The Sun. — London, England, 1820-10-27 00:00:00

"'LOUSE .. 'OULORDS-TIIIS DAY. TI IT QUEEN The ttraii Chat , i'Ci:Crain mine ter the House at • _Ave, minutes to : ten, after winch prayers were s.-:r‘eadby the. Lord Bishop of BIIISTOL. The three 'Royal' Duke§ were early in 'attetn.lance. At "half-past ten Counsel were called in. ~ .sohECI-1 OF .'II7IE ATTORNEY-GENERAL IN REPLY. .~TTORNEY-GENEItAL now addressed their T• hriisliips. As her Majesty's Counsel-had now ..Co,ncluded her Defence, it was now his duty to ..inidress Lordships - for the Prosecution. tin - her i the hnprertance .of the case itself was con sideri4 as well as the very great period it o'eriPied, the feelings it had excited, and the anxious interest tlo was taken in its. result, be that result as it Might, he was certain that this consideration-was more than sufficient for him to, call for their Lordships' indulgence, Nvitiith no , Advbcateeveronore required. It was not, how ', ever, that he felt oppressed by the difficulty of the, Cese, but the iuvestigation had occupied their, Lordships so lone-, While his Learned friends had en roused their attention for the en tire, Space of three days, that he feared that at tention must be exhausted. Besides the subject had now become trite and. stale ; and looking at the man of evidence on their Lordihips',table, and remembering the length of the remarks of -his Learned Friends, he Was apprehensive that he must be still under the necessity of making a iarger demand on their Lordships' time, and perhaps their patience, than he should otherwise have been called on to do. Before, however, ▪he proceeded 'to investigate the evidence Which ' bad been adddced by his Learned Friends, and to comment on their re,asonings, he trusted to be allowed just to advert to one topic which had bet n so frequently introduced, and so. much complained of by the other side. He alluded to 'the . disadvantages under which her Majesty was said to have laboured, in meeting the charges as contained in the Preamble of the Bill. As to , that complaint,' it might appear to apply when • she was refused a list of witnesses, but surely that complaint ought to have ceased when •their Lordships considered the manner in which the Defenhe was permitted to' be conducted. - The charges were distinctly know,neven, from the preamble ; at another stage, proceedings were 'suffered to'stand, at the request of the Queen's :Counsl, Who were allowed to chase their own time and method for rebutting the Bill. Unlimited finds were placed at the Queen's disposal, and every kind of facility afforded . her, by Govern ment. Here he must be - allowed to express his confident hope, that this instance of accommoda 'lion would not be suffered to stand as a prece ' dent for succeeding times ; since nothing could be more dangerous, or More contrary to the even course of justice, than to afford time to an swer a case where witnesses, and even cor rupt ones, were so easy to be obtained as in that country where - tt:e witnesses came from:— Ile did not "intend by •thls observation to impeach :the witnesses for the Queen, hut he'svould say, that corrupt evidence might have been so ob tained, if they had desired it. He would there fore now assert that her Majesty had no reason .to complain of the manner in which her defence had been conducted. To say nothing of the -public voice, raised .by all possible arts and • means in h.r faVour, she had been benefited by Aire most sedulous industry, and, he must own, an array of talents the most splendid, in. 'her cause. She' had every advantage that could be given her, and if so, then the Charges made in the Preamble of the Bill remained not onty not ,contradicted, but in many parts supported by the . evidence of. witnesses who had been brought for ,ward by his Learned Friends ; he would maintain that the case Was substantially made out. He must "repeat it, however, that her Majesty had no right to coniplain .of disadvantages on her side, when, in reality, she possess ed more than the accused was known to have . in such a situation. Under these circumstances, then, be was at liberty to admit to their Lord ships, that for himself, it was neither his , duty ,nor in his power to deal so liberally in imputa tions and sarcasms on 'behalf of ,the prosecution, as his Learned- Friends had indulged in, while conducting the Defence of the Queen. During their course, all that ingenuity could imagine, all that brilliant declamation could effect, was lavished in the furtherance of their cause ; that 'll eld was indeed open to them, and they had reaped the harvest of it ; but his was a different task, and he could assure their Lordships much More congenial to his own feelings. It was his duty, and should be his endeavour most carefully -to examine 'the evidence which had been given at their bar, and compare it with those facts on which, after .all, their LOrdships must 'decide this important case, without the least