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to the bar.

Mr. ADAM appeared as 'Counsel for Lerd Ellenborough,
and Mr. DAMPIER for her Ladyship.
The first branch of the evidence related to the conduct
of the Lady and Prince Schwartaenburgh, at Brighton ;
and from the evidence of a waiter at an inn there, the con-
duct of the parties was such as to form a aufficient ground
for the present proceeding:
Lord tllenhorough's solicitor stated that the reason why
proceedings in the Ecclesiastical Court, or in a Court of
Law, had not been taken sooner, was, that he was not
able till June last to procure sufficient evidence of the adul-
tery. The usual proceeding had then been commenced in
the Consistorial Court, and a judgment got Against her
Ladyship for a divorce a men scl et thoro. He had made
the proper inquiries as to whether Prince Schwartzenburgh
was id England since he had procured his evidence, but
from all he could learn the Prince was not in England so
as to enable Lord Ellenborough to bring an action at law
against him.
A servant who lived in the house, No. 11, Harley-
street, opposite to No. '73, where Prince Swartzenburgh
resided, in 1828, very frequently saw a lady driving in a
cabriolet to No. '73, sometimes alone, sometimes with
Prince Swarteenburgh ; when she went alone, the Prince
was generally looking out of the window, and opened the
door for her himself, without either knocking or ringing ;
sometimes the lady came on foot, and the Prince let her in
himself in the same manner; the lady usually drove the cabri-
olet herself; but she had a servant boy, of the name of Car-
penter, with her, who sometimes drove; the cabriolet
sometimes waited for the lady in Wimpole• street, Holies-
, street, Portman-square, and other adjoining places; the
Prince occupied the first floor of No. 73, Harley-street,
and when standing at the windows of No. !I, he often
saw the lady and the Prince together in the front room ;
he could not have seen them if the door of a back room
had not been open, but there were no b!inds up on the middle
window, and the parties could easily have seen him if they
had looked that way; lie observed nothing improper be-
tween the Prince and the lady, except on one occasion,
when he saw him lacing her stays.
The Earl of RADNOR remarked that there was no evi-
dence here of the identity of the lady.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed that there were two
questions here—the conduct of the lady, and her identity ;
and the Counsel would exercise a soand discretion in put-
ting questions as to both points.
The witness did not at the time know who the lady was,
nor did he know yet, except from what he had heard from
the boy Carpenter, and others. He would know Carpen-
ter if he were to see him.
Examined by Lord RADNOR—The lady on these occa-
sions wore a veil, but she did not in any other respect
evince any desire of concealment. This took place parti-
cularly about Maw, June, and July, 1828. The lady
usually came to No. 73, Harley-street, between two and
' five o'clock in the afternoon, and used to stay with the
Prince from two hours to two hours and a half. When
she came out the Prince came out with her, and went
away with her, or followed after in two or three minutes.
He went with Carpenter to a coachmaker's, where he
identified the cabriolet.
Carpenter was groom to Lady Ellenborough in 1828,
and in that year frequently went with her in the cabriolet
to Harley-street and its vicinity, and sometimes waited
for her in Wimple-street, Hones-street, Portman-
square; and sometimes she got out and walked away,
desiring him to go home. He described the cabriolet or
phaeton in the same manner as the preceding witness.
Anne Lewis—Lived with Prince Swartaenburgh as
servant in 1828 and part of 1829 ; during the former
period he lived at 73, Harley-street ; during the latter
period in Bolles-street. In 1828, he was frequently
visited by a lady; she did not knock or ring, but was
generally let in by the Prince himself; sometimes she
came alone, and sometimes with the Prince, who let her in
with his own key ; she remembered her sometimes coming
when the Prince was not at home, and then the witness
let her in, and the lady on such occasions went up to the
Prince's room, without any observation made either by
the lady or the witness ; when the Prince was at home,
and the lady came, they usually remained together for
about two hours, and then generally went away together.
When they went away, she was sometimes alone, and
sometimes in company with a sister to the Prince. The
same lady visited the Prince in Holles-street, to which he
removed in March, 1829, but not so frequently as when
he lived in Harley-street ; and they behaved in the same
manner. The Prince and the lady on two occasions came

