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of varions circumstances by ts•hicli it has been
In this manner-the household of the King
it .;,,eethitt these feW years, h..en regoiated by the
alth• rey,of Parliament ;_ and iii proportion as cir-
c once,: appeared to require'ite tee number of
ylacemen sittieg in this House, and the infiuenee'of
ntfieers of. Government in 'eleCtions, has at dif-.
ferent tanes . been restrained by. 'our interference.
'..''siie,application of the same principle tizicrif actual
'c euation is much stronger ; and lam satisfied inany
mind, that it affords not only the'rntist.consti-.
t.l ienal, but also. the most advantageous mode of
providing that secority,- which in the,present case is
i'e(;ficeiispetisable nece'ssity.'
It by no means a just conclusion, either 'from-.
t theory or practice of tire-British constitution, or
trinn.. any general principles of 'Government, that
f the same poweti which may be entrusted with pro-
, priety -to the permanent authority of a King, are
• "eetially ,fit .. to . be. committed to those hands which
are to exercise the temporary and delegated funetions
e t iiaegent; The provisions which respeet the pre
•• rogatives of. the Crown in this countrr, are adapted
to the ordinary. ,coui se of an emablished Govern=
enent; lied are calculateA -for a long continuance.
• Because if Parliament were in the constant habit of
'erezrilating and directing the exercise ot•the preroga-'
-$ lives. of the Crown, those prerogatives would in fa&.
I heco,me the prerogatives, not of. the Crown, but of
Rirliaeeent 'itself: It is therefore just and prudent
ilea, in apportioning these, .a due consideration
shcinld be had, not of the necessities which exist at
any -one precise 'moment,. but of those which may
•.be like!), to arise within a considerable compass of
tietie. But in the..establisliment'of.a regency, the
ease is direalv th a reverse. • We are -to look, riot to,
tii4-general exigencies of Government, but to those'
occasions which may probably exist during ..thelpe,--
nod for ...which the system so prop idea. is intended to
And as, for. this" reteSone there may fie-
- quentlyOreanech less ground AO justify the giant of
parililular:power.s.e so, on .the other hand, there
will alinsbAalwit);s'n such .a case be :infinitely more
fetnetation tceabuse them. - The permanent interest'
oTheal Severeign wild I:reaitienily 'operate as a restraint
Iln ,i)ina,..,rue hose ':very points where the possessor of
• a temporasyeinthority,-. however near to tne Crown
in.i»ospect sir expectation, will feel himself. most
de.itousi.eand Most strongly be,urgtifl by others,:
to exeCeu•-theliMits-of,a .jus:t.isod soend discretion.
It IS on this ground that, .1 'am induced to,thinle:
that a just limitation of the regent's power will not ,
be injurious to the present welfare and prOsperay of
the country, while it -is at. the same tirne,indispen- ,
ably necessary to our future•security and happtpe;st
taut lhereis 4not her topic which belongs to-this plan
of,the subject, and to which' luvish
.16 be per.,taii4i.'
. .to ,call the particular_' atteutiou of the Committee, •
entrealing them to give.to it that serious- considera-
tion which I th.ink it, claims from every good citizen.
'rite evils which would arise:hereafter, if on the;,
King's recovery' we 'should .:be _found to have ne-
-.glect"ed the just.security of his-rigios, may yeriuips
pt esent themselves to the minds:of-some gentlemen
With a less degree 'of force, in r proportion as they
way possibiy consider ithern to be more remote;
• The duty which we, owe to the future interests of
the King has, however, a strong and _immediate
bearing,upon.the happi ess, tranquility, and good
goveroMeut of these:kingdoms under the system
which is now to be established. The eyes of all ,
Europe ate turned to the deliberations of this House.
The attention of the people: of 'Gleat. Britain i,s More
particul irly direCted towards us, becauce. they feel '
that we have taken upon 'ourselves to ad for theM in
_
:this arduous and delicate situation, and to exercise
on their behalf the most important of all flieu- pri-
vileges. They,.have
.admitted, and tecoguized the
right which we
easscrt ; they look to us for the dis-
charge of the duty, the obligation "of which We ac-
knou ledge. Let usuhen, 'as we value the continu, •
ance of this harmony. and confidence,, be :particu-
larly cateful that we do not overstep.the bounds of
our authority.—That we give no grounds for im-
puting to us that we. have.exceeded the limits of the.
necessity under which
.we claim to aa.; an(. that we'
have granted powers. which it did not,belong to tar.
to delegate. Let us also, pay.a just regard. to thoSe
sentiments of dutiful and •.zealous "attachmenteto
their Sovereign with which we know that our cowl-,
try is animated. Let n 6 breath of suspicion go forth
into the world that we have been_waptingto the
same feelings ; that. in such a moment as the pre-
sent we have deserted our duty to the King, or sa-
. Criticed-t,o any considerations the st)cred, trust which
his misfortune has imposed upon us.
It unhappily a coatraryimpressian shonldpreVail,
what must be its effect ulionthe mindsol.a.generons
and loyal people.? I ask 'not what world be their
conduct when the occasion would arise for which we
'had. neglected to provide,
,hut what would be the
present security of a system built on such founda-
tions ?. It is a false and mistaken opinion:, that. the
steengt4 -and stability of Government'areoncreased
by the.,,exerCiae of, powers inconsistent-: 4eith the
eeiticiples of jus'ice, or repugnant to the feeliA'igs of
mankind. reverse is true--;.Vec jinquarn:yritis
,fida potentin'ubillimia est, • •
A:0
Sir; *I. feel•the delicacy (if this part of "snbject,
'and if I had no( eteu telt 'its infinitelinl',oitarioee I •
should have forborne to toga uportlif.- I trust it
still never justly be imputed w me,` that lfam for-
ward' inyeistrig UP a spirit among tile people toeqcees-
, tion those measures which have yeceived-ttie
sahc-
lion of Parliament. But •We cannot avoid being
sensible that the at , strongest' security for their acqu'e-
escenCe our peoceedings", especially, under such 1
i..4rcornstanceS as aiour exist, is an adherence on our
art_to the principles of justice, and a conscientious
discharge,of the 'duties w hicii„ are incumbent' upon
'es. if therefore I have felt thyself bound to. sug-
gest, theSes'reflections to the .Ceemisittee; it is lie
eausetet-Pil 'a 'jealous concern lot' the honour and
tu,,?ft-i'ltbf 'this Honse ; 'it is because I feel an anxie-
te.l.Crfhe preservation of that respect and deference '
fiteil't he people to the clecisiOni*Of Parliament, Aiich
is. at airlitnes necessary for theprosperitY and gloi'y'
• of this Coeintryz:. but -whicifi,n Iliepvesent moment
do. in 'tny
,censcience believe- to tie absolutely
= to, the Maintenance of our internal and ad=.'
-..mestio. tranquility. • - ' , •
• a, t. ,

