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Parliamentary Proceedings.
* ot in fns power to send troops to our assistance ; though , - at the same time , he « n ! d appoint a numerous army to subjugate and plunder Poland , an engagement to which he faithfully adhered in concert with the Empress of Russ . a . He rould not see that we could expect a more faithful or honourable line of sonduct from the Emperor : he would therefore most decidedly oppose . our-eontnbatmg to grant him any pecuniary assistance . Mr . Fox offered an amendment , that it be read a second time that day two
The House then divided , for the second reading 55 , for the amendment 29 . The bill was then read a second time , and ordered to be committed . The House in a committee went through the various clauses of the Prince oE Wales ' s establishment bill , and filled up the blanks . The fund for discharging the debts was settled at 65 , 000 ! . such as his Royal Highness contracted as principal , and not collaterally . Bill for and improving the entrance to the city by Temp
le-12 . The widening Bar , ' after some slight opposition from Mr . Lechmere , was read a third time and passed . The House resolved itself into a committee of supply . On the question being put that a sum of 27 , 000 ! . be granted on account of theexpences incurred by the marriage of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Mr . Poioys said , that if this was only part of the expence actually incurred onaccount of the marriageit of those unfortunate transactionswhich
, was one , the House could not look to without grief and shame . After the pledge , however , which the prince had given to the House with respect to his future conduct , it must be the general wish rather to look forward than to look backward . He must nevertheless remark , that there was no precedent of any such sum havmgbeen granted for the marriage expences of the Prince of Wales as was now required , and he thought that before such a demand was made , some special ground ought to have been laid on the present occasions Some gentlemen had ' had not "forward to grant
expressed their surprise that his Majesty come some assistance to the Prince . He had not touched oh that topic , because he was persuaded , that if there had existed the means , his Majesty would certainly have interfered to have prevented the Prince from being reduced to so humiliating a situation . ¦ , _ The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated , that he could not produce any precedent of a sum having been granted for marriage expences , but it had been usual to ^ grant a sum to a Prince of Wales when he first engaged in an establishment . The sum was then voted , as also a sum of 25 , 000 k for finishing the repairs of Carlton-house .
15 . Mr . Pitt , after some short observations ,- moved , " -That an address be presented to his Majesty , requesting that his Majesty will be graciously pleased ' to order exchequer bills , " to an amount not exceeding tire sum of one million and ahaif , to be issued to commissioners , to be lent out to the merchants and planters in the West India Islands , . on certain securities or pledges , & c . " which was agreed to . The bill to guarantee the Emperor ' s loan was read a third time ; and on the question that if do MrFox said that he could noteven in this last
now pass , . , stage of the bill , prevent himself from opposing it . New reasons every day occurred to countenance his opposition . He then stated the surrender of Luxembourg , the strongest fortrcs . s belonging to the Emperor , to save which he would , no doubt , have exerted every nerve ; but as he was unable to effect that very desirable end , what hopes could be entertained of his being in a state to afford us any material relief ? he also adverted to the distressed state of France , on which ' he thought we too sanguineiy relied . The bill was then read a third time , and
passed without a division . On the report of the prince of Wales ' s Establishment Bill , several of the ' amendments made by the Committee were read ' and agreed to . ' On the readmg - 6 f the amendment relative to the appropriation of the sum of 16 , 250 ] . quarterly , towards the discharge of the Prince ' s debts , General Smith proposed that it sitould be only ij , oool . The House divided , Ayes 81 ,. Noes 11 .
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Parliamentary Proceedings.
* ot in fns power to send troops to our assistance ; though , - at the same time , he « n ! d appoint a numerous army to subjugate and plunder Poland , an engagement to which he faithfully adhered in concert with the Empress of Russ . a . He rould not see that we could expect a more faithful or honourable line of sonduct from the Emperor : he would therefore most decidedly oppose . our-eontnbatmg to grant him any pecuniary assistance . Mr . Fox offered an amendment , that it be read a second time that day two
The House then divided , for the second reading 55 , for the amendment 29 . The bill was then read a second time , and ordered to be committed . The House in a committee went through the various clauses of the Prince oE Wales ' s establishment bill , and filled up the blanks . The fund for discharging the debts was settled at 65 , 000 ! . such as his Royal Highness contracted as principal , and not collaterally . Bill for and improving the entrance to the city by Temp
le-12 . The widening Bar , ' after some slight opposition from Mr . Lechmere , was read a third time and passed . The House resolved itself into a committee of supply . On the question being put that a sum of 27 , 000 ! . be granted on account of theexpences incurred by the marriage of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Mr . Poioys said , that if this was only part of the expence actually incurred onaccount of the marriageit of those unfortunate transactionswhich
, was one , the House could not look to without grief and shame . After the pledge , however , which the prince had given to the House with respect to his future conduct , it must be the general wish rather to look forward than to look backward . He must nevertheless remark , that there was no precedent of any such sum havmgbeen granted for the marriage expences of the Prince of Wales as was now required , and he thought that before such a demand was made , some special ground ought to have been laid on the present occasions Some gentlemen had ' had not "forward to grant
expressed their surprise that his Majesty come some assistance to the Prince . He had not touched oh that topic , because he was persuaded , that if there had existed the means , his Majesty would certainly have interfered to have prevented the Prince from being reduced to so humiliating a situation . ¦ , _ The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated , that he could not produce any precedent of a sum having been granted for marriage expences , but it had been usual to ^ grant a sum to a Prince of Wales when he first engaged in an establishment . The sum was then voted , as also a sum of 25 , 000 k for finishing the repairs of Carlton-house .
15 . Mr . Pitt , after some short observations ,- moved , " -That an address be presented to his Majesty , requesting that his Majesty will be graciously pleased ' to order exchequer bills , " to an amount not exceeding tire sum of one million and ahaif , to be issued to commissioners , to be lent out to the merchants and planters in the West India Islands , . on certain securities or pledges , & c . " which was agreed to . The bill to guarantee the Emperor ' s loan was read a third time ; and on the question that if do MrFox said that he could noteven in this last
now pass , . , stage of the bill , prevent himself from opposing it . New reasons every day occurred to countenance his opposition . He then stated the surrender of Luxembourg , the strongest fortrcs . s belonging to the Emperor , to save which he would , no doubt , have exerted every nerve ; but as he was unable to effect that very desirable end , what hopes could be entertained of his being in a state to afford us any material relief ? he also adverted to the distressed state of France , on which ' he thought we too sanguineiy relied . The bill was then read a third time , and
passed without a division . On the report of the prince of Wales ' s Establishment Bill , several of the ' amendments made by the Committee were read ' and agreed to . ' On the readmg - 6 f the amendment relative to the appropriation of the sum of 16 , 250 ] . quarterly , towards the discharge of the Prince ' s debts , General Smith proposed that it sitould be only ij , oool . The House divided , Ayes 81 ,. Noes 11 .