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s, il l a if the obje ct ion o f a It h ad l :; ( 111olle' s uch!' in 11 " , r 101'. ion a l l ; rode °' Ca lC , ll ; by 'tb b the called Ur „ to , to t"6 Id ai slY otioc e ,ort rr le. to veil ; A " wool), rr VI .L7' talc . , rtle a" as to tion rod' c : IT O tte. o ittee s (NI/ e svi tiOg of t he Could. le tile ;coo"- of ttt~ ve 4i5 or•/ _ore 7e- be, )1 1 if h e 'tette° 6) 1' st Y ai,( re Cor v eco ticuj r " tied ° t(V col the i ft the atthebicv a the oP° sii l a ce. Ice be': Aa ted sob l9 it t his t he i te kno w; t oo tb el le jilt' ,fi l e men`solo• t(7 examine Ki it, t, r. rowel' as to the a.nthentiCity of the extr acts made by him. Lord DONOUGIIMORE said that the House o uld do j ust i ce to their character by opening the n or as wide as possible for the introduction of 1:o1lnth, but They mus t ta ke care not to a d m i t an hp_reper violation o f con fid ence . to X tk ile Marquess of L ANSDOWN h a d no o bj e cti on i f ue ,, a mendment of his N o bl e F r i e nd, coming th ; - ",u'd) to unit e a ll op i n i ons w i t h respec t t o u h.B im p o rtant question. S ee ing that a mystery b ad ng over this subject from the beginning, he apn al ways been for a Secret. Committee being gr 'st"t ed to inquire into it. He had heard with Loaet Pleasure what had fallen from a Noble ec l! who had spoke from the Gallery ; and.he IIY joined him in recommending to every te , ° 2 -l ie Lord who was a Member of the Commit to abstai n f rom seeking any information ex cept t hat which related to the mission of Rastelli. theat.,recornmendation could not be embodied, in s ' la pe of a motion ; but the House. could con -1,4 la the honour of the individuals ivho corn 'Led the Committee. ticia,°rd LAUDERDALE was adverse to the inves ob'i `l° l l of this subject altogether ; but as, the h e 1 :; ° ° of the House seemed to be in favour of it, imild Waive his objection, protesting, how tesrs.against the production of the original cor rQa°,,n, d ence., which he contended would be a of the confidence between principal and gent. 1 , tar' a --.1 . 1t 1, in wishing to verify the extracts refe rence to the original correspondence, 4 l •, -„ 1 . Meant that such p a rts of the letters should ttlii ls Pected which related to the mission of Ras ' a" fr om ' the extracts were made. Th e which t hr. Lar l of CiartAuvorr said, that although 'vet.' wa s a general understanding that they to i' by this m easure , o p en i ng w id e the d oor s against they were in fact shutting them znal i.e - They called on Mr. Powell to 'ltch „ uu t bis own case, and to bring forward I'l'h et e - tracts as lie pleased, without knowing P t olv er . e s r the extracts wer e garbled or not. If the ordi;. (4 the Committee were thus limited, their t ioju s s i - - ; P s would neither satisfy themselves nor for,th:Ce to the Queen. Had not the whole case case' b P r osecution, and perhaps more than the now i ren submitted to a Secret Committee ? and t ee t n „ W as proposed to confine a Secret Commit g4rbf the examination,of extracts, which might be nligiP'? such extracts as an Agent for the Bill Pro - c ; Noos e to furnish. Before their Lordships Coin, - ," (l ,ed to such a measure he thought the stat e - ' l , e i for the Queen should be called in, and °I ",„°w far it was likely to affect the defence i ti lti r r iAajesty..- Without this, he conceived that P e rs o 4-I°"dsh ips would not give satisfaction to any T I 'L or party. Alarqu ess of LINSDOWN thonght, that l'lt e '- i i sq o had nothing to •do inquiring why its :"rin v u ad been disobeyed. The object of the tOr tsar to see whether Mr. Powell had mu l le t. th e Drect statement at the Bar of that House. tl' ve rs of that Committee were not adequate Pe t‘'t e l - t e4d they were appointed for, it was coin it to th em t o as k new powers f rom th e ` 9 loi se. Their object was to elicit the truth, the at ;Toth, and nothing but the truth, so as to Perciile bottom of the transaction. He should tilP fO r l iP' tile amended motion, in preference to a na l. ~ of l/ARNARVON thought the • Committee l'ot I . ) e in an awkward situation if they had seel'",,Power to inspect the letters themselves, "tr c - ,. 1 ` the extracts submitted to them were ` v ou ' i,C l Without that power the Committee ‘-` completely in the hands' of Mr. Powell. e C m anY thought there was no necessity for Thar, thmm t ttee being vested with any, other power 1941 of Verifying the extracts with the or %S S ; That h e thOught was every power the r , Th-eciould give. ." 