The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-11 00:00:00

REGENCY LILL.

The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the
Regency Bill. On reading the first clause,
Mr. CUTLAR FERGUSON objected to the wording
of it, as excluding fiem the Throne all possible issue of the
King by any marriage after the death of the present Queen
in favour of the Princess Victoria. It was possible that
her present Majesty might die, that the King might marry
again, and have issue, and by the way this clause was
worded, bestowing the Regency on the Duchess of Kent,
in case his Majesty should die without issue by his present
consort, it would postpone the claims of that issue to the
right of the Prince*. Victoria. The Hon. and Learned
Gentleman moved, as an amendment, to substitute, for the
words " Leaving no issue by her present Majesty," the
words "Leaving no issue now surviving."
Sir ROBERT PEEL thought there was no necessity
for the amendment. The Bill was intended only to apply
to existing circumstances, Certainly it was possible that
her Majesty might die, but before the King could com-
plete annther marriage he mitt come to Parliament. That
would be time enough to provide for the case the lion.
and Learned Gentleman supposed. The present Bill was
only to remove doubts as to who eleruld exercise the Royal
authority in one ease, and therefore the amendment was not
necessary.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL admitted the force of
the Hon, and Learned Gentletnan'sobservation. The Bill as
it now stood was t restriction which he understood was not
intended. The hest way of amending it, however, would
be, to leave out the words " her present Majesty," making
the enactment depend on his Majesty's dying without
issue.

Mr. O'CONNELL took the same view of the meaning
of the clause as the Hon. and Learned Member (Mr. Cut-
ler Ferguson), but he thought the best way of amending
it was that proposed by the Attorney-General.
Mr. CUTLAR FERGUSON agreed to the suggestion
of the Attorney-General.
Sir ROBERT PEEL cautioned the House how they
admitted the proposed alteration, for it woul►, alter the
whole principle of the Bill. The very intention of the
Bill was to provide fur the contingency of her present Ma-
jesty having no issue, and that alone.
Mr. C. FERGUSON thought the other clauses might,
without difficulty, he adapted to the proposed amendment.
Lord ALTHORY saw the difficulty which had been
pointed out, but in general he agreed with the view taken
of the Bill, and of the care required to alter it, by the
Right Hon. Baronet. if it were necessary to alter the
Bill, he shi►uld prefer the amendment suggested by his
Hon. and Learned Friend, the Attorney-General ; but,
at the same time, as the lilt was.of so much importance,
he Loped his Hon: and Le►rned Friend would not press
his amendment till the report was brought up.
Mr. TENN YSON observed, that it was a most grave
and serious matter, for the Bill might be a Bill of Exclu-
sion, and might regulate the succession. The Bill, how•
ever, contemplated only one contingeucy, and to that it
ought to he en:dined.
Mr. O'CONNELL also again contended that the Bill,
as it was worded, might be a Bill of Exclusion.
. .

bid 111. W. RIDLEY thought the perfection of the Bill
war, that it was strictly limited to the particular case;
and, sboold the ease supposed by the Hon, and Learned
Gentleituut arrive, the King would have to come to Per.
!lament to complete his marriage, and then the case sup..
posed might be provided for.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL defended his proposed
ementlinent, and showed that ell the other clauses of the
Bill might bti easily adapted to it.: Of course, however, he
should deter to the wishes of his Noble Friend, and post-
pone hie amendment till the bringing up of the report.
Sir ROBERT PEEL entered his protest against lotto-
&icing words into the Bill which would imply that any
[Oren Consort might he Regent. _
After some further conversation, the first clause, as we
wideremod, was postponed; Peverel of the fullowing
dome were agreed to without amendment,
On the suggestion of Mr. O'Cuttraht., the words no-
man Catholic were hubstitutod for the word Papist in the
clause where it was necessarily introduced. The other
clauses were then agreed to without amendmeuts, and, the
HOUIO having resumed, the report was ordered to be re-
ceived on Monday next.
Mr. if, UPOUES gave notice of his intention to move
on Monday next for leave to :,,
twins ~ n
.0 a Rol to alter and
amend the laws with respect to party walls, and to make
other provisions against the consequences of fire* in
Qn the p;otin;t of trdil°Te n intoexii further conh
the
ereport
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rf:;attilireitsla4n:ltl'aorne dill was t
verbal amendments being introduced,
the report was tweed to, and the Bill ordered to he read
a third time on Monday next.
The Setleortent of the Poor Bill also passed through a

Committee, after some conversation between Mr. WET-
LAND, Sir E. SUGMIN, Colonel Woon, and Mr. WIT,
LESI.NY.

The Fecond reading of the Labouring Poor 13111 was
postponed until Monday next.

THE LIVING OF STANHOPE.

Mr. PHILLPOTTS withdrew his motion for the pro-
duction of the communications which have passed between
the Bishop of Exeter and the Secretary of State relative
to the living of Stanhope, in consequence, he observed
(as we understood), of some circumstances which would
probably render it unnecessary for him to trouble the
Hotre on the subject.