Star. — London, England, 1823-02-25 00:00:00

•,~~:.-' . . Übe* tar - 4 -- determination of blood:to.his 'head, which had Ofiate thie's mind; . ltis Lordship said ka lad a - particular teallf :be the "int wuthwilklimi"sa'b"rirs° 4ll44 4 4lll ' a vessel; but beside ; these' there was ln Dever told witness that he employed that team in cantorduns; .,. ~, . . ~; - • Pstrtaii:outh.. I generally and seriously affected his health, and ten- met his Lordship at Hastings in the smuttier of late ; did • trot I mr, aerjeaet rlts..s." sillitssi l. I—Such .. I dered his retirement necessary—qffear, heat ). —Such observe any difference is his Lordship's mariner of cnovenietiOn . , the day before Seen' Lota Putts r° to the ruins i 1 1107. The Leal net Ssii ...a it t, ' ( . o..tti ,, e e i priOlitsi shi hart . image , iaid to be brosht from flue isle cii_?.ea, op. mnuth attil that Mid . in alltkiing to thisimkge, said; that at present it was, was the claim upon which the . Hon. Gentleman ap- never beard of any orders basing been given to the servants 41- I Lordship had expresiedit wish to be ag ain ' esimi" ned doubtful what it teprese d ; but he remembered peared AO possess information so singularly imperfect. resting them Rot to obey his Lordship ; never saw Alder bat - L _,_ ru , . ny toe a ry, in, konsesitence of what . hasi hatp . peried mice and that was at Hastings ; he was walking with Lord having been in the Bo Kish Museum on one occasion, The motion was then agreed to. • 1 ' • them dihe Com missioners, on the tomer , Ir. HUMS moved for a return of all assessments of land Portsmouth, who introduced him to witness; has not seen h i s , b e fore tan...,_,,- , w izen he saw a piece 01 marble, which ate took for a Lordship since. occasion.—rlb. yt'avitanata. and Mr. Baouonum to not exonerated, made in the county of Surrey for the last 20 horse or dog, but which, on his neat snits having Doctor Latham deposed to conversations he had had with wished that Mr. 'Coombe should be called, to sate been years, specifying the amount assessed, the amount collected _ Lord Portsmouth. Lord Portsmouth said that Alder had been eq u ipp ed until wins. a bow and arrows. o Crewed the amount paid into the Receiver General ':, the surplus what occurred at the interview:]—Mr. Serjeant TELL to <? , - •. ' • in bed with him and his wife, and said it in such a manner as to , . be a must b eauti f u l Cupid. The image on bo ard each year, if any, and bow expended; stating the authority for it of all thing s. 1 leave the impression that this occurred more than once. This continued — Certainly; Certainly; I wish ••, such appropriation, and the names of Receivers to whom such 1 ibis *bad might ' possibly be a valuable reli c . of intl• subject led naturally to that of his Lordship's impotence, which told him to take notice of every word, and I dial overphos was raid, and where deposited. ittsiq, bat .the plaintiff had vtry moderately esti- I Lord Portsmouth strongly denied both with respect to the late j en - c g him to come forward. I wish I could beiiut After a few inaudible observations from 'Mr. WAC:t= and • mated everything at . the sum of seven " i 1 and the present Lady Portsmouth. Ilia Lordship, in the coarse • to gout! ria l'ilr. LussinicTari, the motion was agreed to. lof conversation, said that be considered that the child of which i nto w i tnesses I Elie ' box myself, to state what took place." • ' Mr. Serjeant 130SANQUET, for the detendant,.eined . Mr. HUM ~ erstocid that Lord Portsmouth was . Portsmouth was delivered was his tip to the period of the Parish of St. Saviour, Southwark, under the denomination of • mtne , ses lb prove thAt this value, mo d e r ate it wal, 1 delivery, and stated afterwards that one of the ilansons had to appear before the Jury on Wednesday. Stock T. kuocked a former child on the head by running up •against Lady The CHIRP COIIMISRIONER stated to the Jary, that hati'been much overrated ; and, finally, the plainiir, After a few words from Mr. Monett and Mr. CaLvear, th e by hi • Lordship's directiott, tog s i . ireraict for