The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-23 00:00:00

IkPROMPTU.

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Which
140311tURG'S Prince has worth, 'tis said,
v‘hich well deserves the ROYAL MAID,
C11)e Charge we can't forget
Charge, indeed, he can't deny,
14 Proves himself a Gamster—Why?—•
liat he not won a BET ?

• THE THEATRE.
144 y ;47-LANR. The popular and entertaining
bei %The Suspicious Husband was performed l ast
lt ix i
'kre a unmet ons and respectable audience.
,L
aid,
"'liwell known production of Dr. FloAcotif,
,14tet4 ds in lively dialogue and well supported
4itt We seldom see see a Comedy so well sos-
Nite-i"Y rtsp, etive performers as was the
,t4hle .83t nigh ;•
t. ELLISTON'S Ranger was I h
Nnienlaily in the. scene with Jacant
,e ?tad -hardly have been performed .vit
V; than by Mrs. MARDYN. Mrs DAVI-
ie C/arinda, was very amusing, and gave to
vr all the sprightliness it required.—
% it; `-'OGER displayed great delicacy and feeling
,11/41he ,114 of Mrs. Strickland. PENLEY-alld BAR-
‘Ze respectable representatives Of Frankly
11,4•91. k te"l ; anti although HARLEM render,. d
Iq ~e'ot levy diverting, yet he 'lid not entirely
l'ue sense 'of the character—a character
"14 "tv obsolete in our tashiotrable circles ;
4'l:l(liele"ledv, on the whole, seemed as if de-
tlie respective perforuwrs.

dtlr HANOVER-SQUARE.
l -‘llll.RmAsr had his Annual Concert last
etsio 41 the Music Rooms in this place.. His pro-
tii•tiltl4l excellence and private worth will stall-
Y account ' for the numerous` and elegant
that attended. The Concert commenced
"4101,,t`1e Ov,,rture to iriadne. PR RGoLEses Grand
j„ el, t{yrie eleison," &e. followed, and tv.ts
:PPlatided, and so was the Duet, '' The
111.1. Man of War," by BARTLEMAN and
-1"; bsty' and other vbcal pieces in the same
Th,,,c:" Particularly " The Soldier's Dream " of
hr's°ll which was so well sung by VAUGHAN
1, lie to
etie him several rounds of applause.—
,14,141:4c4ad act commenced with a Grand Sym-
b tloutl HAYDN. BARTLEMAN'S Recitative,
'O4 of Life," and Air, " Poor Child of
et)4!
4t was Warmly and repeatedly applauded.
iN "
thigUO,"l44,' Duet with Chorus, •` Time has
."I'd ,
," was well supported by Mrs.
lrt, and Miss TRAv/5...." This cold flint
111 staedy
WaS t° have followed, but a printed apo-
t: slit,t • that it had been lost or mislaid, and
t%"st"te was, " If o'er the cruel tyraut
ktA admirably harmonized as a Glee by
Akyr anti hell given by Miss STEVENS,
NittrBAli ".I‘, VAUGHAN, and BARTLEMAN, and
5i ttet'lent'ored. We have not room fo
')I. • —6e. hut we must not omit " By the
*4ll (city ()
kI ex f Vestus' Doves," which was snug
tveNsrltn'ire beauty and simplicity by Miss
k:qt,tive The whole 'concluded with the Grand
1,6 al td Chorus, Front HALIMONY,''
ildred 400TH contained from eight to nine
Itldy g,Pateile°:ll.9 most elegantly attired, and most

