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• .i' " SW preve but sues p nohow. '4 of . l b„ amicre e • -- • e , nl.galihrs - PODS.. Mid whethir any *Oiliest of those exlseriairib laid. WPM* Oil them ? (4 prase.)-s-Are die Noble Lent metaled net ioelehre to glre,elly ellettere beshotold at i 'Stare time:Mike • angle, on the subjent. r• 11* P°11.1" was then table, and to'be printed.- , The Marquis of Taeoseoe• 'wished to ask . the Noble Lord whether it' was in themisnensplatlMl of Ministers to propose any mamma for the relief • of the distresses of the maestri'?" • Lord Camelia/ell replied, as ire understood; that. as to the arictllttirsl elletremes he was ids ...me that his Majesty's Ministers were in poises. %ion of any information whereon any "ea& uses. eurePlbr their relief could he foonded. • ' Lord 'Gamins Lannon presented 'e Petition Hem fheCity of Chichester. preying BO* measures might he token for the insertion of Iser . llllsjesty'• name in the Liturgy, and for en inquiry into the vonrttict4f Ministers.—Ordered to lie on the taut., and to be tivinted. Lord W. Hunter relented a rinillor'Petillifh from'the Torn of Bedford.—Orderedlo be on the 'table, and to be printed. Mr. Alderman WOOO presented s 'Petition f'ro'th the Ward of Crippleeste, ',raying for an inquiry into the conduct of Ministers, and fur the restora tion of her Majesty's mime to the 'Liturgy.— Ordered to lie on the tabl., and to be printed. Mr. Alderman Weft then presented a Petitino from the Inhabitants of the Ward of Cripplegate„ praying for the insertion of her Majesty's name in . the Liturgy, the restoration of all her rights and privileges. and the impeachment of Ministers.-- (Hear, bear.) —Ordered to lie oa the table, end to - 'be winttd. • Mr. Cuavres aid, he bad in his hand • 'Petition 'from the inhabitants 'of the boroug h of Cocker. inouth, in which they expressed their sorrow and indignation at the institution of the unconstitutional •i proceedings against the Queen, and conceived it to be a high crime to have expended so much of the 'public money in the bribery and corruption of wit. 'items ; and strayed the House to endeavour to pro. core the restoration of her Majesty's name to the Liturgy ; and to use its influence to induce his Ma ;sty to dismiss his present Ministers 'from his Counsels and presence for ever. fir hoped that Petitions of this kindNrould have their proper in fluence with Minisserr, and that they would at length be induced to attend to the voice arid wishes of the country at large, retrace their steps, and do Ter Majesty justice as far as now lay in their power. This would, lie was sure, be found to be the most tffectunl means for restoring the peace of the country. The Petition gas read, and ordered to be print ed, and be on the table. Mr. STIES said it had been his intention to have stated at some length the grounds upon which he vtloold rest his support of the Petition which he had now to present; but after what had already passed, it was unnecessary fur him so to do. lie mist, how. `ever. ray, that it seemed to him lobe the height of folly and delusion to say, that fhespirit whirls was row spread over the country was a spirit of radi , hear.)—.lf it were a spirit of radicalism, then the whole population of the'coun. try 'were radicals—(Near, hear) —for the whole complained that the conduct of Ministers had been a complete system of attack and insult on the Queen ; and lie was of opinion, that when her Majesty was placed in the full enjoyment of th e and privileges of her 'notion, the present egoatiosi would subside, and not till then.— (Hear, hear.)—The Hon. Member then presented o Petition from the Merchants, Banker,. Traders, 'and other Inhabitants of the Town of Hull, similar its prayer to those we have before mentioned. Orders d to lie on the table, and to be printed. Mr. ‘V•IIRE said, if the Under-Secretary for the 'Horne Department had been in Isis place, he should have asked him a question; but as he was absent, to would now give notice of a motion for Thursday, relative to • Petition presented to the Home De *partment on behalf of • family of the name of flowditch. Lard J. Rossru. give notice of his intention, on this day hot:right, to submit to the House • general motion on the corrupt state of Borotiiihs. Mr. 11'nairrott presented a Petition from the Borough of Beverley, praying the House to resist Ply further proceedings against the Queen, and to procure the insertion of her rune in the Liturgy ; rivet hoping that the House would take into its din. idenition the decay of trade, rod the depression of rictiltere. ,::~,. _ ) Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Mr.Sherilf Waltham, appeared at the bar of thi Awls, with a l'esition front the Lord Mayor, Alder. men, and Commosers of the City of London, io ':iimmoi. Council assembled. Mr. Alderrn,n WOOD-moved that it should be read, which was ordered. It prayed the Hos.e to adopt ouch • niessurts as in its wisdom might be 'Peeled proper to procure the reidorsitou of the Qietris to the full enjoyment of all her right, and privdeges, and the iipertiou of her name in the Li. .igy, and to institute a rigid inquiry into the coil. of Ministers in bringuig forward the lute pro .sedinga against her.