The Important and Eventful Trial of Queen Caroline, Consort of George IV, for "adulterous Intercourse", with Bartolomo Bergami |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 7
... situation in her household , and employed his relations- some in inferior , and others in confidential situations but bestowed on him various other marks of her approbation ; having obtained for him the decorations of several foreign ...
... situation in her household , and employed his relations- some in inferior , and others in confidential situations but bestowed on him various other marks of her approbation ; having obtained for him the decorations of several foreign ...
Page 13
... situation , and there are many of them who might thus be deprived of the far better part of their incomes . If . contrary to all expectation , there should be found , in some peers , likely to amount to a majority , a disposition to ...
... situation , and there are many of them who might thus be deprived of the far better part of their incomes . If . contrary to all expectation , there should be found , in some peers , likely to amount to a majority , a disposition to ...
Page 17
... situation . I trust I shall therefore receive that in- dulgence from your lordships which even a person of stronger nerves would find it necessary to claim . Mr Brougham . - I did not mean to interrupt the learned person . ( Cries of ...
... situation . I trust I shall therefore receive that in- dulgence from your lordships which even a person of stronger nerves would find it necessary to claim . Mr Brougham . - I did not mean to interrupt the learned person . ( Cries of ...
Page 19
... situation assigned to Bergami , a free communication was open between his chamber and that of her Majesty ; and ( he believed ) he should be able to satisfy their lordships that on the evening of the 9th of November that intercouse ...
... situation assigned to Bergami , a free communication was open between his chamber and that of her Majesty ; and ( he believed ) he should be able to satisfy their lordships that on the evening of the 9th of November that intercouse ...
Page 24
... situation of courier , and waited upon her at table during the whole of the voyage to Genoa . When there , it was observed that the intimacy between the Queen and Bergami continued unchanged , and that the freedoms in which he indulged ...
... situation of courier , and waited upon her at table during the whole of the voyage to Genoa . When there , it was observed that the intimacy between the Queen and Bergami continued unchanged , and that the freedoms in which he indulged ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afterwards answer apartment arrived asked Attorney-General Baron bath bedroom Bergami slept Bergami's room Brougham cabin called Captain Carlsruhe carriage Catania cess Chancellor Colonel Brown corridor counsel Countess of Oldi Countess Oldi courier cross-examination deck Denman dined dining-room door dress Earl of Lauderdale Earl of Liverpool England English evidence examined gami Genoa gentleman hand-writing heard interpreter Jaffa journey lady letter Lord Lord-Chancellor lordships Mahomet Majesty Majesty's Majochi Marietti Marquis mean to say Milan months morning Naples ness never night objected observed occasion person Pesaro preter Princess and Bergami Princess of Wales Queen received recollect remain remember ricordo Royal Highness Royal Highness's saw Bergami Schiavini seen servants ship shut sister situation sleep sofa Solicitor-General sometimes speak spoke swear sworn tell tent thing told took Trieste undressed Venice Vienna Villa d'Este Villa Villani Viscount Falmouth voyage Williams witness words write
Popular passages
Page 3 - The King thinks it necessary, in consequence of the arrival of the Queen, to communicate to the House of Lords certain papers respecting the conduct of Her Majesty since her departure from this kingdom, which he recommends to the immediate and serious attention of this House. 'The King has felt the most anxious desire to avert the necessity of disclosures and discussions which must be as painful to his people as they can be to himself; but the step now taken by the Queen leaves him no alternative.
Page 14 - If my life would have satisfied Your Majesty, you should have had it on the sole condition of giving me a place in the same tomb with my child ; but, since you would send me dishonoured to the grave, I will resist the attempt, with all the means that it shall please God to give me.
Page 13 - ... better part of their incomes. " If, contrary to all expectation, there should be found, in some Peers, likely to amount to a majority, a disposition to reject the bill, some of these Peers may be ordered away to their ships, regiments, governments, and other duties ; and, which is an equally alarming power, new Peers may be created for the purpose, and give their vote in the decision. That your Majesty's ministers would advise these measures, if found necessary, to render...
Page 11 - Bacchanalian tale-bearers, and foul conspirators, swarmed in those places which had before been the resort of sobriety, virtue, and honour. To enumerate all the various privations and mortifications which I had to endure — all the insults that were wantonly heaped upon me, from the day of your elevation to the Regency to that of my departure for the Continent — would be to describe every species of personal offence that can be offered to, and every pain short of bodily violence that can be inflicted...
Page 3 - Upon her arrival, the queen is surprised to find that a message has been sent down to parliament, requiring its attention to written documents ; and she learns, with still greater astonishment, that there is an intention of proposing that these should be referred to a select committee.
Page 12 - Let the world pass its judgment on the constituting of a commission in a foreign country, consisting of inquisitors, spies, and informers, to discover, collect, and arrange matters of accusation against your wife, without any complaint having been communicated to her: let the world judge of the employment of ambassadors in such a business, and of the enlisting of foreign courts in the enterprise : but on...
Page 4 - ... meanest subject of the realm. In the face of the Sovereign, the Parliament, and the Country, she solemnly protests against the formation of a secret tribunal to examine documents privately prepared by her adversaries, as a proceeding unknown to the law of the land, and a flagrant violation of all the principles of justice. She relies with full confidence upon the integrity of the House of Commons for defeating the only attempt she has any reason to fear.
Page 5 - I am bound to receive with gratitude any attempt on the part of the House of Commons to interpose its high mediation, for the purpose of healing those unhappy differences in the Royal Family, which no person has so much reason to deplore as myself. And with perfect truth I can declare, that an entire reconcilement of those differences, effected by the authority of Parliament, on principles consistent with the honour and dignity of all the parties, is still the object dearest to my heart.
Page 7 - An Act to deprive her Majesty Queen Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of the title, prerogatives, rights, privileges, and exemptions of Queen Consort of this realm, and to dissolve the marriage between his Majesty . and the said Caroline Amelia Elizabeth.
Page 14 - I demand a trial in a court where the jurors are taken impartially from amongst the people, and where the proceedings are open and fair. Such a trial I court, and to no other will I willingly submit. If your majesty persevere in the present proceeding...