Lord Althorpegave notice of his intention to submit a motion to the House on Tuesday next, with respect to the application of the sum of 100,000l. voted to the Prince Regent for the purpose of an outfit, on his Royal Highness's becoming unrestricted Regent.
Lord Castlereaghstated, that the application of the sum alluded to had been explained by a communication from authority to the House.
Mr. Wynnprofessed himself unable to imagine the nature of the authority referred to by the noble lord. Did the noble lord mean his own statement in the course of a late discussion?
Lord Castlereaghreplied, that the communication to which he referred had been made to the committee appointed to investigate the expenditure of the Civil List, through which committee that communication would naturally come before the House.
§ Mr. Tierneyasked when this communication was made to the committee, for he had not yet heard of it, although a member of that committee.
Lord Castlereaghsaid, that steps had been taken some days ago to present it, and he presumed that it had been made.
Lord Althorpeobserved, that the motion of which he had given notice would not refer to the view which the noble lord appeared to have taken of the subject, but to what he (lord A.) considered the unconstitutional mode of applying the 100,000l. contrary to the spirit and letter of the acts of parliament under which it was granted.