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instance help understanding fully how much was expected from
hint, and how tar he was hired to cO. After all thus, what a sum
total of evidence—• There was r a familiarity between them !'
We come next. u.y Lords, to the evidence of Mademoiselle
Dumont. She says that, on one tiesision, they were very
familiar; and that, on another, she • made no observations.'
Although your Lordships will perlhipts tt;tee with site, that if
ever there was a witness more likely or more disaosed to observe
anything which might operate to rrjoi the silicc of ire: afijesty, it
was this wenian. In fact, my Loreto, cecept in the evaaetice of
the two masons, who were working at the Vida it% ,te, must
admirable judges truly of the omiinet which a Queen ought to
observe towards her Chamberlain, unit who swear no more than
that they w.siked together, bite two friend:;, like husband and
wife. your Lordships wed not find in the whole. lardy of the cvi.
dence, one single assertion of this existingtm o:Laity. But, my
Loaf., let us now Win to the other side of tile evidaice. I have
to present to your Lordships twelse witnesses. *hose testimony
goes not only over the whole period of the imputed charaes of cri-
minality, but extends to the nine of her bast departure from Rome.
I will Make, my I.ords, no comparisons; 1 will not so far disho-
nour the respectable names 1 am about to quote, as to compare
their credibility wish that of the witnesses tor the prasecution.
—The Learned Gentleman now took a review of the honourable
testimony to the conduct of her Majesty, (in positive' contradie-
tioa attic Italian vermin) which had been borne by the noble
and respeesable witnesses who had been examined in her behalf;
and afterwards proceeded to point out numberless instances in
which the King's witnesses had been gui:ty of unquestionable
perjuay. and in allusion to the Milan Commission De. L. said,
Gracious God! what confidence could be placed in such evidence!
Itastelli and S.wchi were employed by the Commission, and the
inference to be drawn was, that the Commission were only active
in getting evidence in support of the timl charges against his
Royal ;Mistress, and totality regardless of all evidence in her
favour. The parsous who were employed had no character to
lose. They had nothing to few, and every inducement to the
thing they were paid to do. Tiwy had every hope of reward
instead of punishment if this succeeded. The persons accused of
the crime of subornation, were Col. Browh, Vilmacarti, Itiganti.
and Itastelli, and those, the persons who could prove or disprove
the charge, are not forthcoming. Much industry had been used
to get up the ca-c against the Queen, but if half that industry
had been exerted bona fide, it woald have saved their 1 .ordships
trouble, the country from incalculable contitsion, and the public
expense. At the end of this case, 1 have to thank your Lordships,
said Dr. Lushington, for the indulgence with which you have
heard me. I thank your Lordships for your patient hearing;
and now in perfect confidence I appeal to your honour for an
acquittal. I appeal not to your mercy, hut your justice.
As soon as Dr. Lushingtun had concluded his very able speech,
Earl GLEY withdrew the notice of a motion he had made fur
producing the depositions made before the Milan Commission,
as he only wanted to see the testimony of Dumont and &Lech',
but he was now satisfied, and wished to hear no more of tbem.—
(Hear, hear, hear.)
Adjourned at twenty minutes past three.
TWEN TY-SECOND DAY OF THE DEFENCE.
FRIDA V, OCT. 27.
Their Lordships appeared this morning In most excellent
spirits, with the exception of one or two who seemed to lie
unwell. A great deal caesurae's:dims was .curried on in the
House, and the newspapers were in very geueral ere.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat at the usual
hour, but a very long pause took place after the Clerk had
called over the pauses, daring which, those below the Bar
were employed in conjecturing favourably to the popular
side of the question.
At half-past test Couotel were called in, and
The ATTOR Ey-GEN ER• t. immediate') commeuced his
Reply, in nearly the following words:—
" My Lords,—Tne defence of her Majesty bring now
closed, It ones snore becomes my ditty to address you upon
the p irt of the pi otecution. The vast importauce of the
case, the anxious stud universal interest which is has excited,
would iu themseiver be sufficient to entitle me to the isidul-
getter of your Lordships, iudepehdesitly of the tact that nu
Advocate ever stooJ more in used of that indulgence; but
nia Lords, it is nut because I am oppressed by the difficulty
of the uodertuking, that I now ci more than ordinary
consideration, but because your Loishlsips have been long
occupied in this painful investigatioti, stud my Learned
Friends have been employed the last three days in address-
ing your feelings ma u subject which has now be: one stale.
1 cannot, my Lords, but see, under these eircunistaisces,
that the great length of the observations made by my Learned
Friends, a ill place sue under the necessity of making
lusger demand upon your time thaa I should other% ire
request. Before I proceed to take notice of the evidence, I
shall advert to u topic a heel' has afforded much upportanit)
for sleclumatiou, but witch has been wholly uinupaorted.—
I mein the topic of the peculiar disadvantages under which
her Majesty is said to have saboured, All the witnesses on
are pais of the prosecutims were examined—all the charges
were made known to her .Majesty, stud your Lordships per-
mitted the case to stand sell at the r lose of the evidence
against her, and gave her the time she demanded; unlimited
fonds, and all the facilities ss Iticb comd be gamed under
ally circumstances. I tru t, my Loud., that this precedent
will out, in future tithe, lie weird u aria. Noshing eau be
more daagi. rum; than, after the lose of a care, to utford tine
to anew. r the charges, and pi oe its eja hat it hits beets admits d
upoa the part caner .11ajt,t,,.3 Cuarorl it is must easy to pro-
cure the assistance of pia ju she entire of the accused.—
If time and wouey were Ilk. ly Lt be effectual ill gaiiiiiig to
accuse the benefit of corrupt evidence, her alajed) has no
right to complain; fur unlimited time and a opie means
title alto stets , and her Al isjert) went into her deka ce under
et; caliatances al the oust pivot et ful advantage, not Isola
from deb tatraordinary indulgence, hat front Ilie vat and
and great abilities of tier Cuisisul. I have nut the pillar rto
appeal to the imi,ions II:. your Lordslitp•, or to excite your
I ire iliteir ors isetendaat, neither is rut h U
sU which my socliiialcin tends. 7u 5501 k upon
tisme feelitigs rt, been the emplopnent of sirs tic.srceJ
Ilitu Is, vsLo have ens seised teals peals to your Lordships
IA ills ytotalith, and a Mos rat I was from time inig hi y stores of
asitiqiiity and uuc refined sources of maderu literature--
They hate as:riled Ineatsclvk It of all that thus presented
Ilbt If, is Mk to ma at fob. to es atniue, coolly stud d-spas.
somata-I, , the r. rimier mid toe facts—nut employment in
which I Louk your Lard, Mar will pat ticipme wills Ille,
%idiom regard to the topic. w Lich have meet 10 eltret.A!nti)
hut so in e,4ularly iat roamed. 7he Learned Gentleman now
ra materna it, is hat we ,oi.vose he would call, a refutation of
the sire onients used by. lies Majesty'. Csiumel, and vsitauut
a single Dust of utigiuolit), ereious, or ability, continued to
address the blouse lid owe o'clock, at a loch hour
The Attorney Genes al, on the suggestioti of the Lord
Chancellor, was on the 'must of withdrawing for half an
half ass hour, whin

