The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-23 00:00:00

COMMITTEE or army.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHCQCER moved
the Order of the Day for receiving the Report of the
Committee of Supply.
Mr. UROUDEN brought np the Report, which was
read, and the first Resolutions were agreed to.
Tan lallilol.
On the Resolution being pat, " That there be granted
a stun net exceeding 24 AO!. towards saticfyieg such
peasioee. pqments„ and allowances as would have be-
come plipah4 oat of the Consolidated Ford of dm UM-
oted Kingdom of Great Britain and Imbed, or out of the
Civil List, in case the demise of tim-kirown had not oc-
curred before the sth of April ;"
Mr. TIERNEY said, he wished to know how it was
possible, and from what Fund, the money necessary for
the support of the Queen was to paid ? During the late
reign, provision was made for the Princess of % ales, but
now that Royal Personage was Queen of England.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUERrepIied,
that it was intended to pay the sums now due in the same
manner as previous to the demise of the Crown.
Mr. TIERNEY said, that Brst he denied the power
of the Right lion. tientleman to make any such payment.
The grant to the Princess of Wales was one of those
grants which had not hero made to her as an individual,'
but to maintain her rank as Princess, it was subject to'
the life of the King, and of course wigs the Kieg ex-
pires. There was not now any such person as the
Princess of Wale*. If it was intended to grant to her pre-
sent Majesty a similar provision to that made for the
PrinceseteaVinee, words to that effect ought to be intro-
duced. Jlotlee Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer granted a single penny in any other insulter he'
would be guilty of an offence to the House of Commons.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the
Right Hon. Gentleman knew that this or any other pay-'
ment, olficirlly made, could not alter the state of the
party receivint it.
Mr. TIERNEY observed, that the only provision he
knew of was made for her Rorl Highness the Princess
of Wales; but as this personage existed no longer, how
could they vote a grant of this kind? He knew the
Right Hon. Gentleman dared not mention the name or
the Queen. He should like to hear the Chancellor of
the Exchequer mention the name of the Queen, as he
wished to have it recorded on the Journals.—(hear,
hear!!)—What he said was shortly this—that if the
Right Hon. Gentlemen voted the grant in this way, he
would undertake a responsibility which no other Minis-
ter would wish to incur.

The CILIINCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that
the sum formerly granted to the Princess of Wales was
now payable to the Queen, and to no other person.
Mr. TIERNEY repeated that there being no Inch
person In 'ilt# Printers of Wales, any grant --te the
Queen should he stated to Parliament.
The CHANCELIA tit of the EXCHEQUER said, that
the Individual to whom the grant had been made still
remained, thongh her political character was changed.
Her Majesty had a right to receive in her present sihsa-
lion what had been granted to her in another.
Mr. HUME asked, why such difficulty was made
about mentioning at once that the grant was for the
Queen. By merely stating this, the objection of the
Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Tierney) would be met at
o nee.

Mr. LUSHINGTON said, that the grant moved for
was stated to be fir paying of annnities, &c. payable out
of the Civil List, and which would have been duly paid
but for the demise of the Crown. It would be improper
to mention the name of her Majesty as one of the per-
sons receiving an annuity, unless all the other names
were also mentioned, which would at once be seen to be
extremely inconvenient.
After L few words from Mr. TIERNEY, Sir R.WILROPI,
and the CRANceLLoR of the Exencutita, the Resolution
was agreed to.
The Report of the Committee of Ways and Means was
Ireceiyed, and the Resolutions agreed 10.
IRISH TRIAIII.IIII

On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX-
CHEQUER, an account of the Irish Trrasury Bills
issted on the Aids of 181% and unprovided for, were
brought op, and referred to the Committee of Supply.