The National Register. — London, England, 1820-10-15 00:00:00

what oecnrred at the Foreign Office, as the passport had been obtained in the usual way. The Earl of CARNARVON moved, that Mr. Planta, of the Foreign Office, be called to the Bar of this House immediately.—Ordered. . The Nohle Earl then moved, that Mr. Powell be called to the Bar. Earl GREY moved that Counsel on both sides be called in. Mr. Poweaa appeared at the Bar. The Earl of CARNARVON.—Mr. Powell, you stated yesterday that Rastelli left town on the Thursday or Fri day after the adjournment of this House; that was the 14th or lath of September?—Yes, it was. I left town on the Friday, and I believe Rastelli left the day before. Do you know whether Rastelli was not ordered to take despatches to Sir C. Stuart, at Paris ?—I do not. When you nenl Kameda abroad, in what time did you calculate his reaching Milan ?—ln seven or right days. What time did you understand lie was to remain at Mi-, lan ?—I sent some papers to Rastelli which I wished to have foraer legalized, and as I conceived them important to this cause, I ordered him to return before the ad inst. with these papers. Was Rastelli instructed by you to go anywhere except to Milanl—Nowhere except to Milan s he was to go there direct. To the best of your knowledge and belief, have any other persons been sent away ? I have neard that two others have gene. At the time yen resolved to send Hastelli to Italy, did you inquire as to the probability that any uf the witnesses wonkl soon lie permitted to depart? 1 had made no in quiry on the subject. You have stated that you have received letters mention ing that Rastelli was ill. Front whom did you receive them ?—From Colonel Brown. Have you got these letters r—Not upon me. Have you had any cum 1111 l rice:ion from Rastelli have not ; nor have I made any to him. To Lord LANSDOWN.—I have already said that I did not instruct Rastelli to go to any other place or places than Milan. To Lord 51ORLEY.—I mentioned at the Foreign Office that Rastelli was to go to Milan as a courier. It was pre. viously.known to Lord Liana initial and Mr. Planta r the Under Secretaries. To Lord DARN LEY.—I certainly do not consider the witnesses inCtitton-gus den as under my direction and con ttttt I. Lord LItSK IN E.--If that sus your sole object, bow came you to send I must have caused some delay 1 I did not send the papers that he might legalize them; hat I sent the papers to alilais that they might lie legalized there. l expected t h ey would be legalized in sufficient time to he brought hack here by Itrestelli before the ail October. I left Motto the direction of Colonel Brown. What were the names of the persons to whose families it bad been thought neceasary to send ?—Francini, aLijocci : 1f I could see a list of the names, I could point nit more ; but my recollection does not serve rue now. Rastelli was also to bring letters to persons in the neighbote hood of Milan. Did you give instructions to Rastelli to gait Milan, and to the neiglitimiring countries where the families of the witnes ses resided, and give i hem the assurances required ?—I do not recollect having given any precise instructions to him to do so. The Marquis of LANSDOW N E.—Then it was by means of those letters a hieh were brought by Ita.stelli, that the families were to derive a knowledge of 11w witnesses ?—fly these nod the pea oval appearance i.f Itastdli ; and I thought that Rastelli would probably he sent from Milan to the countries iii the neighbourhood. Had you any reason to expect that It astelli would, with out any instruction from you, go fr o m Maio to the various eountries where the families were, and give assurances to them by his personal appearance there?-1 recollect that he was to gi t letters to the families, and to give assurances Ilia the witnesses were safe, mid I concluibit that Col. Brow would send him to the pieces in which the fumilLs were to give those assurances. Would it lie possible that Rastelli could convey to those places the letters, and by his piesonal appearance make those assurances, without incurring a greater delay that' was permitted I—As I have already stated, he left on the evening airtime 14th, or the morning of the 15th. I capsulated that he could get to Milan in six or seven days. This would leave eleven days before the 3.1 of October. The distance he mould have to go then to the families, was to aleuxur, which is ten miles, and to Come. which is 23 miles. Lord AUCKLAN D.