reference to those ingenious and inflammatory 'topics so un sparingly introduced at every opportunity by the Learned Counsel for' the Queen. Brit before he proceeded to the examination of evi dence and facts, .he wished to be permitted to avail himself of . what his Learned Friends had been compelled to admit, 'and this was—That if their Lordships could believe.what the witnesses had deposud, it proved fully and clearly the charges that were exhibited in the preamble of the Bill. Nay, more than this, the charge was admitted .on this ground, even by his Learned Vriendi on the other side ; or else, he, would ask their Lordships why were 6 days coniumedin giving in evidence to prove her Majesty's purity and inno- Ceti ce, and also three days taken up by his Learned Friends in answering the charges ? His Learned , Friends, as their Lordships, must have observed, had been studious to. cull out insulated facts, on which they commented with that adroitness, so -peculiar to them, and with that ability which he was not disposed to deny in them ; but their Lord - tships must have remarked, that in doing this, • his Learned Friends had carefully kept .from their Lordships' view those general facts and leading circumstances of the case which contradicted, and 'which ; he let 77 conceived, must ultimately guide and influence the decision of the House. It was therefore most necessary no w, beforele advanced to the consider ation of particularS, to recal their Lordships to the leading circumstances of this important case. The first Circumstance of moment was the entrance of Bergami into her Majesty's service in the year 1814, when their Lordships would remark, that from no reasonable cause, excepting the adulter ous intercourse now alleged to have taken place at that period, this man was in a fow short months advanced by her then Royal Highness, iu a most ex.traordinary way ; within a short period, too, his infant child, together with the greater part of his family, were ixermitted to compose the Princess's suite, and even '.+ Pile he himself was still a courier, lie was allowed to dine at her table. Soon after he was advanced to a higher rank, loaded with titles and honours, which it would be idle to sui.pose. were procured .hy any means, other than the re ' "sources of the Queen, with whom he was proved to be living on intimate terms. This intercourse had been distinctly proved by the testimony of different witnesses, who, (whether. they were to be believed or not, it was for their Lordships to decide,) had consecutively deposed to the fact. Bergami was thus retained by her Majesty till she reached the opposite shore, when parted from her only to retire to that estate which she had purchased for him, but be was not dismissed from her service. There were some of those circumstances in this case upon which he wished their Lordships to reflect, when considering the preamble of the Bill. NV hen, therefore, their Lordships were told by his Learned Friends to take the polacca scene, or any other detached scene, and then decide by that scene itself on the merits of the case, this might suit the purpose of his Learned Friends ex tremely well; but he was confident that -, their ' Lordships would take all the circumstances and facts together, in order to come to any kind of decision. ,It would hereafter be his duty to examine and refute those futile reasons which his Learned Friends on the opposite side had assigned in justification of the ad vancement of Bergami by the Queen. But he was certain their Lordships would not exclude from their consideration the hasty advancement of Bergami, the introduction of his family to the Household of; her 11Tajesty, the estate he had got by her, and the way in which all these favours were conferred. He nonr wished to proceed, with the permission of their Lordships, to examine the testimony in detail, and also the different circum stances connected with , it,. assured that he should receive their Lordships' attention, while pursuing an examination so absolutely necessary irr the present case.—(Left speaking.) POINT OF IloNoun.—lt is, curious in our pas sage through life to observe the variety, both in sentiment and practice, evinced by men, from whose habits and situation some harmony of conduct and feeling might be rationally expected. Some persons, to adopt the language of Burke, " feel a stain like a wound," while others are less acute in their -perceptions of dimity and ho nour. • Lieutenant Hownain does not think it de rogatory to a Queen that she should dine with her Footman ; Capt. "'echell, his superior in rank, does think it to be so. Lieutenant flown= thOught•it an honour to sit down at table with that servant, because his employer commanded him: to keep low company ; Captain Pechell refused to. dine with the domestic because ht thought.that no person could legally com pel him to degrade his own character. in the examination of Sir John Beresford, we have also the following - question and answer : " Did you never, tell William Carrington that,he was to be on the quarter-deck, when he replied that he had neither friends nov money to sup port him there ?" a lie never told me any such thing ; and after he told me that he wanted to be Sir W. Dell's servant, it was very unlikely that I should propose to him to be an Officer in his Majesty's service." Now, here the Lieutenant, the Captain, and the - Admiral (all in the same service), are at direct issue on a point of honour. (Birmingham anti Lic/ijield Chronicle.) BERGAMT.