It was asked by many why Bergami himself had not been summoned to deny upon oath any charge of guilt with the Queen, but Mr. Denman had given sufficient reason in his speech. ‘If,’ he said, ‘any _man_ guilty of the charge was examined he would deny it. I firmly believe the feeling among mankind in such a case would triumph over morality. It would be found better to violate the oath than betray the victim.’ This is, doubtless, true; but like the concluding sentence of Denman’s speech, already quoted, it seemed to some persons to damage as much as defend. The Queen had said, in her fear of her attorney-general, ‘If my head is placed on Temple Bar, it will be through Mr. Brougham.’ She stood in greater peril from the studied words of Denman than from the unpremeditated and impetuous utterances of Brougham. The Queen’s own utterances did not want for boldness. It is reported of her having said at the time of the trial that she was, perhaps, not altogether blameless, since she had certainly lived with Mrs. Fitzherbert’s husband! CHAPTER XI. ‘TRISTIS GLORIA.’ The result of the Queen’s trial advantageous to neither party-- The Queen’s application to Parliament for a residence--Lord Liverpool’s reply--Royal message from the Queen to Parliament, and its discourteous reception--The Queen goes to St. Paul’s to return thanks--Uncharitable conduct of the Cathedral authorities--Their unseemly behaviour rebuked by the Lord Mayor --Revenue for the Queen recommended by the King--Accepted by her--The Coronation of George IV.--The Queen claims a right to take part in the ceremony--Her right discussed--Not allowed --Determines to be present--The Queen appears at the Abbey, and is refused admittance--With a broken spirit retires-- Her sense of degradation--The King labours to give _éclat_ to his Coronation--The Coronation-festival in Westminster Hall described--Appearance of the Duke of Wellington--His banquet to the King--The King’s speech on the occasion--True greatness of the Duke--Anecdote of Louis XIV. and Lord Stair-- Regal banquet to the foreign ministers--The Duke of Wellington appears as an Austrian general--Incident of the Coronation-- Lord Londonderry’s banquet to the minister of Louis Napoleon. The Queen was in tears when the ‘people’ were rejoicing, less certainly for her sake than for the popular victory which had been achieved. There was nothing in the issue of the trial for any party to rejoice at. The ministry could not exult, for although they had carried the bill which declared the Queen worthy of degradation from her rights and privileges, rank and station, yet they refrained from acting upon it, because the popular voice was hoarse with menace, so unfairly had the case of the two antagonists been tried before the august tribunal of the peers.