The Sun.
London, England, 1820-11-03 00:00:00

FRIDAN, NOVEMBER 3, 1820.

PRIVATE Al).s., AUTHENTIC CORRESPONDENCE.

OcT. 30.—You will probably have al-
ready heard' the ridiculous report of a Protest said t" have
been presented to Sir CUARLES STUART by the Dulie Of
LEANti against the isgitimacy o(the Duke of linavEAux. The
Duke of course denies_ it, because he knows it to be a false-
hood.; but he is, nevi r!beiess, willing that it Should gain cre-
Alit, for the pretensions of the house of Orleans to the Throne
-hare long been well known. -It is the 'duty of the Duke of
DELLA:ass publicly to deny the. fact, and express his indigos-
tion
ht the idea of such a thing ; he does not do it ; let it be,
at hint to't be Bourbons, :soil let them act upon it. -
It ttas been rumoured lifer, on the rinthority -of,Letters.
frOm England, written, understand, by .a Radical
'Leader, that the King- Lad res'gned ; that lice Queen was
whiter than the unsonned saris- of The- Times; turd th:it
she would .be ptocianued on Lord Mayor's Day joint'
sovereign of Lugiand. One thing however is certain, the
the Queen are troth in a oiost critical situation, for.
• Niad'aine de liorsit,uva•lr" is gone to London with the key of
trqr tt t neir fates theistic. hand : It is Said '.tilt ha. with tier two-
- ;:riolOclets, one against tue King, and the other agaurst the •
Queen, to ice uratie.US47 of according to eiretimstaicces. Un-
fortunately this Lady, who .w'rit lit England some time since
-to claim a reward tor the discoi-erylit thetongitude by her
sapient husband, has revealed tier grand secret.' She saw
I'SI4RGAMI at Paris, f` who told her every thing Itbout his con-."
neerson with. I he'Quecri, awl the spits with which she -was
stilt oulided.": The- Lady has thus a doodle-reiged sword. Her •
terms are one million (40,006/.), ainkWoe be to the party that '
willnot give it ro tier. The Ministry here is in a not less criti-
situal nor ; bl. M,lR't'ALNVtt., the famous Ant hoe of a Farce
Called " Sheeps Trottris," has •tired oil what tie calls like
RoyaCiSt bomb at the whole Ministry. lie swears they are
all the-creatures of M. ihcAits ; he could not pay them a
higher compliment. We hare not that key of their consciences;
_but if they-tread in the step of that great Statesman, it is
.no ihrobt front the couvictrot that his system is the best
adapted -to cireunistane.es; it has faults which we have signet-
. fixed; cote of the greatest is that of fancying that a gangrene
call

cored wit boat amputation.
..e King's ProclaMation is held in abhorrence by the two
eittreate Parties-, each faucying itself designated under the
term Fomenters of Discord."

MISCELLANEOUS.

We do not give any credit to the rumour that
an Illustrious Stranger is displeased in nut being permitted
to command some Provincial Cavalry.
The Cabildo of Trinidad have voted their upo-
n-nu... Thanks to Lieutenant-Colonel .Young, for his con-
-duct in the administration of the Colony, during the absence
of the Governor.
SITTINGs.---It is generally understood that an
application will he inat'e by the Profession to the two Chief
Justices, to disdontinue, in fut tire, the Sittings br/ire Term.
L.&w.—ltis much to be regretted that persons
NOT of the Profession are allowed to practice at the several
Quarter :74-slims in and near the Metropolis. whose imposi.
'oils on the unfortunate (objects who employ them call aloud
dress.-11 the Gentlemen of the Bar will refuse to rt-
e Briefs from the persons we allude to, and only take thew
in regular Atturnics, the evil see complain of will cease.
FnENcn REsyEcT.—When the KING arrived
at Cowes on Wald his ptcht, 'a large Ft each merchant
•helongirig to M. M. Claude Barillou and Co. Banker's at Paris,
and-counnanded by Captain Leeuq, had put into Cowes, and
wAs at anchor. - The Vooptain immetinnely load his s•vt,sl
dressed and fired a royal salute of 2l'gritis, in honour of his
"Nlajesty's iscrivat.' The King ordeied his thanks to be con-
veyed to the French Captain for his politeness, and the. latter
received, in consequence, onich civility, not only from the
d;atinguished persons of his Majesty's suite, but from many of
the Isshabitants of the Isle of NVlght.
T E AnmY.--On Monday, Major-General Sir
H. TORHENS, K.C.B. the ridjuiaul General, reviewed the 51st
Light Infantry, commanded by Colonel Rice, C.R. at liamp-
ton-Court. After the regiment had been minutely inspected,
and had. performed the light infantry manaeurres wish ad-
mirable precision and adroitness, it was formed into a square,
and Sir H. TOrrens assured them that he was highly pleased
with the discipline and interior economy of the regiment.
" freturn," he said " n4y thanks to every individual, for the
,giatification they have afforded use to-day, by tkeir good con-
duet and soldier-like appearance. 1 had the honour of in
specting the 51st some months ago at Brighton ; and I felt it
my duty then to make a most litrourahle repot t to his Royal
Highness the Cononiander-in-thief ; and it now gives me
great pleasure to be enabled to repeat to his Royal Highness
the high opinion I entertain of the state of discipline and
order of the regiment. The 51st has a high character to
maintain ; it has taken a prominent part in all the glorious
achievinents at this country, from Minden to Waterloo, and
I ant confident, from to-day% inspection, that it will always
continue to Deserve its honourable distinction for valour and
soldier,like The•Otbeers, after the review, gave a
splendid dei tate to Sir H. Torrens, and the distinguished
dividuals who had collected to witness this interesting sight