=A. letter, of recent date, from an English traveller in Italy, says—" We left the oaths of Lucca for Florence, and after staying a few days to have the carriages repaired, continued our route to Bologna. Bergami, the Baron of such reputed fame, breakfasted at the same hotel at which we were staying. He was going from Milan to the estate purchased for him (as is said) by the money of his Royal Mistress. lie travelled "en Prince." , Tw•o couriers preceded him, another servant sat on the box of the carriage, and a valet rode inside with him. ills livery, scarlet and gold.' An expres§ from England bad just overtaken him."—(Exeter I'4/Fig Post, Oct. 26.) TILE SEDITIOUS ILANnZILLs,--It now appears that the charge against Or. DENIS O'BnYEN, con necting him with this mysterious affair, was found ed in error. Nothing having been heard from the prosecutors in the affair, for _several days past,• Mr. BIKNIE, •we understand, addressed a letter .to • Mr. Harmer yesterday, inquiring what was to be done with the warrant still remaining in the hands of the officer, and also reminding Mr. Harmer that Mr. O'Bryen had • Come- :forward voluntarily,' and was still ready to meet,thern. In an.iwer to this, we are' informed, th.i t Mr. Harmer sent a written apo: logy for the trouble which had been given the worthy Magistrate, and adding that the bill sticker, Jones, having seen Mr. O'Bryen, subse quently to making his deposition, was convinced p he had m i staken hi s persOn. A gentleman who had gone into the City to sell out Stock on Wednesday, and had received above 40001. in notes, from the broker- in the Stock Exch ange , had his pocket picked of the whole sum, as - he was passing (he snpposes) through Change.. Ailey. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 2lsf 215 I 3 per Cent4Red . . 674 I 3 per Cent.Cous.l 67i 6E4 1 .3 per Cent. 4 per Cents *per Ct. Navy . cinn... 10.14 if HIGH WA'rEII AT LOND iitUrning, 54 minutes atter G. Bank Long; Ann. 11 7-1011hs ludic Bonds .... itos 84s. pr. FA. Bills, 2d. &s. 3s. 4s. pr. Ownium 4 1y tiii. Cons. fur Accoun .... 63 tiß )N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. I Evening, 23 amintes after 7 THE SUN. SOLEM RUTS DICERS rALs'um JUDII47 LONDON, PRIDAY, OCTOBER '27, 1820. It has been stated in some of the Morning Papers that a sort of compromise has taken place, between Ministers and Opposition, by which means a sud den stop is to be put to the Proceedings against her MAJESTY. Most heartily must every Friend to the Country wish that any expedient could be devised, consistently with honour and justice, to terminate an Inquiry which has tended to fami.. liarize ideas of the most offensive and-disgiisting description. But we place very little reliance on this report, and, whatever our own desires may be, we consider the measure as absolutely impracticable. The character of the Govern ment is at stake, as well as that of THE QUEEN, and both must be disgraced, unless matters are suffered to proceed to a fair and legitimate Conclusion. Ministers, by consenting to such a compromise, would leave their enemies room to assert that they had retreated, because they were conscious that they had advanced too rashly, and the world at large might reason ably entertain such a suspicion, and draw the same conclusion. The Opposition, after having artfully accomplished such a termination of pro ceedings, would triumph over Ministers annuch as if they had had no concern in the treaty. Besides, is the Ifousr, of LORDS at the command of either Ministers or. Opposition ? Would the august hereditary Tribunal of the Empire, consisting of all that is high, dignified, opulent, and estima ble in the Country, consent thus toy be set at nought, and that justice should be baffled by a political manoeuvre ? Would THE PEOPLE AT LARGE, not the motley tribes of vain, silly, osten tatious, and interested ADDRESSERS, be contented to see an Investigation, in which the honour of their Country is essentially involved, abruptly stopped, and Truth and Justice stifled by the in trigues of Party ? No—from the first moment when THE QUEEN demanded a public trial, such a trial became inevitable, and all the rest of t4e proceedings followed of course, and must now lead to such a definitive and satisfactory conclusion as the whole of the civilized world cannot but expect, and as the British Nation confidently de mands, and will not be