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THE QUEEN'S LETTER.
On Wednesday we, published the yery
singular anxtraorainary letter rrora ,
-i i f .roof Kntiain - tit a Kturr .
. . . .. '-
tne vfuccii uiw.m
her husband. Perhaps no document has
appeared in modern times, which was j
better cajcuiateoio gainpupnc auenqon, :
or exciie iuuiu ruu.n, . , ceed,ngs are open and plain. Such a tri
that above mentioned. fhe statemen j t oollrt knd tQ no oth' r will ! willing
which it contains,
as torce of its language, its pathetic as
wBl as indignant style of accusation and
recrimination, and, in short the whole
character of its composition,' and senti
ments, all combine to render it a highly
interesting as well as extraordinary pro
duction. ! r " . :,'
The strength pungency and touching
nature of the recapitulation of the origin,
progress, and effects of the estrangement
of the King from the Queen, one would
think would hardly fail to rouse his sen
sibility, if he has not became absolutely
callous. We have rarely met with a
narration or description in which more
apparent feelings was displayed than in
this part of the epistle . And since ' the
death of the Princess Charlotte, it would
seem almost impossible that his .Majesty
could so far command his affections, as
not to be deeply disturbed at the pathetic
appeals .made by her mother', to Iter
father. . : , -' - :
Witlf regard to the policy of writing
and publishing such a letter, at such a
time, we, at this distance, and uninform
ed of the peculiar circumstances that may
exist on the spot, may not be competent
judges. We cannot however but doubt
of its expediency. If the Queen had the
slightest expectation of being acquitted of
the charges made against her, and for
which she was a few days after the date
of her letter to enter upon her trial, we
cannot but consider the syle of her letter
at least as indiscreet. Thetrial, whether
right or wrong, legal or 'illegal, is to
take place, in the first place before the
House of Lordsl The Queen certainly
states very strong circumstances to shew
that she is arranged before a Very im
proper tribunal. -But, as she must go
before it, -and as its decision will neces
Warily have great influence, over her fu
ture welfare, condition and .character,-' it
would have been prudent at least on her
part to abstain from suph expressions as
the following- " To regard such q body
as a court of justice would beto calum
niate that sacred name ; and for me
to suppress an expression of my . opinion
cn the subject, would be tacitly to lend
myself to my own destruction, as well as
to an imposition upon the nation and the
world." ; And as it regards the House of
Commons, the other body which must
eventually decide upon her case, she
Bays: "In the House of Commons I
can discover no better grounds of securi
ty." If her case was considered despe
rate both' by her counsel and herself,
there is perhaps no objection to this
course of proceedings; but, if she 'had
any thance of acquital we cannot but
think, she has mistaken her own interest.
Much, very much must, however de
pend upon one point, concerning which
we have not in this country, thus far, the
means of forming an accurate judgment
WE iMEAN THE QUEEN'S GUILT.
If the Queen is, as she boldly declares
herself to be, an innocent ibommi, this let
ter is a most inteiesting and important
document. In that case, the force of her
appeals, the tenderness of her affection
for her daughter, the energy of her suf
ferings under severe and unrelenting per-
becuuon, anu me uomness and mtrepidv
style of her address and her conHnrf
unite to call forth in her favour univer- i
sal admiration- and, as a necessary con-
"" -gait! tu-s dim per- i
f cutors universal reprobationBut if j
should prove to be the fact, that the!
marges against tier are well supported
and substantiated by clear, creditable,
and conclusive evidence ifshe is in fact
a loose lewd, and abandoned woman ;
en this letter, forcible as its style iSe
Thetic and eloquent as are its appeals it
be considered only ascontaining the
ost decisive evidence of the most har
yned assurance, and her reputation will
sink even, lower in the estimation1 of the
J'rtiious part of mankind than if the let
ter had never been written 0 r -
Her case appears to have become a
.controversy between the ministerialists
ana tne opposition ner counsel -are lea
ders in the Opposition, and her principal
! friends, ip Parliament and out appear to
be almost exclusively o tlie same polit
ical clraracter. This is unfortunate for t
her, if she has any merits to rely on in the
investigation, because such questions rare-
iy turn upon the point of merit of demer
it, but solely upon their party character.
