The Sun. — London, England, 1823-02-26 00:00:00

. . THE LONDON JOURNALS. xTRACTC FROM THE DAILY mORNING FAPERs, February 46, 1823. [MORNING CIIIIONICMJ We were glad to see last night a strong feeling in the House for the repeal of all the Assessed Taes, and we are thence led to augur favour. ably with respect to the motion of Mr. Maberly, on Friday. Were no other advantage to be gained by such a measure than the getting rid at once of the expensive machinery of collection, it oo ht to be strenuously demanded. Ministers will no doubt urge that if we anticipate a part of our Revenue (the Land Tax) now, we cannot have it hereafter, that the Debt is only reduced by the surplus of Revenue over Expeniture, that the anticipating the Land Tax is reducing the Debt, but reducing the Revenue in a cor. responding degree, and consequently leaving matters at the end of a given number of years r, stutu quo; but it should he borne in mind that the capital of the Debt'is in the mean time re. auced, that the nation by , the respite will be gtet,tly reaeved, that the produce of the existing taw, can hardly fail to be augmented by the improsement in the circumstances of the peo. TO, therisby occasioned, and that in a few years the increased ability of the people wilt render a greater amount of taxation, should it be necessary, mare supportable than at present. Besides, as we have already observed, time getting rid of an expenOve machinery is a most important consi. deratioo. We sny nothing of the progress to. wards Reform which is wade by every diminution of patronao. [mons!No Pon.] W e have hitherto abstained from offering any retnarks on the unfortnnate irritation which has for ‘, , uni‘ time existed in Ireland between the partiki by which that Kingdom is divided; and we done so, not certainly because we were inele.itile to the deep importance of the subject, tat heca',.oe, front the aspect it had assumed, we were, conscious of the efitreme difficulty of treat - 10g it, without on the one hand manifesting (limy spec t towards the existing authorities, 0r,,10n the other, conveying censure on the conduct of a body uhich comprises a very - large por tion of the wealth, respectability, intelligence, and loyalty of Ireland--a censure wbich, a body, we are sure they do not deserve. To maintain the dignity of the laws, and .to assert the respect due to legitimate authority, is at nil times the duty of every, man, whoever may be their assailants ; but we cqutiot lonic upon it as a mark of a very toler4tit or conciliating spirit, to extend to a larg,e and important class of our fellow-subjects the edium which belongs to a violence and outrap;e committed by a few obscure and insignificant individurds. That the insults offered to the Lord-Lieutenant deserved the severe animadversion of the law, no reasonable roan can doubt ; that they afforded any fair' tn. onsion for imputations upon any class - of the friends of Protestant Ascerniency in Ireland, no reasonable man Mt for a moment believe.--It was en ebullition, certainly a criminal one, of a few httemperetc, unrettecting, an probably lg. nor ant men ; but to invest it with the importance .which it was for a time endeavoured to attach to ;; , t, 'argues at least an equal want of temperance, of reflection, and of wisdom. We do not accuse the Government of. Ireland of this preposterous attempt: It' flowed, as such attempts always flow, from the incautious zeal and the intolerant feelings of a party, which seized with undue 'avidity y.hat appeared a propitious occasion to discredit and confound the party to which it was opposed. riaitirlsu ettEss.] It r stated that the Spanish Cortes, in the sitting of the 15th instant, had resolved that the King should repair to Corunna, and that accord ingly, on the 116th, the King and Royal Family loft Madrid for that city. Corunna has probably been preferred to Cadiz from its natural strength, the mountain passes Into Gallicia, if properly de fended, being almost impracticable, and the country containing a bold and hardy population, and 4xinsiderable resources within itself for sub `sistence. The intelligence of the sailing of the Brest fleet, tinder Hamelin, and the report that it was destined for a " coup de main" vet Guliz, has probably influenced the Spanish Corteg to prefer Comma as a residence for Fterdinand, whose safe keeping dig wisely look to with, the greatest vigilance and anxiety --.+The removal of the Spanish Monarch and his family was attributed on the Stock Exchange yesterday to ,tll6 interference of the British G o » vertu:lent ; and it is suggested that the advice has been given with . a decided view to the main. tenance of peace and a removal of all pretexts for the safety of Ferdinand, by any commotions In the Spankh capital ;, that he will now be placed in , complete security under the eye and protection of England, which must remove all preteliCeS for the French Government d ec l ar i ng war, or its troops entering Spain. This report, however generally stated, wants confirmation, and is not noticed in the Paris Papers of Sunday. [MORNINO - IU RALD.] We give the following as we received it; we know not whether it be intelligence from any official quarter, hot we rather incline to the opi nion that it is. We, however, hope that the idea hell out of NI accommodation will prove C ur . red, and that we may continue to he at peace with France rt has been stated in this paper, upwards of a fortnight ago, that Government' then, notwithstanding ' the dreadful note of pr 4. paration' for war reiterated at Paris, entertaine l d hopes that peace between France and :+ pain would be ultimately