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Cum Fa t'st PeTIT to N HO I .1. ANO faith he held
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om an individual. who stated, that be
ills:waived some injy by the Acts of Patlianient. imposing
rtstriteiespi ow the Rink of England, with respects to payment in
siweir. • The Noble Lon' added, that it was not his intention to
yroundarty proceeding upon the Petition t he should move it be
rn.11.. in order that the !louse might judge of the n..ture of the
floral made by the Petitioner.
The Petition being read by the Clerk at the table, it appeared
from William Cobbett. of Braley, in tl:c county of
!hints. The Petitioner esimptiined that he had sufkred grea
I..irdsliitw Roan the operation and effect of an Act past•ed to imt •
firs..erettrlciion es Balk Payments. In 1503 the Petitioner paid
three thodsimil pounds Inc an estate in the county of Southamp-
ton. • The estate bhng mortgaged for 1,3001. he was not able to
discharge die Interest due. and 'hemline had received notice from
• the eamagagee that he must yrotteed to the foreclosing of the
nionipigei ands sale of the estate. ilnderstandite?otrhis must be
resin nos tut liiipseelf and family. the. Petitioner im ed the pro-
tection :of, the House.—The Petition was order to.lie on the
tattle. .
The tiouee adjourned till to-morrow, when his Majesty wftl
tik;
the pon the Throne at two eelock, and give the Royal
Assent to Civil List, and other Bill& • •
TIICIDAT. JUNE 6.
ROTA?. ASSEWT.—This day his Majesty wanks state to the
Mimeo,' Peers, to declare the Royal Assent to the Civil List
sir Thomas Tyrwhitt. the Usher of the Black Rod, was then
os Acresl to command the immediate attendance of the House of
C r.ltsons, to hear the Royal Assent given to several Bills.
Tl.e Speaker. attended by a large number of the Nlcmbers of
C- • House of Commons. attended at the bar.
The Speaker. holding in his hand the Civil List Bill, then
esiressed his Majeity in a short speech.
';'he Xing then gave his Assent to the Bill.
Nosing left the House. an adjournment took place to four
o'clock.
Miauisoe r non Tut !Usu.—The House was numerously
+r.-tided. in expectation of a communication from his Majesty
r-speeting the Queen. whose arrival had excited myth general
tr tendon. .
l•he Earl of LIVERPOOL entered the House about five
clock with a green bag. Ilk Lordship took his Md, and woo
after delivered • Ntessage from his Majesty, which
was nod front
the woolescli by the Lord Chancellor.
G. R.
The. Ring feels it necessary, in coosequence of the arrival of the
Queen to communicate to the House of Lords amain papers'
end eireumstences respecting the conduct of her Ming does her
departure from this country, which citturnstancietite= felt
tout ansious to avoid laying barite the Homo, that
the subject must be as painful to the House as himself. but the
sreps now taken by the Queen leave him nooption. The net
feels fully confident the House of Lords will adopt that musts of
proceeding which will best support the honour and dignity othk
lisijesty's Crum.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose after the Message had boa
lead. and said, " The Message being delivered, I have now his
Majesty's commetid to lay on the table those papers in which be
refers.—(Hers the Green Sag was laid on the table.) I shell
move. lie-errs. that his Majesty's most gracious mime lie
taken Mee Merikkistion. when it is my intention to properie an
Aditnes. to aware his Mekety we will adept *mecum etre-
(leaky beet ealenbeed to rapport his beam sad dignity. I wel.
to-meow. ems. shoes .be refers* to a Secret Corninktee
of this MOWN god I wilt k to be usidoestOod what the Abject
must be. In mewing they **llse refund. it is with a view that
the *cue Camiesitess eserileelde whither any. and if any. what
cootie moomeag dem* he adored." The Noble Earl cm-
eluded brewing. "thee adored." most math*. Massie
be mhos Me toralivalits te.tiesecow,and that the Lute be
sir wellesoi'Mr Mimi" "Ilie maim was egad to, and the
Laude timisweesil .weenfiregly.
Os the motion af Esti of Shaftsbury. the House adjourned.
WEDNERIDAY. sows '7.
Tilt (it/gen.—The Esrl of LIVERPOOL rose. in puma-
s-4c of notice. to move an Address. returning thanks to his
Majesty foe his padous Message, and to assure his klejeaty that
the House would adopt that course of proceeding whith the
,::sties of the case and' the borrow and dignity of the Clown
might ramire.
The Address was agreed to nem. dis.
UMW Comm.:tem—The Earl of .LIVERPOOL then
rose, to propose theta Seam Ctiminiuse of fifteen Lords be ap-
catmint the papers laid before the House by his
kleirima p's to
command, and report thereon as they shall think meet.
la slop** this worse of proceeding, his Majesty's Ministers
wowing, Muth by -a wish to lead Parliament to a decent
rind &NOON enquiry.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE objected to the proceeding.
The Home was placed in • most extraordinary situatioo.. -If the
cosiduat 'et the Queen had been such as to demand Parliamentary
vagary. in wiser situation would the House of Lords stand as
the Cart of Judicature.- If an impeachment was recommended
by use House of Commons u the grand Inquest of the country.
audissa person would be bold enough to say the contents of •
glom .
bag might not lead to impeachment of the illustrious
mem the House of Lords would stand in the situaion •of
Jaen. . What could be the result of such a Committee. but an
smirks from the individual Lords who had procured the exparte
evidense, and that of five or six others who might be added to
their amber. The Noble Lords who. had been some months in
posseuies of the evidence wets, no doubt, able to form an opi-
bion es it, 'if so, why not direct the Law Officers of the Crown to
pooled ha the open Constitutional form?
The Earl of LIVERPOOL was most anxious to avoid stating
the exhume of guilt in the illustrious person, and what he said
runt bet taken hypothetically. Hail a direct case of guilt
been mode out, within the operation of law, It would have been
the dote of his Alin/sty'. servants to direct the law officers to
institute the doe course of proceeding 4 •' but mom " said he
Earl of Liesrpool, the Oise to be that the Queen has been guilty
galigtreasse ; that is, supposing the commission of a perfidy
r abroad. and the eVidence so strung and clear as to
Lem se denim: I hare to infirm your Lordships, on high Iva
audimity. that would not be high treason by the laws of
iossaroy, esselesuld it be cognisaUe by the civil nibunals of this
cottony. Thestetute of Edward the Third makes the act of
adults,. committed by any person with respect to the • Queen
Consort. high treason. The Act also makes it high treason
in the Queen. if consenting, because she is an accomplice; but
io a Me like this it will not apply, for if the Queen or Princess of
Yaks commit adultery abroad with a foreigner, the foreigner
ewes no a.legiantse to this country, and it would be no crime
whatever. It the turvigoer is not guilty of a crime, due Dade
sat be coit.ide:ed au aceompliee. That is the opinion of the
highest ant arty. No permit'. can say there is not a mice% its
t•a law. bur. ois the law Yet Wit is not high tree on by la ..
it does nu, follow that the King aril country are to buffer by Mi..
crime. whim it any remedy. Adultery uught to be an intlietah!„
• ilea,*, but it is ire:licit as a civil offence. Then. I ask, if WI
:i,•,,501t emat.ot be brought against a private indi..i:Otal
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Ki.sg's sew ~ tlei. it po.siole it ran be brought a, a
ai :can It was a or.e which Parliament could only it . a
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