induced to relinquish. , THE WITNESSES:We trust that the liberal spirit and good. sense of the People will not take the character of the Witnesses on either side from the colouring of Party. The Friends of TUE QUEEN have alleged conspiracy and perjury on those of the opposite side, without proof, and the suppressions and prevarications of those on their own part have been equally conspicuous. Besides, the delicacy of both Counsel and Judges has preveuted that strict examination of the higher Witnesses which most probably would have taken place if they had been upon a level with the others. The non-production of the lei ter from Lord GUILDFORD to his Sister, and the reserve of the Lady, were consequently material . obstacles to the cou►se of Justice. We have had no arrival of Paris Papers this morning 7 Jamaica Courants arrived this morning to the sth ult. The following is from the Courant of the 4th Ult.:— " The schooner Abut° mad• an attempt to communicate with Catthagena, but was prevented by the blockading squadron, which were in two divisions, one off Bocha Chico, and the other off Point Canon ; they bold an intercourse with each other regularly every day by boats, and sometimes are within gun-shot of the batteries. The Congress IndepeTtc o pt schooner captured a schooner going into CarthageniOdr the 10th ult. , The most beneficial effects will result to the Mother Country, if his MAJESTY'S Government will give the least encouragement to the Emi grants to British North America—we mean to those individuals who are not destitute of. the means of conveying themselves there, and who can maintain themselves for a season or 'two in the country, but who are deterred from going to the KING'S Colonies, in consequence of not, hav ing, before they leave home, the opportunity of ascertaining in what Frts of the provinces they can procure eligible locations to reside in. It has been suggested that a Public Office should be established by the Government in town, to which persons may apply for correct information on this interesting and National subject. Several vessels are fitting out for Spanish South America; we sincerely hope the Trade will prove a beneficial one. [COURT CIRCULA:R.I Prince LEOPOLD called at 13randenburgh-notist yesterday, to inquire after the health of 6: 14v EEN x having been informed that her INIAJ E sc had been taken suddenly ill. His Royal High' Mess did not alight from his carriage, but It, ADDENBROKE was deputed to make the necessall inquiries of Lady AN HAMILTON. , WlNnsort, OCT. c2s.—On Monday his JESTY visited the Princess AccusTA at her re s i ' dence at Frogmore. The KING remained a o° i siderable, time with his Royal Sister, b ut did 11° . stay to dinner. This afternoon, soon after thre! o'clock, his MAJESTY left Windsor for his Pa''' lion at Brighton. SHIP NEWS. The KING'S ship Tyne has on board abo ut 700,0001: in specie for our merchants, being t h 6 first remittance in specie ever received direct fee South America. PAnsTow, OcT. 21.—The John, Parker, of E xe ter. 4. `! ° , wreard near this place yesterday. The crew have all k -1 pert of the noiteriais saved.—Arrived the As-0;1,10'7 don, from Cork for Plymouth, with loss of bulwarks, t i tc•„o Our. 25.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Baker, ",: N'tw Orleans; she spoke, on the Gib of October, in lat• 4 4; long. 29,•the ship Wildman, from the South Seas, fo r. LA' don ; out four yeocrs—o. full ship. T, uP . s ToauAv, Ocr 4.,.—The Albion Cilementsi from for Leghorn, has been brought in here by a pilot smack, 1::51c loss of rudder, bulwarks, sails, and rigging; duriog ibt the master received a severe blow, and is tinder m edical 4° ' the P makes but very little . ENZANCi, 24.—arrived water the Jane, Roberts, Il e Sierra Leone in great distress, having lost tier fore and top-masts and jitkomu, in a violent gale, about to days RAMSGATE, OCT. st;.—Arcit'ed the Ocean, Tucber. tr St. Petersburgh ; and Protheas, James, of Liverpool, each lost anchors and cables. fr° NORTH SHIr i.D*, Oct. 25.--The Navigator, Stevenson , Jamaica, called WE here for watrr and provisions. FOR THE SUN. MISREPRESENTATIONS. MR. EDITOR—The System of Misrepreserl tion at present carrying on cannot be too often mo ticed ar, lo probated. One most extraordinary instance I shall tner'` i. of it, in order to put my fellow-countrymen on their plr.'ot Some slays ago when WAnnvevroN and another 10' 1 '4 Bill-sticker were brought up, the Nlagistrate told the J Ol 0 . the Sessions, that the question now was. become so senu" s o to be whether they, or other Juries shouid its futore icy the power of sitting to di•pense the Lass's. This tva% stantly taken up by an Edinburgh Paper, 771 e Scols1;:s which romulty asserted that the Magistrate told the Jur!, ' f ; the question was now coolie to ties—it' the!, r a verdict of Guilty—whether Juries in (Mitre would 10 twitted to sit or nut, by the Gorrrnment. lit this there can he no misconception ov misttnder of lug ; for the same article went on to reason upon that the case, to defend the rights of Julies, and to arraigo or Government, and all the Nlagititracy. far Tyranny ?It'd pression. Such, Sir, is Radical Tvutit and Lih,ertlity. Four's. I.G. " NON MI RICORDO?