I recollect, nor any other time, nor believe she | APPENDIX (B. No. 2.) - Narrative of His was in the habit of being blooded twice a year. (Signed) HESTER LISLE. Sworn before us, in Downing-street, GRENVILLE, ELLENBOROUGH. (No. 28.) Lower Brook-street, July 4, 1806. (Signed) A true copy, J. Becket. FR. MILLMAN. Earl Cholmondeley, sworn July 16th, 1806. CHOLMONDELEY. Royal Highness the Duke of Kent. To introduce the following relation, it is necessary for me to premise, that on entering the Prince of Wales's bed-room, where our interview took place, my Brother, after dismissing his attendants, said to me, that some circumstances had come to his knowledge with respect to a transaction with the Princess of Wales, in which the found that I had been a party concerned, that if he had not placed the most entire reliance on my attachment to him, and he was pleased to add, on the well known uprightness of my character and principles, he should certainly have felt himself in no small degree of fended at having learnt the facts alluded to from others, and not in the first instance from me, which he conceived himself every way entitled to expect, but more especially from that footing of confidence on which he had ever treated me through life; but, that being fully satisfied my explanation of the matter would prove that he was not wrong in the opinion he had formed of the honourable motives that had actuated me in observing a silence wi h regard to him upon the subject. He then was anxiously waiting for me to proceed with a narrative, bis wish to hear which he was sure he had only to express to ensure my immediate acquiescence with it. The Prince then gave me his hand, assuring me he did not feel the smallest degree of displeasure towards me, and proceeded to introduce the subject upon which he required information. When, feeling it a duty I owed to him, to withhold from his knowledge no part of the circumstances connected with it, that I could bring back to my recollection, I related the facts to him, as nearly as I can remember, in the following words : « "About a twelvemonth since, or thereabout, "(for I cannot speak positively to the exact "date,) I received a note from the Princess of "Wales, by which she requested me to come "over to Blackheath, in order to assist her in " arranging a disagreeable matter, between her, Sir Sydney Smith, and Sir John and Lady " Douglas, the particulars of which she would " relate to me, when I should call. I, in con"sequence, waited upon her, agreeably to her "desire, a day or two after, when she com. "menced the conversation by telling me, that "she supposed I knew she had at one time lived "with Lady Douglas on a footing of intimacy, " but that she had had reason afterwards to "repent having made her acquaintance, and was "therefore rejoiced when she left Blackheath "for Plymouth, as she conceived that circum"stance would break off all further communica"tion between her and that Lady. That, how "ever, contrary to her expectation, upon the "return of Sir John and her from Plymouth to "London, Lady Douglas had called and left her "name twice or three times, notwithstanding she "must have seen that admission was refused her; "that having been confirmed in the opinion she had before had occasion to form of her Lady" ship by an anonymous letter she had received, " in which she was very strongly cautioned "against renewing her acquaintance with her, "both as being unworthy of her confidence, "from the liberties she had allowed herself to "take with the Princess's name, and the light"ness of her character, she had felt herself " obliged, as Lady Douglas would not take the "hint that her visits were not wished for, to "order Miss Vernon to write her a note, speci HALFPE RE "fically telling her that they would in future be "dispensed with; that the consequence of this "had been an application, through one of her "Ladies, in the joint names of Sir Sydney Smith, Sir John and Lady Douglas, for an "audience, to require an explanation of this, "which they considered as an affront, and that, "being determined not to grant it, or to suffer "any unpleasant discussion upon the subject, "she entreated me to take whatever steps 1 "might judge best to put an end to the matter, "and rid her of all farther trouble about it. I "stated in reply, that I had no knowledge of " either Sir John or Lady Douglas, and there"fore could not, in the first instance, address "myself to them, but that I had some ac"quaintance with Sir Sydney Smith, and if the "Princess was not averse to that channel, I "would try what I could in that way effect. "This being assented to by the Princess, I took "my leave, and immediately on my return * home, wrote a note to Sir Sydney Smith, re"questing him to call on me as soon as he conve"niently could, as I had some business to speak "to him upon. Sir Sydney in consequence "called on me (I think) the next day, when I "related to him the conversation, as above "stated, that I had had with the Princess, After "hearing all I had to say, he observed, that the "Princess, in stating to ine that her prohibition "to Lady Douglas to repeat her visits at Black"heath, had led to the application for an an"dience