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months, for the purpose of procuring wit nesses from the Continent. After counsel had retired, the Earl of Liverpool moved that the meeting of the Secret Committee, which was to have taken place on the fol lowing day, Tuesday, should be postponed till the day after, Wednesday. On Tuesday, Earl Grey brought forward a motion, to discharge the meeting of the Secret Committee which was to meet next day at 12 o'clock. This motion was supported by Lord Holland, Lord Belhaven, and Lord Bulkeley, and opposed by the Earl of Donoughmore and Lord Lauder dale. The motion was then negatived by a majority of 102 to 47.

The Secret Committee accordingly met on Wednesday the 28th, and continued its sittings till Monday the 3d instant. On the following day their report was laid before the House, and was as follows:

By the Lords' Committees, appointed a Secret Committee to examine the papers laid before the House of Lords on Tuesday, the 6th of June last, in two sealed bags, by his Majesty's command, and to report thereupon as they shall see fit, and to whom have been since referred several additional papers in two scaled bags relative to the subject matter of his Majesty's most gracious message of the 6th of June last..

"Ordered to report, That the Committee have examined, with all the attention due to so important a subject, the documents which have been laid before them, and they find that those documents contain allegations, supported by the concurring testimony of a great number of persons in various situations of life, and residing in different parts of Europe, which deeply affect the honour of the Queen, charging her Majesty with an adulterous connection with a foreigner, originally in her service in a menial capacity, and attributing to her Majesty a continued series of conduct highly unbecoming her Majesty's rank and station, and of the most licentious character. These charges appear to be calculated so deeply to affect, not only the honour of the Queen, but also the dignity of the Crown, and the moral feeling and honour of the country, that, in their opinion, it is indispensable that they should become the subject of a solenin inquiry, which it appears to the Committee may be best effected in the course of a legislative proceeding; the necessity of which they cannot but most deeply deplore."

On Wednesday the 4th, Lord Dacre presented the following petition from the Queen :-"The Queen, observing the most extraordinary Report made by the Secret Committee of the House of Lords, now lying upon the table, represents to the House, that she is prepared, at this moment, to defend herself against it, as far as she can understand its import. Her Majesty has

also to state, that there are various weighty matters touching the same, which it is absolutely necessary, with a view to her future defence, to have detailed in the present stage of the proceeding. The Queen, therefore, prays to be heard this day, by her Counsel, regarding such matters.

Lord Dacre then moved that her Ma

jesty's Counsel be called in, which was opposed by the Earl of Liverpool on a point of form. Neither her Majesty, nor any person out of doors, (he observed,) could regularly have any knowledge of the report of the Committee; and when a bill founded upon it was presented, it would then be the proper time to consider the petition. Lord Holland urged that it was wrong in the present case to attend rigidly to form; and that all forms which broke through the law of substantial justice should be disre garded. The motion was, however, negatived without a division.

After the petition had been thus disposed of, the Earl of Liverpool brought in a bill of pains and penalties, founded on the report of the Secret Committee, and of which the following is a copy:

"Whereas, in the year 1814, her Majesty, Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, then Princess of Wales, and now Queen Consort of this realm, being at Milan, in Italy, engaged in her service, in a menial situation, one Bartolomo Pergami, otherwise Bartolomo Bergami, a foreigner of low station, who had before served in a similar capacity:

"And whereas, after the said Bartolomo Pergami, otherwise Bartolomo Bergami, had entered the service of her Royal Highness the said Princess of Wales, a most unbecoming and disgusting intimacy commenced between her Royal Highness and the said Bartolomo Pergami, otherwise Bartolomo Bergami:

"And whereas her Royal Highness not only advanced the said Bartolomo Pergami, otherwise Bartolomo Bergami, to a high station in her Royal Highness's household, and received him into her service, and that in high and confidential situations about her Royal Highness's person, but bestowed upon him other great and extraordinary marks of favour and distinction, obtained for him Orders of Knighthood and Titles of Honour, and conferred upon him a pretended Order of Knighthood, which her Royal Highness had taken upon herself to institute without any just or lawful authority:

