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!tif.4.,',T1.1.•,•--2-,-CLN-....----_-7,4,78 - 1 .._ ~ s ~.----!1,,,,;-, )1 , 4• ; --- A-- L,:v;., „ V i i i p . , - u .. .-- -- -...a • , 0 . ____ , S ....16••• 4';:k‘i' ~.. T'n , .....,... _,..,_..., _ 4' 6 , vall,o - ft( r . j, (2 /4 NUMBER 9427. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1822. PRICE SEVENPENCE. IfIC TUALLING-OFFICE, Oct. 48, 1822. P INE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LI`VG His MAJESTr's NAVY, 4"c. do hereby t4i, v "ce, that on Tuesday, the 19th of November n ex t, Qv ' 441 1 be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up) Oka treat for the *llseparate Contracts) of all such wit apply (on • le. tie P.f . SEA PROVISIONS, including • RUM las may Qt I : 4" ded f or the use of H i s M a j es t y ' s Ships and Vesse ls a gai t Pla ces under-mentioned, front the dates expressed e ach till the 31st DeeeMber, 1823, viz. :- 4ast, r . I.es's:rrlckfergus , Larne Harbour, ( i4 lt°4 and Dublin st January, 1823-, °4 411 1 d te r! it e i t iloci trY an 4 Loughswilly 9th January, 1823. Idinh te r ith Roads, and the Frith of eke ti E i i thFebruary, 1823. — "rvions of the Contracts may be seen at this -Office, it L Q ii nPl Y i "g to Me Secretary, to the Postmaster -General 4.: 1 1 0 ' and to the Collectors of His Majesty's Customs 'P'etib-'ealyst.' Galway, Londonderry, Greenock, and Leith, rc- E at . h 6 e tlei• T ender must specify the price in words at length , and ' 4 lt, i rs'ere d before One o'Clock on the day appointed, and P er, o e acc onpanied by a Letter, signed by two responsible 11, g, "gagin g to become bound with the Party tender tcich'n the P enal Sum of 500 1 . for t h e d ue per f o r m ance of 2-,:ef the Contracts. l ehw,.. Pe "° l lwho makes the ener, or sorne•Person on his attend t o answer T when called for. M: 'FALLER CLIFTON. I'IC7'U4 L NG-OFFICE, October 30, 1822. COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL ist,t4zIA'G His MAJESTY'S NAVY, 4^c. do hereby gi ve le, e . e ' t hat on F r id ay, t h e 22d of November next, they will for 4 4 13Etc,4 l a recei ve T en d ers i n wr iting (sealed up), and treat e "PPlit (on separate Contracts) of what, FRESH °2l d 1, '-" Y be required for the use of His Majesty's Ships ag g i, eBB els at the places under-mentioned from the dates kik:: each expreised, till the 31st December, 1823, viz. gaud 'k e arrick fergus, Larne Harbour, 1 111C ewr Y b o , on Ist January, 1323. ki " ' t oads bo "ow n a nd wns Dublin 27tbilanuary, 1823. Gal w al ko G ue t ilock lst January, 1823. I.lb, r4 Sey and / • - • eney _ and the R iser Sh a nnon , bu_' L eith Roads, ,aucl'Firtb of Edin ti(iiil) n k lit January, 1823. "°4, "'eastl !Y a?(1 . Lonzhswilly 17th February,lB23. I l e v w finmouth Haven ti n a n Alth Ist January, 1823 an d Loch Ryan y 4th 13th February, 1823. 77,„ LYnn, and Wells Ist January, 1823. or -di tions of th e Contracts may be seen at this Offic e, %te,.. 4 % "aP P l . l ling• at the Post Offices at Brighton, Dublin,. ( rid Jer se y, to Mr. Miller; Agent for the y 1)0 t ""f Plymouth ; Mr. Edwin, Victualling Wharf at 41 " . . Toun,tel, Nacal Yard, Deal ; Mr. Christ o p her et t ' at nrixh am ; an d t o the Collectors of His Majesty's 11, 1 . 0,44 p 4 Qt each of t h e o th er places. 'ad 6 4elt Ten d er must specify the ,Pr ic e • ce "n Words at length, Poin te; de livered before One o'Clock on , the day tko. ap and accompanied by a Letter signed t r must be 74 e l' a nsible P ersons , enga ging to become bound with the o% te)4eri "g, in the penal Suns of 2 , 000 1. for the du e . ( " 4- 'e 0 .1 the Plymouth Contract, unit of 500/. for each 7 ,4 ‘t4,er Contracts. t e t i : p erla n who makes the Tender, or some P e r son on 41 ' 1, must attend lb answer when called for. ir..ILLER CLIFTON. W i t , ONE DAY OVER. 1 - ' T and Co. respectfully inform the Pub iSr4t 1.2 t 1e that the SECOND DAY'S DRAWING of the Ticket 41,'"It u o,, er Y will take place TO-MORROW. Every -4 tio that Da 11 have the Chance of all the under a ntd ca, . Y wi . e,... mats, viz. 1' , ..:'•" 1 ...... .X 20,000 3 of £2,000 4 11, ',.. .......... 