The Sun. — London, England, 1820-11-07 00:00:00

_LONDON JOURNALS. [DAILY E_YTRACTS.] FROM TIIE MORNING PAPERS. [New . Times,' • After an admirable speech by Lord Grenville, th,e question of the Second Reading was yester day decided by a majority of 1c...)3 to 95. Here ,then were 123 Peers who must of necessity have believed the Queen guilty of. Adulteiy. But of the 95, how many believed her innocent ? We . apprehend not ten. The greater part of - the votes were given ostensibly because the Noble Peters thought the Bill impolitic, inexpedient, - unconstitutional ; or,. at the utmost-, because they did not like to condemn on circumstantial proofthey wished for direct proof in a case of adultery! In addition to the admissions .men tioned yesterday; as made by Peers who voted against-the Bill, we must:notice the following:— Lord CALTFTWIPE was. of opinion, Mat very gross and de• gr(,ciusr con:na hid been proved against her MAJESTY. Yuri Gosrti.:l), although he thought the Bill objectionable, ackiitted j that her MAsEeTY'SCO,Itilla bad been very disgrace• jai ; and - Lord GRANTHAM said, though he should deem it his duty to the country to say " Not-Content" to the Bill, hr could not place his hand on his heart and say " Not Guilty." This ; then, is the situation in which we stand : with a Queen, stigmatised by the opiniotls of pro bably nine-tenths of the Peerage ! After this, will the Whig. Ladies forfeit their_ own charac ters by visiting her Majesty ? Let then] do ; so; but let them not suppose that they can dOlt, and rctain their rank in society. Let "them do so but let them remember that they record against themselves a sentence of degradation equal to that - which is irrevocably passed upon the Queen by the vote of yesterday. [Morning Chronicle.] At length judgment is given in the important cause of the Government, or, as Ministers call it, of the State, against her Majesty the Queen; and this verdict is pronounced on the Anniversary of the Death of laMented Daughter! The num bers for the second reading of the Bill of Pains . and Penalties were, Contents, P-23; Not Con tents, 95. This division will be scrutinized as it ought to be, that its. true character may be ascertained. On the first reading of the names, it will be manifest that, excluding the actual Accusers of her Majesty (who ought not to have voted as Judges), together N with the oble Peers, who hold plac e s by themselves or near relatives during pleasure," there is a majo rity of Independent Peers against the. Bill—and this majority comprehends the greater stake of property, as well as of influence, in the kingdom.. If - it were possible to regard the decision of yes terday in any other light than that of a Ministe rial white-washing, the verdict, in a judicial sense of the word, is an acquittal of the Queen. Compare the Tribunal to a Court below, and the verdict of a Jury, where so many of the Jurors 'Were for acguiteal, would be an acquittal, since ''glare doubts exist in the minds of so many, the rest of the Fellow-Jurors constantly yield to the side of mercy. In fact, with such a strength of opinion against this, tremendous and•truly radi cal. Bill, it cannot be persisted in, and we should suppose that Ministers having obtained the vote of yesterday, for their own justification as to the inquiry, will have the. prudence to withdraw it,. and prevent the awful mischiefs with which it is pregnant. AVe forbear to enter more at length into the subject this day, because we know that the impression on the.public mind is intense, and we are d,eSirons of avoiding all commentary that may add to 'the irritation. . Upon examining the division in the Lords .yes terday we find that, excluding the nine Ministers who are the authors of the Bill and the 'prosecu tors of the Queen, that of the hereditary Nobles who derive the right of voting from their birth, there was a majority against the motion . ; for among the majority of yesterday .we find eleven Bishops, seven Representative Peers for Ireland, and live.for Scotland, all of. whom are elective— every one. of whom, too, owes his election to the Minister of the day. We never, indeed, re member an instance in which a Representative Peer for either Scotland or Ireland was•elected whose politics were adverse to those of the ex isting administration, and we know how the Bishoprics are disposed. Deducting them from the .majority of yesterday, the Elective Peers with the Ministers, and about sixteen Placetnen, who are removable at the King's pleasure, com bined with the chosen Members of the Secret Committee who originally recommended the how stands the majority ?