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In If - . easl~ in the ~eerning tlttee, abet!' t ten or eleven o'clock. He was at Sir Mtn Douglas's; and was in thehatsit, as Well as Sir John and Lady Douglas, of dining, or having larateon, or supping there almost every day. I saw Sir Sidney Smith one day, in 1802, in the blue room, about eleven o'clock in the morning, which is full two hours before we ever expected to see com pany. I asked the servants why they did not let me know that he was there ? The footman informed me that they Sid let no person in. There was a private ertior in the Park, by which he might have come in if he 'had a key to it, and have got into the blue room without any of the servants perceiving him.— I never observed stay appearance of the Princess which could lead me to suppose that 'she was with child. I first observed Captain klanby come to Montague House either the end of 1803 or beginning of 1804. I was waiting one day in the anti-room, Captain Manby had his hat in his hand, and ap peared to be going away : he was a long time with the Princess, and as I stood on the steps, waiting, I looked into the room in which they were, and in the reflection in the looking-glass, I saw them salute each other—l mean, that they kissed each othets lips. Captain Manby then went away. I then observed the Princess have her handkerchief in her hands, and wipe her eyes as if she was crying, and she went into the drawing-room. The Princess went to Southend in May, 1804 ; I went with her : we were there, I believe, about six' weeks before the Aftican came in. Siccard was very often watching with a glass to see when the ship would arrive. One day, he said he saw the African, and soon after the Captain put off in a boat from the ship. Siccard went down the shrubbery to meet him. When the Captain came on shore, Siccard conducted him 'to the Princess's house and he dined there with the Princess and her La dies. After this, -he came very frequently to see the Princess. The Princess had two houses on the Cliff, Nos. 8 and 9. She afterwards took the draw- Ing-room of No. 7, which communicated by the bal cony with No. 8, the three houses being adjoining. —The Princess used to dine at No. 8, and after din.: ner to remove with the company inw No. 7, and I have several times seen the Princess,. after having gone into No. 7 with Captain Hanby and the rest of the company, retire alone with Captatn'Manby from No, 7 through No. 8 into No. 9, which w,s the house in which the Princess slept ; I suspected that Cap tain Kinby slept frequently in the hoti.se. It was a subject of conversation it: the house. Hints were given by the servants, and I believe that others sus- Feared it as well-as myself. 1 , The princess took a child, which I understood WAS brought into, the house by Stikeman. I waited only one week in three, and I was not there 'at the time the child was brought, but l saw it there early in 1803. The child who is now with the Princess is the same I saw there early iii 1803; it has a mark on its left hind. Austin is the name of the man who was said to be the father. Austin's wife is, I be lieve, stir; alive. She has had another child, and has brought it sometimes to Montague Howe. It is very like the child who lives with the Princess. Mrs. Gor don was employed as a nurse for the child, and she used to bring tae child to the Princess as soon as the 'Princess awoke„ind the child used to stay with her Royal Highness the whole morning. The Princess appeared to be extremely fond of the child and 'still • apimears so. (Signed) 66 R. B1DGOOD." 46. bworn at Lord Grenville's House, in Downing. two, tl.e 6th day of June, WC sPENLEIt. 66 GRENVILLE." DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM COLE. lived with the Princess of Wales ever trriage. Sir Sydney Smith first visited at House about 1802. I have observed the familiar with Sir Sydney Smith. One : about February in that year, the Prin some sandwiches; I carried them into Im to her. Sir Sydney Smith was there; ;bed to ste 'him there, he must have come Park ; if he had been let in from Black lust have passed through the room in waiting. When I had left the sand , .urned, after some time, into the room, lney Smith was sitting very close to the the sofa. I looked at him, and at her mess. She caught my eye, and saw that manner in which they were sitting toge. appeared both a little confused when I me room. A short time before this, one , twelve o'clock, I saw a man go into the the Park, wrapped up in a great coat. I 'e any alarm, for the impression on. my :hat it was not a thief. Soon after I had icess and Sir Sydney Smith sitting toge