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LONDON JOURNALS. rDAILY EXTRACTS.] FROM THE MOO( 'SING PAPERS. [Morning Post.] TRIAL, OF, ,TII-QltEsr.—The 2 cio'ss::eKarnitia'- fiOti 'of Theodor"eilajocci. was continued yester - tlayby Mr. Broughatni lint it produced nothing to weaken the testimony of the witness in regard to the material facts alleged against her Majesty. fie was afterwards re-examined by the Solicitor ene:.-al, Who produced explanations to counter ' :Ict thf-• endeavours of Mr. Brougham to show that he was not a proper character. During his re-examination by the Learned Gentleman and several of the Noble Lords, it appeared that it : was at his own - repeated . request he was dis. - . charged, as well from the service of the Princess as from that of Gen. Pino ; and that he left the service of her Royal Highness with a certificate of his n-lod conduct by the House Steward ()Nile . , Princess,, and under the seal of her Roval ness. Ile repeated all his material statements re-lative to the proceedings on board the po ...:lacc.a. in answer to a question from one of their Lokilships, he said, that - his motive for wishing to .I;e:discharged from -the. - seryice of the Princess .hecatoe - bei• !toy:al:Highness was , sure icrunded by bad ileolitef;".•:-. 7 and 4 on being inform .led Princess`;;ivanted to have him back he refused; saiing:" hp:wonld rather go ',‘On tihe %%hole, 'We. cannot per r,ive any marked . inconsistency in the evidence of this man. The rictktis wish to throw discredit en the .whole of ,his,...statermarts, - merely because •Mernerif did not bear 'Min MA, or be • - ignorant, 9f i . facts . respecting Which Mr. 'tau ham interlogited. him, It was scarcely • . . , ;:possibre for him, to- itriagine4.atthe time the al ' Tegea: disgusting, eyents..were -passing, that he 7-- ''*hOuld r , ever 'be called upon 147 give . evidenc - e in ft~e hi hest. Gpurt of the-Vniverse (a scene wholly new 'and naturally perplexing to a f 6-; reigner. of low birth), upon what he had seen in *: "far diStant countries.- And admitting that many things Might have Passed before 'him which were not 'Oliserved by him, itimust in common candour --2 1ie"allowed, that what he did observe and remem 'bei, he has very distinctly and no less forcibly ~4 tated - to. the ,Judges of this :most painful and disgusting case. If be .has stated any thing falsely he is amenable to the law, in beity , . • sUbject to an action for perjury for such I. 'o - hence,* Some of our factious scribes thus of the witness to which we here allude This'„creatureceuld recollect the Queen's going I ?iniOliergarni"A.ropm during an itlness ; but could not recollect hercondescending and humane at '..tooance upon:, others .of • her honsehold, when laisolaffoUring under Sickness..." Upon this we only,to observe, it has. not been Said by any body that she did _manifest this humane conde scension to the other servants; .so that the harsh reflection upon Theodore goes to•nothing short of this, that he should have anstveretLthe question in allirMative all :the same, whether he was or was not acquainted -with . an assumed or pre tended fact.—Another instvwe of the candour and liberal temper of the Times is to be found in the follOWing remark..:—".This wretched wit ness (Majocci) was housed and fed by the Bri tish Ambassador, Lord Stewarts'a Man of an ex traction as low as that qfßergami-:.of fortunes almost as rapid !",---With respect" to the seurrile part of this observation, we have to say, that. ford Ste Wart known to be descended from one. of the„most respectable families the united Kingdom; and as to the connection of the Noble.ord,with.the witnesses, it is only ne cessary to : .give the following eitract from the Vienna Court. Gazette of the 6th instant, in refu tation of the unwarrantable assertion The Vienna Court Gazette of to-day (August 6) con tains 'the following article We have been re quested by the Embassy of his Majesty the King of Great Britain to the Imperial Court, to insert in our Paper the following declaration, viz. that the 'statements which are contained• in an article, dated Vienna, in No. 215 of the' Allgemaine Zei'fang of August 2, this year, respecting• several witnesses on the trial. of the Queen of England, in refere.nce to . the. British Embassy ) are mere fictions and lieS.' " [Morning Chronicle.] We understand that such of the Italian wit nesses as may be trusted at large, are accom panied every evening, by persons from the Home Office, to the several,places of amusement in the rnetropolis.