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Newspaper
Bristol Journal
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 31, 1789
Page
4
In the Lords on January 22, the Regency issue dominated. Earl Camden and peers debated royal prerogative, patronage, and the balance between the Crown and Parliament, warning against delaying tactics while stressing the need for a temporary, well considered Regency framework.
A peer argues that the Regent should wield full civil and political powers during the King's incapacity, criticizing restrictions as incompatible with the Constitution. He defends the Heir Apparent’s authority, cites Grotius and Puffendorf, and urges preserving Royal prerogatives while safeguarding the realm’s liberty amid a liberal, enlightened era.
The debate centers on restraining royal prerogatives during King George III's illness. Lords argue over limiting the Prince of Wales, and whether Parliament can define tenure of peers, while concerns about constitutional balance, the Crown, and the effect on governance prevail. Witnesses stress loyalty to king and country and the need for a measured constitutional approach.
The passage records a lord urging candour and duty while proposing a division on Lord Rawdon's amendment. It notes that the motive cited was not personal gain but fair deliberation, and then lists the division results: Contents 68, Non-Contents 61, Majority for the Resolution 23.
A fragmentary record of a Jan 23 protest outlining dissent over Parliament's attempted curbs on royal prerogative. Names of peers and officials are listed, arguing for royal authority, peerage rewards, and the dignity of the crown amid constitutional tensions.
A Northumberland gathering led by Gawen Ainsley declined an address of thanks to William Pitt for his parliamentary conduct in the emergency. Resolutions praised Sir William Middleton Bart and Sir Francis Blake for constitutional explanations, with Henry George Liddell presiding and tasked to publish the resolutions widely.
Erected as a colonial era medical notice praising Coltsfoot remedy for coughs asthma and consumption. It details how the effence opens the breast eases breathing relieves coughing and is sold by James Ryan and Francis Newbery with distributor listings and stamp proof against fraud. It names multiple vendors in Bristol and other towns.
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