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out, what would be the conaeqtageeee! Thereaust thaw cut all the evidence Which should becalms tainted Wills that suspicion. They had a right to know if there was a conspiracy —if it Mad been acted upon.--erew it was founded. They mud remember, that they were mot sitting merely as its a Court of Justice—•s he maiatained that they ought to be—as he would prove, when they came to the debate, that they ought to have been. He et ill insisted on it, that the eb•rgrg ought to have been brought, if brought at all, under an impeach. m►ot. He would pi owe that their Lordship% were wr.mg I. sot niluptine the opinion which In- first gave on the subject. As to the Milan Cummisaio•, he bad admitted at an early stage the right of examination of witeesses on oath in places tietond sea. Nu one would wish • man to venture into Court rashly, before he had examined his evidence, avid sees how far hr could support hie ease; hut when there was era. sou to believe that corruption had been practised—that ri conspiracy was formed, they had a right to be jealous iu ►eceivisg witness,. brought ruder such circumstance., tit propurtuin to the facilities fur corrupting them—they had a right to know the truth as to the conspiracy. Fur iii. own part be would know before he proamunced his judgment vin the Bill. Were the Quetta as black as he believed, as be hoped, eke would he proved spotless, he would not vote for the Rill until he was satisfied upon 1 hat head. Proof was offered of large bribes having been itudered for false rideace. Let them at least admit that, and then he would ask no judgment as to the proof of a conspiracy. He re quired them to hear the evidence. As to calling Riganti, could they, if present, ask him if he had offered the lodic*? They knew they eoald nut. With regard to the regularity of the proceeding, he had no objection to it on that arcumit merely, because he felt it impossible for their Lordships to go sane step farther withont hearing the evidence as to the conduct of Riganti. If they shut met that question, which would let them into the inquiry, whether corruptor' hail or hail not been practised on the witnesses abroad, they could not afterwards go into it all. The rules of evidence would exclude it altogether. The Nolte Lord concluded by renewing, that unless the line of evidence now contended for were par•oed, he should feel himself at a los. to 1141111 e in what way lie ought to express his opinion of the evidence 114 proof of the pn•amble of the Bill. Lord Reilesdate Reid, that the course of examination now coutended for, went to violate all those established rules of eridence which the experience of sees taught them to he the be►t adapted fur the discovery of truth; and be (here. fore should object to the putting of the question. The Noble and Le4ltictl Lord who spoke lieu had contended, that it ought to he pot, because it related to the conduct of an spent in thi• case; and be founded that opinion on th► eir cumatence of Riganti baring told a witness* to go In Vtma cant, and of Vilenacarii having afterwards examined that wituess, and employed him. Hut if that were to be taken as pieta °Camels an agency na ecuilered lit principal in this lAII acconntahle fur any regulate( which 'lmolai might have takes, upon himself to plume with capers to thi• business, he did Not know to what extent such an idea of agency might en. If he dealers, a persists lo tell John Thomas to 1 . ..111.• 1.1 him, fur he wanted to speak with him, was that .n( 1 is proof of agency as would fix him with • responsibility tor whatever ought pees between aril person and John Thonia..: Ile might wish to ask John Thomassome question is let tee to p...p.rty in dispute, in which hr hod an inte r e s t ; .could ilia desiring +illy Iverson to send John Thomas to him f ir Coo potpie-is so fir cvastst•te that person an agent in the altsC,us to scud.