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Regencf; $0.44.11i iiiliniory to preseree s.,
6,,eieitt spleinlowspr st Itistetj.tspbroken and utulimix
lobelia lestre v wad eitch,pei.it had appeared in the,
'ace of all, no tioneaierst *yea, it had lately appeared,
lethe .eyes of iisseiltprewebs, Oohed run into our;
tusloFxertige. hie *arm alone would use, and
stria:ay bestow. His. -Lordship obaerved, that if
ny limitations were put on the Regent to prevent
1I
im using the Household establishment of his Ma.'
este, it wpul4 wake him seem weals, and onlir'a
'o.edow of that authority which he possess,ed.—
'ere all this pnt into the hands of her, Majesty,
ue Regent must then set pp one of his own, and at
tie own costs. This, whenever his Majesty's near
iteredwouldl.eoverthrewu, Dna the Prince would then
retain nothing for haying exercised the functions of
Rpyalty, but the heavy expenses which they had en-
al',,ed on him. It was much to be lamented that the
louses of Parliament. should ever have had need
o meet for the melancholy purpose of electing a R:2-
rent, or even have had such hard matters todiscuss
~,the questions on the Regency. His Lordship con-
laded by observing, he considered it particularly
lard that a Prince called upon to supply the defies-
•ncies of the Legislature, on the precarious tenure
tf an:t lar's recovery, and consequent restimption,
hould be demised of the use of his Majesty's 'tease.
oltiefpr the few we'4s that this authority might live.
e senuld therelOre give it as his resolution tp vote,
hat along with the office of Regent, the Prince should;
ave the command of his Majesty's household oleo,
Lord KENSINGTON was surprised to hear the
cil
'oble Lord (Castlereagh) assert, that he supported
the Resolutions on Constitutional grounds : for bis,
art, lie warmly approved of the Amendment whi
~
ad been proposed, raa the very etute prineiPleXThey
tad on a former day passed three Resolutions,•4ne of
toNhich stated that they should keep the Royal Power
rwire; and yet. F.otwitlistanding this, they were then ,
'galled upon to parcel it out by the Right llonourablel
Gentleman opposite. Different attribotts weregiven
to the three Estates. On the King was conferred
rrerogatise—tilt the Peers certain Pp-,vcrs and Privi-
kites—and that House had.also its, Powers and its,
Privileges ; but they were all derived from the camel
*mace—the People. And he would pot it to the,
'l';3,ouse, whether, when the Monarch was afflicted
with indisposition, they had a right to abrogate
is Prerogatives t He trusted, that they woald ,
k with a jealous eye at what was done that,
bight, when a most unconstitutional measure was
brought before them by Ministers: but he did not;
*tone
at ;OnY thing attempted to be done by
*tow who had kept the country without an efficient 1
caTiernmelt for no less a period than eight, weeks.'
. was a dangerous measure ,to change the King—
but it was still worse to destroy his prerogative. If,
be understood the Constitution rightly, the King could'
lever diee--that is, hi; poteer and authority were al.:
rays in being—but could that be said to be the case,
a these restrictions were carried into effect ? The
Right flnnourable Gentleman had stated, that they
were providing for the Kingly Office for a short times
d ip all the examinat;ons of his Majesty's physiei.:
am, no one of them has pretended to state at what,
time his Majesty's recovery enay be expected,:
;vea if it had been so, he should have lucked upon
. ,as uttre medical prediction—which was freqp
most fallacious, paetieularly in that species of dish
with which his Majesty was afflicted. The Right
liononrable Gentleman had told them, that if the
/cities illness lasted for a 15nger period than it was
eati:nable to expect it would, the ressrctions might
$e dpne away—but be thought it much better not to
press them at all, The Noble Lord had asserted,
that there were no ;nu:oil:us in which the Regent
ited without restriction—but but he denied the state.
Gent—there were instances in which a council of
Regency had been appointed, but the Kingly office
better was abrogated,(Theedrrer.)—And, looking
to the precedenre quoted, it would appear that no Re-
eat had ever been appointed, except in cases where
he Ideir Apparent was not capable of acting. _That
eing the case, he would ask the Noble Lord why he,
itekhesl to restiict the Prince of Wales, sidle truss the
pride of this country, and the gent, a 1 theme of admi-
ration through urope ?--(.Hear,4gals, Lear.) -With
respect to thP precedent of 1788; he would Say, that.
it was the' most gross political .error which ever
Wes committed, and he wised it was erased from
their Journals. The RightPnourable Gentleman
eppoeite (Mr. Perc.eval) hid insinuated, that his
Royal Highaess the Prince of Wales would, if poe.
sensed of tmliinited power, use it improperly-40r. on
that Absprnsiop alone could he come forward with al
roposition. to reitrict his use of the Kingly preroga-
iye. He trusted that the House would, by carrying
the prnpnsed amendment, take the :first step towards
roviding offeettialli for the exigencies of the times—
nel go on farther in the mode of proceeding recom-
ietended by that Right Honourable Gentleman.. It
*as their dnt'y to form an efficient Administration—
eau) he hopesi, that the first moment of his Majesty's.
eeceyery Would not unfrild to him, on the part of that ,
Bcose, a disttust of the Heir Apparent ; who, in the
tense of natare, would probably govern these realms
the mute. of a few Tom,
Mr. LEACH wished to know on what the Right
annirable. Gentleman oppposite built the Resolu-
ions which he bad now submitted to the House, and
for which be *erected their concurrence. He had not •
fraud a single authority in support of the principle
ef.theie Resat:tines. Such a principle, to give it that
snit term, which should entitle it to be acted on by that
I kniest, could onlyltaiee its fOundation in the Common .
La..F.• of the ~,;.lid, cr. on the practice of. Parliament ,
I eereccii tag in an uninterrupted courtie7 Now, a single
I,rctedeet of modera times coulditaye rep such sanction.
Stat supported: by more apcient authorities, it could
renly toe regarded as the opinion of a particular set of
steer, try a particular occasion. These might be personsl
deriroesoi doing their duty in Parliament, am: ustsuchi
t`.eir opiniellaniglit be entitled to some weight, just in I
their syay as the. shier decision of a Judge in a
heart of,Law isheld to be on opiqinn of that learned
eferenn opthepnint decided by hi.t u. But what ;:ttas the
effect of airy such decision ? It war only erivrafirtjal
isethorisy ou the sarhject, so as to put it ou the party
calling ehe ektts in question, to slew that it wail
Ipunded in fib.. The single precedent of that Houie I
eetricl pat.etsed higher, than an unsupported decision
•t e Cowrie( LA*. Let the case or the year 1.788
stand 84,jaigli, and oft this principle it must pn.nrailif,
) ',awe-Wring Aver thii4 4 peas iouneed m. errors,
•41* .088idaleate digit . tte fbautedrig.terer ; eel
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