The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-23 00:00:00

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• hotting himself to be like young elephants, which
c,a141 Ise isvatit teeny trick., to take a shilling out
of a coo to r)man's porker, or to go into battle, and
snake • show of valour; but on being pressed by the
ran bark sod trampled down their own
laugh.]—On the great question of ail,
the allowance to the Doke of York., he felt it notes-
Cary to entradt, at least, the patience of the moose
—Sector. if be succeeded, in the 1.4,1'11808n of the
Nehlis Lod, infamy was to fall upon him. if it
was t • be so, he Wield bear it, consoling himself
with e refection that he had einlitasoared to die.
choge has honest daly to his country and his Seve-
rs-iv. atio.—[l fear, ?war t] —fie ibrieght the Royal
Dike ••arl been very ill advised; If he was told by
flittiliten that It woeld he hifainout to take the
10.0f01. • year, oat of the Privy Parse, he was set
soipileed he had refused to do so ; hat he might be
nomitted In say, that any eam of money granted by
Parliament, the proudest Royal Doke In the land
nage., think it en h to receive. In this state of
the discussion, he said, It would be right to ascer-
tain irately what is understood by the Privy Perso.
At the cooomencement of the present reign, en Act
• wen posed to provide for his Majesty's support, and
the due maintenance of his Royal dignity—this pro-
vision was not aide for the man, bet for the office.
lit filar to Oftible hie Mojesiy to support his House-
hold; and to opbold the Kingly dignity, a snot of
860.0001. wee seined, nee of which his Msjusy was
In take all amigo of the Cell List. It wee for his
Msjesty to carve net of Otis sum what he aboald
think incesstry ; it has fer his Ittlelaters, who were
responsible for his arm, to take are that a reason-
able sem aboald he taken trot of it, °Merida* estra.
ordinary sail estravagent invashans alight be made on
it, and instead of sixty iliessaail • year, del Might
take sin headrest thousand. At the climeatecemeet
of the ridge, a arm of 48,0001. a year was settled
as the amount of the Privy Porte; bet that sum was
•••fleraards leceseeed to 60,0001. a year, as his Ma-
▪ jliety's family limieased—aed this bes bees the
• -fikrent of the Privy Posse up to the 51st per of
'"lke reign. Is the year 1799, his Majesty rapeseed
"414 kb so woke a will, considerable savings having
' beets made *et t the Privy Parse, the reveenes of
• the Dimity of Lancaster, arid from other sources.—
His Majesty had heft eat of these savings a new
pelsre for the Queen at Kew—and that palace
would, I. the mem aids death, descoud to his tot-
' teeter ; bet it wee stale pinto prepoly for the be-
im& of tile Qaelle, sod is Act was paned to ramble
the King to Alpe,. by will of the savings of his private
property—of soy worresey hosed from the Privy Parse,
mbether It oeseeitted ms ON. • yell, or to 60,0001.—
Of the savior of this eta he had the power to di..
pee* by will. Up to the hoer of the King's illness,
blemish* met setts sem M lends or any ether species
it properly. The Art binds that property, end his
Majesty might, If he theeght fit, dispose of it by will
to the Noble Lord (Castlereagh). Bet this bas no.
whaterer to do with -the Right
Were the
Meese, sod I am not, odd the Heneerattle
Geetlestasi, now looking he set aside de Act of the
sod 40th of the Kies. Its Ike 51st pier of his
Majesty's reign, it pleased Providence to stdt him
'end the tuition with a severe vishatiow. The malady
*hie\ bas since sillicteld him commenced, bit hopes
wore ealotained of Ms recovery, said it yea desira-
ble stet no alteration should beam& in Milllejeety's
orreasements, so that on his recovery he might find
emery thing as he left it. However, it hru, emissary
tie make a provleion for Om Privy Parse; hat If the
=ltt the Noble Lord was well feellilled, be (Mr.
Add not conceive why it was Oftesiaiy to
newilletley redden at all. If the Privy Valle, by
4114 it of Parliament, became. the WO pstrate property
calif' King—if he bad the soma deminfirn seer it
Mbar • private Oeiniellee hes gear Ms estate, ha
atldr. TII Mlty) wished be bowie why the Act of the
aflst'ef'dor ridge meal a deg* syllable about the
-Tolley Peens. The 'tiptiliessere, en this occasion,
.elesete4, list die ilses of 110,0000. elear thoald he
-paid to IR Keeler if the'Pritty Purse, to be by him
skid owt'lit propeety, it Men for his Majesty. The
sum of 60,0001. a year Om %object to no charge
•Ithafeeer ; sod thee the ttley Pone was to go en as
usual, *abject to ao damps, such as his Majesty, if
he bed the domieloo of It, might have put *a it,
end ass to he laid oil is fended security for the
thenedi wt hittalejeete. In the nest year, the hopes
mwreemisned of his Majesty's recovery appeared re•
mote-41 oppeared frees the testimony of his Physi-
cians, that his recovery was sot probable, end it be.
tame the duty of Parliament to make new engage-
Treats oencerning his Majesty. By the Act of the
Putt of the King, hilt Majesty's private property
was vested in Isis Herd Highness the Prince Regent,
and she Keeps, of the Privy Purse; bet in the Act
of the Iltd, a more ample view was taken of his
affairs. This Act throws light on the whole subject;
'this AO, he said, would chow that • hat he (Mr. T.)
proposed, and what the Noble ford (Castlereagh)
celled loftiness, was smirked by the 'elms Act
of the Logislat ere—this Act vests the private proper-
ty of the King in Comminioners, for the King's use
sod sonefi, without the isiterfesenre of Parliament,
and Ike.' Commissioners see sworn not, to disclose
• any thing mooting the King's private property,- un-
less it he in defence of that property ; sod if the
breaker of the House Osumi a warrant, retteiting
I t.oee Commit:dowers to givers the painkillers of that
primly, so sacred is their atstigasion, that they toad
not Jo sots'. N Parliament. Het thee the gees.
Mow ternseeehe Psis", Porte. The Dist of the Kies
recognizes the Privy Pere—it charges it with tea
Milers payments, one an annual sem at 15,0001. it
•esr, another a gooier', privet+, of 4,2004 e goat.
err; the whole onnenting to about 31,0001. a pm:
The 52d of the King looks hark to the filst ; It in.
.team the girerfelly papseofs from 4!001. to 49004.
and increases the ems mood of 31,0001. to
55.000. a year. 'llls it the first alteration made in
the 51n of the King. The neat was the proviaion
for phytitieos, ehith was net merle by the former
Arr. The ripostes of phjskisits then were mach
.voce considerable than et petrol, because their
daily attendance was necessary. It become the
duty of Parliameet to make a provision for this
purpose. mid they did so in these mortis--'5 That it
•as expedient to defray the charges of the medical
roittente and ether esp•mces incident thereto ; and
chit it was ressonabie that the same should be de.
ft eyed sit of the Privy Perse."—( Lord cheers.
•1 1 hate (mid be) real this Act of Parliament; and