The National Register.
London, England, 1820-10-08 00:00:00

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They bad forgot that other persons, ircluilitig the famous Col•
Brown, had also been black-balled there. The Attui ney-
General had asked, with powerful emphasis, and becoming
horror, who ever heard of a Royal Pr incess—dhe wife of the
heir apparent—going to a masked ball in disgnisc ? (Much
laughing.) Why did she not go in her own Mate conch, with
all her retinue and attendants, instead of going In a cai riage
without even the royal arias on it, and passing through a
back door in the garden? He (Mr. Brenham) Wondered
the Learned Geuileman did not add that she comtnitted the
aggravated crime of going to a masquerade in a domino I—
( Laogbiag). It was not frusta knowledge of Murat's Court,
hat from Dumont sad Illeisiechi that they gained their lafor-
madam, but those witnesses, when under exasaination, had
forttleately recolletted *hat was false and forgot what was
tree. The Attorney-General bad said, that he Was ism
sheeted to state that the Princess had gone to the theatre
in a dress so very indecent, that she was hooted from it by
the audience. The witness to support this amertioa, mid
that the Princess was in au ugly dress, in disguise. Rot
strange as it might appear to his Learned Friends, persons at
masquerades generally wished to conceal themselves I—A
laugh.) The Attorney-General had stated, that at Messina
Bergdmi was locked in the same room with the Princess at
night, and that voices were heard ; but Dumont, called
to prove this, denied it. The Attorney-General had said,
that Majocchi beard the Princess in Bergami's room, and
that they were kissing each other; but Majocehl only says
they Were whispering, In the same opening speech, be bad
Mated that &weld one night, not finding Bergami In his
room, went to look for him, and saw him come out of t►e
Princess's room. undressed and farther, that Bergami,
being confused, said he had gone into the room to see his
child, who had been crying, and begged Saechi not to mea.
tidn it. Seca' is brought forward, bat he denies It as
strongly as possible, by saying he does not recollect anything
of the circumstance; and yet this was not for want of red.
minution, for the Solicitor-General had examined him very
closely. The next was the s andalous scene at the Barone,
which the Attorney-General had painted snore like a brothel
than a palace; bat there was no evidence In support it.—
In Naples and Sicily, their Lordships had been told that the
conduct of the Queen had shocked all the Nobility. and
that none doubted of her improper connection with a menial,
but of this there was no proof.—With respect to visiting with
the Nobility, he would admit that the Prisms.'" had, from
motives which he would not pretend to inquire into, been
treated with the same neglect and abandonment, as some per.
sons bad, from motives which he well knew, treated her
with here. But when the Attorney-General stated her
Royal Highness to have been abandoned by the whole of her
English suite, he bad forgot that Lady Charlotte Lindsay
joined her at Naples. Was it not singular, said the Learned
Gentlemen, that this Lady should hate joined the Princess if
there was one atom of truth in the scandalous stories of her
misconduct? Was it to be believed that this Lady and her
own servant,, should not mix with the Neapolitsin domestics
of her Royal Highness, and bear something of those hide-
cencies that were so notorious? ur was it to be supposed
that these Italians concealed all they knew until they were
safely lodged in Cotton-garden? But the Princes' had been
treated in some places wish the same rispeet where she had
been received by several foreign Princes—by the legitimate
Prince of Baden—by the still more legitimise Stuarts of
Sardinia—the legitimate heirs, as distinguished from the
heirs inheriting on the principles of liberty and by 'lie will
°film people. Another Prince, who he doubted not would
contend in point of ancestry with die Stuarts ur the Hour-
lions, the Bey of Tunis had received her Royal Highness
with honours becoming her rack. The Learmd Gentleman
must uow solicit the indulgence of Lordships while he
looked mote narrowly to the case thus opened and not proved
by the Atturiwy-General.—Was it not a marvellous thing
that the evidence should stave fallen, slot only so far short of
the case as stated in the Attorney-Geiseral's opening, hut short
,even of any foredation for the charge against Ms illustrious
client? Wa4 there ever a charge of erimilial conversation
brought forward under such auspices, or supported by such
witnesses? 'the very ten persons, a tin, of all other*,
must know most of the °deuce changed—thc valet of the
man, and the waiting-woman of the Lady—were here in the
array of testimony for the prosecution. In ordinary caw',
to have even mu such witness, is thou ht decisive; but ac-
cording to the form of proceeding in ordinary cases, it is
rare indeed that the hod) seivaiit, either of the defendant in
the action of damages, or of the Lady, can be procured. In
no case perhaps, that ever before occurred, were two such
o itiicsses united in support of the cliarge.—Critt-idtr 400 the
impaled conduct tif the parties against whom the charge is
brought. if the evidence fur the prosecution is its be in -
breed, they had dung off all regard to decency, all tianduels
of restraint, all ordinary prudence; they had given way to
their passion as if they were in the hey-day of youthful i•lood,
and were united by such ties as made the foululgrure of it a
conduct of her Royal Highness began. Mr. Percival, her
firm, undaunted, and able defender, was no sowier laid
virtue and not a vice. They sought no concealment—they
rather courted observation. And yet with all this want of
eircumspeetiiia on the part of the parties accused, and with
witnesses who, of all others, acre most likely to • ma-
blish guilt, if guilt there had been, was it not mar-
vellous, indeed, that the Counsel for the prosecution had
slut been able to prove more than the few imulaied facts
from which they had pretended by inference to make out
the charge against her Majesty? In stating that there had
been no attempt at cone( almcnt on die part of the indi-
vidual acensed, lie had greatly understated the ease; for,
if the eviilencu fur the prosecution was to be believed,
.hey had, instead of tiling every precaution to prevent,
'abet' e%eiy possible pi ecasttiou to flame their town de.
Section. Evt iy part of the case was subject to this
observation; exactly in promotion n. Ails I f ilti 111 al and
atrocious were to be comsat tt«l, so if... Fait". had taken
roue that tlaktp *hod., bt .;41N1 a.P•.- the
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