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London, England, 1820-10-31 00:00:00

A.G RIC ULTLJItE, &c.

MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER.—Fine
samples, both of red and white Wheat, turn
out to be but few, compared with those of infe-
rior quality, and therefore begin to command
advancing prices. The ports will unavoidably
remain shut from the average prices thus Conti-
nuing so low. Wheat rises well where the crop
was free from mildew. Barley and Oats are
found in most districts equally productive; but
Beans and Pease are only good crops locally.
Potatoes are generally so abundant, as to be
selling in many parts for Stl. a bushel. A con-
siderable breadth of wheat has already been
,got
well in, through the eastern districts, upon Beau
Eddisltes and tilth lands; but more rain is want-
ed to make the Clover legs break up kindly
for the seed. Manure, fur top-dressing, has been
carried on through the dry weather with great
facility. The complaint is general through' all
the grazing Counties for the deficiency of grass,
and the loss of the Turnip crops, through the
long continued drought. In Norfolk they are
obliged already to substitute bean-meal for their
fresh beasts fur want of succulent feed. Hay
is getting up in value. The young Cloven are
stocking well, where the spring crops were not
laid ; but Clover-seed is likely to give but a
scanty produce. The Hop plantations have,ex-
perienced almost a general failure. In several cyt:-
siderahle ones in Kent and Sussex, they scarcely
pitched a single pole. The Meat Markets tave
been largely supplied with all articles ; but the
Beef has chiefly consisted of half-fat beasts sent
up for want of keep. Prices nearly those of "last
month. Pork is cheaper. The drop, in all
kinds
of Lean stock, has been considerable ; large
droves of Scots and Welsh runts have been shOviti
on much lower terms at our late Home Fairs, of
which, however, fewer purchases have been made
than almost ever known at this season of the year.
The fall in Sheep is still greater. The Wool
trade is rather brisker, though with but little ad,
vance in price, either for tine or coarse fleeces.

PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY.

CONCLU6ION OF THE SOLICITOR-GENERALS

SPEECH.
Whr had they not called the best species of
evidence which they.could obtain ? Ilow did it
happen that but One. female-witne'ss had been call-
ed ? Why was not Lady Eliz. Forbes, who was
with her Royal Highness during her whole stay
at Naples, brought before, their Lordships ?
Why was Lady C. Lindsay preferred,w hose know-
ledge of what took place there extended over but
twelve days? Why, too, had not Lady C. Camp-
bell been produced ? But it was made matter of
reproach to the Counsel for the Bill that they
had not brought these persons forward. No
blame could attach to him, or his Learned Friend,
for not calling them, as the list of -witnesses was
prepared long before they had any thing to do
wittt these proceedings. But if they had applied
to those who might be regarded as the natural
witnesses for the defence, he knew, and their
Lordships well knew, what a clamour would have
been raked. Their Lordships would remember
what had been said when Lieutenants llownam
and Flinn had been sent for to the Admiralty,
and interrogated as to one single fact not con-
nected with the evidence which they were to

give before tl►tir Lordships, but relating to a
seaman who was on board the polacre. Had they
taken such a course—had they called those for
the prosecution, Mh o u►ight be expected to be
called for the defence, to what species of attack
would they not have been exposed ? lie would
further ask, was it not clear that any applica-
tion to the servants of her Royal Highness

would have proved fruitless and unavailing
Would those honourable persons have stated
any thing to her Majesty's prejudice ? Every
person must feel that their lips would have been
sealed, and that it would have been impos-
sible to have obtained any correct information
from them. But it was said that they ought to
have called them at all events. lie would, how-
ever, ask their Lordships to look at the effect of
Lady Charlotte Lindsay's examination in chief,
and see how different it was from that left on

