The National Register. — London, England, 1813-04-04 00:00:00

tie i" , - o vi the weer allte allegations, except those relative to my preguancy aed delivery, they arc hot to be considered as " leg4lly arid conclusively- (stabliAed," because spoken to iii preliminary exami nations, nut carried nu in the presence of the parties concerned. They do not, indeed, expressly assert - , that my contradictien was not decisive or salistactory ; they do of expressly state, that they think the fats and allegations went nothing tootards their legal and conclusive esta blishment, but a re-ex onination in the presence of the parties inte reste.l: butehey go far to imply such opinions. That those opinions are utterly te.tettable, apieet the observations I have made, upon the ertedit and character of those witnesses, I -shall ever most ereaiently maintflin ; but that these observations heave their credit wholly unaf fected, and did not deserve the least notice hoot your Majesty's set vents, it is impossible that any honourable man can assert, or any fair and unprejudieerl mind believe. I tees.. pis:weed, Sire, to observe, very shortly, upon the advice far ther yew) to your Majesty as contained in the remainieg pert of the paper ; .which has represented, that, both it, the examinations, and even in my answer, there have appeared many cireumst..nces of con duct which ceuld not be regarded but with serious concern, and which. have suggested the expression of a desire awl expectation, that such a conduct may in future be observed by me, as may tulle justify those ;barks of paternal regard and atkction, which your Majesty wishes to chew to all yotti• Royal Family. .And here, Sire, your 'Majesty will graciously permit me to notice the hardship of the advice, which has suggested to your Majesty to convey to me this reproof. 1 conirlain not so much for what it (toe-, ;s fur what it (lees not contain; I mean the absence of all particulars which is mentioned as the object of their blame. The circum stances of conduct which appear in those examinations, and in my answer, to Which they allude as those which may he supposed to justify the advice which has led to this reproof, share your Majesty's servants have not partieulacli mentioned them, I cannot be certain that 1 know. But 1 v ill venture confidently to repeat the assertion, which '.have already made, that there areno circumstances olconduct spokes to by any wituess, (whose infamy and discredit are riot unwi se:ere:o:4 exposed and established,) not any where apparent in my answer, which have the remotest approach, either to crime or inde licacy. For my future conduct, Sire, impressed with every sense of gra titode for all former kindness, I shall be beund unquestionably, by sentiment, as well es duty, to study your Majesty ' s pleasure. Any advice which your Mej,!sty may wish to give to me in respect of any particulars in /fly c-nduct, I shall be hound, and he anxious to obey as m) . law. But 1 must tru t, that your Majesty will point out to. In 'the particulars which trey happen to displea , e you, and which you may wish to hive altered. I shall he as happy, in thus le-ling myself safe prom beree under the benefit of your Majesty's advice, as I ern now, hi feeling myself secured from danger, uneer the pro . tectioe of your justice. Your lel ajesty will permit me to add one word more. Your Majesty has seen what detriment my character has, for a time, sustained, by the false and malicious statement of Lady , Douglas, and b. the depositions of the witnesses who were examined in support of her statement. Your Majesty has seen how many.. . enemies I have, and how little their malice has been restrained by .any regard to truth in the pursuit of my ruin. Few, es it may be. • hoped, may be the instances cf such determined, and unprovoked . netlienity ; yet, I cannot flatter myself that the world does not produce other poisons. who may be sweyed by simhar runeves to, .suni!ai wiereediess. Whether the statement to be prepared by the Prince of Wales, is to be confined to the old charges, or is tutu Med. • .to bring forward new circumstances, I cannot tell; but if any fresh otterepts et the same nature shall he made by my accusers, instructed as they will have 'men by their miscarriage in this instance, I can hardly hope that they wi:l not renew their charge, Without irnpreved. artifice, more skilfully directed, and with a malice roamed rather thin abated, by their previous disappointment. 