Alis. Portsmouth. Ile said that he intended to have a throne : that . h . . Proprietor of the Hall had made a request that $ ~, .. - motion was agreed to, he was in Hampshire as a sort of King, being the oldest Earl in the'''''' O L D BAILEir: lr. HUME moved for a return of the names of all Collectorslotirt would adjourn at one o 'clock on Wednes -1 the County, and was much looked up to; that he expected "on nonseiti •ot ;rifle *Haigh 6aefi: of Land and Assessed Taxes, who are also Commissioners of the birth of the child to have some cong ratulations , and should day next, in conseqnence of his having three months , those taxes, in the parish of Kensington, or any other districts. Yesterday . wiiii;al , Thotifiti'(eretp*abteMairtik receive them seated on the throne. Witness suggested the possi- ago engaged it to a Charity' for a dinner, not having man, dressed in black) and dishi" Q!% r ' isitfC hi- Ordered. bility that the child was not his, upon which he became confused, been aware of the l en g t h of time to which this iti- Lord P.ILMFRSTON gave notice, that on Wednesday se'n- rang the bell, and desired that Coombe should come to him; steeling a parce , c dieted for i • onfaininkti piihiraWr .aight he should bring fons-ard the Army Estimates.—Adjournesi. told Mr. Coombe that he wished CO ate Mr. Marrow, and asked 9 ui would ry won extend. LORD PORTSMOUTH'S CASE. . ..A r. .I. , lnnsau, ...... .. _.:. 011111 TOW, about the Commission, but Mr. Coombe declined answering, and referred Lord Portsmouth to Mr. Skirrow for inforthation. Lord Portsmouth appeared agitated, and witness went away.— The opinion witness formed upon this his first visit was, Out Lord Portsmouth was a man of weak mind, but that if kindly treated and under the protection of persons of feeling and inte grity, he would need no other protectiou, and of course that there would be no necessity for this Commission. Visited Lord Ports mouth the day after; saw Mr. Skirrow, who called in conse . quence of some order made by the Lord Chancellor, which wit ness considered to have been violated ; Lord Portsmouth was much distressed from the idea of the Commission, cried much, and refused to see Dr. Ainsley for a time, but a fterwards ad mitted the Doctor; told witness a narrative of the bad treatment he had received for four years; that Alder and Lady Portsmouth had frequently beaten him ; that he was often made to walk when Alder and she were in the carriage ; that Alder and Lady Ports mouth were, upon different occasions, in bed together, and he was afraid to resent the indignities heaped upon him; Lord Ports mouth then asked Dr. Ainsley very kindly about his family, and dismissed both in the most gentlemanly manner; witness's opinion upon the second visit was the same as that he had entertained on the first; he thought his Lordshfp's condition capable of being much improved by kind treatment; visited his Lordship a third time, and found him in bad humour and apparently much irritated ; he told them that he considered those his enemies, and the friends of the Hanson., who were issuing a Commis dein of Lunacy against him; witncu tried to convince him of the contrary, and he became more tranquil; thought the state Of his Mini leas favourable upon this 'than upon the former oc- 1 easions ; saw Lord Portsmouth the day after; Sir Henry Bel ford and Dr. &Win were with him when witness entered, and. Lord Portsmouth appeared to be in a boisterous conversation with them ; his Lordship told witness not to enter at first, but afterwards . admitted him and Dr. Air.sley. He seemed to la bour under the same sort of delusion as to the Commission of Lunacy; spoke of women going with child fifteen months; he woke of punishing the Hansom by banging and imprisonment, and also spoke of the throne. Witness concluded that upon this occasion Lord Portsmouth had given evidence not only of a weak mind, but of an unsound mind, and that he sees not at all competent to manage his own affairs. Witness and Dr. Ainsley reprobated the plan of practising delusions upon the mind of Lord