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London, England, 1810-12-26 00:00:00

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Mr. Pitt rikeeded tukonsider the principles
Oil which thily e'er-author./ t: to act io prOriding
for the deflei.oicy. m the Eiticutive Guveiuthent.
It hurl beeu ileterinowl that the right to provide
for soi h deficieliey drieroliod ou the two Honer* of
; but there was abuistiant reason to
hope that the occasiou *roar be temporary and
.hurt. What they hart to provide fur. .iierefins,
was no mart than au interval, and he Catered him.
.elltiOlt It would rove but e, ahnirt inte. cal. If,
flowerer, tinfortutiately. is Olsjesty's illness should
he protracted. they in.ght leave it to Parliament to
do what at present we, chiefly unnecessary—to
consi.ler of a more portmintiit pt..ii of Government.
They were to provide cooly fur rile present neces-
sity, and not to exceed it : they were also to pro-
vide apron any eualastrysoireot in the rehumption
of the Royal Authority, whenever God, its his
Providence, shall enable the rightful holder again
to exercise it. 'lhey Virgil therefore to greet such
powers. and none others, as were requisite to carry on
the Government of the eiiiiiirry with energy and ef-
fect. limos these principles he should propose to in-
'rot the Prioce of Wales cub the wholeßoyalAutho-
rity, to be exercised in the name and on the behalf
of the Kind, subject to such limitations and reinric-
tient only as should be provided. He observed,
that in the Successiun Act of (,paten Antic. moil u.
the gegioicy Acts of George 11. moil Geo. 111. the
extreise of all the Royal pterogatives were- granted
in a fuller insulter that& he iistentled to pr••puse.
nut, on the other hind, the liegent, it& all those
casts. was fettered with ii Conned, the courant of a
majority of which was necessary to authorise his
finder the pr. sent vircom,tatices, lie thought
it re adviteahi.• to Irate the Regent entirely
free in the choice of his political ve:sants; but at
the some this reignited cime Isiuitations of the an.
thotity with *loch he was to be invested. The
first riiorictaim he meant to propose, was. that the
authority of the Urgent Assail not extend to the
cresting any Peer. except such of the Royal issue
as should attain the age of teensy-one. There
were three ground., he coisceiverl, upon which this
branch of the prerogative was intrusted by the Con-
stitution to the Cosa, none of which were appli-
eat& to the present case. First, it was de:::g:ied
to enable the King to coi:nterect the drugs* of any
factions cabal ii, the House of Lords. titlattli
have acquired a predomina.:l inflitence in their deli-
beret one. Rut was it it uhf piolistde th it the go...ra-
iment of his Royal in t- should Ise obstructed by
soy such cabal ? I , ready to declare,
thst he should giv, uu upp,, .toon to soy adman-
tration the Re rut PIIIA choose he form, so long
as irs.;4:es erre compatible with the prospe-
rity of tile kid • o. Oa the other hand, he said,
such a numht:' Peers might be created, as would
eciesclerahlt cinbarreas His Majesty's Goveruintilt
oo t, e rve.it of his being restored to health. Se-
condi:. this power was waved io the Ctown, to
enable the !thsvereign to reward eminent merit, and
thereby to invite others to the seine laudable exer-
beano the public @nix,. But was it, he said. to
Fie seppesed, that fur want of such an incentive
for a few months, the country was likely to be de-
prived of the serv.ces of men of merit ? If His Ma-
rley ressawered. as they ell hoped end bed reason to
expect he would, the power of Peers might
be exercised by the rightful holder of the prero-
gative; hot irs unfortunately, His Majesty should
grow worse. and be oronounced not likely to veer-
ver for a long time, Pulls/neat would have it is its
power to take off the re-itrietious. and vest the Re-
gent with a power which, thoogh nut at motet he
was ready to adin;t. might in time become neces-
sary to the carrying on a powerful Government.
Thirdly.this power was designed to provide foe the
ductuatioe of stealth mod pto.perity in the country.
that by raising men of great lauded interest to
the Peerage, that branch of the Legislature
should be always placed upon its true and proper
basis. But surely it would not be contended that
it was necessary to provide in a temporary plan. for
exigent ies which could only arise from the lapse of
considerable periods of time. Fur all three reasons
taken together, he should therefore propose that
the Regent should be restrained from the exercoe
of this part of the prerogative of the Crowe.
The next restrictioas lie should propose was, that
the Regret should not grant any pension or place
fur life, or in reversion, other than such place as is
from its nature to be held for life, or daring good
behaviour. This restriction. he said, flowed from
the seine principle which supported the former; it
would prevent His Majesty from being put on a
worse footing, should he recover, than he was he-
lm.- his illness; and it could not be said, that tbe
power restrairied by this limitation was uecessary to
a Regent.
The next was, to restrain the Regent from exer-
cising any power over the personal property of the
King. Mr. Pitt. on this occasion, observed, that
he scarcely thought it necessary to paw this Reso-
lution. as it was nut prulia:ilr that his Royal Higb-
ee's should interfere with lin Nlajeaitj's personal
property in iris lifetime; but as they were acting
upon Parliamentary principles. he tbougn it his
duty to submit it to the Committee.
The last Resolution would be for intrusting the
care of the Royal Per.oll during 11,1. Nlaysty's ill-
ness, where of course all men I...swat hr 0111101. mm"
agreeing that the Royal Person ougot to be
placed, in the guardiaestiip of the Queen ; and with
this trust, his intention w..s to propose to put the
whole of His Majesty's ItoLtsehold niltrr her autho-
rity, investing her won lull powers to dismiss a,,d
%lop • oint as she should tatak proper. With but
IliVeited a nth thir central, he imagined that
ul Quinrii coo ld 1,13. discharge the important ulna
comanted to bro. Care. These Officers were far
the most loan in • tall attendees-, upon His Ma
jesty's mum, he dui nit it* how they could
be put under the control of the Regent, while the
care of His Iltijesty, urein whoa they .arse to et-
tend, was trusted to nom* person.
The Lords of the Rediechemisee. iodeedt 113;01
not be aget necessary sow, when the r ettel d-
ance cans a not he required ; but an t:.• other hand.
a generous sail liberal natters WOO:4 son haw je
I said, that in the irionieut of the elms,. tap,
had been a'. very rem, omits!, that they noted not
beat the esvoise of soppirtmg ti 1 his retaatro7
those tlEcti *no brined pen of Its Mainly a

