Star.
London, England, 1820-10-05 00:00:00

THE QUEEN.

BROUG IT 11'S speech was not concluded till
about one o'clock yesterday. We gave a correct
epitome of the leading points; but on so important
an occasion, it would be injustice to his eloquence,
to his powerful arguments, to our Readers, to
Lis Illustrious Client, were we to withhold from
our columns an ample report of his luminous exa-
mination of the evidence for the accusers. He
shewed clearly from the evidence how misetably-
it had fallen short of the statements of the ATTOi
,i-GEN ER I,—whinh proved, that the witnesses
must, on their former examinations on oath, have
told -a differe•tt story, and consequently was con-
clusive against their credibility; and secondly, that
all the principal Witnesses had contradicted them-
selves in several material parts, stated various pal-
pable falsehoods, and pretended to forget circum-
stances which they could-not fail to have remen bered
He contended, that.it was otly necessary for him to
convict a witness of falsehood In part of his statement,
to destroy the credit of the rest of it ; for the statements
of the most mendacious witnesses are always inter-
woven with a certain portion of truth. Without
some foundation of this kind, a tissue of falsehood
could not hold together for a moment. To make
ourselves understood—had not Majocchi been ih the
QUEEN'S service, he could have had no chance
whateter of framing even a semblance of know-
ledge as to journies, and situation of bed-rooms,
and parsons in the service of the Qum', Stc.—.
but tf, foundibg on these facts, he builds a fa-
bric whieh will not bear even the test of a cross-
ex iont.tatioa —if he contradicts himself in his state-
meots—zots to the most conclusive of all evidence,
that lie 4 a perjured witness.

We have atsu given, in our preceding columns, an
ample report of Mr. WILLIAMS'S very able speech.

THIRD DAY OF THE DEFENCE.
HOCSE OF LORDS.

The LORD C H C. 8 L LOR. took his scat on the Wool-
sack at five inioutes before tea.

I'r yen were reed by the Bishop of Bristol; and the roll
called over. roaaioN R SLAIION

The LORD CHANCELLOR was about to direct Counsel
*to IX: c:,11:(1 in, when

Ler.; HOLLAND rose.—llls Lordship said, that before
prone:nuns with the regular basiness of the day, he begged to
put some questions to the Noble jeord opposite (Lord Liver
pool) with respect to the present state of our Foreign Relations
From Papers which had I)..teu bid before Parliament, there ap-
peared reason to conclude that the Eve great Powers of Etatipe
bed, by son:? compact among themselves, assumed not only the
tiled of judeine of the internal affairs of other nations, but of
punishing them for any infraction of certain principles, which
these Powers were pleased to lay down as the only ones fit for
r.atlons to chserve ; they seemed to have concerted, that, as soon
as any emergency called for it, a general armament should take
place to meintain the existing state of things In aU its relations'
foreign and internal. It appeared that some such emergency
had now arisen. The armaments that were preparing in Aur
trig, the menacing papers which had appeared in the public jour-
nals both from Austria and Russia, indicated that something of
the kind had taken place, and wes now ping on. He wished'
therefore, to k110:7 front the Noble Lord opposite, whether any
communication Lad been made on the subject of these armee
ments by Austria? Ile assured the House. that he did no
put this question in any sieolt of hostility to his Majesty's
lelinisters, but sole:y because the subject was of that na-
tional impottance, the.t it was right their Lordships and the
Public stereld he in poseessten of distinct information respecting
it, and hecaese he was confident in his own mind that the answer
would be such as would he creditable to Ministers and satisfactory
as well to their Lordships as to the Nation at large. It would,
he trusted, be such an answer, also, as would be useful to those
gloripus and praiseworthy men who had effected a Revolution
in another couetre, ihith was not only advantageous to that
country itself, but such as every good man must approve. The
points on which he particularly wished to have information from
the Noble Lord were, whether the House of Austria had com-
municated io his Majesty's Ministers the object of the arma-
ment now forming in that Empire? Whether it had solicited
any assistance from this country in money or in fleets; and if it
had, what answer had been given by his Majesty's Govern-
ment? Ile trusted, nay, he was sure, that the answer would
be such as to negative any connection, direct or indirect,
which would lead to the interference of this country in
the internal concerns of independent nations. His Lord-
ship would be obliged to the Noble Lord opposite, to
state also, whether the events which had lately taken place in
the South of Italy, had altered, in any respect, the relations of
amity between this country and his Sicilian Majesty? Ilia
Lordship concluded be egain expressing a confident hope that the
Noble Lore at the head of his Majesty's Goiernment would be
able to state explicitly to the House that this Country was no
party to eny engagement which may have been firmed, hassle
to the liberties of other nations.
Lord LIVERPOOL said, thit the answer he bad to give
4..attld, he hoped, be satisfactory not only to the Noble Lord,
but to the House. lie must at the same time observe, that
there were some points referred to by the Noble Lord, on witicif
he could not, consistently with his public duty, give all the exe
planation desired, Wben the Noble Lord bad on a former oce
nearly similar to the present, as to the state
casisn put a question
or our relatidni *lth Sean, he had answered explicitly that the
chance which had taken piece in the internal affairs of that Go-
vernrcente had not 'caused spy change in its relations with this
country. Eut the eventswbich bad recently happened in the South
of Italy, were of a different complexion from the Revolution ip
There was a division between the twd branches of the
elonarchy ; Sicily had not acquiesced in the Revolutied
s.l.lch had been effected at Naples. He would not now inqebi
eenet (4e motive for this division misb; be nor how it plight