Portsmouth. Mr. liaovenax objected to the charge of practising delusions; no evidence had been given which could lead to an explanation en the subject. The Commissioners said they bad observed the witness's use of the word. and requested an explanation. - Witness stated, that he had inffored, from the directions Pven by Mr. Coombe, that delusions were practised upon Lord ortsmouth. Dir. Serjeant Pm asked what those directions were? Mr. Bnouotteas objected to the question, as the directions 'were not given in Lord Portsmouth's mast:pee. Mr. Serjeant Pat & contended that the Doctor must be beard in explanation, and it would be manifest injustice to all parties tat deny him the opportunity. It was most important to aseer 'tain whether any 'delusion had been practised. •• !kir- Justice-Bailey, whet-attended as a witness, and wassprem lied for time, was here called upon," and Doctor Latham with drew for a shod time. • • Mr. Justicosilailey-otamds that previous to the fith 111 Julys he had seen Lord Vortsmuuth. Ou the • Bth of July his Lordship I - came before him' upon a writ' of Habeas Ctiptsj saw Lord I 'Portsmouth alone.. During.thowhole of the-Interne*, 'Lard : Portsmouth's conduct was perfectly respectful and proper. Asked him several questions, with the view of ascertaining vibe. I Cher he was under •any constraint. After a little conversation, told him he'miglat gas wherever he thought fit. Lord Portsmouth betrayed nothing that witness observed of unsoundness of mind. Did nut examine him evithohe-view of ascertaining that fact, but confined himself to his duty. ' Doctor Latham's examination was resumed.—Lord Ports . mouth appeased to be " very weak and'imbeeile on the two first Interviewsl• should consider him more than merely able to act as One of the lowest orders of society, but not at all able to main tain the dignity in which" he -was placed by his high birth s• thought him capable of greater improvement than be had yet attained by kind treatment. With the assistance of Stewards, or others of a similar descsiption, :he would be able to manage his own affairs. Cross-examined by Mr. Tr ent.—Lord Portsmouth was etre tautly above the rank of intellect of a mere idiot, and might be competent to act in a low trade. His Lordship might be a good. coachman—(A laugh)—witticis meant to excite no feeling of levity in stating hislevidence. He used those wads which be thought best calculated to illustrate his opinions. Lord Ports mouth could not act as the sound father of a family. He could teach bis.cluldren if he had any, to read aad write , and h e . could also teach diem arithmetic. Mr. Trtmet—What ! arithmetic? How do you know that? Witness—He appeared to me to he qualified to do so. I have seta his writing, and have seen him correct the Lord Chancellor in figures—(A laugh).—We may infer from this, that he could be able to instruct to a certain extent. I think his Lordship would be qualified to act in the humble occupation, and that be would make a good sound day labourer—(A laugh). Mr. Tranati.--Why do you think he would make a sound labourer? Witness—Because he has the muscle fur labour. Amonpt the lower orders minds like his would pass unnoticed. It is the rank and consequence of the individual that draw- the notice upon his defects. Lord Portsmouth was, in the opiniod of witr.eas quite impotent, and had as much idea of sexual intercourse, as a person born between the tropics had of 'Re, or a blind man of colour. His mind was unsound, but be v. as nut a lunatic, nor a madman, nor an idler. He (witness) should state, in the best manner he could, his opinion'af the dife I remit sorts of defects to which the mind was subject. hhitliteelf hel'hought to be that condition of the mind, which, though capable of receiving impressions, could not arrange or compile, them in an uniform manner. Lunacy was madness with liter. missions. The lucid inter aal was that candltion of the•thifid, when the memory, which in the case of lunacy was gout s I became restored. To ::..it one of those conditions (in the opi nion of the witness) did the case of Lord Porothoeth lielptig. Neither was he an idiot; for idiotcy was the intiplisilky ed 're ceiving any impression • his mind appeared ' ts witnessto be an imperfect mind, capable of receiving impressions with more Or less of reason, will and judgment, a sort of tsvilight diffident to I enable one to find his way, provided there 'weft Mailbags:4E+4W or litaiges, or ditehey in the way; did not belie* sites may-pare+ son of sound and sensible mind could endure seob•iodigeitiesas those mentioned by Lord Portsmouth,: if the penult retold help it; supposed Lord Pertsmouth could not•help it. • , Re-examined.