And freely from the fattest side
Cut out large slices to be fried;
Then stepp'd aside to fetch them drink,
Fill'd a large jug up to the brink,
And saw it fairly twice go round;
Yet (what is wonderful!) they found
'Twas still replenish'd to the top,
As if they ne'er had touch'd a drop.
The good old couple were amaz`d,
And often on each other gaz'd;
For both were frighten'd to the heart,
And just began to cry,-What art?
Then softly turn'd aside to view
Whether the lights were burning blue.
The gentle pilgrims, soon aware on't,
Told them their calling, and their errand:
Good folks, you need not be afraid,
We are but saints, the hermits said;
No hurt shall come to you or yours:
But for that pack of churlish boors,
Not fit to live on Christian ground,
They and their houses shall be drown'd;
Whilst you shall see your cottage rise,
And grow a church before your eyes.
They scarce had spoke, when fair and soft
The roof began to mount aloft ;
Aloft rose every beam and rafter;
The heavy wall climb'd slowly after.
The chimney widen'd, and grew higher,
Became a steeple with a spire.

The kettle to the top was hoist,
And there stood fasten'd to a joist,
But with the upside down, to show
Its inclination for below:
In vain; for a superior force,
Applied at bottom, stops its course;
Doom'd ever in suspense to dwell,
'Tis now no kettle, but a bell.

A wooden jack, which had almost
Jost by disuse the art to roast,
A sudden alteration feels,
Increas'd by new intestine wheels;
And, what exalts the wonder more,
The number made the motion slower:
The flier, though 't had leaden feet,
Turn'd round so quick, you scarce could
see't;

But, slacken'd by some secret power,
Now hardly moves an inch an hour.
The jack and chimney, near allied,
Had never left each other's side:
The chimney to a steeple grown,
The jack would not be left alone;
But, up against the steeple rear'd,
Became a clock, and still adher'd ;
And still its love to household cares,
By a shrill voice at noon, declares,
Warning the cookmaid not to burn
That roast-meat which it cannot turn.

The groaning-chair began to crawl,
Like a huge snail, along the wall;
There stuck aloft in public view,
And, with small change, a pulpit grew.

The porringers, that in a row
Hung high, and made a glittering show,
To a less noble substance chang'd,
Were now but leathern buckets rang'd.
The ballads, pasted on the wall,
Of Joan of France, and English Mall,

Fair Rosamond, and Robin Hood,
The Little Children in the Wood,
Now seem'd to look abundance better,
Improv'd in picture, size, and letter;
And, high in order plac'd, describe
The heraldry of every tribe.

A bedstead of the antique mode,
Compact of timber many a load,
Such as our ancestors did use,
Was metamorphos'd into pews;
Which still their ancient nature keep,
By lodging folks dispos'd to sleep.

The cottage by such feats as these
Grown to a church by just degrees,
The hermits then desir'd their host
To ask for what he fancied most.
Philemon, having paus'd a while,
Return'd them thanks in homely style:
Then said, My house is grown so fine,
Methinks I still would call it mine;
I'm old, and fain would live at ease;
Make me the parson, if you please.

He spoke, and presently he feels
His grazier's coat fall down his heels:
He sees, yet hardly can believe,
About each arm a pudding-sleeve;
His waistcoat to a cassock grew,
And both assum'd a sable hue;
But, being old, continued just
As thread-bare, and as full of dust,
His talk was now of tithes and dues:
He smok'd his pipe, and read the news;
Knew how to preach old sermons next,
Vamp'd in the preface and the text;
At christenings well could act his part,
And had the service all by heart;
Wish'd women might have children fast,
And thought whose sow had farrow'd last;
Against dissenters would repine,
And stood up firm for right divine;
Found his head fill'd with many a system:
But classic authors,-be ne'er miss'd 'em.
Thus having furbish'd up a parson,
Dame Baucis next they play'd their farce on,
Instead of homespun coifs, were seen
Good pinners edg'd with colberteen;
Her petticoat, transform'd apace,
Became black satin flounc'd with lace.
Plain Goody would no longer down;
'Twas Madam, in her grogram gown,
Philemon was in great surprise,
And hardly could believe his eyes,
Amaz'd to see her look so prim;
And she admir'd as much at him.

Thus happy in their change of life
Were several years this man and wife;
When on a day, which prov'd their last,
Discoursing o'er old stories past,
They went by chance, amidst their talk,
To the church-yard to take a walk;
When Baucis hastily cried out,
My dear, I see your forehead sprout!
Sprout! quoth the man; what's this you
tell us?

