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THE STATESMAN'.

varnals that bee Majesty had been degraded for maul-
grouts intercourse, and still that she was not divorced.
/le had stated djstinctly on a former occasion, that he
believed her Majesty to have been proved guilt• of
adultery by the evidence before their Lo..dshipa, vet,
thinking that this Bill ought to pass, and believing,
that it would not pass. he wished now to state, that in
his opinion, to degrade the Queen and nut to !divorce
her. would be to degrade both the Queen and King,
and likewise, that to declare the Queen guilty of adul-
tery, and neither to degrade nor di% orce her, would be
to degrade the King. lie bad voted against the se-
cond reading of the Bill on the ground of expediency,
but he was decidedly of opinion that tae Queen was
unworthy to remain Queen Consort of these realms.
After a fen• words front the Earl of HARROWILIT,
which were inaudible, and Lord I'OLTHORPE, wha
thought the words " adulterous intercourse" ought
to be admitted In the Preamble,
Lord LIVERPOOL said that, in the present stage
of the Bill, the question gas not one of expediency—
it was, whether the allegations had been proved. lie,
therefore, called upon those Noble Lords who had
voted from the principles of expediency, merely to
vote according to their views of the guilt or innocence
of the defendant.

the Bill, founded on the supposed londuct of the cos-.
'Joining party, be thought it quite inapplicable. A
great constitntional principle was involved in the pre-
sent cue.—The King " could do no wrung he could
not commit a folly, far less a crime ; and, therefore,
recrimination was out of the question.—(lleac.)
Lord LA 11/FRI/ALE, with due submission to the
opinion which hail fallen front the Reverend Reach of
Bishops, thought that the Douse ought not to agree to
the Dicorce Clause. lie confessed that he approach-
ed this part of the question with some difficulty, for
he could not forget that it bad been said in the llou.e,
that were the Degradation to pass without the Divorce,
it would virtually be s degradation of the King.—
Were such to be its effect, he would be the last man to
vote f. tr it ; but he denied that it involved any such
consequence. Why was it that be objected to the Di-
vorce Clause ? Was it because he meaot to say that
his Majesty should be excluded front that relief front
the bonds of marriage, on cause shown, which was
open to every subject in the country ? No. Or was
it because his Majesty could nut come before their
Lordships in that pure state which would defy re-
rrimination ? Certainly not.—ln wishing to exclude
the Divorce Clause, he contended fur no other proposi.
tion than simply this, that the parties had not cows be-
fore them in a situation that admitted lot its applies.
tion. The Queen and King of these Realms, entered
the marriage contract. and were hound by as solemn
obligations, as other indit iduals. But there was ano-
ther obligation iniptnied uo then,, for he knew of no
ranks in the State, without concomitant duties. The'
Queen hail been proved incapable of discharging the
public duties of her station. But still, could- he say,
that there was one law for the King, and another for
the subject? No, he agreed with the sentiment so well
and so beautifully expressed by the Learned Doctor fur
the Queen, (Doctor Lushington) that the laws of Dud
were tht saute for the King and the peasant. Ile knew
that adultery was no crime, according to the law, but.it was
according to the ecclesiastical law, which formed a part of
the common law. And if he was rightly infortneckthe cc-
clesiastical law called adultery not a crime, but a pee-
cotton. Ile had given much consideration to that sub-
, ject of late, and there were some in that house, that
knew, that he thought in the commencement of that
proceeding, that the divorce clause should be the mow
rat consequence of conviction. lie would state the
grounds on which he had formed his opinion. It was
that a person standing in the situation of Quern of
these realms, at the head of society, the person to whom
society was to look for an exampie, it 'total' be highly
injurious to the interests of the nati nn , that • prrsoa ettu.
liemlf as the Queen had been proved to Lace
done, should hold that situation. lint was he there• t
fore to say that the zing, whose example was equally
powerful, should he permitted to act as he pleaseti 11l
lie said so, he would be doing an act of the greatest's.;
justice.