sofa, the Duke of Kent sent for me, and It the Princess would be very glad if I duty in town, because she had business' ; , wn which she would rather trust to me ly else. luke said, that the Princess had thought more agreeable to me to be told this by Siccard. After this I never at-1 :ontague House, but occasionally, when sent for me. About July, 1802, I ob the Princesi had grown very large, Audi end of the same year she appeared to be' and I - observed it to Miss Saunders, Who Princess was much thinner than •she had' not any idea of the Prineesi being with Lawrence, the painter, used to go to Mon e, about the latter end of 1801, when he mg ; the Princess and he have slept in the tr three nights together. I have often seen with the Princess at eleven and twelve ~fight. He has been there as lite as one lock in the Morning. One night I saw kith -incess in the blue-room, after - the Ladies Some time afteWards, When I supposed . gone to•his room, I went Id see that all and• 1 found the blue room door locked, whispering in it, and I went nWay. (Signed) '' WM. cots. " Lord Grenville 's House, in Downing tith day of June, 1806. • %tied) • 66 SPENCER. $ 6 GRENVILLE." DEPOSITION or FRANCES LLOYD. • lived twelve years with the Princess of October. lam in the coffee-room; my the coffee-room does not give me oppor. seeing the Princess. • do not see her for months. Mr. Miles attended me for . He asked me if the Princess came to Black. '-wards and forwards, or something to that the Princess was with child, or looked as if the was with shad. Ws asst him been Frei cr four years ago. It "say have been film years ago.— I think it must have been some time before the child was brought to the Princess. I remember the child being brought, it was brought into my room. I had orders sent tc me to give the mother arrow-root, with directions hoW to make it, to wean the child, and I gave it to the mother, and she took the child ,away; afterwards the mother brought the child back again.—Whether it was a week, tea days, or a fort night, I cannot say, but it might be about-that time. The second time the mother brought the child, she brought it into my room asked how a mother could part with her child ? I am not sure which time I asked this.—The mother cried, and said she could not afford to keep it. The' child was said to be ;about four months old when it was brought. I did not particularly observe it myself. (Signed) FRANCES LLOYD." " I was at Ramsgate with the Princess in IBoB. One morning, when we were in the house at East Cliff, somebody, I do not recollect who, knocked at my door, and desired me to get up, to prepare break fast for he Princess; this was about six o'clock; I was asleep. During the whole time I was in the Princess's service I had never been called up before, to make breakfast for the Princess. I slept in the Housekeeper's room, on the ground-floor; I opened the shutters of the windows for light. I knew at that time that Captain Manby's ship was in the Downs. When I opened the shutters, I saw the Princess walking down the garden with a Gentleman; she was walking down the gravel-walk towards the sea. No orders had been given over night to prepare breakfast early. The Gentleman the Princess was walking with, was a tall man ; I was surprised to see the Princess walking with a Gentleman at that time in the morning—l am sure it was the Princess. While we were at Blackheath, a woman at Charlton, of the name of Townley, told me that she had some linen to wash from the Princess's house; that the linen was marked with the appearai ce of a miscarriage, or a delivery. The woman has since left Charlton, but she has friends there. I think it must have been before the child was brought to the Pi incess, that the woman told me this. I know all the women in the Princess's house. I don't think that any of them were in a state of preg nancy, and if any had, I think I mast have known it. I never told Cole, that Mary Wilson, when she supposed the Princess to be in the Library, had gone into the Princess's bed-room, and had found a man there at breakfast with the Princess ; or that there was a great to do about it; and that Mary Wilson was sworn to secrecy, and threatened to be turned away if she divulged what she had seen. (Signed) FRANCFS LLOYD. " Sworn at Lard Grenville's house in Awning street, the Ith day of June, iaoti, before us, (Signed) Easel N li g GRENVILLE, SPENCER, EL LEN BO ROUGH." THE DEPOSITION OF MARY ANN WILSON. " I believe it will Le ten years next quarter that I have lived with the Princess of Wales as house-maid. I wait on the Ladies who attend the Princess. I re member when the child who is now with the