The National Register. — London, England, 1820-09-04 00:00:00

f.FG Drama's Trial ecestistwed f•arw too 2U. Do you alaintt•er seein; any other purl of the dress e t H es - gem s in ti n • Trios . se', bed moot?-1 du sok recollect. Do soil remessiher, in the tent 114.11105-id Highness sl•pi us, seeiae ally 414.'6. Li ii Itereamt's dress ? I s.in bisliill4llli4 tii but Catntots,ty what it e as. Do you fehlettilitir lilt) bails at the baronet—Yes. hell.?— People of low 4- ttttt Del ).:u . set h. ar the I's inerea and Ilergunit !peek of per sous ;mend ii,e the h ill I—Yee. Did you y ttttt self make any observations ou the einnluet of plasm,. sltru .in ;; the hail Will you ti II tis whist you Saw in the conduct of persons at the ball, in the presence of her Royal 11 igheess the prest net. of her Ro)al Highuests 1 141 W Mailing particular. %Vial) year s ere at Carlsrlute, slid you go to Bains ? Yes. Did her Rosisl flightless sleep there ?—Yes. Did you see her Roy al Iligluiess in her room?— 1 saw the P. inress in her room. Was these ills) sofa in the room I—l don't know whether there was any sofa, hut there were tau chairs near each other. 1 rather think it was n sofa. When sell went Mt 0 the Princess's room in the evening, was the. I"rinerss thete 1— Yes. Was !tie alone, sir was any person with her I—Bergs-Ind was with her. It was t o Hight, be:toren day and night abets 1 eider, sl. Was the Prioress smutting or sitting I—She was sitting. Where w its i'— Sit iiiig by the side of her. Did sou ohserve the Italia or ram of Bereasni, where it was 1-14 stoma's:am aas placed round her Rossi nightie's. Describe how you Me Ali. Willa(' what part, and bow ? —lt was fast wised her te.dy 11 hese did the hand conic I—Round her waist. How was the p, Metes sitting?-11. r head •.vas leaning on Bergami's atm. Did you go from Rains to Vienna I—Yes. Do ) ott rem. tuber upon any occasion, Bergami going from her Royal Highness at the Villa Caprivi, to Pesaru? Y e!. Tell tot whst passed between them ?=They took each other by the lased. The Princess said, " Adieu, main cher anei," and Iterganii answered " a ffereteois Princess." At the time the Princess lived at Naples, had she any Chaplains who formed part of her suite I—Yes, she had. Prayers were regularly said in the house according to the Protestant form of worship I—Yes. Was it so at the Villa Villani, the Barons, or the Villa })'Este I—No. Did you ever see it after you left Naples?—No. Did son ever see her Ito) al Highness go to churches with Bergarei / Ves. Tell sin what she cl:ti I—l saw her once fall on her knees by the aide of Bergami. Did you ever hear her say any thing about Bergami's faulty. I—Yes. Do you remember her saying any thing about Masses; Yes. Teti 113 what it was?—She said she intended to have Masses said for the soul of Okl Bergami. (A laugh.) t Did 6r r Royal Highness ever say any thing to you shorn the Cassiuo of Milan I—Yea, her Royal Highness said, it had been put to the vote, whether she should be admitted to Cassino of Milan, and decided in the negative. Do you temetnher at the Villa d'Este a chair; which went °Nato:chit—Yes. Have you seen the Princess and Bergami in that chair 1 1 have seen them play wills that chair. Who was in it 1-1 dont iccollect. Did ycu ever see her Royal Highness and Bergami in the kitchen at the Villa d'Este T-1 saw them twice. What did they doe—They had something to eat. After a few more questious, the aelicitor-General ended his examination in ehicf. The Earl of LIVERPOOL then rose, and suggested that it might be advisable to adjourn, rather than begin the cross-examination. 'the Oren's Attorney General might cuter spun a lung cross examination, perhaps, and it would be better to begin to-morrow morning. Atter a few observations from the Lord Chancellor and Mr. Brotigliani, the proposal was agreed to, nod the Mouse adjourned at a rpm ter before Four o'clock. FUIVAY, AkPl'. I. At ten minutes before ten, the Lord Chancellor entered the House, and prayers having been said, and the list of names called over, COUlibed were called it. at ten minutes past ten. Cross-examination of hTatlemoiselle Louisa Dumont. Mr. Williiitus proceeded to the eras-examination of Lonisa Dimmed at precisely a quarter after ten. First Question.-1 understand yon remarked that yon have been in England thirteen months?—Yea. Have you beat out of Essgland dining that time ? No. I undereland ys it to say altat you dirt not understand English ?-1 undeistand English a little, but not to speak It with case. Have son had any lessons in English ?—Yee. How leng have you taken lessees in English ?