or re

beauty of whicit was much itiercased by the trauspare

illianey of the day.
PRIZE QUESTION.- Variation of the Compass.
-The Royal Academy of Copenhagen proposes the following '
rizetinestion;----" Num inclinatio et vis acus magneticae jii
' dem, ginbits declinatio diurritis "variationibus stint sub-
, ieenle ? Num. etiant longiores, ut deelinatio, hahent
cir-
callus? Now denique hat variationes certis
" cumseribere possunius ?!' The prize is fifty Danish ducats.
PRESERVING Slat rs.--An American ship, which
was lately at Cowes, built with spruce and white oak, has all
her originaftimbets arid planks in the must perfect state of
preservation and soundness, owing to her having been, while
on the stocks, tilled up between the timbers with salt, and
whouever she has been opened for examination, filled up
again.—We are afraid this system will .not answer
_heir, un-
less the whole Duty on .the salt is given
.up by the Govern-
ment,—We shall be glad to congratulate the Country on the
abandonment of this injuriot4s Duty, and hope that a substi-
tute will be found for it, and fur the Duty un Coals carried
Coastwise.
LINNXUS.—Lord STRANGFORD has undertaken
the English -Translation of the Memoirs. of Linturas, the
Mannseript of which was recently discovered at Upsal.
OLD BALLADS.---The most perfect, extensive,
and hest. arranged Collection of ancient. Ballads,.&c., is in
tut Pepysian Litualy at Car-altridgc. '['he Patient industry
and taste of iLlr. Secretaty Pepys is admirably displayed in this
Collect ton.
PARIS.—During the year 1.819, the number of
Deaths in Paris was -42,137 ; the Births were 23,263. The
cases of Suicide in Paris, the same year, were estimated at
• lizAvErts.---A—Colony of these animals is set-
tled at Wettingan, its Buhenria, on the River Goldback; the
industry of these animals yields nothing to that of their-bre-
thren Which' inhabit the great rivers and lakes in North

America.
BEES.—It is much to be regretted- that more:
encouragement, is nut given in the United Kingdoar ,to the
cultivation of bees. A very large sum Fs Laid annually for,
Foto:Icor WAX, which might be saved by attention to this.
subject. The Eiray on Foreign Wax is mentioned to exceed
anirually seventy thousand .pounds ; but we imagine_it can-
not he swrottch.
'llunnAm.-The Reverend John Ogle- is pre-
ferred to a Prebendal Stall at Durham.
SHIP-BUILDING IN INDIA. has not turned out
so beneficial to the i.idividuak who stablistred.building yards
there as was first anticipated. Several of them, we tinder-
. stand, have been given up, and large capitals souk in the
:attempt.
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA.--1 his Mail will be
made up and seat off to wurrurt night, at the usual hour.

PAR IA A AIEN T.

HOUSE OF LORDS--YEStERDA.Y.