10,000 8 • l,OOO - 1 9 ... r % • •.... 5,000 19 1 500 °I ' O.O l 58 ... £2OO, and the asual proportion' of smaller Prizes. In the , ALL STERLING MONEY. - kli„ nntra t just ended, the Last-drawn Money Prize e (l st" / , °° ? andeinthe Lotte;y , drawn in Jnne last Both the Port u rl zesi were Sold by SWIFT and Co , . at their Old . nate Offices No. ti, Poultry; .• 11 Cross ; 1" 'a"g- Shares ; 41 t , id Kate Highlstreet ; where the Tickets and 'sent Lottery are on Sale. p uit .TußE TO BE' SOLD, consisting r ,th °l p a ls se. t of SPANISH PATENT DININ9 TABLES, limt,AtLig°,olcest Wo9d i , 14 feet by 5 a Set of TWELVE magnificent i SIDEBOARD TA itii4et;CLiliiblarrllesiMubilge,;'waith sof Z_ ebra Wood ; also a 11 1 e 413 0 'lles 'Winged Wardrobe, fitted up with Cedar.-.- fo,, k4 i tvi, v ; ','s part of a select Order, the Property of a Gentle qthich-et4o consequence of the . Original Plan of the House_ thirtHco cont Furniture was designed bein; materially altered r 4 the is now offered r to . the Public for less than t.wo -4t ee t t „, A I anufacturefs rice, at Alills's, No. 77, High .Y.le-bone, opposite Devonshire-street. f'.qi t Nll‘ AD VANTAGE to the PUBLIC, particularly to FAMILIES. , 1111 . e. E AST INDIA COMPANY'S 'ARES,' ~"(1 . 17 - ,e• are allowed on all TEAS bought atIeN I O_RFOLK. "tap the tOLIc HOUSE, 23, LITTLE BELL ALLEY, TEAS are warrranted ca t ; 334111 ' of England, where : 111 Pa t ' and equal in quality to tile it - tAti4 . Y in London with an additional ounce allowed in every all prieesoffered by any Tea ( , ) , t the' o 4 , ll,l , in taking s i x pounds, pound is added.— h . ' %e s " 've E stoh 1 i shrn en t superior fi h n al e f fl a av n red Coffees sold each pound, and , 41 1 4 ;ne terms one ounce allowed extra l ii h itl e er l i ) ,,, ° 4 7l ea inte'very six po H un e d u s se ; w in hi L ch en i d s e a n n . ad N vant iti44l)est clitt to Q v arp ~,_a s any other a g m e m n o o n t 7171 l'e l. e r r kept at this Establishment. Fine storowngSou 6s. lid, ; superior fine .Breakfast Souchong, Hme th, , 0 s t ,, ~o Os. to 10s. ; remarkably fine Green Tea, y : _ s n . (r d u us• ; real Hyson, very . 10s ; best Hyson, 14 ~ ,t h ey e e l . Tea, 13s. ; fine Coffee, 3s. , very fine 3s. 4d.; best ~uttl ~Free 4s . t'.l%,o',,(2°,l4,,ee ; b l ui r etilil :Vtri Pa r r e ts m o it f ta th nc e es C , o w u il n i tiT be attended to ' s b t y rie l tl et y terpost paid, or " 41 ' . 1"`` I t aw Sugar kept for the public accommodation. antedce. Ilil e st e , as k c• from this Establishment are warr . , 4 14 ‘ w rapped in China Tea Paper, pn s th 411 - Add e ba 1 ress--A. WARMOLL, Little23 w , ith Bell-alley, e 4 °I the Bank of England, London. pfl ll ilk s e_ 6. Jist ricc c e ) 00 1- of j a ft' t o pre Serl i k, 01 1 : 4 i, of .ftr'is ,ire's beco i t hrou.f I t) T hol o 10 o es, t s t of I A il „ , jr ro ll ' atber, is of rra ce, 0 , A. Ge es I.lt e on, r pg be n fi f i f' • so, fle w ot ref" eorg g aO rgt : rY , _ F ree i ,co. ,on Ited ,ec• o f het s le I' d a aid an Is 0 . 