—Ordered to be ou the table, +r id to-be whited. !sir W. Guise presented a Petition, signed in a ry short apace of time by upwards of 3,400 nlielkilaiits of the Town of Stroud, in the comity of :loncester, praying for the inseitimi of her Ma. innuss in the Liturgy, and her restoration to her light* and privileges;—and.also another of sine purport, trout. the lubabitiuts of Chao. poirg Soalbury, in the same county.s-They were Lout ordered to be on the table, apd to be printed, Mr.•Lomariort said, be held io him band a Peti tion signed .by. 8,000 Subabirmito of this Town of 43ieteshted, is the county of Dorhorn, and he did ‘tilik It "sold be more for the hooter and chorale. of -Ministers, it they paid i little More 'nen. en to the pentium* of the people, particularly at present time, when so much well-founded sumplanit was aside of, the trestalient of .such did - comp's% of permits* Wittig :themselves the ex. oldslve Lotslitho of the coontrytissbis lineup in so f caret turd Addresses, in which 210 volocaed upon the loyaltli tind cluthiciet of tbe emit of the comma. aily—(Heet)—nor • wai;ld he‘be deterred by the cry ' Which had been raised froleexpremiug his opinion of thijostiee of that colopi t iiiit. 'Of all the exhi. bition of lost night in that 'House, none had been to him mows - amusing 'thou the assertion of the Noble 'Lord, that those 'Addresses expensed the full mid decided - oillnion hf the country at large.. To the Noble Lord, Sad his colleagues who sur rounded him, it 'bight be tjuite new. it might seem very Mintage ; but to any other person it was a well ititOwn feet, that the whole country was in open tad decided jtwtility , not to his Moir-lily's person or goverouleol f but to the 'conduct of his Ministers. Ttie Noble Lord end his friends had said—he be lieved the etrineSsion was, that the lion of England *is renesedlit their favour ; but to bins it•appeared somenirat extramdinary that the den of the lion milk to he found in close boroughs end Scotch 'criboties and corporations. Ile concluded by mos , . iug•that the Pe•ition be now read. Lord CASTLIKILZAtiII deprecated the batik is which Geotlemeit opposite so heel, indulged, of putting into his mouth words which it might very well answer the purposes of their argument that he should hive used.— (I nigher. end heir. hear.)-. He had no recollection of having aude'use of any of the eiiiressimis ottributed to him by the Hon. Member who lied just sat down. Mr.tivurroot ogaih rose and said, that the only expression which lie had alluded to as coming from the Noble Lord himself, was that which he had addressed to the Member (us Essen, censuring as irregular the practice of making observations on the contents of petitions when brought up to be iireteuted. what be had said of the lion, 'he had not meant to slate thst the Noble Lard hill made use of the phrase, but be bad alluded to what be conceived to 1:e a very ion portent part of the government as now adminis tered; he meinit a certain juniorl in winch the expression lied been used, which was generally supposed to 'receitt its instructions from some part of the Ad • 'Oration, sad was well known to echo their sentiments. The Petition was then read rod ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Atr. Baum of (Wiltshire) presented a Peti. lion hem the comity which he had the honour to represent, most respectably arid numerously signed, preying the House to take measures to secure • suitable provision for the Queen, and to restore her Majesty's name to the Liturgy. He had under. nikirti to present the Petitions, in consequence of having been so requested by his coustituesits; but in addition to that, lie thought it necessary to add, that the presenting of it was perfectly consonant with his own inclinations; otherwise be did not undertake to say, that he would have pre eented it, as he did not like to deany thing eon. teary to his own inclinations. He took that oppor tunity of commenting on the very ungracious dismissal of the House at the close of the Session, no provision having been made for her Majesty, and her rine having been left iu • state which could be considered neither as conviction or acquittal, to the injury end oppreision of the Queen, and the disturb ance of the peace of the country. For from that sus. 