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come. lie : laid& not be betrayed by the retrospec- . tive vie* which - hie Honourable and Learned Friend had taken of the "proceedings - respecting her MajeA. into any detailed remark on, the subject. He h.O hoped that the period having arrived, when the pain*- ftil subject whiCii had so long agitated the public mind' , r.,s in a course of being settled judicially, that that Iloirm would not, on any occasion; be dragged into any farther noice of it, until it should come regularly betbre them. It was not calculated to further. the ends of public justice, to ealM the exist lug effervescence of feeling, or to qualify that House to petform..the duty which might eventually cte velie upon them, to debate, by snatches, the most d4cult and delicate points of - the question, and thus to keep alive a constant and injurious irritation. lie would therefore confine himself to one single re n. irk in his-Honourable and Learned Friend's speed'. Ilk Honourable and Learned Friend's great accusa tion ag- . .iinst the Ministers of the Crown was, that having thoughtit imperative upon themselves, in the performance of their duty, to bring for card the charges which they had brought forward, they ne vertheles,tin defiance (according to his Honourable and Learned Friend) of the principles of justice, and at the rick (according-to'his Honourable and Learned Friend) of incurring a'greater blot than ever had been thrown on the House in the 'annals of the country, did yield to the o i inion or that . House, expressed, of not unanimously, bra Sno4 commanding and enpre ccdepted majelity.- His Honourable and Learned Friend thought it matter of blame, that his Majesty's Ministers, having found it necessary (although with yt sit reluctance) to bring the-matter in•que l uon oa th:. the consideration of Parliament, had nevertheless what he was pleased to call the weakness and the in consistency to persevere to the last in endeavouring to avert what they themselves, what Parliament, and what the country considered to be a great na tional calamity. To Irimself, he could assure his Honourable and Learned Friend, that. be took no blame for his Share of the transaction—(Hear, hear). - Undoubtedly, had the Resolution to which the House acceded, been drawn and worded by his colleagues and himself, there were some expressions, some awk wardness which they would probably have omitted. . But from that fact let this fair inference. be deduced' -...that the Resolution in question had not been sub mitted to the approbation of Ministers ; but that, con sidering it tb embody the sentiments of the House, although the words were not theit's, they thought- , that, to have considered them with critical severity, would have shewn fastidious delicacy at the expense of that whiCh they were convinced was sincerity of intention. Whatever might have been the effect. of that attempt at conciliation, no man could say that it had not been made with earnestness ; no n.an could say that in the mode adopted for its attainment, a cold nig gardly parsimony of language had been fallen into. If the proceeding could be charged with any error •in that respect, it was error of excess. Would to GOD that excess had been tenfold, so that the result had been more fortunate! But as that was 4, " past praying for," he had the satisfaction to know, that, so far from shrinking from the accusation of his Ho no,urable and Learned Friend, that they had deviated from the straight-forward path, his colleagues and himself, and more particularly himself, to the latest period of their live-, and whatever might be the re sult of the melancholy transaction, would feel a consolation which they would not exchange for any earthly advantage—that the last hope and chance of avoiding the nienaced evil had been most sincerely tried—t Hear, hear!) • Sir J. 1%1 ACK INTOSH then moved the first and second Re solutions, which were put and negatived without a division. Sir 3. MACKINTOSH, in moving the third Reso lution, begged to make one or two observations in answer to what had fallen from the Right lion. • Member opposite (Mr. Canning). First, it was re markable how strictly the Right Hon. Member applied the proposed Resolutions as personal to him self and his colleagues. He seemed to consider him self and his friends as the permanent, immovable Administration of the country, and that everything proposed was directed against them. The possible abuse of power generally seemed to be - totally ,lost sight of. 