The Sun. — London, England, 1823-02-18 00:00:00

7-7:3 l l ftt 1.6 Fiblo-14. 16i N , • 11T11-1 13 FII OM 'hi I 1.17 MORNING, P.t PEUSI 18`33• ,$ ~ ~. 1 . 010 /NG V, LA I.n.] • frk , t , ht. House of Lords yesterday evening, the itlarquis of Landsdo,,vn asked Lord Liverpool -phetherany negoclatio-1 had been lately entered into with AnAria the loan advanced to that country mapy yea:, ago by England. The Noble Earl all3\Vereo. that the English, Govern limit had teen pro:ing Austria for ti payment of this debt and that a -dinciple of arrangement for the purpose had been agreed , to , by the Court of Viet,na. ._ ._.r R"sY••. Li's-10ton I'utst'..l Par l' a pers ,rt.r,ve arrived to the 15th, and tlose from l!ladri•to the 7111 ittct. The note of pitesparation contiihp , s loud, through France, all hvears the ga:b . oi - war, - and Spain is wisely not btbind ; is : b u ckling on her armour f clifence,- and calmly preparing fur the conflict. The last meetil g. of the Cortes, of which we have the account, « as worthy of the representatives of the Spatti , l, and of its high and chival- Toni character ; there was none of the fury of the IrPtlett Cult vent ionalists—none of that sanguinary intemperance m hich trufFked the declam ation of tlautlton or Bart-ere ; all was calm detertnination, -blended with the stroei , oet energy. The eloquent speech of il?,anga.Arsll:lles will be long remem bered re not," said he," those men of the Faith the ntlynneed row; of, ono arrll y, hiolt brings NVith it the protection of God of St. L0u,48 ;TA 1124 WA 018 er,,11) of robbers mid rrovlerers for it. 4; ritt:7„sord Spaniards isely seem deter;nined to make sure of cer d:ttand, and keep Lien in their hands. lie is not sflfe in.. Madrid ;. they should ctnsduct him , to Cadiz. out of the reach ,of treachery at ance.-1 rrhp expedition of the imbecile iNtontirch or Naples tb Laybach, and his return in - the train of Aus trian troep , t, to pro‘trihe and murder in cold blood those whose generous plans of freedom he bad previou4ly sett:Liaised, if not sworn tot this horrible °Write is fresh in the remembrance of all Europe, and will , not be forgottenn• by the provident Spaniards. • ['run Tints.]. The attention of the public is at present very warmly biterested,'and in . truth 'all thoughts are oceopied„in the consideration of the part which Cr.-at l itri ti than take in the threatened corn. tnntious.'of Europe ; for :tort) cornmetions, we have no dotibt, womb! be the dread ful result of a war begun by F ranee upon Spanish independence. The present rrisi'i is, therefore, a very awful one, art the absence of a complete declaration, the %tightest hints which escape from our Ministers are snatched op and sabjected to a Close itivesti... gation, In o , rder . that their moat ocenit Inv:1111'qt rutty toe elicited ; and hitherto, we' think, it our duty to declare, we have discovered nothing On the part of any . Member of the llritiSh Cabinet. uhich indicates Sentiments at variance With these df the groat , body •of the people ; and we do 'ope that such a dernonstration, however feeble atml itriperfeet—however inferior efrect to rt manly declaration of 'abherrene.e of these principles by 'which France seems to act, sill still have its degree of influence in check• ing the conceived iniquity of enslaving Spain. — Mr. Cantlin;:,os Election.Teech at Harwich cow. Sitter sentiments entirely in unison with those of-Lord Liverpool, but still more strongly ex. pressed.• lie avowed his determinatien to sup 4port 46 tilt. mast iilorrai 111 . We:11)1es: 1 He'.asSerted tho• perfect' ability of the nation to'defend those same principles by arms, if - need were ; and at tt later hour of tb-; day, 415 If his mind expanded beyond its asuat • dimensions, or'his tongue at. tatts'ed new powers of expression by the contem. platiun oc a people striti,eling, for its rights against foreign agg ression and domestic tyranny, he i% represented to have actually given the toast of " Civil shat] religioas liberty alt over the ]world."