The Sun.
London, England, 1820-09-07 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

(From The Chester• Courant, Sept. 5.)
THE QUEEN.—However sincerely we may have
deprecated the proceedings against her Majesty,
as an event fraught with mischief and danger, it
has never entered into our calculation, that am-
ple justice would not be done to her by the
high tribunal before which she stands. Besides
the security which the cause of justice possesses,
in that high and honowable feeling inherent in
British nobility, we may likewise add, that they
themselves stand at the Bar of national opinion;
the whole of that evidence by which their deci-
sion must be determined, is presented. to the
open view of every Englishman ; and thus
guarantees of the most unequivocal kind ex-
ist, thr.t the result will be satisfactory. The
conduct of the Earl of Liverpool and others, have
evinced the most unequivocal regard to sub-
stantial justice in favour of her Majesty. His
Lordship in the debate of yesterday week, said,
be felt it essential to state, that unlimited pecu-
niary means were at the disposal of the Queen's
professional agents for the purposes of her Majesty's
defence—that with regard to Foreign Governments
every influence which could be exercised, to
procure any witnesses,, would also be enforced
for the witnesses on the beialf of her Majesty;
but, that on no other grounds would he consent
to bear any part in forwarding the present dis-
tressing inquiry is also to be remarked,
that the 1-louse has conceded to the Queen's
Counsel the utmost latitude of their claims.
in reference to the cross-examination of

witnesses for the Bill,. by which they may not
only cross-examine im►nediately after the exami-
nation in chief, but subsequently recal them, and
afterwards produce evide►►ce to invalidate their
credibility. Much has been said against the
harshness of the measure in refusing to her Ma-
jesty in the- first instance a list of witnesses. All
the disadvantage which this refusal could create,
would be to defer for a time, and not to destroy,
the means of her justification. Certainly in the
end, it will be for her Majesty's advantage ; for
after the evidence for the prosecution is closed, it
is proposed to give the -Queen her own time. to
procure countervailikg - evidence, against which
the Crown can neither demur, nor offer con-
trary proof. -We have before protested against
comments in the present state of the proceeding
and we shall. therefore only just remark, that if
the examinations have in the first instance pro-
duced unfavourable impressions, the cross-exam►-
nations have potently tended to remove them. We
now particularly allude to the evidence of the first
witness Majocci, and that of Louisa Dumont. The
proceedings of the Lords contained iM our paper
of this week will furnish our readers with the
depositions of the latter; and to these we beg
to refer them. It has been our anxious wish to
connect the reports with accuracy, and we shall
still continue to pursue the most impartial line of
conduct, until the unhappy business shall be
brought to a termination.

INTERVIEW EXTRAORDINARY. - The Natu-
ralist, the Scientific, the Amateur, and the Artist,
will have an opportunity of beholding for a few
days ONLY, a most rare novelty, seldom witness-
ed in this country; if ever to be seen abroad—the
Meeting between the Great Royal- Lion and
Lioness at the Royal Menagerie,Exeter 'Change.
Hours Twelve in the forenoon, and Seven in the
evening. Some distinguished Characters have.al-
' ready been pres'ent on this 'occasion. viz. his
Royal Highness the Duke of Sussrx, Lord Ex-
MOUTH, &C. &C. &C.