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dine with her. Bergami and Louis Bergaml were at those games.
I do not think that Faustina was there at the time, .or that she
was living in the family at the time. Imw bar Royal Highness
at the Villa d'F.ste, at the Theatre. Ido not recollect having
seen her Rap! Highness play Columbine'when Louis Bergaml
played Harlequin ; but the performance was before 200 persons.
All performed together, at least all the household. Upon my
word, it u not marked upon my memory, whether she performed
the part of Columbine or not. She may or may not have per-
formed it. Thera was a dance that evening. Her Royal Highness
danced with all indiscriminately. The Chevalier Tomasini per-
formed, and Dr. /Hoch eta. Ido nor recollect whether her Royal
Highness danced with Bergami or not, she might have done so or
not. One of the piwes was a Hariequinade. I saw Louis Der-
gami in the dress of Irarlequin, but I du not recollect the cir-
cumstance of her Royal Highness p.erfonning the part of Coluals
bine. It is not sufficiently impressed upon my memory to my
whether her Royal Highness performed it. I will not say
one or the other.. I recollect her Royal Highness played the
part of an ilatomatan—(.4 laugh). .
What do you mean by the part of an 4 'dominion F—The story
was (but it is so long ago that. I hardly recollect it) that of .a
man who wanted to sell an automaton, a woman that might be
wound up to anything, in which the purchaser was disap-
pointed. It was a story of ber Royal Highness's composing..
And the Princess was the automaton ?—I think she was-4n
fact she was.
Was Bergami the person who wanted to sell this automaton ?
L —No ; I thil.k it was dip Chevalier Toruasinia
And who was the purchaser of the automaton ?—That was,,l
-believe, the Professor Mochetti.
And did Bergami perform in that piece NI do_not think he did.
Did her Royal Highness perform in any other piece during
that evening?—lt is so long ago, that I hardly remember.
Do you remember any character which Bergami performed.?
think he perfortned-a Oen ad fiddler. •
Did not her Royal Ifflgisms peefewm In the same piece a milky
maid, or some character inlow life ?—I uo not believe.she did.
. I do not recollect much is to the performances : dune were 200
persons there to lee thews • • • - •
Then you do not resonate her performing the character of a
milkmaid?—Ns, I do net recollect-such a fact.
Nor on any other evening ?—I do not remember such a thing
having happened at all.
Did Bergami perform any part that evening besides in the
dance ?—I do not remember that he did.
Did he perform the part of a physician, the Princess per-
forming the sick person ?—I have, as you mention it, a vague
recollection of something of the kind, but I cannot tax my me.
mory with it.
To other clew:ions the witness answered—l do not recollect
whether it was or not on St. Bartholornew'sDay that the play was
performed. It was before our departure, which was on the 14th
September. Ido not recollect whether the fete was given on the
24th August, St. Bartholomew's Day. It might have been ; but I
think at that time we were performing our journey to Villa d'Este.
In the early part of August we had not got possession of Villa
d'Este. I accompanied her Royal Highness to Venice. Dr.
Holland was with us. Bergami had not before the long voyage
been raised to the rank of Baron. Before our leaving Sicily he
was, and he was also a Knight of Malta, When we first went
on board the polaeca Bergand slept in the after small cabin on
the starboard side, I think. The polacca was 260 tons English.
It was about 18 feet wide at the stern probably, or it may be .
less. The cabin in which Bergatni slept was next the dining-
room : Schiavini, I think, slept nett to him on the starboard
side ; William Austin next to Schiavini ; Camera next to him.
Two maids slept on the larboard side; I slept next to them :
next to me was Mr. Flynn • and next to him Ilieronimus.—
After we left Tunis, Bergarni slept in the dining room. Whilst
at Tunis we visited, where we slept, at the ,•.al .ce of the younger
Prince. It was called Labella. Utica _tail is in ruins. The
palace is a.ur 9 miles from Utica. Utica is 22 miles from Tu-
• ids. After visiting the ruins we went to sleep- at the palace of
the younger Prince. I said there was a tent on the deck of the
polacca. And on our return from Jaffa, her Royal Highness
slept under it. The tent was, I imagine, always of the same
size. I think it always covered the passage from the deck to
the place below.
