Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-12

psuIe Peer Who were the otter objects of IN, char
soe consideration OF tho Housed Th- distressed D.
PIE ol England, or the Peers who bad relation
leh enough TO IroNde fer hem! To sup ri such no,
Sous win the oney ot the people M, charity IL
VS. ex ravssanee. CLEAR, besr) lie trusted thai,
Mi lsters woulI not aw tase delicaey to trevs mt
hsm ircm fulfilling their promises OF retrencbment
HOY gen len an enics ed in o some elaborate
c''u a""s on me value OF p'nsons, ard Of the large
SUM w'i hal hesn expended % support hem since
the year 1900 In u.ioo, he Observed tina, IA q
poop OF England Sefe never allowed TO know a ct
twn Ia th'ns He rem nd d the Miri.'tr. of whst
tn"N hd SAT- at tue h. giULiag Of the Sesson-ih, IA (.
Kings 81 eech included a surreLder OF all rtivate
'ou-c.s OF revenue. He toped that IN, nn,rn,e of
me o'hsr side OF The ii use would rot cause them TO
cnHnSe That opilion Clear He hoped ihey would
'Np'at the value OF thoss estate and # he faupd
hem giving such earnest of iheir intentions he would
give hem al The support in his power
l-o AUhorpe did lot col slider that ths rr o. m,
h'hs o"sttto be the hrs. sovereign called On 10 Div.
an &C coun' OF his private revenue. The revenues Of
zoe D"hy OF lanca',rr were at time supposed 10
re ." uceo Ia the sur. ender ntioned in the Kiry's
Speech, but the King now determined to retain
| them. ~
MI Mabery entered int, argument, TO u, ov. tina,
."e Cen'olitaed Fund was under the control of par
amen,, al hougb the Civil List a. not, The dpIoo, tc
d'ur Of the county had been greatly diinin.ht d
III consequences OF having been bright under the con.
ee'a'oo VI Parfaren; ard the n bic Lord hal do @
ms country great beLei by pls iny il permapet y
una ru e c'n,rcl OF he Ho s.. (Heat Tn. piinei
Pr On when lie hed &C ed was ,xee!ltn,-o give TO
ne vereign what he wanted Tor tn. maintenarc &c
o hi. dignity and OF ia sum- and to separate
d her expenses from ha'. With regard 10 h. PEN
'nn L,'' he (hr Mahet'y) 'heugh, hat it oush, to
nnd-'go mach grsa'e d., ;nution. When the N,b,e
10 would biing he subj ct b. fore he H)use he
NMr would teci 'edl vote sssiu,tt q c,nt, uanc.
OF NE pen'ion@-(H arr The coun ry va, at prr,en,
WI ma, ''"e "h'oh t'mAnd"d h,i,he public xps mi
Tfe sheLi be con rolled. T. was upon the q, one
~ oe L"r who derived & 900 wear fcoru IN. nh
% '" - ~ account CT two distinct emf ns-a 20
'efn CT and 'he commend OF gin,e Ma re-
90 &c. ~ QUO o. thu Constituted Fund e. 600 in
f'u, per Cen III az, and The o her EN- 5lumen!.
n'' GO onsiey, anoui d % CT 600 Torc; ami h sa
aS a' Z, Vlraor was co 800. Como iiaton of IN.
% sons had 'hu' ou" gtsM adj Sake, that il enabled
ms e"n .y 20 sec at one vi. W, how mu5h It ca;d 10
~ eek al no pes on :ukLt o he gragted without
IN sppr ba N OF PAIL msni (H4sr)
-, ~ ~ ms u osizei the pl n Of the Chanc elIor
o, the ESeh"q"r the srcurd OF ia imoIif ,a,ion
r. was great Advantage in the n rem, J;vi.;on
"u'u"red' but th.ie was great tcisn.y in no,
omwehfn ing n Persi.n List. He was sorry 10
ned' Tue NOBLE Lid that tie ge t,r part IF M.
us o's were charitable dunatn But COLD he
wen ss''e WI lin hat ass rop suu ne rouIJ
uo ~. w mat orgt he in the pc wer OF any Adj
'bii'Ua'oo TO givs away the Fablic money /, such
way when the country already pays Xix or seven m
ron s'e'i' annually in charity to the Toor OF fe
rent "laS'. UIysr) "
MIR. Gordon did not see that There was nm, oo,,, -
uucu'h effected by the plan which the Noble Lord had
explained The alteration in the Civil List made di.
ference without distinction. The expenses of the
ambassadors ought, as matter of course To he sboct
70 The control OF Parliament every YEAR, and The con
Try required that Parliament should exercise n s,r;o,
anu regular control over them. There was eydentIv
,iuch aosuidty, toily an Inconvenience i'm making
distinctions between the revenues of the Soyereign S
h'ns and as Duke OF Lancaster The Ministers Would
give an account OF what his Majesty received as King.
ou' uey would give no count OF what he received es
Duke OF Lancaster. He mir Gordon) hoped tbat h;s
NoDe friend would give proof of the sincerity of Lila
"ec'araohs, That the country could longer be gov
eshed ny patronage, and that he would bring the whole
oil me Pension ! ist under the review of Parliament
Mr. Hunt said he had heord, with great pain. tho
statement OF the Noble Lord opposite, Tor he felt that
IL would disappoint the expectations of Tho neo,Ia =
:" hen he spoke OF the people, lie spoke of hose mo-,
interested IN the matter, and not the drones bv whom
eNery 'hi' was consumed The people were now
'ooN"S up 10 me ne" Administration for relief from
those wants which it impossible alternately IN dos
cnbe, and scarcely possible TO eadure The pronosi
uon OF me Government, regarding the Civil List would
10 'ot 10 ue nation as an earnest of their int nons
he Noble Lords statement was unfortunately too
clear; and although he (Mr. HunO had hitherto always
gwen the Government the fullest credit for mysiifca
non, ne must say that he convinced TO the con
trary. The Hon. Member now apoloesed for bis in
experience In addressing the House. and dsavowed anv
intention oil being personally generally offensive to
non Members; (hear, hear, hear) but having been
sent mere by The people, he deemed it his duty TO ex
press his sentiments fully and freely on every oppor
my; re confessed that ii appeared TO him that the
whole OF the question then before the House had been
at night argued as if the people had nothing at all 70
do with the matteras though il was matter eniirelv
between the Crown and the House-and that there was
no such thing In this country a people from whose
nard-earnngs alone could the under discussion b
drawn. 1t was not for him (Ar. HunO to deternino |
the amount OF the Civil List; but he too well undsr
sood and too painfully felt what the people were ahie
10 pay lie now entered into spirited description NJ
the misery he had Witnessed in his election tour In
one OF the districts the working people were not able
10 earn more than IS Sd 10 IS a week and this msera
Die Pance was not confined this place. AT Preston
too' he visited the habitaons of the poor The bipb
est sum any oil them could was 6s week Their
breakfast was oatmeal BROTH their mid day meal was no
taoes, oatmeal broth again in the evening" thew maid
o. we r Tor the wretched hovel they inhabi,ed: %
quarter or taxes, and Is Or for the clergy; with I2d
Tor each chimney in the dwelling They were so ragged
and dirty that they could think of going 10 church
And portion OF all this misery was caused bv Their
being taxed to maintain the Pension List! He then adj
vocaed the abolition OF all existing pensions allowing
The king to giant new TO those only who deserved
them ii was the unanimous demand of the neonIa
tha all pensions be abolished except those which have
Oeeh merlted by acknowledged public services A.
nohgst other things he would call upon the II ouse TO
demand Information respecting the property derived
from the Buchy OF Lancaster. He was not one of
those who called for any reduction of what was neces
sary Tor the comfort OF the crown, but the means of
promoting IL should be understood He euIogised tbe
conduct OF the King and especially in reference TO his
refusal oil Tie grant for the outfit of the Queen He
'hen slightly censured the ministers; and concluded an
energetic speech, by declaring that he should he asba
ed OF himself II he did not make a humble THOUGH an
earnest appeal to his Majesty and his ministers on so
pressing an occasion
or ROGER GREELEY next addressed the House hon
ing mat innovation would not be allowed to dishgure our
blessed and beautiful eonslituion-that nothinS wond
honor and dignity OF the Crown or tending TO diminish
its bounty. ~ '''''