* What a " trump" this has been for the Jacobin Press For a month they have blown it with " exquisite stress. Then of 4 . perjar' (1" Majocchi, we heard c e ,s'eless.din; ' , _Vow all's *mot' intim " Nun iles" of—/l) , erfant and F .1 . 1 . 1 .' CUM ILULTIS " Lindsay" Park, Oct. 12. A most mischievons practice. prevails at t h c f , 81 s 4 Post Towns direct front London, where the Dud:ea:es, are now obliged to give the London Post Boys frora shillings to hati-a-gtiiitca each, tor every pair of horses. , ei e practice originated with som e of the Innkeepers, wh () desirous of monopolizing the posting in their cesper 44 r, Towns,. and now they are sensible of their f u lly. ;VC however, that it eau only be put down by some staintabl - e f :io lation,. which should be adopted for the payment of c-h" ti e, (Iris en, by a moderate rate peemile., and the P os tmaster' s ruder a penalty, prohibited giving these doncenrs in fut , T h e Many of our,Correspondents complain of tr ( high price of Bread, especially in those parts of the Cl fl io#' where Wheat has been sold at 131. per load, whilst 131 .0 ce i been at 17d. per gallon. To what cause this great di Iferr' o er to be attributed, we know not ; it is as injurious to tilt:l' B(. ore as it. is, to the Consumer in general. and we do not belieffvo whole of the profit or difference falls to the share of the 13 4 ,e The Millets must, therefore, be making large profit s• are mistaken in our view of this subiect, we shall be be corrected, and to satisfy the Public that there is no able ground of complaint respecting it. E SC We are happy to hear that Sir FItANCISBL -10 : 1 0 . 0 is so far improved in his health as to' be able to cnjoYie 4 ' tile sports of the field. We understand that he was out ort day last with the Golahuing Hounds, and afterwards Mr. TowxstND, at Bosloidge. Sir MURRAY MAxwELL appeared yesterd 3 l 3 ,e3 'the House of Lords below Bar, in the place apprq r' to strangers. Wizht d Southampti have lie ae Isle o • ight an ,outnampton more visitors this summer than in any former season', af c Up-coaChes, on the Portsmouth and Southampton roau'' daily filled with passengers.. Mr. GmEsnAcu's Concert,at St. John's / 1° , 115 : ' t' Winchester, on Wednesday night, was not so nuniero n '' 9 ,00 tended. as was expected. Mrs. SALMON sung four sum' s her usual taste and effect. She was the unit instrnMental Performers evinced great science and ah i ' l po' The late Lord GWYDIR 7 S property in the 0 11 rough of Haslemere, which was advertised fur public Od, if Wednesday last, has been disposed of, we understj" private contract, to the. Earl of LoNsnat.r.. or Fifteen Churches are now building in J- 1° and Upper Canada. Coax-EXCHANGE, OCT. 27Several vedsgtiol . from the Suffolk Coast arrived to this day's Market, a u , r e. l ,; Wheat being in demand, sales of that description we d 4 dily effected, at an advance of 2s. pet quarter on last Ni g o dsi'' prices ; Barley is Is. per quarter lower than on basing a good supply this morning from Norfolh and z- 4 0 .1,i 4 1. , Oats continue heavy sale, except for fine fresh n od obtained Monday's prices ; in Beans and Peas there j 9 teration. - SMITHFIELD MARKET, OCT. 07.-111er-cattle' a good supply at Market this morning . 01 all kinds ' EI je .cr 4 ) ; but the supply was particularly great of the inferior I SO tions of Cattle ; for some months past the Market It , beets so full of Lean stock, and the price of good me 3t , tains that of last Monday.—The price of flay, Sire"' • Clover remain as .last week. P and 43 Old, we NTELLinENCE.—ConSPock; ts, a ood turd and fi t a 11 1--1' Pockets, re weighed; gOPrI reined the prices last quoted : ; but inferior sample , ' ye reduced it, value.—(lForceVer, Oct. 25.) • J 1 131 RTH. On the 25th inst., at No. 4, Lee-plare, Lewisham'the of Captain Wm. Elliott Wright, of a son. MARIUF,I) t he fe,(' Yesterday, at the New Church. Mary-le-bone, b 9 Henry Nicholas Astley, Thomas Pottrr M acir teen, k:4[P o ti for; eldest son of 1)r. Macqueett, of JUL: count Hou"' shire, to Anne, chiest dati2iter of the late Sir Jac9,-- Astley, Bart. of Melton Constable, and Seaton V". Nort bombed:int!. 0 DIED. tirlF l) ,5 Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, after tr,rsnrc J a in business in perfect health, in a fit of appoplex)rs 9 tVaininaii ? of St. Mary at Hill, tish-factor. ... , gre at -- - ------ --- 4 , LONDON: Printed by.). B. CARSTAIRS, of No • g '' tc .. .f t ; Ormond-street, Queen-square; and published '', o , ~'• SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Nlolton-street, at 1 0 , 0 0 , Office, No. 112. Strand ; wlier: Advettisemenlor Letters, &c. (post-paid) must be aldressrd. f ' 1