The National Register.
London, England, 1813-03-14 00:00:00

DEPOSITION OF JOHN SICARD.

I have lived seven years with the Princess of Wales as House-
steward, and have been in that situation from the end of six months
after 1 first lived with her Royal Highness. I remember the child
who is now with the Princess of Wales being brought there ; it was
about five months old when it was brought, it was about four years
age. just before we went to Ramsgate. I had not the least suspicion
of the object °flay being brought here. 1 had an opportunity of we-
ing the Princess frequently ; 1 waited on her at dinner and supper_.; I
never observed that the Princess had the appearance of being
with child ; I think it was hardly possible that she should have been
with child without my perceiving it. Sir Sydney Smith used to visit
very frequently at Montague House, in 1802, with Sir John and Lady .
Douglas. He was very often, I believe, alone with the Princess, and
so was Mr Canning and other Gentlemen. I cannot say that I ever
suspected Sir Sydaey Smith of any improper conduct with the Prin-
cess. I never had any ouspicion of the Princess acting improperly
with Sir Sydney Smith, or any other Gentleman. I remember Cap-
rain Matiby visiting at Montague House. The Princess of Wales
did not for pay the expence of fitting up his cabin; but the linen fur-
niture was or.!ered by me by direction of the Princess, of Newberry
and Jones. It was put by Newberry and Jones in the. Princess's bill,
and was paid for with the rest of the bill by Miss Heyman.
(Signed) JOHN SICARD.
Sworn at Lord Grenville's House, in Down-
ing-street, June 7, MOS, before us,
(Signed) ERSKINE, GRENVILLE,
SPENCER, ELLENIIOkOUQH.
COPY OF A REPORT,

Made in 1806, by the four Commissioners appointed by the King, viz.,
Lord E►tsKINI, Challeell4ff j Lori ()RENVILLE. First Lord of the
Treasury; Lord Si'E Nr En, Secretal yof State; Lord Eel. NBC/RI/VG 114
Chief .Justice of the Kind's Bench; to examine into the conduct of
her Royal Ilighness the Princess tat WALLs.
" May it please your Majesty,
" Your 'Majesty having been graciously pleased by an instrument
under your Majesty's Sign Manual, a Copy of which is annewl to this
Report, to authorise, empower, awl direct us to iminire into the truth
of certain written declarations touching the conduct of her Royal High-
ness the Princess of Wales, an Abstract of which had been laid before
your Majesty, and to examine upon oath. such persons as we should
see fit, touching and Concerning the same, and to report to your
Majesty the result of such examinations; we have, in dutiful obedience
to your Majesty's .commands, proceeded to examine the several wit-
nesses, the copies of whose depositions we have hereunto annexed; and
in flintier execution of the •ski:d commands, we now, most respectfully
submit to your Majesty the Rcpumt of these Esannuations as it has ap-
peared to its : but we beg leave at the .awe tittw, huttibiy to refer voile
ithic,ty fur more complete information to the Esarninations themselves,
in order to correct any error ultudgoicin into N bleb we may have uom-
tentimially fallen, with respect to any of this business. On a refeteute
to the above-mentioned D.,!chtrations as the necessary tonndatioo of all
our proceedings, we found that thee consisted in certain statements
winch hail been laid before his Royal flightless the l'rince ke-
spectiog the condiset of her R yal litubncss the l'ritices of Wit:es; that
thew statements, net only imputed tu . her Royal 11whoess great impro-
p;iety,. and indecency ut bohaviour, but expiessly as-erted, partly un
toe ground of ;:titudi xleclaratitimi how the Princess's utsa