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noshev, but are unanimous iu expectsug a speedy
recovery. Uuder elicuov.t.4teces, the !IMES.

ally is lemeNed. which would. is moodier situation,
respire nay pmcoeding to adopt ones:area for the
pintli4: gooil. his therefore try Intention this day
to snore. at the conclusion of nay present ohservais
ious, an edjournment fpr another fortnight. There
are. I admit, evil consequences resulting _from
the present iosiaifeut *tote of the Govenusesft;
but it most iflo be allowed. eirintdmithle Mabee.
raiumesst alight tone if or were to adopt Immo. 1
dime proceedings; and while I entertinuaes eta.
Mims bmie, sod a confident expectation, eserebteir
rated by that of all the physicians, you, Lord.
ships will agree. I true, from the fatetwriel
ebspect we owe to his Majesty, that the ad.i..
joernmelit I shall move is dictaied by familtiety,
and sanctioned by necessity. .1 have orgy to fiffiti
that my Aisle conduct lois on this oceii.ion bgeek
i guided by a strict regard to My. public deity': and
the Measure I shall propose is oat which I think
essential to the happiness of the eoustry4-..t is con.
sisteut with my respect of uueSevereign. and the
expectation of his ennsaletcenet, and most likely
to insure the good of thi kingdoin."—its L?rdship
chi.clitied by fencing. " That the Hciuse de now
adjourn to Thursday the 29tb instant."
' The Carl of NalillA Said. the intention of his
risin4 was to testify his wish of unanimity. which he
Ihad no doubt would Prevail upon the present omis-
sion. it was with the utmost satisfactionibe heard
the sentiments of the Noble and Lerreeil Lords
who was entitled to their Lordships thanks for the
i conelnet tie had srlapte.l.• 'lite Noble Earl would
1 eauticu sly abstain from mentioning any miter 'ob-
ject, which might produce a variety or ftviii.no, when
lit ass only necessary 1141 centider the present aw-
tido, which he was tore ailleitl moat with their
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warm him tat:... 1.! •me. he trusted other alli.aturia
wroth' be st..iseistis or) ; sod the respect wlueli they
bore to toe 40irtertiAii, t• ots opinion, wea euffietent
for the justiti;:tion of the present measure. lie
joyfully coin ensphoe.l Ili. :Idajesty'• recovery. end
the removal of those ciieumitteners in which
'Rai is:solved the sorrow of the whole country. Tin*
010,4 r nes a aironitse that they might meet ii,as
neat time finder a happier situation of the Govern-
'tient ; and OD that account he would not at pre.
sent advert to (Alter tonic., which under the mho..
raolitieut or otticr tir.•iiinsumego might have Inter-
fere,' with their utnia.iinity.
Lord GIIEUTILLE so far accorded with' his Noble
Fiend, tit it wailer the cirtaiestanccs stated by the
Nnide and Learned uis the Woolsack. he should
salsa heArtily agree to the inotiois of adjourn-
' meat. ft was with the deepest regret. iii ani.on
with that of their Lordsh;ps rind the country. that
he grieved for those unfortni,ate circumstance which
hulsisispended the exercise of the Kingly Power.
The Noble and Learned Lord had, in his opinion. I
no cause for doubt with resprrt to the line of eon.
duct he had pursued. It was certlialy consistent 1
with the principles of our Constitution ; sad in-
stead of rasing any apprehension ooneeimng its
propriety. it was secured as right from a prine-ple 1
ef ii-cessily. The Noble and Learned Lon! had
not done Justice to himself ; for his conduct was :
praist-worthy. and entitled to their confidence. In.
deed, had he acted otherwise, by of ting the Great '
Seal without the Sign Manual, it would have been
a criminal assumption of the Kingly Power; for
he would ever eoutend. that no Conitesoision enuld
hare the power of callitig together or prerogu-
ing the two Houses of Parliaairat, without
lug signed signed by the King. He considered the pre-
-1
sent assembly as that of the Estates of the Realm.
awl as such they would be usurpers of uncoostitio-
tional power, if they proceeded to acts which meld
be ezecuted only by Parharaer.t. This couside-
rat ondireeted his attention to another point, a Inch
he should mention to toes L,r I.hips. not for the
purpose of producing any dills r,rice of opinion up-
on the present question, hut for that al V .brit his
own tralinienti. and of dtactio4 their Lawits ism
10 so earnest inseatg dawn of the *mite esitil.et
before their nest myelin*. Ile had first to observes
that when cone of their Lord•hips came down
to she Honer in consequeuce of the toa prom-
g-tion, tia attendance ass to Orliali that they
hid actiiid nut uoly consistently wish a former
ivecedeut or 1703. but from necessity. end had
Ilan wvely postponed their further meeting for
the space of a fortnight. Indeed he comid not call
that en areauhly of the Estates. and tnerefeee what
the"' dad was no proceeding. but owls a 'memory
act to procnre their attendance. Since that time,
cart sitar Yuen. which they hod •iih eyries re-
cetted, had csoirened them Urology, sod it was
now prlisOSA they should adjourn for • fart-
ought imager. In this part at their conduct.
they were deviating from the precedent of
reS. lo all caws of such momentous dill-
catty, when the Estates wee, without the Kios-
k Poser, which alone could constitute theia the
Wages of Parlamenti gad they were driven to