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2 t ..z . vii _fik, -\;. - ilasaitat-081044- 01 4 1 T Lads tali h wet bee . Oar. * The LORD eIIANCILLOIL- 41 AtteamorGenetsl,. have you anything to say *by then learn ought patio be re.' calved in Evidence?" The Airoantf-Onassar..-w i Yee, my Lords, if Mr. Broughanil his dOOO--...." Mr. BROUGHAM . said he wail/ like to hear what was the ob jection of his Learned Friend. The Arroattee-GENeseat said, Wit this was like many ether extraordinary upplications which hall come from the opposite side of the liar during these proceedibga. He might make use of the setae exclamation with which Mr. ilgougham had greeted an application made lay him (the Attorney-diieneral) to their Lord ships, and say, " now, my Lords, I ask egos are sitdng as a Court of Justice?" Mr. Brougham enidi hew bad no other object in tendering these letters, than is have Asa opportunity of making such a speech as might cause, on the minds of their Lordships, and still me e. so on the minds of the Public oat dt doors, an impression not to be produced by the real that. Or the case. Their Lordships had already decided, that the verbal ; declarations of a party could not be received as evidence of the acts of that party,and letters were nothing more than suck dank rations in another shape. &sides, their Lordships had yet to barn to whom these letters were addressed ? Mr. BROUGHAM.—" I shall read them, if you please ; I am stare I have no objection"—(ifiatsg.V. The Arroaxev-Graxam. said, he was not to be caught by the i dexterity of his Learned Friend. It was no matter to whom the letters were addressed, nor what they contained, under no eir:unistances could they be received as legal evidence. Mr. BROUGHAM disclaimed all intention of taking any undue advantage. His Learned Friend first complained of tendering the letters, and then, that he had not heard enough of them. Ile had every desire to relieve his Learned Friend's curiosity on this point. The first letter was dated the :nth February, 181 Q, and the second, the 6th March, 1819. The person to whom they were addressed was the Director of the Police at I'esaro, an agent of the Home Department of the Roman Government. In tendering these letter;, he (Mr. Brougham) bad only per formed what he conceived tc. be a simple duty, which heowed both to their Lordships and to his Illustrious Client; but at the same time,he was far from feeling pressed by any great necessity to do so. For, though it would be vain for hint to attempt to rival the ingenuity and eloquence displayed by his Learned Friends on the other side of the Bar, yet, in as far as respected argument, in as far as respected correct reference—(Cries of Or• der, from their Lordships).—lie was not at an alarmed ;he was not cut of order. The Learned Gentleman proceeded to argue that he had a right to give those letters, as au answer to the question why be did not produce certain other witnesses. lie had been told that he knew the contents of the letters or he would not %sop held back Alariette and Ilieronimus :this he denied. Lie had found the activity which had been used in corrupting het Royal Highness's servants. Ile saw that they had already got fulakof her servants, and he knew not how far the others might have been practised upon. With respect to Marlette and ronimus, he said, on a former occasion, that he did not know but they night have been under the trammels of the (hnptedas and Grimnis ; and now it turn; out to be that he was right in his conjecture--that he was perfectly well founded in the re-. roark. if he had, in a rash moment, called any of those persons, they would have turned ronnd capon him; they would, in reality, be the witnesses of his Learned Friends, whilst they would be his only to appearance. Tice evidence afforded by the letters of Onrpttria was a proof of the soundness and discretion which happily he and his friends had exercised en this point; and it afforded a forcible answer to the thrice triumphant call of the other side—Where are your witneues? Why not examine Ma rlette? Why not produce Ilieroisimus? The ATTORNIY-GRHARAL said, he must again object to the course which his Learned Friend was taking. He was rejoining to the reply of his Learned Friend the Solicitor and himself, and not t.rguing the question as to the production of the letters. Mr. 13aoe,,:ctst —" My Lords, I ant entitled I conseive to chew the materiality of these letters to our defence," The ArrORNCT-G&NERAL.-•-" I submit that my Learned Friend is only entitled to argue the admissibility." Mr. BROUGHAM.