—(lbid.) [Mornin g Post.] Happily the result of yesterday's Proceedings was the reverse of all that the factious so, fondly, portended, and the Peers of Britain, unawed by popular clamour or ferocious threat, have nobly done their duty. The die is at length cast, and the• conviction of the " Supreme Judges of Eng land," that the Queen has rendered herself infa mous by an adulterous intercourse and a long course of disgusting licentious familiarities with a menial in her service,will serve to hand her name down to posterity with marked ignominy and everlasting disgrace. One great consideration in respect to this case is, that it clearly has not been made a Ministerial question, and that Royal in fluence has not in the remotest degree been exer cised on the occasion. If Ministers possess in fluence over any Noble Lords, they have obviously and magnanimously disclaimed the use of it on , this great national inquiry. Yet, with so many of their friends, and even of their own most im mediate connections, voting against the second reading of the Bill, on the.timid and dangerous principle of expediency (though at the same time declaring their conviction of the Queen's guilt), their view of the subject has been confirmed by a majority of 113 to 95, which, under these cir cumstances, must be deemed considerable.. In deed, w hen the motives of the Peers who have voted-agabist the Bill are properly viewed, it -*ill be seen that had the decision of their Lord ships been the other way, there would still have been. no vindication of the fallen Lady's fame— no triumph for her friends—no escape for her Majesty from indelible disgrace. Those who de clared they could not say 44 Content" to the Bill could not lay their bands on their hearts, and say of the Queen that she was ".Not Guilty." It is her misery to find that those who "would screen her from the Bill of Pains and Pe nalties consign her to infamy. We do not wish to aggravate the bitterness of the punish meat which now falls on the unhappy cul prit in this case ; but when it is remem bered with what wanton insolence she has been accustomed to asperse all who were guilty of the crime of loyalty, it mush be seen that it is cha rity and not justice, that dictates forbearance, in this the day of her deep humiliation. On the whole the result of yesterday's proceedings must be deemed the triumph of candour as well as of justice—the seal of Party as well as of guilt ; for let our Readers examine the lists of the votes as scrupulously as they may, and with a few excep tions (Lords Grenville and Lauderdale standing conspicuously .as bright examples of truth and justice) they will find that the Opposition have clung together with as much tenacity as has ever distinguished the blindest and bitterest rage of faction. [The Times.] We know not whether we are to address her Majesty the Queen of England in terms of con gratulation or condolence., upon the first grand division on the Bill for her degradation. Her enemies are sensible that it is a,deafeat which they have „sustained : her Majesty may feel that she has received . an insult ; but, there is this differ ence between her Majesty's situation and that of her enemies—that the country laughs at their disappointment, and sympathizes in her imperfect triumph. Her Majesty may well, however, be consoled, when she is assured that earth never contained female purity against which a greater majority might not have been obtained by the same arts. Years after years have been spent in the constunmation of this grand plot. It would have taken less of human labour, less of human perfidy, it would have required Less time, it would. have imposed the traversing of less space, it would have consumed Jess money, to have proved the angelic nature vicious and corrupt. The bells of England may ring .a merry peal. Good God! is, it for such a result as this that the . Milan Commission was established, and has ,been in operation for years •in order to .buy ups organiie, arrange, and get ready .for the Bar, every species' of testimony (but honest and ho nourable} from every quarter of the globe ? Was ever Lady thus assailed Was the human life ever thus jeopardied ? And all for what ? For a nominal majority of 28, in which number are included _the accusers, and some Judges who had : never .heard the defence ! The divi sion was—For the .Bill, 113—Against it 95 Majority, 28.