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TRIAL OF THE QUEEN.

TWEFTH DAY—IN CO.NTINCATION.
110 USE OF LORDS, AUGUST 30.
Paolo ../gioni, a new witness,
Called. in and examined by the Arroitiar-GENteat, :
What countryman arc you ?—A native of Lodi.
Weie you ever in the service of the Princess of Wales i—Yes.
fr what capacity?—Under cook.
Haw long were you in that service?—Almost a year.
At what place ?—At the Villa d'Este, and at the Bantu.
Hew long ago ?—ln the year 1817.
Dit you know Br.rgami ?—Yes.
Where did you first know him ?—At Lodi.
How long ago ?—Between the years 18CQ and 1809.
In what situation was Bergaini at Lodi?--.I saw him about
Lodi, awi in prison. .
Where did you see him in prison.
• Mr. Duman objected to this question, as alluding to a sub-
upon which :he cross-examination did lot touch,
The question was over-ruled.
Was Bergami in the Princtu's service when you were there ?
—Yes.
What was Bergami's situation when you were there ?—Ba-
ron—.4 laugh).
What was his situation in the Household of the Princess?--
]:. commanded over the Iliusehold.
Pave you ever seen, when you were in service, the Princess
rierganii together?—Yes.
Where have you seen them together h,...-Going out and in the
:it rhea.
When you saw them walking together, in what situation were
in arm.
Have you er.:r seen her riding?—Yes.
Was any out with furl-Yes, the Baror. and one of her servants.
In what manner had they come into the kitchen 1-Arm in arm.
When they were there for what purpose had they come there?
—Sometimes to come and eat something.
Did they go to eat :here many times?—Yes.
Had they anything to eat there ?—Yes.
When you were at the Barona, did you Lew of any balls
given there by the Fences'?--Yee.
Who used to attend them:—Country people, and those of
laid the Princes; dance with those parsons ?—No, she danced
here!f; and sometimes with Bergami.
7.Y.(i she dine at the same time with those people ?—Yes.
o you know the wife of the Inn-keeper at St. Christopher's?
—) es ; she came twice. The daughter of the farmer who
the Barone, also came. •
What do you mean by hiring the Barona?—Renting it.
Where were those dances?—ln the dining-room.
what other rooms were used fee dancing ?—The room lead,
ir.g to that of the Princess.
Did any of the Nobility come to those balls?—No.
Did you see the Princess and Berl/anti together at the Ea-
rano ?.-.yel„
Where ?—Walking.
%vete they walking alone ?—Yes.
Do you know a nun named Majomet ?—Yes.
Have von ever sect, him perform any dance?— Lei.
Have when Majomet performed the dance, seen thetrine
gess ?—Yes, she was present.
7n what manner did hlajomet dance?
Here witness made some odd motions. The imitation of the
dance was much laughed at.
Were those the only motions he made?--I have seen him al-
v:ays making the same gesticulations.
Did 31ajomet do anything with any part of his dress upon
ehoe occa,ions?
Mr. DUNMAN requested that the Attorney-General would
epeeify the occasions to which he alluded.
Did he do anything with his dress at Villa cr.Este?—lle did.
At Wirt part of the house was the Princess when he did so?
--I.n the kitchen and in the court.
IM he do with ary part of his dress:44l,l,e took his
breeches and made a kind of roll of it, and did 4‘g me-
tien thick caterYl great laughter).
In what position was that r,ll?—ln the breeches, tioWed
round before, so (clest,ifring it)--(A laugh).
Did she look at him ?—stp! did.
1Y.4 she say or do anything when she saw him do so?—She
!;.,:thed.

Were you examined at hlilan ?—Yes, once.
Was your examination put into writing ?—Yes.
Have you seen that examination since ?-2Co.
Have you been examined since, either at Milan or in Eng-
land ?—Yes; also in England.
/lad the person any paper from which you were examined ?
—lle wrote down what I said, but I don't know what paper
it was.