1.1 BoYci a rt , keS7 ,tre es ; 1% ,( 1' ' J0b. 1 4 year , ;Colon,t,r;as, Don g"'',, s eri 'thee r' Mr' n ,tOP rr; ' ) 0- .DC i en . ,19 4 ln :pc rrea ,t the ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Department, Treasury Chambers, Oct. 31, 1822. N OTICE is hereby given - to all Persons de sirous of contracting to supply the following Articles for the Use of the Army, viz. BREAD—To his Majesty's Land Forces in Cantonments, Quarters, and Barracks, in the under-mentioned Counties : Bedford, Berks, Cawbridge (Including the Town of New market), Hereford, Herts, Hunts, Lincoln, Middlesex, Ox. ford, Rutland, Somerset, Wilts, Worcester. BEEF and MUTTON, to bis Majesty's Land Forces in :`,antonments, Quarters and Barracks, in the underwen- ioned Islands : Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey. OATS, to his Majesty's Cavalry and Artillery Horses, in Cantonments and Qparters, in the under-mentioned Coun- ;ies Bedford, Berwick, Bucks, Cambridge, Cumberland, Der by, Gloucester, Hereford, Herts, Hunts, Monmouth, Ox ford, Rutland, Salop, Stafford, Westmoreland, Wilts, Wor- center. FORAGE. viz.—OATS, HAY, and STRAW—To his Ma _ lesty's Cavalry and Artillery Horses in Barracks, and Oats, in Cantonments and Quarters, in the under-mentioned Coun- ties : Berks, Nottingham, and in the several Counties in North Britain. That the Deli%Tries are to commence on and for the 25th day of December next; that Proposals in writing, sealed up and marked "Tender for Army Supplies," will be received at this ()dice on or before Tuesday, the With day of November, but none will be received after Twelve o'clock on that day. Proposals must be made separately for each County, ex cept for the Counties comprising North Britain, all of which must be included in one Tender; as must likewise the Islands of Alderney, Guernsey, and Jersey ; and each Pro posal must have the Letter which is annexed to the Ten der properly filled up, by TwO Persons of known Property, engaging to become bound with the Party tendering, in the Amount stated in the printed Particulars, for the due per formance of the Contract; and no Proposal will be noticed, unless made on a printed Tender, and the Prices expressed in words at length ; and should it so happen that during the continuance of the Contract no Troops should .be supplied by virtue of the same, the amount of the Stamps on the Con tract and Bond, paid in the first instance by the Contractor, shall be refunded to him. Particulars of the Contracts may be had upon application at these Chambers, betwe e n the hours of Ten and Four; and of the Darrack Masters lb the Islands of Alderney, Guernsey► and Jersey. I'. S.—Samples of the Bread and Meal may be seen at this Office between the hours of Twelve and Two. PRIVATE TUITION. AVACANCY is NOW OPEN in the FA MILY of a MARRIED CLERGYMAN, who prepares a FEW PUPILS for the UNIVERSITIES, or their respective Professions ; many of fuem hair been of the highest rank. The Distance from London is within Twelve Miles. Letters directed for the Rev. W. M., Mr. Reynolds, Book• seller, 137, OxfOrd-strect, London. THE COLONIES. UPPER CANADA.-PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. " NIAGARA, SEPT. 17.—The people hereabouts, with the exceptiorvof the good folks_ of York, are much disappointed that the Bill fot the Union of the two Provinces has been lost t appears to be the general wish of the Upper Province that should pass, and York is the only place expected to lose by the exchange ; it is, however, my opinion that the inhabitants will be soon indemnified, if the Canal they are now projecting between Lakes Erie and Ontario is speedily accomplished, as it is the only safe anchorage on that side of the Lake. " The officers employed in surveying the country for the Canal have finished about two-thirds of it under very favourable circumstances, and anticipate equal success throughout; it is therefore to be hoped that they will receive every support. The AMericans have rendered this Canal absolutely necessary, by the rapid progress made in their great work, which will, within another