Lord ERSKINE observed, that the Noble Earl
had omitted some things which were true, and cer-
tainly he might consent to the omission of those which
were false. He considered the Protest of her Majesty
confirmatory evidence of her innocence ; but if their
Lordships were determineato think her otherwise, how
►vulti they deny she hod been guilty of an adulter-
ous intercourse and refuse to divorce her, 7—(llear,
hear, hear.)
Lord ILtUE suggested the words " suspicious in-
tercourse," in the place of those to which objection
had been made.

The original words were carried.
Lord CARNARVON proposed to introduce &clause
tc the following effect —•• That, snbsequ•ut to her
Alairsty's return, she had refused :WARM. a year of
the public money, and the proffered homage of both
11Juses of Parliament."

Lord LAUDERDALE said that nothing to that
efrea had been proved, and could not properly be en-
t,.-tainrd.

Lord CARNARVON withdrew the tlau•e, tnt
g'l%. notice that he would wore it when the Report
s',uuld be broucht up.

The Preamble then was carried, and the House pro-
d.!! led :u tliscmis the clauses.

TliE DIVORCE CLAUSE.

This Mime having )wen read,

The Arelshishop of YORK rose. He knew, be said,
of ro religious expediency that could justify any thing
s•f this sort. Marriage vas not a civil contract, but a
sacred ordinance of religion, and he looked to the
*void of,Ood as his guide in forming an opinion upon
tt.is case. Ile coul•1 not therefore rote fur the Dirorrc.
And y.et, if the House were to pass the Hill without
the Divorce. the monstrous spectacle would be exhi-
bited of a King having fortis wile a degraded woman !
There was no possibility of avoiding this extremity
without thrusting cut the Bill altogether.—(Lond
cries of bear, hear. hear !)—He felt no hesitation in
y►sterday gis lug his vote against the Bill ; but lie
must declare, if called upon to give his opinion in his
judicial situation, that lie must be under the painful
necessity of saying guilty to the charge.. It hail been
said, that regard fospublic morals, and the interests of re-
E zlon, required that the Bill should pas 4. Much more
w.iithl the patine morals, and the inter. sty of religion
hare been served, if the Bill had never been spoken of.
—(Hear, hear, hear!)—Those nauseous publications
would not have got into private society. It would be
gratifing to all good men to hear that the measure
5...: totally abandoned, but it would he gratifying
to the encinies of order to hear that it was persevered
i.. iii concluded, by praying to (hod that he might
,t itar to deprei ate the continuance of the Bill fur
th • rtmt of his life.

The Bishop of CHESTER Paid he believed the
Queen to be guilty, hut he had voted fur the second
tradistg of the Bill, upon the understanding that the
Divorce Clause nag to be laid aside. He should vote
against the Clause, as he judged as he would wish to
be judged.
'l•be Archbishop of CANTERBURY said, that if
this question was, whether divorces ri,trob. malri-
nsokii wi re consittent with the word of God ? Hr felt
bound to answer, that they were. He must tell their
Lordship!, that they were directly and expressly de-
clared to he lawful by our Saviattr himself. They
were certainly not authorised by the Canons and In-
stitutions of the established Church, nor by the com-
mon I•w of the land. lint why so ? Marriage lies at
the foundation of all swirly. and forms one of the first
principles of social order. It had been the object of
all States to protect it by every means in their power
from r;;ssulution. Divorces had, notwithstanding, oc-
curred, both before and since the Reformation. They
were, notwithstanding, consonant both with the Mo-
saic and with the Christian dispensation. Ocr Saviour
had said, " that he who putteth away his wife fur any
other cause than adultery, caused' her to coninit adul'
tery." L'id not this obviously infer that divorces
Isere allowable? His Grace concluded by saying, that
he considered the charge of adultery established against
her Majesty, and, under that conviction, lie had no
objecCon of any deseription, least of all of a religions
nature, to Cie Bill proceeding in the form in which it
now stood. _ _

Lord NO said some few words which were inau•
dible at the Bar.
The Bishop of WORCESI ER admitted that the
question of the divorce was not eitliout tome difficulty ;
but, considering how much the rids of the country
were concerned in the issue of this proceeding, lie felt
bound to give his support to the Bill. (We under-
stood this to be the purport of his Lordship's obser-
vations, but he spoke in a tone so inaudible at the Bar,
that we cannot vouch for its accuracy).
The Bishop of LLANDAFF thought the divorce
clause should be retained. He did not •ee any force
in the objection 1111116 to it on religious ground; for
he knew of nothing in the Christian religion against a
dissolution of marriage for adultery.
The Bishop of LONDON agreed with his Right
Reverend Brother (the Archbishop of Canterbury),
that divorces were authorised by the words of our Sa-
viour. As to any objection to the Uivorce Clause of

