The Sun.
London, England, 1820-06-08 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE, May 30, 1820.

TUE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNIT-
En COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENC %AND
'AnING to the EAST INDIES, do herthy ;Tire Notice,
That a GEN',RAL COURT of the said COMPANY will
held at their Hoase in Leadenhall-street, on FRI-
-I', the 9th JUNE Next, front Nine o'Clock in the Morn-
'47 antit Six in the Evening., for the ELECTION of a
lytL
rOR of the said COMPANY in the room of Sir
~LI
Bart., deceased.

JOSEPH DART, Secretary.

ROYAL-EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE.
May 17, 1820.
tttig CO UR T of DIRECTORS of
ki ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE, do hereby
Ne Notice, that their TRANSFER BOOKS will be shut,
41 Tuesday-, the Gth of June next, to Tuesday the llth
44'411Y following; that a GENERAL COURT will be holden
10'ir Office,' on the Royal Exchange, on WEDNESDAY
khilt'List of Jue ext, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon,
" a Divnidennd will be considered of at the said Court.
• SAMUEL PENNING, Jun. Secretary.
Chair will be taken at Twelve o'Cloek precisely.
tt-l'l's• Attendance is given, daily, at the said Office, and
la„,t);Ir ()nice in Pail Mall, for the Assurance of Buildings,
*441, Alerchandize, and Ships, in 11-arbour, in Dock, or
44:41""g, fintu Loss or Damage by Fire; and also for
Illirluce of, and granting Annuities on, Lives.

TI-Tr, LAST. DAY.
ALL MUST 117, DRAWN
COL
„11ROLL, ti:c COVP!{ACTOR, heZ; rn
Im
krrrr,s u on the. P01,,,e that rho awials of Lotteries do
44514 siptcli Another i:.stance, as the prt:stt

GRANT) STATR or THE HEEL.

ONLY ONE DAY TO DRAW.
4 ...... Prizes of

1,0001.

5001.

4f)01.

3001.

c.:001. 1001.
&e. &e. Aloney Atid Consols, and
ALL IN ONE DAY,
FRIDAY, 23d THIS mors-Tri,
)1
b When the Lottery finishes.
Ns
4 in .1,I• i)/,A`;•I7N TICKETS and SHARES are Selling at CAR-
• 4-1 .)ffic",s, 19, Cornhill. and 26, Oxford•street, London,
eAroPis Agents in the Country.
9 'LOLL• Shared andSold in the last few Months,
-,aa •
5,0901.
70(' .• • • . ...... 30,0001. ' 7,00 a
4,13• •• • ..... :21,0001. 2,226 2,11001.
••••,• • • "20,0001. &e. &c.

II NS EXPIRES NExT TUESDAY.
tline op,sl-1. of the (./LD STATE LOTTERY' Iltit-'N, ri:lcEs, 4 cottmuLL, and 9, CHARING-
Itk 411 tf'Peeth,ll•• ;c9nainti his best Friends, the Public:,
kivenl,
s,b. Jose , , ~ ,
.. Id h 'ICKEIS and SHARES which he or his
liLeci
i.etweett 18th May and ist June, the Ptirchase,rs
11, t.:)'.6,"arli their Money for. if presented On or before
1.„11'4 if ' l'TEsrlAy TIIIRTEENTH INSTANT.
d,...t.t. b,„ .. •
,'citetl, the •-tight in and the Money claimed on or before
,A ''tcl, ;.: or Si,: "14ilot receive it after, het must keep their
Pri.;•""te% if attersvards drawn Mani( or Prize, (Jr in
ti,jitter-er'?"'ly drawn ; it therefore is particularly incum-
I, hltrneti?. Pt'rson ho has not examined his Numbers to
tkilitit I)ll,4jetY, forafter the itli all the advantage ceases.
'41,it',..14v theLIN finishes jrawinz on the 23d Instant, on
ctls 41 rour Stock Prizes of 30,0001. and the 58 other
~_ 41't be (Prawn.
k IvAkt Crh,,,
f,stt AN.,. I' s(e 12.000 TICKETS to Draw.)
sltrellir,.,,, i'41:At.3):1,ND11..-lIVN ;I:ICKETS and Sf!ARF,S..aLe.
til'ilii,,' "lid ii",, his.N.ll, 4, COII.NIIILI„ and D, CH.A.itlAti
ttt -I,s ai, ',
.'-gents iii the Country,
,1, NlteriuiisP`:;,etitmitneenients have been held ont at. dif:
ki).._ loay ~..r, th•s Lottery, hilt the en,Atoiners at 13ISH N
Ofilitlpar),4,,,7 ,tired, they have hail, and wilt have,
I) Lc' ;tot ,';,' ilia theme may he said to posseis, Alt holigh
\\......,,,,..,,,c (...ntractor, Il 0 r list air; concerti in the Lot-
- 4),,entent.

TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, •
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HOUSE OF LORDS, II
..7EDNEStiY, JUNE 7.
Aber the judicial business of the day was trans-
acted, the Marquess of Berra took the oaths and
his seat.
The Cape of Good Hope Bill, the N'lvigation Bill, the
Jamaica Trade Bill, and come Private Bills were conimitted.
The Earl of DARLINGTON presented a Petition from the
Ship-owners of Sitmlerlaad, in the County of Durham, pray-
ing that no diminution might 1-,e allowed in the Duties on
the importation ot Foreiqn Timber from the Baltic.- .Ordered
to lie On the table.
The Mary sess of LANSDOWN moved for a variety of eons-
merckl D.icinnents necessary for the inspection of the Select
Committee on the Stt.te of Foreign Trade.—Ordered.
HER MAJESTY • THE QUEEN.
The Earl of LIVRIIPOOL moved the Order of the
Day for taking into consiueration his Majesty's
Message of yesterday on the above subject. The
Royal Commonicat;on was accordingly read.
The Noble Earl then immediately moved a cor
responding Address to his Mstjesty, thanking kin
tor his most gracious Message, and for the im
port:..nt communicetions• received therewith ; ant
a•Suring his Majesty that the klouse would adopt
that course of proceeding which it should deem
most toeiistnt with the justice of the case, and
the honour and dignity of his Majesty's Crown,
Lord Hoeeesits expressed his doubts whether
the House could consistently concur in the Mes-
sage without its being stated what course was
memo to be proposed in consequence.
The Earl of Ltveneooe referred to the lan-
etiage of the proposed answer as sufficiently ex-
pressive of its import. The vote would not go to
affect the ulterior course of proceeding which may
be proposed.
The Address was then voted by the House, and
ordered to be presented in the usual way to his
Majesty.
The Earl of 'Assent's:toe said, he now rose in
order to propose the course of proceedings which
he wished the House to adopt. He would move
for a Secret
_Committee, consisting
.of 15 Lords,
to be constituted by' ballot, for the purpose of
examining the papers laid before the House, and
to report upon them as they might think fit. This
course was most analogous to precedeot, as far as
any could'be considered applicable to the present
case. It teas also the most eligible, in reference
to the delicat•y which might be observed towards
the feelings of the Illustrious Persons whom it
concerned, and of all others whom it might in-
volve. The Noble Lord said, that he Would not
enter timber into the view which he entertained
of the question at present, but would reserve other
observations until he saw whether there was any
objection in the course which he advised; then he
trusted that he would 'he allowed to explain, as
far as any misapprehension of his statement made
it necessary. It should be kept in mind, that the
object of the Sect et Committee was to consider
whether any or what measures should he resored
