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ghd third resolutions, on each of which mi- 
nisters had a majority of 16. The resolu- 
tion respecting his Majesty’s private property 
passed without a division, and that concern- 
ing the household was not debated that night. 
Tuesday, January 1st, the fifth resolution 
Was proposed to the House. An amendment 
proposed by Earl Gower, was, after a long 
debate, carried by a majority of 155 226 voting 
for ‘the amendment, 215 against it. The 
amendment was, that, ‘for a time to be li- 
mited, her Majesty shall retain such portion 
of theshousehold as may be deemed. necessary 
for the support of his Majesty’s royal dignity. 
Tne Lords met on Wednesday the 2d, and 
adjourned till next day, their being no com- 
munication from the Commons. ‘Ihe oppo- 
sition members renewed their attack on the 
first resolution, and an amendment, moved by 
Lord Porchester, pave tise to a very long de- 
bate. ‘After the gallery was cleared, Mr, 
Perceval moved an amendment, tlee purport 
of which was, to‘get rid of the aniendment to 
the fifth resolution, which had been carried 
against ‘him ; ‘but inthis he failed, as on a 
@ivision bis amendment was rejected by a 
Majority of three. This gave rise to a mis- 
* fake ig all the morning papers; next day it 
Was'reported that the division took place on 
Lord Porchester’s amendment. 
On the next day, Thursday, January 5, 
the Lords met, and appointed’a committee to 
confer with the Commons, and adjourned 
after the committee had reported. Lord Li- 
verpool moved, that the resolutions received 
from the Commons should be presented to 
their Lordships’ House sitting in committee, 
Thursday, the following day ; he also gave 
Notice of a motion respecting proxies and 
‘presents. 
The Commons, reported from the ¢um- 
mittec, that they had presented their reso- 
Autions in conference, and they had signified 
that they would return an answer by mies- 
sengers of their own. 
‘On Friday the 4th, an amendment was 
‘moved in'the Lords by the Marquis of Lans- 
downe, the purport of which was to remove 
‘the restrictions, which was carried by a ma- 
Yority of 3—Contents, 105—Non-contents, 
102. 
A division also took place on the ‘second 
‘résolution for restricting the creation of peers. 
For the amendment, 106—Avgainst it, 100.— 
ee 6. i 
‘he next division was on Lord Liverpool's 
‘amendment to the fifth resolution.—For the 
‘resolution, 110—For the amendment, 97.—~ 
“Majority against ministers, 13. 
The other resolutions were passed without 
‘a division. ‘On bringing up the'Report, the 
“amendments on the first and second resolu - 
“tious appearing to contradict each other, the_ 
Marst resdlution was restored to its original 
“state by the consent of the Lords on both 
“aides. ‘The’ other resolutions were ‘passed 
without a division. 
Debates tn Parliament. 
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After the three first divisions stranger’ 
were not admitted, but a long discussion 
having ensued, the House again divided on 
the question that the committee should ad- 
Journ “any time during pleasure—Contents, 
102—Non-contents, 99.—Majority, 3. Ther 
proxies should be admitred—Contents, 99. 
Non-contents, 102.—Majority,5. The Ree 
port was then received, and the “House ade 
journed at five in the morning. d 
On Monday the 7th, a resolution of the 
Commons, authorizing the Treasury to ad- 
vance money for the public service without 
the usval warrant (the King’s sign manual) 
was confirmed by the concurrence of the 
Lords.. The Commons having adopted the 
amendment of the Lords on the second re- 
solution, namely, that of prohibiting the crea~ 
tion of peers for ‘a limited time by the 
Regent, the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
then moved, that deputations from their 
house should be ‘appointed to wait on rite 
Prince and Queen with the resolutions, 
praying the former to accept the Regency 
en the conditions contained in the resolu- 
lutions,/and the latter the care of the King’s 
person. These resolations were sent upte 
the Lords, and received their sanction on the 
10th. The Lords appointed certain’ Mem- 
bers of their House ‘to join the deputations 
fromthe Commons, and, on Friday:the 1ith, 
the answers of the Prince and’Queen, accept. 
ing their respective charges on the proposed © 
conditions, were reported to both Houses, and 
on tlut day a resolution to affix the great 
‘seal to a commission for the opening of Par- 
liament passed the Lords, after a debate amd 
a division, in which there appeared for’ the 
Resolution—Contents, 53—-Non-contents, 33. 
—Majority, 20 
This -resulution, on the ‘following Mon- 
day, wassanctioned “by a vote of tne Come 
"mons, and néxt day (15th,) Parliament was 
opened by a commission drawn ‘up im ‘the 
usual form, and running in the King’s name, 
and differing in no respect from former pres 
cedents, Save that, at the end, it was express 
ed to be done by, and with the aphsent of, the 
Lords and Commons. 
On the-same day, the Chancellor of the 
Exchequer moved for leave “to bring in ‘the 
Regency Bill, which beitig granted, it was 
forthwith presented, read a first time, and 
ordered fora setond reading the next day. 
On Thursday, the 17th, the Bill was com- 
mitted, and its clauses on‘that and the fol. 
lowing day received’ ample ‘discussion. “Se- 
veral amendments were proposed, but rejects 
ed. On Thursday, Mr. Ponsonby moved an 
amendment to the clause’of the Bill, whieh 
extends the ‘duration of “the restrictions to 
the ‘Ist’ of ‘February, £812, continuing it to 
the Ist-of August; this was: negatived ay a 
divisioa—For the original ¢lausey'184— For 
Mr. Ponsonby’s “amendment, 160.—Majue 
tity; 24, 
Yhe-same “gentleman moved “an amend. 
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