The Queta had rendered herself unfit to remain Queen
Consort of this country. She had deriaded herself
by a lung course of adultery ; hut their Lordships
wished her to continue in another situation, they
wished her to remain tied to his 3lajestv (this was his
Lordship's expression.) It was true that his illajesty
h:d n•• feelings of his own upon the subject, hut the
proce.r.ing seas altogether a state proceeding, and the
Divorce was a necessary consequence of the degrade.
tion. If their Lordships did not pass the Divorce
Clause, it would be thought out of 'lours that they bad
rejected it merely to show that they would not gratify
the purposes of the King. Uod forbid that they should
ever lend themselves to such a purpose ; but only let
their Lordships observe in what a situation they would
be, if they were to pronounce her Majesty unworthy
of being Queen, and yet worthy of being the wife of
the King. Ile should vote for the Bill altogether.
and he trusted their Lordships would so pass it.
The Bishop of CNISTILR, in explanation, de,larei
that he trusted he was actuated conscientiously when
he declared, that no consideration whatever should in-
duce him to vote that the divorce clause should form
part of the Bill.
The Earl of DARROWBY did not think the omis-
sion of the Divorce Clause would be attended with the
inconvenience mentiuned by the Noble Earl. The'
suffering that clause to remain. would, in his (Lord
ll.'s) opinion, give an aspect to the whole proceeding
different from the true our; for it would give the
measure an aprearance of being intended for the case
of a particular individual. Ile found among those
persons, most likely Loin their situation to understand
this subject, (he meant the Ilishops,) that a consider-
We difference of opinion existed. Ile found too, that
their Lordships had iu evidence a letter written by
his Majesty to the Queen twenty-four years ago,
lain:ill; the terms of a distinct and complete
separation, and he observed that a sotbseirent
Act of Parliament had noticed that separation. !Le-
ferring too, to the practice in ordinary cases, a practice !
handed upon strict justice, he thought the Mouse
ought nut to do that in the pre.ent case which they
would not do in any other; especially when their
doing- so would be misunderstood by the community.
Ile did not deny that a case might occur in which the
dilE-nlties might be so overwhelming, that it would
b! essentially necessary, even in a Sate proceeding,
to dispense with the 'ordinary practice, and pass a
divorce clause as a consequence of the degradation.
Such a case might be the danger attending the sue-
cession to the Throne from a spurious offsprin:r, and
aeverol other c:. es; but nu one of them appeared to
exist in the case before the House, and he therefore'
for the reasons lie had given, should vote fur the reject-

For he apprehended, the decision must tern ap„l
question of expediency with a proper regard or
was due to the King. When the Bill e:s
brought in, he u iderstood that no one was
to vote for it, unless the most substantial coao7
of adultery. contained in the preasosb:e,
be made out. After this some Noble Lords
proper to vote against the Bill, upou the gnome (W.
expediency, although at the sametime some ut thole nue
led ged guilt, and others suspicion. Ile could not 4
thought that he was acting right, if at K.;
a stage of the Bill he had said guilty, and then h
rottd to stop the measure. He never could hi
reconciled it with his ideas of Parliamettary
After some other rem:less the Noble Lord stated,•
to degrade her Majesty without divorcing bee, coy i
be to draw the bonds of connexion between 61,5:
the King closer. One of her Majesty's rights sera.
emptions was, that she was considered a
that she could hold property in her owe Niue: •!,
she could sue and be sued as a single woman.
she was degraded from her rank, her rights, i‘t:
alleges and exemptions, then she would bennue,
wires in ordinary cases, solely dependent on her Leslaa.
(A langli.)--The Noble Lord, afters owe other remark,•
concluohed by stating, that it would be for their Lort!sisi,
to determine whether this clause should or shoohl x,t
pass. Ile thought the rejection or adoptiouef ihat dam
a matter of such vital importance, that their Lor:ships
should take time to consider; and as for loisassii, h.
would nut express an opinion on it, until inure WA
wits thronn on it by discussion. And it entail's-
would not afford complete satisfaction to his min&
Noble Lords expressed their opinions in co other vc
than by saying content or not content. lie tranti,
therefore, the discussion could not chose to-night.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that the ;lobs
should adjourn to to-morrow morning.
The Marqness:of LANSDOWNE said he opposedlie
rill iw foto, but he did nut conceive himself bound br
any decision of yester.L.y.
Lord DUNCAN then rose. lie said, he had not la
opportunity of addressing them before, but he wished
to state, before they separated, that he was quite rue.
scions, that all the charges against the queen, oriel.
Hated in a foul and infamous conspiracy. He start ii
therefore oppose the Bill in every stage.
There were loud cries of adjourn, when Isersl
SHAFTESBURY (Chairman of the Committee), sae-
Rested that previous to an adjournment the house should
resistor. On which he pnt the ptestion ; a dirisien rn
then called for, and strangers ordered /so withdraw :lout
the division not being pressed, the house resumed, sad
adjourned to ten o'clock to-morrow.

