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Trial »J •* Queen,
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The Attorney GMc-ral u> concision
Her Majesty «•• in ,l ‘« habit of occ«-
simud.y walking o;. the terraon.end
shf* as seen at various l"" ci lc *"‘ r, ff '
Bcrgsm.’s nrnwwilb the family
ity. It Unopened during her M.ijr )
reside net .t Naples that Brrgan.l had
been injured by a kick from a horse »«
w»h for some time will as tu be confined
to his room, and your Umlsh.ps must
perceive how great must be the ascend^n
nv which this man acquired over liar Hoy
sd HiglMU-st, when I atate, that she lined
u servant introduce!! by him, as an attend
ant during hi* illness. This manwlept m
a room chisr'to that occupied by Bergami,
and had, on three or four occasions, ob
served her -Majesty, after her household
had retired to rest, go from her own room,
with-much caution along the passage to
that of Hergami. On each occasion «!•'
renihiiK d in the room a considerable turn,
luin instructed to state and it will appear
In evidence, that, after her Majesty enter
ed the room, this man could distinctly
hear them kissing— a hue or su»-
prisft'-vft* ke»rd the house) I
am aware, my Lords, how these circum
stances, disgusting as they are, must ex
cite feelings of disgust in the minds of
your LonlshipSj'Sna even feelings of pit
iud.ee against him, whose painful dutyi,
a to recite them } but painful as it is, itis
Will a duty which devolves upon me by
your Lordship's order, and 1 feel myself
bout-d so to state the facts, mat youi
Lordships r ay fully unr.er&land the na
ture of the intercourse which took place
between fur Majesty and this individual.
1 fee! assured that in doing this, to the best
of nn ability, I ahull not incur your Lord
ships' censure Her majesty resided lit
Naples fr-m November to the March fob
lowing, and during the whole of that pe
riod the intimity which 1 have described
continued without interruption. Ido not
wish to avail myself of any rumor which
was afloat at the time; but 1 cannot help
remarking on the singularity of the cir
cumstance, that her Majesty on quilting'
'Naples, lost the greatest purl of her En
glish suite. I shall leave the facts, cou
pled with tlie other circumstances of the
case, to speak for themselves, bo it was,
however, that on her> Map-sty's leaving
Kh, 'Vi, a great portion of her suite re
nun tied behind. I should here observe,
that Mr St. Lqger left ner Majesty at
Brunswick. Os him, therefore, Ido not
hieui! to speak on this occasion. But La
dy C Lindsay and lady Elisabeth Forbes
remained at Naples on her Majesty’s de
parture. I beg pardon,* Lady Elizabeth
Forbes remain, d at Naples, Lady C Lind,
aay accompanied hi-riwajc' l y, but left her
at Leghorn, in March 1815 The persons
then left behind at Naples, were Lady C.
Forbes, Sir Wm Cell, the lion. K. Cra
ven, and Cspt. Hesse—So that pf seven
English persons, who accompanied her
Mnjesiy from England, one remained at
Brunswick, and four at Naples. It is pro
bable ihat, at another stage of these pro
ceedings, proper reasons will be assigned
for the departure of these persona. 1
cannot Irdp observing on the singularity
of their all having left her Majesty’s ser
vice nearly at the same period. I cannot
help imagining, and lam sure your Lord
ships will think that though these persons
Were unitctjiiaiuicU will* u*wuc wf* t»«v
connexion existing between her Majesty
and Bergmiii, yet that some tumour must
have reached them of the visible familiar
ity that was observed to exist between
them. Bt di* case what it may, so it was
(list these persons left her service. While
her Majesty resided at Naples, another
circumstance occurred between her Ma
jesty and Bergami, well worthy of your
Lot ■ slops' attention. There was a kind
of punhc masquerade ht Id at the theatre
St. Charles, *in that city. Her Majesty
thought proper to attend it, not however,
in the company of Lady C. Lindsay, not in
the company of Lady Elizabeth Forbes,
not attended by the gentlemen who were
her chamberlains at that period : no, her
Majesty chose ss her companion on that
occasion her courier Bergami, and a fe
male servant named Mademoiselle Du.
