The National Register.
London, England, 1820-08-27 00:00:00

PROCEEDINGS

AGAINST HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
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HOUSE OF LORDS.
MONDAY, AVG. 21.

This day the streets leading to the Parliament Rome
were throng►d at ten o'clock, to see her Majesty go to
the House. The doors of the House of Lords were opened
at nine o'clock, and prayers were said.
Rtreme.—Lord HOLLAND then addressed the Homo;
—6, Before your Lordships pr dto the hnsiness of the
day. I musteall your att►ntion for a few minutes to a sub-
ject of as Breit magnitude, in my opinion, as the investi-
gation into the coarlnct of the hie,' individual who is the
immediate object of your Lordships' proceedings. The
snhjert to which I allude is connected with the tranquil-
lity. independence, and liberty of all nations." The noble
Lord then rap d a wish to know, whether, with res.
pert to the memorial which was addressed to the Allied
Powers by the Court of Russia, aw l. an answer had been
given by our G ment as onght to have been, namely,
reprobating the principles it avowed? Also, whether a
communication had been made to Spain. statinirsuch
answer to have been given, and expressing our congratn-
lations at the change Which hail taken place. and the
prospects which thee, the Spanish people, were likely to
obtain ender a free" Government? Re would further ask,
what the engagements were which it nonpareil from that
paper had been entered into by the Allied Powers, and
whether this country was a party to them?
Lord LIVERPOOL said, lie knew of no eneneerneete
of the kind alluded to by the Noble Lord ; and that if
finch existed, this country was no party to them. The
communication which had taken place between this
conntry and Spain merely went to prove the desire of his
Majesty's Ministers to keep np a rood nnderstanding, and
to ntaintnin the relations of peace and amity with Spain.
and to expreita a hope that the proceedings now going on
under the Cortes may lead to a happy adjustment of the
affairs, and promote the welfare of the Spanish nation.
Lord HOLLAND would not press the anhject further
en the noble Lord, after the answer which he had given.
He, however, took credit to himself for having put tines.
lions which had produced an explanation that must be
regarded as highly creditable to his Majesty's Govern-
ment.

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emanors "knurlier wan Msaavey.—The House then
proceeded to call over the names of the Peers.

On the mn•ion of the Lord Chancellor, Counsel was
called to the Bar.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL then regime(' his a dia.
gentling" statement at great length, which we think it
unnecessary to follow him in, as we mean to sive the most
important parts of the evidence itself. At the emu-M.lon
he said, he should now call witnesses in support of his
statement.

Lord ERSKTNE observed, that lie thonelit it necessnry
the viltn %%%%% shonld be within call, as their Lordships
tuieht find It necessary to pat questions to them from time
to time.

The LORD CHANCELLOR ennetirred In thiaopinion,
and the witnesses were ordered to be from day to day in
attendamee.
Lord ElNti wished to know wbother, in a ea.e in
which their Lordships were proceeding
•judicially, any
witness was liable to the same proceeding for perjury, elk
In the mnal ennrite?

The LORI) CHANCFLLOR eoniti not rive a positive
rmininn on the subject. hot thought on general grounds
they wonitl he liable to the tame process.
Tlie Earl of LIVERPOOL gave an opinion to the same
effect.

Mr. RROTJOHAM wished to know from the sworn Tn-
trrpreier, whose name is Marches Spineto, in whose
employment he came?

The Interpreter amid he wog employed by Mr. Planla
to attend, tinder the direction of Mr. Motile.

Mr. BROUGHAM then n•lc.'d him, whether he meant
Mr. 'Planta, of the Foreign Office, and Mr. Mettle, of the
TreasorvP

The Interpreter said he (lid.
Mr. RROTJGHAM wished to know, whether the wit.
resit. %ejewel. had nnelei tone the preparation necessary
In his own ensentry, be fore Wine sworn

The TARO CHANCELLOR Paid. It was sofffelent
that he was •worn lii filo forms required iu our Court• of
Justice.

The witness was then sworn in the nano, form.
On hearing the name of the witness. "Theodore Ma.
ityri," her Majesty turned round her head, and Axing
her eyes en the witness, she shrieked ont, in n tone of
;treat aneuish and astonishment, " Theodore ! 'Theodore !"
and, overpowered 113 her feellnp, Instantly withdrew,
supported by her attendants.
P.samined...-The witinots is a native of lisperlanda, 12
Miles from Lodi.
The whines'', who maintained the utmost rnmpostire,
tintwlllislanditit the exitantillrokly nrrnrrenee we have
ootirool, was then sworn, tt gh the medium of one of
the Interpreters, in the nott.il form. 1

EVIDENCE.
ttOI.ICITOR-G EN ER. (.—your came—A. Theodore
Movocui.