—" And bow can I better do that than by chewing their materiality. His Learned Friend had said that there was not a tittle of proof to show any connection between Otopterla and the present cause ; now he wanted to spew their Lordships that there did exist such connection ; he wanted to demonstrate the fact ; Majocciti was crosi:exattained to sheer that Baron Ompteda had a connection with the case; Majocehi shuffled at the questions put to him on this head, and then he and his Learned Friends called witnesses to contradict Pdajoe chi. In the course of the examination of William Carrington, it appeared that Majncchi represented Onspteda as an agent, and one Maurice Credi was employed by Ompterla to get posseskion' 0: the papers of her Royal Highness. The ArtitaNyr-GENniae asked what page of the evidence did Mr. Brougham allude to? Mr. Ilitouclisu said, it was the evidence of Carrington ; he was sure it WAS in the evidence. _ _ The A-rroisNET.GENERAL again called for the page. Mr. littouossau said, the evidence to which he allufshul waste be found in page 579 of the Minutes. " Did Alajocebi tell you that Ompteda had employed some one to get the keys belonging to the Princess at Cumo, in order to get false ones made ?—He did. Did Majocchi ever tell you that a person had confessed that he had been so employed, and was discharged in come quence ? He did. Did Majotchi ever tell you that if the Prin cess would have allowed him, he would have killed him like a dog? —He did. Killed whom?—Baron Omptedi. Did Ma jocchi state, that Baron Ompteda was very ungrateful, after he had ate and drank so long in the Princess's house?—ile did. Did he say tkat he had made the servants of the house to be suspected'.'—ire did. Did he frequently mention the name of thainteda?-11e did often." Again in the evidence of Lieute nant I lownam, page 777, that witness is asked, " Did. Maurice Credi continue in the service of her Royal Highness after you saw hint upon his knees?-11e continued in the service of her Royal Highness as far as Nuremburgh on the journey to Vienna."—Their Lordships would also recollect that !Isaiah had been sent to Credi ; that he accompanied Mr. Cooke, the head of the Milan Commission, to Frankfort, where Kress had been examined ; Cooke went to Frankfurt to examine Credi, and Rastelli said he accompanied Cooke. The SOLICrIURGENEILAL .asked in what page of the evidence was this tact? Mr. Baovattast.—ln page 764 Lieutenant 1-lovrnam is asked, " any facts, to your knowledge, occur at the Princess's re sidence that occasioned the quarrel between you and. Baron Omp teda.' ' He answers, "By the confession- of a servant; I saw the servant on his knees begging pardon foe his crime." " Ms. Attorney-General submitted that the words, • By the confession o a servant,' could not stand on the Minutes. The Counsel w, re informed, that each tord in the House would of course be aware that the witness, having stated that he knew It only by the confession of a servant, it must be taken, that he did not keaw it at all. Before whom was that servant kneeling, and what was the name of that servant ?-13etore the Prince= of Wales ' - his name was Maurice Credi." ?dr. BRIX:CHM( said, he read this to shew their Lordships how th evidence stood on the Minutes. Ile was interrupted by Gentlemen on the other side,. as if he had an intention to mis state the evidence to their Lordships. He had, however, to tb Ilk them for that interruption, for they made him refer to the page of the Minutes, where it was stronger than on his recollec tion. With respect to Credi, he had been before the Milan Commission, but he had never been before their Lordships.— Where he was now, it was hard to say. Ile knew not whether he was in Rugland, but it was very dear that he was not in the camp of the opposite party. He knew not whether be was lodged in strong towers within the walled fortress of Milan, or p well-stored and well-defended fortress in the vicinity of that House ; but clear if was that they could not see him—that they could not reach him ; they could not storm the formidable for tress within which he was supposed to he, neither could any civil process reach him. But why was he not produced on the other side? He was within the power, and undet the tontrnel of the supporters of the Bill. Why was he not produced to contradict Carrington ? Had Credi been produced, then might h • (Mr. Brougham) examine him as to the details of the agency of Ompteda—then might he have an opportunity of bringing to light the seandalous- conduct of that individual, and his eonnee- Con with the Milan CommiSsion. But he did not stand on this ground ; he would now put his right to produce the-evidence he s t ow tendered on broader, higher grounds. lie would ask their Lordshies, whether they were prepared to refuse evidence Which was most essential to the case of his client—most essential to the fair and pure administration of justice in the present ease? lie stated openly to them the nature of the evidence which he Low tenilsred—he told them what it was capable of demon strating. Wtt a what apnea anee of justice could they refuse to Live U .? tests: a Legislatiyet body, called upon to pr ',Ms • • t Ost'she mead= blurt them, the only t whisk she Coursed for bee Mitesty had aright to it Lordships, namely, whetker they would pleceed reading of this Bill of -pains and renittles?