"And whereas her said Royal Highness, whilst the said Bartolomo Pergami, otherwise Bartolomo Bergami, was in her said service, further unmindful of her exalted rank and station, and of her duty to your Majesty, and wholly regardless of her own honour and character, conducted berself towards the said Bartolomo Pergami,

otherwise Bartolomo Bergami, and in other respects, both in public and private, in the various places and countries which her Royal Highness visited, with indecent and offensive familiarity and freedom, and carried on a licentious, disgraceful, and adulterous intercourse with the said Bartolomo Pergami, otherwise Bartolomo Bergami, which continued for a long period of time during her Royal Highness's residence abroad; by which conduct of her said Royal Highness, great scandal and dishonour have been brought upon your Majesty's family and this kingdom: Therefore, to manifest our deep sense of such scandalous, disgraceful, and vicious conduct on the part of her said Majesty, by which she has violated the duty she owed to your Majesty, and has rendered herself unworthy of the exalted rank and station of Queen Consort of this realm, and to evince our just regard for the dignity of the Crown and the honour of this nation, we, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in Parliament assembled, do hereby entreat your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted, by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that her said Majesty Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, from and after the passing of this Act, shall be and is hereby deprived of the title of Queen, and of all the prerogatives, rights, privileges, and exemptions appertaining to her as Queen Consort of this realm; and that her said Majesty shall, from and after the passing of this Act, for éver be disabled and rendered incapable of using, exercising, and enjoying the same, or any of them; and moreover, that the marriage between his Majesty and the said Caroline Amelia Elizabeth be and the same is hereby from henceforth for ever wholly dissolved, annulled, and made void to all intents, constructions, and purposes whatsoever."

After the Bill was read a first time, the Earl of Liverpool moved, that copies should be sent to her Majesty, and her Majesty's Attorney-General, and also to the King's Attorney-General, which was agreed to.

Next day, Thursday, another petition was presented to the House from her Majesty, which was read as follows:

"CAROLINE REGINA, "The Queen has heard with inexpressible astonishment that a Bill, conveying charges, and intended to degrade her and dissolve her marriage with the King, has been brought by the first minister of the King into the House of Lords, where her Majesty has no counsel or other officer to sert her rights. The only alleged foundation for the Bill is the Report of a Secret

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Committee, proceeding solely on papers submitted to them, and before whom no single witness was examined. The Queen has been farther informed, that her counsel last night were refused a hearing at the bar of the House of Lords, at that stage of the proceeding when it was most material that they should be heard, and that a list of the witnesses, whose names are known to her accusers, is to be refused to her. Under such circumstances, the Queen doubts whether any other course is left to her, but to protest in the most solen manner against the whole of the proceeding; but she is anxious to make one more effort to obtain justice, and therefore desires that her counsel may be admitted to state her claims at the bar of the House of Lords."

The prayer of the petition was opposed, on the ground of its being too general and indefinite, and after some argument, it was at length agreed that her Majesty's counsel should, in their addresses to the House, confine themselves to arguments upon the mode of proceeding on the bill, and with regard to the time of proceeding. To these points Messrs Broughman and Denman accordingly confined themselves. On the latter point they demanded, in the Queen's name, that not an hour should be suffered to elapse before her Majesty was afforded an opportunity of repelling the charges that had been alleged against her. Lord Liverpool intimated that he would, on Monday, apprise the House of the earliest day on which he should move the second reading of the bill, and for this purpose he moved that the Lords should be summoned. Lord Grey moved, as an amendment, that the Lords be summoned for this day, and took the sense of the House on the point. The amendment, however, was negatived on a division, in which there appeared for the original question 56, and 19 against it.

Accordingly, on Monday the 3d instant, the Earl of Liverpool proposed, that, as the presence of the Judges was necessary during the examination of witnesses, and as they could not possibly attend before the 17th of August, the second reading of the bill should be postponed till that day, which, after some discussion, was agreed to. It was proposed by several noble Lords, that a list of the witnesses who were to give evidence against her should be delivered to the Queen, which, however, was refused.