I ask whether the person read from a paper ?—IIe had.
Who applied to you to come to Milan ?—The Governor.
Were you in the architect's service at the time?—Yes.
Did you know Razselli?—Yee. •
Have you had any communication with him since you left
the Princess's service ?—No.

Do you know Majocchi?—l know him here.
How long have you been bere ?—.I do not remember.
Have you seen Majocchi every day ?—Yes.
And Razselli?—No.
Who were present when the dances were performed?—The
Princl.ss and the Baron.

Were you then present?—Yes, and many ethers, but I have
no recollection who they were.•
Be-examined by the Arroalm-Grmax.
Did the person who examined you read the paper aloud?—
Ile read it by himself.
Were you In England more than once ?—lies.
How long ago was the first time you came ?—I don't remem-
ber the day.
Where did you come to when you first came to England ?
I don't know the name of the town.

Do you know of anything that happened there?
Mr. DENMAN begged their Lordships would not allow their
time to be wasted by the putting of questions which were wholld
irrelevant. The question just put by his Learned Friend hay
no relation whatever to anything that arose from the cross.exa-
, ruination. It was not either decent or regular to put questions
of the kind.

The A7?o&NLT-GZMI&AL contended that the Counsel for her
Majesty bad asked questions in the cross-examination, which
rendered this more imperative upon bins.
Mr. Dassuam said, the object of the Attorney-General was
evidently to excite a prejudice agaiast, her Majesty. Ile hoped
their Lordships would prevent it. The question. in fact, gave
the go-bye to all that had passed on the cross-examination, and
raiseda new question.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, the Attorney-General
might ask any question which arose from the nature of the
cross-examination.

The ATIVRVILTXXICTRAL—D:d anything occur to you when
you drat came hi:re ?—I don't remember when I first arrived
in England ; but when I did, I was told I bad arrived in Dover.
How long did you stay ?—A night 211 d a day.
Did anything happen to you titer.-?
Mr. DENMAN again addressed their Lordships, and requested
they would put a stop to this deviation feom the ordinary rules.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, it was certainly difficult
to decide what application the question had to anything that had
taken place upon the cross-examination.

The Arroaaci-Giutesec said, the obvious intention of part
of the cross-examination was to 'hew that the witnesses were
livirg together. He wished to show the reasons for that ar-
rangement, by adverting to the first arrival of the witnesses in
this country.
Mr. Demstati said, the observation of the Attorney-General
completely took him out of Court; for he had admitted that the
witnesses against the Queen IN.re living together. Ills (Mr.
Denman's) object in requesting the interference of their bird-
ships, was not owing to an idle exception, but for the pirpose of
excluding evidence that might be converted to the prejudice of
her Majesty. lie certainly gave his Learned Friend (the At-
torney-General) credit for wishing to excite a prejudice against
that party, for he stood there fur no other purpose.
The Arroatrty-Gtatwe rose to make some other observa-
tions, but

Bin Manus said he was out of order, as a reply had been
made.

The LORD CHANCELLOR consulted the Judges, and
said, it was their unanimous opinion that the question could not
with propriety be asked.
The Short-hand Writer was then called upon by the Loan
CHAW:LLLOR to read that part of the cross-examination alluded
to by the Attorney-General.—This having been done,
The LORI) CHANCELLOR said, he did not see that in
that evidence there was conveyed any imputation thafr the wit-
nts:es lived together.

Eramined by their Lortish43.
Mirpiis of LANSDOWN.—When Majomet made the er-
hibitions you spoke of, was he sent for by her Royal Highness
for that purpose ?-11er Royal Highness never sent for Majo-
met ; her Royal Highness altogether did not stud for Majomet.
Lord LIVERPOOL.—Does he mc.;:n that her Royal High-
ness did not send hint for Majont.i, or that she never sent at all?
—I never saw any person ti;:rit to fetch him, and do not know
whether any person wa: sent.
A Pecs—When you arrived at Dover did anything particular
happen there?

