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London, England, 1810-12-14 00:00:00

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last ad-
of Peers

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STATE OP HIS MAJESTY'S HEALTH.
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About five o'clock receive the sanction of the .
The Earl of LIVERPOOL, rose, and stated, that I were all founded on mistake or misrepresentation.
It must be in the recollection of their Lordships, when 1 He (Mr. Perceval) however, desired above all, that
he last had the honour to address them, he had said, I no doubt should be entertained of the existence of the
that unless some ,very material change should take i House of Commons. They were here the Represen-
place in the state of his Majesty's health, indicative ; tatives of the People, as much as if the King were in
of a reasonable hope of a speedy restoration of his perfect health ; and as such, they must observe the
Majesty to the personal exercise of his royal functions, regular mode of proceeding for filling up any vacua-
it was not his intention to propose on their next meet- , cy which might take place in their own body.
ing (this day) a further adjournment for any length i The motion was then put and carried, there seem-
ed time. And though a considerable degree of pro- ing to be not more than one or two dissentient voices.
Fressive amendment had since taken place, and the KING'S ILLNESS.
same confident expectations of his Majesty's recovery j The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER
were still, of course, entertained by his physicians ;
then addd the House. When he last hd the
yet the immediate state of his Majesty's health was
honour ofresse meeting them this day fortnight, hae had
such, as that he could not hold out the prospect of
occasion to refer to the communication made to the
that most desirable event being likely to take place
House from the Privy Council, and from reference
in so short ri time, as that he thought could warrant
to that Report, feeling himself justified in the pro-
him to propose, in the present instance, a farther ad- posal of delay for one fortnight more, he had sub-
journment. Under these circumstances, therefore,
mined such a proposition to the House, in the hope
and with a view to that course of proceeding which
that in the mean time such a progress would have
in the judgment of the House it might be proper and , been made in his Majesty's recovery as would have
expedient to adopt, he begged leave to propose for held out to them the prospect, on their re-assembling
the consideration of their Lordships, as was the course' to-day, of. a speedy reassumption by his Majesty of
on the former occasion ; first, that a Committee his -Royal functions. At that time he entertained a
should be chosen in the way of ballot, to examine I
confident expectation that such would be the result,
the Physicians attending his Majesty, as to the actual :
i and he therefore expressed a confident expectation
state of his Majesty's health, and to report such exa-
.3mination to the House. If this should be agreed to,
• lie would move, that such Committee shall consist of that there would be no occasion for any farther ad-
/
journment of Parliament on that account. He was
now painfully placed in the situation of stating, that
vhenty Lords, and that the House should adjourn
his expectations in that respect had been disappointed.
till to-morrow, for the purpose of choosing such Com- Hell had, on the former meeting, stated, that the in-
mince, The Noble Secretary then formally moved,
terests of the 'country, and a regard to its vital con-
-1 hat a Committee should be chosen as above ; which,
terns, would require, on its again meeting this day,
pn the question being put, was ordered, Orel..din.that the House should proceed to supply the dr&
His Lordship moved, secondly, that the said Corn- ciency, and to provide for the discharge of the kingly
mittee of 20 Lords be balloted for to-morrow ; and functions ; and that he should not feel himself en-
that each Peer present should put into a glass a list,
titled to propose any farther delay, unless the amend-
containing the names of 21 Lords, signed by himself.
ment was such as to hold out hopes of a speedy reco-
Ordered. very.—He still remained of that opinion. This being
He then moved for the attendance of Drs. Rey-
- - - -- the nothing remained for the House, but to say

Al. May 25. The project
I. the substance of
.Itch, Italians, and Neapolitan
tained prisoners in England.
'Brazils, shall be indiscriminai
France and her Allies shall
bind, including Hanoverian
prisoners of the above descri'
mark shall do the same by
be similarly treated.
No. 111, May 2.5. Note
ing, that as he was not prepared
exchange of prisoners belongi-
Powers, he therefore asks
Government.
No. IV. May 26. M. Dumonsti
Mackenzie, that if England
principle of general. and absoli
prisoners of war of the two r
authorised to propose the
France and England as the
No. V. June 23. A Note
M. Durnoustier, announcing
is arrived from London. It i
All prisoners in the possession
their Allies, shall be set a;
posed by the Frenth
prisoners shall be set at liberty
being the utmost number
those who capitulated under
It also states the ranks of
be deemed equivalent on
with an offer to establish Comm
Paris, to facilitate the exchange
No. VII. In this note,
M. Dumousticr discusses
British Government. HI
general liberation of the
agreed upon, that was not
adopting measures which
most important consequences.
went Is convinced that the
cia, and other insurgent Governments
sabmit or disappear from ..
becomes evidently impossible
the paragraphs 11 and
counter project of the British
the same time it may be '
refuse to liberate French
in her power after the exchaa
Thus the adoption of the
tish will be no more than
liberates the whule of the
91. the French prisoners oral,
pie of liberation, on whir'
sis, will be found deficient.
e only and incontestible •
Ipletely a concerted princir
to convey to the road of _
ners, arid those of the powers
are in England. To bring
ners, with a number from
ing together a number eqt
or the allies of France, who
and there make the ex&
By this means, an es(
on the will of the two Gm
From Calais, the BritV
port the Spanish prisoner,
in a state of insurrection

After this preamble, the
ifficial papers :
No. I. A Note from M.

alone • that they should meet immediately in the
Speaker's Chamber, and that five should be a quorum.
Mr. PERCEVAL then moved, that the House at
its rising to-night do adjourn till Monday. Ordered.
Mr. PERCEVAL proposed, that for the purpose
of ensuring as full an attendance as possible, a call of
the House should be ordered. To give to this call
the fullest possible effect, he should move that it do
Attire place on Wednesday. He had proposed the ad-
hurnment only till Monday, as it was reasonable tO
ope that the Report of the Select Committee would
be ready to be presented that day. It would be ne-
cessary that the Report should be printed, and he pro.
posed Wednesday for taking it into consideration. It
would be proper, previous to this important disOws
sion, that the House should be called over, and he
accordingly now moved, that the House be called
over on Wednesday next.
Lord TEMPLE put a question to Mr. Perceval
across the table, the purport of which it was i
sible to collect ; but the answer seemed to imply at
the precedent in 1788 would, as far as possible,
adhered to.
It. was then ordered that the House be called over
on Wednesday next.—Adjourned till Monday.

