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-! saw no one of the Princess's suite till towards the moo t, g-- -towards the end of the ball, when I went in. More the ball began did you not see some of the Trintess's suite dressed as Turkish peasants, or as Turks, of some descrip tion or >flier ?—I do not recollect that I saw any'botly. I Lei is now to call your attention to the journey you took by li:id to Jertisalem. Did not the Princess travel on that occasion horseback?—Yes, that is to say, as far as I can recollect, it %. as oil an ass. you travel yourself in some kind of carriage?—Yes. Along with the Countess Oldi?—Yes. lhd not travel after the Princess?—Sometimes before, • ..hetimes after. On ti.at journey did you not continue to attend on the Coun tess tHdi?-1 did not wait on the Countess of Oldi. Did you nut continue to be with her ?—I was always in the same palanyeein with her. Did not your sister attend on the Princess in that journey?- 11y sister was always on horseback near the Princess. Was not your sister during that journey constantly near the Princes.?—When we stopped, I was frequently near her. During that jtsarney, did the Princess rest by day and travel during the night ?—Yes. When you stopped at Aum, do you or do you not mean to say that you undressed the Princess on that occasion?—l recol lect I was under the tent of the Princess, but I de not recollect whether I undressed her or not. Do you mean to say that the Princess was undressed at all under the tent, on that occasion ?—When I left the Princess, ,he was in a white bed-Town. Do you mean to say that the Princess was undressed at all ? ` , he had pulled off her upper dress. Do you mean by that dress, the dress in which the Princess was travelling ?—Yes, the gown or robe which was open. Do you mean anything more than the outer gown, of what ever description?—l do not recollect if it was anything more. Then the dress was as it had been all the night she had been travelling, except as to that exterior dress, or whatever it was ? It was a white petticoat below. WAS her dress any way altered, except by having the exterior habiliments taken off?—.l d o not reco ll ect . When that exterior habiliment was taken off, did not the Princess put on a night-gown, or bed-gown, for the purpose of reposing on the sofa ?—When I left her, she was in a white pet ticoat. Ido not know what she did atter I left her. Did she stop on her journey to Jerusalem another night ?—Yes. Did you attend her Royal Highness on that occasion ?—I hclistd her to dress. I want to know whether, on that second occasion when she ...sipped in travelling, was she undressed?—l did not see her when we arrived : I only saw her when she rose in the evening. On that occasion, in the evening, was she dressed or un dressed ?—When I entered her room she was dressed in a white yetticoat, as I have already said... )Ir. K rsteitr, the Queen's Interpreter, said, the translation of the word, signifying a part of her Royal Highness's dress, was " robe." When the Princess was about to start, had she anything more " do to her dress than to put on the exterior habiliment which you before mentioned ?—I do not think that she bad anything else to put on. You have said, I think, that you took ship at Tunis when Tau were going to Jerusalem ?—We went on in the same vessel ir. which we came. From Tunis?--Yes. I believe the crew consisted of two or three and twenty per sans altogether ?--I believe thereabouts. Then there were, besides the crew, ten or a duaen who be- Pinged to the suite of her Royal Highness 7—Yes. Do you remember taking a harper on board at Tunis 7—Yes. A Jew ?—Yes . On that occasion we are told the cabin of the vessel, at the extremity of it, was occupied by the Princess and the Countess ui Oidi ?a-.There were two cabins; one for the Princess, ano tLet for the Countess of Oldi. Where did you sleep?—ln a cabin near the dining-cabin. Did your cabin open into the dining-cabin?—lt opened into t*.:: passage. What passage?—Tae passage which goes all along the vessel. Where had Heironimus slept during the voyage ?—lle slept -another cabin, in the same direction as mine ; it was the last .1 that side of the ship. I suppose that any of the crew who were at liberty went to ..leep in the hold?-1 do not know where they went. Do you know where the harper slept during the voyage?—l do not recollect exactly where he slept; but it was, I think' ;•7.r the table where we dined : I do not recollect exactly. What distance was that from the place where you slept?—At other end of the vessel. You, I ;oppose, slept in your own bed every night?---While we were travelling, or afterwards? During the whole voyage from Tunis ? I said, that when her Itoval Highness slept on the deck, I slept one night in her cabin sad one in my own. You mean alternately ?—Yes. And the harper slept in a different part of the ship did he?--I do not know where he slept, but I believe he slept near the dining-table. Did you not say, a little while ago, that it was in a different part of the ship ?