ter to the Princess's room ?-No; the maids took care of that. GUISSEPPE BIANCHI. [Mr DENMAN objected to the use of the Marquis Spinetto, as interpreter, on account of his having before seen the witness; but Lord Liverpool observed, that it was impossible to get any one who could interpret so well, and that he would be checked by the Queen's interpreter. The witness was an Italian Swiss, who waited at the inn de Grande Bretagne, at Venice, during the time the Princess was there. At that time she brought a gold chain called manina. After dinner, she and Bergami were left together.] What passed when you saw them together?-After having got up, she took the chain from her own neck and put it round the neck of the courier: the courier afterwards took it from his own neck and put it round hers, and then he took her by the hand and accompanied her to the saloon, where they went to drink coffee. When you saw the Princess and Bergami go out of the room, in what manner did they conduct themselves?-He took her hand, squeezed her hand, and went to the door: she went in, and he came away. [At a second visit to Venice, Bergami was called Baron; they went out together every day, he giving his hand to help her into the gondola; he was covered with a string of orders and jewels.] Cross-examined.-What bargain have you made? What pay are you to have for coming here?-None. Do you mean to swear that you are to receive nothing as a compensation for loss of time on coming here and staying here? -They told me I was to receive nothing, but to come to London to tell the truth, and this I have done. But what are you to be paid for telling the truth ?—I have made no agreement nor condition: if they will give me something, I shall take it. (Laughter.) PAOLO RAGAZZONI, [Had been employed as a working mason in the garden at the Villa d'Este, while the Princess and Bergami were there. Have you ever seen them together alone in the garden?—Yes. Have you seen them alone in the garden once, or more than once, or several times?-I have seen them more than once. What were they doing?—I have seen the Princess in a chair which had wheels, and Bergami behind pushing it. Was any body else with them at the time you speak of, or were they alone?— The Princess and Bergami were alone. Did you ever see Bergami in the chair? -Yes, I have, and the Princess behind pushing him. [While at work in a grotto, he heard somebody in an adjoining room, and looking under the scaffold, saw Bergami and the Princess, behaving in a manner highly indecorous.] Cross-examined. Who called on you to go over to England, to be a witness in this case?-The governor said I must go, and I came. Who paid you for coming ?-I was paid nothing. Did you not receive any money for your expenses?-Not as much as the price of a drop of water. Who, then, paid the travelling expenses?-The courier. You came, then, with a courier?Yes. Do you know his name?-I believe his name was Rastelli, who came with me from Milan to Holland, and an English courier brought me from Holland here. JERONYMO MIardi, [Was employed as director of the Princess's garden. Knew Bergami before he was in her service.] What were Bergami's circumstances when you first knew him? were they rich or poor?-He was a poor man. What situation did he fill?-He was the man of an excise-officer, whose duty it was to put the excise-marks on the wine-casks for the duty. Did you ever see the Princess and Bergami together?—I have. Did you ever see them walk together? -I did. How did they walk ?—Arm-in-arm. How did they seem to behave towards each other?-They seemed to each other like man and wife. Did you see them riding together in a carriage at any time?-Yes, I have. Did you ever see them in that sort of carriage called a parentevole ?—Yes. Will the witness describe in what manner they sat in this parentevole ?-Bergami was sitting in the back part, and the Princess upon his knee. Was there any one else in the parentevole ?-Nobody. Did the witness ever see Bergami and the Princess in the kitchen together?— Several times. State what they were doing.-They were eating, where the cook was sitting. (The interpreter observed, this was the literal meaning of the witness's answer.) Were they eating from one and the same plate, or from two plates ?-Some times from one, sometimes from two. Do you know the gate leading to the great garden?-I do. Do you recollect seeing the Princess and Bergami together near that gate?Yes. How far from them were you when you saw them together?-Twenty or thirty paces. Did you observe them doing any thing together?-I saw them once kiss. He was examined by Vilmarcati, Brown, and Powell.] Was your examination taken down in writing?—Yes; they even made me sign and swear to it.-(A laugh.) Did you also swear to it ?-They made me swear to it, but I did not know at the time that I was to come before any tribunal; if I had known any such thing, I should not have signed it. upon the cross ? Did you take that oath -No; they only told me, "Here you must tell the truth; you must tell the truth, neither more nor less; you must state only what you saw with your own eyes." What did you receive when you went to Milan, and stopped there for two days? -They paid my expenses by giving me 20 francs; but I was obliged to add a franc of my own out of my own pocket. PAOLO OGGIONE, [Had served as under cook to the Princess. Knew Bergami early, and had seen him in prison. What was his situation in the service of her Royal Highness at the time you were there?-Baron. You say he was a Baron; but I ask what was his situation in the household? -Chief commander over the household. You have said that you have seen the Princess in the kitchen with Bergami; in what way have they come into the kitchen?-Arm-in-arm. For what purpose have they come into the kitchen?-Sometimes to come and eat something. By "sometimes" do you mean many times, or few?-Many times. Had they any thing to eat ?-Yes. When you were at the Barona, did you ever know balls given by the Princess there?