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Martinsburgh Gazette
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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Arrival in New York of ship Jane from Liverpool with London papers to January 18, 1811. Prince of Wales accepts regency under prescribed terms due to King's likely permanent incapacity; to proceed to House of Lords on January 22. New ministry: Lord Holland as prime minister, Lord Greenville as secretary of state, Earl Moira as commander in chief, Marquis of Lansdown as lord lieutenant of Ireland. Parliament to dissolve after spring assizes.
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Yesterday arrived at this port, the ship Jane, from Liverpool, which port she left on the 22d January. By this arrival, the editors of the Mercantile Advertiser have received London papers of the 18th, Lloyd's Lists of the 18th, and Liverpool papers of the 19th Jan. from which the following extracts are made.
A passenger in the Jane informed us, that "the Prince of Wales had accepted the regency under the prescribed terms, (there being no prospect of the king ever being again in a capacity to exercise the sovereign authority,) and was to go in state to the House of Lords on the 22d of January. A new ministry had been formed, among which were, Lord Holland, prime minister, and Lord Greenville secretary of state, Earl Moira is appointed commander in chief of the forces, and The marquis of Lansdown, lord lieutenant of Ireland. Parliament was to be dissolved, and writs for a new election issued, immediately after the spring assizes."
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England
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22d Of January
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prince of wales accepts regency; new ministry formed with lord holland as prime minister, lord greenville as secretary of state, earl moira as commander in chief, marquis of lansdown as lord lieutenant of ireland; parliament to be dissolved and new elections after spring assizes.
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The Prince of Wales had accepted the regency under the prescribed terms, there being no prospect of the king ever being again in a capacity to exercise the sovereign authority, and was to go in state to the House of Lords on the 22d of January. A new ministry had been formed, among which were Lord Holland, prime minister, and Lord Greenville secretary of state, Earl Moira is appointed commander in chief of the forces, and The marquis of Lansdown, lord lieutenant of Ireland. Parliament was to be dissolved, and writs for a new election issued, immediately after the spring assizes.