The National Register.
London, England, 1821-07-09 00:00:00

MONDAY. ItJtV. 9, 1821.

" Hens inities cadent mob isiCoronationaut Regionn tsi
lit Cull UlOahu Regis, girt solo Coroatato."

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Henry IV. was crowned 14th October, 1399. He was
twice married. His first wife, Mary, died before he
came to the throne. His Queen .lovainia was crowned
with hint. Henry V. in 1413, the eighth yearof his
reign, came (Mill Prance to attend the coronation of his
Queen Cat het Me. The Close Roll of the Tower proved
that she was crowned alone, and that suit and se:vice
were performed for her arliTacen Consort, in the saw*
manner as had been done fur the King. On the acces-
sion of Henry VI. he was an infant; he was twice
crowned ; once in England, iii 1429, and attain in
France, in 1431. He wasmarried after both coronations,
and his Queen, Margaret, was crowned alone in 1445.
Here he would, with their Lordships permission, step
aside to consider what had been the rule and poet:dent
of Scotland in these matters', where the saute custom
with that which he had been describing had
taken place, though the documents for the proof of it
were by no means so clear or ix:acct. Hut this lie was
prepared to maintain, that there was no instance in the
history of Scaailand in which a Queen Consort had not
been crowned with or without her husband. He stated
this in the broadest terms, and lie put it on those who
asserted the couttary, to disprove 111111. The 1C.13011 mid
principle on which he gtomuled this assertion mainly
was a very remarkable ciscuitistance in the statute law„
of Scotland, %vial iegard to the rialit of Queens Consort
to coronation. lie held m his hand the Look which
contlined the whole statute law of the kingdom, as it
h id remained for one particular period of two centuries.
The statute in question prescribed au oath of allegiance
to be taken to toe Queen Consort ; and it was passed in
the Bth Parliament of James I. of Scotland in the year
1429, and was to be found in chap. 1119 in the enact.
menu of that year of his reign. In the folio edition of
the statutes the terms of the oath were to be assumed as
terms of succession, and were held to apply in !wits and
successors throughout all tinte.—.lle roinid front Murray',
Digeil of the Statutes with the Commentaries upon them,
that the oath was held to lre of the sante nice and ins-
portauce in all respects as the oath of allegiance taken to
the King. That he had a right to refer to Scotch pri c.::-
dents lie was fully prepared to maiiitaiii—since the Jet
of Scottish union made the interests of the kingdoms the
same. Besides which, lie had only to refer their land-
ships,niany of whom mug have brew personally engaged
in them, to the debates on the first Regency in the last
reign, in the report on which Scotch precedents were
mentioned and reasoned upon the same as English pre-
dents. The learned counsel then returned to the English
successions, and stated the particular circumstances be-
longing to the corona! ceremonies of Henry VII. upon
which it is apprehended the strenAth of the oppoidte
case will be rested. The learned getillinian then applied
for permission to withdraw to consult the " Giber He:-
galls," which was necessary to his argument, and which
he could not have done before without permission 01
their I airdships.
Mr. Brougham, Mr. Denman, and Dr. itishington
their withdrew bur about half au hour, when NI r.
13ronghatn stated to their Lordships that he feared lie
should require sit hour longer.
Lords Llclon, Liverpool, and Sidniouth spoke of the
uncertainty in which this kit the Court. They also
wished to know, whether further counsel were to be
heard for herklajesty, to ause otherwise the council
could adjourn ri:l foZirlf el k.
Mr. BROUG NA* telil • that it was essential to I •
In consultthe i.der liego ' idly before lie erotic' proceed
with his arpliICIII; bun lifitaiculated that lie should be
able to conclude his aril, int at the next hewing, whew
ever that was granted. It was wily desired that her
114.isty's Solicitor General should be heard in further
implant of the Queen's Iw:twirl'''.
laird Et.trug.--I fea i LAC __ 1111 l Cil adjourn till to-morrow'.
would yourarguments be finished in the course of the day?
Mr. Buoudnamt.-1 certainly dunk so.
Lord ELDON, after mistiliiiig with the Council for u
short time, said that as theme was business in another
place (the House of Lords), it was deemed most advisable
to adjourn till Friday morning at ten e.'clock ; and if low
are; ins or the Queen's mime! were nut concluded
Ly.four o'clock, to ies 1111 l c their Within' in the inenii,g.
Pile Crushed adjourned accordingly, at a quartet
before two, till ten the next tit robing.