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THE QUAEAT.

Th. C.llnering was the opinion of Lind Calle-
r agli of the na•nre of the evidence against hrr Ma
shell Princess of IY.ikr, in the rongpiracy
zaiti.t her Winne, pos4 life; in the ceur I anti. His
I,lr.lahip esprrassid thi s optima on the &her upon
P Cochrane Johnvon'a 'notion, on the sth March,
1413:

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" Ile (LIM Cistlereugh) did not Mean to fay
tint if •ny great doubt could be entertained by its
subjects on this important and delicate
yiestion. some decimation from 114rlimenesti, es to
tie suceeeisitai, might not bec.ine necessary ; but
s. lien both &whir h ii been so repeatedly negatived,
would it isstl. he asked, he giving at sort of weight
and anyttnrity I. the evidence of Ltdy Douglas
If the ojidorits. ef proflittate persons were Neu: to
be sassetiossedolakAre.sauold he the end of such at-
tempts? Fortunately there never was a case which
could excite se limits hesitation. A more monstrous
tirsipouition skun to legislate on Lady Douglas's evi-
dence was tweet heard. The Hon. Mover had com-
plained that no proceedings had been instituted
sigaitist Sir John and L,dy Douglas. Hie Lord-
*hip hart to state, that Ilse first Cabinet distinctly
xecornineoded a reference to the then Law -Officers
'of the Crown, to consider of such a prosecution ;
ritsrl if it had not been instituted. it did not arise
'rpm spy !lupin in the usiuds of those Law Officers
us to the Puni'shment that would be brought down
Sipo4l lb. degraded and rutty heads of Sir John
(add Lady Douglas, but it was from a wl]'l to avoid
bringing such subjects before the public."
In the debate upon Mi. Whir bread's motion on
the 15th March. 1813, Lord Castlereagh
said—
"l distuictlyousted that the evidence robnsitted to
the Portland Cabinet, which weut to criminate her
1t,q41 Iligliness, was either contradicted or not en-
wird to credence."
The following is an extract or the Minute of
'Council in question, subscribed by his Lordship;
" After the most deliberate consideration, how.
peer, of the evidence winch has been brought be.
f,re the Commissioners, and of the previous exa.
iiittistoms, as well as of the answer and observations,
which have been submitted to your Majesty upon
them, they feel it necessary to declare their decided
concurrence to the clear and unanimous opinion of
I;ie Commis* eeeee ers, confirmed by that of all your
.Maj-sty's late confideinial servants, that the two
lama charges alleged against her Ittiyal Hightitss
the Princess of 'Vales, of pregnancy and delivery,
completely disproved ; and they further sub.
tint to your Majesty their unanimous opinion, that
r.:i the tither particulars of conduct brought in ac-
cusation wasitist her Royal Highness, to which the
ellifaCier of critnivality can be ascribed, are either
trusfacusrJy coinnsilic•ed. or test upon evidence
of ouch a nature, and which was given ouster
burls circumstances as to miller it, in the judg.
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went of your Majesty's confidential servants, tio-
ilesersing of credit. Your Majesty's coati-
dentist servants, therefore, concurring iti that
part of the opiuion of your late servants, as stated
no their ttttt put. of the 45th Januarys, that there
is DO longer any necessity for your Majesty being
ouslvised. to itechue receiving the Princess into your
Royal presence, humbly submit to your Majesty
that it is essentially necessary, in justice to her
Royal Highness, and for she honour nod interest of
your Majesty's illustrious family, that her Royal
I lighness the Princess of %Vales should be admitted,
with as little delay us possible into your Majesty's
royal tiftbeth,e, and that she shosold be received in
a manlier due to her rank and station in your
Aliojes' ty's Court and family."
Sigurd by
Lord ehancrilor (Eldon), Earl Bathurst,
Lord Pti,,,,lctit .Cionileit), Visconeit Casiterealth,
I.oril Navy Seal (Weimar- Lord Mulgrave,
Last', Mr. Secretary Canning,
Doke ..r Portland, Lord Harkrahury (the pre-
Esil of Chatham, seat Earl of Liverpool.)
In the debate of the 17th Marc.ll, Lord Castle.
resgli og4in said, with reference to the oi l i 11l on he
bait already expressed—
.. I then 'lmagist that the depositions which had
been snide against lier Royal Highness were not
reititkil to credit ; and in the late deliberations in
the Cabinet, which terminnted in the decision that
the isitercmirse between her rod her Royal High.
OM the Princess Charlotte should continue, sob- 1
ject to regulation and restraint, I adhered to that
nvinion. But, Sir, suppose I were of a contrary '
opinion. it is not upon my dictum that the guilt
of her Royal flightless should be established. She,
as well as every other subject in the realm, has a
tight to he considered inuocetit till proved to be
guilty by due course of law. My opinion o/ her
innocence remains unshaken."
Notwithstanding these repeated testimonies to
her • sense by the members of two successive
Adolinistrations—notwithstandisig these repeated
avowal. of the falerhood of depositions—is it not a
little extraordinary that the very same Ministers
should again agitate a question of similar 'noniron.:
nos import, and involve the credit of both Houses
of Parliament in the issue, 'II locomen's of the
saute kind, that is, depositions picked up God
knows where, and made God knows by whom ?