year, open a water communication between Buffalo and Ne‘w York, thereby rendering all the Western Territory above Niagara tributary to - that City, mileis we prevent it by the adoption of similar facilities and com munications. It is much to be regretted that the Canal near the Ottawa is not on a larger scale, for if it is only to admit of Batteaus, it will be of little value to the inhabitants of the Upper Country, and can only be of service in a tnili- y point of view ; for in case the farmer has to send, his pro duce to Montreal, at the expence of shipping and re-shipping it, half a dozen times, the net proceeds will be very trifling.— It is thought, but, probably, very unjustly, that the wealth and influence of Montreal have produced this confined plan of the Ottawa Canal, foreseeing that if a vessel was admitted large enough to navigate the Lakes, she would be equal to the na vigation of the St. Lawrence below Montreal, and enable the Quebec Merchants to participate directly in the trade of the Upper Country. " These Provinces begin to feel most grievously the altera tion in the Timber Duties. It will seriously diminish our im ports from the Mother Country, and all the speculative advan tages held out by the recent innovations in the Navigation mid Colonial Laws will not produce any benefit to the British Set. tlements in America, if ever, for many years to come. The revival of the Certificates of Origin, at the instance of certain individuals in the Lower Province, has been already attended with very inferior effect to the general trade of these Colonies, without producing any important benefit to the parties alluded to. Indeed, it is a matter of great surprise to us that the Go vernment should have given attention to these individuals, who were known to have a direct and extensive interest in the sub ject. A few years will convince the present Members of the Board of Trade of their error, and that the system adopted for the improvement of these Colonies by Lord Bathurst and the late Mr. Rose, was founded in good sense, 'public convenience, and sound policy—embracing, in its effect and operation, the encouragement and extension of the shipping, manufactures, and colonial interests of the Empire." LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, THURSDAY, Nov. 7. THE PORTSMOUTH CAUSE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, he appeared for the peti tion of Henry Wallop Fellowes, Esq., when set forth that the Earl of Portsmouth was of unsound mind, and altogether unfit for the management of his affairs. The conduct of the Earl for many years was referred to as proof of this allegation, and particularly within the last year. his Lordship had gene hi October last year to Edinburgh, and had returned in July last within the jurisdiction of the Court. The prayer of the peti tion was, that a commission should be issued for inquiry, in the only competent mode, whether his Lordship_ was or was not of sound mind. It was his. (the Attorney-General's) duty, as the petition was opposed, to open the facts of the case as they appeared in evidence. The name of the. Earl of Portsmouth was not unknown, to his Lordship in that Court, and he (the Attorney-General) anticipated that it would be pre4sed much by the other side, that about seven years ago a similar applica tion had been made, when his Lordship had not thought fit to issue the writs sued for now. But this application was depend ent upon evidence subsequent to the 4 armer application ; and the only question now was, -whether is was not such a case as called for a writ of inquiry in the form of a commission. .The evidence was very voluminous, and of two descriptions. A part was of the strongest nature as against Lady Portsmouth, who was