The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-19 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

'King "willed to Olivia, the daughter of the Duke of
Cumierland, 1,5001. in recompense for the injury done
I,her, in consequence of the necessity of keeping private
'she marriage of the Duke." This will was dated in 1774.
It wile impossible that Lord Chatham would be at that
time railed on to witness that document. That Noble

Lord resigned office in 1768, and never took ofiice after
that period. His sentiments were quite contrary to those
of his Majesty on the American war, and from the speech
be made tor withdrawing our troops Boston in 1775,
it was evident he had not access to his Majesty, for in the
very beginning of that speech he set out by saying, that
*he had not access to his Majesty, he would deliver in
that House (of Lords) the advice which be would wish to
communicate to his Majesty respecting the continuance of
tistwar. If Lord Chatham ever had access to his Majes-
ty,'lte would not have signed his name to a paper which
paid, " that as the Duke of Cumberland had *bleated
liimself to thepunishment of bigamy, ne sacrifice his
daughter:" But it was next to impossible that Lord
Chatham, whose speech on the American war was so of-
fensive to the King, would be called on to sign any does-
went. Theo he wonid come to the certificate made by
Doctor Wilmot, and signed by Lord Chatham, stating
that the Princess Olivia was the daughter of the Duke of
Cumberland, and was brought up as the daughter
of his brother Robert Wilmot, and that she was
known by a large black spot.—(Loud laughing, with
cries of " where, where.") He would tell the House—
known by a large liver-coloured spot on, her right
rib.—(Continued laughing) He then adverted to the
ceitlficate of the marriage of the Duke of Cumberland;
on the 4th of March, 1767, to Miss Wilmot, by Doctor
Wilmot, her brother. It ran in those words:— I hero.
by certify, that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cu*:
berland was married according to the rites of the English
Church, by myself, &c.—Signed, Brook, and J. Adder."
—That certifi-cate professed that the marriage was so-
lemnized by James Wilmot, the brother of Miss Wilafot.
But it appeared by the University books, that Mr. Wil-
mot was then resident at Trinity College, Cambridge, of
which he was a member, and that he left it on the 14th
of March, some days subsequent to the date of the certi-
ficate.—(Hear, bear!) The signature " Brook," was
of course meant for the Earl of Warwick, but he had
in every document and paper which could be found, al-
ways signed himself" Oreville," and never "Brook." His
son, the present Earl of Warwick, in a letter, which he
(Mr. Peel) held in his band, bad stated, that in all the pa-
pers he could find, his father, before he succeeded to the ti-
tle, always signed himself " t?reville," and that the second'
title, " grook," was not used till a very late period. The
signatures of Lords Chatham and Warwick were clearly
disproved, but he still bad to explain the signature of
" J. Adder." On inquiries made at Warwick, about
Adder, every one there said lie was well known. The name
was quite familiar to the people of Warwick. He was stated
to be the family physician at the Castle. This made it ne-
cessary to make further inquiry, and it was found by the
books of the College of St. Andrew, that there was a Scotch
Gentleman went from that University to Warwick, of the
name of " Haddo." In putting his name to these docu-
ments the H was taken away ; bat to make amends for that,
they added an r, and so " Haddo" became " Addor." On
farther inquiries at Warwick, it was discovered that there
was a medical gentleman of the name of Iladdor, from St.
Andrews, who resided in the neighbourhood, and whose
name was pronounced by the people there Adder, though
always written " Hoddo. '—(Hear, bear.) He mbed the
House if it was necessary for him to go further Were
not those claims susclently disproved? If the Worthy
Baronet gate up those claims, there were others still which
be could yet press. He held in his hand a manifesto Issued
by Ibis Princess Olivia to the high powers of the kingdom
of Poland.—(Load Laughing.) _n that manifesto she said
she was descended of Augustus Stanislans.—(Continued
laughing.) The lady had two strings to her bow. In this
esitetry she said she was the daughter of the Duke of Cara-
berthed by his Ditchers; To the people of Poland she ad-
dressed herself as the legitimate descendant of the Monarchs
of that country. Bat with this latter claim he had nothing to
de, and would not say a word about it.
Sir G. NOEL said that he should feel it necessary topes
the matter to a Committee. He was not satisfied by the sits.,
,ewer of the Right Hon. (Indianan. If the Right Hoe. GI&
'Haman was convinced of the fallacy of the demising, why
ididhe refuse to allow them to go before a Select Committee.
hbe was disposed to press the matter to a di
11111Tiffthe sense of the House was against him, he vstes=
not be obstinate.
On the Order of the Day for going Into a Committee ea
the Irish Tithe Bill being moved,
Mr. J. SMITH said that he hoped the Right Hon. Sewer
tary for Ireland would give way for a few moments, whilebe
sweet' for leave to bring in a Bill, which was of the great-
est importance both to the Commercial and Agricultural
Interests.
Mr.GOULBURN consented, on the condition that the
Hon. Member would not occupy much time.
Mr. J. SMITH then moved for leave to bring in a Bill
forthe better protection of Merchants and others.
After a few words from Mr. ROBERTSON as to the late
period or the Session in which so important a Bill was agi-
tated, leave was given.
ENGLISH CATHOLICS.