311 1) CHA NCELLOR then put the question, cli N l ed ell . dd by Earl GREY, when the House C ort e „ t , • • 12t il*C Otitent s 14 fa,ol Majority -43 „. tl of the appointment of a Secret Committee. . °llln vrin Peers were then appointed on 'e°ltnilittl() „ °uneil rd Pr es; ~„‘t of t h e Lord Ellenborough Earl a Lauderdale • (,h ey o r a l "f l i,, 131 1 Lord Erskine Lo rd 'dor ets Lord Ross I Lord Amherst I Marquess of Lansdown. 1 % ii°lllr re- admission'into the House, we found 1) 4.4 4 8 , caji 3 i .... u _nnAm addressing their • Lordships. . He th l u v g to their r4collection, that when Mr. en , I as under examination' on Saturday, c o 40, 181 • „ ups had been pleased to call in the Citlati o "11 b Oth Side§ to take a part in the ex open 4- la - % consequence of which they had in to Parties to the inquiry which was going . am, th e fact ti t g t ak of an obstruction of justice b • e n place. He submitted, therefore, 're li g thus parties to the inquiry, they 1,14_, entitled r to see :the correspondence I„„ waled to the alleged obstruction, -1 4 I"; ed to to know, whether their Ar \ti t h s l.ps A such 41". would assist her Majesty's Counsel ip es ent ed us•as might be necessary, either at fa gs ' for p u I ' l4, f °l ' a t any future stage of the roceed °rY " s lung the investigation to g a satis -1411 ; had • , The examination of Mr. t b e 11 been partially gone into; • it th e ( 1 4r. .;; ce ssary to call that Gentleman again. itaori.c.,,:esetioctio_ll.)oriFigiohtarn) thought that the truth of be got at without securing the o e s to- the whole correspondence of the 410 whichi,if there was nothing wrong, there "t444l"se,,,Zilinnloatohj•ection. " Your Lordships, I "`i It ast , e nlquiry into the motives which !h at t ell]. being sent away, for it is impos -1„„ ati on can proceed with that course of exa 'Rtli ' Proving the conspiracy that I have al :0,111,1411:.'„10,6fret: d ss attn l o c t an examine this witness. The e n 37, ce was broken off by his absence, examine him, I hope and trust th at se s _nPs will allow us to examine the per t "t Rastelli away—Mr. Powell." not •" tiott i - lit i ns ' .' I IANCELLOR said, that he had it krUction from the House to make any answer to the proposition of the Learned Gen tleman. The Earl of CARNARNON said, that it was im possible her Majesty'S Counsel could prove the innocence .. of their client, if persons wha Came and swore to her guilt were to be sent out of the country after they had perjured themselves, and were not liable to punishment for their offences. As a wish had been expressed by her Majesty's Counsel to that effect, he would now move that Mr. Powell be called to the Bars The LORD CHANCELLOR said ) briefly, that nothing could be more dangerous than such a course of proceeding. lie would not enter into arguMent upon it ; he would content himself with saying—Not content.' Lord LIVERPOOL thought that the preferable period for again examining Mr. Powell, if airy further examination was necessary, would be when he appeared at the bar with those parts of the correspondence which the House had just order edhim to produce. e Lord HOLLAND said, that a select, that is, a Secret Committee had been appointed ; and that Committee was not, they knew, to divulge any thing that was brought out before them, either to the Counsel or to the public. There never was so strange, so absurd, so anomalous, and so mysterious a proceeding. An obstruction of justice had taken place, and the Queen's Counsel had a right to fully complete the Inquiry that had been begun by their Lordships ; they had a right to sift the motives that induced Mr. Powell to send Rastelli out of the country. They ought to have Mr. Powell placed, at the bar, and the Queen's Counsel ought - to be allowed to elicit from him the whole truth of this scandalous affair, that the injustice of the case might be completely developed.' The Inquiry had not been complete, conclusive, or satisfac tory. Her Majesty\'s Counsel were as much in terested io it as their Lordships, and the same feeling which had induced their Lordships to direct that the correspondence between the par ties should be laid before a Select or Secret Com mittee, led her Majesty's Counsel to seek after the same satisfaction by other means. They only wished for that information which their Lordships had for themselves desired and taken steps to obtain. ' They could not have access to The correspondence laid before the Secret Coln mittee ; they were not even, in strictness, sup posed to know any thing of the existence of that Committee. They wished to pursue the in quiry begun to a complete and satisfactory con clusion; and their Lordships would be acting a most inconsistent and unjust. part if they did not af ford them every necessary co-operation. If they , were not likely in this detestable proceeding ul timately to arrive at substantial justice, they had better cut the gordian