In drawing up and "sanctioning this letter,
the opposijion appear to us to have form
ed a resolution to hazzard theVublic safe-
! ty upon . the' result. After protesting
vULUIIW M. U11IUI1
against rariiameni as a inounai trom
wWch she could not ceptrTfrnpartial
. Ii . - r
trial, nor a r crhteous ndament
r detnan a trialn a co
sne says
jurorj
court where
are takea im partially from
amongst the people., and where the pn
i eimmir
O u V 1 i i 1 V
If vour Majesty persevere in
the present proceedings, I shall even in
the House oi Parliament face my accu-
sers
but I shall regard anv decision
they maylmake against me as not in the
smallest degree. reflecting on my honor;
and I WILL NOT, EXCEPT COM
PELLED BY ACTUAL FORCE,
SUBMIT! TO ANY SENTENCE
WHICHf SHALL NOT BE PRO
NOUNCE ) BY A COURT OF JUS
TICE."!! This is language which we
never sa used on any other similar oc
casion and when it is-considered that
it is peyoiid doubt adopted on this occa
sions by I the advice of two eminent
lawyers; both members of the House of
Commons, and one. of them the acknowl
edged leader and parliamentary head of
the opposition, it must be considered as
full of meaning. We take it for gran
ted, that i this threat was introduced on a
strong expectation that' the result of the
trial in Iarliament would be unfavoura
ble to .the Queen. The declaration is,
that whatever judgment may be rendered
by that body, wjiich is the strength and
power of the nation, she will resist, and
never submit until compelled by force.-
In the present state of fermentation in
the public feelings, this seems to be a de
termination in the Opposition to support
the Queen, or rather to oppose the Min
istry, even at the risque of positive resis
tance tojhe government, and the hazzard
of an insurrection.
.i If th construction we put upon this
passage be just, the affairs of Great Brit
ain are in a fearful train, and the conse
quences !of the. present struggle between
the male! and female heads of the nation
may be jtaost disasterous. ' Arrivals from
England will now be looked for with
more than ordinary interest ; lor , tho?
a . controversy between a king and a
queen niay be intrinsically of little im
portance to us in this country,, any sub
ject that may involve the peace, and pos
sibly, the existence of the government, of
a nation! possessed of the influence and
power of Great Britain, cai'n.it fail to be
of the highelt universal interest '
HOUSE OF , LORDS.
Wednesday, August lG.
louse met at . an early hour, and
The
several members having taken the oaths
and their seats, ad journed during pleasure.
At 5 o clock the House resumed. Lord
King rose with a paper in his hand, ana"
moved, )ts far as we understand, that cer
tain persons therein named as witnesses,
should be ordered to attend the House.-
T4te paper was then handed up to the
Lord Chancellor, and the motion being-
put, was agreed to. . The Earl of bhafts-
bury read to the House a report lrom
the committee of precedents, which was
to the following effect That each in di
vidual peer should only issue one order
a dav, t( be sighed and sealed, and that
the day$ of giving such orders be .alter-"
nate; that lor the hrst day, uuKes iiar
quises arid Earls, issue orders for admis
sion, arid the rest of the peers on the
following day, and so alternately, for!
each da v. respective! v' during the Dro
ceedingf of the approaching myestiga
tion. anH thm tV norar.nr tn h admit.
ted beloV the har he limitpd to a certain
number! Lord Holland feeling' as he
urn mat tne House would oe occupied
for some time to come in weighing mat-1
ters, and therefore unwilling tojrespass
on their, lordships' time, yet, notthstan
ding, he was induced to o-Jve notice that
he should in the course of 3 or 4 .. dayj
submit seveial questions to his Majesty's
ministers; on a subject of great irapor
tance. He would not deWirihef House
now -with any specification of.tiiose ques
tions, he would only say they related td
the relations subsisting between this coun
try and Russia. The principles to which
ne suouia nave to t allude were to be
found in certain documents connected
with the present situation rf S wini
which, if adopted, and acceded to by
this country, r were of. the ! most danger
ous jnature,v as being calculate f to em
broi ibis country and the continental
powers in a new war." Lord (jaW cave
nonce oi a raon
on relative to the stan-
jdirig orders of
he House,- which reiru
late' the mode
oi proceeumgs
in cases
is ' taken
where the
sense
of, the House
on tne second readings, in on
orders, the regulation' is that' e
t
e of the
ach indi-
yiauai peer, Deginmng ai me junior, peer,
should,' ori beiijg calltd on by the Lord
Cl)iincelIor, say himself, ; standing ana
uncoverea, " content, ' or " notfcontent."