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THE QUEEN
rContinuation iy-Yoterdays Proceedings.]
he following, is the conclusion .of., the Loan
ii' NCELLOR'i Speed)
Now, my Lords, who Went on board the po-
lacca with her Royal Highness ? There were
Schiavini, Ilieroninius, Marlette Brunn, the
Countess of Oldi, Carlinoi Camera,. and William
Austin. I think that your Lordships will feel
with me,. that if we were trying the mere ques-
tion, 'whether Bergami and the Princess slept
under the same tent or awning, whichever you
please to call,it, there could be no doUbt on the
subject. If that Were the mere matter at issue,
c gar I.,:nrdsitips could 'feel no in decid-
!...i4 j:qt such w.es.beyand all doubt the faCt. I
forgot to.mention. that Flynn and Hownarn were
also on board the polacca. Now with respect to
the evidence given by the witnesses Paturzo and
the Captain, I do not know that any observation
has been made on it, • but with respect to their
payment for coming here.
A PEEn. remarked, that there had been some-
thing objected to them. •
The LonD,CIIANCELLOn proceeded—A Noble
Lord observes there is something more against
those witnesses. I can only
.say, that when I
hear what that something more is, I shall give it
every attention in my power. As many oppor-
tunities will be offered for. correcting my opi-
nion, I shall not fail to do so, if
_that which I
may have overlooked, with respect to these wit-
nesses, should make it my duty, and 1 shall be
happy to give the accused the benefit of any
change that this may produce in my opinion. At
present I can only speak of the case as I know
it : when I have better information respecting it,
on that information I shall act. As to the pay
which Gargiulo and Paturzo are to receive, I think
it right to say, that I deem it of no consequence.
You cannot have foreign witnesses brought to
your bar, without dealing with them differently
from the manner in which you treat your own,
for you have no compulsory -means of bringing
them before you. It is therefore necessary to
pay them for heir time, as otherwise you could
not expect them to come. But even when our own
countrymen attend• as witnesses, they are enti-
tled to compensation for their loss of time. There
is, indeed, no description of persons in the .conn,
try who cannot demand and enforce payment for
loss o! time, excepting only lawyers and physi-
cians, to whom the law (whether wisely or not. I
Wiii not say)' does not grant such a right. But
looking tit the evidence, give me leave to sup-
pose that Gargiulo and Paturzo prove the fact (I
put it as an hypothesis), that the Queen and Ber•
gami slept under the,same tent for five weeks,
during the voyage from Jaffa to Porto d'A nzad--
for supposing this to he untrue, how easily might
they have been contradicted by other witnesses?
This, however instead of being contradicted, has
been confirmed by Il ownam and Flynn ; and not
only have they confirmed it, but the mariner in
which. the proof was obtained from them at the
close of their testimony, proves, from the
reluctance which they evinced, the, mate-
riality of the fact in their estimation. If Ber-
gami had not reposed with the Queen, this could
have been proved by every one that I hive nam-
ed. Who slept below while they were on board
the polacre ? Countess, Oldi, the servants, and
all the persons I have mentioned, and therefore,
as they have not been called, I wilLask is it pos-
sible for any to say that we have not positive evi-
dence that Bergami did not sleep below during
that live weeks which the witnesses'for the pro-
secution stated him to have passed under the tent ?
It is, to be sure, quite a different considera-
tion, whether, from' sleeping under the tent,
' and various other circumstances proved by un-
suspected witnesses, their Lordships would bE
justified in drawing the inference, that the act of
adultery had actually taken place. Your Lord'
ship, however, feel it to be your duty to
keep in mind what has been sworn to have taken
place at Aum, and you will alSo bear in recollec-
tion the measures taken'to secure a contiguity of
the bedchambers of her Royal high nesS and Ber-
gami, at almost every place which they visited.
In tke circumstances of familiarity which have
been .sworn to, there is no proof of adultery ; but
as these may seem to lead to that intercourse
. which the parties are charged with bavingcarried
on, you are to hear them in mind, as well as
all
the proofs of the elevation of Bergami. Nor are
you to confine your view to' the elevation of Ber-
gami himself, but you must look to the extraor-
dinary' elevation of all the individuals of his 'fa-
mily.- Your Lordships will not overlook the very
important fact of the introduction of the Coun-
tess of Oldi to the establishment of the Princess,
as a-person of qualityovithout any of the suite
being possessed with a knowledge of her being
the 'sister of Bergami. The hitroduCtiOn of this
per Son was a most extraordinary circumstance,—
It is strange, and, in my mind,_•it is a strong -fact
against the accused, that the ountess Oldi Was
thus placed in the intermediate situation whiCh
she was to fill, between the Queen and Bergan,i,
with this caution and concealment. I would now
direct your Lordships' attention to the evidence
of Gargiulo,at page 117. It will -there be found
tha4after speaking of the distribution of the ca-
bins on board the polacca, on the outward voyage,
certain alterations were mnale with respect to the
cabins, by order of her Royal IliOntess, and.such
a change was made, which was not contradicted,