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dRTIFICES EMPLOYED AG4IXST the QVERS

Lord DARNLEV felt that he },ad already occupied twit of the clause of divorce. The following is an extract front a very iiteerestine
had e
transmitted it Oc.t. t
through a private It°, and just recrived. 111:vate channel.
too much of their Lordships time, but lie could not Earl 1:11111.11.1.1.111 rase, lint notwithstanding
!'"ter, Jaded
datd hapless
avoid expressing his astonishment at sonic of the send- ier
the attention which was hewn Lim by the 'louse, we,: to avoid the danger of interception. which hr believ, a
menu that had been uttered, partitadarlt by the metro- 'we prevented, by the enfeebled tune of his voice, l
politan Prelate. Ile prayed their lairil;hips attention, hearing any but detached words of his address. He ito have been the fate of t'o preceding letters. • .
fur however unimportant the Kalil islital aught he trim " The vessel called the Adam., which was former:
spoke against the Divorce Clause, and contended it 1
the vessel in which she made her excursions to Africa
then addressed them, still the subject was 01 the toursot
lotionsolicitedeither of which was not taand Greece, has just arrived here. Being on Vie
capable of rousing to demand ailiverce 1 In this in.stanae, objects. wateli, as a professed champion in her cause, and fro
lt
it appeared that the husband had pot away his wife, The Earl of LIVERPOOL, in explanation to some the conviction flifonat my own k unaledge, that al
without any crime having been committed, mat part of Earl F 'has been most shamefully belied, as well as to counter.itzwilliasn's speech, which we did not !
therefore was last:am:en:al in the guilt, even hear, disclaimed any private understanding of any ' act the active enmity of our Ambassador her:, a
admitting that it hail been c ttttt milted. sy kind with any Peer relative to this Bill, and confi- his emissaries, in furnishing charges against her. I
that on these grounds,
l`he cannia Iraq, this MU, dcntly declared that every thing in that shape front ' this morn.ng went on board, with a must respectable
either with the Divorce .111,e. ar without it. I herr
.2---r hint could only have been heard in his place in that gentleman, as an interpreter, for the express purpete
cannot pass it iv:ila the Dietary Chaise fur the ressorp iton.e....
—(llear, bear, hear.)---This was not a'of an ocular inspection of this notable politer?, and
hr hail stated. 't hey cannot pass it without it, wit & ease
of
coo
~,,,, n divorce.
Thar Lordships must , also for ascertaining from the crew on• beard aim
out deeratling the King.--(ilear.)--They might melte treat it as a public measure, and upon paltlic was the real impression on their minds, as well as
an Act of Parliament. Ile hail heard nitwit of tite prind.dos. smite
Noble Lords oppueite had assert- the conclusions they had made, on the conduct of he-
omnipotence of au Act of Parliament, lint it could no ed thatl a quren
could not be degraded and not di- 31ajesty. I lest began by declaring Oat' I had cope
change she nature of things. Mankind would mil revert!, witlinut bringing degradation upon the there with no other view but to aim rtain the truti.
call her Queen, and Queen she would he to ill intent. King also. Ile could conceive many grounds and promote the undisguised cause of jtistica
and purpoties.--(llear, hear.] on which a Queen flutist lie degraded without and' whether their evidence stould be in favour
'llse Duke of CLA RENCK then rose, and in a moat a divorce. Supposing for „mita., that a Queen of or against thee Queen, it would be eqaally
conituatidiug tone, but with some warmth truth itta,
should be C011110.r.1 of felony, the highest crime known litti desire to have It Inmestly. Upon
pointing with his linger—" Order below the Ilan—
to the law, the litng c•atbl have no relief, however this declaration the men to whom 1 addressed
The bishop of Lennon and the Bishop el It ta heinous the fatale,. committed by his wife, bacon e a myself seemed extremely surprised, and declared mo• t