preserved. It is now under stood that the di.patches which have been re cently received frotn Madrid, strengthen the expectations formed by Ministers, at the above period, that war will still be averted. A change in the poiiCy of the Spanish Ministry is now con fidently anticipated, and it is reported that a corresponding disposition to approximate towards amicability, through the indifatigable perseve rance and manly meditation of Creat Britain,' has lately manifested itself in the Councils of the French Government. This favourable change in the disposition of the French and Spanish Cabinets is attributable, not only to the firm attitude which has been uniformly main tained by the British Ministry throughout the whole of this very delicate and difficult negocia ton, but to the extraordinary unanimity and itrong feeling which have been so unequivocally expressed, both within and without the walls of Parliament, respecting the decisive And consti. tutional line of conduct which has hitOqo been pursued by the Fnglish Government." [NEW TIMES.] We yesterday received by express the French Papers of 'Sunday, as well as those of Saturday which had been retarded by .the Weather. The dournaldes.Mbals of Saturday gives a formal con tradiction to several on Ails which had circulated in the sale Ons of Paris. It denies that there has been any.difference of opinion in the French Ca binet, or any Manifesto drawn up against Spain.; and coupling 'this article with certain expressions Which have of late fallen from some of our Minis, ters e it would seem as if there were 'still a hope that Spain would liberate itself from the yoke of the Revolutionary Tyrants, and adopt a Constitu tion of genuine British Liberty. In that event it might be expected that no invasions of Spain would take place. France would be satisfied with having, by her warlike dimonstratiOn alone, dissolved the spell of democratic power ; and Spain, restored to tranonillity and order, would cease to afford occasion for nultual jealousies and alarms among the other States of Europe. In the Constitutionnel of Friday was put:forth. one of the most ridiculous political articles ever p‘Nned. It seems to have been written by Talleyrand in his dotage,, being an expansion and amplification of his drivelling speech in the Chamber of Peers. ITiIE TIMM] We have been furnished with such means of throwing new light upon the import of the Mini sterial statements of Monday last, as may per haps direct the judgment with respect to future events. It will he recollected that Lord Liver pool stated, that (in addition to such and such eeneral considerations) " ot'Aer especial and pe culiar circumstances had occurred, some very " recently, which should make him still more stre " nuously oppose any discussion of the ex. fisting relations between Fiance and Spain."---- The circumstances here alluded to can of cqurse only mean an application to us for delay from some one connected with the French Govern ment ; and accordingly we have heard, that the British 'Ministers have been requested ' to avoid taking any measures, or making any state ment in Parliami:nt, till they should have received, an Exposition, which M. de Chateaubriand was to make as on Monday last, of the views of France towards Spain ; and which Exposition, it was hoped, alight prove satisfactory to this country ! All that we can say upon this subject at present, is, that M. de Chateau inland must start from very different principles from any which he has hitherto professed—principles so very different from those of any man who at all understand the real origin of power—before he can arrive at a result which will prove satisfactory to a British States man. France, however, we learn, in obtain ing the suqpesision of our decision, has given no intimation of any willingness to acce,pt our mediation ; so that she seems to obtain a point without conceding an equivalent. However, the matter is of no great moment'; for, us a ge. neral principle, we should not allow, were. we Spaniards, any other foreign nation whatever to mediate upon the pretensions of France to interfere in our internal concerns. The right of Spain to direct absolutely ,and exclusively whatsoever is legislated or transacted 'within the boundaries of her own territories, should be no more brought into dispute, or subjected to arbi tration, than the right of Spaniards to breathe air or drink water. The views of England and its Government at present are just and equitable; but universal principles ought noti to be sacrificed to transient feelings. Did the Dutch Republic accept Charles IL as a stiediator between itself and Louis XIV. ? No ; it refused such mediation with abhorctrce amid disdain : and yet the right to mediate upon internal concerns was as proper at that epoch us at : the present. England, therefore, may mediate, if she pleases, between the two independent States, -upon violations of territory—boundary lines—Land affairs of that nature ; but with! respect to the in terne I concerns of the Spattiardso e may if we please aid the natives in repelling foreign interference, but Ave have no right to admit it, or let it in, by our pretence to mediate. It is of great import ance to mention, together with these r‘pecola. tions, that the Portuguese Minister has received orders to quit Paris on the French enteritis' Spain. POLAR, DtscOviatts.