•r him, as she principal, answerable for what ...to may 'sass tirtwo est him and John Thomas vin the sub ject' It merely appe*red that Rieenti w•s employed to sire Itastelli to go in Vilmereati, that be might speak with him um the aiihjs est, hut wish respect to agency something tiother was necessary. If the perion so dewired to send use 01114.5410 Vilsoart 311, were proved to Isere made improper reps esentstiosis to souther witness, was inch an offer to cast sus sti2ena Do the• evidence of that man? It was impor tant tJ LIAO, 01141 Mai the character which such a person ads p lare:l by the party who gave hint direelio•s; for Witty periwig so acting wire to be taken as 'seism an agent, there would lee no possibility of disproving the seetacy of any mail. It had been said, that under the particular rheum etaiirea of this case, they were to depart from the strict rules of legal evidence; but many questions ►ad been over. ruled on the ground of thew iteo•sislestey with those sutra. Equality was justice; bat was it equality, after all shit had gone by, 111 adopt new rules differing from those otach Lad ri uln,it the former part of their pnweedings? Aiiil what wa• the gronood vin which is was contended that tb..ar toi.w should mow le• departed felon! That suspicious matelot rouse teem what ass Inessential would follow the guts 'ism, of am improper inducement havng been held out to a brinier a shiers; hit he held that not to be sufficient. Sup. pose they were to ask if Higanti had offered money to this ness, and he aiisaered iu the affirmative, world that tale. shay the valise of Itastelles testimony Ni,, because it would only tucil to prove • smirk:ma of his having ode such an offer to Hastelle and they could nut on mere sus jociou decide contrary to the clear testimony in the cause. Ens I Gi el said, that the ground on which lie had rested his motion remained as yet unshaken. Harter what he hail haird, he felt in any degree et:menaced that the question he wished to propose were au improper one, he 0011111 TOO ressfily state it ast a ground fur witirdra mg his motion ; but he most sir, that be still remained uacuu►inred. Seeing, hoverer, that the imptrasi tttt of their Lordships was chiefly MI the 111ilee side • , he would out press the quedios to a i slts. The Lord Chaim:liar said, he eonlil assure his Noble sail learned Friend, that uo one fell more strongly than himself, Mat the habits of his rrufersitotal life led hots tip use ex iso a diffeieut %Vie from that whirl, was merlin d to them by the generality of other persons. He had been of opinion Mat it was advisable foe their Lordships to attetsil tfironglimit thew proceedings is this ease, as meek as pomi ble, so the set rule of evidence, whatever twirl,' have been the ease in the preerediugs upon say former Bills of Pains and Penalties recorded in astir Journals, mud the evidence I ir the Btll hod been guise through with an rye tit those rides, he therefore thought they could not our be departed from. The Nob'e and Learned Lnrd had stated, that Hi genii was on agent for the prisaecution its this case, soil thut therefore the *items mew be asked whether Hicanti bad offered money to induce him to give his testimony iu support of the 13111, and that if hr bad dour so, the guilt of his run t:net would attach Iti the assibors of this proceeding, which would Mari by be vitiated; but he must contend, that M order to give it that effect, it most first he asked and ascer wised whether hews. an a gem, and whether that was within the scope of Hoe authority with whirls he was lammed. Fuse it WIN Mir emote, that a luau was employed by smother, but is order in flit the person who so employed him with the impossibility fiw his aria, it was necessary that be should trot have riutstept the linom of the power tir discretiow re posed iii hint. The 41164.1,110 n was then put sod negatived without a divi slim. The witness being again called is awl placed at the bar, ►ord King proposed the following q dorsi ion : DOI Rartelli tell you that Miaow had reeilved, or was to receive a large reward fiw giving evidetice against her Royal, lit a loots*? [Upon she ' , mew or some Noble bard; the minutes of SAtunday's evidence were referred to, to ascertain what hail liven there Pawl •lout Gement. fOcveral miaales having • lapsed wriltont the passage referred to being found, Lord King desired that the question might he repented The question having beets read user by the Short-band Writer, file Atioray-General interposed before it was answered, and read rum the minutes of the wills...ea narrative of the • maws/Ilion between him used Itastelli concerning Demons. S.•rrral Noble Lords miring if lice Attorney General had our 01))1 rhos, I , s offer to the question, - -- • • - . _ Mr. Iliourhain •aid, he understood his Learned Friend to rc..d the amine,. from the minutes merely fur the pue ii.,se ..f theirity4 !bat the quaslitsis had in substance been Yfln Merl C. liv ` a Peer—Did you expect to be paid more or les., IS war ,videttre might hr more ur ha* advantageous to the tior,tB I have no hope, but I can only say 'bat if they for 414 thing take it.