The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-03 00:00:00

public works, but he should show, if those were the
gr,•onda, that the Duke only asked for the Lottery
to enable him to pay off the debts which were COIN
tractor! on the public service—debts contracted cadet
circumstances which he could neither direct nitres,.
trout, circumstances of which he bad been the eke.
tim. Ile was confident the history of the Duke's
dillicuttiet were not known., or they would in-
teence Gentlemen to think differently of the
course n..* adopted by that illustrious indivi-
-4041.—11e bad suffered great losses io the pub-
lic service, Is he should ,hew, and he had set re.
calved any Parliamentary allowance until 32 years of
op.— a period several years later thee my of his
Royal Brothers. Ms elder Brother had received
12,0001. a year at the age of 21 and M. whilst
be bad not received any until be was 39 years
of age, and be bad applied in vain to be pet on
a footing with his younger brother, the Doke
of Serves, oho bad received it at 99 years.—
He should, es shortly es possible, put the House in
possessliin eV the facts, and be entreated their Wel-
setter whilst kedid so. The Duke, in 1785, at the
age of 18 years', left England for Ilinever, where he
joined the Girard', and served with them for two
year, ; he then wont to Geneve, • IWO be studied for
twos ears. There he met with his toentrymen, whose
society he suturally courted, and whew habits
be naturally followed.---Whilst, is general,
even ions of Commoners, who can afford to travel,
mere well supplied •Ith mousy to pry all their es.
Fences. and the indulgences of youth, the Doke was
allowed. during thew. four years only to• pistol's a
week. Iletdid not intend in any way to reflect en
the parental conduct of the King In keeping the
Doke at this time of life an short of money ; bet the
fact was so, and the consequences that followed say
be easily anticipated by every Gentleman. At the
ay of 23. he had contracted debts to the amount of
20.0001. which he eapected to pay off from the first
parliamentary allowsnce, which he espected, as his
elder brother bad received one, at the age of
twenty fur. In 1790, the Doke was appointed to
the QoPeosa regiment at Gibraltar, and joined sc.
stordinqty, wi.knet rsieriving any allowance whatever
as lir. malt to rumble him to appear at the head of
his regimens with the requielte equipments. In
1791, he embarked with his regiment for North Awe.
Tice, where he remained viola his corps until 1794,
Irlieri is Jaosery he received the commands of his
Majesty to j in the forces then under Sir Charles
Grey, in the West Indies Ile did not delay, as
mists) would have done, ender all the difficulties ..f
she 'engem and she reentry to travel, bet proceeded
by land across to Boston, sod embarked with consi-
derable hassrd for Martinique. Is this journey all
his baggage was lost in one of the lakes, and be was
put to very great espence to re-equip himself for the
service he was on The services of the illustrious
Duke were recorded in the General Orders of the
Commander-In-Chief, and were too well known to
esquire any farther observations from him, than
shortly to state, thee at his post as second in come
~and ender Sir C. Grey, at the capture of St.
Lucia and Gsadaloupe, mod third la command at
idartiniqee, be received the thanks of the Com.
statideiain.Chief, as he bad deserved the appro.
bailee of all oho served with him. After the
tearniostion of that campaign, espousal.* as it was ho.
pourable to him as a gabber, he returned to lislifas,
and being appointed a Major-Geoerel on the Staff,
served there till October, 1798, wheel a fall frem
his horse obliged him to return to England for his
health. Those who have bees ender each circlet.
sleocea, were aware of the great @emcee he most
have incurred; and on an allowance of 50001. a year
("Lich he ',timed, and of which he was paying 10001.
or 15001 a year as interest of his former debts, it was
▪ i• couceive the rapid immolation of his pecuniary
difficulties. In 1799. he returned to Dallies as Com..
wander in Chief, Loving then first obtained his Par.
liamoiniary allowance of 12,0001. Ills Majesty, as
be (Mr. 11.) was assured, bad promised to pay the
debts of the Doke computed from .1785 to 1790;
bet owing to his absence on the service of his coos.
try, and various oufatoureble cireemetsoces et
the time, that was Dever done, and ell the ea.
ertiona of the Dyke could not discharge the debt.
ill health compelled his fe,olll in the following year
to England, having had tbe misfortune to lose bag-
gage and military ecripmeets to the amount of
23,0001. as his Majesty's Ministers knew were certi-
fied by Mr. Greeownod, the Duke's Agent. Some
nonoerable Members were, he feared, ender a mis-
take oat that subject, and he would assure them that
for the lees of his berme on his route to join the
army is the West Indies, the Duke bad received
COUOI. when Lord Henry Petty was Chancellor of
the Eacbequer, being 13 years after the loss, the in-
terest of which in that time would have amounted to
mach more, and for the losses (23,0001.) of stores
Nat to Ilalifaa he had never received one loa
th.ond.
In 1802, his Majesty appointed the Doke
command, of Gibraltar, as a reward for his mili-
tary services, and be joined the garrison accord•
ingly. He begged to observe, that much bad
been said about the Doke of Kent's receiving, as Go-
vernor of Gibraltar, more than his Royal 13rothets ; '
but he would salt, bad any of his Brothers served I
their country for 11 years in different climates, and
In arduous services, to give them the isms claims ?
The Government of Gibraltar was a reward for mili-
tary services which hadibeeu given to General O'llera,
Fox, and other Officers, sod mild sot is fairness
I a talon as soy part of the sllowsoce as respects the
Royal Doke. It had been, and will spits be, held
by Officers as a reward for services, and the income
from it can never be brought iuto account, to balance
the loss be suffered. Tbe Doke of Kent was wet
out to Gibraltar, with special instructions, and be
had a difficult duty to perform, to reclaim the troops
to habits of sobriety sad discipline ; the causes of his
fecal, from not being properly understood. had coo.
vitiated a chirp against the Illastrions Duke; bet
he (Mr. Home) entreated the attention of the House
b it fir one moment to this fact.—(No! hear I)—The
satiny which led to the vetd of the Doke of Kent—
Mr. CANNING here interposed, and observed,
that he was sorry to Interrupt! the Hoonerable Mem-
ber in his career ; bat he would pat it to him asa mat.
ter of discretion, whether the question before the
Hesse neutrally led to 'consideration of the facts of
the mutiny at Gibraltar ; or whether it were possible
to stir such topics without getting a wide Avid of
i!isceision.