—The number of witnesses intended to be examined . against the Queen, are, it is un derstood, one hundred and-thirty-tyro. [BritiFh Press.] VS:e are happy to find that all - the Judges have concurred in, the opinion previously expressed by the Lord Chancellor, that an individual who had given. false testimony at the har of their Lordships' House, in a legislative proceeding, might . be indicted for perjury if it did not inter fere with their bord-ships' privileges. The Lord Chancellor gave notice that he would this morn ing submit a motion to- the House, for the pur pose of inducing their Lordships to - waive their privileges upon this point with reference to the present proceeding. [New Times.] . Only two witnesses against the Queen ha ve yet been ex amined, and, to judge from the time which has, been occupied the whole evidence can hardly be. got through in less .than a month. We therefore fully agree with a cotemporary (the Editor of The Morning Chronicle), that " in the present early stage- of the proCeedings no rational opinion can be formed as to the result." The broad'assertion of another . Journalist, that " the Queen may now be considered as triumph.. iiug :" .aild'that-" for thefirst three years at least of her AI a: je3t.y.':s . painful peregrinations she stands before her Husband's admiring subjects as white as unsunned snow," cannot be considered as any thing short of an attempt to mislead and impose upon the public. We shall be very un illing to make any remarks on the evidence in its detached state, unless absolutely forced to do so, for the purpose of exposing the misrepresen tations of our antagonist. his attempts of that kind nsterday were-so gross - as to defeat their oiiu ohjetq: It is true that the first witness evinced, ' , on his cross-examination, some defect of memory or confusion of 'intellect, not very wonderful in his rank of life ; but the material parts of his evidence remained unshaken ; and his character, as a person of integrity, was establish ed by the testimonial of the Queen herself. We do not say that it would be wise to rely impli citly on the evidence of such a man, if he were a single witness ; but it would be still less reason able to refuse it, credit altogether. The only prudent course is to wait and see whether other witnesses speak to similar facts. If they do, we may the more readily credit Majocci, and the _more satisfactorily account for the Queen's ex traordinary agitation at his first production. The facts spoken to by Paturzo, the second witness, as far as they go, certainly coincide in character with those mentioned by Majocci ; but we re peat„ that ,flit_ is_ as yet far too early to form any thing like a decisive opinion on the probable ef fect of the whole evidence. • their Lordships would indulge him in expressing his ardent wishes to have any kind of communi cation prevented between the witnesses. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said that nothing more could'be done than to grant an injunction to that effect. Witnesses were never so precluded from communication at any of the' Assizes. The Earl of DARNLEY said, that it was most important that the witness Theodore should have no communication whatever with Madame Du mont.—(baughter The LORD CHANCELLOR then rose to state the resolution he had to submit to their Lordships as to any prosecution that might be instituted for perjury, but the Judges having come in, he stopt, The LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE of the King's-Bench delivered the opinion of the Judges, which was, that the proper time for putting the question sug gested by Mr. Williams, was before the witness was sworn ; but that'lt might be put in a later stage, and if the witness then answered in the affirmative, then the regular examination might proceed. ! RTINESS MANI INF.D. THZATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last Night. • • THEATRE ItirraL, Daunt' LANE.