I hope you don't believe me jealous!
But yet, methinks, I feel it true;
And really yours is budding too—
Nay, now I cannot stir my foot;
It feels as if 'twere taking root.

From Genoa the Princess returned (June 1815) to Milan: soon after which the Countess Oldi was received into her Highness's service a Dame d'Honneur, who, after some time, was discovered to be also a sister of Pergami. (Majocchi 14, Demont 262, 253.) From Milan, after an excursion to Venice, the Princess went to the Villa Villani, on the Lake of Como: and while there (about August, 1815,) an estate, called the Barona, was bought for Pergami, and named the Villa Pergami. (Majocchi, 14. 27, 28.) The Princess then removed to the Villa d'Este, on the Lake of Como, and after staying there two months went again to Genoa, where she embarked (Nov. 14th) on board the Leviathan, and sailed to Sicily. (Majocchi, 15. 17. Briggs, 163.) Here her Royal Highness remained till the end of March, and in the interral Pergami successively received several honorary titles. He was called his Excellency," he wore the decoration of the Knighthood of Malta, and was also called "Baron Della Franchena." (Majocchi, 21.) Towards the end of March, 18:6, the Princess embarked on board the Neapolitan polocca Industry, accompanied by Pergami, and sailed in it to Tunis, Malta, Constantinople, and Scala Nuova, whence she went by land to Jerusalem, re embarked at Jaffa, and returned to Italy. (Patur. zo, 93, Gargiulo, 119) At Jerusalem Pergami was made a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre (which though a Catholic Order was conferred at the same time on William Austin), and after re-embarking, her Royal Highness instituted a new Order of Saint Caroline, of Jerusalem, of which Pergami was made Grand Master. (Paturzo, 97. Gargulo, 125. Demont, 295.) The Princess on reaching Italy, in June, 1816, went again to the Villa d'Este, where a new table was formed for the relations of Pergami, at which his mother, his sister Faustina, his brother Louis, and one of his cousins, who held the office of accountant, dined. Louis l'ergami was now made "Prefect of the Palace," and his mother, no longer called Nouna, was styled Donna Livia." (Demónt, 295, 296.) Her Royal Highness used to have prayers said by a Protestant Clergy man in her house every Sunday till she quitted Genoa, after which it was discontinued; and she went to a Catholic Church with Pergami, fell on her knees by his side, and at other times declared that she would have masses said for the soul of Per gami's father. (Demont, 308.) At a subsequent period, when her Royal Highness went to reside at Pesaro, there was a chest of money, and Pergami had the key. (Demont, S08.)

II. FAMILIARITIES.

It is sworn that a familiarity between the Princess and Pergami commenced, from the moment that they reached Naples (Demont, 257,) and many various instances of it are given at subsequent periods. It ap. pears that whilst he was yet a Courier he was admitied to beckfast with her Royal Highness (Majocchi, 9. 13. Demont, 268. Briggs. 159.) and also to dine with her in his Courier's dress (Demont, 268,) on board the Leviathan; he dined with her regularly. (Briggs, 159,) and Captain Pechell's refusal to allow him to dine at his table on board the Clorinde, was so much resented by the Princess as to induce her to decline dining there herself. (Pochell, 158. Briggs, 161.) She rode out in company with him (Oggioni, 289,) and admitted him to travel in the same carriage with her. (Majocchi, 31. Cuchi, 167, Sacchi, 157.) They were seen walking orm in arm (Majocchi, 14. Briggs, 161. l'aturzo, 99. Gargiulo, 194. Oggioni, 228. Mejani, 291. Demont, 256. Rancatti, 402. Sacchi, 431.) When she rode on a donkey, he took her round the waist to put her on the animal, supported her with his arm behind her back, or on her thigh, or held her hand to prevent her from falling. (Majocchi, 10. Galdini, 387.) On board the Polacca, they were seen, he sitting on a gun, and she sitting on his knees, (Gargiulo, 194), sometimes both sitting on a fun with the arm of one behind the back of the other; sometimes he sitting on a bench and the Princess on his lap or thigh, with her arm round his neck, and his arm behind her back; sometimes he lying on his back, on a small bed, and the Princess standing near him leaning forward. (Paturzo, $9, 100.) When the Frincess gave a masked ball to King Murat, she went to it in the dress of a Turkish Peasant, under the aim of Pergami, he being dressed like a Turk, thugi at that time he was still her Courier. (Demont, 252. 254.) At another time she went to the Theatre of Sun Carlos with him, she being in a red cloak, and he in a red domino, when they were surrounded and kissed by many masks, and with great difficulty withdrew. (Demont, 256.) They

