The National Register. — London, England, 1820-09-03 00:00:00

this week, for we ore obliged by it. to give but an abstract of one of the best speeches we ever re: d, which was delivered by Mr. Brougham in the Lords on Monday. The superficial, flippant Solicitor. General, Sir J. Copley, received such a dressing as may perhaps be useful to him; at all events he will• not forget it, for such was the elegant strain of irony it adopted, that the House was absolutely convulsed: with laughter. . The French Papers of Tuesday last arrived on Friday. On Monday Prince Taleyrand was among the Grand Dignitaries who paid their Court to the King. The Wonileur contains the Royal Onion nance for disembodying the Royal Guards at Brest in consequence of their refusing to obey the orders of the Magistrates, and to assist in suppressing the riots on the night of the 17th of hist month, when the life of M. Bellart his Majesty's Attorney General, was menaced and in jeopardy. Seve ral of the corps, it also appears, took part in these tumultuous scenes. The same official jounial announces, that the Mayor of Brest has given in his resignation, which has been accepted by the king. The trial of the Abbe Pradt, and his bookseller, Becket, came on for hearing before the Assize Court of Paris on. Monday. The charges were for hiving written, printed, and publi.;.hetl, a work, intitled, " Of the Affair of the Election Law," tending to excite disobedience to the laws; to attack formally the constitutional authority of the King and the Cham bers; and to stir up a civil war in the kingdom.— After a long trial the Jury acquitted the accused of all the charges, and they were discharged. The intolerable severity of the sentences in the French Courts, in cascs;of conviction fur libel, have awakened the feelings of Jurors, who do not now implicitly obey the dictation of the Judge or the King's Advo cates. It is mentioned as a proof that the late Con spiracy had its ramifications, and was not an isolated crime, that the moment when the Telegraph an nounced at Cambray that the plot was discovered at Paris, and that the authors of it were in prison, six offieers.of the Legion of La Seine fled to Bel gium, but two were arrested on the frontiers and sent to Paris. There has been as ~. reat variety among the jour nalists, in regard to the P Queen's exclamation, as to the gesture which accompanied it, and the impres sion ; but no one has yet given the identical words, or even their meaning, which the Queen made use • of on the memorable occasion of her recognizing Majocci. The word was " Tradidore !" (traitor !) not Theodore, which should be interpreted into astonishment that the man whom she had cherished for his fidelity should appear in the foremost ranks of her accusers; perhaps, too, a man on whom the Queen herself relied for contrary testimony. We do not say that this was so, but that such might turn out to be so. A handsome country box, Said to be for the tem porary residence of his Majesty, is now fitting up in a superb manner at Kew. The kitchen is on a most extensive scale, and may be said to be of royal dimensions. Ninety workmen are employed on the building, and it is expected to be finished in the Autumn. The inhabitants of the Ward Of Ahlersgate arc to haven meeting next week, for the purpose of voting an Address to the Queen. The Italian witnesses in Cotton-yard were last Sunday engaged in dancing and singing, with the additional exhilaration of music. The movements of some of them were so grotesque that it was iiincied they had got their old companion Mahomet once more among them, whose pranks furnished such grave matter for the Attorney-Generals speech. Who supplied the music flu. these Italian observers of the Sabbath? • The Emperor and Empress of Austria visited the Imperial Manufactory of Porcelain, on the 3d inst. where they examined the magnificent desert service made by their order fbr his (irace the Deke of Wel lington. They expressed to the directors, anti to all the artists of the manufactory, their satistitetion with the design andexecution of this masterpiece. An article front Brussels, dated the '24th instant, says that en English messenger front Italy, passed through it the day teibrc on his wily to Holland, with thor alio, it was presumed, were to bite evidence en the trial of the Queen. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOCSE.OF LORDS YESTERD.IY. After Prayers the Lord Chancellor a Iverted to the course follow ed in t he Knighton ease, is here, oil a similar objection mode by the Attorney General of that day, to the reading of letters, MT. Wards, the opposite Couiteel, put the letter in Isis pocket, and said no more about it, Luui-e Dumont was then brought to the harond Mr. W il limits resumed the cross •examination. Where did you go to when you quitted the service of the 'Queen /—To Jwatzerhod. Did you go to tile house of your father ?