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1 !!e:, if ha rfisi ant protest :gaiilt a tria!, instituted utt&r Etch circumstances, and conducted by such accusers. That was net the proper time to cast imputations on his • Majesty'e Alinisters; but he could not help saying to them, that they cculd with a vtry ill pace accuse others of inconsistency, who lad themselves given such frequent proofs of the must palpable contradiction. In what a petilous edicament, he would ask the Noble Lord, would the Country be placed, if, after the llcuse*of Lords approved the Bill of Pains and Penalties, the House of Comthons rejected it? The House would recollect, that at the 'ame moment a Green Bag was sent to both Houses; and yet his Majesty's Ministers had themselves declared, that nothing could be more unadvisable than that two proceedings should be going on at the same time in both Houses. He felt, in common with every man in the country, an insuperable aversion ton legisletive proceeding which constituted the offence, affixed the clime, judged the criminal, and infl.cted the sentence.— hat above all, when he considered that this anomalous proceed leg was to be carried into execution in defiance of all public topinios—(Hear , hear)—denying that power of recrimination which the law of the land afforded to every other person la bouring under the same accusation, he must continue to view it as a must fatal prosecution. With that body of evidence before eim—with such a mass of misapplication as the whole proceed presetited, be found himself obliged to make a choice of reads, and he felt he took the least when he voted for the amendment of his Noble Friend. Referring to the moeien leech had been made on a former occasion by the Honourable .Member for &amber, he observed, that the effect of that too ern; had been to fortify his Majesty's Ministers oh the question. was impossible that the Honourable Member's motion could h..ve .seceeded ; for it was, in fact, to ask a person who had elready suffered great injury, to submit to still greater. If the Amendment which he (Lord A. Hamilton) had moved to ad dress the Crown to restore her Majesty's name to the Liturgy hol been carried, all the evils which had ensued, and Which would ensue, would have been obviated. Ile apologised for having trespassed so long on the House, but he could not vote in silence on the question. Lord CASTLEREAGH was of opinion that nothing ought to drag the House, under the present circumstances, into any teing like a discussion of the great question at issue. On a sub yet so extensive, so important in all its bearings, and requiring so much calomel.* aid time, the I louse ought not to he forced into an bur:testi-oh de.iberatlon. He was not aware of any ex isting circumstance which shouid lead the House to depart from the course they thought best at the period of their last sepa ration. He was cot sorprised that the Noble Lord thought fit to object, in a constitutional point of view, to the mode of kreceteliag which had been adopted. Ile was not eurprised that the Noble Lord differed from him (Lord Castlereagh) ca the subject. Whenever it should be the pleasure and COI:VC.. tience of the flume, however, to make the Inquiry, he should be quite prepared to justify his colleaeues and himself, both with respect to the merits of the ineasare itself and with respect to their conduct upon it. But that was not the question on the present occasion. After the extended and elaborate debate st•Yrll preceded the LIS! adjournment of the House, it was consi dersd txpeditrt to separate ' leaving the question as It was at eett titre it pending before the: Howie of Lords, and which might y ..obably bring the Bill before them (the House of Commons). was them understood that it was probable no other subject would wise at their re-assembling, than what would be the ulterior adjournment which it would be expedient to adept. 73 press any other subject at present would be rather a surprise co that part of the House not present, and who had no idea vest any important business would be transacted without notice. U. 1113. the Noble Lord, therefore, could show that something h. el occurred since the last adjournment, that afforded a new seew of the case, he did not think it would be expedient to in teeeece the important subject intu discussion in the present at teneanee of Members, which, although great, was not what both seles of the House must wish for oa this serious and eremite urinal question. What circumstance had occurred since the earanun ces . the House, to make it mole consonant to wisdom' ate justice to interpose and quash the proceedings? When the Ileum last separated, there was of necessity some doubt whether or not the other House would take any proceeding. But they row knew, by the examination of the Journals of the House of Lords, that a proceeding had been adopted