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est of his Majesty's liege subjects, she would have had no proceeding against her such as this. She would have been fenced round by the protection the law of England F ives to the honour, life, and property of the lowest sub ject. There must have been the verdict of a Jury. she would have been declared guilty by twelve hottest upright conscientious Englishmen, before she was degraded. The Queen would willingly exchange the throne for a cottage, under the peace and shelter of English laws, which pro tects the meanest subject against oppression. The Learned Counsel then observed, that if the evidence should prove the Queen was at Malta or Gibraltar, when the alleged adultery was cotnmitted, would any one say those places were out of the British dominions? And if such a ease was made out, could Iris Majesty's Government proceed against the Queen in any oilier way than impeachment. The LORD CHANCELLOR here interrupted Mr. Brougham, and said, he would never sit on the Woolsack to hear Counsel state whether Parliament had done right or wrong with respect to any :lid. Mr. BROUGHAM said, he had attempted to do what he conceived to be his duty. The House had interposed power to stop liiiu ; it was once just, and ha bowed to the correction. The LORD CHANCELLOR—" The House used to lie just, and in this instance they lay down a rule that they may not be unjust " Mr. BROUGHAM then went on imploring that no de lay might ensue. The Crown Offices', who appeared to have been called in, as it was said, for the end of public justice, must be prepared to go on. At the same time he would say these officers did not believe the evidence they had to Mier, otherwise they never would have offered the Queen 50,0901. a-year out of the Puolic Revenues, when it was their duty to proceed to impeachment. The Bishop of EXETER here moved that Counsel do withdraw, and submitted to the House whether tee Learu ed Counsel had not gone beyond his instructions? Lord HOLLAND deprecated the interruption as un necessary, and Mr. BROUGHAM was agsiu heard. He I closed hi. erg 1111 l ent by stating, that the Queen had cut,- i fidence in the honour oh the Illustrious Peers of that House, knowing that they would nut act with injustice, or truckle to Royalty. Mr. DEN MAN was heard on the same aide, after which Counsel withdrew.—Adjourned. sense, JULY T. Istiot.vxww Daimons' BILL.—Lord AUCKLAND wee on the order of the day for the committal of the Insolvent Debtors' Bill. The Noble Lord in the first instance, complained that the principle of the Bill use bad. and stater). that it would be news- Gary to move several amendments. One clause in the Bill re quired every debtor, after a Certain term, to giee up the whole of Tat property, real and personal. at the mercy of his creditors ; and if he did not satisfy the order of the court in that respect, he is liable to be imprisoned, and is not to be released. To get rid of that clause, and bring back the Bill to the principle of tinnier Insolvent Bills, he had prepared an amendment. The debtor was to be relieved from the punishment of severe imprisonment if his debts were occasioned by severe tuistirrtune. and where there was no dishonesty, it was WO touch to leave him to the mercy of his creditor. He should purpose an amendment which would have the effect of extending relief to Crown Debtors. and the Noble Lord said he was anxious to introduce a clause fur the relief of prisoners committed rot contempt of the Cuuit of Chancery; also a clause which would have a com pulsory effete It was to give the power , after a limited period, o f removing pri miners who were living in the Rules and squandering away the greatest part of their pioperty, to confinement within the walls of We prison. Another cause he meant to introduce would provide that instead of remaining three months in prison before a debtor applied for his discharge, lie should be empowered to present a Petition immediately after his arrest. This enactment would be beneficial to the creditor, because the debtor would no looser be able to dissipate his property. The Noble Lord did rot calculate that he should be able to get the Bill passed during the present Session of Parliament, but in the ensuing bonitos he might be able to bring in an improved Bill. Lord REDIeSDALE agreed with the Noble