The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-10-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ATTORNEY4WAERAL'S SPEECH.
[Cpatinued from the First Edition of Yesterday's Statesman.)

;t trase before these merits that this circumstance
bad taken place, and it therefore assisted to the in-
ference ',filch most be drawn from the whole ofl
the rase. The Learned Gentleman here referred to
the situation of the bed-rooms at Genoa as spoken
to by Delmont t the turning of the key and the other
statements of this witness. He and his Learned rriends
bad been told that every fact capable of contradiction
had been fully contradicted; but on referring' to the

ocenrrenees at Genoa. their Lordships would find
that the witnesses for the prosecution had spoken
to eireutintances at Genoa, which laid them open
to the completest contradiction, if they had spoken
falsely. They had not been contradicted ; and
where then was the triumph of Isis Learned Friemla ?
The Leurned Gentleman then referred their Lordships
to the evidence of .lajocchi and Heinunt. In this there
were passages that might be contradicted, if they were
false, and the cirenmataner of their not being contra-
dicted, afford. a strong presumption in favour of their
truth. Two persons may be in conspiracy together,
and therefore thr evidence of the first may receive nn
confirmation from the second. But when a third per-
soa might be railed to disprove the fart, the dream-
stance of withholding him speaks more strongly in
favour of the statement. than if a third person had
Morn called on the other side. Louis Bergami and
Camera, might both have been called, and he thouzlet
leis Learned Friends exercised a sound discretion its tent
calling them. And that tart, stands uncontradiciesl,
' fr all that had been stated as to the familiarity.
The next circumstance to which he wished to call their
attention was, the extraordinary manner in which the
Conhtess Oldi bad been intriolneed to the service of the
Princess. At Milan, she is left without a single English
attendant. In two days after Lady Charlotte Campbell
left her, the Countess Oldi is taken into her service;
and who is this same Countess 01,11? fly whom recom-
mended, There is no evidence on that point. But
she is the sister of Bergami. Ones it not appear some-
what extraordinary that this person should he introdared
without enquiry ? Dr. Holland was with her. She was
introduced merely as the Countess Oldi ; not as the sister
of liergami. She :sever consulted Ilion as to the proprietrof
introilaoing her into the family. No, she sits at the table,
and nothing more is known alnssit her ; hut that she is
the Countess Dliii. Tiv:r circumstance alone spoke
voluuses. Even after Bergami is elevated to dine at the
table, still site is ( mints-Ns Oleli. Why this concealment;
Why this mystery Utelepe fur this. purposes imputed to
her. Ile nest drew their attention to the evidence
of Bianchi, and the eiretimstanee; that tusk {Mare at
Venice. This point was omitted by his Friend, 31r. Pen-
man, notwithstamling th.• extrrote minuteness with
which he went over the whole case. This, he consi-
ders-a quite immaterial. Vassali had been lately at Venice
wills 31r. Wood. Ile brought witnesses from thence;
but no witness is Itronolit to contradict this fact. Their
Lordihips heard in evidence that a gold chain was
bought, and the cirettmctatU'e Connected with this chain
nsn t be fresh in their mind.. It appeared that the
Princess took this chain from her wan neck and pot it
on the neck of her courier, and that he in token tank
it from his neck and again pot it on hers. This they
seemed to consider (Ow immaterial, hut that fart stand-
ing uneontrailicted, must become of great importance to
this ease. The Learned Counsel then commented at
considerable length upon the evidence of Cady Char.
loaee Lindsay, and at one o'clock retired for half an
hour.
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Mr. BIt01741:1 %at here rose and said, he had a most'
important application to make to their Lordship-. lie
hail only that instant haul put into his hands smite ori-
gioal letters front Baron Otopteda, to several of her
Royal Ilighne-s's household, attempting to suborn
those servants to eountnit perjury against her Royal
Highness. lie should nut, cone-ive. discharge
hi. ditty to the House, if he edid not immediately com-
municate the circumstance to the Goose. and he
trusted their Lordships would receive the letters.
The Earl of Ltveleinil. said, the present was not the
proper time to make the application, and ihe
huitleman hail betty? wait until the conclusion of the
loiarttril :Attorney General's Address.
Lord llot.t.sx to agreed, that the present was not the
proper time for receiving the letters, but Ise conceived
Mr. Priinghatet hail done perfectly right in mentioning
the eirtunnstan.u. the mootent lie became appriced of it.
At hail-past one, the ATTOkatEV-IiCSItitAL resumed.
It was not his intention to animadvert on the most
e r.tortli nary application of Mr. Brongliant, the :lowa
extraordinary whit+ haul ever b. en mole in a Conrt of
lie should proceed at time to the evidence.
iier Royal Ilighitess embarked on board the Leviathan,
end he should examine the evidence of Ilajocchi and
1/.9111.11t as to what hail taken 'dare on board that
%yowl. Contradietios' to :hat evidence had been
Ilm.atrnell, and only threatened. The sense system
:Is to the arrangement of bed-rooms was observed on
I oirul the Leviathan, as had been uniformly pursued
before. Captain Briggs had made certain arrange-
ments, under which he piareil the female servants of
her Royal Ilit(htsess next her. This was perfectly
natural; but this arrangement was disapproved of,
and altered by her Royal liilhness. Ihe Learned
Attorney here ref '; red to Capt. iirigg's evidence, an4l
to a conversation sworn to by that officer with Lieut.
llownani, and which conversa:l•lll that tictitlentan had
forgo ten. The alteration tnatie by her Royal High-
ness, trought ltergand close to ter. Why was this?
—Mitch hail been said about apprehensioa, but he
apprehended no excuse of that kind would be urged
..n this oceasi.,o, for, appeehension'there could be wow.
on itoaril an Eitgliat frigate. However, the alters-
!ion gave gergathi access to her goyal Itebitess's

