The National Register. — London, England, 1820-11-13 00:00:00

1. e now, for the first time in his politicel life, differed with his Noble Friend near him (Lord Grenville). He thesseht that it was 1111pOSSit , lit to give to the sort of testimony pro duced, the c diet of a legal proof of guilt. It was but tem true that persuas in a royal station might he guilty of itn proprieties, and even ci ; but he hail always understood it to be the wisest policy to keep them as mush concealed as possible! Ile was convinced that much mischief had been done by this inquiry to the interests of the elonarchy ; lie hoped that it was not yet quite irreparable; it was still in their power to du much towards that desirable object, by finally rejecting the Lill; and he fur one could not in his conscience give his vote otherwise.—[His Lordship spoke is, so low a tone as to be almost inaudible at the liar: and it was with difficulty we could collect what he said. The above we believe to be the sulistanes of his speech.] The Duke of BEDPOItD said that, in his opinion, the measure was one which, to use the emphatic words of ano ther branch of the Legislature, " was derogatory to the tumour of the Crown, and injurious to the hest interims of the country." Ile did not vote on the Diviece Clause, be cause he could not consc ientiously vote spun it wit bout thinking the Quee n gaity. It had given II:O1 great !ISt o niiliiiwnt to see Ministers supporting the omission of the clause, converting to the castration of their ono measure, depriving it of the only feature which gave it the semblance of rationality. He did not mean to go its detail into the evidence, but lie could not, however, help ,Hering a few remarks en sonic parts of the proceeding. A Uccle Earl opposite (Lord levet pool) had commented ou the evidence in a manner which had given him great surprise. He had aisitined seine of tee most important facts of the case as proved solely by the testimony of Met pure mud immacu late witness 1)e Moist. He had ventured to say, that she was in one instance supported by Dr liiiilause but on the minutes of evids Tice belie: referred to no such corrobiention appeared. A Noble Lord on the cross-lis nets (Loud Lau slerdide) haul, equally to his astonishment, commented Tin the evidence iu a similar style, assuming fates to be con firmed by the evidence fur the defence, which depend, ii only on the unsupported evidence for the erosecution. There was another cu eun,stauee which he could not help advs.-Ilene to. The Noble Earl opposite (Lord level pool) had coniniceited with what he eonceived a insist tilled:is ed severity on the conduct of her Majesty in acting the part of an Antemuiron. Nothing, was lucre common than fur persons in the eielier situations to represent characters io ancient or modern history, or the Gods and Goddesses of fabulous story; he had known it done by personages than whom the Princess of Wales was not more exalted in reek, sand whose chat:lcier the breath of calumny had never dared to assail. The truth a as, every thing that could in any way lie turned en the discredit of her Majesty was made use of to etfeet the purposes of this Bill, without aliy re gard either to their justice or probability. He would ask their Lordships, how the character of Qiicen Elizabeth would have stood ?--vu here the glory of her reign would have been te if she had been infested as the Princess of Wales had been, by spies and informers ? Ills Grace con eluded by declaring, that if called upon, in his judicial character, to givu a verdict. on the es idence which haul been produced, he Insist say " Not Guilty, on lily honour and conscience!" and, if asked for his opinion as a Legis lator," that the Bill was as impolitic as it was unjust!" The 1.0111) CHANCLI.LOIL--" My Lords, at an i.rtly stage of these proceedings, the second reading, 1 statist, that it appeared to me utteily impossible that any man could vote fir the second reading who was net convinced, not eu moral conviction, but on legal evidence, that her Majesty was guilty. I did not state any t Mug as to the po licy or expediency of the measure; but I said it was still competent to your Lordships, if convinced that the sub