The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-10-28 00:00:00

ipper m i,a tbe circ umstances —des* forget the *dream. s tance Now bad the poor Cook attended to the ." rircolat , na es, he would have recollect'd that it was et a ltogether safe to swear to six mornings, when it ro w be incontestably proved (as it has been proved) slat her AJEST% was at Trieste only a day and a N OS ! Mach at the public indignation has been visited von the testimony of these wretches, we solemnly de der we pity them. Our indignation is against the em ibarrs, the hirers, and the suborners of these poor sn ipg, shoeless, and !mimics* miscreants; and we tr ot the day of reckoning for their employers is not hr distant. THE QUEEN. ROUSE OF LORDS.—(Tnes MonNme.) 'wieldy to the calling over the Peers the usual cetsmo ur was observed. The defaulters were Lord Viscount Curzon, the Earls of Mount Cashel, 11 -aware, and Thanet, the Marquis Cornwallis, and . the Illa o of ArICYli. cinia a e l were then called in, and Mr. Arvostunw wog. continued his reply to the following elfin:— m r I vds, when I closed yesterday, I had brought „„ t he evidence to the end, or nearly t,r the end of ro?age. I have to observe, my Lords, that p is the course of that journey her Royal II i glum en several of her suite an order, which she create d herself for the purpose. This part of the ease, r:v Lords, my Learned Friends attempted to ridicule and tutu itite pleasantry. They affected to treat this circum vent, as allerlged in the proamble, in the nature of a distinct mid substantial charge against her Majesty. It was serer intended 33 a dings.. but it is pressed as a Cl:romttance which assists in leading to a present's tion upon the view of her whole conduct ; and, however, Learned Friend,Mr. Itroughaus,may have succeeded ie .'ring' a ludierans turn to the diploma of bent. it'AVII.II.I, 1 say, my Lords, the creation of this. order, and the circamstances attending it, form matter far _ race and %nitro , consideration upon the present c qt•oion. le is not the creation of the order itself which is worthy of consideration, but it is the fact,' tico Reeved, tie ever-favoured Bergaini, was made he grand Master of it. He was made the grand M r•ter of she Knights who had accompanied her It,iyal airliners in her pilgrimage.—(.l laugh.)-1 br.e no wish, my Lords, to observe upon the continct of her Royal Ilig . heirss with unnecessary severity, but I most refrain from observing, that the whole conduct °Surveil upon their journey, was different, very far different, from that which we ass.sciate to our minds, as tie proper conduct to be observed upon a pilgrimage, trlikh, at once, conveys to our minds, the idea of a religions cerAnotty. Hat, in addition to this circtim staate, it is remarkable, that Dentout speaks to a fact, that not et some consequence, in which statement, she not sale was not contradicted, but a denial of the fact I vu not even attempted. It is this circumstance, that ' from the time of her !loyal Highness leaving Genoa , Ciateeretuory was omitted in the Howe of the Prioress of • Wiles, then on the th re-a:timid of being Queen of England; that was outitte.l, I say, which upon every occasion should have been most scrupulously observed, I mean the pesformance of the service according to the esta blished church of this country. But this is not all. It is in evidence that her Royal Highness was so led away by this infatuated passion fur Ilergami, that she sevcril times, accompanied hint to a place of worship, according to the forms of his own religion, and thus neglected a duty which bail been cast upon her by her Glyn. I wish ag:.;n to impress upon your Lordship's minds, that I do not charge these circumstances as offences ; but I state them as forming a part of her Blyal Highness's general conduct towards Berganii. 'to return, my Lurt!s, to this newly created Order, it %leers to have been instituted to commemorate the event of her Royal Highness's pilgrimage ; and it is' obse. v..ble, that iu the investiture of Bergami with ' the rank of (fraud 3laster, he was designated by heel Rival Highness with a title, which not only did not I b:long to hint, hut which he had never assumed be- fore. For the first time in his life he was styled Col. B egami ; and it will be in the recollection of • yunr Lordships, that Lis rank in the French army I was that of a Quarter-Master; equal, I believe, to that of a Serjcant in ours. //,, it seems, must be the tirand Master of this Order ; and I repeat, that