knot, and give up the case at once. It had been said that Bills of Pains and Penalties formed part of the Constitutional Laws of this Country—he should like for the Noble Lords to. state what was the mode of re ceiving evidence in such proceedings, and whe ther it was confined to the practice of the Courts below. The only object the House ought to con sider was the justice of the case, and if in pro ceeding-after the defence of the case had been completely broken in upon, it was impossible for her Majesty to have justice, the contemptible proceeding had better be given up. Lord ELLENBOHOUGiI thought that the ab straction of ltastelli should be considered in two points of view ; first, as an obstruction to her Majesty's defence, and second, as a breach of privilege. It was under the first point of view alone that the House had determined that Coun sel should be called to take a part in the exami nation of Mr. Powell. As a question of privi lege, the Counsel had nothing to do with the bu siness ; and it was on a question of privilege alone that he conceived the correspondence had been ordered to he laid before a Select Com mittee. The appointment of that Committee was not therefore, he conceived, any objection to re calling and examining Mr. Powell, with respect to the alleged obstruction of justice ; but he would not consent that he should be called, on an abrupt motion for that purpose, without any special application having been made "by the Counsel for her Majesty. Lord DARNLEY did not know with what ap pearance of justice their Lordships could, refuse the request of Counsel to examine Mr. Powell at the Bar. He could not sufficiently express his contempt at this odious and contemptible proceeding. The House had sat for the last three days without advancing one single step. On coming down to the House in a morning, and seeing the formidable apparatus that surrounded it, he could scarcely believe himself awake, but that he was still in a feverish dream. These pro ceedings would be interminable, unless they got rid of them at once, and the sooner they did that the better. The LORD CHANCELLOR put the question, that Mr. Powell be now called to the bar, which was negatived without a division 4 Mr. BRo u Am.—My Lords, we will now_call another witness. ATAXANDRO OLIVIERI was then called, and sworn. Mr. TYNDALL.—Q. Were you ever in the ser vice of the Viceroy Of Italy I have been. You served in the army in Russia ?—i did Were you taken prisoner there was. When did you return from Russia?—On the nth of Fe bruary, 1815. Were von afterwards in the French army ?--.Y es . What rank did you hold in that army ?—That of Colonel. When did you first see her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales?—ln the year 1816, when she was at her Villa at Como. Who introduced you to her Royai Highness ?—Baron Ca ratetti. Do you recollect ever seeing her Royal Highness at Rome ? —I do. When was it ?—ln 1817, when she came to Rome and re twined there. When did she leave Rome ?—The beginning of June. Did her Royal Highness give you any invitation to visit at her house ?—Many times; she did me the honour to in• vice me to her table. Did she ever invite you to her Villa at Pesaro?—She gave me all invitation in the month of November. __ Did you pay her a visit ?—Yes, on the 11th November. ' Was her Royal Highness living at that time at the Villa Caprini ?--Yes, she was. Was any proposition made to you to join her RoYal High ness's suite ?—There was. t In What situation was 'yon to join her . suite ?—As one at tached to•her Court, without eniployment. How long did yots serve in that capacity ?-(=-1 continued so till the 14th of November, in the following year. The whole of the year 1815 ?—Yes. Did you then receive any other appointment bad the honour of being one of her Chamberlains; I was to receive salary. Was you the sole Chamberlain, or did you act jointly with .some other person ?—Tlitre was nobody but Bergami and myself. How long did you remain in the situation of her Majesty's Chamberlain ?—To the beginning of last February. Do you receive at this time any pension or salary from her Majesty ?—1 do,not. Have you received any since the time you left ber service —I have not. • Are you a married man ?—1 am. - Have you any family ?—A slaughter. ‘Vhere do your wife and daughter live ?—At Rome. Were they at any time while you were in her Majesty's service with you ?—Never. Du yon live with them when you are-at home do. Do you. recollect her Majesty being at Rome in 1517 ? About that time her Royal Highness set out from Rome. For what pait - did she set out ?—She set out for Senegaglia. Do you remember whether it was the evening when she set out ?