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Prineeqg come through my room to her own from the Countess of ()Idris. How many days bad Bergami occupied the Countess of oldi's room before the morning of which you speak ?—I don't exactly recollect the time, but he was there three or four days. I do not ask for a precise answer, but was it one, two, three, or four days ?—I believe it was not more than one or two days. How many days, after that morning, did he continue to skep th.re?—l don't exactly recollect. Was he sleeping there at the time her Royal Highness was tien coming out of that rutin% 7—Yes. Do you remember, on the night before that of which you have spoken, hearing the door of your room open ?—1 heard my door open one night, when I was in bed; but I don't recol lect whether it was the night before I saw her Royal Highness come out of the Countess of Oldi's room. At the time you heard your door open, was Bergarni sleeping in the Countess of Oldi's room ?—He occupied the same room. At the time when her Royal Highness came out of the Conn teis of Oldi's room with the pillows, did she see you ?—She !oohed at me. When her Royal Highness looked at you, what did she do ? She fixed her eyes upon me. What did she do?—She went on to her own room. Pitl she say anything ?—No. Pad you been in the habit of waiting as long as ten o'clock in y 0..: room'—No, I frequently went to breakfast at nine o'clock. During the ti:ue that Bergami was sleeping in the Countess Oldi's room, had either the door of the Princess's room or Ber gami's room been open at nine o'clock ?—No. When you returned from breakfast, how did you find the doo: s ?—Shut. I ler Royal Highness was in her own room ; all that she heard during the night just spoken of, was Victorine crying " Mamma, netu m I," and the Countess Oldi endeavouring to soothe her. When her Royal Highness came through the witness's room, in the manner before described, witness was up. Her sister was with her, and also up. When her Royal Highness first saw witness in the morning, she was in the habit of saying " Good morning" to the witness; but on the morning alluded to she did not say anything at all. When her Royal Highness was at Ca tania, a portrait of her was painted, and another at Augusta. In the latter, she was represented in a Turkish dress ; in the other picture, which witness saw—(it did not clearly appear whether witness meant the one painted at Catania or not)—the Princess was in the character of a Penitent Magdalen. This picture of the Penitent Magdalen was a half-length ; as far as the waist. Was the part which was represented of her Royal Highness's person covered, or uncovered ?--Uncovered. Were the breasts uncovered ? The Interpreters differed as to the witness's answer, and the question was altered into— flow low did the part uncovered extend ?—As far as here` (punting to the mildle of her breast.) Witness remembers, besides these two portraits, that a third was painted while her Royal Highness was in Sicily. In that the Princess was in her common dress. It was Dlr. Bergami st ho shewed the-witness the portrait in which the Princess was rcprewnied in the character of a Penitent !Magdalen. At Nai:es, Mr. Bergami also shelved witness a portrait of himself. Ile was represented in his common dress. Has seen another ponrait of )lr. Bergami. which was=ted while in Sicily: be was painted in the character of a i How . was his dress arranged about the Tipper part of the per son; was It open or closed ?—According to the Turkish fashion it was open as far as here—(witness pointing to her breast). Witness has seen the portrait of Bergami in the Turkish dress in a little box belonging to her Royal Highness. Remem bers the disposition of the rooms of her Royal Highness and Bergami in the house at Catania. They were separated by a 'Lull passage and a little room which no one occupied : after etArds a change took place, and Bergami's sleeping room was asst to that of her Royal Highness. There was a communica tion by a door between them. The bed-room occupied by witness was by the side of that occupied by Mr. Bergami.— Theie was also a door from Mr. Bergami's room into that of tee witness, but it was always shut at night. Has heard Mr. tergami trying if it was locked with a key. At Augusta used to assist the Princess in dressing. After she had withdrawn, has Leard whispering in the room of Bergami. Could not say who were the persons whispering ; only heard them. Does not re collect when the Princess or Bergarni breakfasted at Augusta. but remembers once seeing a breakfast tray in the bed-room of Betgatrii. Did you see the Princess do anything as to the arrangement of the dress of Ikrgami for the portrait in which he was repre s,nted in the character of a Turk ?