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'••* ttrievr (he fects of die caw, at«.. ... t* luiii (ho advice which the particular suttuuion ?n which In* was pla¬ ced, lln intcreM.- oi the country, and the Constitution o| the kingdom, required them to aire to their sovereign. All the information pes-essed upon the subject irould be laid before the committee, and of course that information, whether con¬ tained in written document* or not, vojIq be soleiy viewed as to Us respecta¬ bility nnd character. He n#w applied to the intended course of proceeding, but before entering upon it. could not help expressing his astonishment, considering: the able legal advice which her majesty wnskno^nto have, that it could have been impressed on her mind, that the slightest imputation cuuhl have been cast on that illustrious personage, or on the meanest subject in the realm,or that they should be referred to any secret tribu¬ nal, or to one, where the fullest commu¬ nication could not be sifted, and sifted with that publicity which was the dis¬ tinguishing characteristic cf British jus¬ tice.—-(Hear, hear!) He wasn>touished it could have occurred to any one, that her majesty would not haee full power, in the event of any necessity for a trial existing, to examine witnesses minutely «—to search their character, and weigh the value of their testimony—or that she vould be sent to trial without all those safeguards of general liberty and indi¬ vidual protection, which woutd afford her, together with that publicity necessa¬ ry to the ends of justice, a full opportu¬ nity of cross-examining evidence, rebut¬ ting testimony, and impeaching the cha¬ racter of the witnesses, with a degree of liberty which her majesty must share, not id precedence, but in common with every subject in the country. Should the committee report that there was nothing to impeach the conduct of the illustrious party whom they assist with theiradvice. and thai lhvTc w^s no occasion lo pr^v ceed farther, this happy decision would receive no additional recommendation, &hcr in Che estimation of her Majest) or 'In'that of the public, from having been come to in conjunction with the two learned gentlemen, who held the import¬ ant and honourable ofiicc of her Majes¬ ty's legal advisers. On the other hand, If the report stated that there was enough cf grave matter laid before the committee to advise some ulterior proceeding, they ■would be placed in the mo^t embarrass¬ ing dilemma between their private and their public duty. If they concurred in the opinion that there was sufficient ground for ulterior proceedings, how much more painful would such a decision prove to the house, when sanctioned by two honorable aud learned gentlemen, who stood in such a situation. If they thought it their duty to pretest against the decision of the committee, under what disadvaitages would they r.ot la¬ bor at being among the cumber of those through whom that decision lu>d been formed. The transactions of the last forty-eight hours furnished a pretty suf¬ ficient comment on what might have been expected from a negociafion, as it was called, since it was seen, tint the illustri¬ ous personage, who was the subject of this discussion, was so little under the counsel of the honourable and learned gentleman (her legal adviser), that by his owu confession, those documents con¬ nected with the arrangements lately pro¬ posed, which had been publishrd, had been so published without his consent.— ilt^OYfc iUvjuyihnn^ iuu1 foito it date to himself to declare, that he had not advi¬ sed that publication, and to adtr.it that it was garbled, imperfect, and untrue. Un¬ der whatever lamentable, and he might add criminal advice, that publication hid taken place, it was evident that the ob¬ ject of it was to appeal to the lower or¬ ders of the people—(Hear, hear, hear !) —and the purposes which rt was intend¬ ed to answer could be concealed from no one who did not wilful!v shut his eyes. If any feeling but regret could have place in his breast at th'.s moment,, he should rejoice that, from the circumstances of the case, no doubt could exist as to the course which Ministers had taken on '.his melancholy occasion ; that the illustri¬ ous personage herself had been fully ap¬ prised of their resolution ; and that the conduct of Ministers, free from all dis¬ guise, had made her distinctly understa lid the consequences to which the step that she had resolved upon must inevitably aod immediately lead. (Hear, hcar,hcar.) The House was aware that under her marriage settlement, in the lamentable event of the death of his Majesty, she vould be entitled to an income 