by that House. It was a matter, indeed, of public notoriety, arid he might therefore perhaps say so without being very disordetly, that all the facts of the case hs4 been opened to the other House, and would neces sarily go forth to the world. Under such circumstances, he thought that ha man who had a value for justice, for the dignity of the Crown, for the murals of the countri—(Hear, hear !) — and, lab ere all, for the personal honour of her Majesty, would pronow that the subject should be nuashed and extinguished; end thereby leave her Majesty in the calamitous situation of having such a case oreaed against her, without giviny; her the opportunity of answering it. Did the Noble Lord who spoke Lst, look to the perils with which the Constitution was assailed, only in the form which thou: perils assumed in a Bill of Pains and Penahies? The Noble Lord did not always contemplate Penal Statutes with so much horror. The Bills fer reforming the Representation of certain Boroughs in Scotland were tellerably penal. The Noble Lord, however, seemed to have made up his ntind, more like a stoic than a friend, to leave bet Majesty is: her painful and degraded situation, without giving her the means of justifying her character from imputation.— Coo forbiu that he should consider that anything which had yet raised is ih anise of Lords had been proved; but no man who regarded the honour of the Qieea, the Crown, or the coun ercpose to arrest the case in its present site. To ad &est bas eiejesty to prorogue l'arliarnont would be to quash ana evaim v ndsh the whole proceeding, without affording leer Me jeaty any anode of vindicating herself. He could not but con sider the Noble Lord who had last spoken, a singular kind of Liens' to her Majesty to recommend auch a course. The I:ouse would feel that the Queen would be placed in the cruellest situ ation that woman was ever placed in, if they were now to tender advice to his Majesty—advice which, indeed, under the circum stances of the Cale, would be scarcely constitutional—to prevent the other . House of =Ent nom proceeding, and thus to extinguish their deliberative faculties. What interpretation would sack an Act bear in the eyes of the country, contrasted as it wuuld be with the grounds on which the House had last sepa rated'? Would it he attributed to considerations connected with she public interest or safety ; or would it not be rather imputed to feet and intimidation—feelings which every effort had been wade to excite since their last separation? There was nothiee before the House to induce them to accede to such a proposition. L would, therefore, be ascribed to a base surrender to the en deavours so actively and perseveringly made to create a flame in the coentee, to inculcate the belief that a conspiracy against her Majesty had been got up by Government, for the'purpose of inflicting an injustice upon her which every honest mind abhorred. Although in that House he felt it unnecessary to din eoint ally such intention on the part of Government, it would he in vain to make such a disci-linter to the persons to whom he alluded. In the name of Goo he adjured that House not maid the.t inform* in disseminating this delusion. Let them do their duty fairly and steadily. They might depend upon it, that ees facts would tranquillize the country one way or the other. Either the honour of the Qiieen would be vindicated, and the charges ageinst her Majesty would be proved to be destitute of 14)i:oda:ion ; or the accusation would he substantiated in a way that would Leave it to the wisdom of Parliament to deal with it. The House might rely upon it that the moment the facts were known the country would be tranquillized. It the House wished to keep the country in constant Lever and agitation, open to every daring spirit, fit for the purposes of every base conspi retor and pohtical adventurer, they could not succeed better than by addressing his Majesty to prorogne Peiliaraent, as if there was no consideration of public justice or public safety which required that they should remain assembled. He would trouble the House with one further observation in reply to 'what had fallen from the Ilonourehle Member for Westminster. ':'he Honourable Member seemed to regard with something like cenetitetionallealousy the military force then in the neighbour. hoed of the Houses of Farhat:nein, and appeared to consider the clacieg of that force in such a position as quite a novel proceed- If the lion. Member would inquire, he would find that it was not a measure of the Executive Government's that the Veep' were so stationed. It had been done in consequence of a•-. Address from the other House os,Parliament, which Address eras 0:111{11.4 on precisely the same Resolution as that agreed to at the impeachment of 111 r. Misch:go when no one supposed that there wen any necessity fur au armed force to be in the at.i e ielsourhaest ti.r the security of Parliament. It would be re :membered, that the Peers invariably went to the Hall accom reeied by a body of Horse Guards. He said this to repel Ike ristipa mat there was anything in the measure which had not a prece,L at in the best of tin.e.