niont. These two were her Majesty’s
companions, and, my Lords, the whole
party w ore dresses selected by her Majes
ty These dresses, HI am rightly instruct
ed, were of a most gross and indeoem
description, so much so, that on entering
tho theatre they excited universal atten
tion, and Were received with such mark
ed insult and disapprobation, that they
were obliged almost immediately to retire
—H< wdo your Lordships suppose her
wwni tw Hill Y(U- Will. C)f
•o rsc, imagine that she w< 1 1 in her roy
al carriage, attended by her suite—but no,
m common fiacre was hired, and in tin
dark of bight her Majesty and her party
had to walk across s garden, at the gate
of which the fiacre waited to receive
them. Her Majesty having gone, as 1 de
scribed, and perceiving that she was re
cognizt dby persons in the theatre, im
mediately withdrew. Some criticisms
were made yesterday on the preamble of
the Bill, and some observations as to what
was, or what was not to be considered in
decency of conduct} but I ask your Lord
ships whether, if what I have now slated
to yon be clearly proved in evidence, you
will not be decidcny of opinion that the
alicgatiuns in the preamble of the Bill,
now under your Lordships’ consideration,
will not be fully borne o t by the facts—
whether these are not offences of a most
gross and disgusting nature. 1 ask not
whether such conduct is lessening her
Majesty, but whether it is conduct that
wuuid he pursued by any woman protend
ing I) delicacy. And let il here be ob
served, as no small aggravation of the
charge, this Bergami was, at the time of
entering her Majesty’s service, s married
man. lam swsrc, at the same time, that
it is difficult to aggravate the crime of a
duller) . I now repeal, whul I r ear I shall
" av _ e to repeat too often, that these acts
of Isindianty were continued daily, and
without interruption. They were seen
coming from their roams, in the morning,
. st tbs same time. They retired at tue
siiliv hour in the evening The servant,,
who usually attended to undress her Ma
jesty, were dismissed earlier than usual
audit was, show all, observe,!, that ller
4fsmi was the only one of her Mujestv's
sen ants, who v intend m enter her Ms* ,
j. siy'i apartments, w ■Uumi an saprsas in- I
11 inatinn that their pressman teas requir
ed lie entered at all (in cs, and wbe n i
mbit, dm f'l i
WMI lllkl dfclK MtlftSSyUuAi |
I • *
I of (Veedom, until at Urt lie became the
lord mh) master of her establishment
l i' M irch, IHIS, they proceeded ft
Naples tw Home, ml from thence to *
Vrcehia, where her Royal Highness * n
barked on board i British frigate, ih<- F
ndoa> to g<> to Genoa. At Genoa sire *•'
joined by Lady Campbell. Bergami, i
tin* turn-, alill continued to wail at tabi -,
aid to appear as a footman, though u
frequently -withdrew himself from his tin
ties He accompanied her Royal Hu, ••
ness h her rides and walks, and tin »' -
rant whose duty it was to make her Hov
:d Highness’s bed was frequently spared
that trouble for days together. Whilst at
Genoa, a daughter cf Bergson's, a child
three yaars old, together #iih Louis, his
brother, and Faustina, his sister, and his
mother, were received into her Hoys.
Highness’* family. Ou the 15th of Max
! they returned to Milan, and in the course
of the journey, her Royal Highness* a«s
observed to converse with her courier,
and to otter him refreshment. At Milan
Lady C Campbell left her Royal High
ness, and she 'hail now no English lady
with her. She now too* into her service,
as lady of honor, a female, who had the
title of Countess of Oldi, but who, it ap
peared, was Bc.gami’s sister. Stopping
at an hotel one day in the course ol her
journey, her suite and all her attendants,
except Uergami, having retired, her Roy
‘ al Highness was observed by one of the
servants of the hotel to take a gold chain
from her own neck and place it on that
of her favorite, who playfully replaced it
on her’s, and thus they continued toying
together At Milan they took up their
residence at the Villa di Larmi; ore here,
as at every other place, Bergami’s cham
ber was close to that of her Hoyal High
ness’s. As the English quitted her ser
t vice, there appeared less reserve in her
attention to Bci-gami.