'lire Right Hon. Member .regretted that the subject respecting the Queen should have been 'introduced into this question. He (Sir James-Mack into-It) should carefully abstain from entering into the merits of that question until it was really forced upon them, and then he should endeavour to aiischarge his duty to the best of his ability—(Hear). The Right nom. Member, in an orderly digression, bad attempted to rebut the charge s of vacillation and inconsistency made against his Majesty's Ministers; he, however, at the same time admitted that they did deviate a little from the line of conduct originally, proposed on the question of the Address to her Ma - ,jesty. Now what was this deviation but inconsist ency ? Her Majesty was threatened with the severest proceedings on her arrival, and in three days after the House of Commons was prostrate at her feet. He ci.d not mean to cavil with the words of the Address to the Queen. His objection to it was made on con ;tutional grounds, and he would venture to say, f at at no former period of Parliament had there been an Address of Advice or Opinion to a Subject. Oa this ground it was that his objections were founded. If • the Crown disregarded the advice of Parliament, they had in their own hands the means of rresetving their dignity-. But, in -the case of t.Jae Queen, she had no responsible adviser, and the House might expose itself to every species of con : tutuely without havins , the means of redress.— There tad been various Actresses of Condolence and Congn. ts.latinit to Princes at different periods, but never until June, WA, was Parliament known to have presented an Address of Asivice to a subject. These were the grounds by which his vote v. as actuated, and'upon these grounds he founded his censure of the conduct of Ministers, whuee duty it was to protect the dig - nity eat Parliament. The Hon. Member tMr. Canning) said, • • ,bat the kin-solution was not the Resolution of Ministers. It was w their Resolution rit was the Resolution of all who voted for it. 4la disdained an , minute investigation into the construction of Its sentences, lie looked only to the principle upon which it was briught forward. The Right lie... Member opposite argued that the Con - kith:ion provided against all ordinal y abuses sof power,. Ctat there were some crimes of so atrocious a nature eh:a t'te law slut not provide against, yet it never contemplated their omission. " 'N:fli.tt was more atrocious than the stairs:l:r. of an innocent S:dual, according to the forms of law? Yet what crime was tire more securely provided against by the Cors.itutioil ? IThat • 1014 f •.ronger.than the regulation of our laws of I ligh Treason? It was thought that a tinte mLlmt come, when Inn o ce nt intittri da•J , would be in danger of dying by the sword, and against . s:•••h a period provision was made by the law. But the 'light • ISon:suraltsc Meatier seemed to be of opinion, that the securie . . • wail to be In the inverse ratio of the mischief.. Me (Mr. Can- to a subject which eatmi a to his knowledge on Satirday He io nise) thought Perliament bad no right to suppose that a zould &Mood that it was in deed to bulld Barracks in the Regr et's be uncandid of them to imagine an Administration le of Park for 437 men of the Life Guards, iu lieu of the Barracks in such acts as those against which his (le Junes Mackintosh's) King-street, Portman - square. That fi t Barracks should, if ne went to provide. He would repeat, that it was eessary,be built, he had no objection, nor had he any that the ' migh acts of the most monstrous moire that the Constitu- Regent's Park should be•the spot selected. But be thought the ~strongly provided. Let. the Right Honourable Mom- tering upon which those Barracks were to be erected rath er bee. (Mr. Canning) recollect the year in which the Act fur novel. The expense of erecting them was to be defrayed by regulating proceedings in cases of 'High Treason was passed. annuity. The reason for this was, that the sum paid for the It was passed in the reign of that great man who rescued this buildings ndw occupied by the soldiers was £5,400 a year. country from civil and religious tyranny. The Ministers of Upon this sum the builders were to have an annuity for thirty- King William, instead of resenting the introductian.of that . Act one years. So that, at live per cent. interest, these Barracks as a personal attack. or . suspicion against them, considered it would cost £84,000 and upwards. Now, the Barr Aeks at Glas as an additional security for public liberty, and gave It their gow, for 349 men, was to cost the l'ublic £15,600; and those at most cordialsupport. Upon the same principle was the Habeas Leeds, for an equal number, £28,250. And yet, though the Corpus Act introduced ; it was introduced to prevent'arbitrary ground in the Regent's Park would clot nothing, yet.for an ad-1 •imprisonment of the King's subjects, nor did the then Mi- sktional 100 men, there would be an extra charge on the Public nisters feel the introduction of such a measure as ,pointing of £60,000! His objection was not so much to the largeness of', suspiciously at them. The Right Honourable hlember had the sum as to the principle. He thought this required explain urged, that if this instruction were not moved, his Majesty's tion. Nay, further, he understood that the Barracks were ac- Ministers would have an opportunity of vindicating themselves, tually begun. If so, the Right linnourable Gentleman bad' by abstaining from the exercise of the power vested in them.