•I'ltt:11 l'A LS „ 3152er...
,Ph 1 1,, i ''.• V+ AT may 22.—Marquis of Salisbury, Lord
liktOlr 'urd Wnhi rive, Lady Lloyd, Lady M. Long,
I,,',l',4"r.llt?'lt'r,, SiregA:Berti;, Sir T. Dke, Sir G. Frank-
V,I,P.t. 0, Af,..."1(1 Lady IVakeColonel Cholmeley, Colonel
,t,t,liild, r. r Andrewsaptains, Andrews, Captain an.d
E•
•I''', K. 4.,"4-, J. Parewell, Gillan, Jones, Heed, Iti-
On %hit , Nheppard, Lieutenant J. Jones—Reverends,,
Itt,',(:t, t'.,, Mr. and Mrs. Chaundy, Mr. and Mrs. H. Vi-
' eookes, E. Ferrers, May,i Shute, Warren, C.
c iir,
kill _ ~..ame...--.....
(.. sit Pla,,
st AcciDENT••;—About eleven o'clock
11,414,
4;
I\orning, as the female servant of Mr.
1'0,4 tlbaili • I,' Bernard-street, Russell-square,
as ,4.lii),)g, the windows of the upper story, her
,tr,t':l:l and she fell into the area, when she
4 )I,,tvp.'Y, 4ashedtopieces.
8 liti 4 S INQUEST.--Yesterday an inquest
kV. C.I. at the
cil„, ,o,wl hi Black Horse, Poplar, before
1 siger , '2'sg. on the body of Capt. George
(11''' w4,',4 iNaval Officer, belonging to Altona,
tt round t
I 4Ce' a 44.0 W iled
,n the City Canal.—Ver-
y browned.

PARLIAMENT:

HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, MAY 22.

The Earl of • LAUDERDALE presented a petition
from certain Cotton-spinners 'and others of the
city of Glasgow,, praying. for a Committee to in-
quire;into the present situation and circumstances
of that trade.

Lord BINNING, and several other Members,
brought up a message from the Commons, re-
questing that the Earl of Powts, and the Lord
HAIIRIS, may be permitred to attend a Committee
of the House of Commons, now sitting on certain
Private or Local Bills.

The Messengers were informed, that their Lord-
ships would send an answer by Messengers of
their own.

The Saving Banks' Amendment Bill was brought
up from the Commons by Sir JAMES GRAHAM and
others, and read the first time.

The•Sp-anish Slave Treaty Bill passed through
a Committee of the whole HonSe, and was re-
ported. - •
The Earl of Rossw stated his intention to
Move the second-reading of the Chat itable Dona-
tions' Bill' on Monday, and moved a summons for
that day.—Ordered.

Viscount SIDMOOTH ►resented an additional
Report from the Commissioners appointed to in-
quire into the state of the Courts of Justice in
Scotland.

The Marquis of LANspowNE presented a yeti=
tion from Two Individuals of the Est a blishment
of Greenwich Hospital, complainiht: o• certain
dues or allowances being unjustly withheld from
them.

