The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-10-24

of September. The Queen still contin-
ues to be the prominent subject in them,
and will he until her cause is fully deci.
ded. The government completed the
case on their part on the 7th September,
after having examined 25 witnesses.
The testimony since the last accounts
has not materially varied the situation
If the parties. II the evidence is to be
believed, there cannot a. doubt remain
that the charges in the TN of pains and
penalties are substantially supported.
Among the Queens witnesses, we notice
the names OF respectable Englishmen,
who were in her suite when she en-
barked for the continent: they are sir
William Cell. Mr.. Craven, Capt. Han
nun, Capt. Flynn and DR.. Holland, her
physician. The testimony Of such mea
will be very important and credible, as
far as it goes, but as they early left the
Queens service, we apprehend they will
not wholly controvert the facts, stated
by the Italians. One principal ground
Of defence will unavoidably be placed on
the character of the foreign witnesses,
how successful her counsel may be, in
inpeaching them, the cross examination
has given US some means of Judging.
On the 9th of September, the House of
Peers adjourned to the Sd of October,
to give fhe Queen time to prepare for
her defence.
The excitement in her favour seems
to be undated, and the addresses and
answers lose nothing Of their boldness
and hostility to government.
A subscription is cut to purchase and
present to the Queen service Of plate:
among the trustees for this purpose, we
observe he names Of the Duke Of Leices-
ter. and tn Earl Of Oxford.
The papers on each side retain their
confidence, and the ministers and their
party, which is an overwhelming ma
jority in the House of Lords, discover
no Signs of intimidation nor any fears Of
the result. The House of Peers were
81 DAYS in session.
On the Continent, some nations are
enjoying repose and others are under the
excitement Of revolutionary feelings.
Italy is of the latter description what
will be the result of their attempt to free
themselves from aespotic government,
time must develoPe. Sicily and Naples
are for the present separated, Austria
threatens Naples with large army for
the purpose of suppressing the spirit of
freedom which has manifested itself
there. All Italy is under the influence OF
Austria; she surrounds the larger states
by Gordon Of lesser cities and posts,
from which she can at once survey and
control their political movements. It's
that az conference hetween
the Emperors OF Austria and Russia and
the King OF Prussia, ii was agreed tia.
Francis LIST Emperor of Austria) should
place himself at the head of confeder-
acy in Italy, like the German, TO preserve
the integrity and independence of the
states composing it.
The Emperor Alexander had made
another communication to the Spanish
government, tase....issss li, Re 10 the present
state of their affairs, and quito satisfacto-
ry TO them.
.Tar,G.-On the 18th inst. delegates
from number of towns of this State as
ssmbled at the Court House 10 take in
- consideration the expediency of APP
pointing delegation TO represent the
mercantile interest of this community ia
the convention which is TO sit at Phila-
delphia Oh the lst of November, and 10
momorialize congress against the aboli-
ton of the proposed tariff. Arthur Nc
Lellan, Esq. was called to the chair. IL
was thought expedient that delegates
should be sent to Philadelphia, and Gen.
Joshua Wingate jr. and Mr. Peter II.
Green were chosen for this purpose. A
memorial to congress was also prcpar-
ed : which we are enabled to publish in
this days paper. We recommend il TO
the perusal OF our readers, as presenting
fair exposition of the question about
to be agisated in congress.
II will be recollecied that the Tariff
Bill passed the House of Represents
tives at the last session of Congress, and
was stopped 10 the Senate. The major