The Sun.
London, England, 1820-10-13 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTS

HO USE OF LORDS-YESTERDAY.

- THE QUEEN'S DEFENCE.
[Ctntiltuation of Yesterday's Proceedings.]
The following is the conclusion of the Exami-
nation of Lieutenant HowNAn':—
Q.. The witness has mentioned, that he .saw
this.Crede on his knees, asking her Royal High-
nesslslorgiveness ; did she forgive him ?—A. Yes ;
' she-did forgive him.
Dties the witness recollect the words she made
use •of-? No.
ffrituess Examined by Lord FALMOUTH..
Q. The—witne.ss has stated that he has seen her
Highness walking arm in .artn with Berga,
mi Yes, in the garden at the Villa.d'l ste.
Vas there any other person in company with
her Royal Highness besides Liergami, on thoSe
occasions'?—;--I do not recollect at any particular
time .seeing them walking alone in the garden.
Are you. positive you never saw them so Walk-
ing when Bergami was a courier ?—I do not re-
collect: •

Then Mr. Hownam is not positive that he has
not seer► thee► walking arm in arm together when
Bergami was a courier ?—I never recollect
seeing them so walking when Bergami was a
courier. _ _

1,3 y Lord HooD.—Did Baron Ompteda dine
at the Princess's.tab.le- at Milan ?—I think he did.
Did he at Como ?-11e did.
Did h• at the Villa Villani ?—He did.
Did Majocci wait at table on the Princess at
these places ?—He did. .
By the Duke of ATnor...—Have you not said
you considered it necessary, in the. situation of
the Princess of Wales on board the polaccarthat
a male doMestic should sleep near her ?—I have.
Did you ever express that sentiment to the Prin-
cess of Wales?--I never did.
In giving your reasons why you did not think
it degrading to. the station of her Royal thgli-
ness to have a male-domestic sleeping•in the tent
with her, I think
.you said that there was no
mystery in the case, as the communication by the'
hatchway to the tent was always open; you have
saidrthat one. night in attempting to go up the
hatchway you found the tent closed, did you
tjiink there Was any mystery in that ?—The tent
being closed, I supposed her Royal Highness had
-retired. to rest ; I did not think there was any
mystery in, that.
Was. 13ergaroi iaa .the tent at that period ?—I
did not see him—l do not know, and cannot tell.
Do you knoW that he was not in the tent ?
I do not.
I think the witness has already spoken to Bei.7
gami's "sleeping 'in the tent ?—(Several Peers
cried" No, no.")
You have already said you have heard, and
you believed, that I3ergami .slept in the tent ;
have 'you any reason to believe he was not in the
tent when yoU found it clOsed 2---1 never thought
about it ;' I thought nothing of it.
You haire before said you never mentioned to
her Royal 'Highness that you thought it necessary
for a male domestic to sleep near her on deck ? Yes.
Consequently you Could not be the recom
m-
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ender of that measure;. did you think it neces-
sary for a male dornesticto sleep within the tent?
I never represented either the one or the other.
The' witness has already stated that he never
represented to her' Royal Highness that_ it was
necessary for a male servant to sleep near her
Upon deck. Did you consider it necessary for a
rnale;detnestic to sleep below the tent,?—l never
represented one or the other.
The-Witness has already said, that he thought
it necessary that a male attendant should sleep
near; her Roial Highness. Did he think it ne-
cossarythat a male domestic should sleep within
the tent ?—I never thought of the thing at all;
and probably, had there been nobody under
.the
tent, I should have taken as little notice of it as
I should have taken when I heard there was I
supposed it necessary. I thought it was neces-
sary. within myself.
Was itnecessary for the safety of the Princess
of Wales that a domestic should sleep under the
tent ?—Her Royal 'Highness thought it so.. I did
not think it otherwi.;e.
The witness has already,stated that in his opi-
nion it was necessary ; but he did not communi-
cate that opinion to her Royal Highness. By
the last answer it appears her Loyal Highness
communicated it.to you ?—After the business at
. Genoa, it was always a general remark made
after that.
What was the danger to be .apprehended on
board the pOlacca ?—I do not know of any im-
mediate danger.
Then the attendance of a male attendant to be
near her Royal. Highness on that occasion, was
not in consequence of any danger to be appre-
hended ?
Mr. BROUGHAM.—" I beg to state to your
Lordships that the witness never has stated that
there was any immediate danger impending, al-
though he said there were 22. Sicilians and Ita-
lians on board."
- The Duke of ATHOL.—Was there any danger ?
I do not know of any immediate danger; if' I
thought there was, I would not have slept below
myself. •
Was there any danger sufficient to have in-
givced you any time to recommend that a male
attendantshould keep under the tent ?—I never
did redOrnmend it. •
Examined by LORD GRAtiTif,Ahi.
Q. You have -stated, that at Carlsruhe the
Princess has dined with .the Grand Duke and
that she once dined with the Margravine, his
Mother ; did you dine with the Princess on those
occasions ?—A. I did. •
You hive also stated, that the Princess sup-
Fed with the Grand Duke-, and likewise with the
AlargraOne ; did yet' sup with her ?—I did.
At what o'clock did the .COurt at Carlsrtthe
dine really cannot recollect about what
hour ; it was late in the evening, I think. Ido
not recollect the hour, to be able to mark it.