386 DEFENCE OF QUEEN CAROLINE. [1820. 



made namely, that, admit everything true which is 

 alleged against the Queen, after the treatment she had 

 received ever since she came to England, her husband 

 had no right to the relief prayed by him, and the 

 punishment he sought against her. Next to the 

 demolition of Majocchi's evidence, that of Demont's 

 by Williams's most able and effectual cross-examina- 

 tion was the most important event in the case as 

 regards the witnesses. In all the proceedings on the 

 bill we had no misadventure ; on the contrary, their 

 sending away Eastelli gave us a great advantage, 

 which they did not at first perceive that we were 

 aware of, and intended to use. It was plain, from 

 their anxiety during my examination, that they only 

 began to believe they were . . . [illegible], and that 

 we were aware of the great error they had committed 

 after I had proceeded to a considerable length, and 

 then it was too late ; for the man was gone, and they 

 could not bring him back, which they said they should 

 have done. We were almost equally fortunate in 

 having only two mishaps in our case, and by the 

 demeanour of our people, one of which was made of 

 no consequence by what followed. It was the Queen, 

 who attended, coming in state, and having a seat 

 within the bar, when Majocchi was called, exclaiming, 

 " Teodore ! " and immediately retiring. This looked 

 like an alarm, and was sedulously represented as 

 an indication that she knew he came to give testi- 

 mony which she was afraid of, and that her expres- 

 sion was of astonishment that he should appear against 

 her. Possibly it was ; but the failure of his evidence 

 to stand cross-examination and sifting completely 

 proved that she had no reason to fear anything but 