—Yes ; she arranged the neck his shirt su--(laid open the neck of the shirt). What observation did her Royal Highness make ?—She said, " I like him better so." A clopt.te took place as to the correctness of this interpretation, ~rdbuth the Interpreters agreed that the answer of the witness .k fain commie Ca) might mean, either " I like him better so," Gr " I like it (the shut) better so." The following are extracts fi OM the French Papers of Sunday and Monday : FRANKFORT, AUGUST 21. The Duke of Cambridge arrived here yesterday from London, anel set off this morning for Horn bonrg, in Cassel. We are assured that the Prince will proceed thence to Vienna, for the purpose of as sisting at the camp at Pest. The Emperor Alexan der is expected there, and it is believed that the King of Prussia will also be present. AUGSBURG, AUGUST 19. By our accounts from Italy, the Deputation from Palermo has not yet been admitted to offer its re spects to the King and Prince Royal. It is sup posed, however, that this will take place, since the Deputies have solemnly declared that they meant to recognize King Ferdinand as their lawful Sovereign. It is confidently understood that the people of Pa lermo at first intended to demand a Government wholly independent of Naples; giving, at the same time, a preference to a Prince of the reigning dy nasty, with an obligation upon such Piince never to Sicily and Naples under the same Government. Understanding, however, that the Provinces were in clined to a union with Naples, they demanded the re-establishment of the Constitution of 1812. The Ministers, Campo-chiaro and Zurlo, have been in structed by the Prince Vicar - Gener al to treat with the Deputies. The same letters state, that the foreign Ministers at Naples abstain from all communications with the actual Govertment, excepting only on the most ur gent affairs, and await instructions from their re spective Courts. The Spanish Ambassador should be excepted, who alone maintains intimate relations Avith the present Ministers of Naples. ROME, AUGUST 15. Rome and its provinces ;enjoy the greatest :tran quillity. The Government watches over the main tenance of that, in order that the conduct of its States may not be tainted by those of the adjacent coun tries. The guards on the prisons have been doubled, and the malefactors confined in the Colyseum have b.:en transferred to the Castle of St. Angelo. The guardia civica is to be reinforced out of the burgher and middling classes, the fidelity of which the Go vernment seems duly to appreciate. Benevento and l'onte Corvo are still in a state of anarchy ; and the Government has abandoned them to their fate, be lieving that they will yet implore the Pope's cle mency. These towns are now without commerce, communications, or even posts. It is known that the.e insurrections were the work of a faction, as these towns paid few taxes; Benevento was even ex (mpted from the land tax. VIENNA, AUGUST 16. Cineral Frimont has been appointed to the su- Ntrr.t command of our troops in Italy, consisting of , . 72,678 infantry, 5,891 cavalry, and 2,000 artillery; in all upwards of 80,000 men. It is said that Count Bubna, the present Commander in Lombardy, will speedily have another destination. Prince Metter nich is to visit Paris and the South of France for the recovery of his health, which has suffered consider ably from the loss of his two beloved daughters. Letters from Ancona state, that preparations were making in the Marche for the reception of the Aus trian troops expected from Lombardy. The QUEEN, it is said, is in treaty for the house and premises of East Cliff Lodge, near Ramsgate, for the Autumn bathing season. Her MAJESTY resided there for some months, seventeen years ago. Yesterday, the Duke of WELLINGTON gave a grand dinner at Apsley House, to— The Lord Chancellor, the Earls of Liverpool, Bathurst, Westmoreland, Harrowby, and Mulgrave ; Lord Melville, Viscount Sidmouth, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Wel lesley Pole, Mr. Bragge Bathurst, and Mr. Robinson. Yesterday, the Duke of HAMILTON gave a grand dinner, at his house in South -street, to the Earl of MORTON, Lord FORBES, Earl FORTESCUE, and a large party of distinguished Personages. The witnesses called in the House of Lords yes terday were sworn on a New Testament, bound in black morocco, with a white cross on the part which they kissed. The Countess of DARNLEY and the Ladies BLiou left