01*^50,000 a year, as widow of the King. He had therefore thought it desirable that an an- . natty to that amount should be granted now, that the snbject might never again comebefore Parliament. This, then, had been proposed to the Queen, and he had DO hesitation in saying, that when pro¬ posed, the only condition coupled with it was the stipulation that she should re¬ main abrcad. Now, with respect to the proposition that the Queen should give up her title and all the rights attached tn her situation, he did not know that such a proposition had been made, or could be made. Nothing had been proposed to her but an arrangement by which it was hoped that all debates of a hostile nature might be avoided. It was understood that no proposition to the Queen to sur- reudcr her rights as Quteu could be lalid without the interference of the Legisla¬ ture, and without an act of Parliament. Ministers had been anxious that such measares be adopted that should picvmt all future conflicts, both at home and a- biLrd, between the illustrious parlies. li v.-a obvious, that if her Majesty reaidid in KngiatiJ,both tlie King a.id herself would frequently bo exposed to murh painful embarrassment, and it was but too evident that there was in this coun¬ try no lack of disposition to turn such circumstances to ai^Tcr the most u»is- chievous pu-poses.—(Hear, hear.)------ "Whatever had, through warmth of feel¬ ing, been propagated ou this subject, ei¬ ther abroad or within those walls, he trusted that it would be obviously proved to ail, that Government had been most anxious to avoid this altercation, and most anxious to soften down the distress which such a step as that meditated by the Queen was likely to create in every delicate and feel'n^ mind. Every thing] he assured the hou-ie, Kd beon done to avoid coming before a tribunal, which ought never to have had cognizance of the case, and (here was no sacrifice which they were not desirous to advise the Crown to make, in order to avoid thifi crisis, consistently with its character and dignity. Mr. Brougham assured the House that the noble Lord opposite had not addressed ihera on the very grave and momentoas subject before this House tvtfrh more pain than himself. He would have tlieH^u^e fust to know that this illustrious Lady coveted not the countenance of thos-c to whom the noble Lmd's speech had so forcibly alluded. JLr sagacity, which yielded to none in thai H"u..e, and her r^trerne propriety of mind, rendered it I if tie likely she should have sufficed ei¬ ther lobe defeated by adopting fallacious iidvicev Her condition, how ever, was such as entitled her to their warmest sympathy. She had been long estranged from her family, and that intimate «*:•:•- Ciation which was most calculated to cherish ihc principles and habits of do¬ mestic life. He called upon the House to bear in mind her peculiar situation. A female, a foreigner, unprotected, and nrftrijF frii ruH*$«j *• n.* i.-i-t cio*..:,...»i *,.:.. years' almost involuntary exile from Fin¬ land. Bearing these things in their re¬ collection, he thought they would not very severely blame her if she had fallen into the error of listening to the honest aud well meant recommendations of a frieudly individual who had d. sired to serve her, though he (Mr. Brougham) could never characterise thoss ivcnro- mViidatiofisns those of absolute wisdom* — (Laughter*) Was it on papers and letters—pieces of evidence, called evi¬ dence, brought from beyond the Alps by a Secret Commission, sent out by God knows whom, but now well known for v, hat purpose, viz.—to save the Commit¬ tee of the.House of Commons the trouble of examining evidence. He staN d him¬ self to be utterly ignorant of the con¬ tents of the paper to be laid before the Committee ; he had only seen the out¬ side of that green bag, nothing more, and all bis objections again&t it was, that the whole of the evidence was in that bag. and that there was not a living witness to be examined. He knew that some one would be called to prove that this was the signature of such a one—a gentle¬ man, perhaps, who had been sent out to make a residence often Months at Milan —a member of the learned profession, who, til! that ill-fated hour, stood hi^Ii iu the reputation of the world,, and the esteem oi" his friends. That thisindivid¬ ua] should have lowered him.clf, he con¬ fessed had both surprised and pained him. He begged pardon for (he expres¬ sion he was using, but they werccanvas- sing so freely the charactei of il.WStnao? individuals, that minor cv-uskh rations must yield. He must ajir.Iu recur to the unpleasant subject, deprecating as he did the individual and the office. To go as he. did and sit prying into the most secret actions of domestic life in a foreign coun¬ try—seeking for information among the filthy wine-houses \ joining in familiar confabulation wish the bargemen of the lake, porters, cast-off servants of mis¬ tresses—those detestable characters,who, to the credit of courts of law, scarcely ever showed the:r faces within them, without having them siamded vviih infa¬ my—losit, he repeated, writing dnwnall the tiitle-tsttle of these reprobate cha¬ racters. Before this he had thought bet¬ ter of human nature, more of the merits of professional honor.