that the Queen 'could see • 13e:rganai in his bed
when she occupiedheriond be seen by him from
his. I would next :call your Lordships' atten- •
. .
don to the evidence of Mr. Flynn, and here I
ask your: Lordships to put this question to your-
selves. how can you account for the correct
and circumstantial manner in which this mad
gave his evidence ',respecting -the voyage out-
wards, though he knew nothing, or next to no-
thing,
as to the arrangement of the-apartments on
the voyage home ? Ile was not able to speak
even to the important fact, whether the two par-
tics slept under the same awning' or not. But
when you consider all that occurred on the
voyage home, as appears from the testimony of
the other witnesses, I ;Me. whether your inference
must uotebe that adultery, was committed in. the
tent ? When Mr. ilownam
,was examined, your
Lordships must recollect how often he was leaked
before he stated any thing' diStinctly upon the
sleeping arrangements. It. was said that there
was a necessity for protecting her Majesty ; hut
if eny necessity did exist, it must have 'been
known to those gentlemen, and how came it that.
they were under such difficulty in stating mere
faces ? With respect to the familiarities proved _
by Gargiulo, I mean the sitting on the gun, and
on the bench with Bergami, they have been po-
sitively sworn to, and not at all contradicted.' If
I know any thing of cases of divorce, either as to
the practice of the Courts below, or as to the
proceedings before your Lordships, where unfor-
tunately, I have witnessed too many, from time
to time,. the inference, in a case so circumstanced
as the present, would be this—that where people
slept under the same awning for five weeks to-
gether, and where great familiarities have been
proved to exist between them, though such familia-
rities in themselves do not establish guilt, still, COW-.
bined with the oscula,umptexus,tempus,locUm`, the
inference from the whole must satisfy any reasona-
ble mind, that the crime was committed ; for
your Lordships should always recollect, that the
question with respect to adultery, is not whether
the act was seen, but whether circumstances have
been proved from which a plain and reasonable
man, exercising his understanding, would come
to the-conclusion that it-had taken place ?If you
look at the evidence, you will find it stated that
the tent was lowered by day while her Royal
Highness and Bergami were under it. Gargiulo
was asked by whose directions this was done, and
his answer, your Lordships will remember, was,
that the tent had been lowered by directions
from Schiavini. Now, I beg to ask, if the evi-
dence of Gargiulo and Paturzo ought all to be
thrown away in conseeneere of hn rcrn in mnda
to remunerate them for coming here, when it
clear that they could have been so easily contra-.
dieted, if what they had stated was other than
the truth ? Ile (Gargiulo) -was asked who gave
the order for lowering the tent during the day,
and he answers Schiaeini. Did Schiavini give
such an order or did he not If he did not, why
was he not called to contradict Gargiulo ? As
this has not been done, his absence must be re-
garded as tending to confirm the evidence of
Gargiulo and Paturzo. Can you find in the-evi,
deuce any fact proved that made it necessary for
the tent to be let down in the course of the day ?".
If no necessity is proved to have been acted upon, -
what could be the reason for shutting up the tent
two or three 4.:mes during the day, and of their
retiring beneath it for an hour or an hour and '
half together ? The weather 'at this time is said to.
have been perfectly calm—the air so light ao
scarcely to ruffle .the tide ; then where, I ask,
could be the'imecessity for thus letting downthe '
teet during the day' I cannot consume your
Lordships' timely going through all the evie
dence ; but I must call your attention to facts
which could have been so easily contradicted.
You, I hope, will turn over in your own minds
what has been stated with respect to the awning
or tent on the deck and theapertments below. It
has been said that the hatchways were alwayskept:,
open. But Wity'were not the persons who slept
beneath the deck called Whether the hatch Ways
were open or shut, thoie who must have known
the fact, were under no necessity to keep- their
mouths shut on the subject. It • was' said their
nerves are rOO delicate to meet a cross-examinae
den. This'excuse for. their 11011-appearance your
Lordships can never admit as a satisfactory rea-
son for their not being- brought before yell. It
is, however, right to state, the circumstances en
board the polacre are not to be taken by them-.
selves. Your Lordships, will give me leave to
call on you to look a little atthe case at Autne--
Allow what you please for the fatigue of the lour-
ney, and for the 4ituOork her Royel Highness
was placed in at "that dine, and. then I will ask,
what could posSibly induce a person of any .prey
tensions to character, having one tent within atm-,
titer, to have a man to repose with her in. the
letter tent? She had Theodore Mejocci on oee
side, and Carlino (who has.not been called) on
the other. She was therefore perfectly secure
from danger, and I will therefore ask what pos..
Able occasion could there be for Bergami being
taken into the inner tent ? Without him site was
Sufficiently protected, for here there was no-tosse.
ingot- the sea—no heaYing of the ship to make
his services necessary. This' circumstance is
surely'Strong,.especiacly , when connected with
the general system ofarrangetnent as tb the sleep,
ing apartments, from Naples until their return
after the long voyage. V hat, I will ask, could,
this mean ? But annex what -meaning to it -yinie
please. I will ask another question—why were
not the individuals called :w ho must 'have knOwn
1 what had' taken place ? Why was not the Couu.: