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THE QUEEN.
Ho,.ae q Comm0ns, June q.

MFR. Wilberforce brought forward his motion.
urging. with much feeling and earnestness, that
the House should adopt the measure OF addressing
the Queen, expressive OF desire that the unhappy
differences existing between her and the King,
should be anicably settled by arbitration and Of.
ferug their zeaous services to aid their happy ter
mination. Mr.. w. concluded by moving the fol.
lowing resolutions :---
6 Resolved, that this House has learned with
unfeigne, aud deep regret, that the late endeavors
to frame an arrangement which might avert thes
necessity Of public inquiry into the information
lid before the two houses Of Parliament, have not
led TO that amicabIe adjustment of the existing df
ferences in the Royal Family, which was so anx-
iously desired by Parliament and the Nation.
I" That this House, fully sensible of the objec.
tons which the Queen might justly feel to taking
upon herself the REIMBURSEMENT of any points ID
which she might have conceived her own dignity
and honor to be involved, yet feeling the inesma.
Bile importance of an amicabie and final adjust
ment Of the present unhappy differences, cannot
forbear declaring its opinion, that when such large
advances have been made towards that object, her
Majesty, by yielding to the solieitude ofthe
House Of Commons, and forbearing to press fur
Their the adoption of those propositions on which
any material difference ofopinion is yet remaining,
would BY no means be understood to indicate any
wish to shrink frem enquiry, but would only be
deemed to afford renewed proof Of the desire
which her Majesty has been gracieusly pleased to
express to submit her wishes to the authority
of Parliament; thereby emitting herself to the
grateful acknowledgements Of the House Of Com
MONS and sparing this House the painful necessity
of those public discussions, which, whatever might
be their ultimate result, could not but be disres.
sing to her Majesty's feelings. Disappointing the
hopes Of Parliament, derogatoIy to the dignity Of
the Crown, and injurious to the best interests Of
the Empire"
These Resolutions eccasioned long and anima-
ted debate, when the question was finally taken on
their passing. and carried by large majority and
Mr.. Wiberfoce, Mr. 5. Wortley, Sir T. Acland.
and MIR. Bankes, appointed Committee to wait
ON the Queen, and present the same.
Mr. Wiberforce's resolution was carried-yeas
39l, nays ia
A motion of Lord A. Hamilton in favor Of in.
sorting Her Majesty's name in the Liturgy, was
negatiyed.
House Of Commons. June 81.
The Deputatien presented the Resolutions to
her Majesty aa the cath Of l..ae, il che forenoon,
aud received the following answer, which in the
afternoon they presented to the House of Com.
mons:-
HER MAJESTy'S ANSWER.
"I am bound to receive with gratitude any at
tempt on the part of the House of Commons to
interpose its high mediation for the purpose of
healing those unhappy differences in the Royal
Family, which no person has so much reason to
deplore as my self. And with perfect truth
declare. that entire reconcilement of those DIFF
ferences, effected by the authority of Parliament,
on principles consistent with the honor and dignity
of all the parties. is still the object nearest TO my
heart
g cannot refrain from expressing my deep
sense of the afectionate language OF these resoln-
tons il shews the House of Commons to be the
faithful representative of that generous people to
whom owe debt of gratitude that can never be
repaid.
ri am sensible too, that expose myself to the
risque Of dispIeasing those who may soon be the
Judges of my conduct, but trust to their candor
and their sense of honor, confident that they will
enter into the feelings which alone influence my
determination.
g 1t would III become me to question the power
Of parliament or the mode in which it may at any
time be exercised bat however strongly may
feel the necessity of submitting to its authority,
the question whether will make myself party to
any measure proposed, must be decided by my
own feelings and conscience, and by them alone.
AS subject OF the state shall bow with Difference
II possible without a murmur--to every act Of
the sovereign authority but an accused and
injured Queen, owe it to the King, myself and
oil my fellow subjects, not to consent to the sacri-
fice OF any essential privilege, ca withdraw my APP
peal to those principles of public justice, which are
alike the safegusrdoft the highest and the humblest
Individual"
Lord Castlereagh, in calling the attention of the
House to the Order ofthe Day, for taking the adj
journed debate, on the Kings message, into con-
siderasion, felt the situation in which they were
placed after the late efforts which they had made,
to avoid, if possible, all further inquiry
The Queen had renewed her claim to open
investigation and therefore it became his Majestys
Ministers, it Parliament permitted them, to answer
this appeal to British Justice, by bringing forward
he oh ber ,asa
Bile. 1t now became imperative upon them. Min
sters to be the instruments in bringing before the
house those charges, in manner which her majes-
ty said would best accomplish the ends OF justice,
He proposed to fix on Thursday, July 6, sthe day
on which he would be prepared to offer motion to
the House, founded on the answer OF her majesty
to the address OF that House. With these obser-
yations, his Lordship said, be would postpone the
further debate on the Kings message, until Friday
July Z.
The motion for postponement was agreed to.
No Secret Committee has been appointed on the
part OF the Commons.
A motion was made in the House of Lord, June
2z, by Lord Grey, to discharge the Secret Com.
mittee of that Branch on the Queens concerns.
The Earl OF Liverpool opposed it and it was neg
ativeds yeas III, nays 1902. Ii. this Committee re-
ports decidedly against the Queen, it is said a bill
OF divorce and Punishment win be introduced. The
Committee ofthe Lords was to meet Immediately.
Perhaps the proceedings in the Commons will be
suspended till the Lords decide.
On the 28th the select committee Of the House
of Lords met, and the investigation began. Mr.
Brougham and Mr. Denman attended on the COM
mittee, and put Ia sealed letter from the Queen,
the contents of which are unknown. 1t is asserted
however that It contained no proposition for
compromise. Another account says the letter
contained protest.1
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