— [Ilenr !j—In saying this he was saying what he felt, at the degradation of a professional broth¬ er. Such low offices, lie acknowledged. must be performed ; but then let them be done by hands that could not be sullied by any species of baseness. Let no man dip a linger in such filth, who was not born to degrade the human species. If the committee should onlv turn out their report, couched in the mildest terms of affirmation, which it was in the power of the noble lord's oily rhetoric t.» frame ; — [Laughter.]— so long as it only said yes to the charge, that man's character would be forever blasted. It was in vain to liken this tribunal to a Gutud Jury. If Ministers thought her Majesty guilty ou the report of the commission, let tiwrn act upon that assurance.—[Cheers.]- He strongly deprecated the course of Mi¬ nisters on this occasion ; theywMnd by the appointment of the committee tQ screen themselves behind names better than their own—to seek shelter from the public gaze—to cover themselves up from the public eye. But they had of their own responsibility come iW**\u to (he house with this message, and they ought to face it as men, and as ministers should do. Not only the interests of the royal family, but the peace, the well-being aud the morals of the countiy were involved in the present question, if the proposed enquiry was once enter* d upon, w bo could presume to say where it would stop ] wftoj th'ugti they were en the dreadful brink, couM venture to pviut out the pulph which *as yawningbeni :th them.—[ Hear, hear! j _Jfboss w ho coun¬ selled the crown to i.u. present measure, ought to weigh well those circumstances, by which it was likely fo be attended.~ Those who recollected wfi>{ took place on a former occasion would bear in mind the nature of the enquiry then out-.re I into, and from that taey might judge tn what that now proposed would extend. Tiny would have t<. enquire—rot into the character of the Qupeo—not into thtf | treatment she had met with—not into matters with which t&e house was con¬ nected, or of which it wished to he in¬ formed ; but they * - j!d have brought up the whole private hitfor) of certain illus¬ trious individuals. He did not say tlrt they must do this", ha that it uas proba¬ ble all these mutters might be forced up¬ on the public eye.—Lrt them look, as he before stated, to what had taken place a few years ago. On that occasion public business was suspended—every feeling ou any other object \us annihilated—the political gossip and -caudal of the d»j became st:ile—■ partv spirit ceased, and even political rancour no longer existed —-the get) era I topic of the year b< hrg ihe private life and history of the fust sub¬ jects in the country —[Hear, hear !] — He must indeed be a sagarious man, who co'ild fiom tiic Ci.mmeucemt at point out the cod of the proposed enquiry ; hemust indeed b? a man of i'.;:u u!eus sagacity v. ho could do so.—He did not believe thai the noble: lord (Castlereagh) him¬ self would v« tttutc securely upon such a prediction ; he was sure that no other man could veufm■• to state bow the con¬ flicting interests of the parties would end or to w hat extent ihe\ Moult] be carried.— lie knew thai many persons would look look upon ihb queMiou, v.'th the best l< i lilies, rn.my well-meaning persons would, puhaj;-, ad.i-e ir, — but there are offteJ i wl 0 I "' ' ^l :' ;" ~ lur ' ent light ", persons who uer* so much like rabid animals, tbtf tiw*.. v*ss more danger to be apprehc. Jed fiom their sa¬ liva than their toolh- If Om inquin wete entered nnoii, iluro were many who, perhaps, would view ^ conipasMonatelv - but would blame the parti-* who had set it ou foot. There rt«? so*v.v who, in certain cases, would leel lluniselves bound by prosej>sioi'I lies to regard nothing but the interests of their clients- lie did not allude to Slembers of Pallia- meut, and therefore twtf ^ himself oV his honourable learned colleague (Mr. Den- man,) but to other persons, into whose hands t!»e .ili'.tirs of his ^o; al client might be entrusted. What