Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-10


oe!ne questioned on The subject, said, {. twas
Only dance" What, nofi,ing else,- The |
"snai answer. non mi ricordo (; but if il was
.,ner. have NOT seen it and do not know
Inc Solicitor General then AXIS, =" did Ia use
ms dress ia any particular wayi" evidently
showing thai IL was in his brief. and of |
course he expected an answer in the atfirma-
tive, of something like indeceucy Gle nav
eu ms dress az uSual-(moving ftupwards aud |
downwards)'-" How ," HIS trowsers they
we're ALWAYS in this state; they were as .maI !
h're then, my Lords. is "a complete failure
here Is no earthly shadow OF proof OF this mon.
strous indecrncy, which was so boldly ~
p@nec aud which il was so confidently ex-
pected this witness would divulgei a, this |
WITNESS, however, failed 10 establish this |
statement. fresh attempt ia made and, ac.
cord'ngiy, we find OF the Eriday after an in.
tervaI OF two days and liter NIaiocchi had !
been allowed TO he again cross xamined, |
which your Lordships permitted for reasons
pest Known TO yourselves, but which mnsi
have proceeded from your justice aud yonr
sauna Judgment another WITNESSES called and |
x,mued Oh this subject! OF course he had |
had an opportunity ct comforting with Nlaioc. |
chi and be il ever remembeted NV Lords |
mat th most important cases, il il usual be-
tore other tribunals, TO prevent the circulation
OF the evidence until the case rad been con-
c'uneu on both sides aud ultimately decided.
la this case, however, yonr Loriships direct. |
Ell The evidence should he printed, and cir |
cu'ated as inst as possible, two DAYS after |
The commencement OF the proceeding.
MAS so, aud II was circulated amonp The |
witnesses as well as anons YOUR lord
| 'hips; aud then il is, that Birollo is |
called, after lapse OF two days. aud af-
Ter lie had had an opportunity of seeing by |
the evidence what had. aId what had moi
been sworn to, in order that he might prove
thus fact. which, II was impossible to make
M,goceni prove Then, he says that Malom-
cts Uowsers were like a rolf~ An attempt
Is made to make him give il in an iudeicate
aud improper construction; but in vain he
wiz mol veninreit; he starts and draws back; he
cannon teii what rs meant But then, another
witness swore some few DAYS afterwards that |
u had An indecent and an improper signifca-
ton. In his own wicked mind aud denrayed
heart he gave Il that construction; but he |
swore falsely. lie sw0re falsely, say aud
have right I" say SO. 1 will prove he
swore falsely. because 1 know, and will shew
| that the same dance witnessed by wives
anu daughters, as modest and AS pure as those
fyoar l-ordships, who have the happiness 10
| possess them. IL was witnessed, I say TOO by
| wives OF your Lordships IN that country Then
where Is the indecency OF it 7 But another
| circumsiauce-fo on observe that the I" non mi
| rc"rdo's regularly dropped by every ether
witness called after Majocchi and they SUBJ
'tituted, with the greatest care, some other
word win the same meaning. The effect
| that the frequent repetition OF that sentence
produced on the first day was ouite sufficient
10 produce such caution that a repetition
| OF Tie same expression should not take place
again aud you observed too, an almost SINH
! lar alteration ia the other Witnesses with re-
| spect 10 the sums of money they were to re.
| ceive, after The Captain aud Mate OF the pola-
| ere had confessed that they received sans ex-
uavagant ana moBstrous Beyond conception tor
Italians intheir walk ofife, TO re comp ense them
| Tor appearing tn this case. When the other
| witnesses we're examined on the subject, with
one and all OF them, The money they had re.
| reivcd was suddenly converted and transform
| ed inio travelling eSpences, and some of thcm
! went no lar 40 TO say. they only entertained
| an humble nope, that they should have their
| expenses paid back again at ali; and in 10
l nTrnl nsla .Af
| get any thing, except for his " trouble" Some
| had been offered and refused money; Others
had received none and son fluid that Mr.
Sdcchi was by no means annoyed at being
| tnrncd of from her Royal Highuess' service
| because, lie has now a much larger fortune;
aud TO be sure. he has always been in easy
| circumstances. Well, he must he ,ou saw
| his dress, and IL seem, he must have SCR.
want at his own, TO wait upon him. The next
| Of the General oGssrvations which I have 10
| submit 10 your LOIdships, is the fewness of
| The witnesses addured Oh the other side and
the blanks that are ieit by my friends not call.
ing mat evidence, which they have opened,
aud iluSe witnesses, whom IL Is their dnty TO
| CALL do cohJnre your LOidsbips to consider
then, Us THIS proper situation TO put us in
Ia III iight or proper that we should he ublir-
ed 10 call these Witnesses that should be CA H.
ed on the her side to establish the case and
can you, after having case so little snhstat,-
ilated ana statement SO short of J oOf be-
lieve that 10 Is in the nature of human beings
10 be so Ia and foolish tie condn c cI,srg ed
against my lEust,Ions Client would impuie
that she has BEEN I fsel persuaded WON can ne.
yer come 10 such conclusion and the conslde-
ration have last mentioned, must prove fatal
10 the case on the other side. The Attorney
General among other charges which have not
been proved, alleged HAT NY iIIustrious Cit !
ent on various occasions mad been abandoned
by those English ladies', who had formed
her sniie on her leaving This country. on ac-
CONT OF her misconduct. Instead, howe e.
yer, of those ladies leaving her il turned
ont ana.. q
er at Lcgho,n, third in Germany Rn-
mours with respect 10 her Majesty wste no
doubt not wanting. But were they founded,2
say they were not, aud say they were not
such as the Attorney General had ris bt TO al.
Jude to. There was not the least shadow of
foundation for them, aud let me ask, why did
not The Attorney General cau those ladies'
WHO. as lie alleged, quilted The suite of her
nldJeSry on account of her misconduct T..
They are women ct high rank and exaIt-
ed situation IN society They are well
Known and highly respected in this their
own country, aud they have been esteem
ed as mHcb as they have been known, as
women whose character could not lie touched
by The veSlige of an improper reproach....
they are women OF exalted minds aud great
talents too and yet my friends on the Other
side have not veniufed to call them. WHY
are they not produced Why have not We
as well as youT Lordships, the benefit of ali
tie testimony that ought to be produced on
the other side That il propoatiou which |
any Judge sitting in The Old Bailey on the |
trial OF a feloD would INSIST on. Surely, then,
every Que employed by. every one connected |
with, this illuSiTious Lady, aud every creature
engaged about her person, ought 10 be called |
OH the other side. 1 am not now speaking IN |
civil action am not here in the case OF a |
misdemeanouT-l tm not here defending tn |
highest crimes known TO the laws, which onIy |
differ from the crime here charged IN a tech. |
nicai distinction but I am here, my Lords, !
npOu a bli OF Pains aud Penalties, wiich /
your LOrdships are not bound TO pass II cOuli |
tipt lint he fnfy in UoaO nr