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London, England, 1810-12-06 00:00:00

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MR: GRENYILLE'S SPEECH,
ON TIIE REGENCY QUESTION, IN 17E8,

After some general observations upon tiie jab"
purtance of the quest on, he proceeded,
" In all our deliberations on this subjeel, the first
ground and fountittion to be established, is, the
cature of our present situmioni as it results irom
that calamity, horn which alone the necessity df
these proceedings has arisen. It is unnecessary for
that purpose to recapitulate the particulars which
have appeared in the course of our inquiries. The
recital would, I am sure, be painful, not to um
own feelings only, but also to the teditrg-s of those
to whom . I speak. It is sufficient, to soy, that the
result of those inquiries appear to have established
three propositions.
First, The actUal inability of his Majesty to attend
to the discharge of the several duties of his exalted
station. •

2dly, The probabilitY,Of his Majesty's recovery ;
and, •

3dly, The hope, that this event, to which we
all look with earnest and anxious expeaation, is
near at hand, and-that his Majesty's disorder may
probably not be of long duration. •
The two first of these propositions are establi4h-
ed by the direct-and concurrent testimony given by
all the Physicians, Its often as they have
been ex-
amined. With respei to the third, we have, in-
deed, no such direct evidence, because these gent'
tlemen have felt' 'a natural reluttatiee to commit
their characters by any precise opinion on such a
point. But they have stated to us facts, from
which we are enabled to draw the same conclu-
sion With respect to the third question, which
they .have themselves established, as resulting from
similar premises -with respect to the t.econd.—
They have told us, that the greater number of
persons affiicted.with this malady, have recovered,
and that they conclude, from thence, that the pro-
bability is in favour of his Majesty's recovery._
They have also told us, that the greater numter
have recovered within a short period, and that there
are no particular symptoms in 'his Al,jesty's case
which indicate a loiter continuative of his oisor.ler,
Applying, therefore, these fads, as stated by them-
selves, to their ow; mode of reasoning upon them,
we are certainly warraoted in drawing the s:rine con-
_ elusion, that aithough the time of the recovery, as
well as-the recovery itself, is in the hands of God
done, yet that as far as. human experience tias enabled
• us-to Judie, the duration eftlils calamity will pro-
bably not e extended to any-d.atant period. In
this situation vie have thought it necessary, in the
first instance, to make an authentic and formal
declaration o' the circutnstances of his Majesty's
present inability to attend to public business.--.-
Tne next question which would naturally arise in•
the mind of every man, was this : Whether any
provision had been made by the laws of our coun-
try for the case of such inability ? or, if not, in
whom, by the spirit and principles •of the Con.
stitution, the .power was vested, of providing -for
this new and unforeseen emergency ? On this point,
the wsdom of Parliament has also spoken. It .is,-
therefore; unnecessary now to refer to any former
discussions in which it may have been involved;
and, certainly no argument of mine can add weight
to the joint resolutions of the Lords and Commons
of Great Britain on such a question. But in speak-
ing for the first time upon this subject, I feel
.myself
bound to declare, that I subscribe to those resolu-
tions, not only with the submission which is due to
an authoritative decision, but also with the most
urnualified assent, with the most entire and perfect
conviction. I conceive it to be among the first
principles of the British Constitution, that no rights,
can be claimed or exercised as against the people,
except those only which have been given by known
and positive laws appearing on the face of our sta-
tute book,- or proved by immemorial and unintet-
rupted usage : and that whatever power or autho-
rity has not been so conferred, still reside, t/ith the
people at large, to be exercised by. them through
the channel of their lawful, full, and free repre-
sentatives. These preliminaries being thus esta-
blished, the nature of our situation clearly ascer-
tained, and our -right and duty to provide for this
occasion examined and asserted, with the general
concurrence and approbation of our country, it
now remains for us to enter upon the diScharge of
this great and important trust. There is, neverthe-
less, one question which may still arise, anti which,
however it may appear to_be precluded by the reso-
lutions to which we have already agreed, does yet
in one view of the subject, come under our consi-
deration- this- day, as a point entire and untouched..
It is now declared, that this and the other House
are alone to provide for any emergency of this na'
lure, and are to make such provisos for it as the
exigency of the case itself shall appear to re-
'quire. Are we then left at liberty in this par-
ticular, case to act according to our own lice
discretion, adhering only to the rules of jus-
tice, and to the general principles of the Con.
stitution ? or is .our conduct in any degree pre-
scribed, restrained, or limited, by the positive regu-
!miens of any existing law ? An idea has been sug-
gested to the Public, that although the two Houses
of Parliament constitute the only power competent
to ad on this Occasion, yet that the sphere of their
adion is corifined_within a very narrow limit. That
they can lawfully proceed no farther than to call
some person to the exercise of the Royal authority,
and that whatever other provilsions the existing- cir•
cuti lances may require, must be made hereafter,
with the consent of such per-son then representing
the Sovereign, and exercising, at his oWn discretion,
the legistitive functions of the Crown.
support of this proposition, chit Statute of the