The National Register.
London, England, 1820-10-30 00:00:00

No. 1,276.—V0L. XIII.]

Omptrial Varitament.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
EIGHTEENTH DAY OF THE DEFENCE.

MONDAY, OCT. 23.

Lord lIARROWBY presented the Report of the Select
Committee appointed to inquire into the correspondence
between Mt. Powell and Col. Brown, relative to the
absence of Rulelli. The contents were unimportant,
except that Reateili candidly declared be did not mean to
return. Counsel were afterwards called in. Lieutenant
Hownam verified his Order of St. Caroline, and
Mademoiselle Louisa Dumont was handed to the Bar by
Mr. Mettle, and examined by Mr. Williams.
Are yon acquainted with a. woman of the name of
Franchette Martini ?—I believe not.

Do you know a man of the name of Henry Martini T—l
do not iteollect any steels name.
Do you know a place in Switzerland called Morge ?
Yes.

The woman of whom I speak is a milliner at that place?
—I know a marchende des modes at that place, of the name
of Martini, not ➢lartini.—(A laugh at the nicety of this
distinction on oath.

Do you remember sending for that witness to alter a
bonnet fur you ?—I cannot recollect sending for her, as I
did not reside at Norge.

Well, without speaking of sending for her, I ask you if
you saw her about altering a bonnet in any part of that
yea' ?—I may have seen her, but I do not positively re-
collect whether I did or not.

Do you nut tccollect Madame Martini asking if the
Princess was not a woman of intrigue (une galanle)?-1
do not at all recollect. I do not recollect having any con•
Versation with the woman on the subject.
Do you not recollect being angry about it ?—I do not
recollect this conversation; I have not the least idea of it.

Do yon not recollect that ynit lair) it was all a calunwey`
and that it was the Princess's enemies who spread the
rumours against her!—l do not recollect any thing like
it : 1 do not recollect it at all,

_
--
Will 'ou swear that you did not say 80?-4 will not
swear, I do not recollect. 1 not the least ides of it.

Did you not say, that the Pi ineesii,from the time she left
England, had been surrounded with spies ?—I never could
have said to, because I never saw a spy.
Will you swear you never said so ?—I will not swear it,
but I do not recollect having said it.
. . . _ .

Did you 110 say to this woman, Mai tini, that the Pi incess
was very unfortunate?-1 do nut recollect this ccoversa-
lion at all.
And did yon not say that all the actions of the Princess's
life were inisinterineted 1-1 do not recollect say 81)-
1 do nut recollect this conversation at all.

Did ycti lot, in M 15% er to Martini's gitestion, say," My
God ! it h iiiiposhiblo for anybody to be more virtninia
than she is?—l do not i ecollect ; I eattnot recollect hav-
ing had that eutivc rs,.tion %ills Madame Mai
Did )au not say to Illitdanie Martini, that in all her
she, the Priticess, had un ft but the old
hillg?-1 have nut the least idea of this couveiNation. I
do not reetillvet it.

Will you swear that you did not say vo will not
Swear ii, boil I do not bilieve I evir said it.

Alter a short cross-elailidiatiiou by the Solicitor Gene-
ral, this witness was ordered to withdraw. Atter which
I.llitaiellAbl proceeded to cMI Fraitebefic .2larlimi, a
decently dressed wonian,appateuily about -40 eat 3 vine.
Examined by Mr. Williams.
Are you the wife of Henry Martini?—Yes.
Of what place f—Moree.
Do you keep a milliner's shop there ?—Yes.
1)o yon know Louise Dumont ?—Ye,
Hon. tong have you known tier ?-I.'t mu the time she
was at Menge, when shy f1.,1s quite young, and teat ning to
Was that before she went into the service of her Royal
Highcees ?—A long time before.
the beet of your Anon ledge, of what agy was Dumont
whcu )oil tint became acquainted wills bet t---311e. might
be about ,tklecii.

Have )on frcipiently Well Dumont at .)lorge ?—Front
the moment I becalm, acquainted with her, 1 have scco
lser Tory' uttcl).
Do yon remember seeing Dumont ut Nlorge any time iu
ly1S?—1 MAW her in the th of April.
On what occasion via* It that yell saw Louise Dumont
—At the cuunting-boas of the Demoiselle* J--, whither
1 was called on account of stMle wutl. which %les to be
dune of Allallentoisellu Dumont.

lit four ilint time had yon seen any joiiiiial of Louie
Duitiolit':.l-1 read it.
Whet& Son sum thulium, as you Ivivi• sai,!, en the sub-
ject of some work, did silt entrr iutu Loy .•.,tivers!l;i:m
with her on the subject of that junt ital. or uI lit• Piincos
Or Wales?—Yes.

Al hat question 111(1 you rot to ?--1 oh
served to Dtioolit that the l'to.ro•A ‘t 4ies 11..1
lihrltine. I said ttolid ly, Loci' list* sued N 416
What answ+•r did I)iiti ((((( t ui.ske to this 'nation ?
She pot lieracifto a •%tent pais•ou it tyk, tiothit,it
bnt caluottly, t 4 tots d Ly hut tEt-plits, to (Adis tu 1.1114
►er.