DENMAY begged respectfully to object to this question.
Nothing, he apprehended, could be admitted in evidence which
had not passed in presence of the Illustrious Accused, or which
was not cono.ected with het conduct. lie had successfully re-
sisted the Iftempt of the Attorney-General to pursue the same
line pi examination to width this question opened; and be
trusted none of their Lou dships would take advantage of their
privilege of final examination, to ask that which would not have
been legal in the Counsel for the WA to ask.

Mr. BROUGHAM said a few words in support of Mr, Den-
man's objection.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that in his opinion, and
be believed hr bad all his Learned Friends with him in that
opinion, unl.as it could be thewn that the Princess was somehow
or other connected with what happened at Dover, the question
could not be put.
Lord LAUDERDALE insisted that it was impossible for
their Lordships to tell the Iwo mime with which the question
was put.
The Peer who proposed the question said, that in consequence
ta of what had cit from the bar, he withdrew it.
9rwstion by Lord FALMOUTH.—Were the balls given at
the Villa d'Este servants' balls?—No, they were not.
The witness was then ordered to withdraw.
mother witness, Mademoiselle Dimmed, was placed at the bar.
Mademoiselle is a woman of low stature • apparently ,on the
wrong Mc of thirty; yery plain looking ; drested lit p. black silk

gown, white silk neek-'-vmdkerchief and ruff, with a black silk
bonnet and veil. The expression of her'countenance is remark-
able for all that little knowingness which is supposed to charac-
terize the class of fernrites.de Thornhill..
1.%1r. Serjeant COPLTT was proceeding to examine the witness,
when Mr. Witxutus requested bins' tostop a little, and addressed
himself as follows to the witness :
How long have you been in England ?—No answer.
Du you not understand English?—No answer.
Do you net understand English at all ?—No answer: some
inaudible expressions.
have you never talked English?
The Interpreter here explained to the witness whatthe Coun-
sel wished to know from her.
Answer.—Very little. •
Ilave you not been in the habit of speaking English ?
The Witness seeming again at a loss, the Interpreter ex-
plained the question to her, and gave as her answer,
I cannot speak it, and I understand it very little.
Mr. Serjeant CfIPLEY now proceeded with the examination in
chief.—ls a native of the Pays de Vaud, in Switzerland, and in
religion a Protestant. Entered into the service of the Princess
of Wales, as femme de chansbre; at Lausanne. Went with the
Princess from Lausanne to Miian, and thence to Naples. Re-
members a person of the name of Bergami well. He was engaged
in the Princess's service when her Royal Highness was at Milan.
Remembers also a young person of the name of William Austin.
He genes ally slept in the room of her Royal Highness. On the
night before entering Naples, her Royal Highness slept at a
country-house. Had on that night a conversation with her
Royal Highness, in which the Princesi said, Austin was grown
too big a boy to sleep in her room, and that a separate apart-
ment must be provided for him. Does not know whether Austin
slept in the room of her Royal Highness on the night at which
she slept at the country-house before entering Naples.
Up to that period did Bergami always dirt with the servants?
—lle dined always at one table.
Do you know what room was allottes' m Bergami on the first
night atter the arrival of the Princes' and suite at Naples?—l
do not remcn'oer where it was.
Do you recollect what room was allotted to Bergand on the
second night after your arrival ?—Yes, I do.
Was that room near the one occupied by the Princess ?—Yes,
it was near it.
Was there any a
Yes, there was
Wbat was that cc
place and a passage.
Was there a passage that communicated with the bed-room
of the Princess and the bed-room of Bergami?---Yes. •
Any doors in the passage?—Yes.
Now when that door was closed, the door of the Princess's
room closed, and the door of -Bergami's room also closed, could
any person have access to these rooms I—No, there were only
those doors.
Did her Royal Highness, soon after her arrival at Naples, go
to the Opera ?—Her Royal Highness told me, when I was dress-
ing her, that she was going to the Opera.
Did she return early or late from the Opera?—lt seems to
me that she returned early.
Upon her return, did she go into her bed-room ?
Mr. BIOtIGUAW objected to the question.
The- Soticeron-GrasanaL.—Upon the return of her Royal
Highness, where did she go?— I found her in her bed-room.
Were you in the bed-room when she returned ?—No, she
sent for me.
While you were in the chamber :what did the Princess do ?
Her Royal Highness crossed the passage, and went into the
cabinet. • ,
Where was Bergami at the time?—l do not know.
After the Princess had gone into the cabinet, what did she
do T— I do not know what she did, but she returned into the
chamber where I was.
Dld she say anything to you ? Did she give you any orders?
—Yes, she told me to forbid Wm. Ansa,' :ming into her bed-
room, for she was going to sleep, and wanted to sleep quietly.
Where did Wm. Austin sleep that night ?—ln a small cabinet.
Was it adjoining to that of the Princess ?—lt was near; there
was a door of communication.
Was that door open or shut?—l saw it dint.
When that door was shut, was there any communication from
the Cabinet to the passage ?--There was none.
- What beda were that night made in the bed-room of her
Royal Highness ?—Two ; a large one, and a small one.
Describe the small one?—lt was the travelling bed of the
Princess.

