The Sun.
London, England, 1820-11-10 00:00:00

TH E BILL.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL then moved the Or-
der of the Day for the third reading of the Bill
for degrading and divorcing her Majesty the
Queen.—The Order of the Day having been
icad,

The Earl of MORLEY rose for the purpose of
addressing the House in opposition to the Bill,
ile observed; that having first given his opinion.

o❑ the course of those events which had happened

subsequently to her Majesty's arrival in England,
and the necessity which Ministers were under to
investigate the charges against the Queen, he felt
himself called on to explain the reasons which

induced him to oppose the third reading of the
Bill. If on Monday he had supported the

'second reading, and now was against the thin,

reading, it was because he thought it about to
pass with charges that had not been made out.

Jf the charge of adultery, for instance, were no

conclusively made out to their satisfaction, the

the clauses, as exhibited in the Bill, were, he
would not say of a revolutionary, but certainly

of an anti-monarchial character. The charge o

adultery, their Lordships would remark, had
extended to three years, while the other
charges were spread over a period of six years,
and yet, at no one given day, or at any pre-
cise time, had a distinct act of adultery been

proved by one credible witness.

Whether

this arose from the want of exertion or the ab.
sence of labours and endeavours on the part o

the prosecution, or from any other cause, he left
to the judgment of, the Muse: but the fact was
simply as he had stated. There were undoubted-
ly some inferences, and even the strongest ones,

of such au act being committed ; and if the
allegations of adultery had been limited to
the period of six weeks instead of six
years, he might have given weight to these
inferences in the decision of this case. But in
proportion to the period of time which embraced
these allegations, must have been the multiplied
opportunities for establishing the fact. Having
thus stated his opinion that the adulterous inter-
course, as between Bergami and her Majesty, had
not been established by the evidence for the Bill,
and finding it admitted too generally that this in-
tercourse had nevertheless been carried on at sea,
he wished to direct their attention to what had

taken place on board thn polacca. It was ad-
mitted that Bergami had slept for five weeks
under the tent, and hence they were called to
infer the commission of the act, as so and so was
said to have taken place ; and therefore was it

consistent with common reason or common sense, '
or even justice, to infer that something, else must
necessarily have occurred ? Such sweeping con-
clusions as these were, he was happy to say, at
variance with modern practice, and could not be
tolerated by liberal minds. In modern times the
practice was, by established rule, that the hus-
band so separated from his wife could bring
witnesses to establish the impossibility of his
having been the natural father,of a child born
in his absence whereas by the old law it
was held, that if he was within the four

seas, be must be reputed to be the father.
This doctrine was supported by the Learned
Judges on the 11th of May 1811, who, that day,
gave this opinion, which allowed the husband in •
such cases to establish the presumption as against
the wife. Applying this judgment to the sup-
posed connection between her Majesty and Ber-
gami, while under the polacca* tent, he would
ask, if there were no circumstances to con-
tradict the allegations, so far as to excite great
doubts as to whether adultery had bee❑ com-
mitted by these parties? It appeared that both
parties were dressed while reposing in this
tent, and it should be remembered that a com-
munication was constantly kept up between the
deck and below, so that persons might silently
and secretly have come, at any time, below from
the deck, and discovered, if they had been suspi-
cious, what passed in the tent. Besides this, they
would recollect that there were 10 or 12 persons
who were occasionally on deck ; that these per-
sons wet+ of low characters, and likely to stumble
up from intoxication. The opening outside of
the tent was accessible to intrusion. lie much
doubted if the commission of adultery had ever
in any case been offered to be proved where the
parties had been surrounded by strangers and
liable to be surprized in the very act ; and why,

he would ask, had not the allegation of
adultery been established by the evidence
at their Bar. Certainly it was not for
want of witnesses to prove the fact, or
arguments to enforce it; and therefore when
he considered the circumstances of her lifelrefore
she went on board the polacca, he could not bring
himself to believe that, while on board, she had
destroyed all the benefit from years of antece-
dent caution. With all the attention he had given
to the case, he never could credit this. Exist-
ing Laws were urged, in defence of the Bill, as
not supplying any remedy, as she had not been
guilty of High Treason, in her connection with
Bergami ; but this defect might have been
obviated if the really was guilty of such
an hateful act, and could have been re-
medied by an explanatory Law, unless
the safety of the country was at stake,
which nobody could pretend to say in the pre-
sent case. Ile considered an ex post facto law
made to depose the King or Queen, to be most
dangerous and unconstitutional. Suppose the
Duke of York to succeed George the IVth. what
would be thought of a Bill introduced to depose
him for something he had recommended, or some
measure he had taken ss c years before his ac-
But it might he objected, that they
were not arguing in the case of a man ; not

cession.

