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London, England, 1820-10-29 00:00:00

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No. 1,276.—V0L. XIII.]

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 18524.

Smpertat 41)arltantent.

Did Dumont say anything more?—She said every thing
that was good of the Princess; that she had never ob.
served tnything of the Princess bat what was good.
Do you recollect Dumont say anything about spies?—
She told me that ever since the Princess had quitted Eng-
land she had always been surreundirad with spies; she said
something more—tl4l every action that ebe did, even the
simplest actions, dune with the best intentions, were mis-
interpreted—that the Princess knew very well that site
was sibrounded with spies ; but that she did nothing
winch she wgs,not willimtall the world might know.
Do you remember observing to Dumont, that as she,
Dumont, had always been about her Royal Highness, she
must have remembered aU that passed ?—I only recollect
what I have just said.
Do you remember inquiring of Dumont anything about
the chastity of the Princess?—Yes ; I asked her whether
she hail ever observed anything ut the Pi incess.
What was her answer?—She answered no ; that she
had never observed anythin;; and farther, that it was
impossible for Any person to oe more virtuous than " my
Pt nices:.."
Du you remember any thing being said by Dumont
about the late King—the old King/—She said in the
course of the conversation, that the old King was the only
prop the Princess had.
Did you know Dumont well--aad did site know you
well ?—Yo. I •

HOUSE OF LORDS.
SITH DAY OF THE DEFENCE.

atorittor, OCT. 23.
Lord HARROWEIY prtseated the Report Ate Select
Committee appointed to inquire into the correspondence
between Mr. Powell and Col. Brown, relative to the
absence of Rastelli. The contents were unimportant,
except that Rastelli candidly declared he did not mean to
return. Counsel were afterwards called iu. Lieutenant
Hownam verified his Order of St. Caroline, and
Mademoiselle Louise Dumont was handed to the Bar by
Mr. Mauls, and examined by Mr. Williams.
Are you acquainted with a woman of the name of
Franchette Martini ?—I believe not.
Do )ou know a man of the name of Henry Martini ?—I
do not recollect any such name.
Do you know a place in Switzerland called Morge ?
Yes.

The woman of whom I speak is a milliner at that place?
—I know a marchande des modes at that place, of the name
•f Martini, not Martini.—(A laugh at the nicety of this
distinction en oath.

Do you remember sending for that witness to alter a
bonnet for you ?--I cannot recollect sending for her, as I
did not reside at Norge.

Well, e ithout speaking of sending for her, I ask you if
you saw her about altering a bonnet in any part of that
year 2—l may have seen her, but I do not positively re-
collect wbether,l did or not.
Do you not recollect Madame Martini asking if the
Princess was not a woman of intrigue (ear galante)l—l
do not at all recollect. I do not recollect having auy con-
•erwtion with the woman on the subject.
Duott not recollect being angry about it ?—I do not
recoWect this convergitiou; I have not the least idea of ii.
Do yon not recollect that you said it was all a calitintw
and that it was the Princess's enemies who spread the
roman's against her I—l do not recollect any thing like
it ; I do not recollect it at all.
Will you swear that you did not say so ?—I will not
swear. I do not recollect. khave nut the least idea of it.

Did you not say, that the Princess, from the time bile left
England, had been suriounded with spies ?—I never could
base said so, because I never saw a spy.
Will )on swear you never said so f—l will not swear it,
but I do nut recollect having said it.
Did you not say to this woman, Martini, that the Princess
was very unfortunate do not recollect this conversa-
tion at all.
And did you not say that all the actions of the Princess's
life were misinterpreted t—l do not recollact saying so—
I do Pot recollect this conversation at all.
_ _

Did you not, in answer to Martini's question, say," My
God ! it is impossible for anybody to be more lilltUUlle
than she is do not recollect t I cannot recollect hav-
ing had that conversation with Mad.tine Martini.
D putt not say to Madame Martini, that in all her
potseesutoni, she, the Princess, had no friend but the old
King have nut the least idea of this conversation. 1
do nut recollect it. _