--'rite cenanct of qtr. fluskisson at Li. yerpool tix 1 - c,; perfectly similar,7 or perhaps, the sentiments which be avowed were yet More Übe. ral he praised titetAideratiOn of the 'Apardardi, and,most pointedly,condentned the interference . of foreign Powers. . . . - [sionNl,iin cnn.oNKLT:d ft now turns'out thttt.Baror. d'Erole,s, one o the principal Spanish Commanders of the Army or the 'Faith, wus c:i!lea up o'lii)rls for the put. pose' of concerting measures for tie moditated campaign, and. I;',:s conferences with Ow French War Minister and the new Generili , nno, the Puke d'Angoniefre, have convinced them that the opinioni they. bad formed of the • Spanish character, : and et the devotion of the armed ban. ilitti the. French Greve - rnment liaye had in their pay so long, were not over . and above correct. it Was Abe with of the French that the several bands already constituting the Army of the Faith, as well ai..4l..athocs that 00u1.d; be COltileted and equipped out of the,supplioe furnished from France, should eontione to -be tegliPctively comfrittridod birliXeir own oilicers„ but, at , the same lime, act iinditr.the itnrUediate orders of the French Ge litre Lissimo ;lid his .Lieutenaut•Oenerals; in eon formity,to the .l jlata of campaign which migfit' be ogreo.9o. .rt Wr 7l 3 the .1W:113ot Duke deemed this kind of sobseryienny. neo , ssary, as, from ttte reports he had hitherto received of the- dais of I van fighting under tli'e- hannertr or the Fi,ith, he ft.lt apprehensive, that if 4:r10 let tdO4e on t 4„ . r evc dos , portion . of the population in S the . scenes of .plund er anti iv,dincre which' di . 1 el!Stle would be of so atroieus a description, thii at) indelible staiu would he,impressed-on the Bout; hog .bily, and that the, holy cattle in which . he was e ngaged wou ld be for ovtir disgraced.. The ggilaut Baron d'Firoles listened with:the_utmest ottentiott to the cOmptiment paid the' men he bad tbe honour to commandrand then candidly told, the pl?nners of the. ensuing campaign,. that al though' there might be a dipositiati on,the part ;if some - of ,the . *itanish poputstion to' change the iew order of things, and kith which many lead-I ug men were certainly dissatisfied, yet it was. the' peculiar character of Spaniards to look with a jealous eye on the - interference of foreigners in tlittir own concerns, particularly when supported by an armed force. lie further added, thatwo Uld no band or hotly of Spaniards, now in arms, allow themselves to be commanded by. French men, so great was their dislike to foreign con troul, and so rooted were their national prejudices. istottlstso Pon.] An express brought yestprday , French papers to the 16th inst. The Ministers hold frequent councils at M. de Villele's, -and as the Ultras display increased jealousy of the pacific disposi tion of that Nobleman, and point him out in all their speeches and writings not only as the author of all the articles in favour of peace inserted in the Journal tics Midi, but as the man of pre ponderating influence in the Government, these conferences acquire an unusual degree of irnport ance, and revive the hopes of the friends of jus tice, whilst they strike with doubt and appre lIPIIMiOII the advocates. of nggreSslon. A confer: ence of a different nature has also excited much attention and interest. It took place on Friday lust, at M. de Chateaubriand's, with the Aus trian and Russian Ambassadors, Baron Vincent and Count l'ozzo di [forgo, and- Count La garde, lately returned from Madrid. Some poli ticians imagined that it related to the declaration said to have been made by M. de • Villele in the secret sitting on the Address, that France was corni4ll . ect to attack the South in order to escape from, the North," and that the Austrian and. Russian Ministers . remonstrated against the declaration as totally unfounded, if it had been made, and required, if it had not, that a more precise and satisfactory contradic tion should be given to it, than the general charge brought by the King's Attorney-General, against the Journals Which it had appeared. — It seems, bowever, improbable, that if this had been the case, the presence of Count Lagarde should have been thought necessary a,d it .is more likely that the object of the two foreign. Diplomatists was to endeavour to ascertain from the communications of the latter what was the real state of the public mind in Spain, and of the resources of the country. LNENI,"II74 LS.I We have cautiously abstained from any re. marks which might have had a tendency to ex asperate those animosities which have nufortu 'lately been. carried to such a height 'in Dublin ; and it is with extreme pain that we observe some remarks of an opposite character in 'a respectable Evenieg Paper (The Coisrier) of yesterday. That paper complains in no very measured terms of the conduct of the Lord Lieutenant, in .dis. ' missing the Master of the. Ceremonies at Dublin Castle. We have not the pleasure of knowing the Gentleman in question, and we are quite wiling to believe in his " amenity of m ef a ar ' o ' n ' t l tl e ,l r t s th ' irle kindness; of disposition, anti social and cheerful virtues." But when we come to inquire into the cause of his dismissal, we really cannot view 11w (eveut with any surprise. It is stated that he was only present at a Club where " the Exports of Ireland"' was given as a toast. Other versions ;:dd, 3 and may those who oppose Oratigeism he the tirst.!'