—Forr or five mouths neatly; I do nut recollect exactly. Was that lip to the present lime, or time back ?—I have been these ivso last inoeiths without taking lessons. kt see )5,11 site spoken English at all?—Sometimes. Did sots usidesstend the questions sestet day put to you , before they were t anslated ? Yes ; I can snide/stand English better dine 1 can speak it ; because I can't speak it to make inysell understood easily. Though you could not explain yourself, you could un derstand yesterday without oiiilanatiuli?-11 did slot trade:stand all, but I elides stood site questiots which Isis Majesty.. Soliettot Genteel put to rep y este/ de). Well, do yon m. nn 11l represesst, that of the numerous!. gnestioos put to y‘ll by his Majesty's Solicitor Ciesseral, you only understood one till ttu•y sit IC 1141151111 rd 1-1 understood seine, but nut all ; I s sides, I did nut under sten(' so pee kcily as to be able to answer them. have )5,11 understood most oldie /mustiest's—yes, or no? norlerstund some oh them. 1 . 1. c gi cal es - sir the lesser number did you understand 1 —I understood suns of those which mese shorter. si nce ) e 1 ) , en in Englittid, have yogi always borne th•• same elm. IStii.mint I—No, 1 have had :mu ll:et name. 11 it is not trenis:esente, Le so good as to tell we what that name was ?—I teek a tame hum the haute M «Lich I Wes hot,, Colomble Did you take the title also of the Countess Coluinbie No. Nor ever acre so coked was once; I was called so L. t once By once, do you HAIM ot.e 1 hitati only by one THE NATIONAL REGISTER Ity once, do you mean one 111 . 1601i?--I only recollect that one person called me Countrss. Was float frequently P—l only heard it once. here , tvr re you kit lug ut the inne that person called you Couidess:'—loo I all' street. lTuh-sleet, SU:I4I-'4IIM ?--- Ves. Deter e that time you had lived in Oxford street ?—Yes. How long did yon live there i—A boon three months, as fill • as I can recollect. Idu lint know precisely. Duo iug the time you had been t here, nobody called you Countess, did they ?—I don't recollect that any one did. I do nat recollect at all. Will you snt•ar they did not ?—I will not swear to It, but I do tint tecoVeci it. Will yon >aear tlo t you did not psss in the house by t!:e title I , t*Conittess ?—lt was Nr. Cross that placed we iu that house. Idu not know by what title he announced me. 1)0 you mean to say you were not called in your pre sence, nor In bind you' back, by the title of Countess, in Oxt'otd•nircct, while you nem living them 3-1 will not bwcar it, but I do not recollect. Was it soweilling new to you to he called Countess don't recollect being called there; ido iecullect, iu Frith -street, Lot not in Oxford-sit Pet. Mr. Wiliiants repeated the question. 1 was not called Countess. Then)on will swear that in Oxford-street you was not called Countess, in your presence; that you'll swear?— I'll not swear it ; but I du not recollect it. It but name did you pass by before—what name were you called before you went to Oxford-street ?—Colombie. IWA long were you called Colotubie ?—Stitce I arrived in England, beginning at Dover. Did you not twist% er, in °aro' d-street, to the title or Countess to persons addressing yon ?--I do not recollect. you swear you did not can't swear it. As you say you cannot recollect whether yon were called Countess there ur not, was it nut a novelty to yon to be called Comivessi—l never was called Countess ex cept this one time 1 recollect in Frillostreet. I understood you have said yesterilny, or the day before, that ;ou accompanied the Pi incets to Naples ? Yes. con now recollect whether the Princess went to the Opera on the first or second night atter her being at Na ples?—On the second night after her arrival at Naples the Princess told me she a as going to the Opera. Then it aas on the second 'sight 2 It was. If I understood you tight, you said there were two beds in the apartment of the Princess at Naples—a larger and a smaller bed t —Yee. The smaller bed was the travelling bed of the Princess. If I understood yon right, was it, or was it not ?—As far as I recollect, it was the travelling bed. The smaller?—Yes. If I understood you right, you said that the morning after the Princess arrived at Naples, you perceived the larger bed had the appearance as if two pet 14011 S had slept in it—was that so %—1 said the bed looked as if two per sons had slept in it. • Yon gave au account how some of the family slept while her Royal Highness was at Naples; now I want to know where Mr. Hieronimus slept i—The door of his room was in the aasne corridor as the door of her Royal Highness, as I have already said. Were the servants of Sir William Cell and of the Hon. Keppel Craven sleeping in the house at the time ?