Cobham Hall, Kent, on Monday, for their seat, Sandgate. The Earl and Countess COWPER gave an elegant entertainment on Tuesday, at their house in George street, Hanover-square, to a distinguished party. Among whom were— The Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Duke of Bedford, the Marquis of Lansdown, the Earl and Countess of Jersey, Lord and Lady Ilolland, Viscount Granville, Mr. Brougham, &c. In the evening her Ladyship had a splendid assembly. Yesterday, Lord HOLLAND gave a grand dinner at Holland House, to the Duke of LEINSTER, Duke of BEDFORD, L*rd and Lady FOLEY, Earl of CAR NARVON, Earl of Itosscys, and a large party of dis tinguished personages. Yesterday, Sir Wituatot SCOTT gave a grand dinner, at his house in Grafton -street, to the Duke of MONTROSE, Lord REDESDALE, Sir JOHN NICHOL, the Earl of CHICHESTER, and a select party of distin guished personages. Yesterday a Fete, in celebration of his Royal High ness the Duke of YORK'S Birth-day, took place at the Cumberland Hotel, under the direction of Mr. Doo- HERTY. It commenced with a musical aquatic pro cession from Waterloo-bridge to Cumberland-gardens. This was succeeded by a sailing-match. A boat race followed, when three prizes, given by Mr. Doc- HERTY, were contended for, by seven men, in two heats, who rowed from Vauxhall-bridge round a boat moored off the Red House, and back. In the evening, the Gardens were illuminated, and two mi litary bands stationed there, in their full dresses, played alternately the most popular, martial, and other airs, until a late hour. The striking effect of the music was varied occasionally by the softer me lody of duetts by French horns and flutes upon the water. The amusements of the day terminated with I a Concert and Fancy Ball. The former was very creditably performed, both in the vocal and instru mental way ; the latter was well attended, but the masks were very few, and none of them attempted I anything like character, farther than it might be ex pressed by the power of costume alone, except Har- 1 lequin, who tolerably supported the fame which his race has acquired for corporal vivacity. The corn- pany, however, seemed to enjoy themselves, and.the greatest order and harmony prevailed. Drury-Lane Theatre, previous to its opening for the winter season, is to undergo a variety of judicious alterations. The ceiling is to be lowered at least eight feet, which will exclude from the audience part of the House, the present Upper Gallery and the Slip Boxes. The two shilling Gallery is to be formed into the upper one, and the Boxes under into the Lower Gallery. The Theatre is also to be new painted and ornamented. Captain BARLOW, the author of a successful Drama, Produced last season at Covent-Garden Theatre, and Mr. GEORGE REEVES, the Musical Composer, have jointly taken the Olympic Theatre as a place of winter entertainments. FASHIONABLE ARRIVAL At Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square : Lady Emily James, from Scotland. DEPARTURES. The Earl of Spencer, to his seat, Althorpe, Northamptonshire. From the Pulteney Hotel, Piccadilly : Sir Alexander Don, Bart. M.P. to his seat in Scotland. Sir H. Strachey, Bart. to his seat in Somersetshire. From Thomas s Hotel, Berkeley-square : Lord and Lady Glasgow, on a tour; Mrs. W. Chaplin, to her seat in Lincoln shire ; Mr. and Lady Eleanor Balfour, to their seat in Scotland. Mr. and Lady Caroline Lamb, from Melbourne House, Whitehall, to Brocket Hall. . PLUMS.— In a season like the present, when plums are seen in such abundance in every part of the Me tropolis, it may not be amiss to refer to an historical account of fruits lately published, where the Author says, " Plums of all kinds are considered more agree able than wholesome, but, like the pear, they lose their bad qualities by baking." Plums in general are moistening, laxative, and emollient, except the bul laces and sloes, which are astringent. They are cool ing, quench thirst, and create appetite, and therefore agree best with hot constitutions ; but they do not sit easy with those that have weak stomachs. In years that plums are very plentiful, and consequently much eaten, fluxes generally abound ; hence it appears that they ought always to be eaten very moderately, and then they should be quite ripe and sound. He states " the Green Gage to be not only the most agreeable, but the most wholesome of all the plums." This plum (says Phillips) was called the Reine Claude, from having been introduced into France by Queen Claude, wife to Francis the First, of that country, but it now bears various names in different parts of