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Sold in Bones, at 25., 9d. by BUTLERS, • Chemists, NO. 4, Clicapside, corner of St. Paul's; and by the principal Per h rers and Booksellers throughout the United Kingdom. K. H. The name and orttirrss " nutter, 4, eltraidide," are Ateell on the stamp and !elk I attached to each box of this esteemed •40.• ! l ice, le eliaingarish it fronsudzszion Under strtil or tides. • Counsel were fully heard in the Scots Cause, " The Duke of Roxburgh v. Roberton."—Judgment postponed till Alonday. • Lord HOLLAND presented a Petition .from James Fer guson as the Inventor of a Plan to render Bank Notes difficult of imitation,. and praying to be heard by Couniel against, the Bill for the prevention of Bank Note Forgeries, now on their Lordships table.—The Petition was read, and ordered to be re. ferred to the Committee.—His Lordship observed, that a Peti tion with a similar prayer was presented on the preceding even iug ; lie was not particularly acquainted with the circumstances, nor did he know what their Lordships would determine but if the person from whom the former Petition tame shonld be heard by Counsel, he would move, that the prayer of the Peti tion, which he had just presented, should be spoken to by Coun sel :Iso. Lord HOLLAND presented a Petition signed by several Dissenters of the three denominations, praying the repeal of certain laws which affect them with civil disabilities on account of their religious tenets. The Petition stated, that these laws deptivcd the Petitioners of their natural• rights, involving the must sacred duties, and interfered with principles which ought not to come under the cognizance of any human tribunal. It adverted to the liberal character of the reign of his late Ma jesty, which had gone far to emancipate religion from civil thraldom, while much remained yet to be done by pursuing the same spirit of` an ameliorating policy. It urged the well-known loyalty of the Petitioners and habitual attachment to the Throne and Constitution; who, notwithstanding, were ineligible to cer tain offices by the operation of main. laws, from which, it was true, they were relieved by an Annual Indemnity Act, which might be said to be a virtual repeal of those laws, but which laws it would be more wise and magnanimous to repeal in due font), and thereby afford the Petitioners, instead of A precarious tolerance, a constitutional security. It was also stated, that the Petitioners were ready to concur in any just security on their part in order to be restored to their station in society, and to the legal enjoyment of their rights as subjects of the realm.—The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. Lord GROSVENOR presented a l'etition from certain Per sons now under sentence of iniprisonment, in the Jail of Lan caster. The Petitioners complained of various hardships and unnecessary privations enforced upon them, from the time that they were fitst committed upon a charge of High Treason, which was afterwards abandoned, until the present hour, in which they are confined on a conviction for misdemeanour. It stated, also, that the Illagistrates had subjected them to the treatment of felons, insisting upon their working in felons' dress, and upon their refusal, withdrawing their allowance, and Peti tioners, therefore, prayed for relief against such unconstitutional infliction.—The Petition was ordered to lie on thb table. Lord LAUDERDALE presented a Petition from certain Calico Printers in the neighbourhood of London, praying that the Calico Printers' Bill might speedily pass into a law.—The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. On the motion of Lord DA RNL EY, the Order was dis charged to oblige the King's Stationer of Ireland to produce a copy of his Patent. The Portpatrick and Donaehadee Harbour Bill, and the Saving Banks Bill were committed. Pellew's Divorce Bill was read a third time and passed. The Royal Family Bill, the Militia Bill. and several others, were read a second time, and committed for to-morrow. The Deceased Marines Relations Bill, and others, passed through Committers, and were reported without amendment. On the motion of Lord Viscount SIDMOUTH, the Allen Bill was ordered to be read a second tune on Tuesday—the , Lords to be summoned. On the committal of the East India Volunteers Fill, Lord GROSVENOR expressed his approbation of tbe em ployment of a Volunteer Force in preference to enormous Mili tary Establishments; and took occasion to explain a misconcep tion which bad gone abroad relative to his observations on a for mer night upon the dissatisfaction among the Guards. THE QUEEN. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY brought up the Report of the Committee appointed by their Lordships to search for pee -1 cedents, on the subject of communicating a List of Witnesses in cases of Bills of Attainder, Bills of Pains and Penalties, and cases Impeachment . The Report was read by the tit, and stated, that their Lordships Committee had searched for precedents in the above-mentioned cases, from the earliest pe riods to the present time ; and among the numerous precedents which they bad examined, they had tounikbut two, and those in cases of Impeachment, which were applicable to the matter in consideration. The first of these was entered on the 30th of May, 1621, and was the case of Sir John Bennet, Judge of the Prerogative Court of the Province of Canterbury, who was im peached for mal-practices in his office, which bad been inquired into by a Committee, consisting of he Earl of Huntingdon, and others. The accused humbly represented, that the parti culars of his answers to the charges against him, extended through the whole course of nineteen years, in which he had been Judge of the Prerogative Court, and he therefore prayed for a copy of the Charges, liberty to be heard by Counsel, and the names of the witnesses against him. Their Lordships took his prayer into consideration, and allowed him access to Par liament, by Counsel, and liberty to examine witnesses eon jute; but the names of the witneses were not given him. The other precedent was that of the Earl of Strafford, who was im peached by the Commons of Iligh Crimes and Misdemeanours. His Lordship prayed to be heard by Counsel, to be allowed warrants,cto produce witnesses on his own part, and to have delivered to him the names of the witnesses against him: the House of L.rds declined giving an answer -until they should have heard the answer of the Commons. The Earl of Straf ford petitioned, and eventually it was signified to him by the Chancellor, that in matters of fact he could not have Counsel, but in matters of law he might. He was also informed, that he might have warrants to compel the attendance of such wit nesses, on his own part, as were unwilling to appear, but the list of is itnesses was refused. lb Report having been ordered to be laid on tie table, Lord ERSKINE said—" My Lords, having on a former occasion stated nit opinion to the House, that in the unhappy case respecting which we are called upon to legislate, a list of the witnesses in support of the accusation, ought to be communicated to the ' Queen, and having also stated the grounds upon which I had formed that opinion, I shall now trouble your Lordships with but a very few words upon the question. This is a ditninal charge against the Queen, as, if it is not, I should like tb be informed what it is. The Bill charges her Majesty with inde cent familiarity, adulterous intercourse, Ecc. with Pergarni or Beiganri, but without specifying time or place. Thus, from the year 1814., when her Majesty quitted this country, to 1820, during which period this lilustrious Personage travelled to a variety of , places, the charges extend over the whole of that I period, and during the whole progress of pier dif ferent jouinies, without any point of time, or any place being fixed upon for her Majesty to be ac quainted with the nature of the proof, or the time or place to which it is to apply. It was well observed, upon a former occasion, by my Noble Friend (Earl Grey), who deservedly stands high in estimation, that if her Majesty were furnished with a list of the witnesses against her, she might then be enabled to seed for. witnesses, in order to rebut the 'charges, or to obtain the means, from a kaowledge,of the cha racter or situatiqn of the witnesses against her, of cross-examining them, and thus to make them bear witness against themselves, if it should tura out that they had been ,stating. falsehoods, that the proceed ings raisin- go 'On- de diens direr ; but that if a list of the witnesses w as d en ied, then her Majesty would, after the eumination of the witnesses kr the accu sation, naturally require delay, in order to prepare her meats' of defence, and thus a considerable and most inconvenient interruption in the p must unavoidably take place. In this I mostentire - agree, satisfied as I am, that the most effectual mode of going on with the proceedings without delay. would be to grant to her Majesty a list of the wit . - nesses against her. If we look to the analogies beat ing upon this case, we shall find that all the reason ing that applies to the excellent statute of Wiliam_ applies with still more force to the case of the . Queen. What was the object of that statute ? To interpose between the weakness' of the individual ac cused of High Treason, and the power and influence arrayed against him, and to shield him, by every possible means, against any undue exercise of that power or, influence. In the first place, the indkt ment for Pligh Treason must be drawn with the ut most pAigularity, stating the specific overt acts al-' itsged the prisoner, - with the day and place on and at which it was done; and thus' the prisoner has the means, without difficulty, of meeting each specific charge against him. Ile has then a list of the jurors who are to try him, and whom, as it might in some cases endanger his life to state his reasons for challenging them, he has the liberty of chal lenging to a certain extent peremptorily and he has also furnished him a list of the witnesses who are to be examined against him. All these securities are afforded to a prisoner in such a situation, by this ad mirable Statute, which has sometimes been carped at and nibbled at, but which has now, for nearly a century and a quarter, been in operation; and has raised, in the highest degree, the character of Bri tish justice. With all these safeguards and securi ties for a person under accusation in the ordinary course of law, surely your Lordships will not refuse to this Illustrious