The National Register.
London, England, 1814-06-26 00:00:00

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TITF, NATIO'NAL RF,C;ISTF.-R.

M... Tierney, it was previously understood that her defence
should be abandoned ; that the motion was intentionally
framed to get rid of the subject ; and that her professed
friends were parties to the delusion. They would now tempt
her to her fate, that they might have some excuse for this
palpable dereliction; and, knowing the power of money upon
the necessitous, would seduce tie virtue they would admin-
ister to, and make her a party to her own condemnation.
By this proccediug the Princes;; of Wales can neither go
backwards nor for wards. if she accuets the money, her mo-
tive may be questioned—if she declines, all means of further
defence are withheld front her— Power and calumny seem to
have triumpin d for a time, and without an immediate appeal,
mint submit in silence to the indignities That are heaped
upon her. To whom then can that appeal be made ? Shut
out from the means of redress pointed out by the Constitution,
all she has to do is to make good her cause with the people ;
and who will say that this may not be misconstrued ? The
term, faction, is always fruitful of reproach, and few men can
be found to contend with it. Besides, the enemies of the
incess of Wales know full well how to avail themselves
Of the present moment. Exhilaiated by the prospect of
a permanent peace—full of the enthusiasm agvakened by
the sight of those august Persons who have contributed to
procure it—exhausted by a round of dksipations, the mind
has nothing. to repose upon. The moment of joy is neither the
utomcnit ofself-examination nor of cool enquiry. People feel
I,r the Princess, heft ere they can devise means to meet her
grievances, they are hurried away by fresh objects of amise-
ment and novelty,.and the iatevesting sorrows of an injured
woman, are lost in the vortex of mental delirium and per-
sonal grati(ication ; but with us, whce-live and breathe at a
distance from the successive noise and bustle of pleasurable
preparaPion, the thing is different. Our opinion is un-
changed Similar causes must lead to similar results, and
" that some ulterior steps are in contemplation
that may erdanger the peace and security of the empire."

IMPERIAL PAILLIAMENT.

HOUSE Clir LORDS.

JUNE 26.

were serious charges ; and as they were not denied by any Noble
Lord connected with the county, and no explanation was given, it
did appear fitting that this motion should not be agreed to.
The Loup CHANCELLOR admitted the illegality of opening let-
ters, ind refusing to admit legal advisers; nevertheless he consi-
dered it proper that some further ground should be laid before their
Lordships interfered in the manner now proposed.
Lord HoLLAND supported the motion.
Lord BATHURST opposed it.
Lord STANHOPE having► replied,
The House divided, and the motion was lost by 24 against 6.
In answer to a question from Lord HOLLAND.
Earl LIVERPOOL said, enquiries would be madP by the Secretary
of State to ascertain if there were grounds for further proceedings.

'WEDNESDAY, JUNE Qt..

The third reading of the Bristol See Income Augmentation Bill
was moved ; upon which
Lord REDESDALE moved a new clause, which, however, was not
admitted.
Lord REDESDALE and the LORD CHANCELLOR highly compli-
mented the Archbishop of Canterbury for giving up to the See of
Bristol a Living of 8001. per annum. by which the income of that
See will be doubled : in which compliments Lords GREY and HOL-
LAND, who were present, by their cheers, appeared heartily to
concur.
The Bill was read a third time, and passed.

No business of importance on Thursday and Friday.

HOL cr, OF COMMONS.

Mf►NDAY, JUNE CO.

Sir N. W. Rrnr.r.v inqnired of the Chancellor of the EXCIIC.
quer, 44 when it was intended to make a communication to the
House, relative to th:' expected marriage of her Royal Highness
the Princess Charlotte ?'"lhe Right Hon. Gentleman answered,
that he had received no commands on the subject.
Mr. 1V ii ITIMEAD observed, that the House ought not to consider
this as a satisfactory answer; and then proceeded to argue, that, as
the subject of the intended marriage between the Princess Charlotte
and the Hereditary Prince of Orange had been announced to his
subjects by the Sovereign of the Netherlands—as it had also been an-
nounced by her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, in her Letter
to the Speaker--and as it was now universally In hem] that the
marriage was at an end, the Princess Charlotte-having declined the
union milli the Prince of Orange, from motives that bad reference
to the object of a motion to he brought on to-morrow by Mr Me-
thuen, it was treating the House with disrespect not to make some
disclosure on so important an affair. He therefore moved, " that
an humble Address be presented to his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent, praying that he would be graciot sly pleased to acquaint
the House ii the treaty of marriage which was on toot between her
Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte and the Prince of Orange
was broken olL'
Sir Zl. W. RIDLEY seconded the motion.
Mr. STEP!! EN said the 1110:i011 was indelicate, indiscreet, and most
indecent.

Mr. 1% ntinut:An, and others, called Mr. Stephen to order, and
appealed to the Speaker, who decided that as the words applied to
the motion, and not personally, it was not disorderly.
Mr. Si CPHEN resumed, that the motion was most ineeeent and
wanton, and asked Mr. W. if be would adwit such a proposition to
he made rezarding his own daughter.
On tie suggestion of Mr. HORNER,
Mr WIIITHR LAD withdrew the motion, on an understanding that
Sir M Ridley would bring forward a motion on the subject some
futnre day.
't'he motion of Mr. Wilbeiftnee respecting the Slave Trade was
postponed till Monday next.
The House went into a Committee on the Spirit Intercourse Bill
wheti

Mr. VA NS RT said, it was intended to propose only a tempo-
rary measure for the intercourse of Irish Spirits with this country.
The into-course was to be allowed without any drawback, and the
form of the Act would be very nearly the same as in 1811. He
would therefore move that the Chairman be directed to move tor
leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the trade in Spirits between
Great Britain and Ireland, for a time to be limited.