ME. I)Es aN said, lii Learned Fi iend Mr. Brougham
had a rely importaiit couuuuuicauuu to male to their
LordNMl's, and, that hot then iu the House, he
would instantly appear at the bar.
Mr. BROVGIIAM..." My Li:olds, while his Majesty's At-
:Gravy GrOC/41 has incil addirtsmg your Lords:ups MI

morning, and lids stated we have proved nothin g again,t
Ompteila, I at that very moment was put in possession of
some vastly iniptis tent documents. I have. my Lords,
ceived letters from this Ompteda, proving Ishii in cor-
respondence with the servants of the household of her
itoyal attempting to seduce the servant,, 411(1
10 pi us. iti e filse testimony against her Royal flightless;
ilmse important ors. my Lads, are in the bands
of Delionit, mid addressed to Illariette lltununt,
(tiro in :10. sei sire of her Itoy4l
The ATI'OIINNY -(aN en AL lutes roiled, when
Tile Easlot LI cEit POOL said, that this was certainly
not the stage of proecedings in which the letter* could
be received by limit Loi
.Ir. Haus out sit sak, tlott II lie had not made the cons-
iiiiimealloo to their LOldsilipA the moment lie was in pos-
session of the &mums:ins, he (morel wed lie should slot
hive done his duty to their Lordships nor to Isle illc11111•

Lord HOLLAND—" Wlmtever proceedings the House
may acterwards adopt on this important subject, I think
thi, is not the hut no blame attaches to the Learned
Counsel, Mr.
_ .

Lord LIVERPOOL did not blame Mr. Brougham. but
only said this was not the proper time.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN was of the saute opinius
as his Noble Friend, Lend I lollauff.
Lard 1)ON01:011MORE doubted whether, when the
evidence Nil 4 closed on both hides, tins new evidence
could be admitted. lie considered the application of Mr.
Brougham as an iiitrusion on their Lordships.
The LOal) CHANCELLOR moved, that Councel
should ssitlidi aw ; and then staled, that it would he for
the future consideration of their Lordships whether this
evidence could be admitted.

