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also expressed their sense as to the restrictions im.
posed on him by the two Houses of Parliament. It I I
therefore appeared.to him impossible that there conld
be any objections to that part of the proposed Ad- I
dress. It was impossible for those who had expressed
their opinions upon the restrictions, not to deplore
deeply the circumstances under which the Regent
now is deprived of the utual power and influence be-
longing to the Executive, and controlled in such a
manner as to prevent his exercising a free choice. He
conceived the Prince now to be in a most lamentable
situation ; and such would, he conceived, be the situa.
tion of a King, if he were to be entirely under the
controul 'of one or two powerful parties in the State.
He conceived this situation extremely deplorable, as
tending directly to bring the kingly office into disre-
pute ; we had now been taught hy Ministers, that the
country could go on for three months without any
f.xecutire Government ; and we were now to be
taught that die Executive can go on, stript as it now
is, of the power and influence which had hitherto
been supposed necessary to preserve its existence. He
therefont could foresee no objection to the. address
proposed, and therefore, without any farther observa-
tions, lie should conclude by seconding the Address.
Mr. lavxl.l. said, that for the last three months,
during the suspension of the royal authority, Ministers
and their adherents had rallied round such parts of
the constitution only as went to support theei. Before
the Revolution, the doctrine of Kings reiguiog fere
wino was broached ; but now the doctrige of Nisi-
sters was always to identify themselves with the I
Crown, and to consider the monarchy o#erthrown if I
they wed displaced. Mr. Pavel then alluded to
some part of the discussions of the preteding day, and
complimented the predecessor of the Lord Mayor, for
his conduct during the disturbances upon the irnpri-
sonnient of Sir Francis Burdett. He hoped it would
now be shewn that the friends of Reform would r.ot
suffer themselves to be crushed, or repressed by abuse
and calumny.
Mr. Dixon observed, that the last speaker had said
even' thing but what applied to the question. With
respect to the character of the Prince of Wales and
his virtues, there was but one opinion throughout the
country. There was no riwn who respected his high
character more than lie diimself, or who would go
farther to shew this respectful attachment (Some lauzh-
lag.) At the same time, he must reserve to himself
as an individual, his political opinion, which was the
same now that it always was. Mr. Dixon was then
proceeding to tell a story of Lord Erskine having
lately paid a visit to Mr. Wood, and of some conver-
sation of his Lordship, which had been overheard in
the street.

Sr. WATTIINIAN spoke to order. He never heard
any thing which appeared to him more contrary to
decency or sense, than to detail to that Court a con-
versation said to have been overheard in the street.
He would positively deny that the address now pro-
posed originated from any suggestion of Lard Ers-
lc ine'.:,, or any Member of either House of Parliament.
He save nothing extraordinary in the circumstance of
lord trskine having visited Mr. Wood.
Mr. QUIN also thought it was disorderly to state
conversations in the street, repeated at second hand.
Mr. Deputy PIIILLIPS said, it was unusual for ad.
dresses to poemd from that side of the house, but he
would ask that Gentleman hirrisaf (Mr. Dixon), who
was more in the habit of moving those addresses than
any other person in that Court, whether he had not
repeatedly proposed addresses on the suggestion of
some Members of Parliament ? His :addresses, how-
-ever, had been of a different description, and fitter
'for slaves than freemen. He hoped the present ad-
dress would not resemble his addresses ; but that it
would speak to the Throne .and the Prince, the real,
situation of the country. He hoped that it would not
say we were the happiest nation in the world, at a
time when we were groaning under the pressure of so
Many misfortunes.
Mr.Gatrrrrit said a few words on the impropriety
of stating in that Court such things as had been scat.
ed by Mr. Dixon,about conversations overheat(' in
the street.

Mr. Alderman %atm thought that it was quite
unnecessary to repeat to his Royal Highness what
had been already said about the restrictions. He
should prefer 4 simple address of congratulation.
Mr. QUM would not enter into the motives which
bad actuated both Houses of Parliament in the mea-
sures which they had adopted for supplying the de-
tect in the Executive Power ; but when he looked
back at the.load of taxation under which we gr. an—
at the total loss of our commerce, and stags ation of
our trade., he could not but consider the last ?ilea.
bares our weak Ministers have been guilty of as in-
crease of our miseries—as the last end greatest of nor
celamities. By this appointment of the Prince Re-
gent, they had a Ministry still continued, the least
able to save the country from its perilous situation.—
He saw an lion. Baronet smile; but let him put his
land not only on his lieeel, but his heart, and say that
the last act of these men was to be justified. Were
those miserable ministers to set up a seal, end fay to it,
e: be a King—be oar Sovereign i" The worthy Alder-
man (Bitch) had talked of an Address of congratula-
tion. No, it ought to be one of sorrow and. condo-
lence. Would nulling pleese the worthy Magistrate
(Alderman Birch) but alwaye Addresses of congra-
tulation ? They ought to chew the waste of blood
teid treasure in ill-fated expeditions, and petition his
Royal Highness, as far as was in hie power, to pre.
vent the recurrence of such fruitless measures; and as
ler as he could, to- relieve their other distresses.—
Above all things, they ought to ley their stress, as
the climax of their hopes, on a-constitutional Refixes
-?a the House of Commons—never should they telin-
the hape of giving:to the people as honest A re•
eiese.ntation as powilele. Notwithstanding the many
erniable qualities of the Prince of Waive lie cannot
(e) that ( tinder •theie restrictions) to redress the nee
:renal grievances 'alien be would.. He was,however,
tee only Prince of Wales who had told the people,
feet the Kingly cower was a trust Irons the people,
to be held for the benefit of t.l v people.
Mr. Alderman &eel* contended, that it would be
rnost unhandsome to address the Priam at the Very
(~mmencement ofhis regency; pith admonitions con-
c, n:lig his deities. As every body,Was agreed in be-
stowing praise on his exalted virtues, why should they
not allow hint an oppenteeity of displaying those
virtues, without giving hies a lecture on his duties in
the very out-set of his government ?He theeefore ob-
iected most decidedly to any other form of address
but that of coalgrataittion•