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tesasacting the pada asks should be left with
tbemaelvey or tsaselbered to a new Parliament.
amainly it was a subject of serprise to the coun-
try. that aftej the recent greet loss which all dames
deplored, the only communication thought proper
to be made to the Partitionist by his Majesty was, to
belt them whether it was it to dissolve ttsepsselves.,
He hod theme's that otter whailad been said last
sa!ght, the Nelda Lord would have specified
souse distinct grasp& for the advice given to hi.
Majesty; -but. au each ititnibild appeared its his
to-evh—general assertions were all that it cum-
••••.ed. He had said that every one must admit
.tte itkwavenieeee-a preceediog to businestat this

reason. Bet be, on the contnsry, appealed to all
oho bead him, whether this season was not always
Intsked an as the beet adapted for the dispatch
of public basistesits--(flear, • here/—and he
cold further appeal to the conduct of the
Nimble Lord himself, who, with his colleagues, at
tie last adjournment, hsd,chosen this very period
for the resumption of business.—(Hear.)—llut
with respect to that important measure, important
to the dignity of the Crown and the welfare of the
public, objsets which he could never allow to be
separate, she settlement of the Coil List on the
accession of the new King. the Noble Lord admit-
ted that the coarse recommended was without any
precedent. He (the Earl of Liverpool) had stated
that the cause of parsing the Act which permitted
the prolongation of the existence of the last Par-
ltameut fur silt months after the royal demise, was
the apprehension of the inconveniences attendant
no • disputed succession should Parliament not
Shen be sitting. • But could it he supposed that
the framers of it did not at the time take into
consideration all the other mischiefs which might
hospiten to the country from the want of • Le-
gislature in existence and action on such an
mut, and that they did not think they were in
shot law providing every thing necessary at such a
time for the Royal dignity and the public good ?
There certainly was nothing in the Act which
deprived the King of the power of dissolving
Parliament whenever it seemed good to him—
bot it was extraordinary that every Poch exertion
of the prerogative since the reign of William 111.
i,ad been continually exercised in • way opposite
t.co that at present recommended ; and the Noble
Lord had forgot to state, that m illy demises had
taken place under circumstances of greater incon-
venience than the present. From a memorial in
his hand it appeared, that at the demise of Queen
Anne. George I. and George 11. many weeks
did not elapse before the Legislature proceeded
to the consideration of the Civil List. George I.
died Julie the 17th, 1727 ; the subject of the
Civil List was proposed to Parliament July 10.
George 11. died October IS. 1760 ; the Civil List
was introduced to the two Houses November 20.
/ Hear.)—Ever since the time of William 111. the
Ministers of the Crown had deemed it their duty to
follow this course, but the Noble Lord now wish-
. d to depart from it, on no other ground except
vesierally alleged public inconvenieuce. But
the Noble Lord had forgot to describe in what
icatilter the dignity of the Crown was to be sup-
ported in the interval before the assembling of
a new Porlianient. There was soother subject,
without adverting to which he could not sit down,
bec.ouse in every point of view it was a grave consti-
i otional question. When they were last sitting, it
wits known that the Crown had made • considerable
1-Crease to the standing army. To that he had frlt
re objection at the time, because he thought that
under the state of great disaffection which prevail-
e.l in some districts. and which uufurtunately con-
nected itself with the general distrers, this was only
a necessary step of precaution stud security on the
p ttc of the Ministers : but he never looked to this
I.4ce being kept on foot without the regularly ob.
tansed approbation and sanction of Perlisment.
Toe Noble Lord must know, that if the present
l'erlisment were allowed to remain in existence any
t.ine, the further support of that military force
.could necessarily come before it in the shape of a
'ovular vote, and that so large a hotly as ten
istousand men could not be kept up without the
permission of the two nooses. Ile had hoped
sees there would be an opportunity of looking
at this subject on the introduction of the 8011.
With respect to this Message, it was impossible
fat him to express leis concurrence in the pro.
Awed. answer to it by his rote—because if he should,
ii would imply that there were matters to be consi.
flared un the present occasion different from those
which engaged the attention of Parliament on the
demise of Queen Aisne, George I. and George 11.
wt.ieh it was either not safe or not expedient to lay
before the Parliament in being, and which, the
Noble Lord thought, could only be submitted to
a new one. This was calculated so awake I. an
anxiety and suspicion as to the views of Ministers
ti.roughout the country. He sincerely hoped that
sock feelings bad no adequate ground ; but if they
l.ad been already, as he feared, excited, it furnish-
ed an additional proof of the fully and weakness of
.I..partiog from the precedents transmitted to us
Irina oar aocestors.

The Kul of H•titowere eommenced by observ.
nig, that the Noble Marquis had misunderstood
Ms Noble Friend (Lord Liverpool). when he sup-
sward him to have raid that the calling a new Par-
l'sment was a matter of public necessity, whereas
Le food only said that it was required b; a regard to
14e public good and convenience ; he thought
three was nothing iu the 51estage or the Address
%Lech could warrant such a construction. But
t•i firm a judgment of the propriety of assem-
bling a new Parliament, he entreated their
Lordships to consider the nature of the mee-
birves which were to he brought before them.
'These were of two ktesd,; the one. of those which
would be brought to an end by themselves—
the other, of those which would only be the com-
inenetusent of a system. Now with respect to the
former, he asked, whether they could possibly be
disputed of in the other House, with that alien.
UM and application of misid which was abso-
lutely necessary in the examination of such sub-
jects .Vas it likely that Members would devote
their time and industry to • the discharge of their
i.arliantentary duties. when a general proceeding,
be which they were m swirly interested, was on the
tee of taking piece ? Wait not apparent from the
sewspapers. ebei%Witoilat wee sternly beginning
t.. doffer at theist • ewes which a general

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