France. It is often called damns nerd ; at Tours, it is named abricot rem' ; at Rouen, where it grows abundantly, they call it la rerte bonne. This plum received the name of green gage from the following accident : the Gage family, in the last century, procured from the Monastery of the Chartreuse at Paris, a collection , of fruit trees. When these trees arrived at the man sion of Hergrove Hall, the tickets were safely affixed to all of them, excepting only the reine claude, which was either omitted to have been put on, or was rub bed off in the package. The gardener, therefore, being ignorant of the name, called it, when it first , bore fruit, the Green Gage. LANCASTER, AUGUST 27. The harvest around this place, is now got in in every direction, and the sportsmen are actively pre paring for their field amusements, which promise to be good, as the game is plentiful. Workmen are still employed, as they have been for many years past, on the Castle; this unceasing course of repairing, surely does not arise from the belief in an old pre diction current amongst the lower class of inhabi tants here, that • 4 when the masons' hammer shall cease to be heard on the castlo walls, the Assizes will be removed from this Borough." Several West India men, a novel sight here, have recently arrived in the Gaston Docks. They give the quay a lively appear ance in consequence of the cargoes being now un loading into lighters which pass up the river with sugars, rums, &c. _ _ A vessel laden with a cargo •f rematkahly fine herrings arrived here yesterday morning, which were soon after retailed out in the town at fifteen a shilling. The High Sheriff of the county, and the Lady Patroness of the Assemblies, are the liberal patrons of the Theatre, which opened on Wednesday with a provincial company of actors, some of whom are not destitute of merit. Nothing worthy of particular notice has occurred at the present Assizes. The Junoss hope to get through the whole of the business in the course of next week. On the Crown side, several prisoners have been capitally convicted ; but the only one likely to suffer the sentence of the law, is a young man of the name of Hall, for robbing, in company with two women (who gave evidence ag ainst him), and cruelly beating a labourer at Liverpool ; powerful interest is, however, making to get his sentence commuted to transportation for life, or. account of his respectable connections. Yesterday, the Marquis of ANCILESEA entertained a large party of the Peers at Uxbridge House. Harvest will be general this week in all the low grounds in the west of Scotland. The wheat is every where good, but the oats are hurt by being laid. In East Kent the harvest will not be got in before the latter end of the next week, in consequence of which the Gentlemen of that district have determined not to begin shooting till the 11th. Tuesday se'nnight, a melancholy accident occurred on board the steam-packet Robert Brace. When just under way, standing from the pier head, at Liverpool, it was found necessary to stop the engine, for the purpose of allowing a brig to pass. At this time the smack Glasgow, Liverpool trader, was seen stand ing down the river, and a few moments afterwards she put about, and stood up along the Docks, with her foresheet to windward, and the wind then on her quarter. This being observed by several nautical gentlemen on board the Robert Bruce, they hailed her, as well as two pilots—bin to no effect. The people on board the Glasgow persisted in standing in, and, in a few moments alter, ran directly on board. The bowsprit took the rigging of the funnel, and car ried away two of the shrouds, it then carried away the mainmast, which, falling on board, killed two of the crew, and slightly injured another. It is remarked as a m•st singular coincidence, that out of the excellent library belonging to Dr. WA KELT, all the books were destroyed, with the exception of the " Life of Culusr," which was found in the ruins! At a Meeting of the Presbytery, held at Kirkcud bright lately, the case of Mr. GILLISPIE'S arrest by Colonel GORDON, for praying for the QUEEN, came before them, when they agreed, to a man, that the Chaplain of the Corps had done nothing to merit such treatment, and, without deciding further, came to the resolution of laying the Commandant's conduct before the next General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Her MAJESTY has since been regularly prayed for in that quarter. Sunday evening, the congregation of St. Andrew's Chapel, North Shields, was thrown into the greatest consternation by the following simple