—Was ordered by the Lord Chasid:llot to visit Lord Portsmouth; received directions from the:Lord Obanceffoi on the subject, that witness, and" three - other thydelans slioidd i have constant access; to Lord Portsmouth. Ceneldered -an sae-' naturaldispoeition to lust a proof of an unsound mind; there were cases of depraved appetite connected with youndness of mind. Considered that athan who performed the ttotimilitra*d_, to a Member of the Legislative Doily properiew4lll,llllliateelreif sound:low of min —(,a 1.1414. • • • - By the Jury.-a•Foetoi Laid Portertimetb toes itslloolast. as to the peen:tie inquisy g Mr. 4tsiintbeinterfeted Midi .1 c r when the latter asked Lord Poriereeinh a usetrinif. ism txacily renullect the questisin, but Dr: is 'Olt After some consultation, it was agreed, that if by to-morrow, it should not appear probable that the business would be finished before one o'clock on Wednesday, application should be made to postpone the dinner,_ in consideration of the expense and im portance of the case. Mr. BYNG observed, that the expenses of the pro ceedings were two guineas a minute! The Court then adjourned to this day. notes of 11. each, fertramotes i lnd_ d . . tiottt3,' tFie property of Messrs. Rparkei ithd Co. bankers, at Exeter. -The etkderice fur the prosei - utfoil aftlifiqrap peared iti our •Police 'reports. Titeptilidheri,"wttit called on Mr their delta+, both' decht Fed tliblr inhd cence. Baker (the guard) pUt . iii a.writ*Wdefince, in which ht alluded tO the fact 'that ht to give information- to the Lkrodon• banketi• of tl'e robbery, and adverted tathe anxiety. which Mr' had from the first evinced for the detection of the offen ders. lie admitted that he was culpable' in taking the parcel•from his coat, in which it was sewn, and putting it in the seat of the coach: .His clefeoce - also represented that he (Baker) had had many opportu nities to escape, but had not attempted it. He had made a second journey to Exeter before he was ap prehended on the charge. A great variety of witnesses for Baker were called to character and to fact. It was proved th.it he e 7. pressed great _anxiety when it was known that the parcel'was lost. That the same night he went to Hankey's, and rcquainted them of the robbery: ti e next morning he went again, and was not aptire• headed urtil long subsequently. The witnesses to ' character spoke extremely favourably of him. The master of the coach had travelled twice from Exeter to give.the prisoner a character. The prisoner Tho mas called no witnesses either to character or fact. The Jury acquitted Baker, and tumid Thomasguilty. EXAMINATION marten TNII KING'S COMMISSION. TRIRTETWIII Day, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24. The business of the day commenced with the ex -amination ot witnesses. William Rawlinson, Esq. a Magistrate of Hampshire, had kiwis Lord Portsmouth before his first marriage, and had met him many times in Hampshire, and in London. Had never seen anything irrational or extravagant, and thought him capable of . managing his estate with the usual assistance and advice from agents which gentlemen require for m large a•property. • James Farquhar, Esq. had known Lord Portsmouth 20 years, and taken out the license for his first marriage. Was invited to a wedding dinner on his second marriage. Calls Lord Portsmouth a weak man, more capable of being amused Than of amusing so. c;ety. Never saw anything irrational in his conduct. Produced a letter which he received from Lord Portsmouth while he was in rdinburgh; it was as follows: " To James Farquhar, Esq. Brook-street, London. 