1, therefore, can only appeal to your Majesty's justice, in which I confidently trust, that whether these charges are to he renewed against me either on the old or ot. fresh evidence; or whether new accusations, as well as new witnesses, are tobe brought torwaid, your Majesty, atter the expe. etence of those proceedings, will not suffer your loyal mind to he prejudiced by ex-parte secret examinations, nor my character to be whispered away by insinuations, or sugeestions which 1 have no op portunity of meeting. If any charge, which the law will recognize, should be brought egairst me in an open and legal manner, I should have no right to complain, nor any apprehension to meet it. But till I may have a full opportunity of so meeting it, I trust your Majeety will not suffer it to excite even a suspicion to my prejudice. I must claim the benefit of the presumption of innocence, tilt I am proved to be guilty ; for, without that presumption, e..ainst the effects of tsecret insinuation, and ex. parte examinations, the purest innocence can make no defence, and can have no security. Surrounded, as it is now. proved. that I have been, for years, by domestic spies, your Majesty must, 1 trust, feet coltvinccd, that if I had been guilty, there could not have been wanting evidence to 'have proved my; guilt ; And that these spies have been obliged to have resort to their own invention, for the g . uppert of the charge, is the strongest detneree ration, that the truth, undisguised, and cor vectly represented, c3till furnish them with no benne againet toes. THE NATIONAL arnisTtß. APRIL 6t. And when I consider the nature and malignity of that conspiracy. which, 1 feel ccntident, I have completely detected and exposed, I cannot but think of that detection, with the liveliest gratitude, at: the sptcial blessing of Providence, who, by confounding the machina ions of my enemies, has enabled me to find, in the very ezcess and eitr;:eagance of their malice, in :he very weapons which they fabri• cared and sharpened for my destruction, the suf6cirat guard to ►np innocence, and the efi::ctiral means of my justification and defence.- • I trust, therefore, Sire, that l may now doss this lotig letter, ia• confidence that n u ►ny days w.ll not elapse before 1 shall teceive fruaa your Maj.-sty, that assurance that my pit requests may bo so com pletely giat►ted, may re. der it possible for me ;whit tr hing else c , n; to 4,041 the painful di.i...losurc t.) tl►e world of th 2 cr,:u:',stances of that injustice, and of those unmerited sufPrings, wh:Lh these procxcdino, in the manner which they have ben conducted, hate brought urn n►t. I remain, Sire, with every sentiment of gratitude, Your Majesty's most dutiful, most submissive DatiOtc.r.in-law s Subjea, and Servant, (bitncki) C. P. Montague House, Feb. 16, 1807. IMPERIAL PA f?I.I.1 MENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, MARCH The 5,000.0001. Exchequer Bills Bid, tiet 1,30;1,0001, Exchequer 13il:s Bill, the Canada Hum rill, and scveral local and private were brought up trom the Commons, mnd Rad d first time. Ti Siniplifilog Bill was ordeied to he printed. Lord li.rnEso ALE preSented P Peti'iqn front Oa. Ea:A rodia Com pany, praying to be heard by Cc.nuisci, and to have evidence exa mined, respecting tit:: renewal of the Charier.—.Ordetetl to lie on the Table. The 1 - louse having resolved itseli into a Committee on the Sti. pcioliary Curates Bill. The Bishop of LoNnoN urged a variety of objection 3 to it, con ceiving that it would operate oppressively, by the griwridity of it, enactment, and moved an amendment, laving it to ihe discreliori of the Bishop to fix the salary of the Curate at itoy late, not ex ceeding 2001. per annum, including house, and such portion of th• glebe as it might be thought fit to give him the ocetipatiun el. After some debate, this amendment was negatived by 17 against 15.—The Bill was then gone through, and the report ordered to be received to-morrow. Adjourned. TUESDAY. INA MUD O. A ropy of the Resolutions submitted to the House of Commonc by Lord Civilereagh, for the futare regulation of the trade to In dia, having been presented by the Earl of IlLckilitatAiftstirrtE, Select Connaittee was appointed to take the bame into consi deration. The Fart of DartYLEv postponed his motion respecting tbt Naval Administ►ation of the Coil:ary l till Friday, April 9. VIEDKESDAY. APRIL 1. The Earl of DARNLEY moved for Returns of the Naval strength employed On the coast of America, between April, and Fe bruary, 1813, distinguishing the amount of force at the end of each 'succeeding month.—Ordered. TI11:11111DAY, 4PRII. 2. The Royal Assent was given by Coniniis , ion to the Exchequer trills .Bill, the Sugar Bills, Local Militia Bills, and several private FRIDAY, APRIL t. EAST INDIA TRADE. The Marquis of WELLESLEY, on presenting a Petition in favour of the FAA India Company's Trade, took occasion to address the House at sonic length, the mode in which it was agieed upon by their Lordships in the recent discussion, there to Sao into the in quiry relative to the affairs of India. He deprecated the arrange ment of a private Committee, and contended that the inquiry' shonld be as public as it could tie made. His Lordship then took a cursory view of the govet i muent and policy of the Company, and declared, that knowing the eastern world and its natives, from lo cal and occular experience, lie must say' that as far as he could un derstand the object of the King's Ministers, their new plan would go the length of totally counteracting the efforts of the East India Company. His Lordship. after many observations to this effect, concluded with giving notice of subLuittiug a WAWA to the Houbeb J