Lord NUGENT asked the Right Hon. Gentleman if he
would permit him to move the second reading of the English
Catholic Bill pro forma before he went into Contains on
the Irish Tithes. He was aware the Light numerable Gen-
tleman had the right of precedence t • but he ed the Right
lion. Gentleman, fur himself, that be would not go into any
discussioc.
Mr. GOULBURN said that he should be very happy to
give way to the Noble Lord, but before the Hon. Member
for Corte Castle left the House, he asked him (Mr. Gold-
burn) whether be would give way to the Noble Lord. u ib
case he did, that Honourable Member would have unsettled
to enter Into some discussion on the Bill. He therefore left
the House Imposing on him a strict injunction not to givi
way; should he concede now, he would put himself under
the necessity of speaking against time, which would be ra-
ther a disagreeable task to undertake voluntarily.
IRISH TITHE BILL.
The House then went into a Committee on the Irish Tithe
Bill.
On the clause empowering the Clergy to distrain is all
cases before the landlord, being moved,
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Sir JOHN STEWART said that this clews, If it piss*,
would be the cause •of endless jealodst sod !perpetual best,.
Iltytetween the landlords and the clergy. It was too leech
to allow the clergyman after entering into a composition; 1.
to come before the landlord, or even the Crown, and Wanda
for the tithe. This was a right which be had not even by
the present system. He objected to the Bill in toto, in hie
heart and soul. Hewes convinced, though as great a friend.'
to the Protestant Church as any man in Ireland, that thls
Bill would be its utter ruin.
Mr. WETHERELL objected as well to the machinery as
the principle of the clause.
Colonel BARRY said that be wished to put the titter
payer and the Clergyman in the same relation to etch other,
as the tenant and the landlord; and it was therefore that
be was desirous that the Clergyman should be obliged to
give fourteen days notice to the tithe-payer before he db.
trained.
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Mr. DENIS BROWNE objected to the clause.
The I clauses being agreed .to, the Bilkwas ordered
to be reported on Friday.
DISSENTERS.
Lord NUGENT moved that the Test Regulation Bill be
read a second time ; and at the same time observed that it
was not his intention to enter into a discussion upon It, un-
til some other stage.
Sir GEORGE HILL considered this a measure of such
importance, that he could not let it go to a second reading
without objecting altogether to the principle of it. He
warned the gentlemen of this country, after the experience
they had since 1708, against adopting a mount* of this
kind, which west to confer political power me names Ca-
th•lics. They oast know that ever since the elestive fran-
chise was OM to Rama Catholics, there had he.. a con-
doled seeW of Waltham* and outrage In Ireland, and
IMO till" labs *Paid pegaseticate all that ndedistous
dor whisk the IWO* Catholics were pawnor!, &s-
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