—There are various ways of con templating this majority, all equally -satisfac tory to the Queeu, and to the Country, and all equally .evincing the triumph oilterMakosty. First, there was a majority of live Out of the Irish Re presentative Peers ; . the numbers being fr for the Bill, and 6 against it. There was a minority of seven Scotch Representzaive Peers, nine being for the Bill, and only twa against it. There was a majority of eleven Bishops, twelve being for the Bill, and one against it. The sum total of these majorities: is .twenty-three voters, making no part of the hereditary English Nobility. If -we add to these the nine Cabinet Ministers, the aggre gate will be thirty-twb, which, being, deducted from thenominal majority in favour of the Bill s leaves the other side 'greater, by four, in favour of the Queen, and against the Bill. It has been said also, that not only the Duke of Newcastlei but that two other Lords, voted for the con demnation of her whose defence they never heard. [British Press.] The opinion of the House of Lords collec tively has at length been taken on the question of the second reading of the Bill of • Pains and Penalties. Yesterday, at about twenty minutes after three o'clock, their Lordships divided, when the question was curried in the affirmative, by a majority of only 28 ! ! The house was unusually full, the number of Peers present being no less than 218 ; and when we reflect upon the pecu liar circumstances attending the adjudication of this case, who is there in the country that will not regard a majority so inconsiderable on the second reading, as a triumph on the part of her Majesty ? A majority of only 28 in the House of Lords, the attendance of Members being full, has ever been considered equivalent to a defeat of the Ministers of the Crown, be cause in that Assembly the personal influence of the Ministers, the presence of their friends, the well-understood wishes of the Sovereign, and the power of patronage, are generally known to, be more immediately operative than in the House of Com Mons, in fact, remove from the numbers on the side of the majority-the names of the Members of the Cabinet, of their immediate relatives and connections, and of the. Meilbers who formed the Secret Committee, and whose judgment in deciding upon.the evidence adduced at the bar, must, from that previous examination of ex parte evidence, have been most injuriously warped -7-remove these names from the side of the majority, and the majority and - minority will quickly change places. And in proposing-the removal of such names, do we require more than in strict justice belongs to the Illustrious Ac cused ? In what other Aribunal upon earth, boasting the attribute of justice, would it 'be per mitted that the Prosecutors should argue •tititi vote as Judges of the Accused ? In no other Court in England would it be permitted that the Grand Jury, represented in these proceedings by the Secret Committee, should with minds-im pressed. by a secret ex parte trial, where no ex planations were had, no counter-testimony - re ceived, no witnesses cross-examined, subsequently -mingle With the Petty Jury, and mislead -their. fellow Jurors. "by their own impressions, in.cor rectly- fortuid but 'firmly pr6ierved. The prin ciples of natural justice would demand the ab sence of the Queen's accusers-; the principles of our own law would equally require the removal of the Secret Committee who placed her in a state of accusation: Had the Illustrious Accused moved in a less elevated sphere, the laws of this country would have extended to her such advan tages ; not only would her accusers have been removed from the Jury box, but even such friends and relatives of her accusers as might be supposed to feel a strong interest in their suc cess, and a proportionate anxiety to effect her , conviction. All such persons she might have challenged ; and will not the common sense and justice of the country extend to her, in her ele vated rank, the same measure