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East India, and fourth Sea Houam•a:

THE BRITISH PUESS.

LONDON,
THURSDAY. AUGUST 24. 1820.

The cross-examination of Tagoooza Meoccut
was resumed yesterday morning by Mr. BROUGHAM,
when the witness displayed the same rxtraorilloaq

defect of memory as lie spewed nn the preceding
day. It is cinaitily not •• little suspicious that this
fellow should, during his di►ect examination, recul-

lect with surprising ;curacy every minute portico•
lar in the conduct of his Royol Mlist•ess, mild in
the domestic arrangements of her household, so for

es they related to BEROAMI; yet that in his cross-
examination he should prove himself to be as utterly
ignorant of every circumstance respecting all the
other persons of the household, their mode of living,
sad their means of accommodation, in which he
must himself be supposed to have shored, as if he
actually had not resided within her Royal High-
Hess's inansioti. If the fact were not admitted by
her MAJESTY'S Counsel, that he d:d form a part
of the estsblishment, one would almost be tempted
to believe that he had never enjoyed the means of
personal observation, but that whatever circum-
stances he has doled out at the bar of the House of
bids' hail been communicated to him by some
person who undertook to instruct him for the pur-
formaiim of Ins present duty. The frequeid re-
currence of the words now mi ricordo as an mower
to the questions proposed in his cross-examination,
had the effect at length of producing a ludicrous
emotion in the minds of all who heard them, and
we should not be surprised if this Italian phrase
were very shortly to become a-by-word of ridicule
in our very streets. At the close of MeoccHi's
crosioexatninatien, the SOLICITOR-GENERAL nail'
exsonned him, and then several Members of the
House proposed many very pertinesit and ju-
dicious questions, principally upon the subject
of the bath on hoard the vessel in which her Royal
Highness sailed Irma Allier to Italy. His answers to
some of these differed materially from the particulars
he had given dating his direct examination ; and ii is
evident that he was not aware whether there was any
communication with the batling room besides the
door at which he stood, nor cold he say whether
the Patel:ass had not provided herself with a
ba.t.ing-dress in her own apartment previous to her
entering the room in *lnch the b.th was placed.
Tncooottie, however, admitted, that after the
PRINCESS had used the bath, he " heard with his
too ears' Ilean.txt calling MAime DUSIONT to
assist her Royal i-loglnse.s in dressing. This is a
remerkable'cirrion.tance, for it might be collected
from the ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S aliening state-
ment that the PRINCEsS was essissed by
BEtteamt ulour iii making her iodate.
The second whiles" called was IDalereup PE.
TARR°, who hail been the mete of the ship em-
ployed by her Royal Highness for her African ex-
peilitiem. It might po•sbly throw tome light upon
the di.interesteelorts amid -polity of this %muesli to
remark, that he is to receive fir hiv services on
this aces ? the eiuerrnOUS sum of EOO DOLLAR*
PER Nowni! This is 1b.44400rd reward which,
is to be paid to tins loan, besides his share iu the
comfortable residence mid excellent living %%inch
have been prepared for km and some of Las coun-
trymen io Cosiou-guider. The witness confessed
this himself,as lie did also tie circeinstioice of his
having undergone an examination on the night pre-
-1 vans to Lis-bang produced at the ha/. Tills mini,
however, remoted touch of the mystery which
Timm:mac had thrown rested the tent *me on
the deck of the politer,. Wohiti this tent reposed,
Pet only the PRINCESS and Usettisti, hut also
11 some of the suite, amid when the eurtnit:s of the
trot were raised in the 'meriting, he could see the
Ponseess eel..lining opine the sofa, hit:812.11111 on
los bed, brit alwafa deemed in his ordinary
noinierr, with the addition of a capote, or large
sleek, lied sosirtimes *pure of the suite; but " lie
voold not till who might have bteu gader the I

Mint *hilt it was chards rq am pas a CRAUSaluips.
rivet Via 14 jean Wow." Thi eiraimsgance sets
the stoey of the tent setae at rest far ea.*. An
admission of this nature. involuntary as we must
suppose it, falling from one so deeply (sound
as this man must be to those who prepared
itad iustructed him, and ready at stay one •f his
rank tor the private shipping of the Mediterranean
would no doubt be to "do good service" for the
enormous sum of 800 dollars • minitii-eatiy ad.
tniesiou in favour of the PRINCESS becomes highly
valuable, while the testimony of such persons
monist her moot of necessity be received with great
diptruet. We would not lightly impute to any
class of persons, of whatever country, a degree
of guilt which we sl.ould be unwilling to hear
urged by • foreigner against our t.wis people;
but we cannot conceal our upprehensioits that tight
hundred dollars a mouth, with good cheer, offisr
an irresistible inducement to the mate of a
merchant ship isi the Mediterraitean to view the
conduct of the Prowess of WALES through any
medium, however diotorted, which his paymasters
mud hosts in Cotton-garden may think proper to
place before his moral vislatt. We wonder what the
people will say to this expenditure of their money.
We shall be curious to see the amount of " the
secret service money" in the next public accounts,
although we cannot hope that the Mtnieters will
favour us with an explattation of the mode in which
it may have been applied. They have a ready aseer-
tion to silence all incoliventent questions of such
a teatime: "Our foreign relations require secretly and
reserve." and " the public service might sustain an
injury if affistrs of State obtain an undue publicity."
We ere happy is. hind that .11 the Judges have
concurred iu the opium!' previously expressed by
the LORD CHANCELLOR, that an individual who
bad given false teirtnnoily at the bar of their Lord.
ships' House, in a legislative proceeding, tnight he
indicted fur perjury if it did not interfere with them,
Lordships' privileges. The LORD CHANCELLOR
gave notice that he would this morning submit a
motion to the House, fur the purpose of inducing
their Lordships to wave their privileges upon this
point with reference to the pre‘eitt proceeding.

