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l,stlltslieth, then Pagers, of fiats., bad sowlbsetsTess.
sort Of this realm, before at Milan, is lacy, eseeeed is her
a rvice in a menial iilitatiosioineliartoeuesetergastri, Aber.
wise itartoloino Bereetni, • lortletier of 'hew ststimi, who
hail lwfore served in a similar capacity:
" And Ilieress, after the said BerleMMus Vergami, other.
wise ihtetelosse Bergsma, had so masted the wester of hes
Royal-Mil/hoes, the said Princess of Wales, a mom onliweets-
i”g inlittney'estiamiemeed before. her Royal
Ilighamis arid the said BattuWOO Peresmi, otherwise Rarto-
lomo
Berposi :
•` Anil whereas, her 'Royal Iliehnem not only islwaneell
the said 1131101111110 Pergiosi, otherwise Barinkitais Bergasii,
to a high situation iu leer Royal Hialniess's bussehold. and
received him into her service, and that in high and conedess.
itsl situations ..!,out her Roy./ Riglineses peeson, but be.
• t eseit upon, :1101 other great and extraordinary masks of
t.eiiste and distioction."
Se fer I consoler the preamble as completely proved. The
nest ample see—" Obtained for him orders or keightlesse,
owl titles of himuur." I mean to muve that thaws wow&
he struck out ; not that I !where 'any of yob, Lewd.
f.ti.p. hive the less) doubt as to the fart, bat you certakelp
lco-r nut any direct . widener; Ala, therefore, I do mot Ai*
:Luta be properly left as an allegation in She preamble of
the Bill. " And eutiferred upon him a portended Order of
her Royal Iligliewss hail taken owns
to self to isistitote without any joss tw lawful authority."—
: son wily •Ilsolusg now to the preamble as movetl by evls
slettee at your liar. We stow cOme to a very material part
4_f the preamble :
" huh *ilCflE4 her said Royal Riehness, whilst the Bahl
Bashilonio NrrKsusi, otlwrwise R-artolomo Refit/owls was in
tier said service, further unmindful of her rash, it rank and
Illation, and sit her duty to your Majesty, and Wholly regards
leas of her own honour and character, conducted herself Its
-*aids the wild Ilartolosno l'ercansi, otherwise liartelsosn'
*M. 1.z:11W, and to other respects, hush in public and private*
in the various places and esinuisiss which her ttrolial,Highs
"iser.a visi.e.l, itli indecent and offensive familiarity and
fsec.! 1111 l "
Now I stop here, loccasse I conceive that to be a slistioirt
allegation from the adulterous to reosirse. Now I think it
will leave out the *toil Mr," in Ike v.4.suil.,
ike it in •verious contillits and places. Ido nut
think it is ma* out that it took place iii all the eon writ s
she t isits it The preample then gills. Asll carried on
licentious, sliagracefol. and adulterous intercourse wish the
Ilhortolitrio Peigami, otherwise 113artoloinsi
o hish continued for Fong period of tiine during bier Royal
resideuce abroad, by which condrct of her said
R,•yel flightiest', great scandal and dishonour have been
toooght upon pow Majesty'se family and this kingdoms.'
'Eo.m. are the words of the pisambles and your
. et.ip
sill see the wit w I have tekin on the suliject 'llse
.4ily ail, ration I propose that is material is the leaving nut
the under. of knighthood mill the change of the name, but
the iiely material alteration is She word " Ile."
Imes! Shaftesbury, as Chairman, lead the amended petram-
hle.

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Lord Erskine said. they were taking old that part of the
rn antb'e winch was trine, as to the knighthood, and leaving
'that in that was fettle.
• Lord* Grenville, Grosvenor, and Elkinborough said a few "
void., skids we CO111111111: diellnetly bear.
Lord Kenyon was surprised to find that the Noble Earl
(Lite r 101101) shook! have 4 misitoiner in his Bill, as 1111 he
)131111. of Dreamt lie wuntil ask him, in plant teem., how
he came by the Woman tttt that made it necessary to move
as am••mdment as to the same of Ihrgansi I
The Earl of Liverpool was thankful to the Noble Baron,
fur having asked shit onevtiois : for his ilifisrmatibll he would
sell him, by the diplont s of her Majerty, •ppionsing Mr.
listernam a Knight or tow Order of Caroline, whirls was re-
onlarly before their Insilships.