PRICE SEVEN PRNI•E.

room, without interruption, and this was always the
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quarter
deck. It would now be material to attend to the cir-
cumstances, which occurred, when her Bowel High-
nisi arrived at Italy. There were the same familiari-
ties—indecent familiarities, spoken to by M ajorc hi ansl
Demont. There was no variance in their testimony, al-
though such a variance had been asserted. '1 hey both
proved expressions from lierßoyal Highness to Berganti,
which no wo nan would use towards her servant, un-
less she had first given him possession of her person.
He passed on to Catania. At that place, it appeared
Bergami was ill. A disarrangement of the sleeping
rooms took place in consequence, and it was proves*
by Hemont, that one morning, she being in her r. um
later than usual, the Princess was observed by the wit-
ness to cline out of Bergand's room in the dress
which she nasally were on going to
_hell. and with
pillow under her arm. But they wee told that Du-
mont was not to be believed upon her oatk, an I much
stress had been laid upon her letter:: to her aister. Ilia
Learned Friends promised to bring the slier to con-
tradict her, but ta his astonishment, after all the
play of eloquence from all four of his Learned Friends
shoat this witness, they had suffered no contradiction to
her, except the attempt at contradiction by the tune:-
u( Mange. The fact was, his Learned Friends felt their
failure every step they advance-it, and the cantg the-
milliner of Maage ssas their last resource. lie aholitof
say a little about the letters from 'lemma to her sister,
fin much stress( has' been laid upon them. It was won
pain one observed a Queen of Engles(' druc aiding to
the petty intrigue of intercepting her stemma' letter-,
but so it was with respect to Lamont. tier letters I:a i
been intercepted, and she therefore spoke with ratoion.
And there was one expressiou in one of C.e
which satisfied him that ()tenant knew of rn
rsbti-
terous intercourse %viten she wrote it. She saist
site coals! never sufficiently thank the Princess
and the Baron for their kindnea.. Why were
they ever mentioned together in one sentence, in
a manner whirl, skewed there was a cohabitation, and
that in short they were living together as man sand wife.
They hail been told that the witness in Hsi' letter
spewed herself a hypocrite. He could not see Aid it
was so. It was perfectly natural for her to etkpeen
herself with caution after the interception of her lei ess.
He could not conceit e the letter of Dement by ty means
hostile to the evidence given at this house. Why
did she do so ? Evidently because her letters had
been intercepted, and because if she did not, h r
sister might lose her place, which was her only
subsistence. lint why were not persons called
who could contradict her t Why was her sister not
called ? Why was the Countess Ololi not called? Fur
the le tat of all possible reasons, beeauar, if she we:e
called, it would confirm the whole case. He hope.!,
them that ilia Roast would not rem:Mao-Ow tuapretaion
that the letter of Lemont was a contradiction to her
timony. Ills learned Friend« slid nut believe it there-
selves, because they called that milliner from Si loge, to
speak merely to a conversation that occurred. Hnt out
one word by way sof contradictim, or to corroborate rho e
necessary assertions and insinuationa, with which