Dar, explained. i.s far as we were able to hear tk di voreecould not be obtained. For be put it to the reaarend emphatically, " that every sailor wilt,, had been, or
Right Reverent' Prelates, they stated that in the tee bench ofllishoptio nil toevery man whobeard Mica: welter still was on board that vessel, could !tact' /10thill4 to
quot at by the prece as sit christianit • or by an • law whatever,
ed by the Noble Earl who had just spoken, . 1 . y, . y , say against the Queen, and that wla •s er attempted to
a divorce could be obtained upon any other gruntal, but • i •t ; ,
act of adultery alluded to was marrying ma
another ,
Ce nnona e or, as far as regarded Ler behaviour on
that of adultery. It would not be 'done either by the
Lord DONOUIIII3IORE next addressed their last.
board that vessel, was not worthy of belief." flan
laws of God oi man. Ile would not presUme to giie an
ships. Ile could nut help expressing his astonist !iminion.
upon the religious view of the question, but he voluntary burst of disinterested testiatot y, in tit • vera
latent that on this subject there had but been an tinal „t„ certainly
inclined to agree with what bail been said outset, quite surprised ine, atal horictliately cpeaed
nimous opinion. Ihe Iti. alit Rev. Prelate who dil. by the Right Reverend Metropolitan upon that subect. ?W. i eyes to the more th at suspected character of the
feted from all others on that
studsubjec, as always en-' scare
was ;rhea ground upu.: a :deli it was said the evidence that had been already give,' bafore the Lords,
titled to the grculest respect, his olatantlainontawtri•iercontiteatpiototheng.:rainntit,—tiotiltiat the other party, had by the pilot anti the master of the same vessel. 1
always fell with great weight. for MIS he less
asked to see such sailors as had sailed its the ship
ion were valid, the King could obtain aandiavluirett.;
surprised at the perseverance of his Noble File: 1
iv no means, and under no circumstances what- during the Queen's excursion only : co.. answer ;vas, .
(I.ord Lauderdale) in eppasition to the ulaiust .1 en Because in his character as King, he could that the .lnibassaJor had immediately, on the vessel's
universal opiniou of these Reverend authorities., tot be subject to recrimination, inasmuch as lie was arrival, had them all on shore, and bad jitst seat 091
His Noble 17rivitil had certainly 'hewn ""I" men:tide to nu tribunal. It was known that a se• lime, (whose names are in the margin) for 31ilaa.
knowledge on the subject, and he said it serionsla 1
' Je.aration had existed between the King and the Queen, to be received by a friend o:• the Queen's.
knew ai. itl::71 better acquainted on most subjs.' ts. II
- "tor the last "1 years. It was sanctioned he his late 'therewho would tell theal whether they ottalit to proceed
lie had di played considerable knowledge of the (aim-
, dajesty while in the exercise of Isis faculties, and eau. to Flisgland or nut; for they hail rlisSartly undtratood
wen law. It was not necessary, therefore, for "it" ruled by Act of Parliament. Ile knew that it was that both the captain and pilot bt fore mentioned
to display much knowledge out that anbject. In the waited ii)_.
311:111c persons, whether after such a eh. ' had left Naples as witness .s in the Quieen's fa-
tir,t hast,•,., this was nut like a "it between twuaration it would be just to grant a divorce. He I Tour, and would not believe, on any &mow. parties.Thehing appears only as prasecutor, t'ltgnfesseel he did not see this objection in the light ' , that they had giaen evidence at24l.st her.• 1 hey P"the head of the State. Ile did not appear personally'
laity
other persons :lid ; last be was trilling to fillittrelY theref"eet asserted that tl'e four alit emu
nor dill he come to that House demanding a redress
tout fur it in the religions feeling of the ' now sent were gating un her behalf, and could .el
