The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-10-05 00:00:00

F aloo f t he %icor-General es had rendered the presentation frt h credentials necsary. He contended that such t ", t ,' a i r did not affect the situation of the Government. ; l am med no more difference than when, som e years ago, 14" cv had been appointed in this country. He un .„„ n al the noble Earl to say that if Austria or any other hail any intentions upon the Government of Naples. c e , had not receives! the least encouragement dis- I s or iedistinct. He did not agree in any abstract be * Lich this Government possessed to interfere n ith ' re lemma regulations of any other. The Noble Lord I na o vee a pledge to that House. and to Europe. that no isterference.or encourarement . of any kind to any iegferencr,. with the a ff airs of Naples should be entre es' by this country. I' Lerd lAyggritOL would not delay the proceed ,„e• i n ert by any farther unnecessary explanation. it ; hat distinctly stated. sod repeated that,—still re. we i n g the right lotto so, under eventual anal possible tocanistaners, it was 1101 nntv the policy o f t hi s govern. n ont to interfere with the internal affairs of any foreign pat er, Of he IlerOlUe I party to any alliance whatever, for sash a Itil , 1 0 "e• MIL MAIIIETTI'S LETTER. The Marqu i s if L A NsnowNe observed, that their Lnn i t hips niu•t be aware that other letters, in dependent of those which bad already been under I s e i e Lordships' consideration bad passed. Others, in the tam e sewn., but contributing to throw , see light on the subject, and in respect of which le shealil feel himself bound to take the earliest op pnetunitv of demanding satisfaction. Any of their Lie d e hips who had read in the public papers the let ter, o n d e a t o , would concur in opinion with him, t h at t h e q uestion could not rest here. Fur his own parr, eren upon the authority of M. Marietti, although i.e believed be was entitled to every respect, lie would rot condemn the conduct of his Majesty's Government. But if they were to attend to the literal construction which must be put upon what had pastel between Illarietti and his son, it would not bear the sense which lad been given to it by the Noble Lord apposite. It was to be observed, that the communication was made to Mariet.i by Col. Browne, through Marietti's prin cipal and confidential clerk, M. Albertonio ; even after be had been fully aware of what hail previously passed in the subject in that House. The Noble Martinis Men adverted to several passages in the letters which have already been fully before the public. In parti cular, be referred to one in which the elder Marietti observed. " they wished me to declare that what I said niy first letter to you was the result of my own simple suspicion. This I could not allow, for after haring charged Colonel Browne with what I stated in !bat letter, I should myself be liable to au imputa tion of caianiny if I were to retract that statement." Matietti had also said that he looked upon the cum. ainairatiem of Col. Browne as an act of friendship t but he (Lord intreated their Lordships to consider Oa improbability of such conduct proceedine from se &said a source, when it appeared that it passed be tween persons who had no previous knowledge of each ether, and through the medinm too of a clerk, with %hem the person had likewise had no previous communication. 1 his view of the case would be arreigtheneil by the recollection that the communi reline party was the agent of the opposite party, and iuvested aWs the authority, and representing, although only in a qualified manner, the Govern ment of this country. Could their Lordships for a moment suppose that a communication of this satyr', matte to a person living under a Government, which he could not libel in calling despotic ; for it re presented itself to be such, could fail to influence his conduct, which in fact it did by causing him to write and warn his son of the danger he was exposed to. nder these circumstances. although he was greatly unwilling to bring the subject again before the House, yet he felt it impossible, that without a fur ther explanation, their Lordshipsor the country could feel saii? lied. Ile must repeat the suggestion of a Noble Friend on a former occasion, that the whole ease slionl.l be brought distinctly under their consideration. hle had only to state to the House that Mr. Marietti VA* preparsd to give up the original letters alluded to on this occasion. Lord LIYERI oot..