.their Lordships; minds at the close of the cross
examination. Had the Counsel for the Bill call
ed these persons, they could not have cross-exa
mined them, their statement must have been
,taken such as they gave it in their examination
.in chief, and in that case would the facts which
were elicited in the cross-examination of Lady
.Charlotte Lindsay ever have appeared on the Mi-
.nutes ? It had been said that these proceedings
were not conducted on that great scale on*which
they ought to have been conducted, but he denied
;that the objection was well founded, and he con-
tended that it would have been the height
of folly to call those for the prosecution who
Arere interested for the other party. They
,Pad been told that evidence of facts or conversa-
. Cons said, to have occurred in the presence of
certain persons, would be rejected by a Judge in
the Courts below, unless those persons were call-
. ed- to prove them. lie denied that such was the
fact, and in proof of what he now advanced, he '
would remind their Lordships of the doctrine
which-had been laid down on this subject, at the
trial of Thistlewood at the Old Bailey, by the
Lord-Chief Justice Abbott, and Which had been
sanctioned 'by two other Chief Justices, and three
Other Judges who were present. There a wit-
ness named Adams, was called to prove certain
,conversations held by the prisoner in presence of
..,different persons. The Counsel for Thistlevvood
urged that those other persons ought to have been
called to confirm Adams, and complained loudly
,lot: their non-produetion. The Lord Chief Justice
Xbboti, however, said on that subject, "1 am very
sorry to_say.the observation with respect to the ab-
.senit.eof witnesses presses with greater force on
the prisoner ; because, when three or four per-
sons were present at a conversation, either of
v4orn might be competent witnesses to contra-
dict Adams, they might be called by the prisoner."
lie thought his Learned Friends would have acted
'with more regard to the dignity of their Client,
if they had forborne to call such witnesses to
the proprl'ety of condUet of her Royal Highness
as Vassali and Olivieri—but to descend so low
as to take a character from Vassali'and Olivieri,
was indeed a degradation for a person of the
exalted rank of the Princess. Not a single fe-
,
Male witness had been called to speak on this
subject except Lady Charlotte Lindsay. They
had beard of several ladies whose names had
been mentioned in the course of these proceeed-
_,,
.ings. the Wife of General Pino, and the wife of
the Prefe'ct at theßarona, and Many others whose
names lead been mentioned ; but of all who
had been so mentioned—females, who are the
best judges of the decorum and correctness
9f conduct of persons of their own sex—only
(Me,had been called. There was an order
.on'their Lordships' table for the attendance of
:the garchioncss Sangrati, who • was now in this
x.:ountry,'yet that Lady had not been produced to
their Lordships.tobear testimony of the conduct
of her Royal
,HighnesS. What„ therefore, would
be the conclusion to which their Lordships must
,come on this particular part of the 'case, with re-
.siwet to which their Lordships were not assist-
, ed. by that evidence which his Learned Friend
had said they could produce ? Much had been
`raid of the witness Majocci, but he thought
his Learned Friend (the Attorney-General) had
. successfully vindicated the character of his testi-
. loony. The contradictions to his testirnony,
-admitting them to be suctr, were •of the most
trifling nature. H state the dining at Genoa,
and afterwards at various other places. Bat,
atliOting it to be true, as assumed oil the
other side, which it most certainly was not, that
, it had been proved they did not dine toge-
ther there, then indeed there would be a con-
; tradiction to his testimony) but not of material
import. For it was admitted on the other side,
that they dined together afterwards; and it Was
proved that they breakfasted together at Genoa,
at which place, according to Mr. Hownarb 'the