of grit•aances. 'llse King was merely an in-,atgry, and not to oppose Furl. feeling, when i imagine there could be any Wit or del:nitro in ;at-
dividual, and he sent saying, that he who wan. ere was ita immediate necessity for the di.! ing them to 11111 an. liesiZles this, they stab,., nitie
so feelingly alive tip the interests of others, ere. On these aroma's, if the clause were put • oat any sari of reserve, that die I:abovsarlort in At:
altogether neglected his own on that occasion. u
of should rote against it, on the consideration that a Id" to induce the"' to go, gave ea" 'f tit...4' a bev''''el
(lint.ii the whine courdsob
any man in that House say i I use should be introduced to confine the separation, ,of money in hand, aaeording to the 4411111 placed op-
these prolonged proceedings Ise had been actuate
Y to obviate the difficulties which the rejection of P"lte their names, exelasite at' all expellees a:AI
any feeling towards that illustrious party. The king divorce cultist. ottigla other% ise create. charges of their journey, and is i.ii ::11 assurance that
solicited no remedy. lie (Lord Donoughntore) non- .
he IA/Itli CHANCELLOR spoke at considerable if they were forwarded he lice went at Milan ta
cited a remedy as a subject. Their Lordships solicit-
._ •the explaining the common and ecelexiastical law ! England, they would be abundantly reward, if ! 'll is
etl a remedy as the High Court of Parliament. It
he laud upon divorce rates, and contending that they all verified with one voice, iltaiariag they had :t
then they thought that the Quact, was such a woman li power of Parliament was independent of either, !fruit their four comrades, in ;abuse bands they saw
as should remain at the heath of society in this
not bound to art upon their entre. He knew of the money yesterday, at noon, before they they
off
country, then these proceedings should go for nothing. 'authority in Scripture for asserting that a woman 'I litre of those remaining here saill, were also of ti.
1 Ile begged their Lordships attention, for he knew 1
a had committed athilterv, was not to be considered crew when the Queen was
an ho :al, aho state there
the advantage that would be taken, if it were said out
of doors, that whets he, the first Peer that had brow ht tilulteress, because her Cusband tuight have cum- are about Id more of them on ho 1J • another vessel
I daily expected in this all
led adultery also. Such was the sanctity ? . port; of them are ready 'a
! forward the name of that illustrious party, bad spoken, which ,
_
I that he was treated with marked inattention. It ketisig the married mate on the attachedlconduct
part of the female, i to ter while she was a passenger;
would tend to disgrace Royalty, and enough of that a WOlll3ll coild not come to that Hous I and tort, to tl
e ti, sue as the story of the kissing and Mame r
had been done already out of doors. Ihe
' ' House had •
Kvorce, unless it were as • 1 • ' ro• the with Be ..• . I I "ul I .
peas ease, Ihe only a guts rpm, It la a fa..e.ii....., and ranee
had heard the defence, i
gone through the evidence, they ha .
he remembered was that of Mrs. Add:son's, and I 14hcir"ti""1 which they will
' and they Lad come to a vote that Queen Caroline was li swear never did hammy.
was a very special case. 'llse adultery had been to the sight of any of them.
Wes • and they
not a proper person to beat the head of a .
they tit with the woutait's sister; it was an hires.. ‘:` As .1 tar" in easitt,lnatreil fur any agent, banker, et
owed it to theutaelves, they owed it to the King, teadultorY. In that particular ease the House ass;stf", "ere u" tils Queen's part. whom I °Nig" apply
owed it to the dignity of the Throne, and they owed it loud its gene_ ,
to in weinine Me tO re.. 4 -sr L
rat rnlea, upon the ground of ".. . r a —....... t.ese WitePeeee. 110 mater:..'
to the Irvaseas of the country.--•(A loud tosgh.)-- soy. What was the expedi •
this '
easy to ease •to the issue. Rad wlto would directly contradict the eel.
• I delta of tite-captois and pflo: (two of the Isom reputed

