Anno 50° Georgii Tertii: . I E Jovis, 2° Novembris 1809. . " Bathurst, one of Our Principal Secretaries of State ; “ Thomas Earl of Ailesbury, Robert Earl Grosvenor, Domini præsentes fuerunt. “ Richard Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Henry Earl of " Caernarvon, Robert Banks Earl of Liverpool, One other Ds. Eldon, Cancella “ of Our Principal Secretaries of State ; John Earl of rius. “ Saint Vincent, James Earl of Malmesbury, Richard Comes Camden, “ Earl of Donoughmore, George Earl of Onslow, Thomas Præses. “ Earl of Chichester, Edward Earl of Powis, Charles “ Earl Grey ; Our right trusty and well-beloved Henry Viscount Sidmouth, William Viscount Cathcart; 6 Our right trusty and well-beloved Counsellors “ Francis Lord Hastings, Saint Andrew Lord Saint “ under the Great Seal, for the further Prorogation of “ John of Bletsoe, Alexander Lord Dutton, Henry “ the Parliament." « Richard Lord Holland, Thomas Lord Walfingham, Then Three of the Lords Commissioners being in their Henry Frederick Lord Carteret, William Wyndham Robes, and seated on a Form placed between the Throne " Lord Grenville, William Lord Auckland, Henry and the Woolsack, the Lord Chancellor in the Middle, “ Lord Mulgrave, James Lord Saltersford, Richard with the Lord President on his Right Hand, and the “ Lord Wellesley, Charles Lord Bayning, James Lord Earl of Liverpool on his Left, coinmanded the Yeoman « Glastonbury, Gilbert Lord Minto, John Lord Carysfort, Usher of the Black Rod to let the Commons know, “ Alleyne Lord Saint Helens, John Lord Redesdale, « The Lords Commissioners desire their immediate “ Edward Lord Ellenborough, Chief Justice assigned to “ Attendance in this House, to hear the Commission “ hold Pleas before Us; Charles George Lord Arden, read.” - Charles Lord Barhan, Thomas Lord Erskine, and Who being come; “ Thomas Lord Manners, Greeting : Whereas We have lately, for divers difficult and pressing Affairs concernThe Commission was read by the Clerk, as follows ; ing Us, the State and Defence of Our United Kingdom (videlicet) “ of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Church, ordained “ this Our present Parliament to begin and be holden « GEORGE R. “ at Our City of Westminster, the Twenty-second Day “ GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of the “ of June, in the Forty-seventh Year of Our Reign, on “ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, “ which Day Our faid Parliament was begun and holden, “ Defender of the Faith: To Our most dear and entirely " and from thence by several Adjournments and Pro“ beloved Son and most faithful Counsellor George “ rogations was adjourned and prorogued to and until " Prince of Wales ; Our most dear Sons and faithful “ Thursday the Second Day of November next, then to “ Counsellors Frederick Duke of York, William Henry “ be holden and fit at Our City of Westminster aforesaid : “ Duke of Clarence, Edward Duke of Kent, Ernest “ Know ye, nevertheless, that for certain pressing Causes “ Auguftus Duke of Cumberland, Augustus Duke of " and Considerations Us especially moving, We have “ Sussex, Adolphus Duke of Cambridge; Our most dear " thought fit further to prorogue Our faid Parliament; “ Our present Parliament at Our City of Westminster “ Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the Eighteenth “ Day of October, in the Forty-ninth Year of “ By the King Himself, higned with His Own « Hand. “ BATHURST and BATHURST." field, John Earl of Afpburnham, Charles Earl of “ Tuesday the Fifth Day of December next, to be then Harrington, Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire, William “ here holden; and this Parliament is accordingly 56 next. Anno 50° Georgii Tertii. Commission for proroguing the Parliament : I E Martis, 5o Decembris 1809. “ John Earl of Saint Vincent, James Earl of Malmesbury, “ Richard Earl of Donoughmore, George Farl of Onslow, Domini præsentes fuerunt: “ Thomas