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HOUSE Or LORDS.
HOstlealr, JUNE 5.
Coane.TT's PETITION.—Lord HOLLAND said, he held
!dig Maul a Petition fruit an individual. who stated, that he
-ail received same injury by the Acts of Parliament, imposing
..s-trictions on the Lank of England, with respra to payment in
•,pet.e. The Noble Lord added, that it was not his intention to
annual any proaveding upon the Petition ; he shoithl liaise it he
;:nol, Mader that the House might judge of the nature of the
rivieFt made be the Petitioner.
the Petition being reel by the Clerk at the tilde, it appeared.
faat it wa.; from NVilliam Cubbett, of 'totley, in the county of
Mane:. The Petitioner complained that he had suffered great
laurddiips from the operation and ctfect of an Act passed to tin • '
p..a.rearietion on 11,:nh Payments. In Iqis the Petitioner paid
tire,: thousand pounds fur an estate ii. the county of Southamp-
ton. The estate being mortgaged for 1,30(1 he was nut able to
discharge the interest due, and therefore had received notice from
mortgagee, that he must proceed to the fmeclosiite of the
e..art,:age. and a sale of the estate. Understanding this must be
rititiMis to himself and family, the Petitioner implored the pro-
,. main of the lionise.—The Petition was indered to lie on the
table.
The House adjourned till to-morrow. when his Majesty will
al
take his seat upon the Throne at two o'clock, and give the Roy
A!.3ent to the Civil List, and other Bills.
• TUESDAY, JUNE 6.
Royal. Ar.cs:NT.—This day his Majesty went in state. to the
Pecas. to declare the Royal Assent to the Civil List
Bill.
Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, the Usher of the Black Rod, was then.
nedered to command the immediate attendance of the 'louse of
Commons, to hear the Royal Assent given to several Bills.
The Speaker. attended by a large number of the Members of
the House of Commons, attended at the bar.
The Speaker. holding in his hand the Civil List Bill, then
addressed his NI ajesty in a short speech.
The King then gave his Assent to the Bill.
Having left the House, an adjournment took place to four
o'clock.
MESSAGE FROM THE KING.—The House was numerously
attended, in espectation of a communication frona his Majorty
respecting the Queen, whose arrival had excited much general
attention.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL entered the House about five
o'clock with a green bag. His Lordship took his twat, and soon
otter delivered a Message from his Majesty, which was read from
the woolsack by the Lord Chancellor.
G. R.
The King feels it necessary, in consequence of the arrival of the
QUeen, to communicate to the House of Lorna certain papers
and circumstances respecting the conduct of her Majesty since her
overture from this country, which circumstances the King fele
r.ost anxious to avoid laying before the House, convinced that
thc subject must be as painful to the House as himself, but the
sizps mow taken by the Queen leave him nooption. The King
feels fully confident the House of Lords will adopt that course of
proceeding which will best support the honour and dignity of his
Mairoay's Crown.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose after the Message bad been
red, and said, " The Message being delivered. I have now his
2ciajesty's command to lay on the table those papers to which lie
viola—(here the Green Bag was laid on the table.) I shall
misc. to-morrow, that his Majesty's most gracious message be
taken into consideration, when it ts my intention to propose au
Addzess, to assure his Majesty we will adopt that course ut pro-
ceeding beat calculated to support his honour and dignity. I will.
ioanthrow, move. these papers be referred to a Stxrea Committee
of this House, and I wish it to be understood what the object
Guist be. In moving they shall be referred. it is with a view that
the Seerat Committee may decide whether any, and it any, what
coupe of proceeding should be adopted." The Noble Earl con-
cluded by moving, •• that his Majesty's most gracious Message
be taken into consideration tornorrow, and that the Lords be
summoned to attend." The motion was agreed to, and the
Lards summoned accordingly.
On the motion &lithe Earl of Shaftsbury, the House adjourned.
WEDREESDAY. JUNE 7.
Tat QUEEH.--The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose, in pursu-
ance of notice, to move an Address, returning thanks to his
Majesty for his gracious Message, and to assure his Majesty that
the House would adopt that oourse of proceeding which the
justice of the ease and the honour and dignity uf the Crown
might require.
The Address was agreed to nem. his.
tiettaear Commis-rec.—The Earl of LIVERPOOL then
rose, to propose that a Secret Committee of fifteen Lords be ap-
pointed to examine the papers laid before the House by his
Majesty's command, and report thereon as they shall think meet.
In adopting this course of proceeding, his Majesty's Ministers
were only influenced by a wish to lead Parliament to a decent
and decorous enquiry.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE objected to the proceeding.
Ihe House was placed in a most extutordinary situation. If tie
et.oduct of the Queen had been such as to demand Parliamentary
taquiry. in what situation would the House of Lords stand as
.he Court of Judicature. It an impeachment was recommended
tiy the House of Commons as the grand Inquest of the country,
end no person would be bold enough to say the contents of a
green bag might n t lead to impeachment of the illustrious
Serum, the Ilous of Lords would stand in the situa ion of
Jurors. What could be the icsalt of such a Committee, but an
opinion from the individual Lords who had procured the experts:
evidence, and that of five or six milers who Linea be adieu to
their number. The Noble Lords wh had been some months in
possessor of the evidence were, no doubt. aide to form an opi-
nion on it, if so, why not direct the Law Odicets of the Crown to
proceed in the open Constitutional form?
The Earl of LIVERPOOL was moat anxious to avoid stating
the existence of guilt in the illustrious person, and whet he said
must be/ taken hypothetically. Hail a direct case of guilt
been made out, within the operation of law, it would have oeen
the duty of his stajesty's servants to direct the law officers to
institute the due course of proceeding ; but scypos ."' said ihe
Earl of Live.pote, tinecase to be that the Queen has been guilty
f .
treasuo ; mat bappoiing the commission of a perfidy
(adultery) abroad. and the evidence so strong and clear as to
leave no doubt. I have to inform yout Lordships, on high legal
authority, that would not be high treats by the laws of this
country, nor would it be cognizable by the civil tribunals of this
country. 'fhestatute of Edward the Tiiird makes the act of
adultery, committed by any perms with respect to the Queen
Consort. treason. The Act also makes it high weasel'
the Queen, if' consentMg, because she is an accomplice; out
a case Lae this it will not apply, for if' the Qitcen or Princess ot
Wales commit adultery abroad with a foreigner, Gee loreigner
odes no allegiance to this country, and it would be AO crime
If the foreigner is nut guilty of a crime, she could
not be considered an accomplice. That is the opinion tat' the
li.ghest authority. No per,an can say there is not a defect in
this law, but it is the law Yet lilt is not high treason by
it does not follow that the King anA country are to steer by On,
crime, without any mealy. Adultery ought to be an indictable
offeiwe. but it is Jested as a civil offence. Then, 1 ask, it' an
indictment came: Lk: brought Against a private individual in ihe
King's Bench, now is it possible it can be brought against a
Quern ? It was a case which Parliament could only treat as a
ci.oslaUve que,tion, and in that vie v prosidci a reme-17. Thhie