meaning the least disrespect or suspicion of
any one, he would suppose the case of the late
lamented Duke of Kent,who had a daughter, and
suppose that child loaded with such suspicions,
might not the precedent of this measure be a
powerful engine to prevent her accession to the
Throne ? Indeed, if this unfortunate Bill should
pass, how could any Sovereign of this Kingdom sit
upon the Throne by that firm and secure tenure
which was the basis of power in the Monarch ?
It was impossible, he would allow, too highly to
value the advantages which a country like this
derived from the virtues of the reigning King ;
but great as these were, they were not to be
compared with the security and permanence of
the dynasty, a consideration which added to the
repugnance he felt to the present Bill. Ile re-
, gretted much to differ from the Noble at
the head of the Treasury, but taking the mea-
sure, in all its bearings, as both anomalous
in law, and contrary to justice, he dissented from,
it. Before he sat down, he would say one word
on the conduct of her Majesty's Counsel while
pursuing her defence. lie had deprecated, and
would deprecate, all attempts to intimidate the
House, from whatever quarter such attempts came;
and he was certain, that if these attempts had
produced the least effect, it was to induce their
Lordships more strenuously to support the Bill.

Lord Sosicits observed, that he was far from
wishing to take the lead of any Peer, and he
should have been happy to have agreed with the
Noble Earl who had last addressed their Lord-
ships, and to conscientiously say, after sifting
the evidence thoroughly, that the present Bill,
ought not to pass ; but he regretted that a de-
cided conviction to the contrary remained on his
mind. He thought too much levity had been
shewn in the discussion by some of their Lord-
ships, but yet he felt this question to be of a very
grave and heinous nature, while considerable
doubt, to say the least of it, rested on the con-
duct of the Queen. Twenty-eight of their Lord-
ships had already felt it necessary to decide,
that the present Bill should be read a second
time, though from tenderness or caution some
wished the omission of the Divorce clause ; and
even among those who voted against the second
reading, some had not only not denied, but even
admitted, the guilt of the Queen. This fact
alone was sufficient to prove that their Lord-
ships did entertain very strong suspicion of
the adulterous act alleged in the Bill.. At
this very late stage of the business, and after
the great fatigues their Lordships had undergone,
he felt he ought not to weary the Ilouse by going
into the evidence at length, but in justification of
his own opinion, he would not do his duty if he
did not slightly touch upon some points. lie
would have them consider well that part of the evi-
dence which was positive proof of guilt; he did not
mean the absolute point of seeing the parties in
the act, but such evidence, as combined with
time and circumstances, tended to confirm the
inferential proofs. In following. up this prin-
ciple, it was sufficient that one or two cases were
made outs, and then coupling them with the cor-
roborating circumstances drawn from other parts
of the evidence which was given at the Bar.
—lt had been maintained with some boldness
by the Queen's Counsel that evidence would be
produced to impeach the character of the greater
part of the witnesses for the Bill, and some
Noble Lords had even gone so far as to admit

that part of the evidence might be expunged.
But how was it as to Barbara Kress's evidence,
where it turned out quite differently. Even the
lloble Marquess (Lausdown) who had dissected
the evidence for the prosecution, with so mas-
&Fly. a hand, had nothing to urge against her
testimony:—(Left speaking.)

HALF-PAST ONE.

