New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-14

Committee to consider the message from the Queen with
regard to the maintenance of her third son, Prince
Arthur.
Mr. Gladstone said he thought there were considera-
lions Of high order attaching to the present sysem,
and especially imposed moral control which Par
lament would probably lose if any other method wore
adoptcd besides which it was more agreeable to the
spirit OF free Constitution. III Parliament to say
that Sovereign 10 he responsible for realizing out
OF his her annual income, funds sufficient for en-
downing every member of his OF her family in man
ner becoming their station, Parliament would have
TO enlarge the allowance voted at the commencement
of reign and the arrangement would lose all its elias
ITCHY, because, whether there not ISSUE
the sum at the disposal Of the Sovereign would remain
the same. But there another and more important
advantage. That arrangement prcSupposed entire con,
dence ON the part of the Sovereign in Par lament and
entire loyalty the part Of Parliament toward the
Sovereign, and placed the conduct OF the Sovereign and
Of the members of the Royal family in view OF the pub
lie and the two Houses OF Parliament; while IL also left
the sanitary control over the junior branches OF me
Royal family in the hands of the Sovereign. Mr. Glad
stone frankly admitted that there written cove
nant nor va he aware IN what form of words II WOnu
be possible to frame such an arrangement without iS
tcriug the freedom OF Parliament and ossenBg the
control 10 which he had referred But there were other
forms of arrangement besides the written form OF words
and in proof OF this il only necessary TO refer to the
terms of the Civil List Act and the report of the Commits
sioners cf 1881 BY long series OF practical acknOMlcu
Parliament had constituted state OF cXpeCtauon
on the part of the Sovereign from which was lmp1ss
bic FOR them to go back and from which IL W0nlu 10
utterly unworthy of Parliament to recedc. lChofrsI
He moved resolution that the annual sum 0i S'looJ %
granted the Queen to he settled on Prince Arthur III such
manner as the Queen should think proper. ,
Mr. =. a. Taylor altogether opposed any grant for tho
maintenance Of Prince Arthur the ground that sdch
proceeding would lead 10 the taxation of the people not
Tor services rendered TO be rendered. an tnat the
Civil List already sufficiently large to provide Tor all
the members of the Royal Family. Under these crcnm
stances, he denounced the proposal OF the Premier ~
piece OF" wantOn, wasteu, and wicked cNtrly aSancc
Mr. Dixon could not 20 as far as thS lie sd the sccch
of the Prime Minister bad OnNnccd him that the House
mad moral responsibility IN lle maller' uuC a., 's
he thought that the amount asked for was excessive nc
mo-Cd TO reduce IL 10 $4,000 year. MI. Dlsfdc lili
great stress upon the Queens lelnqlnshmcht OF VIC
Crown lands. ana warmly maintained that the proposal
of the Government not only generous but also just
Two divisions were then TAKEN ana MI DAOh3 ahtllh
ment having been neS1tived b. majority OF 233 80 To
81. the eiua vote was carried by majority OF 2Cj,
the vote standing 2iO to II.
MEETING TO OPPOSE TIE ANNUITY.
Tfre demonstration III Hyde Park, London, the 30h
Cf july against the proposed annuity to Prince Arthur
not very largely attended, and was much ntrered
with by the raiu Mr.. Oiger presided at the meeting,
and in his opening speech justified the opposition to
Bright ana Mr.. Hume tho proposal to make prOvis
ion for the Duke OF Cambridge Mr.. Odger contrastcd
the WTctcAed poverty OF abOrcfS at - s. So and g D
week win the abundance OF the hgher classes ana De
carcd that the magistrates and landowners who c0us
tutod the House OF Commons should tell the Queen 20
provide for her own family, just they compelled the
agricultural ab0rcr on his few 8bng5 week 10 pro
vide for his family and nJt only bat 10 provide FOR
his father and mother as vel, which he was com
PEELED 10 do, " t. the rates" Mr.. Hcunesscy
reruC1 TO Mr. Glajstone's conduct in regard 10 the
Royal warrant as tine ACT Of Wentworth, ana declared
his belief that this proposed annuity The price which
the Qdccn had cXact'd foT signing The warrant me-
uOl sting AGAINST the proposed aonuity was carried
on the Government Tor bringing forward this question at
the end of the session, aut trying 10 hurry ~ through
tie House OF Commons, without allowing suici' ut til0
to mcIlcrS of Parliament TO consult their constituents
or public Opir0u T. express itself The mcen resolved
to adjourn until the following evening at TnialCdr-
sqUaIt hut message WAS received from Col. Hcnrer
son, CGct Commissioner OF Police informing the Com
Mi.,c That the proposed meeting ia Trd.a gaisIuac
would no. be alo" I'd 10 I. Ike place.