Star.
London, England, 1810-11-16 00:00:00

It was genevall,
Laboured:

tiered t.. . the malady
that under.which the King suffered bis
indisposition did not tbetrappear by an acketowledged-,
inability to: perform any of the necessarritette44o.'
executive power; and, when an Honourable, Bousaesi,
referring to the bulletins, required: -an explaueiden.
from the Idinisters# it was stated, that thercvinvixo'
*ant of capacity to .perform the duties .of Govern—,
enent.—that: it wet not thought advisable..to-press
much business on his Majesty ; but That,: lit .case -of
Necessity, he was perfectly competent ta.ICL • But,.
siovi . they Were met, he knew not in what rapacity,
soothing -butii:paramount necessity youldisaify Amu
is doing. any gee act. Their fan
tolectooghtuefre
toustablish_shot:necessity if itAtis , ari,act,ascer...
Otis why .they:were met there itr.thet weysrunk duns
theVeitionsiexPefliener would arise, rtloultiostkey
priVellt boom es.. adjourn, 'humid ,
npicrarknpwa&mrertigitionictitattliero taanniare!sg
hopes:el c-- airtedy -recevery, the bitter 41ternatere
inightAlX Ihnerippted. aliegtouW-feal„ irsetimin,
bpireeser,iaineft gin 414 ltot .tiuirould have
• *ef mule& &Set piestsi wit ar prdteu-
ivg, which*id been, •iooitetV-40,14940,eittoUrable
Friend below (Whitbread .Istir.:l4 could *s:refrain
honr-declaring tiiiinion • ;;;•.
in
- -fir. SHERIDAN-mid, When the oyientafrglitk
ent.till this dar,hadlieen moved, it-was ersibOd,
that a second adjtarrpment might be necessary, utilesit.l
at more unfavourable turn; in his Majesty's Malady
than was then contemplated should in the mean time
take place: The motion .fot-that adjournmentle had
seconded i • and before.he could so far depart (riga the
p.edge then given by him, it must be made ere* to
his mind that the state of his Majesty's health was
nor amended. So far, however, was this, front tieing
the case, that the whole House must be saticlif4; hat
the reports of the Physicians, andfrons ctbi sate**
et the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite;,vo6ll.lo*
down to the latest moment., that the state-of hienitica-
ty's disorder was greatly amended. He shonlsittot be
inclined to'/object to the proposition of his. Right
Friend (Mr. Ponsonby), that the adjournment's-401d
only take place for a %yetis, if agreeing to that irrodiftia.
tion of the proposition could produce what as so highly
desirable on the present occasion--ananimity: . • e
eon. Baronet ( Burdett), however, wakagainst any ad 7
Jonrhment whatever.; and he would with --to • kno*
what that . Honourable. Baronet would propose,shat
the House shoold& The I -
that the- House- should not
ai consent to remain, in
for a moment.' Would the
thefts now to protect! in provi
the Executive kroctionet.•
would proceed to provide
ordinary fawn. (*eft: ham
to this.— Was. the•Honse
in the ordinary forin ? An
said, that this was the second
unhappy milady becoming
House—(He vas eorrected
her and proceeded]-.-It. -
this, as a matter of calculation,
fern-led that this .was the Coo
malady. Be it sochUt still the remembiancit of—four
instances of affliction must bring along with it the
consoling recollection of four instances of teeatery.
His Honourable Friend Opposite had • referred to the
year 1801, arid not to the year 1804. That ease, hoe,-
ever, it was said, did not. apply to the present. This
be could- not agree to. If Parliament was legalty
opened, aid it; was afterwards found that his Majesty
was incapacitated from the discharge of his fenctions,
Parliament was-equally bound to proeeedin Etrtar4ittg
fie remedy as if the. incapacity had manifested itself
previous to their meeting, and had been the occlAion
a•f their assembling.prematurely. It .waA ie, luty of
Parliament to proceed on the notoriety of the fact, as
much Rs- on the manifestation of the incapability dis-
played in the:want oromission of an eseentialitiblic act.
On the-occasion of his Majesty's affliction in 1801,.. one
of his Majesty's, Ministers had continued in Op* 'di-
,cbtring that his Majmy could- not recOreelift.seinait
carpe frog him. At. that period his .MajeWiteit..!
tinned, in:rhiti state, for longer -period thinNblthe
9ctalinftt •Gendeman,

