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the Hill might probably have; to view it not only as a question
of justice, but its one of expediency. Ilan, doubt—if the least
douht existed en the minds of their Lordships—if there was any
deficiency in the evidence, the benefit ought to be thrown into the
scale for the defendant. (lbw, heat.)
Lord 10:DESDALli said lie had examined the depositions of
all the witnesses, and he had no doubt that moot* in this case was
full and absolute. HID ir; road the evidence front beginning to
end, the huression on his mind was, that the case was as fairly
proved as any case ever was in the Courts of Justice, in which
there was coatradietery evidence. The Noble Lod, after an
ingenious encomium on the evidence of \lujuoci and Dumont, of
both of whom, lie said that he thought them entitled to credit,
and gave them credit, he proceeded to consider the proceeding
in a constitutional point of view. The first Act of Settlement,
excluding Roman Catholics from the Succession, was a Bill of
Pains and Penalties, inasmuch as it operated against a number
of persons who professed the Roman Catholic Religion. plow
could he said a Hill of Pains and Penalties was unconstitutional ?
The Constitution established in pitta was supported and cemented
I by such Bills. The Noble and Learned Lord contended, that it
was the only course left for the adoption of Parliament. The
I Queen Consort was not a personal but a political character; her
situation was political, and a legislative proceeding was best
applied to the case. It had been said that the Bill had excited
discontent, that, however, was no ground to induce the House to
relinquish their proceedings; on the contrary, it ought rather to
stimulate their Lordships to pass the Bill to the Common., leav-
ing that body to dispose of it as they might think tic. The
Noble and Learned Lord concluded, by supporting the Bill of
Pains and Penalties, at four o'clock, when the House adjourned.
TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF THE DEFENCE.
FRIDAY, NOW. S.
The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the Woolsack at
the usual hour, and the names haring been called over,

Lord GROSVENOR rose and addressed the House.
Having, lie said, attended to the vast body of evidence in •
this case, to the speeches of Counsel at the Bar, usual the
eloquence displayed yesterday by Noble Lords upon the
merits of the Bill, he Mad to deelare, in the face of God
and his country, that he did not see that those charges
against the Queen which had been so cruelly and so ma-
liciously accurnalated, were at all substastiated. He
thought it a matter of coascieuct —as his Lordship hoped
for mercy het eader—to utter this opinion, now that the
Dill had undergone such full consideration in every
point! luthienceil by this conviction, he felt himself
tinder the necessity of declaring non-caefent to the second
reading of this Bill. Upon the iadolgence of the Hens*
lie should lay claim for • considerable time, while lie en-
tered Into a statement of his reasons for determining to
vote us he had intimated upon this occasion. Their Lord-
ships had heard from the Counsel on the part of the
Crown, most eloquent speeches. They had heard from
the Noble and Learned Lord on the woolsack, and from
two other Lords, who had taken so energetic a part in
favour of the Bill, very !Morel fill effusions in support of
the charges against her Nlirjesty; and it was greatly to be
regretted that die sudden iedisposition of his Noble and
Learned Friend (Erskine) had cause an interruption to
the powerful appeal to their Lordships, which had been
commenced yesterday in flavour of the tlneen. After all
those efforts, considerable piejsidice mast have been
raised in their Lordships' minds, and lie felt alatined at
the task lie was about to undertake, front a consideretion
of his own inadequacy to tomcod against suck puwerful
talent. The House would remember that the Noble and
Learned Lord ou the woolsack had declared. that be
would hold the balance of Seeder rquallyie Ins haeds,and
the House was called upon to cies eise their power with
the same feeling. (Hear, hear.)—.The Noble Earl thee
proceeded to comment on the evidence. With respect to
the evidence atCarlsrithe, his Lordship said, it had been
most dearly contradicted by incontesithle evidence, amid
*Rhenish the Noble Lord 'eves'. Una part of the cheeses,
yet lie concluded by saying, that the cloak in the bed was
a most snspicioes circumstance. Bet was it not possible
that imam of the Orbsens, the Berstetts, who were de-
scribed as run aaaaa g about the rooms with such alacrity the
moment the Princess had quitted them—was it not pewi-
t& that &he might have put the
,clusk iu the bed, w order
to a inunate her Royal Highness 2—Their Lutdship need
not be told what a etiweitul instrument the handkerchief
was in the hunts of Ivo to ruin Desdenon usual were
their Lordships sure there were nu /nu's in this cause
The very stustsiniun that there might be some ()age! to
. operate in favour of the Queen. lhere was so emelt coca
lesion and cootradtction in the evidence gieco on this
that it was difficult to-come at the truth. It lieu been
said that Berganii was separated limn his wile; dale
was nothing vet y remarkable its this; but it type:tied to
he on y a separation ut convenience, and nut our: et want
of anvil tom Another circumstance had been dwelt upon
very 'Minsk Iy—that Bergami had gained great posses-
skies ; that alter the isitrigue had taken place, lie rude in
power and pride; and that all the respect lie had formerly
paid to her Royal Highness was at an end ; but then Lord
ships would hod, al looking at the whole of the evidence,
that Bergami not only treated the Princes* with great
respect, but also every person connected with her. Stu :thee
west the isecusations made against the Queen; woe at-
tempt had Bern made to prove her criminality 1.1 the
Net of Hereunto e g to the cal t tape, while haven*,
aunt asketi.; tar it bottle of wine, which she scattily gave
him. The Noble Eat I theu moo tasted the wit IleStieel such
a set !relied never seen asseaubledlegothei as those brought
in support of the Bill, nor a more respeetable body than
Uwse tor the (Jerre, who gase their evidence with that
re:idiots* HMI ingenuousuess, which WO the strongest
pi out of the truth of their testimony. The only Witnesses
sin thie pallor else Bill entitled many-notice were Captains
Briggs awl l'eclsell. Captain Biggs had given a swung
negative testimony hi favour of the Qlll.lll. He declared
that he hall seem, um, impropriety in the conduct of bet
Royal Highness while on board the Lerialhan, cud yet
their Lordships would find from Capt. Briggs's evidetire,
that it was iiiii at impossible an adulterous hitt:teem se
could have takeis place without his known% uf it. The
Noble Lord again adverted to the prejudgment of the
Qiieetes I ass, by the exclusion of her Majesty'a mime lions
the Liturgy. He had health it reported, he did not Law%
haw drily, that when the Llilllgy was sunned by the Arch.,
bishop of Caitterbitay to the hang, it WAS the King woo
snuck out the name of her bleirsty—(Hear, hear.) --Hr
tint nut pledge himself fur flu tiudi ul ate rtartessirsn,"inst
if " CAM( ttttt d the Nome Lord, " I had berm, the Aisclitsi-
shup of Canieroury on seek .111 OCCAL,141111(D11Iril laugh-
ie.).— ovoid have throe the Lituigy iii wl.i 111esieaty'N
race, belittle I *wood have siren a party to such a timid
oleos the 14w, such art outrage oil ail justice mud hu-
suamt I If I had been the Loud Cliaucellor, cutlet! npun
to 1:01.fil .11 tut IHW age , 1 witoid rather have tiainpled the
seati at unit e usn tt, trot dials have consented ill so
AMY aY LLILL LAC Plualis land pros:ceded to say