Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-30

unless some steps were taken 10 reform the
House, and retfsnch the rrerosatiVe OF
of the crown, revolution must follow. Nr.
S. Valley entirely objected to the opinion
of the hon. member. He thought the vote
last Saturday morning was entirely in unit
son with the real feelings OF the country
and be believed 10 out of 90 wished to see
the question as it respected the queen, seta
rest. Mr.. Barring said, the opinion OF the
country was opposed to it.
Lord Castlereagh moved the order OF the
day for the house resolving itself in COM
mittee of the whole house, for taking into
consideration so much Of the kings speech
as related to her majesty the queen. The
order of the day having been read, Mr..
B-ougham rose and said. he had the honor
OF being commanded to lay before the house
a message from the queen, which ne would
now read. 1t was in substance as follows
1.-THE queen having been informed that the
House of Commons had appointed this day
for the consideration of so much Of the kings
speech to both Houses of Parliament as re.
lated TO the making of provision Tor her,
deemed it incumbent on her to state that she
felt duly sensible of the condescehsion of
I Parliament. She was aware that the income
| formerly voted to her had ce'sed, and that
it as therefore for the wisdom of Parlia-
men! to decide upon the nature of the pro-
vision to be made for her, in the new situa-
ton IN which she was placed; but from what
she had lately heard, she was apprehensive
that such measure would be unaccompaned
with the full enjoyment Of those privileges
which former Queens Consort of this
kingdom had enjoyed. And although so
far from being inclined to do any thing
which might tend TO prolong the unpleasant
differences which at present existed, THAT
she felt most DESTROYS, 10 common with the
whole country, for their speedy and final
termination, and was anxious cautiously 10
abstain from any observation calculated 70
give rise to any new discussion; yet her ma
: jesty felt bound in duty 10 herself to declare
| she still persevered in her resolution of de.
Ginning to acceGe TO any arrangement while
her name remained excluded from the litur-
gy"-( Loud and repeated cries of hear,
hear, hear.
The question was then proposed that the
speaker do leave the chair. when Mr.. Wes-
tern rose and said, that even if the message
from the queen, which had been just now
read, had mt been sent down, still he should
have felt it his duty to oppose the going in
10 committee for the purpose Of granting
any supply And this he should do. in the
first place, because he. for one, would ne
YER consent to the grant Of single guinea
in the way Of supply Of ANY kind, unless it
were preceded by full inquiry into the dis
tresses Of the country, into the depression
OF agriculture, the decay of trade, and the
general distress of the people. He entreat-
ed the attention of the house TO the situation
in which they we're placed Ministers bad
intimated their intention Of proposing sum
Of money as grant to the queen; the noble
lord opposite gave them notice during the
debate of former evening, of his intention
to make motion to that effect; and in the
course of the same speech wherein he gave
that n.:ics. he declared his conviction, he
positively affirmed, that her majesty was
guilty of adultery! Now what, be would
ask, was 20 be thought Of this conduct of the
noble lord, who declared the queen TO be
guilty Of adultery, and yet proposed 10 the
house to rake provision for her? Why,
after having abandoned the proceedings
after having Withdrawn the bill of indiCt-
ment, was it to be tolerated that the queen
of England should be denounced as guilty
by those who had given up the prosecution?
What could the house think ofsuch conduct?
If the noble lord were TO be allowed to say
in that house that the queen was guilty Of
adultery, was it not giving sanction to libel?
Was i not libel? Ifspoken or published
out Of that house, would it not be ibel?-
Why. this was more scandal than the bill
of pains and penalties. He was not willing
to vote for the grant Of any supply, unless
some explanation should be come to Oh this
subject.
Lord Castlereagb said, the opposition of
the hon. member was rather extraordinary.
He did not object Oh the score of any par