inf.' :gone ho1.1•1111, It: $0 i i
btriefte, to he told, h.., • r• ern call
liar %WWI o.le of L•n I. 16 i.n tee.l 0.. I. abootit
hN ifrr,•,r, thi• had b. en rnimig•r:ii, the
hatiuu insight env': expeabe atteli.fiag Eseir 44.
here.

Ludy. he 'Sou d irrei.o4.• a Cornea- Oiftstld
be neath& to moist the Quit en e ith toeir
wheoevet she 'Mould retiutie it ; but who eluvial.'
bat have any power of control. hut I..re'y the, of
gifting adrift,. and of Satisfying them.. ts...lmly of
the state of the King's health ; and that Wei, or
some others, should be appoioterl to ninstsits, the
real and peuooal estetr of ilie King, II li 114 it
striation, not to alienate or to di hose of any past
of it, escept by lease.
Mr. Ptte concliadc,l by moving the lied of ,In•
tire Resolutions, which the reader .01 find iterv.t.:
the State Mapers (p. 30g). T.n.r Rel".litti",•••
Isere Strongly opposed, both ill the Cunin.tto ii .tud
ou the Report.
Mr. Powys begin by ob.erviog, t:lnt Ile a'• 1.1
oppose the Resolutions oprued by 111,- it.giit Al •,.
Gentkiluits, and th- tuoihdruus ryrteni to be 1.u.1t
upon them, as telithug to mutilate and iiismeiralirr
the coostitnt7 nal authority of tlic .1. They
bad voted a Resolution, that it roes their dal t.•
preserve the Royal Authority retire. IVbst we. e
they slow celled on to perform? to dissolve, Lopata'', .
awl paled out whet they had solciwily le-nivel, Li
preserve whole and claire. To :try the Ektoll.•
(itr.'l ota:.t of ki,,y of its 1,101 letorocistiter.
sio•11.1 Ile ;•a i.verturii taw l:e.sistittot ~, ; . fur the pie-
serination of which, foul the Leis. tit kir itiV peOpir,
there net-oxalises were originally mutried to the
Crown. lie considered the Pres...oust risp.ittieu.
lar of hriolowiew P. eragrs, lib au integers) part .•f ii
Boyd! Authority; it KAP shield wile., the Com.
elitulion hat: feetti ot• rarhs•at days, PIUV4,I*.I fur is
own def.-lice sod wesarration ; si.ad whiels coold
sot be wrtated fruits the CrMill, Willie's, bragging
destruction upon the Con•tniettou. It was 'wort-
, etl fur the pr sent Miturtrr to innov.to wi•on the
Conititution, awl to ettnibit a sight. whim. from
the foundation of the Monarchy. had never been
seen in the country beforr—the esercive sfi th. _
Royal Power. without the Prerogatives which the
Con.titastion bad rendeied inseparable frees tie
Royal Anvils.); ity.
laa the Regency Acts of former reigns. the Royal
Authority had been present-rd twin.. end a Oases
ail had het:: api,,ilueti tor !he fl. ae.tt—: o suck
Cwitktil we, to li-apfPohated
and this WiPI given as a stains) Vwr the r. ston•tions
propote.l—hot tan what grounds was au. Jntiu.s of
the p.iiier of Wales rosaries! ? Kas It breasts* s.n
hid quietly waited for Parliameht to setae the Ow
sernment without an attempt to embarrass their
deliberations by pressing upon them any chow
whatever on lti. pert to a shire in that tirmarn-
m-at ? Was it bet ause Princes were naturally food
of power, and did tact like to r•linquisti it after
having once obtained it? But was that haehward-
nese to mains power confined to Priory,- Or was
it sot ti be fouttd in those who, to sevurc them re-
turn t it, would strip the Crown of its inalicoah:e
prerogatives, and trample spou the Conan-wino ?
Vl' ith respect to patent places, he considered thei.i
us part of the public fund art al art for the rewssd ef
virtue and of merit ; and thrrefcre he was of opt.
mon that they could nt.t be withheld from the H. -
gent without thudettractiou of one greet ILCCLLute
to meritorious deeds.

