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to dine die domicil and other _visitors, in a
...cretuns ; for in the cases of the he .! Queen Caroline
~,,,, that it was right they should be *received and the Princess Dowager of Wa'es, all the Hopi
at -
no. King's house. The expenses ,of these servants, both male and female, had been provided,
and their office wholly unnecessary. for. In this, instance,it was not sought to indemnify
would not object, that a Nobleman of high rank the servants for extraordinary luxuries,, but merely
character should reside at Windsor, -because the sums that stood upon the King's books, As to:
such person was necessary in order to keep the questien of the Privy Purse, he apprehended a
. dignity of the residence—( Hear, hear).— positive Act of Parliament had already put that be-
what was the manner in which the money was to yond a doubt i for the 91st of the King, chap. 1, sec-1
~pended ? Was it on the table of the Sovereign ? don 29, after malting certain provisions for the care
a trifle would have satisfied that want; of his slajesty's Person, gave to trustees a power of
he ,vould grant something for show. The Noble disposing of the funds put into their hands for his
pelhaps, would inform the House upon what Majesty s use, always subject to his special disposition,
the .C 50,000
was to be expended. The next for his interference was then thought not improbable.
was the King's Privy Purse, which was stated If language had any value, this made it his private
the Noble Lord to be his Majesty's private pro- property ; and though the Right lion. Gentleman
He (Mr. Tierney) totally denied the position. might object to the principle of that Act, still, until it
it had been arranged in the commencement of should he repealed, it was the duty of the House to be
, that £60,000 should be given to his Ma- governed by it. He was at a loss to know why the:
This was only saying that so much should be House should be more illiberal on this, than it was!
the first Magistrate. It was right that he upon any former similar occasion. It had ever been
id have a certain sum at his disposal. There were a leading feature in the characters of their Majesties
itiOs he had to perform, which would have lost to be peculiarly attentive to the comforts of. their old
their grace if they were not concealed—there servants—(hear, hear). There was another point upon
lecaved Noble Families, and a thousand other which much stress was laid, and that was the provi-
:henevolence, that might have been selected sion for the autos penance. He would ask any one
Majesty—(flenr, hear).—lt Was right, 'there- who had considered this subject. if he really thought
he should enjoy a sum for these purposes. But a sum of £IO,OOO a year exorbitant, taking into cal-
sum was given to the King not as a person liked, culation the high rank in life of his Royal Highness
ai a King reigning. The King still enjoyed this the Duke of York, arid the burthens and responsibility
1: the Prince Regent had his privy purse also, attached to that situation ? The Right Hon. Gentle-
the country was charged, between the twa privy man was for pushing this matter too far. It was not
a, with no less than £120,000. Besides his privy the duty of the House now to discuss de novo all the
the King had, in his own right, the sum of eorsiderations of this question, which had received
0,000 from the Duchy of Lancaster. The way' in suelt mature consideration seven or eight years ago.—
ich the privy purse now stood was this : the King. The course which the House had to pursue was already
charged with certain pensions, the payment of marked out for them by the Act of Parliament, and
a was subsequently crinfirraed by Act of porno- all that was left them was, to consider what in odifica-
The Queen' was afterwards allowed to increase Lion could be made in the expenses—(hear, hear). He
number of pensions as soon is his Majesty was trusted, therefore, that when the Right Hon. Gentle-
'le of disposing of it. The whole charge of man had come out of that Committee of which he was
was 04,000, and the difference between this a Member, he would be convinced that his Majesty's
and £70,000 (including the emolument from the Ministers had a disposition to economise, though tem-
pi*. of Lancaster) was 4.35,000, out of which the pered at the same time with a feeling which would
Physicians were to be paid. After paying these per- not be found unkind to give to the last years of our
sons, it appeared that a surplus of £BOOO remained, venerable Sovereign that ease and comfort which his
and was put into a fund. Now this fund was placed case most peculiarly demanded—(hear, hear).
at the disposal of a person incapable of making a Mr. TIERNEY, in explanation, said he was not
Why not pay the Duke of York with this sur- ignorant of the Act to which the Right Honourable
i? Why not convert the money of the King to Gentleman had called his attention, and he appre-
. use of that individual, who, in all probability, headed he was misunderstood as to what he had said
ould be the first object of his Majesty's beneficence, respecting the investigation of the Estimates, it being
if it had pleased Paovioesce to restore him to his very foreign to his purpose to raise any cavilling ob- '
former health—(Hear, hear.) The amount of what jections to small items. He would, however, say,
was paid to the Physicians was enormous. With re- that perhaps the House would best fulfil his Majesty s,
god to the Physicians, he would state what he con- intentions by charging the Pension to the Duke of
idered an important explanation. Sonie time pre- York upon the Privy Purse; for at any time his Ma-
Tious to his Majesty's unhappy malady, and before jest) would have thought it a good application of
ie was delivered over to the care of his medical at- that sum to be placed .under his guardianship if
tendants, he earnestly prayed, perhaps from the re- lie mistook not, there existed a Statute made in 1798.
reflection of former operations of some kind or other, which gave to the King the management of his pri-
tint there should be three certain Physicians in at- )ateproperty, but at the same time recognized his
Imbue upon him in any vicissitudes, and that what- political incapacity to dispose of it. •
erer might be proposed for his benefit by other medi- Mr. C A NNING said, if be understood the Right
cal attendants, was not to be put in execution without Honourable Gentleman, he had said that the King
the consent of one of these specified Gentlemen.— could ,tot use his Privy Purse when he ceased to exer-
This request was made in the presence of her Ma- cise his political capacity; but the same Act which
jesty, who was charged with the trust of having that gave him loyal rights to his property, at the Name
wish gratified. If one of these Physicians were to be time recognized his political incapacity. The question
permanently under his Majesty's roof at the express was not now whether he had private property, but
Desire of her Majesty, it would be barbarous to op- whether that property, rendered sacred by the Legiee
leek—Ow' e hear) is was right that these
cfp- latare, was to be encroached upon and burthened.
*nen should be recompensed for their tro-üble, ana Lord CASTLEREAGH-in explanation; begged to,
it the loss of their own practice. But a medium statc that the estimate was not taken up at first view
tauld be adopted. A saving could easily be ef- by his Majesty's Government. It had been fully
feted in the disbursements of the Privy Purse, examined, and they wished only to go into a Com-
el the sums spared by this means, added to the mittee for a consideration of the details.
saplus of 8000/. would create a fund for the ex- The Motion of the Noble Lord was then carried,
penes of the Establishment. But he hoped the House and the Report of the Committee was ordered to be
mild not again hear of the 10,. a year,to the
000/ taken into consideration on Thursday next.