'weer of justice to her Majesty, the people bad in (erred that other measures of prosecution were still to be used egainet her. The petitioners, and lie Accorded with their sentiments, prayed that the House would allow no further proceedings to be instituted against her, as they considered diet in she eye of law or of justice her Majesty had been fully acquitted. Whatever opinion might be entertain vd '<welting the latter point, all parties were now agreed that it was high time to put at end to those moot odious proceedings. lie hoped, indeed, that the *iteration of (he House would be no longer dr , tented upon - mach a painful and unprofitable sub ject, at • time when it was so much called for by the state of the country, sod the sufferings so pa tiently borne of a truly brave and loyal people, There was not • mere loyal county in Great Britain than that of Wiltshire. He hoped if Ministers re tained any feeling 'either or respect for the honest of the. Crown, dr regard for the condition of the people, or teen for their own characters, they would endeavour to tiring to an immediate rod all diseussiou, bickering. and division upon that moat odious subject. The Petition was bronglit up, and ordered to be printed. Mr. TENN YININ presented a Petition to the earn* effect front Great Grimsby. It prayed the House to prevent soy further proceedings frail being in. abased egiinst the Queen, and that tlio House %stupid provide her Majesty with a residence end a provision suitable to her rank. lie was glad to be ennobled to inter from the der:lmams made by the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) yesterday, that diecuesiou would be rendered norien. The Petition pray ed also for the :monition of her Majesty's name to the Liturgy. He remembered that the Noble Lord lied urged as a restos' for the alteration of the form in the Liturgy, that there were grave charges pending against her Majesty, and the Government had deemed it inadvisable to 'dace her tome any where from whence it was likely lobe removed sub- , sequently through the issue of the trial. The No ble Lord wait, no doubt. sincere iii dud declaration. It followed as a natural consequence, that now when the proeecutiou had failed, the name would be restored, Nod every thing else he done for her Majesty's interests which. justice end the consults lion directed. The Petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. Huns presented similar Petitions from Aberdeen, Banff, Arbroath, Annan, and several other places. While the 4esefte was teeming with loyal Addresses front the Royal Burghs of Scotland,. lie would take on himself to say, that if dial re form were to take place, for which country How so loudly called from one end to the other, out cue Addicts eculd have been forwarded cousi. quarter -.oy the to he'Oriefoil.. • Esstinist vowel& t taisier friss, complaiiiing of *easel end unfounded no t , .pemsoos which were thornier •on the character or tM gerfilb woMeithstosiding her acquittal ; of eloiTePtielw which had been mode to her to remsies abroad . ; ef the exelosion of her ns'me from the' Liturgy; of the Ministers having withheld from ner ell stole or provisiou . . The Petitioners preyed the House to take proper steps for placing the Queen in the full and unqualified enjoyment of all her rights and rrivileges. The Petition wet signed by upwards of 400 inhabitants. Mr. Coupon had been requested by the sub scribers to call Ilse attention of the House to tin Petition, they knowing full well, us they had no vigM to expect it, that the Hon. Member for De+ *so, though of the greatest respectability, woold not, on presenting it. say oue word in its It wee the Petition of the undersigned inhabitants. cominoing a riot otad respectable another of them., But this woultaet give their Petition a title to claim otieword of isyport from the Hon. Menitief *he presented it. Its commois parlance, or in Pet% lienaeuisry hinguage, the Hots. Gentlemen, wlicda be was proud to aill his fnend, was representative of Devizes; but in fact lie only represented some twenty or thirty Aldermen who returned him.-- These petitioning inlisbibuits of Devises, there. fore, had no right to expect support from the Re.. presentative of the Aldermen. This Petition. and tor circunotences of presoutiog it, claimed parti cular otteution: it was altogether • very happy illustration of the Nubie Lord's (Castlereagh's) declaration of confidence in the support of thee House mud the country, which he mode lust slight. The Noble Lord was secure of the support of the House. while it should be chosen as at present; and here come a must apt illustration of the 'ea tionobleness of the Noble Lord's hope,. in having the support of the country. The Noble Lord had the support of the Corporation, of Devizes. But what said the people of Devizes ?