1 " 32, King-street, Edinburgh. " My dear fsir—/ have received your letter, and in answer to? it have forwateled the enclosed. It was not our intention when, we left town to have extended our tour so far north; but Lady Portsmouth was so much out of health that she was desirous to consult some medical men at Edinburgh. We have now been (here many weeks, and she has received much benefit from her medical attendant. We shall now shortly think of bending our Bourse home wards. We are so much delighted with this fine town, that had we been here at any other season of the year, we should have made it a point of visiting the Highlands. Lady P. and self offer our kind regards to Mrs. Farquhar. Yours truly, PORTSMOUTH." Vintess had no reasons, from his knowledge of Lord Ports mouth, to doubt that it was his Lordship's writing. It bad the appearance of being written in a hurry. It was much smeared in parts. A juror said, " We have it in evidence from Lord Ports mouth's own lips, that he never wrote anything while he was at Edinburgh without Lady Portsmouth's Milking." To this point of evidence, which was obtained at the private examination of the Kai, the witness of course could not speak. Mr. Wilson, a resident of Bognor, had let a boose to Lord Portsmouth white he tarried there, and had dined with his Lord ship, of the strength of whose mind he had never found any oc casion to doubt. Had seen Lord Portsmouth drive out in his phaeton every day, James Wright, Esq. an attorney at Basingstoke, had known Lord Portsmouth many years, and bad never observed anything iu his conduct or conversation that was at all Particular. Richard Paul toildrell, Esq. examined by Mr. C. F. Wza. nisei.—ltesides in Portland-place; first knew Lord Ports mouth about eighteen years ago; received an invitation to din tier from the late Countess ; his Lordship paid every attention to his guests, consistent with rank and politeness ; his Lordship afterwards joined in the dance with great spirit; had once a conversation with his Lordship, as to an ini,:nded improvement in the gardens of Lincoln's Inn-fields, where his Lordship then resided ; he was opposed to the improvement, fearing it migut prove a convenient harbour for thieves; teat his Lordship at Batt's Hotel, in December, 181 i ; made an affidavit as to the nature of his conduct at that time ; it was perfectly rational and correct ; never had any reason to question the intellectual capa city of his Lordship. Cross-examined by Mr. Tirsnae.—Lord Portsmouth's re marks were always rational, pertinent, and-connected with the subjects. By the Jury.—Never had any conversation with his Lordship upon literary subjects; dues not consider his Lordship as a matt of either very strong or vet y weak mind. John Cross Crooks, Esq. examined by Mr. Wane.-s-Residea in Upper Berkeley-street; has known Lord Portsmouth tome teen or fifteen years; has had frequent communications with Lordship in I lampsbire and in London, until within about twol years; has had occasional conversations with him upon agriet aural subjects; is a andholder in Hampshire, and held a farns upon his own hands during the period alluded to; has had one or two conversations with Lord Portsmouth on the subject of the purchase and sale of corn; thought Lord Portsmouth a man of weak mind, but not insane; his observations were quite ra. tional ; he had some acquaintance with agricultural subjects ; the topics of conversation were generally the news of the day, and the occurrences of the time; did not discover any the least marks of unsoundness of mind in his Lordship a in public com pany his Lordship conducted himself ill a gentlemanly and pro per manner. Thomas Mills, Esq.