Lord, that the principle of the Bill ought not to be adopted. The p.inerple went to emend the benefit of a new Bankrupt Law to those who were not entitled to it. The Noble Lord was right in his endeavours torostore the old principle of law. The greater past of the per son.. confined for debt, were persons unable to discharge their debts. There were also many fraudulent debtors, but the great mass of persons were really insolvent, and must remain in prison, unless relieved by the legislature. It was to a certain degree an offence, it a mut. contracted debts with a knowledge that he could not discharge tiaan ; but debts were frequently the effects °finis. fortune, perhaps oceounted by the misconduct of others. There wereperanis, however ; of r (Niacin description, namely—frau dulent deletes, and iu the late Insolvent Act. clauses were intro duced to except them. Unless the Bill before this House was altered in that respect, it ought nut to pass the House. in the manner this Bill was fran:al, the moment a person was impri soned for debt, he was in a sitteetion teat he must, within four. teen days, apply to the Court for his discharge, .tnd then the whole of hw property ass taken out of his hands. That pro vision was too strong. A paean imprisoned for a debt might, if time was allowed, discharge the debt for which they were arrested, and fourteen drys was too short a tenth Ile mentioned this, in order that the Noble Lord might ruither consider it.— There was &nettles point on winch he should think it. necessary to move an kmendthe .t. As the Bill stood, the nioin:nt a person was arrested he had nutting to do but present a l'elitoo for In. discharge. The edict of such Petition would be that oft e,ting all his prorerty in the hands of his cred.tore—lt' that remained a elem. correction, it %soul- detest the ikinl,ropi. Laws. He should therelute move a clause that nothing in the Act should tend to defeat the Bankrupt Laws—Without that unantiment tile Bill would not be intelligible. Ler.; ,SUCH LAND had no objection to the amendment of the noble and !yarned Lord. %Vim respect to the other points, he should also pay due attention. The amendments wou.o be printed with the Bill, and come again biture the limes: in a turns to enable the Lords to take a more correct view of it. On n future day he .hould move to recommit it. The Bill den sent tlitougli the Committee; the amendments were agreed to, and ordered to be ptinted. The Irish Exchequer Bills 1:11 went through a Committee. Several ether Bills were foreardal in the respective stages, awl the Huwie wljuurned• 11011. L OF COMMONS. MONDAY, Jt•LV 3. LIMERICK ELECTION —3.. . VI 01) E HOUSE presented the Ittpoit of the Lieu tick 1..1. ci.un tolumitive, %hick dtelai. d Colonel P. Veit kt r 1.1 iI4VC beru unduly and that Mr. km e, 114 V 6(.1'11 11111 y elected, aught In have hers, rettiseeti. 'the C,, a isisu stated flat 11141 bag woe.. tt 1 - tealiy De 51411, the hetuctier tit Lintetick, into cosimi) tut llu .. pi *alit 111111.111; and the IL use, eu the geoltuoi of rt.r. %V vtlelh.wr, es destal the said Mr. De Slag' to be consositted to his Maj.,12.'.. gain of Newpai.. Mr. I: 01.)1.110UsF. alsu moved, as various acts of the Coronation had heto hit...girt to light, that the Cantina- Iste's miuulrs ul e*idenee be rinted.—Oideltd• THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Mr. RENNET presented the report of the Berwick. npon-Tweed Election Committee, which declared Sir D. Milne unduly elected.—A new writ was ordered. EAST INDIA VOLUNTEERS.—Mr. CANNING moved the second reading of this Bill. He ub d , that the . Government having agreed to the raising of this corps, it was likely to be iiiiide what it would have become, had the corps not been suspended. Mr. BERNAL was sorry to see this bill brought for ward. Mr. CANNING observed, that he should not press the bill, if he could nut support the measure with a good case. Mr. HUME was sorry to observe, that the military were called in on all occasions, the civil power being deemed as nothing; end this readiness was peculiar ly shewn on Friday, when the Lord Mayor had called out the military. Sir W. CURTIS said, that this was the first time lie had heard of ally thing of the kind; he had prim no niiiitary. Mr. HUME did not know whether the Honourable Ba ronet had beeu asleep; but the military were in Holborn. (Hear 1 ) Mr. Alderman WOOD confirmed the statement, ob serving, that they were in Hatton Garden; the horses• tails might be in Middlesex, but their heads were In Lon don. One of them was in communication will, the Lord Mayor, and his Lordship acknowledged that he had or dered out the military. It was most unnecessary, as the Hall was never more unanimous. Mr. CANNING said he should, in the Committee, move that the damns regarding the pay be omitted ; with that clause lie should nut think of pressing the bill. Bill read a second time, mid ordered to be committed. ELEC rlON.