—I have. Who used to attend those balls?-Principally people of low rank and condition. Did the Princess use to dance with these persons?—No, she danced by herself, and sometimes with Bergami. But did she dance at the same time with these country people, and low people, who were there at these balls?-She did. [Had seen a person, called Mahomet, perform an indecent dance, at which the Princess appeared much amused.] Cross-examined.-Were you discharged for drunkenness ?—No. Did you go away of your own accord ? -When she set out to go to Rome, I was left behind with six others. What service did you next enter into? -(A long pause,)—I went into the service of a priest; but I do not remember his name. Where did he live?-He was a minis- And you do not know his name after living with him a year?—I do not remeinber his name. LOUISA DUMONT, [Is a native of the Pays de Vaud, and a protestant. Was engaged at Geneva for five years as first femme de chambre to the Princess. Remembered well the engagement of Bergami, who at first ate and was on a footing with the other servants. The second day, however, after his arri val at Naples, he was removed from the bed-room at first allotted to him, into one near that of the Princess, and having an internal communication within. At the same time, William Austin, the boy, who had hitherto slept in the Princess's room, was ordered, as being now too big, to be put into a separate apartment. There was, then, between the rooms of the Princess and Bergami, only a small cabinet, and a passage; the outward door of which being closed, no one could have access to those rooms.] Did her Royal Highness, on the evening after her arrival at Naples, go to the opera?-Her Royal Highness told me, while I was dressing her, that she was going to the opera. Did she return early or late from the opera that evening ?-It seems to me that she returned early in the evening. Upon her return did she go into her bed-room? Mr DENMAN objected to this as a leading question. Upon her return, where did she go to? -She returned to her bed-room. Were you in the bed-room yourself? -I was not there, but she rang for me. On your arrival at the bed-room of the Princess, what did her Royal Highness do?-Her Royal Highness crossed the passage and entered the cabinet. Do you know where Bergami was at that time?—I don't know. After her Royal Highness had gone into the cabinet, what did she then do ?I do not know what she did; but she returned immediately to the bed-room where I was. Did she say any thing to you? Did she give you any orders?-Her Royal Highness told me to forbid William Austin entering into her room, because she wished to be quiet. Where did William Austin sleep that nigh-In a small cabinet, where he remained all the time. Was that cabinet adjoining the bedroom of the Princess?-It was near it; there was a door of communication. Do you know whether that door was open or shut that night ?-I saw it shut. When that door was shut, was there any communication between that cabinet and the passage of which you have spo ken ?-There was not. What beds were there, at night, in the bed-room of the Princess ?-How many? -There were two; a large one and a small one. What was the small bed?-It was a travelling-bed for her Royal Highness. Did her Royal Highness usually sleep in that bed?—Yes; she slept in it. What preparations were made, that night, for her Royal Highness, relative to that bed?-I saw, in the evening that it was made. Did you take any notice of the other bed? were there sheets on it, or not?I saw, afterwards, that there were no sheets. How long did you remain with her Royal Highness that night before she left the bed-room ?-Some minutes; a very little time. Did you make any observation on the conduct of her Royal Highness that night in the bed-room?-I thought she was extremely agitated. What was your reason for remaining there only a few minutes? Mr WILLIAMS submitted that the reason of the witness for not remaining with her Royal Highness could not be received as evidence. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL Contended that the question was perfectly admissible, because the answer might be, that the witness was desired to go out. The witness, in answer to the question said, "I left the room after remaining a few minutes, because her Royal High ness sent me away immediately." Had that been her usual practice?—It was not. Do you know where Bergami slept that night ?—I believe— Mr BROUGHAM. We have nothing to do with belief. What time the next morning did you see her Royal Highness ?-I don't remember precisely. I don't ask you precisely, but as nearly as you can recollect ?-Near, or about, 11 o'clock. Was that later or about her usual time?-It was nearly her usual time. When did you see Bergami that morning?-I had not seen him during the whole of the morning. When was it that you first saw him that day, and where?-At dinner. Did you take notice of the travellingbed that morning?—Yes, I did. What observation did you make?-I observed that nobody had slept in it. Did you observe what appearance the larger bed had?—I did. What observation did you make on the larger bed?—I observed that it had been occupied. State more at length, or more particularly, what was its condition ?-İ cannot do that. Was it much deranged ?—Not much. Did the witness, while in Naples, see Bergami in the same room with her Royal Highness?—I have seen him in the bedroom very often. Who was it that assisted her Royal Highness in making her toilette?—I did. Did the witness ever see any other person present while her Royal Highness was making her toilette ?-Yes; Mr William Austin and Mr Bergami. Was Bergami courier at that time? He was. About what age was Austin then ?About 13 years. The witness has said that Bergami was present with her Royal Highness when at her toilette; how often-once, twice, or how?-Often, several times. In what state of dress was her Royal Highness then? little dressed, or much dressed, or how ?