—ls a Police Magistrate, and a nephew ' of the late Dr. Garnett; was acquainted formerly with Lord Portsmouth; has not seen him otherwise than casually, sabot quently to 1815; bee frequently met Mr. Palmer, the solicitor of Lord Portsmouth; accompanied that gentleman and his Lordship to Hustsbourue, in 1814, for the purpose of assisting to take depositions; remained at Hurtsbourne for about a went. Lord Portsmouth was there; had occasion to see his Lordship every hoar of every day; bad much conversation with him as to the nature of the testimony ; be also furnished him with lists of witnesses he wished to be examined ; had bad frequent cons! versations with, and was much in the company of his Lordship, for several months prior to going to Hurtsbounw; never saw anything in his Lordship's conduct or manner having the least appearance of unsoundness of mind; considers himself perfectly cempttent to say that his Lordship was of sound mind, never having observed the least symptoms of unsoundness. Cross-examined by Mr. linovenest—ls connected with the Ranson family by the marriage of his sister with Charles Hanson, in December, lel 6 ; is, down to this period, very. intimate with his brother-in-law ; was very intimate with the Hanson family before 1815 ; has been less so since that year ; the intimacy with lord Portsmouth began at his Lordship's marriage ; was ac quainted with his Lordship before that time; considers his Lord -1) a man of sound mind,whose energies rise with the increasing :.:Iport..nce of the occasion. By the Jury—His Lordship's energy of mind and propriety of coaduct were conspicuous upon the death—the. melancholy death —of the late Mrs. Hanson; thinks Lord Portsmouth a man of considerable feeling ; did not consider the circumstances under the second marriage took place as a proof of the existence ' e: that feeling; thinks Lord Portsmouth a can of great energy not consider the execution of t h e deed of aseigument as a proof of an energetic mind ; his Lurdsfiip did not always ' 4l 'el; an energy of mind; thought Lord Portsmouth semi:thaws of a weak mind; has seen Lord Portsmouth in public and in Ovate, and has conversed with him on serious subjects, and on no occasion has he displayed the least unerstuidnesa of need ; 'conceives his: quite capable of managing his ordinary concerns; of acting in all his concerns ; thinks he would he capable of de ' Lating the erroneous management of others; all this under the advice 'and guidance of others; he would not be incapable of :managing his property in the sante manner as other Gentlemen ; 'never saw his Lordship j reventad drinking a glass of wine ; he usually drank it diluted ; would jocularly ask witness if he would join hint in drinking his claret ; be was always excessively fond cat cl n dy pa l t :o y 7einoutli ; it even extended to actions of fam iliarit y iiihis Lordsblp'e conduct on these occasions was '-tensiticuous ; he has told witness that he was very partial to at tetaing funerals; lie would sometimes interrupt iintfiesiocal si sby joining them in rather a loud sad harsh key ; thew N:tl:t:2S 111;r.:Sht to be ittaticcs of the wea'auese ot his Lord- COURT OF KING'S BENOIT, FEBRUARY 24. THE KING V. THOMAS BIGNOLD, ESQ. SENIOR. This was an indictment against the defendant, Di rector of the National Union Fire Association, of Bridge-street, Blackfriars, for alleged wilful and cor rupt perjury, assigned upon an answer to a bill in Chancery, filed. against him by his co-Trustees and Directors, in order to compel him to make good an investment of 10,0001. which he bad promised to make in Uovernment Securities, to form a capital fund for the new Association which Ile himself had projected, according to a clause introduced into the deed of settlement, with his privity and knowledge. In the defendant's answer, the allegations in the bill were denied by him, and he positively swore that he knew nothing of the clause respecting the 10,0001. or that he had ever promised to invest that n:oney as part of the funds of the Society.—The trial of this case lasted from half-past nine in the morning until three in the afternoon.