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Examined by Lord GRANTUANI.

In what langnage did you converse with the Chamber-
lain ?—Principally in English; he speaks English very well.
In what other language did you converse w►th him ?—lia
French.--Witness then withdrew.

Colonel ANTHONY BUTLER ST.' LEGER Exa-

mined.

Q. Were you Chamberlain to •her Majesty the Quern ?
A. I had that honour.
How long did you continue in that office ?—About eleven
years.
From what period ?—From 1808 to October 1819.
Did you go abroad with her Majesty in 1814 ?—I did. I
went as far as Brunswick; the cause of my not going further,
was my ill health, and she was good enough to dispense with
my further attendance, and to consent that I should accom-
pany her on her tour no further than Brunswick.
Where was the Queen's tour to be ?-111 Germany and Italy,
as I understood.
Was it so arranged before ♦ou left England ?—lt was.
Accordingly did you leave her Royal Highness when she
at rived at Brunswick?—Accordingly I left her at Brunswick,
when her Royal Highness was good enough to say that I
might retire where 1 chose.
In the course of last year, 1819, did you receive any com-
munication from her Majesty?-1 received a communication
in July or August, I cannot say which, in which her Majesty
stated it to be her intention to arrive in England in Septeu►-
ber 1819. •
You received a communication from her Royal Highness.
In consequence of that communication, did you niake any
preparations ?—ln consequencce of that communication, I
prepared to go and meet her Royal Highness, as desired, at
Dover.
Has your health, which prevented you from accompanying
her Majesty beyond Brunswick, continued bad from that
time to the present ?—I was obliged to go to the South. I
have been fur five years in Devonshire, where I have been en-
tirely confined all the evenings of the winter mouths.
On the Queen's return did you pay your respects to her ?
I immediately paid my respects to her.
In consequence of the state of your health, did you resign
your office ?—ln consequence of the state of my health alone,
I communicated to her Majesty that I could be of no use to her
as Chamberlain through the winter months, and requested
that she would be pleased to dispense with my services.

Lord GUILDFORD was 'the next Witness called.
Bring a Peer, he was sworn by the LORD CHANCELLOR, and
examined in his place by Mr. Wit.i.tmus.
Does your Lordship recollect hying at NaPles.—l recollect
coming to Naples
Was her Majesty there at that time ?—She was already there
when I arrived.
Does yOur Lordship recollect when?—ln the beginning of
March, 1815.
Do you know who composed the suite of her Majesty at
that time ?—I remember the Hon. Keppel Craven, Sir Wm.
Gell, Doctor Holland, her physician—l cannot remember
all.
Po you recollect seeing at that time a person of the name
of Bergami I—l do,
DO you know in what situation lie was ?—As far as I under-
stood, he was courier.
How tong did you remain there ?—Only three or four days
—three days.
Was Lady Charlotte Lindsay there whilst you were there,
or did she come afterwards ?---She Citaic with me i we wept
together from Trieste to Mph..

hid Lady Charlotte Lindsay remain at Naples when yea
came away.?--No ; I left Naples before her.
Where did pin next see her Majesty ?—.At ROme. " •
Was that long after you saw her at Naples ?—Three or four
days only. - -
How long did 'you remain at Rome with her Majesty ?—A
very short time, two or three dnys.
During that time did you dine with her Majesty.-4 think
not,

Did you dine with her at Naples ?-oc.ce, I believe.
Do you remember who dined there, or whether any of
the Nobility of Naples were there ?-1 cannot recollect ex-
&et ly.
Did Lady Lindsay dine there ?-:She did.
And Mrs. Falconer ?-I,cannot tell.
Did you see Mrs. Calverly at any other time ?—Yes.
Where did you nrxt see the Queen ?—At Civita Vec-
chia.
Did she leave Rome for that place ?-.-She did.
How long did she stay there ?—rive or six days.
Did you and Lady C.,form part of her society ?—We lived is
the same house. _ .