rtantial charge had been proved, that you might alter the preamble SO as to include all nest you believed had been proved, and rejecting all that you belies cd riot proved by legal evidence. I also stated tlut the cimetwent of the Bull might be altered. It was, therefore, for yews Lord ships to decide whether the Nemec Clause shriek! coutiuue a part of the Bill or trot. Tim Learned lord Mee pru ceedesi to argue at great length in favour of the Bill, and concluded by saving, I feel gratite d, and so I am sill , will your Lordships, that I aiii now going to utter my last woe's on this great and nielancliely question. If I feel that the Guilt of the Queen Isa, heti) proved by legal evidence, I shall act accordingly; hut if I was not FO convinced, no earthly consideration should induce tee to vote for the third reading; but after hearing all the evidence, and devoting every attention in my power to the subject, I cannot con scientiously but vote for the third reading of the Bill. The Bishop of CHESTER ruse to state, that he had voted for the second reading of the Bill upon the full conviction that her Majesty was guilty of the crime imputed to her, which had been proved by circumstantial evidence of the strongest Nature. Certainly the evidence had been no mole than circumstantir:; but if the Queen was innocent, her innocence was accompanied with such eorroborants of guilt as never had been heard of in the annals of history. It was from a moral v new of the question that he was induced to vote fur the secant) )(ailing of the Pill, but it would be recollected that he had decidedly given his (111iiii011 and his vote against the Divorce Clause. 'fins be had dune her:slew Le considered thnt Clause contrary to all established ie.:lves, and opposed to the Divine Precept. Nothing could be more abhorrent iron) his mind than the idea of perfot ming :my act which could tend to degrade liis Sovereign; " and it is," the Rev. Prelate said, o w nth horror I heard it stated by a Noble Lord (Gros% emu), that if let was the Arch bishop of Canterbury, and hid been requested by his Ma jesty to omit the Queen's name in the Liturgy, he would throw the Prayer-book in his Majesty's face." The Learned Prelate then declared, that as lie coedit not conseientiotokY vote against the Bill, being clearly of opinion that her Ma• jesty was guilty, and us lie could not consistently vote for the Divorce Clouse, his impression with respect to that Clause remaining linelnitiged, lie should c.itlulraw himself from the House, and give no vote one way or the other.— (A laugh, and cries of ' 4 Hear, hear !" and " Order !") Earl G R(isV ENO It said, it was impossible not to ties- Pass upon their Lordships to take with-ea what had fallen train the Lamed Prolate. If he recollected right, le had stated what was supposed to have passed between his Ma jesty and his Ministers—that there hail heels 111111.01114,11 . 11h7:1 were fostered by Ministers, that the Kim; htol been ill , artin cause of the at:nat . of the question, and that Ins Majesty had proposed the omission) of the Otteett's 'lame "' the Liturgy binise'S. He (Lord ) had distinctly stated, that such tumours tended to thlow odium and contempt upon the Crown, and were in et el y respect wicked and in tarltous and he admitted that he had declared, that if he were in the place of an Archbishop of Canterbury, to whom suck a proposition was made, he shook nut hesitate to -.V • Tim NATIONAL REGISTER throw aside punctilio in the manner alluded to. (Hear, bear). Ile a.Aunivledged that he bad also stated, that if he was a NI iniste., he would sooner trample under foot the seals of office than introduce a measure so obnoxious ! (Hear, hear, hear.) lie should say no mole in answer to the censorious eranineuts of the Learned Prelate, thaii de clare, that every thing he heard snore and more convinced him of the impropriety...the absurdity of the 111Ca%iiiv.—... (Loud cries of " Question!" when the Noble Lord sat down.) Lord ERSK I NF. took the opportunity to notice the ar gument of the N..tile Lord on the Woolsack, w hich was grounded on the case of the murdered man. The eireion stances stated were certainly a strong presumption of guilt, I hot lie begged to know what the Jury wuald have thought if the person brought forward to prove the murder, had du- dared in Cunt, that he had seen neither the bloody knife nor the mu. tiered man?