--at time when it could not be prete.al,ll by city one, that the hbertieffW the subject were in day way the:etc:lee. iota . A. li A Al I LTON, in explanation, statod that what he L . eo vas. that being hound to voze 01 the resent occasion, '"•• e.a.lstr - oting re the 4:lEatltics which prceit.l on both • • sides of the question, would give Lis reluctant vote for the amendment. The Noble Lord had talked of him as being the friend of the Queen: Hr wished to be understood as the friend of the country, and in that capacity he was anxious to put a stop to the present proceediegi n; Mr. WILBERFORCE wad not have troubled the ifouse with any observations on the present occasion, had it not been for what had fallen from a Noble Lord, who hadAuded to the, motion which he (Mr. Wilberforce) had some time ago made on t:.e subject of her Majesty, but which had not experienced the success that he expected. But for that he should have contented himself with silently acquiescing in the motion for the adjourn ment, it being distinctly understood, that in doing so, no Hon. Member pledged himself to any opinion on the Bill of Pains and Penalties, if it should come down to that House. The Noble Lord had stated hi that House what st ould be studiously a:td industriously repeated elsewhere ; that be ( Mr. Wilber force) had been anxious in making the motion to which he had alluded, to fortify ..inisters. He declared, from the bottom of his soul, that nothing could be more sincere than his desire on that occasion to put an end to the necessity of any further pro castling. lie had no intention to fortify blinistets. Lord A. HA MILTON observed, that what he had said was, that the Honourable Member's Motion had that effect; Lot that the Honourable ';ember had that intention. Mr. WILBERFORCE said, that when a proposition such as that which the Noble Lord had advanced, was accompanied with a guard, the proposition generally appeared elsewhere, but without the guard. That was generally dropt. it veould, in all probability, be stated elsewhere, that the Noble Lord had said. not that such was the efthet, but that such had been the object of his (air. Wilberforce's) Motion. He had frequently been subjected to the most detestable calumny, so originating. He was obliged to the Noble Lord, however, for the explana don. As to the Amendment proposed by the Noble Lord on that occasion, to address the King to restore her Majesty's name to the Liturgy, he had not made such a proposition to the I louse, because he knew he should never have carried it. It had been declared by his Majesty's Ministers, that they would lose their places rather than advise his Majesty to acquiesce in any such recommendation. How, therefore, could he hope to carry his Motion? Ile solemnly declared, that when he made the Motion alluded to, he thought it would be successful. Ile argued thus :—The assurance of so large a majority of the (louse of Commons, that her Majesty's acquiescence in the request of the House would not be construed into a disposition •to shrink from inquiry, but only as manifesting a wish to coalesce with the wishes of Per:lament. He did not think but the character of the House of Commons was so high, that it would be a far greater boon to her Majesty as an equivalent, than that proposed in the antecedent negotiation by her Majesty's Law Advisers.— He certainly never did wish to stop anything so much as he did to step that proceeding. It had already produced insoy evils; hut ha did not think the House foresaw all that would ensue.— Already disclosures of the mest injurious moral tendency hau been made : but the niatter would be much worse whet' the evidence :Appeared, and was followed by the necessary discussion. With reference to the form which the proccepng had assumed, he confessed that his mind had been so completely occupied with a eLeposition to quash the matter altogether, that he had i.ot paid rafikient attention to that particular. This, however, was not the time to discuss the question, but he reserved to him self the full right of expressing a future opinion upon it. He must say, however, that if the Bill were to be brought down to that House, it appeared to him that it would become an abso lutely interraiiiable proceeding. The House of Lords was accus tomed to act as a Court of Justice. ALI, Members of it had filled the highest °lced situations, and of course were listened to by the other Peers on questions of law with great deference. If necessary they had also the twelve Judges to refer to. But how was the House of Commons situated it' that respect? Every single