There she gave him a blue silk gown,
> which he afterwards wore in the morn
. ings, and hia room was as usual near her
i Majesty’s. But though her Majesty had
t so far demanded herself. I do not impute
i it to her as a crime She played at games
, with servants, which of itself raigfit not be
of much consequence, but under- all the
« circumstances ofthe case must prove the
1 full of her character resulting from the
. infatuated attachment, to Bergami. ln j
August 1815 she visited Mount St. Go
, thard, Bergami still in hctscrvicc; thence
she proceeded to Vannes, when she retir
ed to a bed room with him, and remained
shut up for a considerable length of time .
After dinner they went to Madona il Mon
te, where they slept, and next day they
journeyed to, the Borromeo Islands —Her
Majesty had the best apartment assigned
fur her use, but on this occasion she did
not accept it, not affording her an oppor
tunity of having her paramour as near bet
as usual. She took meaner apartments
for the purpose of affording him an op
portunity of being nearer her. This con
duct is not a little singular; what reason
ia there that Bergami should always sleep
in the room near her majesty. Such,
however, was the fact, and 1 merely men
tion it to show his influence upon her.
Her Majesty next stopped at ifalanzoni,
where Bergami’sconduct shewed his in
fluence—lie having here for the first
time, hud a seat at her Majesty’s table,
where he has uniformly since continued
to be placed.—What were-his merits 10
entitle him to this honor | know not, and
if 1 am told they were such as to product
a. —.. . fltm» j *lwv) a ttiuk * vMii ti/y
it would have been much more creditable
at once to elevate him to some dignity;
but such was not the conduct of her tna
a’, and in the dress of* a menial, she
icly admits him to her table. It m.v
be said these are foreign manners; but 1
cannot help thinking they are such man
nem as should never have been practised
between so illustrious a personage as the
Princess of Wales and one of her menial
servants. In the middle classes of society,
no one ever heard of a servant who want
ed, having kf'erwurds a chair at his toas
ters table; and if indecorous amongst pri
vate individuals to do so, what must be
thought of it in the Princess of Wales’
establishment? How to account for >t 1
know not, except in that criminal attach
ment which her Majesty had so uniformly
shown this Bergami; on that occasion
they also visited Lugano, where you’ll
find decisive evidence of an adulterous
intercourse as well us in other places. On
her return from this tower she established
herself at Deste near Como, here their
rooms were only divided by a small cabi
net, their apartments, however, cut off
from all communication with those of all
the other servants in the houso. Bergami
and the I’fincess usually retired at night,
and rose at the same hour in the morning.
And hr"* he was advanced to the
dignity of her Majesty’s chamberlain,
wh**n he always dined at her table, to
gether with his sister, thedamed’honneur
She remained at Deste till Nov. 1815,
ami tin. n embarked on board the Leviu
than on the 15th (/f ilial month. The best
apartments were allotted to her Majesty
The cabins contiguous to each other were
prepared for her Majesty and her female
attendants. The best arrangements were
made for her accununadation that sug
getted themslves at the time, but imnae
diately on her majesty’s coming on board,
all that had been done was to be undone,
the arrangement was altered,.and the
mom next to her Majesty’s was appropria
ted to Bergami Her majesty remained
on board till the 26th of November, hav
ing visited Elba in her tour, and she reach
d Palermo on that day She walked arm
in triii on the -lack with Bergami, and
made those alterations in the cabin* which
I'l ive already stated. At Palermo, her
Majesty went to Court, accompanied by
Bergami, in a magnificent Hussar dress.