While the Secret Committee of the Lords was sitting, an important discussion was going on in the Lower House of Parliament. Lord Castlereagh there proposed to postpone the adjourned debate on the appointment of a Secret Committee till Friday the 7th of July; but his Lordship intimated, at the same time, that it was possible the House of Lords might institute some judicial pro.

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ceeding, which would render it unneces-
sary for the Commons to proceed further
in the business. His Lordship at the same
time stated, that he should, on Thursday
the 6th, if no judicial proceeding should in
the mean time be adopted by the Lords,
submit a motion to the House of a distinct
character, by which her Majesty, the
House, and the Country, would be put in
possession of the charges contained in the
sealed bag. Mr Western expressed a wish
to get rid of this business altogether, from
a conviction that the House ought not to
entertain charges which were at one mo-
ment represented as of a highly criminal
nature, and the next as capable of negotia-
tion; with this view he moved as an a-
mendment upon Lord Castlereagh's mo-
tion, that the King's message should be
taken into consideration that day six
months. After an animated debate, the
amendment was negatived by a majority of
195 to 100.

Accordingly, on the 6th, the adjourned order of the day for taking into consideration the King's message was moved by

Lord Castlereagh, to be postponed till the 15th August. This motion was afterwards withdrawn, and his Lordship consented that the order should be discharged. The House of Commons will now, therefore, proceed upon the bill, or whatever other measure may come down to it from the House of Lords.

While these important discussions were going on, the Common Council and Livery of London, the inhabitants of Westminster, and the borough of Southwark, as well as several provincial, cities and towns, have presented addresses of condolence and encouragement to the Queen.

On the 7th instant eleven men and one woman arrived at Dover from Calais, who were understood to have come over for the purpose of giving evidence against the Queen. They were, on landing, surrounded on the quay, and very roughly handled by the mob; from whom they were with difficulty rescued, and sent off to London. They have since been embarked for Holland, there to wait till the judicial investigation shall commence.

BRITISH LEGISLATION.

Acts passed in the 60th Year of the Reign of George III., or in the Second Session of the Sixth Parliament of the United Kingdom.

CAP. CXXXII. For raising Two Millions by Treasury Bills in Ireland.-July 12, 1819.

Cap. CXXXIII. For applying certain monies to service of the year.-July 13.

Cap. CXXXIV. To Amend an Act for building additional Churches. July 13.

Cap. CXXXV. To repeal two Road Acts of the 55th of Geo. III. and to provide more effectually for keeping in repair certain Roads and Bridges, and for the regulation of Ferries in Scotland.-July

13.

Cap. CXXXVI. For the better regulation of the Penitentiary at Millbank. July 13.

Cap. CXXXVII. To enable the Directors of the Poor at Worcester to sell certain lands.-July 13.

Cap. I. To prevent the training of Persons to the use of Arms, and to the practice of military evolutions and exercise.-Dec.

11. 1819.

Cap. II. To authorize Justices of the
Peace, in certain disturbed Counties, to seize
pur-
and detain Arms collected or kept for
poses dangerous to the Public Feace.

Dec. 18.

Cap. III. For continuing to his Majesty certain duties on Malt, Sugar, &c. for the year 1820.

Cap. IV. To prevent delay in the Ad

ministration of Justice in Cases of Misdemeanour.-Dec. 23, 1819.

Cap. V. To amend an Act for Regulation of Cotton Mills and Factories, &c.

Dec. 23.

Cap. VI. For more effectually preventing Seditious Meetings and Assemblies, to continue in force until the end of the Session of Parliament next after Five Years from the passing of this Act.-Dec. 24.

Cap. VII. To amend an Act of the 42d year of the reign of his Majesty for Regulating the Trial of Controverted Elections for Ireland. Dec. 24. For the more effectual Cap. VIII. Prevention and Punishment of Blasphemous and Seditious Libels.-Dec. 30.

