The National Register.
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• At:)NIL J N. 13.
The Earl of G')!IFOkD to•ok'the oaths, and his'seat, as a representa-
tive Petor for Irel:md.
The Lord CIA NCELLOR moved that no Petitions for Private Bills
should be received by their Lard-hips after the 21st of February, and
no Rep-At thereon made alter the 25th of March.—Ordered.

TUESDAY, JAIL 14.
No business of importance occurred this day.

• WrDNESDAY, lAN. 15.
Laid CAMDEN presented the Rept.ri of the Committee, selected for
the Examilpition of the Physicians, respecting the state of the King's
health.—Ordered to la:: printed.

TIIVASDAY, JAN. 16.
No bubine,s of importnce incurred this day, and the House ad-
journed till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, JAN. 15.
Nu business of importance occurre4l this day.

TUESDAY, JAN. 14.
After some apposite remarks, the Ch m:el.:Limn of the EXCHEQUER
moved the laying of an additional cliity upon Sugar Wash. and al -o that
so Wash should be pet mitteii to be made from grain, from the 15th of
February next, to the 31st of December. He likewise moved the im-
position of an additional duty of 121 per cent upon Foreign Brandy im-
ported into this cowry.
Mr. D. GIDDY having made some short observations, Mr. Porcsox a,
•having explained with NIT. PERCEVAL, and Mr. ROSE having said a few
words. certain Resolutions, put suant to the propositions of the Chancel-
lor of the.-Exchequer, were then put, passed the Committee, and tl.e
Report ordered forthwith.
Mr. Po x soN BY now gave notice; on behalf of Lord Milton, that his
Noble Fiiand would submit a motion, touching the Affairs of heland,
on Monday the 28th inst.—Adjourned. •

WEDNESDAY, JAN.IS.
The Sr E.% KEA took the Chair at four o'clock, but there not being suf.
ticicut Members present the House. adjourned.

THURSDAY, JAN. 16.
lIIS MAJESTY'S HOUSEHOLD.
The House, tiisin the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
•w:nt into a Committee won that part of the LOrds'Corninissioners
Speech which related to his Majesty's Household.
The Cit.& N eeLLOit of the fact' equ Ea said, that be rose to submit a
measure to the Committee. Which, under the present circumstances of
the Sovereignty of these Kingdoms, it was expedient to adopt. 'l' he
Right Hon. Gentleman then adverted to the subject of his Majesty's
Heakh, to the sanguine, hopes which had been entertained last year of
his recovery, and the improbabilities which now presented themselves..
The report of the l'hysicians4ke stated, represented the recovery of his
Majesty as very improbable, hut not altogether impossible. The first
• point to be considered, then, was, the making a provision for his Ma-
jesty, ,not leaving out of sight the circumstance of the possibility of his
recovery; but the provision should be according to the supposition that
the disorder by which he was afflicted would likely be permanent. He
then alluded to the proceedings upon the subject of the mode in which
it had been, deterndned by, Parliament that the Royal Duties should he
carried'on, and-stated that he brought forward this measure, as, upc.n
the 18th of February, the Rel;ency Restrictions would tease, and his
Royal }Highness have the entire Kingly poWer in kis hands. There were
two consideratkaei which would present themselves to the Committee;
the-first was ittit.of what fund the provision for his Majesty's Household
ought to hi erovideti ;- and, secobdly,the quality and extent of that pro-
' vision. The t ivil hilt sons the source from which it, was to flew, and
the justice of ticriving the provision front that source could net be dis-
putee.- His anxie; y that as little exeenceas possible should be Incurred
tw the people urn this occasion, was an additional gretind for propo-
sing the Civil List aethe means of provh!ing for the establishment. He
worth' then stare the plan,which, in his minion, was the most advisable.
As the House were to look to the passibility of his Majesty's recovery,
he meant that middle state, or partial recovery, by which he would be
enabled to fill his throne, it would linquestinoably be less herald to his
feelings, if at a ysrital oisanity, he found the sante aellOmination of ser-

JAN: 19.