—lt was evening ; I sumed with her Royal Highness. What time in the eveningdid she set out ?—About midnight, Did you hand her Royal Highness into her carriage ?—I had that honour. To what sort of carriage did von hand her ?—lt was a Carolini ; what I should in English call a chariot; a lan daulet. Besides her Royal Highness, who w•as in the carriage ? The Countess Oldi, Chamberlain Bergaini, and a small child yictorine. • Do you remember whether N'assali 4 . as on that journey ? I do. Was Mr. Hownam also ?—Yes. Did you st:e them both in their carriage ?—I saw them and bowed to them. Have you ever travelled yourself in the same carriage ?—I have travelled in it, but did ❑ot travel in it on that occasion. Do you know the carriage well ?—Yes, I know it. Do yoU know who rode as courier from Rome on that occa sion ?—I saw Carlo Forti as a courier. During the time you were Chamberlain with Bergami, what were the manners and conduct of Bergami towards her Ma jesty ?—His conduct was that of a respectful servant. - • Did you ever see any thing improper or indecorous in his conduct towards her ?-7-Never. When her Royal Highness was at Rome, who were the per . - sons who visited her?—Many e: the first Roman nobility. Can you nor C any of them ?—Cardinal Gonsalvo, Ruffo, Cardinal Cachagatzi, and several others. Do you recollect Baroness Andlean' ?—The Princess An dreani was with her Royal Highness as dame d'honneur. Did you ever see her Royal Highness in company with his Holiness the Pope ?—No.—(A laugh.) Did you ever see her Royal Highness with the Countess Gomerelli ?—I do not knout. Do you know the Printe and Princess Gabrielli ?—I do. Did they make visits at the house of ber Royal Highness ? —They did many times. At Pesaro was her Royal Highness visited by persons of the first nobility, the Archbishop of Modena and others ?—Nut at Pesaro, but at Modena, when her Royal Highness was there. Do you know whether Bergami. has been received at the houses of the best families at Rowe, When her Royal High ness was not there ?—1 have been present many times when he was so received. Have you seen her Royal Highness, *hens*alking, take the arm of any gentleman of her suite have also some times had that honour. What was the conduct and demeanor of her Royal High ness to persons of her suite I—Affable, but at the same time dignified. When her Royal Highness appeared abroad in the morning ; who generally attended her ?—All those who belonged to her Court. How did she generally pass her morning ?—After having taken breakfast, she went to take an airing in her carriage, and then she passed some time in her library, or writing. Who generally attended her Royal Highness on these oc casions?--If you ask me during all the time her Royal High ness was at Rome, I cannot tell ; hut if you ask during the time I was in her service, I will explain. I refer to the time you were in her service ?—During the time her Royal Highness was at Pesaro, she saw much society. Was her company composed of persons in her ofvn suite? —Yes, sometimes. Doyou know whether her Royal Highness ever used a car riage which had au apron to it while at Pesaro 3—l tiever'saw such a thing. . Do you know whether the ever had such a carriage ?—I cannot say, never having seen one. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Q. What countryman are you ?—A. Of Tivoli. 1 was born there, hut 1 live at Rowe. _ . _ Where did you live when you were first in the service Ober Ror•al Highness ?—I was returning front France to Rome. How long had you been in France ?—I remained in France till the end of the year 1815; I then went to Milan, and thence to Rome. Then you left France at the end of 1815?--Yes. I ask how long you had been in France ?—I remained in France - till the year 1815, then•l went to Milan, and then I went to Rome in 1t416. You were at the Villa d'Este at the end of 1816 ?—Yes. Was the witness in the army at the time he left France ? I was. When the Army of the Loire was disbanded, I went to Milan. Nithen was that ?—ln November 1816. Then you remained to November 1816 at Milan re mained at Milan from the beginning of the year 1816 to No vember following. Where was your family at that time; at Milan or Rome ? Always at Rowe. What was your reason for staying at Milan ?—Because I commanded a regiment, and I was employed settling the accounts. Then you remained there for the purpose of settling your accounts ?—Yes. What regiment did you command in the army of the Loire? —I was in the Etat Major of General Regnier. Did you belong to a French regiment at that time ?No ; I was in the Etat Major. How long were'you von his staff?-Until the army was disbanded. ' How loin before ?—After the battle of Waterloo, when the army retreated from Paris. _ _ _ Had you been in the French service long before the battle of Waterloo ?—I entered into the French service about that time. After J was released from the Russian service I went into that of France. How long had you returned from Russia when you entered into the service of France ?—From the 18th Fein nary, 1815. Front the month of February, 1815 just before the battle of Waterloo, you were in the service of France ?—Yes. I now ask you whether you was not in the service of the King of France before Bnonaparte returned ?—Never. Were you nut in the French army in the year 1813 ?—No. In what month did you enter the French service ?—ln the month of May. What regiment was it that you went to Milan tn settle the accounts of ?—The -Dragoons of Napoleon. When. I went in 1814, the army of Italy had been disbanded; and I went to Milan on the 18th of February.' Did you not say that when you went to Milan ill 1815, it was for the purpose of settlin , s isothe accounts?—Yes, because the Austrian Government 'had the're an express Commission fur that. Was it in the month of Novetnber 1816, that you Were in troduced to ber•Royal Highness ?—Yes. How long hate yOu known Bergami ?—.l knew him then for the first time. You say that •afterwards• you saw her Royal Highness at R om e ; WaS that the first lime atter you had seen her at Como ?—Yes. Where was the pr o position made to you to join her Royal Highness's suite ?—lt was at Pesaro, and I 'went there on the 11th of September, 1817. Who made the proposition ?--‘,She sent Bergami to tell me. Did Bergami say that he had orders from her Royal High ness ?.--Yes. What situation had you when • you first joined the suite of her Royal Highness ?-1 hart no fixed employment in it. How long was it before you became Chamberlain ?—The 4th of November, 1818. Did- you contin ue w ith her Royal Highness from the year 1817 to 1818, without any particular or fixed empin yment. ?,_ Yes.. How long did he continue her Chamberlain ?_Until last February. Where was it he quitted her Majesty's sere ice ?—At Rome. Are you in the family of the Queen now?—She h as d one me the honour of haring me in the house, but I do not form part of the family. Hare you been there ever since.your arrival ?—On the fol lowiNg day her Majesty sent for me, and had the kindness to wake we lodge in the honse. H ow l o ng hare you been in England ?--About two months, ur thereabouts. bid yeti come Aiode ?- - z-tsTO, I caltie trohl the Continent with Count Schiavitti. Does Count Schiavini hold any official situation in the house' of her Majesty ?—M,. Did Count Schiavini r accompany 'ou from- Rome ?—No, he came with nae from Pesaro. I went through Pesaro to take leave, and he came with me. • When was it you'went t o Pesaro?—When I came here. Had you been at Rome from February, 1816, when you left her.• Royal Highness ?=;•Yes, in the country near Rome, at an estate of mine. Who paid your expences to England ?-1* b!lleve it has been , Government, for I have been indemnified by the Advocate of her Royal HighnesS. Who do you mean by the Advocate ?—1 cannot name them, because the Count Schiavini, %kbo received the money, gaVe it to me as m.y share, but I know it came from them. What do you mean by an Advocate ?—All -who are con neeted with the lal ?—Attot tiles, Counsellors, and sometimes a Judge. Who applied to you to come to England ?—Nobody spoke to me on the subject; but 1 thought it my duty to write to the Queen, when I saw froth the newspapers of Lugano, that a process bad been inMituted. _ _• Where did you see Bergami s iast ?—At Rome, when I left the service of her Majesty. • Hare you seen bins since ?—No. You say Schivini paid yoUr expences here -mace you re ceived any thing besides your expellees ?— , Nothing. How much did you receive from Schiavini ?—Eighty-five pounds sterling. • How long were you at Como, or how often in November : 1816 ?—1 was at Como once. How often were "you at Cumo from November, 113I5) to 1817 ?—Once When the Princess Set out from Rome to Senegaglia, were Hownam and Vassali in the same carriage?--They one in separate carriages. Who went besides them N—Those I hare mentioned, and W. Austin, the twa filles de chambre of her Royal Highness, and Louis Bergami, I think. Any more?—These 1 remember, not more. Wa d s Schiavini there ?—He set nut on the next day. How many cart iages accompanied her Royal Highness saw two or three carriages besides her own; I saw two, and there may be three ; I am not sure. Do you know the courier Sacchi ?—I do. Did you see Sacchi set out on that occasion ?,--No. Will you swear that Sacchi was not a courier on that occa sion ?—I did not see him. I saw Carlo Forti set out, but I• did not see any other courier. When d.d Carlo Forti set out?