Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-10


tvs court, together with The kings counsel.
She may sue and be sued alone, have Sc
parste properly in goods and lands, and a
right to dispose OF them by will. The orr
ginal revenue oil the ancient queens Of Eng
land, before aud soon after the conquest,
seems 10 have consisted in certain reserva.
tions or rents out of The demesne lands Of
the crown, which were expressly appro-
priated to- her majesty. distinct from the
king. They were frequently appropriated
to particular purposes, to buy wool for her
majesty's use, to purchase oil for her lamps,
or 10 furnish hef Attire IRON head to foot,
which was frequently very costly, as one
single robe, in the fifth year Of Henry Ill.
stood the city of London 10 exactly eighty
pounds, six shilIings and eight pence ster-
ling" "Sbe is likewise entitled to an an
cient perquisite called queen gold, or aurum
regins;" but this presume is not now col
lected, as the sources from which il was de.
IVeu, perhaps, 90 not exist.
! Another ancient pesquisite belonging to
the queen consort, Is that on the taking Of a
whale on the coasts, which is royal fish, it
shall be divided between the king and
queen, the head being the kings property,
and the tail the queens. The reason of this
whimsical division was, TO furnish the
queens wardrobe with whalebone." [The
wearing of corsets is therefore an ancient
custom, and not, as has been insinuated, OF
modern origin.l Her majesty seems not to
have Jared SO well with the sturgeon, as on
the taking of one, ""rex illum habebit integ-
rum" bis majesty appropriated the whole
OF it 10 himself.
! Although the queen is in all respects a
subject, yet in point of the security OF her
life and person, she is upon the same foot
ing with the king. 1t is treason to compass
or imagine the death Of the queen. and ifshe
be accused Of any species of treason, she
shall be tried by the peers Of parliament, as
queen Ann Boleyn was 10 90 Henry WILL"
From the above extracts it will be seen
how important parsonage the queen Of
England is in the eye OF the law land Of what
consequence she may be in the hands Of the
opposition to the present kings ministers.
These were aware of this, and as they knew
she was no way friendly to them, they were
bent upon sacrificing her the moment ia
! vorable opportunity should offer. This ne
yer could occur as long as her father. in.law
the late king lived, as he always protected
her during. the long series of persecution she
endured from her unprincipled and profit
gate husband George Nv.
As the crime which has been imputed TO
her was committed out OF England, she could
not be tried for treason, but the bill of pains
and penalties was resorled to as the only ex-
pedient to deprive her of her rank and IN
auence. Whether she is innocent or guilty
Of the charges alleged against her, at this
distance from the scene, we perhaps are moi
able,to judge correctly; but the ministers
abandoning the measure in the house OF
lords, where they can always command an
overwhelming majority on almost every oc-
casion, is certainly very much in her favor,
She may yet be the instrument of making
the English people more happy, as her in
aaenCe may extend 10 the kings advisers.
She appears to be a woman of great strength
Of mind, and has supported the character Of
innocence; and the unparalleled scene oil
trial andIpersecution she has undergone with
so much fortitude for years past, must exalt
her beyond what her enemies ever sntici.
pated. AREADER.
A few days ago, woodman engaged in
splitting timber for rail posts, in the woods
close by the lake at Haining. a seat OF Mr..
Pripgle's, in Selkirkshire, discovered in the
centre Of large wild cherry tree, living
bat, Of bright scarlet colour, which he
foolishly suffered to escape, from fear, being
fully persuaded it was, with the characte-
ristic superstition OF the Inhabitants of tina,
part of the country as being not Of this
world" The tree presents small cavity
in the centre, where the bat was incIosed
but is perfectly sound and solid on each side.
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