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London, England, 1820-09-08 00:00:00

who was there -spoken
.of. . But it may be said,
the letters were therefore considered confidential ;.
but that by no means follows. It is of no con-
sequence to him or to me, or thit. all Europe and
the world should know what passes in this place.
These letters, however, a ffordedthe only hope of
my Learned Friends 'to impeach the evidence of
Dumont, ari evidence which iii its "general charac-
ter, is supported by every witness who has been
sworn. Brunet was not in the room at Catania;
and of course cannot tell What 'happened, neither
was she in the room at Naples. Was there no-
thing improper, nothing at all mysterious in, this,
connexion of the' Princess with Bergami ? Was
he advanced, solely from his merits, from his
fidelity, and his respect, to an, honourable Mis-
tres's ? If he were, then, DuMont speaks as
to what she has seen occur after his elevation,
and that not on one, but on very many occa-
sions. If the connexion was not improper—
if the connexion was pure, why may he not be
opposed to Dumont, and say to her, what you
have said is false, what you have said is not the
truth,,and you are improperly.aspersing the cha-
racter of one of the most amiable and virtuous
Princesses ? On the ultimate issue, however, my
Lords, you will see in what situation this witness
stands. At It Bergaini was hired as a cou-
rier ; he always continued as one, when all at
once he comes into the service of her Royal
Highness. In a few month's he is raised to the
dignity of an equerry—then,made an head cham-
berlain—then he is decorated with the Order of
a Knight of. Malta; after, a Knil,-,ht of the Order
of the Holy Sepulchre; he is also made Grand
Master of another Order, and, all this through the
favour, and at the soliciiation of her Royal High-
ness ! This man who,- a few months ago, was a
courier in a menial situation, is 'all at once found
to be possessed of considerable property too, even
at the very gates of Milan; a man who lived with
Gen.Pino for 3 livres a day, is Ota sudden not only
decorated with orders, but;receiving those substan-

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flat marks of favour from her Royal Highness
What is the cause of all this? What entitled•him
to all these favours ?—My Lord's, I do not -men-
tion this as 'conclusive, but. only. as it serves to
confirm other facts which have been disclosed be-
fore your Bar. It is- impossible to explain her
Royal Highness's extravagant attachment to this
Man in any other way than, by supposing. their
intercourse to have been as we haVe described it,
and as your Lordships must believe it to havebeen.
Another 'circumstance happened at catania, to
which I must beg to call your Lordships' atten-
tion. You will be pledsed then to recollect that
a picture 'of her Royal Highness was painted as a
penitent Magdalen. Every body knows what it
is, and to ask for a description of it would be
idle. It has the upper part of the person consi-
derably exposed. It has been proved to you
that this picture was found in the possession of
13ergarni,, and may I ask you for whom do you
think it was painted ? You will, no doubt, say
for Bergaini ; and you will be the more satisfied
it was so, when you also recollect that a portrait
of him was found in a box of her Royal High-
ness. He is painted as a Turk ; she arranges
the turban, "she adjusts the upper part of 'the,
dress, and says, Je aime nt' ieux 'tontine',
ca. Now why all this? . But I shall merely
state facts, and 'leave all commentary to yOur
Lordships' judgment. 'On board the Clorinde,
Captain Pechell never went into her Majesty's
apartments, but Dumont sees .Bergami in his
great coat lying in one bed, and herii,oyal'High-
ness in another, near him ;. but I pass on, and
mention'facts. At Augusta, a vessel was lilted
for the Grecian voyage ; and at Messina, every
other arrangement was made for it. On each
side of the ship was a row-of cabins ;at the end,
a saloon or dining,rooin, traversing the whole
ship, and two sleeping-rooms beyond that ; in
the dining-room there were two doors contiguous
to the cabins Of Bergami and.the servants. On
the vessel's arriving at Augusta, her Royal
,High-
ness altered these arrangements, and ordered
the door contiguous to the bed-rOom of the wo-
men to be shut up, while Bergami's door opened
into the saloon or dining-room. Next they went
to Utica, and, as elsewhere,. the arrangement of
the beds of her Royal Highness and Bergami
was the same. Shortly after leaving Tunis an
alteration Was made in Bergami's sleeping-place,
and the doors were so managed that it, was im-
possible to interfere with any intercourse carried
on between him and her Royal Highness. This
Continued to -Jaffa, and here another alteration
was made ; a tent was raised upon the deck, and
two beds were placed in it, one for her Royal
Highness, and another for Bergami, which
lasted for a period of six weeks. At' the Villa
d'Este, see what was said as to the occurrences
there by, an host of witnesses ; compare these
with the familiaritiei they practised on board a
vessel ; the Captain and the Mate swearing to
their sitting on. the same gun together, to their
kissing, to their embraces ; Bergami on the 'sofa,
her Royal Highness leaning over him, in such a
manner and under such i circumstances, as the
Captain thought to be so indelicate that he or-
dered the crew at a distance, in order that they
might not witness them. If these things be true,
can there be any doubt as to the conclusion your
Lordships"will be bound to come to ? This was
felt on the other side, and in the early part of
this inquiry questions were put to sliew, that a
communication existed from the tent to the
dining room .; there .was such a tgommunication,
and
.Bergami availed himself of his private retreat
and went below. 'Bergami ptit out the light on
that occasion; in the morning, however, the tent
is open and Bergami is found thete ,in bed ; and
your Lordships are, requested to believe this
hypothesis,,. that Bergami came up from his,
sleeping room in order to be seen on his bed
in the 'tent. ' 'Can 'your Lordships be induced
to 'believe all this after the evidence you have
heard ? During the day, a.ud after
.dinner three
or four ;times 'in the week, they. lie on their
beds in the tent, The curtains fire closed :by
an express order. of,
.her lhoyal HiglmeSsfor
what ? Are you to, assume an ,act of Adultery
was .not.,cornmitte,d under such circumstances ?
The Captain and I2,04mo:1-4, and all