-Sometimes she was dressed, and sometimes not. Can the witness tell whether Bergami came in for a moment and went out again, or continued in?-He entered; he went in and out. Does the witness remember ever seeing Bergami in the passage of which she has made mention, at night?—I do remem ber. Where was her Royal Highness then? -In her bed-room. Where was Bergami when the witness saw him?-I have seen Bergami come out of his room, and come through the passage. In what direction was Bergami moving? towards the Princess's room, or how?-He was going towards the room of her Royal Highness. What was the state of Bergami's dress when the witness saw him?-He was not dressed. When the witness said he was not dressed, what did she mean? what had he on?-He was not dressed at all.—(4 laugh.) What was there on his feet?-Slippers. Did the witness observe whether he had any stockings on ?-I saw no stockings. Had he any thing on but his shirt ?No more. The witness has said that the Princess was undressed; had she got into bed or not? She was not in bed. When the witness saw Bergami in the manner she has described, what did witness do?—I ran away; I escaped by a little door near me out of the apartment of the Princess. [This answer having excited some surprise or doubt, the question was read by Mr Gurney, and put again by the interpreter, when precisely the same answer was given.] The witness has stated the state of the small travelling-bed the first night after the Princess's arrival; what was its state the subsequent nights?—I made n oobservation with regard to it. Will the witness tell the appearance of the large travelling-bed; whether two or one appeared to have slept in it ?-More than one person appeared to have slept in it. How was it on subsequent nights; as if one, or more than one had slept in it? -I have always seen it the same thing (meme chose) at Naples. Does the witness remember a masked ball given by Murat to her Royal High Was her Royal Highness dressed or undressed, or how?-Her Royal Highness?-I have; I do. ness was undressed. Where was the place ?-In a house Where was witness standing?—I was near the sea. near her Royal Highness's bed. Where did her Royal Highness dress herself for the ball?-In a room of the house where the ball was. At the same house?-It was. What character did her Royal Highness first appear in ?--In the character of a country girl in the neighbourhood of Naples. Whose business was it to assist her Royal Highness in putting on the dress of that character ?-Mine. Did you go to that house?—I did. Did Bergami go?—He also went. When did Bergami go?-He went with me at the same time. When her Royal Highness dressed herself in the character of a Neapolitan peasant, who assisted her ?-Me. How long did her Royal Highness remain in that character ?-About an hour. Did her Royal Highness return for the purpose of changing her dress?—Yes. What dress did she take the second time?-That of the Genius of History. Did her Royal Highness change her dress entirely for that purpose?—Yes. Did witness assist in changing the dress?-No. Who assisted in changing her Royal Highness's dress? Mr WILLIAMS.-Does the witness know of her own knowledge ?-Bergami went into the room with her Royal Highness; into the room where the toilette was. Where did you go?—I stood in the ante-room. Did you see Bergami go with her Royal Highness to the toilette?—I saw Bergami enter the room. How long did Bergami remain ?—I cannot remember precisely. About how long?-About three quarters of an hour. Did the Princess come out alone, or did any person come with her?-Bergami came out first, and her Royal Highness came out after. How long before her Royal Highness did Bergami come out?-A very little time. How long? 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 minutes? Two or three minutes. Did her Royal Highness go to the ball in this character ?-She went down stairs to go to the ball in the same character. How long was she absent?-About three quarters of an hour. At the end of that period did she come back again to the room?-She returned into the ante-room. Will the witness describe the manner in which her Royal Highness was dressed in this character?-Her arms were bare, her breast bare, and the drapery was as is usual in the character. Were the arms entirely bare, or how? -I did not observe whether they were completely naked. [She had seen Bergami and the Princess walking on the terrace arm-in-arm. At the theatre of St Carlos they appeared, she in a red cloak, and he in a red domino, with a large hat. On going into the pit they were surrounded by a number of masks, who hissed violently. The dress of the Princess was monstrous.] Was the door between your room and that of the Princess open or shut at night? -Shut. Was it locked or only shut?-The Princess turned the key inside. Was the bed-room of Bergami situated on the other side?It was. In the morning who let you into the Princess's room?-The Princess herself called me from her room. Did you observe the bed of the Princess, whether it had been slept in or not? More often (plus souvent) it had not been slept in. Mr BROUGHAM complained that the witness spoke in so low a tone, and so rapidly, that it was impossible either to hear or to understand her. What do you mean by plus souvent ?— Ordinarily, generally, incommon. You said that after you were in your bed-room the Princess locked the door on the other side. I want to know whether after this you heard any noise as of a door opening? I have sometimes heard a noise of a door opening toward the side of the Princess, but did not know if it were the door of her room. Was there any other door that you recollect in that direction excepting the door of the Princess's room, or of Bergami's?— There was a third door, leading into the dressing-room of her Royal Highness. Was that the room you described as being the room between the bed-room of the Princess and that of Bergami?—The room was between the two rooms; there |