—After abet had fallen from the !Coble Marquis opposite, he was perfectly willing to couleur with him, that the business, which had been the %abject of conversation that morning, could not rest in the state it then was. All he ile: , ired was, that the letters might be distinctly brought under tb-ir consideration ; but that, in the mean time, no thing that transpired might be allowed to prejudice Cui. Browne, until further explanation bad been ob tained from hitt, with respect to them. lie could only observe, that if Col. Browne was to be believed, and Mr. Allsertunio did not contradict him, no mention whites cr was made by that officer of the Alien Act. All that remained, however, was, to decide on the mode of bringing about explanation ; and he had no ob jection to Mr. Marietti's beim; called to the Bar, and de livering up the letters, in order to make them official. Idsmacts Lyntsowsr, moved, that Mr. Marietti be oiled to their Lordships' bar, and examined relative to a eorrespoadeacr that took place on the subject that then employed their Lordships attention. 'The LOD!, Co ercata.oa.-t—Call in Marietti. Mr. Marietti was then called in and sworn. Look at those letter. Are they the hand-writing of 7oitr fathe r ? Y es. I received them by post. He also ideetitied two or throe others. The MARVIS of LADSDOWNR. Have you ever re ceived any other letter on the subject? Yes. From Mr. Alhertonie, a friend of Colonel Browne. The Loan CHANCILLOIL—Have you that letter?— Yes. Here Mr. Nfarietti handed in all the correspondence on the subject. Cettniel were then called in, when Mr. WiLLABIII resumed.—He said hr should commence his addreu this morning to their Lordships by stating a feu to" strongly illustrative of the difficulties ruder which her Majesty laboured, and of the obstacles by which she was beset and surrounded. When first the charges were preferred against her Majesty, it would be natural to suppose that every pains should be taken by the petrol's concerned in those charger, to bring forward those witnesses that could best speak on that question. Plow it appears that there was in the service of the Grand Duke of Baden, a chamberlain who conld give meet important evidence. This evidence could have hems Majesty and was not. A letter was written by her Majesty to procure that witness. This letter failed of pruducteg the effect. A second letter was written with out more secrets. On the last ocessise. the who brought that l e tter, d e clined, with tears in it 17:7slia. that the Greed Doke would sat penult him. He .endorsed another iastener. There was • Piste at Ramlad t which her lielesty was datirone of obtaining; sad so Pr THE STATESMAN. far from receiving any opposition to her request from the Grand Duke, he scented anxious to accommodate her The Chamberlain in question was employed to have the Palace furnished, and matters having gone thus far, she was informed that she could not obtain this palace for a residence. It would have been 'nod desirable to have produced this witness to 'wear to those facts. Again, he said, that it appeared most material, in this view of the case, that some evi dence should he adduced, who could speak to the character of Bergami, while in the sers ice of Den.- ral Pew,. Application was accordingly made to . Oeneral Pio° to come to this country. He sp• plied to the Aortrion liovernment, in which suave vice he was, for permission. On that application. ; he was told, that if lie did come to England, it should not be in his uniform. This answer he thought rather strange, and he sent to know, whether this answer contained any mental reservation, or whether it implied, that if lie came to England. he should lose 1 his commission? lie received no answer, and the con- I sequence is, that General Pin., has not arrived. Now, my Lords, said Mr. W. is it without cause we complain of the obatacles that have been thrown in the way of the defence. But there were many others in that coon- I try, Physicians and Lawyers, whom it would be most desirable to have, that could not come. And he trusted their Lordships would view this statement in the way ; it deserved. These observa:iona, he thought proper to ; make, as a aitlisidiary to the very powerful appeal of his learned friend, to sliest. their Lordships, the very unjust interference which had taken place in this case, either by their high or low allies.—' How did it happen that ;iithougli the Bill imputed an adulterous intercourse of several years. the proof, such as it was, did not distinct!) establish the fact of adultery ? I f this were a case of almost iiiwn undisguised adultery, how slid it happen that the evidence of the chambermaid Demont, although it reached the third edition, with addition,. hail left this part of the case a mere perfect blank? Every person who had made the most superficial °bees ration upon human nature must he aware that a passion which was illegal and dishonourable was more violent than that which was homourable and legal; and yet the proof, or rather the evidence, had fallen short on this subject ; and although there were several witnesses ise that delectable tower of purity and innocence Cotton -Barden, still unexamined. Ile ; would request their Lorilaliips attention to another observation which lie considered highly important, as it etre:Aril the legal part oldie present question. The case, admittedly, was