-(,I lauplt) •i'he winless was then dirtcled to withdraw. The Marquis of lis:otdowst wished her Majesty's Counsel to s:iy if the next witots. was to be examined to the same roots as she last, or if they were now gouts; to a fresh brands of their case , .11r. Brougham cud, that he could not state what ulterior - emerge be aleosold potato ; et remit be elmeld premed ii the same line of examination. Lard Earoarvon wished the Nobk Earl oe tbwetber Mi to say, whether any Hanoverian spews were emplopodl the collection of evidesice? The Earl of Liverpool said, u far as his recollection went, the only agent employed was British. Porn pi lie Au en ati wa !hen venni, and examiner, by Mr. Wilde. The first question, which was very indistinetly beard be. by the her, we utuilermoo4l to be--Were you not n esisdent in the office of Signor Catlszzu, Advocate et Milan' Yes. Was he concerned es prufesaionel agent for the Princess of Wales' Yes. Do you hour, the Advocate Vilmareati dn. Had you at any time nuy conversation with Vilmareati respecting the pipers of the Primaries of {Cale•? I have. Did you in that con lion explain to Vilmareati your reason* for coming to him ? No, b►cause there was a per son who had conducted me to his office. Did you state to Vilmarcati any thing that had passed be tween you and Skit peso, who hail conducted you; to Vll. marcati's office oneot he saw me, he knew me. and told Inc to bring him the priers belonging to her Royal Highness. Did he offer you any inducement to bring him those pa r . re ?-7-- The Soticitnr•General submitted, that it was bin duty to object to that contse of inquiry, as 110 conversation between Vilmarcati and the. witness could be evidence in the present case. Mr. Brougham said, that he conceived his Learned Friend ought to i.tate the gluon& a his objection The Lord Chancellor said, Mr. Brougham might certainly call upon them to give their reasons fur objecting to the quration... Tier Sulieitor-Ceneral said, he wished to know upon what principle of the law of evidence, the declarations of Vl!mar ine' could be considered as (widener in the cave, even if he were roved to Ix the Advocate or Attorney of the Mila■ Commission. He did not are how, Recording to the mull practice of the Courts below, it could be evidence. He could not go more iss detail, as he conceived it was a first priteciple, that the admissions of al. Attorney could not be made use of to affect the principal. Mr. Wilde said it was clear that Vilmarrati stood at on• of the known accredited agents of the Milan Commis' ; to prove this the Learned Gentleman referred to various passages of the printed evidence, which he contended esta blished in the clearest manner the agency of Vilmareati. Hi. ‘ .*Mr. W.'s) object w as t o s h ew th e con d uct o f Vil mareat i . If they were prohibited from going into that inquiry he con. hissed he knew nut into whose conduct they might inquire, for there were no perso ns where the objections of his Learned Friend hod lest foundation than in the instances of Vilswsr cat, and Colonel Brown. lle now stood ready to shew what had been the conchae of those two persons. He was to alien that • most corrupt application had been glade by Vilmareati, saoctinued, &sloe believed, by , Col. Brow", for so it would appear by the evidence. Them were the persons ens ployed in collecting the evidence given et their Lordships' bar, and their conduct vs. what he now proposed to shew. —(The witness was here ordered to withdrani—and certain be era, that if any of the Learned Judges in the Courts below had such evidence offered them, the Prosecutor would be scouted 051 of Court. He could shew that there had been a corrupt application to withdraw evidence; he would shear that a bribe had been offered, by. whose authority Nita of little consequence—that a conspiracy existed, no matter by whom directed—that there hid been corrupt practices, no matter by whom anthorised, for if they were tube affected by evidence so procured, they ought to be allowed to shew the manner in which it was procured, and not be prevented from skewing the bribery, because they could not point out the pocket from which it came. They were there charged tinder a wicked conspiracy ; and though the hand who paid might he invisible, the corruption was manifest. Vilmarcati was an agent, and the acts and character of that person and Colonel Brown they were entitled to shew. Mr. Broughams sail, that after the strong and clear state ment of his Learned Friend, Mr. Wilde, he could here but little to add to what be had said. He was not surprised at the objectioesa which his Learned Friends had hitherto urged, Intl row that he hart at last