--Ise to them they•eould not robs llipt evidence, oval Courts below might rob* I. Melee it. He IM net the Courts below soda refuse to receive it. al& granting that technical rules might shut out the evidence be ten dered from inferior Courts, it was the impexatlve duty of their- Lordships to receive it. I bis l was not the trial of an limn— it was not case between two ordinary persons, to be de cided according to the rules of common law. Would to des it were !- If it were, then would he prevail—then would the innocence of. her Majesty prevail, and the verdict of the Jury would soon re - echo the verdict arnady announced by the country. Would their Lordships proceed on this extraordinary measure—this Bill of rains and Penalties—tide a post facts law, intended to ruin an individual, under the pretence of State necessity, hardly alluded to, and never fully stated, but which was, in fact, a measure of State convenience, for the convenience of a party acting from interested motives, against the law and the Constitution? Would their Lordships proceed on that meat mire, 'Whilst they refused evidence so important as that which he tendered at their Bar? The Arnismatt-Gnessat said, he had but one observation to make. fRo learned Friend again availed himself of that op portunity which he woe always so anxious to avail himself of, namely, to make - sts idioms to their Lordships. Instead of doing so, be ought to havetenlined himself to the question, whe ther the evidence be tendered was admissible or not? His Learned Friend had recourse to AN sill teoc, namely, that they were not bound by the rules of Courts of laiwiand from that he inferred that their Lordships were bound to receive what evi dence:he might chose to tender, because he thought et to add that it was most material to her Majesty's case. His Friend would have their Lordships believe, that in the cue them they were bound to no rules and limited to no discretidh. * felt no alarm as to the evidence whith his Ltaraed Friend sought to produce; but if their Lordships intended to adhereto a rail which they had in the first instance established, and upon which they had proceeded, his Learned Friend had laid no ground whatever for putting these letters in in evidence ; and notwith standing the assertions of his Learned Vriond in reference to the evidence, the evidence itself did not bear him out. The time and the manner of producing the evidence, was of a piece with. the conduct which his Learned Friend ha d observed through out the investigation: when closely pressed h, always -bad re 7 eouree to a contrivance, be dwelt on other incidents as if mate.; daily bearing on the p oint before them. He (the Attarney-Ge:' neral) would contend, that the evidence now tendered at their Lordships bar, was evidence which they could not receive, and which, even if they had received, could not bear upon their ulti mate judg ment. With respect to De Mont and Hieroaimus, all be could say was, that though they were named by his Friend, though he declared that he would proditee them, it new turned out that he was afraid to call them. Mr. BROUGHAM attempted to reply, but he was called to order by the House. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that the regular mode of pece,:eding in the coons of Law was this, drat after Counsel had spoken on the whole evidence. oh both sides, no further reply was allowed, unless on matter of cases eked at either side, there undoubtedly a reply was permitted, but only as to that point; their Lordships must have seen from what hid actually passed before them that day, how important it was to adhere to that rule. Ile could say, having been bred to the profession of the law, that for forty-five years of experience, he did not recollect any instance in which that rule had been rigidly observed; it was the constant, thotigh certainly the improper course, to Intro duce comments and observations which it was not easy to sup press; but that the principles on which judicial men acted, ren dered these observations of little value. He could atom their lordships, that judicial men paid no attention whatever to any ahak observations—(A feeek).