any Parliamentary inquiry had been made:ltaudsis
situation ?.and that it proved.the most gratifyingsiting
/sib, feellaguthat no such inquiry-had taken place.
(tsar stirmin‘, crier.) He was sorry to boa out of or-
,dep. . but this he presumed he might be allowed to
AT. without any breach of order, that by ,an adjourn-
-mat for the time proposed, there was reason to think
•diat all further. discussion on this calamitous subject
isAntld be rendered unnecessary—a circumstance
which he knew must be highly gratifying to she:feel-
ings of the House and of the country. • Ifany axstati-
nation of the physicians in attendance on his. Majesty
had taken placer, he doubted mot it would have been
laid before the House. lut if they had beets aserni-
nai at this period •of the disorder, there was reason
to believe. that they-might have been un ' to
themselves to any specific opiuion.
are desired longer time to consider aud to •
its verioas symptoms.
..igir:SAM}JEL ROMJLLY said,it was not his kw-.
maim to prolong the present discussion, .or to pro-
'elm Gentlemen on the aide to break. rough

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_rog on their isriesETO
~,,j. which nsi ght occur. lio.(1(r..
....rj, idojected to this, froth a =maws.'
_...., of the *Fifty of views in which such a sil%
Lie ). pose er.of t,. might be mewed, and the vseriery'of feelings
slischarge of its furietiOns for a fortnight; and _ , from day to day might be produced. Surely, Geo...
only question now to be considered seemet to him eo tlemen would not wish thakso delicate. a subject shopid
he, if, when the Members of that Hotta had been besottaidered every day Or from day to day ; mid if ~
Billed to town fromall quarters, they should-now-he *, not, of what use could the meetieg from day to day
kept waiting on for thiapace of a fortnight. Without ' possibly be Conceived to be ? Hi confessed, lad ha
having it in their power. should their advice and ea- „Ow" lAA, as it wasn't stated that any sonetiallidtw7..
sistance be sooner required, or should any sudden coOld arise from the adjournment fora fortaightpow
`emergency in the me time, to proCeed in the 'este. *proposed; and, as, on theotherhandhecouldnot figure
vise of their. legislatiieOejnquisitorial duties ? While anyadvantage that could result from the House sitting
the national Calamities, both aLhome and *gall, from day to day, he wasinilinediosuppon the-Motion.
were so severely and noiversally kits while, hilactit.:', He was, Moreover, persuaded that the House would
don, Ire were now visited with this additioial cal*! come 1.--" prepared
-
mity, that his people were deprived of the prOtecting sider i evidence.
care of his Majesty, wits that House, during sit& an i them,
awful period as this.Atell.the people of this country k day.
that• is was a &Ind' griper thing, that far afortnlght lEdential
to coma it shun, iceiteisiitile for them to ouch I, *at 't•-
titeMiel.visaf Ote:opiiitoo, assistance end earl of sbeliv ~ clams, ,
"
mown tires ? No.Hoisourable Member -bid ' d,l - -- tag
Preagnaleqdged „Pk .Fl 4. step, thaa thaethoHoueetformer nliht
'altotild Meet from T ,to day
.and he 'begged' to of November.: . .
risk,' if.-there' was. enrilat 044 :be 'Urged, Why.; h; - The queition was Ali fiat.
Pneh -Circumstances, thficauntry should be deprived $ House divided on the quelellit r
of the assistance of the• House the . moment it should a fortnight.—Ayee 345-.. Noes °
li.e foinidoeeeisary ? fit 1788 the House met after
~an adjOurnment du fortnight. We were not then,;
Phowever, in the situation abroad' in which we
` present were. To be sure, we had not then the.
hopes of a happy termination to the malady, which
we were entitled at present to entertain ; but, even
iiow, could we be certain that our hopes would not be
disappointed ? And could. the completion of these
'hopes be retarded by the circumstance of that House
sitting from day to day ? The Right Honourable
Geotleman said the proposition of adjournment was
....lag nothing. Was it nothing to put it out of the
power of the House, 'for• the apace of a fortnight, to
*any thing ? On these grounds he should vote
against the proposed adjournment, on the understand.
rag that if it oas negatived the adjournment would
