Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-10-03

OF iecornm (Which even the enthusiasm
excited by The occasion could not oblite
rate from their memories) forbade 10 be
uttered by the voice. On the arrival OF
the procession at the end of Great George
street, Tie view OF The immense sea OF
heads winch rolled along behind as far as
me eye could reach, aud terminating IN
Oid Palace yard, as in a harbor, was tru-
| ly grand aud impressive.
| The carriages passed through the first
barrier drawn across The street, the bar
| oelng opened the instant OF their arriv nj :;
| but notwithstanding the exertions of
numerous posse OF peace officers, il was
impossible To close IL again after The
last carriage had passed the people rush
cd IN like torrent, and Immediately fill
ed up the space inclosed between the
two barriers. The pressure at that point
was dreadful, but we did not learn that
any serious accident occurred, either
there or IN any part OF The line of the
procession. though there could moi be
less than 100000 persons collected i'm
that space. AT hall pas, 10 O'Clock her
| majesty alighicd at the door especially
appointed tor her, leading TO the House
OF Lords. The guards stationed i'm front
OF The House of Lords presented arms to
her majesty, and she entered the house
applauded 10 the very echo that applauds
again.
The doors of the House of Lords were
opened at o'clock AT 25 minutes be-
fore 10 o'clock, The lord chancellor enter
ed the house. The bishop of LandaH
immediately read prayers. The lower
part OF the house became a scene of un-
usual hustle and interest, the fulncss OF
attendance seeming 10 cause some diff
Gully IN the appropriation OF seats. Three
judges of the Kings Bench Uhe chief
justice, and justices Best and Holroyd)
took their seats on the wooisack. Barons
Richards and Garrow entered soou after
aud took their seats beside them. They
were soon afiernar joined by Judge
Dallas. BY fen o'clock the house was
filled, and the attendance of peers com
pleie.-Mr. Cooper, clerk of the house,
read the order for calling over the house.
The names were Immediately called over.
The Lord Chancellor delivered apologies
winch he had received from several peers.
While the names were calling over. the
Queen. attended by lady Anne Hamilton.
and followed by her counsel, entered the
house from tile robing room. Their lord
ships rose and made an obeisauce Her
majesty took her seat in chair prepared
Tor her, beside the steps OF the throne
her majesty was dressed in mourning,
with while veil thrown over her head.
which covered her bust Lord A. Ham.
ilton attended her ma jesty on coming i'm.
and took his stand behind her chair
Petitions against the bill of pains and
penalties from the common council of
London and from The freeh0lders OF Mid
dlesex were presented. The Dukes OF
Sussex and Cambridge were excused
from attending, The former on account OF
consanguinity, and The latter from being
appointed his majesty's viceroy for the
kingdom of Hanover
The Earl OF Liverpool moved the order
OF The day Tor the 2d reading. The Duke
OF LeinSicr moved that the order should
be rescinded. The house divided-Con-
tents 4i-Non contents 900. Majority
against the amendment 2I9. When stran-
gers were re admitted, Lord Caarnavon
Sas toun, opposing the motion of Lord
Liverpool Tor hearing counsel in support
OF the bill. His lordsliip conten ded that
HE proceedings were Inconsistent with
public justice and their lordsiiips' honor
great danger might arise from pursuing
the course adopted, none whatever could
take place if the question were abandon
ed, tor 1t was founded upon fictitious
belief that The public were concerned.
Lord Gray commended against the mode
Of proceeding by bill oil pains aud penal
ties, but asserted that the house. upon
extraordinary occasions, possessed ex-
traordinary powers. The noble earl con-
tended that the queen might be proceed
ed against Tor The crime of high treason.
lie then went into an examination of the
law oil treason, and proposed that two
questions should be put to the Judges,
the object ct which was TO ascertain, If
The crime OF adultery committed by the
queen with afOreigner were not high irea.
son III the accessory, though the princi-
pal were not auswerable 10 The laws of
England he founded his argHment on the
rule that accessories in treason were prin-
cipals, and liable to punishment in eases
where the principals In the first degree
could not be visited.
The Lord Chancellor was decidedly of
opinion, that the noble earl's law was I'M.
founded. IL was universally laid down
by all The authorities, that an accessory
TO an act. the doing OF which was no
crime IN the principal, could be guilty OF
no crime.
Lord Liverpool defended the present
mode OF proceeding, but had no objection
10 the opinion OF the judges being taken,
1t u did not cause delay.
Alter some further Discussion, the iudg-
IS present, viz. Lord Chief Justice Alb
bot, Chief Justice Dallas, MIR. Justice
Holroyd, MIR. Justice Best, Lord Chief
Baron Richards, and Mr.. Baron Garrow,
retired 10 deliberate upon The question
put to them by Lord Grey, as to treason,
under The sia'ntt OF Ed~aId Ill. lniwet-
ty minutes they returned 10 the house,
when Lord Chief Justice Abbot delivered
their opinion that, though adultery might
be committed nv fine OuPpn tnitI, a Tor
eigner, il could not amount 10 high frea-
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