got hold of their client—now that he bad come forward or been dragged into publicity, it would he solficiesst fur him to shew that lie had Isere got hold of its authorised agent. He would shew enough of his acts of agency against his illustrious Client, though perhaps he should sot be able to Abell that be hail any specific moth°. rely. Bet it would be seem that he was always flood to com pany with Colonel Brown, the bead oldie M ilan Commission ; with Mr. Powell, owe of the Milan Commission; and it was it evillest?, that he was so much of the confidential areal of some one (he was out allowed to name whom), that be corresponded evefidentially with Colonel Brows. As he laid himself *Feu to hear the panegyrics of those gentle. men, he wished, in justice to the Italian gentleman, to hear what could be said in hi• favour • but before hearing that eulogimn, he asked of their ta:relsbips to hear the solid evidence which he had to offer, after which their Lordatlips might perhaps dispense with hearing the " empty" praise. lie had been speaking of him as an agent, but be was not sure that he was nut a Member of the Milan Cominiesion. for he never saw any of the avowed Commis 'losers but he was with them. Unless, therefore, his Learn ed Friends were prepared to say there was nu Milan Com mission, slut Colonel Brown is nut an agent, and Mr. Powell is nut an agent (although as agent of the party lie hail been protected), Ihey would have done nothing. With respect to Mr. Powell, he was out allowed to put a I. gal and a rel. volt question to him, because that Gentle ness& had shielded himself under his character of • profes sional agent; used it was nut us agent generally that a man could be as protected, beet only when he was agent fur a party to the cause; on the grouted of that agency he was nut allowed to he examined. Then it appeared he was an acknowledged agent, end Vilusareati stood precisely in the same situation.--where a witness had been dealt with, or, if he might use the phrase, handled by one, he usually (as the old books said) concluded with the other also. lie confessed lie was surprised, after all that, to find that Vilmarcates agency was to be denied altogether. Best they must gee bother—Alley must dray that Colonel Brown or Mr. Powell employed him, for if they admitted that, he must be allows,' to put the question now object ed to. They were slut examining as to • conversation but to a fact, a deed of that Vilmaresti. If their Lord ships were now to lay it down as a rule that they were to be precluded from going into that ptoof, after the impediments which had been thrown in the way of the evidence ; after preveuting them from continuing their defence by the ob structions which had been interposed by the abstraction of a wituess—after alt these impediments, he would entreat of their Lordships to answer lone this question, and he 110111i1 take that answer from the one must interested—from him whose public life was included iu the present proceeding. He would ask how is the Queen to proceed further in her defence The Solicitor-Gencral said, that after the experience he bad acquired during the prereut proceeding, he was not stir prised at the variety of irrevelant topics which his Learned Friend had introduced. He should not imitate him in his devious course, but should discherge his duty by simply slating the grouoda on which he conceived the proposed evi deuce ought nut to be r. ceuved. Though he did nut proparie to follow his Learned Friend throughout, yet he felt himself called upon to make one olosevation on a mistateinent of his, with reference to what passed when Mr. Powell was ex amined. Mr. Powell aloud in the character of Profeasional Agent, and in that character carried on a correspondence with Colonel 8111./11. He had not refused to give up that correspoodesice from any motives of a personal ne turc, but he did that which it was his duty, as a mu fessiunal mail and a gentleman—he submitted to their Lordships whether he could produce the letter, con sidering the character iu which be stood. He hail al ways understood it to be the rule of law, that the more grave the charge (and here the charge was of the gravest ua tiorellll Ira, thou auhurnatioes and conspiracy), the more positive and clear should be the testimony. Bat here, in proportion to the enormity of the charge was the vague nature of the testimony by wlnch it was to lie support ed ; here his Learned F. ietiol had coati/4'4lrd that all legal forms anal rules should be overthrown to admit his enormous charge to lie directed against these