The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-05 00:00:00

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discretion of Parliameot. ils should pope,' to
givote all the somata of the late Quosii.lhnie sass.
ties derivia their Rtes; and there were trimmairraii to
jestiTy a moasere of this kind. Their eitlirlift. did
sot, on an avenge, ..seed one half of *her mole-
sent' ; therefore, acting on former pefiltdentit, he
would strike • proportion betweee the ion and the
other, in smiling the annuities they were to romiitte.
It *Geld also he necessary to evoke some provision
for those fervent. who belonged to the King, al-
though there was no precedent for such a thief.—
There was so other mode of protecting those permits
against the wants to which they roust be esposed, in
case ef losing their places. Whatever inight be the
wish of the Prince Regent, it would net be possible
for him to admit into his make all Ikon who were
tie longer wanted sheet the Establishment of his
Majesty. Therefore, as by ens operation, a coo.
aiderable number of servants were to be removed
from the Crown, he hoped that limetafter the
Parliament would devise some provision for them,
however such a measure might be commay to prece-
dent. The utmost us that would be sentient I.
'satisfy every claim, and which would ntisk his Ma.
joaly'a fertliags were he now to recover,'woeld set
be greater than eight or ten thousand pooled,. If he'
omitted any thing in his detail, he hoped the•Kiiiff
Hon. Gentleman opposite would set him right. The,
whole of the 'spruces incieding the pelf/sloe for
servants, sad all subordinate attendants Seto com-
prehended, the House would see, in the sem of
30,0001. In order to anise at a speciAt arrange-
ment in this instance, which would embrace a proper
degree of attention to the care and castidy of his
Majesty's Person, as well as a proper attention to
ithe necessity of an economical administratitin of the
public property, much lobos' and deliberation were
required.—( Hew I)—The result of them &Mier..
lions was now laid before the House, sad, according
to the opinions of those who had the hone., en sub-
mit it to the consideration of Parliament, it +as
sanctioned by every consideration that should pre.
veil upon the occasion, as well as by every precedent
that could be traced out upon record.-I.llear,
Afar!]—His Lordship slated that he woolil move
foe a Select Committee, before whom the IF:trimlya
of the Establishment sere to be laid oe 'llinrsday
ant.

He then reed the neaten of the Gentian/is where
be proposed as that Select Committee; b 1,.. the
circumstance of their net being 'ltem. ;levitated
from the Chair, we could collect only fallow.
log :
Mr. Tierney. Mr. W. Looda,
Tar Chanceltaro( the Er- Per A. Max qt.
rberiser Mr. Mlibroorres
Mr. Laderift, Load Memel;
Mr. Protium, Mr. I.) f0a1....
Mr. Boehm Mr. Yearet Fodorrold.
Lord U. Gyro/lab. Mr. Warsley P-fet.

Mr. L. WELLESLEY wished to pet mime clone
tioes to the Noble Lord. In the'first place be was
desirous of learning the ream' of the grant of
10,6001. to the Duke of York The reams assigned
by a former Chancellor of the Kielieqee bad beets,
that it was granted to defray the espies. of her
Majesty's journies. Us also wished to It.*r, if the
Duke of York, along with the office of disc of
the King's Person, was to routine* aLlowidttiait
7•Ai Aray ? Ambled oh* union of the
the same person he thaseght there were serous *ewe
mitotional objections. The redecrion that had bees
aside be hailed as a good omen'; bet Minister'
would be greatly disappointed if they believed the
reentry would be satisfied with that alone. The
Hon. Gentles:As declared himself a friend to econo-
my cad retreachmestt ; and from whatever quarter a
proposition to that elect might cense, it Avoid hate
bit best consideration.

Lord CASTLEREAGH was ready to answer bet\
questions of his Hen. Friend : the 10,0001. was given
to her lets Mejesty in ceesequesoe of the important
treat which was coessigned to her when she was ap-
pointed to the care of his Majesty's person. With
respect to the second question of the Hon. Gentleman
—be was cot.tiuced neither the Hon. Gentleman, the
Army, nor the Pidle, wished to me the Army left
without a Commeeder-lo•Chief ; or to see any other
person them his Reyel Highnem at the bead of oar
army.
Mr. L. WELLESLEY thought as highly of
160 Merits of hie Royal Highness as any individual
amid do; be had only aeggested whether it was de-
sirable's' ludivideal, so nosily connected with his
Majesty, sboold retain the office of Commander.in.
Chief, and Gnus of the Royal Person.
Mr. TIERNEY expressed his eatisketioe to Sod
the Noble Lord did not call for any seddee decision
epee this subject, sod that be was willing to afford
time for deliberation. This was as it should be. Bet
he most say, that he took rather a different view of
the case from that stated by the Noble Lett The
Windsor Establishment was now, in fact, one* away
by the death of the Queen, and the arrangement es
to the future became a matter for Fortissimo/icy ens.
'Adoration. The whole wee to be deemed a windfall.
Bet according to the Noble Lord It wu het to be se
regarded, and the [loose was called epee Se vote a
certain seas, and to regard the remainder Ili a saw.
log. He (Mr. Tierney) was not, however, disposed
to adopt the view of the Noble Gerd, for he would
look to economy Gist, and to the amount of goy
practicable saving secondly. From the wish mad ex-
ample of the Noble Lord to consider tMs subject
with every possible gravity be (Mr.Tiernty) was sot
inclined to depart. Bet be could net help obeerving
that tbe views which he had stated to the Hesse open
a former monism respecting the Windsor &Publish-
went were, although strongly resisted at the time,
now adopted by the Noble Lord and his Colleagues.
lie meant what be urged VP.I.. h respect of so many
Lords and Grooms of the Bedchamber, of a Vice.
Chamberlain, and Master of the Reba, wet* wholly
unoecessary during his Majesty's lamented indispo-
sition. Bet this opinion •was stoutly withstood by
Out Noble Lord, who bad, by permits. a contrary
course, subjected the coentry to the espence of
42,u0U1. Yet it appears that what he then stated was
now lie Id to be just, and be lived to see his Majsety's
Ministers adopting and calling upon the Hoses
to set on the views wheels he had felt it his duty to
errs several years ago. lie had thee observed, that
it was quite anisecentary to pay Lords of the Bed-
chamber and other officers to mooed upon the King,
who ceald *either am nor bras them, for It was a
put of Ids Majesty'. sodical prescsipou to abstain