—(Hear, hear, bear.)-ssTbis was the case to is deli the present indeed might be compared, fur lie oust assert that so complete 0 contradiction to the statement of the Attorney-General had never been given, than that which appeared all through the evidence fur the prosecution, from the mouths of the wonesses, not only iii cross-examination, but in the direct e..amination of all the fear. hear). The fluke sir GRAFTON said, that after leaving looked with the greatest attention to the es eleece for the Bill, and particularly to that of ilifujneelli inid De Mont, he upon his homier and conscience, say, "Nut Guilty."--s (Loud cares of Dear, beau). The Maciiiiis of HUNTLEY said lie was n 5 decidedly cons 'nerd of the Qacen's guilt, us the Noble Doke seemed to he convinced of her innocencesserillis Lordship was &i -tem:Med not to give a sil.mt lute, nutwithstand;ng the thn .ts held out by Counsel at that. has. Me Marquis 'if DONEGAL said, these were some pow erfel contradictions to be found is the most essential parts of the evidence. flit vote should be aeaiust the Bin, as a measure injurious to all parties, as well as to the best in terests of the nation. The Bishop of GLOUCESTER said, the House not having veparattal that most objectionable Ciau , e from the Bill, he was cotapelled, by his conscientious fee rings, to vote against the third reading of the Dill. (Loud cries of }Far). Ile re gretted to be to oppose many of those sitlt whom lie usually voted p lint he was convinced that consistency of C'/II &let was the hest security against misrepresentaiion.—(lleztr.) Lord DA RN LEY could not let the question go to their 1.01(101i:is, without appealing to those who tad hero.c wavered in their opinions as to the 4uilt of her Majesty, to stand be tween Ministers and rain! mass of the Commons of England would, lie wits convinced, resist, with all their force, this iniquitous and WEI. nations would view the conduct of the Upper House of Parliament 'sith the deepest contempt. Dore there were bond c,ies of ''Question"—Strangers were then ordered to mitlidraw. At Natty minutes postlllle o'clock the house divided on time question, that this ELI be now read a third time : S NON-CONTEN I'S . . 49 .........la Majority fur the 'Third Reading As soon us the numbers were announced, Lord DACRE rose amid very velteineet cries of ° Order," and us 810.'113 the Peers hied lakeu their he ob3erve.l, that he hail been intuited with u petition from her Majesty, praying to be heard by counsel against the passing of the hill. (Much • eburring.) Lord 11%'E8.P001., on the goestion that the Bill do lets', declured his convictim of the Queen's guilt; yet, with a majority so small, and telitig how (litho It it would he to ha . press conviction on tile !tooth: mind, tie should feel it his ditty to propose, that the fur: her pnsciiedilo i s on this Ili II Fllolllll he postponed until this .I.iy• six front hs. (The most vehement cheering took place ut this tioexpected declaration.) Ead GREY row as suua as the Earl of Liverpool had re soon rl scat, but the einifusion did 110 t subside until after his lordship had been fad some time on his lugs. Ilis lordship numpliiined of the whole course 11l i t timers had pursued with regard to the bill, which, after the declaration of the nolsle earl, could scarcely be said to be before the 140111 C, but which was still before the etatistrj, and would lung live in its meminy. (Hear). lie charged the streams of the crown with the grossest neglect of duty, in the first instance, in listening ugly ao u-parte evidence, and giving a aiding credence to the mast exaggerated and unfoutuJett caluinaies. (Loud ehet-r.) they had thus fur many months agitutt4l the nation—they had pria hired a general stag : natio,' of public and privaie business-- and they f o ol given a most fae our:dile (opportunity, ,sere it dcsm ut, to die enemies of internal ireica and tiatieptillity. They hail betrayed their Bing, insulted their Queen, (cow liuued cries of hear from all sides), and had L tiVell a shock to the murals of society by promulgation of the detestable and disgusting evidence, in the la.ariog of ss hich the house had been so lung occupied. ( I Icor.) I iii lordship also repro bated in the stie•erest terms the cl•eiduict of the Milan cu 's- siouers, seta) having been appointed, not to investigate truth, lint to obtain testimoay of guilt, had found in thiseunooy but too great an inclination to put faith in all the stories their aigeiti• and witnesses might invent against the honour mid r..