iadividuala. The acts of the Milan Commissioners themselves could not -- jaN'i.'ESll 'PRESS. fiance wall • hive real eft "' " ' l l4olilttdd'ocretfe Is Colonel iliown to be consideeeci the prosecutor in this cue ? Is the Milan Commission? Certainly not. Are the Ministers of the Crown the prose. cutors ? They disclaim the chancier. Are the House of Lords the prosecutors ? As such the House must be apprised of the act. of such per. sons as without their Lordships' authority have im pudently uffitertoketi to act as agents in this (woe There can he no concealment, for the Howie of Lords cat, have 110 object in view but the discovery of truth, and the nets of their agents ought to be such via rats fear no discovery. Is Public Jortice the isrusectstor ? The phantom can have no se. trels, and those who undertake to act in its sacred name violate the simple integrity of its character, considered even as an allegorical being, shoukt their actions be such as must tremble at pubbeitY.— Bet whosoever may he the prosecutor, it is essen tially necessary fur her MaJesTV's defence that her Counsel should be apprised of his identity, that she privileges claimed by an agent of saving she confidence of his principal from Mutation might not be claimed on behalf of more individuals than is consistent with justice and the safety of the accused. Pone, who had info►med the House on Saturday that RAsTELLI had offered to purchase his testi mony against the QUEEN. was cross-examined yes terday at great length by the ATTORNEY-GENUS L. hut the ingenuity of the Learned Conned could in no respect shake the validity of his direct testi mony. Bet important as was the evidence of this min, it almost yields in iuterest to that which imme diately followed it. GAROLINt and Poise have spoken to the actions of only the minor agents, but Allllllll, who followed them yesterday, advanced a step higher, and assailed one of the principal. This witness is clerk to the Italian Advocate, ears played to assist Mr. HENRY in collecting and arranging such evidence as may he found neces sary to send from Italy for the Queen's defence; and he has deposed that the Advocate VILNA!. CATI, of Milan, whose name roust now be fami liar to our readers as the agent of the Milan Com. mission, offered this witness a bribe to induce him to steal the papers connected with her MAJESTY'S defence. Charges of thi► nature, if substantiated, stew still further the absolute neces+its• of ascertain iug the actual identity of the prosecutor in this case. while they furnish a species of negative assurance of who is not the prosecutor. The House of Lords most certainly cannot deserve the name. for their Lordships cannot, in their collective capacity, oiler bribes for stealing papers or giving evidence. and as such acts are abhorred of " Public Justice," it is no less main fest that the title of prosecutor cannot in the present instance appertain to Lord Livearoot's allegorical personage. Sir JOHN BERESFORD wam examined yesterday by the Lords relative to Wit.o M CARRINGTON'S discharge from the navy, on which OCCiltiloll the gallant Admiral spoke of this witness to the highest terms of commendation. We have received German Papers to the Bth in stant. It is stated, under the head of Berlin, 30th September, that the Prussian Cabinet will not in terfere in the affairs of Naple.. A numerous Meeting of the Ward of Bridge was held yesterday in Fishmongers' Ilan, when a series of Resolutions. and all Address founded thereon, loling with her MAJESTY on the nu. ment. domestic losses she sustained during her absence abroad. and congratulating her Upon the entire failure of her enemies to establish the chirges against her, was agreed to. Yesterday evening a meeting of the Carpenters and Joiners of the Metropolis was held in the As. se:ably-room, Brewer-street, Golden-square s for the purpose of discussing the propriety of address. log the Queers. The room was crowded to excess. The Chair was taken at half-past slit o'clock by Mr. ARMITAGE, who in a short and impressive speech stated the objects for which they were con. iened—and expressed his hopes, that, as the meet. iag was solely held for the optinoti of the trade, no person who did not belong to that trade would ad dress them. The meeting was strictly legal, he contended, gales. it was to be said that loyalty was a crime. After a vane:) , of speeches, the meeting agreed to a series of Resolutions and an Address. We understand that an Address to the QUEEN, from the itloinnouthelsire Milit;a, was prepared for signature the day before the regiment was disband. ed, by some of the privates ; but that it was stolen from the place where it was deposited by two or three of the men who did not approve of the tura sere.