Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-17

TO Lisbon, aud that Of sppropristny a sum out Of
the dtoits oil the Crown tee personal expenditure
oi the P1nce Regent Wit, regard to the former, y
full understanding existed chat the Prince Regent
Portugal meant To return to Lisbon. He had not
only applied for 4 aeet To convey him, but even ma
med the officer whom he wished TO eonnshd it,
The appointment ot Mr.. Canning took place under
circumstances when il was likely tbat most iopor-
taut public benefits would result from IL As 10 the
other charge, he would admit that Ministers we're
responsible for the disposal of Do, OF the Grown TO
public purposes bu, could it be denied that the Sig
nifty and comforts ot the Sovereign matters Of
public concern! Might not portion of these
Droits be fairly appropriated to the erection of
Pslace, torinsiance, suitable to the accommodation
and dignity OF the Sovereign lie next defended
the appointment oil an Auditor of the Civil list
penditure, who should be in constant commune
cation with the Treasury. Every one of their
Lordships must in his own private concerns
tee. the advantage of having his family accounts
settled rather once week, than once month
or quarter of year. The Treasury felt that
as they were responsible to the public, they ought
to kaow what was going on iii the expenditure of
the Civil List. 1t was a Just observation in pri-
vate life, that man could hardly be ruined who
knew from day to day, and week TO week, the
extent Of his expenditure, and OF his means. The
salary OF this auditor to be 500. year; but
against this addition would be set of decrease of
cxpence to the amount of 6 or $1,000. a year, by
the abolition OF offices ia the household. The Noble
Lord next defended the fairness of the comparison
he had made on former night In regard to the
Civil List ot France. Ii would not have been fair
to have compared the expe.ces OF the British Soye-
reign with those of Luris XIV or XIV. but il
should be considered that il the French Legs
ature OF limited monarchy which appropriated
million a year for the personal expcnces of Los
isANiii Even the constituent Assembly, which
reduced the French government TO what was call
ell royal democracy, granted million year
TO Louis XVI. for his personal expenccs Again,
with regard to the U. States OF America, it was
not fair 20 compare their civil expenditure with
ours, unless you knew the whole of its amount
They had every where a donbe government. Be-
siies the genersi government, every province paid
for its own President ard Houses of Legislature
and Courts Of Justice. lie would saw, that if the
civil expenditure oiits general government alone
was i3000Ol- year taking into account the wealth
and population of the three kingdoms, the expence
Of ,2OO0o0l ayear was not greater in proportion.
lie would ask, however, do you wish 20 get rid of
| your Monarchy, and replace it by President ?
| ifyou had Monarchy, was it not, he would ask,
essential thst the dignity and splendor of that Mo-
narchy shonaibe properly supported Besides,
the expences ofthe Royal Family we're large, be-
csnse that family unusually large. He firm
" believed that public officers in this country were
generally under than overpsid and that ii all the
siaecures were abolished tomorrow the result
wou'd be, that the expences of public Office would
be Increased lnIrfold.
Earl Grosvenor replied after which the motion
was negatived without DIVISION and the bill was
read a third time and passed.