The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-08-30
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teresting particulars relating to The pro-
gress of the Queens affairs; subject.
which had excited so strong sensation
in the public mind, as to preclude the
consideration OF almost all other topics
OF public nature. The indefinite post
pontmeut of the Coronation, is a striking
evidence oi this, and oil the fears. which
ministers have, tha, the tubiir epinion. in
favor Of Her Majesty, will be found too
powerful to resist. without cndangcring
the safety oi the King, as well as the ex-
istencc OF the present administration.
Lord Castlcreagh had denied that the
postponcmeDt of the Coronation, had any
relation to the Queens affairs; but the
very circumstance OF his making this
observation, which he was not called up.
OH to do, in his motion for postpun,men,,
mast convince every man OF observation.
that it was wholly grounded on his fears, .
arising from the contemplation Of THAI
very subject.
zHK. QVAEN'S AFFAIRS.
The affairs Of the Queen continued To
occupy the attention OF, the government
and the people. The Cornnation was
put of II wns not to take place on the
lst OF August, but a, some later period
not yet agreed upon. A motion to this
effect, made by an opposition member.
was seconded by Lord Caslereagh, who.
however, assured ne house that this pro.
crastination,ssas in no degree occasioned
by the proceedings in the case Of the
Queen. ~
In the House Of Lords, July 6, Lord
Dacre presented the following petitiou
from the Queen:--
"Cdroiine Regina.
"The Queen has heard, with mex.
pressible as,onisbmcnt, that q bill, con,
veying charges, and intended TO degrade
her, and to dissolve her marriage with
the King, has been brought by the first
minister of the King into the House 81
Lords, where her Majesty has no coun-
sci or other officer 10 assert her rights.
The only alleged foundation for ti,e bill,
is report oi secret committee, pros
ceedirg solely on papers submitted to
them, ard before whom no single witt
ness was examined. The Queen has
been further informed, that her counsel
last night were refused hearing at The
bar of the House OF Lords at that stags;
Of the proceeding when it was most ma.
terial that they should be heard, and that
a list Of the Witnesses, whose names arg
not known to her accusers, is to be re.
fused to her. Under such circumstan.
ces, the Queen doubts whether any 9th.
er course is left to her, but TO protest IN
the most solemn manner against the
whole of the proceeding; but she is anx.
ious to make one more effort to obtain
Justice, and therefore desires that her
counsel may be admitted to state her
claims at the bar Of the House Of Lords"
Lord Dacre moved, that the counsel
be called in.
The counsel having appeared, demand
ed that an immediate investigation OF the
charges in the bill, should take place. -
An interesting discussion arose on this
demand and it was finally agreed that the
subject should be taken up on the follow.
ing Monday.
In the House Of Commons, July 6.
Sir r. Ferguson moved for copy Of the
commission sent to Milan, to obtain the
dispositions deposited in the Green Bag.
the sums they cost, and by whose order
issued. He remarked, that the Queens
great crime was her having landed in
England, as had she kept abroad, the
green bag would never have been pro-
duccd. This green bag, he said, ougl-
mated with the Vice Chancellor o Eng
land. CSir John Leach who sent out q
practising attorney to take dispositions.
whose principal recommendation was.
that he understood no language but his
own. This Milan commission, ne said,
cost SO, ,0O0L--of which, H. ,OOO was
ex,,eo<led shs fret Eve ponths--a sum