—( Bristol Mirror.) Several couple of woodcocks were exhibited tbr sale in Exeter market on Friday. A woodcock was killed on Coombe Sydenham manor, on the atb inst. by WADDoN CLARKE, a lad 1.1 years of age, under-keeper to G. NuTLET, E. On Tut , sday last a block of silver, worth 1,5001. was smelted et Wheal Rose 111ine. in Newlyn. This mine is the sole properly of Sir C. HAWKING, Bart. MILITIA OF IRELAND.--The Irish Government has issued an Order, dated the 7th of October, I• the following purport :_Referring to the 39th section of the Act of the 49th Geo. 111. chapter 120, his Excellency the LORD LIEUTENANT dues nut consider it expedient that the militia of Ire. laud should be called out, tratord, and exercised, for the period thereby prescribed in the course of the current year. It will coloequently be mine. ce•sary that the general meeting., owl other pro. ceediugu, directed by the same clause, should be brought into operation within the preeent month. tiff film • BETTING Air Trrnabaum oftssia" N. • imams mess. ••• t. I to I . v 1 su m Josiah • • 9 • 140 $ 411 . 1 ., '41 .1111 6to 2 opt Glovr.‘orilt I 1010 : 111 122 111 Nes 11.1% BILLINGIBIAIR STAIMS. 2 to 1 uo Abjar. MATCH IN THE HOUGHTON 1116ritHU. 6 to 4 Mr. Low apt Ahisr. 14 to 1 opt Parasol DERBY. I 17 to 1 are Trlilt. OARS. 13 to s apt My Lady. rmi VII.ASIL Mr. Militated' gai.b•morla Iwo this day at Lower Mrath on Tharsaay, gitPresiea Sioloogs; on S.istrol ey. at Rornii , . , 4 tionae; on Tam's,. at Lasril; on Tioorphy, a• f • lo" ;un Saturday, at lasi- lye ‘ruoJ a 11.1 on M.ra..hy, at Mr. Kong Smtpsatt's Suomi' ))))) nibs crowisstword brews. iug Cur the season taut *trek, when. they sinheenellod obser, out of which brukt cure►, and made a Gus burst. 7HE SEDITIOUS PUBLICATIONS. Yesterday Mr. Hayden, of Welbeek•slreet, waited upon Mr. Diroie, at Row street, anal spoluesinug fur the intrisedin, requested to IN informed if any mid what information kiad been re. rived at that office front those who had cone in poi. suit of William Franklin, alias Fletcher, Am. Mr. Birnie said, that sonic information had been r►ceived spun the subjtct, but lie would rather ■t Nereid decline eonsmonicating it to Mr. Ilaydon, wr any oilier permit. Mr. Haydun then produced a letter, "Odell be said be 11 , 1 rehired 110 m Mr. Pearson, in which he slat, d list be and Vickery hail clearly ascertained that nankin' had ea.barked a few hours heroic for 11301111.11P1P, and that they were about to rail in tinrctsit of him. This litter woe wrisefa from Dover, MINI dated Isle MI Friday evening, slid Mr. Pellf.oll expressed die most nuffideut bopes that the fugitive would is ■ very short time be to custody. Mr. Hindi. said, a tenor which exactly corresponded with that produced by Mr. Haydon, had b.eis received a! 'tie 'Ace, and be (Mr. lid had miry lisle doubt, that the hie.- live would soon be in the grasp of the officer. Mr. Ilaydosi begged to know if any later commitnicaticn had been rt ceived from the pitissitrs, and was ink/rioted the negative. 111 r. napkin produerd • pl'-montited r•glasq, wh.cli ;0, observed was the properly of Frauklin. Mr. Iliruie begged to know bow Mr. Hs)elina otitainid posikpoon of Ibis article, awl if any thing important bow upon it • Mr. tlaydon ■aid it was obtained in a very curious man. wer e and had been I.ft at a bowie at which Franklin was in the habit of calling. The discovery of this 1.1.!e article would form by no means au iiisinsportant feature 111 the In vestigation.. A great deal of private couversation then took place be tween the Magistrate and Mr. Haydosi, relative to some coll ections of the accused, and Mr. 11. &parted. A inciting of several distinguialied Member, of the Mousa of Commons waa appointed to take place yesterday for the purpose of considering the propriety of moving, a: the nicc.ing of the Mouse this day, for a Committee to gaire into this most extraordinary and important As n p.rp:u•atory step, the depusitionS or several pelsoo, who are acquainted with circumstances connected with I%e matter, wile lakes in the course of the •fterauois, for the purpube of tiring laid bafute the turtling. 