—(Cheers)— What were the sentiments of the people there ? ..r(Hear,hetn)—The people expressed the strongest censure mid abhorrence of the conduct of Ministers. Would the Noble Lord say that he had confidence in the support of the people et Devizes?—(Cheers and tateglner.)—So much fur the proofs of the support which the country was willing toiroid to the Noble Lord end Isis colleagues. He (Mr. Gordon) was much more the naive of Devizes than the Honourable Member who presented the Petition, as he represented borough in another part of the county, to the suf frages of which the freeholders hod access. He concluded by giving the Petition his moot cordial support. Mr. P►Aasa contended that he had us good a right to have an opinion as those who had signed the Petition. They had been represented as per sons of great conseqience. That he denied; there was note considerable man amongst them. Those who. from the super►ority of their minds, were most entitled toconsideration in the neighourhood, had not meddled with the subject. end were wholly without influence in the place. He denied that the unto hers it► Devizes were greater on the side of the Petition than the adherents of Ministers. He com plained of misrepresentation es to the number of Aldermen who returned the Members. The fran chise was confined to the Corporation, consisting of the Mayor end 'tsetse Aldermen, and these were his Constituents. Sir F. 13URDgTT could not see that any very great injury lied been done to the Hon. Member, by representing his constituents to amount to thirty-six, instead of twelve. The fret was, the Mayor and twelve Aldermen, were opposed to four hundred inlisleitento of the same town ; and this he took to be a very fair specimen of the state of the country on all such subjects. The only ground of complaint was, that the number of constituents which the Gentleman opposite so faithfully aid respectably represented, bad not been rated suffi ciently low. He hoped that the prayer of the Petition would be yielded, that the House might be enabled to bestow its undivided attention ott the most important subjects, conoected with the va rious interests of the country, which so imperiously demanded it. He thought the distinct and ex. plicit declaration of the Noble Lord (Castle reagh). that DO further proceedings would be set on foot against his Majesty,weitt near to reader all far ther discussion unnecessary. If that were really The case, it would be most consoldtory for the count• try to know it ; if it were really so, nothing could be of more easy and desirable performance than for the Noble Lord immediately to carry into effect the declaration which he had made. The prosecu. Lion which had beets so unfortunately undertaken, had zompletely broke eleven, as that the prosecutors had become silidenedtaproceed, and the Bill was accordingly abandoned. It was most unfair to allow the Queen to suffer after that, as if her geult *ere still questionable. It was cruel to leave any aspersions on her character after the failure of Shad Bill. He considered that what he wise saying should be cousonant with the feelings of those who were called the exclualaely loyal. He could think ' of nothing snore chsloyel than to confiner to perse. cute or degrade a person of her Majesty's rank s contrary to the decisions of law and jointer. Next to the misfortune of hating instituted the ',memo.. Sion of her Majesty (coot:truing which the Noble Lord must now lament that he had toot availed v self of the admonitions of the House against their introduction), hecould conceive nothing more eilifortuseate than fur the Queen to have been left as Wee was. neither relented tier condemned by her prosecutors, -in a manner most revolting to the 'ease of pence entertained by the country at large, shit b avow of justice so hossouraltly distinguished the British nation from all others. The trAisquillity whieh•might base been secured by the adoption of aitotlier course, lie hoped yet to we reahard.