Princess was brought there. Before it came, I heard say that it was to come. The mother brotight the child. It appeared to be about four months old when it was brought. I remember twills being brought to the Princess before that child was brought. I never no ticed the Princess's shape to be different in that year from what it was before. I never had a thought that the Princess was v:idt child. I have heard it repor ted. It is a goad while ago. -I never myself suspec ted her being with child. I think she could not have been with child, and have gone on to her time, with out my knowing it. I was at Southend with the Princess. Captain Manby used to visit the Princess there. I made the Princess's bed, and have been in the habit sf making it ever since I liyed with her R o y a l Highness. Another maid, whose name is Ann Bye. assisted with me in making the bed. From what I observed', I never had any reason to believe that two persons had slept in the bed ; I never saw any particular appearance in it. The linen was washed by Stikeman s wife. • " MARY WILSON." " Sworn at Lord Grenville's House in Down ing -street, the 7th June, 1806, before us, (Signed) " ERSKINE, GRENVILLE, " SPENCER, EL LENBOROUGHe" THE DEPOSITION OF SAMUEL ROBERTS. " lam a footman to the Princess of Wales. I re, member the child being taken by the Princess. I never observed any particular appearance of the Prin cess in that year—nothing that led me to believe that she was with child. Sir Sidney Smith used to visit the Princess at Blackheath. I never saw him alone with the Princess. He never• stayed after eleven o'clock.—l recollect Mr. Cole once asking me, I think three years ago, whether there were any favou rites in the family I remember saying, that Captain Manby and Sir Sidney Smith were frequently at Blackheath, and dined there oftener than any other persons. I never knew Sir Sidney Smith to stay later than the ladies. I cannot say exactly at what hour he went, but I never remember his staying alone with the Princess. (Signed) • " SAMUEL. ROOEItIrS.," Sworn at Lord Ctenisille's house, in Downing-street, tbe Ith of June, 1806, before 111., (Signed) " /MIME. ORICNVILLE. " SPENCER. ELLENBOROUGH." DEPOSITION OF THOMAS STAKEMAN. " I have been Page to the Princess of Wales ever since she has been in England. When I first saw the child who is with the Princess, it is about four years ago. Her Royal Highness had a strong desire to have an infant, which I and all the house knew. I beard there was a woman who had twins, one of which the Princess was desirous to have, but the pa-. tents would not part with it. A woman came to the door witli a petition to get her husband replaced in the Dock-yard, who had been removed ; she bad a thild with her ; I took the child, I believe, and shewed it to Mrs. Sanders. then returned the child to the woman. I made inquiries after the father, and after Wards desired the woman to bring the child again to the house, which she did. The child was taken to the Princess after the Princess had seen it, she desired the woman to take it again, and bring it hack in a few days, and Mts. Sanders was desired to provide linen for it. ge Within a few days . the child was brought -again by the mother, and - was left, and has been with the Princess ever since. Ido not recollect the child had any mark, but,*upon reflection; I do recollect that the mother said he was marked with elder wine en the hand. The father of the child; whose name is shore, Siccard con and he dined the! .dies. After this, the Princess. Thy Cliff, Nos. 8 and f. Ing-room of No. 7 cony with No. 8, —The Princess tit Der to remove wil have several tim( gone into No. 7 w the company, retie No, 7 through No in which the Prin tain MAnby slept subject of coaster! ' given by the sery petted it as well-re " The Princess WAS biought into only one week in time the child ova in 1803. The ch the same I saw : on its left hind. was said to be th Bove, stir; alive. brought it someti like the child wln don was employ( used to bri::g tau 'Princess awolcc:„: Royal Highness appeared to be c 'apiears so. '. "" bworn at Lord strict, tLe bit : . (Signed.) THE DEP . ' a I have live since her marriq Montague How, Princess too fami day, I think abt .. cess ordered som the blue room to 1 was surprised t in from the Park heath, he must which I was wai wiches, f. roturns and S:r Sydney Princess, on the Royal Highness. I.noticed the ma they. They app came into the ro night, about two house from the I did not give an mind was, that i seen the Princess they on the sofa, told me that th would do the dut to do in town v than any body el ' " The Duke it would be more Iltti than throng