question to a witness might become the subject of debate for an evening. hit Legal Friends knew that the other Honour able Members of the House demurred, allowing that they had more legal knowledge. There would, therefore, be as much dis evasion on the points of law, as on any other pan of the subject. lie regretted exceedingly that same other mode of proceeding had not been preferred. There had been a necessary deviation from precedents. In the establishment of a new proceeding, it ought to have had at least some analogy to other proceedings. For instance, formerly in the House of Lords, the Lord High Steward summoned a Committee of the Lords to investigate cases of Treason ; at which the whole House might be called at pleasure to attend; although th K was abrogated by the 7th or Sth of William 111. Ile wished that some such proceeding had been adopted in the present instance, that, by way of guerding against the frailties of our nature, a reduced Committee had been framed, such as, so much to the honour of that House, was ef fected under the Grenville Act—that a secure firm spot of land should be rescued from the great ocean around. For tee Noble Lord's proposition to address the King to prorogue Parliament he could, however, by no means vote. It would be uat neither to the Queen nor to the country to leave her Majesty tn herpresent condition. Most heartily should he rejoice if her Majesty should acquit herself of tb a charges preferred against her ; although in that event he should be far from admitting what was so roundly asserted, that a conspiracy had beers formed against her, "for he was satisfied that those who had preferrel these charges had done so Eddie. and honourably, and not with any caiumui ating intention. But, without eetermining the questiou tit guilt or innocence, tee leave her Majesty's character in its present state, would be derogatory to the dignity of the Royal &may and to the interest or the country, of which the dignity of the Crown nom ever form an important part. Mr. BROUGIIA NI observed, that perhaps this was a ques tion on which he ought not to say anything, but, with the per mission of the House, he begged to say a new words. No man who had attended to the course of the proceedings ni that i louse would accuse h:m of having sheave a ty anxiety to pros, this sub.. ject on, or any disinclination to alone et any interval which might afford a chance of doing justice, without any further Pa namentary investigation to the high parties implicated. On the contrary, from the time at which the Message from the Crown was presented to the House, he had intreated Par liament to pause before it was too late. Parliament did listen to iris advice by acquiescing in the motion which the Honourable Member had made at his suggestion. He had stated this to remind the House that he had shewn no dis position to precipitate the measure, hut quite the reverse. Ile had implored the House to pause before it was too late. The period for pausing had now however gone by. With great sub mission to the Noble Lord, and to those who supported the Amendment, it was now too late to step. Whose fault it was he would not pretend to say. The proceeding had, however, commenced, and it was too late to stop short. The House were well aware of what had passed elsewhere. The case had been opened. The whole of . he facts had been stated certainly with a de tail and particularity which he had seldom observed in any other ctet. Nay more. A witness--the chief witness—one whom they had all been expectiag--onewho was to prove almost the whole of the case, had beetiexandued. His examination in ch:ef had nearly ended; but ho had not yet been cross-examined. Now at such a moment his Noble Friend, fur whom he had a great respect, must excuse him,but hecould nut conceive any proposition so in:- tenable as to propene to Parliament to stop. Ile could not con ceive anything more unjust towards her Majesty, than now that the accusation had been promulgated, and a witness heard in its support, to propose to pause even before that witness had undergone any cross-examination. This would indeed be a most crying act of injustice. There was another reason why it would be peculiarly so. Tire House of Lords, on the present occasion, had acted on a different principle from that which they had adopted on any former occasion.. Whereas on a corn.; partitively triCing case, that of Lord Melville, which, though of considerable importance, was certainly comparatively tri fl ing, in • a case in which there co uld have existed no delicacy in the.pub licadon of the evidence, the House of Lords thought fit, doubt less with a view to the endsof public justice,. strictly to prohi bit the publication of a tittle of the evidence until the whole should have been produced ; in the present delicate and itnpor taut question,• when so much might . depend on the pub