You dined with her Majesty ?—Every day.
'Who else ?—Once the Marquis of —, the master of the
house, and others whom I do nut recollect.
Was there the same suite as at Naples ?—,,No, except Dr
Holland. _

•
Was Mrs. Falconer there ?—.She was. • ,
Had Mrs. Falconer any daughters ?—She had two young
daughters. • '
Did pm previously know her ?--Sfist-Tss the wife of a most
respectable banker at Naples.

A considerable banker F—Yee.
Did he visit people of rank in that country?—As much as
respectable mercantile persons of rank generally.
Did he mix with the nobility of the first class who visited.
Naples ?—I cannot answer that.
Was one of his daughters married to a Gentleman of con-
siderable estate in Sicily I—l believe two of the daughters of
Mrs. Falconer niarried persons of respectability ; one was
married to an American Gentleman named Middleton; and
the other to a person named Portalis.
You mean Portalis, a considerable banker and proprietor
in Switzerland ?—1 am not positive.
These Ladies you met at Ci vita Vecchia ?—Yes.
They dined at the table with her Majesty ?—They did.
They embarked on board the Clorinde ?—Yes; and Dr.
Holland also, with their mother, and Lady C. Linsisay.
Where did they disembark ?—At Leghorn.
It was some time before your Lordship saw her Majesty
again ?—Yes, it was ; not till the month of November, itt
1815, at the Villa d'Este on the Lake of Como.
Was your Lordship accompanied by Lady C. Lindsay then?
—No I was not with Lady Charliute Lindsay then. :Now
I recollect I first saw her Royal Highness on the Lake of

Como.
Where was Lady C. Lindsay ?-L-In England.
Did your Lordship dine with her Royal Highness at the
Villa d'Este ?L-I did.
At that time was liergami sitting at table I—He was.
Had you seen him before I—Never.
How long did yon stay ?—Not long. I slept at Como that
night, and went off to Milan.
Did you dine with her Royal Highness at Milan ? dined
with her on the Monday following.
When you visited her Royal Highness the first time at the
Villa d'Este, did you intend paying her a longer visit ?—I do
not recollect that I had any intention of staying longer. I
came to pay my respects to her Majesty, and did not mean to
remain more than the day.
Was Bergami at table when you dined with her Majesty on
the second occasion at Milan ?—He was.
From that time you have had no opportunity of seeing her
Majesty ?—I hate not seen het since.
The LORD CHANCELLOR apologized for not having in-
formed the House that the questions put by the Counsel ought
to be put, in strictness, through him ; he also apologized tie
the Noble Lord himself, but if the House or his Lordship did
not object to it, the ezamination might as well continue in
its present course.

Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
Q. When your Lordship dined with tier Majesty at Naples,
was Bergami at table I—A. I do riot recollect whether be
dined at Naples.
Did you see him dine on board the Clorinde du not 're-
collect seeing him on board the Clorinde, but I know that be
dined there.
What situation did Lady Charlotte Lindsay hold in her Ma-
jesty's Household ?—She was Lady of the Bed-chamber.
At what time did she leave her service 1-1 think in the
month of May,-1817.
Did she never join her Majesty after leaving her in Italy ?
—Never, after she left her at Leghorn, to the best of my
knowledge.
When your Lordship visited the Villa d'Este, did you see
any Lady I—l dined there with the Corintess of Oldi.
Did you converse with the Countess?—Very little.
From the conversation which you bad with her, can you
say whether she spoke the common Patois, or pure Italian ?
—She spoke very intelligible Italian, with a small accent of
Lombardy, but nothing remarkable.
When you were with her Majesty, did you see her grounds
—I did.

—.—
Do you remember having a Greek or Albauian servant
with you?-1 had a Greek servant with me.
Did her Majesty accompany you ?—She spewed me a great
part of her garden, and afterwards lekt me her donkey to ride
upon.—(Laughter.)
What kind of donkey ?—lt was a jack-ass,—(Laughter.)

