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Parliamentary Proceedings.
The Duke of Clarence joined in the blame imputed to ministry , and declared that the allowance of 50 , 000 ! . in 17 S 7 had been found too little to afford a sufficiency for the Prince ; and had been the first cause of his involving himself inembarrassments . He charged them also with deceit as to the message obtained from the Prince upon occasion of the former application . Lord Grenville defended Ministry against the charge of improper conduct towards the Prince . Had they interfered uncalled upon in the affairs of thePrince , it would have beeS indelicate . He professed the sincerest veneration and
affection for the monarchy and the Royal Family ; and said he did not doubt that however ministry might have acted , blame would certainly have been imputed to ahem . The Earl of Moira entered ' very tntrch at length into a discussion of the principles of the bill , which lie considered as too confined , and imposing an ungracious restraint upon the Prince , even more by its manner than by its effects . He thought that as the Prince had come forward in a manly and condescending manner to submit himself to Parliamenthe should be treated nobly and
-, gene rously . The debts had been contracted by little and little ; and when his Highness first learnt the amount , of which he was little aware , he was very much affected . Lord Moira , after some further observation , remarked , that when he stated that his Highness did not conceive this bill compatible with his interests , he desired not to be supposed to convey an idea that the Prince wished the bill not to pass ; on the contrary , the Prince was willing to adopt any measure which came recommended bthe wisdom of Parliament . There appeared to him a
exy very traordinary degree of inconsistency in this bill ; it was said , that the Heir'Apparent should preserve a certain portion of state and dignity , in order that he mightascend the throne with the habitual respect of the' jieop'ie ; ' and yet this bill rendered it utterly impossible for the Prince to live in that . manner . Lord Grenville concluded the debate by remarking , that the sentiments of his Royal Highness could not be regularly conveyed to them in that manner . The noble lord had endeavoured to fix an inconsistency his Majesty ' s ministers
upon , by attributing to them the opinion that it was necessary that the Heir Apparent should maintain a considerable degree of splendour . He admitted that administration would certainly consider that as a desirable circumstance , and had suggested to Parliament a provision ,, which , after a certain' period , would enable the Prince to live in a stiie suitable to his rank . He considered it more consistent with the true splendour and dignity of the Prince , that , by a temporary retirementhe should exonerate himself from the incumbrances under w hi civ fie la
, - boured , than that any additional burthen should be laid upon the people for that ' purpose . The motion for the second reading of the bill was put and carried without a division . The bill was accordingly read a second time , and ordered to be committed on the morrow .
25 . Tne House resolved itself into a committee on the Prince of Wales ' s establishment bill . The Duke of Bedford said , he had already expressed his disapprobation of theprinciples and provisions of this bill ; but as the Prince had informed the House , through the medium of a noble lord ( Cholmondeley ) that he acquiesced in it , he should not on that account give it any farther opposition . Lord Lauderdale could not bring himself to accede to the opinion of the noble duke ; he entertained a very different idea of the acquiescence of the Prince .
His lordship then made several remarks on the provisions of the bill , which he reprobated . , The Earl of Moira said , the acquiescence of the Prince weighed with him to withdraw whatever opposition he might have given the bill . Lord Grenville defended his Majesty ' s ministers . Lord Thurlow said , it was necessary the Prince should give his consent to ths ' 6111 / as it regarded the property of his Highness in the Duchy of Cornwall *
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Parliamentary Proceedings.
The Duke of Clarence joined in the blame imputed to ministry , and declared that the allowance of 50 , 000 ! . in 17 S 7 had been found too little to afford a sufficiency for the Prince ; and had been the first cause of his involving himself inembarrassments . He charged them also with deceit as to the message obtained from the Prince upon occasion of the former application . Lord Grenville defended Ministry against the charge of improper conduct towards the Prince . Had they interfered uncalled upon in the affairs of thePrince , it would have beeS indelicate . He professed the sincerest veneration and
affection for the monarchy and the Royal Family ; and said he did not doubt that however ministry might have acted , blame would certainly have been imputed to ahem . The Earl of Moira entered ' very tntrch at length into a discussion of the principles of the bill , which lie considered as too confined , and imposing an ungracious restraint upon the Prince , even more by its manner than by its effects . He thought that as the Prince had come forward in a manly and condescending manner to submit himself to Parliamenthe should be treated nobly and
-, gene rously . The debts had been contracted by little and little ; and when his Highness first learnt the amount , of which he was little aware , he was very much affected . Lord Moira , after some further observation , remarked , that when he stated that his Highness did not conceive this bill compatible with his interests , he desired not to be supposed to convey an idea that the Prince wished the bill not to pass ; on the contrary , the Prince was willing to adopt any measure which came recommended bthe wisdom of Parliament . There appeared to him a
exy very traordinary degree of inconsistency in this bill ; it was said , that the Heir'Apparent should preserve a certain portion of state and dignity , in order that he mightascend the throne with the habitual respect of the' jieop'ie ; ' and yet this bill rendered it utterly impossible for the Prince to live in that . manner . Lord Grenville concluded the debate by remarking , that the sentiments of his Royal Highness could not be regularly conveyed to them in that manner . The noble lord had endeavoured to fix an inconsistency his Majesty ' s ministers
upon , by attributing to them the opinion that it was necessary that the Heir Apparent should maintain a considerable degree of splendour . He admitted that administration would certainly consider that as a desirable circumstance , and had suggested to Parliament a provision ,, which , after a certain' period , would enable the Prince to live in a stiie suitable to his rank . He considered it more consistent with the true splendour and dignity of the Prince , that , by a temporary retirementhe should exonerate himself from the incumbrances under w hi civ fie la
, - boured , than that any additional burthen should be laid upon the people for that ' purpose . The motion for the second reading of the bill was put and carried without a division . The bill was accordingly read a second time , and ordered to be committed on the morrow .
25 . Tne House resolved itself into a committee on the Prince of Wales ' s establishment bill . The Duke of Bedford said , he had already expressed his disapprobation of theprinciples and provisions of this bill ; but as the Prince had informed the House , through the medium of a noble lord ( Cholmondeley ) that he acquiesced in it , he should not on that account give it any farther opposition . Lord Lauderdale could not bring himself to accede to the opinion of the noble duke ; he entertained a very different idea of the acquiescence of the Prince .
His lordship then made several remarks on the provisions of the bill , which he reprobated . , The Earl of Moira said , the acquiescence of the Prince weighed with him to withdraw whatever opposition he might have given the bill . Lord Grenville defended his Majesty ' s ministers . Lord Thurlow said , it was necessary the Prince should give his consent to ths ' 6111 / as it regarded the property of his Highness in the Duchy of Cornwall *