The Chancellor of the Exchequeracquainted the House, that he had a Message from his royal highness the Prince Regent to this House, signed by his Royal Highness; and he presented the same to the House; and it was read by Mr. Speaker, as follows:
§ "GEORGE P. R.
§ "The Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, having taken into his consideration the many signal victories obtained by Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, has been pleased to confer upon him the rank and title of a Duke and Marquis of the United Kingdom: his Royal Highness is desirous of further manifesting the sense he entertains of those great and extraordinary services which have exalted the renown of the British army, established the independence and safety of Portugal and Spain, and contributed largely to the present tranquillity of Europe.
§ "The Prince Regent, therefore, recommends to his Majesty's faithful Commons to enable his Royal Highness to grant such annuity to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, and the heirs of his body, who may succeed to the title of Duke of Wellington, as shall tend to support the high dignity of the title conferred, and be at the same time a lasting memorial of his Royal Highness's feelings, and of the gratitude and munificence of the nation."
§ Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, resolve itself into a committee of the whole House, to take his Royal Highness's said most gracious Message into consideration.