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was no possibility of a judicial proceeding. and the eourse
adopted was the belt mode of bringing the subject under the con-
sideration of Parliament,
Lord HOLT—AND opposed the motion. It was unfortunats,
upon a question on which the public felt much interest and irri-
tation. that the odious proceeding of a Secret Committee should
be proposed. The pubue had too much reason to be disgusted
with Secret Committee. Ile objected to the proceeding on con-
stitutional grounds.
The 1,011 l) CII ANCr.I.LOR never rose to discharge a more I
painful duty. He considered every pecsou innocent till found
guilty. Ile would not go to his grave without asserting, to the
lust moment, that the benelit of that principle belonged to every
individual, high or low. Ile supported the motion for a Secret
Cot nmint e.Lelievitii;:that mode of proceeding best calculated to
protect indocence, it innocence was to be protected. The Noble
' and I.;:areeti Lord gave an opinion upon the statute of Edward
1 the Tidal. which agreed strictly with the statement made by the
Earl of Liverpool. No spiritu.d court had jurisrliction in a case
where the attulteter is a foreigner, and the act committed out of
the realm.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE explained.
Lord DONOUG II MOR I.: supported the motion. The Noble
Lord said he (Witted in opinion upon this question from the
Noble Lords whose views he in.d long supported.
The Motion was ultimately agreed to. after which the House
adjourned.
rucnsoast. JUN 6 S.
Tun QUEEN.—Lord Ii.ENVON adverted to the pro-
(veiling adopted by the House yesterday, which senc-
tioneil the appoint ineut of a Committee to exit 000 ioo e the
documents relating to the coed/set of her Majesty. As Is
was UMW is conciliatory tor:waren inieht lake plarr, is
would not he right to enter into the du ies of the Cum.
miller until all hope of accoomuodatiod was at end. Th.
Noble Lord concluded by moving, that the ballot for the
Committee, which stood for this day, might be postpone,'
to Monday.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, the House might twin
the Conimittee, and decide whether the Members shout',
meet before Tuesday next. The Nolo* Earl considered
that the most proper course of proceeding, awl in the
interval. should any fevourable circionstence occur, the
House might avail theta/wives of it.
After a debate of t onsiderable length. the question was
put on the Noble Baron's Motion, and the Homo; divided.
The numbers were :
For Lord Kenyon's Motion IOS
Against it

