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You stated that you left General Pino's service during the blockade of Mantua? Not after the blockade, but before the closing or shutting up of the gates of Mantua.

Did you leave General Pino's service voluntarily, or were you dismissed? I remember to have asked my dismission from the Adjutant Lunardi; and he told me he would not grant my discharge until General Pino should have returned from Milan.

these, as he understood them-the voyage from Augusta to Tunis; that from Tunis to Constantinople; and that from Constantinople to Palestine.

Examined by Lord DARNLEY.You have stated that Bergami was in the habit of dining with her Royal Highness at Genoa. Did he, ever after, while you continued to reside there, continue to dine with her?-Always, as far as I recollect.

What did the witness do during this interval until General Pino had returned?--I continued to remain in service. Did you remain there until the re-lan. turn of General Pino?-Yes.

Upon his return did General Pino give you your dismissal?-The Adjutant came and told me, you are now at liberty.

Did you get a certificate of service from General Pino?-No, because I really did not wish for it.

Where did you go immediately from the service of General Pino?-To Milan to my family.

How long did you stay at Milan?-I do not remember what time.

Did you remain out of service while you were at Milan?-Out of service.

How were you employed during that time?I got some money by buying and selling horses.

When did you leave Milan?-Non mi ricordo.

Where did you go to from Milan?— To Vienna, during the time of the Congress.

How did you go to Vienna?—I had a horse; I bought my own; and I, with two of my companions, put some money together, and we bought a caretta, (a species of small cart) in which we all travelled together.

What was your object in going to Vienra? To see where I could find some place to get some bread; some subsistence.

You have also stated, that Lady Charlotte Campbell joined her Royal Highness at Genoa, and remained with her some time after her arrival at MiI wish to ask, if it ever happened that Lady Charlotte Campbell dined at the same table with Bergami? Non mi ricordo.

The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM. -The witness has stated that on board the polacre, in which her Royal Highness sailed from Jaffa to Terracina, there was a cabinetto, in which there was a bath ?---I did.

Did the witness see Bergami and the Princess enter the cabinetto together, in which the bath was prepared?—

Yes.

Witness has stated that he handed buckets or pails of water for the bath, and that Bergami received them?—Í carried two pails of water to the door of the bath, and Bergami came out and took one of them. Whether it was the hot or the cold water, I don't know.

Did you see the Princess, when Bergami took the pails from you?-No, because she was within. At the same time I did not see her.

I wish to know whether there was a cabinetto within the dining-room, be sides that which was provided for the bath? I do not remember whether there was another cabinetto or no.

Let the evidence be referred to upon the notes of the short-hand writer, in order to see whether witness did not say that there was another cabinetto.

(Here Lord ERSKINE rose to make (The LORD-CHANCELLOR disome observations, but they were rected the short-hand writer to refer wholly inaudible, from the low tone of to that part of his notes containing the voice in which his lordship spoke, be-evidence which the reader will find low the bar. The Lord-Chancellor in yesterday's proceedings in the desired the short-hand writer to refer to his notes, from which he read an extract relative to the voyage from Jaffa to Terracina.)

A Peer from the gallery, on the ministerial side, observed, that the three voyages to which the noble lord (Erskine) had alluded did not include that from Jaffa to Terracina; but were

Lords.)

Was there another small room within the dining-room besides that destined for the bath?Non mi ricordo.

When you observed the Princess and Bergami to go into the place destined for the bath, did you see the Countess of Oldi?-I did not see her.

Did you see any of the female attend

ants of the Princess?--I did not see any of them.

Did you see any of the female attendants of the Princess above, upon the deck, when you were dismissed from below?--I did not see any of them. The Earl of CARNARVON.--I wish the witness to say whether the tent on board the polacre was a double one or no?-I do not remember whether there were one or two; but I know well that in that tent her Royal Highness was.

Did this tent cover the whole deck, or was there room to pass upon the side of it ?—There was room for people to pass.

says there were not. (Cries of "No, no.") At any rate he says he did not see her there. I wish to ask him this question: he swears; then, that none of her female attendants were at that moment in the bath-room with her Royal Highness? This I can swear: that I saw none of them in the bathroom with her Royal Highness.