A Flenthurgh Mail arrived last night, extracts
from which are given in our preceding columns.—
The Vienna Court Gouge, of the 6th instant, has
been called upon by the British Embassy to con.
trnilict a watement in • former number of that
11:04p.r, respecting the Italian witnesses eg•tnat the
Queen of ENOL•ND, iii reference to the British
Embassy, such statement bring mere " fictions
and lies." We admire and applaud the delicacy
and propriety of the British Ernba.ay at Vienna in
thus indign•rutly repelling the imputation of so wile
en association. 'Elie precise matter of this injurious
statement we do Hot recollect, but we presume that
the same homiest nod honourable spirit and feeling
will prompt Lord STEVIMIT to solicit his imme..
date recal, that his Lordship, Colonel BROWN,
and the other Members of the British Embassy,
may hive en opportunity of repelling, on the trial
of the QUBEtit, the association between them and
TIIIIODOII6 Meoceitt, developed in his evidence on
Tuesday evening.

A Moniteur of Sunday litat has arrived. It gives
the followittg ;gement of a conspiracy Formed against
the Lfe a the Klan, and the stability of the
BouaoN dpiably
"Will, AUGUST 20.

" For some time put Government has been in possession
of information that machinations were employed to seduce
the troops to revolt. They were witisfied that the good spirit
which animates the French soldiers would base the projects
formed by certain men always ready to sacrifice their own
honour sod the repose of their country to their pride and
cupidity. The Government watched all their proceedings.
These madmen believed that they were sufficiently powerful
to overturn the Throat., and the protecting institnhuns that
France owes to her King. A certain number of officers and
sow-rommissioued officers of the corps in garrison at Paris
bad been seduced. There were tense even of the Royal
Guard who suffered themselves to be draws into the plot.
Yesterday evening these officers agreed among them-
wees to meet at the barracks, to assemble the soldiers, to
march against the palace of our Kier:, and to proclaim as
Sovereign some tuimitee of the Bunaparteau family; but
usury of those whom they had attempted to sedge...lly their
perfidious proposal., dad nut hesitate to repair immediately
to their Chiefs, mud discover the plot which was about to ex-
plde. Cuereinment could delay no longer. Those who had
taken part its this criminal cuospirsey were a ed by the
windortnerie.
•• It appears that one part of ibe plan of the conspirators
was to seize on the Castle of Wiaceienes. A fire that was
soon extinguished, broke out there at three o'clock in the
afternoon. It is reasonable to suppose that this was intended
to create disorder, and favour an attack.
" France has a right to expect that such an attempt will
be punished in a manner that shall intimidate all those who,
forgetting their duty and their oaths, would turn spinet
social order those arms which have been confided to them
fur its defence. Nothing ought to be neglected that may
secure the authors and accomplices of a conspiracy which,
directed against the Throne and the Charter, attacked at the
same time every member of the state in his dearest senti-
ments and hest rights.
"The must elevated tribunal, that which the Charter with
a salutary foresight has charged to repress attempts against
the safety of the State. will no doubt be called upon to sit in
judgment on the greatest crime that the law can have to
punish.
" Sheltered from ell influence, above all sinister sages.
lions, that august Trihimal, better than any other, will re-
cognize innocence, and dismiss ill-founded suspicious, while
it detects the guilty, whoever they may be.
The city of Paris enjoys the most perfect trawitnillity.
The citizens have !eerie, in the otiose rnoineut, the existence
of the plot and the arrest of its authors."

The QuEIN went yesterday miiroln: to the House of Lords
at about eleven o'clock. As the cartage slowly proceeded
along theatrical', her kinJasstr was greeted in an enthu-
siastic manner by intaseuae ewer& of people. The Quasi
resumed her usual sent in the House soma after eleven
o'clock, and remained limit about ball-past twelve. .Thp
Peers rose sad made their obeisance or her enhance and bet
depart are.
Lord 'OrgWART, whose name was introduced in the.tlone
of the erom-examivation ou Tines 47, tu Wollner of 40
CASTLICIMAGIII.

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THE ITALIAN wiraviss.

A NEW ROM
y name it is Hearn((;
I bow to all my Loh&
And have you soy Christian mime?
Signor, loon mf rkordo :
rye quite forgot the wutd 0.
1 curse from Cotton garden,
Where I have bed •utt board 0.
Who lodges, ctuthrs, and feeds you!
•
Querto wow ml rirordn— •
&nue tate that eau afford O.
Whether from Rome or Paris,
From Lyons, Naples, Bourdessei
Or Amsterdam or Utica!
Quash) wow al rirordo,
Nor where I went uo board 0.
To wound my beitefaciress.
All miaowed shafts stor'd U;
To save, to serve, to sill her
Nos sti, wow a i vivo, do
1 am out so absurd 0.
I was • noble soldier
I. Bonaparte's army.
WYal pay, wrist rank, what station ?
tron poem sfeowdarni ;
1 kauw ao mute draw Quarene—y.
The Princess was at Naples
With Lady sad with Luet, 0.
Their names, their forma, their faces!
0 Ciefo, won wit ricordn ;
I've thrown them oveibusro 0.
What chamberrnaiti, what valet,
Caste rouning to the bell 0?
What footman brought the (honer op?
Nan mi rieordo ;
!wised I cannot tell
A d--....detnivenielit fellow!
What money's in your pocket ?
What coat is in your chest ti?
Who made your Bilges waistcoat!
Non Jai rirordo gusto;
I uever could have looped 0!
The,. bow believe * rist
Notts .-m Non nu rirnsdo."a-1 de so eisesber.