— much to answer for, as the House had not voted a single shil- Now he denied that this would be the case. The evil of which Hug for the purpose, nor had Parliament even been consulted he complained was not theoretical. it was certain. Those fu- upon it. It was said, that they had already voted the fa 5,400 ; reigners came into this country with an imptession that Minis- but then, they had only vot;cl it for one year, and that, too, onlyy . ters had the power of removing them. They saes such a power 'to pay the lodging money for the troops. . daily exercised in their oivrt countries, and naturally imagine° The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Laid, he con that it would be similarly exercised here. This would produce sidered there was a good reason for accepting of the contract be a bias which would act in a hundred ways without any pessi- fore them. If the Regiment in question were to have beets re bility of detecting it. On this ground it was that he felt it no- moved from reindon, it might perhaps have been argued,. that cessary to press the Resolution. so large a sum should not have been expended for their accom- The third Resolution was then put. It was, ." That this Bill mudatlon. But if any Garrison whatever were to be kept in should not operate against any persons who have, or may come London, the Horse Guards surely ought to be preferred, be into this country to give evidence either for or against the Bill cause their good conduct was justly admired and praised. , It lof Pains and l'enakies now pending against the Queen." was about eight years ago since a proposition for building a Bar- Mr. CANNING said, Cat the Honourable and Learned tack for blot Regiment in the Regent's Park had been made; Member had asked whether the Ministers then in office had felt the estimate of the expense amounted to one hundred and twenty the introduction of the Habeas Corpus,or other tonstindidnal se-. thousand pounds. The estimate made by the Surveyor of the entities' for public liberty, as pointing suspiciously at them? To Barrack Board, on the plan now proposed, did net amount to this, be answered, No. But if any of those inquiries were in : more than seventy thousand pounds. The annuity proposed to leroduced peeding an inquiry instituted by his Majesty's, %lids- be paid by Government to the Contractors of 1'5,400 for thirty ters, and beating upon that inquiry, it would be a dtrerem case. one years, would amount to seventy thousand pounds, and after That inquiry was likely to be of some duration, and to last at the expiration of that period, the Barracks would become the, least a portion of the time while 'Ministers were in office (for 1 sole property of a the Government, and the annuity. of course , surely those persons most sanguine in their hopes of the dissolu • would cease. He allowed, however tbat the matter Was .not tion of the present Administration, could not expect them to go publicly advertisett—(lfcor, hear). The Right honourable Gen out before this day sennight). Suppose, then, that suck a men- tleman then, in answer to a question put across the table, said he sure was introduced pending and bearing upon an inquiry, and could not positively affirm whether thebuilding of the Barracks founded, too, on the character of his Majesty's Ministers, it ter had actually'been commenced. He considered the contract as tainly was not toe much for them to suppose that there was some extremely low, which he partly accounted for by the convenience little circuitous intimation that something was levelled at them which the Regent's Canal afforded for bringing up the materials. personally—(//eqe, hear). If his Majesty's Ministers-Were al- Sir J. NEWPORT strongly condemned a proposition of this lowed liberty to act, they would have an opportunity of quelling sort beteg been introduced on a Saturday, and at the close of a suspicion ; but if their hands were tied up, as they would . be by Session—(Hear, hear). He condemned the mode proposed as the proposed clause, then they would have no opportunity of changing altogether the principle upon which the Country had doing away with any insinuations thrown out against them! heretofore acted with respect to Barracks. The 