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

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Our thu, eottfititutton, attl) Kabmi.

MONDAY, AUGUST S.'s, 1820.

SOLICITOR GENERAL.— Do you know a penal'
named Bertolomo Bei wuni 1 Wit do.

When did you first know him ?—ln the house of Marshal
Pinch This was in the year of lala or 1514. I knew him
because) I was in the same service, Bergatni wa• vale; In
Gen. Pico. I was postillion. I know him full well. for I
lodged in the house of Bereami. wheie I hired a room.—
Bete .rai was more poor than rich. At that time he was
receiving three byres of Milan a day. I know nothing of
w hat he had besides that money. I left orni. Pitta's service
befure Bergsma I a eat to %/imam. and entered alto the
service of Roues Rnmatia. 1 then entered the service of
alurat, then King of Naples. I perceived Bergand
I entered ieto the service of her Royal Harkness; I per-
(wive', Berg: than. I sate him for the first time in 1814,
before Chi istains, its n room in Naples, in the Haase of the
Princess of Wales. He aas Courier to her Royal Highness. '
Bergand told toe that he a °old, Ireful e the Christmas hot-
tys, make me a present. Bergemi wore livery. lie
Jilted at the table of the upper servants. iii, ronyoussome.
tmses divided the duty of Bergami about thy Princess. The
tatty was taken by turns amongst the tipper set vault. In
the mottling, when they carried the tray for breakfast, Hie.
y inns often performed the service nut of his IWO. As to
the mof the Prim ess and that of Bergatni„ there was a
carridor and eubiact between them, and On the left was the
bed-room of Bergami. Theme was nothing else. 0.1 the
other side of the room of Bergand there was a saltion.a-
No person slept in the cabinet. The other servants were
separated. Bergami met with un accident. a kick from a
horse, waen the Pi Mesas went to Agnano. It was deemed
necessary to bring bun home. I slid not do so, I waited
upon him. The hest time I saw the Princess was in presence
of Hieronymus mid Dactur Holland, who was dressing his
foot. At first vinegar was brought. In consequence of this
act ident I slept in the Cabinet for five or sie nights.
saw 'body pass in the night—there was always a lire
its the room. I saw her Royal tllightiess pass through the
corridor to Beresimi's room twice during this time—half an '
hoer past mideight. She staid there about 14 ur 1.5
minutes. She passed on in her return, very minty mid very
near my had to SVC me. I heard only sonic whispers is
Hergaini's ertint.—Between fifteen and eighteen minutes she
remained the second time. and 1 heard a whispering conver-
sation. There was a small garden attached to the cabitiet.
which was fur the most part always locked—mitre often
closed than open. Bergarai kept the key. I never saw her
walk in the garden. About a h, or forty or forty-five
days she remained in Naples. Bergaini attended her. home
English left her Royal Highness, Monsieur Sieurd, Captain
Hesse, Equerry, -as he was said to be, the Chambedittn, a
tall man, I believe his name is Gen; he hurl two small
bairn's. Ido not know n hether Mr. Replied Craven was
one. Ido nut know him by name. A small Lady, rather
thin, left her also, hut I do nut recollect her name. Pinto
Naples I went to Rome, and from thence to Civita Vec-
chia. We went un hoard the Clorinde to Leghorn. A laity,
tall, rather fat. joined the Princess at GOMM—Lady Char-
lotte Campbell. The Princess lived in a palace On the rand
leading to Milan. Between liorignmes room and the Prin-
ccsa's there was a room purposely fur trunks and portman-
teaus. In coining out from the Princess's room, there was
likewise an entrance through the cabinet for the portinan.
teat's, to Bergitmi's room. At Genna,-Betgaini breakfasted
in a small room at the lop of the grand saloun. lie and the
Princess took hi eakfast together. I a othhired to wait ape's
her Royal Flightless, and waited upon both. Nobody vise
breakfasted there. I knocked at Btagansi's do re one night
to a aka him, to tell him these were people in the room.—lt
was halt past tine. Bergand made air answer, though I
kitacked sit loud that Besgami must have heard me, if he had
been in the r . "There was a small cabinet in the room
atij tt 111 l t the apartment lit which liergansi usually Weal.-
fasted. I have semi the Queen sitting tit that room, with
Bereaud. et breakfot ; no other person 'WAN
liereit..lt had It higher authority that: any of the
oilier servants. I have seta her Roan; High') s•) going out to
ride on a thiiikey ; Berger's' put his hand round her waist,
In put her no rho doakt y. and sit helping het up, held her
by thy band to present her from falling. There was au ap-
permit familiarity kept rip bet arta' &ream! and the Preis-
cess. At Asian her Royal Highness resided first on her
ills iNal at the house celled La Crown., a hich was the pro•
pet ty of the f Iv railed Lot tomato. Before we lett Geena
NOM! relations or flergami were token into the sere tee of the
Princess. Famine., a woman. a hit, abbe had a husband,
came wliMint him, and a child about tin a ur thtee years old,
a ha,. Dam; was called Victorrne. The lerothi•r of Bergand,
alts taken in as a courier by her KO, ol Highness. At
the honse of Borromen the bed-, hanibvis of the PrlllCtib
11111 i iturgand were to, ',armed only by a wall; there was a
staircase between the ratans, and ('so doors, one {,r which
was framitlee PrincesZt beiltehainher, the usher from Ber-
g, 's opened into that staircase.