courier first ceased to wait behind the chair
.of
his mistress. But it was to be remembered,
'that her Royal Highness had several times 'dined
in private at Genoa, and it was not an impro-
bable inference that on some one of those occa-
sions Bergiami had &Ott with her. But he did
not think it *.as necessary for them to
take that ground of explanation. Another vaunt-
ed contradiction; which bud been established
to Majocci's evidence, was; his statement about
the secret stair-case. Btlt kiow futile was the
attempt made to contradict him.? How-
nam swore that it was a back sfaivCase, to
which the servants had OCCesS--±it was not
secret ! Another point of contradiction attempted
to be established against his testimony related to
his knowledge of the Baron d'Ompteda. He
stated in his evidence that he did not remember
a person of that name dining
.at the Villa d'Este
—that he did not remember to have seen him at
Genoa ; but on another occasion, when circum-
stances had occurred which must impress on his
mind the recollection of his having dined at the
Villa Villani—where; as visitors were less fre-
quent, the Baron; as a man of distinction, would
of course be more liable to attract his notice, lie
admitted that he had seen such a pers'bn there.
[Mr. DEsrmAN, in an under tone, asked where
that admission was to be found ? and the Som-
curon.,GENERAL then read from the minutes part
of islajocci's examination, where he answered,
" I saw in the • house at Villani." Some further
remark being made on tile other side, the Learned
Gentleman proceeded with his speech.]
His Learned Friends on the other side grave-
ly asked, " How it appeared that that answer
referred to Baron d'Ompteda ?" He answered,
it appeared from time purport and connection of
the questions which had been puts These had
referred to a Baron with an extravagant name;
who had before been alluded to. But it was
said he was contradicted by Carrington—that
person who was described by his Learned Friend
as born with the feelings of a Gentleman. How
did he prove that sentiment inhabited his
breast ? WhY; by quitting a situation in -which
he had the opportunity of reaching the situation
and rank, so congenial to the feelings of WO mind,
if his Learned Friend was 'right, and preferring
to beCoine the Menial servant of Sir William
Gell. Butt again it was said, Majocci had de-
nied a conversation which took place at Rufinelli,
and which was sworn to by Carrington. • If that
conversation took places and -Majocci recollect-
ed it, what inducement could he-have had to deny
it ?" The sentiments he then .uttered' were to his
honour. The conversation in question took place
four years ago, according to Carrington's testi-
mony, and was nothing to be allowed for a lapse
of memory ? Besides which; it would be recol-
lected, that the conversation was sworn to by a
person, who in his own testimony contradicted
himself, He swore, first, that he never served
hut on board the Poictiers ; •and, in ekplana-
tion, said, that he understood • the question
to- relate to his services --under Sir John Beres.
ford. Now he would put -it to - their Lord.
ships to say if he'could possibly so have -under•
stood the question.- The explanation was inconsis,
`ent with truth. So as regarded his statement o

s conversation with Sir J. l3eresford, that Ho

Officer positively denied any, such conversation
having ever taken place ; yet it was upon the
evidence of this witness, thus contradicted, that
their Lordships were called upon to discredit
Majocti. Another strong circumstance against
Carrington's statement was, that there was
another person present at 'this conversation,
namely, Francisco Serrie. Why was not he
called to confirm Carrington ? Francisco Ser-
rie was in England, and had been at Mr. Vi-
zard's Office. His not being called must be taken
as proof against Carrington. Much had been
said of Majocci's Non 'id ricordo ; but he would
ask how this expression, fairly taken, could
operate against him ? On the other side, persons
of high rank, and high honour and respectabi-
lity, had been called ; and to questions of
considerable importance, had answered—" I
do not recollect." lie . was far from intending
to impute any wrong motive to these illus-
trious individuals ; he only requested that the
same charity which was given to these well edu-
cated and highly gifted individuals, should be ex-
tended to the humble Majocci ; especially whewthe
different mode of cross-examining the. witnesses
was considered. To• the illustrious individuals
alluded to, questions direct were put ; but to
Majocci, for the purpose of making an impression
on their Lordships, all his Learned Friend's clues,
Lions were put circuitously. Were low.ever at a
house with pillars before it? Non vii ricordo.
With lamps on the pillars ? Non nil_ ricordo.--
With Sentinels at 'the door ? Non mi ricordo.
Were you ever at Carlton House ?
Why he would ask was note this question
put direct and a direct answer would have heed
obtained to it ? No, that would not have an-
sWered his Learned Friend's purpose. The Non
ini ricordos, which were to have effect with their
Lordships and with the Public at large, would
then have been lost. So with regard to the
other parts of this witness's 'testimony, which
had been adverted to by his Learned Friend ;
the Non mi ricordo-,---Tmore no than yes' fairly
meant no more than this—l do not recollect,
but am rather inclined to think it did ; and,
taking the whole of his testimony, he contended,
he stood without material contradiction, allow-
i»; only for the frailty of memory, the nu-
merous facts to which this witness had been
examined, the length of time which bad
elapsed since many of them occurred, and the
'extent and nature of the cross-examination to
which he was subjected. Adverting to what had
fallen from his Friend, Dr. Lushinoon, his
Learned Friend boldly stated that there
was no instance of a female being divorced after
attaining the age of 45. Why, he perceived,
that in' 1816, there was a case of divorce in the
Arches .Court '(Barlow v, Barlow) where the fe-
male was 46. This proved with what caution
the statements of Counsel, unsupported by evi-
slioultl be taken. With respect to
vemont,i' evidenCe, it was Said, she wAs

contradicted as to her Royal Highness's return
at an early hour from the Opera. Sir W. Gell
said, the performance appeared to him very long.
He,was at the time very lame, and stood during the
whole of the performance behind her Royal High-
ness's chair. Mr. Craven said, with.more caution,
he believed the performance . was over that
night later than usual. Nothing'positive. was
sworn by Deinont,Vto only said irappeared to
her that her RoYal Highness returned earlier than
usual. Theo; as to the dress which her Royal
Highness wore at the ball : Demont never said
that it was indecent; but said that her Royal High-
ness was dressed as the Genius of History ; her
arms bare, her breast bare, and the drapery dis-
posed in the way usual to represent that charac-
ter Sir W. Gell, who is called on to describe
it, says something.
,was expected in an adjoining
roortia door suddenly opened, and the Prin-
cess plaCed a wreath of laurel on the bust of
Murat He says it was so quick it was almost
like a flash of lightning. Mr. Craven Says, it
was so rapid that he could scarcely see the dress,
but does not think it was indecent. Sir W. Gell
said it Was
.like the Cariatidie, or Mr. Hope's
Minerva, and these have their arms bare. Then
as to the piCture of her Royal HighnesS, as the Pe-
nitent Magdalen, Dement is treated very unfairly;
she said the gorge was bare; the word gorge may
mean the neck, or the breast ; but on her being fur-
ther questioned, she pointed out that the breast was
half bare. These were the striking facts insisted
on by his Learned Friends to impeach the testi-
mony of burnout ; and these were the Gentle-
men .
who talked of opening speeches, and the
faildre pf evidence to support them. With re-
spect to the second night at Naples, Mr. Wil-
liams said he would prove, by one of those for-
tunate accidents which sometimes happens to de-
tect perjury, that the Princess passed that night
on the travelling bed, in a small room—that a
storm arose, broke open the windows, which
caused a servant to enter the room, and there
she saw her Royal Highness ; but the servant is
not called, and not a word of evidence is
called to prove the assertion ; and yet they
Complain that the Attorney-G.tneral's evi,
.deuce did not support his opening speed!.
—Sicard says, the storm occurred on the
first night, and his Learned Friends had wished
to transfer that incident to the second night. It
was impossible, when speaking of Naples, not to
be struck with the change in her establishment.
She was there surrounded with several persons
of her adopted country—Lady Elizabeth Forbes,
Lady Charlotte Lindsay, Sir W. Gell, Mr. Craven,
and Capt. d'Este. Weafterwards, said the Learu.:
ed Solicitof-General, find her very differently at-
tended—the Countess of Oldi, Bergami, Oliviera,
Vassali, and' other persons of a similar descrip-
tion—most of whom had served under Buona-
parte. For the wife of the Prince Regent of
England, and the.dauihter of the Duke of Bruns-
wick, this was a most' extraordinary selection.
To select for her domestics and associates
indi-
viduals from that army that had been in perpe-
tual hostility to her native and adopted country—
that had triumphed' over ' the glorious death 01
her fattier,*and driven her brother from his terries
tories—that brother who vowed never to sheath
his sword Until he had avenged his father's death,
and who fell in the glorious struggle ; that the
sister of this Duke of Brunswick should discard
her English suite, and replace them by the enc.
•mies of her house and family, was only to be
explained by that influence which .Bergarni had
over her Royal Highness, even to oppression.
We- have been told that her Royal Highness was
forced into exile-,—was banished. So far: was this
from being the case, -that her leaving the country,
as the whole world knows, was her own voluntary
act—at her own request, and only acceded to by
the persons to whom she:applied. In the early
stage of the proceedings appeals were made to the
reign of Henry VIII. The names of Ann Boleyn
and Henry at length became- so familiar to us, that
something strange must be had recourse to ; and
it was with surprise and astonishment that I heard
my. Learned Friend, Mr. Denman, whose profes-
sional talents I admire as much as any man,
and whom, in private life, I love and esteem
—it was with astonishment I heard him declare,
that the history- of the .world, ancient or modern,
furnished no parallel to what the Queen had suf.
fered, except in the worst period, of Roman his-
tory, under its worst tyrant! The Queen was
said to stand in the situation of Octavio. ; but let
us see-the parallel. Octavia's father was murdered
by Nero—her brother was murdered by Nero,
in her presence ; and she, the .most virtuous and
spotless of women, -was•accused of adultery with
a slave. But she had never been familiar With
the slave—she had not advanced him,--she• had
never slept 'in the sante room with him : Octavia
was banished, and afterwards recalled ; and. then
the most infamous of wretches, the man_ whom
Nero had employed to 'murder his own mother,
was by, bribes, and a promise that he should
not suffer a greater punishment than being
banished, for a, short tinte—this wretch was
induced to declare, that he had had crimi-
nal' intercourse -with Octavia : this confession
was adMitted as .a
very strong proof of her guilt,
was thrown into, -hot water—her head se-
vered from her body, and sent to Nero to glut
his vengeance. When I heard such a declara-
tioa as this, my blood thrilled-with horror'; and
I scarcely knew where I was, or front whom I
heard it. But my'
,Learned: Friend's -compari-
son is not only untrue, but even with hiM it is
not original. I find in 'a -Newspaper publish-
ed a • few days before my Learned Friend's
speech, an advertisement of a book, entitled
" Nero Vindicated," - and published by whom
By a man whose name well known—Wil-
llgm of Ludgate-hill.—The Learned Coun.
set then proceeded to comment on the balls at
the Barona,.. which, though •in the immediate
neighbourhood. of Milan, were not
.frequented by
any of the Ttaltan Nobility, -or by any persons
of rank and character, except the Baron Cari-
netti, and one. or two other individuals. At the
Theatre at the Villa d'Este, Lieutenant How.
nam admitted that the Princess danced with
the servants, and that, too, in the presence of

200 personsi Thil was certainly a degradatjoj
The exhibition of ‘Mahornet had hen
strangely met by his Learned Friends. Air.
Sharpe had been examined as to a Moorish dame
he saw at the Government„House at Caletidal
and he said that there was nothing indttent
it ; and your Lordships are called of to 'seller'
therefore, that Mahomet's dance wat- not inuie
centlif Sir W. Gell,.aajs there was nothing
rn
cent in it ; it resembled" the Spanish bolero ();
our Stage ; but he acknowledges that it ITO t
dance of an amorous character, and if so,
it
might assume many shades from innocence an ,
simplicity, to infamy and licentiousness, antrlac:
cording to the persons before whom it svas esir
bited, would assume more of one or t"e
other. The Learned Counsel for the Bill. th,lll'
quoted a passage from Buurgoing's Travels,wll,lc
described the bolero as an amorous dance tn,
inflated youth with desire, and rekindled the Pr.
of age. The evidence as to the dance was 0.7
elusive ; and, from Majocci's exhibition of
their Lordships might forma pretty correct QPve
nion as to its decency. Hownam says the Jai'
was apt more indecent than the Spanish Niel:
Perollo says that it was exhibited before s`' ;5
of the servants, and yet none of these sesclit';
e
had been brought forward by his Leari
Friends opposite. There was, therefore, not tilt
to contradict the three witnesses who swore to tti
dance being indecent. His Learned Friends i%
not touched, or at least touched very slightlylrhe%
the transactious at the Villa d'h'iste ; but w
could not contradict facts they might lease
peached the character of the witnesses, iveriss
possible to impeach them, for they bud tils
enough. At the Villa d'liste her Royal
ness and Bergami often drove out together
small carriage. Count %%assail was rand er
contradict this ; but it turned out that be Tisests
lived at the Villa d'Este. The evidence of u'it
dini, who went suddenly into the room, and ss,.
the Princess with her arm round Bersami's•rie:
was declared to be improbable, but it was ti,b's
contradicted ; and the witness had stated 'll,
circumstance on the same day to the son or to
architect, who might have been called, 0
father was, though not examined on this point' s
The witness Galli, the waiter at an ino,
sworn that he saw the Princess and Bergaloi
delicate morsels together. The Prince's
something from her plate and gave it to BecEavils
who took something from his plate and gave it if
the Princess, and afterwards the witness sse.,
them kiss each other. Several others were cirea
sent at the dinner, why were none of them
to contradict Galli ? Again, as to the evitiell/j
respecting the bust of I3ergami and her It°lol
Highness, taken at the Villa -Brandi, and Pl3c.,-
in Bergami's room. If this fact could be ‘,"tiesj
tradicted, why was not some of the O.is
servants called to contradict it. ? Again, asii
the several circumstances which occurred at 01'
Villa d'Este as to the manner of her ft°los
Highness and Bergami living together,
each other, walking together, sitting togest the
and living as equals in society ; none 0' si'
servants were called to contradict the fact6.i,