accident:— About the middle of the service, a superintendent unnecessarily lighted a fire in the Vestry, which has a direct communication with the lower part of the Chapel. The wind being high, and the interior door left open for the purpose of bringing chairs for the unaccommodated part of the audience, a column of smoke was blown from the Vestry into the Chapel. In an instant all was in alarm, and a cry of "• fire !" and " gas!" was echoed from different parts ; an im mediate rush towards the east entrance took place, and notwithstanding the repeated assurances of no danger from those who saw the cause, yet still the alarm continued, and many, in their endeavours to escape, got hurt. We are happy to state, that no serious accident took place, every avenue and corner being completely occupied. A great part of the congre gation prudently kept their seats, and composedly witnessed the folly of giving way to the impulse of momentary feeling, which invariably increases the mischief to a tenfold degree in cases of real danger, and constitutes all the peril of false alarm. OUSE BRlDGE.—Saturday se'nnight, the Right ho nourable the LORD MAYOR of YoRE, who in his first Mayoralty (December 10, 1810) laid the first stone of the New Bridge over the Ouse, now, in his second Mayoralty, laid the last stone of that noble erection. Whilst performing this pleasing engagement, his Lordship exclaimed—" May this bridge, for ages to come, prove as useful as it is ornamental to this City r THE GREAT TANDEM MATCH.—This match,which drew together many sporting characters, took place yesterday over a circle of four miles, at Attleton, on the Ipswich road. Captain RAWLINSON, for a stake of 300 guineas, undertook to drive two horses, tan dem, thirteen miles in one hour, and to lose a minute for every break from the trot; he had lately pur chased the leader for I(X) guineas. The performance was considered a great one, and time was backed freely. The following is the state of the performance from the umpire's timing MILTS. MIN. SW. 1 - - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 , - 4 29 - 4 23 - 4 29 - 4 30 - , 4 28 - 4 27 micas. aux. sac. 9 - , - 4 32 10 - - 4 33 11 - - 4 35 12 - - 4 36 13 - - 4 38 58 44 4 29 8--430 I - —Allowinra minute for the leader breaking into a gallop in going the eighth mile, the hazardous match was won by sixteen seconds only. The Captain of fered to back his wheel horse to do fourteen miles in one hour in harness. HAYPL A Communication from a Gentleman acquainted his wit ht M t th e h afe Majesty a ffairs ypriec sini Hay t i,dgoefntß, irHENRY,r t s , a ,w c a s with, sbeli ev er preparinge t g h a e r regard et o t a o l s a t arte attackrem of the case to be this :—that the President is • urged on to this business by the French Ex-Colonists, in or der that the two rival Powers in Hayti may weaken and destroy each other; by which means that valu able Island would, in the end, fall an easy prey to any force which the French Government (urged on by the Ex-Colonists) might think proper to send against it. It is well known that Boyer is favourable to the French interest, as well as the late President, Petion, and that he has been negotiating for some time past with the French Government, in expectation of prevailing upon them to acknowledge him as Pre sident of Hayti. But let him beware, least, in so doing, he should share the fate of the brave, but un fortunate, Toussaint. With respect to the ostensible reason given by the President for his invading the territory of his Majesty King Henry, I am perfectly well assured that it is without the least foundation, either in truth or justice, having myself the very best information possible upon that subject. I have lately conversed with a most respectable merchant, not long since returned from Cape Henry, and who, for some years past, has been in the constant practice of trading between London and that part of Hayti. In the course of that time he has had several interviews with his Majesty, and is well acquainted with all his Mi nisters and great Officers of State, and he assures me that, notwithstanding his Majesty may be considered as an absolute Monarch, from not having a Repre sentative Constitution Of Lords and Commons, yet he pursues every means in his power for the education, improvement, and, eventually, the independence of the people in every part of his dominions ; and that as soon as they are prepared by education to form a correct estimate of law, justice, and political eco nomy, it is his Majesty's intention to establish a more liberal and constitutional system of Government.