—He thought that by the rules of law they could not admit the evidence now cared. The Earl of CARNARVON said, that with respect to the jadpnent of the Courts below, he woeld not now stop to consider what evidence they would receive or reject, but he thought their Lordships stood in a situation different from the Court, below, and different from all other tribunals ; and he thought that what they bad to consider was the simple naked question, did the evi dence now offered beer upon the case ; did they think it of im portance to the great and important cause ?—.lf they did, how could they for one iustant reject it ; or rejecting it, hew could they talk of even-handed justice? What was the character of! the proceeding before them ; what was its origin ; who were its instruments?' Was it an English or a German proceeding ( Hear, hear)—The Noble Earl opposite (Lord Liverpool) had, on a former day, boldly stept forward and avowed that he ryas responsible far the measure, . that he was the author of the DilL In the course of the procee ding of that day, it was pretty mi. dent that mixed up with this proceviling there was much Get- nun agency; there appeared about it the active interference of the ilinistrr of the King of Hanover, who was also the Save-. reign of this country. Agents—foreign, corrupt, and irrespen. sibk agents have been employed; they had been employed to cor rupt and suborn witnesses on one aide, and to tamper with the witnesses for her Majesty. These fasts stared them in the face. Were they true ? if not let them be inquired into. lint would any Noble Lord vote for this extraordinary Bill without ascer taining the truth of those charges—without satisfying himself whether this vicious agency had been employed or not? He -was astonished at these proceedings; he would wish to know whether they sat there as the Peers of England, or the mise rable instruments of the Government of Hanover ?—(Chters).— If the Ministers intended to press the Lift through the House he was convinced they could hot do their duty without silting this suspicioth affair to the bottom---(Ulcers).—As a British House of Parliament, if they proceeded ace step further in the inquiry, without receiving all the evidence that they could re crier 013 this head, they would not do their duty to the country, nor to themselves--(Ther, hear). The Duke of HAXILTON was glad of an opportunity of declaring his sent' is on this subject. He would not enter into any of the technisal difficulties with which the (panties might be surrounded ; he only wished for matter of fact, and for the eliciting of truth. If there was any particular point whkh . , had been sedulously kept out of sight in this inquiry, it was the conduct of those who composed the Milan Commission. The Noble Earl opposite (I,,iverpool) had declared, on his own part, and on that of his Majesty's Ministers, that they had given no authority in this business to any foreign Minister.— This was a Dill of Pains and Penalties, and as such be would enter his protest against ft, since it was extra-coastits dorsal, and totally unnecessary. If, thee, their Lordships wished to discover the troth, they must not be bound by tech nil:slides, or forced analogies. To do justice in the present ease, 'their Lordships- must receive the letters. This was his firm conviction, and he would take the sense of the House upon it. The Noble Duke concluded by moving " That the letters be received as evidence." Earl GREY agreed with his Noble Friend as to everything that he had said against a Bill of Pains and Penalties, a mea sure only to by resorted to in cases of the greatest necessity, and where the ordinary modes of proceeding did not applt. 'That no such case existed in the present instance, he (Earl Crey) had declared before these proceedings eionsmeneed. Their Lordships had unfortunately thought otherwise, and having agreed to proceed by a 13111 of Pains and Penalties, between 40 and 50 days had been engaged in hearing the evidence on both sides. At the commencement it was agreed, that although their Lordships were not fettered by the rules of law, yet that their pro ceedings should be regulated by these rules as meek as possible. On this principle they had hitherto proceeded; and the question now was, whether, in the last stage of the proceeding, they stiotfid abandon it? lit agreed with the Learned Lord en the Woolsack, that according to the rules of law the letters could not be received. Were/hey, then, of sufficient importance to induce their Lordships to deviate from those mks? Ins Noble . Friend had said, the Conspiracy should be enquired into. He' agreed with hint, but this was not the time. Un these grounds he should vote against the motion. The Earl of CA RNA RYON said, their Lordships sat there not as Judges merely, but as Legislators. He was ready to ad mit that they ought, as much as possible, to adhere to the rake of evidence as followed in the Courts below ; but when they assumed the station of a Legislative Body, the object of their inquiry ought to be, in the first place, to promote the of truth and justice. To this great object every inferior c lion ought to yield. 