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. i . - 4 4 '. 1 • w. , — smperial Variiament.. HOUSE OF LORDS, vannsoev, renousitY This day, tin lam to adjournment, the House met, and the Lord Chancel or took his seat on the woolsack about a quarter past three. A n umber of Peers were then sworn. The Dukes ot Clarence, Serest, and Gloucester were also present. MKSsAUE FltoM THE KING. The Karl cf Liverpool presented the following message from his Majesty Et) VG E R. " The King is persuaded that die House of Lords deeply par ticipates in the grief and affliction of his Majesty for the loss which his Majesty and the nation have sustained by the lamented death of the King his father. " 'lilts melancholy event imposing on his Majesty the neces. city of summoning within a limited period, a new Parliament, the King has taken into consideration the present state of public business, and is of opinion that it will be, in all respects, most conducive to the public interest and convenience to call the new Parliament without delay. The King, therefore, recommends to the House of Lords to consent to sueli measures as may be found indispensably neces- sary to provide fur the exigencies of the public service during the interval which must elapse between the termination of the present session, and the opening of a new Parliament. G. R. The message was read first by the Lord Chancellor, and after wards by the Cita:. The Earl ot Liverpool then rose, and stated that it was his in 'cation to propose that the parts of the message which were ditiereet in their nature should be separately considered. Of that part which contained the recommendation to their Lordships he should propose the consideration to morrow. In that place he was certain it would be their Lordships' desire to keep the sub jects distinct. With respect to the first part there could be no difference of opinion among their Lordahips, and he should therefore move an address of condolence to his Majesty forthwith. In rising to popise that a loyal address should be voted by their Lordship, to condole with his Majesty on the loss he and the country had eustained, he knew he should rather be counter acting the due impression of those feelings which their Lordships, in common with all men, entertained , if he were to enter into any details of the ground.: on which he expected them to concur it such a vote. 'I his, he was sensible, was unnecessary, as the character and virtues ot his late Majesty were strongly engraved on their minds and hearts. It could not be necessary for him to enlarge farther on these topics. He should therefore conclude by moving, That an humble address be presented to his Majesty, to eapress our deep and unfeigned eorrow at the death of the late Int& whoa virtues had so justly endeared him to all classes of his subject To assure his Maj es ty, that the many blessings which we have enjoyed under his Royal Father's mild and paternal Go. vernmeut can never be efiacerl from our minds ; and that we most gratefully acknowledge the signal advantages which the country has derived during this long and eventful period from the augmentation of all the great sources of our national prosperity, and from the splendid and unparalleled achievenauts of his Majesty's &eta and armies. " That whilst we condole with his Majesty on the loss which the nation, in common with hie Majesty, has sustained, we beg save to oiler to him. our most sincere congratulations upon his accession to the throne. " To testify to his Meiesty ors loyal and affectionate attach ment to his leered person, and to mute him that the experience of the past, as well as our confidence in hui character and virtues, sac leave us no doubt that his Whets will be invariably directed nr promote the weltae of the country, and the happiness of his subjects." The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was convinced these must be *most anxious desire in their Lordship on flit present occasion. so proceed in the manner which the No ble s Earl had pointed out. The deep sense whitai the house entertained of the great virtues if his late Majesty no doubt of their concurrence in the expressions of tam contained in the address. It was his hope that that good understanding which it woe most desirable aboubl subsist between the Crown and Parliament would always continue ; and therefore their Lordships might be expected to join in the confidence expressed by the Noble Earl. For his part, be readily concurred in the addicts, because