41b2n ipsbhmii voi ifoogi 'ail to rim 11 . lio iMelevaat Amps Aids Might be .aboditorotoot S. the iiiinsost thee oppitorod of Vigour. esti will to SOK 10. Wei employed by the Milos Cams. mission to take s evlibtore ; that was the utmost of the primed weal. The question is, whether my Learned Friendi nn pressor' your Lordships evidence relating to the .minstiect of the Milan Commission' My Friend says some thiwg about .bribes having been offered; if so, whether offered by the Milan Commission, whether offered by filamar esti, or whether by any other indevidual, that would he ma terial evidence, provided it passed es to any witness that has been examined at your Lordships' bar. On ton present occasion, I contend, without going into the general question, which is much snore cutensive and more important than the ether, that this qiiestion cannot be put. The Lord Chancellor moved that the House do adjourn. Adjourned at twenty ottoutes past four. TWO fIO,OOO—TWO fLonO—AND VARIOUS OTHER CAPITA IS—ALL STERLING MONEY—ALL IN SIX HOURS...ALL TO MORROW. LONDON, TUESDAY, thresosse 17, I t 440. The proceedings against the Quint hive now occupied the almost undivided attention of Pa►lia ment for something more than four months, during which time her MAJ erre ha, been subj•!cted to slan ders the most cruel, to injuries the most severe, to insults the most ignominious, and to a trial hoeing no parallel in the annals of mankind, save the mock ery that marshalled the lovely but unfortunate MARIE ANTOINETTE to thescaffold, and yet to this day the Counsel for the QUEEN are compelled to in quire " who is the prosecutor that demands judg ment against their Illustrious Client ?" Lord CALTHORPE called upon the head of his Majesty's Government, the framer sold proposer of the Bill, to announce in a manly and ingenuous manner the name, existence, and quality of this hitherto im perceptible being ; but Lord LIVERPOOL could find no other answer than what may be obscurely collected from a history of the rise and progress of this most portentous measure, with winch he obligingly favoured the House. Now as every body knows that the KING himself is the ac tual prosecutor its this ease, it might be asked why does Lord LIVERPOOL thus derogate front the respectability of his own character, by co quetting with so serious a subject ? while on the other hand it might be thought superfluous in her Majesty's Counsel so sinuously to seek for information in the House of Lords, which every man, woman, and child beyond those venerable walls could without hesitation afford. Upon the first point, Lord LIVERPOOL alone can give any satisfactory explanation. Why his Lordship at (me moment assumes to himself individually the exclu sive parentage of the Bill—why at another he seems desirous of sharing this honour with the House of Lords in general—sod why, again, lie conjures up an allegorical personage, and under the moue of " Public Justice," arrays this !Mouton) in the rubes of state, and pushes it forth as the substantive and yet intelligent being which has set in motion the whole power of the Legislature. marshalled a host of King's Counsel, and instructed them to prefer charges of the deepest criminality against the QUEEN of these realms—why Lord LIVER. POOL has thought proper to involve himself in proceeding -I,r so inconsistent and apparently absurd, rests with himself solely to replant. But the motives that have induced the Queen's Counsel to press for some precise understatidiug 'you this point tire much more clearly intelligible. A principal part of their Illustrious Client's de fence will necessarily rest upon exposing the cha racters of the persons who have given evidence against her, and sliming to the world the infamous arts practised by certain ■gents for the prosecution in gleaning this evidence throughout Italy sod other parts of the coutiueut. It has already ap peared that RASTELLI, with less discretion perhaps then men more practised in bribery and subornation of perjury, boasted of the means he possessed of pur chasing evidence, and sheered the actual value its the currency of the country of several of the wit nesses. DEMONT, as he stated, had made a for tune it, the business; and for himself he had the power to " make a great man" deny one who had a good tongue in his head, rufficiesit briss in his forehead, and was not overburdened with too much conscience. What lie has made of himself is pretty manifest. Now it will be remembered that when some of the Lords (Earl Gaze particulerly) weie examining Pole ELI., the Ex-Commissioner of Mi lani, upon some circumstances relating to the affairs of his agency its this case, the mats stated his unwillingness to produce certain letters which had passed le-tweets him and Colonel Reown, a brother Commissioner, ctrl agent fur the Bill in Milan, upon the ground of their