Majority for the Ballot
The House then proceeded to ballot, mot the Earl of
Shaftesbury reported that the foliwo ing Peers had been
chosen to form the Committee:—
The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Earl of Liverpool,
The Lord Chancellor, The Earl of Donougliniore,
The Lord President (Earl of The Duke of Beautort,
Harrowby), Viscount Sidmouth,
Lord Beauchamp, The Bishop of London,
The Duke of Northumberland, I.ord
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Erskine,
The Marquis of Buckingham, The Earl of l.audcntale.
Fifteen in number.
, On the Motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL the above
Committee were ordered to sit on Tuesday at two o'clock
—Atourued.

FRIDAY, JUNK 9.
The Plantations Drawback Bill, the Transfer of Grants, and
the Irish Tenauts Recovery Bill, were brought up from the Com-
mons, and read the first dine.
Mr. Lack, from the Board of Trade, presented an account of
the quantity of Timber imported Nom the Baltic within given
dates.—bard on the table.
ROYAL MARRIAGE ACT.—Lord HOLLAND rose to gise
notice of his intentiun to present to the House, on Monday next.
a Bill to repeal the Act of the 12th of George the Third, am.
mainly called the Royal Marriage Act. It would be irregular,
be said, in giving notice. to state the reasons on which his Lord •
ship's should induce the House to adopt the proposed measure.
but the House would perhaps allow him to state his reasons for
the selection of so early a day so Aloaday fur the consideration of
so important a subject. His Lordship had chosen that early day
because, independent of many forcible reasons on which the Act
oryput to be expunged trout me Statute Book, it might be pos-
sible that vie provisions of the Act ha.. strong bearing upon the
unfortunate difference in the Royal Fatuity. 'file discussion
might suggest to the House some practical expedient. uivested of
a penal character. which their Lordships iniot ie,ott to. If any
such remedy could be tunnel practicable, it would super. (de the
painfur duty of we Committee on Tuesday, because. to the view
lie took of tne subject, such a measure as rte had to introduce
would be one to relieve both the Illustrious Personages, low the
paintUt restraint boil were placed under, and dose without injury
or disparagement t 3 the honour of either party.— Miming that
such a result mignt arise out of a repeal td we Au to Willell he
snore silts 'en. i: was his intention next Monday to introduce cue
'abject t bit. if any thing should occur between the pleitent and
Mon ay to prevent me illiCUSSion, he should consider it proper to
pos.paile toe coashleration on such an important matter to a
later period. He felt disposed to bring tt bah e the House
because it might be prod cave of some good. Toe Sob.e Baron
edited. that he introduced tore subject without previous consult'.
nit:alien with any one, and above all, he did not bring it forward
by the suggestion of any person wao coact tae supposed to be di-
rectly er indirectly instructul by the Ruyan Parties, or of persons
who had the tionour to be in their confidence. lie stiould not
then enter, tae said, into coasidera.ion or tne ist *I as affecting the
prwent state of this country, but sit down, repeating the notice of
Ids intention to lay it before die House on Monday.
Tire I.oldl WWI adjourned.

HOUSE (/1: COMMONS.
MONDAY. JUNE 5.
Mr. COKE presenteu a Peutwo Irian William Cobbett, of
Botley, similar to that in the House of Lords.—Petitiun ordered
to ate printed.
Sir E. KNATCIIBULL presented the Report of the Galway
(town) Election Cos iiii nitre, which set forth, that Mr. Piender.
gust was duly elected. and dun use Petition against the return
was nut ihsvinotis and vexatious.—Report brought up, and or.
utseit to ite on the table.
Mr. Janice, use new Member tor Carlisle, took the oaths and
lilt stmt.
The Southwaik Acts Amendment Bill was read a second time,
and mder.st to tie co ttttt lined.
Mr. W EsTE UN presented a Petition from Magistrates, &e.
of Essex, against use Colchester Sessions Bills, praying to be
heard by Coon el.
IA Bill was lootight in fur the better Paving and Lighting of
Bury Si. Eusisuou's.
Mr. DUGDALE pre ented a Petition from the Clamber cf
Commerce, liiniunginosi, complaining of the Ittsstrictions oa
; pr..ying mat there migm be no increase of the Restric-
tions on the lineortatinn or Corn, and that a Co tttttt Mee might
be appoint-4 to revise tile Consioeicad lt...:drietions.—Oideretl to
bat pr.nu..;.
Mr. SYKES presented a Pedtion troth Free-.Widen' in the
icighbou.houtl tit Huh, praying fur Reiman. It was partial
Retorts which they desired certainly, but they thought their case
merited ewititteration.—Head, .md oiderod to be printed.

