The National Register. — London, England, 1811-01-13 00:00:00

4,OOIIIIIIIO.IMMIIMMILMI -THE NATIOI' Illustrious Dukes might likewise be omitted. The Resolution which he proposed for adoption was that of the 31st of January, ]789, not as it was proposed, but as it was passed. He moved, 44 'Oat, Letters. Patent be issued, under the Great Seal, for opening Parliament in the name of the King, by the advice of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons in Parliament assembled ; the Letters Patent running in the usual form. Upon the question being put from the Woolsack, Earl GRET rose: He lamented, that unavoidable absence in the country prevented his being present at the extraordinary and momentous discussions, which led to the measure which the Noble Secretary of State had then submitted to the House.— Fully aware, as he was, of the calamitous and alarming s it ua ti o n of public affairs, and of prodigious evils inevitably resulting from their continuance in that state, he was unwilling to pro long itloy any further delay. BLit w h ile he abstained, for the,. reason he Iradgiven; from opposing the resolution, in its present stage, he- felt it incumbent on him to declare •his solemn disap probation of the proceeding, as well us of all the measures with which it was connected. He protested against them, as having no sanction either by analogy, the practice of our ancestors, or the forms of law , with the nature and spirit of the Constitution : smdera pretended regard fur the Constilutlbn, the Constitodion luul been violated. Asserting the rights of the Monarchy, the rights of the Crown had been invaded, and one enormity had followed another in a series that it was dreadful to conten r While he thus (lea: red his utter condemnation of. the Acts of Minis tens, and of the proceedings which the House had been led to adopt, he thought it right to declare, that in all those , arguments, throe wise, legal and constitutional arguments, whWi had beau so ably and elo ; tently urged by Noble Friend; of his during his absence, he aroently and completely concurred. He repeated, in glowing terms, his reprobation of those men, who, still pre aliening to call themselvLs the King's Advisers, had shewn them selves alike regardless of the rights of the Crown, the interests of the people, and the integrity of the Constitution. Haying said thus much, he should detain the House no longer, than barely to enter his protest against the measures pursued b y Mi nisters, and lately adopted by that House. The question being put from the Woolsack, a division took place—For the Motion. 53; Against it, 33 ; Majority for Minis. te.rs 20. After which the House adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, JAN. 7. Mr. LONG (the deputed Committee having returned to this House) informed them, that their Lordships, having taken into their consideration the Message relating to the Issue of Money, had agreed to the same, after filling up the blank with the words i‘ the Lords Spiritual and Temporal." A Petition, from the Town and County of Nottingham, was presented, against any restrictions upon the Regent : this Peti tion was brDught up, reail, and ordered to be laid upon the "fable. _ _ _ On the Motion of the CHANCEELOR of the EXCHEQUER, the Call of: the House, which stood for this day, was postponed till Monday next. - AMENDMENTS ON THE RESTRICTIONS. The Order of the Day was now read, for the further conskle ration of their Lordships' Amendments on the Resolutions re specting the Regency; omitting, the words " Naval and Military Commanders,"--Agreed to, without a division. The CHA NCELLOR of the ExcurouFa. observed, that, as the liouke had agreed to the amended Resolutions, it remained only to al.tfoint a Committee, whoie duty it would be to wait upon his Royal Highness the Prir:ce of Wales, and acquaint hitn with the Resolutions which had tow passed both Houses: expressing their hope, at the same time, thathis Royal Highness would be pleaied to take upon himself the adminis:ration of public affairs, agreeably to their Resolutions, as soon as an act should be passed, enabling hint to do the same.—Agreed to neat. con. He 'next moved, that, the Resolutions of Parliament, relating to the personal superintendence of his Majesty, should be forth with laid before the Queen; .soliciting her Majesty, at the same tinfi ) to eomPly withllie desire of the two Houses, which was likhvise agreed to, and a message ordered to be sent to the Housercifyeers reVesting a conference with their Lordships thereon. _ The question being put, that the House dc) adjourn to next dayi: . • • . . Mr. , Sneettr.eibekg*l l to a k the Right Honourable Geytle rna4lth6thalt2alor-til'Oe Ex . e . hquer) whether he meant to follotioup the precedent of 1788, with respect to holding the Fii, - 'wha was the, earliest day the House nrigtotaelPettiriftislit'eßl'brit . the Loidil, acquainting