From thence she went to Messina, where
t ie remained till the 6th of January, 1816,
On her arrival there, the bed rooms were
arranged as in the other places 1 have
mentioned; on this occasion, however,
their ruonu being separated by that in
which the Countess of Oldi, hia sister
slept. It was observed that her Majest)
and Bergami retired earlier to rest than
the others, and that she seldom required
that female attcadancr which ladies of
hr; rank usually demand on such occa
sions. Hue called llrrgatni “her dear,”
“her I ive, played with linn familiarly, so
that in tact no doubt remained or could
renisin on their lordships’* minds hut i
Uiai an adulterous intercourse alone i
i mold justift the aiuniiioni, or account
l*r lli»* Csnilitriliui of her Majesty.-
Al that time llrrgsini was her momal
hut he was now chemhsrlain i
On •> » 'ilh of January her Majesty lof. i
Mcasml, and cmbsikW si board Ota Ulu* t
r-flp
rrtjje, the velidl which hjA previously
carried her Majesty from Cev.la A ecchia to
, iPh „, The honorable officer who som
a rted Uu ship fell it would bedegra 1-
uini if ue sat at the aamc table ". d»
ire who had formerly aerved him, and he
,monstrated on the subject with her
Mm -sty, wiiose conduct shewed how
dcepiv sue felt the fore of his objection*.
—Half he obtained the dignity he then
ntid oy worthy means, would not the
Pr nceis have answered this remonstrance,
bv saying* He liad associated with her ma
jesty and could not therefore disgrace
Capt. Puchel by sitting at the same table.
If ibis failed, would not her Majesty have
sjtnl> yoU are offending me, »n i the conn
try inat employs you ; 1 shatl make tlie
pi-.-ncr report of your conduct, and not go
on iusto ynur vessel. But was tins ihv
conduct of her Majesty ? if hia advance
ment were a proof of his merits anil ms
merits alone, would not this, or something
iike it, have been the conduct of Iter Ma
jesty ? No such thing, however, took
place —She took a day or two to consider
what she should do, ami in the end de
clined the table and aacieity of Captain
Pechei for that of her pM-amour She
indeed,observed, that Capt. Briggs had
made no objection to Bergam , but there
was thiadifference in the two canes, ’ hat
the latter was totally unacquainted with
the previous menial condition of Berga
mi. Her Majesty, it would thus appear,
consented to be insulted by an English
Captain, who, however-had done no more
limn fie fell to be ids duty. From Messi
iiu her Majesty went to Syracuse, where
she remained lili tiie HOth of trial month,
artel I hen proceeded to Caiana. At first
Bergami’s bed-room was ala distance
from hcr’s —but the same change took
place as on every other occasion where a
ny interruptions con Id take place in their
secret communications- There the filles
de ohambres, sitting up one night later
than usual at their revels, saw Bergami’s
door open, and the Princess coming out
in such a condition as could 'eave no doubt
of her having {Missed the night in bis room.
—She was undressed, and had a pillow
'under her arm, on which she always slept
’ln common cases of divorce, such a fact,
my Lords, would be proof enough, but
when you couple it with her being un
dressed, I ask, what must be the concln
• sion in your Lordships’ minds? That fact
alone, if we can prove it fully justifies the
preamble of the bill. Another circum
stance occurred at Catania which will
serve to confirm the charge of a previ
ous adulterous intercourse Her Majesty
had shown an extraordinary attachment to
the infant ch Id of Bergami, who slept in
her room, and of'en in her bed, And was
frequently, 1 believe, dignified with the
name of Princess. The child shewed sym
toms of gratitude for her Majesty’s at
tentions and also exhibited her concern
by crying when she missed the hand that
fondled and protected her. The child
was affectionate, ami if her majesty was
withdrawn it usu< h cried. The Coun
tess Oldi in vain attempted to pacify her.
