The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-07-12 00:00:00

THE QUEEN.

A Petition was printed by Lord Atli-I[l.4mi
yeiterilsy evening to the House of Lords from the
Qatett, in whirls her MAJESTY •pprises their
Lordship,. that it is esientiJl for her defence that
.he should be protided with a list of the witnesses
the te.y be prodomd against her, and requires that
they should stake an order to that effect. The
matter of this petitilso Will be taken into the con-
sideration of the Rouse on Friday neat, when
Lout rasarna will submit a motion to the House
in favour of her 111a,carrv's demand. Lord Lau.
elan* r.r.. suggested the propriety of appointing
• Committee to search for precedent., to mime the
Ilousr in forming its judgment on this highly in-
tirritinK and important cal,. His motion Instruct*
e 4 the Committee to search for precedent• in cases
of. Bills of Attainder and of Pains and ['entities.
but Lord Beenuast muted as an amendment, that
the search should be limited to the precedents on
impeachments, and this amendment was approved
by a majority of the House, the votes in favour of
it being lA, against it IL

The rejection of Lord .LAITDORDALF.'S motion
upon this point Wigan in for the soccer; of Lord
Ermr.ink's motion on Friday next, and we had
that it prysented no flattering sytuptsen
of the •pint of the Moose upon this sad occasion.
Ilow vain and futile is it to talk of precedents in a
case like the present, Whisk stand., and we trust
ever-vktlt stand, so legated phint in our history, as

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1111, bate children 111 rilittl to • y, -
believe in their saiettepcet well judicial as political ! Where can a preredeut 9
N squi a fro wuniaatalast die be fantod to suit the case of a Phricest driveo by.
• wars of perserutions front her roontry—
be was a friend to este desert,.
a long w
Illy different •tztotitias triom shale deprived-of-stvpsiotection and sympathy of all who .
'roan who woke last. tie boil
~were !sound 'left Jerry tie of nature nod morality,
se principle of keeping the re. • •. •
„mi. ..n,„„.,„„„0„.g1 gro.„ds, ,hce de froJ and • cherish her—compelled ors distassa,
what gringo& ennl.l •%i+t to olden esmotrier to adapt herself to manners and betide esti..
timid tee need in any way in em.. •
it trotmtry ; and hr thonght fetergn perhaps ,Lo her own feelings es they are in
that
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on a.to a end:tary itr..poinn •.rm !. n, any sustsucee to on stricter notions of .0
East India vuluiileera 111011:4 be pr • Peri4i
opriety—wattVed by spies who wereinterest -
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he 11,1.!4V.
'II 101 l and negatived, and tae on• or, pet haps inqincted to pot the harsluesF toile .
rtlti carried without a div;si,m. ,n 05,1 unfeeoweshle construction upon IteiiolMlt Filli i
f:u LAT lulu mu. inedltelrea indiesrent—eapored foe lie pep ',min,.
ved the Order of the Day for re- • -• i„
OW %hells' Reconfirm Rill peril unfriendly strutiwy, and iIICP" T. il Vt. Kb'
. l • • , ileivigd I
rt In propose twn clatisee to be wiThostrit's notiro.lo defend herself 'llion s .
a hicks-wan td easiness Mato to ' I ,• - wy--;-..La
em nisi ing her whole . urre of coo , sot tow
extiitati %%%% studs&
the Hun. urailernan, that a. this tut:re period of her absence from thii country ?
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