Will you swear that you did not say so?--iI will not
swear it, but I do not believe I ever said it.
Alter a short cross•exarrrination by the Solicitor Gene-
ral, this witness was ordered to withdraw. After which
Mr. BROUGHAM proceeded to call Franc/wits Marlimi,
decently dressed women,apparentty about 40 years °far.
Examined by Mr. Wilih.ins.
Aro you the wife of Henry
Of what placer—,Norge.
Do you keep a 'offline' .8 ►hop there?—Yes.
DO you know Louise Dumont ?—Ye,.
How long have you known lier?—li'roin the time she
was ia 3lurge, when she was quite young, anti training to
work,

Will that before she went into the &mice of her Royal
iiigittwss I—A Wog time before.
To the beet of your kuott ledge, of what age was Dumont
wltrit you tint became acquainted cull het l—She Wight
brnhout .ixteeu.

Have you frequently seen Onumnt at 310r,,e ?—From
the moment 1 became acquainted with her, 1 seen
tier %try °ltem
1)a you remember arcing Dumont at Horge au) time In
1818 ?--I saw her in the month of April.
Oit what occasion was it that you saw 1..0ni,,e Dumont i
--At the euutitihg-bons of the Demoiacitea .I—, whithcs
I was coiled vim uccbunt of some uusk which was to be
don,. of Mdtlemoiselie 1)11114011i. _ _

'Wore that tient, had you scso any joinual of Louise
Dnitsout's
you saw Dumont, as you Wise said, on the sub-
ject (Aso:lie work, did yo,: Cliler iutu any raiiversation
with Iles uu the aubjtct of that joutual, or of tn, Princess
of ‘Valet?—,'t s,
IVlist quessam did you put to Lucian Dumont?-1 ub
served to Dumont that thu Vtiou:‘ss of {Vales M:lii
I said su tiaittoy, bet:titian such way n:. opintau.
Whitt 4114%,er did 111.1ke to liar chat a vation
ttle put herself in a tit rat pitstioo 1.41,1 it Will ootloog
but calumny, invented by her twenties, iu otdet to mill
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of the °enthrones' employed in the Milan Commission, thee
essential to the right determinitt• of the Case before the
House, that Col. Strewn should be examined.
Mr. BRORGBAN.—Nothing which had Mien from h's
other Learned Friend could iuduce him to depart front the
question which he bad put, and which he would repeat
(raising his voice), " I ark whether your Lordships ars
siltiax use Court etJestieer—When it suited the pumar
of the Counsel for the Hill, when they wanted to exclude
an evidence whirls was materiAl for her Majesty% windiest..
tnin, by ping him (Ur. II.) down; by Il i 11l nue him roundo•
with nine-fold technicalities--when they wished to prevent
him from breaking through that mass of conspiracy and perm'.
jury in which they had endeavoured to entangle his illustrious
client—then the word of Court of Justice was constantly
sounded in their ears. But now aloundoniug every thing like
furs nod regularity of proceeding, flying in the face of every
principle that guides the Courts below, their Lordships
acre applied to, not as a Court of Justice, but as a House,
of Legislature, to grant, out of their great indulgence, a
favour which it never could have entered into the imagination
of nay man to apply for to any other tribunal. " I ask,
said the Learned Gentleman, " if in any Court since justice •
was adanuistered in this land, since any thing like fairness
was dealt out batween parties by what arc called forms. •
these haudniaids of justice, Vetter a proposition w monstrous
as that now offered to your Lordships was attempted to latt •
made ?" The next thing be supposed which they sisou'd
hear on the part of Col. Brown was,alsat he had not had a .
list of wit rases, ten auy specification of the charges against
Lim.—(A laugh).—" We, my Lords," said Mr. Broughton, I
" c plain of such thin4s, w e have felt the want of them
all through the course of this proceediug; but ueverilid we
foresee or apprehend the possibility awl; an application as
this. Will your Lordships, for the sake of Cul. Brown.
however favourite an ugent he may be of the Milan Com.
mission, again stop shunt in this extraordinary proceeding?
Will you sespend my Illustrious Client once mare into that
state of horrible anxiety in which she has been kept by you
and by her prosecutors?—Will you continue her in that stele
of torture by making such a plunge as you are now tasked
to make, out of all regularity of procedure, iuto something
us dark, as lawless, and as unknown to Courts of Law, as
any thing which the human hnsginatiou can conceive? I •
ask if your Lordships will iufliet such cruelty on my Blues
trious and sutfei lag Client—a cruelty en needless, so gratuit.
ass. so shameless—au injustice so beyond all exansple."
4r. DENlicarf said, he should be deserting his duty if he
did not strongly oppose this prweetliog, unexampled, and
out only fatal to the cause of Isis Illustrious Client, but ue. !
knu wn the Luurts of Justice. Time Learned Gentleman sup-
ported the observations of Mr. Brougham with great ability,
and after the Attorney-General replied,
Time LORD CHANCELLOR said it appeared to him to
be the duty of the Attorney General, considering all the .
circumstances of this most important ruse, to make the ae-
plicatiuu. The application had been made for twit mottos,
one for the sake of the character of Cal. Brow!), and the
other with the view to the effect of his evidence upon this
ease. He cousidered that their Lordships were humid to
reflect upon all the evidence before they deternnucd upon .
granting ur refusing the application. Ile shoald apply him
self to the examination of the Minutes, and begged their
Lordships would defer the decision till tu-tuturow morning.
Lord GREY approved of the delay, but he should suggest
one timing of, in his opinion, great importance. The que.tion
on which their Lordships would have to decide, was whether •
time application should be waisted now or after the Attorney.
General had examined his other e itueees. It the deist,
were granted at this moineut the Attorney General would •
have nit opportunity of getting fresh evideucc, and thus add
to the delay of justice.
Adjourned at tuenty-five minutes past three.
NINETEENTH DAY OF THE DEFENCE.
TUESDAY, OCT. 24.
This day, the Lord Chancellor took his seat on the
Woulmck a few minutes before ten o'clock. Prey era were
read, and the list called over in the usual manner.

