Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-03


be put down Ga laugh and cries of hear.)
Il, was true that the spiri, OF the counsel
resisted aud survived it but IL was not
the less true that the attempt to browbeat
and pat down was made. This was also
a singular instance of judges putting
| questions which were rejected as Illegal.
1t might be said indeed, that this latter
circumstance was owing To The parties not
| being altogether accustomed 10 judicial
iotW- aud accuracy: 1t might be so, but
he VAS sure thai this was not a tribunal
before which II was quite as safe TO appear
az before the ~ judges. lie had now, in
trw words, shown what had been the
effect Of this proceeding before upwards
OF 200 judges let the house now reflect
what would be the effect of similar pro-
ceeding before more than 600.
| The Attorney General complained that
the statements OF members on the other
side, of what had, and not only of What
had, hut of what had not passed in The
other house, had had the eject Of iniiam-
ing the minds OF the people UIear from
the treasury benches.) He should not
follow them in that irregular course; bu,
other things had been said, upon which, i,
was necessary for him to offer few
words. II had been said that the course
! and couduci pursued by himself as AT
| iorney General had been disgracelui to-
him. Whatever hon. gentlemen might
please To say, he Should content hlmsel!
with replying, iha, il would have been
diSgraceInl in him il he had shrunk from
the Inc OF conduct lie had pursued. Ii
would be seen hereafter whether the pro-
ceedngs which had been taken against
I Tie Queen we're or were nor justified -
but he could assure the house, that in
their present stage he should consider
himself infinitely more disgraccd by any
| appreciation of the hon. geDileman's 1--WE
presume, MIR. BeuneI) (C,ics OF hear,
hear, hear. from The Treasury benches
Mr.. Hume did not hesitate TO assert his
belief with the gallant general, that this
wds one o! HE fouIest and most disgrace
Jul couspiracies which was ever formed.
But lie could by no means agree with his
hon. fneBd MIR. I1obhouse) Ia The amend
meni now proposed by him, because he
thought it would operate to the great in.
justice OF the Queen herself. II was due
To her hat no such Intervention should
now arise. There was feeling from one
end OF The country TO The other IN favor
oI her Innocence, III which he most so
iemuiy concurred. lie certainly agreed
win HE hon. gentleman Who had so late
" spoken, III thinking that The Attorney
General had dI> gractd himself in this al.
lar ciraT.) lie meant no personal retiec"
Tons beyond those which were occasion.
ed by the Attorney Generals conduct in
this business; he had dared 10 accuse
The Queen of adulierou. intercourse for
SIX years, and yet had not attempted 10
prove IL for more than three Ga laugh, and
CRIES OF hear.) Gentlemen might laugh
al Tins statement, but he had carefully
repeated 10 them whal was the fact, for
The Solicitor General in summing up had
hlmseii said, that the adultery was prov.
ell as Tor three years only. Now his MIR.
Humes) object in recalling This circum-
stance 10 The attention Of lhe house, was
TO- slew that the Attorney General had
dissraced himself by laying such an ac-
cusalion, which applied TO Il period of |
SIX Years, and that the Solicitor General |
hal also disgraccd himself in an cxlraor. |
dinary degree, by observing, when he |
Summed up. that every thing which had
been stated by his learned friend The At |
torney General had been proved, when
there was this fact staring them IN The |
lace. lie had been assured, aud felt CON
ndent That her Majesty would rebui eve
~ charge which was at all capable of |
peinS febuised, 1t justice was done 10 her,
TOT, while IN the course OF the pending |
procee dngs they had seen The anbassa-
dois u "ifjereut sties, in foreign cOun- |
tries, exercising The capacity OF spies, and
giving every facility in their power TO the |
witnesses against the Queen, what was
me situation, III this respect, of her Ma
IeN,y, who was required, and who, he WAS
wen assured, would yet be able so 10 re
bull every charge! lie held in his hand
a letter, upon which he thought he could
repnse The utmost credit in which IL was
stated, that Mr.. Henry, who went out Of
Tins country. admitted and recognized By
his Malesiys ministers, as The express
ana accredited agent for marshalling the
evidence Tor The Qaeen, IN order 10 speak
10 SPECIFIC iacis, he had been much i'm
peded III his mission. lie had reason 10
bl We hal great impetiimemis had been
thromn Ia the way Of this officer. who
was known to be acting for The Queen
QIrar) 80. While all the witnesses a.
galnsi her Majesty had brcn provided
with passports, and expedited Without
diihtn!iy, not lever than four o the vii.
n'ssrs who bad rendered their services To
come over TO England OH her behalf. i'm
order To speak to certain facts, had been
preven'ed by the Vaccinations of Col. |
brown from coming, and had since de
cldreh lIat they would not come (Iear.) |
MOI fewer than four, out of four and
twenty wISesSPs, this had occurred To.
Alter ihs, would any one talk of The i'm.
partially observed in This case, when eve.
ry Thing like The most unjusiifiable paitial
i,y was put III motion against her Ma.
Jesly. The effect of The conduct of mi
nlsiers IN this business had been this
10 degrade Royalty (hear )-He believed
III Ills conscience that at that momeHl
they were the laughing.slock OF all Eu-
rope: he really believed that abroad eve
ry body laughed III his sleeve 10 see sin.
gle woman put at defiance The whole of
us maesi gp,ernment, supported as il