—But. Whether the addition waS made or not, cle“ r i , t f i l a o t l in ti l i i:e r d i 0 that tt a t t the ~lE xports, ll(batre,m Lord Lieutenantitimself ! Now, what a picture Of party feuds does this present! What estrange want of decorum in a Master of the Ceremonies! \\lie', an insult to the immediate Representative of the Sovereign ! Either the Marquis Wellesley ought never to have been sent to Ireland ; or, being sent thither, he must, be treated .with the respect d ue to his high.station. It is perfectly evidence of preconcert and prepauttiott.for the events of that evening,and from those seditious and insulting. toasts drunk at Clubs in the Irish Metropolis; that there is a formed and systematic plan to force , his Excellency out of the Govern, meet. lie was sent thither in Pursuance of our beloved Monarch's.kind and gracious wish to pro• mote conciliation among his Irish subjects ;: and he has certainly succeeded with a large part of, the population in securing their .attachment and' submission t 9 the Government ; and ,as to the gentle Men who thooght his Excellency ought to he exported, it is well observed by a Dublin Paper • that they " ought to be ashamed to re ceive hit pay, or to wear his lisny. Indeed they i should have resigned when they made the dis covery (that their Sovereign' had nominated an imprOpor person), and instead 'of resenting, they should be grateful to the Lord Lieutenant for showing a regard for their honour and repute. lion, by net permitting them to continue in his service under such disparaging circumstances." CALAMITOUS Ft ac.--About a (planer before two o'clock on Sunday morning afire broke out in the rear of the Fishmom,,,ers' Alms liousei, opposite the Elephant still Castle. The fire was first discovered by a neighbour, named Col lins, who happened to be returning home from a friend's louse. 1k instantly alarmed Mr. Gar keeper, of the building, and the bell of the Chapel was tolled in order to alarm the old persons resident in the Alms Houses. it soon found that one of the houses, which was oc cupled by Mrs. Mary Wainsnan, aged 71, was on fire, attil so rapid was the progress of the flames that all attempts to approach it were baffled. The flames extended their ravages to the next dwel ling, where a woman named Powell lived, who was in her HOth year, and had been in tin building 30 years. Dilr.Cooper and Mr. Gardner, the keeper, broke open the door, when they discovered the !room in a body of smoke, and the feeble old woman in bed, breathing her last, the smoke hav ing suffocated her. She was dragged out s but slte'survived only five minutes. AfteT the thune3 were extinguished the body of Mrs. Waitunm wat found burned to a cinder, lying near the fire-place on the ground floor ; her Bible was lying by her side, with nearly all the leaves burnt out, and also the candlestick. It Li sup posed she was rending her Bible, end that the •cindle must have caught her clothes, and hate Cau . sed the dreadial catastrophe. WaS LORD PORTSMOUTH'S CASE• EXAMINATION under tie KING'S COMMISSION• FREEMASONS' ITALL, MONDAY, FEB. I7—SEVENTH DAY. .„ At ten o'clock the Jury was called over, and the proceedings of the Commission resumed. John Drummond, Esq., examined TYNDALL — lt a partner in the banking-house of Drummond and Co. This Gentleman gave evidence as to the payment of checks drawn by Lord Portsmouth, &c. Dr. Burnaby - as examined by Mt. POWELL as to the license for the marriage with Miss Hanson. Francis Bevel) examined by Mr. Wreratr.nr.t.t—ls fore man to an upholsterer ; remembers going to work at Lord Portsmouth's house at Newbury, in HertfordshireLady Portsmouth and a gentleman whom witness supposed to be his Lordship, but who proved to be a Mr. Alder ; his Lordship afterwards came to the house; has frequently heard cries and *cre ams in the bed-room a witness wg in the drawing iroorn, and went to the door on hearing the screams ; saw Mr. Alder and Lames Hanson come out of the room from which the cries appeared to proceed ; the expressions were " that wretch ld shall not ill use me so—l will shortly have jus- Alec done Amere ;" thought these cries and expressions came from his Lordship; never saw the three in company together at Newbury; received orders from Lady Portsmouth; Alder frequently interfered ; never received any orders from Lord Portsmouth. Mr. Skirrow examined by Mr. DENMAN—IS a Barrister at law; first saw Lord Portsmouth at his Lordship's residence in Lincoln's-inn.fields, about 18 or 19 years ago ; is acquain f ted with Lord Orantley, and