Cap. IX. To subject certain Publications to the Duties of Stamps on Newspapers, &c.-Dec. 30.

Anno Primo Georgii IV. Regis. Cap. X. To indemnify persons who have omitted to qualify themselves for offices, employments, &c.-Feb. 28. 1820.

Cap. XI. For the Regulation of Elections in Ireland.-Feb. 28.

Cap. XII. To continue until 25th
June 1820 expiring laws.-Feb. 28.
Cap. XIII. To continue Mutiny and
Desertion Act.-Feb. 28.

Cap. XIV. To remedy certain Incon veniences in local and exclusive Jurisdic tions.-Feb. 28.

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APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c.

I. CIVIL.

June 15.-George Earl of Galloway, to be LordLieutenant of the stewartry of Kirkcudbright.

II. ECCLESIASTICAL.

May 31.-The Associate Congregation of Lochwinnoch gave an unanimous call to Mr George Wood, preacher of the Gospel, to be their pastor. June 2.-The Rev. Mr Green was ordained assistant and successor of the Rev. Mr Little of Westerkirk.

12.-A call was moderated by the Relief Congregation of Hawick, and was unanimous, in faTour of Mr George Carson, preacher of the Gospel.

15.-Lord Douglas has presented Mr Alexander Stewart, preacher of the Gospel, to the church and parish of Douglas.

-The tutors of Sir John Carmichael Anstruther, Bart., have presented the Rev. Thomas Watson, preacher of the Gospel, to the united patishes of Thankerton and Covington.

22.-The Associate Congregation of Tranent gave an unanimous call to Mr John M'Gilchrist, preacher of the Gospel, to be their pastor.

30-The King has been pleased to present the Rev. Thomas Macfarlane to the church of the united parishes of Dyke and Moy, in the presbytery of Forres, and county of Moray.

July 1.-The King has been pleased to present the Rev. John Fraser to the church and parish of Cluny, in the presbytery of Kincardine O'Neil, and county of Aberdeen."

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Burrows, fm, h. p. York Chass.

do.

Lieut. Fox, fm. h. p. 99 F. Qua. Mast. vice Blake, canc.

15th June Vassal, Ensign, vice Markham, Cape Corps 1st do. Surg. Cowen, fm. 10 Vet. Bn. Surg. vice Waring, h. p. 5 Gar. Bn. do. Ensign Sutherland, fm. 76 F. Lieut. vice Orange, dead

15th do.

8th do.

Lieut. Mackay, Adj. vice Nicholson, res. Adj. only

Muller, Capt. vice Bowers, dead 18th May.

Ensign Bartlett, Lieut.

A. M. J. Durnford, Ensign

do.

do.

Lt. Bruce, fin. 1. F. Gds. Capt. by purch. vice De Reynaud, ret. 25th do. Assist. Surg. Smith, fm. h. p. Assist. Surg. vice Simpson, dead

do.

Ensign Shaw, fm. h. p. 57 F. Ensign, vice Durnford, 2 Vet. Bn. 15th June Gent. Cadet P. Maitland, fm. R. Mil. Coll. Ensign do. R. Drewe, Ensign, vice Roskrow, dead 1st do.

Lieut. Mannin, Capt. by purch. vice do.

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15th do.

Kettlewell, R. Art. to be Major

in the Army

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E. M. Wigley, Ensign by purch.
Ensign O'Brien, Lieut. vice Maebean,

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Fitz-Gerald, 12 F. to be Major in

2 Ceylon R.

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R. F. R. Lisle, Ensign

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Lieut. Pratt, Capt. by purch. vice

95

Holmes, ret.

25th May 1820.

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Cornet Wilmot, Lieut. by purch. do. G. Robbins, Cornet by purch.