—The following curious Petition was presented to the House of Repro. sentatives of the United States, by Mr. Jon SON, Qt . Kentuclu, on the 28th, ult. : " To the Honourable the Senate and House of Representative's in Congreds assembled, " Thu Petition of the subscribini, Citizens respectfully sheweth— " That iu pur opinion both the national honour end ; public interest may be promoted by the equipment of an exploring party for the purpose of penetrating the polar regions beyond the limits at present known, with ,a view not only of making new discoveries , ia. geography, natural history, geplogy, and astronomy, but of opening new sources of trade . and - txmtmerce. " is our father-opinion,. that -Captain Johm.Cleves Sytuntea, late. of the United. States army, who profe;.9,es IWO originator it new theory of the earth, which may be voritiA by. a voysge`to'the nurth, will be a suitable person (assisted by men of science , and experience) to be intrusted with the conduct of such an expedition. " independently of the truth or error of. Sitritnes!* theory, there Itppearbto. be Many . extraordinary circumstances or phe nomena pervading the.- Arctic and Auttnetic regions, t whiCh ;Itrpngly indicate something beyond the . l' n lar Circles worthy 'of oor attention and research. " • " We therefore ray Cbngrese to Toss is law gyant log an e x. . path* mittit, in ,conformity to our Altmorial, and thereby at once subulve the cause of philosophy hnd the earnent, wishes of yours &Mailmen tri,n• Afti, &cher suggested the propriety of rOforring thi Petition to the Committee on Commerce, the ob)ect of the memorialists being probably to establish a " conuneree with iheinitiioi haLltante. The Petition was finally laid ou the table, LORD PORTSMOUTH'S CASE. EXAMINATION under the KING'S COMMISSION. FREEMASONe HALL, TUESDAY, Fzu. 25.-.-14Tu DAY. The Court opened at ten o'clock this morning ; and immediatelyproceeded to Business. The Commissioners eying, at the close of the proceedings of yesterday, intimated a wish that the examination of witnesses should, if possible, be terminated to-day, expressed their wil. lingness to sit from o'clock in the morning until a later hour than usual, if by so doing they could accomplish the ob ject in view; Mr. ADAM, however, was understood to say, that having received several applications from fresh witnesses to give their evideitce, he could not anticipate the probability of the conelusion of his Lordship's case before to-morrow (this day). Mr. Aims will then sum up, and it is expected that Mr. BnOUGCIAM will reply. rearsDr.;Ahiaanslpieracettsammlinu such ed.—ls t a physician ; has been so forty iin London for thirty years ; has known Lord Portsmouth twenty-t wo years ; h as frequenty at tended his Lordship professionally ; dined with him frequently ; up to 1814 was very intimate with his Lordship's family; up to that period thought Lord P. a man of weak but perfectly sound mind ; visited his Lordship i n com pany with Dr. Latham, on the 21st Jannary ; first saw Mr. Coombss who wished Dr. Latham to precede witness; ten minutes might have elapsed before the introduction of witness to his Lordship ; he immedi. ately went up to his Lordship, and knowing there was a degree of prejudice existing in the. !Wind of Lord P. he addressed hi s Lordship, and succeeded in restoring himself to his Lordship's Sontidence. l.otd PortemOuth then began to detail the grie vances he had suffered troth the "lemons and Alder, to the tenor of Dr: Latham's evidence of yesterday. On questioning his Lordship,. as to his motive for coming to town, he said, " to superintend an action he had brought against Alder, and the Hansom." Witness having asked his Lordship whether Dr. Banklie.ad had not told him that a very different action was being carried on ahseicred, " No ;" but afterwards cor rected himself; and said he thought he had, but that Dr. 13inik head was his enemy s and he could not believe what he said.— His Lordship then seeniedlost in thought for a short time—re- Covering from which he rang the bell violently, and-desired the servant to order Mr. Coombs up ; when he entered, Lord Portsmouth said, " So, Mr: Coombs, this estion I understand is a prosecution of a 'CosimiSsion' of Lunacy, and I suppose Lady Portsmouth and the Hansons have sworn that T am out of my senses r---Mr. Coptnbs replied,. " Ilieg leave to re. fir your Lordship to Mr. Skirrow. '---Lord 'Portsmouth then requested witness and Dr. Latham 'to meet Mr. Skirrow at Isis: Lordship's 11mq:eat four o'clock the, next day ; witness asked Lord L'ortsmouth whether he had been truly informed Ste to. his Lordship's intention of the celebration of the birth of Lady Portsmouth a child ? He said that he was contd. tiered as a sort of king .411 Hampshire s, that he was the oldest Peer resident in thet county, and he believed the richest; lie therefore thought it but right to celebrate SO important an event as the birth of an lick to the EarldOin and the estates; witness then asked his Lordship, how he could think of cele brating(the birth of i . child by-Usdy Portioriouth,- when he had 'confessed to several triedital Gentlemen that he was impotent; his Lordship denied both the fact of the impotence, and the imputed assertion of that fact s .he asserted positively that he knew the child of .which ,slie,roiscarried at Newbury to have been his, and that he hatthelieved himself the fath e r of that :which her Ladyship.' Viso - last delivered, up to the period of live months after her coasichient ; his Lordship apPearing very much fatigued, witness and Doctor Latham left him with a promise to he there on the following day ; witness accordingly accompanied Doctor L a th am to his ordship's on the 22(.1 JunuarV ; understood that Mr. Skirrow had refused to ; l'eunil his Lordship in an ill humour; he began talking agninat the Hanson family us before; M r . Coombs asked if he aright remain in 'the room ; witness