Does your Lordship recollect at what part of the garden you
mounted her Majesty's donkey ?—Near ber own door,
,and.
afterwards I went through the olice•grounds.

Did you set her Royal Highness walk through the grounds
after she had left you ?—I saw her Koyal Highness when I
walked with her, but not after.

Do you recollect seeing your servant walk through the
grounds ?—No, I do not recollect ; I might have seen him
walk about the grounds, but I do not remember.
You did not see your servant walk through the grounds ?--
No; I cannot charge my memory with that.
Do you recollect seeing your servant walk with her Royal
Highness through the grounds ?—Not with her Royal High-
ness, certainly.
Am I to understand that your Lordship never saw him walk
with her Royal Highness ?—1 never recollect I did.
Do you recollect her Royal Highness walking with your
servant ?—I never recollect seeing her Royal Highness walk-
ing with him.
Do you not recollect seeing her Royal Highness with your
servant near the Grotto ?—No ; never.
Did you never state to any one that you had seen them
walking together ?—I never stated to any person that I bad
seen her Majesty walking with my servant in the grotto, near
it, or lit the grounds, though she might have walked without
my seeing it.
The walking might have taken place ?—lt might, certainly,
but I never saw them.
Your Lordship might have seen them if they had so walked ?
I might, if they bad done it.
And that being something remarkable, your Lordship
would 110 doubt have noticed it ?—Certainly.
Then you do not recollect ever seeing them walk together ?
—I do not.
Is your Lordship accustomed to ride ?—I have never been
a meat rider, but I then rode the donkey.
Round the grounds ?—Yas.
Where was your Lordship's servant at the time the
house, or about the place.
How long did that servant remain with your Lordship ?
He remained with me till May, Itil7, and left the at Venice.
When your sister resigned her situation, had your Lordship
any conversation with her 1-1 bad a correspondence with
her.
Did you recommend to her to resign her situation ?
I did.
Mr. Bacitmiumkt objected to this question, as he bad been
prevented from putting similar oit.es in cross-exaniinatkou.
The question and the answer were then expunged.

Re-examined by Mr. TYNDALL.
Does your Lordship recollect the size of the garden ?—lt
was not very large, but of a good size.
Can your Lordship recollect the number of acres ?-0b !
dear use. no.
At different times when you saw ker Royal Highness and
Bergami together, did you perceive any impropsiety in their
conduct ?—None whatever.
The Arroasisv-Gesiettat, objected to this question.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that it ought to have
been put during the examination in chief.
Mr. Raoormass contends* that it arose from a question
put by the Attorney-General in his cross-examinations.
The question and answer were understood to be eapungee.
Mr. TYNDALL—I have nothing more to ask.
Cross-examined by Lord Rous.
When your Lordship saw her Royal Highness on the Lake
of Como, Wl5 Ulric any other palms with her its the boil ?
Yes, Bergami.
Were there any other persons beside ?—Nu.

By Earl GREY.
Q. 'Menem your Lordship bas been at her Rapt Wit,-
nos's, and has seen the Princess and ILrgamilit4aprpssatit „

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tagetl. er, have you ever seen any improplivly between theist ?
.1.1.1,4N0; certainly none.
Four Lordship said that there was a slight Lombardy ac-
Acnt the Countess of Osldi's Italian ?—Nothing remark-
able.
• Dithyou take notice of her inanners?--Tbey were perfectly
inoffensive, there Was nothing remarkable about them, and
they were very modest.
. OU see any thing vulgar in them ?—Not vulgar, ter-
‘l.4tu,
A-airubt having arisen whether the answer was "not psw-
ticularly vulgar," or, " nothing vulgar in her manners at
ail," the question was repeated.
Did any thing straw you as vulgar in her manners ?•••-.No-
Abysg,attatcli me as vulgar, certainly not. We conversed to-
ietber, and she atiswered me in pertectly good Italian ; I did
not remark any thing vulgar in licr co, versatiun with tue,and
no impression reinained Out my mind of having conversed with
.aiy,plgar woman.
Did you observe any difference between the manners of the
Countess Oldi and those of other Lathes ?—I tanniq say I did.
~htl fife out stvihe me as a woman remarkably refined, but
certainly not as very different fermi other Italian Ladies.
Wecs, her manners and conversation such as to latPressTrou
N 1 it idea that sire was a well educated person knew
so little of her, that front the few words I had it) conversation
. with her at dinner, I could form no opinion on the subject.
Did you observe any difference iretween the manners of the
•i,;'otint-ess Oldi arid other Italia!' Ladies cannot sty I
did. She did 11,9 t appear to be a woman of renunkably re-
lined wanness.
Aher Earl of LIVERPOOL—May I ask your Lordship whe-
ther her manners and conversation were tire manners and
ptivv,erlation of a person well educated ?-1 tinly conversed
with lier in a fete words. I cotild clot form any opinion of
that sort. The conversation was extremely short. There was
;,noth,illt; remarkable in her manners.
I ,yv.ilh to ask the Noble Lord how often he met the Conn-
tcss 7—Twice. Duce at the Villa D'Este and once at
the Ilaiisna.
.. • .1. ivish to ask whetbet his Lordship 'knew she was thesister
'of Beriami?-1 bad heard she was the sister of Bergami.
The Earl of LA UDE.RDA I,F,.—When you was at table with
her :Itpy,al Nigltucss., where did yore Lordship sit bad the
;lioncur to sit by the side of her Royal Highness,
DiCi,pergasni receive any particular attention ?—No parti-
cular attention.
....Did you observe how she conducted herself towards Ber-
s,i:ttni,?.,---There was nothing particulat in the manners of her
Royal I lighoess to Bergaini.
• . . I••ltere did the Countess -of Oldi sit ?—On tire other side,
opposite me.
. Who. was with her Royal Highness at Sable besides the
. ,
Countess of Oldi ?—William Austin, and a medical,man, who
they said had been at Corio.
IroARENYON.—I wish to ask iris Lordship, what seas
tie size of the boat on the Lake?—it was a small boat.
Did you observe the boat more when *you was on the
Lake
,i-t,:,t.4itt•distatice was the boat from shore when your Lord-
ship saw it 7—Not a great distance.
.Was it always within so short a distance that the Noble
1. ird might- see persons in it ?-1 did not see any thing in the
boat remarkable. I was in another boat on the Lake.
When the Noble Lord saw the boat, was Bergami rowing
•.. .
it I—Yes, certainly.
Earl RATH UILST—Did her Royal Highness introduce the
'Countess of Oldi to the Noble Lord as the sister of Bergami
•-•-No, slue -did not ; she introduced her as the Countess of
Oldi, but not as the sister of Bergami.
TLe.Earl of DARLINGTON—I wish to aslc, what was the
de"portnent of Bergami towards her Royal !Ugliness ?—There
was nothing ,particular that 1 observed. 1 have been asked
. min:tiler the ground or garden adjoined the Villall'Este. The
.ground was -heiriud the house, and the olive -garden is ad-
, joining that ground or garden.. I do not precisely recollect
the size of the:garden.
Yon'Say you did not recollect the size of the garden 3 I ask
your Lordship whether it formed, in your opinion, an acre ?
I- daar.not form an opinion -of the extent-of an acre.
;Was 4t a large garden ?—lt did not appear large.
:Lord lIELMORF..—Did your sister, Lady Charlotte Lind-
sey, leave the service of her Royal Highness of her -own accord,
-or Was she disinissed2—Of her -own accord; I -recommended
. her. Au icetorn to England. •
Marquess LANSDOWN objected to this question as al-cad-
, .114.4tsestion..
Tim: Eat.' of LIVERPOOL Mbserved., that the rule at the
rloselsfahe -examination was, that any rem .might ask a -lead-
ing question on cross-examination.
The Marquess-of LAN SDOW.N zonsidered it au 'improper

Aptestion.
Lord BELMORE.-11 the question is informal., I will with-
. • 'draw it.
The LORD CHANCELLOR t hen ,intimated that the ques-
tion n3-$ ,not to stand.
Lord 4LLENBOIOUGH.—Did your Lordship make arty
• -•particular observations on the manners of Bergami ?—The
etsi.y .observation I autde on -the ,manners of Bevganii was, that
he was unassuming and unobtrusive.
ever see him in the garden with the Princess ?
You ail; whether I saw him in the garden, I rocollect I did,
;-•.;witls the.Princem, hut more than that I do not recollect.
DO you ever see Bergatni at any other tinsel—l saw him at.
Aslifast, whereleshmed me the pictpres.
. . Eroatt ;the -opportunity you bad of being in ilis•company,
could you form any opinion whether Ir..e was superior tw his
Slttfation.?—No; 1 -did not see that he was.
„hSr.PEUMAn requested the last question and answer might
' ' i'efi.eated.
It stood thus 'en the short-hand writer's notes:—Eton the
-opportunity your Lordship had of recurring to the manners of
• • liergatnl,could you form any opinion as to his being superior
- to' et& situation in whirl] he was placed in the family .I—No;
it Aid net strike me that he was.
Lord GLENBERVIE syrorn.—Examined by Dr.

LUSHINGTON.
"Did your Lordship see her present Majesty:at Genoa
A. Z did.
Were you accompanied thm ty Lady Glenbervie?-1 was.
3iid Lady,Glrnbervie form any part of the suite of her Ma-
-jetty`.-=No.; not at that time.
I)ei she, at any time, At Genoa, act in the suite •of her
Highness the Princess of Wales ?---,She did.—When
lier,RoYal Highness arrived at Genoa Lady 'Charlotte Camp-
' &11 Was- expected to follow and form a part of her Royal
' suite, but she did snot arrive for twoy.earsl when
L4rGienbervie arrived at Genoa she expected to r.etieve
Ladyllnirlotte (Ampler:ll; Lady Clenberrie ..having formerly
/Avert Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess, she offered to
' %attchd her Royal Highness until the .arrival of Lady 'Char-
" I.sitt,'Caitipbeit.
T)id you see her Royal Highness often at •Genoal---Fre-
' ltiently ; "Lady Glenbervie and myself continued there till .
the 7th pf slay; during the period of our stay I frequently
• with the Princess, but not every day.
. Did your Lordship during the time see Itergaini I—l saw ,
every day I dined there.
Wirat was the conduct your Lordship •erbserved in her
Highness and Bergarni when von dined there.?—He
was waiting behind her Royal Ilighne.ss in tire habit of a con-
' tier'. • I had the honour of sitting near her Royal Highness, and
• 1 observed that her conduct was that of a mistress to a ser-
...aiit. fte•often helped her to wine.
What was the conduct of Bergarui towards her Royal
tr!, nets .T.--Tbat of a servant.
'"Wai it'respcctful, or otherwise? —4 did not see any parti-
gular attention, and if there had been any thing of that de-
'must have Observed it.
• W/11.Voiir Lordship mention the year in which you was at ,
1; `Genii 'Pen I—lt was in 1515.
• ' What eerupanv did your Lordship alert at her Royal High-
rscss's „table during the period to which you allude?—"l he
Ctitiutees Oldi, a Lieutenant of the Navy, Lally Charlotte
Campbell., MIS. Faulkner and her two daughters, I}r. Heal-
• • lam], Alie.Narquise John, Carlo, Agin, and •otbers.
liareyto ever seen any thing offensive in the conduct of
Devia'mi'toWards her Royal Highness did nut.
Dn you. recollect a hall given by her Royal Highness ?
;: Tbe,oolyball I recollect I was at.
Did your Lordship meet at that ball the best company of
• the place ?—All the societies I bad been in; the principal
Ladies and Gentleman of the place.
:•• -CroB-examined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL.
. . , .
Your.lairdship did not live in the house?-1 did not, nor
Lady Glenbervie.
. • When Lady C. Campbell arrived, Lady Glenbervie bad
ceasedio"live at Genoa?—Yes.
Dow many times had your Lordship been in the habit of
dining 4' the table of her Royal Higlinessi—Two or Hoes
ti eS4 With.
Wliat'w'as the dress of Bergamil—Berganti at that time
wore the dress of a servant; be Wore a courier's dress,accord-
ing to nay...recollection.
Jj'l►e Earl of LAUDERDALF...—Did Lord Glenbervie meet
Cqptnin P,echel at dinner ?—I think i did.
Mr. Rootionam then requested the Lords to indulge Lady
Charlotte Lindsay, his neat witness, with a chair.
Lady CHARLOTTE LINDSAY Examined.
Ladrqbarlotte Lindsay accordingly was conducted to the
Isar of the House, and accommodated with a chair. After
Ihe-haa•tieen sworn, she was examined by Dr. Lusbington.

Did your Ladyship ever form a part of the suite of her Royal
Highness ?—Yes, I did.
When did you first enter her Royal Highness's service S—lc
the year 1808.
Did Lady C. Lindsay attend the Princess when she went
abroad in 1814 ?—I did.
You was one of her Ladies of the Bed-chamber was.
How far did you go with the Princess of Wales on that
journey ?—I accompanied her Royal Highness as far as Bruns-
wick.
Why did you not go furthers—lt was never understood by
ber Royal Highness or me that I was to'go furthr, but alertly
accompany her to Brunswick.
Where •a-(l,Lady Lindsay afterwards see her Royal High-
ness ?--4 'saw bey Royal Highness at Naples about the be-
ginning of March, 1815.
Did you then act as Lady of the Be/ chamber to her Royal
Highness ?—1 did.
i-101 long continue with her Royal Highness!—
I her Royal •Highness's suite the tegioniug of March, ;
and .fethained Pith her Royal Highness until 1 left her at
Naples. dzconiOattied her to Rome, then went to Ovita
Vt..c.cliia,•eMbarked with her cm hoard the Cloriude at Leg-
horn, and twitted her at Naplt4.l
Iy whom was her 'Royal Highness visitcd during her resi-
&nee at Naples ?—By all lirsotis of distinction there. MI
the Neapolitan and other Authorities.
NN'ill Lady Lindsay Ise pleased to State the natßes of souse
of them ?-I,nrd and Lady Glenhervie., 'Lord and Lady Gage,
Lord and Lady Holland, told mid Lady Glaze, 'Lord:anti
Lady 'Oxford, Sir William (fell, and avany young Ladies.
Was your Ladyship on board the'ClMinde With leer Royal
Highness ? —I was.
Did you remember where she slept ?—Her Royal Highness
slept in part of the Captain's -Cabin; It was divided in two.
Dots your Ladyship veintruber any thing said about the
cabin being divided?—Yes, vententlisti her Royal High-
ness expressed some wish to have it altered for my accommo-