of protection which the law would have secured to her in au hum bler and less invidious station ? The power and influence of her Accuser ought to awaken every suspicion, and teach the public the necessity of flinging around her every protection which huma nity, generosity, and justice could dictate. WEEKLY RETROSPECT. There are two trite and humble proverbs-- that" many men have many minds," and that "every thing has two handles"—which apply most particularly to the grand subject of debate of the past week. In fact, there are no two Speakers, either of Contents, or Non Contents, who ap pear to regard it from the same precise point of view, or through the same medium. A I h;wing to each party the strongest conscientious grounds, though the motives of individuals in either party may difkr, we shall pass over the trifling inconsonance of the Contents, as of little material import to the case, to examine the princi ples on which the opposite party generally and individually found their refusal to the second reading —a refusal which deserves investigation, not only in its motives, but in all its sequences! It is one df the remarkable events connected with this Bill, that we mast divide its opponents into two classes—those who believe in the QUEEN'S innocence of the charges, and those who do not ! As for those who believe her innocent, a plain duty exists. It is their duty to mark that belief, not only within doors, but without If she is innocent in their eyes the QUEEN has a double-, a triple claim, of injur e d Royal Innocence, to their frieiu?ly countenance and support—not only of themselves, but of• their families—which it is both moral and - political cowardice to withhold from her ! But how far has this ma nifested itself? One or two Peers are said to have visited her, and the heir-apparent of a Peer has written an extra ordinary Epistle to Alderman - WooD, in which he says, that he is now so thoroughly convinced of HER MAJE4TY'S innocence, that he and his Lady—will instantly i'ay their dutiful respects at Brandenburgh House—No, indeed! no such thing; but " will instantly pay their subscriptions for the Service of Plate" into the hands of that officious personage! Truly this reminds us of the parody by Paton on BortAxu's fatuous Ode— " He comes ! the mighty Conqueror comes! Finds a small river in his way; So waves his colours, beats his drums, And finds it prudent there to stay If then we are to judge of the number of those who really behave iu the QuExs's innocence by this criterion, that number is but small indeed; but what shall we Say of those who, believing in the charges, yet oppose the Bill ? One. Noble Lord, indeed, is said to have talked of signs in the Heavens, and to have asserted that none but "despotic na tions". would hang. down their heads in sorrow and despair if the Bill were to be rejected! Now what his Lordship means by despotic nations, it is difficult to fathom ; unless be alludes to Poirrucat, where, if we are to believe the of fi c ial co r res p on d en ce in Th e Chronicle, between that Government and Lord BERESFORD, the nation is so despotic as to have formed a Supreme Government, even whilst allowing the King to he head of the nation, an ar rangement sonirthinK in the style of honest PAT, or rather of ?frineuto, who tells his shipwrecked niessmate- 6 . Yes you shall be King; but I wilt be l'iceroy over you!" Another Noble Opponent would rrjeet the Bill, in order that in time the people might come to their lenses; but he does trot seem to have calculated the evil that might ensue whilst we are waiting for the lucid interval ! Rut the PEO PLE are come to their senses—that is, the greatest part of drove who have read the evidence; though we are well aware that of the clamourers and addressers, nut one in an hun dred has read mere than the daily leaders of The Times, •Chronick, and a few obscure Sunday Journals ! /re know, from indu',itable authority; that, during the past week, a very remarkable change in sentiments and opi nions has began to take place amongst the lower classes, or opera lees, V . the Metropolis, especially in the Southern dis tricts To conclude—ls it possible to believe, as we are told, that an opponent of the Bill has actually put the question, whe ther the Bill should pass, " even supposing tbat a single act of adultery had taken place ?"