lh« consequence of (his might be, he would net trust hirnsel! to say ; ibotk tthp rcv^Hected u hat took place eleven years ago> would be able lo form an idea of that to which he alluded. i:i such cases the advocate had but one thing to look to—the interest* of his cli¬ ent : and anj professional man would be ruined, disgraced, in*1 «ord, he would bsfitfor the iribunal tf Milan who ne¬ glected those intere*^, tr took any course detrimental to them. He said he must be a bold man \s^° wauld pretend to point out the i^sue «*r probable dura¬ tion of the proposed inquiry : but lie must be a bolder man sti!1 ullo ttould rashly plunge tiie tout^ry into a state of irritation and confusioP wWIe there ic- mained a possibility of adjusting matters in a privateandamicabt^rnanner. (Hear. hear, hear!) For God'3 sakt.- then— for the sake of the country*--r°r the sakr* of whose memories beira>ed t)iem_ror liie sake of the people of England—for the sake of those who hirc wivCs, aud daosjh- tcrs to protect, he in(piored thfMT1 tu paflse before they decided up(,n (his question. Let them recollect Hhat took place ele¬ ven years ago, when no man (:oil|d op«n one of the daily pa(,crs without turning w.ih disgust from the scenes which it de¬ scribed. The meroiify 0f the COiuary wasat stake; lettheH0Use thenpause, and inquire whether there "a^not yet some meansof avoidinga proceeding preg¬ nant with such evils to thecountry (hear, hear!) He put this to the House.asthey valued their honour as they valued all that was dearest to »hem. as they valued the existence of Inland as a nation.— (Loud criesof hear, hear, from all parts of the House.) There were two inflances which be wiflied to point outrrfpedingthe conduft of Uarioveran mir ilcrs towards her Majefty while in Italy^-The Baron Omp'eda, who was *.n his way to Rome, as Hanoverian MmiAjrwasmoftgracioufly received by her Maj^ly. He infinuatcd himfelfinto her houU—he partook largely of her hofpitality for fcveral months. Notwithstanding rhi: attention and kind* nefs.. ihis honourable Baton was clctcdled, not only in fpyiag iixo the conduA of her Majefty, not only in tribing and corrup¬ ting her fervr.nts to give him information. but in hnving hired ablackfmiih Co make a key to open her private defli, in order to inveftigate her pa;ers- Fortunately, however, thofe papeg fo taken, (hewed this gentleman was ro the wrong feent, «h in fact they proved her innocence in- (Icad of her. guilt. A young gentleman, a lieutenant in the iwy, then about her Majefty's perfon, feeling for thehonourof his Royal Miilrcfs clullenged ihe honour¬ able Baron ; the latte/, however, repeated to Mihtn, where he tiok up fo fecrct a potation, as to be vith difficulty f<-und out. Diiven from ths retreat, he made a backward mofCrnent, and hid hirnfelf in :he mountains ; here o-ain he was followed by the gallant lituicnint, whofe generou* ardour turmounted allobftaclcs; bur while an engagement was daily cxpeftcd, the Baron Omptrdi wat kicked out of the ^ufl::ar- territories rot, be it olferved, | for having afied asaipy upon the Qncen— net for Jbc crime of having forced her M3Jefty*s private papers—but for having refitted to fight a duel when openly called upon. — [Hear heat!] Her Majefty had commanded him tocall for a fu:U fair, open invertigai^;a. The fpcedfer the begin¬ ning of it was, the more completely would ihe be gratified—the more ample it was, the more decided would be her Cuts- fdftion. But that it would be a (hort tnveftigation, he» who knew the coorfc of' fuch proceedings, felt it to be impofiible 'l'berefore, no time was to be loll : for, if the invefligation went on, they might exoeft to fit to no ordinary period of the feluon. But in calling for inquiry, ha' Majefty protefied ftremionflyagamftafecret one.—f Hear, hear, heailj Mr. Canning faid, that in all the difcus- fions which had taken place before this crilis, he had looked to the fituation oi the queen, as to that of the neareft aud dearcll friend. To his fovereign he owed the dmy of a privy counfellor—to her majefty be owed every efteem and refpect. The wifli neareil hia heart was, that this ex¬ tremity could have been avoided ; his next with was, thai her roatefty mtVht come out oi tbia mquiry with honour to herlcll, and ian'afaclion to her friends. An hon. member ( \lr. Tierney) had faid, that no eompiomife could take j)lace without injuring the king's honour, or elfc infnlttng the queen. Another hon. member blamed government becaufe they did not them- iehea bring in a bill of pains and penalties. But this was notthedutyofminillers ; tlicy had not undertaken the taflc of bringing forward thofe charges ; they