Earl of Chichester, Edward Earl of Powis, “ Charles Earl Grey ; Our right trusty and well-beloved Ds Eldon, Cancel Ds. Ellenborough. “ Cousins and Counsellors Henry Viscount. Melville, larius. “ Henry Viscount Sidmouth, William Viscount Cathcart; Comes Graham. “ Our right trusty and well-beloved Counsellors Francis “ Lord Haflings, Saint Andrew Lord Saint John of The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, “ That Bletsoe, Alexander Lord Dutton, Henry Richard Lord “ His Majesty had been pleased to grant a Commission, “ Holland, Thomas Lord Walsingham, Henry Frederick “ under the Great Seal, for the further Prorogation of “ Lord Carteret, William Wyndham Lord Grenville, " the Parliament." “ William Lord Auckland, Henry Lord Mulgrave, James, Then Three of the Lords Commissioners, being in “ Lord Saltersford, Richard Lord Wellesley, Charles their Robes, and feated on a Form, placed between the “ Lord Bayning, James Lord Glastonbury, Gilbert Lord Throne and the Woolfack, the Lord Chancellor in the “ Minto, John Lord Carysfort, Alleyne Lord Saint Middle, with the Earl Graham on hi Right Hand, and “ Hélens, John Lord Redesdale, Edward Lord Ellenbothe Lord Ellenborough on his Left ; commanded the borough, Chief Justice, assigned to hold Pleas before Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod to let the Commons “ Us; Charles George Lord Arden, Charles Lord Barknow, “ The Lords Commissioners desire their imme " ham, Thomas Lord Erskine, and Thomas Lord Man. “ diate Attendance in this House, to hear the Com “ ners, Greeting : Whereas We have lately, for divers « miffion read :' “ difficult and pressing Affairs, concerning Us, the “ State and Defence of Our United Kingdom of Great Who being come, “ Britain and Ireland, and the Church, ordained this The Commission was read by the Clerk, as follows: “ Our present Parliament to begin and be holden at (videlicet) “ Our City of Westminster, the Twenty-second Day of June, in the Forty-leventh Year of Our Reign, on “ GEORGE R. « which Day Our said Parliament was begun and holden, and from thence, by several Adjournments " and Prorogations, was adjourned and prorogued to “ and until Tuesday the Fifth Day of December next, “ beloved Son and most faithful Counsellor George Prince “ aforesaid : Know ye, nevertheless, That for certain “ pressing Causes and Confiderations, Us especially “ moving, We have thought fit further to prorogue Our 66 said Parliament; Therefore, We, confiding very “ Duke of Cumberland, Auguftus Duke of Sussex, Adol “ much in your Fidelity, Prudence, and Circumspection, phus Duke of Cambridge ; Our most dear Nephew and “ have, by the Advice and Consent of Our Council, 6 faithful Counsellor William Frederick Duke of Glou “ assigned you Our Commissioners, giving to you, or cester ; the most Reverend Father in God and Our any Three or more of you, by virtue of these Presents, right trusty and well-beloved Counsellor Charles Arch “ full Power and Authority, from the said Fifth Day of “ bishop of Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan of all 6 December next, in Our Name further to prorogue and “ England; Our right trusty and well-beloved Counsellor continue our present Parliament, at Our City of West“ John Lord Eldon, Our Chancellor of that Part of Our minster, aforesaid, until and unto Tuesday the Twenty“ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called " third Day of January next, there then to be holden “ Great Britain ; the most Reverend Father in God Our 6 and fit: 'And therefore We command you, that you “ right trusty and well-beloved Counsellor Edward Vena diligently attend to the Premises, and effectually fulfil “ bles Archbishop of York, Primate and Metropolitan " them in the Manner aforesaid : We also strictly “ of England; Our right trusty and right well-beloved command all and singular Our Archbishops, Dukes, “ Cousins and Counsellors John Jeffreys Earl Camden,Pre