The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-06 00:00:00

THE QUAEA'S BIGHT
TO BR
CROWNED.

The Privy Conned aasembled yesterday morning
at ten o'clock, at the Cockpit, Whitehall. to hear
Counsel in support of her Majority's claim of right
to be crowned with the King at the ensuitig
Curonatiou. The Council Chmitter was greatly
crowded ; among the Privy •Causwelloes 'we ob-
served the Dukes of Volk .and Chanties., the Doke
of Wellington, Lords Liverpool,' Eldon, itarrowhy,
Westmorland, Sidmouth, and Londonderry, one
or two Bishops, and several of the Judges, Mr.
Tierney, Mr. Peel, sc.—The King's Attoresey
and Solicitor-General, Me►se,. Brougham and
Denman, and Dr. Lushington. who were in attend-
. atter, were called in oboist a quarter past len. The
several Memorials which have Eeen presented by
the Queen to the King, praying to be heard by
Counsel in support of her claim, were there read,
anti also the Order in Council for a Committee to
take her Majesty's ease into consideration.
Mr. BROUGHAM nntnediateiy vow and addressed
their Lordships.—He stated that he was unwilling
to cause any delay that could be avoided. at the
same time he begged to mention that he had been
refused a piece of esidence which it was of im-
portance for him to possess, and which was in
the custody of the Dean and Chapter of West-
minster; he meant the Litter Regalia, • book
that contained the formula of the ceremonies per-
formed at the coronation of the Knees of Eng-
land. He had, it was true, elsewhere *ern a collec-
tion of extracts from the Litter Begone. but it was
necessary, for the due support of her Majeary'a
claim, that he should be able to frier to the original
book in its Fierier t ►tair. The Queen's Counst 1 hod
therefore applied-for it to the Dean anti Chapter of
%Vettminster, anti assigned their reston for making
the request. but they refu•ecl to comply, noists tiny
were ordered to do so by the " highest authority."
A second applicat was then made, to know what
the Dean and Chapter would moonier the" highest
authority." It was answered—the King or a Court
of Law. Her Majesty's Cogitate' then applied to
the Secretary of State for the Home Department,
but he said that he had tin power to command the
book to be given. The Dean and Chapter, how-
ever, did not require an order. they swished
only the sanction of the highest authority, but the
Noble Lord could not tnterpo•e. lie (%lr. B.) was,
therefore, put to the other alternative. or applying
in the Court of King's Bench fora serandarnur.
This, he shewed, would have been attended with
great delay. Ile now 'legged that their Lordship.,
under these circumstances, would tither order him
the Litter Regalii, or allow him to have such ay-
efts to it as was necrseary for his purpose. Tied
their Lordships had authority to make this order,
he 'hewed, by referring to an Order of Council of
the 23d of February, 104 ; when. in preparing
for the coronation of James 11., the Dealt anti
Chapter of Westminster were called on to bring in
the Liber Nepalis. containing the formula of the
ceremony. His application accordingly was, that
the Dean and Chapter of Westminster be ordered
to furnish him with this book.

Some conversa•ion then took place among their
Lordship.. when it was determined lo send for the
hook. and that Mr. Brougham might, in the menu
time, proceed with his case—when the book came
lie could retire sod refer to it.

Mr. BROUGH A M then commence.) by stating,
that the question which lie had to sithniit to their
Lordships was a legal one—namely, whether the
Queen Consort of England has s right to be
crowned when the King celehtatev the cetemony
of the Coronaiiiiii. lie thought lie should he
able to prove satisfactory that the hid this
right, and with this view he should first request
their Lordships to go back with him into the his-
tory of the country ; for the ground on which he
meinly relied was the uniform and istiniterrupted
enjoyment of this ceremony by the Queens Contort
of England, front the ern hest period. The apps.
rent exceptions to this uniformity he should satis-
factorily explain swity. The right, he contended.,
lor had, therefore, the saute foundation as, all