The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-01-09

speeding the Qneen demanded Investigation,
voted lOr al TIE proceedings prsr To Tie sec
Uud reading. For that he bad not voted, ior
reasons which must equally ,nhuence hun or
this occasion. III his cOnscieutIou, feeling tbs
charges IN the preamble were not substituted;
and - man ought 20 so.e for such biil bui on
The cearest evidence Tor II could not be d.
MED. ihat, u tbs provisions % the bill were
not evolutionary. they were certainly OF an
lnti In0nsrchcsi tendency.
The Lord Chancellor repeated his reasons
for coming 10 the conclusion ihal her majesty
wa guilty. The Bishop of Chester condena-
Cd me language ah,ch he bad heard used with
regard ID his majesty ~ Ihe course NJ these
proceedings One Roble lord (GrosYeuor, had
sad. that had he been archbishop he would
have thrown The PRAYER book 10 the King
lace /; and counsel at their iUrdsbip's bar bad
presumed 10 liken the sovereign who now
presided over THIS Crta' naliOn, 10 ne most a
bommabie aud srocIous .yTeni Of ancisn. his
tory (Hssr hear )-ilc would be bod to
say, tir1s IA future times. The pages q our his-
tGrv Which detaned The acts anu conduct OF
&c re ~ would bear \ cnnpatisun With
tbo>e e Tue brightest periods % the reIgns o.
ihs most eminent so,erelsns which had pre-
gede hm Lord Grosyeaor Tsminded TIE
righ, rev prelae that h. had used tie expres
sion, alluded 90 IN noic ng a ruInul THAI his
majesty himself Was thr man Cause Of agitat
Ing his question, and be sisted what he Lord
G would ave fell il lis duty 10 have done
unurr such circumstances, nad he been arch
bIa,p OF Canterbury, OF minister Of state /;
nof was be disposed 10 rettaci any thing he
bad said Lord Erskme combatled the argu
menis Il the Lord Chancellor, and concluded
ID solemnly assuring The house that, u these
We're the last words he bad 10 speak, he did
not consider the evidence given al their lord
ships bar as establishing Prosf of her majes-
Tvs guilt. The Duke OF Grafton, and he
Marquis Of Donegal spoke against the oil,
and the Marquis Of Hwttiey N its support.
The Bishop Of Gloucester SAID be shonls vote
against the bill, on account cf the divorce
clause, which was Inconsistent with the general
tenor Of The christian religion, and with the
standing orders OF the house, which were found
cd CO The principles 81 impartial justice. Lord
.4i0qaig srd Lord Ddrmleg would vote against
.he measure not being supported by evidence.
LORI Peterborough opposed 1t, because II old
not contain he promised notifications, but
observing, that among The pecullartles of the
case this, that The strongest evidence OF
be- majesty's guilt was to be derived from her
own witnesses. The house then divided /;
when there appeared Tor the third reading
l08, against il 90, leasiOg majority of 9 only
in IA, our Of the oil.
A, soon a. the state Of the division was an
nouncei Lord Dacre rose, add holding pa
per - as hand, sand, he had been inlrused
Witl petition trou her msiesy, praying to
be heafa ~ counsel against the passing Of the
bli. Much cheering Lord Li--rpooi said
the ne spPrehsnded such course would tie
rendered unnecessary by what he was atout
10 STATE. he could not be igHorant OF he
sta .: pubic feeling with regard 70 this
measure, and i appeared TO lie the opinion Of
the 1 use ihal the bi should be read third
dafe ouy, by majnriry Of nine votes. Had
Ihe iiid reading been carried by consider
able numher Of peers as the second he and
his colleagues would have telt u their duty 10
pefse,e ere with the bill, and TO send l. down ID
ihe other branch OF the legislature In the
present stale Of the country, however, and
VAIN the dIis'OD OF sentiment. 80 nearly BAL
sncsd, just es'nced by their lordships, they
ha3 cone 10 the determination not % proceed
Further with il. lie should accordingly move
thai the question, that the bill do pass, be put
on this dav six months.
Lord Erskine addressed few words 10
their lordships in manner truly emphatic and
striking have heared, [said he the pro
possl of the noble earl see the late Of this
odious measure eonsummaed, and feel no.h-
Ing but the most lively and entire satisfaction.
lheariily rejoice in This event. lily lords. /
am an OLD man and my life. whether il have
been for good or for evil, has been passed
under the sacred rule of the law. In this mo-
ment ieei my strength renovated and repair
ed, by that ruhe being restored-the accused
charge sherewithal we have been mensced
has passed over our heads; there Il al end Of
Ina houid and porteRtous excresence OF a
new law. retrospective, and Ubiquitous. and
oppressive and The constitution and scheme
of our polty Is once more safe. NV heart
Is 100 full Of the escape we have Just bad 10
tel mr. do more than praise the blessings OF
the system We have regsined but cannot
prsiss them adequately myself, and prefer
expressing my own sentiments IN the fine Ian
eusge OF enc of Ne most eloquent authors Of
any age, Hooker. Who thus speaks in his
great work on Eoele .iasiical Polity :-.sOf
law there can he no les, acknowledged than
that her seat Is 10 the bosom of God her
voice the harmony Of be world all things
in oesven snd earth d. her homage the ,eiy