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The interpreter said that he could not put this question, as there was no word for gentlewoman in the French language. (This observation occasioned much laughter.)

Did you make any observations on the manners of the Countess Oldi ?-No.

Do you remember a gentleman of the name of William Burrell being with her Royal Highness at Milan?-I do.

How long did he remain with her? Not very long; I do not remember precisely.

Can you tell about the time?-A month, more or less.

When Mr W. Burrell went away, did any other English gentleman come into the service of her Royal Highness?—No. When did Dr Holland quit: at what place?-At Venice.

After Mr W. Burrell left the house of the Princess, did any alteration take place -did you observe any change in the house? There was more freedom, more liberty in the house.

Tell us in particular what you allude to-what you observed?-They played in the saloon, her Royal Highness and the servants, every evening.

Can you tell us what game, and how? -Different games-different plays-different frolics.

Mention any ?-Blind-man's Buff.
Did the Princess play?-She played

sometimes.

[At the Villa Villani the bed-room of the Princess opened into a large and dark ante-room.]

Describe the situation of Bergami's room?-The sleeping-room of Bergami communicated with the same ante-room. With the first room you have mentioned?-Yes.

into Bergami's room except through the small cabinet?—I never saw any one.

Was there any other way to the bed room of Bergami, when the door that opened on the dark ante-room was closed, except through the little cabinet?—I never saw any other way.

Who used to go with the Princess to her bed-room ?-When I was with her in the sleeping-room, only Bergami ac companied her to it.

When Bergami had, as you say, accompanied the Princess to her bed-room, did he remain there; or, when he went away, which way did he go?-He did not stop long; sometimes he passed through the rooms I have already described, and sometimes went out by the door of the little cabinet.

Did the Princess accompany you when you withdrew ?-Often.

When you say she accompanied you, how far do you mean she went?-As far as to the last door.

Was any thing done by her Royal Highness with that door when you retired?-The Princess locked it with a key.

Do you remember the little Victorine during your first residence at Villa d' Este?—Yes.

How did she address the Princess?— She called her mamma.

Do you recollect whether it ever happened that she addressed the Princess in that manner before you went to the Villa d'Este?--I do not recollect.

[At Messina, the bed-rooms of Bergami and the Princess were separated by that of the Countess Oldi.]

What room was next to Bergami's?— My own room.

Did you assist the Princess to her bed?

Besides this, was there any other com--Yes, I did sometimes. munication with Bergami's room and any other place?-Yes.

With what place?-With the sleepingroom of her Royal Highness.

What was there between her Royal Highness's bed-room and that of Bergami?-A small very narrow cabinet.

Did any body sleep in that cabinet? -I never saw any body.

When the door that opened on the dark ante-room was closed, could any body go

To do so, had you to pass through Bergami's room?--Yes, I had.

Did you ever see him in bed?-Sometimes I did.

Did the Princess ever call you up in the morning? - Yes, sometimes, and sometimes Bergami did.*

How did she come to call you?Through Bergami's door.

Did she open that door?—Yes.

In what state was she as to dress when

CONTENTS.

PAGE.

Death of George III. General View of his Age. His Public and Private Character.
Accession of George IV. Death of the Duke of Kent,

CHAP, H.

INSURRECTIONARY MOVEMENTS.

Plot by Thistlewood and others to Assassinate Ministers: The Detection. Disturbances
in Yorkshire. Rising at Glasgow. Action at Bonnymair: Tranquillity Restored,

CHAP. III.

Formal Meeting at Death of George III. The King announces his intention to dissolve
Parliament. Debates on this Subject. Temporary Votes of Money. Discussions re-
specting the Queen. Proceedings relative to Corrupt Burghs. Dissolution, .

CHAP. IV.

NEW PARLIAMENT.-FINANCE.

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CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VII.

Remonstrances against the Mode of Proceeding. Report of the Lords Committe
of Penalties. Discussions respecting it. Preliminary Questions. Opening
Trial. Evidence against the Queen. Pleadings. Evidence in Defence of the
Pleadings. Debates in the House of Lords. The Bill carried. Withdraw

Meeting of the Chambers. State of Parties. Assassination of the Duke of Ba
Restraining Individual Liberty. Law on the Press. Law of Elections
Disturbances. Modification of the Law. It passes. Finances. Military C
Minor Objects, ..

State of Naples. The Carbonari. Insurrection at Nola. Rapidly spreads. Ki
the Spanish Constitution. Troubles in Sicily. Expedition of Pepe. Co
Palermo. Parliament meets. Its measures with regard to Sicily. View
sures of Austria. Of Russia. Congress at Trappau. Invitation to the K
ples. His Departure for Laybach,

TRIALS FOR LIBEL.

Davison, for Libel, in the Republican, and Deists' Magazine,
Cobbett, for Libel on Cleary,

Cobbett, for Libel on Wright,

CRIMINAL TRIALS.

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Nesbitt, for the Murder of Mr Parker and his Housekeeper,

Trial of Soldiers for Murder, by firing from a window at Greenock,

PROSECUTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS CASES.

Pleas of Insurance Offices, relative to Chemical Apparatus employed by Severn, King,
and Co.-Severn, King, and Co., v. Drew, or the Imperial Insurance Company,
Severn, King, and Co. v. the Phoenix Insurance Company,
James Mackoull, against the Paisley Union Company,

III.-CHRONICLE OF MISCELLANEOUS OCCURRENCES.

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IV.-PUBLIC AND PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

An Account of the Revenue and Expenditure of the United Kingdom for the year ending 5th January, 1820,

Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Agricultural Distresses, Report from the Select Committee appointed to consider of the Means of Maintaining and Improving the Foreign Trade of the Country,

Second Report of the Commissioners on the Education of the Poor,
Report from the Select Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to consider of so
much of the Criminal Laws as relates to Capital Punishment,
Abstract of the Report of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the State of
Mendicity in the Metropolis,

Memorial to the American Senate and House of Representatives on African Colonization,

Report on the Constitution of the Royal Burghs of Scotland,.

V.-REPORTS AND NOTICES ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS.

Agricultural Report,

Commercial Report,

Prices of Shares in Canals, Docks, Bridges, Roads, Water-Works, Fire and Life Insu-
rance Companies, Gas Light Companies, Institutions, &c.-November 2,
Religious Intelligence,

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