The Arroax LYCEN 'MAI. now mumeil, and proceedid
it, the saute strait, as before unitil after suite allusion to the
evidence of Cart ingtoo, a licit, he said, had been completely
destro) ell b) that of 5:1 Joan Beresfoiai, who tad, lie said.
beetle filed by a Nohle Lord to gis e a cif:tract. r of the wa-
ne'', cool Fa ry to all precedent.
Lail GREY rose tinineilintely, and having moved that
Counsel do withdraw, observed, that he fliJ not roll Sir
Juin' tivresford to cimtirin Can ;moon. Taut oiliness, to
the coo,teofhif examioation, mentioned the name of Sir
John Berebfurd, awl he th .ii, ht it proper that the House
should hasc the evidence of Sir John lieresford, us to the
tact stated. It was only to elicit truth that lie called Sir
Julio Berosford. The Noble Earl thought it tircesmry to
cry so mucbtas lie could not lif ur improper motives imputed
to hint, w ithout io.recting au aspersion which he felt to be
totally unfounded.
The Arroastc e-GEttietlAL 'aid, lie was merely stating
to their Lordships, that Joao BerehfOrd was called to
elucidate Its objection to the eViden..e of Cu ringt on. lle
had not the least iutention to throw aspersion on any
human being. lie tart' coatended that Majocei was more
entitled to credit than Carrington.
At four o'clock the House adjourned.
TWENTY-1111in) DAI OF THE DEFENCE.
bATL'iti)Av, Oct'. 28.

Counsel were called in at the usual time this morning.—
The Attorney-General resumed his speech, and continued- to
speak till two o'clock.
The Souciroa-GENERAL then immediately followed, and
proceeded till near four o'clock with comments on the evi.
dance, and contended, to every rational man, a PAC of adultery
was wade out.
About four o'clock he observed, that though he felt unwilling
to take up more of their Locilship's time, he felt it necessary to
make a few more observutione.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL suggested an adjournment, as the
Learned Gentleman had been evidently labouring under
indispoAtion.
Earl GREY hoped that though the House met again for a
short time on Monday, the time fixed for the second reading
should not be delayed.
It was then agreed that the house should adjourn till Monday,
and that after the conclusion of the Solicitor General's speech,
that they should adjourn to Thursday, and then to discuss the
second reading of the Bill.
it Mr. Ilttouortax, before the house adjourned, observed, that
h had been insinuated by Solicitor• General, that he (Mr. B.)
ad been in the possession of the letters of Ompteda sometime
before he had produced them. lie (Mr. B.) now statedipositively
that the person who brought those letters to England only reached
London on Thursday night at half•past eleven o'clock, and that
he (Mr. B.) had not been put in po.session of diem till about
the same time yesterday morning.
The SOLICITOI•GLYERAL said, he was, of course, acqui-
esced in whatever his Learned Friend asserted on this subject.—
Adjourned to Monday.

F 170.11 LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
BANKRUPTS.
W. Paulden, Macclesfield, linen draper. Solicitor, Mr. Sher-
win, Great James Street, Bedford Row.
S. Scurr, Doncaster, York, linen and woollen draper. Sol.
Mr. King, Castle Street. Holborn.
S. Drinkwater, Liverpool, timber merchant. Sols. Messrs.
Blacksrock and Wince, '1 emple.
Cooper, Threadneedle Street, merchant. Sots. Messrs.
Courteen and Robinson, Walbrook.
J. Leigh, Upper Thames Street, coal merchant. Sol. Mr.
Baxer, Furnival's Inn, Holborn.
J. Spence. Princes Street, Westminster, corn dealer. Sol. Mr.
Young, Marshal's Street, Westminster.
D. P. Hunt, Snetterton, Norton:, miller. Sol. Mr. Wright,
Temple.
T. Hirst, Huddersfield, York, cloth dresser. Sol. Mr. Bettye.
Chancery Lane.
J. Wilson. jun. Batley, York, merchant. Sol. Mr. Bettye.
Chancery Lane.
A.Stephen, on, Ingram Court, Ferchurch Street, cotton menu-
factun:r. Sul. Mr. AVilliams, Fenc..tireli Street.
R. Wilson, Clement's Lane, Lombard Street, broker. Sol.
Mr. Gellibrand, Austinfriars.
T. Willcox, Holborn, umbrella and clock maker. Sol. Mr.
James, Buckler:bury.
tqg J. Oakes, King's Arms Buildings, Cornhill, commission
broker. Sol. Mr. Heaven, New Boswell Court.
H. Nines, Provost Street, City Road, merchant. Sols. Mesas.
!turd and Johnson, Temple.
DIVIDENDS.
November Yl, G. Taylor end C. Jarman, Fenchurch Street.
sail cloth merchants-21, C. Hepburn, Commercial 1i0,,d,
Middlesex, surgeon-21, T. and R. Wood, and W. Trotigliton.
Smithiani !toucan, Surrey. common brewers-21, M Lych.
Church Street, Spital fields, silk manufacturer—Xi, P. IL Dela'
niece. Rumford, Essex, auctioneer—Y:1, R. Kerry, Iltieklersbury.
warehouseman-7. E. Ford, Lime Street, wine merchant--11.
J. Bewsan, Old Cavendish Street, Cavendish Square.
wine met
chant—l I. J. Cummings, Osborne Sweet. Whitechapel, brewer.
—2l, D. Bishop. Great Surrey Street, Blackfriars Road, (Owl
surer-4, W. Amide, Ryarsh. Kent, farmer-11. A. Golurra.
Gnat Winchester Street, inerchant-•-k5, J. Gibsor, and J. Iris.

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