Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-26

i pretended, that the secret tssn mlttee coald
/ have come to its report. without evidence
i before then, and, therefore, it could not
: be difficult Immediately to produce those
4 witnesses and for the accuser to proceed to
i prove his charges. He trusted that he wa
.Inot guilty of disrespec', when he said, that
! he found in all their Ior1ships' proceedings
az sinst the Queen no analogy to those OF
courts of justice; but nevertheless that Illus
/ trious lady called on the house to suffer her
TO meet her accusers. They were told by the
| ELL, that that with which she was charged
!! had been continued for six years why. then
1 we're not these charges made before? inor-
! binary cases Of divorce it was customary to
! inquire what had been the moral conduct OF
1 the husband AND even if that had been cor
rect, there might be an abandonment on his
part, which would deprive him the RENE
! dy he sought tor. She, however, waived all
claim to such enquiry, in order to see at
once, at the bar, all that her accusers could
bring against her. The names of all the e.
! violence in every criminal case were endors-
ed on the back of the bill presented to the
grand jury; they were examined on oath IN
open court and was her majesty to be the
only person in the land who was denied the
RICH. and Justice? All former cases OF this
fkind had been attempted TO be justified on
| grounds of state necessity but II that had
| been the case in the present instance, would
ithave been allowed tosleep over six years?
There was no spurious issue, or probability
! Of any, charged to make it a matter OF state
necessity in this case. Her humble and dis
tinct duplication is, that all the evidence in
| the green bag, should be communicated to
herself and the'public /; for she was convIn-
ced, the more they were sifled the more
false they would be shewn 10 be. He in
treated that her majesty should, as in the
lowest courts of all, have in that (the high
est the power of vindicating her conduct at
the bar of that house, by overwhelming the
witnesses against her and by shelving that
all the duties of man and wife had been vio-
lated as with respect to her. 1t had been
said that this was but bill Of divorce, and
not of pains and penalties but he knew OF
no heavier PAIN, no severer penalty, than to
be hyrled from the highest rank IN lite to-
PIT of inlamy and that too by the report OF
secret tribunal.
The earl OF LIVERPOOL said. the question
was put by the learned counsel, whether they
would proceed to the sec nd reading imme.
dlatey, .or TO put ii off for the ends OF sub
stantial Justice. He could assure the Louise
that no unnecessary delay should take place
in Tue progress of The bill; bu, On Monday
next he should fix the day for the second
reading. He, therefore, moved, that the
house be summoned Tor that day.
Lord Holland said, the ll4strious Person
asked tol immediate inquiry and this be-
ing the nature of acts OF allainder, and bills
of Pains and Penalties, in all such cases de-
lay is extremely unusual the noble Lord
could not therefore, call on them to delay
proceedings simply on the nature of the bill.
The Earl OF Liverpool admitted that this
was Bill Of Pains and Penalties, but not
bill of Divorce one OF the relief OF the
State, if twas aggrieved, and not one from
apriyate individual, praying for redress
| 1t would be absurd to think that they were
to bring on the examination of the witnesses
- o.,,,.,,, soIn h tn p,nrroU IS
Earl Gray said, he saw no reason why
they should not proceed to morrow as well
as on Monday, and he moved accordingly.
! Earl Darnly also wished that the House
Should proceed tomorrow. He also mplo-
red Ministers to defer the Coronation tor the
present.
[ After few words from Lord Belhaven,
the House divided for Lord Liverpool
motion, that the House be summoned Tor
| Monday So; against it le majority ST.
Adjourned.
Friday, JuIy7.
The new InsoIvent Debtors Bill went
through Committee. clause proposed
| by Lord Auckland, that three Commissioners
should preside in the Court, instead of one,
| was agreed to.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Thursday, Jugs.
Mr.. Howorth read a report OF the pro-