The Sun.
London, England, 1830-05-25 00:00:00

THRONE.

Sir R. PEEL having gone to the Bar, was called upon
by the Speakers and replied that he had been entrusted
with a Message from his Majesty.
The Rrnirr HON. GENTLEMAN then brought it up, and
it was read by the Speaker, in the same foi m as in the
other House of Parliament.

Sir R. PEEL then said—l am confident that I shall be
acting in concurrence with the unanimous feeling of the
House, if I proceed immediately to move an Address, ex-
pressive of the deep regret of his Majesty's faithful Com-
mons at the intelligence just communicated, respecting the
indisposition under which his Majesty is labouring.—
(Hear)—and conveying to the foot of the Throne the
earnest prayer of the House of Commons that his Majesty
may be speedily restored to health.—(Hear.)—The Ad-
dress I propose will, in addition, merely pledge the House
to take into consideration, with the least practicable delay,
the means which may enable his Majesty to provide for
the attachment of the royal signature to the public instru-
ments that require it. Perhaps it may be convenient to
state that the Bill for effecting the object in view will ori-
ginate in the House of Lords, and it will therefore not be
necessary to move immediately that the Message be taken
into consideration. I beg to move " That an Address be
presented to his -Majesty to return the thanks of the House
for his most gracious Message—to assure his Majesty that
his faithful Commons have heard with the deepest regret
that his Majesty is labouring under severe indisposition,
and that they earnestly pray, under the favour of Divine
Providence, that his Majesty may be speedily restored to
health—to assure his Majesty that this House will, with
the least practicable delay, pm oceed to the consideration of
such measures as may enable his Majesty to provide for the
temporary discharge of that important function of the Crown
referred to in his Majesty's most gracious Message."
Mr. BROUGHAM—I beg to second the motion of the
Right Hon. Gentleman ; and in doing so I consider that
I adopt a course by no means inconsistent with my deep
impression of the great importance of the motion. The
course we have to' pursue is, I believe, unprecedented.
We shall derive no light upon it from the practice of for-
mer times in either House of Pat liarnent. I deem it con-
sistent with the last part of the address, which expresses
the determination of the House, speedily to provide for
supplying the defect in the discharge of the Royal func-
tions, in the way best adapted to the exigencies of the
public service, to state that we ought to take those steps
most cautiously and deliberately, and in a manner best
calculated to prevent our rashness on the occasion being
drawn into precedent. I wish to abstain, for obvious
reasons, from making a single remark not most necessa-
rily called for; but all must be aware of the danger, in
cases of this sort, that may arise from rashness of pro-
ceeding, and the absolute necessity of never adopting a
course which hereafter may be employed in a manner
which, while adopting it, we are far from contemplating.
When driven to a necessity like that which now unfortu-
nately exists, we must guard most scrupulously against
the possibility of a door being openorl, which our succes-
sors may have cause to wish had for ever remained closed.
The question was then put, and the Address was car-
ried nern. con.