Marquisses, Earls, Viscounts, Bishops, Barons, Knights, “ fidentof OurCouncil; John Earlof Weftmorland, Keeper « Citizens, Burgesses, and Commissioners, for Our Coun“ of Our Privy Seal ; Our right trusty and right en “ ties and Boroughs, and all others whom it concerns ; tirely beloved Cousins and Counsellors Charles Duke " to meet at Our said Parliament, by virtue of these “ of Richmond, Augustus Henry Duke of Grafton, John « Presents, that they observe, obey, and assist you, in “ Duke of Bedford, George Duke of Marlborough, John executing the Premises, as they ought to do: In 66 to be made Patent." 6 Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Twenty- “ second Day of November, in the Fiftieth Year Hertford, John Marquis of Bute; Our right trusty and " of Our Reign. “ right well-beloved Cousins and Counsellors Heneage By the King Himself, signed with his own “ Earl of Aylesford, Steward of Our Household ; George 66 Hand. “ BATHURST and BATHURST.” Philip Earl of Chesterfield, John Earl of Sandwich, By virtue of His Majesty's Commission under the Parliament “ Frederick Earl of Carlisle, George James Earl of Chol " Great Seal, to us and oher Lords directed, and now prorogued. “ mondeley, James Earl of Lauderdale, Thomas Earl of read, we do, in His Majesty's Name, and in ObeElgin and Kincardine, Charles Earl of Tankerville, dience to His Commands, prorogue this Parlia George Earl of Macclesfield, John Earl of Ashburnhan, ment to Tuesday the Twenty-third Day of January “ Charles Earl of Harrington, Robert Earl of Bucking- next, to be then here holden : And this Parliament hamshire, William Earl Fitzwilliam, Philip Earl of “ is accordingly prorogued to Tuesday the Twenty Hardwicke, George John Earl Spencer, John Earl of “ third Day of January next." Die Martis, 6° Februarii 1810. Hitherto examined by us, “ Earl Grosvenor, Richard Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, NAPIER, “ Henry Earl of Carnarvon, Robert Banks Earl of Liver DOUGLAS OF LOCHIEVEN, ARDEN. 5 K Anno 50° Georgii Tertii. D IE Martis, 23° Januarii 1810, Annoque Regni Gratiâ, Britanniarum Regis, Fidei Defensoris buntur, et præsentes fuerunt: Primariorum Secre- Dux GLOUCESTER. Ds. De Clifford. Epus. Exon. Ds. Eldon, Cancella. Ds. Hastings. Epus. Sarum. rius. Ds. St. John of Bletfoe. Ds. Saye & Sele. Ds. Clifton. Præses. Epus. Hereford. Ds. Sinclair. Epus. Bristol. Comes WeAmorland, Ds. Napier. Epus. Roffen. C.P.S. Ds. Dutton. Ds. Middleton. Ds. Ponsonby: Ds. Holland. Hamilton Ds. Hawke. Ds. Rivers. Ds. Foley. Ds. Walsingham. Ds. Rodney. Senescallus. Ds. Bulkeley Ds. Sommers. Ds. Boringdon. Ds. Montagu. Ds. Heathfield. Ds. Verulam. Ds. Grenville. Ds. Hood of Cather. ington. Ds. Rous. Ds. Harewood. Ds. Carrington. Ds. Bolton. Ds. Wodehouse. Ds. Northwick, Ds. Lilford. Ds. Carysfort. Ds. St. Helens. Ds. Ellenborough. Ds. Arden. Ds. Erskine. Ds. Lauderdale. killy. Ds. Ailfa. Ds. Breadalbane. Ds. Gambier. Comes Hardwicke: cumbe. Viscount Mountjoy. sonally present here this Day, He had been pleased to Commiflion. 6 cause a Commission under the Great Seal to be pre- The House was adjourned during pleasure to robe. Then Five of the Lords Commissioners being in Who being come, with their Speaker ; My Lords, and Gentlemen, thought fit by Letters Patent under the Great Seal to empower His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, “s and several Lords therein named, to do all Things in “ His Majesty's Name which are to be done on His Ma" jesty's Part in this Parliament, as by the Letters Pa tent will more fully appear.' Then the faid Letcers Patent were read by the Clerk, “ GEORGE R. « Defender “ Defender of the Faith : To all to whom these presents “ Lord Bayning, James Lord Glastonbury, Gilbert Lord “ Shall come greeting : Whereas we have lately for di “ Minto, John Lord Carysfort, Alleyne Lord Saint “ vers difficult and pressing Affairs concerning Us, the “ Helens, John Lord