SOLICITOR GENERAL—Do you know a person
'lamed &snobbism Bergami 1 Witness-1 do.
When did you first know him I—la the house of Marshal
Pints. This was in the year of INS or 1814. I knew hies
because I was in the same service. Bergami was valet to
Gen. Pia). I was postillion. I know bite fell well, fur I
lodged in the house of Bergami, where l hired a room.—
Bergami was more poor than rich. At that time he was
receiving three Imes of Milan a day. I knew nothing of
what he held besides that money. I lift Gen. Pine's service
before Bergami. I went to Vienna, and entered into the
service of Rocca Romanis. I then entered the service of
Murat, then King of Napka. I perceived Bergen,' theu.—
I entered into the service of her Royal Highness; I per-
ceived Bergamo then. I saw him for the first time in me,
M fore Christmas, inn room in Neale*, in the house of the
Princes of Wales. He was Courier to her Royal Highness.
Bergaiiii told me that he would, befere the Christmas hol-
hilly*, stake inc a present. Bergami wore livery. He
dined at the tattle arctic upper servants. Hieronyinus some.
Mmes divided the duty of Bergami about the Prince's. The
duty ea, taken by tunes amongst the upper servants. In
the moiniug, when they (serried the tray for breakfast, Hie-
rosiymuu (lien performed the service out alias tura. As in
the room of the Pelle e►s and that of Bergami, there was a
corridor nod cabinet between them, and on the left was the
bed-room of Bergami. There was nothing else. On the
other side of the room of Bergami there was a Saloon.—
No person slept in the cabinet. The other servants were
separated. Bergami met. with enact Went, a kick from a
horse, warn the Princess went to Ageism. It was deemed
necessary to bring him home. I did mot do so. I waited
upon him. The first time I saw the Princess was in presence
of Hieronymus ■nd Doctor Holland, who was dressing his
fem. At first vinegar was brought. In consequence of this
accident I slept in the Cabinet for live or six nights.—
I saw somebody pass in the night—there was always a fire
in the room. 1 saw her Royal Webers& pass through the
corridor to Bergami's room twice during tins time—half an
hour past midnight. She staid there about 14 or
minutes. She passed on in her return, very softly and ve►y
near my bed to see me. I heard only s.mme whispers in
Bergaini's room.—Between fifteen and eighteen minutes she
remained the second time, and I heard a whispering conver-
sation. There was a small garden attached to the cabinet,
which was for the must part always locked—more often
closed than open. Bergami kept the key. I never saw her
walk iii the garden. About a month, or forty or forty-five
days she remained in Naples. Bergansi attended her. home
English left her Royal Highness, MonsieueSicard, Captain
Hesse, Equerry, as lie %us said to be, the Chansberlaira, a
tall man, I believe his name is Gen; he had two small mus-
tachios. Ido nut know whether Mr. Keppel Craven was
one. Ido not know him by name. A small Lady, rather
thin, left her also, hut Ido net recollect ber name. From
Naples I went to Rome, sand from thence to Civita Vec-
chia. We went on board the Clotho's to Lighorn. A lady,
tall, rather fat, joined the Princess at deuoa—Lady Char-
lotte Campbell. The Princes lived in a palace on the road
leading to Milan, Between Bergami's room and the Prim.
CIFILtill there was a room purposely for trunks and puniness.
teaus. In coming out from the Wineries room, there was
likewise an reinsure through the cabinet for the penman-
'elms, to dergumi's room. At Genoa, Bergami breakfasted
in II small room at the top of the g►and saloon. He nod the
Princess took breakfast together. I was hired to wait lipids
her Royal Highness, and waited upon both. Itibisily else
breakfasted there. I knocked at Bergami's di or one might
to wake him, to tell him there were people in the room.—lt
was half-pus one. Bergand made no ansiser, though I
knocked so loud that Bergami must have heard me, if he bad
been iii the room. There was a small cabinet in the room
adjoining the apartment isi which Peergaini usually break-
fasted. 1 have seen the Queen sitting in that room, w Ith
Bergami, at breakfast; no other person was at breakfast
'there. Bergarai had a higher authority Brae any of the
other set vaults. I have seen her Royal Highs). ss going out to
ride on a donkey ; Bergami put his hand round her waist,
in put her on the donkey, and ill helping her up, held her
by the hand to prevent her from falling. There was an ap-
parent familiarity kept sap between Bergaiiii and the Prin-
mess. At Whin her Royal Highness resided liist on her
arrival at the house called La Carlene, which was the pro.
perty of the family called Borrow°. Before we left Genoa
some relations of Bergami were taken into the service of the
Princess. Frontier, a woman. o lia, if she had a husband,
came without him, and a child about two or three years old,
wllO6l. name was called V ictoriite. The bristlier of Bergami,
was taken in as a courier by her Royal }lifelines,. At
the horse of Burrow° the bed-thambers of the Princess
and Bergaiiii were separated only by a wall; there was a
staircase between the rooms, and two doors, oar of w Lich
was (roselike Winces's bed-cluinsbec, the other from tier•
gaini's opened into that staircase.