—Witnesses were called in support of the assignments of perjury. The LUSH CHIEF JUSTICE delivered an impartial charge to the Jury, who immediately found the de fendant Guilty. I ~ BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S, FEB. 24. Notwithstanding the fineness of the day the Room was but thinly attended, and those Gentlemen who met did not thew , great signs of making offers much different front our report of Thursday last. A little alteration, and but little, took place on the Claret. Alaster Moses, we believe, may be deemed a quar ter of a point more than he was on the last betting day; and Sherwood, for the St. Leger, is also on the move upwards. The particulars of to-day's betting we subjoin : CLAIM?. . 7, to 1 agst Moses (taken) 7 th 1 agst Max 5b .5b to 1 apt I l'osthuma (taken) 7.tu 1 apt Wanton 4to 1 agst Swap (taken) I 112 to 1 agst bro. to Antonio 61 to 1 agst Morisco (taken) COLT ZIDDLCIWOZTO. 21 to 1 agst I 3 to 1 agst Talisman 3 to 1 agst Web TILLY 4to 1 agst Sultana I sto 1 apt any other No betting on the OmrtaittSs. A great deal of clialreg on tke Nowasoatatliattats,but no steady betting took_placw.: . ... mass. I 14 to 1 agst Panting I 18 to . 1 agst Charcoal I 90 to 1 agst Pacha • • I 25 to 1 agst Ypsilanti • VI. 10 to 1 oe , t SOltana 11 to 1 agbt, Tint. .. High odds agst any other DONCASTER ST. USCER. 9 to 1 agst Sherwood 20 till agst PaLds Royal 5 to 1 agst Miss Fanny 25 to 1 agst liar;Toot 7 to 1 agst Tinker High odds art any other. The Turf is about to experience a severe loss. in the secession of the Earl of Stamford and Warrington. His Lordship and the late Earl have been amongst the most respectable of its sul). porters for many years. 65 to I art r.millus It to I agst Fanatic 9 to I agst Web colt [4 to 1 agst Talisman oa .. C to - 1 arst Zraida to I agst sister to S:ii!cir 10 to 1 art Otivera HUNTING. The King's Stag-hounds meet - on Friday, at Longford. The Duke of Grifton's Hounds meet tomorrow, at Llnford Wood ; Friday, at Hopperaford Turnpike. Mr. Chaworth's Fox-hounds meet Thursday, at Clipston I.lllil Friday, at Stowe Wood.' • GREAT PIGEON MATCH. • The match between thq two elevens of the Ashton and Whig ham Clubs against all England, took eat* on Saturday, on Rom sey Marshes (Hants. New Forest), -for five hundred sovereignis a-side. It was areal sporting match, and betting was nearly equal, but the Clubs for choice. The charge was limited, and the bird to fall within a hundred yards from the trap. Eleven pigeons each : EttoraNti. Mr. Jocelyn Mr. Armitage Cart. Smith Mr. Stone ilr. Newcombe Mr. Foster Mr. Harding Mr. Norris Mr. Hutchinson Mr. Russel Mr. Bouverie Krt.Lrn. • 10 - Cunti. Mr. Rose . Mr. Roach Mr. lingers Mr. Sundt Mr. Fowler Mr. Gilbert Mr. Poring Mr. Irwin - Mr. Jennings Mr. Harrington Mr. Joncs • . • 1 7. - 6 • 7* -iv I • • ' -....'- 1 There was no variation in betting, more than a point' or so, Is, the whole Match. The birds were strong on the'velng, Ina the shooting was very good. Some bye matches took place after, and the principalone was between three Members of each cf the ('lobs, as follow. Seven birds "each : - MI masa air. Kt kt. CD. . Al 6 ?Ott. Mr. Roger. • - ti 11r. Barrington hlr.. Jones . 6 '3lr. Perring Mr. Rose - • 6 I 3lr. howler. KZUiD. 7 4 - • 4 Is ' - - . It is . a singularity not unfrequent in earnest, aporting. that the two shots who killed lit in the grold match in the opposite Clubs, killed in the second, the one all his birds, and the othorb • six from the seven. A jealooty between the g . t . t?o clubs btoug'.t on the second match for a hundred sottete!gus.. PRDESTRiAVI§A. I • Mr. W est, the celebraydpedegttianotarted ifinis Ark beet yesteiday, to go on foot . tci srsibuty and lack. I l miles 11l haws . : 111pakied through Slough (g 9 miles), at tares O'Zi64,'• • performing his week leikurely. -71bc tint* is for k hundargab l , . vercigus, and the, pedeurianmas....ihrre hom),and s , C e iminutts doing the said miles. is Ochiliti ' ;'• WIIA Et nest. • • Last: reek a• large shwa Of Ills; vt:tbi T o l4 k.kll4;7 3itivart d, in St. lees fiiy, and approached very'neat•to the land.'tinite b oat ,pdt oat nod attached' theitewitil ire-airnit'astaitie*iwelliceis wen two were Wed, end brought.oa. abase. ; TY, )Arges, ja!va hails% been exhibited tor a day or two