'llse question before them was not a kali.' ad, but a legidatjaspisesure, and on this ground their Lord ships were bound -Waft whether the evidence had come fairly betore them, or disether attempts bad been Made.-.whether carrupt and miserable arts had been employed to suborn that evidence and to pervert the ends of justice ? In his opinion, their Lordships were not bound down by the technical, vulgar rules of law ; the spirit of exalted justice alone should ;aide their proceedings . rrocceditip iq COW'. of 444 Wis ordinary THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1820. TUB FUNDS. PRI22 or STOCKS T 1413 'DAY AT ONE 07CLOCIC Bank Stock 215}-3 per Cent. lieduced 674 3 per Cat. Cons. 674 62 1171--54 per Cent. 76} 41er Cent. 85} 4-5 per Cent. Navy 1644 L Annuities 17 7-16 }—lndia Stock 221.} 221 221} India Bonds 255. 965. pre.—New Annuities 67} &chequer Bills 45. 15. pre.—Omniunt 44 Cons. for Account 67} 68 874. s • eases . bolt,* fain, ioltialion whatever tetbepsOsee&igituff9o. fiat the soineicka could simultaneously arise in the tittens.yot, if they decided that those eight to be Is minds of all the parties who concurred in the measore ; vridwiter then he would apply the iulei of taw to , detail floe would, for instance, have those lent** and the coming at the knowledge of the fact to lauthenticated as they should be, if offered in a Court of w which this question applies, would furnish more come be would take care th at no fraud, no itiaposition should be . . misted (none indeed could be apprehended), bat having those complete evidence, as to the origin of the conspiracy, lidtuments once authenticated, and feelieg that they were of hr. that has been produced to fix guilt on her portanne.b, the deeisice of the ewe, he did not think that their 1 than an y Lordships would perform their duty as Legialatan if they ha. -MAIISTY; for it might rationally be inferred, that toed to receive those letters—if they hesitated to p robe this the calumaies were circulated to lead to the appoint miserable conspiracy to the bottom. The natural principles of justice required it; the circumstances of the ease before them mint of such.a Commission. for it. Would they appear before the country anxious to In ate third place, as the very appointment of the sae inquiry, where itiquily was so ,—where k was so lewdly, so anxiously called for by an abused complaining party ? Commission implies the previous appointment of Would their Lordships wish to appear anxious to stratithen the emissaries, by some person or persons, we ask, Were merciless band of power, extended as it was re injure and op press? The maritime they had of the measure, nataeally led thew emissaries klanoverians or British ? If WTl them to resist it ; in his °pinkie, they would forget tb.:ir duty— • verians, why was not the whole of this filthy job if, in the eyes of the country—of she world, they should shrink from an inquiry called for by the party, and *misery to the at. transferred to Hanover ? Were there no Ministers - tainmeet of justice. If they penned a different course, they in that counts - y - willing to undertake such a business would not de justice to the people or to themselves. Under „- these impreetions, he certainly would vote for the moth* of his for the gratification of his HANOVERIAN MAJESTY, Noble Friend. • that the Ministers of the KING of ENOT.AND should Earl GROSVENOR was of opinion, that as the exami nation into the conspiracy was net allowed; they Would ant be subjected to such a humiliating and responsibli go into that partial view of which the lett ''' . l' iashl serviee? Or, were the Hanoverian Ministers spared, afford. . Lord HOLLAND said that be fekkinasetf exhausted nada only to save the money of the needful Hanoverian? this inquiry; patience and susngth fell down before it ;he na- Udtess History lies, the Court of Hanover has been turally felt reluctant to enter into a new field of inquiry, unless to him that inquiry should appear necessary. It did not appear before accustomed to " deeds' of darkne,s," and with io; his mind was already made op ; he wanted no further e_vi- the same terror of publicity, which the HanDverjau, dent of conspiracy on the one side, or of elbworeoo en the Other. Tile reason which would incluse him to give Ms vote on party in the present proceedings evince