— But all this requires time and information, after such a dreadful state of convulsion and warfare as what the people of that island have experienced for years past, in emancipating themselves from the most de grading state of slavery and oppression." Quebec Papers have arrived to the end of July.— His Excellency the Governor has issued a Proclama tion proroguing the meeting of the House of Legisla ture of that Province from the 25th July to the sth of September. The want of rain has been severely felt at Kingston (U. C.). Emigration to Canada seems by no means to be abating: it is sta•ed that during the season no less than 1491 settlers have arrived at Quebec. Sr. Use's, AUG. 10.---An order has been issued by Government, dated the sth inst. for the reduction of the duties upon salt shipped in foreign bottoms : in consequence the price, which had previously been 2540 reis per moy (one half of which makes an Eng lish ton), will be reduced to 1760 reis. HERRING FISHERY AT PETERHEAD. —Although Peterhead has long been considered an excellent si tuation for this fishery, and has always been resorted to by the Dutch fishing vessels, about this season, no established fishery had been attempted before this season by the inhabitants, or fishermen from other places. This season, five boats have been employed by a Company in Peterhead, and with every prospect of success; these boats having brought in 324 cranes in three days ; being on an average twenty-one cranes to each boat, each night they have been out. Ano ther boot, not belonging to this Company, brought in 40 or .50 cranes in two nights. Several small fish ing-boats brought in considerable quantities, which have been retailed in the town. On Friday, one boat brought in 43 cranes, another 34, a third 17, a fourth 15, and a fifth 10. Saturday, the boats were equally successful. The number of boats and vessels this season at Caithness, on the herring fishery, is said to be far beyond anything before known. There are a great many from Ireland and the Continent. They have hitherto been very successful. Immense quantities of very fine herrings have been taken off Johnshaven and Gourdon, during the past week. Off Stonehaven, and at Findon, great quan tities have also been taken, and the whole coast is literally covered with them. At Freeland House, Erskine, there is a horse chess nut-tree, whose summer foliage, about a month ago, ripened and died, and is now succeeded by new leaves. A plant of the yucca species has, for some time, been in full flower, in the open air, in the garden be longing to the manse, Prestonkirk. Its full length is eight and a half feet, of which the flower stem is five. A few nights ago, the seat of GEORGE EADES, Esq. near Chislehurst, Kent, was robbed under rather mysterious circumstances. The family, on retiring to rest, secured the premises in the usual .manner, and next morning it was discovered that the house had been robbed of three large travelling trunks, containing diamonds and other jewellery of value, besides gold and bank notes, plate, and wearing ap parel, to the amount of several hundred pounds.-- An examination immediately took place, but it did not seem clear how the robbery was effected, although some traces of a suspicious nature were discernible about the garden and lawn, and it was found that three ill-looking men, with a carter, had spent the day, and until a late hour at night, at the Tiger's Head, on the Common, and at their departure drove in the direction of Mr. E.'s house. The trunks were afterwards found, emptied of their valuable contents, in an enclosure belonging to J. "Wsu.s, Esq. abort half a mile off. Sunday night, about eleven o'clock, as two young watermen were returning home to Wapping, after being out with a, party to Richmond, on passing through one of the archt s of London-bridge, it being lour water at the time, the boat was upset, and both of them thrown out ; one of them, named Dean, being an expert swimmer, saved his life by swim ming ashore, but the other, whose name is Briton, son to a lighterman living in Anchor-rope-alley, Wapping, after struggling for a length of time, un fortunately sunk to rise no more. Bow. STRRIT. —Samuel Waddington. the bill-sticker, calling himself a printer as well as a bill-sticker, underwent a second examinatim before Mr. Ahaxic, charged with not only b. i ig t h e /hinter, but the poster-up, of an inflammatory bill, at the pump at Charing-cross. lie was also charged with another offence, under the Printers' Act of Parl a nent, with refusing to produce the manuscript, and upon wbicb he was committed. 1