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211 aiptriai Oarliament. }Joust , . (It' LORDS. Pto:vn v, Ear'. GREY presewevi a Petition from Richard G!- thorn • Mitt, a prisoner for debt. praying the House to pass s me legislative measure calculated to give hits relief under the following ease. The Petitioner brought an action against Sir N. Conant, for falsely arresting hint Mk a cliat4e of pithlishing a libel on the late Lord Elitubo tough. The Petitioner was taken into costudy before V:e in tictinent was fulllld for the said libel, and he eon t-tede.l at the tiiat that the arrest was contrary to the l a w of Erglaud. A special verdict was taken, and the ;lido , . held upon argument of the ease the defendant had no ground fur complaint. Cutler those circumstance. he Petitioned the House, complaindig of an injury. The ruble Earl supported the view taken by the l'etiiisnes, wdii Lord Eraktue.—The Petition was Uldtictl to lie on the table. THE QUEEN. Lord L)ACRE rose to present a Petition frnm lire Msje.ty the Queen. He lamented that it was not laid oil the table by the highest authority (the Lord Chancellor), 1).:t as the Noble and Learned Lord felt some reltictance ter pr,selit it, the Petiiloll hail been put into his hinitts.—. Her Majesty complained that the mode of ',wording the House 041$ ahem tu adopt V. il% II OJ 1151, 111.1,11111C11 iii they did not allow her time to ',mettle that information limn the Continent %hien she considered necessary to delVtal the machinations of tier enemies. She complained liisl WWI be made agaiitst her In Ole mind: ur. the people of England, if the Lords proceejed wino Seciet lanuttuttee :mime she was pi epared to reis, Ili.' eonteuts of the titre's Big. Noble E4ll he nests had possessed the honour of the Queen's coati denec., tie pie:vatted the Petitum with a conviction oil his mind, that it woniti be juju' Mos to the ititerot of the House mid tut Como s y to plumed ti asllly wine the Sees et Committee. li it wos ul act ill the lotion: of a 61.111t1 Jury, he 110,:;%d toe L taus to outsider what would he the feelmgs of tale people of when they saw in the Colllllllllee tour Cabinet Iluustcry,who had strew!) ea pressed their opinions. 'Ellett. were two °diets also, who %were to be eausidesed responsible fur leaving the name of her Alrjesty out of the Littsigy. One of them Ore i4l4t Rev. Pselate), was to be vonsitio ed a responsible adviser un that occasion 'little were many out of the tifteeirLords forming the Comusittee, who were known to the people to be (dossed against tile interrnst oh lthistritnis Ptr-on under accusation. He implorer' the House to consider the alasuitug rest felt front one tlid at the ce sultry to the odor on this occasion, and also that the Queen claimed from esety English Gentleman justice and oittitable feeling. Site demanded that they %sunlit not plotted rigaitist her in tore she had au opportunity ut birtigitig hum the Cahtteent persons necessary lot her de few e. She further prayed as a subject, to be beard by Counsel at the 11ar agattist the pi ucteding the House was about to adop.. 'llse LORD CHANCELLOR did not object to retelv ing the Petition. He had been requested to present it, but "retelling the Journals, the noble and trained Lord found that it ass ii egulnr for Min, as Speaker of the House, to lay such a Petition before their I,4lldsiliv•. After beUe eileeessiell bet wren Lail 61e), the Marquis of Leatialoane, the EMI ut Listrpool, and Loid Holland, the Queen's Petition ass read by the Clerk at the table. It was to the following pm pus t i— " CAROLINA REGINA. " the Loids Spir.ttsal and Temporal. "The Queen having, been iisfut sued, that proceedings are to be adopte - t against her in the House ut Lords, by means of a 1,Cel):: l'onuuiuee, she feels it necessary to appeal to the Lords as a suoiyort of the realm, she is advised that, at cording to the I'm les )1f the liousc, the course adopted will be a strict She protests tigniust ally secret imptity ; yet, it the House will proceed that la 4,Y, she deetai es, its each au unconstitutional course, she has nothing to tear, unless it is in dm absence of her witnesses, olio will deleat the unit notations of her enemies. If the House of Los ds will allow nothing but a secret inquiry, she hews it sissy nut take place 'mime the otrival of a ititesses necessary to sirselopt . the %hole. Sue