Star.
London, England, 1811-01-22 00:00:00

_ _......./r. quanta know their own amendments,
be calesi upon tbelt igl4llOneutable Gentleman who
brought forward ,flanaanthdraent of this night, whe-
ther in the enefinit*OilLthe.fiill he was aware of
the amencinesetkrsins 9lOt iiieposed ? The Right
Honourable eirftleryiatt, a kind of second sight,
took the hint 'front arguments urged by an Honour-
able Gentleman on the floor, and formed his amend-
ment upon them. But where those arguments were
found, as the Honourable Member had denied having
ever used them in the House, it was for the Right
Honourable Gentleman to explain. But now that he
bad heard the arguments of that Hon. Member that
night, he doubted much whether the Right Hon. Gen-
tlemat might not fairly question the propriety of his
amendment. It *as a difficult-task to frame the Bill
not only to meet the different opinions which different
Members might entertain of it, but the different opi-
nions of the same persons. The Honourable Member
for Hertfordshire (Mr. Brand) had .put a ease of a
Minister so managing his minority as to carry a par--
ticular resolution to be presented to the Prince, and
then to manage his majority, as to rescind that reso-
lution. The Honourable Member could not, however,
have stated that to be his case, because he had brought
in resolutions much more restrictive than those agreed
to ; and it was not till his own were rejected, that
the resolutions actually carried were put upon him.
The Honourable Gentleman, therefore, would, he
was sure, acquit him of having laid so deep a plan
for the attainment of his object. But he was ready
to contend, that there was nothing in the Bill contra-
dictory to the Resolution. When the Resolution
was first proposed, the objections to it were two-fold;
I one, that of most weight was, that it would give too
'much influence to the Queen, an objection which he
ht rid of by taking away the power of removal, and
ereby doing away all the political influence. The
only power of appointment then left was in case of
vacancy by death. He had consented to this sacrifice
in compliance with what he considered the prevailing
sentiment of the House. This, he confesed, took
considerable weight from the principle upSh which
the Resolution was founded ; but as the time was li.l
mited, he considered that the mischief in principle
would be practically done away. The great basis of
their whole proceeding was, to provide for a short i
time, and not to break in upon any established rule,
where it could be avoided. And here he incurred the
censure of his Right Honourable Friend (Mr. Can-
sting),
for not making the provision permanent.---
__ ,without meaning any disrespect to his Right
Ikesourable Friend, it appeared to him monstrous,
that the House, in providing for the maintenance
of his Majesty's dignity now when they had a
sanguine expectation that his illness would be of a ,
eery short duration, should arrange the proportion of
the Household to be given to her Majesty, in the
same manner as if his Majesty's calamity was to last
the whole of his natural lite. It would certainly be
the better mode to make an arrangement that would
meet both eases; but that was impossible. If his Ma-
jesty were to recover within six weeks, or three months,
or. even six months, would any Honourable Membcr
wish to strip him of his, Household to the same ex-
tent as if no hopes were entertained of his meovery ?
His Right Hon. Friend had called upon them to state,
why they did got propose to make now a permanent
provision for the arrangement of the Household? The
answer was, that their measure was to provide only
for a twelve month, and that what hereafter might
be necessary, should be done at the expiration of that
period. His Hon. and Learned Friend who had just
sat down, had commented rather severely upon him
for having adverted to what might be the feelings of
his Malestyon his convalescence, in case he should finds'
Regency established. He had undoubtedly on one oc-
casion alluded to what those feelings might be in such
arvevent, and he still retained the same impression. But,
however he may lament the effect that might possibly
be the consequence, a sense to the public duty, and a
' regard to the public interests had compelled him to
bring forward the measures for establishing a Re-
s ency. In the former instance, there was no press.
mg necessity for the measure, and he was conse-
ciuently justified in abstaining from it, in considera-
tion of the effgct it might have on his Majesty's feel-
ing', and consequently in retarding his recovery.—
But if the urgency of public interests compelled him
rime. to bring Onward this measure, wan that a rea-
son why be was not to take into his consideration
what may be his Majesty's feelings in all parts of
tleguestion where the same necessity did not exist as
tO the Household? In one case he could not avoid pro.
tattling, in the other he could avoid it; and wherever
be could he ought to avoid it. This was his view of
the case, Hewes aware it had beentirged asdiscredit-
elale to his Majesty'sinintl, if, on his recovery,be could
be affected by the removal of the Gentlemen of his
&detain*, and not by the management of his fleets
and armies, -Bet was that a fair whip of putting the
case ? Was it not necessary to commit the manage-
r/pet of the fleets and armies to another ? Was it
necessary to hand over the controul of the Lords of
tle Bed-chamber ? But could any thing be more af,
Bitting to a person suffering under this peculiar ma-
lady as 4 wound to his dignity ? The proposition of
the Right Honourable Gentleman went to take away
at once one-half of the Gentlemen of the Bed-cham-
ber, en 4 sic-week's illness, Besides, it would consign
tpher Majesty the painful task of fixing upon that part
that was to be taken away. The preposition was, not
that the sin senior or sir junior lords were to be remov-
ed, but that six were to remain, and that her Ma-
jesty was to hoe'. the pleasurable task of selecting
them., and 4leo such other parts of the Household
as she might tivivik necessary ; and all this under
imprecsiewkin-,shat House, that her influence was
&meow! and that the larger proportion of the
iiiiilaisheldteaughe to belong to the Prince, and the
Waller to the Queen, whilst the Queen would be left
to, owe out the portion for herself. Nothing could
Offeetl his Majesty, or wound Ills feelings more than
le Aad.oio House.hold dismembered, The pencil of
sire Painter, and pen of the Poet, have been happily I
flPinloYed in pourtraying the agonies endured by 4.1
illeietrioos sufferers, under the impression of wounded
lelignity. They had seen, how Richard, sulTeritrg with
,petience all his reverses, bitterly felt the inaiiinlty of.
fared tp Lim in pr son ; they couldcall to mood, too,
as 1)04;v-dyed- b} Le master-pen of Shakspe4te, the
agiaege of Qgeeii C tharinel when exposed to the ia•
suiting want of the respect due to her -exalted rank,
ne would wish to • gar 04 representation given in the
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