between the two rooms?—

?--A small eabinet,with a fire.

• about three quarters of an h2ur. Bergami came opt a few
minutes before her Royal Highness. NVitireis said the Princes
appeared as the Genius of History, whh her alms bare, and
her breasts barc, and had on such drapery as the Muses were
represented to Wear. I did not observe wht thcr her arm; were
completely bare or rot. She went into her dre,sing-roorn, for the
purpose of changing her dress, at Lnother time, and I assisted her.
She then dressed like a Turkish peasant. Bergami was in the
anti-room during the time she was so occupied. He dressed
like a Turk. They went together to the ball in those dresses ; he
was under Bergami's arm. Bergami returned soon after. 'I lure
was a garden attached to the house at Naples, and a terrace in it.
The Princess and Bergman used to walk there, and she was in
the habit of breakfasting in the cabinet in the house, but whe-
ther Bergami breakfasted with her or not I do not know. I3er-
garni met with an accident at Naples. A soFa-bed was put into
the cr.Wnet, bet whether or not after the accident I do not know.
I know the Theatre of Sap Carlos, to which the Princess and
Bergami went in a hired carriage. They went to the top of the
Theatre to a room where they waracd. The Princess was
dressed in a red cloak. Bergami was dressed in a red domino,
and he had on his head a Large hat. We then descended to the
Pit, where many ugly masks surrounded us, and made a great
noise and hissed. It was with difficulty we could withdraw,
and we then went into a small room. 'I he Princess's dress was
very ugly, or monstreult (One of the Lards said the word Meont
indecent.)
Mr. Blot:mum requested the protection of the House. A
Judge had improperly interfered, and put a construction upon a
word, which, In the opinion of every one who heard it, and un-
derstood the Italian Language, it could Lever bear. He pro-
tested against so impxoper a proceeding—(Cries of Harr, :sir !
and Oder!)
Tae examination then proceeded. Bergami and the Princess
acted with great familiarity towards each ether. The other ser-
vants were not in the habit of going into her room without knock-
ing. Bergami never knocked. When we ;eft Naples, part of
the Princess's spite remained behind. Front :hence we went to
Rome. Lady Charlotte Lindsay joined her at the latter end of
the time I was at Naples. Air. Hamann joined her at Genoa.
There was no other Gentleman in her stf.ce there except Doctor
Holland. Lady Charlotte Lindsay did not go to Genoa ; she
left at Leghorn. I recollect the situation of the bed-rooms of
Bergami and the Princess at Genoa ; they were very near, and
were separated by a single room, which was appropriated to
holding luggage.
There was communication between Bergami's room and that?
—.Yes.
Did they sleep in those rooms during the whole time the Prin-
cess was at Genoa ?—At the latter end of the time I was at Na-
ples. She breakfasted at Genoa in a small cabinet at the end
of the saloon. I have seen her twice breakfasting with Pergami,
who was then her courier. Louis Bergami (brother to Bergami),
waited upon them. There was a garden attached to the house.
The Princess used to walk there often with Bergami. She used
sometimes to be upon an ass. I did not observe which way they
walked. The door between the witness's rocm and that of the
Princess was always shut after she (the witness) had gone away.
By that, means that the key was turned by the Princess inside.
The bed-room of Bergami was situated on the opposite side. In
the morning when witness went into the Princess's room to
make the bed, observed that it had more often not been slept in.
The Duke of HAMILTON here interrupted the examina-
tion, by stating that he felt it tot* his duty to object to the present
Interpreter, Marchese Spinetd, continuing to interpret for the
present witness. However good an Italian scholar he might
be, it was obvious that he knew the French very imperfectly.
A conversation of some length ensued on this subject.
It was finally resolved, that the examination shouid go on for
to-night with the aid of Xarchese Spineto, but that another In-
terpreter should be provided to-morrow morning.
Eauminati is continued.
How long did her Royal Highness contirue at Genoa
Nearly two months.
Dpring this time did any of Bergami's family enter the ser-
vice?—Yes ; Louis Berg,ami. I don't recol;ect whether Paulin*
belonged to the service ; she was travelling at Genoa, and re.
spained in the house.
Does witness know Bergami's mother?—Yes.
how was she called ?—Nona, the mother of Bet-gazed. There.
was a child of liergami's also, called Victurine.
Did her Royal Highness go is look at a house whilst at Ge.
*ma ?—Yes ; she said she would reside there. it was distant
from the town, where there were many Fa glish.
Did her Royal Highness say anything mete on that subject?
—She only said she wished to take it ber A further