re plied in the affirmative ; suss asked his Lordship what ea tisfaction Mr. Skirrow had given his Lordship as to the na ture of she pendiug mscentiou ; his Lordship answered so unsatisfactorily that Mr. -Ctiornbs stepped forward and said, " Air. Skirrow told his Lcaliship last night that the proceed ings were instituted far,ltia tienefit;" witness then questioned his Lordship asto the :alleged •fttct of his having given one, of ins servants " .Zfrd. o the circhms glance as set forth in the affidavit of that witness—his Lord.. ship answered with indignation, that it was an entire fabrica. lion, and that he had' net - er had that Work in his hands ; when asked as to the using of tapes and lancets, his Lordship said, with` apparent slintrir„ .4 ‘ not used, not used, I never used them;' he acknowledged: that Alder had been in the seasne bed .with himself and Cdtsuless—.said that be had re inonstrated upon the sub ject, but that he feared doing more, as Alder would c,stainly have thrashed him most unmerci fully Oils ill-treatinent f l it Edinburgh having been alluded to, witness'asked hint why he had not. complained to some one, or taken some steps to prevent a repetition of such conduct—he said that he had complained to Mrs. Norton, that she had written a letter upon the -subject to Lord Oreutley, and that lie had seen that lettet ,sent ad: Visited his Lordship again on the 24111 of January found him in a must sulky humour. His Lordship said. to .witness. and Dr. L.—" You have puid me two uncoinfortahle visits, and I'never wish to s e e you again." Witness was conviticid *rat Lord Portsmouth considered him and Dr. L, as the friends' of the llansbn filthily, and as his Lordship's ,enemies. Thcritheleuvoured to convince his Lord ship to the contrary, and entered upon an elucidatioo of the na ture of the present inquiry. His Lordship exhibited a violent degree of pession.. W itncrss considered him es a weak and igno rant . man, uninforrned to a great degree, •but 'knowing some things remarkably Wel/ s and capable of conducting himself with great propriety—on'leaving. his Lordship' an niipointment was made for the 27th 'or January, but when 'they went, they were told that Sir Henry llalford and Doctor &lithe were to meet his Lordship on the ensuing day, and that his Lordship would see them all together—went accordingly on the 28th—Sir Hen ry Milford anti Dr. Baillie went hp first—about a quarter of an hour after*ards, witness and Dr. Lathant followed-_his 'Lordship refused to shake 'hands with either of them ; they sat down upon the sofa, and Dr. Millie resumed his conversa tion with his Lotdship about Lady Portsmouth's pregnancy ; witness then first learned that his Lordship had told Sir Henry Ilalford that Lady Portsmouth had gone with the child fifteen inontlis ; witness said,." did, not your Lordship tell time that her Letlyship miscarried in August, 1821 ?" His Lordship Said, "'Yes, it was so."---WitnesiS then added, "shim child was born in August, 1822, that is but twelve motile after her former miscarriage," Minding to the list of sentences said to have been passed upon the Hanson family by Lord Portsmouth, his Lordship said that a Mr. Burton and Mr. Williams had got him to write them out; witness had no doubt but that the evidence being wanted, two eminent medical- Oentleman view persuaded his Lordship to write v ar i ous p ap e rs , w i t h a v i ew to Waking them serviceable as evidence in the present inquiry. WETHErtELL strongly objected to these personalities, founded only on the conjectures of witness. Dr. Ainslie disclaimed any intention of reflecting odium upon the characters of the Gentlemen to %%diem he had alluded, futther than their conduct merited it. lie thought his Lord ship's mind was occasionally 'deranged, but did not consider Such derangement 118 a proof of unsoundness. Mr. At.sst—Are . you competent to s ay, whether the delu. sions under which het Lordship Isboured at your last visit re. suited front the workings of his own mind. or were produced by the external impressions made upon that mind by others ? Mr. WETItEtt ELL Mt up—lf you know the faet, Sir, swear it ; if you know .that either Mr. Skirrow or Mr. Coombs pro. duceil those delusions which you have stated to exist, corns forward boldly, like a man, and swear it. I challenge the •.Learned-COintel (Mr..Atlani) to produce any such evidence ; here stand both, Mr. Skirrow and Mr. Coombs (these Gentle men.wele directly behind the Learned Counsel), and I pub challenge the.-production of such a witness as it is now Nought to-make the Gentleman who is at present in the witness box. . . Mr. AnAlr.--I disclaim any such intention. . Dr. A ilsslie.-1 shall n0t...-1 cannot swear any such thing. (great confusion prevailed to the Court, and especially among the Gentlemen of dte Jury.) ' Messrs. Arms', WILDr., and WILLIAM, . severally ad dressed the,Cou r t . i n Se pport o f . the proprie t y o f :the question. The Chief Commi ssioner (Mr. 'fitoWl:l9 thought the ques tion might be ; put i n a mot-lilted sha pe. . ALL • Mr. Commissioner JILOdx-.--t think the-witness May be asked. win:diorite 'thought the delusion alluded to, resulted from the, workings of his own Mind, or were produced by ex. ierior linpresaions.. The Illtegion was accordingly. so put. .' _ , . Exprquintion rentinued.--1-nd not: kn ow; . couhi form no' opinion.; sueh.d e l us i ons resu l t e ith e r f r om the fertnentationi of lies. own oiled, tin: error* of his awnJudgMent, or the false im pressions prcalitced from the statement of ethers, in explain- Jeer, ot . the throne I hi s L A O mg the nature o f t h e manner in.whieh these delusions m a y be s hiii first stated hi s in tent i on to s i t produced upo n his lordsii i is's mind; lie would refer to th e sub ill it chair, the chair afterwards grew into a throue, then it ex t 'tided to a thronefrona which to otitithattcrjusticc ,t . and it was upon this in c reased deltisionu pon which . 