The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-10-06 00:00:00

Ex. rill by dlr. ItitouGHtm.

Was your Lordship in Italy iu the year ISI3

Were you at Naples in that year was.
Duriug the time you were there did you frequently
visit the Princess of Wales ?—Very frequently.
I believe your visits to her Royal kiOnsess were
very frequent indeed ?—Yes, they mere.

flow Often in the course of a week do von think
you visited her:—.l should think once or twice inn
week.

hid you ever diue there with her Royal iligherm:

Did you frequent her R _oyl a __.llg_nev,'s evening
parties when you ilia nut dine there ?---1 es.
*-: Was the Countess of Llandall with yon on those
occitigns,?..—.Bhe was generally.
What society risiteJ her Royal Highness while she
was at Naples ?---.411 the English vi quality, sad I
believe all the Neapolitan nobility.
During the whole of the time your teas at
Naples visiting her Royal Htghnems, did you ever on
any one occasion observe the slighk-st impropriety in
her conluct ?--No.

Was there ever any thing in the demeanour. or the
habits of her Ro)al Highness, which made your Lord-
ship feel the lea•t uneasiness at p•rtuitting your
Countess to sitit her 7 --Nothing whatever.

Did roe see a. permsnof the name of Bergami imber
eervier :---Yeg.
yonr I.o:dship ever observe any thing in his
manner to her Royal llighnens, or In tier's to him, par-
taking of the lewd impropriety -:—Nmer.
Did your Lurd‘hip eter meet her Royal Highness
after you left Naples ?—Yes.
Where :—.lt Venice.

About what part I.f the year ISIS was I. that your
Lordship saw her !loyal Highness at Veuice".----1
about June or July.
iVhere did you, Lordship lodge at Venice'—.lt an
hotel.

.Where did her Ruyal Ilighneii lodge the
State Hotel.

Did your Lordship renew your sotiAl intercourse
with the Princes at Venive?-1 did.

Did your Countess she did.
Now, during the time your Lordship was at Vienna,
did your Lordship observe any, Alm least impropriety
in her Royal Highness's conduct -!—No.
Hasa you ever gone ipto the chamber?—Yes, in
the morning I have.
Did your Lordship generally knock at the door be-
fore you entered ?-1 generally did.
Ilas your Lordship ever entered without dist cere-
mony ?—I think l have, but I cannot be certain ; I
am almost certain that I have. I had a child to which
her Royal Highness had been pleased to take a fancy,
and I frequently in a morning took the child to her.
I should think I have entered without knocking.
I believe your Lordship has resided in Italy a con-
siderable time ?—Yes, for about two years.
. .

Does you► Lordship know whether it is a practice in
Italy for geutlenicn to visit ladies while the latter are
in bed ?—Yes.
Probably vonr Lordship will tell us from year own
practice ?—My practice in that respect has been very
limited.
[The qnestion, and his Lordship's good humonred
manner of answering it, created a laugh all over the
House.]
Is the practice of which I have spoken usual in the
ordinary course of socieq t —lt is.
Your Lordship has made visits as I have mentioned ?
—Yes, frequently.
Were the ladies von visited respectable or otherwise?
—They were respectable—my brother and I have fre-
quently made many visits of the description I have
mentioned.

Cross-examined by Mr. ATTORNST-01DINIAL.
When was it that your Lordship has told us you
were at Venice ?—ln July, I think.
You saw Illergami in the service of her Royal
Higkeess there ?—1 did.
Your Lordship has told us that you dined with her
Royal Highness at Naples; did you dine with her any
'where else ?--No.
How -long was your Lordship at Venice while the
iPrincris was.there jr—Abort two months. •
Does your Ladyship know how loacikuiltgiosso
was there ?--Pkir • •-••-•
• Wear Lordship 1101;a us of your tittlwir.
Priniess"s CLasubee;:iiiii rkaps
.without ktrociing:
erns that room her ' r
A Pi. .-'.Us yos,letwUees any thing ii‘ the conduct
s heor JO** eaktilisßd jo,,dtsgiace her (tunny ?—.l
apt.
Lard 114141001wiroi,ne pi* sass her a ban at
which her aildesty was preheat at Naples? —4
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