American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-08-08
CORONATION EXPENSES.

r,ject OF the Coronation expenses by Mar. HUME. lie
{ said
4 The promise given BY the Chancellor Of the Ell.
ichequer before the coronation was, that the expen
would certainly not exceed the estimate OF 100,
tI000I. 1t now turned out TO be 238.0o0t, the re-
+ msinder Of which was taken from TIE French in
IDENTITIES. Estimates so totally disagreeing with
1.-THE expenses were a folly and farce The 60
Ivernment had no more right to appropriate this sum
ito the purpose for which 1t had been used than they
had to apply any other part oil the public money
without the vote of the house. There were some
items of the vote which were enormous, that it
would &c impossible to pass them by without nqui
ry. For the furniture and decoration of Westmin
sier abbey and Westmnster-hall, sum Of II ,00Ot
was charged The house and the public had. he
Thought right to know the several items of which
this charge was composed. The Master Of the
Robes was set down at 24,700t for his Mdjesiy's
robes OF what service was it to attempt the relief
oil public burdens by cutting down small clerks and
nilictiDg distress upon individuals when such
were expended for such purposes charge was
also made for diamond Crown. Now he had no
objection If such bauble necessary to grace
The ceremony oil the coronation, that it should be
used, ii the expense were kept within reasonable
bound but he was informed, he did not know whe.
Their accurately or not that this crown had been
made in the year 1915 and that il had been kept on
hire from the jewelIer at the expense Of or 9oOOl
a year. He thought this ought to be explained
1 he next item 20 which he called the attention of
the house, Of 500o0L to the surveyor OF the
works for the fitting up OF Westminster abbey and
the Hall. Every body knew that large contrlbu-
tions had been made from many Of the public de-
par,menis IN workmen and materials and therefore
It was TIT that the reason why so great an expenseI
had been incurred on this account should be ex
planned. There were a variety Of other items
which. nj law II,,i
required investigation. There was one in partcu |
lar, which he thought might have been dispensed
with 1t was sum of 5 000t paid to sir GeoreeI
Nayier, towards the expense of that account Of the
ceremony which had been published. II il were in |
deed worth while 10 hand down TO posterity des-
cription OF this ceremony, he thought there were
many historians who would be glad for the praise !
and patronage Of the Crown 10 perform it and if
not, the expense should be paid by those who want
ed the work. He reproached the Ministry with
having shown very bad faith in calling for so small
sum as had been originally mentioned as the pro-
oaole expense OF the coronation, and afterwards pro-
posing vote to the amount OF upwards Of 239 o0OL
hey knew that 1t the latter sum had been crigi L
naiiy asked Tor, II would not have been granted.
lie would also accuse the Chancellor Of the Excbe
4uer and his colleagues Of having violated the pub
nc iallh, by taking money to which they had no
hight. By vote Of the house it was laid down, that
Minister, applying public money without the sane
hon oil an appropriation BILL was guilty at the least
ot high disrespect. He referred 10 speech oil
he Minister In 1921, in which credit was taken for
sum OF 50oO00t, due to this cocntry on account
d the indemnity from France and which it was then
hsnclly stated was TO be applied to the ways and
means. OF this sum he believed that I58, OOOt had
been applied to the expenses of the coronation and
le thought, under the circumstances, that the house
;ouid not sanction SO unjusti6abe proceeding. III
would tan IN its duty to the public if it did not call
'eore It proceeded one step further, or voted away
me smiling more, for an examination into the pro
ilgate extravaganza which this bill displayed. /
" hsteyer the delay might be, that Inconvenience
'u5ht not TO prevent the measure he proposed He
mould therefore move, as an amendment" That
: the amounto OF 2S8,25St, charged as the expenses
It his MaJesiy's coronatlon as slated IN an account
ately laid before Parliament, so greatly exceeded
he estimate OF 100000 submitted TO the house in
gu, 1t IS expedIent before granting any furtherlq
upply TO his Majesty, TO appoint select commit II
&C 10 inquire into the circumstances which have oc
asIoned that excess of charge, aud into the several
ems constituting that charge, and also 10 inquire II
what authority the sum of 1853, 000i has been an
lieo TO discharge the coronation EXPENSES without
ne previous sanction Of the house,
Mr.. bRouGHAM hoped his Hon. friend would no, ..
{ induced TO withdraw his motion, for the nouirv !.
e sought was the only method by which he Could :
ope 70 effect his ob]ect--Good God was sum OIL
4'uOot to pc paid for dress Some gentlemen =
night think it was indicate TO 60 into those pari
ulars, but Tor himself he was resolved to do his y
uty, side by side, with his hon. friend Nv Hume)
nd he would always be found 10 vote for INQUIRY -
'hereser 1t appeared to be necessary. He by no
means thought the ceremony of the coronation was
'iblog or unnecessary one. 1t was subject off ~
alonal Interest that the state and splenor of the
ona'cn snouid Dc duly supported but it vas also IN
ne bounden duty of the house to interpose when =
uipaoie extravaganza appeared to have been com ~
l';ted' HIS hon. friend had been informed thai -
le crown was levied at an expense of s,OO0t or y,
'oo0i years he trusted that this would Is. found j.