The history and proceedings of the Lords and Commons of Great-Britain, in Parliament, with regard to the regency. Containing a full account of all their speeches on the proposed regency bill, from November 20, 1788, to March 10, 1789 ... to which are added, the three reports of the physicians; Mr. Pitt's letter to the Prince of Wales, with His Royal Highness's answer; The regency bill ... and the speeches of the Lords and Commons of Ireland, on appointing the Prince of Wales regent ... with a copy of their address, and the prince's answer.

  • Great Britain. Parliament.
Date:
1789
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Credit: The history and proceedings of the Lords and Commons of Great-Britain, in Parliament, with regard to the regency. Containing a full account of all their speeches on the proposed regency bill, from November 20, 1788, to March 10, 1789 ... to which are added, the three reports of the physicians; Mr. Pitt's letter to the Prince of Wales, with His Royal Highness's answer; The regency bill ... and the speeches of the Lords and Commons of Ireland, on appointing the Prince of Wales regent ... with a copy of their address, and the prince's answer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ceded the right of either Houfe to deliberate on the fubjeft, there was an effential difference between their refpe&ive arguments, and that difference conftituted the point upon which they were at iffue. Mr. Burke declared, that the flyle and manner in which the Mr- Burke, Right Hon. Gentleman had debated the queftion, had perfettly aftonifhed him ; if ever there was a queftion that peculiarly called for temper and moderation in the ftyle and manner of its being debated, it was that to which the prefent argument referred; not an affliftion of bodily infirmity, not an illnefs affecting the meanefl and moft perifhable part of the human frame, but when the molt low and humiliating of all human calamities had fallen upon the higheft fituation. In that moment, when it peculiarly behoved every one of them to keep himfelf cool, and preferve the little fhare of reafon with which God had blefted him, the Right Hon. Gentleman had burft into a flame ; he had fallen out into a fury, and, with a degree of unpardonable violence, accufed others of treafon, becaufe they had ventured to mention the rights of any part of the Royal Family. The Right Hon. Gentleman, in fuch a cafe, Mr. Burke faid, muft not only have been oblivious of what the people expe&ed at his hands, but of what he owed to the importance and delicacy of the fnbjedl, and to his own high fitua- tion and character. The Right Hon. Gentleman had expreffed his hopes for a Regency in a fubjeft, at the very time that he was accufing them of Treafon. When he could not convince any one by his arguments, he had endeavoured to intimidate all who had. dared to mention only the Rights of the Royal Family, and had threatened them with the lafh of the Law. Where was the free- dom of debate, where was the privilege of Parliament, if the rights of the Prince of Wales could not be fpoken of in that Houfe, without their being liable to be charged with Treafon by one of the Prince’s COMPETITORS 1 ! ! [Here a loud cry of Order from the other fide of the Houfe.] Mr. Burke faid, he would re- peat and juftify his words. The Right Hon. Gentleman had ex- prefsly declared, that the Prince of Wales had no more right to claim the exercife of the Sovereign Power, than any other indivi- dual fubjeft; he was warranted therefore in ftating.the Rirh: Hon. Gentleman as having defcribed himfelf as one of the Prince’* u C 2 com-