nearly related to Mr. Hanson re quently dined with his Lordship at parties, but never saw him alone until on a,particulatr occasion ; had known the late Lady P o rtsmouth from her infancy ; bad not seen Lord Portsmouth for 10 months prior to her late Ladyship's death; saw Lord Portmouth on .the 13th of March, 1814; was not in the least aware of the marriage before it took place ; heard of it at four o'clock in the afternoon of the 7th of March ; dined at Mr. Hanson's the next day was invited by a note from Mrs. Flan, son, thanking him for the use of the carriage, hoping be would excuse the shortnesitof the notice and dine with them that day, as Lord Byron and the Honourable Mr. Wickham were expect ed, and it was possible or probable, thithe would then be intro duced to Lord and Lady Portsmouth, went accordingly nei ther Lord Byron nor Mr. Wickham were there ; saw Lord and Lady Portsmouth ; thought his Lordship appeared under the controul of Air. Hanson, who objected to his taking more wine, in is manner exceeding the influence which one gentleman generally uses with another; met Lord P. again in the spring of 1815 ; it was not in Lincoln's Inn Fields ; there was a pro. position made after dinner by One of the party, when the ladies had retired, to drink Lord Portsmouth's health, and congratu late his Lordship for his escape from the petition to the Lord Chancellor; knows by whom this proposition was made; hopes the Court will not oblige him to name that gentleman—( this was not pressed)); Lord Portsmouth on that occa sion cried a great deal ; saw Joni P. on the sth of July last; had seen his Lord.: ship nine or ten times between the dinner and that period ; the only time witness was in the conmany of his Lordship was on an occasion when they met in the street; his Lordship said,— " Dlr. Skirrow, lam very angry with you, because you would not be my trustee ;" witness replied, if your Lordship will take my advice, you will have as little to do with lawyers, as trustees, as posible." On the sth of July lasi saw his Lordship at Waittage ; was introduced into his Lordship's bed room by Lord Grantley ; when Lord Grentley left the room, witness observing his Lordship in great distress, questioned him as to the cause; his Lordship said be had been very cruelly treated ; that for several years past, a Mr. Alder had re sided in his house : he was introduced as a medical attendant upon Lady Portsmouth by Mr. Hanson ; witness told his Lordship Alder was no more a medical man than he was ; Lord Portsmouth replied that he knew Alder was a medical man, because he attended Lady, Portsmouth at night ; witness asked him in what manner ; Lord Portsmoth said that he came and laid clown on the bed ; witness expressed his astonishment, and said that his Lordship should have broken Alder's neck the 'first time he discovered him in that situation, to which Lord Portsmouth replied that he could not do that, because Air. Alder was a terrible man, and had shot five or nix persons ; Lord Portsmouth complained that be was at that moment suffering in his cheek and side in consequence of the ill-treat ment ; he also requested v;itness to feel. his thiefft, which was much swelled in consequence of his having been knocked down by Alder ; Lord Portsmouth appeared greatly distressed, he said that Mr. Newton Hanson had frequently beaten him, and that Lady P. had also beaten hint, btu only when he deserved it, whereas Alder and Newton Hanson beat him always with. out occasion ; lie said that Newton Hanson knocked him down five times at Air. Norton 'e house in Barley-street 4 witness ire. quently tried his Lordship on this point, but his account was al ways consistent ; his Lordship told witness that Lady Ports. mouth was in the family way ; witness said lie should be in clined to suspect that child not to he his Lordship's, in conse. quence of what he had related of Alder's lying down in his bed ; Lord P. said that, when he was at Edinburgh he was always locked up in her Ladyship's dressing-room at six o'clock (or as soon as it was dusk), without tire, until the family went to bed; • the last fortnight he was at Edinburgh he was only allowed to walk out for two hours in the day ; previous to his going there he was allowed to be out for four hours ; from November to July that his Lorilehip was at Edinburgh, he said he had hut 31.; witnes% said lie thought his Lordship's statement of such importance that he should go to town about it . directly.; Lord Portsmouth desired him to go to Bow-street and to take out warrants against Hanson, Newton Hanson, and Alder; witness proceeded to :town with Lord Portsmouth; Lord P. went to witness's house, and