Lady those facilities which are ab, solutely necessary to her defence? How is it possi ble to cross-examine the witnesses against her with any effect, unless there is themeans of knowing who they are, and what was their former life? F.very one acquainted with the proceedings in Courts of Law, knows how much depends upon cross-exami nation of the witnesses for the prosecution, in order to elicit from that cross-examination the falsehood of their statements, if falsehood there be. It is far from my intention to impute falsehood to the wit nesses to be examined against the Queen, nor have I any bias upon this question. It is the very excellence of that profession of which I have been so long a member, to remove from the mind any disposition to bias upon questions for adjudication, and to give it that tone of impartiality to weigh and decide justly upon the circum;tances of every case. It is in this spirit that I call upon your Lordships to do what I consider to be substantial justice—to give to the Queen a list of the witnesses against her. Observe in what a situation her Majesty is placed by the alle gations in the preamble of this Bill. Witnesset may be called to prove circumstances occurring in 1815, 1816, 1817, 1818, or 1819, and how is it possibly for her Majesty - to anticipate to what period, or -to what place the witnesses are to be called upon to give evidence, unless a list of them is furnished to her, to enable her to obtain information respecting them ? If you refuse the list, her Majesty will, •of course, be entitled to a delay, after the examination of the witnesses against her is gone through, in order to prepare the means of her defence. And then in what a situation is this Illustrious Lady placed, as well as your Lordships? Charges against her are sworn to, and go forth to the Public, exciting a prejudice against her, and which, after all, may turn out to be false. But in what a situation are your Lordships placed in the meantime? In Courts of Law, if a trial is adjourned from day to day, the Jury is either locked up, or required to pledge themselves that they will not communicate with any human being upon the subject of the trial. Will your Lordships consent to be locked up during the interval between the conclusion of the evidence against the Queen, and the commencement of her Majesty's defence ? But will knot be a great evil, - that so - long an inter val should elapse between the accusation and the de fence, whilst charges against her Majesty, supported it may be, by false evidence (for bow is it to be known, unless there exist the means of cross-exami nation, arising out of a previous knowledge of the witnesses?), are making their way amongst the Pub lic, and perhaps totally destroying her Majesty's re putation in public opinion? This is a state of things which ought net to exist, but which can only be,pre vented by giving her Majesty a list of the witnesses \mainst her. It may be answered, that a Court of Parliament is not a Coprt of Law, that the forms are necessarily and unavoidably different, and that, were my doctrine to prevail, no trial could take place at all in Parliament. But I contend, you ought to take especial cart, not only that your forms are not used to the perversion of justice, but that every means is adopted to prevent any perversion of justice. Let your Lordships only look at the allegations in this Bill, and consider the difficulties in which this Illus trious Lady must be involved, in endeavouring to shape her defence without the possibility of knowing what specific acts are to be attempted to be proved against her, and this arising from the very nature of the . allegations, spread over, as they are, a space of several years, and embracing a number of places at a considerable distance from each other. Were the adultery charged to be committed with any foreign Prince or person of high disti.ction, it might be known with some certainty in what way the charge could best be met ; but here, from the very condition of the party with whom the offence is alleged to have been committed, from the vague nature of the alle gations, and the want of any point of time Lein hard, it is next to impossible to know what the na ture of the proof is that is to be addeced. If we look . 'I to the proceedings in the Ecclesiastical Courts With regard to divorce, we shall fi nd that the utmost pree cision is required in the libel in setting forth dates and places, and that it may be easily known to the party sued what the nature of the evidence is that-is to be adduced ; but even then a divorce is only pro nounced a areassa et Moro, and a divorce a vincula stalvinionii can only be obtained in this House after an action, a verdict in a Court of Law (except in a few cases where it cannot take place), and then the examination of witueses openly at the Bar of this House, subject to cross-examination by the adverse party, who are in full possession of all the points they ,are to be called on to prove. Thus we have every ana logy ii' favour of giving this Illustrious Lady a list of the witnesses against her ; and this more particularly applies, when we consider the vague and indefinite nature of the charges alleged against her in this Bill. The indecent familiarities alluded to in the charges, are said to have taken place at various