Was it to the door of the cabinetto, or to the door at the outside of the apartment, that he took the water? Let the witness swear which-whether to the outside door, or to the door of the inner room?-I was at the door when Bergami went up stairs to tell Do you know whether any personsher Royal Highness that the bath was slept in that place?—I do not remember; I have not seen any persons. Marquis of BUCKINGHAM.-At what time of day was this bath taken which was prepared by Bergami on board the polacre, before or after dinner?-About noon; some time before noon.

Was he dressed or undressed when he received the buckets of water from you, at the door?-He was dressed.

Viscount FALMOUTH.-At Villa Villani, the witness states he remembers the Princess to have given a blue silk gown to Bergami. I wish him to be asked how he knows that the Princess gave Bergami that blue silk gown? -Because I saw it afterwards upon the back of Bergami. (A laugh.)

That is no answer to my question. It is, "Does the witness remember a blue silk gown which he states the Princess to have given to Bergami?"-The answer is "Yes" which implies, of course, that he does remember her Royal Highness's giving it. I wish to learn how he knows that she did give that gown to Bergami?-Because Bergami told me that her Royal Highness had given him that dress. Bergami himself told me.

ready; when he came down, Bergami told me, "be at the door; for, if there be any need of water, you shall give it me.'

At which door? Whether at the onter or inner door?-At the inner door of the bath-the inner bath.

Earl GREY.-Could the witness, from the position in which he stood, see every body that was in the bath-room? -When it was open, I could; when it was shut, I could not.

Will he swear that there was nobody in that room but the Princess and Bergami?—I can swear, and do swear, that no other persons but Bergami and her Royal Highness came into that room, because I put myself at the door.

That is no answer to my question. [The question and answer were here read again.] Does the witness mean to say that nobody else entered there; because there is a material difference between the two. Does he mean that there was nobody else in the room, or that nobody else could be in the room without his seeing them?-I saw no other persons but her Royal Highness and Bergami.

That is still no distinct answer, Was it possible for any other person to be The Earl of OXFORD.-Witness in that room without your seeing him? has said that he saw Bergami and the-No, that could not be; for, if there Princess in the cabinetto on board the had been another person there, I must polacre. When there, did he see them have seen that person. in that cabinetto?--When the bath was ready, he went up stairs: he took her Royal Highness, and brought her down into the room, and shut the door.

Lord DUNCAN.-When the witness is asked whether her Royal Highness was positively in the bath or not, he says he does not know: when he is asked whether any other persons were there besides herself and Bergami, he

Lord AUCKLAND.-Did the witness remain in the outer room during the time that the Princess and Bergami were in the inner one?—I remained at the door all that time.

The LORD-CHANCELLOR.-The witness yesterday stated, on being asked where the bath was prepared, that he prepared it in the cabin of her Royal Highness. He was then asked

who assisted her to the bath. He says, that he first carried the water into the bath, and then called Bergami, who came down and put his hand into the bath to try the temperature of the water; that Bergami then went up stairs and conducted her Royal Highness down, after which the door was shut; aud then Bergami and her Royal Highness remained alone in the cabinetto together. Now I wish him to be asked, whether he was in the cabin while Bergami went up to bring her Royal Highness down? and, while he was so in the cabin, at the time the door was shut, any one entered the cabinetto but her Royal Highness and Bergami.

[The interpreter here translated to the witness, from the short-hand writer's notes, the part of his evidence referred to, together with his lordship's questions; but it seemed impossible to render himself intelligible to the witness. The interpreter requested to be allowed to divide the question into three parts; and having been re-stated by his lordship, he said]-There was nobody: I saw nobody.

Earl GROSVENOR.-Was there any other door by which persons could go into the room where this bath was put ? -I have not seen any other door.

Was there, or was there not, any other door?--I never saw that there was any other door.

Could you at that time see into the bath?-No, for Bergami went out sideways, making as little noise as possible, and shut the door.

How long had Bergami and the Princess been in the room before Bergami went to call her maids?-About half an hour.

Marquis of HUNTLEY.-Was Bergami, on retiring from the bath, dressed in the same way as when he was observed to enter it?—Yes.

Earl GREY.-Did the witness remain with some water at the door of the bath when Bergami went to call her maids to dress the Princess?—I remained there till he told me to go away.

