkonoutable men; it was to the prineir
The inhabitants complained, and justl)
had beets increased 581. per cent. Thera
on muslin executed for the altar. It •
a transpareney, but they forgot plack
hind, so that it became useless, and w'
It cost 8001, though he knew it mig!
for 1501. Some ornaments, executed •
pence, were also thrown aside. These
mismanagement were quite sufficient
Petitioners in favour of this Bill.

Mr. ROSS supported the amendment.
Baronet was correct in some parts of
but not in others., He knew the source
received his information.
Sr T. BARING denied that he had consulted
tbe.autieet. He bad his information from docomestr.
Mr. ROSS proceeded—The debt wr
he represented it—for it was raised
many of which had expired, and the
lives. He admitted that the perambu,
was a foolish matter, but nothing of thr
occurred. Nothing had been proved •
duct of the Select Vestry. The parishi
red with their conduct. Why not
Vestries, as well as that of this Jutish.
Mr.HOBHOUSE said, the allegal
Mkt Vestry were many of them pi
°Pl4ll.itnteeec of th i audne system.
earlysixtholie thousand to
:oesspla.,
'eying, that his Obirgt was to introduce

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affect. Nis
g to
.rpenecTdohastii,foottnlithsittibain,
Ma,
ittigg that a fqi;,
4131tX and
tile or
apt • Aral;
▪ ", sand
far. l'otwiii);
!Migration of the
siar7hd- cs:
rsl to.
°(s "I h
Aa
dre a say
IDd ti
I:k:ereitt
tadtit. •
_. In. A
h the decided op.
id he telt assured 1
it; lie Would per. 1
than giving the
n Peerages, he
ro which he con. 3
tee inconvtrience, At
el:loyed
dignity ot the t
in us di4cretick
tem ding to those
Deceived to writ
lifor the Cron 4
a view afterwards
le bad stated the
issing ot this Bid;
lbservation of his I
gotile Friend had
Majesty in %high 'I
ears, were entitled .1
as the Crown who
in no individoil
at to receive it., .1
ro to obriitti this
, deprived itself,
portion of its pre. •
woody. There ]
his Bill, to which
elder son of Mr.
s life was note*
lounger son; and
propose the grant
Is more bene6cisl
it be hoped thee
ordered to be was.
Lordship adjounei I
INS. 1
m Adtbarn In the
if Slavery.—:Ordered
Beverley in War all
a
is New &ram spina t
ddon tram MA
'H.
bee between 400 sal
'favour of the limp I
lie table. •
• the BM ; the
be read a aetwentn•
ion. The Select
tablished for sixty
ras no ground of
The business had
ction of the great
allegation ;
ill were nut made
tin never attended
tittle of evidence
SOO being
endineats be read ,
endment. There ,
om he entertained
had no con fi dente ,
mil they had in.
;t1 to such a body
re subject to no
ven accounts, 65.
Ind imposed what
rambulation took
masion cost 4601.
food for the pow,
cloths as clothing
ed money at 201,
l'he velvet alone
:ost 2,1521. The
Telvet for the oil.
,k, 1001.; for the
hairs, 2131. Tee
bad cheaper tbad
to blame to any
)111 he knew to be
riple be objected.
ly, that the rates
us
was a painting
was intended tot
:ing any light be' I
was thrown aside. .
;ht have been bad
'd at a great tk,
hese instances 01
it to bear out the
aunt. The Han!
his information,
cc from which be
deed any person upos
ocsmeats.
ras not so great as
d upon annuities,
rest were all old
ibulation in 11511 •
the kind had sir/
against the coo
14:dui .iaft:citn:ltviobaene lersdhskeliwusg hai
reetitalii:eith against
cor
nes 1.
h the
esitation I je