—Lord LOWTHER asked whe ther one was to be done on the Carlisle Petition. Mr. :LIME i replied, that lie should, next Sessiun, 'wive to call the Magistrates to the bar for their conduct in ceiling out the military when there was perfect tran quillity Lord LOWTHER said, if the charge were not urged now lie ,hould deem it groundless and unfounded. New SOUTH Wat.r.s.—Mr. OOULBURN moved the third reading of the New South %Vales Duties Bill. Mr. GOU L BOURN arteres ;ads said, in reply to Mr. Wit berforee's enquiry, twit the itivesti,noion which was to take place would embrace the various suitjects of complaint. Bill read a third time unit passed. • The Cuintuittee MI the Excise mid Spirits' Acts was post polo d till to-morrow, ellen Mr. M. Fitzgerald said, he should submit his motion 'Te pee:tog the intercourse of the Spirit Trade between England and Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, that to-morriiis , he should be prepared to submit a proposition ou the subject. Committee postponed till to-morrow. Kanw's Messses.—Tbe House, on the motion of Lord Castlereagh, went into a Committee on the King's Message is-vector , the Royal Incomes. Lord trASTLERLAGH said, he thought the seven pro positsous wilted he should have,to move would have the una nimous support of the House. 'They were merely to con tinue those allowances that acre in existence at the time of toe lame Kiti.Cs demise. Under other en cumstunces he might have sssss ved some additions to the Duke cif Clarence and the Duchess of Kent. int account of her infant Princess. Prince Leopold, hoe ever, had, witagreat hbrrility,token upon himself the 'moon t and education of the infant Princess. iCileers.)—Tlbe krauts which lie should have to move would simply be a tuutiuuauce of the former imouses. His Lord ship added, twit there would Ise required some allownuces fur some of tneservutes of his late Majesty ; a sum of to cloy four tuomand pounds per autumn, and the charges required might be abort 10,0001. Sums actually paid in pensions, befo.e the King's death, amounted to 80d01. mid he appre heuded time would be iio objection to these small additions; he should tat call for these additions to-night. lie nom timed the Mos. lie concluded ii ith moving a grant of 14,IEVi. a sear for the Duke of York. Lind A. HAMILTON expressed his astouishment that no pitivisiun w s made fur her Mai sty. He had repeatedly asked for nit - oroom 00000 on this subject; mid he irow thought toe ',toper period for something to be dune had arrived.— lie apprehended that there was um le h at income for her Majesty. (Heir !) What was grAilled, it any, was illegally grimed and tom nuttily received. lie understoon that it had b •eii intimated to her Majesty that she wa, to ree:eve the $3,0011. a !ear; but as a Member ut Parliament, he must sk uu %but wound the Ministers thus made a branch alike Roy ul lainily their peuisiumer, ?—(llenr, hear!) — But w hy am not a provision to be named this Session; why was it a itlitield ut a moment like the present 1 Wus it generous, just, or enlist itui imial I or was it not convenient to the blinisti re to ,tir the suluject I Su much W3ll he taken by surprise, Him he did not know e hither be might to supply the defect; but at alt events, he should move tont the Cuair- IMM slum IrliVe Ihr eisir,to lye the 'ii Misters time to rectal. sister the te n ure they were iaz.eu ng—to repair what tie COll - to be- an narion Sc' , House .if Commons, and au instil to the dignity 0. I Crown.