The National Register.
London, England, 1811-01-13 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, JAN. 7.
Mr. LONG (the deputed Committee having returned to this
House) informed them, that their Lordships, having taken into
their consideration the Message relating to the Issue of Money,
had agreed to the same, after filling up the blank with the words
i‘ the Lords Spiritual and Temporal."
A Petition, from the Town and County of Nottingham, was
presented, against any restrictions upon the Regent : this Peti-
tion was brDught up, reail, and ordered to be laid upon the
"fable. _ _ _

On the Motion of the CHANCEELOR of the EXCHEQUER, the
Call of: the House, which stood for this day, was postponed till
Monday next.
- AMENDMENTS ON THE RESTRICTIONS.
The Order of the Day was now read, for the further conskle-
ration of their Lordships' Amendments on the Resolutions re-
specting the Regency; omitting, the words " Naval and Military
Commanders,"--Agreed to, without a division.
The CHA NCELLOR of the ExcurouFa. observed, that, as the
liouke had agreed to the amended Resolutions, it remained only
to al.tfoint a Committee, whoie duty it would be to wait upon
his Royal Highness the Prir:ce of Wales, and acquaint hitn with
the Resolutions which had tow passed both Houses: expressing
their hope, at the same time, thathis Royal Highness would be
pleaied to take upon himself the adminis:ration of public affairs,
agreeably to their Resolutions, as soon as an act should be passed,
enabling hint to do the same.—Agreed to neat. con.
He 'next moved, that, the Resolutions of Parliament, relating
to the personal superintendence of his Majesty, should be forth-
with laid before the Queen; .soliciting her Majesty, at the same
tinfi)to eomPly withllie desire of the two Houses, which was
likhvise agreed to, and a message ordered to be sent to the
Housercifyeers reVesting a conference with their Lordships
thereon. _

The question being put, that the House dc) adjourn to next
dayi: . • • . .
Mr.,Sneettr.eibekg*llto a k the Right Honourable Geytle-
rna4lth6thalt2alor-til'Oe Ex.e.hquer) whether he meant to
follotioup the precedent of 1788, with respect to holding the
Fii,-'wha was the, earliest day the House
nrigtotaelPettiriftislit'eßl'brit. the Loidil, acquainting the House
that the Great Seal had been put to a commissiou for holding
the Parliamext.

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The CHANC I.OR ofthe 1 xcttr.Quatt replied, that he though „
the earliest day which could be named for that purpose was Frilfl
day nett. The Resolutions which 14 just been agreed to mut:s
first have the concurren.ce of the House of • Peers, for whitl
purpose a conference would be hiAd with their Lirdships, tot
morrow; that then the .Committees appointed by both 1-WU%
would attend hi; Royk Highness the Prince of Wales; and af-
terwards onher Majesty the Queeli,Who, being at Windgur,
would not be.fpossible to have her NisjrAty's answer 'tief6re ,:Thursday, so that Friday would be the earliest day. on 4.v,hiclt
the Commission alluded to by the Right nondurable gcli,tlt.:
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man could take place.—Adjourned. - *
TVESD AV JAW. II; 7 4• 1: • •
Lord CLIVE reported, that the Manigerell the Commons
had requested the concurrence of theitLibitiships,c to certain
Resolutions adopted the night 'before.
The CHA NC EI.LO it of the ExcHItQVEk moved, that the Order
of the Day for the House to go into a Committee on the State
of the Nation, be 'discharged, and that the said Committee shoted
have leave to sit on. Friday.—Ordered.
On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the fol-
lowing Members were natned to wait on the Prir.,:e of Wales :
-I'he Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Ryder, Mr.
Robert Dundas, and the Master of the Rolls.
On the Motion of the same Right Hun. Gentleman, the fol-
lowing Members were also named to wait on her Majesty
Lord 'l* hynne, Lord Palmerston, Lord Clive, and Colonel Des-
browe.—.Adjourned to *Thursday.

THURSDAT‘IAN. 10.
The House met this morning at ten, in consequence of hav-
ing omitted, previous to adjourning on Tuesday, to communi-
cate to the Lords the names of the Members they bad appointed
to wait upon her B.lajesty and the Prince of Wales with the
Regency Resolutions. The said business having been gone
through, the House adjourned till have half past three
o'clock.
The House having re-assembled atthe appointed hoer, Mr.
HOWARD moved, that a new writ should be issued for a
Knight of the Shire to serve in Parliament in the room of Lord
Dursley, now Earl of Berkeley.
The Seism:ex wished to know whether the Hon. Member
was prepared to state in his motion that a writ of summons had
been gent from the Upper House, denoting that his Lordship
was created a Peer of the Realm ?
Mr. How Ann said, he was not prepared to answer the
question, nor did he conceive that it was necessary for the
House of Coritinons to consider whether such writ of summont
was issued or not, for in either case the same defect existed in
the Representation of the County of Gloucester.
Mr. Proteevao. contended, that it was uniformly required
that a writ of summons should be issued by the Upper House
to call the individual to the House of Peers before his seat in the
Commons should be considered vacant, and he therefore moved
the previous question.
Mr. WHITBRFAD observed, that the question was,' whether
the House of Commons should or should not have a Represen-
tative for the County of Gloucester. if his Lordship was
cognised by the Upper House, it was evident that Ise was tub
longer qualified .to sit in the House of Commons ; if, on the'
contrary, his claims to a Peerage were denied, he was equally dis-
qualified by the avowal of his illegitimacy.
!qr. ABERCROMBIE and Mr.' HORNER, used similar argu-
ments in favour of the writ being issued.
Mr. Lows read a passage from the Act of Parliasnent(appli •
cable to the subject, by which it is declared, that no writ shalt
he granted to supply the place of a Member, in case of death,
&c. without a certificate under the hands of two .Members of
the House, and in case of succeeding to a Peerage, without a
certificate front the Lord Chancellor, that a writ has beta Issued,
summoning him to the House of Lords. He should therefore
vote for the previous question.
Sir SAMUEL RossitLe said, that de facto the county of Glen.
Lester had no Member representing them. in Parliament, and
must be in that situation for a considerable period, if the present
writ was refused. He said that forms were not to status hi the
way of substantial merits of the case.
'rile House divided upon the previous questi.in—Ayes "4
Noes SO—Majority, 6.—:rbe.previous, question having.been ne-
gatived, the original question, that a.writ be issued, was put,
and agreed to without aolivision..--Adjotsrued.
FRIDAY, JA#4.:2l. •
The Sheriffs of the City of London were ititrocltrzd at the
Bar, and oresente4 a Petition from the Lord Marie, Aldermen,
and Common Council of the City-of Isoodon; praying foittie re-
moval of all Restrictions oo the Authority of the Regent.
On the Motion of Alderman COM 111.) the Petition was read
and ordered to lie on the Table.

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