lication, their Lordships had never taken a single step to prevent the disgusting details from bring served up for the pub lic palate, and presented morning after morning to the whole country. What the grounds were for this proceeding be could not pretend to determine; but it furnished the strongest reason for not stopping the proceeding. To stop it, would, in fact, be the grossest outrage to justice. He did not impute any motives to the House of Lords; they were all honour and justice; the arrangement which they had made might turn out to be a just and wise arrangement, but it would be converted into a crying injustice against her Majesty, if the amendment proposed by the Noh:e Lord were acceded to. He had implored the House, therefore (if he might presume that he had any Influence with them) not to listen to the proposition. On the merits of the great question itself, he would not say a single word. It would be time enough to discuss them, if, which he could not antic". pate, they shanld her any more of the proceeding in that House. Lard 4. nvssELL, felt the great diiltieuities which attende4 • • • . . the case, in ehnsequeoce Of the anomakui nature of the proceed ings upon it. Among them was the strange fact, that a Message had beenpresented from his Majesty, which Message that House had promised to taleinto immediate consideration ; but which; notwithstanding, they had never yet considered. The appre hension which his Majesty's Government had expressed, that the country would be deluged with the 'impurity disclosed this inquiry, reminded him of the Jesuit, who, in writing a book, the avowed object of which was to investigate the morality of certain amatory actions, contrived to describe circumstance; most offensive to decency and morality. Lord F. OSBORNE disclaimed the slightest intention of proposing anything that would be severe or unjust towards her Majesty. Ile was aware of the difficulties which attended an acquiescence in his proposition ; but what course could be adopted in this affair free from difficulties ? Ile had no disposition, how ever, to take the sense of the House on his amendment. The amendment was then negatived without a division ; the original motion was agreed to, and the House in consequence adjourned to Monday, the 13th of September. TIM EVENING STAR LONDON. We have received many communications, announcing the ci-- cumstances attending the loyal celebration of the Duke of Yoax's Birth-day, at different places. To notice any of them individually might appear invidious to others, as we cann6t possibly - find room for all of them. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1820. PBICI' OF SToCKS THIS DAY AT ONE; O . c.L.WK $ per Cent. Reduced 68/ 1 1-3 per Cent. Cons. 671 68 673 3} per Cent. 763 3-4 per Cent. 87 884 Ir 5 per Cent. 103 1023 —Long Anns. 17 15.16 18 Tndia Stock 2151--Llitto bonds 20s. pre. Exchequer Bins 3s. Is. 4s. pre.— Omni= 3 3 dis. Consols for Accouet 68 673 3 THE QUEEN'S TRIAL-FIFTH DAY. The exterior arrangements for the QuEEK's TriAl have not undergone any alteration, c ircert the erecting of awnings in the Poets' Corner, to shelter the Military in case of rain. At the entrances to the barriers some slight covering has also been mad.. The regulations made for ensuring a full attendance of Peers, renders the number of absentees comparatively few ; so that there is little variation in the individuals, or in the numbers that attend from d y to day. The unfavourable state of the weather, and the uncertainty of the Qvatnes arrival, made the crowd less than on any preceding day ; and the Peers were suffered to pass without any particular observations. The attention of those assembled was principally directed to two placards, which had been abundantly posted in the cours e of the morning in Whitehall and Parliament-street, evident] i for the purpo.e of prejudicing the case of her 111aaarry. One of them was headed in large letters, " Flight of the Qesa from the house of Lords;' and stated the circumstance of her MAJESIY . 4 exclamation respecting one of the witnesses, men tioned in our Paper of yesterday, in as unfavourable a manner as possible. The second placard, in order to attract equal notice and to draw the attention of persons of all parties, was headed— " Acquittal of the ;" and, after noticing the acquittal of her MAJESTY in 1807, gave the letter of remonstrance written by our late revered Sovereign to bis daughter-in-law. These placards excited the indignation of almost every one who saw them, and they were not suffered to remain long unmutilated wherever anything could be reached. Both the postibg-bills were from a printing-office in a court in fleet-street. At a quarter past eleven o'clock, her sLtsastv, accompanied by Lady Arms liassmax, reached Palace-yard. The public ardour has suffered ro diminution by the caporte statements made against her, and she was received with the most enthu siastic applause. HOUSE OF LORDS. At five minutes past ten, the Loan CZIANCELLOR entered the House. At twenty minutes past ten, Counsel were ordered tn. Theodore Mojocco then appeared at the Bar; and the Sou- CIVOR-GENIRAL renewed the examination. Did you go to C.arlartahe with the Princess?