When did he tell you to go away?When he went up to go and tell Mademoiselle Dumont to come down, he told me that no more water was wanted.

Did you go away immediately, or wait till Mademoiselle Dumont eame down stairs?-Bergami remained upon deck. Mademoiselle Dumont came immediately, "subito," down stairs; I took my pails away, and saw Mademoiselle Dumont alone enter the bathroom

Do you know how long the Princess remained in the bathroom after Mademoiselle Dumont went in to her?--I cannot tell, because I went away about my business.

Will you swear that there was no other? I have not seen one: I will swear that there was only one, because I must have seen it if there was any-No, I only saw Madlle. Dumont. other.

When Madle. Dumont came down, Bergami did not come down with her?

The LORD CHANCELLOR.If there had been another door opening into the room where the bath was prepared, must you not have seen it? -I must have seen it if there had been another door; but I have not seen another there.

Lord AUCKLAND.-Have you seen Bergami and the Princess quit the bath? No, but I have seen Bergami come out of the room and mount the deck, and tell her woman to come down and dress her Royal Highness. And I have with my own ears heard him say, "Mademoiselle Dumont, come down and dress her Royal Highness.

Lord ANSON.-On receiving your orders to that effect, did you go away to get the water, in order to be ready with it if Bergami should call you?I went nowhere, because there was a sailor who gave me the water at the door of the dining-room.

Did Bergami receive the pails of water at the door of the dining-room, or did he come out to receive them?—— He received them at the door. He did

not come out.

The Earl of DARNLEY.-The witness has stated that a tent was placed upon the deck of the polacre; I wish to know the nature of that tent, and the manner in which it was placed; and whether it was a tent or an awning? It was a tent, which was spread

Leaving her Royal Highness by herself in the bath?-Alone in the bath. What was your position when Ber-upon the deck by means of ropes; and gami left the bath?--I was standing there with hot water, because I thought he might still need it.

in the evening it was closed as a pavilion. (Here the witness described upon the table the position of the

Ia sort of conversational application, "Would it not be possible to enter again into the service of the Princess ?” I was in service at the time.

tent.) It was closed all round.
think that, in the evening, this tent was
let down and closed all round; and
they said from within, “Stop it well;
stop it all round; see there be no hole,
no opening."

Lord Viscount FALMOUTH (from the gallery) would detain the house for Was it a single canvass? Some-a moment, upon a point which to him times it was single, and sometimes appeared important. other pieces of canvass were put to stop the openings.

Earl GROSVENOR.- By whom was the witness recommended to the service of her Royal Highness?-By Bergami.

The witness had been asked if he' knew whether the Princess was in the bath at the time when he carried the water to the door. To this question he had answered, "I cannot know." The witness had since asserted, that, when he carried the water to the bath, he could see that there was no other person in the room besides Bergami, Now he wished to know why the wit

Earl GREY.--Does the witness know whether the Princess was in the bath before Bergami left the room to call Mademoiselle Dumont?—I do not know whether she was in the bath, be-ness could not see if the Queen was in cause I did not look into the room. the bath, when he could see that no one else besides Bergami was in the room.

The Marquis of LANSDOWN.What was the motive of the witness for seeking at Pesaro to be discharged from the service of the Princess? Because the Princess was surrounded by bad people. (A laugh.)

The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, that the original question stood thus "Do you know whether, at the time you so carried the water, the Princess The Earl of CARNARVON.-How was in the bath?" The answer given was the Princess dressed when she by the witness was, "I cannot know." went into the bathing-room with Ber-If the witness had said that he did not gami?-As far as this goes, non mi ricordo.

Was she in her ordinary dress, or in a bathing-dress? I do not remember precisely what dress she had on.

What was the size of the bath? The witness described it as small.

What furniture was there in the room?--I remember there was a sofa, a sofa-bed or sofa, where, in the morning, we placed the cushions when we opened the bed.

know whether the Princess was then in the room, there would have been a contradiction; but at present there appeared to him (Lord Lauderdale) to be no contradiction.

Lord Viscount FALMOUTH was sorry to occupy the time of the house; but he thought the point was of considerable moment. The witness a quarter of an hour before had stated, that when he carried the water which Bergami, half-opening the door, took in, The Marquis of LANSDOWN wish-if any other person had been in the ed to put one more question to the room he must have seen such person. witness, in explanation of the question which he had last addressed to him. The witness had stated that his reason for wishing to leave the service of the Princess at Pesaro was, that her Royal Highness was surrounded by bad people; why then, he wished to know, did he afterwards make application to Schiavini to be restored to that service? Had the witness, in the mean time, altered his opinion of the persons by whom the Princess was surrounded? -I applied to Schiavini in a kind of common conversational way; I asked if it were possible to enter again into the service of the Princess; I applied in a kind of way.

Then the witness meant nothing serious by his application?-No; it was

The Earl of LIVERPOOL saw no apparent contradiction at present. The fact he took to be this:-The witness prepared the bath, and saw Bergami and the Princess go into the bathing-room. The question then put to the witness was, did you see the Princess in the bath? The witness an swered, I could not see, because after they went in the door was shut. The subsequent question, "Was any other person in the room?" applied to the time when the door was afterwards opened; and the witness answered, there was no one in the room. Whether the story told by the witness was or was not to be credited, was another question; there did not seem to be any contradiction at present.

Lord ERSKINE understood the witness to say, that if any other person had been in the room, he must have seen them.

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Mr. BROUGHAM said that they had the point already.

Lord Viscount FALMOUTH.-Ex- Did you not make repeated applicaactly so. tions to Jerouimus to be taken back THE LORD CHANCELLOR | into the service of the Princess ?thought that if their lordships looked Questo non mi ricordo. at the relative situations of the bath and of the room, they would find there had been no contradiction, Lord Viscount FALMOUTH pressed his opinion.

Did you not five or six times make applications to Cameron to be restored to the service of her Royal Highness? |--The first or second time that Cameron came to Milan he sent his servant Several of the questions and answers for me. I went, and Cameron said, were then read by the short-hand" Theodore Majochi," (and I rememwriter, from which it appeared that the witness had used these words-" If there had been any other person in the room, I must have seen them."

Lord Viscount FALMOUTH conceived that those words applied to the time at which the witness carried the pails of water to the door; and that the former evidence referred to the same period. Surely if the witness could see that there was no one else in the room, he must have seen the bath.

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ber it as well as if it were but now,) "Theodore Majochi, do not enter into any service, because the Princess will take you back." The conversation must be put down as it was said. meron said, "Theodore, give me back the certificate of your good service, and I will tell the Princess that you have not entered into any other service; and she will pay you for all the time you have been out of service, and all the damage you have suffered." I answered, "Cameron, give me back The Earl of CARNARVON thought my paper (which I had given him ai. that the answers referred to different ready in talking); for, rather than periods. serve the Princess, on account of the Lord Viscount FALMOUTH ac-persons who are about her, I would go quiesced. and eat grass."

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Lord DE DUNSTANVILLE.How often did the witness sleep be-meron?—Yes. tween the two tents?-I remember twice.

Do you remember at either time hearing any conversation between two persons inside ?—Yes.

Could you distinguish the voices?
I could not distinguish the voices; but
I heard a whisper.

Could you hear whether the voice was that of a male or of a female?-I heard two voices speak in a whisper; but I could not make out whether they were the voices of women or of men.

Mr. BROUGHAM submitted, that he was entitled, through the medium of the Lord-Chancellor, to put certain questions to the witness.

The LORD-CHANCELLOR.-No doubt.

Examined by the LORD-CHANCELLOR, at Mr. Brougham's suggestion. The witness has stated that he was in place at the time when he had the conversations which he mentioned with Schiavini: what wages did he then receive? The witness was stating that he had been at that period in the

Did you at any other time apply to Cameron to be reinstated in your service?-Mi ricordo di non: non, non.

Do you know if Cameron was ex. amined at Milan?-Of this I know nothing.

The Earl of LAUDERDALE wished to know whether this conversation with Cameron at Milan took place be fore witness went to Vienna, or after his return?-Before I went. The witness retired.

SECOND WITNESS.
[GAETANO PATURZO.]

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then called Gaetano Patarzo. The witness was a man rather of a shabby appearance, and apparently of about thirty years of age.

Mr. DENMAN desired to know what religion the witness professed?Catholic. An apostolic Roman.

Mr. DENMAN wished to be told when the witness had last taken the sacrament. He should be able to

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