the House that the Great Seal had been put to a commissiou for holding the Parliamext. Di oirstyrri " i l ir7 AL RT4GL-, twin. ir. The CHANC I.OR ofthe 1 xcttr.Quatt replied, that he though „ the earliest day which could be named for that purpose was Frilf l day nett. The Resolutions which 1 4 just been agreed to mut:s first have the concurren.ce of the House of • Peers, for whit l purpose a conference would be hiAd with their Lirdships, tot morrow; that then the .Committees appointed by both 1 - WU% would attend hi; Royk Highness the Prince of Wales; and af terwards onher Majesty the Queeli,Who, being at Windgur, would not be.fpossible to have her NisjrAty's answer 'tief6re ,: Thursday, so that Friday would be the earliest day . on 4.v,hiclt the Commission alluded to by the Right nondurable gcli,tlt.: • man could take place.—Adjourned. - * TVESD AV JAW. II; 7 4 • 1: • • Lord CLIVE reported, that the Manigerell the Commons had requested the concurrence of theitLibitiships,c to certain Resolutions adopted the night 'before. The CHA NC EI.LO it of the ExcHItQVEk moved, that the Order of the Day for the House to go into a Committee on the State of the Nation, be 'discharged, and that the said Committee shoted have leave to sit on. Friday.—Ordered. On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the fol lowing Members were natned to wait on the Prir.,:e of Wales : -I'he Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Ryder, Mr. Robert Dundas, and the Master of the Rolls. On the Motion of the same Right Hun. Gentleman, the fol lowing Members were also named to wait on her Majesty Lord 'l* hynne, Lord Palmerston, Lord Clive, and Colonel Des browe.—.Adjourned to *Thursday. THURSDAT‘IAN. 10. The House met this morning at ten, in consequence of hav ing omitted, previous to adjourning on Tuesday, to communi cate to the Lords the names of the Members they bad appointed to wait upon her B.lajesty and the Prince of Wales with the Regency Resolutions. The said business having been gone through, the House adjourned till have half past three o'clock. The House having re-assembled atthe appointed hoer, Mr. HOWARD moved, that a new writ should be issued for a Knight of the Shire to serve in Parliament in the room of Lord Dursley, now Earl of Berkeley. The Seism:ex wished to know whether the Hon. Member was prepared to state in his motion that a writ of summons had been gent from the Upper House, denoting that his Lordship was created a Peer of the Realm ? Mr. How Ann said, he was not prepared to answer the question, nor did he conceive that it was necessary for the House of Coritinons to consider whether such writ of summont was issued or not, for in either case the same defect existed in the Representation of the County of Gloucester. Mr. Proteevao. contended, that it was uniformly required that a writ of summons should be issued by the Upper House to call the individual to the House of Peers before his seat in the Commons should be considered vacant, and he therefore moved the previous question. Mr. WHITBRFAD observed, that the question was,' whether the House of Commons should or should not have a Represen tative for the County of Gloucester. if his Lordship was cognised by the Upper House, it was evident that Ise was tub longer quali fi ed . to sit in the House of Commons ; if, on the' contrary, his claims to a Peerage were denied, he was equally dis qualified by the avowal of his illegitimacy. !qr. ABERCROMBIE and Mr.' HORNER, used similar argu ments in favour of the writ being issued. Mr. Lows read a passage from the Act of Parliasnent(appli • cable to the subject, by which it is declared, that no writ shalt he granted to supply the place of a Member, in case of death, &c. without a certificate under the hands of two . Members of the House, and in case of succeeding to a Peerage, without a certificate front the Lord Chancellor, that a writ has beta Issued, summoning him to the House of Lords. He should therefore vote for the previous question. Sir SAMUEL RossitLe said, that de facto the county of Glen. Lester had no Member representing them. in Parliament, and must be in that situation for a considerable period, if the present writ was refused. He said that forms were not to status hi the way of substantial merits of the case. 'rile House divided upon the previous questi.in—Ayes "4 Noes SO—Majority, 6.—:rbe.previous, question having.been ne gatived, the original question, that a.writ be issued, was put, and agreed to without aolivision..--Adjotsrued. FRIDAY, JA#4.:2l. • The Sheriffs of the City of London were ititrocltrzd at the Bar, and oresente4 a Petition from the Lord Marie, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City-of Isoodon; praying foittie re moval of all Restrictions oo the Authority of the Regent. On the Motion of Alderman COM 111 .) the Petition was read and ordered to lie on the Table. - ;,) ir • - -.