it went no tardier than the occasion required, and pledged the House to nothing s but that to which all must be prepared 0 agree. He the Noble Earl, that he approved of the separate tonal• duration of the parts of the message in the way be proposed. It VW fit that part which (whether oonstitutiocal or nut, he should not inquire) certainly was unprecedented should be kept distinct. In deference, however, to the occasion, be would have abstained from saying one word on that subject, had lie not thought it right to express his concurrence in the course adopted by the Noble Earl. The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM was sensible. that if all the Noble Lora. who were anxious to manliest then concurrence in the address should rise to express that disposition, it would only be voted whets all had deliveted their sentiments. lie concur:ell in all the sentiments proposed to be addressed to his present Majesty. 'f lucre was not • man in his dominions who did not look back with feelings of gratitude to the illustrious example which hail been set by the late lamented Monarch. The *Urea was then agreed to. The Earl of LI V E tt POOL then intimated, that in. in conse quence ot the indisposition of his Majesty. it might nut be convenient for him to receive the address on the throne, he would move that it be presented by the Lords with the white staves... Ordered. The Led of LIVER POOL then gave notice for to-inorw of as address of Condolence to his Majesty, and likewise to . _ Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, or. the death of his Royal Highness cue Duke of Kent.—Adjourned at DAY, PHI. Is. ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS. The LORD CHANCELLOR read we Answer transmitted by his Majesty to the Address of Cuadolcuce.—lt was in sub. • ante : G. It EX. _ . MY LOIID3-•-1 received wit great satiffaetion four dutiful and affectionate Address- se.a.iment a/Luca you have ex• pressed on the lobs sustained by the death of my levered Father, 161 Strong testimony of the high sense you astern& nett of the %qr.. tilos with Mhica he was endowed. lam convinced, by following his example, I shall with the blessing of Almighty God, pro moting the happiness t f toy people. The I:allot I.IV I: /I POOl. n,oved the above An swot be en tered on the Join na4.—Orderefl. A DORECS OF CONDOLENCE. The Earl nt 1.1 Vl•ltt Pnvl., pursmott to notice, mova that an humble Address :v pr. tented :I, ois 114jesty, expressing -he deep sense we House ehterumned of die loss of hie ALUesty it d eusuti tied by the calamitous Death of his late Royal Highness the Duke te The Addreas was unanimously agrtco to. The Eari of LI VElia'UOL then lObe to move, that d es age ut Cuialulence be sent to Dllt * .it:Vl Of Kent, upon the umiak!) Leah or the Dale ut 1. ct. I tie NoJle Earl sou. ctudeti by snoring, that the said b.! conveyed to Ler ',Loyal Highness. Lord ROLLE bore testirrouy to the dutiful and affectionate modem of Lae D it che d *. kat Arc nishui cbg uovaiies of quit. +s^+ c'tF~.:.. .- TI,E N . A Ttt7.%/AL REG 1FF.1 1 11.. , • ted her husband. The look he gave her at the last moment I.roved hisgratitudc and feeling for the consolation and comfort she had aftorded. The motion was agreed to ncm. dis. and the Marquis Corn- , waliis, with the Earl ot 'Roslyn, deputed to convey the condo- lance. CONSIDERATION OF THE KING'S MESSAGE. The Earl of LIVF.R PO4ll. said, in proposing an answer to his Majesty's most gracious Message, he was nutty to admit the course to be proposed for adoption was unprecedented, but at the same time he called upon the House to recollect there could be no precedent Mr the existing state of the country. They were not placed in the situation where the Crown had devolved front one heir to another without any other intervening circumstance, but where the Illustrious Person, who had carried on the Go vernment Mr a number of year., was called to carry it on in his own name, instead of the name and in behalf of his Sovereign. The operation of the demise of the Crown was however just as good in law as under any other circumstances. Ile wished the Lords to look to the act which enforced the Dissolution of Par liament. By the ancient law of the land Parliament expired with a demise of the Crown. His Lordship was ae are that the act passed at another period of our history 'was to prevent 'dis putes in the succession, and it required the Parliament to meet n toe demise of the Crown, but there were many circumstances which