Here Mi. BROUGHAM ►equested that their Lordchips
would order. that. if any wPaewes were present besides
the peteou under examinatiou, (bey should be ordered to
aitlidiaa.

The SOLICITOR GENERAL agreed in the propriety
of the remark.
Mr. IiftOVCIHAM.—a I wish that all whom I may call
depart; bet, indeed, I du um know whom I may
call. If no other witness than MU is called. ( shall sot
sell evidence at all.—(A !stitch.)
The LORI) CHANCELLOR observed. that the same
mica, a. t i that 'mini, which held id other Courts of Jus-
tice, should he adopted upon this occasion.

The
witness thee proceeded. The maim...lee wee a same one.
and there 043 a small apartment near it %here Loma Bel=
slept. Her Royal Highness esiosived at Milan so or so
She that wok a jOuriley to Valk*. Lady Charlotte Campbell
had opine nom OMNI 10 Ude. and tanoteed these till rite or

six days before the Princess went to Venice. I suppose that
Lady Charlotte Campbell's two daughters went with her, foe they
were not seen afterwards. I knew a woman called the Countess
of Oldi; she was taken into the Princess's service two or three
lap after Lady Charlotte Campbell left the service of her Royal
Highness. There was a report what the Countess of Oldi was
sister to Bergman. It was kept a secret. 1 knew it, and the
other servants said so, shortly after she came into the suits of her
Royal Highness and went to the table with the Princess. At
first the Princess went to the Grand Bretagne hotel at Venice,
afterwards she lived in a private home next to it. The bed-
rooms in which the Ptioeess and Berger slept joined each other;
there was only a great saloon between them. The doors of their
rooms opener( into this saloon. I saw her Royal Highness walk
out with Bergami at Milan and at Venice arm ih arm. I saw
them twice do so at Milan. at between nine and tan at night.
Bergand dined with the Princess when at Genoa. and always
afterwards. The Princess sat at the top of the table. and Her.
gami sat sometimes on her left hand, sometimes on her right.
and sometimes opposite to her. It was when Bergami went to
embark with the Princess, at Genoa, that Servant first dined
with her. VVe afterwards went to Villa Villain on the Lake of'
Como, where the Princess remained six weeks. Between the
rooms in which her Royal Highness and Bergami slept them
were two rooms on one side, and a passage an the other. The
rooms where the other servants slept were at a distance from that
of Bergami. I made Beripuni's bed. The bed did not always
appear as if he had slept in it. At Villa Vallani, and other
places, the bed of Bergman appeared in the same tote. Hee
Royal Highness had a blue silk ni1113:72n, lined with
.ted,,
which she wore. I afterwards saw i wear that nts
gown constantly in the morning. The rincess rose from UN
past ten to eleven o'clock—for the most part she rang the boll
for her servants when she rose. Bergatut rose sometimes at the
same time as the Princess, and sometimes a quarter of an hour
before or after her Royal Highness roes. From Villa Valleal
her Royal Highness repaired to Villa d'Este.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, he did not think the tat laden by
the interpreter was critically conect. Aftet some repetition of
this part of the evidence, the variance was declarodito be not of
material importance. Upon a call of " Order" from the Hones,
the interpreter seemed in some degree alarmed. He then mit.
" I hope your Lordships mill. from your extensive knowledge of
the latotuage of Italy. (a laugh), perceive that lam Being ail I
can to discharge my duty."
Witness continued—The Masons 'whittled an heard the L.
vislhas at Genoa. We went from diem is Peres !Perrino and
thence to Palermo. where her Royal Highoess watt to Court.
Wan theses we mended to Maim. Her Royal Highness
Oa a home in the neighbourhood of that city., There was a
