The Sun.
London, England, 1820-10-26 00:00:00

,'Th'el.evidenee of Mr. Hownam, which proved the
wbole_course of the Princess's conduct at Carls-
'rube, gave the :lie in the most mitive manner' to
allthe assertions of this abandoned woman. The
Learned ,Counsel then read epracts from the
evidence of Mr. Hownam, whiCh stated the pe-
riods at .which she fettived from the entertain-
ments of the Grand 'Duke and the .Margra-
vine, which her Royal Highness had at-
tended every day (haring her stay at that
placeE'very thing- that .had taken. placetfat
Carlsruhe was fully accounted for, not only by
the *.ividence of Lieut. Hownam, but by that of
Vassali, who proved that this Illustrious Lady,
who had been represented as associating with the
lowest and the most proAigate of the species, bad
been
.constantly in the society of the most exalted
characters. But if this female waiter had been
contradicted, what ,should he say of the:male
waiter, who had distinguished himself by placing
his eye at the key-hole; and who had pretended
that out of six:nights' he had seen Bergami, on
three .or four, passing undressed to the chamber
of her Royal Highness. He would not describe
that person, for if his face were one that could be
forgotten, the portrait which his Learned Friend
had given of him 'never could be. Their Lord-
ships would' consider that there -were two wit-
nesses called to state facts of. the hideous desr
cription which went directly,to proce the criminal
intercourse, and that those witnesses had been
effectually contradicted. Kress bad been contra-
dicted by Mr. Hownam' and Count Vassali, and
Ctichi Was contradicted by every body ! That
worthy person swore that he saw Bergami go
into her Royal Highness's room three or four
days successively in a state of 'undress; when it
appeared,-upon the acknowledgment of all, that
her Royal 'Highness was at:Trieste but -one day!
He had made no mistake. He had spoken po-
sitively.to the appearznce of Bergaini without his
stockings, and so forth, and had in the course-of
his cross-examination, declared that he was quite
sure that Bergami had gone three or four days
out of six to the chamber of the Princess, tho' it
was demonstrated beyond the possibility of doubt
that her Royal Highness had slept in Trieste
but one night. 'This business 'must be carried
further in another place, as the defenders of her
-Majesty would certainly be remiss in their duty,
if, when these-proceedings terminated, he. should
still remain in Cotton-Garden ; if he had not
been sent away to bear joyful tidings to the re-
latives of those inestimable persons who were still
doing honour to this country by remaining in it !
For the Sake of the English nation=for the sake
of human nature—in justice to mankind—they
Would feel themselves called upon to drag him
to justice, and prove that such persons could not
assail the most exalted characters without being
Called upon to answer for their conduct. That
what had been sworn was false, had been fully
proved by Lieutenant' Hownam. It would be
remembered that they were then on the way to
Venice. It was proved, that on the 15th of
April they arrived at Trieste, and a letter, writ-
`'ten by Lieut. Hownam on the 17th, 'to the Lady
he had afterwards married, was dated from Venice.
That letter he had in his pocket, but the Counsel
.for The Bill had not asked to see it, nor ,put a
single question on the subject, as they felt assur-
ed that the statement was true. It was panty
to advert to some of the statements which had
been -made.- -Had their Lordships understood this
was to. be a case of keyholes and chamber-pots,
he was 'sure they would never have entertained
it ;' but the. appearances once said to have been
marked with respect to what he had last mention-
ed, it must be perfectly clear, must always have
been observed, had lefthis o*n bed to go to that
tk her Royal Highness's, or if she had quitted
her's for the. purpose of resorting to the em-
braces of Bergami. Mrs absence of these, and
Of the marks on the linen to. which he had allud-
ed before, proved, in his mind, that the adulter-
ous intercourse charged had never taken place.
He had now to Wade through that
,disgusting and
incredible part -of the prosecutor's statement, re-
lating. to the Carnival at the Barona.. The Attor-
ney-General, in his opening of this part of the
case had said that " the scenes at the Barona were
such that he would rather their Lordships should
hear the detail from the witnesses. than from him ;
sqllice it to say, that these more resembled the
licentiousness of a brothel than the dignified
amusement of a Palace." So much-for the, state-
ment, and now for the prOof. There were two
questions : First, did these scenes ever take
place ? and next, 'did they take place with the
knowledge and approbation of her Royal High-
ness•.? From the evidence of Sacchi, it would
seem that at first the Barons was visited by per-
sons of rank,
.and respectability, but that subse-
quently these persons never made their appear-
ance:at the Barona, they were so, disgusted with
the dreadful debaucheries they had witnessed.
Now -these were the persons who should have
been brought to prove this statement, not only
On account -of the weight which their respectabi-
lity would have given to their evidence, but
likewise on account of the strong language
with which they would have expressed their in-
dignation at the scenes. in question. Had they,
'or any of them, been called ? No, the censors of
morals, and the delicate critics of manners on this
occasion were Majocci, Dumont, end Sacchi. The
Learned Gentleman then remarked upon the
deficiency of proof, even by • such witnesses
as these, compared with the opening of the
Attorney7General,-circumstances which clearly
she Wed that their first tale which was put into
the Attorne'y-General's brief, varied Material.-
ly from.the .second; He argued on the strong
improbability of the truth of Sacchi's statement.
He would undertake to say; that all which had
been sworn to and which was capable of refuta-
tion, had been completely refuted. There were
parts- of his evidence which did not admit of a
refutation by 'direct negative proof, but
.their
Lordships would know what degree of credit
to give to a-man, in' those points, when lie bad
been decidedly contradicted in others7' The cir-
cumstances which were disproved, ought not to
be forgotten ; for they :became material from
their very refutation ; for they shelved how his