Earl GREY then rose.--," My Lords, as I trust we may •
now entertain some hope of approaching the end of these
proceedings,in which we have been so long and vo painfully •
occupied. It appears to me exceedingly important 1 het
we bliould consider the nature of the evidence gist.** at
the bar—eti4ente which strongly proves that the testi.
molly does not correspond with that before give n by the
same witnesses. This being the We. my Lords, it be. •
comes necessary that we shoal(' he put in possession olthe •
testimony of the witnesses on oath, as laid before the
Seciet Cmniiittee. 1 ant aware that the rxrinitiation
of these witnesses his not been like the depositions •
given before Magistrates; hilt though extra judicial
sod irregular, they have been uu oath, and tscvo been laid
before the Secret Conintittee, and on them was Founded '
the basis of tbis inquiry, Crinceiving, as 1 du, that it
essential We should be put in possession Or' then. tleposi. •
lions before wo are called ou to decide oil this motuentous •
proceedings, I shall, at a future period, move that rliiy be "
laid before your Lordships.P
The LORD CHAN CELLOR.—" My Units:a question
having arisen last night, in culiseqiienr4 of the. oppticetlon
tit 1111' Cilltileet fur the dill to stay these prueeertints until '
Ri unit should tie called to your Haf ; ill toy opi.'
mon, j,i.iticc does nut refaire Coot your Lordships should d.. '
la) t.te4e pricesdingx (tries of Heat', lll4f !)--•1 there:Ole
most., That CJillinel be now caned in, and iutoru.ed, '
oat it is the wish of your Lordships that they insueld now
pi ueeed." -• "
The L."l of *DARNLEY said, if these' proeertil,gs
were to go on at all, it was certainly tight they
should g.• ell 110 W j lie would, tieVl esl a , voter Ills
soleititi protest against proceeding any fu, tlisr in tins .7
disgraceful inquiry; and there were ill, re- distinct
grounds on which their Lordships Ju‘ilf to put en coo to
it. lust, the diffiCulty of pursuing tut clue et tut cuuspi-