'Principally the Lord Ctwicelter has relied - in the propriety of issu i n g t h e present commission.. Believes that delusions of' this; kind ' may be created and enl arge d b the s s tt hi ip p :A si m iti i n n d it b n y ia : y tbe i - )c conversationimpressions made upon hi s L or d. his Lord kind and jndi c i ous treatment. A partiality for attending. fli- nt:rats, ringing o f b e ll s, or driving 11 °"" ti , does no t prove n, restored a of others ; tfiinkii Si) ,almost its or i g i na l state b y sOundnets of mind ; they show, a weakness of mind, but cer tainly not an Unsoundness. . Cross-examin e d by Mr. wrens:BEl.l.—We% riot desired by any of the Hanson family to visit his Lordship. When in the a th l a e t tter wh , e n Counteis 'wished him to visit his Lordship ;' does not know that sta h t e iltg retu r ned tlls t t h o e to P te r ti the ll at Drs. Munro, Willis, and Latham, had received orders .from the northof Commission England l was a n a iss ec ue e d iv , e t:lnd Hanson family to visit his Lordship, and examine into-the state of his Isordship's mind; they were all present when the Lord r Chancellor delivered hit charge to the Medical Gentlest:ten ; neither Dr. Munro nor Dr. Willis visited his Lordship ,with ilawirsenan irrational.—if he ex lthalftuartinthgeunmdee7rdngan tin. soundness tsewilillstit:ile2adro,nsfvtueseihittloneireosalfjs,maonhirun fr adsDrhy;rocufilfildiaastlnticalLaaptindss;tuhhctithpuight, another carrying a log pressed his anxiety for a girl to die that he might attend her funeral, he should call him cruel and, foolish—if he were told of fifty such acts (none of which he had witnessed, and was ac customed to see his Lordship frequently found him sane, and was told they were only lucid intervals) lie should allow those lucid intervals entirely to outweigh all thoseof insanity—if the delusions under which fifty his Lar t a l s y h a ip lle i g abo ed u a re cts d as to the object of witness; had been removed by those who boasted that they could remove ,antof the delusions of his Lordship's mind, witness would have been enabled to prove the sanity of his Lordship as clearly as die sun shines at nooses-- Lord Portsmouth would deceive nine persons out of ten, both as to his rationality and irrationality, for his general manner was so decetive. I have not had half the opportunity which t l h o i n u k e: h t a tot l ave he is now w examin ing inan is insane hsL6rdtate Lordship f hi m p mind. 'What his sanity. I What do you say is the cause that has brought him to that state ?-:-His Lordship has always had a steak mind ; I think that the journey from Edinburgh in forty-five hours, with the circumstances attending it, has hurried on his mind to the state in which it now is. I do not think that those persons , under whose care he was placed adopted the cooling regimen and treatment proper for the case. You say that weak men are mostly cruel P—Mostly cruel. If you had heard of a man-taking up the onset leg of his ser vant and breaking it again, and afterwards saying he was glad of it, should you say that was a symptom of -a weak mind ? Such a circumstance might arise from not knowing what a broken leg was. If it did not arise from ignorance it might be a symptom of irrationality. If you iii an impossihlli: ty, what heard a m should yo a 4 n sa s state te o f s that u e such z • i, i n ev ? eLl Why, .I might as well say that he was an ignorant man as that he was an insane man. The delusions of sa lunatic c,annothe removed,—a suit of delusive ideas is no proof of unsoundness of mind. Mr. John Alexander, Secretary to the Middlesex Hospital, produced documents to prove, that in the Month of March, 1010, Lord P., was Governor of theTH,ospital; that he attended several meetings of the Governors in that and four following years ; and that he occasionally acted 'as Chairman at those meetings. Mr. Tooke, Solicitor to the Hospital, had seen Lord P. in the. Chair, boy had seen nothing remarkable in his conduct. Witness had seen him in private, and his conduct appeared cor rect and Gehtlemanly. • * Examined by the JURY—lie behaved in .the (`hair as men of rank generally did,s4Laughtei4 Mr. Lee, Secretary to the Queen Charlotte's Lxinsisitt Zoe- pital, proved that Lord Portsmouth teak the Chair at a Meet. ing,of Governors in the year 1816. Hithordship on One occa sion corrected the minutes taken by witness, and by his reqt.sst wittiest made an alteration in them. .• Cross-examined--Ilis Lordship had sent patients to the Hoe s pita], as other Governor s h a d d one . - Sir Thomas Bell had known Lord Portsmouth for, a period of five years ; his acquaintance with*hiM commenced at Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, he had seen him as Chairman, and never saw any thing in his conduct different from other Chairmen. Witness afterwards met him at Lord Grantley'a, and he comported himself with coherency anti propriety . . „Examined by the JtlitY.