Petitions were presented from the ports of London and Liver.
pool, praying that no changes more favourable to foreigners
nii4ot be Proposed respecting the duties, etc. on colonial timber.
—Read, and ordered to be pirated.
Lord CLIVE mescal el me Report of the Portsmouth Election
Committee, corfilning the return of Admiral Matkhant, the
Committee deciding that the right of Election was as represented
by Admiral M., and not as set forth by Sir G. Cockburn ; bat
that the Petition of Sir G. C. was not frivolous and vexatious.
Lord STANLEY ask.sa, to remove alarms in Lancashire.
whether it was intenikl to impthe any fresh duty on the im-
portation of Cotton ri 001.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that
there was no such intention. The only changes wete those of
last year, respeetieg the ad valoran duty.
Fo It F. ow Tit Ir. BARING moved, that a Select
Committee le appointed to inquire into the mcuus of extending
the Foreign Comine,ce of the country, and to mon their. opt-
nions and observations thereupon.—Agreed to, and the several
Petitions were referred to the Committee.
GRAMPOUN D BI LL.-101'd .1. RUSSELL, in moving that
the Grampound Disfranchisement Bill be conitnitted, observed.
that he had no further remarks oat the general merits of the Bill,
Mr. SMITH supported the Bill its a sate and expedient mea-
sure, and as caiculated to deerive would-be patitove of their
means of compliant. The noble mover of the Dm was entitled
to the thanks of the country for supposing its tat mercies.
Serjeaut ONSLOW highly approved tit the 11th to disfranchise
Grampound—rte meant disfranchisement in diet:roue sense of the
word, (hear:) not ail extension to die beigirbouring hundieds.
(Hear., heat.) Cur:twat: by its Boroughs, had slimily sufficient
influeirce ; and lie desired to see Grittopound efficiently and " ra-
dically" disfiancliiscd.--i A laugh and cheers.)
Bill ordered to be a 111111 l itura.
The Speaker.—" Are there any instructions to the Coro-
!Mace?"
Mr. D. GILBERT said, he could not vindicate the conduct of
Granipound ; lie would not—but he objected to the mode of the
proposed disfranchisement, because it must inevitably become a
orecedent. (Cheers.) It *ea meant as a measure of Parlia-
mentary Reform, and its tendency was to make the Asa enbly
more democratic than it was at present. Ile conclutted with
moving an instruction to the Cum l ittee to extend the right of
voting to Freeholders m Finlike and Praire, and to retain the
Mayor of Granipound as returning Meer. &c.
The CH ANt !EI.I.Ott of the EXC vcau ER suggested the
propriety of adjourning the debate till tO-11101701V. there being
business of more pressing importance.
Mr. LA NBTON had to propose an amendment, and be could
not consent, without some public grounds, to put MI his im-
portant motion of Parliamentary Reform. He heard that a
Cabraet Council was to be called. owing to the: embarkation of
her Majesty from Cataiw (Cheers.) The Ministers and the
King 'melt be in trouble—but why was the House to adjourn
important matters? (Cheers.)
The CIIANCEI.LOR of the EXCHEQUER could not be
expected to make coridnunication of a secret nature. (A laugh.)
There was not often any objection to grant indulgence ofa
nature. He added, he should bring forward the Budget on
Wednesday serantgrit. Oa Monday this Bill could be fully
discui sed.
Adjournment to Monday agreed to, and several other orders
afterwards postponed.
The n miming orders were read.
The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Insolvent
Debtors Bill, and at extended conversation took place on the
tilling up of several of the Mattes, particularly whether there
should be "one" or " three" Commissioners.
Mr. DENMAN objected to the increase of the number.
The Report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
Adjourned.