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effect the ultimate result; it wit shfficient to state eta the.-
ifact of that division existing, had been deented by his Ma-
jesty's Government a good reason for deferring for the pre-
sent any recognition of the new or existing Goectntnent at
Naples. On the genial question, he had no difficulty in stating,
1 that without giving up the right which he conceived eVery coun-
try, under certain circumstances, had to interfere With the its
ternal affairs of other countries, it was no part of the policy di
his Majesty's Government to interfere with the internal c0n..1
cerns of other countries, and that it was no party, either directly
ei indirectly, to any engagement of any kind or description for
such interfeience..
, Lord HOLLAND Observed, thit the Noble Earl had omit-
ted to state whether the late events had altered the relations of
amity between this Country and his Sicilian Majesty? And
also, Whether the events whidh had occurred in the Neapolitan
territorlex, came within that description of circumstances,
which, in the Noble Lbrds apirrlon, justified interference with
the internal affairs Of tither Countries? •
Lard LIVERPOOL said, that it was well known that a
Gentlendni Of great respectability, both for character and talent,
had been' his Majesty's Minister at Naples (Sir Wm. A'Court).
That Gentleman was still at Naples. His Lordship would not,
hoWrier, conceal that no new letters of credence had been sent
out to him to the existing Government.
Lord HOLLAND wished to know, whether he might un-
derstand, that if the two brancles of the Sicilian Monarchy bad
concurred in the Revolution, his Majesty's Government would
have thought it incumbent on them to send mkt west letters of
credence?
Lord LIVERPOOL had no difficulty in saying, that if such
bad been the case, new letters of credence would have been
seat out. ne thought it right to add, that the existing Govern-
ment of Naples was in the same situation as the British Govern-
ment in this respect--4t had not, as yet, sent any new letters of
credence here.
Earl GREY said, be had heard the explanation of the Noble
Lord with concern and regret. He would admit that the un-
fortunate division between Naples and Sicily did constitute a
material difference from the unanimous proceedings in Spain,
but he did not conceive those differences such as to make it
necessary to suspend that amicable intercourse which had sub-
sisted between this country and the Government of Naples.
The Noble Earl at the head of the Tre;sury seemed to think'
new letters of credence necessary, to enable our late Ambassador
at the Court of Naples (for so he must call him) to resume, his
functions. But he (Lord Grey) conceived, that as nothing more
had occurred in Naples in regard to the change of government
than what took place here, a delegation of the sovereign power
to the dem heir to the throne, no new letters of credence could
be necessary, any more than when the Government of this coun-
try devolved on the Prince Regent. While he confessed himself
not satisfied with the explanation of the Noble Earl, he was very
happy to hear that whatever steps had been taken by Austria, In
regard to Naples, have not received, directly'or indirectly, any
encouragement whatever from this country, end he trusted that
there was no disposition to give them any countenance. Ile did
not wish Ministers to be fettered as to their future conduct,
when new events and circumstances might arise, but he 'now
conceived the Noble Earl at the bead of the Administration had
pledged himself to this House and to Europe, that we had no
disposition, either now or hereafter, to interfere with the internal
affairs of other countries. He hoped this declaration would be
received by the Courts of Europe, that we not only disapproved
of the conduct of Austria, but also that we were no parties to
that unprincipled alliance, which had been formed for the put-
paw of repressing the rising liberties of independent States.
The Earl of LI V.ERPOOL begged that he might not be m 1
understood; and he Would again repeat, that it was not the po..
licy of this country at this time, or under the present circum-
stances, to interfere with the affairs of the Two Sillies ; and
that we were no party, direct or indirect, to the interference of
any other Power: