The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-27 00:00:00

bar life, at Naples; that, she, deponent, am not appear, in the
ye 4,18.04, at the Theatre ni Cailes as a. rnece, karante, pr. at
any other time, or in any other character whatever;, hut that the
first appearance of deponent on any stage, was in Logsdon, at the
King's Theatre, as principal singer, in the year 1814. That she,
dqx,„„t„ never was; at.: with any person of the name of
Spencer Smith, or any othex person whatever ; and that she, de-
ponent, never was owboard the Theseits sloop of war, or present
on board of that or any other ship, or in any tidier place wince the
g 414 " hunt the barher,". or an tither such game as in said
libels is described, was played. That she, depinient never was on
,hea.ra the Theseus, or slept in a hammock of the Captain's cabin,
in that or any other ship, uin one of said libels is stated. That
she; deponent, never paraded, the streets of Naplo, Or of any other
place whatever, in the dress of a midshipman, with Captain Owen
!or with any other person whatever.
" Saith, that she does not, nor, did she ever know, of was ae7
'Tainted with any Ipersons Of the names of Spencer Smith, Ni-
cholas, Sir Charles Cotton, Captain Owen, Captain Johnson, Mr.
Peire,-Lady .11itniltOrr, the Marquis Carriecieli, or Lord Nelson ;

and that she never did, from any motive what.never, countenance

any report that she was stt any time protected by Lord Nelson ;
arid that she, deponent, never had any interview, conversation, or
communication With them, or either of them, at any tone.
Saith, that she, depoimot, ni tr was at Chita VLl:ehia, Fre.ecin,
or Mount; Vestivies, with Mr. liohnes,or any other person what-
ever, and thtt Ole never knew or was acquainted with any per-
. trim of the minis of Lieutenant Holmes: that she, deponent, did
not see her husband (Veetris) at Rome, but that she saw him in
England for the twit time, and Was married to hint in London,
suit that deponent never was at Rome at any period during. her
lift; that she, deponent, never was in any way known to, or ac-
-quainted with, the Duchess of Devenehire, Mr. Upton, the
Countess of Albany, or Jerome Alfieri, and never had any com-
munication, conversation, or intercourse with them, or either
of them, at Rome, or in any other place whatsoever ; that
she, deponent, never wag engaged for the English Pic Nic
Theatre, strider the directien of Captain Brown and Mr.
James Dounelly ; and that she never was at Port Mahon, or in
.any other way acquainted with Captain Brown or Mr. James
Donnelly, or either of them ; that the deponent need krieW, or
was acquainted with LieittenanteColonel Carr, and never resided
with hint, or any other person; and never was at Mount Lovo ;
that she, deponent, never had thoughts of taking the veil, and
becoming a nun, at Alinnrea, or any other place ; that she,
deponent, never was at Minorca.
" Saith, that elle did net at any time play at the Garrison
Theatre at Gibraltar, and that she, deponent, never wire at Gibrale
tar ; that sbe, deponent, never appeared at the Lisbon Theatre,
under the protection of the Marquis Villa Real, or any other
person ; and that she, dePonent, never kneer any .such person at
the Marquis Villa Real, nor was she ever at Lisbon or Cintra
with him, or any other person whatsoever.
44 Saith, that she, deponent, did not at tiny time perform at
the Frenen theatre of any Noble Lord, or of any person whatsie.
ever, in tit. James's-square, or elsewhere, under a fictitious name.
" Saith, that she cumin it to be true that she, deponent, is
slightly erepteinterf with Captain Best, having been introduced to
him by Mr. Celli : but that she was HMI' at any time furniehed
with instructions by him, the *aid Captain Best ; and that she,
-deponent, never was in any way ender his inflnence or eontroul,
to accompanied by hint in her provincial engageMenta ; that she,
deponent, never lived with said Captain Beat, with the mother
and sister of deponent, nr with any other person, at: No. 82,
faryages-street, Covent-garden, or at any other brute of that des-
eiription ; that said Captain Beet, never, :on any occasion, carried
'her, deponent, into the Fonntain, n notorious brothel--:-and that
rshe, deponent, mover was in that, or any other house of that des,
cription, with. Irahl Captain Beet, :or any other person whew.
ever; that susid Captain Best never aecompenied her to Manche:l
ter on a theatrical engagement, any other occasion whatever;
that she, depooent, never accepted arty engagement to play of
Maechester; that abe, deponent, never did perform at Mane
rheater—antl that said Captaio Best never slept in the same
bed, or bad any criminal intercourse with her, deponent, at the
Wheat Sliest, or any other place whatsoever, as in said libels is
stated.

