The National Register.
London, England, 1821-01-29 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL EGISTERR

muerbellre'e .dI raved invesees4ive. Mier* -awaiona. lOW s.oludwd by tbrutkin‘lbe, ijouse for the polienee with which be
preps this on the House. because the subject seemed was listened to, and declaring, that longliefore the °Tee of
entirely to escape the consideration of the Ministers.— St. Omer he was convinced of the illegality and ineeperlieney
The Petition also noticed, with pain, the agitated stale of of the measure which he had now rams:ed. (The cheering
the country, produced by an impolitic interference with which follawed the powerful speech ot the him. gent. was us
the royal name and privileges ; and the Petitioners prayed loud, and continued as long, as we ever remember to have
that the Ministers might be dismissed by his Majesty. heard in Parlinntent.
Mitch had been said airiest " folly" and " hitt," hot The ATTORNEY GENERAL of coarse opposed the
could any thing equal the folly and mischief of those mea- motion. He spoke at great leugth, and his speech pos-
tures which the Miuisters had vainly attempted to carry ? sensed so little point, as to defy the possibility of ell
—Cheers.) abridgement. He was followed by the Solicitor General.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that Sir J. ;MACINTOSH said, they had been taunted that
the House, at its rising, should adjourn to W'eduesilay.--re they haul slumbered for the last eleven months upon the
Agreed to. subject; lint when this bill of pains and penalties had
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the begun its fatal deplorable career. that House hail hems
House into a Committee of Simply. adjourned for two months:.—(clieets.) Another objection
Mr. CREEVY said, the public had prevented the had been broNglit forwaid by member of the most
Queen from being sacrificed, and he hoped they won:d candid mind and must amiable disposilimi and manners.
now look to their property, which that House teas in poi- „He 1.e.•: abjected that they had nut strongly brartacil the
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session of. He hoped they_would meet iu all parts of the earwigs ut the royal prerogative. Now he (Sir J.
country, and make the House mind its intittuers.—(A intrish) had always II gilt that the sentence of truth,
tenet' and applause.) teas to he carried into effect even against the crown; but
The House went into a Committee, and the Report was lie had understood that the sentence of truth and justice
ordered for Wednesday. st es to he carried in the mildest form of words.—(Cheers)
Loan AttCHISALD Hesswroe's Miro° v.—Lord A. they meant now to arraign and to condemn SS illegal the
HAMILTON then rose to bring forward his lupin-taut Order in Council. It was unadvised, because. it was il-
motion, to place her Majesty's name iii the Liturgy. He Iteral--it was inexpedient, purely bermiem it was a breach
called the attention of the House to the vast multitude of of the law,—(dear, hear.) The adroitness, dexterity,
Petitions presented upon the subject, and entreasted that and parliainentary practice on the part of minister* were
they should he added to the observations be had to make, striking and eat' aordialary. Ministers were accused of
ou a topic which had created such a ferment in the pelt- injustice, amid a prosecution was brought into court
lic mind. He did not wait to hear the public opinion against them. Hew did they encounter It They prayed
when he heard of the indignity offered to her Majesty. It that no evidence should be received, that no vie dict
became from that minuted his determination to endeevotir I shoold be protioniteed.—(Cheers.) The right honottrable
to procure redress for a greatly injeleil and imallted wo- gentleman, one of the advisers of the trues, did net dare
man. Last session a motiou, substantially the same as lie to receive the jisilguient of the court to whom tee hail
was now about to isroprise, had been made by him, but appealed.—(Load cheers.) He bill ililk floin it. The sin-
what had occurred since rendered the present occasion gulai ily, the absurdity of the proceeding was the mote
one peculiarly calculated to ensure sireee,e—(Bear.)— .apparent. because the noble lord, the minister of the
He did not think it possible that the Omen could remain crown in that House, had staked his existence as minister,
in this country tinder c MMus which Nliiiisters intended rue this Very question. that the conduct of his Majesty's
to propose, namely, the 'leaking a mere provision for her. advisers had been expedient and warranted. Yet stow
The Noble teed hoped that Ministers would put an end to the noble lord proposed to shrink true' this view of his
the (illusions of the Press, ou both sides, by itilopting the conduct. Such, he begged the Honse to oliserse was his
measure for which the people so loudly called. He trusted f lordship's confidence in the justice of his case. He would
that an end %%amid be put to the revolutionary proceed- not sutler the indictment to proceed to trial—he would
ings of his Majesty's Miiiisters (hear, hear!) by Ministers I have no verdict—anal no judgment.—{Closers.] The
themselves, and that the necessity of a struggle would be • learned gentleman, proceeded to take au historical view
avoided. lie then entered into a statement of lie r Ma- I of the different alterations which had taken place in the