of Her Royal Highness, had kept from me the real cause why he, as well as Sir John "as he thought that if any man could prevail "upon him, he might flatter himself with being "the most likely to persuade him from the "weight he had with him; he would immediately "try how far he could gain upon him, by making "use of those arguments I had brought forward "to induce him to drop the matter altogether. "About four or five days after this, Sir Sydney "called upon me again, and informed me, "that upon making use, with Sir John, of "those reasons which I had authorized his "stating to be those by which I was actuated " in making the request that he would not press "the business farther, he had not been able to "resist their force, but that the whole extent of "promise he had been able to obtain of him, " amounted to no more than that he would, under " existing circumstances, remain quiet, if left un"molested, for that he would not pledge himself "not to bring the subject forward hereafter, "when the same motive might no longer operate " to keep him silent. This result I communi"cated, to the best of my recollection, the fol "lowing day, to the Princess, who seemed sa"tisfied with it, and from that day to the pre"sent one, (November 10, 1805,) I never "have heard the subject named again in any "shape, until called upon by the Prince, to "make known to him the circumstances of this "transaction, as far as I could bring them to my "recollection." And now having fulfilled what the Prince wished me to do, to the best of my abilities, in case hereafter any one by whom a narrative of "and Lady Douglas, had made it, as it origi-all the circumstances as related by Sir John and "nated in a most scandalous anonymous letter, " of a nature calculated to set on Sir John and "him to cut each other's throats, which, from "the hand-writing and style, they were both "fully convinced was the production of the "Princess herself. I naturally expressed my "sentiments upon such conduct, on the part of "the Princess, in terms of the strongest animad"version; but, nevertheless, anxious to avoid "the shameful eclat which the publication of "such a fact to the world must produce, the ef"fect which its coming to the King's knowledge "would probably have on his health, from the "delicate state of his nerves, and all the ad"ditional misunderstandings between His Ma"jesty and the Prince, which I foresaw would "inevitably follow, were this fact, which would "give the Prince so 'powerful a handle to "express his feelings upon the countenance "shewn by the King to the Princess, at a time "when I knew him to be severely wounded by "His Majesty's visits to Blackheath on the one "hand, and the reports he had received of the "Princess's conduct, on the other, to be brought "to light, I felt it my bounden duty, as an "honest man, to urge all these arguments with "Sir Sydney Smith in the most forcible manner "I was master of, adding also as a farther object, "worthy of the most serious consideration, the "danger of any appearance of ill blood in the "family at such an eventful crisis, and to press 24 upon his mind the necessity of his using his "best endeavours with Sir John Douglas, not- | "withstanding all the provocation that had been "given them, to induce him to let the matter "drop, and pursne it no farther. Sir Sydney " observed to me, that Sir John Douglas was a "man whom, when once he had taken a line "from a principle of honour, it was very difficult " to persuade him to depart from it; however, Lady Douglas, of whom I was informed by my Dec. 27, 1805. APPENDIX (В.) No. 3.-For the purpose of confirming the State. ment, made by Lady Douglas, of the Circumstances mentioned in her Narrative, the following Examinations have been taken, and which have been signed by the several Persons who have been examined. SARAH LAMPERT. N. B. This witness was not examined by the Commissioners; at least, no copy of any examination of her's was transmitted with the other papers; and no observation is made in the Report of the Commissioners, or in the answer of Her Royal Highness upon her examinations. It has, therefore, been thought that there was no necessity for publishing them. There are two of them; one dated at Cheltenham, 8th January, 1806; the other with no date of place, but dated 29th March, 1806. MR. WILLIAM LAMPERT. N. B. The same observations apply to Mr. Wil tiam Lampert's Examination, as to those of his wife, 4 with this additional circumstance, that the whole of Sander knows every thing; that she has aphis Examination is mere hearsay. 11th January, 1806.