Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-11

$1,000 and ,OO0i and there were / abnyo ~ "oSt
year Two hundred and sixteen of then, received
gross income of 6,4o7L If tho ;rf,rr,,,;
which he possessed included salaries bcl,u, ! nnnJ
year, aud over 500t., they would be found =, amour,
TO upwards ct 2,00O,ooci. 1t should be- rc,nemberad
now great was the expense of collection Tie fnct
was, they could never come to q cou,ulcctc know
ledge of the sums paid in that wav mill tho, h,j
nave committee, such had been ann ,iutcJ j., tho
year 1910, on the motion of the hon Memhar ,;,r
Dorse'shre, which led to most valuable and ipnpor
tant report Before the late Government went ON,
OF office he had intended 10 move for sini,,- o,
ml'tee, but he hoped hat the present GOVERNMENT
would do 1t themselves He then moved for - CON
''hoaton ni me Pension List to the latest period To
" mt" II couid De maize up; which was agreed 10.
Fanny. 81 DEC.
HOUSE OF LORDS
BOk0U GHMON GERS-The Duke of Nr,yc AZ
,In I'VE rose 10 make gr!evons complaint agains. Sir
ho,nas Lehman, the Attorney General, for having
alluded to him, IN very pon.ed manner in n soeec6
made at the late Nottingham Election az a no
roughmonger" The words which the Duke COM
planned of are these:
Niy sentiments as TO the Vote by Ballot are well
SHOWN 10 you all: but, 1t the majority of my coust,-
ei's shu say hey cannot exercise their privilege of
eiectiuh without 1T, my support shall be riven "a II
stiaIl use my utmost efforts against the BOROUGH
mongers! And affirm to you that the power which
has called forth from nobleman that sea ndalous nd
wicked interrogatory. {" Is it not lawful for me IN do
what VIII with mine own" ought be abolished by
the law of the land. With respect to the ~, Lcr
points, namely, the Abolition oflhe Slave Trade and
the Corn Laws, l can say that tho Iabours If Tho
present Ministry will be directed TO effect the forre
and hope that, although the Corn Laws must no
abolished by degrees the time will soon arrive when
mat rs well as every other trade will be as free as
Nature and Providence make it."
These the words Of the Attorney Ccoor,r -,
reported IN the newspaper, and excellent words the
are. Ihcy contain an honest deiuucation Of ,b,,
most m'Sch'VoS, most cruel, most detstable yrans
alive. DO not mean by this that the Dirk, nj Iav,
n ltn yicl ,o,e T
roughmongers are the most cruel most wicked rcost
fnischievous OF wretchcs. The Duke complained h;
terry, and would have it that the Attorney General
meant to niiude TO bin and after his co1,n,;.t no
wen OH expressing his hope that, in The present
OF the country, the Ministry would no: aui,nte the
question OF reform and, speaking of the Ballot mo
used these remarkable words:
He trusted that Ministry would ever hermit any
IhhG so diHracetnl TO the character of the country
An Enghsiman fought openly, he spoke oneulv he
acted openly, he did not instGousiv and like IN ne
sassin, do that of which he was ashamed He boned
lhat the election by ballot would be secuted by all
men. III election by ballot were adopted there would
be no common ties of feeling between them ana the
other House OF Parliament
$40 common lies of. fseAng," -. but let us he
patient! "Ifcs Of jestias!'' Lot US wait patiently
Few Gays III! me new pension LIST gets into hands
ana tnen we shall perhaps, get clearer view of the
ieS OF feeling than we have already Let us wait
Lord Grey made SPEECH full of good but sarcastic
observations on the Duke
tIarl oHEN sait that as direct a personal appeal
had been made to him, perhaps their Lortlshios woud
eSPerf hin, 10 say few words on this subject Al
.S SAINT .me ne must own that he felt considerable
difficulty in doing SO, as he did not undersand lie
hc'y what was the object of the noble Duke in bring
ing before their Lordshps the matter now introI,,
en 10 eir ho'ce; nor did he understand in what wa,
Una, House was to proceed. (Tiear hear.) He beg.
Beu 'ea'e at once to return the noble Duke his sin
cere thanks tor the very attering expressions which
the noble Dnk' had employed in speaking of him
ne noble Duke had sail that it in his power il
| he
to save 1t, IT he had the power no one he honed cou
doubt (hear, hear and all he could saw in answer ia
that VAS that he should his best endeavours and
ms UTMOST eforts 10 the full extent of his small abii
Ity, to relieve the dstresses and suppress the s,ur
Dances OF the country. (Hea-, hear.) That however
was not !e Tune to enter into the question of Reform
eheF WIN respect to its general principles or its par
.icuar details Neither was he called on upon shat
occasion, to discuss the expedcncy oc vote by ballot
ne might, perhaps have strong objections to it; hut
tilt the whole question should come before then,
when 1t had received Il sanction of the other TJnnc.
he should not state his opinion upon it. IF it did
receive the sanction Of that House, he should state the
principles on which it should have his support On
the question of Reform, he should decline 70 eta,a
more than to make observation in answer to what
me noble Duke had said the agitation which the
discussion OF that question might roduce IF that
his opinion, he should certainly be the last nerson
TO propose such question to the House (ear1 II was
because MS opinion directly the reverse noble
Duke on that point that he had stated the necessity
OF entertaining that important question. Hear hear
hear.) The noble Duke had referred to his opinion
Those opinions had long been entertained by him.
they were confirmed by hc experience Of his whole
lie; and what he had said in the beginning of the pre-
sent session had been forced from him by the convc>
ton that the question of Reform could no longer be
Delayed but that it must be looked at fealessiy and
fairly since, if it deferred longer instead Of the
Improvement being effected cautiously and carefully
within, the change might be made from without, to an
extent and IN manner that would carry destruction
TO the constitution itself (Iear, hear, hear) with
respect to the particular object of the noble Duke in
bringing the present subject under the consideration
OF their LordshiPs lie did know what answer to
give. He did not know in what manner that House
could interfere, especially the noble Duke had not
proposed it as question of privileges for then they
might know IN what way to proceed in the yndicaton
OF their privileges. The noble Duke had stated that he
was alluded to- but did say in what manner he
sought redress. The noble Duke had informed him
OF tins matter yesterday. lie had expressed then
that which he had difficulty in repea;inr-hs
deep regret that such circumstance should have o.
currcd and if the noble Duke had stated his inten-
ton OF appealing to the House. he Tord Grew might
have been better prepared with answer lie could
only say OF the Attorney General that that hon and
learned person held in the highest estimation for
his abilities and learning ay err and for his sound
principles and unbemished integrity as man There
was point in the matter in which the noble Duke
bad been mistaken. The honorable aud learned Per
Of whom the noble d.