Lord Kenyon übses veil, that he thought the taker to Ser-
e iirti'a cam.•, in the original preamble, might have bins her
odoei 41 for the purpuse of coootenaticing the Mime la•lbs
names .if the willies...•s in support of the Bill, fur
tool Strati had both au alias.
Elie amendment was then agreed to.
The Earl of Liverpool said, that the next allegation di/
001 go the length of an whilterou. Millet-course, helm* w
io!• rent f lee haring taken place between her Majisip
and D. resld, which were degrading to her high situation.
Tom those familiarities had taken place could sot he &whi-
ted by any of their Liodthips, whets they nook into their cow.
shit-ration the conduct of leer Majesty at Naplet—her going
the masked ball at the theatre San Carlin is a !sired ear.
rivg.•, only accompanied by Bengston and her chandiermaid.
Ile teuuld ask, hew would soy of their Lord.lops feel or it
bad coine to their knowliidge that their wiv.s bad been at •
mastpirrade at the opera.house, only attended by their :rake
de chamber and their Lady's chambermaid ? it was a case
1b.., that came home to every one of ',ism, and he was con-
vinced they outdo] Gel it a degradioe familiarity on the part (
of their wires. Thal hi, M .jesty di 1 do w would be found
au page 255 of the evidence of D. moot gear)—and
it was afterwards euudimed by the evidence of Dr. Holland I
in let their Lordships sly what they would, be would con-
trod that Demmes evidence, where it was easy of coutradie.
tim,, tend was not disproved, ought to be tales as good evi-
dence.
Lord Kenyon maid, that it appeared from Dr. Holland'.
evi•knee, that be knew bee Majesty was at the theatre of
San Carlos, but that he did out know who she was wit►.
The Earl of Liverpool said, he was going to state that
pert of -Dr. Holland's et!.leuce, when he was tuterrnisted by
the Noble Lurd.—(" Hear, hear"—" Order, artier.")
The Earl of liarrowby rose foe the purpose of spanking
to order. lie said the Noble Earl (Liverpool) was stating
the evidence, and hr ought nut to have been intermitted.
The Earl of Liverpool then contended, that the derid.
lot familiarity of her Majesty with Bergarni was fully made
lint at the theatie San Carlos, sod by bee asking Derwin to
shoe with her at Lugano end the Devil's•bridge, in his
courier's dress; btit what look place at Syracuse, I. the
sear 11116, 011 St. Bartholomew's day, put it beyond doubt.
The ship was partly illnmisated,,and her Majesty walked
the deck arm iu arm with Bergson, the crew singing out
"Long bre the P. incess!"—" Long live the Baron!" Thew
something of the same kind of rejoicing toot place on an.
other St.-Bartholomew's day, at the Villa d'Ene. Thew,
when they closidered the rank, the age of her Royal High-
ness sad the character she -performed at the theatre with
her menial of, before 411 audietice of 100 ponders, it
was impossible for any person to say th it her conduct was
nut an offesaive'degradation.
Lord Elleuborough said, he objected to the word., " sod
in all ether orspeets;" for if they vete allowed to stand part
of the preamble, it might appear as if her Majealy had been
guilty of humiliating familiarities with other peewits be.
aides Bergamais and there was no evidence before their Lord•
ships to support soch a charge.
The Earl of Liverpool said, if the words bore themes..
14C put on them by the Noble. Baron, be could have so ob.
jectlolllo their being struck out.
Lord Etleitborough said there was another objection to
the words, fur as the section tend with ibem it was bad
The Etrl of Liverpool had no objection to their Whig
struck out.
The Earl of Carnarron said, Ise was much sirrprieed to
boar the Noble Earl (Liverpool) lay so much slits. on the
age of her Majesty as to the bill at the theatre &Infertile,
when he hail Ingotteu her age on board the polarre—(lever)
and her having been at the ball was doubtful, as it only
depended uu the widener of Dement.
The Earl of bonotighmore hail told their Lordships he-
ftier-, that lie bad left the whole of Diatom's evidence out of
Lis consideration, and if the making out of the lawanoble
il.pended upon her evidence, he outdid not have voted for it.
Bet he was cutivinced there was evidence suhSicirnt to
yore it without paying any attention to her's.
Lind Kedesdale was of opiutun that the evidence of
U. moot did oat deserve the erasure it bad met with. The
rioe.tion for their Loidsnips' consideration way whether it
vas true or not; if it wa. not 11111", it ought to be struck
out of the minutes. But the great part of Derooner 11.
deuce haul b. en confirmed by that of Sir William Gell. As to
the indecent dance of Mabumet, Sir William Gehl said it
wes au more than a Spanish dance; hat a Spaitish dance
insight be danced in a decent or is an lailecemt manner ; this
site a kind of sliding answer. The areas worn by bee Ma.