atialugotoi to High Treason, but in consequence of the imputed offence haying been ; committed abroad with a foreigner, it was declared by the high Law Authorities not to come within the statute which made it Trea•tiii. But how did it happen, that even supposing the imputed offence had been ; wsownitted, and is niter circumstances which won't' have brought it it ithin the crime of High Treason. I how, hr would ask, did it happen that his Majesty's Ministers had brought the charge forward at such a distance of time, that although the offences were proved beyond a doubt, still the accused insist be acquitted. All Lawyers were aware, and he was sure their Lordships were aware, that all treasons against the statute in ques tion west be prosecuted within three years met Mhs.- isig their couumissiun. The attempted proof in the pre sent case laud not come up to any period of time within three years, and therefore an acquittal would be cei taln, even Though the offence could be proved. The prosecutors in this case were aware of all these circum stances which they have offered in evidence ou this oc casion : at least they had their Ompteda's, theirtirimm's, and their Ratlens to manufacture these circum stances, and why then not have produced them before ? Did they mean to advance that the condnet of the w ife of the Regent was immaterial and unworthy of notice ; and that because she was now the wife of the king her eunduct became material and worthy of notice? The fact was, that these proceedings and this conduct would lead to a strong suspicion, that her Majesty's real offence was, her coming to Ragland. The Learned Oentiensan has facetionsiv described time Bill of Pains and Penalties in his amenried view of it, treating her Ma jesty's offence as being the circumstance of her merely coming to England. Hr must apologize to his Learned Friend the Attorney-General for not being very able at the preparation of this species of proceeding. Bills of Pains and Penalties he thanked Doll, were new, and there was no precedent for a Queen's Bill of Pains and Penalties since the days of Henry VIII. The Learned Deistic man now proceeded to reconsider the evidence of De moist, and painted out a variance in the testimony which was destructive of her credit. In the first part of . her ex amination, speaking of the situation of the large bed in the Princess's room, the witness said she made no particular observation on the state of the bed, and vet in a subsequent part of her examination, when speaking of the same occasion, she, in answer to a pretty leading question of the Solicitor- Oeneral, said the bed appeared as if it had been occupied by two persous. Power had been exercised to brio g mite nt s. gainst the Queen, and the same power hail been exercised to prevent those who would have come for her. In addition to that, they were not in a condition to meet time charge. as far as arrangement of time defence was ; concerned, against the long-prepared and well-corrected briefs on the other side. Two of their principal witnesses hail undergone aprcviousexamination, in order " to snake assurance double sure," contrary to all precedent and example. It was Kw the Queen might have had a longer time for preparation if their Lordships had been asked. But he would tell them the reason that time had not been asked. Her Majesty possessed patience and forti tude. Her whole life bad been a life of fortitude. But even she had not the fortitude to allow the proceedings to stay. Too great as her patience and fortitude were. they were not sufficient to bear her up against a pro tracted trial, where the poison had been sent forth on every side, without the antidote being allowed to go out with it. They had continually [abound ender disad vantages, while the °the.' side had bad time, influence, every thing . to assist them in preparing the charge. His Learned Friend in the disrherge of his arduous task, hail inadvertently passed some of tht evideoce without corn-. usent. There was no part of the case with which he was more desirous to grapple, than that which bad been so omitted by his Learned Friend. Amongst the subjects which bail escaped without comment, was, most *portico, lady, that of the bath. No part of the esaininstios took up more time, or was more enlarged noon. then this story of the bath. It had been proved only by,klimjaeri. He made the bath to be in tlse Queen's cabin, and while her Majesty the Quern and Bergami wen in it, Ist was placed to watch at the door.. Demeat's evident was mot confirmatory of Majocci'sriesesiptiort to the situation of the bath. Nay, It was tact only , taistessafirmatory, but it was conteadiotory, Now he would prove that the bath which her Makers used op board the poleeee was a tub; and lbatthe cabii was so fall that the bathosuld not be takeis in- Thai. if the lairs austere were brosight against the evidence of such a witness as Majoeci, he thought It world be