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London, England, 1830-12-10 00:00:00

REGENCY BILL.

Oa the Order of the Day that this Bill be read a second

time,
Lord ALTHORP was happy to be able to give his
entire approbation to the principle of this measure. There
woe one thing. however, to which he objected, and that
was the limitation put upon the Prerogative of the Regent.
lie thought that if the Prerogatives of the Regent were
bad, they ought to be taken away altogether, but should
not be restrained in one instance alone.
Sir C. WETHERELL also gave his entire approbation
to the principle of the measure, but objected to the ap-
pointment of a standing council being made the appen-
dage of the Regency. He contended, that in the event of
the death of the King, leaving, the Queen pregnant, the
Crown should immediately descend on the Heir Presump-
tive. In that respect he approved of the principle of the
Bill. He thought that the Act should be declaratory of
the law, that the Sovereignty should devolve on the Pre-
sumptive Heir at once. He should propose to add to the
Clause declaring that the Crown should so descend, these
words Her said Royal Highness shall be, and be
deemed and taken to be, and is hereby declared to be, the
actual Sovereign of these realms, subject to the limitation
/hereinafter mentioned." There was one other deficiency in
the Bill. In the event of the birth of a posthumous child of
his present Ildalesty, the Bill did net provide for the cesser of
the sovereignty of the Princes. Victoria. He should, there-
fore, propose to add these words:-.—" That immediately
on the birth of such child the Sovereign title shall descend
to him or her; and it le hereby declared, that the Princess
Victoria's right shall cease and determine, and that such
child shall be, and shall he deemed and taken to be, and is
hereby declared to be the lawful Sovereign of these realms,
in the same manner as if he bad succeeded the Princess
Victoria in the possession of the throne of these realms."
An How. Micataca thought there was another omis-
sion in the Bill, and that was, that if the power of the
Regent ceased there was no distinct provision made for the
exercise of the powers of Sovereignty. He should move to
supply that defect in the Committee.
Sir E. B. SUGDEN remarked, that his lion. and
Learned Friend, who proposed to make that law a de-
claratory law, fergot that it was impossible to do so
unless that and the other House of Parliament first agreed
in a resolution that such as that Hon. and Learned Mem-
ber wished to make the law was actually now the law of
the land. A declaratory law was only a declaration of a
law actually pre-existing, but respecting which there bad
been some doubts. He was disposed to meet the Learned
Gentleman (Sir C. Wetherell) fairly and openly in the dis-
cussion on the clauses he had mentioned ; but he con-
fessed he thought the Bill perfect without them, and that
Parliament was competent to deal with the cases alluded
to whenever they arose, if they ever did arise at all.
Lord Moatrest and Mr. C. Fees:luso); expressed their
approbation of the Bill.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that any objection
to the chimes ossight be urged with better effect when they
came to consider the details in the Committee.
After a few words from Mr. CAMPBELL and Lord
Joan( RusseLL, in approbation of the principle of the
Bill, it was read a second time, and ordered to be commit.
ted to-morrow.
Lord ALTHORP having brought up an estimate of
certain outstanding Exchequer Bills, gave notice of his
intention to move to.morrow (this day) to provide for them
in a Committee of Ways and Means.
TFIE, BISHOP OF EXETER.
Mr. PIIILPOTTS gave notice of his intention to move
to-morrow (this slay) for copies of all communications
which have passed between the Secretary of State and the
Bishop of Exeter relative to the bolding of the living of
Stanhope in com»re►ulant.
The House then adjourned at a Quarter after Twelve.