—Can you state a 'tether the friends of the witnesses were in testate of anxiety it—l 410 not know. Ds you know the number of letters that were sent over I cannot tell.! Lord ELLENBOROCGIL—Didyou send any letter to Col, Brown upon the solaria of Itastelli's mission Yes. Hove you gut it /—(Afit r some hesitation)—Yes. Can you produce it /—I can. It contains a great dead of matter open other subjects; but whether it is my duty, consideinig the situation in a hick 1 start) to pro duce it ----- Can you produce that part of it which treats of the Mission of Rastelli I—After a short hesitation—" it is altogether a comfidestial communicalbm, and 1 du nut CODA der myself al liberty to produce it." Lord GREY.—" I understood you to state that you have in your possession a letter from Col. Breen, about Rastelli's mission to Milan, Can you produce it ? Not the whole of the letter, but that pair of it a hien relates to the mission?-1 consider all communications made to me by Colonel Brown as confidential. I therefore object to the pi oil wino of the whole or any pal; of the emirs pried, ace to or linen Colonel IS:own. 1.01.1 G must call neon the lionse to decide boon the imestion, aliethei the witness is to be compelled to produce the le lei ? Mr. Poet era • I object, in the situation in which I stand, as sli4l ut 11/ ,leis case, to the production of any let ter to or from Col. Us ow u. The Miiiiiii..lloll of this witness was of extossiVo %%1111011. oh ;my material tact. Joseph Plataa, Esq. was Bum called in and examined by tot Peers. Are you Under Secretary in Lord Custlereaah's Office I I am. Uri you remember an application made in you by Mr. Powell, di September, fin a passport for Itastalii P.. Mr. Poach' came to WC and Said it had ecru liliC11114; 1 0 1 10 WOO RlVitalit abroad OS e ourter, and ih . .ireit mute 01 take tine ulfi steps tor that ;rot pose. I COosoliiit:litly Old% led the pass port, it arts to .1 by I ~..it....;ls..eiragh; hilt signal pass ports are kept in 'l)3 office, ready fur anti and THE NATIONAL REGISTER. LOllllOll. SUNDAY, OCTOBER Is. THE Defence of the Queen has already developed even more than the most devoted partizans of her Majesty could fairly have presumed. It has shewn that her ,Majesty has not only not been even indis creet, but that not a shadow of levity attaches to her conduct. The evidence of Lord Guilford, Sir William Gell, Lord Landaff, and Mr. Keno' Craven, proves, that • 77' • 333 • r at the very time when the conduct of the Queen is stated to have been barefacedly suspicious, that nothing objectionable could attach to her. The evidence of Sir William Gell completely destroys the statement of Sacchi respecting the charge of un. dressing in BergamPs presence, and shews that no undressing was necessary, and that there was no indecency in her dress; the history of Bergami's introduction to the family of the Queen, is also completely satisfactory, and from the circumstance of the Marquis Arguilliers taking the affectionate leave which he took of Bergami, it is quite clear that I3ergami could not be of a family or character that would be unworthy of a seat at the Queen's table : it appears likewise that his fellow-chamberlain, a man of rank and an Englishman, did not think it unworthy of himself to be ranked as chamberlain with this Bergami; and even supposing that Ber gami had not been of a good family, and had been of a very low extraction, why should not services, especially of a really faithful kind, which he per. finmed, entitle hint to be raised to a more honourable situation, and especially when such rise was under. stood, its case of good behaviour, to be a part of the contract. Does a Bishop or Peer think it any degra a:ttion to sit down at table with his secretary or steward ? No such thing. The nick-names of title and rank really make men forget themselves, and many a Baronet or Lord, who has, perhaps, only obtained his title by selling his country, forgets that it is nothing but the breath of a King squandered upon services which are a disgrace to the performer, that gives Lim the artificial elevation which sets him above others, ten thousand times better than himself -"My Lord. your Highness' are the masks that hide " Their little beings, and exalt their pride." When the English attendants of the Queen left her, was it not a sort of natural right that Bergami, who had been in the same rank