The National Register.
London, England, 1820-08-28 00:00:00

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in blaok clothes. end wore black silk .doel(ings. His
Cothes seemed very strange upon him.)
FADAW. 22.
At fire minutes past ten the LortiChaneellor entered the Douse.
At twenty minutes past ten Coun-ei titre ordered in.
Tite.istore :tlajoeci titan ap,!ea:-..al at the bar, and the Sol.eitor
General ..enewed the examinaticn.
In the lUTlllet part of your examination you mentioned that
s one coring: had been made in the seeping apartments, at the
Villa d'Este. eats that change made during the absence of the
Princess in Greece %—lt was.
r you remember the relitive situation of the apartments of
the Princess and Ilt-gaini after their return from Greece, and
alter that change had taken place?-1 du remember.
Were they near each other, and hail they direct communication
be watt them?—They Ital. •
Were the apartment: of the rest of the household at a distance
from those of the Princess and Bergami?—They were more far.
Was there any door, which being timed, shut up all commu.
Mcation between the apartment of the incess and Bergami,
and those of the rest of the household ?—Yes, there was such a
door. When it was locked, nobody else could get in.
in nuking the change or which you have before spoken, in the
relative situation of the apartments. do you remember any tiling
about an alteration in a wall having been necessary ?-1 do nut
remember.
Was there a Theatre at the Villa d'Este?—There was.
Did the Princess act at that Theatre?—Yes.
Did she act with Berganii ?—I saw the Princess and Bergami
to:tether, but I did not remain during the aerie performance of
comedy at the Theatre. '
Do you it:member a person of the name of Nlajoreto ?—Yes.
What couetryman was he ?-11e came from Janie
Did he come on board the Princess's vessel at Jatl4 ?—Yes.
Did this man remain at Villa d'Este during the whole time
the Princess remeintd there ?-1. es.
Do you remember on any occasion when the Princess was pre•
sent. of Majoneto making any exhibition ?—Yes.
What seri of ex!.ibitim was it ?—The witness described it by
the weed t•jocen."
The interpreter said OIL was generic terms, meaning generally,
t ricks.
Do you remember of Majoneto making this sort of exhibition
on more titsto one occasion before the Princess ?—Nlo:e than once.
Was Beiganti alt.n present at thee exhibitions?—Yes.
Did you ever see the Princess and Bergami sailing together on
the Lake of Co:twit—Many times.
Were they a!one, or with other people?—They were alone.
Was it seidem or often that they used to sail thus alone toge-
ther P—Many times.
The Solicitor General here said that he had concluded Ids

CCanlination of the witness.
Cross-exami ation,tommenced by Mr. Brougliam.—You have
told us that you left the service of Gen. l'ino. Was it on account
of killing a horse, or any thing of that sort?—No—(with great
emphasis.)
Did you never kill a horse at all ?—No, no.—(most
tically.)
Did you never say to any body that you had ?—No never.
What wages bud you in Gm. Pinta service?—Fifty pence,
(twenty-five of this country.)
A day, ?—Yes, per day.
You did not find that enough, and it was on that account you
left the General's service ?-1 left his service during the blockade
of Mantua.
When the Queen was at Naples did not the Er.,,,lish servant of
Sit William Gell sit at the second table for the gentlemen of the
Queen's household ?-1 do not temember.
Do you remember of another English servant, the servant of
Mr. Keppel Craven, the Prince's Chamberlain, sitting also at that
table ?-1 do not remember.
Had either of these two gentlemen English servants at all,
when attached to the Household of her Royal litghness ?
They hail.
Were they English 2-1 believe they were, because they spoke
English.
Were they in livery or out of livery ?—During ordinary days
thy were nut in livery, but I nave seen them in livery at great
ali.iners.
Was it the duty of the ordinary livery servants to wait upon
ber Royal Highness ?—lt was.
At table ?—Yes
Also at breakfast in the morning 2—No.
Was it not the duty of the upper servants, including the cou-
rier, so to wait on her Royal Highness at breakfast ?—Yes.
Do you know Cameron ?—Yes.
Where did William Austin sleep at Naples ?—I do not
remember.
Will you swear he did not sleep in the next room to her Royal
Highness ?—This I ca mot remember
Where did Dr. Holland, her Royal Iliemess's physician sleep?
—I do n,,t remember.
Will you swear that there was no passage through which the
Princess could enter Bergami's room without going through the
room in which you slept ?—No other.
Was it not a very severe accident that Bergami met with
front the kick of the horse ?—lt was so severe that he could not
walk.
Was it not so severe that he was confined ?.—I cannot tell.
Were you not employed to auend hint in his illness ?—I was
employed to attend him.
Will you swear that you saw Bergami walk out once ?—I do
sot remember his going ,nit.
Have you not seen her Royal Highness go into the room of
Mr. I lieronimus when lie was ill ?-1 don't remember.
Wit it not her constant practice when any of her servants were
ill?-1 don't remember it.
And into the rooms of others of her domestics when ill !-7
dont remember it.
Vas there no other person atte:..ded by Dr. Holland ?—Nr

but Beigand that I reit-umber.
Mr. Brougham proceeded in his cross examination.—You ;tare
us to understand of having knocked at Bergann's door when at
Genoa. so loud that he niti.;t have heard it, and yet you did not
receive any unmet. ?—Y es.
What sort of people Lad conic into the house that night, that
made you knock up Bergand v.at.: when that theft Ira
made.
You mean to say that robbers broken into the house ?
Robbers had come to the house. •
Was the ahem given that it wit part of your friend Ompteda's
gang?
The Solicitor General objected to the question. the Learned
Gentleman having designated titian a gang with which the witness
wa,conneeted.
Mr. Brougham.—•• Yes, a gar.; of robbers."
The Lord Chancellor remark. d, that the Le trivil Counsel fur
her Majesty said lie wool:: take the questiun by steps, and yet lie
assumed the whole at once.
Mr. Brougham resumed—Did not some person attack a win-
dow•uf the house?—Yes, some thieves.
Did you go to tile window on that occasion ?—I opened the
window. I saw a person before rne. I took a gun and find z.t
that person more Wan once, and lie fled away.
The cross examination was thta resumed—
After the robber. attacked the limbo and yen' tired as you hart
described, was mat the whole house aktrined ?—1 imwe .lately
ran to knock at Bcrgami's dour, acid found that all the people
were collected th.iwa
Did you see any one with a drawn sword in his hand at the
time ?—f can't remember.
Was there a person c inflect Harland there ?—I cannot re.
member.
W.as Ilioronimos there?—lt rir all the family; btu. I
.