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

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. $4 brooches to supply the deficiency, and if.any part of the power belonging to such third branch were abridged, the equilibrium of the three branches would be deranged. There was the excel lency of our Constitution ; it was that which preserved those libertiot so eulogised by sutroundi. g nations—by a wondering world ! Immediately that the incapacity of his Majesty was ascertained, the Prince of Wales ought to have been addressed, and requested to take upon himself the exercise of the Royal Functions. He censured the words of the Amendment, " to secure the Crown on the head of its rightful possessor," and that the King might. reasseme the Royal Authority without embarrassment to himself or to his people." They were highly improeer, and would seem as if those who contended that the Prince ought to have unlimited authority es Regent, would assist to tear the Crown from the King's brow. It had been said that two Houses were alinost daily giving the fullest con sideration to the present state of the nation, and therefore there was no• necessity to petition them. Ave, so they were daily debating, and they were also daily undoing what they did the day before, and that being the fact, it was highly necessary that the Corporation should express their opinion upon the subject. The influence of the army and navy was great, and it had been contended that places and eensions, together with that influence, did not give to the crown too much influence. Now, however, the contrare was contended, part of thst influence was intended to be taken from the Prince. Some of the Prerogatives might be suspended, but the real erdeavours of those wha would restrict and limit the Prince, w• is to divide the influence of the Crown. There was the evil. Such was the real motive of those men who had usurped the Throne for the last two months. It could not be endured that they should k n sixteen Peers in the House of Lords at their nod ; for it would enable them to entrench themselves behind the Throne, and thus to impede and e nharrass the Executive. Mr. W. then alluded to Mr. Can ning's endeavour " to raise a laugh" at the expense of the Cor poration, after having eaten. turtle with contractors and jobbers in the City. The " Walehereuite" Minister, too, had eutreged public feeling so much as to pretend to taik of " public feeling," and the outrage that would be offered to it by listening to the voice of the Corpotation e f London on this question. The Resolutions had his most hearty concurrence. Mr. JACKS wished the worthy Alderman to withdraw his amendment, and to allow the previous question to be put.— He certainly entertained considerable doubt whether the re strictions were adviseable and right, or otherwise. If he was driven to the alternative of voting one way or the other, he telt he should be obliged to vole for the amendment. Mr. Alderman WOOD replied. Mr. S. Dixoei shot tly explained. Mr. nevi - veto: considered the prerogative of the Crown granted to the Sovereign for the benefit of the natiolt at large. lf, therefore, it was a prerogative for the use and benefit of the people, in his opinion it ought not to be taken away or diminish ed, unless from ahsolute necessity. We never had to contend with such an enemy at any former period, and for this reason alone there never wes a time at which the Executive Power of the Crown should be so Stroh;;. Consistently with the oath he had tuken to support the illustrious House of Hanover, consist ent with the principles of the Constitution, he could not act otherwise than he did on the preheat qccasion—by supporting the original motion. Mr. Alderman Breen shortly explained-ssand The Itecoe DER put the quest ion upon the Amendment, which was, upon a shew of hands, negatived without a division. Mr. S. DIxoN then proposed the previous question tiron the original Resolutions. The question was then put, and upon a shew of hands, was negatived. The original Resolutions were then read by the Recorder, and agreed to, ani a Committee appointed to prepare petitions a id addresses to both 1 louses of Parliament, conformable tilt re to, who immediately retired for that purpose. After about an hour's absence the Committee returned, and Alderman Com et: presented a petition which had been agreed to by the Committee for the concurrence of the Court, which was then read end .tgreed to. Upon the motion et Mr We tenet N, the Sheriffs were or dered to present the same to both Houses of Parliament, in - the usual form, and after some further routine business, at bill past six o'clock in the evening the Court adjourned. Sir W. CURTIS, Sir J. SIIAw, and Sir C. PRICE. Mr. Alder, man COMB e spoke in favour of them. The Sheriffs were appointed to present Petitions containing the substance of those Resolutions to the two Houses, and thanks to Mr. Aldeman Combe,the Lord Mayor, the ?lover, and Se conder of t he Resolutions were then proposed and carried, after which the Court adjourned. The Court was not very numerously attended, and the three members, Curtis, Price and Shaw. were received with many marks of disapprobation, particularly Sir J. Shaw, who was Compelled to retire, amid hissing, hooting and groaning! COMMON HALL. On Wednesday, a Court of Common Hall was held in the Guildhall, for the same purpose as the Court of Common Coun cil was assembled on the day preceding. ( See Report 4bove./ Mr. WAIT!, st A N, after some introductory observations, pro posed a string of Resolutions similar to those adopted by the Court of Common Ciitthcil, and which were seconded by Mr. FAvELL. They were adopted, with sonic littl4: o ppooltion from TO SUBSCRIBERS• On Sunday Next will be ready for delivery, GRATIS, Au INuax to the Third Volume, a Chronological Account of the Events of the rear Hu% sad An .frablentatical Title Fag; &c. &c. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. tonten, suNpAY, JANUARY 13, ISII. THE KING. Bulletins of his Majesty's health issued since our last publication : • Sunday—" His Majesty had several hours sleep in the night., and is *awe' in all respects as he was yesterday." Monday—hi' His Majesty is as well as he has been :n ary part of the preceding week, the whole of which has passed fa vourably.' Tuesday—" His Majesty has passed a good right, and is still rather better!' Wednesday—" His Majesty bas aved a good night, and re mains as Weil as he was yesterday. ' . Thatrisday-r" His Majesty continues to go on well? Friday" His Majesty appears to be a little improved since yesterday." Saturday—" His Nialesty is not quite so well this morning as for some days vast." We regret to see that the Bulletin of yesterday does not continue the satisfactory notification of his Majesty's health which we have llad the pleastre to perceive for several days past. A Cartel is arrived at Dartmouth, with an Am - er rican Nle4senger on board with dispatches far Mr, PINCKNEY. We received yesterday 3loniteurs to the first. " Du NKIRK, DF.C. 28.—The northern signal posts descry a; English frigate on the coast, two leagues North of Dunkirk; she has cut away her masts, and is in great danger.".—Muniteur, Dec. 31. The /110nue-471 contain addresses from difFerent places, thanking BpNAPARTE for burning British merchandise ! Some of the other Papers are speculating upon the conduct that will be adopted by the Regency. One of them begins an article :n the following manner : " Will the Regency persist in the system of perpetual war fare ? 'Will the Regency fpllow maxims whose obstinacy has been confounded, and whose want of foresight has been proved This is a moment for reflection •to England—She mint Say li.t ET in his famous soliloqity, • • - • 1.1,!N:t.T To be, or notto : be, that's the irestin. • Tlie evils she has encountered these two mouths, reveal "W; r.. :J.' TVs"- \ N,