The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-02-13 00:00:00

rights to which her Majesty would be eatitkd on the I
death of the King.
The CHANCRI.LOR of the EXCHNURR tepitall
is a very tow tone. We understood him to may. that"
there was 6o dower out of Crowe Lamb, and that

though the words were usual, they were sasecessary.
Her Majesty was entitled to a jointure of 50,0(1111. a
year by marriage settleusent, if she survived. his Ma-
jesty.
Mr. BARING was confirmed in his opinion, that a
distinction ought to be made between the grant now
about to be voted to her Majesty, and to which she was
not consenting; and that subsequent annuity to which
she would he entitled by the treaty of marriage.

Mr. HUSKISSON stateflothat his late Majesty was
by Act of Parliament empowered to issue letters patent,
by which the Princess of Wales was entitled on the
death of the Prince of Wales, to receive a jointure of
30,0(301. per annum. These letters patent were passed ;
so that in the event of that contingency, some new mea-
sure would have been necessary,
-

Mr. BARING suggested the propriety of meeting that
part of the question, by a special art, as no person could
imagine that her Majesty should be put in a more Mead-
tageous state by any defect in the execntion of the Act
of-Parliament. Mint be wished was, that as the Queen
now, whether right or wrong, was not the question re-
fused the present provision, because it affected her ho-
nour and dignity, she should still have the power, when
those imFediwents were removed, of being reinstated in
all these rights, to which, as the widow, she was enti:
tied, under rite Marriage Treaty and by the. Act of Par-
liament. Thepresent Bill did notmake that distinction
' —to effect which he considered it expedient to pass two
separate Bills.
Mr. HUSK ISSON plainly understood the distinction
of his Honourable Friend. The power given to the
Crown by the Act of Parliament was extinct, as there
was now no such person in existence as the Princess of
Wales. The question now was to provide for the Queen
Consort ; and for that purpose it was necessary to make
the application to Parliament.
Mr. TIERNEY observed, that if there was an omis-
sion in issuing those Letters Patent, that house ought
not, if he might use the phrase, to profit by their own
mistake. By the Treaty of Marriage, her-Majesty was
entitled to a jointure of 50,000/. a-year. Was there any
difficulty in separating that jointure, from the provision
about to be made, during the life of the King?
Mr. lIUSKISSON said there was no omission in
not issuing the letters patent. There was an Act of
Parliament which gave the power to the Crown, but it
was not necessary to issue them until the contingency
for which they were to provide happened. But even if
they had been issued, they would have been annulled on
the death of the late King. The Crown must then have
come to Parliament to wake provision for the marriage
contract.
Mr. BERNAL said the House were bound to pasta
against difficulties which might unexpectedly Me
upon it. The Honourable Member (Mr. Hus-kissiso)
said there neither omission nor defect. Patting aside'
all reference to King said Queen, as a common subject
her Majesty could iu equity enforce the fulfilment of
these letters patent, or obtain relief in some other
shape.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observ-
ed that whatever difficulty might present itself to the
provision during the life of her Majesty; tie present
Bill secured the jointure, as in the preamble were re-
cited the clause in the Treaty of Marriage, and the Act

tLe li ia j

of Parliament empowerii
patent
Mr, TIERNEY was unwilling to produce at that mo- '
went any grave discussion, but be trusted his silence
would not subsequently be thrown in his teeth, or that
he should be considered by that silence as pledged to
any admission, either that the grant was too small or
too large. He rose only to protest against being li-
milted by that silence from any future reference to the
abject.
The Bill went through the Committee, and the Re-
port ordered for tVedoesday.
LONDON BRIDGE.

On the motion of Mr. Alderman WOOD a Select
Committee was ordered to take into consideration the
state of London Bridge.—A4journed.

netitarr Or i MOTOR MON cote, NOV. 1.
Tbe Colombian brig of war, General Urdanetta,
Commodore Stafford, was run on the Negrilas by the
'pilot. while in chase of some gun-boats, %hen she les-
rwediately filled and went down head-foremost, and with
mach difficulty the crew were saved. The Commodore
demanded a Court of Inquiry of Admiral Brien to inves-
dote his conduct. The result was, he was cashiered,
bet being a favourite of the Admiral, he no doubt will
be reinstated; though it is doubtful whether be will
again serve the Republic. General Devereux has arrived
here and has been very cooly received by General Mon-
tilla, in consequence of which he intends leaving them.
Admiral Brien and Montilla are at variance, and often
quarrel. The Creoles are extremely jealous of all
foreigners in their service, and we are afraid that 'ere
long, they will serve the Admiral as they have poor
Stafford.

