§ MR. COGANsaid, he rose to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there would be any objection to allow Members of Parliament coming to, or returning from, the House of Commons to drive through the Park by Constitution Hill, or through the Horse Guards?
§ MR. WALPOLEsaid, he must remind the House that two years ago regulations were made, which were understood to be satisfactory to this House and the public generally, for making an opening, with the permission of the Queen, by Buckingham Gate and St. James's Gate, for the accommodation of the public in going through the Park. The privilege had always been vested in the Crown of making exceptions in favour of certain persons either on account of their official position or for other special reasons, and they had been conferred upon all occasions where it was thought reasonable to grant them. But he would put it to the House whether, after the concessions already made by the Crown, it was reasonable to go further. His own individual opinion was—he gave it entirely upon his own responsibility—that he thought there would be an objection to making any further request of this kind; and, certainly, as far as he was concerned, he should be very unwilling to lay such a recommendation before Her Majesty, because he considered it was quite unnecessary.