tended at Monta the Princess sent s :rved that the I ' in the latter end grown thin ; ant said that the NI been—l had not child. Mr. Law: tagueliouse, aE was painting ; t house two ter thr him alone with , o'clock at night. . . ; or two &clock is .1 with the Princes •i : bad retired. Soi that he had goni was safe, and I and heard a whi (Sii !Sworn at Lord Gre street, the eth (Signed . i - THE DEI a I have live Wiles next Oct 'situation in the i. f; , tanitie's of seei •-• s-opletimes for n at cold. .He as] 11., heath backwarc effect, fur the , • II i r issire:Bees vitt% roe titillate*. lit vrik ;mss launilressi and washes die linen of the Prime:— . Awns is employed to turn a mangle for me- The :elsad was born in Brownlpw-street. I never sax the' woman to my knowledge before she came - with the petition to the door. I no particular directims by the Princess to procure a child ; I thought it lit• ter to take the child of persons of good ehaeactet than the child of, a pauper. Nothing led me, from the appearance of the Princess, to suppose that she was with child, but from her shape it is difficult to judge when she is with child. When she was with , child of the Princeis Charlotte, I should not. have known it when she was far advanced in her time, if I bad not been told it. '6 Sir Sydney Smith, at one trine, visited very fre quently at Mortagoe House, two or three times a week. At the timo the Princess was altering her room in the Turkish style, Sir Sydney Smith's visits were very frequent. The Princess consulted him upon them. Mr. Morell was the upholsterer; Sir Sydney Smith came frequently alone. He staid alone with the Princess sometimes till eleven o'clock at, night. He has been there till twelve o'clock, and after. I believe, alone with the Princess. The Plin cess is of that lively vivacity, that she makes herself familiar with Gentlemen, which prevented my being struck with his staying so late. Ido not believe that at that time any other Gentleman visited the Princess so frequently and stayed so late. I have seen the Princess, when they were alone, sitting with Sir Syd ney Smith on the same sofa, in the blue-room. I had access wthe blue-room at all times ; there was an inner room which opened into the blue-room. When that room was not lighted up I did not go into it, I did not consider that I had a right to go into it. I had no idea on what account I was brought here. I did not know that the Princess's conduct was ques tioned, or questionable. 64 I was with the Princess at Ramsgate ; whenshe was at East Cliff, Captain Manby was very frequently there : went away as late at night as eleven o'clock. Ido not remember Fanny Lloyd being called up any morning to make breakfast for the Princess. I did net like Captain Manby's coming so often and staying so late, and I was uneaty at it. I remember a piece of plate, a silver lamp, being sent to Capt. Manby ; I saw it in Sicard's possession ; he told me it was for Capt. Manby, and he had a letter to send with it. I have never seen Capt. Manhy at the Prin cess's, at Ramsgate, before nine o'clock in the morn ing, but 1 have heard he has been there earlier. I had never any suspicion of there being any thing im proper, either from the frequent visits of Captain Manhy, or from his conduct. I was at Cartherington with the Princess; she used to go out generally in her own chaise. 44 I think I have once or twice seen her go out with Mr. Hood, in his one horse chaise ; they have been out for two hours, or two hours and a half, to gether. I believe only a day or two elapsed between the time of the child being first brought and being then brought again, and left with the Princess. I am sure the child was not weaned after it had been first brought. Ido not recollect aey Gentleman ever sleeping in the House. Ido not remember Law rence, the painter, ever sleeping there. The Princess seems very fond of the child is always called William Austin. (Signed) t• THOMAS STHERMAN. Sworn at Lord Grenvillee house, in Downiog. street, the 7th day of June, 1806, before us, (Signed) " ERSKINE. " OREN VlLtr. • SPENCER. 