vants about him. It was not to be expected that the double establish-
ment which was to be now supported, could be maintained at an expense
which would be only equal to that incurred when his Majesty was ca-
pable of acting in hi 3 Sovereign capacity. "F he House should proceed
upon a principle of economy, not of starvation. The Civil List was eot
competent to defray tne charges upon it, and it therefore would rot he
deemed extravagant to vote the sum of 70.0001. in addition to that list.
With respect to the attendance upon hi; leiejesty's pers.ohieelixt
rs,et.assuni-d
sary that the highest Officer of the Household should uncle stake the im-
portant situation of superintending the teaablishment. .i
and Lord Chamberlain were the two most devated, but as they had many
other duties connected with the authority of the Crown to attend te
the election must necessarily fall upon the Groom of the Stole. It •will
then be incumbent upon that person to discharge new in addition to his
present duties, of course he should have the assis-ance of some Officer
of the Household, who would be authorised to act as his deputy at ally
time at which his absence might he required e .to this situation it was iris
intention that the Vice Chamberlain should be appointed. Ht.' also was
of opinion that a smaller number could nut properly be appointed to be
in attendance upon his Majesty than four Lords and four Grooms of the
Bed-chamber, selected out of the Household. The Cinc. rof the Pi ivy
Purse, the Master of the Robes, and seven Equerries, who would attend
alternately through the year. The Groin of the tole would, duriee
the performance of his new duties, require. a Secretary, and this sitea-
tion he would supply by placing another of the Household in it. Tee
was the outline of his plan, and he bad to observe, that the appointmeet
of any Officer in case of the occurrence of a vacancy of in portan..-e,woull
remain entirely with her Majesty. With respect to any of the inferior
officers, if a vacancy should take piece amongst them, the Groom of tee
Stole was to have the power of supplying it. The sum which, in the
Chancellor of the Exchequer's opinion, was sufficient to meet the ex-
pences of this establishment, would be 100.0001; "File only means by
which he was to form an estimate of the probable expeeces were by re-
curring to the amount of the expences laet year, which he found to be
from 104,000 to 108,e001. With respect to her Majesty; it was not to be
expected that she could continue that confinement which her conjugal
feelings and attentions had rendered indispensable since the commence-
ment of his Majesty's indisposition. It was necessary that due regard
should be had to the preservation of her Majesty's health, and that she
should be provided with stich an establishment as would secure her from
the dangers to which confinement would expose her. His Majesty had
now no necessity for the equipage to which he had been accustomed
while capable of acting in his Royal capacity, and as that expence was
totally done away, he did not think it unreasonable tp grant an addition
to the Quern's allowance of 10,0(.01. per annum. Again, it was neces-
sary to m:'ke provision for the usual payments from the Privy Purse fur
the consideration of provision for which it was his intention to appoint a
Secret Committee, and his Majesty's private property was the source to
which he looked for the defraying of those charges. With respect to the
Physicians, he had not as yet ascertained what bad been allowed to
them, but they were also to be paid out of the same sources to which lie
had alluded. The sum total necessary to be taken out of the Civil IA: t
was 170,0014% which would he adequate to meet the expellees of the
whole Regal Establishments. It was his intention that 70,0001. should
be added to the Civil List out of the Ccuisoiiclated Fund, for the purpose
.of compensating his Royal Highness for the deductions from the Civil
List for his Majesty's Establishment, so that in addition to the sum of
120,0001. which his Royal Highness was allowed as Heir Apparent, from
which 12,0001. was deducted for the Income and Property Tax, the
of 70,0001. per annum would be voted, which, together with 10,e(:01.
per annum from the Duchy of Lancaster, would be adequate to the sup-
port of the Regency.
Mr. PERCEVA L then proposed a string of Resolutions, the substance
of which was contained in his speech.
Mr. Pomo NBT said, that he had never heard a speech of so complex
a nature upon a subject which might have been stated with great simple
city. It had been said by the Rt. Hon. Gentleman, that the Civil lest
was not adequate to defray the charges made upon it. Perhaps it was
not adequate,-but why had not the reasons for its incompetency been
stated ? He did not see why so much mcstey should be taken from the
Consolidated Fund and added to the Civil List, without the House be-
ing acquainted with the manner in which the funds of the Civil List had
been applied ; itwas unjustifiable to make such an addition upon the mere
allegation of itiencompetency. He also objected to the addition of
10,0001. per annum to her Majesty's allowance, as he (lid not see why,
as there was no longer any necessity for an equipage for the King, there
existed a necessity for adding to those means by which the Queen was
enabled to appear in splendor. He also made some observations on
other points, upon which he differed front the Chancellor of the Ex•
chequer.
The e.ette.teetet.ott of the EiCHE.QI7I.!, explained.
Mr.TIRAN EY also objected to many parts iii the speech of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer.
The Resolutions were then agreed to, and the Report ordered to be
received —Adjourned.