s was cuup,.aokyietut4 a - greet quaistbrid" Perhaps , wlt'h'proper manuiement,..tlA' whole might have bees riven• iota ahb 4 wasteano cArbrefi„ which wiiukti have made a goo.l.prise for • the fishermen: it was, these ash elicidest:altrieapectaili 'to the i iieeiple• on stsaxa, and fOlo r .Alohreene :te Woe yrbio man .IPrth 44 *4l l . t TWF ii , enotigh of orrity and of datizer whale ffi4keifeleeedilt4t betiefitttlYa ..r. *.,•• • ••• *a' THE KING V. WILLIAM BENBOW. This was an indictment for publishing a wicked, filthy, and obscene Libel, in an old French Novel. Mr. GURNEY, in opening the case for the prosecu tion, abstained from reading the passages of the s‘ ork in question, which-were the subject of prosecution, on account, he said; of their abominable lewdness and obscenity. He even forbore to mention the name of the work, which was a translation from the French, and, to the honour of the country, was not composed by an Englishman. . The work has been published in sixpenny numbers by the defendant, who keeps a stirall book shop in Castle-street, Leicester-square. ' Two persons named Rigman, father and son, agents of the Vice Society, proved the sale of the work, con sisting of four volumes, with plates, from which vari ous isolated passages were selected and set out on the record. The greater number of these passages were considered so offensive that they were not read, but copies of the work were banded to the Jury for their private inspection. The remainder of the passages were afterwards publicly read, to save the time of the Court. —The case for the prosecution being closed, Mr. PHILLIPS, Counsel for the defendant, urged the folly, and even . wickedness, of prosecutions of this nature, which .had a necessary tendency to bring into notice, and to disseminate works of this description, which, even supposing them to be vicious and ob scene, would pass unnoticed but for this advertising medium, which gave a keenness to public appetite, but too prone to gratifications of this sort. He dwelt upon the hardship of the defendant's situation, who was thus exposed to the persecution of a body of nameless individuals, who-set themselves up as cen sors of public morals and manners. He denied that these persons really did any public good by their of ficious interference with the humbler classes of so tiety. Indeed, the firm persuasion of his mind was, that their squeamish sensitiveness, with regard to obscure publications of this nature, tended directly to the demoralization of the lower orders, by giving l bo . toriety to works which would remain unknown to all but those whose vitiated taste induced them to seek out in privacy means of satiating their appetites. jf the Vice Society really wished to effect a refor mation in public morals and manners, they ought to give their labours a more exalted scope, by attacking I the vices of the great, whose example was infinitely I more prejudicial to the lower orders than the puny influence of a poor hungry pamphlet-seller, living in an obscure corner of the metropolis. The Learned Counsel proceeded to read some of the passages of 'the alleged libel, which had for twenty years passed unnoticed,'and contended that the Jury in the ex ercise of their good sense, and liberal consider ation.of the case, could not pronounce them libelous. Even the slightest doubt, in a case of this descrip tion, must Operate as an acquittal of the defendant; a resale which *ould be attended with public benefit, by allaying the intercity Of appetite which must be 'generated for a work of this description, if declared, by ibe verdict of a Jury,to be wicked, filthy,and obscene. . 1 The LORD CHHti Justice summed up the case for L tbi iry, and iitvi It as -his opinion in '{ioint -of . law, Shut this seas ta obscene pablieatiOn; but left it to them to exercise their Own- judgment thion-the. subject. - The',Jnry united for some time, and on their re- 4 turn found the,defoodant Guilty. 1. . . 'iii eci . ; . 020E91.'0 *MON rums, mat ay* 24. : itavirts-O. wiriditirs:. 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