In '.the second ordenthe decision is renti-
latea . Dy aivision. ; a conver:
ersation of
some length took f place between Lord
HnllanH I .n'rrl!
Lauderdale an
& the Earl
L e t !. ' ; . .1
i Liverpool,
which was terminated by
lor. bv moving that thp
Jord Charicel
ouse be called over to-morfpw" at 10
J . . J i 3-1
"clock. -Agreed to. After vhich their 4
prdships adjourned. I ( -
TRIAL
OF THE QUEEN.
xoi, Thursday, P. M.
This being
the day: appointed by the
House of. Lords for.the commencement of-
the' proceedings against the Queen, and
it being generally known that herMaiestv
was resolved 10 appear in person,,duMnr
trie trial, at the bar of ihei lordship's
House, an immense crowd of people as
sembled at an early hour, in front of her
jajesty's house in St. James-square, to
tesiify their sympathy on heij Majesty's
sufferings, or jtp gratify their fctiriosity in
witnessing" the procession. The people
gradually incireased from seven until ten
o'clock when they hot only filled the
space direct lyf in front of the house, but
completely occupied every part of the
square, with jthe exception o ;' the (enclo
sed cultivated space in the in erior, which
was guarded by constables. f Repeated
cheers spoke i;he ankious feejihgs in fa
vour of her majesty, Which pervaded this
enormous mass of people, vmile prayers
for her succejssy and execranons deep
and loud' against those individuals who
are considered to be her enemies, evinc-
ed the sentiments too
generally enter-
tained respecting the
conduct pursued
by the ministers toivarns her Majesty.
At a quarter past -nine precisely, (he
Queen arrived at St. Jamesjsquare from
Brandenburgh-house, where her Majesty
slept last night. 'The people assembled
in the square greeted her with the most
enthusiastic cheers, the clapping of hands
and the waving of hats and handker
chiefs. Ileij 'majesty graciously expres
sed her gratitude by frequent inclina
tions of her lead, and on alighting from
her travelling carriage repeatedly bowed
to the assembled multitude as she ascen
ded the steps! in front of her house.
The cheering still continued, and her
majesty appeared at the 'window and, re
peated her grateful acknowledgments. .
The doors
iof the House of Lords were
opened at n
ne o'clock. At twenty-five
minutes' before ten "o clock; the lArd
Chancellor entered the h ouse. The
Bishop of Llandaff immediately read
prayeis. The lower part of the house
became a scene ofunusal buijitle and in
terest, the fijness of attendance seeming
to cause some difficulty in t le appropria1
tion of seats. Three , Judges of the
King's bench (the Chief Justice, and Jus
tice! Best and Helroyd) took their seats
on the wool-sack. Barons Richard and
Gairow entered soon after arid took their
seats beside them. Thev were soon af
terwards jotried by Judge Dallas. By
ten o'clock the house was fi
ed, and tne
. Mr. Coop-
ii
attendance 0T peers complete
er clerk of the house, read
calling ovej- thet house,
were immediately called
he order for
The names
mi
over, ine
Lord Chaiicellor delivered
apologies
which he had received from several peers.
While the names were calliiW over, the
Queen attended by Lady Anne Hamilton
and followed
-.-- LI.. " f .
by her counse
entered the
house from
the robin s room. . I heir
Lordships rose arid made an obeisance.
Her Majesty took her seat in a chair pre
pared for hr, beside the steps of the
thronei . Hbr maiestv was dressed in
mourningr, with a white veil thrown over
her head, which covered her bust. Lord
A. Hamilton attended her
majesty on
coming in, and took his tand, behind
her chair. Petitions against the bill of
pains and penalties from t lie common
council of London, and from the free
holders of Mi ddlesex w ere presented.
"Tne Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge
were excused from attending, the former
on account ol consanguity, and the lattef
from being a d pointed his Afajesty's vice
roy for the kingdom of Hanover. ' -"
The. Earl iof Liverpool moved the or
der of the day for a" second reading.-
I he Duke pf Leinster moved that the
order sboakl. be - rescinded.
The v bouse
divided :Contpnts 41 -Non Contents
200.
159.
Major
ty against the
amendment
s.