• TM* Mis•te wss *ivied by the Lord Chancellor, the
Lost Posaistria. GA- Privy ,at, Earl Spet.cer, Earl of
Mein. Lord Henry Petty, Lord Vow. ••••• at Iluwirk, Lord
Grarrille, Itwet Ellenborough, Mr. Secretary Wiudhato, sad
Mr. T. Greerille.

The late Ktwota lodge at Weymouth was knock-
ed down, on Wedoesdity last„ by NIG HARRY
111111.1.11 q, to W. YOU#G. Esq. for four thousand
pounds. Ili, MAJESTY'S pew in the church, which
is capable of containing twenty-one persons, sold
fur teas guineas each sitting.
As her Royal Highness MADAME was returning
on IVednesday from a di ive in the Bois de Boulogne,
the horses took fright at a clap of thunder, and ran
off; the leaders broke the Micro. and the whetl
horses were stopped by u man who suddenly dni..
appeared, and refused to make himself known.—
( Paris Paper.)
A frightful event took place lately at Aix-la-
Chapelle. A young man, employed in the family
of a young Lady, mother of three children, sod
widow of au officer of high rank, disappointed is
his views to retrieve his desperate fortune by in.
diming her to marry him, took an opportunity to
deprive her and himself of life by the discharge of
a case of pistols.

ADDRESSES 10 TITE'QUEEN.
A Requioition has been presented In the Sheriff%
of Middlesex, by a great Number of freeholders, to
address the Queen. and to prepare Petitions to both
Houser against the Rill.

Mr. Mich. Angelo Taylor, Recorder, and Messrs.
Lester and Dent, Members for Poole, presented an
Addre". to her Majesty on Saturday, to which she
returned the following gracious answer
:
" I accept with gratitude %hi* loyal and affectionate Ad.
ilremfrom the Merchants and other Inhabitant• of the town
and county of the tow,, of Poole. Whet. they speak of the
Isle incess Charlotte a• the best hope of the nation. and
of the late Wolves] King as the kind protector of my Mau-
fence their language is In iserfert unison with the convic-
tion tot my mind; and with the feelings of my heart.
" I feel nu inquietude about the result of the present at-
tack tsp.'s my honour and my peace. The charges against
me to 1806 had uo other origin than malice, and no other
support titan perjury. The charcesagainat me in 1820 will
be fonud to be equally destitute ..t proof.
" I should have been humiliated beneath contempt if I
had suffered my character to become an affair of pecuniary
calculation. 1 should instantly have been deprived of that
seltrespect which is the basis of virtne, as well as have for.
felted time esteem of this noble nation, if, in a late attempt
at negotiation un the part of my accusers, 1 bad exhibited
a spirit unworthy of a British Queen. If there can be any
satisfaction in what is sordid in sentiment and debased in
conduct, f willingly resign that to the pnsillanimity of my
ad lies.