into the house by a back door, and were let in by means
of the Prince's key ; she dill not know who the lady
was ; the reason why she thought that something im-
proper had taken place between the lady and the Prince,
when they were together, was that onlooking into the bed
room after they went away, she found it, although she
had made it in the morning, quite rumpled as if ttvo
persons had been in it, and she had to make it over again ;
this was occasionally observed by her sister as well u

herself.
Robert Henthall examined—l am a waiter at the Nor.
folk Hotel, Brighton, and was so on the 6th of February,
1829. Lord and Lady Ellenborough were in the habit
of coming to the hotel, I remember her coming on the
6th of that month. His Lordship was not there. I
recollect also a foreign gentleman coming in the course of
the same evening. I saw his luggage, and took it up
stairs into his apartment. It consisted of a carpet-bag
and a cio tk. Time was a sort of coat of arms on the
carpet-bag.—( A laugh.) I had never seen the gentleman
before that occasion ; he occupied a sitting-room on the
ground-floor. He had a bed-room in the western part of
the house. The bottom of the staircase communicated
with the ball or vestibule. Lady Ellenborough was not in
the same side of the house. She had a sitting-room np
stairs with a bed- room adjoining. The staircase from her
apartments did not come into tie public hall. About ten
o'clock the gentleman retired to his bed-room. I was
sitting up that evening for a family who had gone out
visiting. About twelve o'clock the gentleman came down
the front staircase and went up into Lady Ellenborough's
bed-room. I saw him come down. When he perceived
me he went back again. I watched, keeping out of sight.
He presently came down again. I was anxious to see
what he was about, I saw him go up the staircase lead-
ing to Lady Etlenborough's rooms.
Did you watch him into the room?-1 did.
Did be shut the door after him ?—Yes.
Did he lock it?—He did.
Did you still watch s.
How long did you remain at the door ?—A quarter ol
an hour.
Did you hear any conversation T—Yes, I heard two peo-
ple talking together.
In what language ?—lt was foreign to me.
Did you hear anything move ?—Yes; I heard the gen.
tleman get into bed.
Where did you go afterwards?—l remained a short time
at the door ; and then I went below stairs.
How long did you remain below stairs?—Nearly an hour.
Did the gentleman return to his apartment from Lady
Ellenborough's during that period ?—No, be did not.
Did you again go up stairs ?—Yes, about an hour after-
wards, and 1 heat d them in bed.
What did you hear ?—I heard them kissing.
You say that the gentleman did not return to the ball
again ?—No, he did not.
John Prior was servant at tke George's Arms public-
house, St. Ann's-street, and had often seen the phaeton
or cabriolet, mentioned by some of the preceding witnesses,
about Wimpole-street and Holles-street, and some other
places in the vicinity of Harley-street, and had seen a
lady and the boy Carpenter in it; he saw the phaeton
driven to No. 73, Harley-street, with the lady and the
boy ; he knew that 73, Harley-streat, was the residence
of Prince Swarmenburgh, as he had been in the habit of
serving beer at the house : he knew also that the lady was
Lady Ellenborough, as he had seen her at Prince Ester-
hazy's, when he was there with beer; she arrived at the
time he was there, and the porter announced her as Mrs.
Caroline Ellenborough, and the servant announced her to
the porter as such ; she then came in a large carriage, and
not in a phaeton or cabriolet ; he was sure that he heard
her named Ellenborough.
Crcsb-examined by Mr. DAMPIER, as to whether he
was sure of the name of Caroline or of Ellenborough : He
said that he was not quite so sure.
William Wheel—Had driven Prince Swartsenburgh
and a lady from 73, Harley-street, to Putney Common
and Wimbledon, to the house of the Countess St. Antonio ;
he did not know at first that the lady was Lady Ellen-
borough, but he did soon after ; the reason why he knew
was, that the boy Carpenter, who was waiting with a ca-
briolet, asked him whether he drove Lady Ellenborough and
the Prince from '73, Harley-street.
Mr. Law prove I the hand-writing of Lady Ellenbo-
rough, which was put in, but not read.
Mr. Rogers, front the Consistorial Court, produced office
copies of the proceedings in that Court in the divorce case,
at the instance of Lord Ellenburough.
Mr. Maarten, Counsel against the Bill, observed that
their Lordships bad h eard the evidence, and would draw

