XI. INDEX OF THE NAMES OF THE SEVERAL SPEAKERS IN BOTH Adair, Mr. Serjeant, 1350, 1377. Adam, William, 74, 131, 442, 628, 907, 1346, Addington, Henry, [The Speaker. In 1805 Albemarle, [William Charles Keppel] 1424. Anstruther, John, 55, 132, 300, 609, 625, 889, Arden, Richard Pepper [Master of the Rolls] Attorney General, see Sir Archibald Mac- Dolben, Sir William, 951. Dundas, Henry [afterwards Viscount Mel- Dundas, Robert, [Lord Advocate of Scotland] Auckland, [William Eden] Lord, 1040, 1064, East, Edward Hyde, 1442, 1446, 1461. 1427. Barham, J. F. 955, 1447. Basset, Sir Francis [In 1796 created Baron de Beauchamp, Lord, 197, 288, 481, 611. Brown, Isaac Hawkins, 135, 609, 1105. Burke, Edmund, 37, 51, 68, 106, 138, 146, 173, 180, 378, 432. 464, 520, 550, 611, 639, Burrell, Sir Peter, [afterwards Lord Gwydir] Burton, Francis, 971. Courtenay, John, 115, 483, 634, 1105. Coventry, Earl of, 1075. Curtis, William, 761. Eliot, Hon. John [afterwards Lord Eliot] 768, Elliot, Sir Gilbert [afterwards Lord Minto], Ellis, Welbore, 954. Erskine, Thomas, [afterwards Lord Erskine], Fielding, Lord, 9, 196. Fitzwilliam, Earl [William Wentworth Fitz- Fox, Charles James, 3, 12, 49, 59, 60, 80, 125,,. Francis, Philip, 91, 685, 759, 769, 774, 777, Grafton, Duke of, 1408. Grenville, Lord [William Windham Gren- Hardinge, George, 199, 621. Curwen, John Christian, 591, 592, 633, 724. Hartley, Colonel, 58, 194, 467. Hawkesbury, Lord [Charles Jenkinson. In Hay, Lord [Earl of Kinnoul in Scotland], Hill, Sir Richard, 446, 953. Howard, Sir George, 486. Hussey, William, 56, 769, 773,950, 951, 1020, Inchiquin, Lord, 940. Jekyll, Joseph, 1, 132, 444, 755. Kinnoul, Earl of, see Hay. Lambton, William Henry, 132, 446, 462, Lansdown [William Petty], Marquis of, 147, Lauderdale [James Maitland], Earl of, 159, Law, Ewan, 978. Leeds [Francis Osborne], Duke of, 160, 423, Lord Advocate of Scotland, see Robert Dun- Lord Chancellor, see Loughborough. Macdonald, Sir Archibald [Attorney Gene- Macleod, Norman, 556. Newnham, Alderman, 1441, 1445. Peel, Robert, 130, 1444. Pitt, Right Hon. William [Chancellor of the Porchester, Lord, 325. Portland [William Henry Cavendish Ben- Secretary at War, see Sir George Yonge. 139, 146, 387, 452, 466, 523, 556, 567, 605, Smith, William, 58, 453, 516, 1024, 1382. Maitland, Hon. Thomas, 198, 338, 445, 479, Smith, General, 700. Solicitor General, see Sir John Scott. See Speaker, The, see Addington. Spencer, [George John Spencer] Earl, 160, Stair, Earl of, 1062. Stanhope, Earl, 322, 414, 659, 1035, 1082, Stanley, John Thomas, 189, 835, 1329, 1374. St. David's, Bishop of, [Dr. Samuel Horsley] 660. Sullivan, Mr., 1098. Sydney, Lord, 1416. Tarleton, Banastre, 86, 1100, 1442. 929, 983, 1368, 1440, 1456, 1465, 1559. Wilberforce, William, 79, 513, 779, 1439. Taylor, Michael Angelo, 82, 194, 473, 760, Windham, P. C. 378. 1469. Thornton, S., 759, 765. Thurlow, Lord, 650, 651, 928, 1304. Windham, William, 34, 100, 135, 145, 213, 314, 450, 539, 549, 769, 822, 987, 1006, Titchfield, Marquis of, [afterwards Duke of Wycombe, Earl of, [John Henry Petty; Portland] 192, 213. Turner, Sir G. 1477. Vaughan, Benjamin, 1446. Wallace, Thomas, 8, 1375. Watson, Mr. Serjeant, 135, 1353. Whitbread, Samuel, 102, 295, 626, 785, 878, afterwards Marquis of Lansdown] 10, 195, Yonge, Sir George, [Secretary at War] 172, Yorke, Charles, 74, 131, 1381. Young, Sir William, 107, 513, 838, 1440, Parliamentary History. 33 GEORGE THE THIRD, A. D. 1792. THIRD SESSION OF THE SEVENTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN. [Continued from Vol. XXIX.] DEBATE in the Commons on the Address of Thanks.] December 13, 1792. The Commons being returned to their House, the Speaker was proceeding to read the King's Speech, when he was prevented by parture from them. In a book published by a learned gentleman who had long filled with great ability an office at the table of that House (Mr. Hatsell), it appeared that there was one precedent for such a departure, and that was in the reign of Charles 2nd, when the Dutch, sailing up the Medway, burnt some of our ships at Chatham. At that time there was a recess of parliament, which had been prorogued from July to the month of October. The measure of calling it together before the expiration of the prorogation, was debated in council, where lord Clarendon declared that it was illegal, and suggested that the best Mr. Jekyll, who said he was sorry that, way to proceed on the occasion, would on this occasion, he must depart from the be to dissolve the parliament, and call a usual order of proceeding, and instead of new one, which could meet in a short waiting to hear his majesty's speech read, time, as it was not then required by law call the attention of parliament to a sub- that so long a period, as was at present ject of great importance, as it involved no necessary, should elapse between the test less a question, than that of the legality and the return of the writs. Lord Claof the subsequent acts of the session. rendon, however, was over-ruled, and it What he meant to submit to their consi-was determined that the parliament should deration was a matter of privilege, and be called pending the prorogation, and consequently ought to supersede every before the expiration of it. He presumed other business whatever. The House, he it was not on the authority of this soliobserved, being then met under very ex-tary precedent that ministers would rest traordinary circumstances, the first ques- the legality of the present meeting. tion which must naturally suggest itself They, no doubt, would plead the authoto every gentleman's mind, was, "by rity of statute for their departure from what authority was it actually sitting?" common law. There were two acts passed According to the lex et consuetudo parlia- in the present reign, which authorized the menti, by which alone, till of late years, king to summon, by proclamation, a meetthe meeting of parliament was regulated, ing of the parliament, at the expiration it could not be called together at an earlier of fourteen days from the date of the day than that to which it had been last same, notwithstanding any prorogation or prorogued; and no prorogation could be adjournment for a longer period. One for a shorter period than forty days. The of these acts gave this authority to the present meeting was clearly contrary to Crown, to be exercised in case of actual the law and usage of parliament, and a invasion. The other, which was the 26th reason ought to be assigned for this de-of Geo. 3rd, c. 10, extended it to cases of [VOL. XXX.] [B] |