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weak in the port of Naples,) I am qnite at a loss to
Isere what I should do. I would not hesitate, at my
ifs exposer, to drive off with them myself directly.
Bat should Ibe vet in time? I would take and transmit
their affiilaritt• but "I 1P640 ? They could not be given
in evidence. In short, as 1 hurry over this on the spur
of the moment, that not a moment may be lost rom-
J
osoiesting what has just come to my knowledge, I
hoe not time to redect what ought to be, lint I shall
certainly not suffer
.any selfish apprehension for my own
to check me in the pursuit of that which I shall
rniceinde to be necessary to the support of the truth.
It's s great stake, and must be played promptly and
resolutely.
The following are the names of the wit sent
off, on the 9th of October, from Naples, by Sir William
Xt'eart:—
Sarerio Garciullo, mate of the Adam", now
in dock here . . (present to him) 300 dollars
(Memo° Caminito, seaman
ittatoaio Castell,no

Francesco Saverio Aeasepora .. , 60
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WEDNESDAY LVENING, NOVEMBER 8.

TUE QUEEN.
HOUSE ^F !IF LO 111)6.—Tuis MonNixo.

Prayers were rend at ten o'clock, and the Peers
went t..• n rtl: • i tt‘fr. The defaulters were numerous,
bat as the !louse has decided the principal question,
we shall set runtinue to record the absentees, unless
Nine cursordinary reason should induce us to du so.
When the Clerk of the House came to the name of
the Bishop of Bristol, the Earl of Ltrzaroot rose,
titore;f, that this Right Ri•cerend Prelate should
k escus,.,l farther attendance, as he had certain
pres.iinc :ties to perform, as Master of a College.
Lord Ki:N VON opposed the motion. If the King
curtly/ell the privilege of naming. the Bishops, who
were liberally paid out of the Public Purse, it was
rein that, at least, they should attend to their Par-
,
,atary duties, and not undertake those, which
ner.slarily bring on a failure c f the perform.
wee et others.
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The Earl of LIVERPOOL said that he was not

I attempting to lay down as a general principle, that
the Bishoi s should be excused from the performance
of their parliaubentary duties. The Hight Rev.
Preia:e 1:;:d a:teuded very punctually hitherto, and
eonceivinz that the House had disposed of the leading
luestion, he thought it was nut too synch to ask the
House to excuse his further attendance that he might
be enabled to perform those duties, the non-perfor-
mance of which, would produce an inconvenience to
the public.
A Strand turn got up, and said there was not a
flier pup!► hi the world fur a Bishop than his Right
las. Mend, the Bishop of Bristol.
1,11,1 Ft BDESI).II.E supported the motion. The
t'sh:pet!on the :Vol& Lord would apply to every
etheer in the Army and Navy who was a 31ember of
that Howe.

Lord KENTON said, he hail not intended a:n• re-
ars-dun ou the Bishop of Bristol, who might be very
respectable in his situation; but his (Lord K.'a) ob-
jection went to the principle of appointing men to
isidt Ptaliotig, the duties of which they were compelled
to cegleet, IN order to attend to others. As the sense
of the ♦loose was against hint, he should not press his
-ob;..ctiou, acmes he bad net heard any thing tualter

On the motion of the Loan CI:ANCEt.:.ou, this Hight
Rev. *Ptelate was then excuses' from !lather attendance.
?Ls LORD CHANCKLLOH stated, that be hail re-
erired a Protest, signed by a number of Noble Lords,
ag.:inst the decision of the House, touching the second
trading of the Bill that. Lefore the House.
Lord HOLLAND rose, and stated, that as he had
bees yesterday seder the necessity of absenting him-
self frosts the House, on account of indisposition, his
same did not appr.2r upon the protest, and it was now
too late, at-cording to the roles of the House, for him
to affix his name to it. Nevertheless, he was most
anxious to remrd his dissent against a measure which,
from its fir:: intmduction into that House, be had con-
sidered as unconstitutional and nnnecessary ; and
Whirk after haring. heard the arguments at the Bar
and in the House the ablest he had ever heard in those