was in the constant and serious apprehension of being seized by one of the Bensons ; this was on the Bth of July e as witness was bringing hi 3 Lordship to town, he asked him how the throne was going on, as he had been told at Edinburgh,. by Mr. newton, that a throne was building; witness told him that •no such preparation was go. ing finwurd ; witness having told Lord Portsmouth that Lord orantley was instrumental in getting him away from Edin burgh, his Lordship went to Lord Grentley's residence to thank him for having assisted in getting him away from those people ; his Lordship hesitated in going to' Lord Grantley's 'without some Bow-street officers. he wished LaVender to be , with him ; witness went for an officer : one caine. Thinking' his Lordship at this time perfectly irrational, witness called in :Dr. Powell, and afterwards Sir O. Tnthill. , His reason for ;doing so was in consequence of his Lordships flying into a pa. oxysrn of p m assion with Mr. Conthes without any apparent cause. Witness was much vexed, and Lord Portsmouth threw himself on his knees, and usked hie pardon. NVitnees remonstrated with his Lordship On 'degrading himself by so humiliating an i te t; and Lord. Portsmouth replied, that Alder' Lady Ports. 'mouth, and the Hanson family, alway 3 made hint , do so. Wit. received a notice from Ledy Portsmouth's Solicitor, that was not aligned by the Connnisstoners. (The notice was pro `tweed, tins was signed " Palmer, , France, and Palmer.") The Cities' COMMISSIONER asked Mr, France for which party he appeared as solicitor ? Mr. Fneaecz said, that he considered himself , as the solici tor of Lord Portsmouth, that he received. his instruction of Lady Portsmuuth, from Edinburgh • was employed by Lord Ports- Mouth'es his solicitor, .under • 'the 'former application and his then instructions bad mit then been countermanded; he had not seen Lord P. personally— Serjeatit PELL, when first applied to by Mr. France, stated his determination not to be employed pn the part of any party but Lord Portsmouth hiniseife lie felt it consistent with such .11.:claration, to wait personally upon his Lordship ; lie did so, avid as lie had before stated to the Court; obtained his Lord ship's decided approbation of the A ppearance of himself and those Learned Counsel who acted with him, to appear on his be half on the present occasion. Gil star Cc) stutssto N E --WC know the professional respec tability of France; and the Cornmiemoners, anxious to throw around the unfortunate Nobleman all the protection they could afford, were most happy to see him so ably represented ; but they had thought it important on the present occasion to useertain, as clearly as possible, the authority of the instruc. thins under which the Solicitors acted in the present inquiry. Extimination contiuttedeeleord Portsmouth left the house of svitnesson'the 13th of July last ; has frequently seen him since that period, and believes him to be of thoroughly unsound mind ; bilPorcention is incorrect, his memory uneommonly per fect, his jutlgment imperfect; he is prejudiced to uncommon degree, and witness can convince him of any thing, and re move every conviction, be it ever so firm ; dial so in the pfe sence of Sir LL. (dallied; if witness lied never seen him tiebee. litently to July, s hould not have felt justified in expressing 'tile Opinion he has now given ; he had seen but little of him up to that period ; if witness had nut had moreopportunity of seeing his Lordship's state of mind after july . thais he had had before, ha should not have come to the conclusion of his Lord ship's insanity. Cross-examined by Mr.,..Serjeant PELL—Knew Lord P. i. the time ofids firet wife ha* known the Manson family from iniffeatninicye;t')fbeiteireleaelseLedrysielikp sii nteivp was the present Lady P. an the not a stranger tohis tardship when she was married to him ; thinks Lady P. was about 24 or 25 years old when married ; thinks Lady P. well i ti n a fo c n ri n b ed eil n au ti l i A n n a - nauccofigutprolifittrwe'owtuasan I ; io i t i l l ii p n e a rsp u c i t i ) a u r l i kl y o not iectiortable in her appearanca greate ban always conducted her pelf In w it ness *, presence with,Lorudyeroosariizavininoeelt t it: r h o t ; lw il tn is i ll j b l o e s r 0 1 L lli a : i w y p r aci: i l e:e f ir e v i r i t i ; i : T it :al% :v st e i d t h w t l h - 1 I I I 4 a r n d s o p t t o ? fa t s i T te n i o l , t h trout visited by_Jineeer efenktielid, and another recently a Fair. lawn ; Dem: Benteheled said, " they are going to m ake you a madman, but yourgood . friend, Mr. France, has come down for the purpose of rebutting ft." HIS liordship said, thnt