and employment of the most respectable of them, should be entrusted with a confidential situation about the Princess ; and when surrounded by strangers, and in danger of spies and enemies, was it not natural that she should have a man nearest to her, in whose fidelity she could trust? So that, in fact, the groat ground of the Queen's enemies is cut away frOns under their feet, viz. the first appearance, at first sight, of a menial servant raised to a confidential 'situation about the Princess, now Queen Consort. - But there is a much more important fact still now clear, or at least sufficiently clear to demand inquiry, from the interruption of the Attorney General respecting the passport granted to the Queen ; not in the name of the Queen, but of the Princess, after the Queen had become Queen Consort. Does not this make it plain that the Pope's Court had re ceived intimation from the English Court that it would be disagreeable to the English Government that the Queen should be acknowledged as Queen? Does not this refusal to acknowledge her as Queen, square with the conduct of the Ministers in avoiding so long to mention the word Queen as relating to Queen Caroline? Does not this slim that there was a fixed determination to un-queen her ? At all events, does not such determination agree with the encouragement of that evidence resulting from the Milan commission, which looks new so like like a conspiracy ? And does not the conduct of the Pope imply a correspondence with the Foreign-office of the English Government, and thus bring home to Lord Castlereagh a reasonable suspicion that he was a party to the conspiracy ?—We implore the country now to demand an inquiry into the conduct of the Foreign-office upon this occasion! and espe cially when we see again that the Attorney General so pertinaciously opposed the introduction of evidence to contradict tile evidence of Majocci respecting the Baron Ompteda and the pick-lock work, which he must have remembered, and which he clearly knew, having Uttered, at it appears, " to kill Ompteda for his baseness," well might the Queen cry out, " What! you, Traitor!" after seeing such a hero appear on tkc stage as an accuser, and astonishment indeed, must she huye felt at the diligent exertions of her enemies to get such a witness!!! Since writing the above, a most important fact ' has comae to light.—Govcrument has lent.its aid, to the escape horn punishment of one of the lead ing witnesses against the Qucen—a witness, who would, hut for the friendly interference, have cer tainly stood in the pillory. Is such rascally eondut•t still to have the advantage of ministerial impunity —or will a general Bill of indemnity, tbr all acts to a certain period be passod in favour of Ministers, as it was to shield their coadjutor, Mr. Edwards, of Cato-strcet notoriety. Thursday se'nnizht a detachment of tee dOth reginicitt t inbarkett at Plymouth on boar.l :t trans port, and next day sailed tor the Meititerranean.— The remainder of the corps will be embarked Ex the same destination as soon as transports arrive for that...purpose. - THE NATIONAL REGISTER the passport for Itastelli was one of those. I made no ap plication to Lord Castlereagh upon the subject; but of my Own act granted the passport, without the immediate order of Lord Castlereagh. It is the constant practice to do so.-1 have nut received instructions from Lard Castlereagh, ur any other person respecting the granting of passports to per sons who had attended as witnesses, At the time the pass port was granted I knew• Amin the newsparrs, and (ruin my general knowledge of the events of the day, that Rastelli hail been examined as a witness; but I knew it from no other source. It-was granted, I helteve, on the 14th of September. Do you know whether Rustelli was charged with dip patches from the Foreign Mice ?—Dertuitily not from the Foreign Office. Do you know of any passport granted for any courier fur the purpose of calling back Rustelli T—l know that pass ports acre granted for other couriers; but a hether they were to In inn Itastelli back or not, I do not know., • By the Marlins of LANSDOWN E.—ln a hat capacity did you consider Mr. Powell when lie made application to you for the pits.•port I—As agent for the prosecution. By Lord DARLINTON.