The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-08-29
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON, JULY b.

LONDON, JULY b.
Ga the 4lh Of July. thirteen Italian witness.
IS against the Queen, landed at Dover from
Calais, twelve men and one female, mean in
appearance, and resembling the image sellers
In the metropolis, No sooner had they land
ed, than sLle mob asssiled them with gross
epithe,s, spit upon aud pelted them unmerci-
fully. During their short stay at the Hotel, it
was literally surrounded by the mob. Several
OF the Waadows were broken, and one oil the
witnesses badly wounded over the eye. II
became necessary to read the riot act, and
The mob was at last dispersed by the police,
after slight resistance.
Even the Captain Of TIE Packet came in
tor bis share Of abuse, but he appeased them
by saying, II had not brought them some
body else would, and might as well pocket
the cash as any other person
The report of Mr.. Canning's resignation is
contradic,ed. He remains in Office upon an
understanding with bis colleagues, that be is
to take no part in any proceedings relative TO
the queen, either in the cabinet council or in
the Parliament.
House IF Lords, July l0-Lord Liverpool
moved s. That the House should te called
over on Thursday, the l7ih Of August at ten
Of the clock in the morning.
That that call be enforced by the suthori-
ty Of their Lord,!iips.
That no Peer shall be absent on that day,
nor on any subsequent one, during the pro
ceedings without leave from their Lordshps
That no Peer shall vote by proxy.
That the Lord Chancellor do write letters
TO their Lordships, that their attendance is re-
Auired as above stated"
All these motions were successfully a.
greed TO.
TUEsDAY, July 1l.-Lord Auckland pre-
sen,ed the following petition from the QUEEN !:
Caroline Regisa.-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 the degradation
and divorce Of her Majesty, for Thursday,
the l7th OF August next, deems it essential to
her defence that she should be furnished with
a lis: Of the witnesses to be produced sgainst
her. the Queen desires such list may be forth
with delivered TO her Majesty's Attorney
General.
The above petition was ordered TO be Ia
ken into consideration on Friday.
The 90 reading OF the bill agains, the Queen
postponed until the l7tb of August.
The Liverpool Mercury says the Italians
lately arrived in England as Witnesses against
the Queen, have been resbipped for Holland,
for the purpose, as that paper adds, Of bling
better Instructed!
The same paper says that the coronation
OF the king is deferred sine die.
GFImpor.dm fI-Capt. Place, arrived at
Portsmouth, N. II. was informed by Mr.. Muir.
ray, the American Consul in Liverpool, the
day previous to sailing, [July a. that he had
received intelligence from the French Govern
neni, that CoooteNailing Duty Of 1901. pes
ton had been levied Oh American vessels.
Sir Thomas Tyrwbiu waited upon her
Majesty with copy OF the Bill OF Divorce
which had heen presented TO The House Of
Lords by Lord Liverpool The Queen re.
ceived Sir Thomas with digni6ed co,nposuIe,
and on his delivering copy Of the bill, she
sadie am sorry that il comes SO late, as
twenty five years ago i, might have been Of
some use to bis Majesty bul. as we shall not
meet in this world, i hope we shall in the next"
(pointng her hand tow ards Heavea. and then
adding wrih great emphasis ahsre justice
shall be rendered me She requested Sir
Thomas to convey these sentiments to the
Ring.
THE QUEEN.--Tbe Eoglishman "a
London pspeT Of July 9Th, states MA, the
Monday previous The addresses of the Bor-
ough OF Southwark and of the Common Hall
we're presented to her Majesty, on which oc.
casion number Of persons OF distinction were
presented to the Queen. Alter the departure
Of The d.pulation, the Queen showed herself
in the balcony, and was warmly cheered by
tue populace. Much amusement was excited
by the appearance Of two green bags, canie
on the end OF a long pole. They were sealed,
and one Of them had a label, on which was
written. "Br'ions, protec, your injured Queen
agains, the filthy contents OF the green bag. :"
On Thursday the Westminster address was
presented by the High Bailf Sir +. BurGe,t
and Mr.. Hobhouse. Her Majesty re!u,aed
answers 10 tue addresses.
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