RE HISTORY 
would feel, that he had a constitu- 
tional share, in the splendor and 
dignity of the heir apparent of the 
British crown. He was convinced, 
that every member must feel re- 
? " joiced, at the means having been 
_ found to restore his royal highness, 
to the dignity and splendor of his 
igh state. In I795, a message 
s delivered to the house from his 
Majesty, for an extension of the 
“prince of Waies’s establishment. 
At that time the house had thought 
revenues of the duchy of Corn- 
ll, £13,000 annually, together 
with £60,000 annually from his 
- income, should be applied to the 
liquidation of his debts, which then 
amounted to £650,000. The re- 
sult was, that £563,395 of the 
debts had been now paid off; and 
that by July, 1806, the whole 
would be liquidated. The prince 
had now, for eight years, borne this 
diminution of his income, and it 
was time to restore him to the situa- 
tion in which he would have been, 
if it was not for the arrangements 
made in 1795, for the payment of 
his debts. ‘The object of his propo- 
sition was, “ to enable his majesty 
to grant to the prince of Wales the 
sum of £60,000 annually.” His 
royal highness, in the year 1795, 
had £138,000 annually, which, 
considering the increase of price in 
every thing, was not as much in 
proportion as £90,000, which wa’s 
the establishment for the prince of 
_ Wales, above ninety years ago. He 
_ did not mean to propose a grant of 
__ any thing more to the prince of 
- Wales, than what had been settled 
eight years back; he only wished 
him to enjoy the income that parlia- 
ment had already thought preper 
for the heir apparent, treed from 
that diminution, which was occa- 
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-vice of his royal highness, 
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sioned by the arrangement for the 
payment of his debts. It was not 
to be forgotten, that he was heir 
apparent to the greatest crown 
in the universe. He then moyed, 
that “it is the opinion of this com- 
mittee, that his‘majesty be enabled 
to grant yearly, any sum or sums 
of money, out of the consolidated 
fund of Great Britain, not exceed- 
ing in the whole £60,000, being 
to be computed from the 5th.of 
January 1803, and to continue 
until the 5th of July 1806, to- 
wards providing for the better sup- 
port and dignity of the prince of 
Wales.” 
In answer to a question from M r 
Harrison, 
The chancellor of the exchequer 
again stated, that £563,895 had 
been paid off, of the prince’s debts, 
and that there remained a round 
sum of £235,754 to discharge. 
The solicitor general, (Mr Man- 
ners Sutton) began with stating, 
that although no longer in the ser- 
he still 
was honored with his confidence ; 
and could express in his name, that 
he felt the most sincere gratitude to 
his majesty, for the interest he had 
been pleased to take, with regard to 
his situation; and that he submitted 
with cheerfulness, to the wisdom 
and justice of the house. It was 
the object of the prince, to shew in 
all instances, his sincere respect and 
duty to his country, and rather 
than at all diminish the harinony 
which should subsist between him 
and his royal father, he was content 
to forego every claim of right, which 
must lead to a contest, that whether 
successful or not, muSt be to him, 
a source of the deepest regret. 
For his own part, he had no hesita- 
tion as a lawyer, in maintaining, 
that 