oda persfour, which was, in all conscience, too un-
umble. When it was said that salaries were given
the Royal servants, it was not to be understood t
that the full value of their income was stated. It
would be found, in most instances, that the nominal
value of their salaries fell short, by one half, of their
re 4 amount—(hear, hear.) When he epoke of their
nominal value, he meant as they were rated in the
ked Book. Every salary stated at .5001. a year in the
King's Books, might be reasonably calculated at 1000/'
Ile was unwilling, however, that the practice of the
country, as hitherto established, should be encroached
upon; and he thought it was but just, as her Majes-
ty's servants had, ever calculating upon her protec-
ticn, locked forward to a comfortable settlement in
the end, that the House shonld not totally deprive
them of an honest remuneration for their services.
There had never been a question as to the propriety
of providing for the females on the Establishment,
but he was not aware that the males had so strong a
CUM upon the consideration of the House. Fie hoped,
x the same time, it was not in contemplation to in-
demnify these servants for all the enjoyments they
LI hitherto possessed, which were the concomitants
(idle situations they filled about the Royal Person.
These it was but fair they should now consent to
fotego. The object of these pensions' might have
ken very noble and honourable, but still it was a
Feat sacrifice on the part of the nation, to part with
-`23,000 annually. Ile, at the same time, begged to
be understood as disclaiming in the most forcible
taner any unworthy or niggardly limitations; but
the present exigencies ofthe country rendered a measure
.staving very desirable wherever it could be effected.
AS a true frimd to the House of Brunswick and the

MISCELLANIES.
Lord CASTLEREAGH postponed his notice of Motion for
the revival of the Finance Committee, to Monday next.
Mr. TIERNEY submitted, whether a Motint•. for its revival
might not be made at once? For his part he had no intention
of opposing it.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, such a disposition was gene-
rally accompanied with some statement—not by a dry Motion.
Mr. TIERNEY untried then the speech of the Noble Lord
would nor be a dry one.
Mr. LUSHINGTON presented the Annual Accounts of the
Revenue, and Charges on the Consolidated Fund, Stc.—Or-
dered to be printed.
Mr. CLI C E presented Returns of the Number of Persons
convicted of Offences against the Mint; also Mr. Capper's Re-
ports of Transported Felons.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. WARD presented a Return of the effective strength of
the Royal Artillery.—Ordered to he printed.
A Petition, complaining of an undue Return for the Borough
of Truro, was ordered to be taken into consideration on the 4th
of May.
On the Motion of Sir IlExav PARSFLI., a variety of Accounts
were ordered to he presented to the Honsa relative to the Im-
portation and Exportation of Grain of all descriptions, from
1814 to 1818.—Adjourned.

h thought the interests of both identi.
with those of the people. lie would admit that
'..ieSevereign of a great people should, by the bounty
people, be placed in a condition in which he
could receive foreigners without putting the national
';:4llity to a blush. For the consummation, however,
a st!:h an end. as this, .50,000/. a year was an enor-
mous purchase. He would ask how far
.the Royal.
dignity would be compromised by having at Windsor
T'vo everries:in place of six would ask if it were.
IA possible to effect even still further reductions in
ti.at Establishment ? Ile should again say, he deemed
1,1,. jimice that the pension to the Duke of York;
eu should be charged upon the Civil
List, and worldbe glad to be convinced by the Com-
elmee of the reasonableness of the other charges.
,IL CANNING observed, that the measure of
V r.g into a Committee did not pledge the /louse to,
and all that was soughs was au investigation
1,',10. details. There were not wanting precedents to
.r4,lny the assignment of Pensions to the Weeeds

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1819.
THE FUNDS.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O.CLCCK
Bank Stock 269-3 per Cent. Reduced 78111

3 per Coos. 760 i7—Cons. for Acc. 77t, 77i 77i
per Cent. 864+-4 per Ccnt. 951
5 per Cent. Navy 1051}—Bank Lg. Ans. 20 5-161
Imp. 3 per Ct. Arms. 7.9--India Bonds 76 78 pre.
10nulitua pre.—Exch. Bills (2d.) 411 pre.

- The determination of the Bank not to prolong the
period for the payment of the 40 per Cent. due on
the Omnium, has produced a great deal of embar-
rassment in the money market. One eminent Broker
sold this moruiig upwards of L'700,000 Stock, and
others have rushed into the house, anxiously endea-
vouring to get rid of their Stock at almost any price.
Consols have been done as low as 76 for the Ac
count, and 76j for Money. It will be recollected, that
for this Account, they were done at as high as 79j,
making a difference at present of nearly two per
Cent, The Selling-day will be on the 27th instant,
and, unless a very great re-action take place, some
of the most respectable houses in the City are ex-
pected to be seriously implicated. The comminio.

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