went twice alone in boats on the canals of Venice (Bianchi, 215), and several times alone in a canoe on the Lake of Como. (Majocchi, $7. Birollo, 149. Kagazzoni, 222. Demont, 272. Brusa, $94. Bianchi, 397.) They were seen alone in the garden, sitting on a bench, an hour and a half after sunset. (Ragazzoni, 225.) They drove out together in a padovanello, a carriage in which there was only room for the Princess to sit on Pergami's knees while he held the reins. (Mejani, 291. Lucini, 400. Restelli, 406) They were alone in the garden with a garden chair, first Pergami pushed the chair along. the Princess sitting in it, and then he sate in it and the Princess pushed him along, (Ragazzoni, 221. Demont, 309.) At Venice he attended at dinner behind her chair, in the dress of a Courier, and after the rest of the company had left the room, she took a gold chain from her own neck and put it round his: he afterwards took it off his own neck and put it round hers, and then he took her by the hand, squeezed her hand, and accompanied her to the door. (Bianchi, 214, 215.) She made him a present of a blue silk morning gown which she had been accustomed to wear herself, and which he afterwards ware at his toilet. (Majocchi, 16. Demont, 264.) She proposed to make his shirts. (Demont, 294.) He gave her his ear-rings, and she wore them. (Demont, 296.) The Princess was painted as a Magda len with her breasts uncovered, and this picture was afterwards seen in the possession of Pergami. He was painted in the character of a Turk, and this portrait was afterwards seen in her Royal Highness's possession (Demont, 282, 283, 284.) Their two busts were taken, and these were kept by Pergami in his room at the Villa Brandi. (Sacchi, 438. Demont, 305.) On board the Polacca rejoicings were made in the Princess's presence on St Bartholomew's day, the Sailors shouting, Long live the Princess! long live the Chevalier! (Paturzo, 100. Gargiulo, 124.) When Pergami was ill at Genoa, the Princess came into his room, and gave orders about warming his bed, whilst he sat by on a stool partly undressed. (Majocchi, 20.) Other servants were in the habit of knocking before they entered her Royal Highness's bed-room; Pergami never knocked. (Demont, 257) He came into her bed-room at Jerusalem, and thiew himself ou the bed in a ludicrous way while she was present. (Demont, 291.) On board the Clorinde he was seen lying on a bed in the Princess's cabin in the daytime, her Royal Highness being on another bed in the same cabin. (Demont, 276, 277.) Mr. Burrell having quitted her Royal Highness at Villani, and no other English person remaining in her suite, except Mr. Hownam (a half-pay Lieutenant), there was more freedom in the House than before. Her Royal Highness played in the Saloon with the servants, who every evening had games and frolics, such as Blindman's Buff and the like. (Demont, 264.) She gave halls to the low people of the neighbourhood at Villa Pergami, and danced at them with him. (0ggioni, 239.) She acted on the private Theatre at the Villa d'Este; at one time she sang while Pergami played on an instrument; at another time she acted the part of a sick woman, and he the Doctor who came to attend her; and at another time she acted the part of Columbine to Louis Pergami's Harle quin. (Majocchi, 95. Ragazzoni, 225. Demont, 296. Lucin, 401.) She went into the kitchen and ate there with him, sometimes from one plate, some times from two; she cut some pieces, stuck a fork into it and ate herself, and then took another piece and said, "Here it is, you eat also; another time she told him something in French, and then he took some polenta (maize porridge), put it half into the mouth of the Princess, and then the remaining half he put into his own mouth. (Birollo, 149. Mejani, Oggioni, 259. Demont, 509. Galli, 418. Dell'Orto, 492.)

231.

Several witnesses state, that the Princess, on various occasions, addressed words and expressions of endearment to Pergami, such as Mon cœur ! Adien mon cœur! Prenez garde! Adieu mon cher ami! Do not remain out so long, mon cœur! Mon ange! Mon amour! My Life! (Mejani, 292. Demont, 276. Rancatti, 403. Restel, 408. Sacchi, 432.) III. INDECENCIES.

The regard which we are bound to pay to public morals necessarily compels us to soften the expres sions of the witnesses in some of the remaining parts of the case. We can therefore only indicate the grosser features, trusting that they will ultimately be found to have been overcharged.

