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there, as his Majesty's official servants. At 
the same time, the Prince owes it to the. 
truth and sincerity of character, which, he 
trusts, will appear in every action of his life, 
in whatever situation placed, explicitly to de- 
clare, that the irresistible impulse of filial 
daty and afiection to his beloved and afflicted 
father, Jeads him to dread, that any act of 
the Regent might, in the smailest degree, 
have the effect of interfering with the pro- 
gress of his Sovereign’s recovery. 
This consideration alone dictates the deci- 
sion now communicated to Mr. Perceval. 
Having thus performed an act of indispen- 
‘gable duty, from a just sense of what is due 
to his own consistency and honour, the 
Prince has only to add, thet, among the 
many blessings to be derived from his Ma- 
jesty’s restoration to health, and to the per- 
sonal exercise of his royal functions, it. will 
not, in the Prince’s estimation, be the least, 
that that most fortunate event will at once 
rescue him from 2 situation of unexatnpled 
embarrassment, and put an end toa state of 
affairs, ill calculated, he fears, to sustain 
the interests of the United Kingdom, in this 
awful and perilous crisis, and most difficult 
€o be reconciled to the genuine principles of 
the British constitution.” 
~ Mr, Perceval’s answer. 
Downing-street, Feb.5, 1811. 
Mr. Perceval presents his humble duty 
to your Royal Highness, and has the honour 
to acknowledge the receipt of your Royal 
Fiighness’s letter of last night, which reach- 
ed him this morning. 
Mr. Perceval feels it his duty to express 
his humble thanks to your Royal Highness, 
for the frankness with which your Royal 
Highness has condescended, explicitly, _to 
communicate the motives which have in- 
duced your Royal Highness to honour his col- 
leagues and him with your commands for the 
continuance of their services, in the stations 
entrusted to them by the King. And Mr. 
Perceval begs leave’ to assure your Royal 
Highness, that, in the expression of your 
Royal Highness’s sentiments of filial and 
loyal attachment to the King, and of anxiety 
for the speedy restoration of his Majesty s 
health, Mr. Perceval can see nothing but 
edditional motives for their most anxious ex~- 
ertions to give satisfaction to your Royal 
Highness, in the only manner In which it 
can be given, by endeavouring to promote 
your Royal Highness’s views, for the secu- 
rity and happiness of the country. 
Mr, Perceval has never failed to regret 
the impression of your Royal Highness, with 
regard to the provisions of the Regency Bill, 
which his Majesty’s servants felt it to be 
their duty to recommend to Parliament. But, 
he ventures to submit to your Royal High- 
ness, that, whatever difficulties the present 
awful crisis of the country and the world may 
create, in the administration of the execu- 
tive government, your Royal Highness will 
‘pot find them, in any degree, increased, by 
State of Public Affairs in March. 
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the temporary suspension of the exercise of 
those branches of the royal prerogative, 
which has been introduced by Parliament, in, 
conformity to what was intended on a former 
similar occasion; and that, whatever minis- 
ters your Roya) Highness might think pro- 
per toemploy, would find in that full sup. 
port and countenance which, as long as they 
were honoured with your Royal Highness’s 
commands, they would feel confident they 
would. continue to enjoy ample and sufficient 
means, to enable your Royal Highness effec- 
tually to maintain the great and important 
interest of the United Kingdom. 
And Mr. Perceval humbly trusts, that, 
whatever doubts your Royal Highness may 
entertain with respect to the constitutional , 
propriety of the measures which have been 
adopted, your Royal Highness will feel as- 
sured, that they could not have been recom- 
mended by his Majesty's servants, nor sanc-+ 
tioned by Parliament, but upan the sincere, 
though possibly erroneous, conviction, that 
they in no degree trenched upon the trae 
principles and spirit of the constitution. 
Mr. Perceval feels it his duty to add, that 
he holds himself in yeadiness, at any mo-« 
ment, to wait upon your Royal Highness, 
and to receive any commands, with which 
your Royal Highness may be gracivusly 
pleased to honour him. 
Many interesting debates haye passed 
in Parliament, within the imonth, the 
lead in tie Upper House being taken by 
Lords Moira, Holland, Lansdown, Gren- 
ville, Erskine, Stanhope; &c.; and in 
the Commons by Messrs. Whitbread 
Ponsonby, Romilly, Folkstone, Burdett, 
W. Smith, and others. Six millions of 
exchequer bills are td be lent on security, 
for the relief of merchants, aid, we 
rather fear, of speculators, who need 
capital to keep up the price of their 
stocks—as the discounts of the Bank 
prove inadequate to the purpose. 
A practical commentary on much that 
has been published in this Magazine, has 
been furnished, by a sudden advance in 
the nominal value of the 4s. 3d. dollar, 
from 5s. its late price, to 5s. 6d.; so that 
eleven one-pound notes may now be had 
for 40 dollars, instead of ten, as here- 
tofore ! 
Permanent and Annual Taxes, 1809-10, 
Net Product. 
Customs oo eee cence sn be eee SS 
Excise 2.5 .c'Soee te oo Soe a eee 
Stamps...... + SESSA Gec 5,309,843 
Land and assessed taxes.....-.. 8,742,483 
Post’ office )scemieae a d= haces 1,370,069 
Pensions and salaries, 1s. duty, 
and 6d. ANtYig too. a5 ~'o,n nae 84,743 
Hackney coaches........---- 25,925 
Hawkers and pedlars .....-..- 12,995 
Carried forward 41,299,021 
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