omit between tits Prinens's bed-ream and Beqpni's at Messina.
mesa when the Dents d'Heoneur, the shier ef Baronti. dee
Clidit slept. The other. domande IMMO asp in a
Meese pert et ibehose. -There was a owarembnion *lmo
the Princes's mesa and engami's. through dm Ilene Caen-
nem's room Ileripted breeldiated with dm Prisms hi.a salting
or wall room, between heir Sepal Maim% ma and the
pude. They breabfaesed these dean needleet abet ',ldle we
Wer• at that plea Iletiaed IWO perndadon Ilmt Priaeas
to Messina to purchase nose Wogs he wished for; when her
Royal Higheese panted the zeroes, Ilergand took her Royal
Highness's hand in his hand. and Mood her lips. [The witness
then took hold of the in `a band. and moved his month
towards it. the interpreter sense rellnetance. The witness
made acacia' awkward motions, and the House was convulsed
with laughter. The witness amanuedi—Her Royal Highness
remained near Messina for twenty or twenty.five days.—
She went from that place to Syracuse by sea. She lived in the
neighbourhood of Syracuse—not in the same house sbe had
tecupied before. Her Royal Highness's bed-room was above
that of Bergami's. There was a staircase communicating be
rween them. There was also a passage fmm the Princess's
Wont to the dining apartment. I saw Bergami before we went
to Syracuse go into her Royal Hghness's room without being
dressed. If fdo not mistake, it was at Villa Villani Bergamt
wore the blue silk gown already mentioned, and stockings and
drawers under it. Her Royal Highness wan front Syracuse to
Tunis, and on board a Kisco' to Catania. Whilst at Tunis.
s.te resided some time in the palace of the Bey. Here also there
was communication between their bed-rootas, such as took place
upon all former occasions. The Princess visited the grotto of the
Seven Sleeping Men. Whilst here Bergami dined with the
Princess, and they were left together after dinner, the Princess
sitting on her travelling bed. with Bergami near her. Hence
they proceeded to St. Jean D'Acre. They travelled by night. anti
slept In tents by clay. The Princess's tent had a small travelling
bed and a sofa to it. Bergami slept nightly under ths Wit as
well as her Royal Highness, and after they retired the son was
closed. They had a light to undress by, which sonswianos wit.
nese wok away, and sometimes Berganu thrust out with hit "Red
under the tent. Witness runettbers the Princess used es have a
bath in her cabin on board this vessel. First the wilesminet the
the water into the bath. then Bergami came down, and with his
hand felt the temperatute of the water. He then retuned and
handed her Royal Highness down. and the door of the rosin was
then shut, leaving her and Bergami together. One one amnion
more water R3B required. fitness took it down, and &imams
received it at the door of the cabin. Witness could not tell whether
the Princess was in the bath or not. Witness recollects their
binding again on the coast of Italy. Bergami landed some days
before the Princess. Witness remembered the affectionate leave
taken of the Queen, when Bergiuni kissed her most passionately.
Witness recollected the circumstances attending the return to the
Villa D'F.ste. where they remained six weeks, during witch
time the Villa Bergatni. a Baroni, became the property of Der
prin. The Queen went to visit this place-..the beds were
arranged as usual. Two of three ball.. were only given to the
peasantry. From thence they went to Bavaria. On their arrival
at Munich, they proceeded to the Golden Stag, where the apart.
ments her Royal Highness had before occupied were prepared toe
her. but as the sleeping rooms were distant, some change was
neeemary, and ordereilby Bergami in the presence of her Royal
Highness.
At this period it aas suggested that it would be proper to
adjourn.
Af sr some conversation upon the subject bet seen statist
Noble l.onla, the adjournment was finally agreed to.