_..... only MCI Suc ....._ .cure it was -
Did her Royal Highness usually sleep in it ? Generally. from Genoa and the English.
Was that bed made up for the Princess?---I saw in the even- Where did they go to from Genoa ?—To Alilan. •
ing that it was nude. Had any English lady joined her Royal Hiatuses' at Genoa?
Did you take notice if there were any sheets on the bed ?—I —Yes, Lady C. Campbell.
saw afterwards there was no sheets. Did Lady C. Campbell go to Milan with her Royal Highness?
How long did you remain with her Royal Highness that night —No, she came after.
before you left the room?—Some minutes. Who went in the carriage to Milan with her Royal High_
Did you make any observations on the conduct of her Royal ness ?—Mr. Austin and me. I saw Bergami on the road; her
Ilishness at the time ?—I saw she was extremely agitated. Royal Highness frequently gave him something to drink, and
What was your reason for staying only a short time ?—Be- asked hint if he wanted anything. He was at that time on
cause her Royal Highness sent me away immediately, horseback as a courier.
Was that her usual practice?—No. Do you remember the situation of the bed-rooms at Milan?—
Do you know where Bergami slept that night ?--I believe— Yes, they were near.
Her.- the witness was interrupted by Mr. Bitouenuat, who said Hnw long did Lady C. Campbell remain at Alilan?—,About a
her beli.f was not evidence. . month; when she left, there was no English Lady in her suite.
SouctroaXsees.m..—What time next morning did the win. How soon after did another Lady of liOncur cume ?—ln *
ness see the Princess?-1 do not know precisely. few days.
As near as you can recollect?—About eleven o'clock. Who was it?—The Countess OM. •
Was that later, or about the time you usually saw ete Prin- Did her Royal Highness say anything to the witrasss on this
cess?—lt was nearly the usual time. subject ?—Her Royal Highness said the Countess Oldi wished
When and where did you see Bergami that morning ?--I did to come into her service as dame dlonnenr.
not see him during the whole morning. At the time you had this conversation, did bet. Royal High,-
When did you first see hint, and where ?—At dinner. ness say who the Countess was ?—She only said she wasA
Did you notice the travelling bed in the morning ?-4 did. Noble Lady.
What observations did you make on it ?—I observed that no Did witness know what relation the Countess Oldi was to
person had slept in it. Berland ?--,Site was sister.
What observation did you make on the larger bed ?—/ ob- flow soon did witness know this?—ln two months after her
served that it had been occupied. arrival.
State more pahneularly your remarks on it ?—I cannot. Did her Royal Highness give any other description of the
W.is it deranged or not .—Not much. Countess Oldi ?—She only said, people Laid she was pretty .
Do you know where Bergami slept during the rime the Prin- Did witness afterwards see Madame Oldi coat?--Yes.
cess was at Naples?—Yes, in the room opening into the corridor. Could the Countess speak French ?—No.
Was it near or at a distance from the bed-rooms of the other Could her Royal Highness speak Italian ?—Very little.
servants ?—Only near Mr. Ilieronimus's. Did you Make any observations, to ascertain whether the
Where did Mr. Hieronimus sleep?—ln a room which had a Countess was a woman of education 7—She spoke very vulgar
