The Portland gazette., 1820-10-31
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PORTLAND. TUESDAY, OCT. 81, 1890
AFFAIRS or EUROPE.

ENGLAND Nothing since our last, has reached
rs spe citing the trial of the Queen Of England.
The proceedings were suspended IN the Honse of
Peers, By an sljournment unit, the third OF Octo-
hsr, TO give her counsel opportunity TO prepare
for her defence. Messengers have been seat to
the continent to bring oser witnesses; bersam'
it IA said. had declined attending, but the coan-
tess of Oldi bis sister, was daily expected, and
rooms had been prepared for her in the house oc-
cupea by the Queen.
The House OF Commons inet on the 18th oil Sep
tsmser, agr.eably 10 adjournment. The Queens
afFafs gave rise to another very slnatsd debate,
in which tae members in the opposition--Sir
Robert Wilson, Mr. Hume, Mr. Burnett aud 9TH
ers, spoke with great freedom and warmth upon
the prose ution. Sir X. Wilson observed that hs
had attended the House OF Lords through the ira
al, aud he was convinced that from the 6eg'na,ag
to the end OF the proceedings, there had been
wicked conspiracy against her honour. Lord Cas-
tlere aRh replied that il a conspiracy had existed
it was entirely without his knowledge, and that
no one would he more anxious than himself to
discover il. Lord Osborne asked If ministry IN
tended to omit the clause Of divorce; he was An.
swereo 10y Lsrd Castlersagh, that this part OF the
bill was to be considered ON public, not personal
grsuads; that no intention existed OF acting IN
opposition to religious feelings or Tor the personal
relief Of the King. The debate arose on mo-
tion of one Of the ministry Tor committee TO
search the journals OF the Lords, aud ascertain
the state of the Bill I; TO this an amendment was
offered by MIR. fIobhsuse, that an address be pre-
septsd 70 his Majesty toprsrogus Parliament, IN
order to relieve the nation from its present sm-
barrassins situation. This amendment was not
only resisted BY ministers, but also by part Of
the Queens fre nds, on the ground that her char
aeter demanded further investigation, anf that 1t
was Necessary TO procesdi order to free her from
the reproach which had been cast upon her hon
our The amendment was consequently rejected
by large majority, &c to l2. 1t will be perceiv-
cd by this vote that the House was unusually
thin many did not probably come from the coun.
try oa the supposition that an adjournment would
Immediately take place. This was the fact, the
Hsuse soon adjourned 10 the 18th Of October.
The sum already drawn fer the Queens de-
fence, has amounted to over $4,000
Addresses still continue to be poured in 10 The
Queen one in poetry, with vast number OF
| signatures have been presented and one by the
| officers and seamen Of the merchant ships in the
| Thames: The procession which ssre this was
composed Of about 5000 sailsrs with banners; on
| the first was "God save the Queen" and on the
third - non mi recordo.n These addresses are
get up, by the untirng zeal other political friends,
whose object it is to promote the excitement,
which now exists in the most infamable part o
the population, IN her favour. Her answers are
peculiarly calculated TO foment this spirit: "they
breathe trssson in every line" To many OF the
addresses ars fpund the names OF members ofPar
lament, who 4tthe same time that they are ait
ting as Judges, and while the case is only partly
developed, are prenouncing her innocent and
sppla audng ber conduct