—i did go. Did you go to Angora, to Vienna, and Trieste .—I went. Without asking witness as to the arrangements particularly during the journey, I wish to know whether the bed-rooms of Bergami and the Princess were generally contiguous to each other, and with a direct communication, or separate, and at a distance? Here the Interpreter said, the witness gave an answer which was capable of a double construction—it meant either far or near. Their Lordships might adopt whichever they pleased (A laugh). Mr. BROUGHAM suggested to their Lordships the propriety of giving instructions to the interpreter, who was certainly doing his duty with considerable ability, to give all the constructions which an answer hose by a literal translation, in order that the Horse might have an opportunity of explaining it by a second question—(Hear, hear). • The SOLICITon-Gssamti repeated the question, to Which the answer was, " more near than far." Did the rooms communicate with each other?—Yes. Were they generally separated from the apartments of the rest of the household 7—Yes. WhO generally selected the apahments and bed-rooms of Ber gami and the Princess ?—Both Bergami and the Princess made a distribution of the chambers. Did Bergami travel during that journey in the same carriage with the Princess?—fie did in the journey to Bavaria and Genoa. When ycu say he did so in the journey to Bavaria, do-you mean he did so to Germany 7—l meant so. Was it your" business to prepare the carriages, and the things that were to be put into them ?—"Yes.. • Do you know in what part of the carriage Bergami used to sit?-1 do not remember. Do you remember at any time, on examining the carriage finding a bottle?-1 found one bottle. Was that bottle usually in the carriage when Bergami and the Princess travelled together?—lt was. Will you explain the construction of the bottle; was it large or small in the opening?—About three or four inches in diameter. 1)o you know what was found in , the bottle, and for what purpose it was used in the carriage ?—(The answer to this question, which caused a general laugh, common decency prevents us fame diving.) Do you rememberbeing at the Convent of Benedictines, at St. Alesio 7—l do. Do you remember seeing the Princess there ?—Yes. Did she breakfast alone, or did Bergaml breakfast with her? —She breakfasted with Bergami. • Do you remember anything passim-on that occasion, or any thing bring done by Bergami to the Princess?-4 do not remember. Do you remember at what place you quitted the service of the Princess ?•-= At Pesaro. How long were you in her Royal Highness's service?— Three years. . Where did you go to on leaving the service of the Princess? —To Milan. lino whose service did you so there N. the service of the Mar pi* trlieti4 • a ~ .. ~,..... ••• 0 I . . . . . . . How long did you remain in Italy after leaving the sertici of the Princess?—l do not remember. lay as nearly as you can tell?—Four or five months. hoes the witness remember going with the Princess and Bergami to Padua?—Yes. . • Po you remember the name of the Inn at which they put up? t do not remeMber the name, but it was the Inn on the right hand as you go into Padua: • Do you remember, when at Naples, of Bergami going out one evening on horseback, and of the Princess asking for him during his absence? The Interpreter said, the witness's answer was—l remember it lao well. A number of Peers called out " Xo. no." There appeared to be a general dissent from the accuracy of the Interpreter's trans% The Interpreter obcervcd, that he translated the words used by the witness" too well," on account of a criticism made by her Majesty's Attornei-Genend yesterday, on a similar expression, but that on his oath the words used by the witness meant only ‘• I remember it very welt." Mr. BROUGHAM obsetved, that he had not alluded yesterday to the literal meaning of the Words, but to the tone in which they were given, as imparting to them the sense for which he con tended. Sor ICITCM-GICNERAL resumed—During the absence of 13era gami on homback, did the Princess ask for him?—Yes. Lord Eavt:mr wished to know the date of the occurrence al luded to. The Soi.ictToa-GENtaat observed, that it had brut before mentioned in evidence, that the witness entered the.Princem's service in the beginning of 181.3, when she was at Naples, and that %he had remained a month or more at that place. It must have been during that rericd. . . . . . Examination resumed.