—With the carriage of her Royal Highness. . Do you mean from the Villa Brandi ?.- , Yes. How often have you seen Sacchi at the Villa Brandi ?—AI- , most every time I had the honour of dining with her Royal • Highness. Was Sacchi a courier of her Royal Highness at that time ? I do hot know; he was dressed as a Hussar. Does he remember while at Pesaro, that Sacchi - was an equerry?—When I went to Pesaro, Sacchi was no longer . ' there, he had left the service of her Royal Highness. , You have Said that there was a Lady, the Baroness An dreani, who was - Maid of Honour . at Rome, to her Royal.' Highness ;'how long was bhe Maid of Honour?—Alf the while the Princess was at Rome, at the Villa Brandi. • .„ Was she often there ?—Every day; she was alwa)s,there. Can you mention the names of any English Ladies who . visited her Royal Highness at Rome?—On the days I dined - there I do not remember to have seen any ; I base seen Ro man Nobility, but not strangers. • At Pesaro did you see English Ladies ?—Noe ' Did Louis Bergami dine at the table of her Royal Highness ~ at' Pesaro ?—=Sometimes. . . Did he nut always dine there when he was at Pesaro ?—Nut always. Doyou know Faustina, the sister of Bergami Did she dine at her Royal'Highness's table'?—Nu. Do you know the mother of Bergami Was she at. Pesaro ?—Yes, sometimes. Did. she dine with her Royal Highness ?—She was almost always ill. • Did she ever dine with her Royal Highness ?—Sometimes. Do you know the wife of Bergami ?—No. You then have never seen her at Pt , arn ?—Never Re-eiamined by Mr. Tits wad.. Q. You have been asked if you ever saw liergami's wife at Pesaro; did you ever see your own there ?--A:tio; she never came to Pesaro. You have been asked if any English Ladies visited' her Royal Highness at Rome; do you know if • there were any.. English Ladies of consequence at Rome ?—I do not know. What part of the year 1817 were you speaking of?-June and July. Is that the season that the Maladia prevails at Rowe Yes: it begins then. . . Were there any English Ladies living at Pesaro ?—None. Lord ELLENBOROUGH.—At what tide did Schiavirii.- leave Rome to follow her Royal Highness the eveni.n t ?:, The Earl of LIVERPOOL. — What situation did Faustina hold in the service of her Royal Highness ?—I say to these • Noble Lords I do not know for certain, because she did not.• , come within my department; I did not inquire. Ear! GREY.—I wish to know whether the witness was ac quainted with Sacchi before lie entered the service of het • Royal Highness ?—Yes, I had known him at Rome. , Did you know hint ih the army of Ital) ?—Nevee. The Earl of LAUDERDALE.—I wish to ask. the witness where he saw the Newspapers with an account of the process'' against her Majesty?—At Rome. It being nearly four o'clock, the Lor.n C11 . A14:. • CELLOR moved the Adjournmeut.—Adjourned till to=morrow (this day.) . • • PROCEEDINGS OF THIS DAY. The usual preliminary forms were gone through,: and after the call of the House, the attention of their Lordships was suddenly attracted towards the Bar by the presence of a New Zealand Chieftain, who had just been introduced among the strangers below the Bar ; and who excited the greatest curiosity among their Lordships, so much so, thatmany of them had quitted their seats to.ob tain a nearer view of tht young Chieftain. He was dressed in the European style, and had ear-rings in his ears, and he seemed much pleased with the splendour of the House. According to the in formation we obtained on the spot, this stranger is no less a. personage than Why-Kato, son-hi- , law of the principal Chief, Hang-bee-boo, and the brother-in-law of Dua Terra. lie is 26 years of age, and We understand that the greater part of his tribe are living at the river of Jokee hangoo, on the western side of New Zealand. . It was rumoured at first that this dignified stranger was no other than Mahomet who had come to exhibit his performances to ,the House, • ORDER O 1 THE DAY. . The LORD CIIANCELLOR.-" It is impossible for your . Lordships to attend to the Order of the Day % if Noble Lords will not take tire trouble of keeping their. seats." - At . half-past ten o'clock the Counsel were . called in, soon after which the Earl of LAy- DERDALt expressed 'his wish that Lieutenant. Hownam should be . : called to the Bar, if. in at tendance, and deliver -in.. his Diploma of the Order of St. C.aroline.;. • The Lonn• c NCELLOR then addressed the Counsel for the Queen, 'airttirtformed them that . their Lordships Wished . ligtoenant Hownam to be called forthwith. ,to the deliver in his Diploma of the Order of St;t4,leline, as menL. tioned by himself on a former day, Mr. BnouGrum said, that lie tco.beg their' Lordships' pardon ; as Lieutenant)lownam waa.