—I have no father, but I went to my 'wither's. Is nut your mother marred a =tin ?-1 1 "s. How long did you remain with your father and mother after you returned I—About a year anti a imolai. W Ito desired you to go tit England to he r xamiuctl I—Mr. Sarcliiiii came for me on the part of the Comm is.,itto. Where dm you know him bef.lre he come for you?—ln the house of the Princess. Then Sin:china had also been in t lie service of the Princess? —Yes. When lie came for you he was, I suppose, uo longer in that service?—Nn. Asia at that time he was in the service of the Milan Com mission% 1-1 do not know in what service Le was. (: I understood you tightly, sou said yesanday that you were u u ly-exantinrd once sit Milan I—l was examined only once at Aldan, but wits several days tooter examisettiOn. Yost have been shiee examined io Ed.:land have not been ex:ituitied, hut I have been sworn once P—l have out been e =Lanni d. When ss ere y 11U . 54V0 , 11 1- -About two months ago. Ily w 1%11111 1-4 0) a Nlagistrate whom I do not kcaw, at the house of Mr. Fussell. You were regular ly sworn on a book I—l kissed the book as I did here. You kissed the book to the truth of your deposition Yef. Mr. 1111013 G 11. 3 01 here observed, that. w hat wer rstizlit be the pia., sieges of their Lordships' (foam-, there a;as sat instance in tire proceeilittgs uf Courts cf.lu.licr, in which it ails allowed that a witness, who had been previously ex amined awl sworn before a Nlagistrate could be prodaced as evidence. • Mr. IS ILLI ANIS said a few. words in support of this LIN sse the LORI) CII A NcELLoit said that lie was decidedly of uponupiuiuu the object inn dot nut 4 tfect the compel...my of the w hos is, although it might affect a witness's credibility, uc cord tog to the circimistanees of the case. The crass-e X:0111130011 was then resumed. I understood you to say, first, except out the occasion of your swearing to your siepositions, and when you were exa mined at Milan, yon %sell' not examined at all? -No. Mr. WILLIANIS then said. that he and his Learned Friends would have two of the letters, which had loom ac knowledged by witness, read to the /louse. The third letter they would not read, as nothiug occurred to t'irs'is relative to the cross-es:animation which required to be read. 'l'lte LORD Cll ANCELLOR supposed the letters we e to be read ste"reealtly to the Resolution of the 'louse • es terday, amid tier Cottni.el assenting, one of the letters aas handed to the Interpreter , The 1.....1-Chancellor observed, that after rise letters bad been read in Freach, he thought it would he adsiseattle for a translation of it to be made which both the Intel preters s lio old agree upon. Mr. BROUGH AM thou4ltt that, to sat e their Lordships time, the better way should be to have the French copy read first, and then that, o lido the Interpreter was rending a translation of it, the other Interpreter shout) be in pos session of the oriental, nod cheek the reader as he swot on. After the letters from the witness Dumont was read, a l'eer asked to know the dite of thy second letter, The cross-extunina tion was then resumed. IVas the journal, of which you have made mention, a journal comprising the whole time you were will the l'riucess ? The So:tenor General objected to this questimo iNlr. Williams— It is surely comeeteav for use to ask the wit ness, whether she kept a journal during the whole time she was in the setrice of tie Princess. The question is the simple filet, whether, during the whole titer: she was in the service of the Prin. miss, she kept that journal ? The Solicitor General requested that the short hand writer would read the question. It wag then mutt The Solicitor General again objected to the question. Mr. Williams....since then you have taken the trouble of making the objections, I beg that a decision may . be nixie. The Lord •Chancellor... The Judges are of opinion, that the question may be pm. The question was then repeated. and an swered thus do not think tt contained the w stole time. Did it not contain the greater part of it ?...Y es. )you net in that letter State. that while. you were taking /40111 e refreshment at your aunt Clerc's. a person, unknown, des sired to deliver a letter to you ?...I have always said that this letter was a doable cult:mire between my sister :aid myself. Is it true or is not true, that it person unknown desired to to deliver you u letter, while you wise taking some refreshment at your aunt Clere's ?...lf I may have por,nission. wt. plain