The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-23 00:00:00

FitOM SATURDAY NIGHT'S l:AtitirTit.
By his Royal II iltil•0111 Ike Prince of %Tadao, Regent of lbe
Uniaad Kingdom of Griot Britain and leelasid, is the
same and on the behalf of his Majesty,
A PIII4ICLAMATION.
Gronbe, P.R —Whereas by an Act passed in the 51st
year of his Majesty's reign, entitled, " Ass Ad to provide fur
the Admiuistration of the Royal Authority, and for the care
of his Majesty's Royal Person, daring the etititiruanee of
his Majesty. Inners, and for the Resumption Of the
Exercise of the Royal Aallsority by Isis Majesty," it wits
mono other things 'Darted, that if her Majesty, the
Queen, should depart this life during the time that the care of
his Majesty's Royal Person should be committed to her Ma-
jesty, according to the provisions of the said Act, the Regent
should forthwith order and direct a Proclamation, sunder the
Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, to be issued and published, declaring the same.
And whereas, by another Act, passed in the last Session of
Parliament, entitled, " An Act to alter and mend certsin of
the provisions of an Act passed in the 31.1 year of his Majes-
ty's reign, entitled, ' An Act to provide fur the •administra•
thin of the Royal Authority, and for the care °tibia Majesty's
Royal Person, 'taring the continnatice of his Majesty's ill-
ness, sod fur the reminuation of the exercise of the Royal
Authority by his Majesty';" it was, asioupt other things,
enacted, that if the case should happen is which it was
enacted by the said Act passed in the blot year of his
Majesty, that the Regent should forthwith order and direct
such Proclamation to be issued and published as afore-
said, and list same should happen upon or after the day ap-
'Muted by any writ or samsoons that issued for calliag and
isissbliai a new Parliament, and before such new Parha-
m,' silse id have met and at as a Parliament, Iben and in
such aril the Regent should forthwith cause mach a Pruett-
mafiosi na aforesaid to be issued and published, declaring
that anthems had happened, and requiring the new Parlia-
ment either to convene and sit at Westminster immediately
after such Proclamation should have been published, or upon
some day to be mentioned in suck Proclamation, and being
within sixty days, to be computed from the date of the said
Proclamation; and ill such case the Parliament so convening
and sitting should be and be deemed a Parliament to all in-
tents and purposes. under the provisions of the said last-
mentioned Acts: And whereas the Parliament, which was
summoned to meet at Westminster on the fourth day of
August last, bath not yet met and sat as it Parliament, but
stands prorogued to the 291Istlay of December now next en-
g and whereas her 51ajesty the Queen departed this life
can the 17th day of Nuvenslo r inst. daring the time that the
care of his Majesty's Royal Person was committed to her
Majesty : Now we do hereby by this Proclamation (ordered
nod directed to be issard and published, and issued and pub.
biased snider the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great
lititain and Ireland) declare, that her Majesty the Queen de-
parted this life on the 17th slay of November instant; and
we dn, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, by
and with the advice of his Majesty's Privy Council, pub-
lish, declare, and require, that the New Parliament shall he
held, convene, sad tit at Westminster on the 14th day off/a-
nuary now next ensuing, fur the dispatch of divers urgent and
important affrays ; out the lairds Spiritual awl Temporal,
and the Knights, Citizens, and Borg . of the Howie of
Commons, are hereby reqaireil and cominandrel to give their
attendance accordingly MI the said 14th slay of January now
next ensuing and we do ben by further publish and declare,
its the name and on the behalf of his Maj,ate, and by soil
with she advice of his Majesty's Privy Council, that the said
Parliament shall, oil the 211tb illy of December now next
ensuing, be farther prong:tied to the said 14th day of Janson y
now next emoting ; and we have, its the moue and on
the behalf of his Majesty, given order to the Chancellor of
that part of she united kingdom called Great Britain, to
prepare a writ patrol, ostler the Greet Seal of the United
kingdom, for proroguing the sante accordingly.
Given at the Court at Cm liiimhuisse, this 19th day of
November, IBIS, its the 59th year of his Majesty's
reign.
GOD SAVE THE KING.

At the Court at Carttou.boure, the 19th of November,
MN,

PRESENT,
Hi. Royal Hiehnenit the PRINCE REGENT in Cnisocil.
This day the Rl;lit Honourable Sir (lutes Abbott, Lori