The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-10-10


The trial of the Queen was proceeding.
On the 18Th Lord King moved the rejection
OF The bill of Pains and Penalties. Id. Liver.
pool moved as substitute that the Attorney
General should be called ia. Id LIS motion
was carried-yeas 1871, nays 65. Earl GRAY
moved as amendment the rejection of the bill
as not the best mode Of proceeding, preferring
impeachment; negaiived, 81 10 ls0.-The
Counsel were then called in-and the Attorney
General proceeded to open the case--and bis
statement, so far as il proceeded that day,
occupies four columns in the n Y. Advertiser.
On the slst Monday he resumed his state
mont aud his narration extended 10 nearly as
great length as before.
BY this statement, it would seem that the
charge Of high criminality against the Queen
Is expected 10 be made out by circumstantial
evidence. But the circumstances stated by
the law officer, il substan,iated by sufficient
credible testimony, will leave no room, in ally
uaprejadiced mind, to doubt of Der guilt. IL
is proper, however. TO take statements of this
kind, made by counsel, with caution.
Should the case be made out in The manner
stated by the Attorney General, and theQueen
moi be able 10 discredi, the w,tnesse. by which
it 10 supported, notwithstanding The lofty
ground she has taken, and the confident tone
OF her language and conduct, il will be i'm
possible for the spirit Of party, or popular
excitement, TO carry her through The nation
will certainly, in such an event be agalns,
her--for the instances OF her conduct, recIted
BY the Counsel for the Government, are not
only irrsconcilable with decency, bu. we
think with virtue. N Y .ady
After the Attorney General had completed
his satement, The Queen came in. The
calling Of the witnesses then commenced.
Theodore Ma acct was the frs witness.
The Queen, on hearing his name, turned
round and loudly screamed. i" What! Theo-
dore /! ~ and hastily daried from her seal
through the door 10 her apartment, followed.
after short interval, BY Lady Ann Hamilton
This was about half past twelve o'clock
Her Majesty had not been seated above three
minutes. The scream and exclamation OF the
Queen operated upon the feelings of the House
with electric effect. A long pause succeeded.
Peers, counsel, strangers looked-as if they
doubted the evidence of their eyes and ears
moi word was spoken, and minutes elapsed
before the procesdiogs were continued.
Her Majesty did rot return to the House of
Lords that day.
When her M, jssty retired 10 the little room
appointed for her use, adjoising the entrance
TO the House of Peers, her manners were
extremely hurried. She threw herself in
chair, and for some time did not utter sy LA.
BILE. A. il was possible when she did speak
thai her obser' ations might be overheard, Sir
I. Tyrwht persmicrIy desired tina, no per-
son should be permitted 10 approach her
apartment. In about an hour she was joined
by Mr. Alderman Wood. with whom she
copyersed for several minutes
Her Majesty on her return TO ST. James's
square, immediately ordered her dinner, and
having hastily psrtaken Of that neal, she
proceeded IN her post chariot and four TO
Bradsnburgh house. She seemed on her de-
parture greatly 10 have recovered the agitation
with which she was affected when she left The
house.