— tk, gird to hear the Noble Lord's declaration, that therr were to be no further procerdiogs pro. posed respecting , Let Mdjesiy. except that e r speet- • log the provisoes, which was to be made for her. He was curtain that if the Noble Lord and Minis ..are CASTLEREAGH _ premien" , which the Honourable Baronet. among others, had recsioad,. as_ if, Minis*eta lud _altered their plan of condiaet with regarir ceutly. Now , be.declarerl that no 14144,'1040%!,:er s had taken place in the position : of, the .deternums! tips of his Majesty's Government Once the witli! drama of the Bill; nor had they. at any period slice that, any idea of substituting any other pre erediags for those which had been put arSend to by themselves. Mr. &W I'? wished to say a word or two in reply to what had passed on ilia Tetitiou which he had presented. Though he was sent by the Mayor and twelve Alelerinen of Mrizes. he wos not sent merely to represent those persons, but thris s e of he whole populatiOn. He was boand to take the io" . terests of the whole empire under his pecobsr care. A more loyal, respectable. independent body of men there was not than theCorponstino of Devises. Gentlemen opposite were very much mistaken if they supposed that any inducements could he hebil' oat at eleetieurecopoble of swoyinetheir suffroges. He denied that any bias had ever induced them to give their votes contrary to their cooscieuces send sincere opinions. It was not true that the Meiji. bens rrtured by the Corporatiou of Devices «tit less the representatives of the interests of the whole empire thou any other Members who sat in that Hoes.. • sir FRANCts BURDETT would add oohing to the explanation which had been given as to the number of constituents, Aldermen of Devizes. A much mote important subject for explanation 14y in the assertions of the Noble Lord, which he did not so readily understand. He could not com prehend the exact import of the term •' position of the determination of his Majesty'. Goveriinseiit respecting the Queen." He wished to know how the House were to apply the declaration in which that phrase was contained as to the question of restoring her Majesty's name to the Liturgy. Lord CASTLEREAGH again enured the House that there was no intention of substituting any other prosecution for that which had already come to en rod. It did not follow, however, that the name of her Majesty was to be restored to the Liturgy. Mr. BROUGHAM said, that he perfectly under stood the declaration of the Noble Lord. The itt trillion of Ministers was, that all proceedings against her Majesty, in the w•ay of trial, should be at an raid—(Hear,fseor,from the Ministerial side)—but all proceedings which had been adopted in the way of punishment were to be continued—(Laved Owes, from the t Ipposition side)—as if no trial had taken place—(Hear, hear)—as if no acquittal had ensued—(Load cheers)—as if trial had been carried on to conviction.—(Cheers.) Lord C•STLEREAGII said, that it did not follow that punishment was intended, because his Mai. jesty's Government did not think it advisable to withdraw an arrangement which had been deli berately determined on. Lord JOHN Russabt. reminded the House, that the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) had given as a rea son for withholding the Queen's name from the Liturgy, that there were grave charges pending against her Majesty. Did nut this fairly lead to the conclusion, that on the failure of those charges her Majesty should be restored to all the honours and privileges which belonged to her exalted alas non ? Dr. LUSHINGTON presented a Petition from ll cheater, praying the House to take measures for causing her Majesty'. name to be restored to the Liturgy, said replacing her in the possession of her rights and dignities; also, that this Honourable House would institute au inquiry into the condott of the Milan Commission. and other agents em ployed in attempting the ruin and degradation of her Majesty, and cause punishment to be visited on those who bad injured her. Would to God that the prover of these petitioners could be granted 4 But of that there could be no hope while the House was constituted as at present by so small • coustituent body. If Ministers un derstood the true interests of the State, they would attempt a remedy fur the deficiency of the represen tailors. The day would probably come when that which had been demanded loudly mud generally, must be granted rashly and precipitantly; whereas it was in their power to do it at present as is ought, carefully and gradually. After some observations 'an the ungracious and unexpected manner io which the Parliament had been prorogued, when it was understood thst (the prosecution having failed) her Majesty would be immediately restored to her rights and dignities, and provided for iu a mutable manner, the Petition was brought up. Lord CASTLEREAGH repeated liis former ems's. nation respecting the late prorogation. lie could ' but have intimated that the House would monism to sit in order to provide for the Queen's allowance, because he had never had each au impression on his mind. On the contrary, he had appealed to a Noble Lord opposite for proof of the conviction which must have existed. that Parliament would not continue to sit in case the Bill should be thrown oat of the Upper House. On that condition he had