The National Register.
London, England, 1820-10-29 00:00:00

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The correspondence relative to Baron d'Ende's
appearance before the House of Lords as a witness
on the part of her Majesty the Queen, has been pub-
lished; the first letter is from Lord Castlereagh to
Mr. Lamb, announcing the fact as stated by the
Queen's Counsel, and desiring his interference to
procure the presence of the Baron d'Ende; the other
parts are unimportant, excepting the following two
. letters:—
NOTE IRON DARON DE DERSTETT TO BARON. D'ENDE,
DATED CAILELUIIE. OCT. 11, 1\.20.
Sir,—One of the Queen of England's Counsel having
*wetted in the house of Peers, that after receiving two
letters, written in her Majeety'e own hand, with the view
of inducing-you to repair to England to give evidence in
her favour, you had, with tears it: your ey:•s, refused to
accept the invitation given to you for that purpose by one
of her Majesty's agents, alleging that an express pi vlii toi•
tioa from your Sovereign had rendered it intpossiule for
you to undertake suet, a journey.
Mr. Lamb, his Britannic Majesty's Minister
Ph niapn-
tentiary to the Germanic Couleilt ration, has, in conse-
qvience, been directed by his Govern:lent to proceed
thither, in order-to take ail necessary steps for prevailin;
on his Royal Highness to remove the ohitneles vs iiich, it
would seem, prevent your compliance with the request of
her Majesty the Queen of England.
This minister haviligavquainted me with the purport of
his mission, I have laid it before the Grand Duke, allti his
Royal Highness has commanded me, Sir, ullieially to in-
form you, that you were perfectly at liberty to act, on the
present occasion, as you should think proper, and that,
. although his Royal Highness would never, nor in any
manner, interfere in whatever might relate to the proceed-
ings against the Queen of England, he, nevertheless, was
ready to give you leave, on your making such a requist,
to.proceed either to England, or to any other country
which you might wish to visit.
'The case in question being of extreme delicacy, I tun
directed by the Grand Duke to request you will return
written answer to the communication which 1 have the
honour of addressing to you
Accept, Sir, the assurance of my most distinguished
• consideration.
(Signed) The BARON DE BERSTETT.
Carlsrolie,Oet. 11, 1520.
To Baron'el'Ende,eue of his Royal Highness
the Grand Duke of Baden% Chamberlains,
kc. and Masteror the Ceremonies.

1102 Z PROM /ARON D'ENDE TO BARON Dt BEASTZTT,
DATED CAIII.BIEIIE, °cr. 11, 18`10.
Monsieur le Baron,---1 have jest received the letter
which your Excellency has done me the honour to address
to me, and by which yon are so good us to inform nu.,
that one of the'Counsel for her Majesty the Queen of
England has complained in the Heroic of Lords, that, alter
receiving two letters which her Majesty had deigned of
address to me, requesting my evidence, I had refused to
• come toLundon, in consequence of a prohibition on the
part of my Sovereign: that in consequence of this state-
-meat, Mr. Lamb, his Britannic Majesty's Minister Pleni-
potentiary to the Germanic Confederation, lies been
instructed to repair beefier for the ptirpuse of removing any
obstacle which might arise to my devil' Lure; and that his
Royal Highness the Grand l)uke has instructed your Ex•
celleucy to declare .to me, officially, that I am perfectly at
liberty to follow my inclination, and that his Royal High-
ness, upon my request, will not refuse a leave of absence
for proceeding to England."
I beg leave, in the tired place, to be allowed to correct
some mistakes which appear to have crept into the alle-
gations of her Majesty's Counsel. I have only been bo-
somed with one letter from her Majesty, a letter which
has been delivered to me by her agent, M. Leman, to
*whichl have replied, that the nature of my duties rendered
It impossible fur me to come to England, in compliance
with her Majesty's wishes. With respect to the tears with
which I inn stated to have accompanied this refusal, I 41.11
the more astonished, as my decterati (((( was conveyed to
M. Leman through one of my friends, who undertook to
-communicate my determination to hiw upon this subject.
Inconsequence of the permission which your Excellency
hacclone me the honour to transmit to me iu the name ut
his Royal Highness the Gland Duke, the difficulty
grounded on the nature of my duties is overcome; I ate
extremely grieved that it is, nevertheless, not in my power
to conform to the wishes of her Majesty tile Queen. The
state of my health is such that I could not undertake so
long &journey without the greatest danger, particularly
at this moment, when about to undergo a rigid course of
medical treatment. Have the gooduesr, ytr, to espinin
these circumstances to Mr. Lainh, and to convey to bin;
iny regret at not being aide to proceed to Englatid.
I avail myself of this occasion to eller 10 your Excel-
lency the assurance of my highest console riitien.
(Signed) THE BARON 1) ENDE.
Carlsralie, Oct. I I, le2o.
After a peremptory order had been given by the
Grand Duke of' Baden to his Chamberlain, not to
appear in behalf of our Queen, our readers will
easily sea how little influence the above permission
was likely to have on the mind of the Baron d'Etale,
even supposing that a private letter was not scat
with the official one, coninuouling his rethsal to avail
himself of this leave of el'scncc. le the oath of
Barbara Kreese be good fur any thing, which we
much doubt, she was forced to come, under threat
of punishment, by this same Grand Duke—but she
was to swear against the Queen, and the Grand
Duke had probably an intianttiun flout the Ilallo
VERIAN Minister that such conduct would Lt: plea•
sant to the Court of Carlton Mouse.—Eu.

It was generally andernood at Rio Janeiro, when
Lord Bcrestbrd that be had on board the
Monarch money equal to 150,0001. and a consider-
able qoantity of diamonds, intended to pay the
Portuguese troop.
On Monday night some person broke into the
home of Mr. Page, a: Blefaald Globe, and stole from
the bar $ pocket-book containing 271. in notes; also
qua n:ity of plate, linen, and spirituous liquors.