'Right Mtwara There was another point in the Honourable and Learned Merit- able Gentleman had said, that if the House should not approte bet's speech, to which he withed to advert. The Honourable of paying an annuity of £5,400, they might build the Barracks and Learned Member (Sir James Mackintosh) seemed to inn- at an expense of seventy thousand pounds; but the House bad nuate that he (Mr. Canning) had adriaitted that the conduct of not determined to , build any Barracks at all; why, then, should Ministers bad been ieconsistent. Let it, however, be recol- Ministers take it 'for granted that the House would approve of lected, that the motion did not originate with Ministers. It the building of those Barracks ?he could not but protest against was, in fact, the act of a majority of the House. It was said, Ministers taking the opinion of Parliament for granted 4,-fore that it was their motion, and why? Because, in Het,.they the opinion of Parliament had been declared ; it was substituting formed part of that majority; and why did they do so? Be- the will of a Minister for legislative enactment. Ile disapproved cause they acted in the same spirit by which they were actuated of the system of building Barracks by annuity—ft was a principle all through this difficult business. They had forborne to act which men resorted to who had not money to •advanee—it was upon the information hr their possession, until pressed to do so an improvident principle, and ought not to be sanctioned. . - by the miosacity of the case, aqd even then, they consented to a Mr. WILLIAMS said, if Ministers would look at Cioydon proposal made to them by the very best authority, in order, if . s . _ t, he might say, at the entrance of London, they would fi nd possible, so avert the necessity of this painful inquiry ; and would Barracks there, built at great expense, almost entirely empty, to Gob that that proposal had been attended with the desired and entirely use less. tuccess. He was sure that it would have been much more con ducive to the peace and tranquillity of the country than the men- Mr. ELLICE could not but recollect that those Barracks 'sure now unhappily forced upon them. were to be erected in addition to the great extent of Barracks Mr. SCARLETT,- in explanation, hoped that no expression which already covered the face of the country. The true res. which had fallen from him in the course of his speech essuld lead son for building Barracks for troops was to overawe the to the supposition that be wis sanguine in his expectations of the People by Military force—(Harr, hear): He entreated of the House to reflect on the consequences which might follow the dissolution of the present Administration. That be was anxious that such a thing should take place. be did not deny, as, he was Barrack system—they might shelter an armed force, which Aid anxious to see the Rountry governed in a just and equitable be turned as a means of attack upon the People. •He entreated of for House to reflect for a moment—to consider how far eel' manner. But no man was less sanguine on the subject than isim would go towards the creation and support of a Military Gs self, as he conceived it to be hopeless! He was of epithet that vernment, which they might afterwards vainly deplore, as fatal the present Administration would not dissolve until they had dissolved the.country—(ffear, leer, hear)—and that then would to the liberties and happiness of their Country. As to the finan find persons to support them up to the period when theboantry cial part of the question, his objections to it were equally strong: it appeared to him as if Ministers determined there should be so was dissolved, be had no doubt ! His Majesty's Ministers bad -retrenchment—that the* public expenditure was in no instance been characterised as weak. What other epithet could be ap plied to them ? When her Majesty arrived, they came down to be diminished , and that the calls for retrenchment were never and said, that the necessity of proceeding was imposed upon to be attended to—(Hear, hear). them. Now, there was no man who would go into society and Lord PALMERSTON defended this measure in a constine• expose himself to the gidicule which such an assertion woultlex- tional point of view, because he did not contemplate the increase pose him to. The late negociation gave the Ile to the "pare- of a single man to the Army ; on the contrary, it was only pro mount necessity" of the proceeding. -If any Gentleman was of viding better and more convenient lodgings for the men already opinion that be, in the warmth of debate, had shaven any preju- voted. He was, therefore, surprised at any opposidon being dice or party feeling on the subject, he wished to set him made to it. right. lie could assure