Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-04

the meeting Of The House of Commons
II lad been signed by Lord Sh field aud
The Duke ~ northumberland. the former
oi whoa had pronouUced The Queen
gully before lie lad heard her defence.
The Lord Mayors Day Mas on- OF the
mosi splendid ~ the annals OF Loudon -
The second toast given al The dinner WAS
" The QaPrn.' AZ soon as this toast Was
announced, "A spa,k al enthusiasm seemed
10 hay been al cute crkindled: every
hand, male aud female, Was raised 10
wave a ~l',te handkerchief and not sal
l$ficd With the usual rounds of applause.
;hey doubled aud ircblcd them, until lie
whole company had exhausted all their
energy. For nearly ten minutes the hall
was a scene OF continued acclama,iou.-
AS soon AS the toast WAS drank, the band
struck zap, " Here's a health to all coed
Lasses"
HOUSE OF LORDS MONDAY, Noy.6
The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the
wcolsack at ten o'clock
The Matqns of Lansdown resumed his
speech IN thst part of which lie left off on
Saturday His Lordship took a review OF the
evidence in tavcur OF the bill and showed
that the principal witnesses were not entitled
10 credit. This, lac said, was admitted OH the
other side. and the advocates for the measure
were con'ent 10 give mp the evidence OF Due
mont, Majocchi. Rastclli, aud Saccbi-hut he
must say, their Lordsh,ps were bound not TO
dismiss any part OF the evidence. and any OF
those cases TO which they had sworn. They
were bonnd not TO forget auv one of those
cases which had been collected from so mar
different parts OF the world and all OF whirh
bore The same character of faisehood. The
interests of truth and Justice required their
Iordships 10 Keep in remembrance the evil
dence on those csses, aud 10 rsflec, seriously
on The manner in which u had been procured.
They should remember also that her males.
tys counsel had been prevented from going
into the evidence of the conspiracy nv che
techuicalities OF the courts below though
enough had been discovered TO show that
Infamous means had been resorted to- for the
collection oil eyidence-meaus which furnished
aud contaminated the whole proceediug
Ills hardship proceeded 10 argue at consider
able length against this obns Xious hill and
protested soiernly asainst its further progress.
lie Duke ot northumberland ssid be con
sidered the allegations contained IN the prc.
ambic OF the bill were satisfactorily aud SUBJ
s,antialiy proved.
Lord EnuiskilleD considered the mass of e.
VideDce so contradictory. that he could NOT
consent 10 convict any individual upon IL, he
therefore would oppose the second reading.
LORD Caltborpe was ot opinion that very
gross aud degrading conduct had heen proved
against her majesty; hut could not upon the
whole consider the evidence satisfactory
1he Marquis al Stafford said he must vote
against the hill. as he deemed The evidence
inconcinsive.
Lord De Clifford spoke against the bill and
thought that in one stage or another the ,nea-
srre would br got nd OF.
Lord Grantham opposed The second readius
oil the bill. on the same grounds as were taken
by lord HARDWOOD,
Lord BesiDton after a few observations
upon the evidence with reference TO The ro-
lacIe said. lie was determined TO vote aeains {
the second reading OF the bill.
Lord Gosiord said, that he had heard emous h
OF evidence 10 place him under The painful
10 pursue tue measure would be, in his Opiu.
ion. extremely ineXpcdieni. He ended Ivy
stating that tic would vote against The second
reading
The Duke of Aihol as an honest man, found
himself bound To declare that the case was
proved, and that he ought TO support the bull.
HE Duke OF Somerset declared iIa, he
should vote against the bill. His ioi dshlp
arose amidst The cries OF Question, Ques-
ton T.
Lord Grenvie expressed the grea, pain
with which lie was hound 10 state that he
deeme Il the case 10 have been fully established.
At three o'clock the calls for the question
Decame universal and strangers were ordered
20 Withdraw. When ministers came TO vote a
loud muTmur was heard la The House.
Al twenty-five minutes before four O'Clock.
Tie State Of the votes was announced.
For the second reading of the bill ...,. i23
against t..s.s. 10
Majority III iavsuT of tue bill. ..-2S
The bill wEs accordingly read second
time.
The House ihrn adjourned untilten O'Clock
to MORO" morhIng, whenihe lords will go
into Commute on The bill
Tuesday, Nor
The House met al 10 o'clock and in the list
OF absentees the name OF lord Holland as
read, who stated in a letter 10 The Lord Chan
oellor that he absent from iudispOsilion
An n is.a Ia h.. Il
Preparations had been made for counsel At
The bar but il was directed that in iniure no
arrangements of that kind should br made
without previous direction from the House
Lord Dacre then rose, aud after some pre-
limIDary observations presented The following
protest from the Qneen:-
PROTEST
CAROLINE REGINA
To the Lords spiritual and TEMPORAL
an PdTiiGnt vt assembled
The Qneen has learnt the decision of the
Lords upon the bill wow before them In the
lace OF Parliament. of her family aud at ne,
country, she does sOiemnlS protest against II.
Those who avowPd Themselves her prOstcuL.
ors have presumed TO Sii IN JUDGMENT on The
question between the Queen and Themselves.
Peers have gwen Their voices against her, who
had heard the whole evidence for The charge
and sbsented Themselves daring her defence
Others have come 10 The discussion from the
secret committee with minds BIASED by mass
OF SANDER which her enemies have not dared
to hing forward iU the Tight
The Queen does not avail herself of her
right 10 appear before the committee; for TO
her The details OF the measure must be- mat.
ter Of indifference aud, unless The course of
these nneAampled proceedings should bring
The bill before the other branch OF the legisla-
tnre. she will make no reference whatever 10
The treatment experienced by her during the
last twenty five years.
" She now most deliberately, and hefoi God
asserts that she is wholly innocent OF the crime
ldId TO her charge, and she awaits, with una
bated confidence, the final re suit of this unpar
allelcd iuvestigation
(Sisned) CAROLINE REGINA"
The Lord Chancellor said thai i'm all matters
oil accusation the PcrS01 placed in that siiua.
ton bad right 10 be heard after The second
reading OF the bill, and This paper might be
Fntered as the address OF the individual send.