his friend, Mr. Williams. had tortured her in her cro s-
exantinalion. He was therefore firmly of opinion that
the case was proved in that particular by Detnont. Ile
nest ensue to the honours that had been conferriel o
Bergami. In this place he had been mat!, Knight of
Malta. His Friends had said there was no eraden. e
that these honours had been conferred or purchased ba-
the Princess. He said they were; it was evident croon
the etiolence that was adduced. 'flue Learned tie:o-
ilman next alludes' to the portraits that were drawn
and the presents that passed between the Prinresi and
Itergami. These were things that never occurred except
hieturen lovers, or those between whom a criminal con-
nexion existed. But these things haul been most due-
ll ~ 'my passed over by his Learned Friends. These, ne
supposed, they called accidental omissions. From this
he passed to the circumstance of Captain PeelsePs refus-
ing to dine with Bergnmi. When first he' treat on
hoard that ship, he waited behind Captain Trebel';
chair. (In Iris retain, lie iris advanced to the Able.
lint Captain Perini with a manly feeling, ;'feeling
honourable to that Gallant 01fiaer, said he would nut
dine at the table with kiln. Ile saw nothing to war-
rant this 'widen elecaCor, and he would not tarnish
the character of a British Captain, by sitting down at
the same tattle with hint. But his friends ha l said
that Captains Pechel and Priggs are their witness,: ••
and they would marshal them in the front of the bat-
tle. But their Lordships could not fail to observe the
conversation that passed between the Princess and
liergansi. What would have been the conduct
of that person .ge, if site felt convinced that
Bergami hail beet, elevated by honourable mean:
—She would have said, Sir, your refusing to
dine at the table with a person I think proper to ele-
vate, is an insult to the Princess of Ifalee, and I
shall acquaint your superior officer. But no. she
pauses, she hesitates, and afterwards submits to the
proposition of Captain Trebel. But this fact had
hems passes! over like all the other., by his Learned
Friends. lie next alluded to the 'vette in the pola-
ere, and the arrangement of the bells. No man cosshl
possibly donlit that this arrangement tool: place for the
purpose of affording facilities for tarrying on this co ;-
mina' intercourse. With respect to what passed at
Ephesus, Majorchi had sworn positively and Lieut
Holtman, had only spoken to his belief. This had
been called a contradiction of Majorell, hit it was tao
such thing. It was Lien'. Hownain's opinion opposed
to Majnechrg certainty, and therefore, as a contrarii,.-
Hon, it failed altoaether. Referring to the evi-
dence upon the )(minty
to Jernsitlens, the Learned
Attorney said it was moat costelisive: It appeared,
the Prowess and her suite Havens-el by night and reli-
es' by day. lien Royal Highness, after the fatigue of
the journey, reposed tin ler a 'toot, and awboaaa it
was not even pretended th it theft we 'herr a neces.
city for protection, yet still the faults" i Intim' was
found under the saute ten!. Boat then it '0.211. Pad-
did rot
1114, mad there mere OA improper desires t4l (Mgr, tne
rshaervapir'lsnts.fillgf nsiseelia:ads 1111talithe 44ppolip—sreslissabl.-er.
fatale atioodants wrosalsl lie the proper pumas to aitand
their mistress, and no: a 111121 e aerostat. tot fo,obits a

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