-11e. had no re a son to a m .sine that his. Lordship was not capable of matiaging his own aff a irs, but lie (witness) was, perhaps, not competent to judge. The Rev. Thomas Bowerbank, Vicar of Chiswick, saw. Lord P. at his church in the years 1019 and 1020. His Lordship Was very attentive to the service and the prErs, and his behaviour watt pious, correct, and p ro p er; his rdship's condUct was such, that witness Sho u ld not-have had the slightest hesit a ti on . in admiiiistering the sacrament to him. From, witness's obser vation, 'he believed his Lordship to be sound ; 'but froth astilbs"' seqoeot, converption, some acme-Ines of his language bespoke a weakness of mind. Mr. James Patterson bad. known Lord Portsinoudt twelveos thirteen years;, first saw him at Hurstbottru, but had not seen his Lordship fat-two years. . Witness was at Aldridgo's aboUt six years ago, looking out for a horse ; his ~Lordship looked at a horse • Witness was about to purchase; his Lordship . Said, ". Alt, tine horse ! tine horse ! blithe is lames4laughter ;) and upcin its being showed tint, it 'proved to be lame—(continu eti latighter.),Witnatia afterwards.uset his Lordship in ti expun s try and he drove witness in a ph aeton , and drove lai n exceed bigly well ; never saw any thing in his Lordship's conduct to indicate unsoundness of mind. Dr. Bankheach had practised 'physic for 30 years ; saw his Lordship on the first Saturday in October hiat itt Hurstbourn ,e in company with Mr. France ; witness saw his Lordshio walk ing in the back lawn with two or threeperions, one or whom was armed with itsgun, and witt* k witness's view there were 40 or 50 labouring men, armed with bliidgeons, who were afiti in Lord P,'s . view., Mr. Skirrow introduced witness to his Lord ship, saying, " My Lord, this is Dr. tt an kh ea d." Lord P. im mealtitely'fiew .front the two personeivith whom he was, and in a violent passion, shook his fist in his feet., and said, "Dr. Benk. head: you have no'husiness with me ; I will not speak to. you." IVitoese assured, him he had no idea of. doing him any, injury. Ins Lordship said - lie knew for whit pnipose lie had 'conic, and heavould !not.speek to him.. Witness aftesw,ards pld his Lordship the object of his visit ; that he was a physician come by . order of the Court of Chances); ttsaseertain,thestate otitis mind and body ; he spoke to him.about the intended Com - mite. sion of Lunacy, and it had die effect of curbing him, anagiving hinsa disposition to hear what witness say. Afr.Skirrow then made a motion with his hand, and the l armed person re- Witnetta Mr. Skirrow, and his Lord s hip, there Walked, and they entered : into a conversation relative to a patientof his (Dr. Bankhead.) Witness said he had brought aletter from Lady , P.; oil if his Lordship would read it, he would see the object of 'his visit. Lord P. said he would not read any let. ter from the Hellions. Witness then told him his busmen, and that, hl r. hart had applied to the Lord Chancellor to issue a Commission of Liinacy against him, LordPortsinouth appeared surprised and indignant, and naming round to Mr. SkirrOw, asked him whether it was sus Air, Skirrow said he believed it was, " Why" said his Lordship, " at w h ose instance:" " At your nephew 's," was the answer. " Indeed," said his 'Lord ship. At this moment, the peasants or labourers Made a great noise, and cried out." They are coming —they are , coming." Lord Portsmouth seemed quite Agitated, and addreasing nesa, said " No*, Sir, you sets we were right, we know the business 'you are come upon, and by G-41 pea shall be turned out of the ground." ‘Vitneas assured him hoWaa not come with any disguise or sChenie, he would 'rather cut his right hand oft ; his Lordship then_ withdrew into the .house, and witness did not see lunt until the next morning, when his Lordship was in bed ; it , Was . then ten o'clock. There was an evident difference in his Lordship's manner from the day previous; witness told hint heheped he was satis fi ed of' the truth 9f what he before had communicated to his Lordship; he (Lord Portsniouth)' said, Ile never would' receive tietter foam Lady Portsmouth, he had been badly used by her; wit ness told: him what were the , contents of the letter, and his Lordship then took it,. broke the seal; and then let it fall, • and said, " No, I will not 'read it ; Mr...Skim:nit told me not to read any letters . from her Ladyship." His Lordship: said, " she has disgraced hereelf by, insulting me, and I will never live with her again." Witness then conversed with his Lord: ship upon general topica ; his Lordship said he was afraid to go any where; he had not taken exercise, on hosseback, for three weeks ; he was afraid to go anywhere, on account of the Ilan sone, who had a number of perioos to assist them against hint, and the day they had been etideasiduring to get at him ; e n deavoure d wit- Port sstipl ooukethtst i tidi i n e ttl d a r id b e r t u lo t y t e d l - ik th ie e ckte C it o i and ni w lintu h l: e "r n esaii° w n i:n °llf es s Lf a r r n l ac d 4 ffi i4; M lllL l ti : i t the mmission would effectually remove the possibility of in ; there had, he said, been something of the kind some time before, but he beat them; in his manner and countenance there was every thing calculated to, excite compassion and SIM' pathy the conversation then turned to other suiveets. Lori P. said lie had been . so .ill-treatathe daybefere that he diihoot feel inclined.to get out of bed ;: witness then furnished him with a list of Witnesses who were to be examined against hint wit. ness told hin t M r . France hid given it t o hi m ; 'his.L4stahlP • said there w e r e p ersons i n. ' the list who could not be -eta mined egninat him, particulars , one person ; his Lordship let the paper fall, and said, " this is the way I am used." 