Redesdale, Edward Lord Ellen« Stare and Defence of Our United Kingdom of Great “ borough, Chief Justice assigned to hold Pleas before “ Britain and Ireland, and the Church, ordained this “ Us; John Lord Sheffield, Charles George Lord Arden, “ Our present Parliament to begin and be held at Our ss Charles Lord Barham, Thomas Lord Erskine, and “ City of Westminster on the Twenty-second Day of “ Thomas Lord Manners, and any Three of them, full “ June in the Forty-seventh Year of Our Reign, on “ Power, in Our Name, to hold Our faid Parliament, " which Day Our" said Parliament was begun and " and to open and declare, and cause to be opened and “ holden, and from thence by several Adjournments “ declared, the Causes of holding the fame, and to pro“ and Prorogations, was adjourned and prorogued to “ ceed upon the said Affairs in Our faid Parliament, “ and until Tuesday the Twenty-third Day of January " and in all Matters arising therein ; and to do every “ instant, then to be holden and fit at Our City of “ Thing which for Us, and by Us, for the good “ Westminster aforesaid ; and for as much as for certain “ Government of Our faid United Kingdom of Great “ Causes We cannot conveniently be present in Our “ Britain and Ireland, and of other Our Dominions Royal Person, in Our faid Parliament, upon the said belonging to Our said United Kingdom, shall be “ Twenty-third Day of January inftant: Know ye, “s therein to be done ; and also if necessary to continue, “ that We, trusting in the Discretion, Fidelity, and adjourn, and prorogue Our faid Parliament; com“ Care of Our most dear and entirely beloved Son and “ manding also by the Tenor of these Presents, with the “ most faithful Counsellor George Prince of Wales ; “ Consent of Our faid Council, as well all and every the « Our most dear Sons and faithful Counsellors Fre Archbishops, Bishops, Earls, Viscounts, Barons, and “ derick Duke of York, William Henry Duke of Cla. Knights, as all others whom it concerns, to meet in “ rence, Edward Duke of Kent, Ernest Duke of Cum “ Our faid Parliament, that to the fame Prince of Wales, “ berland, Auguftus Duke of Sussex, Adolphus Duke of “ Duke of York, Duke of Clarence, Duke of Kent, “ Cambridge ; Our most dear Nephew and faithful “ Duke of Cumberland, Duke of Sussex, Duke of Cam“ Counsellor William Frederick Duke of Gloucester ; the bridge, Duke of Gloucester, Archbishop of Canterbury, “ most Reverend Father in God and Our right trusty “: Lord Eldon, Archbishop of York, Earl Camden, Earl “ and lwell-beloved Counsellor Charles Archbishop of “ of Westmorland, Duke of Richmond, Duke of Grafton, “ Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan of all England; “ Duke of Bedford, Duke of Marlborough, Duke of “ Our right trusty and well-beloved Counsellor John “ Athol, Duke of Montrose, Marquis of Buckingham, “ Lord Eldon, Chancellor of that part of Our United Marquis of Stafford, Marquis Townshend, Marquis of “ Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Great Salisbury, Marquis of Hertford, Marquis of Bute, “ Britain; the most Reverend Father in God, Our “ Earl of Aylesford, Earl of Dartmouth, Earl of D.rby, . “ right trusty and well-beloved Counsellor Edward “ Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Earl of Winchilsea “ Venables, Archbishop of York, Primate and Metropo “ and Nottingham, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Sand“ litan of England; Our right trusty and well-beloved “ wich, Earl of Carlisle, Earl of Cholmondeley, Earl of “ Cousins and Counsellors John Jeffreys Earl Camden, Lauderdale, Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Earl of “ President of Our Council ; John Earl of Westmorland, “ Tankerville, Earl of Macclesfield, Earl of Ashburnham, Keeper of Our Privy Stal; Our right trusty and right “ Earl of Harrington, Earl of Buckinghamshire, Earl “ entirely beloved Cousins and Counsellors Charles “ Fitzwilliam, Earl of Hardwicke. Earl