—I saw their domestics in the day, but I do not know whether they slept in the same house or not. Sir W. Cell and Mr. K. Craven both had servants at that time?—Eash of theist had one servant. A 111;111 t ? Y es. You do not know where either of these servants slept for any one night during the time her Royal Highness was at Naples?-1 will not swear it, but Ido not at all recol lect. Do you mean to swear yoi do not recollect any one night where Mr. Craven's set soot slept at Naples?—At this moment I do not recollect it at all. And this you will swear?—At this roomtnt I do not re tched it at all. W here did yon sleep while you were at Naples?—ln a little apartuient above that of her Royal Highness. Did you sleep alone in that room?--We had two rooms; in one I slept, in the other Annette Pt ison slept doting the tune she was at Naples. I ask, did you sleep alone in that room ?—I slept alone in that room. Every night?—Yes, every night. And that you will now swear i—Yes, I slept every night in my own room alone. The whole night ?—The whole night in my room. And a:ont: atone; cyst) , night and the whole night alone... if 1 recollect right, you said, that one night you saw Bergami coming out ut his own room in st state all uudreas while you were at Naide?—YetE. That was at Naples?—Yes, Eat Na %Vele you twice at Naples with the Princess i—We were once at Naples,und once iu the Gull• ut Naples, but we did not land. But you only once iu Naples?—Only once. Theo you saw Bei gami come oat ot Ms room undressed? —Yes. i6itre were yon standing? in what posi!ion. I mean, when you saw lierganti •at that thin ?—I was standing at the door which cause out ut toe town of her Royal MO- Wes it that door of the Princess's room which opeutil into the corridos ?—yes. I ant now speaking of the sante corridor to which I be. fore alluded?-1 wal standing at the door of the corridor tsbirli cattle out ut the touili of the Pi iticess._ Was l;crganti•s room at the Inn ;lel' end of the corridor to that tit i which came out ut the l'llllCebb'b rMUm?— Ni t 111111 e at the bottom. Nearly at the other I 1,(1 of the passage?--Rather near to the end ut the paAsage than on the other side. Was there nut a staircase between the Pi ineess's room and uf llerganu, and by which yon went into your own apartment r—lt was in this position—alit re was the loom of the Pi incess; and then a little catrinet, which led to a *tan ea,c, by which L went to my opal talent. Had Pulltr bel )4711111 or you 4 light at the time HUI g;111$1 he,' 41141,1. Had y o u any i—No was on the point of !ping. Comte wheat ?-1 was going out; I was at the dour of her ktuysi Ifigliness's apes (went. %k lien you made )41111 escape (turn where you were standing at the fluor ul rue Prunes', did you go water to where liergami was standing?—l made some steps Is the corridor %hick led out. I ask you again, did yon not, in trying to escape, go nearer to where Bergami was ?—No answer. I ask )on, did you go nearer, aye or no ?—The witness still hesitating. Mr. Williams—l ask yon again, whether or not, when you made your escape, vs you have desoribed several times, you did not get nearer to Bergann in so doin g The witness said at last, Yes! . . llid Itetga.•ti come forward, or run back into the room? I raw Mr. Bergson over against me, coming toward■ me. Then he kept coming nearer lo you, to meet you ?—I did not see that, became I went out precipitately. Hon do you know, then, that became towards you ? Because I saw him coming In a direction towards me. I believe you have said that the King of Naples lent a palace to the Princess ; was not it so ?—`ft s. I sun going to speak now of that night when the Princess acted the past of the Genius 61 History. 1 ask you whe ther the King and Queen of Naples were not thes e ?—I saw the King of Naples in the room, bot not the Queen ; she was indisposed, and obliged to leave the room at an earls hour. Was there not a considerable number of the Neapolitan Nobility and Gentry there ?—I saw a great number of Ladies and Gentlemen in the room. %Viten the }lancets was dressed lip as the Genies of History, did site go into the room where the Neapolitan., were only saw the Princess go down. I was stand. ing at the head of the staircase. 1 know nothing further. Was it towards the room where the Neapolitan nobility were assetidded that the Princess went ?