might 'nuke it inexpedient fur Parliament to continue sitting. The Act of William only required, as it were a simul taneous meeting of Parliament. The King had the poser of dissolving it at pleasure. The Noble Earl did not see any reason why the custom of proceeding to business should be adhered to. The time which the present Parliament could possibly last would not be sufficieht for the due consideration el the important bu siness which must come under discussion. The Noble Earl con cluded by moving an Address, stating, that as the melancholy event of the deuth cf his late Majesty imposed the necessity of summoning a new Parliament, the House of Lords begged leave to thank his Majesty for taking into consideration the public bonne*. and that they most readily concurred in adopting such Measures at might be necessary in the event of calling a new Parliament iimuediately. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, contrasting the proceeding recommended by the Noble Earl with the proceedings on former occasions, felt himself bound to oppose it. He was not a super• unions obseiver of customs, yet lie thought custom ought to be observed in transmitting the crown front one heir te another.— There was no instance upon record in which a Parliament bad been called upon to discuss its own dissolution. They were to assist the Sovereign to get rid of themselves. But what was the case made out for this extraordinary proceeding ? the Noble Fart appeared to feel inconvenience in going to inquiry upon various important matters at this season of the year. It was the peeiod at which they usually met for discussion. The principal question was. whether the dignity of the crown and the interest of the people required this measure. He was of opinion no case of necessay, justifjing . a deviation troni precedent, was made out The Noble Marquise cited the accession of Queen Ann. George the First, George the Second, and his late Majesty. In all these instances Parliament, met shortly utter the demise, and proceeded to discuss the Civil List. Time continuance of Parliament, on the present occasion, was peculiarly necessary, in order to take into consideration the arcumetance of the state of the country.. The Earl of H A BROW BY consideredXembers of Parliament and the Country agitated by the expectation of a General Elec tion, and on that amount unlit to attend to public business. It wits almost impossible ' if the present parliament continued sitting, that they could bring the business to a conclusion within the time 'United tor the duzation of parliament. The additional Military Force would be considered in the Mutiny Bill. Earl tiktOsVENOlt strongly objected to the proposed disso lution. He called upon the Noble Lords to consider how unwise it would be to continue an unnecessary army five years after peace. when the country was bending under distress.—W hat was tt to be kept for ? Was it to support the arbitrary Government of Spain. where the subiects were struggling to obtain a free Con stitution. winch had, been promised by weir Sovereign in the moment of adversity ? Was It to support the Government of France ? Vs as it to check insurrection in this country ? By the glorious Acts of Parliament lately passed, the country had been restored to a tranquil state, and therefore an armed force was unnecessary. What was the additional force preserved for ? It must be to support the influence of Ministers. 'Elie Lail of CA.H.N ARV ON opposed the prupoistion.— He adverted to the corrupt stale of several. Boroughs- which bad been deelared unworthy to exercise their elective fran chise. Nu Parliamentary provision was made with respect to these Boroughs, yet a general election was to take place, and un uppunnuity allowed fur the exercise of undue influence. Earl BATHURST supported the Address, on the ground that the present Parliament would not have time to get through toe business. Lord KING expressed hip persuasion, th t the meeting of Parliament, uu the demise of the Croon, fur the Jiff:111141011 of the civil list, Wilk customary, and ought not to be delimit d from. The Lord CHANCELLOR said, the continuance of Par liament six months after site demise oldie Clown was sub ject to the King's prerogative, mud it was out contrary to the pieregative of the CtUNU to dissolve it at plea-are. It the House considered it necessary to sit for the discussion us- business not important, they threw obstucies is the way of the prerogative. The Marquicol LA NSDOWN E asked ;whether it was intended to introduce any measure, before the dissolution, fur the siegulatiun of the civil list The Earl of LIVERPOOL could not say whether a measure would he introduced in the other House, but he could aware the Noble Marquis that the public service would Out sustain may iittoovemence on this account. o w The Address vow' agreed to.