—Ni) Perfartnance: THEATRE. I&iYAL, HAYMMINET.—The Rivals. After which, X. Y. Z. Tticantellorat, Estat.txm Ortaa Hotrsc.—(3d 'rime), Pa te Se4p.ns. , After which, 'I he Vauipite. To which was added, (3d Time), Whang Fong. • . . ;sr. asatt•rHOLOMEW.-44,0!iday git - the Rank, Excheque:l 4 ; East • India, and South Sea House*. MAILS. Aliftivev-2 Dubin], 1 Watvrford, I 1-Tarnburgh. Due-1 Guernsey and Jersey, 2 Gotieullurgli, 1 Lisbon, France. - ..... HIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. &lording, 1 . 3 Initititts afar 3.—Evening, 30 nmilit,s attar 3. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERS FALSUM ALIDE.ITY LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 18W. THE QUEEN. HOUSE OF LORD4-THI3 DAY. The Loan CIiANCELLOR took his seat at a quarter to terf, when the Lord Bishop of LLAN DAIT read prayers. • The roll of the Peers. was then called:o4er, When the folloWing were de clared to be defatilters':.—Lord ltosS, Lord Wal degrave, the Duke of Newcastle, and the Mar quess of Exeter. The Marquess Wellesley was stated to be absent from indisposition. VicenzOlo was then called in. lie is short made but rather stout, and has the coun tenance of a Scotchman. Mr. WILLIAMS (her Majesty's Counsel), said that he wished the witness to declare before he was sworn, whether there was any form more binding on his conscience than that of the oath which was taken in this country. He mentioned this, becauSelf was well known what influence superstition had on the human mind, and to what extent, this influence might be carried. The Loan CHANCELLOR thought the question proper, but considered it quite sufficient if the party swearing declared his or her belief in the existence of a Supreme Being, and of a future state of rewards and punishments. Mr. WI LLIAMs said, this might be true, but then there might be in Italy certain preliminary ceremonies, previous to taking an oath, which rendered it more binding, and such ceremonies might not be known in this country. It was ab solutely necessary, in a case of such importance as the preseitt to every Member of Society, that the whole truth and every iota of the truth should be known. one. Mr. BROUGHAM, on the same side, quoted the case of Omichard v. i l3arker, and Lord Mans field's celebrated comment upon it, in which that Learned Judge had dec,lared that it was essential to the principles of justice that every man should be, sworn in the way which his co tated. There had been besides a case at the Old Bailey where a Chtir ese witness was sworn on a saucer, which was afterwards broken to pieces. It is therefore the earnest wish of her Majesty's Counsel, that -the witness should be asked whe ther there were not some ceremonies in his native country more binding than the oath prescribed by the form of our law. The LORD CHANCELLOR and Lord EasKINE thought this was proper. Lord GREY suggested that the question ought to be " Whether is there any form of oath more binding in Italy than here ?" The LORD Cir iNCELLOR was about to put the question, to the House, when it was agreed to refer it to the judges.--The Judges then re tired. • The Earl of DARNLEY said, that as .the Judges "had now retited - - to onsult he.had to hope that Witness was Captain of the polacca, named " Industry,"• and was hired to convey the Prin cess at Messina from Augusta to Creece. At Augusta the Princess came on board and examin. ed all the accommodations ; the dining room had two doors ; one was ordered to be nailed up ; it was nailed up ; it was on the larboard side ; there was a. Cabin contiguous to the dining room which was at first occupied by Dumont and Brunet ; there was a room in front of the opening door in which Bergami slept ; there were two sofas put together where the Princess slept.