however my Learned Filen& may have attempted to I iiik:t r i• this circumstance, it is a most important fact In the cise, awl without any comment, it proves in itself the familur terms, which must have subsisted between her Royal Highness and this same favourite lierganti. Why. I ask, was this titan thstingnisbed by the honour: What were his merits, that he, of all others, should be than 'o eminently honoured: to be sure he was her Wayal Ilightiess's protector under the tent of the polaere, tied the tent at Ephesus. This was the grand motive, the inducement to this advancement, and it is strongly rinnerted with the other circumstances •of the case. All these facts might have been contradicted, but they hwe not ventured to do so. He was firmly of opinion, that the scene on board the potacre had been esta- Elished beyond the possibility of doubt. He arid raw to the keue at Charnita; anti, he begged their Lordships attention to this part of the evidence, be cause, when he was chit rged with stating. in his opening speech, what I.e did not prove, it would be worth while !uoking to Mr. Brougham's speech. lie said he would prove front the time they remained there that it was glare im;tossible that any improper eundnct whatever bah taken place. Mr. Williams said he would produce three .witnesses ; but only two were produced. He coui.d guess who the third was. It was Countess MIL for some reasons she had been withheld. The account _ .... _ riven b► Vassaii of this transaction, is the itiosfeztre trdin•_ry lie ever heard. He was constantly in the habit of •passing from and to the Princess's room. He says she was covered with shave Is. But was the ease to &Tend on trifles such ac these ? coal it be said th it a man may remain lour hours in the bed-room without any suspicion bring excited, if not actual conviction of Intro, rietv ? He said first, that preparattoas were going forward the whole time at tit! inn t whey -more closely interrogated, he said that there were preparations for removing the snow by the soutfress; sad when asked what prepay'-i tion it the inn, be sald t e I did not mention any pre parations at the inn." Ile-was asked whether he took any rest that night ? No. Yon were np the *hole night? Yes, in attendance on the Princess. (treat people require a great deal of attendance. And when asked, whether he was not fatigued ? He answered, a soldier accustomed to campaigns knows no fatigue. I So lie was np the whole of the night, I although he hail nothing to do. If their I.erd ships were to believe his story, he was in constant motion, like a peoduluns of a clock, and never at rest. 'He next proceeded to Carlsrulie. What occurred at Corierehe hid been proved by Barbara Krantz; and no contradiction had even been attempted at this part of the story. On one particular night she states, that in bringing in some water to the room of the Princess, she sate llergatui and the Princess sitting on the bed. On entering the room she saw the Princess jump np. An attempt hail been made to give a colouring to this by the interpretation. Rut the only real interpretation that could be given is, that being surprised at the unexpected arrival of the chambermaid, she jumped up. She also said that she saw the arm of Berptni round the neck of the Princem TLe manner in which this part of the case is put is by account ing for every moment of the time ; and Mr. How nam is called for this purpose ; and the blank left by hint is filled up by Vaswali. tie then read a series of questions put to Vassali as to where they dined and spent their evenings at Munich, to most of whieh be answered that he could not re- member. Upon being asked how hr could reinemher nothing at Munich and every thing at Uarlsruhe, he kid said that a man might remember one thing and not anather without assigning and• reason for it. He hail listened with ' , Teat attention to Mr. Denman'•; admirable speech, and he, in alluding to elk point, bad said that there were circumstances in a man's life which adhered so closely to a man's memory, that they were never to be forgotten: yet Vassali did not recollect about his dining with the King of Ba varia; a circumstance rather more likely to be re- niark;ltle in the annals of his life than his visits to the Margraiine and the Grind Duke of Itatten. Ile stated that the inn at Carlsruhe was o n ly three minutes ri,!e the house of the Brand Doke, and still nearer to of the Margrasine. Now, he w 0.1.1 ask, 'night the Princess bare been at the iou between the time of dinner and the evening a imisementS. without the knowledge of Vassali ? Neither he nor ilowuatit had attempted to swear that site had not done so, and Barbara Krantz swore positively to her being on the bed with Berganti. She hail sworn to this positively, and she must be believed, if her tea. timoay was not shaken in other parts. And if they had proved that any woman had been seen in a bed with a man, the inference was plain enough, and needed no comment. What had Barhara Krantz stated upon the subject of the cloak which she found in the bed ? She took it from the bed of Bergand, and gave it to a servant in a green coat. She after wards saw the Princess tvearitt:r such a cloak ; of the same colour, made of the santematerials, with a. • •- bar hood, and in fact, fully answering the description of that she had found. His Learned Friends had cross-examined upon that point, and their draft had been to examine partienlarly as . to the servant who re ceived the cloak from her. She still gave them the same account. Hr would say, that that leas a case which they might have contradicted if there had not been such a servant with her Royal Highness upon that occasion, and if she had not worn such a cloak. But they had not dared to attempt a contradiction ; and, if not contradicted, what was the inference to he drawn from that fact? Standing as it did uncontradictesl, it not only left an inference of guilt against the Princess, but it confirm ed her whole testimony. There was another subject, the nature of which would prevent any thing further, than a mere allusion to it. He meant the marks upon the sheets. lie was surprised at what had been said, as to the manner in which this testimony had been given. Mr. Denman hail described the blushes of the witnesses, to he those of nature, struggling against conscious guilt. Their Lordshies would never forget the manner in which the evidence was delivered. Her blushes were those which naturally arose upon speaking before web an assembly as that. upon a subject so revolting to feminine delicacy. If her character could have been impeached, why dill they not call witnesses? None had been produced, although her whole life bad been developed before their Lordships. None of the persons with whom she hail lived at different times; none of the inhabitants of Carlstadt, had been produced to throw a stain or a spot upon her character. Here again he had to com. plain of the public press. Her character had been blasted without the walls of that House ; like the other witnesses, she had been blasted to the unul whilst, at that Bar, not a blast, nor even a breath had been brought to impeach her character. This was Low the public were deluded ; and he had seen re ports of language said to have been used at pnblic snertings, which he never could believe to !save been 1pol:en. Their Lordships had then a witness unint peached, who had sworn clearly to facts which alone had established a caseofadulterousintercourse. On her evidence alone they might come safely to the conclu sion, that that part of the charge was proved. lie then alluded to the absence of Baron d'Entle, and said, he did nut believe that his Learned Friends on the other side wished fur his presence. Ile also tie. fended Baron Grimm, against what he said was the unwarrantable attack of Mr. Brougham. He should now shortly advert to the circumstances at Trieste, the testimony of the cook anti waiter at that place, and the triumphant manner in which his Learned Friend had, as they thought, destroyed the evidence of that witness. The main evidence, as to the situation of the rooms, was not controverted, but lunch had been said as to the time of her Royal Highness': stay. To contradict the witness they had the most extra• ordinary proof wheels had been offered by Dlr. ilownawn. it was the letter which Mr. Myrna= stated, he h o d written to his wife. This was the triumphant contradiction ; but it seemed the triumph wanted a little propping up; for his Learned Priaind, with an adroitness (for he could call it no thing else) peculiar to himself, and for the exercise of which. the present clam had given him so many oppor tunities, attempted W read- a Liasette which has well TIM STAirktliMAN. Ittrow could tint be received in evidence, for the purpose of supporting the teetisitituy of Mt. Howes], a to the time. If the triumph was so complete, where wet the necessity for adding to it by irregular evidence? If the triumph wanted completion, why had not other witnesses been brought from Trieste to prove the fact of her Royal Highness's stay there! Hut the prin cipal circumstance deposed to by thi. man—the situa tion of the rooms—had not been controverted. Much had been said respecting the punishment of this man, and strong threats had been held out as to the determination of the other side that he should Hot escape. The present was not the time nor the place fur ll'Actming this topic ; hut while it was before him he should just take the liberty of retuitqing his Learned Friends that there were others who ni:glit stand an equal chance of punishment with the Cook of Trieste. Others had tripped it. ths.ir evidence; and whether they were Italian or English; it W 3.1 not at present necessary to mention. Ile HOW came to another part of the case, upon which very much indeed kid been said, it WAS the evidence of Vassali ; and here he must confess, that he was a little surprised at the sar j l - casm of his Learned Friend, Mr. Broughatn, when speaking of Sacchi. His Learned Friend had said something in tit: shape of a reflection upon the Coun sel of his (the Learned Attlriley's) side, fur :he terms in which they had sp•iken of Sacchi. The observation of his Learned Friend meant to imply that h• (the Learned Attorney) and his friends had represented Sacchi as being more entitled to credit from the circumstance of his having served in the army of Bnotiaparte. His Learned Friend " There was a time when it would not have hero proper to pro nounce the mine of that man without a term of exe- oration, but now a person who had served in his army was warmly eulogized. Then his Learned Friend struck at the evidence of Satehi. Why it turned ont that her Royal Highness herself had several others in her howehold who had served in the army of Napo leon. She could not be suspected of an improper partiality for those who had been the enemies of her country. She was nearly related to one Prince who had set a noble example of resistance to the boundless ambition of Buonaparte, and she was I united by marriage to another, the ruin of whose contatry 11.0 been the darling, yet unsuccessful object for many years. Yet it was singular enough that Sacchi was not the only person in her ser vice who had fought us. ler the banners of Napoleon. Vassali himself, her Royal Highness's Vice-Chamber-1 lain, amid Bergaini, yea, tbe fraourest Rergsmi, had him self heen a soldier in the army of Frasre. And yet had his Learned Friend thrown out a sarcasm against Sacehi for having been in such a merrier. LI the sar casm were applicable, it would apply to Vrtsali, but he (thr Learned Attorney) did not think it justly appli cable one way or the other, and he thetefore should say nothing further about it. Ile costa not, howerer, hot observe, that her Royal Highness had attended a Hall, given by one of the bitterest enemies of this country, (the then King of Naplei). a man who bad wasted the blood and treasure of his kingdom in a war against us ; but who had happily been hurled from his eminence, and in whose country a constitution had now been so fortunately establishe.l. This lie mentioned not as a charge against her Royal Highness, but to spew that it was not fidr to say a word about Sacchi on this head. His Learned Friends had very confidently treated Sacchi's evidence as having been destroyed by that of Vassali. He should wish that one evidence should be weighed against the other, and he would ;lave line fear of the result. He should here refer to a part of Sacchi's evidence, which Mr. Brougham had called a contradiction, but which, in fret, was not so. IThe Learned Attorney here read that part of Sarehi's evidence which related to his answer respecting the changing his name. SACCIII stated, that he changed his name in c onsequence of the tumult at Dover ; and the Learned Attorney proc..a drd to explain the an • swrr, but it did not appear of any considerable importance. After working on Sacchi's evidence with reference to the money he had received, the Learned Attorney came to that part of kis testimony which referred to her Royal Highness's journey from Rouse to Senegaglia. His leaaned Friends had not h thought proper to put a single question, on the cross examination, with respect to this journey. Their for bearance, had been highly prudent, for he (the Learned Attorney) was thereby precluded ft asking any tine.