—lies. Have you any (lonia whatever that the Princess did go on that occasion to appear before that assembly be lieve the Princess was going to appear among them. I wish now to call yone attention to the journey yo n took by laid to Jerusalem. Did not the Princes* travel on thaqoceasion on horseback ?—Yes t that is to say, as tar as I can recollect it was on an use. Did you Irarr•l yourself in some kind of carriage?— Yes. _ Did not your sister attend on the Princess in that jonr ney ?—My sister was always un horseback near the Princess. During that journey, did' the Princess rest by day sad travel by night?—Yes. When you stopped at Anm, do you or do you not mean to say that you undressed the Prioress on that occasion ? —I recollect I was under'thk tint of the Princess, but I do not recollect whether I nndrossed her once. no you mean to say that the Princess was undressed at all wider the tent on that occasion ?—Wben I left the Princess she was in a white bed-gown. Do you mean to say the Princess was undressed at all?—She had pulled otf her upper dress. Was her dress any way altered, except by having the exterior habiliments taken off ?—I do not i ecollect. When that exterior habiliment was taken off. did not the Princess put on a night-gown, or bed•gown, fur the purpose of reposing on the sofa?—When I left her, she was in a white petticoat. I do not know what she /lid after I left leer. _ _ _ Do you rember the dress she was in the habit of wear ing at that time?—Yes. Was it not a blue habit, trimmed with fur. which went close round the neck—was there not a great deal of far about itY—Yes, there was a great deal of fur ■bout it. and it was a blue dress. _ Do you know a person of the name of Oropteds I—l had known him. Has lie visited the Princess more than once while yon were in the service P—Yes. How many times have you known Onipteda visit the Princess while you were there P-1 leave seen him at dlr. e different places. Upon one occasion his visit was for three or four days. Were his other visits of as long duration think not.- 1 only remember seeing him that once fur some days. Were his other visits only for a day or two t—They were of shorter duration. _ Yon do not recollect precisely the dnration of the other two visits e—l have only seen him in the house. Was nut the complaint respecting Ompteda relating to his cuuduct while in the house of thc Priucessf-1 du nut recollect what was the complaint. Did not you take considei able part in the•cowplaint No, none. Did yon not write a challenge 7--(A laugh.) Did you Hot write a letter for Mr. fissional f—l do not recollect. Did lie not desire you to write a letter for him to Omp teda! —1 do not recollect any thilig about it. A letter was belie produced, and slim% n to witnese. Did you not write that letter 1-1 t is not exactly lile my waiting. Is it your hand wiitingf—l cannot say exactly whether it is or ion. Was it nut in November, 18P1 that you quitted the service of the Priuert.s ?-1 Of coupie ut that time you knew nil you have been de posing to fur these two da)s past t—ies. Since the time you quitted, or were discharged from the service of the Princess, did you represent the Pi incess to be o person of a insist excellent description Y-1. do nut yuu swear teal you never repro ented that you would uillingly surrender up half your life for the Priutesy if she could let.%e yuu the other hult nuay have taut that, but I do Out reet•hent. _ llave you never said nor written, nor represented (reading the leiter lust .hewn to the u dues', " If the Prince's could rend my !wart, she %mild be convinced of the infinite respect, or the unlimited uttachmunt, and of toe perfect nflec t I coact-tail) for her august peisun t having %Illicit several tunes to my sister, but 1 don't letusio ber the contents of them. Du you remember writing to 'our sister, as follows, or to the following tolled :—'• You can't thmk, 51artonne, what a noire my little journal lids niatle. It h..s bet it, it I moy use the cit p, ersiuti, Smatc lied all. E% ea) one tr.ol Cis Mamittie l'itultzet begged me to let tier roof) it lo Loo,:iooe. All the Eoglisti is leo were there wantcti to , re it tome dewily ?"—lt is impossible l eau i Lculiet uti 1 w.ule t` i my Do )nu remember writing In that elect?— Will inn rwear that 3 have mot Wi 111,11 to that i-1 erUitol I.lt •yr 10 that of %luirii I ant not gaite mire. Air. W.{luw:auk..in fliol limn the lettei :—" 1 ihive Leen %%do Men 111, .11.1,111:11 ; fur hunt 1 4.1) In It h :Avid deal of to, to hi.tl Most hitlll4ll.c PI Iu 01.; *lit,' id. 1 ti.late la detail all (110 Iflllllo at act:claim,