—Adjous her _ . . - ', p. ~_ --- assure his Majesty that tLey %sould never cease to elicrish tin recollection of the many blisstngs svbieb the .3 had ei.jo)ed under the mild and paternal gcvernmeist of his Itiovull father, during his long and eventful reign—a ieign iu vi Inch scrli advances laid been made iu arts and industry, in tins mercial opulence and national plower, sand in si hick the country had derived so large ass accission Oury Cr the splendid achievements of lois fleets and armies ; to add to these expressions or deep regret and condolence on the lute calamitous event, their 1111111 d sincere congtatulat ham sin Ins accession to the 'home of his anti store ; to eon vey their most dutiful assurances of loyalty and affectionate antic' .nt to his most sacred 'tenon', and to entreat his Mijcsty to believe, that float thr experience of the past, 4141 urn iti It their confidence in his clamor ter and s tittles the film visional kkk of the house Out his reign sson'al he marked by roost:nit enileaviinrs to pi °mote the gei.eial taus. and happiness of his people." W hen this undress vas put from the chair. Mr. 'FILIIN EY .aid, hr should be ari fireweed as any man to extol the vio Sues of his late Majesty—vie tuts tuts hunter. OUs to be repeated ; hut in doing ties, he n mild mix nothing of political feeling. (Hear, hear.) Ile uas also read) to COllllO with the noble had in cougratulatieg hit preseut Majesty on Isis secession to the throne. Nu individual had a more 11:lict re respect for his Mejesty than he had, mud he sincerely hoped that his reign might be long, and such as would do honour to himself and bring latiaitig bet.efits to the country. There was one part of the noble lord's speech, and also of the address, which he thought might bent., have brew let alone. Ile alluded to the expressiou—.• limo the ex perience of the past." lie wished to bury all the past in oblivion. Ile noted turn his hack upon it, and only look forward to a Dew reign. That, lie *lusted, would be such as to retract t redit on the ign, and be of advantage to the people. He again hoped it might be a long and happy one, and that his Majesty's mini ssuir!d afford that advi. e which would be most beneficial to the country. The addrtsa was then put, and carried unanimously t and it was, ou the motion of Lord Castlereagh, ordered that in considerat• of his Majesty's Mime:, the address be pre. seated by such members of the House us were of his Ma jesty's most hostouruble Privy Couneil.• • If his Mejcsty were in good health, the address would; according to custom be presented by the whole 'lutist, with the Speaker at their he ad. The Lees Duke OF Km—Lord CASTLEREAGH now moved, that an address of condolence be presented to his Majesty ou the lasuented and premature death of has Mutations brother, the Duke of Kent. lie exprtssed, what he was sure the house would joie iu, the deep affliction which was felt by all at this unexpected calamity. Indeed, not sine of the Royal Family could be selected, who, from list strength of constitution, hail a taker prospect of lent life and health than his late Itioyul Highness: His death was therefuse the more felt, its it was so unexpected ; and mole particularly so, as, during the whole course of his life, be had endeared himself to the country by his sandy tames and amiable qualities. This Use 111000 felt, hod he an satisfied that she sviima he had left to the protection of the country would receive the sy tepidity of the House and of the. ;intim; at large. The questien was put, and carried unanimously, and ordered to be presented in the same manure ss the homer. Ou the motion of Lord Castietraigh it was agreed to, that the house da commie with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kelm, on the lamented death of her Royal. Cuosurt. This revolution was ordered to he commoinicated to her Royal Ilighoess b,y a member otiose cause we did nut hear. Lord CASTLEREAGII then moved, that the message of. his :tijetty be taken eirosiderotiou tirtuurrovi, at *lnch. time he would state to the home the nature of the course wbteh was intended to b. proposed. The motion that the message be taken Into consideration to-noirio* was then put, and agreed to ; nod after SOWN routine busiuess of no importance, the house ..djuuroed. FRIDAY, kser. 18. Several members took the usual oaths, amongst w how were Lord Lowther, Lord Althorp, Sir It. Peel, fice. soxv c Ditawort's Law.