being confidential, and the LORD CHANCELLOR fortified PoweLL's objection, by observing to their Lordships that there was no relation more sacred than that which bound party and agent, and that the confidence subsisting between them ought never to be violated. The principle laid down by the Noble and Learned Lord is, in all ordinary eases, as between party sud agent, one indeed of the nobleet and most conserve. live that are found in our whole system of admitii. stiative justice ; but a relation cannot subsist without parties, and before POWELL was excused from an swering IIII!.1101111, or producing what he was pleased to call confidential documents, the House ought to hi '.a ascertained the identity of the party whose con- g • . ' . '. Tor— t—gotiri., POLICE. NAIILBOROCCII PTRTTT. EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES ON PAWNBROKERS. Yesterday George Augustus, a young man of decent ap pesesuce, was brought up for Beal examination, charged with various robberies. ft appealed in evidence that the Prisoner lived as shoprnan to Mr. Aldous, pawnbroker, of Wnieloar-stem, flielto,, and was in Ike habit of receiving the different pled7 , •s which eerie beunaht to the bemire, and afterwards *teal then, felon his master. The office was crowded with pawnbrokers, and the Pristine,. an, fully committed for total. Wo'SHIP fiat /T. ROBBERY BY A YOUNG LADY. Yesterday Miss Sophia Andrew., a young female of er rant appearance sad prepossessing manners, appareni!e about twenty years uriege, noderwent an . exammatiois before the silting Magistrate, Robert [Seville, Esq. charged wo► stealing a morocco casket, routainisig a valuable gull watch, gold chain and seal, together with other trinkets, the piii perty of Mrs. Hester Bayliss, in her dwelline.houie. Mrs. Bayliss, residing in Hill.street, Finsbury-square, being sworn, stated, that abort a month ago the Prisoner came to her house sod made applieatioa to baud Reel lodge its her family, stating that her friends resided at Pert , mouth, fium whence she had just arrived by the coach at the Spread Eagle in Graceebeireb-street, for the purpose of placing herself Nader the care of Mr. Barnett, a midi ' cal gentleman io the City-road, as her health vivi im paired, having lately been ■Racket with the King's E►il, and requested to know upon what term. she would receive her (Pri s .). Alm Bayliss then rueoulted her husband, and the Prisoner was admitted and tresitol one of time family ; she continued till Friday, the 6:I, inst. when she paid up all arrears, which ansuuuted to et, Mud took her leave, saying she was virile on a visit to a faini4e at Blarkwater. Next day, on opening a drawer in the parlour iii which the casket and its cuuteots were deposited, it via missing, and auspicism fell ou the Prisoner. It was sobs,. guently discovered that the nous paid to witness by the Prisoner had been received by her from a pawahroker, its Bishopsgate Without, at whose house the watch and ap pendages had been pledged fur Si. on the morning she quitted Mrs. Bayliss's house. The trinkets have out yet been found. Mr. Robinson, the Pawnbroker, pine:loved the watch and identified the Prisoner as having pledged it, and was serene to by the Prosecutor to be his property. Vann, the °their, traced the prisoner to Northalsele Cottage, near Hamsworth, iu Hampshire, where he awe beaded her on Southey morning. She was fully commuted. A rivils at Edillblltgh—• Lord Denalley, Sir M. Nightingale, flirt. M.P., Lidy NiKbtlogale. the Reverend Mr. Moiteg, the Reverend Mr. Ulna, and Colonel Bell, of Lung Benton. Departurra— he Earl of Fife, Lady Donalley, Chides W. Graham, William Stott, Esq. and Captain Norton. RICHARDSON, GOODLUCR •ud CO. r••it•ctrt.lly acquaint the Public, that the I to 1.4-r Day will be TO-MORROW—ibe Drawing to coutooore at Matteis u'Cluck. STATE OF THE WHEEL TWO of .£20,000 TWO) o d f TWO &c. Tickets and Shares, warraated undrawn, are on •'lv by RIOHAIIIISO4, Goo°Luck, and Co., &HOF triplelo t ir. Cons hill, and oppOslir the Kiug's-mews Caatinj lloilt. The rebuilding of Exeter theatre has cuto meticell, under a contract to he completed lay Chrisitnus. We understand it will be greatly Na.l proved, both in convenience and decoration. On Sunday settnight mine miscreants threw spirits of vitriol upon the clothes of several feintilet.. as they were leaving Star-lane chapel in Stamford. Persons will be etuployrtl to watch and detect those who may practice such an injury puttislmarnt is transportatton; and certainly it is not too severe for so diabolical an offence. , . I 1 j A Niiip