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

ht 10 vote
garcsi cvi-
Gcnicd, that,
were moi re-.
krlainly Of an
/. l. struck him
kiure In This case,
a period OF 6 years
|urlng which time
kvicr, no one specific
been proveiio have
bV "a given day. IL HAT tor
TIN OF that term, not the
slieV [en had been attempted
10 beV lpar:ies. The concluSi.
ons " been drawn from DETACHED
parts d Idence 10 her maIesty's
preiudicS lar too strong, aud even
directly at variance with evidence OF the
most respectable character in her ma
irsty's favor. The tent scene on board
the pola ca, on which some Of their lord
ships placed so much reliance, did not
present To his mind any supicioJ ot guilt.
He much doubled whether The act o!
adultery was ever coMWiited toy any two
persons m such a situation, who knew
themselves In be surrounded by persons
who might break IN upon them without
momeni's warning. Much less could
he believe ii with regard To the princess,
who was perfectly aware ild, her cou
duet Mas Watched, and who lefi the con-
MunicatiOn with The cabin constantly
open, Sd that ANY one might, al any hour
OF the night or day, have gone silen'l,
and secretly TO look at VIVA, Mas passing
in The tent. Lard Somers thought i, i'm
possible Ia doubt thai adaiie:y had been
committed He denied tiat the trstimo-
ny OF Barbara Kress had been invalida,ed
I'm anv mint And hAr .,yiuSnc,
which he detailed. he considered decisive
of the case. His iord,hip then comment
ed on other paris of the evidence as sup
porting the deduction from that OF Barba
ia kress. Lord Eoriesque said this Was
The first occasion on which lie had the
misfortune 10 differ from his noble rea
tive near him U-ord Grenville.) J. The
proofs alduced were neither clear nor
cnnvin ing. Every step that had been
taken IN this affair tended 10 cndangcr
the constitution aud the monarchy, and
therefore they conld mol too shon rcirlre
their steps. The Duke Of b d.orh ccne
tended thai, IN the whole catalogue OF
charges against h,r majesty. there was
not one oi the slighies, Importance sup
ported by credible testimony. This fact
was, with Ii:m, decisive of hcr majesiy's
innocence, considering the base means
aA'i the lPusi!i Ui ,lme that she had been
watched by spies and iniormcrs, and sub
lcct / the iiarhinaiions OF the Grinms
and Onpi rGaS. sIit was astonishcd al the
stress iaid by Lord Liverpool! on the priu.
cess having represented y character IN a
theatrical prriniaialIcr. He had repeatedly
known aidoue bt females of equal rank
10 the Princess, and whose character The
Breath ~ caIumny bad never dared 10
a>sah. He would ask their lordships how
the character of Queen Elzab.,h wonI4
have stnnd-wherc the glory II her rel IA
would have been-lf she had been mfest
cd, as tie Princess oil Wales had hrem,
ly spies and intormer. I. The LORD
CIanccllnr repeated his reasons :or com
iug tt The conclusion that her majesty
was guilty. The Bishop of Chester con
denied the language nhicli h. had heard
used with regard 10 his majesty in the
course oil tpeSr proceedings. Que noble
lord (Gro.vcno) had said that had he
bren archbishop, he would have thrown
The prayer book IN The kings face aud o
counsel al their lordrhip's Dor had pre-
snmed to iikcu The sovereign, who now
prrsi'ted over this great uaIiou, TO the
most abnminablc ard atrncious iyraui Of
anei"nl history. Hear, hear.) He wouli
ID" bold Ia say, that ia future times, the
pages OF our history, hich detailed The
acts and conduct If q orgr w would
bear comparison with those of the
brightest periods OF 'hr rcigns oi the NEST
eminent sovrrrigns Which had preceded
hini. lie itii II necessary now 10 state
tir reasons which wouid guide him in
TIE future progress OF This bill. He vot
eel Tor the second reading Of The bill, con
vinced Gi the moral aud legal guilt oil
her majesty. He had opposed the di-
Torce clause IL Tie committee Oh relisi
Gus scrupies. He was thus placed in a
singular situation. lie could uni oppose
ihc ihird, upon Tie grounds which induced
blnI 10 vote tur the second reading He
could not support The third reading Of
the bill winch contained the divorce
clause, Wien their lordships came 10
decision, therefore, he should Withdraw
him sell and NOT vote al all. Lord Cir y.
vcnor reminded The right rev. prelaie that
he had used the expressions alluded to
III noticing a rumour that lis majesty
himself Was Tie main cause of ayiiat.
Irg this question, and H. stated lat he
tLOrd G) would have felt il lila duiy 10
nave done under such circumstances
had lac been archbishop Of Canterbury,
or minister ot stale nor was he ds
posed 10 reiracl any Thing he had said
Ministers had declared that they wonld
not persist III Tins measure unless IL met
with iIIegencrai concurrence of the house.
Was a majority OF only % proof Of such
general Concurrence 2. Lord Etskine
cehibatied The Arguments Of the Lord
Chancellor, and concluded with solrmnlg
assuring the house, that if these were the
last words he had 10 speak. he did not
consider ihe et idence given al iIIeir lord
ships bar, as establishing proof of her
Majesiy's guilt. The Duke Of Grafton
and the MARQUIS of DONEGAL spnke