jesty's situation before her name was shuck out of the a Liturgy, end closed an admirable speech ky saying, that
Liturgy, and alter a powerful appeal to the House, con- lee had not conversed with owe intelligent perste', what-
eluded by moving the following resolution :—" That the ever were his political opinions, who did not deplore the
Order in Council, dated the 18th Feb. 1820, in which the I omission.—(Clieers4 If the cry of the people had been
name of her Majesty Queen Caroline, Consent of this for punishment and blood, as in the case of Lord Strafford
realm, was directed to be omitted in the Liturgy. appears whom lie regarded as a guilty man, he would have suffered
to this House to be a Pleasure ill advised and Wes- himself a sacrifice rather than lent it any sanction; and
pedient." lie would have acted in the same manner when the hum-
Mr. ELLIS entered into a long uninteresting defence of cent and virtuous Lord Stafford fell a victim to popular
Mr. Canuing's conduct. and delusion. Bost when it was for lenity and iudialgence
Mr. F. ROBINSON, after Teel:Mg at great length towards an uufutlunate lady, he thought that such a cry
against the ficsolutions, moved t.fleet the House du now might be listened to by a prince of city 11111114114 y even at
adjourn. Constantinople or Morocco. But, in this instance, the
Mr. HOBHOUSE said, that the ones probandl lay illustrious object of popular favour had been degraded
entirely up,' ministers; it was for thesis to prove, that before trial, piosecuted without cause, tried upon newt.-
wheat they ventured to erase her Majesty's *mine from ficreet evidence, and was subjected to punishment after
the Liturgy they were not violating the law. It was not acquittal..—(Hear. hear.)
for them (the opposition) to prove that ministers had dune Mr. SLAtILLTT coutlasted the boasted promise of mi-
any thing of the kind. (Hear, and a laugh Freon the mi- sisters to meet this motion with thew resent attempt
piste, ial benches.) This was an °lase' vation which lie to fly filen it by an adjournment. Oiler, tire, or
could silificiett by prove in a few words. Since the year I thrice, vs lien ginitleitteu censured the omission ut her
1346, there bail nut been, so far as he knew, one single Alejesty's name ni tile Liturgy, they to:re told that their
instance in which the Udine of the Queen Comm t hail been interference was premature—that when the proper alone
omitted, until it was first omitted on the present occasion. smut, Ouslit sheet the subject manfully. Well,
One exception, indeed, there was; and this lee mentioned, I the tune had come—mid hue did the) meet the question ?
because lie saw the learned Attorney General taking i Why, they had met it by moving au adjournment—or, in
notes, us if he (Mr. II.) had made some slip. (A laugh.)— other emits, they had not met it at all. He would venture
lint be repealed, that it he had lead the liistoi yof Eng. to put the Matter Oil this point—that there were nut tee pen-
land aright, thel c was but one instance (it such it could tlemen present, who, if they met together in 11 pi 'vale house,
be considered), and that was the case of the Queen Coll. would have may differeiwe of °Motion on the subject. lies'
sort of George I. But that Queen had been previously learned friend had, on this occusiou, appealed to tile honour-
miknoun to ',find country as Wittier's of %Vales; in no able feelings of tier flume in deciding this questions; lie also:
Sorb character, indeed, had she ever been recognized.— I would appeal to the honourable, the just, and puleucat feel.
She had also bees divine: 0i from het first busbandbelote lugs of gentlemen; and he et utild ask Mein, it they bilked
she enute over here to be Queen of Eugland. She never together on the subject out of the House, whether there
had been created! even Princess of Nlistes ; as Priticees of i would be any differeece of opinion its 111 the injuslice sit the
Wales. slit had *ever been prayed for, nor had she kept a course w Web had bred ued tuner& the Queen? 11 hat
court in this country, nor, iu fact, was she ever in any way was the case P it Was the case or a person piton:heti, oat
recognised, either by the laws Or by the people of Eng. utterly berme she was COintiCti it, mot merely hefine she was
land. It appeared to him impossible to get over the tried, but absomtely !refine the uccusatious against her was
sturdy, the precise expressions of the statute of 13 and 111 front. d. It was nu arbitrery might 1 (titter.) The lea-tied
Charles 11. commonly called -the statute of unitoisnity ; gentleman concluded a long and argumentative *precis he
these directed that the names should be al errd and expressiug hi. firm belief that the nitrite cunducl of mints- ,
changed from time to time, as tilted the present occasion. tens was occasioued Its the fear they entertanied of losiog
It was impossible that those grave authorities by %shoos their places; and he called on those e ars imagined that, it
that statute ea as he... Died—lie meant Sir Matthew Bale and they were left iu a miiiirrity ou this occasion, they militia
Lord Clarendon—could ever have :teen guilty of that give up 1114.4* situ:atom, nut to sterile' item outing against
ship-slop (as it was sometimes termed) iu language, as to them un that &imam's, einitineed as he was chat no %OW
hate supposed for a ireenclit that the wends " alter and erasure, no es pleshiem of et salipiebration could induce thew
change" should onto:tee a power to " omit" also.— to forret) the advent:lees of mere.