-jesty es the Histrioute Mose, as described by Delmont, must
be considered as loth:mut. If aoy of them Lutdthips wire

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'Went-e revolt' slot he encoded to fur a tottuarat.

Lord Bede...dale explained.
The EarT of Doesoogheisitre said, that is giving his opinion
itorfiad expeesely guarded hisnaelf against giving any opiaion
*s to the validity or lavelidity of the evidence of Denied.
3filiat he wish. d to "perm woo, that be had wide up his
hsitrd withnits taking bee evidence into consideration.
The'Lord Chancellor same tad said. that a few days ages.
Waste gloms hie *piston mu that subject is a very limited
mom r, mid although he had douse so, it was not his dirndls& '
looter now more at large into the rissoles that had 'cough,
lin to that °pinkie; hilt if any promo understood him to
OF that lie appruveil of the evideare of Demon', he would
GaNthent that they misninleratood him. Mi'hat be hail told
thew was, that if she elititradieled herself in her evidence
they owed to allow her to go lON so as they might be able
to compar e the whole of her bvidcnce. He had hi nod that
Brigand might bare been called as a witness against the
Bill, and lie was of that opinion, although Scotch authority
had been quoted against it. He recollected an appeal case
from a Court in Sedland, where two "Gentlesnr is were re.
roved to lie received on she part of the Lady accused by the
Scotch Court. fin the hearing of the appeal, their Lord.
shops rent it barb to the Court of Session in Scotland, and
or& red that the evidence of the two Gentlemea should be
taken.
The amendment of Lord Ellenbormigh was then speed
to, us eas also the other amendments proposed by the Earl
of I.iverorod.
The Noble Chairman was proceeding to read the pream-
ble, when -
Lord Ellenbuwough row and said, that although he had
voted ageinst the eerond reading of the Bill, he was con-
vinced that the charge of her :Majesty having committed
adultery was fully 'wade nut, bus he voted spit's! it on se-
, count of the inexpediency of the sadder ; hot if the Bill
did pear, he was convinced it ought toot without She dente
for divorce was deluded in is, for if they degraded her Ma.
jest, without enforcing the divuice, they would be degrad-
big the thesine.
Loud Cashorpe was of opinion that theievideimee against
her Iliajesty would be sufficient for any jury, however pais.
fed it weight be to them, to give a verdict against her, and,
that must have bees the feeling of every Noble Lord who
hail voted for she *road reastieie of the Bill.
The Earl of Livelpool allowed 'bat Noble lords were
juittifird yesterday in eating against the Bill on the ground
of expediency, 'Omagh they were of opinion that the guilt
of adultery had bevel roved against tier Mei -sly; hut she
emotion at present being, whether the criminal acts sit
forth is the preamble had le.eu proved, cettainly every Nu.
Me Lord who had been of opinion that the guilt of adultery
bed bees proved, Wes bound to volt for the keyedg iu of
ehmeiords The Bill having gone through she secoo7tread.
hag, the proper lime for opposing it on the grouted of expe-
diency would be on the bringiag up the Report or on the
third reeding.
Lord Erskine said, th*4 his r. anon fur objecting to the
keeping in show wurda was, first of all, Mist he slid
no' think the guilt of adultery bad been prove.l.—(Near,
ligorj—and he risntd not help thinking that that paper which
her Wiest,' had loin on the table this morning, is which
she called Gout to witness the troll. of the soleness declare.
time of her innocence, coofirmeil that opinion. Forming
the epie ion which he bad conic to on the • videsee, that
op' • er .s strengthened by the act of her Majesty' to which
he had referred. A further reason which he had for "hdlg.
lag that these word. ought to he left out was this, that if
On put 11113 the preamble of the Bill she rxpreesinn of their
judgment that the Goren was guilty of adultery, they would
he edmpelleit as a necessary comierptesice to retain the
clance of divorce, and Ci di.solve her marriage with tha
'King. The Qcieen stood in a great public situations /Fe
bad imporitint public ditties to discharge; and if be bed
How& on the soreugth of the evidence that she lied ow*
ed its that oiliotie, disgusting, and disintoefid mow
imputed to her, lie should cettaiuly *SR for bee
divorsed from his Majesty. When a grim* committal
adultery, the first object with her husbandoldelighor Is Is.
tended to dirty egad or not, was to have it. ggplial din
'basule.it. Ile thought that adultery bad not begs commit-
ted. nod, therefore, he held that 'buy ought to get rid of this
dinicolty the first moment it Incurred, by striking these
word. out of the preamble.—fllear, hear )
toed Gage said, that not thinking the adulterous inter-
comae ha.! been proved, he could not vote fur retaining those
words. lie, therefore, *mid prefer that the words " ass-
' ?hiring intercourse" shonl.l be substituted fur them.