Therefat,.Sir,,.!upon arCti.4Be_gronuas—nn the
cc,nsideration exteut thacnecessity by
which we ;are empowered to act—of the-exatnple of
our anc.estors whos-! steps-we tallow--of our duty to
"ou4 Soveleign, of whose righi, we, acid' we alone,
are: the true gciardi.ins and p7otectors—and
,our
'-concern for . the inicreciq of millions .of our fellow
stiti.hTts, mboSe demest ,int,-ret are nOw exclusive.-
1); comniitto:toiour.care ; 1 feel thyself enabled and
'calred.ufmn to give a dec.idt-d opTnioo ;in favour of a
Regency with respect to power.. •

(To be, conti!:!l,.l.l

EXTRACT .OF, A, LETTER' I ROM . AN orTtcza IN' THE

DIEDITERE ANEA NI FLEET.

" The. Blockade of Toulon necessarily gives crea-
tion to .enterptize, and keeps all the; vigilance and
spirit of I).e blockading. force in-unremitting exer-
-ciSe. In that port, the.eileiny•sees the only iket of
hii once power:Wl marine, thatfrom its complete
state of‘equiPment affords 'a 1146 of -t ccomplishmg-
an important, set-vice, and without wishing..to:'stake a
great deal too adventurously, he'i,s looking tm,,si anxi-
ously for an• opportunity of bringing . the ,711ouslon
fleet into aaivity. : Sorne fohuitoW ,coineidence
may enable this force.to achieve. something of int-
-portance, and therefore its, movements are watched,
by a .13titish.fleet, with almosc-s*ular constancy....
"Theo transaaio-s that are• Produced by thi;i dis-
position of both, parLi‘:s. are:little known, theu;h pe-
culia,ly interesting, and ~we shall tlierefine :state,
sonic of them to so recent a
,perind as the ID h of
last September. 'Previously, however, it is not un-
desirable to state the strength..of . each side respec-
tively.

British tine of Battle Ships in the Mediterranean tinder Sir
. • Charles Cotton, Bait.