- patat:ott of the Queen ut Great Britain. The result had levet that, offer inquiries, secret and ulna—afire the grossest ca lumnies and the foulest libels bad been tinily the subject ot . detail and debate , for :in days—after all the injury that it was possible to do the Queeu had been accomplished, the bill was abandoned, not evilllOlit teaSini, but assuredly us aloe' t a pilogy his lordship concluded by assuring noble lords oil the other side, that the people ut Uteat Britain isolllll Ina be satisfied with the niere withdrawing the nicasioe, but %%oak' de limit(' a strict inquiry into its timielation and ui ight. (Gitat cheering.) Lord EItSKINE followed Earl Grey, and expressed the lie felt that, after all that had been threatened ;1113 performed, lie had }et at length lived to Ste justice—tarily nett reltaitunt justice--lase to the Queen. It was the victory ut right and innocence over wrong and malignity. Ile land spent much of his life in reads ia justice, and he had ofien witnessed the triumph of the law,but nee er su gluriou,iy as all the in esent occasion—the trnimpll 01 of which Hooker, in his recissiastical Paity, " Of Law there caul he In/ le.: , al knowledged than di it her scut is the bosons tit Gout, her voice the laineony of the wield. All things in heaven nail eat earth do het homage; tlit• very least as her care, ur.J the grvatest as rad esempted num her power. Both angels and urea, sail eniatures u f what condition sneser, though each it. ditki - ent NAL ;nOl manner, yet all with a o rta ill cumxrot adudr lag her •16 the mealier of their peace und joy." (Ileur, hear.) lite Duke of Al ON took the opportunity sta:4lg that his conviction of the trituiuuiity of her Majesty was anal trait', and that for une, he slwald never leek up to tier as' 1114 ••• 1% 4 The question was then put from the woolsack, on the mo tion of the Earl of LI ER POOL that the question " that this bill do pass" be put on this dad• Ni X ICOUtIPI. It was carried rumble eontraderrote, and almost by acclamation. Order having been once more re-establisht , l. the Earl of Li" "wt'' , aimed that the Home sb add adjourn until the 2.3 d of November, that day on which the . 01111110114 meet. It was also carried, and their Lordships immediately separated. CONTENTS ON 1 lIE 'f lIIR D READING. Duars.—York, Clarence, Beitafort, Newcastle, Rutland, Wellington, arid Northuutdr•rhw!l. M H 441,14.4111. —••• Cony liglians, :tagleses, Camden, Nor thampton, Exeter, Hem Wort, Coruwolli., Buckingham, Lo thian, Queensberry, and Winchester. Gernmins, Whitworth, Vert'lam, Cathcart, Mu'grave, Orford, Manvers, Rosse, Nelson, Powis, Limerick, Donoughniore, Belluore, Mayo, Iznigford, Mount-CAtel. Kingsion, Liverpool, Dighy, Mount-Bilgecimito. Strange, (Athol) Abergavently, Aileshury, Bathurst, Chatham, Har court and Westmorlimil, C. P. S. VinmoNra.—Evioinith, Lake, Sidraouth, Melville, Cor son, Sydney, and Hereford. ISAnosis ILAS (Glss.ow•), Meldrum (Almyne) Cumberniere, Ilopotuon, .tlanners, Luiderd.ife, Reaesillale, St. !Men', Nur, h.% iek, llol;on, Carrington, Ilk Dunatanville, Koos, Saltersford (Couriowii), Stewart (Gallo•.vay), Stewart (.11oriiy), DungLis (.11mtnael, Grenville, Suffield. Alu.ougu, Somers', Ito lacy, Middleton, Napier, Colville, Gray, Forbes and Eldon. Airelinrslior....•ollllltt!ibllry. 131 , 1101 . 5.--Coik and Ross, Llandaff, Peterborough, FAv, 5t....)..v id's, Worcester, St. Asaph, and London. NON.I ON ICVNI S. Dries—Portland, Brandon; Devon.ltire, Bedford, Graf ton, Richmond, Somerset, and (jlottcester. Ma nQV Ls.—llath, Stafford, and i.ansdown. Ea nr.a.