— Bergami was two nights in his own cabin ; he then moved to the dining-room ; his bed was so placed that the parties in it might or might not see the Princess ; the Countess of Oldi slept on the right side of the room ; the dining-room ap proximated to the cabin. The examination of this witness was going on %hen our Reporter left the House at half past Her MAJE&TY had not then entered the House, but was hi her private room. Alderman WOOD came soon after with a quantity of papers, which were immediately, communicated to her MAJF.s- TY, and were the subject of some consultation. Though we shall ourselves scrupulously con, tinue to refrain flout any comments upon ,the evidence advanced, pro or con s on the Trial °Cher MAJESTY, we shall still submit to our Readers the opinions of our Competitors, in our Daily Ex tracts from the London Journals. But though we shall not animadvert upon the proceedings in the Court, we do not feel ourselves under the necessity of silently observing the conduct of those Competitors. THEODORE MAJOCCI has been styled " this creature " by one, " this wretch" by another, " this fellow" by a third, and Government has been accused by one more' daring and shameless than the rest, of having formed a Conspiracy against THE QUEEN, and of having suborned all the Witnesses for the purpose of effecting her destruction. We have only to Mention the venerable LORD CHAN.. CELLOR, the Head of the Law, and the Earl of LIVERPOOL, the Head of the Administration, not to advert to any other Members of the Govern ment at present, and to ask the world at large, whether two more honourable characters can be found in this or any other country, and whether it is possible that any temptation that could be offered to those high, independent, and honour able characters, could induce them even in thought to swerve from the most conscientious sense of duty to God and to their Country ? We find that the opinion of the Loan CHANCEL L OR, on the non-application of the process .of -Im peachment to the alleged crimes of THE QUEEN, and the non-existence of any law applicable to the Ittasc4 l l s rn:. c4; 4I i4ES tortwormefinimi-tatca jug, experience, and unimpeachable rectitude. On, this point particularly, as well as oa several others, the Earl of Ltvgarooz. came forward in a new light, and displayed a profound know ledge of th e L aw , as well as of the general prin ciples of the British Constitution, and a due • re, gard for substantial justice and the honour and interest of the Country. As to the attack of The Old Times of yesterday on Lord STEW ART, attempting to degrade him by asserting that he is " a man of an extraction as low as that of BER GAMI,I it is well answered by The Morning Post of this day, as our Readers will see by referring to our Extracts from the London Journals. But we are glad to find that, as far as our obseria tion has extended, the leading article, as it is _styled, of yesterday's Old Times, was read with ge neral indignation and abhorrence, for its vile scur rility, its evident• intention . to . mislead the public mind, and its gross partiality in attemptiDg to r e ' present 'IR E QUEEN as having triumphantly , blished her innocence already, though only on e witness had been heard, though his evidence ha d not closed, and though he might naturally hesita te/ and show a want of memory under the intimida" tion of a scene so new to him, and before so a wr.- id a Tribunal, and, wa may add, assailed as he was bl the pertinacious asperity of a subtle cross-caro l ' nation. But it is wasting time to animadvert upo n a Paper which seems to have no principle of ac' tion but the most sordid self-interest, and th e success of which has long been, and is, 14 1111 discreditable to the common sense, judgme nt ' and taste of the Public. No French Papers have arrived this morning' •\Ye are, therefore, unable to giveany further de' tails respecting the Conspiracy. LEGAL ITALIAN. Says JACK, 4 ‘ I hope we'll know full soon, What 13notrottam means by Piccaroon 7 Says SiA to &ten, " lay a.Guine,iv My Larned Friend means !" NINNY HAMMER. THE THE "EIRE.--The Theatre, properly 0 11 : ducted, has so beneficial an influence,,,epon ,lll s general taste and morals, that it is the duty 0 1. , e public Journalist to notice its operations.