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A. PULM AN. Esq. The bar al this end is the spot.
where her Majesty's Counsel will appear, and from
whence they will address the House or examine wit-,
news. The next division of the bar is where the In-
terpreter of the Italian witnesses evidence appears,
Beyond this swim, is where the witnemes will stand;
*Noir place. or box, forms the centre of the bar.
Nest to this stet iota is a temporary desk for the short.
hood writer to both Houses of Parliament. Mr. R.
R. Gulls sr. Beyond this point, and behind es fae
as the roiling to keep off strangers, is the space foe...
the King's Coutivel. fur the several agents, &c.
The witnesses will pass to the bar, from their re.
omit residences in Cotton-garden, up the only stair.
case which approaches any of the spertmeets ems.
netted with the House from this part of the Wild.
i or. In passing and ',passing they will bestrew.
cd from all interruption. The officers of the Howe.
/tided by some constable', are stationed to keep all
throe passages clear.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE QUEEN.
The eccommodations to he afforded the Queen
were completed on %Wednesday night. We yeatrr.
day stated the doer by which her Majesty was to
ratei—s new drew being made in the pliazi between
Ow Peers' entrance and the passage lea ling to Cot.
t.,0-garden. This leads into the eomi heretofore
devoted to the Peers as a robing.roont, when the
King attended the Howe to mrrt Ili+ Parllsinent.
I here her Moj-icy is to Ise regularly )I.r-el-bed by the
Usher of the Black Rod, who conduct! her along
the passage. snit up the grand ataircises by wie',
Ciro Peer. praceed into she House, the summit of
sah;cli double fight of stairs leads to and faces the
I .ords' entrance-doors on the left hand side of the
'forum.. Insieed of mitering the body of the
Ii tore at this roil of it. her Majesty will be ecru-
's:l:lrd along a wide moue or passrge to 11. rOOlll
set apart expressly for the Quern, - and which is
nearly opposite to the door by which strangers gain
admission to the Nance below the bar. It was Lord
Stinfteslitry'a (the Ch ohms') of the Committee)
private mom, and it has been handsomely fitted
litt.pos-ly for her Majesty. There is one femile
ovendaiit providi•il by the [louse to wait oil her
Msjrsty. the deputy housekeepi r ; amid she is the
c 0,17 wont in that now remains, shout the several
t.mins End apartments of the House of Lords. ller
Majesty will be allowed to bring with her one feurde
aneurism or cmottattion every clay; and that ',et-
yma. should the (Zorn) desire it, will be accommo-
dated with a a-at within the liar of the House, nest
to her Majesty. A handsome elbow chair is pro.
vided for the Queen. It a covered with scarlet
morocco, edged with gol.l•lteadel nails ; rand the
legs are tastefully gift, with gold bordeling round
the edges of the chair. The back of the chair is
of convenient height, mud its form is somewhat
*wow. los general appearance is neat and tie-
gins. There is el-n prepared an oblong square
footstool, covered with red morocco, and decorated
with gilt ornaments to accord with die chair. This
champ is placed within the bar, immediately under
the station allotted for her Majesty's Counsel, sod
Oil the right hand side of the [louse, viewing it
Eom below the bar.
As her Majesty proceeds to the Howe in the
character of Queen Consort, she is entitled to sit
view the Throne; and therefore a chair, together
with a footstool, similar to those described above,
are also placed near the throne. Her Majesty. to
comply with the aritiel etiquette, will first take her
twat on this chair ; but wheu the receiving of ed.
dente at the hir commences, her Majesty will pro-
reed to the chair provided for her near her Counsel.
There being too Lord Giest Chamberlain—and the
Secretary (or officiating deputy) csnisot act its this
instance, as he is below the title of Knight—it is the
exclusive duty of the Usher of the Black Rod, Sir
T. Thyrwhitt. to attend her Majesty, after she
eats. the House, to her several seats.

THE QUEEN'S TRIAL.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Almon 17.

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The doors of else House were opened at nine
o'clock.

Sir Thomas Tyro;hitt; Usher of the Black
]j•,l, very kindly and condescendingly gave di-
rections for admitting the gentlemen connected
with the Press before any other 11E150111. The
consequence of which was, that they were enabled
to obtain a station the most convenient fur their
lab furs which the space below the bar allowed,
being in one of the divisions immediately be-
hind Ord laid out for the witnesses and the
Queen's Counsel. The Peers immediately began
to lake their seats within the bar, and several of the
leading Commoners Onion, them were Mr. Tierney,
Mr. C Jena, and Mr. Greed!) took up ststious
between that and the throne.
•At twenty-five minutes before ten o'clock, the
Lord Chancellor entered the House. The Bishop
of Llandieff immediately read prayers. The lower
pert of the House became a scene of unusual bus-
tle and interest, the fulness or attendance seem-
ing to cause some difficulty in the appropriation of
seats. Three Jodgas of the King'. Beach (tlitChief
Justice, arid Justices Best and flalroyd) took their
'eats on the Woolsack. Biros)* Richards and Gar-
row entered soon after and took seats beside them.
They were afterwards joined by Judge Milos.—
By ten o'clock the House was filled, and the
attendance of Peers complete.
Mr. Cooper, Clerk of the Howe, read the order
for calling over the House. The *James were illl•
Inedbatiy called over.
The Lord Chancellor delivered apologies which
he bad received from several Peer., as follow

