Earl Grosvenortook an opportunity to address a few observations, relative to this noble and distinguished personage, to the House. He was aware he could not regularly propose any thing on the subject, as there was no Bill referring to it before their lordships. He was induced, however, again, with reference to what he had before said on the subject, to submit to the consideration of the noble Secretary of State, and to his colleagues, whether it would not be fit, when the Bill should be brought forward, to adopt what he should take the liberty again to recommend, namely, that instead of an annuity, an inheritable landed property should be granted to the noble and gallant earl. He thought it most preferable, that a grant should be made to lord Wellington, to the extent of 40 or 50,000l. and invested in trustees for the purpose of purchasing freehold property, that it might regularly descend to his heirs. It was to be regretted that high and noble rewards were sometimes conferred, without an accompaniment of wherewithal to support their dignities. He should therefore wish, that instead of the annuity, such a grant as he suggested, should be made. There were cases on record, where the provision so conferred, had expired, and the inheritors of the honours left without the adequate means of supporting their dignities; their annuities or pensions were then renewed, 1169 but what was the effect? They were so far dependent on the bounty of the crown, when they ought to hare been placed in a state of independence upon it. Noble and wealthy alliances might be formed by such persons. How far the Wellesley family might have attractions he could not say; but it was infinitely preferable to render the families of persons so ennobled independent at once. There was another consideration to which he felt it incumbent upon him to direct the attention of the House. It had become the practice of certain public prints to endeavour to undervalue and vilify the aristocracy of the country. He could scarcely take up a paper in which an imperious and overbearing aristocracy was not mentioned. They were denominated a proud, arrogant, and presumptuous aristocracy. He could not think that any noble lords would encourage slanders of this description; but it became their lordships to support their own dignity, or, he believed, they would find no others inclined to do it. He had thought proper to throw out these observations to the consideration of noble lords, leaving it to them to act upon it as they might think proper.