—Sir C u Rue preseided. a petition truin lusolvent Debtors cunfiued io Whitt-i ruts ' rtet Prima, so favour ut the reutewal. ot. the 'motet:lit Debtors' Act. Mr. A HER( ROM BY presented a similar Petition from be King's lunch Ptiblill• He tne.ted that the Mitosters„ iv their haste to dissolve the Pat liament, would nut repeal all the Acts respecting Insolvent Debtors. The CH Ah CFLLOR of the h./C.411E44U ER observed, that a. attver might Ise the spot ttttt retostding the Acts, there eould be no expediency iu suderiug them entirely to terminate. U nothing else could be dooe, he trusted that a Bill would be brought in to continue the Acts now exist rug. Lord A LTHORP•observed,. that he could not agree in the propriety of renewing tbe A 4.11. if nothing else could be done; he thought it would be better to suffer them to ex pire, and to begin de novo. If they proceeded to amtud the present Acts, whatever they did would Wok like seve rity; but if they began de nova in an ensuing Session of Parliumera, their proceedings would not assume that eke 'Teter. Natty frauds had been committed tinder the existing Acts. and be leased they had been extremely detrimental to the fair trader,Petitionsseceived,aud ordered to lie on the Sir W. DE CRESPIGN If presented a Petition from the Parish of Newington Butts, complaining of the conduct of John O'Kines,. Collector and Assessor of Taxes, praying f or re l ie f a n d i lk ,. ice from the House.—head and urdered to he un the table. Mr. F. BUXTON. in the name of an Hon. Baronet (Sir J. M•ilutusli) withdrew the nonce of motion to revive use Ci Mosul Laws Committee for the present; and lie tit the same time stated. that when opportunity presented it• st If, a 'winos would be made to mime suck Committee. — (Bear.) MOUSE OF COMMONS,. Tuumptmx, FEL 17. Ti-e Speaker took the chair at half past three o'clock, when about sixty nsesuheis took the oaths anti tits* stilts. At a q uarter to five o'clock, Lord Castlereagh appeared a , the hair with a ints•aae (ruin his Majesty. It oustrunght up and read, and was similar to that in the Lords, Atter it was read. Lord CAS rm.:REMO! said, he should move that it be bait u into cowiticiatinii torm.rron. lie thought it neces sary that membeis should have a day to consider one part ut it, but he hoped the house would Teel that there ought to be do tit lay in rapping, to another part—he 1111 . 11111 that which referred to the death or his late St ajeaty. 'The bowie, lie uneteJ, would concur in tiering as 1111 l aediate address ut cundoleoce to his Maksiy on that iiirlatichiol evens, and also an address or etingratui.ittint uu his Majest)'s at:cesium to the Online. ii 1;b 0 9 11 resumed hi, sent, hut, after a pause of a tuoule.,:, he ruse arlilreissed the chair; bait we regret In ,J), that f the very fertile tone aai witch he spoke irnin indispimition), his reniatks were wholly ni;initiblr ue the g.illiry. His Loidship tooted, " I but ~11 nuneule add , s.,s be pre stilted to hi, ht:ijesiv by ,eusi. to ColiVl'y 10 his Miiji,t,v their evinissen. of flerp Odielitili oil OW lailiclited &nth of the Lite h neg.— a mothirch uuse virtuta had so long :laureled (hi. brightest ezmnple and also bad w lusts relined 111 the heart. of, hit people ; to _ THE ROYAL MESSAGE• l.e.rd CA ST Lilt 1 - .; having moved .-- ; that the order of the *lay be read for tithing lino consideration the It 0, al rose to move ao Address its cou,equence of such Owing to it hat had occurred, the I.d.ine.s of the Sermon had been almost wholl interrupted, indeed the glut inau, of the cute rite' bowies(' was still to be performed, — It then remained tor cooridera , hob.' the ha-inert could be ;,inie threnieth, if conalienccd ; and if not. whether it a null be taw w.clect poet ion. for the cons•derut iiiii of the llome. Ile ti ghl the shier. ,t , sit the cooutr), iI mut .Is, cud lit trampullit), %moo he h. it promoted I)) out appe..l - to toe pr,,ent Pa. hallow, becau,e if the timmlutiott %%err to he pmtposit.l for ..e%t. rut 11101111 u, during that period the pub, iiiii and part) feeling, is "old be raging thruughout the could Swell a elate of Utins , he thought, wet. h) no aeries desirable. 13uido, u wavy itopos wet qnestions were w