to keep them the titer* l'rethitt' would state t °lltairls ` rtishi P a ; 4 " di selves out of sight. ,Who, for example, l Was the mu give great satisictits told' mind, if be found that the same reason would indueeothetv not or ethnic the widows mimeo. deter of Coont Kano:immix, whose body; after many dered to the Home. reason wasted' "11aaelle Its dater - 1 years concealment, was found by our GEORGE IL. mined to vote against the BSl—gaud dirsral,-11a would vote against that odious measure os pried*u which bad beets al.. under the floor of a dressing-room in the Electoral ready stated to the House,and which he would not repeat. Mk p a l ace ? - was tit reason for objecting to any further evidesee, he did not want it, be saw no necessity for it, bat there might be others Among other anomalies of the QUEEN'S case, it who took a differettt view of the question, and of tun he would may be considered very singular that the whole plot my, that no impartial, no humane or lamest man, who might be disposed to vote for the Bill, unless be was prepared to sift against her MAJESTY has been so managed as to and eland= all the circumstances of this conspiracy to the bot- ~ make it extremely difficult, if not absolutely impose tom, whether a was a responsible or an irresponsible agent that had been employed ?—whether it was the act of the Hanoverian sible, fog legal ingenuity to discover how the parties or the English Government? it was worthy of iniryin the opi- concerne d can be tried and brought to justice; but it Dien of these who were disposed, if any were disposed, to vote for this Bill of Pains and Penalties ; for what rook be morello. so happens that one part of the plan was so managed just, whatoore absurd, than to say, we win pan the Bill — we as to bring certain individuals, who were extremely will decide on the merits of the ease—end having disposed of it then we will turn round to see whether a conspiracy to ethers; active in giving currency to the lies invented against witnesses ever existed, or had ever been . prosecuted? No. her-MAJESTY, within the reach of legal responsibility. To thole who were disposed to favour the BA he would say, ‘ as you value your characters, look into the nature of this dm. The fabricators of falsehood were not content with 'piracy, sift and examine it even to the bottom. For his Own giving their calumnies as wide a circulation as possible part, he wanted so such Inquiry—he disliked it. He should be sorry to sit in that House to examine the ace and conduct of the on the Continent ; but, under the feigned disguise of Hanoverian Ministers, after having examined the e°o4net of Ott Exu - ages from private letters," actually gave them her Majesty. • He was prepared to vote against the DIU on , con scientasious, we ll as constitutional pr i nc i p l es; t o hi m , there - circuiation in certain London Newspapers. Now fore, the case was plain ; but to those who differed with him be here is a clue that may, and ought to be laid hold of. would say, they were bound unfitly to investigate the matter — they were bound to see whether fair or foul memo had been :raffia Jotarnalists, knowing how the wind blew at made use of le procuring what was called evidence for the Bill— Court, thought they mighs, with impunity, say any (Load ekeersjs—He wanted no Inquiry—his mind was satisfied— . wished to get rid o f the Bill, therefore he vote d aga i nst t h e thing against the then Princess of Wat. Es—now motion—filter, Ater .) Bible CONSORT of ENGLAND ; but now, it is poo• The Marquis of LA NSDOWN was against receiving the . letters; he thought it desirable that the conspiracy should be they may be made to render some account of investigated, but he did not think grounds bad been shewn fur thine evil doings. deviating from the rules to which their Lordships-bad hitherto adhead. It had been declared, that evidence of a conspire/ oms ll ; espec .but tia n g ot th so em re , vtheceticagoursteheis Milanancdoinombviis.- should not be enquired into, and also (he put it hypothetically that they should exclude all evidence of a counter-coacy. . The adhering to the rules of law had some incouveniesiee, mom Can the Commissioners be proceeded against by* impeachment? Who is to. impeach themSr.