The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-18 00:00:00

THE I T. 11,1.4 A' ESN

The rear gnarl] of the corps of Italian witnesses against
the Queen. n hich arrived in town last Monday. received
immediate orders to hold itself in readiness to Ati heel
shoot, the services of the turn oho roinisowit it near
nit httiv-r panted. These personages were acrordittgl%
put in Motion uu Wednesday, and M• 111 down the Thasspr.
in a 81,0011 to a tr.lll7.llft, tyhirh waited at the Nor. to
coney them to lloll.inti. As they had no opportunity
while town of seeing the metropolis, or enjoying the
festivities at Cotton-garden, among their countrymen,
in recompriw, for the fatigues 1,1 their journey. they
were kindly attended bark by eleven of the Cotton-gar-
den i 00000 Ars, who. thow!li hotness over tor the Crown,
were yea not called upon as witnesses by the Attorney-
lieneral. 'The latter groupe, we have no doubt. parted
with reloct.toce from the g I dwer so imply pro% hied
ftr them in !heir depot.
Twaity-sis remain still in Cotton garden. and the sb•
genre of the eleven seems to twtke no visible alteration
in the quantity of provender ftlinired for the mese. fur
the .snit supply of " the roast beef of Old Knzlaudi"
is still carried under the porches of the !louse of Lords
every moaning at seven odm L. Perhaps, in the wools
of the poet, "increase of appetile.has grasvii upon what
it fel,"—a very natural effect for our good, solid, sub-
stantial fond to hare upon foreign stomachs. Last week
a very liberal supply of wine, bottled liquors of rations
kinds, groceries, sweet oil, he. trap delivered in at Cots,
ton-yard; and that the threateneilehatigeof the %leather
at this season should not affect their constitutions, la-
bourers were throughout Saturday employed in repair-
ing the tiles of the temporary buildings where these,
witnesses are lodged, some windows were fresh glazed.'
land every means taken to add to their comfort.
Twelve capital press-bedsteads, used by the parties
who have been sent away, were removed at twelve
o'clock on Saturday, in a cart, frosts the vaulted passage
tinder the piazza of the (louse of Lords. The bedding
and sheets were, however, retained in Cottou-yard. The
nmusement of the witnesses is chiefly laming at bowls.
while engaged in which they are cry boisterous, and
the neighbourhood resounds with a Babel-like confusion
of worms.
Theodore Majocci goes in and out just as he pleases.
and regales himself and some of Isis companions, who
are permitted to attend hint, with punch at some of the
public-houses at Milbank. Theodore's wife is the only
feinale now in Cotton-garden. Her suite of apartments
are tinder what is called the Long liallery, the passage
through which Nlembers of the House of C 00000 mons
pass to go behind the Throne. The rooms occupied by
the witnesses are now regularly numbered, and lighted
with lamps. No. 9'• the principal apartment. It was
fitted tip as the chief room where the courses were to be
arranged for the Coronation Dinner, before it was con-
veyed into Westminster Ilall. Here the witnesses dine
at one o'clock. They pass the evenings merrily -danc-
ing, singing, and playing all sorts of grotesque gambols,
accompanied by the'lotolest vociferation.. The eleven
unexamined witnesses and the fresh party which came
by Dover, are not to tw separated and sent'home They
are to remain in Holland within hail of the Attorney-
C I, Instil the witnesses for the defence have been
all heard. When any of the witnesses wish to go out
i (ruin Cotton-garden, the application is transmitted to
Lord Sidmonth's Office, and &Messenger from the Alien
Office is generally dispatched with those who have per-
mission to quit their present residence. Theodore has,
however, a greater liberty than others, he goes in and
out with very little ceremony. The only persons in
attendance upon the witnesses now, except the cooks
and servants, are the overseer and gate-keeper, who are
always at their post. The sentinet at the Piazza is also
at his place, and suffers no one to pass down the porch
leading to Cotton-garden, except those who are privi-
leged. The company of Foot-guards still mounts guard
la the King's Bench Office, aid the harriers are main-
tained as Curing the trial. All letters to the Italian
witnesses are sent to the Alien Office. The lovers of
epistolary hoaxing have been already exercising their
vocation, and some humourons letters in the Italian law-
page hay, been directed by the two-penny post to
lore at his head-quarters.
From the quantity of provision stores lately sent into
Cotton-garden, it. is thought that a supply (except, of
course, fresh meat, bread and vegetables,) for two months
is now lodged there.

Ilarrow.atants.—Saturday, Richard Smith watt
examined, charged by his master, John Holmes.
fruiterer, in St. John-street, with robbing him of 34/.
in Bank of England notes. The prisoner comtnitted
tHe offence above three months before, and was pre-
paring to go as a settler to the Cape of flood Hope,
for which he was to sail in two or three days, whoa he
was taken into custody in an old iron •hop in New-
court, Boswell-street, by Charles Read and Thomas
Thompson, constable.. and on being brought into a
plabliedtouse to be. searched, hr three a small panel
Railer the table, which, on lwing examined, was fouad'
to contain the 341. he had taken. Ile was committed
I lot further examiva•iun.