—(llear, hear I) Lord CA STLER i.G.I thought the surpr.se would Lave been greater had he ,mine demo aill nay proposition ter pectiog the Queen. Xl..m he left town yesterday, arrange ments were made to h. invite to het Majesty hint not only would her tormer Le continued, bet lnc means al forded of meeting those esprit( es which taught be incurred in the ellorts made to vindicate her character. (Hear, hear.) Ile apprehended that the Noble Lord could net have been m oue ted by her Maje sty the Queen to make the etiquiry, because her obijesty had intimated that she did not wish i mom.. to I% .run any consideratioe nt present ; and it must lie reini•inheiril that the House mold originate no measure of ties In., II ; the CII. wit mint forward the initititive ; and then co. subject ohs to hr considered. Lola A HA Si I LTON complained that the Noble Lord put.md a uo.si unfair conduct respecting this question. 1 ILI N r. Y observu d, that lie had expert. d s ow . omit be to keu ut the Queen tin this occasion. lie did out ex o..et that n pei mouton ainangement %mild he made, but he Ilitie;lit the former iur e mull be contimied. •.id how t the n:tonanre tuns to he ciiiitinceil for the clisitiag qUariei by vote of Pailiament knelt I lions the M musters ;) nod aloi that thi Queen have urhAtic..s such us would li.• des med necessary for tr... defamer.—(llear,liear.)—lle was lia pp) t.. kat II so much; he hail nos atiothei a ord to I.tiy .11,.,cct. Arter SUM ri-smai I: • from (%Ir. I)EN MA tS amid others, the resolutions for e‘octiaUtilg I.) the loUllfllrb nt the Ituiyiul Cmutity toe Si/Ille tut units by tuciu ut the rleriiiLe el the late KW), UV re then agrei it to. Coops al tots Lxressrs —On the motion that the Boos. iesulve itself into a Coninsitte.., 111.1:.e a ;rant on 9 aceouut of the Coronation Lxpeuses, an eetended con vei ea tem arose, Mr. Creevey and others submitting that the pre sent period was not very favourable to the celebration of* Coronation ceremony ; that it would be better first to see an adjustment of the existing unhappy disputes between the King and Queen ; and that if it take place now the public temper was not in a state to view it w itb satisfaction. The contrary was urged by other Members, and Dr. LUSHINGTON said, lie apprehended that at pre• sent there were circumstances of so peculiar a nature, both with respect to the situation of the Queen-consort, and the slate of the public finances, that Ministers them selves must believe they would best discharge their duty ey advising that this ceremony should be delayed. There sees, in fact, no necessity fur a emanation at all, and he believed it would be fulled, on role, ring to the history of tliii country, that many kings had reigned for a e.onsi dere hie time without having gone through that cm weeny. lf, then, there was no necessity for liis Majesty's being crowned, it became a question whether or not, at the present moment, it was expedient. His lion. friend (Mr. Creevey) had stated, that while the trial of her Majesty wits going on, it was improper that there should he a pub. lie sidemility in which she could take no past. In this opinion lie entirely concurred; and he also agreed witk his hon. friend in thinking that it would he imprudent to rouse and provolw the it 'Amp of the people of this country, at a tune whets they would be in a high state of eacitatien. He 'stad appeal to the noble Lord himself, (Castlereagh), whether it was not impolitic to offer this additional excitement to public feeling, at a time wheat the noble Lord moist know, from the addresses that were presented to her Majesty, what the opinion of the people was respecting the treatment which site hail received; and when he must also Leo'', if lie at all looked forward to futurity, that these feelings would hereafter become stronger than they were at present. But there was still another objection which had more weight with him thau either of those to which he had adverted—he meant the universe, distress which at present pervaded the country. (Hear, hear.) That distress was so real and so great, tied he would not consent to vote away a single shilling of the public money for any purpose that was not absolutely and iudispensably necessary . Let the hon. gentlemen hunk at their table covered with petitions front the agricultu rists; let them reflect on the present state of all the great manufactining towns iii the kingifoui—Glasgow in s silos, Leeds in ilistress,and Birmingham scarcely able to support herself ; let them also look at the situatien of the sister kingdom to relieve e hose commercial distresses they had a few nights ago voted a grant of 600,0001.; and wills this picture before their eyes, was the Noble Lord to tell them that 101,0001. was a small sum?