asks for no delay in the dignity; but the Queen Lannot suppose list . lions. , ut . Lords wilt autitut lie a secret inquity into her conduct, when her advises ale (attle to provide for her defence by the examination of %finesses, a hich Call nut art;ve ill time front the Continent. The moment ti.e evidence arrives site still etas eat the Home of Lords to pi oceed to any way conducive to the interest of jos lice; but in the mean time tier Majesty dunes to suspend the pi i.eteding, mid to be heard by her Counsel this day at rise 'tar." Lend at rite conclusion of the Petition, tnoved, that Couitsei be called to the Bar. I lie motion eras l tit ruin :t:lrred to. . lit ougliam slid Mi. Denman were then called to fie Bar. Ir.IIIIOUGHAM then said, he had the honour to at tend at 111(11" Lol . llSlliles ' Ilar es counsel fur her Majesty Inc Queen, understanding it Was the pleastite of the House that lie should he Ill'all1,4)11 the sit'oject matter of the Pe tition just presented. He lamented that his feeble power was not more elficient in her Majesty's Whoa. It was Ilia duty to entreat the House for a few butts delay, hot he teas Ilse command of her Majesty to make soy hal:lilies' Ulna r than olio the semblanta of, or a oat, to otter any epistr it: Lion, to fait, speedy impto y. It became incumlir sit 011 4;01 to make that statement, iff. ea me it sill 1111W/118111 the !louse of Loth should he sa:t.ti. d the Queen did not want unfair delay. Site oily de-tit - ti delay, 110 t of pr ()SP cotton, not ut jmigmeitt, alslets would attend the ingot' y, b t because injostice would be committed if they went on fur some %seeks. Ali the principles of LIN would 1)1' Set at defiance if' their Lordships •lionid winappily be a tented to *AIM the prayer of her Majesty. he Mi . ssatte sett to the House, brought before I'i. - 1141'mill cei tsiu papers in seals d bag 4, which related to the conduct of the Qat:en tinting her residence abroad. Iti 641 sot tit 101- rlloolly, Ur try vilhit means it had bees' talked I.Ln:tiller in the odious filthy hag, it wiss nut fur him at that tout to cv;ilain; but witateset was is' the bag, it %%wild appeal iat it i elated to :lie aiteged tviiscutiduel of her Aiajeoy im the other stilt of tin . Alps su it Al.pritisses, far truss the It ttrunal by witch she aa. then to be tried. les that case it was Obeli/US 11141 her %, Mil ,. et lutist come trout distant pails, anal it world leplire more than lira or Luz art {a i briac them to Emeand. Thi lent refille• 1g• defy Ul ' that Cell 111) They had a g•illaiit British oast et at it-tea, Was) wool scud the principal witness against , - • TIM NATIONAL REGISTER. the Queen nut of Court. He would prove that the said witness was a diseai ded servant. who had tolthed her Majesty of 400 gold Napoleons It was Best justice the meatiest subject had a eight to chains which the Queen demanded, and it the Lords denied the delay requited, they would perhaps sanetion it legal stoirder. Mr. MINN' AN follow ,M Mr. 13:H:ham, and advanced the most foreilile arguments in au iiiiert of the Petition. After Mt. Denman contioded, littiller proceedings on the Petition were postp.nteil to Wednesday. Ertl GREY then pu-tputted he. motion respecting the Sect et Committee till to-mot —Adjourned. l'ofsnsv. duss:l7. Tllli QUECN. Earl GREY rose, pre4ol4o 14 nuking Lis motion for slaying she proceeding of the Secret Cuitionitiee, and ex pressed a wish 110 ask the Noble Earl (Liverpool) whether any tiiiiig had oecurred lu rieleee him to think the said Secret Committee ought 11411 14 n roeeed t o.comrenos ? The Earl of LIVERPOOL had no ditlictilty 131 answer ing the Noble laird's queslioni. lie had considered it a mailer of attention to the liloistlion. pit sun, and those who recommended delay al the her, to :dhow w utile .14111 t :hours to elapse in miler that the Louis might eittisider whether the Petition' too4lll to alter the po toraedidg of the House. he was enabled fo .at, tin 11w fullest e• end:eta. tilfil or their pro... editor:, that lie w t. decidedly of uptown the coarse torir laoldsiiip. lead adapted of reterting the papers to 4 Sreered C 00000 motive, was the proper Clllll.ll 110111 01111 legne , l to the jostler doe to toe bin tonnes la-loe.eliaal an I tile public interest. As long as there was aity loopy of averting the ineestigati 0000 remained he was anstets• tune Committee 011111111 110 t Meet, 1011 as (1141 11011 e 10 , 1 norm !ornately been diseiraled, dime was too comae not use prooreeelion: the II oti• I. hail adopted. Earl GREY then x4l4—Utter the paint til itece•sit s which results from the Nome Earl's answer, I Ike to ad. r the motion at Which I 4VIVt. 11.1111 • 1' ; but,Utiore I prat rt..