the House, that he entertained no such Mr. GORDON thought circumstances might Occur to make feeling. /le wished to see justice impartially done; he could this sum of £5,400 a year a very unfair price for the Comatry to not help Stating, that he felt compassion, strong compassion Tor pay. Theyisad already voted a large sum for Barracks; but the situation of her Majesty, but he entertained a stronger feeling nut a word eras said on this branch of the Barrack system. Our for the peace and tranquillity of the Country, which he conceived ancestors objected to Barracks because they tended to separate were endangered by the proposed investigation- the soldiers from the citizens. He had always a jealousy of the Mr. DENMAN observed, that when he entered the House, House Sitting on a ... Saturday, when measures could be easily.' be had no idea that the Resolution now before the House was to smuggled in, especially when there Was a Royal Commission in be proposed. But he could not help stating the reasons urged in the other House, which made a House without the presence of support of that clause, formed a strong ground egainst the forty Members. • - inane of such a Bill, and unless the paramount necessity of such Lord BINNING defended this measure, and asserted, that _a measure, From 1792 down to 1820, could be shewn, it ought not It was impossible that Ministers wished" to smuggle this Bill to be proposed; at, all events, at a period like the present. It was through the house. • not, however, for this purpose that he rose. He rose for the Mr. Vi/. SMITH did not believe that Gve purpose of entering his protest against the statements of the so b =k • ornment wished to the Country to a Military force; but he disapproved Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Canning). He did not of s altogether, because it separated the soldiers from mean then to enter into the prudeute or imprudence of the late their Address to her Majesty, but he protested in the face of the House -- Sir and the country, that it was proposed not out of regard to her - W. DE CRESPIGNY considered this system of building Barracks savoured too much of an intention to keep up a Stand- Majesty's interests, but because Parliament had no taste for en terir.g into a dint usilon where the Crown was a party, and when Mg Army. they believed in their consciences the -Crown was in the wrong. Mr. T. WILSON considered that, in our present situation, If it was right that her Islajesty should have been advised re- we should look to every saving of esper.se ; and that, as the specting the Liturgy at a time when she had no responsible ad- Guards had remained so many years in their present Barrack', visor, when, indeed, she had no adviser but her own high and they might have stopped there another year; and then, if it boaourahle mind,. it was equally right that she should protest pleased Goo, they might not want them. against her name being expunged from the Liturgy, against the Mr. MA BERLIZY said, there were plenty of empty stalls law (for he never yet heard any lawyer maintain it was lawful in the Barracks at Woolwich or Croydon. If they wished for to do so), against Christianity, and against the eommon feelings economy,, they ought to sell off the old Barracks before they of a gentleman and a man.- It became also her duty to protest built new. lie should divide the House upon the question, if against any secret inquiry into the statements awaited in a leo one else would. sealed bag, which inquiry bad, however, been enteie into hi The House then dirided.;-For the Motiot, 34—Against it, 14 another place. He knew not what the Houle of Cannons . 1 -Majority 20. would have done, had the inquiry been persisted in, but he hoped The Resolutions were then brought up, and agreed to, after that there would not have been found among them anY twenty- some observations from Mr. Gam:vela., Mr. CALCRAFT, the one Gentlemen base enough voluntarily to offer themselves to Cnixemoa of the Esceteusa, Mr. Wastes's, Mr. Mesmer-icy, enter into an examination of the disgusting statements contained Sir W. Da CILISPIGNY, and Lord Breemo. in the green bag, into papers without a name, and unsupported Leave vial then given to bring in a Bill agreeably to the Re by any authority. He thought 'it wad acompliment paid by solutions. the Noble Lord to the House, that this inquiry had not been The Union Duties Bill was read a third time. pressed upon them. Sir J. NEWPORT wished the real protecting duties to be The ATTORNEY-GENERAL knew not what information continued; but many in this Bill should be discontinued, be- , the Hon. and Learned Member (Mr. Denman) possessed, upon cause they were only duties moved to enhance the Revenue. what authority it was that he founded his statements respecting Mr. LITTLETON moved to leave out the clause respecting the contents of the sealed bag, or hoW he could so positively at- the Potteries. On this the House divided—For the Motion 23 test that that evidence was unfounded and unworthy the attero —Apart it 54—Majority 11.