These circumstances coupled with others
must satisfy your Lordships and all rea
sonable minds that an adulterous inter
course subsisted between her Majesty
and Bergami while they continued at Ca
tania. Having advanced Bergami to so
many honors, she now procured him a
Knighthood, of Malta, he was designated
his Excellency, and afterwards she al
ways addressed him as Chevalier. What
■’f?**/'" mv Inribi. can he assumed for all
this? What but her guilty attachment; or
the expectation of gratification from a
degrading intercourse? While at Catania
she at first entered the society of the first
persons there, but after a short residence
die became regardless of AH other society
than that of her paramour. She was rare •
ly seen with the nobility, she became re
gardless of her person, and from Catania
she proceeded to a [/lace called Augusta,
in that neighborhood.
It being now four o’clock, the Lord
Chancellor expressed a desire that the
house should then adjourn*
-Several voices cried out, “go. on, go
on,** till at length the Lord Chancellor,
persisted in having the adjournment till
Monday, which was carried without a di
vision, the Attorney General having stat
ed that ha had not then half gone thro’
its disgusting details.
Adjourned till Monday morning at ten
o’clock.
Movdat, Acoust 21.
At twenty-five minutes after ten, the
counsel for and against the bill appeared
at the bar.
ihe Attorney General commenced by
calling the attention of their Lordships
to the period of which he broke of his
narative on Saturday. He had then bro’t
her Majesty to Catania; but that he had
neglected to state that Dr Holland, the
last remaining English Gentleman in her
Majesty’s suite, had previously quitted
her during the Venetian tour.—At Cata
nia, in M rch 1816, her Royal Highness
procured for Bergami the title of a Bar
on of the Sicilian Government; and here
her Royal Highness sat for her picture,
which she presented to Bergami, ai d re
ceived his in return. Her Royal High
ness was also drawn in a picture, into
which the portrait of the child of Berga
mi was introduced. Her Royal High
ness then proceeded to Augusta, and
from thence she visited several places in
the East; and in pursuance of that inten
tion went on boaid a polacca, which was
attending her progress. Hera at first Ber
garni had an apartment disraht from her
Royal Highness; but, after a few days, a
bed was placed for him in the dining cab
in, and thus a comirunicetion with her
Majesty’s cabin was rendered easy, and
it was :nadp impossible but that, if Ber
gami’s cabin door was open, or her Hoy.
al Highness’s open, they must be exposed
to each others view. On board this ves
sel she proceeded first to Tunis snd then
to Utica. When xin shore at the latter
place, their h>*d-rMoms were situated us
usual;, and Bergainf was seen going into
htT chamber one morning before she had
riser;, and remained there some time.—
Af'crwanls her Royal Highness visited
Savona, and here the apartments were
so situated that she had to go through
Uergaml't apartment to get to her own.
I hav were here on the Ulh of April
1816. In Hergami’s room there was no
.nah in her Royal Highness'* there was
a large oim; ami on the following M tor*
Blag the u j pearsuce ot the bed was anch
IS to shew tfon two persons bad rep oar «J
*i. e. .*' "'••’Wards proceed*
o ( rw to Athena,
on th. 3.d Atnii, |l|6, Hors she as
vie«i<Kl tsv sC-tp'u.n ufbis M.G.iy’s ssr
fle * H* VII Mttrodusad HmV
, • garden to m Alcove, where her Royal
’ iiitfhne» vn aittinjr with Herein. sod
.heCountrMof OWi. On the cn'r.nc*
trance of this officer, her K ,yal Highness
i roue to receive him, but Bergami did not
ri»e, though #*>me time after he gw up
• a ivl quitted die above, without taking
any notice of her Royal Highness. Thu
, was a familiarity speaking volumes in his
i min U From Athens her Royal Highness
! proceeded to Ephesus. Here her Royal
, Highness retired to a vestibule where