Lady P. and Mr. Hanson were always telling him so, but he did not mind it. Told his Lordship who his Counsel were, which he was exceedingly glad of, but did not tell hint that Mr. France was his attorney, as he would have been exceedingly outrageous at it, Mr. France having been once 111 i. Hanson's By the Jury—The habeas was. taken out at the instance of Mr. Newton Fellowes. The three reasons Which his Lordship assigned to witness for believing the child to be his were, tirst,th at Mr. Alder was so muc h ru p tured that he could not succeed ; secondly, that Lady P. had told him (Lord P.) that it was his and thirdly, that Dr. Hamilton, whom they had consulted, was the cleverest man in the world.-4 Laughter.) Sir Henry Milford saw Lord P. on the 16th of January ' • was taken in, he understood, at the particular request of the Lord Chancellor, and not at thaeof any of the parties present. Had, he thought, a full opportunity of eXtiminnig the state of Lord P.'s mind, and thought him of unsound mind, and perfectly incompetent to manage his own affairs. • This opinion was very early entertained, and the opportunities witness had since had confirmed it. Thought his Lordship was horn with a puny sickly intellect. Did nqt think that he knew the full nature of this proCeeding; thought him not capable of comprehending them. Cross-examined —The impression on Lord P. as to this in quiry was, that he apprehended . sothe legal inquiry was going on, but he could - not comprehend it exactly : believed he thought that there was a process going on for the protection of his pro perty. Witness told him so, and that the result must be for his protection. What is your definition of an utliouud mind ?—" A man in capable of reasoning, on probahibilies, or of drawing just con clusions from those probabilities. I have found that Lord P. his answered such questions as were put to him as a boy of seven or ht years old would answer." 'Were there any answers that indicated an unsound mind ? Certainly many. I asked him, " Has your Lordshi p had sexual intercourse ?" He ausweredi sharply, " 1 would not swear it." I asked him whether he was sure that the child was his ? He replied, he was sure it was ; and the reason he assigned was, because Mr. Huntley and Lord Orantley told him so. ' And do you think that was an answer indicative of an un sound mind ?—Certainly. The manner in which Lord P. re lated the fact of Alder's going to bed to his wife was unaccom panied with that indignation which every man of sound mind must feel at such a wrong. lie also acknowledged that he made use neither of remonstrance nor resistance against the out- rage. Did he not tell you that Alder was a very powerful man, and that he was afraid to resist ?—No ; he merely said that it would have been of no use to remonstrate. He stated further, that he lout been debarred of school boy pocket money, and subjected to such controul all no man of sound mind would submit to— The reception he gave to Serjeant Pell was very gentlemanly and cordial. You draw a distinction between a weak andpuny mind and an unsound mind which of the two has Lord P. a We understood the Doctor to say (but we could not distinctly hear), that an unsound mind was one which did not perform its functions in a fit and regular manner, and which was labouring under some disease. Ile thought that Lord P.'s mind had been from the first weak and puny, and had been afterwards render ed unsound. Doctor Baillie was then examined—lle had seen Lord P. se.. veral times; the intercourse was. not one of conversation, but consisted rather of answers from Lord P. to questions which were put to him ; considered him a man of weak and unsound mind, anti altogether incapable of managing his business ; formed this judgment of him before he was a quarter of =hour in hia company. Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant PELL-4fad reason to be lieve he was a little out of humour when witness went in, but it was dissipated In a few minutes ; the questions put to his Lordship were to verify or not to verify the affidavits which were read to him, gathered from the answers the conclusions as to tip unsoundness of his mind. For instance, he said that he had been obliged to carry meat to the kitchen like a servant ; that ha had been obliged to fill up cheques against his will for the benefit of others, anti also to sell the cattle from his estate. He talked too about his Lady being pregnant 16 months.— (Laughter.)—He also said that in consequence of Lady P.'s brother having called upon her the child bearing bad been put off for several months.—(Latighter.)