. ,
. . OFF TOULON'.
' .
San Joseph -
5 Sir ChL,ries c...;otton. . .... ,
' - -
c,,,), Nev,,
yule de Paris - - Thoni,is—orderd 'home:
Royal Sovereign - - ---- l'e.rd • - - , '
‘ ' ' appointed to the Chic( Comniand
. centaur, Sir 5.•H00d,.... niaa I. on. the :jantalea.- Station,
' and going borne,
- i -
Tigre,: - - - - - Capt. Holowell, •'. s -•. • •
York, id - ---- il.itton. , .. .
Sultan, -.- _ _ —_ tVest. - ~. .• . ,
'1 nvincible .., - - --Alexander,
pomn,,,,y, , - „.. - --- 'Cinrinunngs. . .. •
Ajax, , - -., - ......7.... Qtway. .
Conqueror ' - -- - . -- kelt ,ves. - ~. .
,Warspite, . --.-, - -- iilackwooth .
Leviathan, - - - Harvey. •
, , One-of the-Inshore-Squadron, which consists of
Repulse, ' tins ship, and the A Ices re, Miilstfel, . frie;ates,
and Philoint sloop of ,war.
. .

AT P-ALERA4O.

Cano S
cA,tirniral Martin.
p,is,
Inglis.
iVlagniiicents - - Capt. Eyre.
'I albot.
Mowbray.
Warrior - • Sspiangr.

AT MELAZZA.
Curnbzrlancl, f - Capt. Wodehouse.-
. AT MALTA',..-Fame.
The- Alpt has joined the Fleet at Palermo..

" To this force is attached a proportionate num-
ber of friptes. BeStries'4ll6se already mentioned as
cdinposhig7the in-shore Squadron, there are cruizing
upon different seri:ices the Topaze, Pomona., - Cam-
Volo4taire,Thaoies, Seahorse, Eury ales, and
Active,' several frigates), whose naineswe have- not
exactly learned, 'arid, a number of sloops of war and
so,aller craft. Frbm this statement it will be Seen,
that' the force iinniediately before Toulon, after the
departure of the Ville, ':de Paris for England, and
Ajax., for Palermo, an-mints to thirteen sail of the.
line besides frigates; and the force at Rilelino, and.
ale otke'r ports. of Sicily, to seven sail of the line
w-hen 'Joined by the .Ajax, independently of smaller
vessels.

The enemy's naval force in Tculon consists of
iliirteen sail of the line and eight Irigates really for
:st.:;a, fully. manned and admirably -well appointed.
'Of this number the Austerlitz, Majesteux, and, Wa
gram, are three7deckers,Orhumetise size, etch hav-
ing Seventeen portS at a side, a -vort more titan tile
San JoSeph carries, and four 80 gun <hips. In ad.
dition to this'fbree, there Are two Russian line of
battle ships in ordinary in the-inner harbour, a three
decker called tbe: 'Commerce de Paris, nearly ready •
for set, and two sail of the ;:inchhildnig. : ~
" Admiral -Alleal3eille haS the -chief command of
the- 'French marine ' iit Toulon... This of pro="-
fessierial character is very-r‘petiably.mentiorted,
though hiS department in privateiS by no means
engAging-Hie.rs however a tavOurite with his mas-
ter., Since the appointment of Admiral Allemande
to this command, his efforts have been unceasing
to give as much instruaion to those tinder his.'au-
thority; as the Stial space of water he can venture
'upon. Will -admit of. „Ere regularly: exercises yarns'
and sails; ' 'rind frequently nturtoors,
.and stands
down the. harbour .as far as Cape Sepet.--
Ho-.:is. occasionally amore entT-prizing,—During a'
shorryeriod ,that the British squadron was blown
some distance off the coast, the. French Admiral ran
outside Cape ..Sine; the extreme. head find which
;forms the.hartioinf Toulon, with nine Sail* the
line and four frigates..* He was, however, within
theebsei vation ofthein7stiore squadron, and it was
very apparent'that notwithstanding all his piantice,
the mode of- tnatiagiL,g his, shi,: was very\ ine:x-,,
pert. Encouraged by this trip, in a te.,,v clays after-
watdf:he ventured, out with ele,icn sail of the line,
five frigates, and a /corvette ; 'the British fleet lay
becalmed at a considerable distance, whilst the
Frelintr `stood out sea, with an off-shore breeze.
The'inshore Squadron,
,ithwe%:-er, consisting of the
Repulse,' Capt. Efalliday, the senior officer, and the
AltesseThd:Minstrel frigateS, and Philomeisloop 'of
war,- was titi its 'station, well in
.with the land,
11 when , lie',,Frilch fleet appeared, and this gallant
and jii idiplis' officer formed his little .force into a '
compk•it fide; and under easy sail kept . merely out
of guthshot ,of the enemy's van, which consisted
of the' frigates bf, the largest class, . the Pomone,
tiengto 0; audldelle, the last a very beautiful ship,
and appears of itnmenstii length, by carrying yellow
sideS all' through .her quarter-gallery, from one ex-
tretireln another. Tire general equipment of this
frigate exceeds every thing, of her class—Captain
: ,ii•_, .
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