QUEEN'S COUNCIL

The Order of the Day. Oa the second reading
of this Bill being read--7
The Lonn CHANCELLOR rose and addressed a
variety of observations to their Loidslip• on the
subject of the Bill. -His Lordshi, exi,t!ssed idol-
self for the greater part rat her in 11.1,1 W - tone of
'voice. He observed that the course of ctrcton-
stances rendered it advise:fhb!, and more or less
necessary and expedient, not only that the num-
Per of her Majesty's
,Conucil should_ be increased,
but that certain provisions in :he Act of the slst
of his Majesty, called the Regency At". should ts,
repealed. No ntonher was proposed by the Bill
as to the additional Councillors ; that was .to be left
to the_wisdom and discretion of !ben: Lordships ;
but it was deemed preferable so tat to dep,rt
from the original mode of appoiuting these Offi-
cers, as to vest the nomination in the Q seen her:-
self. Ttse`number of Councillors fixed by the
Regency Act for the assistance of het Majesty in
her high, delicate, and important duty, ffas eight,
of whom she was deprived s,oct ny dew h of one;
but which Noble Pelson had been replaced, as the
Act provided, On the nominalion nt her Majesty.
Their Lordships had an opportunity since ifs in-
troduction to read and consider the proyisious of
the present measure. Its advisers., i!owever, did
not expressly stand as to the soil extent and letter
of its provisions, as in a Committee, then Lord-
ships might deem it, on more particular discus-
siotk,'to • be susceptible of ainenthlleut. With re-
spect to the are awl enstody of his Majesty's
sacred person, • their Lortiships-were a.% are t hat,
by the existing Act, in lie event of the Illustrious
Persuns ceasing to have that charge, that I'arl a-
went was to be tOrthwith convened, or even in.' he
case of a new•Parliatok•nt beiti called, it the event
should take place, the preceding Parliament should
be recurred TO tor the .on!pose.ot supplying the
importa:it detect ;—the nicaleulable inconvenience
of such a priicednre was too obvions to be dwelt
upon. To remedy this defect, which the lapse of
time .and change of circumstances had rendered
more expedient and necessary, the correspondent
clauses in the measure now before their
_Lordships
were propose 4 ; but Which, on a more part icular
investigation in a Committee, may, if deemed ne-
cessary, he amehded, of an additional clause pro-
duced. ,On this view mid explanation, as to the
nature and object of the measure, he would move
that this Bill he now read the second time.
Earl GREY rose, and.observed he could not
help Hots again expressing his surprise that a
measure of this nature should be proposed, with-
out any one specific or distinct reason being as-
signed for its necessity. It was with some share
of disappointment he perceived, after what had
been declared on the former clay, . that no reason,
necessity, or motive, should he now assigned on
the important stage of the second reading. On
these points the -Noble and Learned Lord was
pnexpectedly silent. ‘Nothing but general state-
ments were offered, and especially respecting the
inconveniency which would be felt if that part of
the Regency Act which respected the care of his
Majesty were left unrepealetl„ With respect to
the mode of appointing the new Members of the
Council, he (Lotd Grey) thought it preferable to
adhere to the mode laid down in the further
and upon thesatue principle. But with respect
to the more important consideration of varying
•the provision its the Regen 4 Act for the speedy
assembling of Parliament in the event of a de-
mise, ii seemed to he now viewed in a very diffe-
rent light from what it was formerly. It was
now held, that in, the event of a demise, even
after the new Parliament was called, the pro-
vision, by enacting a recurrence to the former
Parliament; would produce incalculable incon-
venience to the public, and expellee to individuals.•
He
_could not but express his surprise at such a
provision having crept into the original Bill,
which, froM the legal office the Noble and Learn-
ed Lord held_ at the time, he most imagine
he had some share in framing. (To this the
Noble Lord on the Woolsack signified his dis- '
sent.) Subsequently however, when the mea-
sure was introduced in 1811, on the occurrence
of his Majesty's present. nnhappy malady, and the
Nobleiaml Learned Lord held the high office-he
now holds, that•Bill,-though it underwent a great
deal of discussion, was literally :copied from the
former, and the alleged mistake; if such it was,
repeated, and on this he could tmt again avoid
expressing his surprise. A Noble Lord had stilt..

ed, that the event of a demise of his Majesty
stood upon different, grounds from that ,contin-

gency at present under consideration ; in the de-
gree of importance there may be some difference;
but from a view of the former Bill, be did not see
the difference in other respects. Since the lust

