The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-06-07 00:00:00

" The Cause for which HAMPDEN fell in. the Field, and SYDNEY died on the Scaffold!"

IMPERIAL PARLI-1.11E.V P.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TVISDAT, JUNZ 6.

At two o'clock the King entered the House, and!
gave the Royal assent to the Civil List Bill, the Insol-1
vent Debtors' Continuation Bill, the Mail-coach Re-
gulation Bill, and several others.
The Marquis of BUCKINiIIiAII presented four peti-
tions from occupiers and owners of hind in the county
of Buckingham, praying for attention and relief from
the Legialature.—Ordered to Le laid on the table.
The Marquis of Hi-Nmv presented a petition from
occupiers of land in the county of Inverness, praying
for a repeal of the Malt Tax.—Ordeal' to he laid on
the table.

The Marquis of LANIITOWN moved, that no copies
of the minutes of evidence taken before the Commit-
tee appointed to examine into the state of trade and
manufactures, be delivered to any Lords, but such as
are Member of the Committee.--Ordered.

The Marquis of LAxsuoiviv moved for returus of all
the timber in bond in the various ports of Great Bri-
t.:in.--Ordered to he laid on the table.

MESSMiE FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
—Several private Bills were brought up in the ordi-
nary course frau) the H,iu•e of Commons, and went
through the first reading.

THR til'EEN.—The attendance in the House
was at this time greater than had h..en witnessed for
many years; all the Royal Dukes now in England
were present, and the henehesof the Nobility on both
sides of the House were eonspletely thronged, when
The Earl of Lies:aeons, rose, and presented a Mes-
sage Loin his Majesty, which being read by the Lord
Chancellor, and immediately afterwards by the Clerk
of the table, appeared to be expressed in nearly the
following► words:—

" The King deems it necessary, in consequence of the
arrival of the Queen, to eommunicate to the (louse of Lords
certain papers relative to the conduct of her llajesty since
her departure from this country, which his Majesty sPeOl,l•
mends to the immediate and serious attention of the House,
" The King has felt a most anxious desire to avert, by all
the means in his power, a necessity as painful to his pork
as to his own feelings; but Vac step taken by the Queen
leaves him no alternative.

•• The King feels the atmron confidence in making this
eomumnication. that the Hous.• .•f Lords will adopt that
course of protmeding which the j ust ie.. of the case, and the
honour and digit of the Crown moires."

The Earl of lavaueotti, said, that he ha!l it
in command fruui his 3lajesty t,. lay the papers re.
(erred to in his Majesty's most gracious 3lessage iK
fore the House.—(Here the Noble Lora laid on the
table a sealed bag.)--It remained for him, of coarse,
to move, that his Majesty's most gracious Message he
salon late consideration, and Amid rrnpove ant
dress to the King to-morrow, which would pledge the

House to nothing, but to thank his Majesty, and to
assnre him, that the. House would adopt that course of
proceeding whitla the justice of the rase, and the ho-
nour and dignity of his Majesty's Crown appeared to
demand; he al:-o now gave notice, that those parrs
be referred to a Secret Committee of their Lordships,l
and in making this motion he wished it to he distinctly'
understood, that it would be only going as far as was
warranted by former precedents, to the extent that
these were applicable to the nature of the rase ; and
he would propose, that the Secret l*mounitter should
consider whether ant•, or what course of proceeding
was proper to he adopted. lie then mined, that his
Majesty's most gracious blessage he taken into con-
sideration to-morrow, atti that their Lordships be
summoned thereupon.—Adjournrol.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Tt EaD.l%. JIM: 6.

At two o'clock the House was summoned in the
usual form to attend the House of Lords, while his
Majesty the King gave his consent to various Bills.
On their return, the Smitten informed the House,
that it had been at the House of Lords, &e. in the usual
ni.rnner.

The House was occupied until half-paMt four o'clock,
in balloting for a Connuittee on the Pcterslield Elec•
tion Bill.

DUTIES ON TIMBER.--Sir I. Covets moved for
an account of all timber cut within the American
floated down the rapids to Canada, Ste. f the purpose
of re-exportation, from the year ISIS to Is-1.0. The
object he had in view in moving for this at-count was,
to show. that instead of benefiting our own colonies,
by excluding the Baltic timber, we were in fact giving
all the benefit of the supposed monopoly to the United
States. He was a friend to the shipping interest; but
he would not support any system that conferred a be-
nefit on one country, which we denied to another, and
be ourselves a loser.

Mr. Lo ..1 Tura presented a petition from the ship-
, owners on the coast of the county of Cumberland against
any alteration of the duties on timber.
Mr. Ccawatt supported the petition.—Laid on the
table.

LOrtICAANVILLSSomiasET presented a petition from
occupiers of land in Monmouth, praying the House to
sake the state of their distress into consideration.—
bald on the table.
DISSENTERS.—Mr. W. Snot ru presented two pe-
titions from different bodies of Dissenters, praying
that a Bill might be brought in, authorising clergy-
men to dispense with a part of the marriage ceremony
now in sm.—Laid on the table.
The Irish Recovery of Traetnents Bill was read a
third time, and passed.
BOROCOH OF ORAMPOUND.—Mr. Geniveatt.
pre notice. that in the event of an Huo. Friend ef his
(Mr. D. Hilbert) moving that it be an instruction to
Om Committee to add a clause to the Bill, tranferring
the rig* of awing fee. Burgesses to serve in Parfia-
ment-fer Urampoond is the freeholders of Ponder and
h should also mope thstit be a farther inst.-w-
-ens to extend the franchise to M bemired* of Peowith
and Kerrie.