One witness speaks to indecent conversation held

y the Princess with himself in the presence of Pergami, who stood by laughing. (Sacchi. 433.) others mention an indecent piece of buffoonery played on board the Polacca by Pergairi, at which ne Princess laughed. (Gargiulo, 123. Demont, 94.) The Princess is also asserted to have been nore than unce present and laughed at the dance of Mahomet, of which one of them gives a most indeent description. (Majocchi, 36. Birollo, 149. Cagioni, 240, 245.) The inspection of the statues by The Princess and Pergami must be consulted in the eidence. (Ragazzoni, £29.)

At the Casa Villani, Pergami was seen going into The Princess's bed-room dressed only in his morning gown, stockings, and under small clothes (Majocchi, 19), and at Utica, he went into her bed-room alone me morning before she was up. (Demont, 288, $89-)

At Naples, Pergami often attended the toilet of the Princess, particularly once when she changed her masquerade dress, and put on one with the arms bare, the breasts bare, and the drapery in the same way as painters represent the Genius of History. (Demont, 251. 253.254.) At the Villa Caprile, the Princess one day dressed herself in pantaloons, and Pergami turned her round looking at her, and said, "How pretty you are! I like you much better so."

On board the Polacca, the Princess was accom. panied by Pergami when she went below to go to the Water Closet, or for any other purpose. (Gargiulo, 429.) She was attended by him into the cabin when she went to take a bath: the door was shut, and Pergami remained alone with her in the cabin. (Majocchi, 26. Gargiulo, 122. Demont, 293.) At the Villa d'Este, Pergami and the Princess were seen one afternoon standing together in the water, in a place sometimes used for bathing, the Princess being dressed in a sort of loose trowsers that reached to the feet. (Bianchi, 399.) On the journey to Bavaria (about the end of 1816) when Pergamí travelled in the carriage with the Princess, a widenecked bottle was usually in the carriage, the use for which must be consulted in the evidence. (Majocchi, 32.)

Many witnesses speak to having seen the Princess and Pergami kissing on different occasions, at Messina; (Majocchi, 18. Demont, 269.) on board the polacca; (Gargiulo, 193.) on leaving the polacca at Terracina; (Majocchi, 27.) at the Villa d'Este; (Dell'Orto, 421. Mejani, 232.) in a boat there; (Goggiari, 423.) at the Villa Caprile; (Rancatti, 401) at Catolica, near Pesaro; (Kestelli, 408) and on the road from Rome to Sinigaglia. (Sacchi, 439)

One witness states, that he accidentally opened a door at the Villa d'Este, and saw the Irincess and Ferg mi sitting together; her bosom was uncovered, 2nd Pergami's aim round her neck, and that Pergami started up and cried "What do you want? Away you

-!"

Two other witnesses depose to separate occurtences, which we cannot permit ourselves to repeat; one mentions an observation which he made, when the Princess was returning in a carriage with Pergami. from Farno to Villa Caprile, (Restelli, 407); the other of a similar observation, when the Prin cess and Pergami were travelling in a carriage from Rome to Sinigaglia (Sacchi)

IV. OPPORTUNITIES.

The first opportunity which the parties appear to have had of gratifying an unlawful passion, if they were so inclined, was on their arrival at Naples in November, 1914. Up to that time, William Austin, had been in the habit of steeping in the Princess's room; but the night before they reached Naples her Royal Highness told her Feinme de Chambre, that be had become too big a boy, and must have a Chamber to himself. (Demont, 248.) On the second night after reaching Naples. Pergami, the Courier, (who had then been about three weeks in the Princess's service) had a bea-room allotted to him near her Royal Highness. (Demont, 248.) It communicated with her room by a passage and a small cabinet, in which nobody slept, the other people of the suite sleeping in a separate part of the house, and there being no access to these apartments when the passage door, the Princess's doo, and Pergami's were all fastened. (Majocchi, 5. Demont, 243.) That night the Princess returned early from the Opera, and went, attended by her Fille de Chambre, to her be room, in which were two beds, a small travelling one on which she ually slept, and which had been made up for

her that night, and a large one on which there were. no sheets. The Princess directed that William Austin should be forbidden coming to her room, and the door cominunicating with his apartment was shut. Contrary to her usual custom she dismissed her Femme de Chambre in a few minutes, and appeared extremely agitated. The next morning it was observed that nobody had slept in the Priucess's travelling bed, bat the large bed appeared to have been occupied by more than one person, and the same appearance was noticed on subsequent nights. (Demont, 250. 25%)

During their stay at Naples, Pergami continued to occupy the room above described. One night, when the Princess was in her bed-room undressed, the Fille de Chambre (Mademoiselle Demont) states, that being near the door of her Royal Highness. she saw Pergami in his shirt, coming out of his own room into the passage, and advancing towards the Princess's room. (Dumont, 251, 252.)