'l'heir conversation then turned upon places and roads in Sussex, and upon the party w h o di ne d w i th witness on the day previously ; witness then took leave of his Lordship, and had not seen hint since. From tine saw and knew, Lord P. rittßnot what lie should call a Man of unsound mind, although there was some. thing very particular in his truinner; therewas great timidity-- great suseeptibillity about hint ; .he was of a very nervous Ills credulity was quite childish he was a man who would be acted upoisamaiingly by terror ; witness was not a very nee eons man, but, on the occasion of the day of his visit he, was himself aliirmetl.-.--(l4llUghtrr.) Cross-examilied by Mr.linotrOirt 11—Witness was not a par. fielder friend of the Lard Chancellor, but he told Lord. Ports mouth he was,—(l.aughter.)sslledid it to pacify hint it was a rnst i .a trick; he told hint that he had. seen. the Lard Chancellor Within _four. (toy*, And that ails Tiondo,liip.:liit4#tymmonded hini t ogo . down,; but the fact was, that he liich.oo personal acquaiat. gone with hue Lordship. ' Wittesa had not sespiesented; to Mr. Skirrow . that he was:asquaitited with :.Lord t'arnatvon and Lord Bathurst ; did not say to Mr: Skirrow that he was acquainted with ail they Ministry and.the cog hinua, and that it was a case in which his opinion would be Jolted to to decide the question ; Lady Portsmouth did not Send hie: down to Hurstbourn ; he had seen her for two minutest. Lsdy Ports. mouth was at a Clergyman's house near Basin, c ,,, o k e (t hrough which witness and Mr. France passed), and witness Saar her for Omit two minutes, but nothing pass. rid relative to Lord Ports mouth, or the business upon which they had ken to Hurs - bourn ; did not say to Lord Portsmouth tha t he had seen the child of Lady Portsmouth, and that it was very like h is 111 d. ship (Laughter) ; would swear it positively. Insane pascaT nosily had good recollection of trifling matters ; hi' , L''" l ' '?. s h u ac ci l Litnacy t his apprehension appeared to be of the Hanson ts. t ( a ul thin witn g es ex s t 's sted. milt'. Witness had lived fiftars in this world, and he neter . saw such a thing as an an impsent man, nor did he bt' llev ‘ ~1 t„ hter ) Itlir.Bstotroaraar---I am very glad to hear it—( I Ata.sxg- - •• 4. Suppose a man were in a violent passion with his t,° h^ mind) no apprehension of a Conunisonyt and one of them said, " Look, there Is a Mack i° 6 l ' it la i ; immediately became passive and tranquil, and foliose.. I funeral, would you call that man of sound mind ?--.A. I V , l d t t should not call that a sound mind; but by it I, 1;: t i l s measure the quart/I/mot mind the person might !laic. ~. recollected the case of a man who had been throe' years ~,` ing the busin e ss of a fi rs t- ra te mercantile house , and who w . never found to be a madman until he heard the noise oleo' and trumpets, and then he started from his businc °lnt ir:b n . after appeared amongst the soldiers with a cocked ha t a n :::,. e; bands. Lord P.'s state of mind was not of tbia d 0 I he really believed that if Lord P. were under the protestrr.l°. humane persons, he would be as well able to attend to,t lP 4 3 o f not performing perf of o n m tin li t n i g nagement of his own affairs as any man. If Lord Y; eiv . e d a " black job," and ran suddenly so the window, an c t uet i. a lf m a tio m na a i n ac tllowed a I . c! for a f t , n 3 : l : orre4 . delighted, witness thought he could notlie in ,a state °` he' Re-examined.—Cruelty was not a proof of •, i s, mind ; nor did a depraved appetite, nay fondness for drit n a e l coach, nor imbecility of mind, indicateinsanity.-..it dje ur 1 bujobwaboossistostssoseigma as PO LICII' INTELLIGSN CL --040.--- Li: off c „, -the , DUELS PREVENTED.—At two of the riw,'' c t i nt l..ll,lf (I' attention of the" - Magistrates was vestal:lay called to ;I ng -- o lio duels. At Guildhall the challenge v.as pen till ;a s - elitat ° ; circumstances. An attorney applied on tea pet '"- ' Aiodt 4 ' a third party for payment of a debt. The p erson, al e r p - t if Of answered by a hint, that if pressed he must take ta, e e w ios ees-. , the Insolvent 'Act. attorney rejoinedl that . s a re : c eted* %incest he would not incur that disgrace. T illi' w 3 .. Theeste'' an insult, and a challenge reagent to the attorney. , o f plaivant would have be e n s a tisfied with the Owne r „y ore f oto honour to keep the peace; but lie expressed no wilr t g, i rd give it; and was accordingly held to bail, Ilim,s e , lf t in , t the o _,, two sureties in 50/. each, to answer the coniPia....A'n* b e - of ri • lions, and in the mean time to keep tbu,p,qaFill Ir.; A pull i behaviour.—The .,, other case occurred at Bow:stree. , einsa et ---11. Student" fresh • Ireland,, had challenged a tientL ut ioi consequence of some quarrel at a tavern in the neje:w oo 0. of Covent-garden: Ile expressed before the Mn s o ffer o ` determination to meet his opponent even at ti":, T ,, l 0 0r,, Pig any 'recognizenee6 which he might be tallo? Il i - I into. ~ Then, Sir?," . d it the junipstrite, Ito said 4 r..riam.s, t g, ast . upon you to enter into your own recognizance ea ain c o.r fiad two sureties in 2501. each, to keep the is ; 8 , / oi to Ol e that your ardour may have tithe to cool, I require ) l ee Os' mi l t l a ra -r p ° t l a 24 hours' notice of bail, and in , the , mean time Y °3 ..,,uooit tea tnitted to the House of Correction."—Defendant W ., ' S ''' accordingly. MO " • a el • -----ARDEN.—In consequence of the ell:at o m:. tion, one of the Magistrates of this, office wen t this 0...ce a ga inst N on:i d Wadi uglier, tbr a tternpiwb bt 4, 0 w as s'e , little girl, eleven pain; of age , * • . (a" C her parents tn take him some victuals in the Ilotisetior to ,rore t 0 F r!' where the examiaation of the witness was taken 10 „ ton ;sia" a tt -e le rn .pa or, rti sa es tis soner.