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crown in the House of Commons, 

 the progress of which he traced 

 historically. Mr. Sheridan then 

 rose as the advocate of the Queen 

 and the Princeof Wales, and recom- 

 mended that the public should take 

 upon itself the debts of the latter, 

 extinguishing all question of the 

 arrears of the duchy of Cornwall. 

 The leport at length was brought 

 up and agreed to. 



The remaining proceedings on 

 this business afforded nothing new 

 or memorable. The whole arrange- 

 ment was finally distributed into 



three bills, viz. the King's House- 

 hold bill, the Household Officers' 

 bill, and the Regency Expenses bill. 

 At the third reading, January 31, 

 Mr. Bennet proposed a clause for 

 incapacitating such officers as held 

 places in the household from sitting 

 in parliament, which was negatived, 

 and the bill was passed. On its 

 third reading in the House of Lords, 

 February 7th, some observations 

 were made upon it by lord Gren- 

 ville, but no debate ensued ; and 

 the royal assent was soon after 



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