The idea of withholding from the Regent the no-
mination of the dstiereht offices in the Household,
and granting it to the Queen, was to refuse to a re-
sponsible, and grant it to an irresponsible person.
Mr. Puns stud. he had successlul:y with,tou
under the auspices of the Right Hen. lientlemers.
the formation of what he co.sceived to be a fourth
estate in the country. It was remarkable. indeed,
that the Right Hon. Gentleman should how be
himself the proposer of a fourth estate. Ti.e
Queen, without being rerponsitAe to Parham-eat or
the laws, would be to a situation, under Ilia Right
lion. Gentleman's regulation, in which she could
in durisee the votes urn very great number of Meth.
beer of both Houses of Parliament, who meetly
!Isle .laces it, the Household. If the sturnmatien
of Lords and Grooms of the liedcbatabia was to he
.sirui,od from the R►gent because it was daope►OW
to trust ban with it, tits remedy was inadequate an
the disease; fur the Arm? and Navy could hot be
very harmless engines in the hands of a mars to
whom it would wit be safe to trust the Lein or,.
tion of Lords and Grooms of the &datum her.

The Right Iluouuroble f;eotleinaii 'crowd to
wish to preserve concord and harmony in the coin.-
try. but it looked as if his re..l wish Was to drop.?
the domestic kappa stow of the Royal Family. so
arm the Mother sga,nst the Sou, tool the 5.611
against the Mother, sod by melting a joilsied awl
impotent Government, render his own r, tura to
pow-r a matte? of neci-isity. But such • Gave roe
'strut would Itr a curse to soy country, and their-
fore the f.rnistioo of it nu:lit t.i he resisted hy
who wished welt to this. la toppo.ing it. be world
take for his guide the 4.:t of the 6111 of the pr.,.aut
rrigi. for willing a fiegeocy. in case ilea t7eviest
shioild deemed to any of the iseue .1 His peso. t
Majesty. before they hrd attaiard the are .d tie,
The Feasible to Shot Act stated•.-6• Tis it, for the
purpose of preserving the lustre and the syleosiiiiir
of the Crown entire, he it inserted." Sce. and then
it went nu to appoint a Regent. and a Council to
assist Mtn. He tateaded to inuie as A.11.1.411111,15‘
to the Ba-olution then belting the Comm.., 84.4
he would borrow from the above statist.- •hose we,*
words, which be thought so very expressive *hot
he could filiel none that were better calculated 644
convey his meeintig.
lie concluded by moving—
" Tbat Hoosisitios, from the int word, Le IA
not, sad die 44lieditas •onte mooted .s its sia..l ,--• Tiwa
i.e the porpoise of pews s.i4 tL. Loan
Ceasooasces„ toe Moja ilsobsevii Use Frisco ad notes Le
inapoomed 10 taw spars hies ate siyV sad NO. of Resew of
the Realm. 5..4 to saaerise all tier prenseatirse poor,. o
the Crowa. • Web by ilia Art the tab yeatT, ihs
Ceased awl Horst were esspowered SO exert use is einic Ike
Croft Lad dersareeled to a,j His Majestis WIN Wire
iha age is," Soo

The Asendo,ent we' by Lord Nests!.
who ~oscorred with 111-. Yo..a i c r,es hsring V •
"mem preposed r r orogen:us trmovatiOlS
dis Cenesitewee„ s.ld mistime( ageon4 the fend,.
swami wewat.—thet nPvel cis -% Is As-
holy towswilece4l tient .otertelinein. that rfeme.. to
of ispeti4 pewee, gems' *Nub the Coors:glows