Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-17

with the master who employs him---he may
get honours for discha,ging duties, which IN
another capacity, would obtain him noe ho-
hours, but dishonour and disgrace. Perhaps,
however, he acted merely as diplomatis,. 10
whom all things are 10 be equsl.-Daron
Grimm, my Lords,was living ihhis ovn apart
inents when the Queen srrived at the p)acs
his residence. To compliment her Mrjest, and
promote her convenience, he Instantly resign
ed his own apartments he artfully and ins,di-
ously gave them up for the use of the Queen;
he kindly LETT the principal apartment without
moments delay, for the purpose of having
1t appropriated to the accommodation Of her
Majesty. He left his own house and encoun-
tered al! the inconvenience of inferior and
comparatively ill-Htted apartments. that he
might shew his respect for the Princess of
Wales, and have The honor of condescendinC,
iy contributing to her temporary convent
ence. Such was the Baron's courteous con.
duct 10 that Industrious lacy. But what would
their Lordships think of his pclitensss ard
demeanor, whan they knew that on the very
day, nay the very hour, on which the Queen
Quilted the occupancy of these rooms, the
Baron, together with another person, who.e
name though used by the witness, at this
momsntfo-get, were seen running up and down
the rooms, as the womau Krsss expresses il,
and looking at the iurniiure which had been
used by the Princess. examining the beds
and bed furniture, and performing all those
degrading offices TO endesvor to please these,
who know and feel are above sending any
men to degrade themselves by performing
such mean and dirty missions. Such, howe
ever, was the conduct of these men they s.-
meRned themselves IN the way / have men
toned, sedulousy and unscrupuously, regard
less altogether Of their own dignity, aud pry-
ing into the minntest matter that had chance
OF gratifying their private ends. You have
heard all this of Barun Grimm from The
chambermaid Kress. After al this conde-
scenson, why has not tire Baron eondescem
ca TO be witness at your lorGships' bar
Why has he not ventured to be n witness u
sustain tue testimony OF the chambermaid
why has he not shown the same boldness
here in facing your Lordships, that he has
sho|R elsewhere IN facing the reprobaton
which his conduct go we'll deserved to cali
down upon him But here the Baron was not
forthcoming; here alone he was not to be
found, though here. and here above all, he
was, ifthis story of Kress's be true, a para-
mount and most important witness: indeed,
tie most Important by far, for he actually en-.
tered the Queens apartments the moment
she left them. and if Kress spoke true, must
have had an early and immediate opportunity
OF speaking TO the thing in such manner as
directly to corroborate her evidence. The
Baron was absent, and the only witness OBJ
tanned by all the industry, the zeal, and skill
OF the agents, the only one they could gather
in all Germany, was this single German cham-
bermaid. On looking at the evidence of
Kress, some estimate could be formed b:th
OF her motives aud of the consistency of her
ahcorroborated story. She swears she came
overt England to be witness by compulsion:
and yet when you come to turn over the next
page in her book, you find what Thst she
was to be paid that is, to get little compen-
sation for loss OF time. She had made no
terms, given in no bill, she had made no express
or implied bargain, Dor had she any reason to
expect payment for the evideace sue was ex-
pected to give. This vas her story; but il
soon came out hat she has got a little Day-
ment, and the scale at which il was meted
out to her was also observable; for it was
wrung most reluctantly from her. Look at
her examination, page 90:
were you ever examined before Yes.
Where was once taken 10 Hanover
what had you for going there don't re.
collect; it was little, SO little that don't re,
collect.
She II seemed did not, nor could not recoI.
lect this remuneration, because il was so liz.
tie. But it subsequently turned oat th.t It
was not because the reward MAS so little, but
because 1t was so great she could not .ecol-
iect 1t What if il was larger by five times,
oy ten times her ordinary wages 81 the inn
She was asked, what if it doubled her whole
years salary, wages, perguisites and alt, at
the inns at Frankfort still she could not re-
collect it. When this payment doubled that
annual sum, Will any man, my lords, OF plain
and common understanding, pretend to raw
he can beliVe this woman when she states she
does not recoliect such circumstance when
me amount paid for SIX days tourney so far
exceeded her annual profitsP Was it possible
a1ter SUCH confession as this, to credit her
Delef! Could she be depended upon in her
memory OF facts, who did rot recollect rece,v-
ing Tor trip that from beginning TO end, did
not cost fortnight's time, more money, bv
great deal, than she could earn IN a vear.
ana did not recollect it. because the amount
was SO little, so very little How can any man
tnep' say, place reliance in 4 strry coming
from such source Now, my lords, we must
AGAIN Cross me Alps in pursuing this strange
history; and dismisSing the testimony of the
witness whose testimony have lust noticed.
all the rest OF the persons brought forward
are but mere make.weights, persons who are
hSDie To those general observations which
hau Yesterday the honor tn submit to YOUR
lordships. The facts to which they swear
sre such, that it is utterly nconceiyable that
they can have been seen by mottal eye. Can
II then be supposed that such things would
have been suffered to take place with such
publicity hat they must be exposed to the
observation Of a number Of persons in ,he
lowest walks of liiei Of tue humbiest, and
some OF them even degrading occupations.
and whom after all the pains taken wil
them' 1t has been found impossible to clotbe
with even ordinary responsibility 1t is i'm
possible That any person retsining ordinary
senSe aud understanding, could allow such
scenes as had been described to pass in The
presence OF eleven men. Why had not more
OF tha crew who were on board lie veo,eI
been called 1t is strange that The vi,nesscs
never mentioned what they had seen.-One
VINO had been on board when asked If lie
han over lnLl of uhaa ka III 49,.