proposed that the words "during the life of her Royal Highness," be left out, and the words "for the joint lives of her Royal Highness and his Majesty," be substituted.

said, that the proposed amendment was consistent with the other provisions of the Bill, and he had, for himself, no objection to it. But there was a difficulty which, perhaps, some of the gentleman opposite to him could remove; that, as the Bill had been communicated to the Princess of Wales in its present state, viz. as a grant for life, he should feel some reluctance to agree to narrow that grant without the consent of her Royal Highness. It was never intended to convey, by the Bill, the idea that the proposed grant of 35,000l. a year, would be a suitable income for her Royal Highness, when she had ascended the throne, as her revenue would then necessarily come under the consideration of parliament, in the arrangements for the settling the civil list on that occasion. However, it might be the wish of her Royal Highness to retain the 35,000l. a year, as an independent provision for life; and, if that that was the case, it would, of course, be taken into the consideration of parliament in those arrangements. He suggested, that the best course would be, if the right hon. gentleman was not authorised, on the part of the Princess, to consent to the Amendment, to postpone it until the third reading.

said, that his object was, that the House should not be entrapped into a recognition, that a separation exist- ed between the King and Queen of these realms.

said, that it was not possible for the House to recognise a fact which could not exist.

observed, that it would be, in effect, a recognition that such a separation might, and would, exist, when the Prince and Princess of Wales assended the throne.

remarked, that he knew not how it was possible to guard these illustrious persons against such a calamity, even after such an event.

observed, that it was no great matter that the Prince and Princess of Wales could not meet in the same room; but it would be most calamitous that the King and Queen could not sit on the same throne.

The conversation then dropped.