We understood, however, that this propueitiou was with.
demo.
The Chairman then put the optestion on the wad deviledoolsor
she
preamble in question standing part of the 111:11, and
that the Contents had it.
The words were accordingly retained.
Lord Carsiarvon proposed, that after the word " fibroid"
in the preamble, the following wurdsi should he introduced :
" and suliscqueutly to her return refused 40,0001. a year of
the public money, aad the proffered htinage of both Houses
of Parliament."
'Lord landerdale opposed the motion. He thought it
'could Not be adapted, as sutbiug to that effect had been
"proved at the bar. '
After a few observations from another Peer, the Elul of
Carnarvan consented to withdraw the motion, reserving to
hiancell the right of poop oshig it ou the bringing up of the
'Report, alien 'it 'could appear recorded uu their Lordships`
Journals.
Laid Ellenhorongh said, he did not find any evidence of
the homage of the Howie of Lords baviug been offered to
her Majesty.
The question was then put, that this be the preamble of
the Bill, which was carried in the affirmative without a du-
The'Cluileman then proceeded to read the enactments of
the Bill. When he bail read the clause, " and that the said
wilarriaee be for ever wholly dissolved, anointed, and wholly
made void."
The Archbishop of York rose soil said that he could by
no means give his consent to any Divorce Bill, in which,
from its nature, it was impdsaibte that the same means of
'redressing conjugal injuries, mid tlid same opportunities
of obtaining equal justice, should he afforded to lamb the
parties, which they enjoyed in every other 'ease.--; Hear 4—
He 1111 11111-re in the Bible foetid any mention ut experlieuel
justifying a proceednig of this nature. Ile looked upon mar.
visite out as a civil compett, bat a sacred and *dead reli-
gions ordnance. lie alsomild rely out the words of God, and
of God only, at a guide for his remind on this occasion.—
`I (Herr.)—He cook' nos, in obedience to Iris law, ceased to
retaining the divorce clause. and yet If it were rejected, and
the other clauses of the Bill 'eluded, it would exhibit the
extranrinuary and .anort monstrous spidecle of a &graded
Queen contiewiag to be the Consort of the Sovetkioo...-
For this utensil, he owned he saw uo possible 'remedy but
-throwing wit the Mull *Stop ther.—(litar, hear.)--in voting
yeast& cy, as hue had dune, against the steered reading, it was
'nut Out he had felt any difficulty in noakieg up his wind co
Met videe'd as a Judge, bus he had felt himself justified as a
L gislator, run sit the cireumataatita of the case, to say Nut
Content. If he had teem ealluJ upon to pionoucce a di-ci-
lium in a judo id charade', be wueld have (woad nabesitati ~,,
en saying Guilty. Ile thought it outi!tl h sic beets much better,
bulb fur the mamba the people and the ieti natio( the coun-
try, that this Itill bad lirttr hien introduced. Fur is %hal ray
Wire she public diddle to be aultanced liy the disitesnotalion
and the ictroduetiou into every privileged ly of t hose obscene

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mod dt.enaisn tales by which their Liiidihips had heel' Now
If so mass we. ks Rau& d %-i-(lleur, keen.)-1t bad been
sail it ass dee Su the cause of movably to
slake an example if vice; but it ass his upiniun Shut the
Litireste both of swinality mid religion tusk' nut he noire
vitally itiered thee by pesstrering in Hurt iuquiries. lie
thought it a measiineubich, in the language of the noose
of Con►s►uas, war" sktrogatory from She himuur and 'bruit)! of
•she ('.oar, and I. -juries* to the best inlcrmts of the empire;~
w►ich bail giver obr untried pins tis %wiry loyal and rood
•maa, mid bad ►rough pleasure only to those abuse object
..it,•oas to degrade sad vilify every constituted authority.
When he fiat heard ineutivu of the Lill, he flint his soul