The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-24 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

THURSDAY, J. I.
The SPEAKER look flirt etthir at 4 (11141 ter past two o'clock,
3011 a limn he r ef Me sigh •rs were sa urn in.
Thio SlMAl:lia* then enoo, ~,,, cell that they had been sum-
moned lo the liaise of Peers, w here the speech of his Royal
Itglowsr the Prince Regent. acting in die "mine a be-
half of his Majesty. had been read to both Idolises by the
Lerd Cminceller, one of the lam Is' Cootionissioneis appointed
to represent Isis Royal Highness. lie had praetors,' a ropy
of the speed', and to prevent mistakes, he begged Waive to
read it to the House.
The speech of his Royal Highness havine been real.
Mr. BROAANI.OW rose. Ile said he ahead looked present
himself to their notice on this o'.(`'.l4ioll ttilb peenliar diffi-
dence an I t mberrasernent, did he pint moist sang • l hope,
that ler% ever toodequate his etre' 14 might prove to enotoee
Coe ettentiosi cf the flame, the saone unanimous' seethe, hts
might he tolonof to pervade his Majtoety's Connteene, those of
pride and satisfaction' in the reentry's calm, ;mate-fool joiy, :1111
notboinuleol duty and attachment to the presiolleg wisdom auto
rural authotity front whence. had eroceeded the go. aciais
sp.ees h they had now heard delivered to them by the Lerolso
Commissioner., 60 expressive of Hi. Royal Hieliness's peter-
nel revolt for the welfare and happiness ef his people. With
regard to the melancholy events with whieli this speech had
commences', there could he but one opinion; for who that
was an admirer of the 1 i 1 hoes aid evereleneio s of lii plan
'untie but nutlet sympathise in the continued iholi•po•itiom of
their revered Monarch,; %telle, he unwed, the Mouse o onlol
not merely 1w voided by frosi. boot irtesistably writhed on by
feeliees /If alfectioonate reeret, to coonitnie *doh his Royal
Highness on the Severe loss he had sustained in the death et
her late Majesty. ''"rung from these distressine event.,
ahninlant sou rece of congratioletion might lie found, !wen in
their foteige reeneetions, as lately confirmed abused, and
the interns! prosy em ity of their country. And first with re.
garil to the Conserver whose deliberation had led to the eve.
imitation of the French territory. If this distinguished meet-
Pm had tithe!, place for the purposes of tali videal interest or
amuition, or far any other cud than the promotion of the ge-
octal reacedie should predict to such a confederacy, (thorniest
and discomfiture. Root what had been the object of this
hippy concord of nations, at which his Majesty's Alittistes •
Lure so distinguished a part, might be seen by the papers
ordered to he Nita before the House. lie should now 'eke
the libeity of hi icily railing- their attention to the reshlt of his
Royal Highuers's anus in bulbs ; and to all who weighed
wealth and importance of oar undisturbed poorsessui.