‘ansi but it was the inconvenience which attached to the whole of these proceedings; and he trusted, when their Lordships came to decide, that the Illustrious Personage would have the be• with what hope of carrying the measure ? .But sup-* refit of it. • pose the measure cartied: then they will plead' the The House then divided en the Dike of HAMMON'S Mo tion, When the numbers were : *arrant froth the QUEEN'S husband ; and it is not to, Contests if—Moe-Contents 14S— be doubted that their agents (Rasielli and Co.), who Majority against the fibula, 129. It being Foul &Clock, that Lordships adjourned till Thew haw abused the authority of such honourable mu, day nest. and if brought in a lower Court, the same warrrant mmt would be pleaded in bar of the action. • _Can Ministers, as the advisers of the appointment elbe Han Commission be tried as the originators Odle eoespleacy ? If so, in svbat Court ?....kf pessi bk, in the Coast of King's Bench.; for only in such a court Cimunomalies be avoided, and only in such a_Court ems the Jury, as regaired by the Laws, of England, be vdlad gra for au Unanimous verdict ! The case >the Quests and the replies of the Counsel for the Bill havingleen closed, it is very natural to ask, How stands the prosecution new?— It is admitted -onall bands, that the Counsel for the prosecution did• everything in their power, with such materialsns they had, to make out their case against her MAJESTY, and that 4,n their parts there has been ,nn lack of industry : but it is not generally allowed, great as have been the exertions of the Counsel ibr the Ignites:, that they have made the most of their materials. They have established, beyond the possibility of its being doubted, the existence of a conspiracy against ber MAJESTY ; and ii is also generally admitted, that they:ha-re proved that the testimony of the Italian and German witnesses for the prosecution is unwor thy of credit : but, it is contended, by many of the friends of her MAJESTY, that having, in their open ing, and in their cross-examination of these witnesses, alluded to other evidence calculated to establish still more the perjury of these reptiles; they ought to have produced that evidence—while, on the other hand, it is contended, that any provable proposition being once demonstrated, cannot be rendered more trpe by fol lowing out twenty different modes of demonstration. Itt the meantime it is reported, bow truly we cannot say, that her MAJESTY means to go in person en I lhursday to the House of Lords, and to lay upon the table, with her own hands, a paper supplying itertain points which her Counsel had hesitated to iiroduce. When it is recollected that her MAJESTY *as before, without the advice of Counsel, ad -dressed-the KING, in a letter that has been pub ished, this rumour may appear very credible.— lindied hit MAJESTY, upon her own responsibility. may adopt Measures which Counsel would hardly venture to do. Suppose, for example, her MAJESTY should think it proper to protest against certain well known Members of the House, by name, voting upon this Bill, it may easily be imagined that, with the nerve she has sheih; she could - urge motives for having their voice rejected, . which Counsel might be puzhled how to adduce. May the Act say to some THE QUEEN. Now that the calumniatnrs of the QUEEN of ENG LAND have done their worst—now that every art employed to make any part of their filthricompost adhere to her MAJESTY'S character has failed—now that her innocence has triumphed, precisely in the same ratio that the machinations and conspiracies of her enemies, of the real domestic enemies of Eng land, have been foiled, exposed, reprobated, and execrated—now that every one cries out for the punishment of ber persecutors—we beg to submit to the consideration of our Readers generally, but espe cially those who may be inquiring bow this may best be accomplished, a few questions, which ought to receive satisfactory answers. The whole of the abominable atrocities committed against her MAJESTY have, with great adrditness, been veiled under a Commission, granted to certain individuals, to make inquiries into the truth of cer- ' tain rumours, circulated on the Continent 'with peat industry, to the prejudice of the QUERN'S character. Now here, though the contrary is evidently thik fact, it is wished to be taken for granted, that the Pala. mentary inquiry into the conduct of her MaJaeist rests on the Milan Commission, and the fithie f insl Mg filled by their labours i bat, intro* they rest on e previous calumnies, and the Jabiuirs of the indi! viduals employed to fabricate and give them currency. We therefore ask, From whom was the infotmation derived, which induced Ministers to advise the ap pointment of the Milan Commission ? This question deserves, and ought to receive from Ministers a satis factory answer. . 1 In the second place, we ask, With whom did the first suggestion for appointing that Commission 'mi. 1 ginate ? fcr it is impossible ; in the nature of thm . gs! of the WoLs Ii irt IL Ii 'As lumni away, in con amoni DIVE die DI of TA Lady iktowo) is and The Fore el Forma a coos day. 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