—I said it was in the extremity. In a cabin which was below. Ido not mean the part of the vessel above, but be!ow. Do you mean to swear that the Jew Harper slept every night in that place during that voyage from Tunis, till you landed? —I ?.on't know where he slept every night. Will you swear that you don't know where he slept any one ,!.t. I recollect having heard that he slept there, but I never him. Then you do not know, do you, where he slept any one night r•' your own knowledge?—No. Nor any part of a night ?—.Not by my own knowledge. I understood you to mention a place called Charnitz ?—Yes. Irom that place. if I understood you right, you said that Ber gaini went to get a passport; am I right recollect that Ber gaild &parted from that place, and I was told he went for the purpose of getting a passport. Was it in the winter season?—As far as I recollect, it was in the spring—in the month of March. Vas there frost or snow on the ground ?—A great deal of snow. Was it an indifferent inn at which you were ?—A small inn. If I understood you right, you were on a bed in the room of the Princess there 3 . —Yes. Had you taken off your clothes ?—Not entirely. Ilad ysu taken off more than your gown ?—I do not per. recollect, but I believe not. liad the Princess undressed herself ?—I do not recollect. She "Jr, it. bed. De you remember the dress she was in the habit of wearing as tLa time?—Yea. Was it not a blue habit, trimmed with fur, which went close r(imd the neck—was there not a great deal of fur about it?— Yes, there was a great deal of Air about it, and it was a blue Had she at de same time a cap P—When she was travelling she had a cap. • A travelling cap 7—Yes. . . Had she gone into bed with that dress upon her in the middle of the thy ?—Yes. Do you mean that, in the middle of the day, when she went to he on the bed, shE had not undressed herself at all ?—I saw her Royal Highness on the bed, during the day, in that riding habit. Did you see her take it off at all while at that Inn ?—I do not recollect at all. You yourself were in bed in the same room with her ?—Yes. I believe you left the small Inn early in the morning?-Yes. If I understood you right, you entered the service of the Prin cess in the year 1814 ?—Yes. And-remained in it till 1817?—Yes. Until the mcnth of November in that year, or thereabouts? —Yes. Did you quit the Prirceu's service of your own accord or were you discharged ?--I was discharged. Were you not discharged for saying something which after wards you admitted to be false? - ..--Yes. In fact it was not true. [Here one of the Counsel for the Bill looked at the Solicitor with some surprise, and said, " What was that?" " What was that?"] Did you go into any other service after you were discharged from that of the Princess, before you came to England?—No. Did not your money fail you before you came to England? —No. Do you mean to say you were not short of money before you came to England ?—No, because I had money in Switzerland, and I could have got it if I wanted it. Did you ever say you were getting short of mone ? I do not recollect saying it. I had money in Switzerland. Did you never say that you had failed to save money in the service of her Royal Highness ?—I do not recollect every say ing so. Did you never represent so to anybody ?—I cannot swear ; but I do not recollect it. Not representing that you had failed to saTe money ?—I do not recollect. Will you swear it ?—I will not swear it—but I do not re collect. Were you not applied to by some person soon after you left the service of the Princess of Wales ?—Not very soon after. Was it within half a year ?—Not within six months; it was more than six months; I had been out of the service of her Royal Highness nearly one year. You say that you were applied to to state what you knew about the Princess ?—One year after I left her service. Was it one year after, yes or no?—Yes; one year after. Do you mean to represent that application was not made much earlier ?—(This question the witness answered without its being translated to her). This day the Quire arrived in St. James's-square, at half-past twelve, in her private chariot. At nearly two o'clock, her MA ism, accompanied by Lady Awn HAMILTON, set off, in state, through the Stable-fard, the Park, and the Hone Guards, to the House of Lords, saluted, as she pasiei, by the Tilt-yard guard and the Horse Guards—an attention which her /da mn, returned by bowing frequently. The French Papers of Tuesday arrived this morn ing.—ln the Gazette de France, there is an Order of the Day by the Duke of RAGUSA, addressed to the Royal Guard, communicating the circumstances of the conspiracy lately detected, and stating that he (the Duke of RAGUSA) had laid at the feet of the KING renewed assurauces of the fidelity of the Royal Guard. Of the disturbances at Brest, the following account is given in the Moniteur : " The town of Brest has been the scene of some tumultuous proceedings, the consequences of which I have been sufficiently grave to draw the attention of I Government. M. BELLART had arrived there at six o'clock in the evening of the sth instant. Insulting placards were stuck upon the walls the same even ing, and some young persons prepared to make a noise before his residence. By half-past nine the crowd had become considerable. From howling they pro ceeded to invectives, an.l from invectives to menaces. They vociferated, Dow n with Bellart ! down with the 'Traitor ! down with the light side ! let him de part