this gentleman. I pointed out," would submit to a cross-exin my last Register, the use that "amination, and show that he would be made of it. I was" was merely what he was aswriting on the Friday, and, as "serted to be, an humble, dutinear as I can calculate, the At-"ful, obedient and respectful torney-General was speaking" servant; he knew not that of this very matter; he was" there was any thing so inconmaking this very use of that "trovertible in the facts of the circumstance, during the same" case as to stand this denial. hour that I was putting upon" If he was a man without paper my opinion that he would" blemish and without imputamake such use of it! "tion on his character, his testi

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It was too important a thing" mony might have some weight. to be overlooked by either At-"He came towards this countorney or Solicitor-General." try, but his courage failed. The first stuck his claws into it" Her Royal Highness put him and tore it about pretty decent-" into one of her carriages at St. ly. The last made still more" Omers, a carriage bearing of it. He regarded it as a cir-" probably the Royal arms, and cumstance of such weight as to" he departed, not daring to acbe reserved for the close of his company his Royal mistress speech. It was the last great "to the shores of England. His circumstance that he put for-" sister came here; Vassali ward; and he laid it before his came hither; but he did not hearers in such a way as to com-" dare to appear on the shore pel them to pay attention to it." of England. This was said "Need he call their Lordships' "to be the first time within the "attention to what he had menmemory of man that any thing so extravagant as this the

"tioned before, that there was "one individual, who might "most monstrous part of these "have been called to their Lord-"extraordinary proceedings was "ships' bar, to give evidence" ever proposed! His learned "to negative this conclusion, if" friends, who had learning and "it could be negatived? If this" understanding beyond any "person would pledge his soul," thing he could describe, were, "if he would deny that there he should satisfy their Lord"was any intercourse, if he

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"cular. "occasion in which such a witness had been examined at “this very bar. He should great favours, but as the great"like to see this man cross-ex-est monster, as the most diaboamined, and if he would swear lical wretch that ever disgraced positively respecting the fact, the human form. He was "if on cross-examination he be-witness of whom no doubt could "trayed no instance of false- be entertained; and, if I could hood, he (the Solicitor-Gene- believe that he was kept away Iral) did not know that there from the bar and even kept out were facts sworn to of a na-of England at her Majesty's re"ture to outweigh his positive quest, I should have no hesita" evidence. Whatever was the tion in the world in declaring "cause of Bergami's absence, it that request the strongest presumption of conscious guilt. But I am perfectly satisfied that

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was manifest, that there was "not good faith on the other "side, or he would be put to he has been kept away by the "the bar. As he was not, the advice of the lawyers. I am "case was so clearly demon-perfectly satisfied of this; and "strated, so free from doubt, though it is now too late to bring "that they could not, for a mo- the proof of it before the House "ment, hesitate about it." of Lords, it is by no means too

This reasoning is wholly with-late to bring the Baron here; out an answer. It rests upon and especially if there should be the evidence of no perjured wit- an opportunity of producing ness: it rests upon a notorious him before the House of Comand undeniable fact. Why, mons, then, was Bergami not placed within the reach of the court? It is said, that as to Schiavini, the Countess Oldi, and others, that they might have been got at and bribed by the prosecutors; but allow it to be possible for countless millions to bribe Ber-in some shape or other; and, gami to give false witness against therefore, I will now turn your

However, as the case now lies before the House of Lords, owing to the negligence on the part of the Queen's lawyers; or owing to their want of talent and skill, there exists a plausible pretence for passing the Bill

attention to what appears to be [was the most striking symptom passing in what is commonly of all, her Majesty's lawyers called, in the parliamentary have come in for a share of the slang, "out of doors." applause, which has fast comë on to supplant the language of reproach.

It appears to me, if I judge from circumstances that make their public appearance, that for In the next place, her Masome time past, an opinion has jesty appears to have adopted, been entertained at Branden- all at once, a system of secluburgh-house, that the Bill would sion. She has not, let it be obnot pass; and that it was very served, even left her dwellingdesirable not to do any thing house, as far as the public have that should tend to irritate any been informed, since the close of those on whom the passing of the evidence against her, of the Bill at all depended. which is now about seven weeks. This is merely a conjecture of This was a singular change in my own, founded on the cir-her manner of acting, and, as cumstances which I will now actions have their rise in the state to you. In the first place, mind, it is to be wilfully blind the Queen has, of late, been not to suppose that there must induced to slacken her fire in have been a change equally imher answers to addresses. Those portant in her way of thinkanswers have been less per- ing; in her views and intensonal, less hostile, less pointed, tions.