" If I can, in say way,contribute to the happiness of the
nation, I shall always consider the augmentation of that
happiness as an accession to my own. My welfare is the
welfare of the people; their fowl is my good; and their
prosperity is my highest exultation.
" I should feel myself unworthy of the elevated station
which 1 occupy if I could approve the practice, or cherial,
the sentimeut of reveuge. That principle ought to ba►e uu
residence in any Royal h t.
" If England was not my native cunntry, the people of
England have rendered it as dear to me as the lead of my
uabvity. In "heir ealightened wastitneats of justice, in their
generous affections, and in their steady loyalty, I possess a
strelactla which no menace can shake, and a comfort which
no aversity can take away."

TO THE EDITOR OP THE BRITISH PRESS.

Me. Et. Recorder's last report I find that
three more usofrietunate wieu are ordered for execution on
Thursday next, for forgery*, and I cannot refrain from im.
mediately protesting, in the confidence of reason and feel-
ing, for myself rod friends—nay, I trust for every heart and
head is. tbeempire, against the sacrifice, the repeated sacrifice
of life, for this offence. I, and from my own knowledge
totbers—and from my hopes and opinions I imagine the
whole of my fellow-countrymen, either silently or avowedly
deprecate this eunliuoal waste of human bkmd, upon three
grounds:—Firstly, it is veinal; secondly, it is cruel and
sorwarronfable; and thirdly, it is impolitic.
It it an jitsi, because fur similar dishonesty, practised in a
different way—for obtaining Isnother's property under other
false pretences or appearances—punishments are decreed
which become blessusgs when compared with the owe is.
flietril for this offence—death ! death, the extremest stretch
of human power!
It is cruel and unwarrantable, bemuse the Legislature,
however such a design may bare hewn talked about and in.
tended, has not yet exerted its utmost power in increasing
therlillicolly or preventing the possibility of the commission
of crime; sod therefore, slid I even grant, which Ido not,
the propriety of the statute, certainly ought not to exert
its utmost power in crushiug an offender who, from the fa.
cility of imitation which still remains, has been decoyed by
by Mat legislature's sant inactivity.
It is impolitic, because it does not lessen the frequency
of the crime. It is • melancholy and convincing fact, which
upon its first discovery one would think should have been
entlicient to repeal the law, that since the crime of forgery
has bees yousislied with death in this country the number of
*Mode's has increased, while in America, where it is Not
punished with death, the number of offenders is fewer in
proportion than beret.
With the indistinct though appalling remembrance of the
lives which have beets lost since the enactment of this law,
the heart sickening recollection of the recent execrtiows
(three suffered so lately as the 12th instant), and the agonis-
ing suspense (hiring the impending fate of the present three
condemned ones, I, in conjunction with my friesds, am nn.
controllably urged to make this simple appeal, confident
that should it meet the eye of any one who has ability or
influence to advocate the canoe of starring, expiring huma-
nity, he will nut let one more victim perish till he has dome
his utmost to prevent it.
Good God! surely no one with a spark of humanity will
willies, supinely his fallible fellow.creatures tottering on the
brink of au unfathomable precipice, to which they were
tempted by its apparently easily.attained (mitt, slid see
them drop without one attempt to rescue, in all the ripe.
suss of their guilt, one by one—nay, by three at a time,
into eternity ! But many may see this who consider them.
selves not qualified for such an undertaking; ewers one, in
some way or other, is anatifited for U. If he cannot holdly
stand forward in the Steele-house-ea he cannot propitiate
persons of power--lie at least can introduce and advo-
cate the subject in the circles of society in which be
mores, and this will help to awaken popular opinion,
which can and will ultimately prevail—it Is omnipotent.
He would be sot excellent friend, too, who would ascertain
the exact number of the victims of forgery, or any other in-
formatiou respecting it. If heartily and universally engaged,
phtlauthropists might confidently expect soon to see a bar.
tier erected and streugthened that should stem this lung,
rapid, and still reeking toneut of human blood. It is nut
lone since that the crowd of human sacrifices weariest even
the etrung arm of unrelenting law till it dropped the sword
of death, sod sums oldie devoted victims were saved; how
was it the bloody weapon was again grasped for destruction ?
It is well known that some of the accused, by making an
evasive plea, avoided the gallows; and it is also well known
that some have been since sacrificed on the scaffold fur the
some crime; and that the gibbet will creek with the dying
agonies of three more, who will there next 77trirsdae more-
lay give up the ghost, utilesa reason sod &elms interpose!
Fur myself and friends, I conclude with three questions,
anxiously addressed to the hearts and understandings of
the whole nation, hoping they will catch the attention, and
excite the active asset unremitting exertion of those who can
and will answer theist, by endeavours for abolition :
lat. Why the cohost of a law which has been proved
unj..st, (road and snnorrantable, and impolitic
2.1. Why hes not, Wee, long before this, the possibility
beets prevented, or at least the slitticulty been iucreased, of
imitating the Batik tones And,
3illy. Why, when the lives, as shove staled, of some have
been saved, have others for the same offence been sacrificed,
while three more victims await at this moment the
ierumi-
nous death, which in loser days noire, waters the voice of
rea.on and nature be uplifted mud heard, they will sorely
die
Whatever errors may he in this hasty communication, it
is Wiped that its intention will be sees., and after stole
errors are exputiged or corrected, she proems from srloom it
proceeds are contideut that you, as a altered duty, will give
it all the immediate publicity in your power.
I am, Mr. Editor, yours respectfully.
HUMANITAS.
P.S.—Perhaps, Mr. Editor, it may not be amiss here to
propose pest tiouiug.