. .
them as most .conven:ea
without obstacle, becaul
Governments. All the 1
of England, and all the
power of France, being'
'surplus of the Spanish ,
.against. the French prisoners
the British Government promised
Ifar as circumstances rendered
about the exchange.
between In making an actual .
be France and England,
Report of the population
is to one and the other a proportion
prisoners of war ; consequently
portion of wishes in France
liberation, an equal proportion
treatment which- they may
power of making reprisals,
render it necessary. But
the English prisoners,
diately dishiterated in
much so, that the Frew
will find themselves w;
and without warranty .
ppm. On this reasonii
,ple of a general exclianL
venience. It is this argument
policy, and in humanity
!beaus tending direct),
consequences. The undersi,
which can be here rem'
detail of the deplorable
antlers in England, crow 4
deprived of all exercise.
in the prison of D.irtmoor,
ports which have reached
unwholesome sp,,t in all
,prison,.as in the :hulks,
and corrupted air, they
disorders which carry
which terminates in di!
least of them, while the
derive.any advantage ti
The Undersigned doe:
of the French prisoners,
by the English prisoner!
citadels situated in the
pire, they exercise them,
places as freely and familiar,
1 and those among them - -
1 the reward which they
industry. So far from
they have fewer diseases
iit they were perfectly f!
The Undersigned wi
on the number of Hano
ter project, nor on the
mark, which are to be
France, in a treaty for .
of war, France will attsa
tionsi when the laasis of ,
. (Ty h avativard•

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PfAtatatifrfrAtr P.ROCEEDIIO
HOUSE Or LOItbApPECEMBER Is.
A meeting wok puree pirsuant to the
journment, altd a very considerable number

smut be stayed. Nothing eould.be mere tnisch,levols , and with the name of MT. Hiley.Asidinptasltio place , After
in its effects than thefromulgation of such lio*ste., lof liir: 1114thurst, were then put and *pad top as the official p
It was consistent with the- sof and genuine nei.• i Membedeef the Select Committee.
pies of the Constitution, thin die functions of every It vs ordered thaotbeyshoubilsanopower to send missary.
department un the State *me' now. entire. snsd must' i for physicians, to adjourn from titne•to time, and No. II
go on to be exercised by those who had derlved•their i 60171 place to place at they should aee proper, and to in No. I.
. authority froth the Legal Head, unimpaired by any i sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House ; Dutch,
accidental circumstance of the King's illness. The i that no Member of the House should be present at tained p
doubts which had gone abroad, and which seemed to i their sittings, but the Members of the Committee Brazils,
receive the sanction of the Honourable aironet, alone ; that they should meet immediately in the France s

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:hinge of prisoners in future.
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de
which is datel July 2, NI ,
two belligerent masscs
ant done for the purport. Y 5
ences. The French "
he Juntas of Galicia, V.
Governments in Spain, ri
n those quarters, therefor; ono
ssible to execute with'T
1 12 of the article 4of ' .on
British Government ; and
e foreseen that England an
:h prisoners who may rani
cchasge of English pri s ,
he counter-project of the B .'n
an a partial exchange, whit t
e English prisoners, and p
only, and the general pet
ich both Governments an '
ficient.
lible means of executing
ciple of a general exchange,
F Calais all the French ,
,owers allied to France,w
ing also all the English pr:
,tn the allies of England. , t
equal to that of the Fret
who are prisoners in Engl
:hange.
xchan'e, which only •
3overnments, will ke ef c
tish Government could u
ers to the ports of Spain it,
n, where they inaf dispose
at. This plan is simple
use it suits well enough bo
French prisoners in the
the English prisoners in t g
; liberated by these means,.
prisoners shall be excha.
oners in Spain ; Ind to this •I,
t promised its intervention, ~
ndered it practicable to
hi
l balance of prisoners of
England, it is evident, from
on of both nations, that •
r a proportion nearly equal
equently there is an via ••
rance and in England for
iroportion of warranty fir e
may experience, and an eq ne
isals, it circumstances tho
But if we begin to deliver- ni
England finds herself im
this species of misfortune; '
:nehmen detained in Eng
rithout win-ntty of CIC.
of the treatment which ,1
ming is established the
nge, and the principle of c:
.gurnent which, in reason, i
ry, admits not the executiel
ly or indirectly to model :
dersigned raises not a quest:. s
emoved, in entering into t:
e situation of the French ,
lwded in hulks, where they
ise. Cooped up by thous.-
aoor, described by all the
hed us, as rituatel in the an r
ill England, beaching in th
.
and, perhaps, worse', a
ey have contracted cone: ' f
iiseases incurable; to say th
remain,i'eythemof f by h
Englandunrei:dls,
al
n tt
from them. . 4
3es not oppose, to this s:tuario f.
5, the goo.] treatment receir
e in France dtributed in larg
• most healthy cities of the Co
oselves in all the extent of the t
familiarly as our own ;
who are laborious often ob t
deserve from their talents
a having cositagious
esree:mong them, per
r rhalst
ill make no more observation
overians described by the OD
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if the negociation is
k seatisired. •