Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-04

not virtually eorsiiuie ihc commission
Of The crime of treason III her on, il YEAS
tie practice al the law-couris 10 conside,
her guilty, likewise, because she was an
accomplce, and in treason all the
parties are considered principals. But II
TIE Queen or the Princess OF Wales were
10 com n,it adultery withaiorsisncrabroad
iha, foreigner, owing no allegiance 10 this
country. would not he guilty OF high treas
son, aud indeed OF no crime against the
laws Of this country. In this supposiiiOn
The Queen also would not be guilty -
for she could GOT be an accompiice IN a
crime where no crime was III existence.
Such was the state Of The case, but IL
might he an omission III the law; but
still i, was the law of the country, and
could mi be made high treason III amy
individual case. Bui were the crown
and The Country, therefore. 10 sustain all
The Inconvenience nf this omission, with.
out anv means OF obtaining remedy p
Ii might be asked wheiher there were
any other grounds on which am impeach-
meni might be founded. lie was not
aware of any. a noble lord opposite
(Erskinr) had once givin IL as his opinion
that il should be made ind ctable but in
the courts az present, ecclesiastical eA-
cep,ed, il was considered merely as a
civil injury. r. an indictment, therefore,
could lie 1rough, in Tive COuri Of Kings
Bruch, on what g,ound could The Cuecn
be proceeded against for high crl,urs and
misaemeanors There was no ground,
therefore, for Tho noble marquis's objec-
ton, that this was moi case OF which
their lnr1ships could take any judicial
coguzancr. |, WAS one with which par
iiamen, only could deal legislalively.
Having removed the objection, lie ROW
cane TO the question NJ The exp"diency
of The course nfproceedngs which, he had
recommended 4; aud hp couieuded that,
unon a matter so new andoi urhprcuiar
1eiicacy, II was more Proper 10 refer the
subject TO a secret cOmn;ittee than 10
submit al once proposition Without
| any previous step. Ia all cases OF bills
OF pans and penalties sauce The nrvoiu-
ton, he believed secret comniiiecs had
| been appointed. Ga these grounds, he
thought The course he had recommended
YEAS most dec0rous and respectful 10 the
! Queen, and most suited 10 ;le case. The
! noble marquis had asked the intentions
| oi ministers, fer they themselves must
| know what they Intended 10 rrCnamrnd
IN the case. This might be said With
| respect 10 every other measure. In every
| case Of conspiracy they might know IL
great deal more than vas referred 10 a
committee, and scarcely case could
occur in which they did 40, know more
than those 10 whom The enquiry was re
trrrcd. This, therefore, vas no SOUND
objection. What II VAS proposed 10
enquire, was, whether amy proceeding
was proper, and i, any, nj VIVA, nature
and 30 what extent and he would ash,
WAS not this more decorous to the iudi-
vlduai than for IA minister Ia cunIe down
al once with a Proposition"
We stated ou Saturday last, that The
motion for asecfri committee prevailed.
The committee chosen Ivy ballet in the
Hnuse Of Lords. consisted of The Arch
bishop Of Canterbury, the Lord Chancel-
10. lie Ecri President, Duke OF Nor
thumberland. Marquis of Lansdown,
Marquis OF Buckingham, Earl Of Liver
pool, Ea,l OF B'anchamp. Niscouni Sid
mouth, Bishop Of London, Lord Bedes-
dale, Lcrd Ereklue, and ihe Earl OF
Lauder dale. Tue committee was or
dered 10 sill on Tuesday, jane 10. The
sitting of the committee was afterwards
postponed 10 june Il.