Tultsuatr, JUNC 6.
At about lealf.pust out o'clock the Speaker came down
to the House. He appeared in the official gill-edged
robes. There were normany Members present.
At two o'clock Sir 1. Ty r hilt, the l slier of the Black
Rod, son 1111 l once" the House to attend in the House of Peers,
to hear his Majesty give the royal assent to certain Bills.
(See Lords.)
The House then ailjo,rned till halls-past three o'clock,
whets the I louse re ass. mbled.
MAttniAne AcT.—Mr. W. SMITH presented Petitions
frosts Protestant Dissemees et Nut wide, pray iiii; to be re-
lieved from lry provisions of the Man iage Act.--•
Ordered to be printed. The Host. Member sliest gave
notice, that au Voiday nest lie Moodie move fur leave to
Inoue en a Bill use Use subject, similar to the mutton which
lie hod formerly made.
MESSAGE FKOM THE KING RESPELLING THE
CIO Ek.N.
Lord CASTLEREAGH appeased al the bar and stated
Mat he had a Mem4.11,,,r Is the King. ill, Lordship
brought it up, aid presented is to the Speaker, who read
the %totting edit was s' ler to that pseseseeed in
(hr Lads, it is iiiii ecessary to I vino:it 61 hese./
Lod CAsTL.EREAGH, the Aiessage haring been
lead, 11101,041, in put blidnee t.t list pracroset 111 11111:11
that au Address be presented to tile Kunz,
Mae tor leis im.st gracious Message He at the sante unto
oeggrd lu give ounce, that to 1110110 w he You'd,' mule,
11141 Ille Papers. Ile seiereed h.* Secret Gonemeire.
Mr. ILENNEr (AL P. for Sieve% slimy ) lose, as the
question for the Addicts was benig put, anti bald, that a;
Ile saw 110 clue about I dispensed tu pursue a similar line
of conduct, be washed to ablst.ll4l4l Whether time teller,
pm porting tu be wi writ by Lord riuicitinsuse, were s ge-
nuine document ? Whether, i.l 141'1, Lend Hutchiusun
had, with the cognizance suit ppiao4lloll tat the
L 1 iug
aim Isis temiered to Ii r .Is4je,.t) propontithis
lii
lay down the rights of Queen; and whether tile Dime of
:r0,0001,a year 11.11 been infeied tier to niquiesce in tuck
iihatoduAinent tit het tights I lie %Isbell to Muni whether
these thing, weie facts tt.inl2, tite nom:nets orre, and
after they bail, le, tile) had brew good by u 1(1,01 ilOll.
Gentleman, insulted to.• Quern or tietia)ed toe Kit_; even
idler weir hardy totemic!, he would out (relieve 140 h mate-
mein, to be founded ill 11•0111. WI he heard tiles ass, rd. lilt
he heard it from thenviekes, he would nut behest. it possible
that an Minister, altnout the cousein of Parliament,
let it be remembered, (Loud cries of he a!) Could thails of
aialtibi; propositions to tie Queen to divest hi wit in her
air his and tit:es, at the sane line Mies in.; her the bi the of
50,00)1. a year If cumplumee %me the r. suit? ( hear.)
And t.. whom was such it suns, without the cutest:id of Par-
liament Milled? Why, to uue who watt due lased to be not
only unworthy of wearing the Crown, but of settling lout out
Ett,,lish mutual. As ins hugest matt lie deemed it list duty to
put these lillebllol4l to the Noble Lord.—He reerred the
Mono' hy—ile respected the Lru le— bu t he sisouto hose
embittered ineuselt treacherous to the interests of the Cousin
andrereeple had lee mot preferred these enquiries respectiog
proceedings that were caleulated to deeply allect, it not to
iiiiderUliliv 111 e amppniebs of the Country •uil toe flu
lle bail 11111 been lIIIC üb,.ul 111111 dibiarbest 10 I ibe 111 put
:Ill) bimaist quest iiiii and limit:rine he had stepped forward.
Were t use sift, turrets Itec ? Thal was leis question. !lad
the Miundcis vehthre4 to make such ; had thi
7
ventured to proinsse to the (jtteeu to lay 111111111111 r t 18ht'
((neemq,sc via ering.)