-William Cole. Has been with the Prince for 21 years in this month; he went with the Princess on her marriage, and remained till April, 1802-In 1801, he says, he had reason to be dissatisfied with the Princess's conduct. During the latter part of that year he has seen Mr. Canning several times alone with the Princess, in a room adjoining to the drawing-room, for an hour or two, of which the company took notice. In January, 1802, Sir Sidney frequently came to dine with the Princess, and their intimacy became familiar; he has frequently dined and supped at the house, and when the ladies have retired, about eleven o'clock, he has known Sir Sidney remain alone with the Princess an hour or two afterwards; his suspicions increased very much; and one night, about twelve o'clock, he saw a person wrapped up in a great coat, go across the park, into the gate to the green house, and he verily believes it was Sir Sidney. In the month of March, 1802, the Princess ordered some sandwiches, which Cole took into the drawing-room, where he found Sir Sidney talking to the Princess; he sat down the sandwiches, and retired. In a short time he went again into the room, where he found the gentleman and lady sitting close together, in so familiar a posture as to alarm him very much, which he expressed by a start back, and a look at the gentleman. He dates his dismissal from this circumstance; for, about a fortnight afterwards, he was sent for by the Duke of Kent, who told him he had seen the Princess at court the day before: that she had expressed the greatest regard for him, and that she intended to do something for him, by employing him, as a confidential person, to do her little matters in town; and his attendance at Montague House would not be required. He received this intimation with much concern; but said, her Royal Highness's pleasure must govern him. He says, that the cordiality between the Princess and Lady D. was very soon brought about; and, he supposes, on Sir Sidney's account; that the Princess frequently went across the heath to Lady D., where she staid till late in the evening, and that, sometimes, Lady D. and Sir Sidney have come with the Princess to Montague House late in the evening, when they have supped.-Sometime after he left Montague House, he went down, when he spoke to Fanny Lloyd, and asked her how things went on amongst them; she said, she wished he had remained antongst them; there was strange goings on; that Sir Sidney was frequently there; and that one day, when Mary Wilson supposed the Princess to be gone into the library, she went into the bed-room, where she found a man at breakfast with the Princess; that there was a great to do about it; and that Mary Wilson was sworn to secrecy, and threatened to be turned away if she divulged what she had seen. He does not know much of what passed at Margate in 1803.-In 1804, the Princess was at Southend, where Fanny Lloyd also was ; when Cole saw her after her return, he asked how they had gone on; she said, " Delightful doings, always on ship-board, or the Captain at our house."-She told him, that one evening, when all were supposed to be in bed, Mrs. Lisle met a man in the passage; but no alarm was made-this was Captain Manby; he was constantly in the house. Mr. Cole says, that Mrs. peared in great distress on many occasions, and has said to him, the Princess is an altered woman; he believes Sander to be a very respectable woman. - He says, that he believes Roberts to be an honest man; that Roberts has said to him (As Roberts himself was examined by the Commissioners, and his deposition is given in Appendix A, No. 8, what Cole says he heard him say is omitted here.) That Arthur, the gardener, is a decent man, but does not know if he is privy to any thing. - That Bidgood is a deaf quiet man, but thinks he has not been confidentially trusted. That Mrs. Gosden was nurse to the child, and was always up-stairs with it; she is a respectable woman; but after some time, took upon herself much consequence, and refused to dine in the servants' hall. In 1801, Lawrence, the painter, was at Montague House, for four or five days at a time, painting the Princess's picture; that he was frequently alone late in the night, with the Princess, and much suspicion was entertained of him. WM. COLE. 14th January, 1806.-William Cole. Says, that the Princess was at Mr. Hood's, at Satherington, near Portsmouth, for near a month in the last summer, where she took her footman and servants. That the house in which Mr. Hood lived was given up to the Princess, and he, and his family, went to reside in a small house adjoining. That the Princess and Mr. Hood very frequently went out in the forenoon, and remained out for four or five hours at a time. That they rode in a gig, attended by a boy, (a country lad) servant to Mr. Hood, and took with them cold meat; that they used to get out of the gig, and walk into the wood, leaving the boy to attend the horse and gig till their return. This happened very frequently; that the Duke of Kent called one day, and seeing the Princess's attendants at the window, came into the house, and after waiting some time, went away without seeing the Princess, who was out with Mr. Hood. This information Mr. Cole had from Fanny Lloyd. When Mr. Cole found the drawingroom, which led to the staircase to the Princess's apartments, locked, he does not know whether any person was with her, but it appeared odd to him, as he had formed some suspicions. Mr. Cole says, that he saw the Princess at Blackheath about four times in the year 1802, after he left her in April, and five or six times in London; that he had heard a story of the Princess's being with child, but cannot say that he formed an opinion that she was so; that she grew lusty, and appeared large behind; and that at the latter end of the year he made the observation, that the Princess was grown thinner. That he cannot form an opinion about the child; that he has seen an old man and woman (about 50 years of age) at Montague House on a Sunday, and has inquired who they were, when he was answered by the servants in the hall, "That is little Billy's mother," (meaning the child the Princess had taken, and which was found by Stike. man.) WM. COLE. Temple, 30th January, 1806.