—The Bill was then passed. ti on of the House. It was strongly urged on the other side of The Paper Duties Bill was read a third time, ancTpassed. the House, and he fully concurred in the observation, that the The Assessed Taxes Composition Bill went through a Com.: Queen ought to be presumed innocer.t until proved guilty mittee.—Report to-morrow. but, on the other hand, he pretested against the doctrine of Cie- The Extra Postage Bill was conunitted.—Report to-morrow. cluing the Queen innocent, and her accusers guilty, before The Public Works Exchequer Bills Bill was read a third time, anything was known of the nature of the evidence against her. and passed. The question before the House, and to which he begged to call Tnt Bank-notes Bill went through a Committee, end wis re their attention, - whether, on the renewal of this All, a clause Ported. Ministers ,was, was to be introduced which skewed that his Majesty's A. wire viewed with suspiCion by Parliament—Jiir J. Mscsaxrck shook his head). —His floc. and Learned bnend might steaks his head, but such was the impression which the clause would create in the public mind. lie admired the reasonitg of the Honourable and Learned Member. but were the Habeas Cor pses Act, and the other Acts to which he alluded, like the present Resolution. at a period when the cases to which they referred wo eroding; or with the avowed purpose of nisuldug a auspi don of Ministers? On this ground it was that he felt it neces sary to oppose the Revolution. Mr. J. P. GRANT supported the Resolution. Su J. MACKINTOSH explained. After which the Resolu tion was put, and negatived without a division. The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the 1111; after which the Report was is:latest up, awl ordered to be re ceived to-morrmv. Mr. CA 4 LORAFT begged to sail the attention of the float' The other Orders of the Day were then agreed to, and the House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'Clock. Minim:act Taman/L.—Last night the seaseln commenced at this pleasant and favourite place of resort —Mr. Tatar deli vered a wait-written Address on the occasion. It chiefly aHusled to the approaching demolition of the building, in furtherance of the architectural projects for the improvement of the West End of the Town. The popular Comedy of the 'Green Mai, was the first piece pt rformod. Mr. Younoza, from the Dublin Theitre, made hls first appearance on these beards, as Lied Reereroft, as did Dlr. FA RLICY, as Ainjn- Dome/in, and both acquitted them, selves admirably. Tatar never Ippeated to greater advantage than as the Gm% Men; and the other parts were well filled. The Interlude of 2Yorsicr'Doggersocod followed.—ln conclusion a new . Farce, called (NI awe Vinegar was pnwitteed for the Mat time : It is a pleasant halt, riee e ., Ind was will 41cL,4.—rait u nit , wee crowded in every pate • THE EVENING STA R TUESDAY,. JULY 11. 1 W2O. ?MOE Of STOCKS THIS DAY AT QI% O'CLCCK : %ilk Stock 51811-3 per Cent. Reduee4694 11 S per Cent. Cons. 68) I ex. div.-4 per Ce.,t. es; 1 7 5 per Cent. 104) I I —Long Antis. 18 146—St:Hp T.re. 1 1 India I3onds ES 25 pre.—l.xcb . SS. 4s. ss. pre. I Chatnium I—Consolz for ()penult 701 1 1. The time for the second reading of the B;11 forte Divorce and Degradation of the QUEEN, or, in ntl xl words, for the commencement of her MAJESTY'S tr:4, has been at length definitively fixed fur the l7ih cf August. The grounds on which Lord LivEnrern. moved last night for this postponement, are such ns, in our judgment, chew it to be both expedient a:-.d necessary. In the first place, the Constitutional usage requit e in all questions involving anything of a judicial na ture, the att--ndance of a majority. of the Judg2,l and his Lordship stated, what there can be no &fall of, that at present, when the Judges are on the eve of going their Circuits, it would be materially injarioas to the general interests of the country to demand their attendance. His Lorckli ip added, and we believe en.ls equal truth, that thel7th of August is the earliea period at which they can be spared from their regular duties. The advantage thus secured to her MAJES ty -is one not to be lightly prized; she will have he: trial conducted in the presence of men who.e habits of mind and practical acquaintance Kith the most effectual means of eliciting truth, must prove a power ful barrier against the introduction of *false or cr.:. ' laminated testimonT. The second reason for the delay is one of stl