Lord CASTLEREAGH rose amidst cries of bear! He
said be had often had ofcashoi to admire the temper of the
Hon. Member, but never mid he ob,erved so isijudit loos an
exhibition as that n herii they had just beheld, on a question
too of the deepest moment, filet tiog perhnps the tinsiquillity
of the country. Dn tenderness to tile Hog.. Member, how-
ever, uud to afford him )111 oppottunity of b..ing better pre-
pared 11/ discuss SI) important u subject, lie b humid di cline
giving any ans.ier at toe reseal moment. [Mr. Brough.m,
who had not been in tile, house berme, here entered. Mr.
Denman was iu hit teat.) His Lordship observed, that a
subject of sorb gfeLli unpin lance ought to be treated dd.-
trent!, I indeed on most unimportant matters, even on giving
notice respecting n'tui °pike Hill, a uimiler course would nut
be pursued.
Mr. CREEVY observed, that he had come down to the

House with the intention ut moviug fur the correoposidestre
that had hikeis place. As ,et it app rated that the Quecti'v
nuly crime hos stud of aetting loot is Roseland. Let them
recollect again.t whoa the loot:ceding,. were hem; adusited
The tone of the King. and the norther of tue Prioress Char-
lotte; and if thee P. illee,ll Charlotte were ii•oo olive, would
they believes's, y should have heard ul tio.quettat.o T (Hear.)
Sir R. WILSON spoke of sue conduct of the Alsidotess
as oittssgrou4y ssealectful of Ilse Queen. They made ists
provision, no arrangements fur her Alayesty ; and she was
indebted to 1411 limiest muss foe a house in she metropolis.
(Cheers.)—Was this as it ought to be ?
Lord A. HAMILTON uhverved, that the Queen had
been coittleasord toy the Monsters; they had psejudired
her in the 'Mods of the country. The Ostler its Coasted
for minis% the Qiieen's name in the Luurgy was tus.
Improper, and in Scotism., it was mere waste paper. He
trusted first the Queen would have the 114111 C allowance

that was extended to the guiltiest or the pool est prison.
Mr. DENMAN (the Quern's Solicitor Dent ral) 'mid lie
would not trust hi feelings to go into any extended re-
marks, otherwise they might assume somewhat of the
ardent character of those of the lion. Friend near hini
(Mr. Beimett)-1111 ardency of let ling, however' that he
deemed inure enviable 111411 the calmness, the boldness,

and the coolness .►uh which a quest' so lull of alarming
consequences had been opened to the House by a Alms.
ter ut the Crown. Where the accusation was to be
fouuded oh papers, out un the evidence of witnesses
adduced; ■nd where it was withdrawn from the ordinary
tribunals of the coulitry—(cheers)—lie hosted he might
ask, on the part of her Majesty, what measures were mu
be pursued m promotion of this awful subject ?—(firai ,
►ear.) He was unauthorised by the Queen to put any
such question , as a Member of that House, he deemed mt
right to snake such inqeiry.—(Cheers.)—No answcr.—
After which there were loud Cries of Hear! hear! 1111111

the Opposition Benches.
Mr. BROUGHAM (the Qneen'a Attorney General),
after some time had elapsed, and as the question was
being put from the Chair, ruse. lie said, as the Quecti
bad unhappily taken that resolution on whirl' she had
acted.-mulnippily, he meant not on accuneit of her Ma.
jesty individually, but for the Psi harness' and Urr country
—silence on his part was no longer tendered necessary.
His lips were now unsealed, and the time was come when
all men's minds must be made up. He therefuie deemed
it right to give this warning, that she Government would
be expected not only to have a strong case, but to he
prepaied clearly and satisfactorily to convince the Hume
and the Cuisine, that the Ministers had nu longer the or
portunity of puss potting or suppressing this question.
Address to She King agreed to, and the Passers ordered
to remain IN the custody of the Clerk.
Mr. LAMBTON, io consequence of what had just
passed, p.►stpuued his motion respecting Refrains, tall
Jane S 7. . . .

Ou the report of the Committee ot Supply being bi ought
up,
Mr. GORDON observed. that he was astonished to see
84,0001. =maimed to be appropriated to the building of
barracks. . .

Mr. I'ALCRAFT said, this was one point to which hr
had Intended to advert. Bat racks a ere to be built attest,
there were none byline; eves' in the vet), centre of the
town* indeed there was rvecy *byre such au appearance
of military, as ought not to be seen in a rummy which
called itself tree.--(Hear.)
The Report was awed to.—The remaining Orders
baying been disposed of, the House adjutnued.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE I.
Mr. LEE KECK presented the Report of the Borough-
bridge Election Committee, which derided that Air.
Spooner and Mr. Lawson hail been unduly retuturd, and
that Mr. Money and Mr. Dawkins ought to have beet,
returned.