and rather of a conciliating cast. An alteration also took place So much has not been said with regard to the times of about a selfish faction, about receiving addresses. From an conspiracy, subornation, per-every-day's readiness to receive jury and tyranny. The Queen's the testimonials of the people's cause has been kept more dis-attachment and zeal, her Matinct from that of the people; jesty reduced the times of reabstract propositions have sup-ception to once in the week. plied the place of more practi-There appears to have been cal matter. And, particularly, no motive for this, other than the judges have been spared; that of showing that her Majesty hay, a part of them have been was not over eager to avail herpositively praised; and, which self of the people's support.

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Lastly, comes the dry, caus- | hand in these manoeuvres; and tic, abrupt, impolite, uncivil, that her Majesty's own unsusnay, even rude, notification pecting and generous nature from the "Vice Chamberlains," has induced her to yield to the Mr. Keppel Craven and Sir Wm. councils of others; though I acGell, which could have been quit her real friends and her of all put upon paper by nobody but blame; still, 1 must regard all men half Italianised as to taste these concurrent circumstances as and manners, and which a-amounting to a proof of an opimounted to neither more nor nion that the Bill might be preless than a declaration, that the vented from passing by these Queen wished to make it known timely acts of concession, or, that she desired to have no at least, of conciliation. more communication with the Little, alas did the new people. This was conclusive counsellors of Brandenburghwith me; and there was, be- house know of the character sides, in it, that word " Vice," of the enemies that her Mawhich meant a great deal more jesty had to contend with! than these gentlemen thought When did they retract? When the public would perceive; but were they softened by attempts which has not escaped the at conciliation ? When did pointed elucidation of those they draw back, except from two sharp-eyed and sharp-an enemy with a bold front? tongued gentlemen, the Attor- The Queen's new counsellors ney and Solicitor-General.

Now, though I am quite satisfied that all these manoeuvres have been the work of other persons; though I am quite satisfied that the real friends of her Majesty, those who went to meet her, and have had no other object in view than that of securing to her the enjoyment of her rights, her honour, and her happiness; though I am quite certain that they have had no

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should have looked at Spain and Portugal: they would have there seen the altitude to be taken by those who have to deal with enemies like those of the Queen. But, has not her Majesty herself had experience enough? Has not she seen and felt too enough of the effects of attempts to conciliate? Such attempts she made; forbearance she tried in 1807, in 1812, in 1813, in 1814; and the fruit,

the ripe fruit of all her series of lawyers had all their means forbearances, will now be a Bill completely in their power.

of Pains and Penalties stuck upon her for the remainder of her life; and that, too, you will observe, only through the means of the forbearance now praetised by her lawyers, and the forbearance which she has now been advised to put in practice herself.

I am, therefore, of opinion, that a Bill will pass, enacting the degradation of the Queen from her rank as Queen. But this would not only leave a deep stigma upon the King. It would not only be saying, she is fit to continue to be your wife, though she is not fit to be at the head of the women of England; it would not only be saying this to the King, but it would be to leave him exposed to all the claims of a wife, on the part of the Queen. For, though such

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Such, it appears to me, have been the motives for the change of conduct which I have above described ; and this change of conduct, it will be very soon seen, will, to say the least of it, have totally failed of what an act would un-Queen her, it appears to me to have been its would not un-wife her; and she grand object. A Bill will as-would retain the right of cohasuredly pass; and, though this biting with her husband; that Bill may be greatly modified, I is to say, of going to, and living shall be very much mistaken, if in, any palace, mansion, house, it will not be, with regard to or building, in which he was her Majesty, full as injurious as residing, or in which he usually if it were passed, divorce clause resided. How a wife can torand all. The actual adultery ment a husband in this way, any has not been proved; but yellow-stockinged and miserenough has been proved, by the able dog may find out in a minute Queen's witnesses themselves, by going to Doctors' Commons. and left in such a miserable To leave his Majesty in, this state by her lawyers, as to af-state is impossible; and, thereford, as I said before, a plausi- fore, the act of degradation ble pretence for passing a Bill must also take from the Queen the right of cohabitation. Then there must be a separate maintenance; and it is very possible

of degradation, and to remove

which pretence the Queen's