* to state the easuos, winch, I twi., will toe Loris to seseititt their deter atom of trim ring the doestsneitts its the Green Bag to a Seere. C iiiiiii mire, s apology is due for Veil:maw( to make this moth'''. 'twit Jost ice will be violated in this emote of pi oceelling, I think ca iiiii be doubted, fur tinder what vire iiiii stitaCtri wilt lu r Ma jesty the Queen stand in this proceeding ? 'nos is all ac • cusation of tier Majesty the Queen. If the eitarges are proved,and she is uldit to succeed to the humus.ltiliell slur received Oil the itemise of Ins Majesty, it must affect her Itte as well as her 'monist, and I ask whethei it is possible for your Lordships to come to a decision upon the ac- COmalloll, WilbUot suspicion of bias me your indhls.— If the hitherto received construction of the staitste tit Edward 111. he true, I l'alllloi persuade myself that Mr allbtle Bort taken by the noble and teat no•d 1, tril fro the woolsack would protect her Majesty, suppers'. g let guilty. Donlits At least may arise cm the question. It is a clime against the State, awl to be prosecuted like every crime of that nature. 1 say, Bleu, the accusation miry Ue brought helm e the House, and your Lordships CAIIOOI, in justice, interpose by secret inquiry, which woultt prejudge the question ou which your Lordships unity be called to sit in judgment. The Queen, who came before the House ill a way no Qttt rut ever came before, begged the House not to deny her the uppottunity of rehattnig the evidence against tier. He did not stand forward as the advocate of the Queen. When clamour arose from opposition to the principles of justice, i.e should never petit to it ; out when it arose irons the tear of a violation of justice, it was not to he despised. Toe Lords, who boasted tr lung line of glorious ancestors, !should take care they did nut lose that honour to which they were emitted to by a too will readiuess to second the views of the litiisters of the Groan. His Ilajts-ty's Ministers had nut only brought themselves into petit, bat the hottotir of the Grown in qtsesiion. 'Twelv e 11101'411S suite they received the accu sation against her lilajesty. It they then thought these ' was gtollllt/ fur litellitllll/11, it WAS 'pelt duty to lam:red judicially. They had prepared their own wottot tises, and if they had brought the chat eta regialatly befuse Par to &- Meld, the rptestion by tins time would have been at rest, and the inconvenience tender which tile country now re mained might have been ayes fed. 1t was my os,nuu h of to see that Ministets had ado e ted au irregular coulee, proving lit this isistalice, as 111 othess, that thi y wet e 1111- able to guide the Vessel of Slate. One of toe Miaisteo a, will a knowledge of the contents ut the Li, een Bag, 'te st:lMo' the 'Jot ell to be the grace and honour or the throne of England. (hear, heat.) If such declarations were made by those who knew the contents of the Bag, was it a matter of wonder it the course of the proceeding Was execrated and despised by toe country. These were tole A raunds tat which he solicited iii' H.:use to recede from perplexity and error. The Noble Lail concluded hy mov ing, twat the Order for the Seciet Cuintuittee to meet to . snot sow be discharged. The lia%l oh LI V Ell POOL said, Le had heard the Noble Eat re speech With surto he. Ilse Noble Elul had charged hiss .Majesty's Government with vacillatiog policy, and 111. athlity to steer tbe vessel of State throuAlt puatiettt storms. 'lnk was not the occasion for ex pluati:rii, but lie was pre pared to have their acts duo ing the cost sight years tried by Pat {tomcat and the Country. 'floe arts of the Noble Earl smotold also he tried, and it would then .:ppear whose couio • sels would have livid the country prostrate. (Horn, hear.) Ile trusted the Hou-e would believe Ministers had dune the atonost to retard this proceeding, 11110 that they 11 , 1 out i:111111k Coon responsibility. 'lag! Noble Earl hoorieed rill the ar i olonvoits of Lail Greyottod omo it she ; notch, after co/aside o able debate, wilt 10%4I1Vel.