greater importance to the interests of tubstantial i ,, s. tice. .It has been wisely resolved, on this occa•it , ,n, not only ,that the House shall depart from the prI;:. lege which they have on all legislative quest;, (and this is nothing more) of Noting by proxy, but that every Member. of the House shall be obliged to be personally present, from day to, Jay, during the solemn investigation. The LORD CHANCELLOR is is send a special summons to every Peer, and attend ance is to be enforced. Nothing could be fairer thais this mode of proceeding, and it is one, of cows; kir which time is required. Earl GREY suggested, that in the. meantime her MAJESTY should be furnished with a specificatiil,t ci the charges against her, and a list of the witne:(.l meant to be adduced in support of them. With(); t these, his Lordship thought thatiter MAJESTY wou!d not have fair play in preparing for her defence. Lord LIVERPOOL replied, that this matter Irld better be brought tinder the consideration of House by a distiret niotion ; but, at the same tiate, avowed his'opinion to be, that the specifieatien 'ci charges and list of witnesses bight ;tor to be furnished to her MAJESTY, and. in this opinion the LOLID Cis r. CELLOR concurred. Lord ERSKINE, adopting t:.e suggestion of Lord ,LivimpooL, afterwards nosed that this particular branch of the proceeding should be taken into considetatioh on Friday next, and to this motion the House agreed. In what way it can possibly militate against jr.s• tice, to let her MAJESTY know what she is especially charged with, and who are the witnesses against her, we are for ouyselves utterly at a loss to perceive.— It is confessed, that had theldinisters chosen to have proceeded against her MAJESTY for High Treason, she -would have been entitled to . know the names and places of residence of the parties called to substant;ate the charges. Surely then she ought not to be de an. d from an equftable claim to the same indulgence, cause her prosecutors have chosen to bring her to trial by a novel'and ultra-legal mode of proceeding. —As precedent has been totally departed I; om a the part of the prosecution, so we humbly conceive that it should be as little regarded in any instancy, where a strict adherence to it might, even by posi bility, prove injurious to the cause of the Illustrioc; Defendant. This is most assuredly a case in whih both the parties aught to *scout the very idea of taleing a verdict by sharp practice. The course of proceeding which the House cf Lords has resolved upon is to be communicated both the Law Officers of the KING, and to those of the ()VEEN. The lc:mad. will, on the 17th of August, be first hrard'in support of the Bill, after which the evidence in support of it will be gone into. Our Readers may 'be curious to know what is to be done with the late importation of Italians till the trial ,eomeson. The Managers of the prosecution have &.• posed of them very discreetly. They have re-es ported the whole of them to the Continent, to be oat of harms-way till they are wanted. On Saturday they were smuggled off to Harwich, and sailed thence as Sunday, in two packets, bound for Holland. Now that the accusers of the Qu arts have taken their first step, may it not be worth while to enquire what. is to be the last ? Suppose the worst. Suppose the House of Lords pass the Bill of Divorte and De gradation—suppose the House of Commons pass it also—What then? The Lords and the Commons are but two of the three estates in Parliament.—Who is the third? The KING.—And who is the Kno? The Party accuser ; the Party to be. relieved —What constitutional mind can.look at such a result without being shocked? And yet, it the matter goes on in the shape it has begun, to this complexion it must come 'at last. Suppose farther, that the Bill is passed by King, Lords, sad Conunots-i-that the Kos were to marry wing and that there were to he issue of such marriage, - who would of course claim to exclude she present heirs presumptive to the Throne. What would be said if these Heirs Presumptive were to turn round ind my—the Act of Divorce, by which lit .want to cx:.ll:de its from the succession, was an entire itulilif — a moral as well as legal imponihifity--eontrary is spirit sad form to the principks and practice pf the British Constitution- - a sentence pronounced by the Sovereign in imam- of litimsdil And in what a predicameht would the country be, were :b. Legislature for the time to hold that an this was true? The Paris Papers of Saturday arrived this for'. noon. There is nothing of interest in their content • The Chamber of Depaties continues occupied vial the dry details of the Budget of Ways and Meanc-- Five per Cents. Friday, 79fr. 10c. 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