MANCHESTER.—Sir F. BURDL'l'l' postponed from W-
lNSinfuse I'll thr 21st instant, the 1111.1 lull Irspecting the
proceedings at liiiichrsier on the 161 Angost
MEsSAGE FitOSI THE QUEEN.—M I. BROUGHAM. the
Queen's AI t.d ale) General, appeared %Ito a message front
her Majesi,, Whitt; Ise lead, and whicu was to the fol-
lowing cited :
"That "That her Majesty round it necessary to inform the
Hoase of r! -.0&11111011/1, that '.he had leturard 10 this tOllllll4
10 consequence or certain anaclianations against her pest,
and honour, ca. reed on hy seem ea eillidndlitn abroad, and
which had creamily appealed to ale sant ,iusied by the
conduct of liar Gores ninciat 41 home; as orti ill+ to vin-
dicate those rights which hid' devolved Isom hei through
the death of his late reveittl Alojes:y. 'that it Was this
day exactly fourteen years same the tit •a aliarite agdindl
her climatic§ had been brought, and limo %bath, alter
the fullest .nvestigaiion, it hail; come loath unsullied
That as long as his late Majesty lived she hail tested 'se-
cure under his pateitial proteetiou, froan Ibt sttriospls alt
her enemies. Butt that now that he was no dime, these
attempts lied been basil) ;mewed ; that eves) thing 11411
!Mel, done us§ the pail alt' the Goves sat to C:111114 a pre•
judire against he. 4 and that to tier astonishment *he
Imitated Ihal at was 1100 proposed lo institute at secret
Inquisition Mao her coronet, we the stiviselli of docu-
ments devisid and peep:lied lay her altlseiddl 'lli.ll
she tom teal imilimA ;owe than a Intl, an ;yam, and IniU•
lit ills ediagailun ilia. her tosiilliel , bnt hoped sae would
not be 410111i.d All.ll is alioued the is 04111,1 slulididll4l 111
that v0111111)-411 uppaii tunny of piiiiiii•iy co di manna ill.
Witness,, he pit/Mori 11 d_diil4 116'1. tail as
the lair Of 11,1 :10t 4111, lii, t.. 111111), 41111 alit World,
pl'uli net .1 ds..llldl aut 10,11141,w. 01 .411) sutht !WEI el
~• 111.1 k 1111% i• 1.. 111. 14,s 01 for sill, ddeuulidi,
to 411 jlidlii.. gnu). Aim, mho alai lilt
integral) ut ah. 11..”, ul C. 11111 l ui••, 10 tnutael het Is
the only 14 lilt 11, (lurch liar shape to which it Came,
she had ever any ft.ololl is fear."
The House was crowded to excess.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

.The reading of the message was heard with profooad
silence; the passage in which her Majesty demands an
open and public inquiry, was received with cheers from
all sides of the House.

THU KIMVS AlliSsAGE.—Upon the motion of Lord Cas-
tlereagh, his itlatest3's message, relative to the Queen,
was taken Mitt consideration.

Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that in rising to call the
attention of the House to his Majesty's message, he had
to assure the House that he keenly felt the extreme deli-
cacy of this most paiuitul of public gnestions, and that
nothing could have induced ministers to brake it forward,
until all their efforts to render a discussion minecessitty
proved unavailing. It was to be presumed, that the
Queen's address was advised by litilMajtsty's Counsel,
and that, her Majesty nips chended that the charge would
lie unsupported by evidence, and decided upon by a
Secret Tribunal. The Committee, if it altmilit be ap-
pointed, could not be charged with the eon-•ideration of
the question, any more than a Grand Jury was charig.d
with the decision of the cases submitted to it•-•-(Hear!
and a laugh.) 11. the interests of the cive" Neer to be
considered in the C tee, he should ce recom-
mend the presence of her Majesty's Anion "y
mail Solidi-
tor General; hot as the Committee could • ler 110111ille to
du with that question, it was advisealrle to exclude them;
for if there appeared grounds of charge, those gentlemen
would feel themselves in an &Wire-aril condition, by being
obliged to act as agents of her Majesty sad members of
the Cot iiiii ittee In which they were hotrod to act con-
scientionsly. Ile regretted muck that criminal advice,
whirl' led her Majesty to au appeal to the lower orders of
the people, but he acquitted her Majesty's legal advisers
of that serious charge. At the same time he could not
bat applaud the conduct of her Majesty, if conscious of
11111Ueenee she came over to this country to prove that
innocenee.—(Heat ! hear.) If she had listened to weak
suit maschieions advisers—if she had been approached
by persons who were incompetent to advise, had pre-
sumed upon such opportunity, he Gusted her Majesty
would be awakened to a sense of what was due to her
station.—(Cheers.) He concluded with moving, that the
papers be referred to a Secret Committee.
Mr. BROUGHAM then rose. The Noble Lord himself
had not 'lieu with more pain than he did, but he could
only feel satisfaction that the hour had arrived when this
question could be folly and fairly met. He was aware of
tile importance of the iteration. He was anxious that
the honour, the dignity and the popularity of the Crown
should be sustained. The illustrious Lady whose cause
he advocated, appealed not to the mobs to which the
Noble Lord bad been pleased to allude. Her Majesty
did this with confidence; and fur sagacity mid propriety
of mind, he haul seldom met any lady that surpassed her.
And yet, how unhappily she had been situated She had
Irm' mime/rid (ruin the salutary domestic contrusil and
condors, which were the hest preservatives of female
proprieties; but had she enjoyed them, endtied so largely
as was her mind by nature, it would have been must for-
tunate for the country. It well now left to him to pray
and implore the justice of the House in setting out oat
the inquiry, which was now unhappily forced upon them.
Above all, he implored the House to believe her Majesty
innocent, till the contrary should be proved—(Hear I )
Before any charge could be wit-tried, there was much
to be done. He trusted there would be some discussion
in that House, IMO before the Noble Lord hail got his
little inquiry tip stairs. The recent circumstances soil
publications lie had previously alluded. All that lend
passed had not his sanction; but still some allowances
ought to be anaile for a female unprotected and almost
friendless, on c g to this country, otter an absence of
six years. It was nut surprising that her Majesty should
have listened to trivially and well invent advice. It cer.
tautly was not the result of absolute wisdom (a laugh);
it was hot what he would have advised. It might appear
like making au appeakto the people ; but ler the pecu-
liar circ iiiii stance* of the case, allowances ought to be
made for her Majesty. As to the comp..rison between the
Committee and a Gland Jury, there was no analogy. A
Grand Jury was sworn ; it was impartial and it was im-
partially selected. The party impannelled had no pecu.
liar interest ill the qriestroir at issue. A Grand Jury cer
hinny decided nu the ex-party evidence, but what sort of
evidence was uttered here t•—(Cries of hear.) Letters and
papers, with or without names, lie knew not which, for-
warded from beyond the Alps, the result of a commksion
split by God knew whom. He was in utter ignorance of
the contest's of the Green Bag i but this hr knew, that
ail the evidence was within the bag, except some persons
might Ire called to prove signatures. They were the
truth of a ten months residence at Milan. A man of high
rank awl learning, %VIM had stood varticularly high in
the professiuti to which be belonged, and who had been
esteemed by all who knew bun, tip to th it ill fated hour
its which he was engaged in this business, had procured
thus evidence. This expectant Master of Chancery hail
obtained the coments of the bag. ',that individual, who
had so far forgo,ten himself, who had so far lowered him.
self, as to engage an such a transaction, had gone about
prying it.to all corners, and mixing in the lowest causer-
sate tttt s, to pick sup the idle and malicious gossip. He had
noised with uargeinert on the lakes, and ferrymen on the
livers; with Ike company of ale cellars and wine ser-
vants; and had taken down the evidence of cast off ser-
Vitiate. He had gone to the impure source of every
pollution ; and by such means had the green hag been
titled. He (Mr. B.) would nut say that such base work
ought not to be performed; at might be requisite to resat t
to info tor means to procure evidence; but such base
%sou k ought to have (seen performed by hands as naturally
base and iirearnaa(Hcar, hear!). All that the Committee
could do, was, it was said, as nothing; but this he denied.
rue Repent of a ClO tttttt Mae of that Howie was no light
molter I and be would have Gentlemen to reflect how they
toad likr to have their conduct similarly examined, and
trade tor i•lii)Ject of the report of a COI 11111 l tire. How would
they liar to he exaritiiird in privacy and dairknesii, oil tiorii-
olciityir darkly procured/ What would they nut give of
ime.r ail) goody lorfeiipe ftuw such a repot a 1 The Noble
Loa said, lw could appeal to the House afterward,; so he
must it he had no other resource ; but not all the oily rise.
lola ml tie Noble Loud could prove, that if the C tit e
oar. said.* r" 14, Queer' was not traduced auJ blasted.
desules oartly happen after such an inifurtu.
oat,. sod Celore the Quucii could accomplish the
"mei, is ietiorile to wove tier iiilioreller. Anti ripen *here
nos Out ewrute ishithicould wash out the blemish of web a
pier? No—it was Vow to liken the Cintinlittee tO a
thuwl .fury. Here the object wars to get couhrated the
result °fa interims enquiry, on which the Ministers bad
expressed their opinion. He said, '.let thew set Co that

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