The Important and Eventful Trial of Queen Caroline, Consort of George IV, for "adulterous Intercourse", with Bartolomo Bergami |
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... wish to shrink from inquiry , but would only be deemed to afford a renewed " proof of the desire which her Majesty has been graciously pleased to express , to submit her own wishes to the authority of Parliament ; thereby entitling ...
... wish to shrink from inquiry , but would only be deemed to afford a renewed " proof of the desire which her Majesty has been graciously pleased to express , to submit her own wishes to the authority of Parliament ; thereby entitling ...
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... wish to found any argument on state- ments which rested merely on public rumour , but he could not help alluding to one remarkable circumstance , and leaving it , connected with the others , for their lordships ' consideration . It was ...
... wish to found any argument on state- ments which rested merely on public rumour , but he could not help alluding to one remarkable circumstance , and leaving it , connected with the others , for their lordships ' consideration . It was ...
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... wish to know in general , whether to the best of the witness's recollection , they were , on this journey , contiguous , and had a direct communication with each other , or whether they were distant ? -They were more near than apart ...
... wish to know in general , whether to the best of the witness's recollection , they were , on this journey , contiguous , and had a direct communication with each other , or whether they were distant ? -They were more near than apart ...
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... . Mr Brougham declaimed any wish to interrupt the witness . He was always desirous to have his answer complete . The Lord - Chancellor replied , that he imputed no blame to the counsel , for the witness at the time had ( 74 )
... . Mr Brougham declaimed any wish to interrupt the witness . He was always desirous to have his answer complete . The Lord - Chancellor replied , that he imputed no blame to the counsel , for the witness at the time had ( 74 )
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... wish to know whether you applied to Schiavini to obtain this paper ? ( Mr. Brougham objected to this question . He contended it was not allowable , the paper itself not being evidence . ) The Lord Chancellor remarked , that what he ...
... wish to know whether you applied to Schiavini to obtain this paper ? ( Mr. Brougham objected to this question . He contended it was not allowable , the paper itself not being evidence . ) The Lord Chancellor remarked , that what he ...
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Page 3 - The King thinks it necessary, in consequence of the arrival of the Queen, to communicate to the House of Lords certain papers respecting the conduct of Her Majesty since her departure from this kingdom, which he recommends to the immediate and serious attention of this House. 'The King has felt the most anxious desire to avert the necessity of disclosures and discussions which must be as painful to his people as they can be to himself; but the step now taken by the Queen leaves him no alternative.
Page 14 - If my life would have satisfied Your Majesty, you should have had it on the sole condition of giving me a place in the same tomb with my child ; but, since you would send me dishonoured to the grave, I will resist the attempt, with all the means that it shall please God to give me.
Page 13 - ... better part of their incomes. " If, contrary to all expectation, there should be found, in some Peers, likely to amount to a majority, a disposition to reject the bill, some of these Peers may be ordered away to their ships, regiments, governments, and other duties ; and, which is an equally alarming power, new Peers may be created for the purpose, and give their vote in the decision. That your Majesty's ministers would advise these measures, if found necessary, to render...
Page 11 - Bacchanalian tale-bearers, and foul conspirators, swarmed in those places which had before been the resort of sobriety, virtue, and honour. To enumerate all the various privations and mortifications which I had to endure — all the insults that were wantonly heaped upon me, from the day of your elevation to the Regency to that of my departure for the Continent — would be to describe every species of personal offence that can be offered to, and every pain short of bodily violence that can be inflicted...
Page 3 - Upon her arrival, the queen is surprised to find that a message has been sent down to parliament, requiring its attention to written documents ; and she learns, with still greater astonishment, that there is an intention of proposing that these should be referred to a select committee.
Page 12 - Let the world pass its judgment on the constituting of a commission in a foreign country, consisting of inquisitors, spies, and informers, to discover, collect, and arrange matters of accusation against your wife, without any complaint having been communicated to her: let the world judge of the employment of ambassadors in such a business, and of the enlisting of foreign courts in the enterprise : but on...
Page 4 - ... meanest subject of the realm. In the face of the Sovereign, the Parliament, and the Country, she solemnly protests against the formation of a secret tribunal to examine documents privately prepared by her adversaries, as a proceeding unknown to the law of the land, and a flagrant violation of all the principles of justice. She relies with full confidence upon the integrity of the House of Commons for defeating the only attempt she has any reason to fear.
Page 5 - I am bound to receive with gratitude any attempt on the part of the House of Commons to interpose its high mediation, for the purpose of healing those unhappy differences in the Royal Family, which no person has so much reason to deplore as myself. And with perfect truth I can declare, that an entire reconcilement of those differences, effected by the authority of Parliament, on principles consistent with the honour and dignity of all the parties, is still the object dearest to my heart.
Page 7 - An Act to deprive her Majesty Queen Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of the title, prerogatives, rights, privileges, and exemptions of Queen Consort of this realm, and to dissolve the marriage between his Majesty . and the said Caroline Amelia Elizabeth.
Page 14 - I demand a trial in a court where the jurors are taken impartially from amongst the people, and where the proceedings are open and fair. Such a trial I court, and to no other will I willingly submit. If your majesty persevere in the present proceeding...