Spencer, Earl of “ Duke of Richmond, Augustus Henry Duke of Grafton, “ Chatham, Earl Bathurst, Earl of Ailesbury, Earl Grofve“ John Duke of Bedford, George Duke of Marlborough, nor, Earl of Mount Edgecumbe, Earl of Carnarvon, « John Duke of Athol, James Duke of Montrose; Our “ Earl of Liverpool, Earl of Saint Vincent, Earl of Malzes“ right trusty and entirely beloved Cousins and Coun bury, Earl of Donoughmore, Earl of Onslow, Earl of “ sellors George Marquis of Buckingham, George Gran Chichester, Earl of Powis, Earl Grey, Viscount Melville, « ville Leveson Marquis of Stafford, George Marquis “ Viscount Sidmouth, Viscount Cathcart, Lord Wellesley, “ Townshend, James Marquis of Salisbury, Francis Mar “ Lord Hastings, Lord Saint John of Bletsoe, Lord Dut“ quis of Hertford, John Marquis of Bute; Our right “ ton, Lord Holland, Lord Walsingham, Lord Carte“ trusty and right well beloved Cousins and Counsellors ret, Lord Grenville, Lord Auckland, Lord Mulgrave, “ Heneage Earl of Aylesford, Steward of Our House “ Lord Saltersford, Lord Bayning, Lord Glastonbury, “ hold; George Earl of Dartmouth, Chamberlain of “ Lord Minto, Lord Carysfort, Lord Saint Helens, Lord « Our Household; Edward Earl of Derby, George Redesdale, Lord Ellenborough, Lord Sheffield, Lord “ Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, George Earl of “ Arden, Lord Barham, Lord Erskine and Lord Man Winchilsea and Nottingham, Philip Earl of Chesterfield, ners, or any Three of them, they diligently intend in “ John Earl of Sandwich, Frederick Earl of Carlisle, " the Premises in the Form aforesaid. In Witness “ George James Earl of Cholmondeley, James Earl of 66 whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be “ Lauderdale, Thomas Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, niade Patent. “ Charles Earl of Tankerville, George Earl of Maccles “ Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the Nineteenth "field, John Earl of Ashburnham, Charles Earl of Har. Day of January, in the Fiftieth Year of “ rington, Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire, William “ Our Reign. “ Earl Fitzwilliam, Philip Earl of Hardwicke, George “ John Earl Spencer, John Earl of Chatham, Henry “ By the King Himself, signed with His own 66 Hand. “ Earl Bathurst, Thomas Earl of Ailesbury, Robert Earl “ BATHURST and BATHURST." “ Grosvenor, Richard Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Henry “ Earl of Carnarvon, Robert Banks Earl of Liverpool, Which done, “ One of Our Principal Secretaries of State ; John Earl The Lord Chancellor said, “ of Saint Vincent, James Earl of Malmesbury, Richard - Earl of Donoughmore, George Earl of Onslow, Thomas My Lords, and Gentlemen, " Earl of Chichester, Edward Earl of Powis, Charles “ His Majesty commands us to express to you His Lords Com« Earl Grey ; Our right trusty and well-beloved Cousins “ deep Regret that the Exertions of the Emperor of missioners " and Counsellors Henry Viscount Melville, Henry Vis Austria against the Ambition and Violence of France Speech. count Sidmouth, William Viscount Cathcart;' Our “ have proved unavailing, and that His Imperial Majesty “ right trusty and well-beloved Counsellors Richard “ has been compelled to abandon the Contest, and to “ Lord Wellesley, One other of Our Principal Secreta “ conclude a disadvantageous Peace. Although the “ ries of State ; Francis Lord Hastings, Saint Andrew “ War was undertaken by that Monarch without Encou“ Lord Saint John of Bletsoe, Alexander Lord Dutton, ragement on the Part of His Majesty, every Effort Henry Richard Lord Holland, Thomas Lord Wal was made for the Assistance of Austria which His Mafingham, Henry Frederick Lord Cartaret, William jesty deemed consistent with the due Support of His Wyndham Lord Grenville, William Lord Auckland, “ Allies, and with the Welfare and Interest of His own “ Henry Lord Mulgrave, James Lord Saltersford, Charles « Dominions. 2 • An |