were not the collectors of the evidence to be laid before the committee, (hear, hear, hear ! from th-* oppofition bend C5,) They felt it their bounden duty to lay them before the Jnufe. What was ihertrft ftep taken by miniflers ? They recommended a com- promife, which the learned and honourable : ^.AKLii-ii now Utk^UCtt. t n..L ilOlli gentleman (Mr. Brougham) knew this had been offered, and bis afliftauce to bring- it about had been fince requefted. If that had been accepted, it would have fpared the houfe the painful duty which now devolved upon them. The propo- fal was faid to be revolting, and a modi¬ fication was recommended- Why was not this modification propofed before. It was new, he feared, too late to propofe a» y- The hon r/entlerr.an had expreflcd jo's regret at the failure of all amicable ar¬ rangements, and it was but juftice to the hon. and lea-ned gentleman to declare, that he (MrA Canning) believed that le had undertaken the management of the bufwefs with every fincere and ardent defire to bring about a favorable refult. But it was a pity that the hon. and learned gentleman, before he had fet out from London, did not fo much as tell them that thofe terms could not be heard without In¬ dignation : or furely thnt whieh it was right to fpeak at St. Omev'a could not be U1 tu to be fpoken in London, He deprecated the idea of a bill of pains and penalties again ft her Majefty. Parliament w^re not called upon to become the ac- cufcrsof her Majefty ; and, faid he, " I, as one Individual, fo help me God, I never will place myfclf in that fituation/' lie regretted that all hope-' of conciliation had failed. Inquiry was challenged. If there fhould appear matter of crimination, there muft be an open inquiry—the illuftriotts perfon fhould have the full opportunity of defence. His firft with was to avert inquiry—his ncx.ti that her Majefty might pafs through the ordeal clear and triumphant Never had he been involved in difficulties fodiftreffing rs thofe which he had felt during the whole of this d fcufion. Mr. Tierney faid, it was impofiible that any man of good feelings could come to this quclUon without the deepeft anxiety. Hi* only fativfa&ion was, that he had nothing to do with the negectationa which feemed to have brought all the parties concerned in them into a jiitcous plight. [a laugh] Mr. Wilberforce faid, there was nothing he weald fay, but the abfolutc defpair of any reconciliation or adjuftment in this calc, which would compel him to aban¬ don the courfe he now felt it his duty to adopt, with a view of preventing the dreadful difcufhons with which they were threatened, [hear, hear !j lie believed there was not a man in the houfe, who did not participate in his feelings of wifhing, if pofLble, to prevent the matter from going on. [hear, hear !J He propofed that they yet paufc for a day or two, before proceeding farther in this bufinefs, (;oud cheers,) in order that the parties might have time to cool, (hear, hear!) The hon- gentleman concluded with moving that the farther debate on this queftlon be adjourned till Friday next, (loud cheers.) Lord Cali.creagh expicffed his wiliing- nefti to accede to the withes of the Houfe. It was impofiible for him, however, after the experience which he had had, to hold out any fanguine expeditions of an adjuftment, or to make himfelf refponfibie for it. The motion for adjourning the debate toFtiday next, waft then agreed to.— Adjourned at lo'clock. LONDON, May 23. CORONATION—COURT OF CLAIMS. Official orders for the making of His Majesty's Coronation robes have been issued lo three tradesmen. The value of the new crown to be worn by his Majesty at the Coronation is esti¬ mated at £54,000. One jewel in it h "< rth £14.000. The old crown is not worth more than £LO0O. Thursday the first meeting of theCourt o. Claims was held m the Tainted Chum- cc ber of the House of Lords in obedien o His Majesty's Proclamation. At 12 oVh.ek, several of the Lords Commissioners having assembled) the Earl of iiitiTcitbv. Lord President of the Council, foe.k the Chiiir, having on his right hand his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, and on his left, his Royal Highness tlie Duke of nibucpsler. Si¬ lence having been proclaimed, the Corn- mission Mas opened, and was also read by the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. Several petitions of persons claiming to perform ■ ertairi services at the Corona- lion were ih»Mi presented,and were rcu.'i also by the Clerk of the Crown. Among the claims made, \\s understand, were those of— The (Sties of London ana Oxford to assist the Chief liuiler. The Earl of Abergavenny tn