Lieut. Macdonald, Capt. by purch. vice

Ensign Wilson, Lieut, by purch. do. H. H. Rose, Ensign, by purch. do. Capt. Gell, fm. h. p. 95 F. Capt. vice M'Intyre, 2 Vet. Bat. 18th May 1 Ceylon R. Qua. Mast. Kennedy, 2d Lieut. vice Gray, prom. 25th Dec. 1819. Lt. Fox, fm. Ceylon Pioneer Lascars, Qua. Mast. vice Kennedy

do.

13 Dr.

15

Lt. Col. Sir J. Browne, fm. 21 Dr.
Lt.-Col.
9th do.
Bt. Lt.-Col. Thackwell, Lt.-Col. vice
Dalrymple, dead

2 W. I.R.

15th June

Capt. Whiteford, Major

Lieut. Stewart, Captain

do. do.

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21

W. F. Chetwynd, Cornet by purch. do. Capt. Moultrie, Major by purch. vice Geils, ret.

25th May

do.

Lieut. Ruddach, Capt. by purch. do. Cornet Jolliffe, Licut. by purch. do. Gent. Cadet G. Duncombe, fm. R. Mil. Coll. Cornet by purch. Lieut. Wood, Capt. by purch. vice Hare, ret. Cornet Forward, Lieut. by purch. do. Gre. Gds. Ensign and Lieut. Hon. W. S. Lascelles, fm. h. p. Ensign and Lieut. by purch. vice Bruce

8th June

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p. 25 F.

Sidaway, fm. R. Wagg. Train, with Capt. Jackson, h. p.

Amiel. fm. 27 F. rec. diff. with Capt. Bogue, h. p. 94 F.

Dick, fm. 1 Ceylon R. with Capt. Anderson, h. p. 7 F.

Wharton, fm. Sub. Insp. Mil. Ionian Isl. with Capt. Carrol, h. p. 45 F.

Sir C. Payne, fm. 9 Dr. rec. diff. with
Capt. Blakiston, h. p. 25 Dr.

Nickson, Gren. Gds, with Capt. Bruce, 60
F.
Lieut. Mairis, fin. 78 F. with Lieut. Taylor, h.
p. 36 F.

Scholey, fm. 7 Dr. G. rec. diff. with Lieut.
Moises, h. p. 9 F.

Lang, fm. 19 Dr. rec. diff. with Lieut. Methold, h. p. 23 F.

Law, fm. 11 Dr. rec. diff, with Lieut. Tritton, h. p. 24 Dr.

Mure, fm. Gren. Gds. rec. diff. with Lieut. Loftus, h. p.

34 F.

Christian, fm. 19 F. with Lieut. Chambers,

Orange, fm. 89 F. with Lieut. Freer, Rif.

Brig.
Cornet Enery, fm. 2 Dr. G. with Ensign Stewart,
72 F.

2d Lieut. Kennedy, fm. 1 Ceylon Regt. with 2d
Lieut. Mylius, h. p. Bourbon Regt.
Ensign Hurst, fm. 72 F. with Ensign Rainsford,
h. p. 66 F.

Ensign Shaw, fm. 8 F. rec. diff. with Ensign Pickwick, h. p. York Ra.

Harrison, fm. 86 F. with Ensign Murphy,

h. p. 40 F.

Tait, fm. 46 F. rec. diff. with Ensign Drew, h. p. 78 F.

Fraser, from Cape Inf. with Ensign Lavoine, h. p. 60 F.

Paym. Hart, fm. 32 F. with Paym. Eager, h. p.
York Ra.

Qua. Mast. Tyrrell, fm, 61 F. with Qua. Mast.
Clarke, h. p. York Ra.

Surg. Punshon, fin. 85 F. with Surg. Todd, h. p.
52 F.

Resignations and Retirements.

Col. Fullarton, Kirkcudbright Mil.
Maj. Geils, 19 Dr.

De Reynaud, 60 F.
Cooke, 93 F.

Capt. Holnes, 4 Dr.

Cargill, 74 F.

Hare, 21 Dr.

Lieut. Harman, 82 F.

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