—lle wrote, down in his own handwriting the sentences of those who had ill-treated hint. lie had a belief that miscarriages those . from a child's not having been properly begotten.—(Laughter.) Does your belief as to the unsoundness of Lord Portwmouth's intellect rest on the continued acts which he mentioned, ornpon any one of them T—Any one of them was sufficient, but the whole were irresistible. I consider that no man of sound, mind would go and ring bells as he did with the lowesein the parish. I cannot conceive it possible that a man of sound mind should have done one of these things, as he has done them. But there were other things on which I should act. If he were in the hands of real and kind friends, do not you think that his mind might be improved ?—I do not think it possible to improve his mind as to power of intellect. It was not easy to improve a weak mind: The unsoundness was im plied by the amusements of the unfortunate Nobleman, his ringing of belli and other things of' a similar nature. The Doctor, in answer to the question whether a good me mory gave any indication of soundness of mind in such a case, Said, that as one man might have a good mind with little or no I memory, so another man might be perfectly lunatic with a good memory. The June-:-Would his . Lordship's property be endangered if he was left without controul ?—I think he would be open to the intrigue and imposition of every knave about him. Do yotrthink lie would be able to avoid danger ? , --I think he would. be able to keep out of the way of obvious danger, and so will most animals. The Doctor added, that he was decidedly of opinion that Lord P. was always of unsound mind. Doctor Powell deposed, that he visited Lord P. between the 9th of August and the 12th of February ; had known his Lord. ship for a long time, and was of opinion always that his mind was unsound; was of that opinion before he had been half an hour in his company ; 1.-ordsr. talked to him about the erection of a throne at his country seat hi Hampshire, where be said he was the King ; stated, that he had employed Mr. Oakley, the upholster, to make it, but -it was not yet finished, and that lie had conferred upon the subject with Mr. Hanson and Mr. Shaw, the architect ; said he intended to have it made exactly like the throne used by his Majesty at the Co ronation ; on this throne he intended to sit for the purpose of administering justice and holding levees, like the King ; after wards he said that Mr. Oakley should not make t, but Mr. France, who made the King's, and that they should be I exactly alike ; his • Lordship subsequently said, that Serjeant Pell had advised hint to put the shrine. aside for the pre sent; told witness that 'at Edinburgh .he .was told not to CUBIC in for a certain tittle, Illld if he came before that time lie was refused admittance, and was punished ; that he bed seen Alder and the Countess in bed :together • one day. be ap peared particularly pleased, because Dr. damilton had written to him to consult inin about the name of the child ; put him. self in a dignified attitude, and said, " they have consulted me most properly' on 'this. occasion;" " but, my Lord," said witness, " are you sure that the child is your's ? is there not soma chance, as Mr. Alder lay upon your bed, that he had some tide to. it I," " oh, no," said his Lordship, " it can't be his, fur the Countess and Miss Hanson told me so ;" atter other doubts were started, his Lordship said, " the child must be from me, as he is incapable of any thing of the sort ; young II anson told me not to be afraid of any thing - fr om Alder, ai he was much raptured;" these were answers which could not be given by any person of a rational mind, and proved complete delu sion • his Lordship , Said, that Alder had repeatedly knocked him down,'anti that Mr. Hanson had stood over hint and compelled him to sign ,deeds, and that' the' Countess had obliged him to sign cheques tier her own benefit. He said, that on • the morning he • had left his house. in Lincoln's- Init.fields, he had no Intention whatever to be married, but Mr. Hanson said he mast be married ; and he (Lord Portsmouth) acknowledged that ire had never consulted any of his connec tions, friends, or relatives upon the subject of that marriage; dim Alder was first introduced by Mr. 'lemon as a tnedical man to attend upon the Counteis, who was subject to hysterics. I Ile.said lie had been often routed at midnight by the Cowie tess, who *aid she was ill, and sent for Alder, who used to come in his shirt. ' Alder then got into bed at the opposite side, of .the Countess, who used to tell him (Lord. Ports. nunith) to lie quiet and go to sleep.--(l4aughter.)