:ono*—Dy the

a The geucral same of forgery Mae iiirlowles uttering, as
one is the immediate rouseqiirsos or the oilier, the same
arguments are applicable to both.
t It would be well if say ore in whose power it lies would
premed a correct statement to the public. I think it would
be found It bee alarmingly increased here, and Imppily di-
sslausked there. • "

COWES, JCLY 22.

The under-mentioned yachts are arrived at this
port :—His Majesty's tatter yacht Emerald. Mar-
(pis of Anglesey's cutter Pedal, Lord Craven's
ship Louisa, Han. C. A. Pelham'• brig Falcon.
T. Handing, Esq.'s cutter Arid, George Halli-
day, Esq.'s Lady off the Lake, C. Aylmer, Esq.'s
Flying Fish, Sir George Thomas's yacht, and se-
veral others, whose moorings are laid down, for the
summer, in these roads.
Mr. Pelham is going on a twa months visit to
the Orkneys in the Oaken.
His Royal Highness the Doke of Gloucester
landed here for a few minutes on Thursday. from
the Medina yacht, and then proceeded on his in-
tended cruise to the westward. He previously went
on hoard Lord Craven's fine yacht.
The under-mentioned families are arrived here :

Afarquis of Angleary, Earl of Searhorongh, Earl of
Craven, General Sir Edward Paget, the lion. Caplain Sir
Cbole■ Paget, the Ho.. C. A. Pelham, sad stagy usher pet.
sous of distiactioa.

CHELTENHAM, JULY Q.

,
A pamphlet, writtel • * Dr. Neal, has made a
great sensation here. It maintains that some of the
waters are adulterated ; in consequence several
families have left the place. Dr. Neal demanded
a remuneration fur every patient whom lie recom-
mended to the waters. The pamphlet appeared
shortly after the refusal to comply with this de-
mand. It states, that the waters are compined of
ingredients highly injurious to health. The Doctor
and two others, who have supported his doc-
trine, have been burned in effigy in the Crewcut.
The pamphlet, it is supposed, will not Le attended
with any further injury to the waters, the salu-
brious efficacy of which is so well established by
long experience.