The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-16 00:00:00

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Proposed inerenws had orrequiencally manifested shit
flpioion 'he Houle nerd the toiletry. Those-who
01,p,....41 rhPgrunt f10e...a5...V1 in strength on Avery pro.
itleasive disrusatoo. From mall parts of the kingdom
Members hurried to prioress their opinion, and fusions
what they knew tohe the footois of itre town' ry. Never
.warothere* (pro inn more rieti.teiil sett Hear?)
erierie, ,h. reverse of, what was ordinarily intr-
usted. 10,14 taboo on that lIIII4Ore. No Mesmer. bad
born made to Pavlianieht • on *yrs...mien of its opi.
mien was called for. The'R,,sei Assent, it was true,
v.* elven, but Parliament
.was asked indirectly to
give it,. approbation._ Test marriage bad been genea
rally ilonipprosod ; and he felt himself justified in
easing, that Parliament on that subject had not been
fairly treated—pica", hear !1--ihnit he most say,
Parliament was net (surly treated in the present mea-
sure, by hmitarg the Dam of Cumberland
into the ropysed Grant.—[Dries of Mar, hear!
from all parts of the House.)-11• was pri'cluded
by the toms of true Hotta.. lion, proposing aft Amend.
lOW on an Amendment • but if the Amendment of
the H. Member Inv &relay }should he negatived,
it was his intention so move, that there be laid before
the House au Aerostat of the whole revenue of his
Royal Highness the Doke of Clarence.
Lord CASTLEREAGH, in order to remove from
the Hon. Member who spoke lest, and horn the
Howie, an undue impression, begged to state, that
the Ilatigrrahip of Husby Park, exclusive of the house
sad slatap.welk, did not ezersel 1091: per annum-9
sum not to be compared with the 3,0001. at which it
Was *serried ,by the Hon. Gentleman. With reaper,
to the debts of his Royal Highness, he could only
say that she statemenimade was not the case. -After
the payment of the debts, secured on a portion of
Iris Royal Highness's income, there would remain
15.0001. per atinum,•forabe use of bit Royal High.
vest and his wife.
Mr. COKE (of Norfolk) declared, that sutler the
present mistresses of the country, with every incline.
lion to increase the due splesidoer of the Royal
conk' not secede to the proposed grant.
Though he ditfirred from the Noble Lord (Lascelles)
Natio so properly expressed his opinion on the mea.
sate when first proposed, )et he was willing to afford
hi, testimony to his integrity and public spirit on
many public occasions. As a constitutional Whig
for 40 'ears, he must also say, in answer to what
had falter fr, ro the Hots.- Gentleman (the Member
for Sir re% ) respecting his Honourable and Learned
•Frt•l4l (Mr. Iliongtraro), that as long as the latter
acted is the principles that he had stewed and sup
stove t in that House, he should have bis most de.
,sid.ll- support.
A* MEMBER under the gallery said, that the op.
position to the motion put the Royal Family in a
most awkward situation..—(iiestr, hear! from the
Opposition.)
Sir W. CURTIS soppoefed the modified proposi-
tion of Ministers.
-*lr. ELLISON profe*ed his ardent affection for
the House of Bresswick. During a long life he was
attached to them.—His blood be would shed for
throo—(A lough )—and " I will to the lest drop."
• A laugh.)—He did, however, think the present
proposition st itsjudirioes, stud injuriosa to the
Royal intereat. • Ile therotore felt it his duty to op%
pose it. He was ready to vote something to the
.Doke of Clarence, tut to the general propoaitiOss be
'could not accede.
Sir THOMAS ACLAND thought the only ques-
tion was, what ought to be the proper establishment
for a prior, of the Royal Family upon his marriage.
As to character, he had nothing to do with it.
Looking at this question in all its bearings, he coukt
not go along with his Majesty's Ministers in their
prevent proposition. It was the duty of the Howse
to orlioraii, the Royal Family in the splendour that
bel.mged to their st.tion ; but with regard to the
Duke of Clarence, lie did not view him in the light
high the Noble Lord wished to place him.—
Htar, hear !]—The Duke of York was in the altos.
sioo of the nest heir to the .Crown, and it was he
who was entitled to the largest income. There was
•one point which it was impossible for any man to
approach without difficulty. On the occasion of the
Doke of Cumberland's marriage, the !louse of Corn-
s , its his opinion, acted on the most illiberal
principles Hear, hear!]
Iriv't JOHN RUSSELL *taprom] the Resolution ;
but the confusion which prevailed in the House during
his speech, prevented us from distinctly hearing hie
observations.
Lord LASCELLES did not consider it necessary
to isierpose any delay in deciding the question be.
fore the (louse; nor was it necessary to enter. into a
minute examistation of all the circumstances belong-
ing to the Members of the Hord Family. the vim.
pie question was thus:—certain individuals of this
family were about to enter into the married state;
end was the House of Commons to assist them in
snaking such arrangements as were necessary to sup-
port that new situation ? It had never been in his
contemplation to refuse to any member of the Royal
Family the allowances that were necessary to enable
thernto maintain their rank; bet he thought that, in
the present state of thetountry, it would be highly im•
politic to give so large an allowauce as bad been pro.

posed.
Mr. FORBES disapproved of the distinction made
in favour of the Duke of Clarence, and could not
consent to grant him sore than the sum voted to the
otter younger brothers of the Royal Family, Its the
event of their marriage.
• Lord CONIPTON said he fully agreed with the
Ilan. Member for Devonshire (Sir T. Adult!), in
treg.rd to the motion then before the House.
Mr. S. THORN lON took notice of the liberal
• in which the Duke of Gloucester behaved to
the country on his marriage, by not calling on Par-
liament to make any addition to his income. He
should now vote for the lesser sum.
• Mr; BARCLAY here signified his readiness to
withdraw his Amendment; but there being some
cries in the negative, .the Chairman (Mr.. Brogden)
• decided that a division must take place.
. • The question was thee loudly called for, and
• Wingers were ordered to withdraw. The House,
however, did not divide. During our absence from
the gallery, which lasted three-quarters of an hour,•
we understood that Mr. H. Sumner moved,. that the
sue should be reduced from 10,0001. to 60001. and
the Ilouse proceeded as follows:
Air. Ticatttlf moulted biir.IIARGLAT to withdraw