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in the house. Mr. Sumner ob-’ 
served, that before it proceeded any 
farther in bis business, it ought ro 
be informed in what manner their 
preceding grant had been applied; 
and Mr. Curwen reminded the 
house, that one of the leading causes 
of the. French revolution was the 
prodigality of the princes of the 
royal family. 
After stating the amount of the 
prince’s debts, and urging the in- 
dispensable necessity of discharging 
them, Mr. Pitt informed the house, 
of the insufficiency of the civil list 
to defray so heavy a charge: he 
warned the members to beware of 
warmth on this occasion, and to re- 
flect, that the safety of the nation 
depending on the preservation of a 
hereditary monarchy, the honour 
and credit of the royal family ought 
to be anxiously consulted. “To this 
Mr. Martin replied, that the surest 
method of maintaini ig the mo. 
narchy was to prevent. it from be- 
coming oppressive to the nation, 
On the resumption of this busi- 
ness, the 14th of May, Mr. Hussey 
proposed to. have resource to the 
crown-lands, as a proper fund on 
this, occurrence: their annual pro- 
duce did not exceed six thousand 
pounds; but might with due ma. 
nagement, be errid to four hun- 
dred thousand, But his proposai 
was negatived; and Mr. Pitt pro. 
ceeded to call the attention of the 
house to the propriety of making, 
without unnecessary delay, a settle- 
ment of an adequate income for 
the prince, and of a jointure for 
the princess. Cne hundred thou- 
sand pounds, eighty years ago, con- 
stituted the whole revenue of his 
great grandfather, George IT. then 
rince. of Wales ; and thé income 
of his grandfather, thirty years afs 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1795. 
ter, amounted to the like’ sum, €X- 
clusive of the’ duchy of Cornwall, 
computed at thirteen “ thousand 
pounds annually. The diminished 
value of money required a larger 
allowance ; and thé Jeast that the 
prince had a right to expect was a 
hundred and forty thousand pounds, 
including the duchy of Cornwall. 
The marriage expences, he stated, 
at twenty-eight thousand pounds, 
the completing of Carlton-house, at 
twenty-six thousand, and the join- 
ture of the princess at fifty thousand 
a year. He would leave it to the 
house to decide on the best manner 
of liquidating the prince’s debts, 
which he calculated at six hundred 
and thirty thousand pounds, advis- 
ing, atthe same time toconsult on the 
business in a secret committee, as 
being the most expeditious method, 
His opinion was, that twenty-five 
thousand pounds ought yearly to be 
appropriated to the extinguishing 
of the debts, and set apart from the 
prince’s income for that sole pur. 
se; by such a regulation, they 
would be paid off in the course of 
twenty-seven years. In case of his 
aie before the expiration of that 
period, that sum would be annually 
charged on the succession; but were 
a demise of the crown and of the 
prince to happen within that period, 
the charge would be laid on the 
consolidated fund. In order to ob. 
viate the incurring of farther debts 
no arrears should be suffered to go 
beyond the quarter, and no claims, 
after its expiration admitted; and 
all suits for recovery of debts due 
by the prince should. lie against his 
oflicers only. 
: Mr, Grey proféssed himself. equal. 
a desirous to support the s lendour 
of the royal family, with Mr. Pitt, 
or any slippery sycophant of a ggiitt : 
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