—Atlistlfiled. WSDNESDAY, JUII4 _ a. Mr. G. Bennett, mad other Members Isom the Commons, brought up toe Exchequer Bills' Bill, the Barbadom Free Port Bill, and others, wh eh were read the lirst tithe. The had of 1)O 11IC411 Jluli P. robe, on the second reading of the Bill, to ameni tic law in Ireland respecting Irish Tene ments, and explainer. the object of the Bill, which is to enab:e landmrds to get po.worsaur, of prtneiscs attcr tenants have übscon. tied, witloutot ineurrlog the expence they were originady liaWe tu. 'file Bill was read the second time and eounnittesl for to morrow.—The House adjourned. 111131 /AY, JUNI.: 29 Lad CALE.DON moved the second rcarlin7, of the 11 tiles Gootritat-ation Bill. 'I he Cutisalidatcd Food Bill was read a third time, til;d passed. 'floe Esela goer Bilk Bill, tile Larbadoes Free Pott tio• Lei ceolattil Fisliety BA', were read a set:trail note.—Adj:,urhed. EftIDAY, JUNE 50. The Itoyo A,ent was given by Commission to the Loan Bill, ,lie Funded Ih.bc Charge Bill, the Clerk of the Pe.cc e Irol C;fo4sting Trade ;ill, the Irish Coroner's Bill, the Lublin Fondling fluvial Bill, the Watch and Ward Dill, and dit*sil-eleth Bill. The Commis:nutters were the Marquis of Winchester, the Earl of Shaftsbury, and the Lord Chancellor. The Earl of ItOSSLYN presented a Petitian from the Ship Owners of Leith, praying that 10 alteration may he made in the Duties ou Timber. Also Two Petitions from Fife, against the Malt Doty. Several Private Bills were brought up from the Corm:lons and read the first time. The :10'3SC adjourned to MJnday. IiOUSE OF COIINIONS. SIONDAY, Jttlift 21. The !louse was filled with Nlentla..rs before five o'clock. The I).itry Lane laivatre Bid airs read a third time rind passed. 11,0eld,0:* Loan till was read a third Om nod passed. Sir J. ;MACKINTOSH asked, whether the passage thrau;ii the King's Mews was to 111114111 Closed up iilto th :aid st lietaer at her passage was to be matte to pi c veat inconvenience? Mr. iIUSKISSON said, hr apprehended the liberty to pass C.rauga the King's Me as was a mat t , r of i. , dulgence to the publ.e, and not a right. The Solijrct did not COMIC till ter his o :,roil cognize') e. 'fits Fusee —Lord GAS f LI...RP:AG!! rase, sod imate diately the iiiii st profound sileisee tins observed w t he House. Ile said, that House were it•tw to consider that till the a.. is nl i Iv upon the pa , t so his idajesty's Government and toe rtaTi.,.rs o f tie gieen had 11.•eil completely ex!lausted, aii.t that toe tieoci tams leaving tailed, Gel could Look to as other s oath: than t h at of postai.; the charges against her M a je-t) into a course ofjudiciat enqu.ry. However painful stall a prove din:, mast lie a it wa. improsible, after what ii,d taken I/4117.7,11/ fiat-rat 1111 y either mode,couse!'-'ntly with ;waive tot .r nation, to 111 .111.1je,1 , and the Illustritlusobject o lie caarges. There hail not been. he had 110 111..ttatiOn 111 ;.tynig. tie slightest disposition upou the pail of Govern 'neat ro *Mink from respons.hility. On the rouirary, they 44.4.1 proceeded ulion sinind Parliamentary principles, and at 'lie san.. tune that they scouted the idea of slinaking from re.ponatneity, they conceived that Parliament were not ain rutted so receiving elm. ars of to gravy a statute at those watea lay an the table except Minister, appeared to have stroeg pi mot facie evidence of a ground of eatpsiry. They also %%ere of opinion, that whatever r oft r the trams:Lefton .It Ist have originally shaped itself into, A s atisfactory set tlement of Ili.e dace. aces lay more witlnn ii,r pots er sit Pas o:um tit than any %%qv-re else.—(llear, hear!) —The Queen had been :alviseil to protest against it secret enquiry, noel to demaad a public hie estigation in the early stages of those Sete had to her aosoer to the resolutions of that House relies.cd the appeal, and described heist It as tin hi:laird Queen, who sought a public engin' y us the must edeetual in , ans of vindicating "Cr character. The flow huil, indeed, strong reason to expect til.it as the Queen 11:;c1 dcelarea tier seliasice 11 1 ,110 1 , ..111,,,vir0t she could have con- Tittered every arrangement that might take place after such an arkitoar.ertgnient its subaratiraie. lei this expectuti.in they wet e disappointed, and toad d.sa i ipointniesit aas the more to be rep etteo