dati,m.
1)11 her Royal Highness have any difference with the
Coptalu'?—No, Ido not recollect any difference. .
Dues your Ladyship et-collect a person of the name of Bee-
gami being in the sere ice of her Royal Hightiess?-1 do.
In what situatkn was 4se ?—Cou ries%
Had you frequent opportunities of seeing what passed be-
tween her Royal Highness and Beromaiii—l had.
How did Ire -conduct himself ?-11 a common way.
How did her Royal Highness conduct herself?—ln the same
manner; she spoke as a person speaks to a servant.
Did you ever ...loser-ye any impropriety of conduct between
the Princess and Bergami!---Neeer.
When did your Ladyship -quit her Royal Highness's
,ser-
vice?—ln the year 1817.
What was your reason for quitting?—My Brother wrote to
me requesting me to retorts.
Has Lady Lindsay seen bee Majesty since her return to
this country have.
Cross-examined fis site S ()MC:TO it-G EN ER A.L.
Q. How lung atter Ilse arrival of her Royal Highness was
it that Lady Lindsay quitted Naples?—A. About twelve days.
now witch time was ocorpiedin going to Naples from Leg-
horn I?—We were six night malting for awi ud, and two nights
on hoard_
When your Ladyship left Leghorn, you did not enter-again
into the service of her Royal Highness ?—I did not.
What induced you to leave Leghorn left Leghorn its
,consequence of a letter.
Daring the time you was at Civita Vecchia, did you see
Berganai?-1 did.
Will you recollect whether you saw Dorval; and her Royal
Flightless walking together ?—Her Royal Highness and I
frequently walked out together, and Bergami attended; be
did not walk with us, but at a distance beliind.
Did that happen often?—As often as I walked with her, as
far as I can recollect.
Was there any other courier in the service of her Royal
Highness at that time believe Hieronymus was also a
courier, hut I act not eeitain.
Did
,your Ladyship mean to say Hieronymus walked out
with her Royal Highness?—No, I do not recollect that he
walked with her.
Have you any doubt of it ?—I do not think he did.
How often did your Ladyship walk with the l'rincess ?—I
bad the honour of walking out with her Royal Highness
twice.
1 think i heard you say you walked with 'her Royal High-
ness several times.-1 -don't at this time call to mind more
than twice.
Perhaps you will swear you did not go ire or six times 2
Yes-; I can swear t hat.
Every time you did walk out the Courier who attended you
was Berganii?—l think it was.
Will your Ladyship take upon you to swear that on these
occasions you never saw her Royal Highness walk ariu in arm
with Bergami ?—I do not recollect..
Will you swear Ise ,did not ?—As far as I -can recollect Ber-
.gatni attended at a proper distahoe, and when -he was called
he was asked a vieStion.
Then you don't recollect whether its walked ants in arm
with her Royal Higlinessl-1 eaunot positively swear; but 1
never was struck with it.
You will not swear it did not happen will -not swear,
because such a thing might have happened wit/tout being
thought extraordinary.
You have _stated that she might possibly have taken hit arm
Without any .thing being thought extraordinary ?—Yes.
Your Ladyship filled the -office of Lady of the Bedschambei
—I did.
That office led you to her Royal Highness's bed-room?—
Very frequently.
At Naples?—Yves.
Was her Royal Highness generally alone en those occa-
sions ?—Not always alone certainly.
Sometimes persons were with her ?—I saw her Royal High-
ness myself in her bed-room. We dined in the bed-room
with Bergami and Williams Austin. Bergami waited on us as
a set vant.
Was that at Naples.?—Do ring the time I was at Naples.
Did any other person .but yourself and William Austin -dine
on those occasions ?—No; I think nobody but we three dined.
Did that happen -freqnoutly when her Royal HighnesE: was
at Naples ?—Yes, whenever her Royal Highness had not com-
pany at .dinner, and one day when I went to l'ortici.
Did Bei-pull always wait?—! think Ise slid, but I cannot
swear.
When was it Lady Lindsay left the service of her Royal
Hightsessl—ln 1817.
I-lad any application been previously made to join her
Royal Highness in GermanylYes, there had.
How long lee-fore -cannot correctly remember.
Was any proposal made about appointing Col. Lindsay to
the Situation of -Chamberlain to leer Majesty?
Mr. ILLOIIaiIAM objected to this question.
The Soticiroa-GENcont. urged it .as a regular quest;on.
The LORD CHANCELLOR intimated that the
House ought to take the question into considera-
tion if it was pressed on one side and objected
to on the other.
At this stage of the proceedings it was four
o'clock, and their Lordships adjourned.