" lisith, that she, deponent, never did meet or entelr into anz
xonversation with his Majesty the King, in Pall mall, 'or in any
other place, as in one of Said libels is stated ; that she, deponent,
never was pursued' by his Majesty, into the green-room, of the
Theatre,, grin tatty other. piece whatsoever: • that, she '414-
permk, never received any jewel or other present from his Pali]
Illajosty ; and that de/lowa did not appear 14 the Kiuti's Thrt4
in, consequence of any note or request from his said ililajesty, 4. 4,
ntle'of said libels is stated.
" that Lord Barrytoure, nkeoticmed. and allodril to by tb,
.aescription of Lord 11-7, never dtd gallant her (dcpnneni)
sound Jametea-stioate, Ot. that thlpte: never was it
report, as deponent has heard of, that be :141; that deponent never
Inew or Was:in any way acquainted with said Lord 13arqmore,
"':with, that the deponent never was refused a benefit by
committee of the King's Theatre; and that neither the deponent
not the husband of the deponent, ever put elf- their creditors with
promises of payment when said benefit of her, deponent,' should
bare: taken place; that she, depontnit, and the husband of her; di.
pimeitt, did not leave England for the purpose of defrauding three
creditors ; nor did ;they travel to Pada in company,
,with Ltuld
Psi rynom4 as in !Me of the said hinds is stated,
,hot that ehe, do

rt.tit.ot, travelled with her husband
,nnly, ariA tpertnnued at 'the
Theatre Italien in Patie, under engagement made by her late.
lin-band, and not by any other person whatsooyer ; that during
the time she, deponent, was WO performing at. Paris as &foreland,
the retitled With her father, and did not enter into the dissipation
,of the French metropolis, arid never knew or was acquainted with
Sit' Charles &infield, General :74bastinni, the Officers of the Ni-
t:tints) Guards, or the Field Marsh) of litionaparte, nor had any
timmuniattion, intoreourse, or conversation with any or either of
in one tdsaid libels is stated.

" that the husband of deponent. left her at Paris, under
varc of her LAN.; that she deponent, did not remain in Paris
oto rat y to the wishes and intention of her said husband, and that
her *aid late husband never made it any excuse for leaving. hei.,
that she,daponent, was of such a
.combustible temper, that the
louse was tilled with implosions of passion, and that she, deponent,
worried his life mit, as in said libel is stated.
" that she does not know who is intended to be obitlo
to by the worth; young Lord P-, bet that she, deponent, never
agreed to introduce auy person, nor did she introduce any persist),
into the bed-room.at Parit, or elsewhere, in the manner stated in
WU! of said libels.

