The Sun.
London, England, 1814-11-11 00:00:00

s;ETIVICES OF LORD WALSINGELIM

The Earl of LIVERPOOL, pursuant to his notice of Tues-
--flay night, rose to move an Address to the Prince Regent on
this subject. He prefaced the motion with o-short,but per:•
•tinent speech, in which he adverted. to, and expatiated upon
the highly•meritorious and essentially important services of
Lord Walsingham, as Chairman of their Lordships' Commit-
tees; but more especially the private ones (which involved
considerations of property to. an incalculable amount), with
great feeling,' eloquence, and effect. The Noble Minister
concluded by mofing the following Address, embodied
the leading features of his introductory s_peech viz.:—
" That an humble Address be presented to his Royal.
Highness the Prince Regent, to represent te,his Royal. High.
mess the high sense this House entertains, of .the ability, in
tegrity, intelligence, and indefatigable industry, with which
the Lord.Walsingbatn has discharged the high and important,
duties of Chairman of the Committees of the House, and of
the private Committees of the same, fur these twenty years
last past, and by Hit:alp of whose vigilant exertions the ho-
nJor and justice of .this House, in the administration of .its
-legislative functions for the benegt of its various suitors by
private petition, has, been upheld and supported with the ut-
most purity and dignity. That this House deeply regrets the
mishit-lane of his Lordship's inahi:ity: :from any
lohger to execute this important otlise, and his nei3e,sary-ab-
it•tiee as a most serious loss, not only to this House in part:l-
c:Mar, l'ut to the, public at. large, and most earnestly begs
leave reCOlffillelld his Lordship's eminent, esSentiil
to his Royal Highness's must graciwis consideration:"
The LORD Royal Highness's
quitted the , Woolsaelf,. and
expressed his sentiments as .ordially in unison with those of
his Noble Friend, whose panegyric in various 'points he illus-
trateti with great eloquenceankobility. . . .
'Pi c question being put, the Addresswasimmcdia,tely voted
by their Lordships, fern. (Us, and ordered to be piesented.to
th'e Prince RegeJ• by the Lords with'white
The Earl of LIVERPOOL then, after neatly adverting to
the ability and .qualifications mairifested by Lord Shaftesbury
in the late .Session, fur the office of Chairman of their Lord-
ships' Cooriiiittee, moved, - - •
" That the Earl of .ShaftesbUry be appointed Chairman of
the Coninerittees 'Of the whole' Hone, during this Session of
Parliament, and of their Lordships' Private Committees, un-
less otherwise ordered by the House.".
The tORD'CHANCELLOR shortly expressed his coinci-
dence in what had fallen from the Noble Earl on the occa-
sion, and alter a few Wordi from

-Tile Earl of SHAFT:ESBORY,, expressive of his sense of
the honour conferred, and' the important dulies proposed to
lie confided to him, which he assared their Lord Ships should
be discharged to the utmost of his-poWer anti
The question was put, and the appointment agreed to by
their Lordships, stem. (Lis..
Their 'Lordships then adjourned-till.to-morrow, and pro-
ceeded in• state with their Address to the Prin'ee.Regent at
U-Trltou }louse..