—Witness ' was Secretary to the Committee for Licensing Houses fur the Care of Insane Persons, and had therefore seen ;tune than any practitioner; beard the whole of the evidence; and was of opinion that the disorder of the mind was of hint!, standing, and how witch worse than when he first knew Lord Portsmouth. Cros3-examined—llis Lordship had a character of imbecility , marked upon his countenance. ',there were some symptoms in the case inconsistent with weakness.—Adjourned at 4 o"clock. n essworsemesamseseateramen LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Fzu. 17. ItAIstSDEN V. GIBBS. This was an action of debt by farmers of the Post Hone Duty, to recover certain sums of money due to them from the defendant for duties in respect of saddle horses let by him for hire. On a special case stated, the substantial question was, Whether a personletting out horses for the pleasure and recrea• tion of the riders, is liable to the Post Horse .!Mileage Duty in respect of such horses, thotwh they be regularly entered in his `license to let post hors e s ? The point immediately brought be fore the'Court was, whether horses so let could b# considered as horses let for travelling within the meaning of 'the Stlitutes.-* Geo. HI. c. hi., 44 Geo. 111. c. 98. and 1 tom. IV. e. 88. The case was argued by Mr. R. B AILEY for the plaintiff; and Mr. W. E. TAttwvow for the defendant. The Collar was clearly of opinion, that horses let merely for the purposes of the health, recreation, or pleasure Of the rider, for the day, could not be considered as horses let for travellirp - within the meaning of the statutes in question, to Allot fore ve udgment for the defendant with pec.t t o the do do claimed for horses let hy him under the orcomstarces above-mentioned. FEBRUARY 16. .PIIILLIPs v. rtsTott. Bo a -1 This was an acti on sueet, to recover the price of a splendid pair of ear.ringit 1 6 ' with rubies end diamonds, sold at one of his sales to the _te' by . Mr. Phillips, the auctioneer, of fendant,who was stated to be an Italian, of the jewish pi 1 .3 31 81 .; Mr. Or RN EY and Mr. COMYII wete for the plaintin , $ll Ur. SCARLETT and MT. PLATT for the defendant. , A It was proved in evidence that the • defendant had atteDq.e, • . one of the plaintiff's sales of jewellery, and purcha!ted 1 - •. ; ear.rings in question at the price of eighty-CIO g di rd : ' which bad been put up at forty, and stopped with th e e aglit's witacsse, fendant. On cross-examination of the p laintiff it appeared that the defendant could s p eak inno e _', but when' he b h id for te lot he signed his ten tion ~1, , nodding. The advance upon the lot was a guinea Bacheal ding. When the lot was knocked down to ,tans him d told that it was sold at 88 guineas he expressed rplis,el and said he understood it was 38" guineas. This he Pid: ll , he French language. It was insinuated that the ear-ringi s!etr‘i only , set with Assyrian garnets, which a good deal resetabl ~, rubies; but the witnesses positively said that the went, with stones of the latter description, and were amply )Korth '',. amount at which they were sold. The defendant had P l ` chased several other lots at the same sale, iind seemed aeri e's, cognizant of what he was doi : Ile was said to Lic a p 5 1 0 . 8, well skilled in the jewellery b us i ness,and had been jeweller ' the late Empress Josephine, In defence it was suggested that the defendant ben,! , d ~1 1. .. reigner, and unacquainted with the English language d l ' : - ,,a, posed that he watt only bidding 33 instead of 88 gollle as i t - ,i c . e.. therefore, was not bound by the sale if he acted under an 1, b English. He gave it as l t hat e The stage-manager . of the Opera-house, who stae' p eeve o was also a jeweller, deposed, that the defendant cutild s__ set only with garnets, and not rubies. id „o 3 nt OS The defendant's attorney also deposed. that t h e '''', - ,1 as il l ' wholly unacquainted with the English language , 3-- w most as ignorant of the French. , T nrythat if the The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE charged th e ws-J, , ,„,a sup. defendant had made a mistake in the price Of Oleo' , id blur. posed he was only bidding 38 guineas, then he wu u h , , his opinion, that the ear.tings rc titled to a verdict ; but if he knew what he was' bout, t 4P tiT The ought to recover. , ury found for the plaintiff, damages 92/. Bs. -- - ------------------....-..--- LONDON MA itKE'D. halters. The ----- pier of the 41b. Loaf is stated at 7ad. br the fu S II ; d P . T ::A.; There' ar L::: t(l4thßerttr:dr:twba ,t 61d, and 7d. -----,------------..............., IMPORT-I'l'loN S OF O ltAlN GAST " Fit. 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