[This wisnese is a tall man, apparently about thirty •tive years
of age. He has a peat quantity of hair on his head, and a nose
fiat from the forehead to within about half an inch of the end of
it. yid then it tutu up Suddenly. His eye, are small. end tht re
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1' I'USDAY, At'ti. 22.
At five minus past ten the I ainiChancellor ell!':Tetl the !louse.
-At twenty minutes lat. t te:ltutinsel were evened in.
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2-e.a4pre4Nisijoec‘then ai,ared at the bar, and till:1%0E04ot
elaral renewed the examination.
In the Minter part of your examination you mentioned that
s-aile. (irtime had been made in the sleepina apartments, at the
Villa d'Este. Was that change made during the absence of the
Princess in Greece ?—lt was.
Do you remember the relative situation of the apartments of
the Princess and Remand after their return from Greece, and
after that change had taken place ?—1 do remember.
Were they near each other, anal Inal they direct communication
between them?—'They had.
Were the apartments of the rest of the household at a distance
from those of the Princess anti Bergami?—They wete more far.
Was there any door, which being closed, shut up all commit.
nicatien between the aparanents of the Princess 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 making the change of which you have before spoken, in the
relative situation of the apartments, do you remember any thing
about an alteration in a wall having been necessary ?—I do not
remember.
Was there a Theatre at the Villa d'Este ?—There wan.
Did the Princess act at that Theatre?—Yes.
Did she act with Bergami ?--1 saw the Princess and Bergami
together, but I did not remain during the whole performance of
comedy at the Theatre.
Do you remember a person of the name of Majoneto ?—Yes.
What cottetryman was he?—He came from Jaffa.
Did he stone on board the Princca's vessel ttt dark ?—Yes.
Did this man remain at Villa d'Este during the whole time
the Princess remained there ?—Yes.
Do you remember On any occasion when the Princess was pre•
sent. of Majoneto making any
.exhihition ?—Yes.
Vi hat sort Of exhibition was it ?—The witness described it by
the word ••jocco."
The interpreter said this was generic terms, meaning generally,
tricks.
Do you remember of Majoneto making this sort of exhibition
on more than one occasion before the Princess ?—More than once.
Was Bergami also present at these exhibitions?—Yes.
Did you ever see the Princess and Bergami sailing together on
the Lake of Como?—Many times.
Were they alone, or with other people?—They were alone.
Was it seldom or often that they used to sail thus alone toge-
ther ?—Marty times.
The Solicitor General here said that he had concluded hid
examinatioa of the witness.
Cross-examination, commenced by Mr. Brougham.—You have
told us that you left the service of Gen. Pino. Was it on account
of killing a horse, or any thing of that sort ?—No—(with peat
emphasis.)
Did you never kill a horse at all ?—No, no.—(most empha-
tically.)
Did you never say to any body that Tou had ?—No never.
What wages had you in Gen. Pino s 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 ?—I left his service during the blockade
of Mantua.
When the Queen was at Naples did not the English 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 Highness?—
They had.
Were they English ?—I believe they were, because they spoke
English.
Were they in livery or out of livery ?—During ordinary days
they were nut in livery, but 1 nave seen theta in livery at great
dinners.
Was it the duty of the ordinary livery servants to wait upon
her Royal Highness ?—lt was.
At table ?—Yes
Also at breakfast in the morning?—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?-1 do not
remember.
Will you swear he did not sleep in the next room to her Royal
Highness ?—This I cannot remember.
Where did Dr. Holland, her Royal Highness's physician sleep?
—I do not remember.
Will you swear that there was no passage through which the
Princess could enter BeNami's room without going through the
room in which you slept . —No other.
Was it not a very severe accident that Bergami met with
from the kick of the horse ?—lt was so severe that lie could nut
walk.
Was it not so severe that he was confined ?--I cannot tell.
Were you not employed to attend hint in his illness ?-1 was
employed to attend Min. •
Will you swear that you saw Bergami walk out once ?—I do
not remember his going out.
Haae you not seen her Royal Highness go into the room of
Mr. Hien-Mews when he was ill ?—1 don't remember.
Was it nut her constant practice when any of her servants were
ill ?—I don't remember it.
And into the rooms of others of her domestics when ill !—I
dent remember it.
Was there no other person attended by Dr. Holland ?—None
but Beiaanii that I remember.
Mr. Brougham proceeded in his cross examination.—You gave
us to understand of having knocked at Berganti's door when at
Genoa, so loud that he must have heard it, and yet you did not
receive any answer ?—Yes.
What sort of people bad come into the house that night, that
made you knock up Bergami ?—lt MU when that theft was
made.
You mean to toy that robbers had broken into the house ?
Rubbers had collie to the house.
Was the alatni given that it wa' part of your friend Ompteda's
gang
The Solicitor General objected to the question, the Learned
Gentleman having designated them ugabg with which the witness
was cot, a Lewd.
Mr. liroughtim.—" Yes, a gang of robbers."
The Lord Chancellor remarked, that the !.earned Counsel for
her Majesty saiti he would take the question by steps, anti yet lie
assumed the whole at once.
Mr: Brotighain resuined—Did not some person attack a win-
dow- of the house?—Yes, some thieve.
Did you go to the window on that occiision?-1 opened the
window. I saw a peraon before me. 1 took a gun and fired at
that person Inure then once. and lie fled away.
The cross examination was tla. a sesunied—
A ftt r the robbers attacked the Mahe and you final as you have
described, was not the whole house alarmed ?—I immediately
ran to knock at Bergami's dour, and found that all the people
were collected (lowa stairs.
Did you see any one with a drawn ::word in his hand at the
time ?-1 can't remember.
Was there a .person named 114:land there ?—I cannot re-
member.
Was Ilicronimus there ?—lt was all the family; but I. can t
tell individually.