- tions, as to that journey, on the re examination. — Rut Mr. Williams, in his opening, had said, with a Ilaurish " we shall, on this point, completely negative the indecencies, by prolairing the person who rode in the carriage at the time spoken to by But that witness hail not been produced. He wished, and their Lordships must wish, that that person had been produced. Her testimony would have been of much more importance than the evidence of Carlo Ford, and that of all the other witnesses added to it. This brought him to the considera tion of the testimony given by that witness.— Ile then read some passages from the evidence of Carlo Porn. Their Lordships must remember the manner in which this 01311 was examined. He was examined as to Isis motives, and a •xt as to his relations. And is. passing, he could nut help remarking, that amsngst these relatives was his aunt, the Duchess of Solunia, one of the ladies with whom the Princess associated at Rome. Bnt then• was a connadiction between Vas s ali and Carlo Furti, their own witnesses. For Vas sali swears that he never saw Carlo Forti i■ the ser vice of the Princess, before they went to Rome. A-nal then he said he was taken into the service provision ally. Mr. Des:max.—Will yon have the goodness to read the whole, and not the part of that evidence. The ATTORNEV t)[ltßß*L.•—Certainly. I am o►• liged to my Learned Friend. My ohject•is to coaling myself solely to the evidence as it appeared: and I hope your Lordship' 'Oil allow that I *see done- no more. He then read the part of VassaWsevideact that related to that particular. Yessali swears that Carlo Porti• was hired at Rome, Carlo Finn himself swears, that he was hired at Milan. Here, then, there was a con tradiction between their own witnesses. An attempt had been made to 'minor for Sacehi's not Mud ea that joutsey ; and the reason assigned exacted a smile at the time. They said tanner ►ecanee he was me; in those parts, he could not attend her. Could any man ~i .., .tiswr+~ attach the slightest credibility to this story, that this cause could prevent a man front sleeping iu a earring* : He then referred them to the order of the Fairing,* and first, he swears that there were three carriages. and afterwards there were four. He sweat. that is consequence of the weather being warm, they were obliged to ,travel by night ; and yet be states, that the Princess, and the Countess Oldi and Ber!,anti all travelled in the same carriage, while there was room for one ill a carriage coining i mediatcly after. One would have thonght that the l'ountess Ohli, might have been removed. Their Lordships could not ex pect that liergami should. For after hearing in evi dence that the Princess was shot up in the same teat with Pergand on board the polacre, at night, they could not imag,ine she would have considers...l it line proper to travel in the seine carriage . . These contras dictions in the story of their own witness must prove that Carlo Forti is not credit worthy, and if this bit the case, the story of Sacchi stands %income:re dieted. From this he proceeded to the removal of Ka"- telq. Much had been snit! of this transactiutt. His friends stated that he could girt the most import ant evidence ; but in his soitl he believed, that that circumstance did more service to the case of the Qttech than any thing that yet had been done. Ilia friends had suited on that fact. The vessel was siohinr, their case was failing, and then in order to throw a gloss over the transaction, .the whole story pf the Slit.n Commission was brought before them ; the claim:ter of AIL Cooke is attacked. but he be lieved that aay one that knew that gentleman, tlot kneq the great talents, the great legal knowledge, fled esperience of that gentleman, mast know that be was fitted for the situation as any mots eoithl be. Of Cul. Brian ue lie knew nothing, but he belinend he was a man of a mast respectable character. Au imputation v.as thrown no the character of. Mr. Powel, hut he belies—A that :taw tivkt this transaction had !seen might he conrislerml that biicondiet wes erroneous, hlt. he stood nsfoir :t' their Lordships Har as any man coakl. The Learned Counsel then went over the evidco:-1 respecting the statues crf Adam and Eve. and co:twirled that there were enntradirions in the cvidenee of Rags :ono', to that of Rtlrsiali. 'I":'!e former said that there was y one room between that 1 . ; . .1!ere the cornice-work was done-, and that where the statues ,rod, „bile 010 latter describrd six. It was improper to• say, the there was any impropriet:.• in the evidence for tit- Pi'', in this part cf the ca , e ; at the most, there e.