- dinner was served for her Royal Highness
; and Be.* ami; her Roysl Highness sit
• ting on a small bed, and lltrpfiimi on the
ground beside her. .And bore, r.lter din
ner her and Bergami remained fur some
: time alone From thence ll " proceeded
> to Aum, wher her Royal * ;hw<’ss had
' her bed placed in a tent; ami whilst in
- bed in this tent, Bergami was seen sit
s ting on it, without a coal, and in a loose
attire From thence they proceeded to
- Jenseleni, and here she procured for
- him the Order of the Sepulchre; and
i- !10 t content with that, she instituted an
Order, which she called that of St. Car
i ohne's; and after bestowing it on several
; of her domestics, mode Bergami Grand
1 Master, fa langhA He was aware that
this detail must excite a smile, but it shew
t cd the jn fat nation under which she tab ;r
--> ed, From Jerusalem she proceeded to
• Juda; and the Weather being warm, her
, Royal Highness ordered a tent to be pla
: ced on with a bed in it, and in
- this tent was placed a bed for Bergami;
to in this lent they slept night after night;
- the beds close to each other, and having
, no veil between them- Her Royal Uigh
t ness on board the ■vliip frequently had a
- b th to which Bergami always accompa
c niedher, and not her female attendants
- On tha 25th of August, St. Baitholo
r mew’s Day, a grand Jcte was given to th
domestics; who, on that occasion drank
r the health of her Royal Highness and
s the Chevalier Bergami; and the same
I tiling had taken place on the same day in
t the proceeding year, whilst at the Villa
de Este.—After their return to the Villa
r de Este, Louis, Bergami’s brother, was
t made prefect of the Palace, and his moth
, er was called Madame l.ivia. On one oc
t eastern, a courier arriving at th* Palace,
- with despatches, considered it right to
• deliver them immediately to the Chamber
t lain, and was proceeding to his chamber
: for that purpose; when he observed Ber
- garni coining from her Royal Highness’s
I chamber with no other apparel ou ex
- cept a robe de chambre. Bergami, next
. morning feeling it necessary to give some
> explanation, told the courier he had gone
i to her Royal Highness’s room in conse
-3 qnence of hearing his child cry, and de
; sired that the circumstance should not b -
- mentioned. Son after their return to D‘
• riste, an estate in the nieghborhood was
i purchased, and named the Barony de Ber
i. garni, which was presented to the Chsun
l berlain, and her Royal Highness visited
s the place.accompanied by Bergami. At
- Carnival which followed, scenes of the
most disgusting licentiousness took plac*
s at her Royal Highness’s house, under
■ her observance, and without being ecu
• sured by her. On one occasion Bergami
f having gone on a journey to procure a
- passport, was expected to be absent for
> the night, and her Koval Highness* di
• reeled that a female .attendant should
I sleep that night in her room. Bergami
- returned during the night; and instead of
t retiring to bis own anartment, he pro
-1 needed tt> that of her Royal Hiirhneas’s.
r The female attendant was roused and or
» dered to retire, and Bergami was left
» alone with his mistress. Could this fact,
t if proved, leave any doubt on the minds
- of their Lordships? At this time her Roy
! al Highness took a journey to Carlsrobe,
• and in the course of t hat journey Berga
- mi was indisposed, and kept his bed; and
i one of the servants going into the room,
, saw her Royal Highness sitting on the
side of the bed with his arm round her
I neck, and in this bed was afterwards found
■ her Royal Highness’s cloak; and such
other appearances was exhibited in the
> bed as left no room to doubt what had
, passed; and if proved, would be couvinc
1 ing evidence of the adulterous intercourse
• which had taken place between them
■ This circumstance occurred* bout Feb
ruary 1817.
, The Attorney General concluded at
twenty-five minutes after twelve, and
proceeded to call his witnesses.