Pergami, having met with an accident from the kick of a horse, was contined for some time to his room, and for five or six nights Majocchi was di rected to sleep in the small cabinet before-mentioned to attend on him. On two of these nights, about half-past twelve o'clock, Majocchi states that he saw the Princess pass through the cabinet. She walked very softly, stooped to see whether he was asleep, and then passed on to Pergami's room, where she staid from 15 to 18 minutes, and some whispering conversation was heard between them. (Majocchi, 6, 7.)

At almost all the places which the Princess visited, it is stated, that Pergami's bed-room was, in like manner, placed near that of the Princess. At Genoa they were separated only by a luggageroom. (Majocchi, 9. Demont, 259.) At Milan the doors opened on the same landing place, about 7 or 8 feet from each other. (Majocchi, 13.) At Venice (June, 1815) both opened into the saloon. (Majocchi, 14.) At the Villa Villani they were divided on one side by only a small passage. (Majocchi, 15.) At Messina only by a room in which Pergami's sister slept. (Majocchi, 18. Demont, 274.) At Syracuse the Princess slept in a room below, and Pergami in a room above, immediately connected by a private staircase. (Majocchi, 19. Demont 977.) At Catania there was nothing between their rooms but a small court, into which nobody else could get because there was a door which was locked. (Majocchi, 19. Demont, 279.) At Augusta, a similar arrangement. (Majocchi, 21. Demont, 285.)

On Loard the Leviathan, Captain Briggs had made such arrangement as he thought would accommodate the Princess and her suite, meaning to put the men below, in the ward-room, or elsewhere; but her Royal Highness altered this arrangement, so as to appropriate a room to Pergami, the door of which was near the door of her own room. (Briggs, 160, 161.)

On board the polacca, on the voyage to Tunis, the dining room was between the cabin of Pergami and that of the Princess. On coming on board, the Princess ordered the door into the dining room to be nailed up. Pergami slept but a few nights in his cabin. Aner leaving Tunis he slept in the dining. room, where he could see the Princess in bed; and they were twice heard speaking together when they were in their separate beds. (Paturzo, 95. Gargiulo, 117, 118. Demont, 287.)

At the Turkish Barrack, near Scala Nuova, the Princess's travelling bed was carried, by order of herself and Pergami, into a vestibule surrounded by a wall. There she and Pergami dined by themselves, and were waited on by Majocchi, the Princess sitting on the bed, and Pergami at her feet. After dinner they were left alone for an hour and a hall, the bed remaining. (Majocchi, 22, 21.)

At Aum, the Princess's tent was six or seven

paces from the others. It was double, consisting

of one circle within the other. In the interior circle were placed the Princess's travelling bed, and a Turkish sofa. During the whole time of rest (they traveled by night and rested by day on ac Count of the heat) the Princess and Tergami remained alone, or with only the little child of two years old, in the inner tent, which Pergami closed from the inside. The Princess was undressed and lying on the bed, (Majocchi, 24. Palurzo, 97. Deniont, 29.)

On the return voyage from Jaffa, the same double tent was raised on the deck of ti e polacca, and the

travelling bed and sofa placed under it. The Princess and Pergami slept under it every night, the whole being closely shut up. A lantern was used in the tent for going to bed, and when it was done with, Pergami sometimes gave it out of the tent by thrusting his hand between the lower extremity and the deck. When the tent was opened in the morning, Pergami was seen on the bed in a morning-gown. The tent was sometimes closed for an hour during the day, they being left within. (Ma jocchi, 25. Pertuzo, 98. 90. Gargiulo, 120, 121. birollo, 144. Demont, 292.

At the Villa d'Este, and Villa Pergami, there were direct communications between the bed-rooms of the Princess and Pergami; and at the former the communication was rendered more direct by altering a wall, while they were on the voyage to the Levant. (Majocchi, 28. 35. Demont, 270. 294. Cassina, 405.)

At the Golden Stag, Munich, their rooms had first been ordered at a distance, but were altered by order of Pergami, the Princess being present, and then only separated by the dining-room. (Majocchi, 29.)