act as Chief I.aidinrr, w hit n wdH counterclaim- ed by Mr. IktCOurt, M. P. The Duke of Norfolk, as Earl of A- ruruiei, to be received as Chief Butler. The Duke c\ Worfolk, as Lord of the Manor of WnrkdPp, county cf Notting¬ ham, to find a Glove for the King's right hand, an.! to support his Kiijesty'si right aim while fiic King holds the sceptre. The Duke of Monfro^&s Mr»£*erof the floT?e, to act kz S^rgemit of the Sil¬ ver S/nl'.rv. Mr- Campbell, as Lord of the Manor of LystoiK in Essex, to make "Wafers fc: the King, The Bishop of London, in respect ts the service of the Organ iu f he Abbey. The claims of the Dukes of Norfolk aud Montrose were presented by Sir G< Nay ley on behalf of those Noble 1'cers. Among the Coratnissioners present ^e noticed the Dukc.s of Clarence and &!o«h cosier, the Lord Iresideut of the Coun¬ cil, the Marqurs Camden, the Earls of S:iaftesbur_\, Macclesfteldj Courtown, Viscount Straigford, Lords 6%vydeir f'] i>t ' f" r - .-- v .'.;.. .^ T."*.. )...,,v Arden, Henley, St. Ilelerrs, Amherst, and Charles Bentinck, the Hight Hon. Sir W. Scott, Sir VV. Grant, Sir J. Nich- oll, l'\ Robinson, i After these proceedings were closed, the court was adjourned to Thursday next. CO URT OF CLAIMS. ^ Yesterday the Court was again held, for the purpose of receiving petitions from ihe claimants to attend to the Coronation. Amongst ihe Commissioners were the Duke of York, the Duke of Clarence, Lord Amherst, Lord Arden, &c, &C &c. Claim of the city of London.— 1 he Common Sergeant, attended by the Remembrancer of the city of London, pre¬ sented a petition, stating the claim of the Lcul-Mayor to serve the King after dinner with wine, from a golden cup, and to have the cup at his departure for his fee and re» ward. rl bw claim was founded upon that of the chief magistrate's predeccfTors, who had exercised it fiom a time whereof the memory of nv.n was not to the contrary, and it was demanded for George Bridges, Esq. the present Lord Mayor. A claim was annexed for divers others of the citi¬ zens of London, to serve in the office of Butlers, and to have the usual fees. His Lordship claimed, besides, to sit at the ta¬ ble next the large cover at the left side cf the hall. Tius attorn, it was stated, had been held fr-..m the time of William III. to that of George III. A petition was presented by ihree cler gymen, in their csuunicaW. from the Dene •» r*i ■ icr. (latin ins and Chapter of Wcstmiu icr, itaiing .,.. claim by letters patent to afli>t in the per¬ formance of divine service on the day of the coronation in Westminster. After which he claimed p^ffeflion of a quantity of sarcenet and wonted, as well as all ob¬ lations and offerings that might be made upon the occasion^ together with four omall bells, the third part of a tun of vnttC, anO other things, the bounty of the Ring., A claim was made upon the part t»( Lord Gwyder, as hereditary Lord Chamberlain of the King, to be furnifhed with a lodg* ing near the King during tl.e coronation, and to have (or his fees a large quantity of stocking and fhirts, 40 yards of ciirmon velvet, the cuftuoD^ £:c. &c* within the chamber. The next claim was from the Barons of the Cinque Ports, who petitioned to have the right of fupporli.ig a canopy of purplc silk, lupported by four staves, a: each of which four Barons to be stationed. A petition was presented from the Kev. Mr. Dymoke, claiming;, as Lord of the Manor of ScrivcUby, in Lincolnshire, the right of appearing in Westminster-ball) cr. the day of Coronation, as the Champion of the King. It was further stated; that if the petitioner fhould not be able 10 come himself, well armed for war, he claimed to send a snbstitute, who fhould cuter in the perfon of William Header, E«^. into West- rrur.fter'ha;!, ft) a full suit of arrrour, on 3 charger, with the Karl Marshal, the crum¬ pet founding before the King at dinner, and fay, " If any perfon, whether he be btgbj or whether he bo low, deny that George the Fourth is the rightful King of England, 1, as the King's Champion, am ready to prove him a false traitor." The Champion then (hall throw down bis gaunt¬ let, and, if nobody do deny that George the Fourth is the rightful King, the Cham¬ pion fhall drink out of a golden cup to the King, and when he has drank his Majesty's health, fhall take away the cup. and the charger, and the armour, as his fee*. A petition was presented from the Lord of the Manor ofEyke, in the county of Essex, claiming to bold water to the King, and to have fur his fees the basin, towel, and ewer. The Duke of Athol, in perfon, claimed, as Lord of the Isle ol Man, the right to present two falcons to the King, There