every thiug relating to that letter. First of all, I beg you to answer this ipte4ion ?...is it true, or is not tine (here the question was repeatedly ....I have once received a letter without a signature Was that letter delivered by an unknown peison while you were taking refreshment at your aunt Cit. te's?...L do net recoliect whether it was at toy aunt Cleve - s, but a letter was sent me te Calumbia. Was it delivered there at Columbia. or elsewhere ?...I do not recollect when it was given me. Ido not ask that, but I ask you, did an t u sk gown person de liver you such a letter /—I have said that 1 received 3 letter at Co:umbia, but I do not recollect who delivered it. I ate now alluding to the letter which has been just rend. Did YOU receive dint later t was a Letter eittliont a signature. but It did not contain what you (the I weirder% have wad. 'l' lien it was not true, that whilc'yott were taking reflesliment at your aunt Clete's, ton did receive a letter proposing to you to go to London, %doer the pretence of being a Gurauessl...l do not recollect whether I tiveivtal it. But did you re. e;ve n letter like that 1...1 at:circa a letter. but it did nut contain the expressions you have total. I rid it contain any proposition ao go to London wish to explain my, I wish ynu to answer the question. Did you, or did tam not, receive a proposal to go to London ; answer my questom, and explain as long as you like 1-1 receive.l a Liter wiittit snit:, I should be plaeed ;as a Governess, II 1 could c,:a. a Late to re commendatiou. t'l'he witness here observed, I wish now to say why I wrote this letter to toy sister.] I will go back to the time that I was dismiised from her Royal service. The saute evening that I was from the service of tier Royal I wnspucpanug le-vast the followingniorning. %Own Mr. Berg - anti can..: into my n-• 0 , Mr. Williams objecaal so any oonversittioa belt eta the wit- EB5 nris 'and Iterginni, when the Princess was not present, isenig given in evidence. The Selieitor General said, that the witness called aeon to explain her conduct on a certain occasion, and of course it was necessar y to explain all the eiremurances necessary far the pur pose of elucidating it. The Leta Chancellor said, that the evidence wenkl not prove the fact, but that it might be •almitted in explanation of the con duct of the witness. The witness then proceeded' Mr. Betvami came into my chamber, and said that her-Royal !lief nc-s wished to dismiss my sister also, on my conduct ; 1 said that I was sorry, because my sister had no fortune at home, and she could nut live at home.. I iere:ested Mr. Bergami to speak re, the Princes., in order that she might keep my sister. Ile pr raised That he would do but at the same time advised me to write a letter to her Ittfyal iliAlmees, because she was marl offended with•nte, awl two:e mended it to me to ask her redone 1 wrote the lettor at Pesaro. the following morning, to my sister. Ile reconnui•nded me, when I write to my sister. to write nothing that could prejudice the Princess against me. I promised, on the contrary, to do every thing in my power that might enable her to keep her place. P wrote to her Royal Hightiess,ahsr, that letter that was dated from Rimini, and I write to my sister several other times. • I alwilys. in these letters, spoke favourably of her Royal flightless, because I lossw they would be intercepted. About the.same time having thr: twat au intention of quitting I .ausanne and cowing to. Englane. . I wrote that letter to my sister, infirmity , her that I recta red 'a letter, promising that I should be place d in the situation of a governess. At the same tune, bei:!g afraid that the Prncess would dismiss my sister, I wrote to her; and as I dare not ' write freely, for fear the letter would reach her Royal Highness, I Daunt to tell her, that it' she were dismissed, I should pity for, her journey. and find the means of procuring a situation fee her. SVilea 1 left the Princess she seemed afraid that 1 -would speak' against her; and as I knew that she received those letters, I wished to convince her that I would not speak against. her,. Clyne. to England. I had often hail euestions put to me in conversation, concerning the conduct of die Princey ; and I always itvoidid saying what took place in the house. Cross-examination resumed by Mr. Williams—Consider, now, I pray you, before you. answer. litre you any further eaplans. flatten to give ?...I wish to convince the Princess, that though questions might be put to me, money would not tempt ate— IA letter was here handed to the witnes.) That was one of the criers she received ; she believed it to be in the hand-writing of the Princess of-Wales. but could not