—On the return of Bergand, did Toe communicate to him that the Princess wanted him ?L-Ves. Was the Princess above stairs at that time in her bed-ruo'm 20 nut know, became I was below in the court. In consequence of what you tad Dergami, slid he (Bergami) go up stairs to the bed-room ? Mr. BILOVOIIAM obj‘cted to this question hein put. It as sumed that the preceding question hal been answered in the affirmative, whereas it had not—:he witnea . s,ditl not know Who: Cher the Princess was in her bed-room at that time or not, as he was below In the court: The witness ought simply to be asked where Bergami went? The Loan CnaNcuicon thought the question, as pin by his Majesty's Solicitor-General; was a leading question—" In con sequence of, ice." The queition ought certainly only to be, " Where did Bergami go"—ntit; " Did he go up," nor anything indicating the place where. The Souctroa-Gasaam. shaped his question accordingly. Where did Bergami go?—The witness, in answer, began to detail a coversation which passed between him and Bergami, when he was interrupted by . ?Sr. Bstouonsu, who objected that any conversation between' third parties, when the Prinass was not present, could not be admitted as evidence. The Souctrort-GENtaAt. answered, that if that conversation was accompanied by and referred to an act to which the Princess was a party, it certainly was admissible evidence. Lord Easaisa thought the question not relevant in the shape in which it had bein put. The Loan CusucULos concurred in the principle stated by the Solicitor-General ; but observed, that it was impossible the House could tell whetter the c•nvers. tiun referred to any such act to which the Queen was a party or net. The Somettott-Gasraat. said, that he would so shape his goes don, by separating it into different parts as to obliate the diBi_ culty stated. Examination restimed.—What did Bergami do? Where- ;A he go to?—To his own room. What did he do then as to the doors of the apartments?—He shut his door. What do you mean by Au/ ? Did be only close the door, or did he do anything with the lock ?—lie locked it. How long did Bergarni remain in his room ?—About three quarters of an hour, or an hour. Did you see the Princess in any of the rooms below stairs, during that period ?—I did net. In the former part of your examination you mentioned that some change had been made in the sleeping apartments, at th e Villa d'Este. Was that change made during the absence of the Princess in Greece?—lt was. Do you remember the relative situation of the apartments of the Princess and Bergami after their return from Greece, and after that change had taken piece .'—l do remember. . Were they near eacs ether, and had they a direct communi cation between them ?They had. Were the apartments of the rest of the household at a elistanto from those of the Princess and Bergami ?—They were more far. Was there any door, which being closed, shut up all coin munication between the apartments of the Princess and Du rand, and those of the rest of the household ?—Yes, there was such a door. When it was locked, nt.body else could get ilk In making the change of which you have Wore spoken, its the relative situation of the apartments, do you remesubcr apy thing about an alteration in a wall having been necessary?—l do not remember. Was there a Theatre at the Villa d'Este?—There wus. Did the Princess act at that Theatre ?—y es . Did she act with Bergaint ?—I saw the Princess and Pen. gami together, but I did not remain during the only perLsos ance of comedy at the theatre. On the first arrival of the Princess at the Villa d'Este, was her ltuyal Highness usually 'visited by the persons of distinctien in the neighbourhood?—l do r.ot remember. Do you remember a person of the name of Majoneto?—Tes. What countryman was he ?—He came from Jaffa. Did he come on board the Princess's vessel at Jaffa ?—Yes. Did this man remain at Villa dliste during the whole time the Princess remained there 2—Yes. Tell us any circumstances which you observed in the condeet of this Majoneto--any exhibitions which he made; but do est mention any at which the Princess was not present. Mr. Baouonaat objected to such a general mode of question- ing, and to any such sort of cautioning: The Princess and this man, Majonsto, ought to be first brought ince the presence of each other, and what followed might then be asked. The Souctree-Gassait said be would amend the question. Does the witness remember, on any occasion, when the Prin cess was present of Majonetto, making any exhibition?--Yes. What sort of exhibition was it?—The witness described, it by the word jocro. The Interpreter said this was a generic term, meaning, gee,- rally, tricks. What tricks were they? Wee they such as Majoise . a t was in the habit of making? . Mr. Bsououssa objected to the question. How cash; sh e Princess be.matle a party- present to the fact of its being i k l kte of the man or not? 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