The rolling of the drums without an
nounced the Queen’s arrival. In a few
[ minutes she entered the house and took
her scat. There was a greater vivacity
in her countenance and demeanor tlyiii
i we have previous!} observed,
i The Solitor General then summoned a
witiiess by name “ Theodore Majacci,”
who was immediately attended to the bar
He was a robust man, large w hiskers, and
bushy hair. The Queen, on hearing his
name, turnen round and loudly screamed
“ What ! ! Theodore !!” and hastily dart
i ed from her seat, through the door to her
apartment, followed, after a shoit interval,
by Lady Ann Hamilton. This was about
, half past twelve o’clock. Her majesty
. had not been seated abote three minutes.
. The scream and exclamation of the Queen
i operated upon tne feelings of the House
with electric effect. A long pause sue
. seeded. Peers, counsel, strangers, look
ed as if they doubted the evidence of
I their eyes and ears; not a word was spo
ken, and five minutes elapsed before the
proceedings were continued.
The Solicitor General then gave direc
tions for the Interpter to be •sworn.
Ur. Brougham begged to ask the gen
tleman who was interpreter, previous lo
his being sworn, whether he attended on
the part of the house collectively, or whe
thcr he had been engaged by any partic
ular individuals.
The gentleman observed, that he had
been engaged by Mr Planta aud Mr.
Maule.
Mr. Brougham—“ Mr. Planto, the Un
dcr Secretary of State, and Mr. Maule,
Solicitor to thu Treasury.”
Th* Interpreter —“ I betive so.”
Mr, Uroughm then observed, that he
had been specially engaged, us he might
conclude, on the part of the prosecution,
the house would sec the propriety of swear
ing in a gentleman whom hr had engaged
the same capacity.
The oath was then administered lo esch i
•ucc«ftsirely, as follows i
“ You shall well and truly interpret, ai •
cording lo lit* last of your skill and m,
tlustanding, bcUsui Wit*,*, ial witness.
«s who shall he eiamiii.il al the h 4 r id
‘his house, such mail.** as ihv> msy .1 . .
tosu, so help you
the willies*, wh.. ii.sitUim-rf the o - i
m‘M*or*{d*ur*, iwiwiUtaiaiiiiinf U»* ,
rktordmary ocl w
wu tlieu swot n, thro, - .
one of .fi • inlof.ttrei.,., 3 . m,,i *
M-r
the house She
appointed for her use, J * ll * rj
Iccted. At ten min uu ,, ' ***
dered her carriage, ami wj
house in St. James’ 5 ..„ n
cheered bv the few u s I J <r *' *
sprbed »n her own refi- c t;, a,ltl ‘4
them. As she emitted t tu wtiu
she said •I»ewas\ery u ; . v^^U4
£ri/JZVC£ 1
Solicitor-General— Your
Theodore Majacci naR * ".la
Solicitor-General— of ,
you a native ?-A. A nativ e J?
Solicitor-General—[ s ti,.„ • 3ol *
Yes, about thirty miles from
Solicitor-General— Does |, e c
tolomo Herganiia Ue ( l uei *»•
Solicitor-General— \\ l, ere , .
k, r h im? _ A . In t) .e^£
liitS SS'r p di^
1813 and 1314. v * u Ua »
[Here the answer was giveffn -■ ,
by tUeinterpreter, which
laughter.]
(Answer c«ili,u,ed.)_.
him there, because J.’ e also V vu> , ?
surne semce. 1
Mr. Broug ham—Can he (witness .
or understand Etigliih ?_.\ {{ .
speak nor understand EiHi s |, aucßa '‘ l
Solicitor-General— fi, w|, 4t [ !t .
.Bergami serving General I’ino ,
(There was feme explanation bet**,
the interpreters as t 0 the rer.lv
question. After which both li d *
concur, and the answer
This interpretation seemed to
the sanction of some noble
observed several give anoduf*^
■ Solicitor-Gene) nl-In what situation«.
the witness serving General Pi no ;
Pustillioiw f-
Solicitor-General.— Does he know '
what situation Bergami was in resp-uttJ
his finance’s ?■ -A He knew him wd| l
cause he (witness) was lodging
same inn with him.