The motion of Lord Jon?' Russw. last night in the
lions. of Cutnmons fur the committal of the Orampound
Disfranchisement Bill, excite a discussion of some
length and interest. Its chief importance consisted in
the test it furnished for ascertaining the sentinsents of
the Members who spoke, on the general question of
Parliamentary Reform, an .1 in the reluctance it gave
several of them occasion to evince on the proposed ampu-
tation of a gangrened ►►ranch of the Representative
System. In this respect it afforded opportunity for the
adherentsof the existing system, to she►r that they con-
sulted the local interests of their constituents ; and Mr.
DAVIES GILBERT, who could not resist the necessity of

removing the cbctive Franchise from those who had
been convicted of the grossest abuse of a most sacred
public trust, struggled long and hard to retain the use
of it for the benefit of his fellow countrymen of Corn-
wall. The House, however, seemed pretty generally
convinced that even if the valuable franchise were
transferred from Grampoond to some distant part
of the island, the county of Cornwall, that favourite pro-
vince of corrnption, would retain much more than its due
proportion of Elective Franchises; and the only ques-
tioa that occasioned much difference of opinion related
to the particular place to which it ought to be trans-
ferred. After Mr. D. GILBERT'S proposition for extend-
ing the right of voting for the Borough of tirampound
to the freeholder; of certain adjoining hundreds had been
disposed of, a debate took place in the instruction to the
Committee as to whether the franchise of the corrrupted
Borough should he transferred to the County of York,
or to the Town of Leeds ; and on a division it was car-
ried by a majority of 136 to 66, to instruct the Com-
mittenjhat the entreated franchise should be gives to
the Borough of 1....ed5. In this manner, a small frac-
tional part in the great matter of Reform has been
contemplated, and a large and active portion of
the population is proposed to be invested with
the advantages of direct Representatives instead of
the virtual Representation of a vicious Borough
of Cornwall. But useful as such an alteration
may be to the local interests of the clothiers
of Leeds, it can promise little benefit to those who
wear their cloth in other parts of the Island. It is a
remedy of an extent so trifling, as to leave the largest
and the vital portion of the bony politic as mneh
diseased and endangered as ever. The only point in
the affair, which we consider of value, is this, that
some concession has been yielded to the friends of
li
practical Reform. The alarms of many who have been
afraid of innovation appear to have subsided ; and the
removal of an elective franchise, has been extended from
a neighbouring hundred to a different and a distant
part of the kingdom.

We have this day given in another column a detail of
the proceedings that took place yesterday, after our
paper west to press, at the animated meeting that
was held at the Crown an.l Anchor. In another part
of this paper will also be found the resolutions which
were passed on the occasion, and which our readers will
peruse with interest. We are gratified to add that the
Subscription proposed has comtnencei under the most
favourable auspices, and promises a speedy accomplish-
' ment of the ends in view.

RI7IIOIIIRD POSTPONEKENT OF VIE CORONATION.
—The 18th of June, (the anniversary of the battle of
Waterloo,) is now mentioned, says The Morning Poo,
as the day on which the Coronation is likely to take
place.
Prince Leopold is reported to have taken Lulworth
Castle, Dorset, as a country residence.
PREARNTATION ADDRiSSES TO THE QC:RIM--
The Addresses, a list of which we gave in our paper
of Saturday, were yesterday presented to her Majesty
at Brandenburgli House. The number amounted to
twenty. The Depntation of Spitalfields, (Old Artil-
lery Ground) passed along the Strand on their way to
Brandenburgh House, and that of the Bakers on their
Jeturn. The former occupied about fourteen open car-
riages and four, and exhibited an elegant appearance ;
the latter marched on foot, with music, Rags, and
banners, and made a very respectable shew. The
Deputation of the Committee for escorting her Majesty
to St. Paul's, proceeded from Tottenhain-centrt-road,
and formed appropriately, an equestrian procession.
Awarding to letters tram Zante of the 31st Dec. a
severe shock of as earthquake took place in that is-
land on the 29th, by which several houses were
thrown down, and seven lives lost.
We Lod that Mr. Butterworth was not in the
House of Commons on Wednesday morning last at
the division on be Marquis of Tavistocks's motion,
and that he did not vote *pour that occasion.
Lord C. C. Carsx►ts* has just addressed the
Freeholders of Susses, deelstrag his Intention of
again oaring himself a Candidate to represent that
County in Parliament the first opportunity that ogees.

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