On Friday,morning, at about 8 o'clock,
"a crowd began to assemble in St James's
square, in expectation of the arrival of
her Majesty, who had slept at Braden-burgh-Housey
from which place she ar
rived at ten o'clock ; and , at ;balf past
ten her Majesty entered s her j state car
riage Her Majesty -was dressed in
blackand looked extremely welll with a
fi rm' and tranquil countenance. The
Avbole of the streets through which her
maj esty passed" were crowded in the same
manner ,as they werej on Thursday
The windows were : every where filled
with ladies, and - the cheering and the
waving of hats and liankerchiefs 4ere
universal. When her Majesty passed
the barrier, the crowd were with difficul
ty restrained from following i her. Her
Majesty arrived at the House about 11
o'clock j and was received "with the ac
customed marks of respect, I- -
HOUSE OF LORDS Friday. r
A petition was preseited from Liver
pool, by the Earl of Derby, against the'
Bill of Pains arid. Penalties. 1 ;
The Counsel and Agents were then
called in. . .". ' '. ' '
Mr. Denman presented himself at the
bar, and in a speech distinguished as
much (or eloquence as it was for sound.
argument, argued against thepnnciple
of the Bill ; and in our limits it would be
impossible to give even a faint outline of
his' powerful appeal. ; In conclusion the
learned - gentleman said, "I feel a per
fect conviction of her innocence 1 feel
also, that there cannot be brought against
her. any thing, which to an honourable,
mind, will te proof of her, guilt. But
whatever be the cdnsequences which fol-,
low this investigation, what'ever may be
the sufferings inflicted on her Majesty,'T
shall never withdraw from lier that hom
age and respect which I owe to her high
station, her superior mind, and those res
plendent virtues which have shown thro'
a life Of persecution and. of i suffering. I
shall never pay to any other who may
usurp her place, r that respect and duly
which belong to her, whom the laws of
God and man have made the consort of
his present Majesty, and t
le partner of
his throne. v
Her Majesty entered the House during
the learned counsel's SDeech. and Wt its
couclusioh withdrew. She was treated 1
by the House with every mark of respect,
t tic miuiucy auii; ouuciiiii vieuerais
were next heard at considerable length in
support of the Bill ; but k the great length
of the Attorney General's speech on the
' opening of the case? prevents us from giv
ing their replies. j r: :
Mr. . Brougham, then replied, and the
House adjourned till Saturday morning.
THIRD DAY.
- Her jIajesty,son Jier return to Bran
denburgh 'House on Friday night, was
irreatly exhausted. Hie occurrences of
the week, although , in the highest degree
gratifying, were still calculated to" produce
on her mind the most overwhelming sen
sations. She declared that she was inca
pable of expressing the delight which she
experienced in witnessing the enthusiastic
affection of her subjects, and only prayed
that an opportunity triighte afforded her
of evincing the true sentiments of her
heart. Of her eloquent advocates, Messrs.
Brougham and Denman, her Majesty
spoke in a strain of grateful exultation,
and said, that while her interests were in
such handsit was impossible that her
cause could be otherwise than ffiumphant.
, Previous to - her Majesty. quitting St.
James's square on Friday everting, she
expressed herdeterriiinatioti not to attend
the proceedings of tie House of Lords
again until the '.examination: of the witnes
ses for the crown should commence
Her Majesty on Saturday had a select
party to dinner, and we are happy to hear
had recovered her wonted flow of spirits.
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HOUSE OF LORDS-Saturday.
A few minutes before lQ o'clock the
Lord Chancellor took His) seat on the
woolsack. . . -.v. v -'V; ,:v:': "':i'
j Lord King rose and said, that the Coun
sel bavin closed their arguments on both
sides, he thought this the best and only op
portunity of endeavouring, by some means
or other, to interpose a motion which
should avert what he considered to be one
ol the greatest calamities which could hap
pen to the country at large. ; His lordship
concluded by moving, " That it appears
to this House that it is not .necessary for
the '.public safety or the security of the
country, that Bill entitled An Act to
deprive her Majesty,' should pass
into a law." ' -ml
;Thc question having bev pat by he
Lord Chancellor; . ; ' .
. . UBVd Liverpool, after stating the rea
sons, why he should oppose the motion of
the noble Lord, moved as an amendmejt i !
, ; SECOND DAY.