then be only. for twentf-four hours. In giving his vote
in this manner, he conceived that he acted the part
of a.loyal subject.; and presumed that he could not
better express his attachment to his Majesty than by
Sating that, during the 'continuance of his Majesty's
indisposition, the House should reserve to itself the
possibility at least of giving its immediate assistance
in the event of any emergency occurring, so that the
concerns of the nation, for the interest and adiantage
Of which his Majesty was at all times known to be so
eminently solicitous, aright not for Umotnent be ea-
crificed or neglected. - -
Mr.. BATHURST was 40:*.ithe Hondurable and
1 Learned rn d Gentiean . must WIC strong reasons (or
. .
Wishing to disturb the Miariiiiifity of the House, to
deiiiable op the present occasion.. The Honourable
and Learned Gentleman cibjected to putting out of
the hands of the House the paver of proceedusg from'
day to'day, according as any emergency should oc-
efir. • 14 wished the Rpnourable and Learned Getl;.l
deman, however, to state how Parlianient ceuldlate
!die executive into its' own hands. He presumed they
iould diti -so in no other "way than they had done in
the year. 1788, and the emeigencies whieh thafio-
pourable and Learned 'Gentleman conceived might-{
occur, could in no other mode be done away, in]
ooirsequence of the adjourn oeUt being negatived,•
and the House sitting. from day to day, unless'
VHouse should go on to take functions into its
ilds which did ant belong to it, and proceed in al
kore- summary matther then' it _otherwise would
be inclined to do.. No advantage, he submitte.
could accrue in consequence of the House sittin'..
from day to day, Other than he had described...,
It was only by proceeding in amore summary man-,
nor than might otheewise be thought expedient, that,
any consequence could result from the propositioned:
'the Honourable and Learned Gentleman. He could
not help acquiescing in the sentiment of the Right,
Honourable :Gentleman (Mr. Sheridan), .that the,
more gratifying the course of their proceeding codicil
;be to the mind and feelings of his Majesty, the morel
highly gratified must the liouseitself feel. Thougfq
it was a painful duty. Which the House had to fulfil.:
in seeing that the public'suffered no more injury than!
ristat'utiturally result from . so great a calamity visited:
on tile' 'Sovereigo, still It was their duty equally tO
,'see tliut their anstetj, to protect the public did-riot in-
ii:Jiiel'exeni to 'do and thug whicheciuld unnecessarily.
,ila.alialetice to the Cee.4pgs of *the Sovereign. • Ho,aavr
po team, thaefoo,. 14Y
-the -04014
should should not be agreqd ta... It 'weld do no roil' for
at present the House was not in a condition, if it were
inclined to do so, to take up the question in a parlia-
mentary manner.
Mr. ELLIOT said he could not give his vote en
the present occasion without assigning his Season for
the vote be meant to. give. A most critical, awful, I
and interesting event had occurred to this coisfttit. !
We had been deprived of the plentitude of the Eke-1
cutive Authority at a moment when we were placed
in a situation unparalleled in our history. At such a
moment, and in such peculiar circumstances,' was it
to be demanded of that House to adjourn for a fort. Hight, and to leave the country not only without the
protection of the Executive, but without that adiicel
and assistance which it might receive, and had a right I
to expect from the other two branches of the Govern.
ment ? He objected, not to the period of the adjourn,
meat alone, but he conceived the immediate assem-
bling of that Houee.at such a period inclispensible,
The House should use every means in its power, a
gaining the knowledge, of the real state of the fact ;
and the question was, i I
f they. were bore a House' or:
a.Convention ? He bad no (tool:tiff the word of the.'
Chancellor of the F- ' - the - to .1

.16cAllimhe

.'THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, NOVEMIER 16..!
PRICE OF STOCK THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
s per Cont. Cove. mosey, free. Sift.
Reduced 66f-4 per Cast e
Navy S per Cent. 10011x—Ontniunt .411 die. .
licheq. Btl4 is. Ise. pr.—Bon4s Ws. pr.

