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London, England, 1820-11-13 00:00:00

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Ilse p•isonul character of to Monitore a matter of indif-
fereetee.--(Hear, hear.) Once remove the line—once
establish the light of inriniry into the meral aims, of the
sovereign, and there would never be wanting persons to
nittlerti7ke such inquiries, and by them to endanger and
convulse the country. The Noble Marquis now matte all
eloquent appeal to those of their Lo; thine; who might he
disposed to vote for the second reading of the Bill, in
the hope that it might after wag& be mitigated I and
maintained, that to rely on ally sitch hope, would only
lead to irreparable inconsistency. Up to this moment the
House stood clear of impittaliod : a fe w hours will decide
whether they would send down their names to posterity
with the infemy of having, on a bare presumption, passed
un art to tiegrado and to punish a Sovereign of their
euttittu)! ...(Ihs Lordship PM down amidst loud cheers).
'lnc Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND could not con-
sent to give a silent vote un so painful and important a
subject. But after attending to the whole of the evi-
dence, to the speeches of Cumise!, and to the argunients
of Noble Lords, lie telt in his couseience convinced that
a long course of! indecent familiarities and of adulterous
iuterconse had snbsied between the Prioress of Wales kill!'
her servant Bergami. With This impression he could not
cannot that her Majesty should remain Queen Consort of
England, and at the head of the females of this chaste
and moral country. He, therefore, felt no hesitation iu
voting for the Bill as it tiow stood, and must iheretute give
his vote for the second reading.
Lord HOWARD would but consent to give a verdict
against her Majesty on the evidence of Dumont, Majocci,
Rastolli, and Sacchi,all of whom were discarded servants,
Kress had been compelled to give es:deuce against the
Queen, and the Baron d'Entle, woo would be an evidence
for her ;11a jeaty , had not been brought over to this coun-
try. Taking into consideration these facts, lie could not
vote fur !MALL This was a legislative measure, and,
without yielding to popular clamour, he must say, that no
law that was very objectionable should be enacted. The
House of Commons, Ise believed, would never pass the
Bill, and deeming it inespedient, and that tine charges
had not been proved, lie would vote against the second
reading.
The Earl of ENNISKILLEN.—" My Lords, having
been one cf those who voted with the Noble Larl at the
heal of the Treasury on the first reading of th:s Bill, and
having attended to the whole of the evidence, and en-
deavoured to understand it, I conceive it to lie such a
mass of contradiction and suspicion, that I would not con-
vict any person un it, and, therefore, I give my vote against
the second reading."
Lord CALTHORPE was not surprised that, ou a ques-
tion which, from its very nature, admitted of every shade
of moral and political consid.!ration, Noble Pt era should
differ iu the particular view they took of it. Had the
case against her Majesty been fully proved, and that her
conduct Ind been as licentions as it was represented, yet,
sinless it had been proved that she had volume' ily re-
'ivied her conut.bial rights, which was trot the case, lie,
even then, must think that the present was nut the proper
mode of proceediog ! He would ask their Lordships if
this was the time to expose Kingly power; or to pass a
Bill that wrathd throw odium un his .Majesty as a husband,
as a King—or as the head of the state. Was this the time
to ask the Royal Assent to a measure of such an impor-
tant nature as tile degradation of the Queen Consult of
the Throat 1 Under such circumstances, he could not
vole for the Bill, or suffer it to go a stogie step farther to-
wards its conclusion. His Lerdship concluded by de-
claring his determination to vote spins' the 13,11.
The dlatquia of STAFFORD, in a short speech, said
he would vote against the second reading of the Bill.
Lord DE CLIFFORD considered the a hole of tile evi-
dence for Ilse plu.ecutiou to sited with halsehinal—that in
looking at the questiou, he could out help adverting to the
differences winch had existed for several yeors between
the accused mid the illustrious personage most ne•trly allied
to her—and that eitough hail Ikea stated to prove that her
Majesty could taut remain its this country with advantage mid
comfort to herself. lie could not but feel that this Bill
would he rejected in sonic stage or other; (Loud cries of
hear !) turd, in his opinion, it would be adviseable to get rid
of it ust the present iiiii uent—( Hear, hear.) Lordship
concluded with deckling his resolution to vole agaiiist the
seeped reading of the Bill. . .

Lord GRANTHAM said that upon this great question he I
ditfered from those with whom he genet:illy voted. It had
been said at the Leginuing of these proceedings that the
House stiould be governed in their decision by unsuspected
evideoc.•.—(Hear, hear.) Ile hail attended to the evidence
most miuutely, but could not give it that character.—(llear)
—lf the case were a coininun one, upon nhicu a verdict of
Guilty or Not Guilty were to be pronounced, he would have
to consider that there had been a great deal of contradictory
evidence ; but he would also have to look at the grave and
heavy suspicions with is Melt the accused was oie.-whelinetl.
Although he n ouid say nut content, he could nut lay his
hand upon his heart and say Not Guilts.—(llear, bear.)
Lord BLESSINGTON was deterioined to vote against
the second reading of the Bill.
Lord GOSFOItO said, to pursue the measure would
be, is his opinion, extremely inexpedient. Ile, was
nut atoned of popular clamour, but lie felt coovinceJ, that
the feeling of the loyal part of tlie cimmunity was decidedly
against the measure.—(Hear.)—lle could out see lion any
man could vote for the Bill without the Dtvorea clause—
(Bear, lieur)—and lie could nut ace how oily man could
vote fur the Bill with that clause.—( A laugh, and cries ,
of bear, h.•at.)—lle elided by statiag toot he would
vote against the second reading.
The Duke of ATtioL assured their Lorpships he never
ruse with so heavy a heart. He had attended to I lie evi-
dence and time rot meets, mid he must say, that lie considered
the Queen's guilt proved by het own evidence. If lie did not
state this to the House, feeling es he did, lie shAtild not I kink
himself worthy to remain is alibi the wails of Parliament.—
lle hoped the Bill would I e read a second time, ;sad lie
should do all in his power to effect that object.
The Duke of SOMERSET expressed his dissatisfaction at
the evidence against tlw (,)urea, :mil reprobated the inter-
ference of Fut rig,' ro vets, is lei had mint only hero eniployed
to olnuin evidence agaiiilt lacy Majesty, but to withhold
evidence in her favour.—(Hear, hear )—lle called upou
Ilie House to c 'der that our Itu,td Highness was it foreign
Princess, and had been educated abroad ; a,aa thlt her man•
uers had been notorious for their freedom. lle admitted that
her conduct had been extraordinary, imprudent, and hardly
to lie aceomited for; but there was imilittiA in the evi-
dence us litcll could leail in a guil. The Nolilto
Mike concluded by stating that he di-seisted altogether from
the Btl!.
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