in. T - 1 stantly overturned. But this was the nature of all their evidence, and this story was math'', bat ano ther infamous and abominable invention, to destroy the character of the Queen. To the evidence respect ing the situation of the beds of Bergatni and the Queen on the journey to Jerusalem, they could give a decided contradiction. When the real situations of the beds were i shown, it would render the fact sworn to, obviously, and • utterly impossible. At Tunis, where the alterations in 1 the vessel had been described, it had been found neces sary to take a surgeon on Board. The fresh arrange ments were then wade, without the directions of the Queen,—for the purpose of making room for the cur- 'eon, and of affording those accommodations which his • causing on board the Polaere had rendered necessary. On board the vessel, they should prove, that the tent was within half-a-yard of the steersman. Ile was always on this spot; watchful, as his duty required, by night,— , and yet, why hail he not been called on the other side. Their Lordship recollected Major-Vs statement about the i noise which he had lorard in the night, and tlory all well I knew what that 'seise was intended to signify. If Ma -1 jocci had heard this noise from the deck shove, in the place where he slept below, surely the steersman must have heart' it, who was within half-a-yard of the tent! Yet, he had not been called. With respect to the evidence as to what had passed ma Ward the Pnlarre, be would prove that Berrami was al nights not in the tent. He would also chew that the Ilneen. ever after certain auctopts to surprise her, bad made it a general practice never to repose with. coil aortae person luring at halls, to protect t i er from simi lar attempts. and that some one was always posted either at the door, in an adjoining room, or in the same tent, when her Majesty was completely dressed. sod reposing on the sofa. Bat even with a fraction of all this es ... denre, what became of the testimony of Majocci and Domont. It must have sh-corred to every one that it was rather singular that none of the whole twenty-tuo persons said to he on board this vessel were not called; that notilde steersman, who could have given twit ample confirmation of what Ma jocei, a discarded servant, and refused to he taken bark, load stated. The very night, by supposition. oil which. Wall that was stated were true. there could he no doubt Night to be imputed the e ttttt mencentent of the And Woos ittterconrse, he would bring proof direct in con tradiction of all that had been advanced. According to Demont her Majesty came early from the Opera on that OCCIIIiOII, appeasing much agitated. As that was only a description of what another person appeared to be 'tiering, by the expression of her face, when no one too was present to observe. she might safely venture tiro that assertion,—there she might swear in perfect securtv. Fortunately for the purposes of-justice, and for the safety of the Qunen, that is:ght was a most remarkable night. At the Opera, on that evening, was the then King of Naples attended by all his Court. The Queen was in a state-box numerously attended by the appropriate attend ants of her rank; and well ilia they remember the cir cumstance, from the length of time which they had to stand ; for the amusement of the Opera slid nut suffice to beguile the ennui of perfortstint,• that ceremony. which they were under the necessity of obsetaing very ri gidly in consetpwnce of the vesture of the Neapolitan Court. They would prove that her Majesty did not quit the Opera until the whole has over, at about one o'clock in the morning of that sante Opera night. 'So much for the earliness of her retiriooK. But now 'that simple fact was alleged on that night. Her Majesty had no hell that night to sleep in. Slue slept in none, it appeared, neither on that night, nor on any other. dosing the whole period of her stay at Naples; taw the small one was not slept in •;_ the hirge bed bad no linen oil it, and, in short, Du Mont, throughout the whole house, could fool nu bell fur her Majesty to repose IC We. however, said the Learned (tenderness, •supply Ito Nlont's want of memory in that particular. and we shall he able to 'hew, that the Queen had uo bed that sight ; for it was not only remarkable for the ceremony of standing observed by her attesidants. These re markable concomitants could nut occur on all occa-• lions ; hut it so happened, that uigh', that there iris a !violent storm of wind, which blew open the cape salmi of her Majesty's room ; and we shall call a witness, who was called by her Majesty, disturbed by the accident of the casement to shut the window. This witness could prove that the (lumen was in bed. What then became of this night of adultery, the whole of the facts which met with a peremptory contradiction ? Again, what was to become of the charge as to the fla grant indecency of her Majesty's dress on the occasion