We hare just learned that a division took
place, when the numbers were—

For the Bill

Against it

Majority for the Bill

We understand that the Earl of LIVtRPOOL
immediately Jose, when the Bill was ordered to
be read a third time this day six months. •

EXTRAORDINARY DOCUMENT.
'The following Paper has been circulated in
France, professedly as a Protest of the Duke of
0 aL cAris on the alledged illegitimacy of the Child
of which the Duchess de BERRI was recently de-
livered. It is said to be a mere fabrication, in-
tended to create confusion in the Kingdom ; but
it is incumbent on the Duke of Orleans to dis-
avow It in the most solemn manner, as well as to
declare his unequivocal sentiments on a subject

so iute-restiug to all Europe : •
PROTESTATION DE S.A.S. LE DUC D'ORLEANS.
His Serene Highness the Duke of ORLEANS declares by
these presents, that be protests, by all • manner of right,
against the process verbal, dated the 29th September, 1820,
which purports to establish that the infant, named HENRY
CHARLES FERDINAND MARIE BIENDONNS is the natural and
legitimate son of her Royal Highness Madame the Duchess

of 'Br ash
The Duke of ORLEANS will produce, at the proper time and
place, the witnesses who can make known the origin and true
mot her of the said infant. He will exhibit all the necessary
proofs to make it manifest that the Duchess of BERRI was
never enceinte after the unhappy death of her husband; and
he wilt point out the authors of the machination of which this
very feeble Princess was the instrument.
Until the favourable moment shall arrive to make such a
disclosure, the Duke of Orleans cannot avoid calling attention
to the fantastic scene which the above Proces Verbal states to
have been exhibited at the Pavilion de Marsan.
The Journal de Paris, which all the world knows to be a
confidential Journal, announced, on the 20th of August last,
the aecouchement in the following terms :—" Persons who
" have the honour to approach the Princess assure us, that
the accouchement of her Royal Highness will not take place
" till between the 20th and 48th of September next."
Whet► the 28th of September arrived, what passed at the
Duchess's lintel ?
In the night of the 28th or 29th, at two o'clock in the
morning, all the family were in bed, and the lights extin-
gnished.—At half an hour past two the Princess called, but
the Dante de Valhaire, her first femme de ehaMbre, was
asleep ; the Dame Bougesil, her ordinary femme de chambre,
was asleep; the Dame fat Moine, her nurse, was absent; and
the Sieur Doneux, the arcoucheur, was undrest.
Then the scene was changed ; the Dante Bourgeon lighted
a candle, and all the persons who arrived in the chamber of
the Duchess, saw there an infant, not then detached from, its
mother.
But how was this infant placed ?
The Physician. Baron, declares, that he saw the infant
placed on its mother, and not detached front her.
The Surgeon, Bougon, declares, that the infant was placed
on its mother, and was still attached to her by the umbilical
cord.
These two medical practitioners are aware how important
it is not to explain more particularly in what manner the in-
fant was placed on its mother; but Madame the Duchess of
Reggio has made the following declaration :—" I was made
acquainted .rerr le champ that her Royal Highness felt the
pains of child-bearing ; I hurried to the chamber on the in-
stant even, and on entering, I saw the infant on the bed, not
yet detached from its mother."
Thus the infant was lying on the bed, the Duchess 'in the
bed, and the umbilical cord introduced under the coverlet of
the bed.
Remark what was observed by the Sieur Doneux, the ac-
couchtur, who, at hall.past two, was informed that the Du-
chess felt the pains of child-birth, who run on the instant,
without taking time to dress himself wholly, to the apartment
of the Princess, whom he found in her bed, and he heard the
child cry.
Remark what Madame de Goulard says, who at half after
two was apprised that the Duchess felt the pains of child-
birth, who went immediately and heard the first cry of the
child.
Remark what was seen by the Sieur Francine, the Garde de
Corns of Monsieur, who was on duty at the dooeof her Royal
Highness, who was the first person informed of the event by
a Lady who desired l.im to enter.
Remark what was seen by the Sieur Laine, Garde Nationel,
who was on duty at the gate of the Pavilion de Marsan, who
was desired by a Lady to ascend, and who instantly went up,
anti was introduced into the chamber of the Princess, where
there was only the Sieur Doneux, and another person of the
household, and who, at the moment when he entered, observ-
ed that the clock was at two hours thirty-tire minutes.
Remark what was seen by the Physician Baron, who arrived
at thirty-five minutes past two, and by the Surgeon Bougon,
who arrived some instants attar the Sieur Baron.
Remark what was seen by Marshal Suchet, who was lodged,
by order of the King, at the Pavilion de Fiore, who, at the
first notice which was given to him of the pains felt by her
Royal Highness, hastened to proceed to her apartment, but
who did not arrive till forty-minutes past two, and who was
called upon to notice the cutting of the umbilical cord some
,iinutcs afterwards.
Remark what should have been seen by Marshal de Coigny,
who lodged, by order of the King, in the Thank' ies, who was
called when her Royal Highness was delivered, who hastened
o proceed to her apaitmeut, but who did not arrive till the
nomeot when the cutting of the umbilical cord had taken

