The Sun.
London, England, 1812-05-22 00:00:00

suing gs lie did, he Went on the broad ground of
duty. He concluded, moving an hurnble Andress
to the Prince Regent, praying that he would be
graciously, pleased io take such measures- as would
enable him, under the present circumstances of the
country, to form a strong and efficient Adminis-

trat ion.
.Mr. EYRE thought it unconstitutional for that
HoUse to interfere with the nomination o' Ministers
by the Sovereign. The Honourable Gentlemati
had grounded his motion on the inefficiency of the
present Ministry. It was to be remembered that they
had invited persotis of acknowledged talents to unite
with them in forming an Administras ion, and though
the reasons which induced those persons to decline,
the offer might be very good,- and justi?y their . re-
tusal, yet it
.by no means authorised the passing of
a censure on Government, .seeing they had made
such application. The persons applied to would
got come forward unless certain questions were con-
ceded to them which were sanctioned by the House,
and 'he believed by the country. He did riot place
much faith in the prophecies made with respect to,
whcit new administrations would prove to be. He
had heard Ministers spoken of as weak and unfit
for their placeti, who had afterwards filled illem
with great ability and vigour ; and he had heard
clarets extolled as the poss6ssors of all the talent in
the country, whose measures caused general disap-
pointment. He was anxious to meet the motion
with a most decided negative; but in point of form
it might be better that he should move, " that, the
other Orders of the. Day be now read."
Loid .Mturosr supported the motion at some
length. The applications made by the present Go-
vernment to others to join them, led to -the con-
clusion that they felt themselves incompetent to
manage the affairs of the nation. It was impossi-
ble at present to foretell- the event of the present
motion, even if it were carried; but he hoped,
whoev.er might be called upon to form an A.dmitais-
tratiOn, that a government would, belormed, who,
in all great political considerations, would be able to
agree among them Selves. He had certainly opposed
the last. Administration, or the present, it it might
be so called ; but it .was his opinion, that a mere
change of persons would. not benefit the country
without a change of measures also.
Sir F. BURDETT at least agreed with the Noble
Lord, that'a change of men could not benefit the
country without a
,change of measures altogether.
When he said a change of measures altogether was
necessary, he had up-hesitation in saying, that nati-
onal power should be applied to national objets
alone, that all those who lived under the same Go-
vernment should be allowed to participate in the
blessings of the Constitution; whatever their religis
ous denomination might be. But still more, it was
his opinion, and he was bound to, state it,. though
perhaps he might not find many to concur with
him, that these changes should be followed up by a
reform of the representation of the people in Parli-
ament. On taking a short retrospea of the attairs
of the country, it would be seen that in the variety
of Administrations formed withiu the last fourteen
or fifteen years, they had had Administrations said
to possess all the talent of the countrys and Admi-
tristratiOns said to exclude all the talent of the coun-
try. They had seen one person of unrivalled abili-
ties and great virtues, at the head pf the Govern-
ment, who, with all his great qualities; had,but in-
creased our evils,- and placed us in a situation front,
which, while the present system continued, it was
difficult, if not impossible, for any talents to evri-
ote us. They had, within the period he had men-
tioned, seen.all parties in, and all parties excluded 3
they had seen Administrations of every description,
of every mixture, and of every sort that could be
imagined ; yet the country, far from being relieved.
by them, had only, seen their dangers increase with
their burthens. He could not think with thelion.
Mover, that the great specific (or all evils was a
strong Administration : .but, at the s,que time, lie
thouglitibere was nothing at all unconstitutional in
the proposed ad ale's, as it was the great business of
that House to council thetCrOwn. He thought that
more was necessary, and' that witkout reform in
Parliament, no Minister would be able to carry those
plans into effect for the good of the country
he might entertain. It the question before the
House had been brought forward free from every
thing else, merely tot.the purpose of making an at-
tack upon IVlinisters, he should not feel disposed to
give it his support on that ground alone. It might
be urged, and fairly urged, on the other side,, that at
present it was not ascertained whether or not Allot-
sters were incompetent 'to fill their situations in a
proper manner. They might say, " give us time,
and when .you see our actions, you may-possibly find
that he, of whom we have been deprived, was not,
as you think, the source of all our strength : at all
events, do rot prematUrely condetnn us, without
first taking "the benefit of a little experience." This,
under the circumstances whiCh he had described,
might be fairly enough urged, by them ; but feeling
as he did in the present case, that it was necessary
than, the Sovereign shOuld be apprised of the. situa
tion of the country, and of the necessity of doing
something to conciliate the people, be should beg
leave to move an Amendment to the origine4 Ads
dress. He thought the Address should not be merely
for a change of Ministers—as he did not know but
the Gentlemen now in office Tided their situations as
well as they could 'be filled by any, other personseif
the same system were to be persevered in. He
would therefore move as an amendment—
The SPEAKER observed, that .the Honourable
Baronet might-spare himself the trouble of reading
his Amendment, •as the original niotion was
:al-
ready covered by an Amendment, which must be
disposed of before a new Amendment could be pros
posed.
Sir F. BURDETT wished merely to read his
Amendment, to .put the House in possession of its
substance. It was"his intention to move, that the
early part of the motion should 'he omitted, to admit
words expressing a hope that an Administiation
would be formed, whose chief, ohjed it. w ould be
to redress grievances, to apply national power to
national objects alone, to conciliate the-Catholics, by
admitting them to a participation in the - blessings
of the Constitution, and to effect a reform in the
representation of the people in Parliament.
Mr. Wteaaaaoace obje&cd to the motion be-.
fore the House as being unconstitutional. When
he considered the present state of things, when he
considered the infinite number of bearings of every
political question, and when he considered hoisr-sel-
dom the prophecies of the greatest men respeaing