Solicitor-General—That is not tW
swer to tiie question To the same nZ,
turn repeated «He was more pourV
rich.” —f general laughter.J
Does witness know what pay he dea
received ?—At that time he received Hit*
Milan livres p r day
Does he know wliether Bergami %
sessed any property beside his pay
Solicitor-General—What does he m.ai.ky
no ?—He means that Bergami received
nothing else, he was sure
Did witness leave General Pino’s is.
vice before Bergami !—yes.
Where did witness go, and in vth»
service did he enter afterwards?—ToTa
enna where he entered into the arm*
of the Duke de Rucamona,
Did witness enter into any seniai
Naples ? Yes in the stable service of h
rat.
Whilst in that service did you see Be,
garni ?—Yes.
When did he there see him (hr the in
time ?
Mr. Brougham here wished to mak u
observation; upon which
Lord Liverpool rose, and said, re is
far from wishing to inlertere scninolw,
ly against the learned Attorn, yd,
for the Queen ; buthe thought the nit
ness’s answer should be first bear 'te
fore any objections were made
The Lord said a few words
which decided die matter in questioni
favor of Mr. Brougham
(Question above repeated.)
At the house of an individual, nsratt
Bastelni.
Solicitor General—That is not aim
swer.
(Question again repeated,)
In 1814.
About what Cme ?—A. Before Chris."
mas. |
Where did he see him?—A. Inarron;.
f laugh.-)
(Question repeated.)
At the house of her Royal Highness the
Printess of Wales.
In what situation was Bergami at tW.
time?—A. A courier.
f Theodore’s examination continued J
In the beginlng of the year 1316, Ber
gami became equerry to her It ■ ■■
Hip-1
ness. Bergami told me that he wcul'li»
lore Christmas holidays, make me af*
ent. Bergami wore a livery. He d™
at the table of the upper servants H.;-
rouymus sometimes divided tiled ’) c |
Bergami about the Princess, dte.—J
was taken by turns among the upper K -'
vants In the morning, when die,’ <*■’•
ried the tray for breakfast Hi
often performed the service out
lurii.* As to the room of the Pm- v • ’
that of Bergami, there was m
and cabinet between them, anu )
left was the bed room of Bergami ‘
was nothing else. On the othe> '))
the room of Bergami tliere was a
- person slept in the cabinet, f R
er servants were separated.. He.p™
met with an accident, a kick frmr a ■■■-JJ
when the Princess went to Agra'
was necessary to bring him h 0 ) 1 ) 6 Ji,
not do so. I waited ujion l'
first time I saw the Princess was m ■
ence of Hieronymus and Dr. Ilollam<
was dressing h s foot. At !irit .'‘'' [T
was brought. In consequence o( 1
cident, I was put To sleep ro th ®
for five or six niglitsi I saw aunw _ (
pass in Hie night. There wss Ji . .
fire in the room. I saw her Kou ‘
ness passthrough the corridore V a
mi’s room twice during tliis l,m , e T) rs n
hour past midnight. She staid j
or 15 minutes Siie passed on m
turn very softly and very neat .
t\» see me, I liemd only •°» e qj
in Bergami’* room. Between
minutes site 'remained a seco.id 1 •
I heard a whispering coiivenwti°‘>
was a sma'l garden uUachtd H .. ; ,J
net which was for the most p i
more often closed than ttyon k ,
kept the key. I never m* I '’ , ‘ -
the gnP'hn. About a ’iio'iln “
forty-live days »h< remained
U rganii aum 'ed Imp. s l,iU .
i»r T»*r Hoy al Ifguteia, Hlf4 ’’ |r e;
ll'tissr, •<)"•'•), a*l»e waa 1 m
iTismherlu u, a tall man, I
ii.iiii*- if H*lh Its 'ad 'wu • MU ‘ ( I
... |4m not know *l|*ui«r
l.T*iin was one. Ido "•*' f( . vt
II ■ uii. Ha Mi lad*. •#»<*• r , t s*
sltw. bp' (du njtol'tvl