The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-18 00:00:00

A NEW PARLIAMENT.

Both Houses of Parliament re.assembled yester.
day evening, in pursuance of their adjournment.
In each House the attendance of Members was very
numerous. A message from his MAJESTY ap.
prised both Houses officially of the &stressing
events which have ►o recently filled the land with
mourning—the demise of our late excellent and
revered KING, and the untimely death of the
Duke of KENT, his illustrious and gallant son.
His MAJESTY, at the same time, informed both
Houses of his gracious intention to summon a new
Putliatuent so soon as it might conveniently be
dour, and expressed his desire that us little time
as possible should he losl in expediting such le.
gislative measures as were immediately and
indispensably requisite for the public 'service.
This is importsut intelligence to the country,
and we give the Ministers credit for tl4eir ingenu.
oustieis in communicating it to the public at the
earliest opportunity. It was ordered in both
Houses that his MAJESTY'S gracious Message
should be taken into consideration this evening,
The Earl of LIVERPOOL, in the Hotise of Lord.,
and Lord C•STLEREAGH, in the House of coo-
mons, respectively moved the Address of Con-
dolence to the KiNu on the demise of his Royal
Father. It is but justice to both Houses to state, that
the Members universally seemed to be deeply im.
pressed with the suleinuity of the occasion that re.
quired from them this expresson of their reverence
and sorrow. At such a moment a display of do-
quence would be idle and unnecessary, when every
mind was stored with instances of Isis late MA•
JESTY'S active benevolence and integrity of cl►a.
meter, and when every heart overflowed with grief
that nothing rims reinsisied of the KING, so re.
erred and loved, but the grateful remembrance of
his many virtues.

It was suggested by the Ministers that, in con-
sequence of the Kraal's indisposition, his MA,.
JESTY would not be enabled to receive the Ad.
dresses on this occasion in the usual public manner;
they will therefore be presented to his MAJESTY
by Members only of his Privy Council : but lest the
circunt•tance should be drawn into a precedent, the
cause of it will be entered upon the Journals.
From this intimation we learn with regret that
his MAJESTY', health is not as yet perfectly re•
established.

Thu evening the attention of both Houses will
be directed to the consideration of another subject,
scarcely less melancholy in its nature. Addres.es
of Condolence on the death of the Duke of KENT
will be moved in both Houses to the KINO, and to
the unhappy relict of the illustrious deceased.
Perhaps it may not be improper here to notice ea
putstint, that the annuity limited by Parliament to
her Royal Highness by way of dower, is only
13,000!., while the sum granted to her brother, iu
the event of hi• sursiving Lis lamented Consort,
the love Pr►ncess CHARLOTTE, is not less than
50,01)0/. a year : so unequally doe. fortune distri-
bute her favours! Hrs. Royal flight ass at this
moment stand: in a very iiiterestiog relation to the
thsoue of these realms.

widow, who assisted-I go making the cramistion rntie
fur hi. lute Majesty King Guiana ill.
The Treasury Prints have at length acknow. I When PATRICK HENRY, who give the first im.
!edged the superior information of the Opposition , pulse to the hall of the American Revolution, intro-
Papers with respect to the occurrences that recently I duced his celebrated reudiltion on the Swoon .4ct
took place in die Cabinet upon the consideration into the House of Burgesses of N'tfitutio (Nl.ty,
of a certain topic of extreme delicacy ; or possibly (
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they have felt the force of the hint we estertlay 1
Bruins ; Charles the Forst his Cromwell; and George
gave them. and lire now anxious not to rt fuse to the Third--',..." Treason !" cried the Speaker.
their patrons the merit of a just and generous " Treason, treason!" echoed from every part of
action. They admit that considerable ditlevestetr I the House. It was one of those trying moments
of opinion prevailed in the Cabinet upon the sub. ; which are decisive of chnrseter. Waite 'antlered
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Ject to we allude, that mil LviAJESTY MO. 4 and fixing
on the Speaker an eye Mishit% with
:witted his own wishes and feelings upon this Tote- I tire, exciaintalo4 may profit by their example.
resting subject to the sentiments expressed by the . If this be treason, make the beat of it."

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