-William Cole. Says, that on the 17th of January instant, he walked from Blackheath to London with Mr. Stikeman, and, in the conversation on the road, Cole mentioned the circumstance of the little child, saying, that he was grown a fine interest ing boy; to which Stikeman replied, What, do | was a misunderstanding between Lady Douglas you mean Billy Austin? Cole, said, Yes. Pray do the old man and woman come to see the child as usual? Stikeman said, "Old man and woman! they are not old; ; we have not seen them much lately; they live at Deptford;" but he appeared to avoid any conversation on the subject. Cole says, that the account of the correspondence between the Princess and Captain Manby was communicated to him by Fanny Lloyd, but she never mentioned any such correspondence having taken place through Sicard, since Captain Manby went abroad. Cole says, that he has not been in the company, or presence, of the Prince alone, or had any conversation with him on this, or any other subject, since the Princess went to live at Charlton, which is near nine years ago. WM. COLE. 23d February, 1806.-William Cole. Says, that a Gentleman and Lady were sitting close together on the sofa; but there was nothing particular in their dress, position of legs or arms, that was extraordinary; he thought it improper that a single Gentleman should be sitting quite close to a married Lady on the Sofa; and from that situation, and former observations, he thought the thing improper. The person who was alone with the Lady at late hours of the night (twelve and one o'clock), and whom he left sitting up after he went to bed, was Mr. Lawrence the painter, which happened two different nights at least. As to the observation made about Sir Sidney having a key of every door about the gardens, it was a gardener, who was complaining of the door of the green-house being left open, and the plants damaged, and who made the same to Mr. Lampert, the servant of Sir John Douglas, and which he mentioned at Cheltenham to Sir Jolin and Mr. Low ten. Lampert said he should know the gardener again. Temple, 4th April, 1806. ROBERT BIDGOOD. Have lived with the Prince 23 years on the 18th of September next, and have been with the Princess since 21st of March, 1798. In 1802 | we were at Blackheath, and did not go to any other place: in 1801 Sir Sidney Smith left his card at Montague House, and he was afterwards invited to dinner; and, in the spring of 1802, Lady Douglas came to reside at the Tower, where she stayed about three weeks. During this time Sir Sidney was frequently at the House, both morning and evening, and remained till three or four o'clock in the morning. He has seen Sir Sidney in the blue parlour early (by ten o'clock) in the morning: and, on inquiring from the footmen how he came there without his knowledge, they said, they had not let him in, and knew nothing of his being there. He does not know of Sir Sidney being alone till three or four o'clock in the morning, as there were other ladies in the house. During the year 1802 the Princess used to ride out in her phaeton, attended by Mrs. Fitzgerald, and took out cold meat, and went towards Dartford, where she spent the day, and returned about six or seven in the evening,Williams, the coachman, always attended the Princess.-Lady Douglas, during the year 1802, was constantly at Montague House, and was admitted at all times., The Princess was used frequently to go to Lady Douglas's House, where Sir Sidney resided; at the end of that year there and the Princess; and one day he saw Lady Lady Douglas leave the house in tears, and afterwards she has not visited the Princess. Mr. Bidgood's wife has lately told him, that Fanny Lloyd told her, that Mary Wilson told Lloyd, loyd, that one day, when she went into the Princess's room, she found the Princess and Sir Sidney in the fact; that she (Wilson) immediately left the room, and fainted at the door. In the winter of 1802, and the spring of 1803, Captain Manby became a visitor at Montague House; his frigate was fitting out at Deptford, and Bidgood has reason to believe, that the Princess fitted up his cabin, for he has seen the cotton furniture brought to the Princess to chuse the pattern, which was sent to Blake, her upholsterer, in Londonstreet, Greenwich. When Captain Manby was about to sail, he was walking in the anti-room, to let Captain Manby out: and, as he stayed some time, Bidgood looked into the room, and from a mirror on the opposite side of the room to where Captain Manby and the Princess stood, he saw Captain Manby kissing the Princess's lips; and soon afterwards he went away. He saw the Princess, with her handkerchief to her face, and go into the drawing-room, apparently in tears. In 1803, was not with the Princess at Margate. In 