sells, he now enn>i:leretlMost unjust in its principle
sad dangerous in its probable consequences.--(llear,
keaT, hear, )--ile, therefore, bad to request of their
lAqdsLipg a relaxation of their general ruin, on ac-
t' not of his illness, Anil that they would permit hint
to affix Lis name to the protest.
'!he Earl of DARNLEY stated, that he bad a si-
milar application to make to their Lordships' indul-
rent', though he feared he did not come with so
good a grave as his Noble Friend. The fact was, that
although his disapprobation of the Bill was not less
Altai that of any Noble Lord in the House, be had
really forgotten to sign the Protest.—(A laugh.)
Lord HOLLAND begged permission to state ano-
ther ground fur the permission be requested. There
were certain general rules of the House respecting
the hour at which all Protests should be tendered,
but the present hours of the House rendered a cons-
pilaw, with the general rake almost impossible.
Lord DARNLEY moved, that the standing order
that prohibited Noble Lords from entering their pro-
test after a certain hone be suspended.
Lord LAUDBRUALE said, dna a media, order
if that Holm *veld, not be imposed.

The standing order was than read.
Lord HOLLAND said, that he must be allowed to
have sotre experience in the forms of that House, and
he had to inform them, that be had often heard si-
milar applications, but never before heard a refusal.
Lord LAUDERDALE only wished, that the thing'
should be done according to forms.
Lord HOLLAND said, that he would move, that
the standing order be taken into consideration to-
morrow.
Lord DARNLEY then moved, that those Noble
Lords who wished to enter their nautes should do it.
Ile thought that the best course to pursne.
Lord LIVERPOOL said, that he saw no objection
to Noble Lords entering their names, the utmost lati-
tude should be given. He recollected in the ease of
the impeachment of Lord Melville, that two or three
days were given to permit Noble Lords to enter their
names, and he thought, for exceeding good reasons, in
a case of such magnitude.
The CHANCELIAM said, that it seas certainly dr
sirable that the standing orders of the House should I
be attended to. But he was by no means anxious that
every indulgence should nut be extended to Noble
Lords who were prevented from attending, from bodily
disease: and must particularly tu that Noble Lord who
sat near him, (Lord Holland,) fur he well knew what I
that disease was. But there was a distinction to be
made between the disease, oldie body and those of the
mind. And when Noble Lords say that they forgot
to enter their names, they should state some reason
when they make an application to indite. the House
to extend its indulgence. Ile was most averse that
Noble Lords should, to use a Scotch phrase, stem" I
their :sautes on the Journals.---(A laugh.)—lle hoped
his Noble Friend (Lord Holland) would never again
have so good an excuse.—(A laugh.)
[The Noble Lord alluded to Lord Holland's ladle-
position, who, we regret to say, labours under an at-
tack of the gout, but still would nut absent himself
front his Parliamentary duty.]
Lord DARNLEY said, that he d!.l not expect
Noble Lords opposite would deal so hardly with -Vow
?hi ricurth;r, after hating extended so liberal a por-
tion of indulgence to the renowned Theodore diet-
jo,•chi.---(Muth laughter.)
Lord ERSKINE said, that although a Scotsman,
he did not mean to stony his name in tile journals,
He had to intreat the indulgence of their Lordship,
for his utiyake proceeded not lion' neglect, but ig-
norance.--(Loutl cries of question) on which the order
of the day was read, when
The Archbishop of TUAM rose, and spoke
as nearly as possible in the following' words:----
" My Lords—lt is with the utmost reluctance,
that I stand before vou. Nor would Ido it, if I
had not been !) pointedly called on by the Noble and
Learned Lord, who yoke last in the debate yesterday.
My Lords, much has been said on the construction of
the 32d verse of the 5111 chapter of the 60-pel, ac-
cording to St. Matthew; and, All gh my remind has
been long made up, as to the Divor. e Chum, accord-
ing to me view of that verse, I will lint trouble 3 our
Lordships any further on that subject. But, if I
can shew, that the illustrious Latiy, whose eontluel
has been under discussion, has been pot away by her

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