Star.
London, England, 1810-11-02 00:00:00

HOUSE OF tOMMONS.

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This day, being the period *het 'the term of the
us prorogation of Parheriteritiftpitedi a-number of
'
members were assembled in the HoUse from three
.o'cictk. About half 'pest t.hree. o'clock- the Speaker
entded, and remained in a chair-it the table until
fotr. By that hour nearly-100-Idembers. were col-
lected.
• The SPEAKER then rose, ana. ailOessed, the
?daubers as follows The House is now met oti '
the day to which it Avas'last prorogued ;
fettled, notwithstanding the Royal Pioclamation'for
dg further prorogation df Pasliament which has been
issued, we are not to expeti an, Message.' from the.'
commissioners-110 commissitinnfosprorcrgtie havint
been made out. Under 'such drcumstaiicts, it be.
eats my duty to tike.theachair, in order that'the'l
house should *be enabled" to adjourn itself; and
derefore take the chair accordingly." -
The SPEAKER 'then counted the' House froni
6eChair, and forty Members being present, asked,
geste were any new Members to be sworn t—None-1
arred. He then communicated
.to the House,
eat curing the recess he had, by virtue of the proper
it:of Parliament, issued a new writ for the election'
ci a Burgess to serve in Parliament for Northamp-
v,;n the place of Edward Bouverie, Esq. deceased:
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
Lea rose, and addressed the House z_

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Mr. Speaker--I am persuaded that it is wholly
iaccessary for me to state, that this House is now
nerabled upon the day to which it was lass proro-
ked, and that a Proclamation- has been notified in
et Gazette, intimating the pleasure of his Majesty,
dig Parliament should from this day be stillfurther
parogued ; the House must therefore be naturally
mous to ascertain how 1t has happened *that his Ma:
joty's servants have-not executed his commands, and
st on th is day they were not proinrid with that Coma
I:,iion which his Prtelamation notified. It is now
le duty, and a painful dut-y it is, to communicated'
th House, that it is owing to the indisposition of his"
Kkjesty that this occurrence has taken place. • It is
wig to the severity .of that indisposition that the,
Icrd Chancellor, whose immediate datfit is, laasn
lot able to procure to that Commission-the- signature
uhis Majesty. I presume it is unnecessary for me to
sate to this House, that it.would not be becoming in
Li:Lordship to affix to SuCh-alocuMent ibis Great
Seal, without the sanction of the-Royal Signattne.=ie
(dear, hear, hear.) Perhaps .the House will elcuse
re, in making one or two observations on the subjest
of his Majesty's regretted indisposition, It will not
:e imputed, I think, to me, that I would atllieessa.'
rdy increase and aggravate the public asistiet, which
isle universally felt upon that event. Indeed, I.should
:together refrain from the topic, did I not feel that
thecTurntinicationl am about to snake is truly consola
toot--for if anything could more sensibly eacreasc those
feeings r.f affection and diminish those of affliction,
uhich are at this moment felt by his people for their
SoTtreign, it is the knowledge that his disorder has
4rijlnated from his constant unremitting anxiety and
attentirin during the painful and. protracted Sufferings
ef; dearly beloved child. (Hear! Auer! hear!) • This
'sing the cause of his Majesty's complaint, it affhrds
Ong satisfactory and additional reasons for hoping
aspecdy recovery. (Hoar! heai!) I have further the
idere happiness of being able to states that the symO-
1411Sof his disorder are peculiarly mild; and that the
Physicians who attend his Majesty; express a most
sio*Drtit 110 Pa OF HIS SPEitit ft tZTORATICY. If would
iinbecoming both the .du ti I owe this House, and.
eianistent with my own falings, not to' have af-
faded that communication before I Adverted t. that
9clas at this 'moment the practical question foi-
-2lciinsideratiOn. That question barely is, what the
!loose; now assembled, should under such circtimatant.
es adopt? You, Mt. Speaker, have, in my. appreherl;
ion, intimated the proper course we ought to ptiiktie.i
--There can, as it strikes me, be po discussion
upon any other subject but the Adjoirourri.. astd
the interval of that adjournment. But setting' ludde
the question, whether this House is-Conipkterte_ok"ri:,
tompe:cnt to entertain any**, than that of 'idjilitst-
inent, surely when we takeinto our consideration the
circumstances under which this day`we are emit:tabled;
no intimation from the Sovereign expreisiii of ibis'
desire that we .;tould meet, but on the'contrarrr'tht;
most authoritative expression of his Will that Such
meeting from this day should be farther prorogued,
there can he no doubt that any other course than ad-
journment would be highly inconsistent. Then the
nest point is, to what period that adjournment should
f::tencl, so as to aff.md that notice and preparation.
nhich is best calculated to obtain 'a full attendance ;
:uch a degree of attendance as would produce a tree
inientaty optniOn as to any siteilor measure.,
whethur of a further adjournment or not. ,For this
cliject, I think the least time &bold be 15' days.—
Inde:d, we have a parliamentary 'enactment that
operate as guide ; I mean' that which 'empowers
fits majesty, upon' any unexpected emergency, to
t.onvene his-Parliarnetit hit fourteen days. In inn-
(lva times there ha,s.alsolieen a case which might in-
teed he judged a precedent, and to be only analogous
Var,re a similar motion was.proposed and universally
acceded to. A motion to that purport it is my in-
tention to make before I sit down. ,T apprehend there'
.
only another consideritign springing from that mo-
itnntediitely incident tas Aollitt proceeding which
Zees directly to further its 06j'eet., I allkide to the
dytessary means of procuring that very full attea-
danee /kith, Undi;-.such circumstances,, is 'most de-
:l7 t cun':eive that the best means are n Call of
e our-on this day fortnight, that in the -in-
, ediltedifte 'll circular writtep bY you,