1804, was with the Princess at Southend. We went there on the 2d of May: Sicard was constantly on the look-out for the Africaine, Captain Manby's ship: and about a month afterwards, Sicard descried the ship, before she came to the Nore. The instant the ship cast anchor, the Captain came on shore in his boat to the Princess. The Princess had two houses, Nos. 8 and 9. She lived at No. 9: and on Sicard seeing Captain Manby come on shore, he ran down the shrubbery to meet, and shewed him into the house, No. 9; Captain Manby was constantly at No. 9; and used to go in the evening on board his ship, for some weeks; but afterwards he did not returu on board the ship in the evening, and Bidgood had seen him in the morning, by ten o'clock, in the House, No. 9; and, from the circumstance of towels, water, and glasses, being placed in the passage, he had reason to believe that Manby had slept there all night. In 1805, Bidgood was not with the Princess in Hampshire. After the Princess returned from Hampshire, Captain Hood used to visit the Princess at Blackheath alone, without his wife. Captain Hood used to come about twelve o'clock, and was shewn into the blue room, where luncheon was ordered; and the Princess and the Captain were alone together, without a lady or other attendant. He used to stay dinner, and sometimes in boots; about an hour afterwards coffee was ordered; after which the Princess retired, and Captain Hood had also left the room, and had not been let out of the house by any of the servants. Bidgood has not seen Captain Hood since about Christmas last. Bidgood has strong suspicions that Mrs. Sander used to deliver letters to Sicard, which he conceived to be from the Princess to Captain Manby, as Sicard used to put the letters into his pocket, and not into the common bag for letters. Mrs. Sander must be fully informed of all the circumstances above alluded to. Mary Wilson and Miss Mielfield must also know all the circumstances. Bidgood has seen the mother (as she is called) of the little boy frequently at Montague House; the child was about three weeks old when he first saw it. The mother -403] was at Montague House on Monday last. The husband worked at Deptford Yard; but was discharged, and Stikeman has since employed him at his house in town. The mother appears to be better dressed than usual. (Signed) R. BIDGOOD. SARAH BIDGOOD. About six months ago, in a conversation with Fanny Lloyd, respecting the general conduct of the Princess, she said, that whilst Sir Sidney visited the Princess, that Mary Wilson had gone into the bed-room to make up the fire, and found the Princess and Sir Sidney in such an indecent situation, that she immediately left the room, and was só shocked that she fainted away at the door. (This witness was not examined before the Commissioners; at least, no Copy of such Examination, if there was any, was transmitted with the other Papers. The first paragraph in her examination is, however, stated above, as it is observed upon in the Princess's answer; but the remainder, not being adverted to, either by the Commissioners' Report, or by the Answer, and being all hearsay, is omitted. Temple, 12th May, 1806. Frances Lloyd, From Ripley in Surrey. To the best of my knowledge, Mary Wilson said, that she had seen the Princess and Sir Sidney in the blue room; but she is so close a woman, that she never opens her mouth on any occasion; never heard Mary Wilson say she was so alarmed as to be in a fit. Heard the gardener at Ramsgate say one day, at dinner, that he had seen Mr. Sicard and Captain Manby go across the lawn towards a subterraneous passage leading to the sea. When Her Royal Highness was going to the launch, Sir Andrew Hammond and his son came the day before, and dined with her, and in the next morning, abort A true Copy. FRANCES LLOYD. (Signed) J. Becket. Whitehall, 29th August, 1806. properly informed of various circumstances, To the King. CAROLINE. Aug. 17th, 1806. Sire, Upon receiving the copy of the Report, made to your Majesty, by the Commissioners, charges against to inquire into certain appointed Blackheath, Aug. 12, 1806. Sire, With the deepest feelings of gratitude to your Majesty, I take the first opportunity to acknowledge having received, as yesterday only, the Report from the Lords Commissioners, which was dated from the 14th of July. It was brought by Lord Erskine's footman, directed to the Princess of Wales; besides a note enclosed, the contents of which were, that Lord Erskine sent the Evidences and Report by commands of His Majesty. I had reason to flatter myself that the Lords Commissioners would not have given in the Report before they had been my conduct, I lost no time, in returning to your Majesty, my heartfelt thanks for your Majesty's goodness in commanding that copy to be communicated to me.I wanted no adviser, but my own heart, to express my gratitude for the kindness, and protection which I have uniformly received from your Majesty. I needed no caution or reserve, in expressing my confident re liance, that that kindness and protection would not be withdrawn from me, on this trying oc casion; and that your Majesty's justice would not suffer your mind to be affected, to my dis |