to. He wished to guard himself by that expla-
nation of the dory which it had to perform, from
the supposition that any thing further than such
preliminary measure was to be the result of the
deliberations of the Committee; and he desired
to be distinctly understood, as not proposing any
line of proceed*, whereby an Exalted Person-
age was to be deprived of the right of every sub-
ject, and to he tried without the fullest inviry.—
(Hear, hear !)—The present mode of inveviga
don did not affect the justice of the case, while
it was the most decorous and considerate with re-
spect to all parties. It any further exposition
was necessary, be would most willingly give it.
His Lordship then moved the Committee.
On the motion being teed by the CRANCP.LLOR,
The Marquis of LANSDOWN rose, and said, there
was nothing he so entirely der, ed in, as in the
%visit for the fullest, fair, 51, and Most peblic in-
quiry into this important case. He had always
thought, that any inquiry into the conduct and
character of any of the branches of the R.,y41
Family, especially that of so illustrious an indivi-
dual as the Queen Consort, should be conducted
in that way. But this motion being thus pressed
on the Hn.use, he must say a few words on it,
attended as it wits by so many extraordina: y cir-
cumstances; for the Noble Lord bad not made
any detailed communication to that House on' he
subject, as to the cause of this proceeehag, or the
reason for instituting an inquiry at this titne. In
this state of perfect ignorance, it would have been
satisfactory fur the House to have known what
the opinions of tho..e persons who had already
interrogated this matter might be. He there-
fore wished to know how this inquiry into her
Majesty's conduct was to be investigated. An in•
quiry was to be instituted into her Majesty's con.
duet, but under what circumstances ? Wi;11 the
knowledge tliey possessed, that the House of
Commons had received a similar comnoinica-
tion on this subject, and was about to in-
claire into it, be called, on their Lordships
to recollect that they composed the Supreme
Court of Judicature of the Come ry ; end t hat
they were the only Court before which that
illustrious Individual could be laird. I: was 11/N-
liii('St that when, by the advice of Ministers,
the Crown had submitted such charges, it wilt,
impossible to say, whether the other House of
Parliament would not found articles of impeach-
ment on them, which must be judged by their
Lordships. Indeed, there was 110 Mall, who Isuew
what was contained in that bag, but. must expect
that such %%mold he the reNitit. %Visat then would
be die consequence ? Good God ! at a moment
when they heard every day, and trom every quar-
ter, the utmost care taken to prevent the possibi-
lity of Jurymewheing prejtoticed against the pet-
suns who were to be tried by them, were they
not to pause before they proceeded in a course
which would lead them our of that line of too-
ceediog whicb ;Lc Cuostitution had allotted to

