Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-07

10 Tall victim had Seeu satisfied. her doors
were opened to you aud Your families 20 no |
purpose. She could no longer enjoy the So !
ciety OF British peeresses. She could only
lower herself By conrtiI.g il. She had no al
tentative but 10 do this, TO court society as a
favor aud 10 see il, il not refused, unwillingly
conceded, OF leave the country. such being
the facts say that tits not here that the queen
will be reproached tor leaving Eng land. IL is not
In The presence OF your iOrdships that she will
be condemned TOR having established her re-
sidence in Italy. which she would not-whicb
perhaps she onght not TO have done 1t less un.
fortunately situated.
Afflicted BY those considerations which CO uld
not but press heavily on AN ingenious mind
her majesty went TO Italy. During the PEE
riod OF which have spoken, aud up to the
time OF her departure, she had enjoyed, not
indeed the society OF her beloved daughter,
bui the affectionats aud grateful respect OF
her only child. An event. OF all others most
interesting TO n mothers feelings, was about
to take place in the marriage of the Princess
Charlotte. No announcement was made TO
her majesty. IL was made known to all Eng
Iaud but no intimation OH the subject was
conveyed TO her. To England il was formal.
~ announced to Europe IL was formally an.
pounced but there was one person TO whom
II was not announced, and that person WAS
the mother OF the intended bride. Aud why
was thisf All she had done amounted TO
this, that having offended ,one party, her
cohduct had been arraigned, aud she had
been proved innocent; aud she was no longer
favored aud protected by those who had for.
merly made bsr their tool. The marriage
was solemnized Still no news Of the event
was transmitted to her MAJESTY sue heard of
stmerely by accident from the coulter who
was going 10 anpsunce II TO the Pope, that
ancient aud much respectable ally of this
protestant country. During this period ii
hut slight communication took place he
tween The mother aud lhs daughter il was
because overwhelmingly Oh the one hand was
opposed to sincere affection the other An
event now occurred which plunged all Eng
land ~ the deepest sorrow, and i'll which even
all foreign nations sympathised-tho lamentei
death OF the late beloved Princess. With due
regard TO tue feelings OF our allies, the mourn
fui intelligence was communicated TO them
as speedily as possible by messengers sent for
mat purpose. The person who OF all the
world was most deeply interested ia the
moursfui event-who was most likely 10 be
overwhelmed by the shock, was left 10 be o.
verwheimed by the dismal tidirgs from hear
Ing OF them by accident, az she had heard OF
tue marriage of her dau shier by accident
But il she had not heard of her daughter.
death by accident, ere long she would have
'eit that that mournfnl event had taken place
MS the dissolution of the Princess Charlotte
was announced TO her by the issuing Of the
hHan Commission, and the opening OF the pre-
ent proceedings.
Look at the sad fate of this Princess. II
has always been her unhappy lot TO lose her
pes' protectors by the hand of death and by
has beeu Withdrawn whose death has not been
Tue Ssnal tor new attack oil her honour
MT. Pitt was her earliest and constant friend
from the period of her arrival In this country
up 10 The time OF his death. He died in ISO6.
ana nat lew weeks afterwards, the first in
curry into the conduct of her royal hichuess
was commenced. He left her royal highness
as legacy TO Mr.. Perceval, her firm dannt.
less, aud ahle advocate on that ocaasion and
no sooner had that melancholy event winch
IN he af
Ken place, than that attack was resumed
which his gallantrv aud skill, aud iuvariabe
ldelity, had till then prevented. MIR. Whit
bread then took up her deieuce, and when
tha' mournful event occurred, which all good
men had united 10 deplore. without auy dis
JUNCTION OF party, the grumbling storm was
again heard,bnt II was happily then kept from
approaching her Majesty, TOR her daughter
then survived, and all were willing 10 wor
ship the rising sun.
now call your LOrdShips' attention to that
wNtcn mas resulted from the proceedings against
nef Majesty, and TO comment upon the pecu.
iiar features OF the story which has been got
NJ on THIS occasion. L have now TO remind
Your LordShips of that which has not been
brought TO your recollection, but which has
rather been oblItrrated from your memory Inv
me evidence, the statement OF the Attorney
General. In the words of my learned friend
himself, will bring before you the plan of
h's opening speech. his will be found of
material lmpoTtance.-My learned friend did
not make that general speech without book
or instruction, but 1t was transcribed tor him
Jana IN what way II WAS transcribed for kim
will leave yoar Lordships To ludge) from the
NOUNS OF the witnesses. He believed his
learned friend, iihe Attorney Geueral) a. ey.
cry one must who knew his hououratIe ma
lure, when he said. will not state any fact
against her Majesty which | do not believe
In my conscience shall be able to establish
ny proof but al the same time, in the dis-
chnrge ct my dniy, shall withhold nothing
"hlch Can be so established know that he
spoke mn'i conSciPntiously, Now thar he tail.
eu 10 prove what he stated [ know equally
aud there can be but one cause for this taiI-
auf.
Ny learned friend has failed, because he
toiu you what had been copied into his briet
from the months OF those witnesses who had
sworn as falsely before, as they have done
since They were brought TO Your Lordshios'
Bar. Will now call your Lordsbips attention
10 one or two samples Of the evidence given
Wh'cu WIN enable your lordshlps 10 Judge
pretty accurately of the valne OF the whole
OF the testimony OF the witnesses, compariuy
what mas bt Ell stated in evidence, with the facts
set 10TH in the speech OF the ATTORNEY Cen
eral' F0r ihis purpose, shall select but one
or two leading witnesses. In the first nl,cs
IT was stated, by my learned friend, that The
inproprleiies imputed TO the Queen extended
almost down to the present time. Now il so
happeued that The facts sworn 10 by the wit
nesSes, extended but TO within three years of
- -, ,',,o' '"a' iS"oVeT Just haIf OF the
PERIOD WHICH they were said TO have filled ND.
pray you Id lSok, my Lords, in the first
place, at the way IN which the Attorney
Oeneral opened his case, aud at the manner
~ which he attempted TO prove it, will
snow you, says my learned friend, the ATTORNEY
Geueral, tire clear and decisive marks of two
persons having slept in her Majesty's bed in
Napies-l will slew you, thai this occnt-
red when she came home edrly and unexpec,-
edly from The Opera, on the second night after
her arrival at Naples-I will slew you that
sue Wehi To Btrgamls bed room. where lie
then was, aud that she was not visible 10 The
nobility, who flocked TO see her, until late
bout on the following day These were the
Used by my learned friend IN hIs
opening speech.
They contained assertions rising one above
another IN regular succession. aud each sur-
ndInr iLn tllInt In - |