given the House to understand that the call of the House which had been ordered would be aban doned. He thought that circumstance of itself would prove that there was Ho design that Parlia ment should continue to sit in order to provide fur her Majesty. Lord FoLKSToNg had not made the same infer ence from the conclact of the Noble Lord as that which he had just described. The Noble Lord had assuined that the House must have known that it was not to sit to provide for the Queen. because the call of the llo•ise was 4111 re , 1•111 4101141410111 to be abonilourd. The call of the House was not ne cessary for carrying the provision for her Majesty into effect. The lloisse . was to deliberate on that very subject in a few days, without soy call having been ordered. There was, indeed, • very full ',Waiter, which proved beyond doubt, that a call of a certein mature had take', place—(fiearl— which call would have been mikes effective iu No. vember than st•was now. His Lordship concluded with sonic other observations iu defence of the con. LT Al Bore Soy •$• prat tend fr:der I • •• loin< • • . • IM • • ;Hoe mem Chan reed, drip de•eit Qot, • turg &Jet mil • and • 'ul vpry into. 4;lot, je*i) M I the •••Loill trifler' 14,4 $ you i the coati 1111111411141•04 las &eget, • tecepiraii should: Pethfithili • thit aireib..:24loiiig, 4 .,...* . IM in 94 1: 51 0 ert hike the readad of perm 11... f Loughter, eta cries V Atige,'Aearj.— , plot - -ern** . Not . tereeeeb L . poiel lii l ; , * -te ise thillitOhat4eire tts t r , but hethovmht at could hardly be expected that bear* tort !nal me etch proofs orald be derived frost them who had It hie w' •' ' ' i had 166101107 . 4 l i fdi iii s k t ui ll4l/.fraiN. •ijav se e • se : se g weli as eali nag tha lsad h* , ft Weti l t il lie had Ttind fro! c°4 iiiiper.. "a knowledge oq the subject, and who bad De bt, 'the h i t a i ts nt i oehe e . _ ( h ear. k edir ; ) :.. - : yelk i s f ee tl eiwy tad e tfy s ijes,=i e g utear .”),_, feetly the sentiment. or the people is that quarter - IrtoiLlfs*emeiftw . 115Siit *Me ilitid itlifiit. OW. IttattaitheiPdhei thw•ehloreseeeler. . w hi c h wr the empire were rit pylewitApreeeated by the 'hoc*, Illisi ,COMissation hoe not give' rise toe had fallen, he believed, hob the'Hou. klealber N.. ..111notedmills. T er their cod silken._ .. sweritiorektk. irvesiidthre of The pb4lic ramie!, 'Lanceeter, he would maintain 'the correctness a . • The _Petitions were skier's's:l to hole-UOol' • •• _. - • letrimire in contort se to restaittitiltoi to ariestkrights and priuileges 4 4key M od"lue r viore Wdsolly protrphe the dignity 4' ihe throne. the lwisout of the Revd Emily, ikior take any step vhieb would .o speedily alley the bickeiings end hesrmhurnings which had been canoed by thit _moat unferwaate.and. Lard CASTLBRIA GH wished to *Omen so tin listener of those, who, those) they had opposed in. 'saltation in the Ant ieetanee, were now desirous eir haring the conspiracy fees which the persecu tion o f h er Mejesty einiuseted, probed to the bO.llOllll. Or. l'unttltofoll mid a few word, in reply. The Petition was brought up, and ordered to he ptintetf: Sir T. A'CLANIS !Prescott's& - similar Petitions from Aentisener and Houiton, is Devonshire.— ' • orieweva Mr. Aldirtnlsif flattlazu presented • similar Pe tition from his eonalitothits jof Sudbore)s pray , lug that her' Majesty might be mowed to bee law ful rights. es Queer le Oshmet of the realm, and that her Majesty's sense sleight be restored to the Liter Ky. The Petition was not only respectably signed. hut what wit; untornmon now-twdays, it was ' , Sucked:in language which did Dot cossuey die slightest disrespect to that House, or any other hf the cchistituted authorities. He tiroferised to have felt 'the *ter:igest repurioncer to the BM 'of Pains and Penalties, and all the other proceediags again,* her Mojedr; on constitutional grounds be was opposkil to all those proceedings. He :considered that the Noble Lord's declaration had rendered riiireuseion 00 that topic unisecestory. tie had deplored the omission of her Majesty's same in the Liturgy ; it had been made use br as • handle by those who careJ not one far tiling about the Liturgy, or any other form of reli. lion, to excite seditious outcries against the Go hernment. It was one thing, however, to deplore the omission of the name from the Liturgy. and , another to support • petition for its restoration.-- (Hear, hear.)—He could not put out of his bend the political conduct which her Majesty had been induced to adopt. contrary to the advice of her very learned legal advisers. He could lint forget, though the House and his Majesty's Ministers might own. look tt, that sive had put her name to a letter, the contents of which were not only unfit to address to • private gentleman, bat comprised expressions which in his jedgmeirt aiwounted to an offence no thing short of treason. and no less subject to the punishment of tie laws.