The Sun.
London, England, 1820-08-19 00:00:00

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had enough of them, and that a check ought tc'„
be put on such attempts to .degrade individuals of
high birth and exalted rank. 'lf, neverthelesgf
one Bill was to be brought in to degrade the
Queen, to hire it appeare , sat justice would r ,
quire t t another should so 'etrelllffed.agains
the H pparvak and If th wer' noildof
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leelffies wsluldt &If akstLyNlisc'bd. •me at tto
paftial course of their proceedings. In any case,
therefore, he contended the present measure inllst,
operate fatally against the monarchical interest 01
the country.' Unity one had entered the palace
of the Sovereign for the purpose of underminills
the sacred fabric of British loyalty, he could not
better have accomplished his object than by ad-
vising a course of proceeding like that which had
beep entered upon. In all times it has been see',
that such measures bad a tendency to roll hack
on those from whom they emanated, and it we;
not impossible, that the course now taken to de-
grade the Queen, might be regarded as furnish'
leg an example for the dethronement and degra-
dation of her husband. He referred to the effect 4
produced by the libels issued at the commence' ,
ment of the French Revolution respecting the ,
Queen of France, recalled to their Lordships the ,
glowing language in which such conduct had bar'
reprehended by Mr. Burke, and exhorted the
House, in the -spirit Which dictated .that lan-
guage, to repel the present attack On the Queer'
of England. He spoke of the necessity ,of al,
lowing a Civilian to be heard, and expres,sed $
hope that their Lordships would re-consider their
decision on that subject yesterday. if thin
were not conceded, he trusted that those Peers
who were connected with, the Ecclesiastical Es'
tablishment of the country, .would espouse. the
cause of her Majesty,_ and vindicate the sacred
obligation of the marriage vow, by opposing the,
present Bill. He hoped their Lordships, would
consider the balance of evil on either hand, sect
reflect, that however it night terminate, this if)'
quiry could do no good, but would infallihli
produce much evil.. He. complained of the treat'
ment which her Majesty had received in bele°
denied a list, of the witnesses to be prodeced
against her, to establish facts said to have ef"
cttrred in the course of the • long period of 511
years. He denied that the Secret Committee-hr
any resemblance to a Grand Jury, as a persq''
whose cese went before a Grand Jury always
knew exactly the crime with which he Ara'
charged, and the parties by whom it Was Ito lig
supported: He-was of:opinion, that in the courses
of these proceedings the Queen' had nothing t°
be thankful 'jot,- but much to remonstrate
against, and in her- name :he ,pretested against,
Caving recourse to a Bill of Pains and Penal"
ties where the House tnight have proceeded_ lif
impeachment.' Acting thus,..theiegave up that
duty which the Constitution imposed upon thee?
and took upon themielves:,-a...taSk -which, thai
could never satisfactorily perform. - He protest
against the inference -that they Were reluctant t°
meet the evidence, from their opposing the 1)01'
ciple of the Bill-; on the part of her Majcitt
they claimed the righl, of recrimination ; atm
finally, he declared that whatever might be tV
result of the present -proceeding;—whatecer
might be the consequences, to her Majesty of the
1, •
testimony -to be. 'given,- and "the perj Mies to Pv
directed against -.her, he, fOr one, would never
withdraw those dutiful sentiments of respect 011::
admiration which were iinspired by her hie'
rat*, her enlarged Mind, and . her warm heil4,
but should still -regard her as entitled to all trig
houours attached to that exalted rank which, I
the laws of God and man, she mias entitled :1"
fill. for
(Mr. Denman having finished Speaking, ...-
Majesty, accompanied by Lady A. Hastniiil
rose from her seat, 'and quitted the House Or
shorn interval:] , .
, •-• The ATTORNEY-GENERAL being called on
tie
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reply to the arguments of the Counsel for A
r Queen, said he could not think that his
Learneft
Friends; who had addressed their Lordships wiL
tee
r so much ability, had any reason to regre.,
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election they had made, to oppose the princiP,
1 of the Bill in the present stage of the proceed
ings, because it was undoubted that the Neel
' with which they had been indulged by the lief'
afforded them all the advantage that could Pcl,,,
1 sibly be attained by the course which they 110
beeu desirous of taking. They had had the o`h
vantage of stating facts to their Lordships Whl•h?
were not before them in evidence, and whi-lot 1
though he might contradict them, would 0.4
wholly lose their effect, in consequence of so
contradiction, restricted as he was on the preset
occasion. They had been allowed to atteroP,' of'
create an impression by means of assufflPtlbt
for _
which they were not warranted in putting
ll;and by uttering calumnies' (hp meant no offe"
to his. Hon. and Learned Friends, when he °toe
this word), which,at present had no support_r,e,
in their assertions. lie was driven, by the CO
which her Majesty's legal advisers had taker' the
enter into ' a consideration of the facts ah
w,
l,
. case, and with this disadvantage 7 that ir.";,l
their, assertions would 'go forth to the wo:,..i.,
as founded,ou the- knowledge which theyll'e'sot
"sassed, he• was not at liberty in the Pre had
stage of the Bill to contravene what
hatahelsl,at,eaed
advanced. The facts which they •
were not proved in evidence, -but they had? t; ;'d
reasoned on ,as.if they were, and an atteroP 0 ar
been made to mislead 'their. Lordships h21,3,_. _ 0
peal to their feelings and their passions, n'll%jit'D..
he had understood, 'the-dry question to , , the
mitted to their consideration- was, fehetriesi bar
Bill, admitting
,the fads charged e-ga,o ses-
Majesty to be proved, was one that could !Jo_ be
tamed in point-of principle. He now, bootivoeir
came to that part of the argument, called
the •i°l'
Lordships to dismiss from their minds ~,earfep-
ression made by the eloquence of his "I 0 I,jary
ed Friends, and especially by that of h,"(mieose,
ed Friend who had -spoken last: u_i)ie avo!
speeaes, with all respect for his Honolrue_totbs
Learned Friends,-he:would say that 13,_1',
_who'll,.
a their statements 'would be:found to luutore tilt:
foreign •tO .the• question iMmediatelyb.e.i: la 00,
House and they could not, ought uoi,'l"l/