Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-07


AT Genoa he dined almost every day with the
Princess, ard Bergami ar~er sat down 10 her |
Royal HisEa-ss's table. The Countess ODD |
always spoke 10 me in Italian; something
vefytlike The Italian OF Lonibaijy. When per |
sons OF fashion aud education aic speak ny |
they speak in that sort OF Italian. hut winVss |
generally found they we've capable of speak |
ing pure Italian. Finds !, very diR."rst 10 sa,
according TO his recollection, whether the |
Countess Oidi speaks pure Italian or not -
Betgan never dined at the Pr,ncess's table |
when witness dined there. Recolcsts her X. |
| ii whilst at Genoa going at one time TO see
another house IN the neighbOuthood He
heard that she wished 10 have a situation OF
| greater tranquility, but he does not know
whether that reason came from herself Was
not aware that the house al Genoa was pecu-
| Harry subject TO iDtcrI options OF any kind
which must have rendered 20 annoying Dur.
| iDg the Whole time in which witness was in
| her X. H. service. Bcrgam, occupied the
| Situation OF mental servant. DO you recollect
| al any time, or under ANY circumstances her
| Royal Highuess conducting herself iowards
b"rsani 10 a manner that you couid consider
| AT all inconsistent with the relation III which
| Il Princess OF Wales ought to stand towards
| meDial servant9-I must reinat K. that her X.
III, was, 10 all her servants, extremely familiar,
but can say at once, that never observed
ANY adherence between her manner towards
| Bersaini and her manner towards any OF
Tue other servauts-allow me 10 add to
ihat. her principal servants. Then am cois
rect In understanding you to mean that the
\
Hi.hness expressed towards Bergami WAS
| fully TO be accounted Tor by the kindness and
condeScenSion which she IN general expressed
! TO all her upper servants I'll have never OBJ
! served myself an, difference in the degree
! OF kindness which her Royal Highuvss show.
| ed towards HIM, aud towards her other princ!-
/ pal servant Witness considered Bcrsami IS
an upper servants None OF those principal
servants whom he mentioned diued a her ROY,
| al HisinrsS. table.
| CHAREs Mills Esq. (tho thirteenth witnrss)
was next called ia aud examined by Nj. Den.
| man witness generally resided AZ Rome 80.
| Resided there In the summer of 1917 aud had
| then the honor OF seeing there her K. n. the
! princess OF Wales Called ur0n her upon her
| arrival Witness remained in Rome but IL
days and left before her II III. Had the no.
hoi OF her X. IL acquaintance before that pc
Rod. Din.d al The Hoie Europa most days
with her Il. III. AT that time she WAS visited
by persons ct rank and had all the same marks
OF distinction paid to her which were paid To
other royal PeIsonages Then residing at Rome
Lord hiiwoih visited her. The a bbey I'a>-
lor was constant guest. PsrSo:.s Of rank
came 10 pa! evening visits Bergami was at
that tipe her Il. Hs chambc, lam. he III that
character dued AT her H. HIS table Have
frequently seen her X. III and her chamber.
lain Bergam in company together. Never
saw The smallest improperly of conduc, be-
tween these individuals during The period of
| her Il. IL. Being al Rene, as well az at other
| periods also ....Witness paid his respects
to her IL. III. al PeSaro, in 1910. On his
return from Venice, he called at her II. lis
| when lie called but when she returned She
sent her caiiiage,an rquerry and MIR William
| Austin, 10 desire witmCsS TO come 10 her that
evening Arrived al her house about s o'clock
remained theie the evening, supped aud
| returned TO his inn. The foliowitu ds,
her X III. sent her carriage and equsriy TO
show witness whatever was worth seem. in
| the town of PCsaro
| Retained with The carriage aud dined with
| her IL. Ill. After having walked with her X
| I'll. in the grounds, witness remained an hour
and Then procs eded on his Journey. Had The
honor OF paving his respects to her majesty al
| Rome III February, after she became Queen
| OF Ea:land. She had received the account Il
| the Kings death. and had assumed the tide
| and dignity OF The queen'Of Eng land. No ladies
OF nonor 10 attend upon her. nor amy guard
OF honor. Notwithstanding this circumstance,
| several persons OF rank in Rome En-. fish aud
Italians, did themselves The honor 10 wall up,
OH her majesty TO pay their respects-W iiDess
| saw none only knew il OF heard oi it, Never
saw any thing in the conduct of the princess
aud Bergami towards each othSr in tic slight
esq degree deregaiory To the character of the
| queen OF England, o. likely 10 wound The mo-
| raj feelings of her cohnIrv. Witness in his
| intercourse with her majesty, never saw heI
| majesty conduct herself IN pablo or private,
! in way which could justly be called exccp-
tionabie or improper. BeTgami always cou.
| Quoted himself towards her majesty with the
| utmost respect. There was 10 degrading IA
mharliy between them. The cross-examiua
| lion of Ih's withess related merely TO The pre-
| sPncc OF Bersanii at the table of her r. E AZ
| Rome, when witness diued there aud the per.
| sons who visited her. His re-examiBa,ion by
| several Peers principally referred TO the gen.
| erai manners OF the Countess Oidi. In answst
| TO these questions from Earl Crey The witness
| replied. that be arrived in England in AIay
| last, and that since his arrival no appii.aIion
| had been made TO him respecting what he had
observed in Italy relative TO the conduct of
| the queen
| JusIPPE FRIuLI 1.-THE fonrte enih wiiness1wss
formerly d colonel on she staff OF tie Viceroy
| of italy, and afierwai DIS on the staff of France
Is OF the orders OF the I,oH Crown aud OF HE
! Legion OF HOucnr. Had "A brother a general
| OF division. KmOws Bergami Firsi knew HIM
| filling the functions Of quarter.ma.ter in he
| fist Italian regimen, OF Hussars III the Latter
| part OF 1900 aud beginning of 1901 Witness
brother was The general OF brigade and con-.
| manded brigade of cavalry composed oftwo
regiments. OF which the first regiment was
ore. Bersami's copdnct was that OF non-
mmssloned officer, who had nothing TO re-.
proach himself with, in short. il was The con-
duet OF a'eOod soldier. Knows Gen. GaiIibesie
Ele aud Berg"mi are connirymen. Never saw
Bergami al any Of the general dinner parties
After 1901. long lime inierveHed before vii
bess saw Beigami again. Never saw Bcrganli
AT the English parties of the geaerdl bur
knows he went 10 the generals house. Nexi
saw Bergami on the frontiers OF Spain eiIipt
in IS0S OF 1900 when Marshal ST. Cyr com.
mandsd the division OF the army OF Spain.
He at thai time belonged to The hOusrb of
Gen Pine, VINO commanded division of The
Italian army. Bergami was treated b, Gen
Pine with great deal of confidence. He had
Cen PiDo's whole confidence. He was gen.
orally received al that time by Gen. Pine and
Others with the greatest confidence as 4 man
WHO enjoyed the confidence OF GeU. Pine. He
was we'll liked aud esteemed BY the officers
as ar honest man.
Ctoss>oxamined.- Borgami was confidential
coulter. and istrusted 10y the genera! with all
the affairs OF the house. The queen applied
10 witness by letter to come TO England
Tie remainder Of his cross.exaIninaton was
nDimpOttaDt.