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London, England, 1820-07-06 00:00:00

THE QUEEN.

Lord HOLLAND said,, lie wished to rill their
Lordships' attention to a Petition which he held in
his hand. from certain lintivelsolders and Inhabitants
of the City of Westminster and its Liberties,
against the revival of au Act of Parliament (the
Alien Act). The Petitioners he knew nothing of,
except that they were persons filling the situation
they described ; hut if the Petition hail lint been
put into his hand, he was determined to oppose the
Bill. which lie understood to he in progress in the
other House of Parliament, for the renewal of the
Act. The Petitioners certainly objected to the re-
enactment on broad constitutional grounds. which
shewrd how dangerous it was for the Legislature to
depart from the strict letter of the constitution.
He could not better describe the dangerous ten-
dency of the Act ilinn by the words of the Peti-
towers: " That when proceedings of a most seri-
ous nature were brought against en Illustrious Per-
sonage. it gave his Majesty's Ministers the power of
sending every alien out of the country, who might
be necessary witnesses for her defences without
being obliged to assign a reason for doing so." For
which reason he (the Noble Lord) would think it
his duty, when the Bill was brought up from the
House of Parliament. if he could not prevail on
their Lordships to reject it altogether. to submit
a clause to exempt alien witnesses. which might be
necessary for her Majesty's defence, from being
subject to the operation of it.
The Petition was then read ; it prayed that the
Alien Act might not he revived, and if it was, that
all aliens at present in the country, or might come
afterwards into the countrt , their evidence being
necessary fur her Majesty's defence, or ilia she
should think bore on the subject, should nut be
liable to the provisions of the Act.

RILL TO DEGRADE THE QUEEN.
Lord DACHAS rose to present a Petition to their
Lordships front the Queen, iu which her Nliije.ty
states, that in consequence of the extraordinary
Report of their Lordships' Committee, presented
yesterday, she feels it necessary to inform their
Lordship., that she is now prepared to defend her.
self againot the charge contained in the said Re-
port, so far as its import fall be now understood.
That her Majesty desired this day to he heard by
Counsel touching the same, mid shm as she had
Carious weighty "knitters to adduce touching the
case, which it was desirable for her to have urged
in the present stage of their Lordships' proceed.

Earl GREY said that their Lordships were placed
in a situation of g►eat difficulty and doubt, which
principally abase out 6f, as be considered, the for-
mer improper course of proceeding that bud been
adopted by the Noble Earl opposite. To the stun.
meat uttered by the Noble Lord also 'poke last,

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I, and fifteen from Bury and Sudbury. the vase of the lowest subject of the- realm.—
WASH FARM, is shore wholly in liable to u provisions of the Act.
(Hear.)—He could not for the sake of the admi.
tains 92 acres of excellent Laud, prin- RILL TO DEGRADE THE QUEIN. nistration of justice consent that the Queen should
r about 45 acres are copylsold of the Lord DACRA rose to' present a Petition to their be allowed any greater facility for preparing her de.
Th ith its inh.rs, and the remainder
th convenient farmhouse, barns, gin- Lordship. Iron the Queen, in which her Nioije.ty fence than any other person who might be exposed
t, let to roost respeetahie tenants, .ad states, that to consequence of the extraordinary to accusation. Justice must he equally esltoints.
r renal of otorsirds of 1201. per in. Report of their Lordship.' Committee, presented tered towards the highest and the lowest, and for .
YMCA FARM, situate partly io the yesterday, she feels it necessary to inform their this reason alone lie awn in the present stage of
id
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in the
adjo
mostg Pacapitariahl, Lordship., that she is now prepared to defend her. their proceedings oppose the prayer of her Majesty's
i acres of
id, whereof about 60 acres are amble, self agisinot the charge contained inthe said Re- Petition.
commodious fartn.houge, barns, sta. port. so fill' VS its 11111W/ft can Ise now understood. Earl GREY said that their Lordships were placed
us-haitiiing., now in the occupation That her Majesty desired this day to he heard by in a situation of great difficulty and doubt, which
i there is little doubt that the furor Counsel touching the same, isii,l *No as she had principally otiose out .f, as he considered, the for.
tot. per annum,
various weighty ;Skitters to adduce touching the met improper course of proceeding that had been
"may be had of Mr Stevens, Solicitor,
case. which it was desirable for her to have urged adopted by the Noble Earl opposite. To the scull.
f Mr. a Spruce, Solicitor, 15, Forui.
in the present stage of their L.rdships' proceed. a meut uttered by the Noble Lord who 'poke last,
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