their own conclusions Prom it. He had only to observe that
in the branch of the evidence that related to the excursion
to Brighton, although the identity of Lady Ellenhorough
had been sufficiently proved, that of Prince Swartzenburgh
had not. As to the other bi anches which related to the
proceedings at Harley-street and ilolles-street, and the ex-
pedition to Putney-heath, ttc., be submitted that the
identity of her Ladyship had not been sufficiently proved.
With these observations he left the matter entirely in the
hands of their Lordships.
The Earl of ROSSLYN then observed the evidence ap-
peared to be abundantly sufficient to support the Bill, and
moved that it be read a second time.

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The Bill was then read a second time, without a disten-
lent voice.

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL UNION.

The following is the petition agreed to at the
Meeting on Monday; it is to be presented by Mr.
O'Connell :
g. TO THE HONOURABLE THE COMMONS OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, IN PAR.
LI AMENT ASSEMBLED.
" THE PETITION OF THE INHABITANTS Or THE

Tgorous, ASSEMBLED IN PUBLIC MEETING AT

THE BOWLING GREEN OF THE EAGLE TAVERN, IN

TPIE CITY-ROAD,

" Humbly Sheweth,—That your petitioners have long
suffered under accumulated difficulties and intolerable dis-
tresses; their industry has become abortive, their skill and
capital are without profit; their sufferings are daily in-
creasing, their resources are wasting, and they are without
prospect of change or relief.
" That, having long reflected upon the primary and im-
mediate cause of their tnisfortunes, your petitioners ascribe
them entirely to the want of Radical Reform in your Hon.
House, the Members of which, not being chosen by, or
duly sympathiiing with, the people, have, for a series of
years, compromised the nation's welfare by erroneous and
pernicious measures, and by a policy which prefers per-
sonal and particular interests to the general welfare of the
whole of the community.
" That to the want, also, of Radical Reform of the Re-
pres, ntation, your petitioners ascribe the ruinous war with
the American Colonies, which ended in their separation
from, and entire independence of, this country.
" That to the same fatal cause your petitioner! ascribe
the late bloody, long-continued, and unjust wars against
tl a liberties of France, which your petitioners believe were
waged and carried on to prevent that reform at home for
which the people had so long and so earnestly petitioned.
" That to the same cause, also, your petitioners ascribe
the enormona debt of eight hundred and fifty millions, and
the oppressive and grinding taxes annually required to pay
the interest of the same. To the same cause, also, your
petitioners ascribe the upholding of the unparalleled and
prodigal establishments, in time of peace, by taxes drawn
from the people, who at the same time are suffering the
severest, the most cruel, and moat degrading privations—
privations abhorrent and inconsistent with the character of
Englishmen, and disgraceful to the nation at large.
" That to the same cause also—viz., the want of Radi-
cal Reform in the Commons House of Parliament—your
petitioners ascribe the utter neglect and shameful disregard
of their distresses, the professed inability to relieve them,
and the total indifference with which the petitions of the
people have been hitherto received, and the accumulation
of fiscal Statutes diminishing their personal independence,
and restraining, by innovations of every kind, the privi-
leges which have heretofore been the birthright of all En-
glishmen.
" That your petitioners, therefore, pray th.t your Ho-
nourable House will restore, in purity of form and efficacy.

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of practice, the rights and civil privileges assured to them
by their ancestors in Magna Charts, in the Petition of
Right, and in the Bill of Rights—the fundamental prin-
ciple of which all the Kings of England, from Edward I.
down to George IV., have, by their Coronation oaths,
bound themselves to maintain, and which guarantee our
civil liberty, by providing that no man shall be taxed who
is not represented in Parliament, and none shall be im-
prisoned or fined except by the verdict of his equals ; and
which also guarantee property by protecting, even for
debts to the Crown, a man's tools, and means of obtaining
future subsistence.

" That your petitioners further prey that your Honour-
able House will not continue to oppose such measures, as
may be proposed for your own Radical Ikform ; and your
petitioners make this prayer, not only for their own benefit
and the advantages of their fellow-countrymen, but for
the preservation of your HonouraMe House itself, which
can only exist in power and honour through the voices,
influence, affection, and confidence of the people."