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

did moi hear the Who'll. OF the evidence. The |
Queens protest said they he'd so presumed = |
nnd IL was known that votes had been given
10y peers who were not only absent DAYS bui |
weeks. tip Trusted thpie was no,hiuy so III |
formal IN the p,o,rst OF paper now presented
10 the Honse as 10 require its repetition. The
contents OF II, as Far as regarded matter of
fact. were strictly true but they we're sure
that il their iordships did not fee the force O,
them, the country wonld
The Lord Chancellor repeated, that the do.
/ Cuinent now presented might be received as
| an address. bnf in order 10 guard a.ains, lis
| being drawn into "A dangerous precedent. he
thon:h 1t might be right TO come to some
such resolution as the following =" Notwiih.
| standing the exceptions which the House
might take TO some parts of the paper no "
| presented, the Hopse does nevertheless under
| all the circumstances OF The case, consent to
| receive the same AS The representation of vhst
| her Majesty has further 10 state TO the House
| IN the present stage OF these proceedings"
Lord Laudeidaie proposed az an amend
| ment, that the word justly should be added
| after The woi a might, aud that il should read
| thus: withdrawing the exceptions which
| the House might justly make TO some parts of
| the paper" &c. Win this amendment the re-
solution passed, and Tue paper was eulvred
| accordingly
| The Earl Of Liverpool then moved, " That
| the House Ito resolve itself into a Committee
| on ib. Bill entitled An Act TO deprive her
| Majesty. &c.
| Lord Darnley protested asains, every part
| OF this unfortunate proceeding. As To the Iii
| vision that had Yesterday been come TO an
| estimate might be found of it's rea, character,
| when il was stated that ten Junior Barous rad
| said Content" aud eighteen senior Barous
| had said e Non Content" and "a large portion
| OF the majority was composed OF the accusers
| themselves.
| The House then went into Committee
| After some verbal alterations h I'd been made
| IN the preamble OF the bill. and the name of
| Bergaa,i decided To be "Battoiemeo Bergami !"
The Archbishop OF York rose 10 oppose tue
l In a nod
| sacred ordinance OF religion. He admitted that
! without snch clause the bill cGnld hot be sup
ro,i.d As legislator he must oppose the
| TILL, though 1t lie required 10 decide
| JudiCially henusi say Gmiity."
| The Bishop at Chester objected to the di-
! vOrce ciansc, though he wac satisfied that the
charge kad been proved hni Judging ~ he
! wished Ia be- judged, lie would temper Justice
| with mercy
The Archbishop of Canterbury. declared
That divorce tor adultery uiucniO matrinioaii
| was warranted by the word OF Gud. and b, oar
| saviour himself. lie COS sidried the case OF
| aduiieiy 10 have been established and IN tha
| vi ~ he saw no objection least OF all OF he
ground Oi religioA, to tie bii! proc eeding.
| The Bishop at NnIceSIer al. ued against Ihe
| clause, the Bishops oi landau and Londom
| IN support OF II these rrelateS we're opposed
by the Earis Laudprdale aud Darniey
Lori Donoughnore regretted tina, there
HAD rot been a concurrent ieeliug on the Rev.
B6mch on this subject. liz thought This d STATE
measure, which ought 10 pass cmtue; aud
that The. should not 'ciect the divorce any
more than any other pat Of The bill.
| Lord HartUwby and Lord FItzu illIam on
| posed The divorce clause.
Lord Liverpool stated that when there was
| no state necessity TO demand a contrary pro-
| rcedng, he thought the puhiic voice ouu n,
10 he attemde TO. On thai principle lie now
| acted aud as this clause was not called Tor
| by state necessity, he should vete against n.
| The Lord Chancellor wished To hear the opi
| ninn ot Others before lac expressed his own.
| Duupau q glpI rod IhpSp al
| Az founded IN bese conspiracy, and support
| ed hy PICTURED e,!deace, and that the Queen
| was not gHlliy.
AT four O'Clock the House adjourned with.
| out coming 10 division.
| WEDNESDAY, Nov.S.
| The House WAS ciiicd OveT az usual and
Lord Btrr>to,d took the oaihs aud his seat.
Lord, Holland Mmtn, Dhtniey dud BolIng-
| broke, as well a. the Duke OF DevOpshire, benz
absent yesterday, appncd tor PERMISSION 10
| add their names TO the Profess. the cOHsidera.
ton of which postponed ill 10 morrow
The Aichbishop OF ludm observed that their
| LoTdShips might find many texts III Scripture
which denounced severe IunishInents and Di-
vine wrath upon the man who should put d
way his wife. The Right Rev. PIelate then
proceeded to argue strongly against tue di.
| vorce clause, aud Ia declare, hat II this clause
| was retained, he could not vote tor the third
reading OF Tie Bill.
| The Bishop oi Peterborough rropo sed thai
| a clause ,hon.d be introduces wiJCh should
| go 10 deprive the Queen OF her civil rights,
bun leave lei all her religious rights euliie
Such a clause shouId have his support.
| HE BiSh0p of Chester dnd LOi d Lssdesdae
| opposed the clause.
| The Lord Chancellor said his opinion was
| in favorr OF the clause but for The religion,
| prejudices OF Others, ne was content TO give
| il up
| Lord Lansdowu protested ayainst the doc
| rinr that there could hr woman existing III
| this cOmniTy, the wIir of tie hiuE and yet not
| be he Queen COusOrt.
| md IA ctl1 not 81
| this clause bN doug so they woud do no
| less IhHm declnse, that tkoush ia 0ueen was
| too bad for The State, she wisSlii good .Ough
| iar the KING. TO pass >uch bal would be "A
| gross aud seditinns iibel
Lord King said the.e had bern a great
| cnniuSiOu at opinions upon this subject; th-rs
| had been confusion AMONGST the ministers COM
| fusion amongst the lawyers. aud confusion d.
| monest the preldle> "a laagh.) The occupies
| OF the Bishops no doubt arose from religious
! considerations, and u va, 10 be regretted that
| amongst the fathers # the Church of T.. gland
| ibere Was not tliAt conformity OF opinion upbn
| which iba, church much prId ,d ijseit. His
| Lurdslp SAID his mind had been somewhat
| pieJudiccd against her majesty, as he feared
| 'helr Lordship' were Nv reports Of conduct
| long since passed AZ tl!e p@rIod 10 which lie
| alluded IL was SAID tnai the On en- had been
| guiltN of ,Ue greatest indpc encIes, not with
| Bcrgam', bni With other persons; thar htT
majesty, at DlackheAih. mad been guilty Of in
| decOTum with Lord Liverpool! cloud iaugI-
| ter } aud thai She had played ~ bIindman's
buff with The Chancellor OF tie Exchequer
| (coutirned Iau2hter.) He No'd Kmg) could
not reiei To tbe exact period At which those
extraoidinaIS and Indeceni proceedings took
place.
The Earl OF Liverpool -" They neyer took
place g. (Hear)
Lord King. a. cannot, assure your Lord
ships, refer TO The exact time, but il must
have been. tmnk, when the Noble Earl was
on Of place and looking Tor means TO get in
to office before the Regency" (LauIhter.)
tsIN t.r.~
noufl' (Hear heaf)
Lord KIM said IL vas, then, an instance 10