This morning a mail arrived At the General Poet-
; ()face from Lishon. We have not learnt the nail,
of the vessel that brought it—only that it did not
come by one of the packets. The letters and jour-
nals brought by this conveyance are to the -Sd init.'
inclusive, at which date the armies rattainid in the
samtpositions as when the last accounts came away
LISBON, NOVILMBILIR 1.
Our army "still continues $n Its old' ositions, etrdoes
KtssznA. - He yesterday made a spew of attacking
us, but retired without doing any thing. Hie mi•
don is nearly as strong as ours.. so that neither party
likes to Attack. General FAXILeII division of cavalty
crossed,the Tagus • yesterday at this place for tiae
Alenteijo, which will prevent small parties going altqr,
sad ba a gam; afelafall!biftaalm there.---Wo sei
bold Abrantes and Coimbra. Warms has left s6oo'

men in Seville, and is gone to join Vzc-roa areas%
with 9000--BaLasrintos has 4000 men NM &Take
Prinoners have been exchanged here.—The gun-boats
still continue to perform great feats up at Villa Franca.
We now have two &deckers, and two 2-deckm, in the
-Tagus.—Deserters and prisoners come in daily.
I EXTRACT 01 AN OfFtCIAL LETTER REM MAMMAL M.
NZRAL LORD WELLINGTON, TO ittl BECELLINEY DOW
• XIMUEL SORJOZ PEREIRA, DATED READ.QUARTEBE,
- *PIRO Neon°, (=mutat 27.
" MOST EXCELLENT Sta—The enemy tenth= to.
occupy the same positions (n front of our army)"
which I mentioned to your Excellency in my fanner
sfispatck of tht2oth instant. I nevertheless detached
some. troops to the side of Santarem ; knowing that
General Loisow, on the 23d, had marched for the
same place with the division under his command.—
And_it appears, according to intelligence received
from the Cominanding.Oftwer at Abrantes, under
date of the 24th instant, that an enemy's corps of in-
fantry and cavalry entered. Thomar on that day.
“ All the information received from prisoners and
deserters, which have arrived at this army, concurs
in constantly relating the miseries and difficulties
which the 'enemy. Soren in consequence of the great'
scarcity of allAinds of provisions. •
' . " They also sense,that they were preparing,seare-
sials for the construction of a bridge over theragn.
tut though we have a rod mew of that River frem
;Am.- LA-e-t- -• _

s, and oncers and flidsliclidliideab
..0111
tit left bank ofthe 141eigetiloilierve
of the enemy, I 411447, 41.noti
place where thivcoositedstea altryiek •eel., nor the
part of the river to eblikivis-taiiiiirliedr if it
should be cogylet44-:,711.1 " • •