lae plows. tins of the Nleaiber for Brenda r was the only nlteiaative w list b the House could have adapted. The aiisice Upon et ,list had acted on hie occasion was awe ise. Bat her Majesty had, by her refusal to listen to the wish sit the Goose. relieWe'd her claim, and it now beCalne Ministers, whatever Wight be their opinsoli of tlett advice, to b. tug forward the Chao get, as she thought that colour the inir.4 advantageous to herself. She was. he Mist say, the first Brunswieker that bud ever refused to he detected by the nuthurity of Parlia ment. The flou-e would nut fetplite that in. should state the particulars of the proceedings. the adoption of which award he reconitieended by GOVefitineiit,ttAtotot her Majesty, but he pledged himself it thituld be 011011 as lib 1 haracter.—. (Hear, hear.)--it tenant be expedient to ginird against uat leg tail judicial procee !lags. a hitch might clash. by an opposition sit' views and sentinivids, (beta, hear !) and there foi e 14e should Illtlp ise to abide the tie, ',ism of the Upper Huusc—ant that lie imagined that thellrouse ol*Coaimons was out ad:toted its decide upon Use most grave and importunt sohjel is, but because the other House arts suture judicial in its 'Debits, mid could enter into the question with a locater oe„ree of pro v riety. On Thursday se'lisa,;l4l tie should be p.e pa red to otter a motlllll (11 the 11 1 / I .WC Lll,l/11 the soiljrct Ot 111.0 N1.1i1 . 13 1 ) . 11 Answer, mud fie assured Ilse Ilona., t fiat if the lierl souse did nut thntls lit to testitlite prude. drugs upou the subject, such were the Charges agaiiot the Quei.o, that he should fee. it his duty to 'lndite tier vl jest" io viiidicate hr r pan e bar. etet .—(11 cur, heat!)—lle (laird Gistlrfraitis) imam( la propose that the debate on his Majest,'s Message sh.suld be postponed till Friday Se . llll-Allt. Ile the.. anted, tam the only Course that could be consistently followed. after the fa.iiire fifths. negociatium, was shot of curpiiry.— He tmted that P.1111.4111C111 Would resume its ;meant cha racter for diAnity and terra nal—(hear, hem !)--and act uposi this oceivaini divested of all ..o,;ry passturnt. T 11e Noble Lord tla.ii,ave note. C, 11141.101 Thursday W . lllllOll Ile AllOlll l l 5,111111il a motion grauhtled upoi. tits . Q.1 , ^ 1.11. . 1,11 b" et, if in the tidal int uo praeeedin,s acre ado vied by the other House, and postiltllli - d the adjourned debate upon li,s Ntrojesty's Nies sa to Finlay Mr. 111tOUGILt M, from the bottom of hit heart, im plored the Hosise to let the vote.: or party be still upon this occasion. as the inevitable coarse was how that of in tpliry. Upon the part of her Majesty, awl upon this ow!' part, he had to express infinite snlisfac!ion at she chant of justice which was now held nut—(Cheers) at the ter imitation to the unjust, !olistitati •I, and illegal pair• credit;; which it bad been the niteati.m of the Grecs Bag to institute.—(Hear. hear!) The (sueen's fleet flop. st had liven a reytest for au open inquiry, and he lead n o avy to atitglotulate the House and the Country, that an iit rioiry must take place. Greatly es he admired the gene tat conduct of the Noble Lord, lie had hot formed an adequate idea of his ingenuity. It seemed now that the lawn , y was tu be instituted, nut upon the principles of public justice. not because it way absiilitteiy necessal I ni conformity with the ease titntional view of lire siibic.c l t but because the Queen had on Saturday last reinested to have an opportunity of pablirly pi .ving her noweenee. —(A Luteb. and rites sd li at! ) Yes t 111111 1111101 11011111 Allo,l2ty. 11' . ./111t1 . 011 )C.11'41110 that hail made a similar n guest, a n d her plaer ' , ter sins e had been her a fair mid spa a in , luu". vs4lly had not (i.e Noble Lard t . "'" a Cm utghl also? (Ideal, heat t ) Nu-- Ile could tort peemit au 011}11/11quily of Vilitlic.ll iiiii %‘iis tii , l sinlate..l by the 1' Xl'Vtilllc,lt Of the Glee'. Bag. heat ! ) Noah: land cauid nut be perdiailed e 1 , . 1/ do AU 11 1 11 1111 t 110111 a feeling of :4,111411U) lie would 410 it owe. (Laughter, nod sties or neat ! ) S,tals arts 111, 1... , /111•11,1 1 ' , . powers as W tot ticiae! The Queen COtittittl iuquuy. Site aas [Vail rssly pi epared to stand or tall by the investigation. whale of 11/ charges, its fact, were reiolvetl usto thi3—the Otietit lead r -7