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HEIL MAJESTY THE QI'EEN—KIN(YS ME&
SAtiE RESPECTING HER.
At a quarter past five o'clock, Lord CASTLEREAGH
brought down a Message from his Majesty, which,
having been presented, was ordered to be read. The
Massage (for which see the Lords) was then read.
Lord CASTLERILAIM then rose, and moved that an
humble Address he presented to his Majesty to return
his Majesty thanks for the gracious Message which
he had communicated, and to assure him that the
House would take the earliest opportunity of taking
!On consideration the papers which he had transmitted
to the House. The Noble Lnrd then gave notice, that

be should on to-morrow (this day) move that the pa-
pers presented by order of his Majesty be referred to
a Secret Select Uowmittee.
Mr. BENNET then rose and said, Neat seeing no
one at that moment in the House diapeanitto address
the House, he should take the liberty of asking a ones- j
lion of the Noble Lord opposite. He wished to know
whether a letter, which appeared isi one of the public
journals of that day, purporting to be a communication
from Lord Hutchinson to her Majesty the Queen, was
s genuine document. lie wanted to know if that No-
-1 bletwin was instructed by his M.ijesty's Ministers to
tender to the Queen of England a proposal to lay down
the rights and dignities, of which nu authority on
earth could deprive her—(lasud cheering)—and to
ask her to consent to he bribed with 50,11001. a-year
for this susrender.—(Cheers.)—Harily as these Minis-
ters were, he could scarcely believe that they would
venture upon a measure of this extraordinary nature.
What! propose to the Queen of England to strip her-
self of her character—and to accept s bribe: If this
were the ease, he could nu longer entertain a doubt of
the truth of an expression slime time since uttered by his
Right Hun. Friend (Mr. Tierney), that the Queen was
insulted and the Queen betrayesl.—(hear, hear!)--He
wished, anxiously wished, to k'. to, if this letter, with
the signature of Lord Hutchinson, was or was not a
genuine document. Until he heard the acknowledg-
ments of Ministers themselves, he should not Lelievs
that it was. Without this acknowledgment, he could
never give credit to the statement, that an English
Minister would tray to the !keen of England, without
the consent and approbation of Parliament—(Lonst
cheers.)—" divest yourscif of the character of Queen
of England, lay down your rights and dignities, and
we will bribe von with 511,1111,1/. a-year ;" and this,
too, at a moment when the conutry was involved in
its present difficulties. Fur it was to he remembered,
that this sum of 50,0110/. a-year was to be paid, not by
the King, but by the people. And to whom was this
money to go?? fo, an individual, ratio, arrording to
the representation of Ministers, was not only unlit to
be a Queen of England, bnt unfit even to set -her
on English ground.—(Hear, hear!)--To call this con-
duct treason, were, perhaps, monstrous ; but he had
no hesitation in describing it as treachery, the effects
of which were calculated to shake the throne. Feel-
iug, as he did, the utmost reverence for the Monarchy
(because upon its security he was persuaded the tran-
quillity of the country rested), lie could not, as so
honest man, and while he saw nobody about him dis-
posed to perform the task, he could not, as an honest
WRH, abstain from asking if Ministers hail ventured to
transmit a person over to France with overtures of the!
nature stated in the letter ascribed to Lord Huh:ll4lmm.
Ile would repeat his question; were Ministers, or were
they not, parties to a proposal addressed to the Queens
that she should lay down her rights and titles as
Queen i—(('lieers.)
lord CASTLEREAGH said, that on many occasions he
had had an opportunity of admiring the temper of rho
lion.Ctentleman—(Cheers on the Ministerial benches.)
....and he was sure dial the present manifestation by
the lion. Member of that deliberate state of mind with
which he came to the consideration of a grave ques.
don, deeply affecting the dignity and honour of the
Crown, and the best interests of the country, -would
make a due impression on the House.—(llear:)—lf
there were no other reasons for declining to give sis
answer to the question of the Hon. Gentleman, hit,
(Lo:d Castlereagh) would be induced to abstain, out
of tenderness to the lion. Member, and with a view to
affor.l him an opportunity of recovering a state of
mind more suited to the entertainment of a solemn
question of this nature. He (Lord Castlereagh) pre-
mised that there could be no difference of opinion as
to the propriety of an Address, returning the thanks et
the House for the gracious communication that kat
ken just made to it. This course, he apprehended,
Liras sanctioned by usage, and even if that authority
absent, he thought that grateful seknowledg-
ments were due to the Crown for a communication of
the greatest general importance that had ever beta
[transmitted to the House. lie hoped the House 'voila
linens: him for declining to answer the question It
present, as it had been proposed without notice. In
a case of acommon Turnpike Bill, he believed it woad'
be decorous to give a notice. How much more essen-
' dal was this course in s case of so grave a nature as
the present ? The Hon. Gentleman would allow him,
therefore, to say, that on this occasion he would not
be precipitate, but that he was determined to take
that course which was most congenial to his notions
of prudent conduct. The Han. Member, howeier,
might, if he pleased, consider this as a fit time for no-
tice, and he might have an opportunity to-morrow
(this day) of proposing his question.
Mr. BEAUMONT thought that it required very little
deliberation to state a fact. '1 he question, in biros&
nion, was perfectly fair anti reasonable. From the
speech of the Noble Lord, he had no hesitation in ears.
chiding that the letter was perfectly genuine.—{Hear
Mr. r. Caraeav said, that whatever be the opt.
&don of. the Noble Lord, it certainly *wit not **MOP°
nion of all that the question of his Hon. Fri* well'
inexpedient; for so persuaded was he (Mr. Crie,l))
that it wimentirely competent to hint to introduce this
question to the House, that bt held in his hand Ono-
tion whioh he bad purposed to make, the object of