ent.

- -- -
them ? Btu it might be said that the course re-
commeuded wary reqeired by the urgency of the
ease. As tat as the secrecy of the My, iry went,
which every honest man would ,vide to be COO.
cealed from the •Public, and all tnankinu, he
would give his assent to the proposition.---e
But it must be' admitted that every publicity
Must be given, in'order to enable the Illustrious
Person to urge every thing in her defence.—
This Committee, however, could nor be a Court
of Judicature, nor could she be heard before it
In her (Wendt.. How then was this Secret Corn-
mittee; to be composed of a few Lords, to iu
quire into and report, recommending ex i)arte pro-
ceedings in a case where Noble Lortis who, for a
year were acquainted with all relating to it, had
not been able to make up their minds 84 to what
course of proCeediog they would recruitmentl to
the House? It was impossible to seppose that
any course of proceeding could be recommended
by the few Lords "ho tvere'itecompo-e the COW -
rnittee, better an could bare been advised by the-
Noble Lords opposite, who were acquainted with
the whole of•t be evidence. At the strewing of the
Noble Lord hiniselt the Committee could not in-
quire farther titan
.the Noble Lords opposite,who,
having read the whole of the eVirtence, were not
still in a situation to recommend any course of
proceeding to the House. How then could any
number of Peers make up their minds to recoil),
mend any course to be adopted ? Besides it was
tiecessary,• that that House, being the highest
Court of Judicature in the country, should be
kept clear of all taint and supposition of preju-
dice.
The Earl of 'Li venpoot regretted that he could
not give so fell an explanation as he could wish at
present, but he trusted that the time would soon
come when be could property do so. He had been
accused of !tot having stated grounds lot the ap-
pointment of this Committee; bit the yely reasons
that induced hint to move for a Secret Committee,
sealed his mouth upon the present occasion. But
the principal objection of the Noble. Marquis was,
that the House, being a Coto t of Judicature, should
not he prejudiced. He could say, that if there had
been evidence to convict her Majesty of High
l'reason, it would -not have been proper to lay
the cure hi-fore the House of Commons ; but the
Law Officers of the Crowit should proceed accord-
ing to the common practice of the law. Besides,
be had to say, that even, (and he put it only on
supposition), if her Majesty had committed adul-
tery with a Poreigoer abroad, she was guilty of
no crime known to our laws, because, and lie
had it from the 'highest legal Authority, the
Act of Edward 111,, made it only High Treason
in a Queen or Princess of Wales.. to commit adul-
tery with a person owing allegiance to the Dint;..
But was it to he made a case without -any re-
medy; It woes a case only to he remedied by Le-
gislativeprorision ; and he therefore thought it was
the moscproper way to refer it to a Secret Com-
mittee, to examiue whether any, and what course
should be adopted, on such a tnatter. Upon these
grounds it was, in his opinion, the most deco-
rous, the most proper method, to refer Ibis case
to a Secret Committee. The Noble Lord had said,
that the Government must have made up its mind
to the proper course of proceeding, and should
have at once proposed it ; but that observation
applied to every case of danger to the country,
which came within the cognizance of Govern-
This was not a case which came within
e power of the ordinary Tribunals, and there-
re this Was the most proper mode of proceed-
g•

Lord HOLLAND said, that • they knew nothing
this being an extra -judicial business ; bur
hey knew that the House of Commons had
akt'n this" matter into investigation. His ob-
eetion was, that this course of proceeding would
lead to a conclusion highly dissatisfactory to
the Public, and disheinourable to that House.
Whether the measure to be adopted was to be by
a Bill of Divorce or of Pains and Penalties, that
might have been done by the Noble Earl by bring-
ing'rlown the Bill without calling for‘any investi-
gation. They ought to pause 'before they took-
any step on a case which the Grand Inquest of
the Nation, (the House of Conimoos) was about
to investigate. By instituting the proposed Com-
mittee they expressed an opinion that the matter
to be submitted to them could not become a mat-
ter of judicial proceedings. The Noble Lord's
law might be very good, but they could not
know that the House of Combiors, the great
Inquest of the Nation, might; nut dltermine
to proceed according to j:idicial 'proceedings.
He regretted that, with the opihion which the
people held of Secret Committees, such a proceed-
ing should have been colllmeoced. The sound of
a Green Bag, and a Secret Committee, occasioned
the most jealous feelings in the minds of the p,,0-ple,
ple, tor they recollected the many unpopular laws
which bad proceeded frorn them. He conjured
them not hastily or unnecessarily to adopt a course
which would become odious to the people. If
there was one point mire necessary than another,
ashen they con,idered the Message of the Sove-
reign, it was chat the most, suhvantial public jus-
tice should he administered ; and the most dis-
conteoted of the people Most be convinced that
such would he admittistrrol by that Ht. use. For
these reasons he protested against the proposed
mode of proceeding.
The LuliD'CHAnceLLnß had never entered (,h_
on a mote painful itivestigat he Illustrious
ludivUlnal must, on every principle, be supposud
to be innocent ; but he could nor go to his grave,
alter the lice he had led, without asserting the
remedy which the meanest man in the kingdom
was entitled to in such cases, A Secret Com-
mittee was iotended to protect innocence.
f4et, what were the Grand Juries of the country
but Secret CoruniLtees. It the Cuniruittee