place.
Remark, lastly, what was seen by all the persons who were
introduced after half past two, until the moment of cutting
the umbilical cord, which took ple.te some minutes subsequent
to forty-five minutes past two.
But where then were the relations of the Princess during
this scene, which lasted at least to minutes? Why, during so
long a space of time, did they affect to abandon her to the
hands of strangers—to those of sentinels, and of military of all
ranks ? Is not this affectation of abandonment precisely the
most complete proof of a manifest and gross fraud ? Is it not
evident, that after basing arranged the piece, they withdrew
at half past two, and that, placed in an adjoining apartment,
they waited the moment for themselves entering on the scene,
and playing the characters which were assigned to them?—
For in the night, even whets a female, of whatevcr class of so-
ciety,
it may he supposed, would be attended upon at the
critical period of child-birth, was it ever seen that the lights
were extinguished—that the female attendants were asleep—
that she who was specially charged to take care of her was at
a distance—that her accoucheur was undressed—and that her
family, who resided under the same roof, and almost in the
same apartment, remained upwards of twenty minutes without
giving the least sign of presence or of existence.
His Royal Highness the Duke of (Means is convinced that
the French Nation, and all the Sovereigns of Europe, will
feel all the dangerous consequences of a fiend so audacious,
and so contrary to the principles of hereditary and legitimate
monarchy.
Already France and Europe have been the victims of the
nsurpatinn of Bonaparte. Certainly a new ttsuraation of a
pretended Henry V. would bring back the same misfortunes
to France and to Europe.
Done at Paris, the 80th September, 1820.

The Duchess DE FRIAS is on her way from
Madrid to Paris, where it is expected her Grace
will reside to wait the Duke's arrival them, as it
is said that his Excellency is called to the Court
of Spain, and that he intends leaving London
early in February next.
The Princess SOPHIA has purchased the house
in Connought-place which was occupied by the
QUEEN. It is fitting up, and is expected to be
in readiness for the reception of her Royal High-
ness about Christmas.

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THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICERI4 F.ILSUJI AUDE.ITII

LONDON,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, Is2o.

THE QUEEN.
We sincerely congratulate the Nation on the
termination of those Proceedings which have 'D
long agitated the Country, and spread ala
all over the Empire. We refer to oar fs/9
liamentary Report for particulars, and aogl4o
not that the sound sense of the People
large will enable them to see matters la th°
true point of view, and justly to appreciale
*het
the real conduct of TUE QUEEN, through all b•
mists of Faction.

We received this morning the Paris Papers u•
Tuesday last. The following are extracts:---bei
" PARIS, Nov. 7.—Yesterday the King received a notli
of Gentlemen in the morning, and Ladies in the evening•
er
" The Duke of Bourdeaux, who has been vaccinated)
periences no alteration is his health.

DEPUTIES ELECTED.
DEPARTMENT OF L'EURE.
At Bernay—M. Lizot, (President of the College).
At Andelys—M. de Vatituesnil, (Ditto).
SOMME, 3D COLLEGE. at°l
At Amiens, extra Muros—M. Cornet d'lncourt, (Preside
the College).
Town of Amiens—M. Daveluy Bellanoourt, (President of
Tribunal of Commerce of Amiens). °
gob
" A Letter from Brussels, of the 3d inst. says, Mr. -
Gordon, British Secretary of Embassy, passed through hop
yesterday on his way, en courier, with dispatches from IP°
to Troppau.