Regency Bill 7 gears bad elapsed,..and in that in-
terval it would appear these pending inconveniences
bad never until very lately entered into the heads of
Iris Majesty's • Ministers. Why, he would ask,
was not this measure proposed before.? Why
Wait until the close of a Session—until all the
business was winding up; and then, without no-
tice, or even a single reason -assigned, not even in
.the preamble, introduce such a Bill as the pre-
sent ? There must be some other motive for the
proceeding. Motives of delicacy, however, he
thought should preclude too close a discussion of
the subject ; but whatever objections that way
may take place, it rested with those who so un-
opportunely brought forward the measure. The
time; he thought, was pecularly ill adapted to the'
agitation
.of such questions, and at a thneparticu-
lady, when, to speak at least hypothetically, her
Majesty's valuable life may be
.considered in
danger. And 'farther,' when he considered the
mode in which the additional members were pro-
posed to he created, and the indefinite periotlof
their continuance, he considered the measure as
exposed to such serious objections, that though he
could not offer a negative to the second reading of
the Bill, he felt it his duty to oppose to it, at leaSt,
the previous question. His Lordship then took
a cursory review of the clauses of the Bill, and
argued, that on a view of
_the whole, and still
more so under the present circumstances, and re-
garding. one motive for bringing forward the mea-
sure to be an intended speedy dissolution of Par-
(lament, perhaps in a fortnight, the Bill was one
their Lords,,ios, consistently with their duty,
could ow' consent to. On a future anti more suit-
able opportunity they could take up the discussion
on a inure extensive scale -and less objectionable
1)61161)1e, when due provision may he. made for
the exercise of the Royal Authority, in the im-
portant event cif the demise of the Prince Regent;
and also with a view, regard being had to the la-1
incurable state in which- his Majesty was placed,
and .unhappily likely to coutinne, to consider what
reductions may be made in the immeuse.expendi--
tore of the establishments at Windsor. • With re-
spect Co a due Provision for she exercise of the
Royal 'Functions in the contingency of the de-
mise of the Illustrious Person who now held it,
the high office was a consideration of the less dif-
ficulty, when there-happily could be no danger as
to the succession, and when the Illustrious Per-
'son, the next to that succession, presented a (ies-
tion upon which there could not be two opinions
either in the Pat liatnent or in the country. Upon
these generalgrouuds and considerations, as well
as some others superadded by the Noble Earl,
comparatively of minor importance, the Noble
Earl ur wed (lib previous question.
The Earl of LIVERPOoL answered the objec-
tions in .an able and eloquent speech of some
length. He contended, the real question was,
whether the present measure was fit, upon the
grounds proposed, to be adopted by/Parliament ?
That there may be other, or ulterior topics for
consideration, did tint in the least alter the ques-
tion now before them. Upon the subject there
may he differences of opinion ; hut none, he could
think, existed upon the question, whether or not
the care of the King's person should continue in
her Majesty ? On that prioCiple the leading clause
in the Bill p.oceeded, and for which the fact,
cletirly expressed, constituted a sufficient ground.
What his7Noble and Learned Friend stated upon •
that head, and upon the point'of the impractica-
bility of ally Member of the present Council habi-
tually attending at Wiudsor,was clear and incon-
trovertible; aml the principle of the nomination
resting exclusively in her Maje;ty was establish-
ed • by the, provision in the Regency Bill, and
what her M-ajesty had already done, or might have
had occasion to do, under that provision. The
melancholy event of death might have afforded
the opportunity of tier Majesty's replacing every
one of. her present Council ; therefore to her ap-
pointing the additional Members there could be
no rational objection whatever. With respect to
a provision for continuing the powers of the Re-
gency, there was no necessity at the time of its
enactment for making any eventual provision ;
and, upon the whole, in that respect, he argued
it would have been productive ,of more inconve-
nience to have.made provision for an eventual
gency than to adopt the course which had been
taken. It was, therefore, esteemed preferable.
(and in whiCh sentiment a Noble Barou, then ab-,
sent, concurred)', to .leave that consideration un
touched ; and with respect to, the Crown it was
very different,. for there the next in succession

came in as a matter of right. The measure before
their Lordships went to obviate every inconve-
nience to be apprehended in this particular case,.
from the provision of the Regency Act, and it was
provided her Majesty's Council, in the event of
her demise, should have the care and custody of his
►\lajesty's Royal Person until Parliament should
meet ; whereas, under the provision intended
for ,repeal all the incalculable disadvantages
,which could result from an intervening dissolution,
and the re-assembling' of the preceding Parlia-
ment, would be incurred. As to-the period of the
measure's introduction, the consideration of the
possibility of its jbeing introduced earlier was no
argument against entertaining it ; and with re-
spect to the supposed indelicacy of the present
agitation and discussion of the measure, lie must,
in justice f o himself and his Noble and, Learned
Friend, observe, that the feelings of the Great
Person most particulatly referred to, were not in
the least compromised. He had tl►e high satis-
faction to say, that the measure in question was
now brought forward, not only with the full
knowledge and approbation of the Great Person
whom it was equally ►heir duty and their inclina-
tion to consult, but it was agreeable to the feel-
ings and the desires of that illustrious person that
it should be sb--(Hear !)—He, therefore, thought
in every point of view there was ample grounds
for, submitting the measure to Parliament. They
were not tenacious as
,to any particular words in
the proposed Act, which may easily be accorded
in a Committee, so as to obviate every shadow of
objection to the Bill, and he, consequently, felt •
it his duty to press the motion for its second
reading. •

heeEarl of CARNARVON spoke shortly against
the Bill in its present shape, which, if adopted)
he thought, would appear like Parliament with-
drawing itself entirely from all care or concern
respecting his Majesty's person. The most ad-