—Wear, hear. hear.) — That letter had proposed it as a question for the decision of the people, how far they would be bound to obey the Bill of Pains and Penalties had it passed into a law ? There was also a direct invitation to the, military, that military which was paid by the House for the protection of the Constitution and the Stah v to interfere and prevent the sentence of that Bill from being carried iuto execution. —4 Hear, hear, hear.) —lf the House and his Majesty's hfiniaters were able. he was not to sit still sod witness these thongs, so dangerous to the Constitution. All queetioos of party politics be.. came as nothing to due. It 'resume the House well to reflect, befdre they went to pay honour and heap dignities on one who had run into such excesses. He could snake great allowances for the temper of a mind *offering under such circumstances as those ha which the Queen had been placed. If she had weed fretful and improper language once or twice, he could have forgiven it; but when used as it had been more than Ere hundred times, when it was vindicated over and over again, it became important, sod the sense which the Houle had of such conduct ought to be manifested. He acquitted her legal advisers, who had in her 'defence shean such zeal and ability in up. 'holding the Constitution. also of any participe. tion in those violent and seditious productions. But the Howse ought to pause and consider such things, before paying honour, and bestowing com pliments on the party who had committed them. -(Hear, hear.)—He begged pardon fur detaining the House. He wished all that had past to be yolk in entire oblivion.—(Hear, hear, from the Opposition side.)—He wished the whole subject to be dealt with in future only according to its real importance. The attention of Parliament ought to be absorbed by the distresses of the various go itre-hi, commercial and agricultural, and altera tions ought to take place in both systems, so as to prevent this country from longer remaining the ridicule of other States.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Hams expressed hie deep regret that the Hon. Member should have been induced to charge her Majesty with having committed treason. He wished Members would confine themselves to the matters contained in the Petitions which they had to present. He wished the Hon. Member to point out one passage of the character which he had de scribed. He thought this was just like the con duct pursued by Ministers with respect to her Majesty..-unjust, unfair, mean, and unmanly.— (Cheers.)—What could the Hon. Member wish for or intend by making such an unworthy dis play in the sight of England ? Surely there would be opportunities enough upon the various motions of which notice was already giveo, of stating his opinions in a manner which would allow of their being met and diocuseed. The coarse he had taken Was mean and unjustifiable. to attack su oppressed female, at a time when she could not be prepared to defend herself. He was as ready and firm • supporter of the State and Constitution as any man. He held the letter which had been mentioned in his hand. and there was not one sentiment in that letter which he consider ed improper. The Noble Lord and his friends opposite had loudly cheered the speech of the Hoe. Member. Let them lay their bands on their hearts, and say that they felt Justified in their proceedings with respect to her Majesty, if they could. Doubt less their condition was such that they were glad of soy little support, however small. which they could pick up to justify that conduct, and hence their grateful cheers. But let them put themselves in the situation when the Queen was found at the time of writing that letter : an undefended female, borne down by the vilest, the meanest measures which could be adopted.—(Hear, hear. hear.) — When he used the word meanest, he intended it to be received hi its most degraded sense.—(Heor, hear.)—The proceedings against her Majesty were infamous from beginning to end—a hlut upon the English mattes.. and every msu iu it. What vat the situation of the Qoress at that time ? and if the principles of the worthy Alderman should pre rail, what would be the con di t i on o f t h e su bj ec t s o f this realm ? He admitted the wrongs done to the Queen. he admitted all her various injuries, sod then proposed that fresh insults should be added. Let the Noble Lord (Castlereagh), if ever re• fleXioti Met 'him on Isis pillow. thick of the isijeries he bad inflicted ou her Majesty. if ' --ap :-~.-:,