That the Attorney-General
to be called in'
be directed
Earl Grey opposedjhe amendment.
contended that -impeachment , was a faj:
preferable mode ; and concluded by say-
injr that okan .
disposed of, he should propose a resblu
tion, the object -of which should beto put
a stop altogether to the further-progress
of this bill. The House divided. In favor ;
of Lord Liverpool's "amendment lSl ;
against it 65 f majority 116. : a X
tl IT" IITHKT1I flllliklHlIl
.- On our re-admission, we found Lord
Calthorpe on his legs, suggesting to the
House whether some arrangement might
not yet be adopted, by which all further
proceedings in this painful inqujry might .
not be avoided. 'C ;
The Lord ChancellorwTw callecVupoi
Earl Grey for his. resolu tion, which the
noble Earl handed in. It was as follows
y That it appears that the biltriow before
tt,o It
Moie means oi prosecuting ine cnarges
against her Majesty, and that therefore, ,
under present circumstances, it is not j
necessary or expedient to proceed further -with
it." . yy-
T his resolution was put as art amend
ment to the motion of Lord Liverpool ; '
" That Counsel be called in," which was
negatived by a division', as follows: ,
tents 173 majority 115,
The Counsel were then called in, and .
the Attorney-General and the Counsel for
the Grown on the" one side, and Mr.
Brougham and the Counsel for the Queen
on the other, appeared at the bar.
The Lord Chancellor Mr. Attorney
General, you will proceed to open your
case. ' ' '. '. '
The Attorney-General then proceeded
'to address the House in a speech of con
siderable length, in' ; which he stated the
circumstances to be adduced in evidence
to their lordships, in support 'of tlie char
ges preferred against the Queen ; and
concluded at 25 minujes after 12, wheril
he proceeded ;to call his witnesses. V
Lord Kintr Inquired whether an indict
ment would lie for perjury against a wit
ness without an order from the House.
; The Lord Chancr llor would not ,.sav
that his individual opinion was ,condu'
sive; but his opinion was, that it mighh
The rolling of the drums without an
npunced the Queen's arrival. In a few
j her seat. There was a greater vivacity in
we havp nrpvlmnilv h.rvH
I nl ,-'
The Lord Chancellor desired the Attorney-General
to proceed. . V
The Solicitor-General then summoned
a witness by name u 1 heoddre Majacci,"
who was immediately attended to the
bar. He was a robust man, large whis
kers, and bushy hair. The Queen on.
hearing his name, turned round and loud
ly screamed, What! ! Theodore! F7
and hastily darted from her feat, through
the door to her apartment, followed af
ter a short interval, by Lady Anne Ham
ilton. This was about half pastJ twelve
o'clock. ; - Her Majesty had not been
seated above three minutes. The .scream
and exclamation of the QTItW operated
upon the feeling of the House withh c-r
trie effect. A long pause uccredliLr
Poor rrn ncol c rniurara Irinlr !ilf ol i f
, . "f ---- 7 --y-
thev doubted the evidence of their es
and ears; not a word was spoken, and
five minutes elapsed before the' proceeVi-.
were continued. i
" The Solicitor-General then gave di
rections for the interpreter to Le sworn.
Mr. Drougham begged to ask the gei
tleman who was in attendance as inter
preter, previously to his being swrfr?,
whether he attenKied on that part of the
house collectively, or whether he had
been engaged by any particular individ
uals. -V:'';. ;- "';; l : . ' . '
- The gentleman observed, that he had
been engaged by'Mr.. Planta and Mr.
iiauie. 1 , x -.-r j t
Mr Drougham-5Ir. Planta, the
Under Secretary of State, and Mr. Mauhy
SoIicTtof- toUhe Treasury."
The Interpreter 1 believe so."
Mr. Brougham then observed, That is
lie naa Deen specially engaged, as !:
might conclude, on the part of the pros
ecution, the house would see the propri
ety of swearing in a gentleman whom hn
had engaged in the same capacity.
. The path was then administered t
each successively, as f Hows :
Vmi oli til 1 11 rl trnfv InArrrr
according to the best of your skill anu
p m. Oliuil ttv. ... .v.. v .
understanding, between the several wit
nesses who shidl be examined at the bar
of this house, such matter as they may
depose, o help ypu God.' -
The witness, who maintained the ut
most composure, notwithstanding the ex
traordinary occurrence ire have noticed,,
was then sworn through the medium. -or.
one of the interpreters, in the usual form.