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

sTArgsfitAN.

Hon.-many dates dill yon dine there in a week upon in
average F-Iwo or three. or more.
• ' At thaptime wits Ifetgaiiii in the livery of a servant
—ln the 'are's of a tonrier, as far as I recollect.
Ifid-yott ever meet CaPaln Pet:hell. of the Clorinde, at
the Princess's horse?- think I did.
Lady Charlotte Lindsay called in and worn.
I:xmoitsed by I*. LUSIIINGTON.
hid you ever form a part of the suite of her Royal
Highness the Princess of Wales ?-1
When did von first enter the service of her Royal
Ili ?-1 think in the year IsOS.
/id von attend her Royal Highness, in the year ISM
*66 sate Went abroad F—l did.
I believe von wereone of the ladies of her Royal High-
iess's Ised-charsther F—l was.

low far on the occasion of her Royal Ilighne-A's tra-
velling abroad, 'lid you travel nith her ?—As far as
Brunswick.

What was the reason of your not travelling any far-
t:ter ?—lteesot.e it was previously un4lerstuod between
her Royal Highness and myself, that I was nut to go
any farther. _ _ _

11'Lere did yon see her Royal nighties% after that 7
Naptes, sometime about the beginning of 31. Arch,
1115.

IM I you then act as lady of her Royal Ifigneas's bed-
chatolivr ?

How loot; did you rontinne with 11:n- Royal Highness
on this last occasion'--I joined her Royal Highness in
the beginning' of 31:1 rrh--remained with her while she
staid at Saples--went uith her to Home, Civets, Vec-
chia, thence to Leghorn, and, at laghorn I left her.
By whom was her Hoval HiFliness visited at Na-
pies all the En..41i41; of dktloction, all the Neapo-
litans of distinction, and all the other foreigners of con-
sideration. _ _ _

lie good enough to name some of the English of dis-
tinction:—Loral and tally !Imola, Lord cud Lady
rompt;;Losi,r, Loral and Lady Hoge, Lord and Lady
Holland, Lord Granriile Somerset, Lord anal Lady
Hanford, Lord Edward Montague, and a great number
of private Eneligla fientlemen.
%Vag her Royal Ili:Alarms visited by Mrs. Falconet
Yes, and by her 'daughter.
Were you nith her Royal Highness when she went on
:board the ( !urinate ?—Yes. _ _ _

Where did her Royal Ilighness sleep on board the Clo-
rinde":-- In a part of the C'aptain's cabin n hid) was se-
ll:or:0rd by a partition. The other part was occupied
by the Captain.
Hid any one eke %le, in the division appropriated to
Tier Royal Highness :—Yes, her Royal Highness's
Du you reeoPeet any thing arising in conserinenee of
divi.don of the Captain's cabin :—Yrs, her Royal
Highness expressed surprise that the cabin had been
divided.
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Do vott ree.ollect any thing arising In consegnence of
the cabin being divided into two parts ?—Nothing par-
ticular, except that the Princess es;sressed some regret
that the oilier parts of. the cabin bail not been appro-
priated to me instead of the Captain and his brother.
Hid any difference arise between her Royal Highness
and the Catain in cor.sequence —Nnt that I observed.
During the time ywa were in the seruire of her Roval
Highness do you reci.llect a person of the name of Her-
gaud in the service a her Royal Highness ?—Yes.
In what capacity -:—As a courier.
Had won opportunities of seeing the demeanor of her
Hoye! 'Highness and liergaini towards each other ?
Vet, very frequently.
In what man' ier did Bergami conduct himself towards
her Hayti Hiyliness ?—As A servant.
Ilan did her Royal Highness conduct herself towards
him?—.%s a mistress generally does towards her
servant. -

Ditl you ewer in yonr life observe any impropriety be-
tween them whatever:—Sever.
‘Vlie:t did yon quit the service of her Royal High-
, ness:' —1 tentlrred my resignation in the year 1817.
What was your reason for doing so :'—My brother
wrote to me requesting I would resin.
Have yon seen her Majesty since she has been last in
1 this country t—Yea.
Cross-examined by Mr. Souvroa-Cirsan it..
How lung was it before her Royal Highness quitted
Naples, that
.your Ladyship joined her •:—About 10 or
i 12 days.
How u►nch time was c-copied on occasion of their
journey to Rome ?—We sere one night oil the read go
ling to .Rome. two nights at Rome, silt nights at Omni
11'e-et-hie, and 1 think three nights on board the Clorinde.
Then vont Ladyship .11,1- not rater the service of her
Royal :Ugliness afterwards ?—No.
During the time you were at Civetta Vecchia did your
Ladyship see Bergausi ? les.
Did your Ladyship never see him walking with the
Princess?—Her Rural Highness and 1 walked out to-
gether and he walked a little distance behind.
• Hoes your ladyship mean to swear, that that was al-
ways the case ?--As far as 1 can recollect it was.
Was any other courier in the service of her Royal
Highness?—Yes. 1 believe Hieronynions.
Did he eve walk out with her Itoyal Highness ?
No.
liner often baeo ron walked out with her Royal High-
ness ?—I think about three times.
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Will your Ladyship swear you did not walk out six
times at Chaste Vecchia ?-1 will.
Pour times?-1 cannot swear certainly that it was not
four times, but to the best of my recolli•ction it was not
more than three.
But Beer:anti walked out each time ?—Yes.
And will your Ladyship venture to swear that on no
one of those uceasionsßergami and the Princess walked
site in arm do not recollect that they did.
Will yon swear they did not ?--1 have no recollection
lcbalever that they did.
Then I am to understand that your Ladyship will not
*Wear they did not?--1 have told you I have no recol-
lection whether they did or did not.
But I repiat, Wilt you swear they did not ?-4 cannot
positively swear, but I never saw them.
If such a C.ing had happened as that her Royal High-
ness walked artia in atm with her courier, would it not
have struck you ?—Yes.
Then yon never saw it?—lt might have happened
that eipon some 'particular occasion she took his arm,
but they did not walk arm in arm.
You were Lady of the Redchaulber ?—Yes.
l'ben from that situatiou you had frequent nail* 141
thelsed-cbanzber I—Yes, I bad at Naples.
Was her Royal Highness always alone in her bed-
,ebatibei ?—:No, sometimes other persons were with her.
the you retoetnlter ever seeing Illergami there ?.4.4,1
her Royal It ighbeie alined sometimes an the beeloqueik
with young Austin, and ltergami waited. • • .
. that happenfrequently at Naples ?—Tes, li.lllo,-
,egust her
whenever Royal Highness had not coustow.
Ibiser, excepting one day 'wins I bad leave agile
go to Pompe:i. •
{ any other perion dine in that room ? —No. •
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