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or a-. approval of. the measure in contemplation. But not one word
. sd b •..ea ei.anc,.l to stew why •litt Rill was necessary or proper then,
i.ny more thin to former periods. ven-ti no such snea.ittr:! w. proposed
or thought of 11. was not disposed to object to the case relative to
fire enpppleing members incitleataily to the Queen's Council, but he
• was by no m eies prepared to approve of the mode be which it was pro-
: posed to oe effected, and he tiveqlit the original Act would have
pointed out a tr.uee b Ater regulation. lie should not however, de-
• tale their Lorisliip; further than to press, in the strongest terms that
he could urge. his thjt ctiuns to the ground and prine.ple of the Bill ;
and the coarse altieh appeared to him then must fit to be taken, was
to.m.uve the previous question.
The EstrLef Liv certain. said, the question at present was, if
the ploposidens contained in the Bill were fit to be entertained.—
Whether it would he wise to proceed further was quite ale:lice sub-
ject, on which there might be a difference of opir.ten. It had no con-
eexion with the prisms' Bill. which rested "enwely upon the ground
creep •elie.ney. Looking to the present circumstances of the Council,
person could entertain any doubt of the neivoity of making some
to it, Two of the Members were at present ei.tirely pite
e_det from attendance, and two mere, from the importance aced
diet of their public duties, could attend but seldom. This was a
lent motive ter the measure, so far as regarded the particular
toot e: undo.- consideration. It was true that eight was the number
teteted in the original Act to constitute the Council They were
'*:o.einattei by Pariiaissr.t. but it contained a provision at the same
rue, enabling het Majesty to fill up any vaeaney Which might oerer.
I.'-ds power was exercised Is; her Majesty in xone instance, in cutisa
qeence cf the death of a highly reepectable thdividital. If in the
coursirof nature, the thi4ority, or even the whole of the Cettneti
,should die, the whole as well as a part would be in tree nomination
of her Majesty,
The Karl of Caexanvose opposed the Bill. The only ineor.ve-
nitrite against which it was ieteaded to guard was a merely possible
contingency. To obviate this Raves propneed. that they should with-
'draw theinsel les from alhare 61 his !t•lajesty's petson from the CLOc.
of one Session of Parliament to thocomtnencement of another. They
oughe rust, they dare not think his recovery beyond hrpe, ar.:l ire sheet
event he should think it the duty of Ministers inumeliate4 to essetn-
ble Parliament at in the case of a Regency. Why should they think
so little of the careof his Majesty as to deprive themselves of thelllCAltS
of providiagfiw it? It was true that the Executive Governteent Might.
even thuuo the Bill passed, calla meeting of Parliament, but upon
that point they were left at the mercy of -aliother branch of the Legis-
lature. If the state of his Majesty's health required edilitional as-
sistance, he had noobjection thatitsheitid be granted by on increase
in the numbers of the CounciL lie should not give a direct negative
to the second reading of the BM, but he would think it more ad-
visable to withdraw it altogether, for the purpose of introducing two
separate meaeares upon the subjects it embraced, which were as
distintt as possible.
The Karl of LAUDICIRDALL thought that a red (Ws had been
made out, to prove the aseeseity of a further &Mimes to the Council,
for die purpose of assisting her Majesty in the discharge of her
functions.
The Loan Citateceuton did net think he could preoare.a Bill
more applicable to all the circumstances than the present.
The Amendmeet of the previous question was then put, emit:legs.
tired without a division, and the Bill was read a second time.—Ad-
'owned.