44 ELLENBOROUOIL" TIM DEPOSITION OF JOHN SICARD. eg I have lived seven years with the Princess of Wales, am House-steward, and have been in that situation from the end of six months after I fi rst lived with her Royal Highness. I remember the child who is now with the Princess of Wales being brought there ; it was about five months old when it was brought, it is about four years ago, just before we went to Ramsgate. I had not the least suspicion of the object of my being brought here. go I had opportunity of seeing the Princess fre, quently ; waited on her at dinner and supper ; J never observed that the Princess had the appearance of being with child : I think it was hardly possiW that she should have been with child without my per ceiving it. § it Sidney Smith used to visit very fre quently at Montague House, in 1802, with Sir John and Lady Douglas. He was very often, I believe, alone with the Princess, and so was Mr. Canning and other Gentlemen, I cannot say that I ever suspected Sir S. Smith of any improper conduct with the Princess. —I never had any suspicion of the Princess acting improperly with Sir Sidney Smith, or any other Gentleman. I remember Captain Manby visiting at Montague House. The Princess of Wales did not pay for the expence of fitting up his cabin, but the linen furniture was ordered by me by direction of the Princess, of Newberry and Jones. It was put by Newberry and Jones in the Princess's bill, and was pad for with the rest of the bills by Miss Heyman. (Signed) go Joula =Am." " Sworn at Lord Grenville 's bombe, In Down- . i Ing-street, the 7th I une, before us. (Signed) " ERSKINE. SPENCER. 1 64 GRENVILLE. ELLENBOROUtIII." THE DEPOSITIDIf OR CHARLOTTE SANDER. " I have lived with the Princess of Wales eleven years. lam a native ontrunswick, and came with the Princess from Brunswick. The Princess has had a little boy living with her under her protection ; he had a mark on his hand, but it is worn off ; I first saw him four years ago, in the Autumn. The fa ther and mother of the child are still alive. I have seen them both. The father worked in the Dock , yard at Deptford, but has now lost the use of his limbs ; the father's name is Austin. The int.ther brought the child to the Princess when he was, lOW months old; I was present when the child was brought to the Princess • she was in her own room up stairs, when the child was brought ; she came out and took the child herself. I understood that the child was expected before it was brought. —1 am sure that I never saw the child in the house before it appeared to be tour months old. 66 The Princess was not ill or indisposed in the autumn of 1802. I was dresser to her Royal High ness; she could not be ill or indisposed without my knowing it. lam sure that she was rot confined to her room, or to her bed in that autumn ;—,shere was [ not, to my knowledge, any other child in the house ; it wai hardly possible there could have ben a child there withdut my knowing it. I have no retolle:tion that the Princess had grown bigger in the year 1802 than usual; I am sure the Princess was not prjgnant; .beat k her dreamer, I Melt fizzy seia Vff ihe was. I solemnly and positively swear I have no :vamps to know or believe that the Princess of Wiles has been at any time pregnant during the time I have lived with her Roya l Highness at Montague.house. may have said to Cole, that the Princess was grow& mach thinner, but I do not recollect that I did. I never heard any body say any thing a b out the Prin. cess being pregnant till I came here to-day. I did not expect to be asked any questions respecting the Princess being pregnant. N , body came over to the Princess frcm Germany, in tl:e Autumn of 1802, to my knowled:... 44 Her Royal Highness was generally blooded twice a-year, but not lately. I never had any reason to suppose that the Printers received the visits of any Gentleman at improper hours. Sir Sydney Smits ' visited her frequently, and almost daily. He w:.s there very late, sometimes till two o'cloCk in the morning. I never saw Sir Sydney Smith in a room atone with the Princess late at night. lC never saw any thing which led me . to suppose that Sir Sydney Smith was on a very familiar tooting with the Priu • cess of Wales. I attended the Princess of Stinks to Southend. She had two houses, No. 9 and No. ff. I knew Captain Manby, he commanded the Afii. can ; he visited the Pi incess while his ship was there. he was frequently with the Princess. sg I do not know or believe, and I have no reason to believe, that car. Manby stayed till very late hours with the Princess. I never suspected that there was any improper familiarity between them. I iwve: expressed to any body a wish that Capt. Manby's isits were not so frequent. If the Princess had corn. pony I was never present. The Princess was at Ramsgate in 1803 I have seen Capt. Manby there frequently. Ile came to the Princess's house to din ner, he never stayed till late at night at the Prin. -cess's house. I was in Devonshire with the Princess lately, there was no one officer that she saw when she was in Devonshire more than the rest. "I never heard from the Princess that she appre hended her conduct was questioned. When I w,ts brought here I thought I might be questioned re specting the Princess's conduct, and I was sorry to come ; [don't know why I thought so, I never saw any thing in the conduct of the Princess, while I lived with her, which would have made me uneasy if I had been her hnsband."