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Commons Chamber

Volume 18: debated on Friday 28 December 1810

House of Commons

Friday, December 28, 1810.

King's Illness—Resolutions on the State of the Nation

stated, that there being no particular proposition at present before the House, and there being no reason to expect that the Resolutions from the House of Lords would be brought down to-night, he should propose that the House do adjourn till Monday. The Conference which it would be requisite should take place between the two Houses, would be no interruption to the business fixed for Monday, as it might easily be dispatched previous to the usual hour of proceeding to public business.

begged to know if the Resolutions to be proposed on Monday, were conformable to those of which the right hon. gent. had given notice on a former night, and similar to those which had been agreed to in the year 1789?

said, the substance was exactly the same as he had already stated to the House, with an exception probably as to some of the Limitations. As he had already said, he should propose that the Limitations be confined to the period of twelve months, and besides these, there would be regulations as to the custody and management of the King's person. In his view of the case, the Limitations ought to be restricted to 12 months, regulating it, however, in this manner, that six weeks of this period must elapse during the meeting of parliament. The distinct and specific Limitations to be proposed would not appear on the face of the Resolutions. It would only be men- tioned in them, that the Restrictions were to exist for a time to be limited, and in the Bill itself would the precise nature and extent of the Limitations appear, or be specified.

asked, whether any exceptions were to be introduced into the Restriction alluded to by the right hon. gent. as to the granting of Peerages and Pensions?

said, he purposed introducing an exception as to naval or military officers, whom it might be deemed expedient to reward for any signal service or achievement.

wished to know, if the regulations as to the King's Houshold were to be the same as those agreed to in the year 1789?

answered, that they were the same, with the excepception that they, as well as all the other Restrictions, were limited to 12 months.

The House adjourned till Monday.