-;,‘ only confusion. Ile neat slim/tut to blaliumet's dance, and the balk at the Barone. He would call their Lordships attention to the former indecent and disgusting subject, and show with what el traordinary evidence it had been met. (To be continued in a Second Edition.) L~:3_._..~J~ -._ T~ MENEM PRINCE LEOPOLD'S SECOND VISIT IV THE QUEEN. Yesterday at one o'clock, in consequence of an in vitation from her Majesty, Prince Leopold, attended by Colonel Athlenbroke, visitei the Queen at Brun denbursh-house, Hammersmith, and remained vekii her Majesty about an hour. Prince Leopold aftt•r wards returned to Claremonr,—Cent Menhir. This visit is described by 2'he Morniy Chreitt; as follows - - "• 1 he Prince of ()table?g lista loot -interview wish her Majesty, at Br-ndenburgh-house, yesterilay. Th.t Queen, no doubt, felt and acknowledged the pronsiety of his Royal Highness's condors in preserv:wt silence until the u hole of the charges were thoroagbiy inves tigated, and instantly on his conviction of the lonian , " false aspersions by which she had been attacked, in Making kutiwn to her that conviction. The very se rious illness under which her Majesty is now !shout ing obliged her to receive his Royal Highness in her bed-chamber. The interview continued set an Lour. It no doubt brought poignant recollection. to both the Illustrious Personages ; but it must have been tooth ing to both, that the deep-felt conviction of her iitua cence brought mother and son-in-law back to the en dearing relations of consanguinity." 'f he Morning Poet which yesterday did not ventoto to add a word of any kind to the rarrttive of the Court Newsman, respecting the Prince's first visit, bc canse they had received nu directions on the ',object. has this day subjoined to thestatetnent in the cirtuittr, the following remarks, with a view to wake u light of it as possible We cannot briog ourselv , •l to attach the slightest degree of consequence to this circumstance, thortgh some of our coteusperaries will probably magnify it I to the utmost, and connect it with the pending trial." The Times gives the lie direct to that part of •ths Court circular which states the visit of the Prince to lie r 7 consequence of on inritativo ftcms her ,Ifote*ty; and adds " we have reason to know that the nitjtet of Prince Leopold's visit to her Majesty yesterday Nees pnrposely to express his conviction of the futility elf that charges exhibitdd against her Majesty, and of her I perfect innoCence." [Freon A Coalastritionev ]—At an early' hoar tide Morn ing, Mr. Flansgan arrived et Rrandeolaurgit-lioase, to pre sent to her Majesty • a beautiful Memorandum-Book, eased, and richly ornameuted,and embroidered with gold, with Ilia Royal Arms in gold, with the ietto.rs C. R. in gold; rang also to present a Painting, representinr Fredrick the West distributing Unmets to hit victorious Soldiers. I.4roasid dressing her Majesty, Mr. F. slid, " I ayes requested by a Gentleman of the highest respectability, who, in common with hit family and numerous itelesinttnee, have cnnscien tieetly supported your Majesty's cause—, Gentleman heart Is purr, and Close mind and disposition are up t. to present this besetiiul book is a totem of his itiyilt% I 'Betties, and of his high and unbounded• approbation of your Msjest)'s dignified conduct. I am fertlaw re ' quested by an Irishman to present to year Mr, this Painting, representing Frederick the °teat AC , buttes Laurels to his brace Soldiers; and permit rare to point out to your Majesty that part representing your Wes trims ancestors receiving the ;Wriest reward of their achievements; and I eon proud to see the api date' sheer ing when year Ittemsty mast receive • Pus• rest due to the greatest and most splendid vklsss that seer was gabbed In any country. Your hisirty ohm like the eking an. issuing forth tram dark eirli to spread a britat ray of 1i( i A this country. . tamper did yew Ma- IroW Malls r e lfri reiligh shore then you eptserl joy tail AM ' *Mimi through dm, resifts , . You mass IR -bright vie of Rreasettelit so ressemils altar trent halts Old •ticr. skitsk our national awinidrossi s Sfrw the" lite sents toil* firms. of It. Plot , * of OVALS. Ir*.;nit /td .StatiOn& the tree triesittrlo the iiiprotemasi. Ilev Majesty saws,rest gracicriily ppm geti to rairelse the mom and moth admired the bisr.k,*aitB Panlialarly raga's+ - led Ntr. P. to reams diecate ?Mott _tor troth a souk or !tipsily and ofiketient.enti ales to retorts ire Majesty e thsik s for tile painting, an* 'grassed Let ,IpeitibilLieta vi Mt, 4r..1 OA *ACV; • ~+ I . • e