Saith, !:that she was not notompanied 'from Paris to London
by Captain 'Fullerton, and that she never knew or was acne/tinted
with Cootie, Fullerton, or any patent of that name.
" Saith, that she, deponent, never knew, or wee acquainted
with, Pirti,j)erhy, Meier Brookee, Colonel Atherton, Sir Elte
Coot', Colonel Terreor.lonel M4Maltan, Lord Binning, or Sir
Francis taforey ; that deponent never accepted from them, Or
either of them, any sum of money, or any other 'thing whatever;
and never had' any communication, cooveriation, or intereoune4
with them, or either of them, at any time or in any place whae,a.,
ever. That deponent never played the charecterof cowslip, in
the Agreealde Surpthei-at Liverpool or elsewhere; and thet
ponent never .performed: at Liverpool in any chareeter whetsoever.;
That deponent never lived at a. boot-maker's in Newport-street,
or, tiny house in that street. That deponent never received,
any letter, dated Mayhew], March -11, NV, and signed
more and that; to the beet of her knowledge and belief, no euep.
letter as its nut of maid libels is stated, was ever directed, sent, er
intended to be sent in her, deponent. That deponent admits ithe
knows by name, lett by name only, such a person as Charles Wil-
liam Wright, hut that depotient never eanittered with hint under
the Arcade of the Opera-house; and never had any communicii-
eUrlearlettierts orintercourtte with him, in that or any other
place whatsoever. Trutt the converaation supposed to have oc-
curred between a servant *irk of deponent's of the :name of Susan,
And deponent, i* utterly false, and without foundation ; that no
OT/creation ever occurred hetwetrt 1,,
,tieporient, anti any
eervont girl in her .employ ; and that deponent never had any rea-
son to suspect that any or either of her, errant
girls iceda
man in
had with her, as M one of eau libels la stated.
" Saith, that she, deponent, never hived a
1 aw in Curten-street
chapel. from .Vl44.Xitill.4o4,Pereivid, or any other
Person ; and that
she, deponent, never knew Captain Mordaunt, and never had any
interview, conversation, or intercourse with lair ,t
linUAltVer ae-
cepted any gift, donation, or legacy, from Nita, or tiny ahor
person
of thatinune». •
" Saith, that she, deponent, never at any titne since she haecni...
lied on the.profeation,of a comedian, refused to anyfulfillbthestrietil
engagement which she hes made ; that she never
e any sn_
garment .with the manager of the Haymarket,
the Dublin, or
of any other theatre ; and that she has never forfeit*d. aetlgag
meat, or paid any-line for 60 doing, but that she, deponent, hasand
always been scrupulouSly attentive to fulfil every engagement,
has never delayed to fulfil any engagement at the Dublin ortn?y
other theatre after the day of her appearance has been announced
1:
and 'that alto, deponent, never did bank, or have any acc""
the backillphouse of Messrs. Coats and Co, ; that the deponent
never was ftequsikted-with, or knew any persons of the names of
Dick Wilson, or teeallowei and that every trensaction supposed
to have occurred, and stated to have occurred in the libellous
lotion, with a milieu to them, or either of them, and deponent,
is utterly falet'and without foundation.
Saith, that the deponent admits that she has performed on
tbsstago at the goblet Thetdiel. but that she never was, at any

time, in a hot -at the said theatre • and that: Aepeitent never knew,
or was acquainted with, Colonel 'Vickers, or Lord Mathew, at
Dublin or elsewhere, sod that she never has received any present.
from theni, ist• either of them, at Dublin; or at any other place
whatever. That she,
,deponent, never wart at Belfast, London.
Merry, or Carrickfergus; and never knew, or was acquainted,
with, the Marquis of Donegal, Mr. Jocelyn, Mr. Andersen, Al-
derman Lukey, the M'Calislands of Palmore, Captain Thompson,
or Captain Hill ; and she never visited the families of Hart and
Thompson, and General Hirt ; and never had any communica-
tion, intercourse, or conversation with them) or either of them,
at those places, or either of those places, or at any place whatso-
ever. That she, the deponent, never went to, or was at Brighton,
with Captain Courtenay, or ever had any communication or inter-
coolie with Mtn, or was she ever escorted by him to that or any
other place, and that she never knew or was acquainted with Cap-
tain Courtenay, or any. other person of that name.
" Said), that she, deponent, never was entertained, some few
years ago, or at any other time, at Brtghton, or in any other
place, in the house of Mr, Colnian, or of nny other person, in
company with his Royal Highness the Duke of York, General
Taylor, Mrs. Gibbs, and Mrs. Carey, and that the deponent is'
not, nor ever MIS upon the closest terms of friendship, or on
terms of intimacy, with the said Mrs. Carey ; but deponent ad-
mits that she has spoken on one occasion, and upon that one
only, to the said Mrs. Carey, That she, deponent, does not
know what persons are intended to ha represented by the descrip-
tion of Lord V-0 and his brother, in the said libellous pobli-
cation, but that every fact and circumstance in the said libellous
pnblication stated to have occurred between her and the said Lord
and his brother, or either of then), is utterly false, and
without foundation. That she, deponent, never received a pro-
Pool from an. Admiral, or any other person, to go to Malta, nor
was she: ever offered the situation of chief of the Opera at that
place, as in one,of said libels is stated. That she,ldepenent, never
knew, Or was acquainted with, any person of the name of Toni
Steele.

Saitb, that every fact, ciniumstance, conversation, and trans-
action, in said libellous publication contained, and hereunto an-
nexed, so far as regards her, deponent, is scandalous, malicious, ut-
terly false, and without foundation."
The above affidavit was confirmed, by Madame Theresa
Bartolozzi, the mother of Madame Vestris.