times and in different places, and this renders it the more neces sary that the Illustrious Person accused should be in formed of th'e particulars. But when, in addition to this, your Lordships reflect on the pains that have been taken to collect the evidence against the Queen, you will have another argument to sliew , the neZesa sity of supplying all the means that can be required to make a proper defence. Another strong circum stance will be found in the nature of the penalties to which she is exposed by this proceeding—the penal ties are degradation and divorce; and I say, my. Lords, that the party accused becomes entitled to your consideration, when you reflect upon the seve rity of those penalties, combined with the numerous difficulties against which she has to contend. Let it be remembered, my Lords, that we stand above all other countries in the administration of justice; and while we reflect on this,. let us take care that we shall not be found asleep on our 'posts, instead of exer cising the vigilance of sentinels to .protect the repu tation we have gained. Let us stand by the princi ples of ancient times, by the principles of the Revo lution, and by the Statute of king iN illiam, and in doing so, let, us grant what is asked in the , present case by the party which stands in that situation to which no fair indulgence ought to be denied. His Lordship concluded by moling three Resolutions to the following effict " 1. That a list of the witnesses should be furnished forthwith to her Majesty's legal advisers. " 2. That the delivery of such list should not exclude the. House from the right of examining other witnesses, if necesaary, not mimed in the list. 14 3. That copies of the depositions should also be furnished." The LORD CHANCELLOR then quitted the Woolsack, and addressed their Lordship.. Ale as sured their Lordships that never, in the whole course of his life, did he engage in a case which, .upihn many accounts, was to him so painful and embarrass ing. Disagreeable, however, as the duty was, he was bound by what he owed to their Lordships, by what he owed to the Constitution, and by the reve rence which he entertained for the due administra tion of justice, to obey the dictates of that duty, no matter what consequences his conduct might tend to bring about. He was very unwilling- to advert to all that had passed with respect to this matter—be svnuld"consider the attempt to establish an analogy between this case and one of High Treason, as aban doned—and all arghments which might be inciden tally put forward with a view to revive this point, be would consider as haying gone for nothing. Even 'the Report which had been just made to their Lord. ships, - he would not advert to, because, whateier might be the effect of the inquin es of the Committee after precedents, he was never of opinion, that in order to direct the course of the administration of justice in the present times, we should refer to those days when accused persons were not allowed the opportunity of defending themselves, either as to the law or the fact of the case on which they stood charged. It must be perfectly obvious, that to at tempt to trace precedents in such times, which, nay to govern the proceedings of modern days, was a course against which every sound principle•of Bri tish law and reason revoked. It was exceedingly true, that the object of the present charge requires every attention which it was in the power of the ac cusing, party to bestow—but the principles of justice must be rigidly pursued. He was sorry, he regret ted sincerely, to see attempts made to establish a distinction between this and all 'other case' of cri minal accusations ? in virtue of the station of the Illustrious Defendant. We were all equal in the eye of the law, and it was the proudest character istic of British law, that the meanest wretch who was placed before the bar of a Couit of Justice, was equally entitled to its tenderness as the highest sub ject of the realm—they must consider that " The pour beetle that we tread upt.l ) . In corp'ral snirtance, feels a pang as great As when a lino dies !" But (observed his Lordship) coming immediately to the point under consideration, no man could deny, that when a list of witnesses was given to a defendant, that defendant had acquired a very great advantage, and in many 'cases - it was a fair advantage, in order to enable the Counsel to cross-examine the witnesses; but at the same time it could not be left out of .the consideration, that it was possible for the Conrad, by obtaining a previous knowledge of the witnesses names and residence, completely to blast their evi-' deuce—reduce it to ashes—and that too 'merely by a cross-examination ; but in the consideration of the course which justice pointed out for the adoption of t& Lordships, they were to calculate first of all, whether or not a particular mischief was to be en dured, in order that a• general mischief might not be effected—whether or not, in order to accom modate a 'particular case, 4 general rule wits to be established, 'according to which it was impossible that justice could be administered in general. cases. —With respect to the situation to which the Noble and Learned Lord had adverted, he (the Lord Chan cellor) was not prepared to admit the imputation of : . so :, r