of some private fete ? riven, hr believed un commetursra- I doe of Murat's victories, when the Qtaren appeared in I the character of the lienists ut Ilistory .: Instead of its having been as stated by Delmont, indecent, he could shear that it was not only appropriate to the character, itself, hut that it completely covered her Majesty even up to the chin, and down below the elbows! There was nothing in the character of history o f a flighty f art . elicit' nature, and accordingly the dress n as strictly in cha racter of autos, sober decent nature. With respect to Bar bara Krems, he would be able to contradict the tarts stated by her ; and if he was not very notch deceived world he aide, independent of that, to sbew to their Lordships, that she was a person of that description of character as not to he entitled to their Lordship's hi-lid'. Mr. Wittaams then anode,' to the memorable going to Naples, when Sacrhi swore that he strew the curtain of the carriage, and saw the Princess and Bergami. Now said Mr. Williams, we can prove that there were no edetains to the carriage, and that Sacchi was not eourigr on the journey. Rented not detain their Lordships with a comment on that ; if Saffili was not there, Ise could.uot see it, if there were no curtains, he could not , draw them, and he had it in evidence, Isy persons who were co that journey, that the facts were as he had atatealidirm. He then proceeded to remark on the changq,of apartments, from *heave the adnltt-rous in tercourse had been inferred. He could prove by eri dendeOhe most incnntestihle, that there was a necessity to make it circuitous route round t h e house, in order to get to the apartments of the Princess. This was the arrange ment ivllen the Princes. first arrived, and became a aseful 'lteration was made to obviate tloi. inconvenience, you barb been told it was for the pnrpose of carrying on an adulterous intercourse. Ile next alluded to the' etaritkbition scene described by the mason, relative to the pinition of our first, parents, Adam and Eve. Now her-mild prove from the sitisaf in Otitis he described himself, that he might as soon see what was going tbrward there, as he coned are what was going forward in the interior of St. Paul's from his residence in Cotton Gordis. Awl, said Mr. W. if my Lords, you find that a wham by his own evidence, contradicts himself, Iterwsaa you say that say part of his story is correct ? Head ialls4 he saw the. proceedings were delayed, uatil it will;Prnitshir that time bad thrown its mantle over thrisetsetioirles of those tato might establish her Majesty's innovenct, he was particularly bound to adore that Pro ?biome which never failed to emend its protection to the(' pensertatet the Oppressed. and the innocent. He weigh': &c e reed thatiles up the evidence in favour of her Majesty. 4eirneti. I.:endemism here paid a• Islosiiiime, eamplitatfet . In the two English officers. Captains* I:fps )aid Pfehell, the fir* of whom lead spoken itf her 11resffi-fiesatr, and the other constilting . the feeling* of a man of honour had admitted he observed any impropriety in her Majesty's conduct. The supposition of the domineering passion which Irsd hop attributed to the Queen, astike genre of all substedial proof to R -4.'• ~~~, • . _P support that supposition spoke, volumes in itself. The learned Oentleiturn here ad , erted to the asserion that tresson and tress-usable doctrines presai..ii among a 14r4e portion of the community. end referred to the authority of Mr. Borke's de:writ4Mo of the lies°',llion in France to show the . I.:loire of the . tom,. This being the state of public opinion Its implored the Ilouse not to pass this Bill and therehv ibrow a firebrand in whet he would call a magazine of combustible matter. Their Lordships fivourahle prospect might assess . * heat, remove animosity, anal restore the tranquillity of the public mind ; anal the Almighty to guide their derision ;weaselling to the immutable and delvkable principlls of snkstantisl jiist;er. The learned Gentlemen conclude , ' his whlrcas at a quarter past one n'elm.k. SPICK•RXCHANGF. Owe o'Clock. Th e run& opened yesterday morning rather flat, cis. Consols at Mill for the account, but towards the afternoon, t."v rallied en'l were done at 661, which was °slew to the Duelte“ de Hennes having been safely delivered of a son. This morning they ilened at Mit an I have not In:ported their price very well, as they have since been done at 66i. There has been nothing of importance doing these few days past worth noticing. Money is rather inure scam, which h paerslly is before the payment of the dividends, sad has fetched five per mat. this morning. We have received this morning Paris Parrs of the 2,1 mutant. The Duchess of Haley, and the bilk', ROIMACX were Toiag on well ; and tKe papers are filled with the croscratolations which the E !NO has received on the birth of a nude heir, and the accounts of the celebrations that