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rARLIAXENTARY PROCEEDINGS. • I
HOME' OSSLORDS, JULY 4.-
The Cork Harbour Bill, the Dublin Gas Light Bill, the Frame
Gas Light Bill, and the St. Dunstan's Rectory 8111, were rend a
third ante.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved, that the Juagesbe
ordered to attend the House on Friday, at one o'clock, on the
case of the Stafford Peerage, and that one Counsel be beard on
each side.—Ordered. • .
The Earl of DARTMOUTH postponed the second reading
of the Labourers' Wages Bill till to-thogrow.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE gave notice of a motion which
be intended to submit to the House on Monday, for the pro-
auction of certain Papers relative to the conduct of a near and
dear relative of his, whose character had been unjustly aspersed,
while bolding,a command in the Toni= Islands.
Lord AUCKLAND moved the second reading of the Insol..
vent Debtors Bill, and gave notice of its committal on Thurs-
day. His Lordship said, that the benefit originally contem-
plated by the Bill would not be effected, if it was to pass in its
present state ; but he would move some amendments on Thurs-
day, whirl; he thought would render it useful to the country ;
after which be would move that the Bill, with its amendments,
be printed, and then re-committed.
The Marquis of LA NSDOW N moved for dispatches from
Sir Thomas Raffles to the East India Company, relative to the
state of Java in the year 1814.—Ordered.
The Irish Commercial Credit Bill was read a third time

. and passed.
The Cbtarter Sessions Appeal Bill, and the pedal Constables'
Appointment Bill, were committed.
THE QUEEN.
REPORT OF THE SECRET COMMITTEE.
The Earl of HARROWBY begged leave to lay on
the table the Report of the Secret Committee, to
whom the Papers connected with his Majesty's Mes-
sage had been referred, and moved that the same be
now read.
The Clerk read the Report, which wasas follows :
" By the Lords' Committee, appointed a Secret Committee
to examine the Papers laid before the House of Lords on Tues-
day, the 6th of June last, in two sealed bags, by his Majesty's
command, and to report thereupon, as they shall see fit, and to
whom have been since referred several additional Papers, in two
sealed bags, relative to the subject matter of his Majesty's most
gracious Message of the 6th of June last—Ordered to report,
" That the Committee have examined, with all the attention
due to so important a subject, the documents which have been
laid before them, and they find that those documents contain
allegations lzupported by the concurrent testimony of a great
!panther of persons in various situations of life, and residing in
different parts of Europe, which deeply affect the honour of the
Queen, charging her Majesty with an adulterous connection with
a foreigner, originally in her service in a menial capacity and at-
tributing to her Majesty a continued series of conduct highly un-
Upcoming her Majesty's rank and station, and of the most licen-
tious character.

" The charges appear to the Committee so deeply to affect
not only the honour of the Queen, :tut also the dignity of the
Crown and the moral feelings and honour of the country, that
in their opinion it is indispensable that they should become the
subject of a solemn inquiry; which it appears to the Committee
may be best effected in the course of a legislative proceeding,
the necessity of which they' cannot but most deeply deplore."
The Earl of LIVERPOOL ro,e to give notice,!
that he would, to-morrow (this day), bring in a Bill,
in reference to the subject matter of the Report. He
stilted that he was persuaded their Lordships were
disposed to consult the convenience of the Illustrious
Person concerned, as to time, which would not be
neglected in the prosecution of the proposed mea-
sure; but he would enter intro a fuller explanation
to-morrow (this day).
Earl GREY would, in the present situation.of the
proceedings, abstain from saying much that occurred
to him upon this most important subject, the_ diffi-
culty and danger to be apprehended from which was,'
in his opinion, increased in an immense degree by
the reading of the Report now on the table. When
he before objected to the course which the Noble
Lois opposite proposed to pursue, he stated then,
and be now repeated, that his only object was to ob-
tain for the parties concerned strict and impartial
justice—(lkar, heao).—He had now again to enter
his protest against the injustice of a proceeding which
did not leave the case of the person accused in an
unprejudiced state—( Hear, hcar).—The charges now
made were not merely brought forward by the Mi-
nisters of the Clown, but came before their Lcrd-
ships through the medium of a Committee of their
Lordships' House. It was therefore important that
their L,,rdships should consider the situation in which
they were placed. Though the Noble Lord had
alluded to the introduction of a legislative proceed-
ing, it must be anticipated that their Lordships would
have to act judicially in the course of the inquiry.—
They ought, then, to come impartially to that part
of their duty—(Hear, hear).—Thc charge set forth
on the authority of the Report was that of an adul-
terous connexion with a menial servant, and a long
course of licentious conduct—( Hear, hear).—A
charge of a more abhorrent nature never could be
made against any individual, to say nothing of its
being brought against a Queen—(Hear, hear).—lf
this charge rested upon evidence which could be
supported,- it certainly formed a case for indispensable
inquiry, and he agreed that it was for the horfotir of
the Crown, and the welfare of the country, that the
inquiry should proceed in the way calculated to se-
cure the honour and interests of both--(Hear, hear).
But by whom were their Lordships told that the evi-
dence could be supported? By those Ministers who
sere willing to continue her Majesty in the charac-
ter of Queen—to make arrangements for her intro-
duction to foreign Courts—and to recommend their
Ambassadors to pay respect to her—(Hear, hear).—
They (the Ministers) now told their Lordships that
the Queen was a person liable to imputations of the
most abhorrent nature. They had permitted this
conduct to go on for years, and now they brought
forward the charge with the greatest haste, leaving
it suspended to agitate the country, and thus com-
promiiing not only the dignity of the Throne, but
the safety of the State—(Hear, hear).—Her Majesty,
now standing under a charge' proceeding from such
authority, was placed in a situation that no one be-
fore her ever stood in. It appeared to be thought
that it wOild be necessary to suspend the charge, in
order to allow time for the defence : but he did not'
think..that her Majesty would lose anything by the.
inciuiry proceeding immediately ; for she must sus-'
taisrmOre injury from the circumstance of 'this Re-
port being promulgated to the world, than she could
• gain advantage from any delay for procuring evi-
dence.
.:.114 the ease now- stood, she had no means of
luittiviltg 'the chatdcters of the witnesses that erito
'be' hi-Ought againit her; even the name of the menial
servant, with whom the adulterous intercourse was
said to hare taken place, was not mentioned--