instantly, or—'. In short, for a few moments, fears were entertained for the personal safety of the Attorney-General. Next day M. GULLHEZ*I arrived, accompanied by a procession of persons on foot, on horseback, and in carriages. The procession con ducted him to his house, amidst exclamations of Long live Guilheni ! long live the Deputies of the left side !' He was treated with a serenade, and a few moments after the outrageous scenes of the pre ceding evening were repeated, opposite to the resi dence of M. BELLART. It appears that there is reason to reproach the Civil Authorities with not employing, with sufficient firmness, the means which the law places at their disposal, for the maintenance of public order; and the military force of the garri son, which is in the best state of discipline, was un fortunately left in a state of inaction. This feeble ness had the results naturally to be expected. The rioters having learned that Monsieur BOURDEAU, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, and Solicitor- General in the Royal Court of Rennes, which comprises in its jerisdiction the town of Brest, was to repair thither, carried their audacity so far as pub licly to announce that he should there receive the same outrages as his colleague. Accordingly the arrival of that Magistrate, on the 16th instant, was marked by the same scandalous scenes as that of M. BELLART. The National Guard, called out by the Mayor in the last extremity, but very imperfectly obeyed his summons, and the few individuals who appeared under arms, finished with disobeying the orders of the Magistrate; some of them even joined the rioters. The Government will, doubtless, take the necessary measures to secure the public tran quillity, and prevent the recurrence of similar dis turbances. Meanwhile a judicial process has been ordered. Two Members of the Clamber have been insulted and menaced, evidently on account of the opinions which they had delivered as Deputies. A Solicitor-General has been outraged in the exercise of his functions. Our Code has provided for offences of this nature, and, in all probability, the guilty will not escape the punishment to which they have ex posed themselves." Private letters in the Constitutionnel speak of consi derable assemblages of peasants and others ir. the Roman A ppenincs. Benevento and Ponte Corvo are completely organized as little Republics. They are melting their bells into cannon: their youth are in training; and they are preparing to the utmost of their small power the means of defence. SICILY. The struggle which Sicily is about to commence Iwith Naples for its independence imparts a great in terest to the intelligence from that part of Europe. The advices of yesterday from Palermo were dated August 5, at which time the invitation of the Paler mitans to the rest of the Island, to unite for the attainment of independence, - had been circulated throughout Sicily, and the answers of the different cities and districts had been transthitteeto the Pro visional Junta at Palermo. With the baception of Messina and Trapani, there appeared no hesitation, in any quarter, in acceding to the wish of the Paler. mitans. The Neapolitan garrisons were immediately disarmed, and provisional authorities appointed.— Even at Messina, though the proposal was promptly rejected, the cause was rather believed to be the in fluence of persons holding official situations there, who were all under the immediate controul of Na ples, than the general wish of the people. No doubt was entertained at Palermo, that the appearance of a military force under the walls of Messina, which had been actually appointed for that purpose, by fur nishing an excuse to the people of that city for a surrender, would produce an immediate acquiescence in their views. The good-will of Trapani to the ge neral cause was more doubtful, and a determination had consequently been adopted to reduce the place by force: a division of the troops had already marched for that destination, and its surrender was hourly expected. The Deputies sent from Palermo to Messina, among whom were Prince Belmonte and the Marquis Gregorio, had been arrested, and were to be detained till instructions concerning them could be received from Naples. The number of Nea politan troops made prisoners at Palermo is said, in these accounts, to amount to 6000; it had been pro posed to exchange them for an equal number of Sici lians resident in Naples. The new Journal (The Pheenix), published at Pa lermo under the auspices of the Provisional Junta, gives, in a supplement to it s d ate o f 31 st o f J uly, an Address from the Vicar-General of Naples to the Pa lermitans, and a very long and spirited reply from that portion of his subjects. In his address the Prince reproaches them with this violation of their duty, so soon after his recent endeavours to lighten their bur dens, and to alleviate their grievances; but offers them pardon on condition of laying down their arms, replacing the Magistracy, and returning to their duty. From the reply, we subjoin a few of the more prominent passagei. In answer to the reproach of ingratitude, they observe— We should be glad to spread a veil over the past, and not to recur to events which now can serve no other purpose than that of