swear positively. S:ie had proffered to write to M. Sacehi, to brave the truth to him; hut this Bert,eami opposed. Ile accused her of having passed a nigut in the corridor with Saceld ; she said her sister welt present. and she calla affirm that witness had slept with her. The. charge made by Berinuni was false. ht her examination by the Peers, in answer to a qestion by Lord Limerick, the witness said, the great bed was pressed down and the coverlet stained. She had teen unable to &swathe this on her first examination, on account of the indelicacy. In answer to questions from several .I.enls (Cray and others), the witness could not recollect what she meant by that - Passage in her letter, in whieb she said the Princess was surrounded by spies, its the later had been so long written. • On the repetition of the question, after several indirect &misers, she acknowledged that the Princess told her she was surrounded by spies and bitter enemies. The passage in the original letter was then reial, when she give the same answer. She acknowledged that the -letter as to the promises held out to her, was received by her. She did not recollect whetl,wr she had said any thing about a clue; but on parting, they eoueerted together to lust marks on -our letters which nobody could understand bet-ourselves— her sister said she would use sonic marks, but witness did not retollect what they were. Notwithstanding what she had seen at Baroma, she was still anxious that her youngest si.tur should remain the service of the Princess. By the word titwalrellse, as avplied to the dress of the Princess at. the theatre of St. Charles.'was meant, that it was out of all shape, said by sonic person to be a common ret cloak About three o'clock the witness retired for about half. an hour. On her return, the only material Ailing to which she swore was. that, with some trifling, cieeptions,her pauses of the frincimi, iu the letters which were read, were si•werc.- After a few questions the witness was ordered to withdraw, and the House tabouruesi at four o'clock. ..lnerelote towards the History of the spaulsh JsrJmsttto s. —lViteit (eeileral Lisalle entered Toledo, heauntiedi ately visited the Palace of the Inquisition Tike great number of the instruments of torture, espeCiaJly the in strument to stretch the limbs, the drop .batli kalreativ known) which cause a lingering death,. ex,ated hot ror even itr the minds . of the soldiers hardened itethe held of battle. Only one of these instruments, singular in its kind,•for *refitted torture, disaraceiM to reason and rekgiou in the choice of its object, seems to deserve a particular description. In a subterraneouss vault ad joining the Secret Audience Chamb stood, in a recess in the wall, a wooden statue made by the "hands of Nlmiks, representing—who would hdlieve 0 11 411 e • gin Mars. A gilded Glory beamed rotund her head, and' site held a standard iii her right hated. lentitnetli:tely struck the spectator, notwithstanding the ample folds of the silk garment which fell from .the shonider • on both sided, that she wore a hreag plate. lipon.4 Elmer examination it appeared that the whole front cf 4 t ie Lolly WJS COVCfeir Svith extremely sharp nails, and small blades of knives with the points projectinc 'Fite arms and hands had joitits, *and th - eir notions directed by inachitiory placed lit hind the partitiOn. One o f 11w s creams of the Inquisition, who was present, sear or.lered by the Generiil to make the Illit•A • manteu, e, as he expressed Itiiiiielf. A, the statue Extended its arms gradmilly drew them 'bark, as if she would AT, e tionately press somebody to her heart, the knapsack. of a Polish grenadier SITV)I led for this time the poor victint.—Ttie ..tame prcssv.l it closer and clo,or, and when at the command of the.G.siteral, the director of the machiaery Wade it open its amt s and return to its first posiiiim, the kilap4ach; was rerved two or three niches (kg', and remained hatyitigup..trthe nails and knife htides. It is remarkable, that the 14,11i:inane. had 'be w.ekedries, to call this itastruinent of V.if:' . 4t.t. Di lorosa—nut: the deeply afflicted, pain eiviiii•osZ, plely tint words, the iiaiti.givine--Motner.tif. (Sod. t Non li:cordu ; or, Snot lr MEmoay.--Thee words, made so common by the froquent repotition of them-by llto first tritnAs vginst the. Queen, aye well known on the Continent.. At the t'l6lis 12 w 1, nn Italian Vendor Of a fictitious Miteavar Oil, being interrupted by an Englishtientlenurr as to hiving sold , hint the tulle for the genuine, replied, No .• mi ltcca ido —Signor Itoliatio. This c.liarietan had al ways itowland's mune taxed to th-,- trash he sold ; but when tiUdstion•A it vita—Non . n:i Ricordo.