—To be continued. C4rrAtx MANBY.—This Gentleman, three months after the commissioners gave their Report on the lislicate Investigation, made an affidavit in answer to the evidence of Bidwooil, in which hi said, .4 I do sokinnly, and upon my oath; declare, That the said passage is a vile and wicked invention; that It was wholly and absolntely false ; t h at it is imposaible he ever soda have seeq (what he swore he saw) any rich thing; as I Dever, upon any occasion, or in any situation, had the presimpdon to take that lb. berty, or to offer any such liberty to her Royal Highness's person." THE EVENING STAR LONDON. SATURDAY, MARCH IS, ISIS. PRICE , OF STOCKS THIg DAY AT ONE O'CI:OC‘t Cons. Sni s s9ls9—fOrae. 59 , 14-5 per Cent. esti-$4 , 43.. 91. Each. Hi 4 Si. pr.—Omnium, nothing 4one. 4t length it has been resolved, that the whple of the depositions on the Investigation of the conduct of the Princess of WA.Lts shall be brought before the public ; and this day we begin the series. Theis' length, and tb room occupied by the Parliamentary proceedings, prevents our offering any remarks on these documents this day. Indeed, few can be neces sary—The public is not that stupid animal which some journalists take for granted.. The verdict of England will be a just one. Two Gottenburgh. Mails arrived this morning.. Their contents are most important and gratifying,. but we must be brief in our extracts : "-GOTTENBURGH, MARCH Q. 6 * A person who arrived here yesterday from Colberg, which place be left on the 27th ult. reports, that a Prosilan term part of General d'York's, had marched against Stet•in. It leas not known at the time of his departure that Datrzic had fallen, but there was no chance of its holding out more than a few days The Austrians were expected to declare in favour of the Rut ,' ,tans the first opportunity ; and it was understood that in the mean time they would do nothing to oppose their operations.— In advancing to Berlin, the Prussians crossed the Oder, at Sevall, sp unexpectedly, that they took 700 prisoners by %uprise ' the main body of the Russian army being supposed by GeneralAti gereau's to be only a corps of- Cossacks, he sent two regiment; I to disperse tbem, but on discovering their mistake, they made i very precipitate retreat, and he narrowly escaped himself.". " Mitten B.—Admiral Morris and his fleet arrived yesterday." " COPENHAGEN, FEBRUARY 27. " After a bloody battle on the 18th, near Posen, 10,000 Rus• alms entered Berlin on the itOth; 7000 have remained there, and the remainder continued their route. Cossacks have been seen at Lenten, 14 miles from Hamburgh. s 4 A Courier arrived this night to Government, and announced, that the Russians veer? expected at Hamburgh to-day, which place the French Authotides have left. The whole of Prussia is reported to be ins state of insurrection." " COPENHAGEN, FBERUARY Sa. " The Russians are expected in Hamburgh to-day ; according to the latesraccounts riny were only 14 Cierinan miles from it on the high road to Beam—Orders have been sent for the Danish sailors to return front Antwerp. " Waco! 2.—Thi Austrians are preparing to join the good cause." " ALTONA, FEBRUARY 26. " On Monday last the vopulace of lian - burgh stopped eon e chests and casks of money, toget her with other effects'beloogitig to the French authorities; tins isroit6lit cri a skirmish with ti,e Douaniers, the alarin became genrral ; 20 were killed on both rides. " All the Bureaus of the Douaniers have been pulled down, or ransacked ; some of the Commis. oilers of Po ice shockingly maltreated, and their houses pillaged; the Mayor wu insulted in the streets; the csckades even torn from the National Guards; the Eagles thrown down and trampled on wit , marry other ex cesses. The Douanicrs from Lubeck have fled lather, and the tn. ntult as general all over Hanover." - - - - Sir ai ROBERT KEE PORTER, and Mr. LYt the Mes senger, arrived at . the Foreign Office this morning. with dispatches flout Lord CATHCART, at St, Pe tersburgh. _ BIRTH.--Tkursday last, the Lady of John iltteiton, of Ipswich, of a daughter. PIED On the 11th instant, John Masvrell Hyslop, third son ofJohii Hyslop; Esq. surgeon, Irenchurch.strect. Yesterday, at' his lodgings in Brvion.street, tbst very RI% John Garotte, D.D. Doan of linetcr, sod os, LONDON I l'nnted by L.Evzi. As; 1 , 1%4; t.u. 4- t .“43 pubtsike4 there, and at the liras-OLUe !cc:lac-MU.