—Albemarle, Blesington, Brattiord, Morley, Minto, Grey, Gosford, Romney, E kdlcu, Farn ham, Carrick, Carnarvon, Alanstield, Fortescue, Hilsborough (Dowmitire), Grosvenor, Dc Luwarr, Ilchester, Egrettuatt, litz.villiatn, Portsmouth, Staahope, Cowper, Dartmouth, Oxford, Rotteberty, Jersey, EYWN, Denbigh, Suffolk, and Derby. V ou.—Anson, Granville, Duncan, Huod, !Amster, - Torrington, Falmouth. and Bolingbroke. Ilatto‘,—lteeadallume, Erskine, Arden, Ellenhorough, Alvattley, L4tuts (Ely), ll:zgihbon (Care), Bapting Gwy dir, Da whay (Do ite ), at bon nugh, Du nt 4clsea, Alebdip Auckland, Gage, I Warwick (lhategal), Atblwrst, Kenyon, Slierborne, lir ruick, Ash- Limon, Itagot, NValsitigham, Dynevor, Foley, Hawke, Sun bridv (Argyll), Ducie, Rolland, Ponsunby (Ilesbarough), Grantham, King, Belhaven, Clifton (Datule)), Stt”. and Sele, Ilnaard , 1.)..! la 'Lunch, Clinton, Lucre, Audlry, and • Dc Cliiford. A IICIABISIION , .—York and Team. IZtsmue—Gluccster. Content" lOU Non-Conttatti 99 Majority 9IIn a '207. FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANK ItUPTS. J. Wright, senior. hart Street, Illuom.bury, upholsterer. Solid:or, Mr. Patten, I lutton Guttivn. G. Tront, maltster. Su/s. 3lessrs. Bennell and Si. Su ithues Lane. F. W. INiragge. Gloucester, dealer. ids. Messri. Hicks and lirailteuridge. liartlett's Buildings, Holborn. J. C. SelmiesJ and Grusjean, Salto Square, harp manufac turers. Sole. Alessis. Junes and Bland, Great Mary e:sone s.tevt. P. Watkins, Brtstol, oilman. Sults. Messrs. Hurd and Juiin • son, Temple. T. Wool:von. Andcver, Soulliamtiton. linen draper. SoE. 31msrs. Itrediridges and Barnes, Dyer s lluildinm, Holborn. T. Asbby, East Street, 31anchester tiquare, baker. Sule. essrs. Ilarveyand Wilson, Lincoln's Inn Fields. _ _ W. Cooper, - Niect Market, linen draper. Sole. :Messrs. Dawes awl Chatfield. Angel Court, Throgowrtoir Street. J. Kenwortlir. Sclilleworth, Yorkshire, Oyer. Sol. Mr. Bat tye, Chancery Lane. W. Frotnow, Great Yanneath, druggist. Sins. :Messrs. Peolc and Greenfield, Gray's Inn Square. It. W. Yates, Manchester, cotton twist and weft dealer. Suls. Messrs. Alilnc and nary, Temple. A. Wilkinson, Liverpool, wine merchant. Sob. Mesas. Blackstock am! Bunee. Temple. S. Treharre, Exeter, silversmith. Sol. Mr. Winton, Oh! Broad Strczt. T. Norris. Bishop tone, Wilts, sltueiu,,ker. Suls. Messrs and Ca. MiLlaw Temple IJI%.IOI.:NDeI. Nov. 23, 11. and .1. Dalstm, fhl: - Tutt Court. Southwark, hop laeows-2s. It. Collcns, Minds:one, hoe tle.iler—'!3, Phillips, !tread Street Hill, mere:how—tea 1. Looms, White Nu: et L o tt, Fetter Lane, tavern keeper-13..1. Bantam, Surinny, I.ineolm,itile, umber mereltout—tri, T. Hulloes, J. !Janis, isi.d J. D. English, Lortg ALT:. e...tielint.ikers-14, J. Townse.W, Iwidgwe Street, wAreltuusainti.-12, S•=ws litislols hanker -23, IL ilurlcton, Jetnlyn Street, St. .I.t,te i'.t, roe. wing jeweller -28, It. 11. Ward, Alaiden Lam:, litittleinitige. oinint• Colorer-14, F. Corpormion How, Clerkeasreli. ttistill:r—iri. lt. Collet' and .1. l'eurs, Oteapiside, factor, -_.'•J, T. ;mil T. Gardiner, Leicester, hosiers-24. C. Shohtiti,p., dtap,r-28, W. tlicitton, St. Peter's till, r wh .1w bone merchant—Use. 1, L. M. Carey, merchaut-1, 11. D.gaves, Liverpool, invieltunt-2, Evart., Cm:, Street, Gotwell Street, brandy nierehant —2, .1. Iluicosik, Hole Stairs, utast inulter—L, W. Molt:, Wineistel, iota It. Lockett, Hereford, carriers-16, .1. %titlwu , Old Brom! Street, melei h mt-- 5 0, C. Evan; and Sir J. Jell, knight, Gloucester, bankers-15, W. Ilvueer.'renbury, Worcestershire. itialt•tet. C l' lI'ILATES to be granted Now. la. E. Crab!), 11,4Aio.4tott, SoutersetAire, clothier—W. rakes. hiltie Slllllllll.l huitl, Bristol, iron Ilittader 1. Lrenves, Yorkshire.lAllCy cloth itiu-inttitatirers•- J. Ctiok. lurkbhue, 111Cfel{411.1'. inerchatit. The Rev. A. C. Millen, Rector of Woo 4 Mar— tin:l.T, Essex, at his late tithe meeting, took only az the rate of an acre, although he had, by the coin ,ton ascnt of his prishioners, been accustom:: to • receive ; . s. We hope that this libetil wi:l ti)llinve.l by those who have it in the r ihr.Vel, by s.tritico, to reiieve the distres.ei M. Jahn Lille, Rieltma.l, Ira laec.l market a Saturday lust, tlr sale, a seutelt I.7rus. aul,:overing a Tao: of live fevt. MIMI