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

ure, and II appeared 60 he tie opinion al
the honse THAT ihe bill should be iczd q
third TINE only b, majority OF 9 Yates
Had the third reading been carried by as
considerable a number of peers a the
sscond. lac aud lis COLLEAGUES would have
felt u their duty To perscvere With The hill
and ia send u down 10 the other branch
oil the legislature. IL the present state al
The country, however, and With the d..
vision of scuilmen, 50 nearly balanced,
jus, cvinccd BY their lor;is.Il,s, they had
come 10 the determination not To proceed
further with il. He should accordingly
move that the question, that the bill do
pass. be pull on this day six months.
iIhe Nest vehement Cheering took place
oa This unexpected declaration. -Esrl
Grey rose as snon as The Earl of Liverpool
hai resumed his seat, bu, the coninS,a II
d,d noi snbsi;ie until after his hardship
had bneu inr some time on his legs. His
lcrdsliip cnmpiaincd rf the whole course
ministers had puiSmh with regard Ia the
bill, which. alter tic drcld.a,iou of the
noble Earl, could s.arceiy be said To bv
betar" The lIunsc, bat which WAS still be
fore ,hc country. and wonlh lDns 1--we in
is mcmoiy (Hear) lie charged Lie SER
wants "tihe crow With lie gro~Sssl h"g
lect ct duty, III The first instance, III lis
icaiDg only 10 ex'patie evidence, and
giving willing credence 10 the most OK.
aggera,ed and uuiouudcd caiumnles -
Cloud chccrs) They had thus, for many
months. agilaicd the nation they had
produced general siagnation OF public
aud private business AMI they had given
a most favorable opporinniiy, were II
desired, Ia The creE,ies of internal peace
and tranquility. They had betrayed their
King, insuted their Queen Continued
cries Of hear from all sidcS,) and had g,v-
en- shock To the morals of society bl
the PRONUNCIATION of the detestable and
disgusting evidence, in the hearing of
pied. U1ear.) His lordship also repro.
baie,', Ia The severest terms, The conduct
of the Dliiap commissioners, who, having
been appointed. not 10 invcsiigaic The
truth, but tn obtain testimony of guilt,
had found in this country but too great
an medication to PM faith in all the sto
rics their agents and Witnesses might IN
vent against The honor aud reputation Of
the queen of Great Britain. The result
has been, thai, after enquiries, secret aud
npen-a'ier the greatest caluMnies and
the 'oulesi libeIs had been made the sub
Jcct oi detail and debate Tor fifty days
alter all ile injury HAT il vas possible 10
do The Queen, had been accomplished ,
The bill vas abaHdnned, not without 'rea
son, but aSsurediy without apology. His
lordship eoncinded by assuring noble
lords on the other side, thai The pcnpi,
of Great Britain would mol he satisfied
wlh The mere Withdrawing of the meas
ure, hui would dr1and u strict enqniry
INTO its foundation AMI origin Great up.
piaaSe. lord EIslline addressed a lew
wards 10 their lordsl,ips in a manner truly
emphatic and striking =" have heard,
sai he The proposal nf the noble earl
| see the fate Of this odious mea ure con,
summated. and feel nothing but the most
lively and entire Satisfaction. | hearth,
rejoice in this event. My lords, am an
old man and my life, whether il have
been Tor good or for evil, has brcn pas
srd under the sacred rule ot the law. L.
this moment feel my strength remova
ied& repaired by That rule being fcstnrcd
the arCursed charge wherewiihal We Iave
been mrnaced has passed over our heads
there ~ an end of thai h0rgiIl and porteut-
Gus rxcr"sence at new Law, retrospe,
tive, and. inlquliOns, and Opp.essiI e ard
the constitution aud scheme of our polity
Is once more safe. My heart is TOO full
OF The escape we have just had 10 lei me
do more than praise The blessings Of tie
system we have rcgained; bun ! cannot
praise them adequately myself, and pre-
Ter expressing my O"n sentiments in the
fine language OF one of the most elcqu-nt
authors ot.any age, Hooker. who speaks
ia his great work on Ecclcsiasl Teal Polity
o. law there can be no less ackmow.
iedgei than that her seat is i'm the bosom
al &
The world all things IN heaven and
earth do her homage; The very least as
feeling her care, aud the greatest AZ nos
exempted from her power. Both angels
and men. and creatures of whatever
condition though each in d ifrrent
syri, and manner. yet all with uniform
consent, admiring her as the mother of
their peace and joy '"-e Duke Of Mon
tTose said, he should oppose the motion
for throwing vi the bill. Ia was com
vlnced"f her majesty's crIminaIiy, and
should never loon up 10 her as Queen. -
The motion was then put and agreed To,
and The house adjourned 10 the 23d inst.
the dag on which the commons meet.
Her majesty was in tendance in her
private apartmeDt,ai the House of Lords.
fr0m quarter before ~. Whilst the
pe'lS "Vit ppiHS t1INuph tue process Oh
voting seriatim prior 10 The division, her
maiesty's counsel, Who were behind ,h,
throne. were noting down The votes. AS
soon as they ascerialnrd That The majority
would not exceed niue, they repaired TO
The presence Of her majesty, and advised
her 10 present a petition 10 be heard by
counsel against The passing of The bill.
Her majesty received The news of the ma =
ioTitv for tbP hill a ith great iortiiuJa and
sisned the petition drawn up By her coun
sci with smiling air. saying, as she
wrote the words Caroline Regina, "There
Regina still, in spite of them" In lew
minutes her cuuns, rushed into the room
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