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London, England, 1819-01-22 00:00:00

THE ADDRESS.

Preparatory to. their Lordships' consideration
of their Address to the Prince Regent, on the oc-
casion of his Speech to both Houses of Par-

liament,
'I he LORD CHANCELLOR read that Document
again for .the better information of their Lord-
ships, and it was subsequently read by the Clerk
at the Table.
The Eat! of WARWICK then rose to move an

Address to his Royal Highness the Pritrce Regent,
which his Lordship prefaced with a rather Lcn-
cise, but appropriate Speech, delivered for the
most part in a low tone of voice. The Noble
Earl regretted the task had not fallen to a •me
Peer snore competent than himself to do ins:ice
to those topics to which what, he should have the
honour to propose would necessarily refer. How-
ever, he had the consolation to reflect, that in
principle at least, there could be no contrariety of
sentiment among their Lordships in what he was
about to submit for their adoption. His Lordship
then touched upon the leading topics adverted to
in the Royal Speech, as the continuance of his
Majesty's lamented indisposition, and the afflict,
ing circumstance of the recent demise of her late
most excellent-Majesty the Queen, which he cha-
racterized as a national as.well as a personal loss,
which justly called upotsi their Lordships for
ttre expression of heartfelt regret and sincere con•
dolence, as referring to the Members of her Ma-
jesty's illustriousiamily, more especially his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent. He thee adverted
to tie leading topics in the Royal Speech, of a
mere public and political nature, as the important
measure of withdrawing the Allied Army of Oc-
cupation front France—a measure, the grounds
and effect of which he considered to be a just
ground for congratulating the House and the
Country, whether it regarded either, the state of
things in the kingdom of France itself, or the
laudable objects of the Allied Powers in propos-
ing a measure considerably earlier than they were
called upon to do by stipulation.—( Hear !)—With
respect to the state of our territories in India, he
regarded it as affording equal ground for congra-
tulation. The wise measures adopted for the po-
litical concerns 'of that important part of the Em-
pire, as well as for the vigorous prosecution of
defensive hostilities against dangerous and design-
ing enemies, reflected the highest credit upon
those who planned, as well as those who executed,
them. The Treaty concluded with the Unite'd
States of America was likewise a well-founded
matter of gratulation, as leading to arrangements
advantageous to both countries, bidding fair still
farther to establish those relatious of peace and
amity which so happily subsisted. The Noble Earl,
atter duly touching upon the minor topics referred
to in the Royal Communication,- moved an Ad-
dress to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
corresponding as usual with the leading points
of the Speech, and condoling in appropriate terms
with his Royal Highness on the severe loss ex.
perienced by the Royal Family and the Nation
by the demise of her most excellent Majesty the
Queen.

Lord SALTOUN (one of the Scots Peers) se-
conded the motion for agreeing to the Address,
and supported that procedure in a brief but sen-
sible speech. His Lordship particularly regretted
the loss of her late must excellent Majesty as a
severe national affliction, especially when they
considered that dignified and virtuous character
which her late Majesty bad uniformly upheld ; a
consideration which went, in no unimportant de-
gree, to stem or counteract that system of de-
moralization which in certain other countries had
for some time so' unhappily prevailed, and which
might' have extended its baneful influence to this.
With the Noble Earl who moved the Address his
Lordship cordially concurred in sentiment on the
different important topics he had touched upon.
The evacuation of the French territory by the
Troops of the Allied Powers, at the time, and
in the manner it'. was proposed, reflected the
highest credit on those illustrious Personages.—
In sound policy he conceived there no longer ex-
isted any good ground for retaining the Allied
Troops longer in that country ; on the contrary, he
thought the measure would every way be attended
with the most beneficial effects. Ot the late war
in India, as to its progress, objects, and termi-
nation, he also concurred with the Noble Mover
of the Addrets in every view be had taken of it,
as well as of the other topics adverted to by the
Noble Earl, whose motion for the Address had
naturally his cordial support.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose.—He observ-
ed, that he should feel a most sincere satisfaction
at all times, on such occasions as the present, in
not deeming it incumbent on him to offer any ob-
servations which may be construed as an absence
of unanimity, at the commencement °fa Session:
hut more especially so, in the particular instance
then before their Lordships, when a great part of
the proposed Address, more pointedly that which
consisted in expressions of regret and condolence
at a recent lamented circumstance, bad his cm-
dial approbation. It was not, however, as to
what had appeared in the important communica-
tion their Lordships had heard, or in that pro-
posed for their adoption, but as in reference to cer,
lain topics which he deemed improperly omitted.
In that view he felt it his duty to offer a few ob-
servations to their Lordships. As to what was
said respecting a great part of that which resulted
from the recent Congress at Aix-la-Chapelle, he
undoubtedly concurred. As to the degree of hope
which should be entertained of the continuance of
a state of peace and amity upon the Continent,
he confessed he should not then pretend to give
an opinion, as be felt he was nor sufficiently ap-
prised as to the principles of the new balance of
power, or of the actual relations between the
diffet cut Powers now established upon the Con-
tinent ; he was however willing to believe such
relations now existed as would lead to a rational
hope of its continuance. lie certainly felt much
satisfaction at the withdrawing the Army of Ob-
servation from France, as it tended to restore
that country to a state substantially beneficial to
the rest of Europe, as he was satisfied that the
restoration of France to that state of independ-
ence, which she was entitled to as a member of