producing exaspe ration : but the charge of ingratitude is so black and heavy, that we owe it to your Royal Highness, to ourselves, and to Europe, to clear ourselves from such an imputation. Your Royal Highness, instead of considering yourself deceived by the demonstra tions of love and fidelity which we have always evinced towards you, ought to consider yourself as really deceived by the perfidious counsels of those who persuade you that all the sacrifices made have been made on the part of the Court, and all the be nefits enjoyed have been enjoyed on the past of the nation ; of those, in fine, who insinuate that nations are made for the convenience of Princes, and not Prince' for the well-being of nations. " Wicat: then, up to dr* present time, has.been the situation of Sicily ? What has been its lot ? For twice, at least, his Majesty, your august father, and the whole of the Royal Family, being compelled to abandon Naples, came to seek an asylum among us. What proof did not the nation then give of its fide lity, devotion, and attachment? It not only main tained the crown in its splendour, but offered to the. King forces and means to conquer his lost kingdom. —lts treasures were squandered in the sumptuous maintenance of Neapolitan emigrants. Such are I I the sacrifices of the Sicilian nation : what are the benefits or advantages by which they have been compensated ? • , 4 A permanent Court was promised to Sicily in solemn Parliament ; was that promise fulfilled ? When the Court returned in 1805, was the lot of Sicily ameliorated ? The honours, the offices, and the rewards of the State were lavished on the Neapo litans. The treasures of the State were dissipated in a system of inquisition and espionage, in the sup port of a most numerous Neapolitan force, and in the pay of emissaries and intriguers who infested the kingdom of Naples. Sicily, in fine, was a colony governed by a group of Neapolitan emigrants. In such a state, Sicily saw some of its best citizens were dragged from their homes in the dead of night, and banished to the islands, where they were kept in long durance, as disturbers of the public peace. " Sicily at last pronounced in favour of the English Constitution ; that Constitution was adopted ; your Royal Highness was created by his Majesty, Vicar- General of the kingdom. The independence of this kingdom was decided on and solemnly sanctioned. Your Royal Father, resuming the reins of govern ment, solemnly promised in the Parliament of 1815, not only the maintenance, but the completion, of the Constitution adopted. When Naples was restored to his Majesty, what were the benefits which Sicily ob tained? It was immediately robbed, not only of its new Constitution, but of those rights which, during the course of ages, antecedent dynasties had sworn to maintain, and had religiously respected. Its flag was pulled down, its native ensigns were destroyed, its mint abolished, and even its name, which has hitherto been so brilliant in history, was cancelled.— Thus degraded, disgraced, and insulted, it was ad mitted to the high honour of being a province of the kingdom of Naples, or of the Two Sicilies." The paper then goes on to enumerate the hard ships to which, after this degradation, Sicily was sub jected, and the consequent 'poverty and distress of the island, drained of its resources to enrich Naples. It afterwards details the present condition of Sicily, and the fixed determination of the Sicilians to main tain their independence. The document concludes by " imploring his Royal Highness, in the name of the nation, that he would not be deceived by the counsels of private interest, or misled by national vanity, to abandon himself to imprudent or disas trous measures, nor disgrace by such means the first steps which the Neapolitan nation is making in the glorious career of liberty." PIEDMONT. THE PIEDMONTS= ARMY •TO THEIR KTNO. A letter from Turin, dated August 14, (adores the following document, said to have been actually addressed to his Sardinian Majesty by his Piedmon tese army : " Stan—The army is loyal and faithful, and gives a solemn pledge of it to their Sovereign. Sire, it is reported that your present Minister, are soliciting a succour of Austrian titer.— ' The Austrians were, are, and will be, not only the natural ene mies of the Piedtnontese, but of all the other people of Italy. 'The recollection of 1815 is not far off. Your soldiers knew what is meant by having Austrians in the country, although as friends. They have always usurped the honour of our exploits. . The Austrians are the execration of Italy. Your soldiers, Ska, will not have them but as en..ndes. To ask their assis t, would be an insupportable insult to the honour of your soldier*, who boast that they are sufficient ;or the defence of the throne, the country, and the constitution." Count and Countess LIEVEN are entertaining a large party of distinguished personages at their seat, Chislehurst, Kent. The Prince and Princess PAUL ESTERHAZY joined the circle yesterday; and the Duke of WELLINGTON proceeded thither immedi ately on the rising of the House of Lords yesterday afternoon. The fine cast from the colossal statue of Flora, presented to the KING by the Yogis and by his MAJESTY to the Royal Academy, has been brought