hi the East; to all who considered the intricacy aid coonpre-
hensive nature of its affeirs, it must be a source of per taller
congratulation to he assure:!, that stir operetiaos in that
country bad been as decisive as they were well wonted .11111
quickly execnicl. The totel aiippressiue of the attacks of
tee Medal-lies, aid of the restless intrigues of their ilbliuti,
supporters, the Montalto powers, was the lii 'i' ersitlt of one
short campaign; and to its vast advantages, such as we al-
ways may anticipate with justice warring on one side, to the
character of the Bo Posh ennobled, sod to the politic con-
duct and .adoninistratien of the Noble Governor, the most
miennivueal testimony hall been borne at the close, and on
the arena of the campaigu and its results, Hetvever at the
date of the document to which he alluded, there might
have ezisteJ some features of protreeted contest, all hi* pa.lit
intelligence enuousiceol the total cessation of those hustiiities
that had been forced on es by constant predatory attacks on
unr adjacent dominion. Rut lie need not have oar:Ned
thus far and long Iran home, in search °film datterieg pic-
ture of prosperity ; for lie believed every man wile now
hoeuereol hint with Ids attention would allow that never was
the oneastire of joy more full, or peace so absolute, as that
winch now reigned through every part of the United
Kiug-
dnm. Their never was a period at which all breeches ti the
difiereet reantifacturers of the country were more unit ersally
employed, or received a fairer or more comfortable remu-
neration for their labour. A retired non enterprising spit it
existed in all oursea port tow 'mann notional credit never shred
highs' than meter the care it those to whom it. present
charge wan intrusted. He was tar fternp-tess'eig the leave
outs principle, that a conutly's lesoerres increase bade
finitely, in propel lion to the demenda mole on its exertions ;
for the greatest attineolev might Its dratted, and the te meat
patience et daunted : bit it was sorely the pa eit senice of
congratulation, that alter an intexempled coldest of ea years'
du" ation, and the mule frying crisis of a state of fleece, in
which a greater part of the people were forced to seek for
new emeloyosient, the most gratifying stud 60011%%Wi rarble
proof of !lie elart,city and resat, ees of the counts.) should
he given in the increase of the revenue in all its most Me
purtunt breeches. Having slow tiespasstil uuthe coosidera
t sou sud joal:meta 01 the lleuir, the endless of thanks he
siontild lice* the honour to move to lair Royal Highness the
Prince Regent, which, pledging to no letstre line of conduce,
but merely repcittilig thu•e Beloit:nett s linen time speeell trum
the throve to which every ittitish tie or, must echo, tvutild,
his trusted, meet wills the asatotaion- commute:we of the
lissue The address, which was merely an echo of the
speech Omni the throne, was Maw east.
Mr. W. Pam. rote to tcooad it. Ile began by expressing his
utterinability to fix the aueation of the liouse by any thing which
be could offer on the occasiiin. lie had therefore, in the few ad-
ditional observations which he should oiler, to throw himself entirely
upon the indulgence of the house ; feeling fully coefident that he
should no: dose in vain.—their.)—it was happy for lap, that bete
is the gracious speech which they had beard read limn the chair,
and in the adtlresJ which his honoureble friend had moved upon it,
mere was no topic caleuLeed to excite opposition from any pelt of
the House ; but, on the contrary. that the rentitnerou they expressed
would receive the ;medial commence and support of every Member.
As there eat' only been one seetiment in the limos, in condoling leis
Royal Nighties on the euntiutted indisposition of loss Royal Father.
os every ovea-ion of their muscling since the cuinnicneement of his
unhappy malady, so he conceived there could only he one opinion on
the guar .üb;ect of condolence, the lamented death of her late Ma-
Jolty the ..ten. Whit reified to the treaties and solhatesee eetered
It" with emeign Powers, he conceived that whatever differetice of
'nema mato exist as to the means by which they bail been brought
&lout he coaceived, etere could he none on their gloriuw, result and
ef!erospect which it opened of .Utere peace to Europe. In looking
tithe
trancloiltity of Europe, toe stake of Frence deserved part:cuter
1 ewe!, anti afforded full ample ground for congrettthemo. Tire
tl tome !ranluilley of come other nations hod also b- es: put 'Tun a
rowavewcsre tooting by seveml happy modifications in tt;eir forms 01
GU.TETLITO approacliag iu some degree to those Licit we enjoyed.
noselmering view, one seeing how much all usher natives
walled to Ultimate oar excellent constitution, he conceived the lieu.?
could Sot be too much on their guerd against those wild schemes
and uupractheiele Metros% moots by which 20111 o: ViaiOliatieellol4olll,o
reorni T lion. Gentleman isoncluited, obitla coasitheetotr
applause, by mieuin exenosing his cordial instil' to the Aderess,
winch he trusted ',Quid be unanimously carried ; and by thataking
House fr•er th: attentirt 4&I wide!: they f-art heatd