What was the size of the tent ?—lt was, perhaps, ten feet
long. The sofa was six feet long, perhaps. The ship was, per-
haps, sixteen feet wide. There was a sofa and bedstead under
the tent. The bedstead was at right angles with the sofa. They
were three or four feet apart. After the accident happened on
the coast of Caramania, her Royal Highness first lay on the
deck, then in William Austin's cabin, then she lay on 'my bed,
I washed out my cabin, to let in the air. On deck she lay in a
small space between the.cabin and the hatchway :I think. -
You say you mw Bergami handing her Royal Highness down,
'where did he sleep ?—I do not recollect; I do net know where
he went afterwards.
Witness, in continuation, said—l have no recollection of aets-
log Berpmf after he handed the Princess down during dm
storm. Inlo not recollect seeing Bergami lying on the deck. I
do not know where Bergami slept on the..return from Jafa.
I hive seen him in the tent in the day-dme, as, I saw every other
person, -either sitting on a chair or sometimes on the travelling .
bed. I never saw Bergarni sleeping on tlic.way from Jaffa, and
Ido not know where he slept. I have ascended the ladder iglu)
the tent more than once ; about ten o'clock, before nay going to
Joel. The Princess was under the tent at the time.
Did you see Berganti anywhere ?—No, I did not. I passed.
;through the dining loon in which Demand slept in the outward
voyage. Ido not think there was any light in the dining-room
at the time. I do not know'wbere De Mont and hereister slept.
I ,appose, in their own cabins. I understood that one of them.
slept in the tent altar Royal Highness, with the little Victorine,
abernateiy.
Where did Bergsma bleep ?mot hinsed he digit under the. tent
:--and !believe be did. • -• • -
A conversation took -place betareCtl their Lordships, no the
manner in which_this answer had been elicited ; in consequenee•
of which, the witness was ordered to withdraw.
Mr. Bacnyoume said, the Attorney. General. had interrupted
the witness in his answer, by telling him, he did not want to,
know what he had heard. .
Earl G
dged. that the maw,.
Ka wasofE Rt hpros azi oapcinknioown.l:
ney-General had interrupted the witness; but it • was only to .
direct his attention to the actual question.
The witness was again called in, and his
resumed. • • .
Do you not believe that Rergami, on the .return from Afar.
slept constantly under the tent ?—I have heard and believe di*_
he slept under the tent.
Now, believing that Oergami slept under the tent, do you not
think it degrading to her Royal Highness?-yo, I do not,. I.
think it was necessary that some one should sleep near htr, and`' .
have, heard of other 'Demos sleeping there. •
You do not think that Bergami's
.sleeping piailpr the tent as
degrading to her Royal Highness's rtationT—No,.ldii not think .
awes. ' • .
• Witness, in further gross-examination, mid—l remember St.
Bartholomew's Day being keptam beard the policm, in the har-
bour of Syracuse. The sailors had a treat op board. Ido not
know who paid for it. In those countries they always
keep the day of their names instead of their. birth-day. It was
a Saint day always kept in Italy. Ido not 'a:mile& the polacca.,
b..ing illuminated on that day. I did hot hear the sailors cry,
Vim St. Bariolonteo--Tita PrincipeAtet7Triris Cheahere. :Der
might have cried so, but I did not hear them ; at least it ii net
13 my recollection. Ido not recollect ltiparticilar'seeing the
Princess and Bergami walking on the deck; if they did, it was
in their usual manner. They might walk arm in arm, because
the Princess could not walk on dick without the arm ofsome one.
Was it so usual for her RoyalHighnessto walk }cm in arm
with Bergami, that it made no impressitin op your mentory'l
Mr. liaounuan objectesi to the question, as the *Wiest laid'
he bad no recollection of seeing OK Princess4-Brimo Walk..
ing on deck.
Earl GREY thought the questicit saaktk.e.
had not stated.
The LORI) CHAN4.IaLOII. 01.11•44,1,031plr rayag,
the question might be put. "

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