• 4, The enemy amble..4*e fiery' anxious to ob-
tain 'or construct boats ; and; pith this view, endea-
voured, on the 94th instants*. Agadir **arty of
Ordenarizaefrom the OK 00111111•1111 S, in avow. to.
übtain, possession of sopa were thetlif bi4l
they did not succeed. -*; • '."" •
4, On the side of the 11,0606011 ind of Oleiffie.ibe
excursions of the enemy'. 11011fidlIMIUti are so Cessfused
And checkd, that he•in. fact posaseg no ground WI
the cot4ottreieflpt that on which his army ii posted.
44 By:general SH.eatnee bit *ports, dated the"
17th instant*, it ;plows, that every thing retAaine
quiet on the•northern• frontiers j new has' the Otnerld
received irny istelligestrof any trOopy.bfeieli
eiiei.in
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Thitib*Pl2l4l:4l.rws ,beesisi• *we bold Wick
eptirPtiSlAli ;t44.,tloyuser was..
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pifrave beesa predneed• -", ...-.-- '.....i.:: ~..4 • : •':i d.iefftrf; 1 :IPlv.. 22._,,_ ,L__AAIIIIII•
sir..czatazzs WYNNE thought-it at eneatill . - i tteceturTobliPtSer • Ahe alimil.f.imla it"
sort' duty' on the Vous.- to see what .was..its real-situ-. to•rearew ; moduli ilic..Hialikjlataaaa had _sit i 0,
mice, whether it was to be considered as. a Parlinment did that be had all *Mr" 'West* tit PriiP;si• add 1 wired
or a Convention ? The Right.Hou..Gentlemee4Mr.
rbeard no other .O an taiir of hriagingter. Itthblia
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Canning). 1441 adverted to the precedent of 1.806, but d any othermoiii4.the natneel- Feat* Iteeli,*., Our
that did not appty to the prebent circumstances. ••Par. that initial& of adjourismg for ivfortnitbt, as mekrtOs.stai
liament had ti • n-beinuegularlytenvened by this King. pkoposed, the House mould **dime to sit front shirirmat's
It was generally known at that time that bighiajesty to day. He had not heard any reason assigned by Vibe
laboured.. under some iadisposition, and it wan be- his Right lion. aria Learned Friend, why' it should ton of
lieved that the malady W2l of the same nature with lie putout of the power,of that House to enter on the might
that under•which the King suffered ilk 1788.: But; his 4scharge of its functions far a fortnight; and the from d

The Honourable Baronet said
iot adjourn for a single 'day,
L the state, in which theyltere
the Honourable itaronet wish ,
°
)roviding for the iuspeOt :ii
ol• If IN -h* f ilsORISIllt.
~ ' t
le for that ”iwir plii t
am) Tile inatte; thl!!!ta!its
in-a iteittlitkon Wows tiPtiad
An 'Hum Friend ,14bie hid
coed instance of hit Majesty's
ing matter of inquiry m that
ted by an Hontnuabkittim-
: was unpleasant to trier to '
elation, but he was libw.is-
fcmrth recun-eneof a similar
... .

present cceasic•pt . A • Gentl;man, not now in the
}lowa, 104giyamatice nip 'mina for. an initikrino
.:shasabiew4,64l,:the.day.pn which the itntlentsits
In bayr wane, oaths hir.,Bketi.d#raittstjOikeitiKt?
awning the "fatten- ntailiensammips,,.*.
std. • Titlefew .4:14/s it waiy.lear and r
- -I was ea occasioning such it-motion, NMI sot inch
shoats "its seer grade.. lie knew that 01ic.14414.141-
•ty's. first inquiries, after his recover/pleas: trisath.er
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break
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waive Gentlemen on the other side to b through Chancellor of the Escheosser ; teat the point her, to'
the silence which Limy sees:44 determined to pewee be considered was this, whether they, in such KAI"
on this occasion,. He only begged. /ewe to mitts his as that now . ded for their adoption, trermtti
meson tor valing,ashe felt himself lied to do, be satisfied with su evidence, as would not pros,
mien 'the proposed adjournments . ' • ,He sFtithictory to an inferior tribssnal l.
oiaserked.that these was no rtoiiom *pc I*. MLISMI.VORC4 conceived that the House
3boCeil RllatittAioutil;ll.3 far A kg*** ii*fig-Olige fig!e! P'i ilic I+OOII4ACIOuriPP";* 1
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le better prepaieg•at the end of • fortnight to con.
r of the evidence which :DV* then be leid before
n, than they could, after basriwg sitten from day to
. He thought the artarente i his.lsfajwy't con.'
tidal servant vas entitled 'inns deft, sad he
inclined the my,* to /Open th on tbe
on, from coamieriarthatii4felfo
to take the Ilowie.hrawpriek ;hey, ion the.
wr etc have "adjaamit Xoase 4s troth