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Parliamentary Proceedings.
HOUSE OF COMMONS , JUNE r . Mr . Anslruther rose to deliver a message from the Prince . After some prelimi . nary observations on the propriety and necessity of supporting the dignity of the monarchy , more peculiarly at the present moment , against the attacks of artful and designing men , he proceeded to state the feeling and sentiments of his Royal Highness ; and said , that he was authorised , on the part of his Royal Highness , to express his utmost alacrity and readiness to acquiesce in limitations
any or restrictions which the wisdom of the House might think it proper to lay down for appropriating a part of his income to the liquidation of his debts . It was even his eager wish , if possible , to anticipate the wishes of the House on the subject , and to submit most cheerfully to any abatement of the splendour usually annexed to his situation and rank , in order to accomplish an end in which he felt himself so deeply and so peculiarly interested . The Chancellor of the Exchequer rose , and after paying several deserved and delicate to the Prince
compliments , and expressing his hopes of the unanimity of the House on the present occasion , moved , ¦ " That instructions be given to the committee appointed to prepare the Bill for granting an increased establishment to his Royal Highness , to make provision in the Bill for such a regular and punctual order of payment in his future establishment , as to prevent the possibility of future incumbrances ; and to appropriate a certain proportion of his income ( leaving the blank to be afterwards filled up ) to the liquidation of his debts
. " -. Mr . Dundas , Mr . Fox , and Mr . Anstruther supported the motion . Many Other gentlemen spoke for and against it . : TheJHouse-divided on the motion , Ayes 242 , Noes 4 6 . Majority 196 . 2 . Mr . Barham rose to make his promised motion . He proceeded to comment upon -the ruinous transactions in the West Indies , during the command of Sir John Jervis and Sir Charles Grey ; in the course of which he read various
extracts from their different proclamations , and concluded by moving , " That an ? iddress be presented to his Majesty , praying the rescinding of all the acts done in pursuance of those proclamations , as being contrary to the law of nations , and the rights of sovereignty . " ... Mr ., Manning seconded the motion . In doing so , he declared he did it for the purpose of rescuing the national character , which , without a disavowal of the proceedings alluded to , he considered as committed . Mr , Grey took the earliest opportunity of rising , for the purpose of obviating ihe that mi
impressions ght have been made by the preceding speakers . He entered intp a general defence of the conduct of his father Sir Charles Grey , and Sir John Jervis . Mr . Dundas stated to the House , that an application had been made by the West India merchants to his Majesty ' s ministers , requesting them to undertake the same measure which had been proposed that night . He -resisted that application , because he conceived the conduct of Sir Charles Grey and Sir-John Jervis ip be deserving of applause instead of censure and thereforeinstead of
; , negativing the motion , he should first move the previous question ; and , secondly , in order to shew the necessity of the House repeating its former declaration , he would put the following resolutions : " That the inhabitants of the French West India Islands not having availed ihemselves of the proclamation of the ist of January 1794 , was not to be consi-. dered as a general rule for the British forces in that quarter to act upon . " Thatas the proclamation of the 10 th and 21 st of May were not carried into
effect , the House conceived jt unnecessary to give an opinion upon them . " And that the . House still retains the sense which it has already expressed of the able and gallant conduct of Sir Charles Grey and Sir Join ; Jervis , during their command in the West Indies . " The House then divided on the previous question , when there appeared , Ayes 6-1 , Noes 17 ,
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Parliamentary Proceedings.
HOUSE OF COMMONS , JUNE r . Mr . Anslruther rose to deliver a message from the Prince . After some prelimi . nary observations on the propriety and necessity of supporting the dignity of the monarchy , more peculiarly at the present moment , against the attacks of artful and designing men , he proceeded to state the feeling and sentiments of his Royal Highness ; and said , that he was authorised , on the part of his Royal Highness , to express his utmost alacrity and readiness to acquiesce in limitations
any or restrictions which the wisdom of the House might think it proper to lay down for appropriating a part of his income to the liquidation of his debts . It was even his eager wish , if possible , to anticipate the wishes of the House on the subject , and to submit most cheerfully to any abatement of the splendour usually annexed to his situation and rank , in order to accomplish an end in which he felt himself so deeply and so peculiarly interested . The Chancellor of the Exchequer rose , and after paying several deserved and delicate to the Prince
compliments , and expressing his hopes of the unanimity of the House on the present occasion , moved , ¦ " That instructions be given to the committee appointed to prepare the Bill for granting an increased establishment to his Royal Highness , to make provision in the Bill for such a regular and punctual order of payment in his future establishment , as to prevent the possibility of future incumbrances ; and to appropriate a certain proportion of his income ( leaving the blank to be afterwards filled up ) to the liquidation of his debts
. " -. Mr . Dundas , Mr . Fox , and Mr . Anstruther supported the motion . Many Other gentlemen spoke for and against it . : TheJHouse-divided on the motion , Ayes 242 , Noes 4 6 . Majority 196 . 2 . Mr . Barham rose to make his promised motion . He proceeded to comment upon -the ruinous transactions in the West Indies , during the command of Sir John Jervis and Sir Charles Grey ; in the course of which he read various
extracts from their different proclamations , and concluded by moving , " That an ? iddress be presented to his Majesty , praying the rescinding of all the acts done in pursuance of those proclamations , as being contrary to the law of nations , and the rights of sovereignty . " ... Mr ., Manning seconded the motion . In doing so , he declared he did it for the purpose of rescuing the national character , which , without a disavowal of the proceedings alluded to , he considered as committed . Mr , Grey took the earliest opportunity of rising , for the purpose of obviating ihe that mi
impressions ght have been made by the preceding speakers . He entered intp a general defence of the conduct of his father Sir Charles Grey , and Sir John Jervis . Mr . Dundas stated to the House , that an application had been made by the West India merchants to his Majesty ' s ministers , requesting them to undertake the same measure which had been proposed that night . He -resisted that application , because he conceived the conduct of Sir Charles Grey and Sir-John Jervis ip be deserving of applause instead of censure and thereforeinstead of
; , negativing the motion , he should first move the previous question ; and , secondly , in order to shew the necessity of the House repeating its former declaration , he would put the following resolutions : " That the inhabitants of the French West India Islands not having availed ihemselves of the proclamation of the ist of January 1794 , was not to be consi-. dered as a general rule for the British forces in that quarter to act upon . " Thatas the proclamation of the 10 th and 21 st of May were not carried into
effect , the House conceived jt unnecessary to give an opinion upon them . " And that the . House still retains the sense which it has already expressed of the able and gallant conduct of Sir Charles Grey and Sir Join ; Jervis , during their command in the West Indies . " The House then divided on the previous question , when there appeared , Ayes 6-1 , Noes 17 ,