CHIS TORY ‘OF EUR OP E. 
made for those claims, which 
‘affected the honor and justice of 
the prince, and which otherwise he 
must levy upon a considerable part 
of his income, to discharge: He 
therefore moved, that a select com- 
mittee should be appointed, to in- 
quire into the extent of those claims, 
which had been signified to the 
house, in the message from his 
royal highness. 
Sir W. Geary seconded the mo- 
tion. 
Mr. Erskine said, that when on 
a former day, he had asserted this 
motion was brought on, without 
the knowledge of his royal highness; 
he by no means meant to say, that 
‘it was on that account improper 
for discussion in that house. His 
royal highness felt grateful for the 
Kindness of his majesty, and for the 
‘great liberality of parliament. He 
was amply satisfied, and personally 
felt himself no way interested in the 
motion. If he therefore coincided 
in the motion, it was as a member 
of parliament, and not as servant 
tothe prince. As to the prince’s 
claims for an account of the reve- 
nues of Cornwall, they were most 
undoubtedly valid; but he did not 
méan to say that what was expend- 
ed for his education and support 
during his minority, should not be 
charged against that account. He 
was glad that the subject was now 
at rest 5 and he was only anxious 
for the honor of the prince, that 
it should be known, that he had, 
out of his own revenues, paid, w ithin 
the last eight years, the sum of 
£575,000; and that now, at forty 
years of age, he did not owe one 
shilling to the public. 
_ Mr. Fuller supported the motion, 
as did Mr, Cartwriuht. 
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Sir Robert Buxton considered, 
that in the present state of the 
country, when the taxes were so 
high, and a neighbouring nation 
had 500,000 men 1 ready to pour in 
upon us, on the first quarrel, princes 
would do themselves most credit, 
by avoiding uséless expences and 
idle parade. His royal highness 
knew, that the dignity of a prince 
consists, not in the trappings of a 
court, but in the virtues of the 
man. He therefore moved the 
previous question. 
Mr, Curwen seconded the mo- 
tion. If his royal highness found 
himself still involved in debts, it 
would be right of him to pay them; 
but he could hardly expect the 
public to be satisfied, with a burden 
which might appear to them as pro- 
ceeding from extravagance. Ile 
thought a committee would be in- 
convenient, as, it debts appear 
that the committee did not think 
fair, it was not to be supposed that 
parliament would pay them. 
Mr. Hilliard supported the origi- 
nal motion. 
Mr. Johnstone objected to the 
motion most decidedly, Ata time, 
that such large revenues were raised 
upon the subject, he could not con- 
sent to such an increase of the pub- 
lic burdens. As to the Cornwall 
claims, he thought the time for the 
prince to urge his right, was in the 
year 1795; but then he preterred 
appealing to the liberality of par- 
liament. He said, there was ang- 
ther very good reason for not pro- 
secuting this claim. The whole 
amount of the revenues of Corn- 
wall, from his birth to his coming 
of age, was but £234,000, and the 
expences were at least as much ; 
therefore, pt did not appear that 
there 