were to take place nL xt day in Paris on the occasion. Ibe Kato, to manifest hi.; joy at this event, has dated an Oriloanance far pro .itutions in the Order of the Doty Ghost. The Car dinal de Is Lt:anitree, Cardinal de II toftstvv, Arch bishop of iloausacx. and Abbe de MoNvesui tor, appointed Comma:trier , of the Order. Kutours Comma:guts:lL—The Pricier ile Telleyr.soul ; the Dukes de Cortiegli,itio, Bellows, 'farrow. Reggio, Ragusa, Alhefere, La Cli.itre, Ararsy, Deeiare‘; the 31arguisses Viosormnil, Reornonrille, Latour-Man{ g, Voldsectrwt. Desolleg, rararnan ; the o).ms Illacas ; MM. Leine, De Serre, P.roptier, Francois d'Esearq. From :sfaslrid we have:termini% dated the 22d alt. that the diseitssiun on the ssibject of the Spanish Refugees in France had lasted three days, and had been terminated the day before by a majority of 112 votes to 29. All the Refugees return to their own country. with the entire restitution of their prsperty and civil rights. The following is the substance of the Provisions passed by the Cortes, for the security of the persons and properties of foreigners resident in Spain. Article I.—Spain is an inviolable asylum for the per sons and property of all foreigners, who shall he snider the safeguart.of the laws, provided they respect the Con stitution and she other laws of the train). Art. 4.—The individuals comprehended in the preceding Article shall be assisseiistyll to the Spaniard•. Art. 3.—Whether finder pretext of reprisal, or any other motive whatever, it shall nut be lawful to put an arrest, nor requisition, nor embargo upon the. proneety of foreigners, except the effects appertain directly t•r the government wuth which the state shall be at war, conformably to the laws of nations, and without depart ing from the conventions confirmed by treaties. ►\ext is an abstract of the law fur regulating Poli tical Clubs Article 1. AU Spaniards shall hare a right to rliscngs nhlic aff.iirs, in conforming to the provisions of the Paw. ' Art. 2. Every Meeting or Society not authorised by the law •ball be instAntly dissolved. Art. 3. No .Meetings or Associations can take place bit: by *inn, of a licence from the local authority, wh o shall take the measures requisite for p ing the pub lic tranquility. Art. 4. These Societies, tolerated by competent autho rity shall in nowise be regarded as Corporations. A soon as the decree relative to the stippression of the Jesnits had been officially published, their schools were shot, and all their scholars sent home. The names of Do' JCax Iliac P 0111.1614 and of DON Leta Last', are to be inscribed ou the tablet of " the worthy servants of their country." This tablet will be placed in the Hall of the Cortes. Accounts from Li'bun received in Pari•, state, that the army under General 13arbana had joined the lu dependent troops, and that the latter, with the govern ment under their auspices, were advancing upon Lis bon, where, it is stated, the people were prepared to receive them. A report was current at Paris, un the Ist inst., that the Constitutional troops hail actually entered Lisbon, on the morning of the 16th nit., without discharging a musket. We leArn from Copenhagen, Opt an atteppt had been mole to renew the tumultuous scenes against the Jews, but that the prudent measures of the police had soon re-established order. From Vienna we learn, tinder date of the 40th alt. that the interview of the three monarchs was said out • to be far off. It is still stated that it will take place, at Tr.ippau, and that the plenipotentiaries of France and England will attend it. The let init. having been a holiday, there is DO qao-.. tation of the price of the funds. tRIKIIT-TaItATUIL ••••--..BRANA has announced some of his best selections for this evening, in the Catstie o f A n d a l va i a . Velenth e e tad opm, we see is announced for Saturday, under BOLOUNA'S direction, and to be brought nut with some of the hest pantomime actors we Nave. Tease's toed 0g1e6 . 9. to he played on Monday, will, we have no doubt, be a treat. The Otserrer of Sunday will of necessity be Two Sheets; and, as so Advertisetnents will be insertai us that day, nearly the whole Forty Folio Columns will he devoted to the QUEVI'A Believes, of which Mr. Daouonare's Speech alone wiil make upwards of Seventeen of the Olivet ger Columns. On 't uesday afternoon, about five &cinch, the Coun tess Oldi and several other foreigners striver at her Majesty's temporary residence is St. iaraes's-sqvare from Dover. under the escort Of lA. Carib Ford, one of her Majesty's principal eunriars, M. ford banns diately went on to Srauttenburgh Heise with dispatches *for the tastes ; but the other 'pistons continued in St. J awes . s . s quare, and remained there last night. The Lottery began at Use erlork this Day, and No. 3045, being the Nth drawn Prise, entitled to tlik(mio M a ngy, was Sold by then. This was the only Capital Drawn when our Paper went to pram • - - __ -.1