—When Mr. Poach tuede ap plication for the passport for Rustelli, did he apply for pass ports for any other persons P-1 believe lie cei trinity did not. Lord DARN l,l':Y•-11as Mr. Powell made any applica tion at any other time for passports fur any other witursses to go out of thee oo otryP—Certainly not. Were you acquainted with the order of the Ilouse with respect to the examined witnesses, at the time you granted the passport for RastelliF—l had no knowledge of that ordei , except merely what was stated in the newspapers. Mr. Ilanotart•sr:—Did Mr. Powell say any thing else to you respecting Itastelli's going back ?—As far as I recollect, he said, that Rastelli, being a proper persou to return to sati,fy the fiunilies of the witnesses, it was determined to send him. Ido not recollect auy thing further, 1 did , the official art. 1110 you recollect whether Mr. Powell said that Rastali had 'ern ex .d ?—I du not. There :night have been persons in the room at the time. Passport. were granted to ithe other couriers. I do not know the date of the earliest of the passports granted after that to Raskin, nor did I know the date of that until last night upon my ask ing the persona officially acting. At the suggestion of Mr. Brougham, Mr. Planta was orile".d to ascertain the dutes of the transports granted to to tither couriers sent over upon the wort eilings. Philippe Penti :wasatterwardscalled arid proved having been repeatedly told by Rastelli " yen hare any thing to depose against her itoya: Highness, now is your time, yon n ill become a great man, and receive a great present?' Nothing else of importance occurred heture the House adjourned. PITON LAST .VIGHT'S GAZETTE. m••••••••• BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. 'T. Gilson, Nottingham, lacono'. W. Larlhatu, Great Yarmouth, Norfo7k, coach master. BANK RUPTS. IL Thornton, Rood Lane, upholder. Solicitor, Mr. Warrand, Mark Lane. G. Clarke, St. John's Street, Clerkenwell, shoemaker. Sol. Mr. &vibetree,. Castle Street, Holborn. W. Reynolds, late of the ship Orient, master mariner. Soh. Messrs. Willis, Clarke, anti Co., Wonford Court, 'Throginorton Street. _ _ J. Thomas and J. Cabell, Oxford Street, linen drapers. Sol. Mr. Ilurst, Milk Street, Cheapside. :S Smith, junior, Itamsgate, Kent, carpenter. Sol. Mr. Pat ten, !tenon Garden. T. Bidwith, Bagginswood, Salop, farmer. SoL Mr. Gri ffi ths. Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane. T. Young, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, fishmonger. Sol. Mr. Williams, Red Lion Square. G. Hart, Cheltenham, stone mason. Sol. Mr. Mertxlith, Lincoln's Imo New Square. J. Harris and C. Cooper, Bristol, wool and cloth factors. Sols. Messrs. Alexander and Holme, New Inn. .1. Wilson, Swanton Morley, Norfolk. farmer. Sols. Mean. Stocker, Dawson, and Co., Boswell Court. DIVIDENDS. Oct. 21, J. T. Taylor, Morton, Surrey, silk manufacturer— Nov. 4, H. Harrison and B. Cowman, Lawrence Poultney Lune, merchants-7, T. Rosy, South Shields. inerchant-13, W. and J. Blanch, Bath, tinmen-11. G. W. Wye, Newington Butts, merchant-25, G. Gardiner, St..lohn Street. ironmonger -11. S. Rains, Wapping Wall, merchant-18, R. Davies, New Bond Street, tallow chandler-4, It. Crombie, Chelsea, victualler-4, .1. Whitehead, M. Howard, and J. Haddock, Cateaton Street, bankers-4, H. Miller, Old Firth Street, bookseller-4, J. s. Manfredi, T. Lutf. and 11. IlenshaH, Norton Falgate, dyers— 1, .1. and G. Sykes, Currier's Hall Court. clothiers-7, .1. E. Yaw-, ShorcJitch, pewterer-14, .1, F. Gothic', and N. NVood, Gosport. , mercers--11, G. M. Thurkle, New Street Square, Fetter Lane, wine merchant--4, .1. Browne and J. Grcgsun, Charles Street.. Grosvenor Square, upholsterers—l. T. Ilairett, Upper George Street. Marylebone, timber merchant—S. Hale, Bishop-gate Street, tavern keeper-4, G. M. S;ielbey, Whin:chapel, liesier -14. W. Colman, Gosport, baker-14, G. George, Gosport, slop seller—C. Leigh. Bishopsgate Street, insurance broker. CERTIFICATES to be granted Nov. 4. J. Bolt and G. Jones, Bath, grocers—T. Spratly, Mill Wall, Poplar, victualler--J. F. Hoyle, Pall Mall, stationer—H. Sug den. 111,1ifax, York. bookseller—A. Grestlale. Manchester, linen draper—J. Nuttall, Manchester, bookseller-1. Jacobs, Bristol. glass manufacurer—T. Davison, Hinckley, Leicestershire, draper. '•' STOCKS. Onm Imp. :3 p er Cent. In4ii.l'ilondi 2.. 2171 Exchequer liiL. 3x. di.. Colic. fur Ac. Luttery Tuctststs £23 2.. l'lllOE Bank Sine!. '3 per Cent. Red. Cent. Cowols Ui4 per Cent. abut 4 I.er Lent. tibia 5 per Cent. Nary 103} Lour Anu. • h ut - ... --_. ~.