Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-30

ed by the ministry, and refused by the house
of peers, by majority Of 80.
The coronation, it is now said, is not like
ly to take place before the month of June
next.
1t was supposed that both houses of par.
lament would adjourn on Friday the 2lst.
until the middle of August.
Council for the queen was stated in
some of the late English papers, that Mr..
B-ougham intended to resign his seat in the
house of commons, that he might be enabled
to plead in behalf Of her majesty. at the bar
Of the house OF lords. On the 18th, Mr..
Brougham brought forward motion, in the
house, that he and Mr.. Denham, her majes-
tvs attorney and solicitor general, might be
allowed to plead at the bar OF the house OF
lords, in defence of their mistress, without
vacating their seats. Some debate ensued.
Lord Castlereagh did not oppose the mo.
ton, and il was allowed The same per.
mission was also granted to Dr.. Washington,
one of her majesty's counsel, and to the
kings attorney and solicitor general. This
permission is understood to be an exception
to the general rule, and is not hereafter to be
taken as precedent.
The following resolutions. in substance,
were adopted in the house of lords, on the
10th.
l. That the bill respecting the queen be
read second time on Thursday the 18th
August.
g. That this order be communicated to the
queen.
8. That on the 18th of August, counsel
should be heard on both sides, and witness
es examined previous to the second reading
of the bill. lit was previously observed,
tina, If the day proposed was inconvenient to
the queen, her majesty' counsel could make
application without delay toE further time. J
4. That counsel should be heard on the
second reading in support OF the bill.
5. That the king IS attorney general should
be informed OF this resolution.
s. That the house should be called over
at ten o'clock in the morning, on the 18th Of
August.
THE lord chancellor said, on the passing
Of this resolution, that it was scarcely neCes
sary for hun TO observe, that the order would
be entorced.]
T. That no lord should absent himself from
the house, without leave, during the pro-
gress of these proceedings.
s. That the lord chancellor shall be d.
recled 10 send letters 10 all absent lords, to
acqusint them :hat he house was to be CALI
ed over on the 18th of August.
The following is the petition ofthe queen
for list of witnesses, &c.
"CARoLINE REGINA,
TO the lords spiritual and temporal in
parliament assembled.
" The queen having received information,
that the house of lords have appointed the
second reading OF bill for tue degradation
and divorce of her majesty for Thursday, the
18th of August next, and as it is necessary
and expedient tor her defence that she sIoulu
be furnished with lis, of the witnesses 10 be
produced against her, the queen desires such
LIST may be forthwith delivered TO her ma
jesty's attorney general
Arrangements, it is said, are making for
another meeting of the city of London, in
order to consider the proprlety OF presenting
a petition and reIuonstrance against the pro
ceedlngs in the house OF lords. with respect
TO her majesty the queen. 1t is reported
that Middlesex will meet tor the same pur-
pose.
The London Traveller says -" Her ma
jesty the queen IS by birth the nearest heir
TO the throne OF these realms, next after The
reignng family, and although her succession
TO the throne is highly improt able, il is not
impossible. Would it not be strange e.
vent, if, after degradation and divorce, her
majesty sheuu ascend the throne %
NJ. Hyde de Melville, Freuch ambassador
to the United States, has arrived at L'Orient
from this country
The papers DO not contain any news OF
interest from the continent.
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