this description, deposed to , byother 'I:3;
nesses. He must once more call their 1,,"-ts,
ships' attention to the transactions at
Ilia, as deposed to by Dumont. The beitirissj4
''
the little Victorine cry in the night, ao° doe
Countess of Oldi trying to pacify her, the circle;
stance of the witness not being called as tis:ttos
undress her Royal Highness, the early 0°„,..03'
of the doors of the apartments, and the' 6%00
stance of seeing her Royal Highness coming rte
Bergami's room at an early hour of the e'csse,
ing with a pillow under her arm on syllichls7
always slept. His Learned Friends had cfsilett,s(
witnesses to contradict these facts, althouo 'od
might have .called Brunette, who his 13°I.naJJ
Friend, Mr. Brougham, had declared he 1h) sd
call, and had stated her Royal Highness het
yet seen no reason to suspect or to dischalleveo
from her service. But Brunette had not Of;
called, nor any reason assigned for not se(
her. If, however, there was a reason Pros!,
calling her, why was not the Countess of t,
called, she could have contradicted Doialss"
capable of contradiction ; vet she had oeta
called; the transactions at Catania rernaiaeA As!
contradicted ;sand, if they were true, costi-"ts)
one doubt that an adulterous .intercoUrseisi?
place that night between the parties? bsiio
respect to the Countess of Oldi ; her fleit
called, was the strongest proof 'against tier 01
jesty ; for the Countess was almost alsvaY
situation hi which she might have cOntradict„ori
or most of these facts. He would next si,''issa°
revert to the transactions at Carlsrhue,
was examined as to what took place there..ipe.
swcre positively to seeing her Royal 014 t 04:
in Bergami's room ; but it was said, tolti,';
not her Royal Highness but the Countess
4
If it was so, why was not the Countessool
called to state that fact, which she inigh„s
done, without difficulty, if she was lea ';',,,1
person
.at that. time in Bergami's roo01•001"'
there was another strong proof of the inteLV,
which took place at Carlsrhue : that was Ilj-er;
ing her Royal Highness's cloak on the lit, t 0
circumstance which, even in the stateoleislOt:
Learned Friend had nut attempted •to e're
His Learned Friend said, they had suffer il5
ly by the absence of Baron d'Ende :• tbsssiL
e
only assertion on their part, and he WasAel,
at liberty to assume, that had Baron d'Esinsii:a
here, he would not have assisted her -,1"314,
case. .Their Lordships would give a 94. °is
weight to one assertion as the other, at: otit)
mately would decide not an assertion, be.`o old
evidence before them. Much obsess-o°ood
harsh nature had been made on the cot!
Baron Grimm, and he could not but thine 000,
unjustly ; for what had`Mr. Grimm a°l3histaiii
than any Gentleman would have done in fortli
ation ? He had given up his apartMelit4o
accommodation of her Royal High°, ie.tY,,
could not close his observations withoovsrofi,
some remarks on the conduct of his ‘collsi
Friends in bringing forward a charge °'
racy to suborn witnesses. After calTinft tv
and Hownam, his Learned FriendSs,

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