• vjsable mode, be thought, which could be adopt-
ed, under the circumstances, was to vote an in-
struction to the Committee to separate the Bill
into two, as it certainly related to two vei y dis-
tinct considerations.
,At least the Bill would re-
quire the expunging two or three of its clauses
to reduce it at all to au unobjectionable shape.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that to ex-
punge three clauses from a Bill which only con-
tained three clauses would be equivalent to its ex-
tinction altbgether.-;--(A laugh.),
The Earl of LAUDERDALE regarded the measure
in 'question as involving-no small degree of inno-
vation ; the Bill also possessed a different tenure
for the Members of her Majesty's Council to bold
their si-nations. At present they held them as
such during his Majesty's indisposition ; now,
the additional Members were proposed to hold
their offices during lier Majesty's pleasure. The
Regency Bill was enacted under_ circumstances
very different from the present; especially with
regard to- the view .to be taken of the state and
duration of his Majesty's lamented indiSposition.
He was adverse to fettering the Executive Go-
vernment with respect to the power of dissolution,
but in his opinion, some of the provisions of the
Bill in_question were objectionable, and would
require much alteration and amendment.
The LORD CHANCELLOR spoke in explanation,
and admitted the Bill was susceptible of a little
amendinent ; and entertained no doubt of its be-
ing easily'rendered unobjectionable in the. Co-
mmittee. With respect to the.preamble, he could.
not but think that an adequate .cause. for the en-
actment, at the same time it may not be unfair to
remark, that the greater number of Acts would be
found to have no preamble at all.
The'Marquis of BUCKINGHAM (from the Cross
Bench) spoke rather in approbation of the mea-
sure. Circumstances had unfortunately arisen
since the first enactment on the subject which
would render farther alteration necessary; but -
with respect to the measure immediately before
them he could_ not, especially with reference to
what had latterly fallen from the Noble and
Learned Lord, refuse his assent to the second
reading.

The question was then put, when the motion
for the previous question was negatived, and the
Bill consequently read the second time.
The Earl of CARNARVoN moved an instruction
to the Committee' to divide the Bill into two,
whiCh, on the question being put, was negatived
without a division.

The Bill was then committed for Monday.

BANK RESTRICTION BILL.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose to move the Order
of he Day for the second reading of this Bill, but
as he, understood it would be muter of conve'.
nience •to several Noble Lords to postpone the
discussion to the next stage of the Bill, he would
propose that the Bill be now read the second time,
with the understanding that the discussion should
take place on the question for going into the
Committee,

A conversation then took place on the subject,
in which the Earl of LAUDERDALE and Lord
HOLLAND principally participated'.
The Noble Earl observed, that the second read-
ing of such a- measure should not be mentioned
without staring some or one of . the reasons or
grounds which rendered it necessary.
The Earl of LIVE'RPOOL replied, if there were
no. other ground than the Loans made to Foreign
Powers, particularly to France, for
.the adoption
of the measure, those would be sufficient.
Lord HOLLAND remarked upon what he con•
ceived to be some inconsistencies or contra-
dictions in-the Preamble. " Unforeseen circum-
stances " 'were stated therein as a ground. He
thought if the syllable " fore" were left out it
would be better. From the ocher grounds stated
in the Preamble,- which• were illogical, there
was besides no conclusion to be (limn in point
of fact. . •

Afte.r a short explanation from the Earl of Ll-
vErtroot., and a few words from the Marquisses
of LANSDOWNE and BUCKINGHAM,- the Bill was
read the second time, and the question for cont.
miffing it postponed till Tuesday.—Adjourned
till to-morrow.