to Somerset-place, from Rome, and is to be fixed up in the Council-room. Yesterday, Lord PALMERSTON left town on a vi s it to Lord MELBOURNE, at his seat, Brocket Hall, in Hertfordshire. The Countess of GUILDFORD accompanies to the Continent her Noble Sister the Marchioness of.Bure, who is, unfortunately, obliged again to le ti e E g- . land, on account of her health. Sir W. W. WYNN is this year the Presi.lent of the Congress of Welsh Bards, wbich is to be held at Wrexham, where the silver harp will be contended for by the native harpers. Count ITTEREURO, Count ZASINUSKI, Baron PAL. LEAR, Lai) , PERCEVAL, and Sir H. STRACHEY, have joined the distinguished circle at Bath. Accounts from Madrid of the 17th ult. mention that the Cones had agreed to abolish the Order of the Jesuits. Mrs. ORGER, late of Drury-Lane Theatre, has reaped a golden harvest of Thespian laurels at Lea mington, and is now the leading star at Worthing. Messrs. WALLACK and BOOTII are engaged for the next season at Drury-Lane, as is Mr. THOMPSON, an American Roscius. KEAN, after concluding his present engagement, goes to Liverpool, where he is to play a few evenings, and then embarks for America. Shooting jackets and gaiters yesterday rose CO per cent. in consequence of the cockney sportsmen equip ping themselves for this day's hostilities against the pigs and poultry in the vicinity of the metropolis. 'The sportsmen complain of the general scarcity of I pheasants and partridges. The heavy rains at the end of June prove 'very destructive to the young nydes and covres at this season. The 77th Regiment have left Galway for Dublin. The first division of the 57th Regiment are arrived in Galway from Clonmel. _ _ A young girl in Cupar Angus died a few days ago, in two hours time, notwithstar ding medical aid wits instantly procured, after eating some, spoiled gooseberries which she had picked up. It is supposed she had swallowed some noxious reptile. A melancholy accident occurred, on Sunday last, at Powersrourt Waterfall, in Ireland, to a young Gentleman on a party of pleasure. He incautiously ascended by the narrow, steep, and dangerous path to the top of the precipice, and in attempting to descend his foot unfortunately slipped, he fell, and was lite rally dashed to pieces on the spot. There are, according to a List lately published, thirty Peers upwards of 70, fourteen of which attended the first day. The Earl of SHEFFIELD, who is the oldest that has attended for some years, appears, by the list, to have reached the age of 84. The Marquis of DROGHEDA is the oldest Peer, upwards of 90, b u t he has not attended Parliament for many years; and next to him are Earl St. VINCIINT, Lord CARTERET, and the Bishop of DURHAM, now in his 87th year. ' On the 29th, the Festival of St. Louis, the Wet Dock of Labarre, in the port of Havre, was opened for merchantmen. The water may be kept in this dock at least to the height of high water, at neap tides; and that the ships may be placed along every part of the walls of the quays, it only remains to drive some piles for mooring the ships, and to cover some upper parts behind the walls with granite st )nzs. Five per Cents. 78 fr. 25 c. The following extract is taken from VORSYTH'S " Remarks on Antiquities, Arts, and Letters, durin; an excursion in Italy, in 1802 and 1803" (second edi tion, page 420) :—" During my short stay in Genoa, in the beginning of the year 1802, three murders were committed in the streets. An assassin might be hired for 50 lire ; and, if taken, might be defended by hackney-swearers at 12 lire each !' A wooden clock, with three little figures which strike bells, denoting the hours and quarters, which was sent 'to l.attakoo, in Africa, by the Missionary Society, has excited 'great astonishment. Some of the natives disputed among themselves, whether these little men were made by GOD or man ; they also wisked to know whether they ate meat and drank milk ; it was also reported among them, that these three little men had come in the night,. in a waggon without oxen. In shot t, this clock appears to them the most wonderful thing ever known in the country. We find that we were in error as to the value of the coin in which one of the German witnesses de scribed her wages to be paid. The florin is only worth 25.4 d. sterling ; consequently her yearly wages of 12 florins would" be 28s. The 30 ducats she ac knowledged to have received, amount, therefore to upwards of ten years' wages, instead °Uwe, formerly mentioned. Gas-Exonanoz, MAitit-Lanx, Sari l.—Our market has been very thinly supplied with Wheat this week, notwithstanding which even what little was disposed of this morning with diffi culty obtained last Monday's prices. Oats are Is. per quarter cheaper, the arrivals having been tolerably large, and the buyers holding off in expectation of a considerable quantity from Hol land in a few days. Barley is Is. lower, and dull sale at that decline. In Beans and Peas there is no variation. SAMITI2II) MARKET, Sam I.—There was a great 'apply at market this morning of all sorts of Cattle, principally of the lean description, in consequence of which the prices have fallea.—. Mutton, Veal, Fork, and Limb, have also fallen in price, There is no alteration in the prices either of Nay, &saw, ge Clover.