Lord Churchill, indisposition ; Lord Melbourne, above
70 years; Lord Lyuedock, above 70 years; Lon! Gardiner,
11111101; Lord Crewe, above 70 years; Lord Erskine, above
70 years old, attended, but trusted that be did nut give up
hie privilege if be thought At to claim it oil • future otea.
mos • Lord Carysiurt, indisposition; Lord River•dale, ludas-
posiion ; Lord /dittoed, death of a relative • Lord Wodehouse,
above age; lord Granville, above age; lord Cawdor, in-
disposition ; Lord De Duastanville, out of the Kiegdorn ;
Lord Middleton, indsposit tor • Lord Theriot., abroad; Lind
illraybroolie, above age; Lord Carleton, above age; Lord
iikboriori, iodispoeition; Marquis of Waterford, tudisposi-
two ; Lord laikeley, iodtapoodioo• Lard Cathcart, above
oga.; Lord Vrrisoa above age; Laird Aehboraaa, starred;
Lord Moyle. abroad; Lord !he**, *broad; Lord Gifford,
indisposition; Lord Byrne, i' Lord Pelle, disability;
lurid Le 0 epeesar, abroad; of Clo) me, dead ; Moo"
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'Creosol Dodle7.an4 Wank shove age; ♦iwaasrt Huard,
iadi•posilwa ; Eul Craven, abroad; Earl Ooolow, above TO;
Lord ihrewsbery, dieobility ; Lord arolosoodeley. above
TO ; Duke of Marlaoraogb, iodispoeitioo ; Duke of Norfolk,
dosabilsty ; Doke of Cambridge; abroad.
Lord flotchinson did not answer, and will of
course be fiord, unless he assign a satisfactory
reason for his shseuce. Oar readers cannot fail to

that proposition to the Queen when in France,
which was intended to relieve his Msjesty's Govern-
ment from the necessity of instituting the present
proceedings.
The LORD CHANCILLOR read a letter from the
Duke of Sussex, praying the House to excuse him
ou accouiit of consanguinity.
The Duke of YORK said, that if such a claim
were admissible he was much better entitled to the
benefit of tt. Nevertheless; he was determined to
do hioduly.
While the names were calling over, the Queen,
attended by Lady Aim Hamilton, and followed by
tier Counsel, entered the House from the robing
room. Their Lordships renew:id made an obeisance.
Her Majesty took her seat to a clotr prepared for
her, beside the steins of the throne. Her Majesty
was dressed in mourning, with a white veil thrown
over her bend, which covered her bust. Lord A.
Ilatiolion attended her Majesty, on corning in, and
took his stand behind her chair. The noire of the
'theirs which first announced her appro.cli, coon-
norit with rattier increased force for some time after
her Majesty's entrance.
Lord ERSKINE presented the Petition of the
Common Council of the City of Loudon, uguinst
the Hill of Pains and Penalties against the Queen.
Th.. Duke of LEINSTER presented a similar Pe-
tition from the Freeholders of Middlesex, but as it
was signed by Sheriff Parkins ou behalf of the
meeting, it was read only as his petition.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN was of opinion,
that the names of the Peers should be called through
b&4bre the /louse undertook to consider l'etitions Ar
any other busiuess. - •
Lord therawiey not answering to hie name, he
was stated by Lord LI•ERPOOL to he above age.
A short discussion took place upon the necessity
of complying with the rules of the House, by send-
ing notice of the excuses to the Lord Chancellor.
It wes determined diet the fact of indisposition or
superiot age being known to any other Peer, might
be good grounds for a motion. Lord Glenowley
was accordingly excused on the motion of the ;Earl
of Liveapooi..
The names of absentees not having suglett the'
regular excuses, bring called over—

The Duke of HmaILTOII moved that the Duke
of Sus..vx should be excused, for the rtll6lol/1 given
in his Royal Highness's letter.—Ordered.
The Duke of Cambridge was also excused, on
the motion of the Earl of Lavaxruot., being lip.
poiestril his Majesty's Viceroy fur the kingdom of
Hanover.