door in the corridor, which was before entering the room of Italian.
her Royal Highness. There were two doors in the same passage. Did you observe from the Countess's manners whether she
Did you ever see Bergami in the bed-room or dressing-room was a Gentlewoman or not ?
of her Royal Hie'eness?—l have seen him in the bed-room very Interpreter.--1, Gentlewomat !" there is no such word in
ufter. French—(Much laughing).
Who assisted the Princess while at Naples in making her toi- Well, did you make any observations on the manners of the
let?—Me. Countess ?—No.
Was any other person present when her Royal Highness made Does witness remember Mr. William Burrell being *kb het
her toilet ?—.).lr. Wm. Austin and Bergami. Royal Highness at Milan ?--I do.
Was Bergami a Courier at the time 2—Yes. ?low loin; did he remain ?—Not very long, about a month.
ll
Hew old was Win. Austin ?—More than thirteen years. Did any ether English Gentleman come after Mr. Barre
Have you seen Bergami in the dressing-room while the Prin- went away ?—No.
cess was making her toilet ?—Often ; several times. Where did Dr. 11011:old leave her Royal Highness?-At Milan.
This witness further deposed, that her Royal Highness was Did at./ other English Gentleman, except Air. Hann. m, re-
sometimes dressed and sometimes undressed, while Bergami main?--No.
was present. He did not continue long in the dressing-room, Where did -her Royal Highness then go to?—To the Villa
but went in and out. That she one night saw Bergasel come
de Larni.
out of his own room with no other dress on than a shirt and pair I Was there any gallery to the house at Milan '—Yes, rout d
of slippers, and go towards the room of her Royal Highness.
the house.
I The Princess was at that time undressed, but not in bed.— Does witness remember seeing Bergami from th_t ga7ery one
Witness then ran away, and escaped by a door in the passage. morning I—Yes, at a window, calling a servant.
Witness did not make any remark on the state of the travelling 1 How was he dressed?-11e had on a blue silk gown, which
bed during the residence of the Queen at Naples, but the great `
,witness had seen her Royal Highness wear some days before.
bed had the appearance as if more than one person had slept in it. I After Mr. Burrell lather Royal Highness's house, did any
Remembered a masked ball given by the Princess to Murat at 1 alteration take place—There was more freedom in the house.
Naples, in a house near the sea. Assisted to dread her Royal I In what partieular 2—After all her English attendants bad
Highness in the character of a Neapolitan peasant. The , left her, great liberty prevailed in the house of -her Highness.
witness went to the house where the ball was, in the same 'the Princess and the servants used to play together in the sa-
carriage with bergan* The Princess remained about an hour.
loon every night at various games—amoug others, at Blind
in that character, then returned to change her dress. The second Nan., nun!
character she assumed was that of the Dennis of History. She Did this take place before Mr. Burrell left 1—No; siker.
changed her dress entirely, but witness did not assist her..-.- Did whites, make any observations on B mead and the Pria..
She waited in tbeanti-roont, and Bergami went into the bed-room cess at Milan ?—No, except their familiarity.
of the Princess where she changer/ her dreu. They remained , The House adjourned at Five o'Clock. .