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should be left out for the purpose of substitntinr.
gi And the Regent shall take and snbacrihe s how
as are taken by persons cxecutin.Z offices."
Mr. ROSE contended that there were cages of ,
gency similar to the present. In the reign of Henry
,'VI. there was a Regency, and it was restricted.
Mr. PONSONBY denied the application of ,
raw. The restrictions, he said, were procured by
Competitors fdr the Crown.
Mr. ROSE thought it was a case in point, as
DuEe of York at that time, with all his power,
obliged to submit to restrictions.
Mr. PONSONBY did not imagine that the oaths
referred to existed at the time of Henry VI.
The MASTER of the ROLLS thought they mil
steer clear of the question of responsibility, and
was inclined to agree to the Amendment.
Sir S. ROMILLYsaid he did not mean to charge
his Right Flon. Friend (the Chancellor of the Exete.
quer) with disrespect towards the Prince of Wa'es,
but merely to mark out the class of oaths objected tc
by his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Tierney); they wt.,
oaths that might be done away in any case, being
nothing more than a solemn mummery. With respect
to the question of responsibility, it wets a matter -
should not be left in doubt ; they should understi
the new Government before they entered upon it.
Mr. STEPHEN did not think they should ecpi
an opinion one way or another upon the responsibilit
If, however, they were to declare th •nsselves, he
not knOw that he could agree with his Hon. Priem
In the case of Governors of colonies, Governors were
held to be irresponsible-while in the peer =ear, '
responsible afterwards. He agreed that some <>f
oath's of office might be laid :rude, but then it was
proper for the Regent to take them as any other ,
'son. The oath of allegiance could not be omitted.
Sir ARTHUR PlGOTTthriught, the way wet
be to omit the whole clause. If the Old Bill could
produced as a justification upon all occasions, it •
in train to endeavour to improve the present. It
been said that the King took (Atha: it was true,
they were stated in the law, and not enforced by
the pains and penalties of the oaths of office.
moved that the whole clause should be left out.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCI4EQUItt
said, he was willing to agree in the fiat amendment,
but should feel great hesit mien in giving up. GO
moment, a clause which universally pervaded the
tutes in cases of Regency. He had no obkctit
postpone the clause, that they might have a&.nert
portunity of considering il.
Mr. PONSONBY thought it better; first, to leave
out the part which referred to pains, penalties;
disabilities, and then to move for the postponement
the clause.

Mr. BATHURST approved of giving the
mittee time to consider it. He thonght the
should be specified, and not accompanied with
penalties usually annexed.
This clause and the following were postponed.
On the reading of the eighth clause,
Mr. ADAM wished to know from the Rht .
Gentleman in what manner tie proposed so 611. up
blanks in the above clause ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ)
stated, that his intention was to-propose to fill up
first blank with the first February, 1812; and the
mitations to continue, if Parliament should be then
sitting, for the space of six weeks; but if it should
happen that the Parliament was not then arse • •
.then he should propose to _fill up. the _blank_ • ,
words for the space of six.weeks after the meeti
of Parliament ;" so that the powers of the Re-
should continue in certain cases restricted, until
Lament should be in possession of the actual state
his Majesty's health. His object in making/
propositions was to secure the meeting of ParlLoatent
previous to the expiration of the restrictions.. P
trusted the Committee would be of opinion that
restricted period of one year viasnot too long—that
beyond that period, it was material to ascertain
ther his Majesty was in that state of health, so as
be enabled to resume the functions of Government
and also to give an opportunity to consider whc.
in the event of his Majesty's continued malad'
might or not be adviseable to continue the limitat
Mr. PONSONBY observed, that it was very
tural for the Right Hon. Gentleman, enterta;
the sentiments he did, to propose filling up the '
in the manner he had now stated ' • but it was
tural for those Gentlemen who thought with
(Mr. Ponsenby) that the restrictions were unconsti-
tutional, and detrimental to the interests of the"
and the People, to oppose the lengthened cl'
supported by the Righz Hon. Gentleman. Hi
contended that Parliament should be sitting
close of the restrictions, to ascertain the state
King's health then, and protect . the mumptit
the Royal Authority. Did the Right Hon. 1
man really harbour a suspicion, or suppose the
gent capable of preventing the return of his
ether to power ? He should know, that pi
so base, which the Prince of Walei was total!:
pable of entertaining, could not in this coup
carried into execution : the voice of the public
prevent it—(Hear, luar !) But, on the o:her
it was perfectly easy to conceive that cbscussit
Parliament on such a subject might greatly
rass the Government of the Regent; and it was
necessary to describe the consequences which
result horn the periodical renewal of all the t
that had taken place upon it. The only
which the Right Hon.. Gentleman had stated
suspension of some of the Royal Prerogatives
hands of the Regent was, that their exercise
by possibility embarrass the fnture Government
King, on his resumption of power. This al
to him (Mr. Ponsonby) a most improbable
and, indeed, in the nature of things, almost
ble. As, however, it was a subject which A
dergone so much discussion already, he shot
dwell upon it at present ; but he felt a co
hope that the Committee would not agree to
those restrictions for so long a period as t;
proposed. He should therefore propose, by
Amendment, as the existence of certain rest
seemed. to have the concurrence of both Hout
the words of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
out, and the following be inserted, until
expiration of six calendar months from the
passing such Act." 'The difference betwetn
propositions was this, that the Right Hon.
man's went to continue the restrictions lot
months, subject to such further increase of •
as Parliament might think fit wh.le his was