Here Mr. lIROUGHA Al requested that their Lordships
would 01 des., that, if any nitnevves were present hisidea
the peimm under exautiatatiou, they slionld he ordered to
withdr.rls.
. The SOJICITOR GENERAL azreed iq the propriety
of thereto:irk.
•• Mr. lIROLIGITANL—" I %%W that all whom I may call
'should dee:tit., but, inject!, I du tint ►tsnw %%hum I way
it 110 uthCr witur%, than this is gaited. I ►hall not
mitt evidence al ( A laugh.)

The Lori) CH %NCEI.I.OII oLierved. that Of same
A, to that point. %Lit h hrlul in otlu•r Courts Of Jus-
tice, should bet atilopteil upon thi. occahiun.

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Tl,e nl/fleas then pro.reded. The statrease was r secret one.
andllieteleas a small apartment near it where Lowe Bergorai
slept. Her Royal Highness remained at Yilar. 40 or 50 Jays.
She slier. tack t joatn2y to Venice. Lady Charlene 4lmplut:
Inatome r•alet Genoa to Milan, tad VOINa ed shell rtla ire

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[Pam,: M.

' six days before the Princess went to Venice. I suppose that
Lady Charlotte Campbell'etwo daughters went with her, for they
were not seen afterwards. 1 knew a woman called the ounties
of Oldi; she was taken into the Princess's service two or three
days after Lady Charlotte Campbell left the service of her Royai
Highooss. There was a report that the Countess of Oldi was
sister to Bergand. It was kept a secret. I knew it. and the
other servants said so, shortly after she same into the suite of bet
Royal Highness and went to the table with the Princess. At
first the Princess went to the Grand Bretagne hotel at Venires
afterwards she lived in a private house next to it. The bed.
rooms in which the l'ripcess and Bergami slept joined each other;
there was only a great 'abort between them. a'he doors of their
rooms openod into this saloon. I saw bet Royal Highness walk
out with Bergami at Milan and at Venice arm in arm. I saw
them twice do so at Milan, at between nine and ten at night.
Bergami dined with the Princess when at Genoa, and always
afterwards. The Princess sat at the top of the table, and Bet.
gansi sat sometimes on her left hand, SOIIIC:111113 on her right.
and sometimes opposite to her. It was when Bergami went to
embark with the Princess, at Genoa, that Bergami first dined
with her. We afterwards went to Villa Villan ,i on the Lake of
Como, where the Princess remained six weeks. Between the
rooms in which her Royal Highness And Bergami slept then
were two rooms on one side. and a passage on the other. The
rooms where the other servants slept were at a distance from that
of Bergami. I made Bergatui's bed. The bed did not always
appear as if he had slept in it. At Villa Valiant, and other
pierces, the bed of Bergami appeared in the same state. Her
Royal Highness had a blue silk ni t.gown. lined with red.
itte
which she wore. I afterwards saw ni wear that night.
gown constantly in the morning. The ri r tuals rose from half
past ten to eleven o'clock—for the most part she rang the bell
for her servants when she rose. Bergami ruse sometimes at the
sante time as the Princes, and sometimes a quarter of an hour
before or after her Royal Highness rose. From Villa Vaned
her Royal Highness repaired to Villa d'liste.

Mr. BROUGHAM said. he did not think the tin !anon by
the interpreter was critically correct. After some repetition of
this part of the evidence, the variance was declared to be not of
material Importance. Upon a call of " Order" from the Hose;
the interpreter seemed in some degree alarmed. lie then said,
" I hope your lordships will. from your extensive knowledge of
the language of hat.. (a laugh), perceive that I am doing all I
can to discharge sm'duty."

