Star.
London, England, 1812-06-06 00:00:00

r . and what he
wished for was, that while the House
felt it 4 A Vto be hrm, they should also feel it their
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be
.respectful. From what had passed in
.
01,11; ti) h
r place, au expectation was entertained that
some me explanation would be given on that evening,
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he could not help thinking, that it would be ad-
ito,,, in post pone any measure that might be pro-
posed
until
iM..nday next, when, if the same uncer-
aled, he would most readily join in some
;ono. a
isepresenration cf. the sentiments of the House to the
ponce Regent.
rds from Sir T TUR
After a few w . TON, General
Gooduse, ando .sir. WORTLEY, the Report of the
Resolutions was read a first and second time.
The Irish Loan liiil was read a first time.
,ADMINISTRATION.
General GASCOIGNif. declares' himself to be at
a loss to know whether or iira it was the wish of the
.voo,e that he should proceed—(No, no, no) In
order that their wish might be more distinctly ex.
'`pressed, be would read the resolution he wished to
Theae. It was—" That anAddress be presented to
. the prince Regent, most humbly to submit to his
consideration, that their duty as Councillors of the
Sovereigns and as Representatives of the People,
you'd no longer suffer them (the House of Com.
mons) to remain silent, as in the present situation of
linger and of peril in which the country was placed,
it became necessary to desire him (the Prince Regent)
to f„ m, withont delay, an efficient Administration.
Some
weeks had passed since the wicked assassina-
tion of the late Mr. Perceval, during which the coun-
try had ban without an Administration formed of
responsible persons. From his most gracious answer
to their Address, praying him to form a strong Ad-
ministration, they had hoped that one would have
been soon appointed :—but with Tegret they had to
complain that that answer had not been carried into
effect. Of that through which this had occurred,
though to the House of Commons a subject of deep
regret, they had not sufficient information to enable
them to advise his Royal Highness. The House of
Cummons, therefore, hoped that he would exercise
his lawiul prerogative, and form an Administration
without loss of time, and his faithful Commons would
efficiently support such Administratiov, and enable
hto carry on the war with vigour, anxious to Ow
effect to its measures abroad and at home, to bring
the present arduous contest to a prosperous issue."—
Thu Address, if it was the pleasure of the House, he
*old move now; or he would propose it to-morrow
(Saturday), or on Monday.--[The feeling of the
House seemed to be against the motion being made
at that time, and yieluing to what he conceived to be
their wish, the Hon. General gave notice that he
would move it on Mundsty.j .
Mr. WORTLEY moved, that the House at its
thing do adjoorn till Monday next.
Mr. MARTIN profesied his intention to oppose
the adjournment, and suggested to the Hon. General
that it might be better to move that his Address should
be referred to a Committee.
Mr. WYNNE spoke against the adjournment, as
a desertion of duty—ii due sense of which, as was
once expressed by Mr. Pitt, would lead them to mea-
suretime rather by hours than by days, in a crisis so
important and difficult as the present.
General GASCOIONE explained. ,
,
Lord MILTON fully concurred in the impropriety
of adjournitig over two days, after they had seen weeks
elapse and their expectations still defeated. It was
the bol.inden duty of the House to watch over the
conduct of public men, and secure the country a re-
sponsible Admiiastration. He hoped his Hon. Friend
(Mr. Wortley), who must see that no such Admi-
nistration now existed, would be induced to withdraw
his motion. .

Mr. WORTLEY said it appeared to him that the
House had two objects to keep in view—the one to
guird against any dereliction 'af its duty; and the
other, to avoid any thing which might look like in-
temperance. As something was expected to be done
incite other Hcuse that day, he deemed it most pro-
per to adjourn over till Monday.
Sir JOHN SEBRIGHT was of opinion that too
touch delay had already taken place ; and that if the
country had no Ministers, it was their duty to prove
that it had at least a House of Commons. •
Mr. MARTIN observed that, he believed no blame
could attach to the Prince Regent liimselfl---( Crier
of order! Order !) He saw a Right Honourable and
Learned Gentleman in his place, who had been ex-
tremely anxious to answer questions on a former
evening, which could afford no possible information
to the House ; he would now beg leave to ask him,
without the form of prepared interrogatories, whether
there had not been a negociation, and whether that
negociition had not been broken off upon term:
Mr. WORTLEY denied that there had been any
concert betwetn him and the Right Hon. Gentle-
man as to questions which were put to him by him-
self. He had merely submitted them to his consi-
deration, and begged to know whether he would an-
swer them.
Mr. PONSONBY corroborated the statement of
Mr. Wortley, adding that the questions were placed •
before him in the presence of hve or six kientlemen
Who happened to be present on different business.
Mr. LASCELLES hoped the House would ad-
journ over te Monday, and expressed his ardent wish
that there might be a general forgetlulness-of personal
feelings and party animosities.
Mr. GEORGE JOHNSTONE declared, that the
light in which he viewed the present question vras,
that of two parties of nearly equal strength strug;ling
forpower, while a subdivision was ready to join either,
provided that either would concede every thing to it.
.tie could see no useful object which the proposed Ad-
dress as likely to accomplish, and he was himself
ready to pledge himself to the support of any govern-
aunt whim the Prince Regent in the due exercise of
prerogativts might appoint—(Hear, hear.)—lt
!Pas the duty of the House, under so many-embarrass-
ing circumstances, to lean to the sovereign authority.
He was not ashamed of this declaration, and he ap-
pealed to his former conduct as an index to his motives.
His own views were, that at a time when parties were
so equall y balanced, that they could not balance theni-
Pives--(likugh )—the Prince Regent ought to ex-
ercise his own powers, and he could find lie difficulty
in discovering a sufficient number of men of talent
In_ thin those walls to administer the Government.—
pr. his own part, he was prepared whether he should
be In or out of to support a Government so
constituted.— (.4 laugh.)
Mr. C. SMITH Wils in favour of an adjournment