The Sun.
London, England, 1820-10-04 00:00:00

Lordships, had vice ever before been known to be
so-unwary, so improvident? whether unthinking
folly, .even at that period of life when the pas-
slobs swell high, nd the 'blood-boils in the veins,
had pursued its bold Career -so'openly, reclaess-
ly, and carelessly as then ? and he hoped that
this Most material consideration..would sink into
their Lordships' minds, and have its due weight,
and when they .camJto decide on the weight of
the evidence, operate as a seasonable check. But
all, this was nothing—their kindness towards
their adversaries—their faithfulness to the plot
against themselves, if it had stopped here, might
have been all gratuitous-all their obliging corn-
pliances with the wishes of their enemies might
have gone for nothing, because the taking
advantage of it might depend on the- good - for-
tune of the opposite party. The proofs of their
kindly disposition were to ,be carried further ;
therefore every one of the servants who had been
produced against them was tole dismissed with-
out any cause at all, or the "slightest in the world,
and not only that, but they were to be refused to
be taken, back on their.huMble and earnest ap-
piications, wizen there was every human induce-
merit to make'them do so. This was not yet
all. Her Majesty was aware of all that size had
done for 'her enernies, of all the elaborate
devices ,he had described for her own undo-
ing, of her various' schernes to render conceal-
ment and impunity 'impossible, by turning away
her servants causelessly, -rejecting their peti-
tions to be restored to her service', and thus,
sending them into the ranks of her enemies.
She knew the marches which had been
made by those enemies, and size gave them the
moat useful allies. 'S.-et tknewing all' this, she
took the resolution of returning to her own king-
dom—she was Old- size was undone. if she did. so.
She, was desired, besought, implored to pause,
and weigh maturely the consequences, before she
ventured-on so ,enormous a risk. Well, notwith-
standing all, the Queen came to England, and
here on this shpt confronted herself those very
witnesses whom, by her conduct, size had enabled
to undo her; and menaced with degradation and
divorce ; knowing too that this was not an empty
threat, she up to this hour refused all endeavours
towards a compromise of her honour and right—
a magnificent allowance,—the opportunity of an.
Unrestrained indulgence in any part of the world
in her criminal desires—and even a safeguard. and
protection froth the Court of England, where she
might think proper-to be her residence abroad.
tf these.were the characteristics of criminality, or
the lineaments by which vice was to be traced—
if they were the symptortis of that worst of all
mental diseases with which her Majesty stood
charged, then he had badly read human nature—,
and the concluSion which he 'had drawn from all
that he had heard; or even seen, or read, turned
out to be most false and groundless—Oat guilt
was wary, and innocence 'most unguarded. He
should but exhaust himself, beSides fatiguing their
Lordships, if lie stopped here to obServe on the
connection between the part of his case which he
had been laying before their Lordships and
another part, on whkh it would be his duty to
enlarge' hereafter. But there were one or
two considerations so material, that he could not
omit all mention of them before proceeding
further. If an ordinary case were attempted
to be supported by such 'evidence as had been
here brought forward, he did not hesitate
to say, that suspicions would be entertained
•against the purity of those who , instituted it.
He did not intend to say—he had no interest in
sayingthat a. conspiracy against her Majesty
had been formed. by those - who were the ma-
nagers of the present proceedings ; but he did
say, that the course which they had pursued, in
particular as. it regarded the nature of the testi-
rnony on which their case was founded, was such
as would have . been naturally, pursued by those
who could. be engaged in, such a foul design.
Let it be, supposed, that a plot . were actually
laid against the domestic peace of an individual,
and,that' evidence were to be produced, of. facts
which never took, place—te whom would the
fabricators haves recourse to give the colour of,
truth and consistency to their tale ? First of all,
they would have the servants who had been in
the house ; without them it would be almost im-
possible to succeed—with them there would be
the most brilliant ',respect of a favourable result.
But it these servants were foreigners who might
be well tutored-to their part abroad, and then be
brought to deliver their story to a place where
they were unknown—if they • were to be placed
before a tribunal that the cared as. little about
as that tribunal cared for-them-(a laugh)—and
if"' they came from a country. whither they did
not care a rush if they. never returned, then this
was the identical sort of conspirators that would
completely suit the object in view. Not that all
foreignerS were alike. lle would here observe
that,' in his humble opinion, of all the places in
the world, and all counfries in the world, the
place, the country most,suited for the selection
of delinquency was the country of Angustus and
of Borgia. In all ages, in that,country perfidy had
its price, and could be purchased fora given sum.
Not, again he would observe, that, all Italians
were alike. There were persons from that coun-
try with whom he would fearlessly trust his life
and his honour ; but that the lower class of
the people of Italy were the most abandoned on
the face of the earth, the respectable natives of,
that country would themselves most.readily ac-
knowledge. The Learned Gentleman then pro-
ceeded to notice the Milan CoMmission, and re-
ferring to the length and, extent of its labours, he
observed., thoSe thugs cannot be done in a week,
or a month, it is the work of time, and can only
be got through by cautious and slow degrees.
And accordingly, we see the board sitting at
Milan, there 'receiving the testimony that, was
submitted to them. And here ho wished to ob-
serve how likely it was that they might be im-
posed on ; he did not mean to charge them with
suborning perjUry, but y“ it' was curious to oli•
serve with what singular carethe system was con-
trived. Not 'a, sin Ale witness: was. allow-
ed to appear here at their Lordships' Bar,
Without previously going through the ordeal