NVitness continued—The Princess embarked on board the Le-
viathan at Gehoa. We went from thence to Porto Fermi°, and
themt to Palermo. where her Royal Highness went to Court.
Frouvßffence we relltetled to Messina. Her Royal Highness
took u house in the neighbourhood of that city. There was a
room between the Princess's bedroom and Bergami's at Messina.
a room where the Dame d'Honneur, the sister of Bergami, the
Countess of Oldi, slept. The other domestic servants slept in a
different part of the house. There was a communication between
the Princess's room and Bergaini's. through the Dann (Ilion-
neut's room. Bergami breakfasted with the Princess in a cabinet
or small room, between her Royal Highness's room and the
garden. They breakfasted there alone. I recollect that while we
were at that ylace'llergaini asked permitsion of the Prince-es to go
to Messina to purchase some things he wished for; when bee
Royal Highness granted the request. Bergami took her Royal
Highness's hand in his hand. and kissed her lips. [The witness
then took hold of the interpreter's hand, and moved his mouth
towards it, the interpreter showing some reluctance. The witness
made several awkward motions, and the House was convulsed
with laughter. The witness contilluedl—lier Royal Highness
remained near Messina for twenty or twenty-five days,—
She went font that place to Syracuse by sea. She lived in the
neighbourhood of Syracuse—not in the same house she had
tccopied before. Her Royal Highness's bed-room was above
that of Bergaini's. There was a ataircase communicating be
rweeo them. There was also a I,as.-age from the Priinames
toom to the dining apartment. I saw Berganii before we went
to Syracuse go into her Royal Ilghness's mom without being
dressed. If I do not mistake, it was at Villa Villani Bergamt
wore the blue silk gown already mentioned, and stockings and
drawers under it. Her Royal Highness dent front Syracuse to
Tunis, and on board a polaccu to Catania. Whilst at Tut*
6.1 C resided sonic time in the palace of the Bey. Here also there'
was conimuuication between their bed-rooms, such as took lie
upon alit:sinter occasions. The Princess visite.: the grotto of the
Seven Sleeping Men. Whilst here Bergami dined with the
Princess, and they were left together sifter dinner, therriecess
sitting on her travelling bed, witit Bergami nut hew Nance
they proceeded to St. Jean D'Aere. They travelled by night. and
slt in tents by day. The Princess's tent hail a small travelling
bed and a &Alain it. Bertrand slept nightly under the tent as
well as her Royal Highness, and after they reared the tent was
closed. They had a light to undress by, which sometimes wit-
ness wok away, and sometimes Bergami thrust out with his hand
under the tent. Witness remembers the Princess used to have a
bath in her cabin on board this yew.). First the witness put the
the water into the bath, then Bergami came down, and with his
hand telt the temperature of tlic watet. He then returned and
handed her Royal Highness down, and the loot of the morn was
then shut, leaving her and Berganti together. One one oee,siost
more water was required. Wanes' took it down, and Bergerac
received it at the door of the cabin. Witness could not ten whether
the Princess was in, the bath or not. Witness recollects their
landing again on the coast of Italy. Bergami landed some days
before the Princess. Witness retneinbereti the afteet ionate leave
taken of the Queen, when Bergami kissed her most passionately.
ittess recollected the circumstances atteoding the return to the
Villa IYEstes where. they reinaine.l is weeks, duting
time the Villa Bergami, a Batoni, licealte the property of Iler
genii. The Queen wi.ot to visit this rinse —uie beds were
arranged as usual. Two or three halls acre only given to the
peasantry. From thence they :sem to Bavaria. Ou their arrival
at Munich, they proceeded to the Golden Sing. where theapart•
meats her Roy Al Highness had bc:ore occupied wee prepared ice
her, but as the sleeping room, were distant, some clta:.ge was
oecie.ssary, awl ordered b; Bcrgami it the presence of her /loyal
F ighness.

At this pencAl it 1. .26 :.iggested that it would be rrcls,p to
akijuurn.

Af r. tonic crni,zrAation upon the ribjeet berwcrn
Ncble Lortls, tl,c was fin3;l) agreed

(This witi.ese is a :all man, aprarorth 'hone thir.7 Fcira
claw. lie has a greAtquantiti- of hair on his m,ri r
Cat trove ilia forehead 1..; within alicut half ar inch of the cad of
it, at/ theit it tosia upiat:tidecty. r, es are stoat:, La there
it a considuab:e quritity of ricsh tta--t He was wet