—and that the Preamble ought not to be considered as proved, unless it is also proved that thu QUEEN'S conduct has been in public disgraceful, lewd, licentious, and degrading ! If such is the best defence of the innocence of the MAJas'rr of ENGLAND we need offer no opinion—the NATION must judge ! THE REFUGE Font THE HOUSELESS.-Yesterday a Meeting of the Subscribers to this invaluable Institution (which it may be recollected, was productive of so much benefit to the poor last winter), was held in the Egyptian Hall, at the Mansion-house, (the LORD MAYOR in the Chair) to receive the Report of the Committee. The Report was read by Mr. Bodkin, the Secretary, from which it appeared that there remained in the hands of the Committee a balance of about 90001. The Lord Mayor, and several other Gen tlemen delivered their sentiments on the occa sion ; and on the motion of Mr. Tooke, the Corn mittee were requested to continue their exertions, and a motion was also submitted to the Meeting, .and carried, to the effect, that a Society should be established for inquiring into the merits of " begging letters," as they are called, with a view of relieving such of the writers as may prove to be deserving objects. The latter - subject was strongly enforced by Mr. Pearson, Mr. Frend, Mr. Tooke, the Lord Mayor, and many other Gentlemen. Thanks being voted to his Lord ship, and the principal Officers of the• Committee, the Meeting dispersed. The Cambrian, 48 guns, Capt. G. W. TON, C. 8., intended for the Mediterranean sta tion, is not expected to sail before Wednesday next. Viscount STRANGFORD proceeds in her to Constantinople. It is now understood, in the Theatrical circles, that the ne,pciation with Mr. YOUNG to return to Covent-Garden, is broken off, and that Mr. VANDERHOOFE is engaged by Mr. I - I,Aattrs ; it is therefore probable . that Mr. YOUNG may appear, at no very distant period of the season, at New Drury. --(Morning Herald.) The Tragedy of Virginias has been brought out - at the New York Theatre ; the part' of Vir ginias by Mr. MAvwoon. A loom has been invented by Mr. HILL, a clo thier of Malmsbury, by which the texture of . cloth is rendered so close, that it will resist the wet' like a skin. It is not true, as has been stated in some of the Papers, that Franklin or Fletcher proceeded in'the same 'ship with Mr. KEAN for Atuerica.— (Moining Post.) EDUCATION IN IRELAND. ORDERS ISSUED FROM THE SEE OF 11 ' ° ' REGARDING EDUCATION IN IRELAND' "'" The following has been published as a 1i?: translation of a Brief, lately_ received ft°, Holy See by the Roman Catholic Prela te ' England and Ireland " Right Illustrious and Right Revereno' That forewarning speech of Jesus C h r ist, ` :j Lord, long since uttered by him, when eny l ° o l ) the parable of the husbandman, " who had 'l l * the good seed in his field ; but his enemy, 51 t mankind were asleep, came, and, made an r p,' sowing of tares iu the midst of the wheat e ° 'd (Mat, ch.l3, v. 24) appears to be realizing days, particularly in Ir e land, to the grievoe s t i and wrong of the Catholic weal.. For, inforq l has reached this sacred congregation that sc P , of a Bible Society have been set up in almost part of Ireland, upholden with the resourc eg ge l by the patronageof the higher anti-Cathol io rt i t try ; and that, in those schools, under au a OO l vial complexion of charity, the untutored Y o tr,' of either sex, especially thos e o f th e peas%y and of the indigent class, allured by the eto meat, nay, by affectionate, petty present s the teachers, come to be tainted. with the de" te cl. poison of perverse doctrines. It is further stage, that the teachers in those schools, late„, l ,oo scribed, are Methodists, who make use of v i rendered into English by that Bible Society' ie pregnant with er,rors ; those teaching view the sole object of seducing the youth" inflation, and eradicating from their hearts affections the truth of the Orthodox faith. iro t " Considering these things to be certainly' de Lordship is already aware that great solie l l 'aut' application, and vigilance, are to be deman e ,J' the shepherds, in sedulously guardi n g their' Ii from the ambuscades of- wolves, who ce r ' l „,"bc sheep's clothing. If the shephe r ds .will during the while, quickly will the inimiclo i ; t il steal iu and sow his noxious seed ; quickly w i ' c io e l after-growth of tares show its e lf, a nd t e i c the,wheat corn. Wherefore it is indispensab,ly quisite to make every possible effort, in ell' e d recal the youthful sort from the pernicious SCl )° ; e t and to admonish the parents, that they 0 - 1. , e lr by any means, to suffer their offspring to L'' s c into error. However, for avoiding the si' gre t hi the adversaries, nothing appears more fittiog t : the setting up of Catholic schools wher ei ,, u of edUcate the poor and the peasantry in a ev, of moral instruction and reputable learni'Tly Perhaps it may be said, that a fund caei t° o provided. As to this point, you will have :0 rally gained a lesson from those very se c t he! from the right faith ; for, as we are told , po ol' ask individually from the people a t l ar ge a j i t - bosi subscription by the week, for the 'support 01 : t boi mentioned schools; what should hind e r the Cl io rtf lies froth doing likewise' 'Wherefore we e to tic and, tender sympathies of Jesus Clir is w ith Lord, we conjure you, my Lord, to g uard h id diligenCe your flock, in that best manner sc o ll; your discretion may suggest, from such P e h ' r ee r as are insidiously introduced into the s - 01 1 ( fold of Christ, with the design of carrying a g o' from him the inca u ti ous s he ep; an d to ex ert' of self most carefully (recollecting th e prolb e , s ( j e# Peter the Apostle, who delivered, of old, in h e rs words, " And amongst you shall be lying tea t ' or e who shall bring in sects of perdition,") 63 ,0 vent the corrupting by these men of the C 0;; youth. This object, I hope, you will eas i , o li 4 tabs. by instituting within your s Diocese C 31 ,; t 10 schools. And in the well-founded hope t e ll this most important matter your Lord ship the all your force and resoluteness to preve" es ,) sound wheat from being choaked by the W o o' beg of the Holy Divine Majesty to be you tector and safeguard for many years. ,•aOO, " Your Lordship's in all brotherly afreel' " JULIUS MARIA CARDINAL DE LA SOO - j ' " From the Palace of the. Propaganda, Rome, August 15, 1820 " COURT OF KING'S BENCH, IVEsTMIS S- r%tlf . Yesterday being the first day of Term, th e ' B o' .1 - 1 B o' e of King's Bench sat at. the Sessions' 11° Westminster. Mr. Justic e B-1.1:v . a", t „ Li te i Justice BEST entered the Cou r t a few 0 " tlie after one o'clock, and proceeded to he ar 0 0$ peremptory motions. The Court has un& r r. or e' of late considerable :improvement, and i ts sent arrangement is extremely convenient. i r $ Last week the wife of Andrew 1 % 1 "10 1 ' farmer's servant in Pencaitland, East 1 -) 49. o ', it'' , was safely delivered of three fine boys, * ll° the mother are doing well. 0 1° On Sunday seinnight, as some caravans kio r beasts, which had been exhibited at 13°C- frol ii ham fair the preceding day, were proceedi n gaM thence, a large Polar Bear contrived 1 . 0 ,7 be: his escape. He was immediately pursue"„ i 'bie, it was not until after a considerable chase, - i ts' many of the country people joined, that V 0 overtaken, and . ultimately killed. It O. 1 1)e d that the animal took refuge from his pursq e . r tisf i neath a bridge at Bacon Wood, near Stu ele s Yl ti ing passed through the village of Witte r . - o ,oo' ford, to the great consternation of the inbabl. bog During the chase . he was frequently firedci's(io without effect. He was at length secur e a gil4 ropes, but was strangled in the act of dr * him from his hiding place. BIRTH. r , ite o l On the Sd inst., at Woodford, the Lady of Capt.:>/ the East India Company's Marine, o f a ['laughter. . - - f DIED. At Edinburgh, on the 29th silt. in the 82d Yea r ° i, E b t.; 113 4 ,1 the Reverend John Touch, D. D. late Minister of i":0j114' of Ease, St. Cuthbtrt's, to which charge he was ert in 1766. L0, 1 , ° 01 At South Shields, on the 25th ult. aged 65, taw ° wife of Mr. Richard Buliner.—On Sund; last, at t h siagg' Nicholas Fairless, Esq. Mrs. Watson, at an ad vaiscrasot At Westois, near South Shields, on Sunday last, M ai c 11,( wife of William Marshall, Esq , endeared to a nurtief ° , of friends by her affability and inildnesi of d isposi tto hi f loss will be sincerely regretted and most deeply frit -11 surviving relatives. 0, ( 0' ft , LONDON Printed hyJ. B. 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