—lt appeared from: the evidence of Mr.: b ou rr ass 0: geon, that the offence was not etrecO. 3 1 r . Vics 'n e sliliOssi' c eenseque,nce of the child b e i ng a dmitted hue die pr7 ll2oo ti . hargeof asattult, With intent to commit a rape+ 35 „;„,-r loar against Wialdiugton. —.ref b i 7au tp nil filY ore bc r 6tltolinipr:ecuhi:e,se. al:dill:lets:T.: 4-8 .. otitro : T nisl l d ie er G s t i t i l ' e offering.t i t teteofr rewardso i l i as I t v i i i n gi for cast's a t , st ei c 1 se o : " ..,..it ta p . I. o il r 5 p i l l e t nYi all : ° 11 : . Chi iii t .. l s te gal. m n ori a l i i ze n e g po o r f , T u l , t 4 i s fra f t o la ur y d ', I t y ll i e r4 l g 3 li th i i t t::: p i ::: property i.on of Lord ST OW i: 4i. inld used by. I ll°11:11114:°rie ' ::1.1: in the county of G loucester , shot; suppbsid t' )l tick f l : it its ~r,,-, ' , ems°faumnnedeevil d -dthi d e :l s i a :e rnel re le d dPella to Y: D nan ani ra e n l P° , e (7 2l l: l 7 3 er su ; ut h lkl i f . n : °4lii::: , ;itintleil) : l l e ti : r,,, l; ward at Stowell afortsaid, for whom it teas intel,o,",k (iv"' as 611 " 8 .. --2. Mr. Randall, pease giv e ti do w' i n l' to take to his rogue of a father: " to - ~,,,h ti 4 nt, 5° , 1 , - 6 _l l/ " In'the night 'of WedneSday,. the 12. "`"ilaliei ' s'" 3' flat disposed person . or persons did iiior "f e - i ii y;l4k . At i'l fire a hay-stack belonging .to joust I .E -- -1 boldswhyke i in the County of Susseft." of i t n li g h rti n a ! :e L sustained athezt;4i , ilit , lt 0v EstiN Ts IN Tit 1: Crr "--"" dj o iriing - tt ito some of them down, offers a good oPP° riun Strec t . p aird i s bt F A W,...... " 3 . l Pft V4 widening , the Saltmari‘et ~.. the st ..tre o carrying a street throngh rrnnt the Saltriaritet!" st Anz li ch in a line with St . A u a rew , tree t, thus lesvg p i st. t t he Church, the terrninittinn of Stich a street ' I I I ,. besuil °,, it) An imProvettient,,.While it .added b' t, P:P• e - r. t . .i t ; city would raise the value of all the no r , . 6 014 la rr a very great ratio, anti substituting , O ci in •healle is ' he c illc. Part*, in lieu, of those abodes of drt, wre t '' ois of I l e' and crime, at present i 6 genenil in the lower l' iity o il iil t r e, would add greatly, to itahealth, comfort, n'''''' o jected, o o l --The proprietors of The lots' atijoining*thc P 7 00' irk t Y , ,11J would find it their interest to raise, vg,ito pu. a - 4 3: el c‘ h ;4 6 and neat buildings, or where too poor to do th e y tidy sell; their properties , to 'adiantago. -- "*" d it o Feb. , 22 .) . ..t willin ur re y !i s - d b e i r ; it tli leier.raftss3::e not ty ra ptoho lh lyit i °ll 0 :: n a fil e ' 011' Wr e . underatand that ' --n socielY, pa ,vill!'„itio Plinian Soidety, has lately been established 0; the joti,lo, for promoting the study of Na ttl ral History tin s ` foi ning o r 0 , of out Native Country . i ,This Society is . 6 '1. 0 00 Of / scum, consisting of specimens in the various, ion ma, j oitt torsi History and Antiquities. Such an institu`,...,.,A (,1""' highly Ail —vantageous to the' stutlents..4Edinuw" d a A Feb. ~..) ' - 1 B ee CIP . Two young. men . cousins, rtarl et ~r , qilA ff ,foo ' Richards, of Weston-72yland, near Ilritifi ; r B ;'.oo tl o soc' last week at a pnhlic-hotie in that parish ; '' n ",„:bestc li 45 battle ensued, In wllich Ri c h a rds w as 10 rau-" , fo' r' a A ItY'°aLnognw(afalt 'titniact.t..°4s)3oinnlgel'tthePawasanY'g" casion his'tleath the following Morning. ' r o ods) 3 06 1 ' A dreadful aecidentocurred 0u. 31 5 ,, / g3Lc; it AO noon at the top of St. Martin's-le (lrand, in ;` ,1 ., it t pPt , lilt heath, and killed her on the spot. :intitibertt4s e t o )04 ore BERIJUS. . senor vo On the 24th 11:IA4; ,tho Ludy of Fah Barnet's-place of a son and heir. On Wedneailay, thel2th inst., at D° ll ` . V l° f the Rev. John Swi r e, o f C onoo ley-hottPe, ° A# l '• p. • • Notiol db ' On the leittt St. Clement s*,' -0 Burrows to Hiss both of that ci t tYl. ware On the 17th.inst" at Yarmouth, 3lr. h' t rOP:o Charlotte Cannon, both o f th a t tOwn• ye s hOl .'" On the 20th' at Lipper Deal, Air. 134 bos merchant, to Miss M a ry Jacobs, dress-make r ' . parish. tvo - Tio O n n . i th 4 e rd l.i i t t h „th in b st t :. l. , to a n t . F . riars pl ' E -h i) all: , Ro* l) , ll . l . 2 4 l3ll w itc : tti ft 4 : oll.4 : On the 22d inst., at his house in DevoOstP"' ' rtlie Richard t'oore, Esq. - o ReOvnAlllaitilaatrtlih(can:las4th, of Peckham, e s lt u lils tr t & tistig iosoli bit l i i On Alonday evening; the 24th i'llit4 ' I ? ti' 3l: Grangee-mail s Iterrnonasey, aged 44. ~4 „ h i gtof'; ~,,$L0 )1 0 On Saturday morning,. at MI , T esiarrtee , l' — inn i 4l. ; ilsr t o i re near this town, afte; a protracted, and SCY 414 o r i. d o borne with eiemplary thrtitude and ire si ~ ptiti,kilit°ll so liarc9.l:* propriettm• of this paper, ID - a tie 1 ,1 7 1 g n o,l' age : his conduct as a public'clutraiter an ~,401 ,01 d, In' W tPr'6{9.:_ise newspaper, 'was dlitingtliSbeti for 10 Y 1 " it es-qcs' • • ar unshaken attachment to the Constitution _.„ . 04 il ,, rah a fto , t f• though many indisidnals! differed fronl hip' y Al l tibli 4 , ixtcnc I , Ivr de meat, he had universally the merit of cons , ~,.,,, 0 4 . fSr c 0 dit of political inteitrity. In private; life'r tr o e liste, ' 40 , spected, not only Ikr la strict hunestf, and,`,i , o r Ili: or ; r fe meat to his friends anti acquaintance, I 'u' OP ..# 41,10 , and exertise in a high ,degree or all the so cheater aferoary, Feb. 35.} 001-'lls Printea and Pah44)o for rit the 'RR 1 ' olittl-Al' ()Wel>, No. 112, Strand, by J. .1).