At Carlsruhe, Nuremberg, Vienna, and Trieste, their rooms communicated, and were generally separated from those of the rest of the suite: and this arrangment was ordered by the Princess or Pergami. (Majocchi, 31, 32.)

Pergami's black silk cravat was seen in the Princass's bed-room, at the Villa d'Este; and so were his white slippers. (Demont, 297.) A silk cloak, like that of the Princess, was found in Pergam.'s bed at Carlsruhe. (Kress, 187.)

Pergami was seen one morning, at ten o'clock, in the anti-chamber of the Villa d'Este, coming from the side where the Princess's room was, dressed in a morning gown, with only his drawers on. (Bianchi, 391.) At Turin he was seen about half-past nine in the morning coming from the Princess's room in his morning gown, drawers, stockings, and slippers. (Birolla, 150) One inorning at Catania, the Princess was seen to come about

ten o'clock from the room of the Countess of Oldi, in which Pergami slept on account of some indi position, and pass through Mademoiselle Demost $ room with a pillow or two in her hand to her own bed-room. She was in the dishabille of the nigin before, and looked earnestly at Mademoiselle Di mont, but passed on, without saying any thing, p her own bed-room. (Demont, 979, 280, 281.) O y night Pergami returned from Inspruck to schiarni z about half-past twelve o'clock, and came up to the Princess's room who was in bed. She sent awy her chambermaid, and he remained. (Demo 1, 301, 302.) Another night, when the Princess w.s on a visit at General Pino's, Pergami passed through Mademoiselle Demont's room toward that of the Princess. (Demont, 298)

Majocchi speaks to certain noises which he hea: I on board the polacca. (Majocchi, 26.) Meidet Barbara Kress, the chamber-imaid at Carlsrulic states that on going into Pergami's room, between seven and eight o'clock one evening, she saw him in bed, the Princess sitting on the bed, and his arm round the neck of the Princess, who immediately jumped up. The witness also speaks to certail appearancess on Pergami's bed, as well as to finding the cloak in it as before-mentioned. (Kress, 183. 187, 188, 189.

These examinations in chief, cross, and re-examinations, lasted from Tuesday, August 19, until Thursday, September, 7, when the Solicitor General summed up the evidence, and eloquently in sisted upon it's having most completely made out the case stated by the Attorney Genend in the opening. The House having refused, by a majority of 165 to 60, to permit Mr. Brougham's commercement of the defence, unless proceeded in to the close without any subsequent delay as requested Ly him, the proceedings were adjourned fro án Saturday, September 9, until Tuesday, October 4, when the promised refutation and defence will be brought forward, and until when it would be premature to offer any abstract opinions.

1820.

JUN

UNE 7.-Messages sent from the King to both Houses of Parliament, communicating papers respecting the conduct of her Majesty since her departure from the kingdom. In the Lords it was resolved to submit the papers to a secret committee, which was appointed to sit on the Tuesday following. In the Commons, the King's message was ordered to be taken into consideration the succeeding night.

S.-Her Majesty sent a message to the Commons, demanding an open investigation of her conduct, which was loudly cheered. A debate then took place on the order of the day for considering his Majesty's message. At the suggestion of Mr. Wilberforce, the debate was adjourned to the Friday following.

9. The debate in the Commons further adjourned.

12.-Lord Liverpool, in the House of Lords, and Lord Castlereagh, in the House of Commons, stated that certain communications were going on between her Majesty and his Majesty's ministers, which rendered it desirable that the sitting of the secret committee in the one house, and its appointment in the other, should be postponed. It was accordingly agreed that the

question in the Commers should be adjourned to Friday, and in the Lords to Saturday.

14. The Common Council of London voted an address to her Majesty, which was carried up on the 16th.

16. The meeting; of the Secret Committee in the Lords again postponed to Tuesday, and the discussion in the Commons to Monday.

19.-Adjournments again took place in the House of Lords to Friday; in the House of Commons to, Wednesday. Failure of the negociation between the Queen and his Majesty's Ministers announced in the Houses of Lords and Commons, and the papers relating to the same laid before both houses,

21. Mr. Wilberforce submitted a motion for an address to her Majesty, praying her not to press the insertion of her name in the Liturgy, which was carried.

24. Mr. Wilberforce, Mr. S. Wortley, Mr. Bankes, and Sir T. Ackland, presented the address to her Majesty, at her house in Portman-square. Her Majesty, in her answer, refused to sacrifice any essential privilege belonging to her as Queen. Her Majesty's answer was the same night com municated to the House of Commons.