- had not room yesterday to mention the ref'; se station of the First Part of Henry the Fat' on Tuesday night at the Haymarket Theatrt l i but. TER R Y'S appearance in tialstciff opPt. l l, to'be overlooked. He obtained Much:rept:lW°, in Edinburgh some years ag o for his perforrnO f f of this part, and many judicous conanendatW On it appeared in The Edinburgh Courant at t he time. They- were fully justified on thiS occasi° ll :, 'FUMY, we have heard, is a profound blest letter student, yet it is but justice to sar, his personation of the facetious Knight wa.; o° , marked by affected research, but by flowing la!: "pour and frank festivity. No points,were 1 0 '; and many were rendered prominent with haPP.% effect. Upon the whole, the performance : 10 ; characterised by critical acumen and effect'l humour. CHARLES KEM FILE'S HOiSpZir deCi e edly the best assumption of the part that London stage now possesses.—We have not rop y for detail, but the play was altogether well presented and much applauded. ' Miss S. BOOTH is now performing at Galwat: after having obtained well-deserved populari t i ; in Dublin. . She is one among the very few tresses who perform with unaffected sitriplieitl f feeling, and spirit. • SiNcima, of vocal celebrity, who is now r, Italy, is, we understand, about to return, ‘. resume his professional occupation on the Loud' boards. W A LLACK, late of Drury-Lane Theatre, if now not only principal Actor, but also the Stg!: Manager of the York, ll u ll, and Leeds Theat re s, his Royal Highness th e Duke of 'lonic to° notes of various parts of the evidence yesterP , in the House of Lords. The answer to the numerous inquiries yest er i day, respecting the state of 'the Marquess 7 WoacEsTca, was, that his Lordship bad pas s e a tranquil night, and is in ,a fai r way of do P u t well. . The claims of Sir Wm. OGILvy, of Boyne, to 0 .the titles of Earl of FINEILATER and Bar% BANFF, have been laid before the House of Pe e 'r by the KING, and 'referred - to the Committee . 1) Privileges. Thelioll. THOMAS LISTER, son of Lord 110' BLESDALE, now on a tour in Italy, hag unfort t , nately been visited with a violent paralytic a tack. a t Yesterday a Court of Directors was held • - the East India House, when JOSIAs Du r b l i ALEXANDER, Esq. took the usual oaths and i p seat as a Director, in the room of Sir D.Ovi, SCOTT, Bart. who had disqualified.---Captain Ate MITCHELL was sworn into the command of ship Bridgewater, consigned to China direct'. o 4 Near five hundred labourers were this morr. engaged at the Tholsel for the harvest. SlO tt al - o we have a fortnight of good weather, little remain to be done in this neighbotirhood': (Drogheda Journal.) t hi#, The prevalence of Colds and Coughs a t re , and the approaching season, cannot be too c a t o fully - guarded ag ainst, and so many are the d eg o t, elaused by the f eet getting wet, that we..c a° o f in justice to the Patentee, and from. a stEll e our duty to the Public, omit to recommeW i . ngenious invention of the Patent* I{ T ha ~. Inner .S'oles, which are applied to BOnt s s o ll t Shoes, and Which are so well calculated to T t e ? wet and damp. To be had of- the Pat en No. 13, Cornhill. - WI Ho!, • MININNIMBIM. BIRTH. tb s ' At his Lordship's house, in Piccadilly, on l'acsu a j' Countess of Rosehel ry, of a daughter. ;MARRIED. Yesterday, William White, Esq. of Dorset-sinarryml‘l: lehoue, to Eleanor, daughter of W. C. Clarkson , Doctors' Commons. DIED. On Sunday last, at Bath, Major-General Sir Gran''' r Calcraft, Knight of the Orders of Maria 'Theresa, TioFediote Sword, &c. &c. Gout in the stomach was the jo " s, cause On of his sudden death. Saturday reetiiinc, the 19th inst. after a Ab°r`,,,,est/ Mr. J P ohn Addison Newman, late Kee ue of his 16 " Goal of Newzate. At Edinburgh, the sth inst. Miss Marzaret ' last of the name in the direct line of the ancien t f3W'' -,/' —O O ' 4 Close, FAymbur g h , 0 n the 14 ftichard Cleghorn, er e '. LONDON: Printed by J. B. CARSTAIIIS,-- o -7-7 f 1 0 ' , 29 ' Ormond-street, Queen-square; and publ ished St . SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Nloltnn-stree t, at 00164 041ce, Na. HQ, Strand ; wlteru Atirettise m entfs • Loiters, &c. must oe addressed. 4 ;i{~p[yf