—(Hear, hear.)—lt was not a smell sum; it was a large amount, when tl.e means of the country and the distresses of the people were taken into consitlei ation. What would he the effect of a Coronation at the present moment on the public feeling? They would have in the newspapers colones upon colientis titled with acco 111116 of this pompous cere mony, with gorgeous descriptioins of the Cul onatiuu rube , . and of all the splendid trappings and costly equipage displayed on the occasion , and when the starving indi viduals iu Glasgow, Leeds, mod Birmingham, should reed these accounts, and learn that 14,0001. had thus been spent in one day, when there was hundreds of thou sands of individuals in those towns without any means of siiissisteuce•—what ethect, under these circumstances, could such an account have but to excite disgust and discontent? Let the House compare the misery and entleriugs of these people with the pomp and pageantry of the proposed Coronation, and then they would see if Ministers were not exerting theuleelves to aggra vate the distresses of the country. 'they not only neglected the public distress, but were also want ing In attention to constitutional forms. They were erecting additional barracks at the present moment at Glasgow, at Meneliester,and even in the metropolis; and fur swum eurpose ? Why, to keep down the dissatisfac tion of the country. Thus, while they were taking mess mires on one baud to suppress discontent, they were On the other doing all iii their 'mote to excite it. If this measure were persisted in, he, for one, should say, that to whatever ex.remities the people might go, whatever outrages they might cosntuit, (hear, from Ministers,)—lie was not arrant to avow the sentiment ; and lest the hon. gent. should think that 1w might disavow it at risme future period, he would 110 M repeat, he believed in his con science that whatever excess. s the people might commit, they had been driven to them by Nlinisteis, by their ar rogant and oppressive conduct, and their contempt of public feeling. Did the lion. gentlemen opposite eenuse that the spirit of the country was to be leileied and ma nacled by those velnnteurs that were now raising. or that it was to be kept down by she bet reeks that %vete rising up in every directiuu? This effect might indeed be pro duced for a short time—but only fur a shot t time; for there was still spirit enough iu the e wintry to lay in the dust ail the machinations of the lion. gent. and kis col leagues. (Heat, hear.) He had ilionglit it Isis ditty to state these sentiments, because, on looking nt the es cots which had occurred tor sonic tune past, amid at (hue mew sere, w;1101 hid been adopted in consequence of those mien, lie flu inlY believed Met no hills tonal effectually ;sat doss .1 du.atlreLion, because lie was convinced that disaffection never existed generally ,iniongst a reel ,••, except it were the couseqeence of misgovernment on :lie part of their rulers.—(Cheer.) The Holier lifterwards went into a Committee, when a grant of 10:eneel. ml account of the Cavitation ex peiices was moved mill nerved to.— Report tu-moriaw. The King . 4 Ileveli Bin having goes throurz' I a Cora. mittee, and the remeiiiing videos having Jeep disposed of, the House adjourned. TUES!)4 . Y, JULY 4. There being two ballot, tivdfur t•nniay, to try the merits ofthrfirunth:on and (mur Election P,tlrions, and deiuulteis' l'.t to be called uvee, the gallery was clot oliviir,l till alma/ half phut rise tit:lot:l.. Several of the Members Ce e (mimed ;mu custody n, 0-fatillerv, amongst them, , se understand, were lend ('rail rta6h, heigeuta Cupte, Chau le , Wetberall, Sir J. Ni•lNlTthill moved the third rending of his three Bills toe ulteriog the Li iminal Laos the Prisme MSrnli n. ite S6clrs 11111; and the Capital Felonies CO,. muistion loch CFI' real n thiru tit A t ., anal after scone mina' iron Mr. Martin rezatid , l:4; flit last Bill, they were pasted rad rarer irrl toile Lords. Lind c i a.rlei • AO, Vied G. Cavivdish, 'Alr. 1. P. Grime, 111 r. l'endtrga.t. dm. were ur.tercil a.l.r th•cha ge4l 041 Gft eusha4 (lithe Sergeaut at ttrom, oil pa)nrut at sl.e ; as were Mr. Scrjeasst Cap!.. y. &e. (Fur cunhatztion ccr pe d iv as.)