(Chums.) '1 hey es idently and expressly meant that thee Lord CAsTLEILEAGIL in the fitst place, deuird Ihnt 114
mantes should be vatiiql olth the occastuu, gaol !Lie,l. inivters had a right to het their tatimilvt
SI hat was, perhaps, a strong conic u.atoi ut muted, %steelier those charA.i tinned seat to be (sue sec
this tact was, that at the time when the statute of tiostor- Ali they hail to d.. was, 1.1 take rate til•li proeectlill,t'i
only was trained, the reigning King, Charles 11. had nu nut livilitolrel against her Majesty on light or ti ivrabes
Quern ; hot wee a secant sport: kit. the tiroVl- moil that they bud eulorientiowly dour. .1 hey
pions of the act, for the inset twit of bcr pour, and acear- I tied nit reaegenert.a, h. any they
the alUtlirla that the ling did Ilidi ty, the Que. trii to h um, the mews t wee who is ere eu eihisider the quest ioa :
name wait itr.tt that space, inn' ill Ike Litn'lo, COW i WI the contrary, lit the riiihitieilreiliellt lees
lot moldy to the art.—air. liubhunse coin-Immo by s Stile
---,11 Caned on those elm twit sly polite el cremesiuu nth Maui,
that lie trusted I . gentlemen would well cea,biet what yto mutt in total Innis osa sit that crinteAlua and he titotishl
They erre to du; that, by so .I%ljoiiistilig, the% %retail ir• I getitictorit opposite would encoueter yr ry little ilietrulty iie
jact the pray and putitiomi, of lie ts hole pt opts of I Much iug persons, who were eVell CIIIIII.CCIVd teethe 1111:
.4.n ti.. had rITU:SS th 10 Wall) 1
te•Zni lea,! at led with the must perfect .Irereoutt,
toils, lie Wolllll cut I eat the Hunse to semeiotic', the' I btar. heat.) lie etisisrd lie cool.l pay the geottema:i

even it they might, oil other occasions, consider them-
selves pledged to rote with the right hum gentleman by a
point of honour, that point et 11011011 r it How behoved thorn
to give tip ; and tinaliy that they Eltoold refer to their vote
of last sesame, which had characterised the windy. pto-
veettaigs against her Maji sty, 6. as dcroga toy trent the
dignity of the rent, u, itoJ hnjuriot's to the best Illk Ul
the COIllitly." (Ileac,
Mr. \i 1:1111../ Li.t. went abstrusely into the question;
he mad* d many ammo dies to prove that such all toto,sion
mice improper acid and concluded s.iy
that the whole or the ptliCeelijilio a,pii at Ow {Peen Note lit
a datimes uu..wd 6111.041 r coal at ter, cold rat. y at 11111 e Ira the
Mimesis of public made nuJ lii toles of ri;;litcou- jiolg.hcot.
(Cheers.) —A tithumil to to the yuevo rot Wiener uolstli.on
to the law %bock might likewise exteoil its am:misty to try
a king, and thus the men wro was Ifl•V 011411111:ay :u J till
eh,evous, The 'lmmutable and Le...tiaccl Gentleman ewe.

w lob bad jikt bat duw w iced W s fr.endi, the some compliment;
be wished ther conduct had liven equally tree front petty
motives; but lie believed every noprejudired man %fluid
allow, that administration had noted a more pule till
tereste,l part till this occasion than then oppunelits mid dime.
%VIM respect to the merits of the qui:situ/4 if miki,iers
had et 1111 l owed as ibtritigentent sit ine law, II was
a 11410.1 juke that punt lily (011111 be. (MIICII
In the lllntWtl, the words " atilt inexpedient"
were used Nosh 11.1.erCtiell to %t hitt took place IV mueslis
ago, mid which had bottling to do tt Wt present c" "1"
‘1,1; ce, lithe gentlemen opposite had come forward in
a bold way With A rule tit tst 11,111 T. hr %Mild 1141 u met it
wills IVA, huludess. But tile) hail 'et:insist' to a spites...
nuiliagement, %Nell conal only be met by managemont
--awl when it proposition was That could lead to lio
iiructieal good, it was tior to meet it by wowing other to-
detY ut the day, or by calling lot au itiljournineut. Tsic

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