The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-08-22
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THE QUEEN.
On the ith of July the Secret Committee oil
the House OF Lords made the following Re
port:
REPORT
BY the Lords' Committee, appointed Sc
cret Committee To examine the papers laid
before the House of Lords on Tuesday, the
9Th of June last, in two sealed bags, by his
Majesty's command. and To report thereupon
as they shall see fit, and TO whom have been
since referred several additional papers, in
two sealed bags, relative 10 the subject matter
of his Msjesty's most gracious message OF the
9th of June last,
s. Ordered TO report, that the Committee
have examined, with all the attention due to
30 important subject, the documents which
have been laid before them, and they find that
these documepts contain allegations supported
by the concurring testimony oil great mum
Der of persons in various situations OF lie, and
residing in different paris OF Europe, which
deeply slfect the honor of the Queen, char
ging her Majesty with an adulierous connex
ion with foreigner, originally in her service
in men,al capacity, and atlributing to Her
Majesty continued series of conduct highly
unbecoming her Majesty's rank and station,
and OF the most licptious character. These
charges appear TO be calculated so deeply 10
affect, not only the honor of the Queen, but
also the dignity OF the Crown, and The moral
feeling and honor Of the country, that, in
their opinion, it is indispensable that they
should become the subject Of a solemn inqui.
ry, which it appears to the Committee NAV
be effected in the course of Legislative pro
ceeding the necessity OF which they cannot
but mos, deeply depore.'
The Earl of Liverpool stated hat with res
pect TO the course Of the proceeding which it
might be thought Fl, 10 adopt, be should be
disposed TO consult the convenience of the IL
lus,rious person who was The ~oject OF the
charge.
On the 9th of July the Earl of Liverpool in.
iroduced the following
BILL
Whereas in the year i3l4. her Majesty,
Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, then Princess of
Wales, and now Queen Consort of this realm,
being a, Milan, in Italy, engaged IN her ser
vice, in a me0ial situation, one Bartolomo
Pergam, Otherwise Bartolomo Berg ami, a for
eigner Of low station, who had before served
in a similar capacity
- And whereas, after The said Bartolomo
Pergam;, otherwise Bar,olomo Bergami. had
20 entered the service of Her Roy Highness
the said Princess of Wales. a most unbecom.
ing and disgusting intimacy commenced be-
tween Her Royal Hghness and the said Bar.
,olomo Persami, otherwise Barioloms Berga-
mi.
"And whereas Her Royal Highness mol on
ly advanced the said Bartolomo Pergsmi, 10th
srwise, &c J TO his.h situation in Her Royal
Highnes.'s household, and received him into
her service and iha, IN high and confidential
situations about her K. lis person, bu, be-
slowed on hi n other great and extraordin,ry
marks OF favour and distinction, obtained tor
him Order 81 knigh,hood and Titles OF Hon.
our. and conferred on him pretended Order
Of kp,ghlEood. which her X II. bad taken
upon herself % institute without any just OF
lawful authority
" And VII cas- her said r. II. whilst the
said Bsrtolom &c. was in said service fur
Their uDmindlul of her exalted rank and station,
and OF her duis to your Majesty, and wholly
regardless of ber own honour and character,
conducted herself towards the SAID Bsroo.
mo, and in other respects, both IN public and
private, in vsri us places and Countries which
her X. H. v-'ed with Indecent and often
sive familiarity and freedom, aud carried on a
licenlious, dsgrsoeful and aduierous inter.
course with the said Bar,olomo, which con-
tinued for long period Of time during her
K. HIS. residence abroad, by which conduc,
of her said r. II. great scandal and dishonosr
have been brought upon your Msjesly's iam-
lily and this Kingdom
THEREFORE, 10 manifest our deep
sense of such scandslous, ji.siacsful and vic.
ious conduct on the par II her Majesty, by
which she has violated lac duty she owed 10
your NJ esiy, aud has rendered herself un-
worth, OF the exalted rank and station Of
Queen Consort OF this IL sn--and 10 evince
our Just re- gard for the dignity of the Crown
and he honour Of h. Halon, we your Mi.
esty's uo.l dui.ul and loyal subjects, the
the Lolds Spiritual and Temporal and Com.
mons H. Parliament assembled. do hereby en-
treat your Majesty thai i may be enacted,
"aad be 1t ennetsd, &c Tina, her sad
Majesty, Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, from and
after he passing OF this oct, shall be aud Is
hereby deprived OF The tile OF Queen, and OF
all he prerog tives, rights, privileges and ex-