the_ party opposing the prayer of the petition. He meant that this part of the evidence proved, by her ladyship's treat ment of the Earliduring the five or six years that he had re sided with her, that the Earl was not in her estimation, or that of her friends, to manage his , own affairs. The second de scription of evidence showed that the Earl laboured under a delusion, which alone would be sufficient to induce his Lord ship to issue the writ now applied for. The Earl of Portsmouth had been first-married to a lady of the family of Lord Grantley. His affairs had had been placed uhder the management of Mr. Newton Fellowes, his Lordship's brother,,and Mr. Hanson, by a trust deed, to which it was not necessary to refer more parti, cularly. The first Lady Portsmouth had died in November 1812. Three months afterwards Lord Portsmouth came to town from Hursborn, in Hampshire, and in a few. days after his arrival Married without any intimation, and with- out any anticiption on the part of any of his friends, the present Lady Portsmouth, daughter of Mr. Hanson, one of the trustees of bis affairs. With that Lady he had resided until the present year, the application for a commission in 1815 having been refused by his Lordship. In 1616 the Earl of Portsmouth quitted Hursborn, and came to reside at Fairlawn, near Acton. There he was treated more like a child than like one of his rank and distinction. The Earl was now 63 years of age. At the time of his removal to Fairlawn, a Mr. Alder was introduced into his family. He had no connexion with the family, but was introduced merely by Mr. Hanson. This gentleman had been, until July last, a perpetual inmate in the family, but rather as a keeper and a guardian to the Earl. than with any other view. Several witnesses, to whose affidavits he would call his Lordship's attention, proved that the Earl of Portsmouth had been treated by this gentleman with great in dignity, and, on occasions, with cruelty. He had often been chastised as a child; his cries had‘been heard; be had been driven to' complain to Mr. Birnie, now Sir Richard Birnie, who lived in his neighbourhood. This testimony was con firmed by the testimony introduced on the part of Lady Portsmouth. The first affidavit to which he called atten tion, was that of Mr: Capy, who had been butler to his Lordship for several years, up to 1818. His affidavit con tained long details, showing that his Lordship bad most childish habits. Lady Portsmouth had desired him not to care for the Earl or take any notice of him. He was even di rected by her Ladyship to chastise him whenever his conduct required it ; and he stated in his affidavit that be had been in the habit of chastising him with a whip, but without injuring him. He had seen her Ladyship chastise him with a horse whip, both dressed and undressed, in bed. Attempts were made, indeed, on the other side to meet this part of the case. Two sisters of her Ladyship deposed, that it was merely in jest. Miss Flora Hanson admitted that she saw Mr. Alder on two occasions strike him. Once, wherrsthe Earl was-in sulreat passion, and had struck the deponent, Mr. Alder tripped up his heels ; and again, when he had struck or pinched the Coun tess; Mr. Alder struck him with his fist. The Loan CHANCELLOR remarked, that there was no affi davit by Alder. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, there was not, nor by Mr. Neivton Hanson (brother of the Countess), nor by the Countess herself. Mr. HOUSTE said s there would be an affidavit by Mr. New ton Hanson. Was there nO redrest for the calumnies uttered against Mr. Alder and Lady Portsmouth ? • The ATTORNEY-GENERAI said he was not aware that truth could be calumny. But these facts did not rest solely on the testimony of Capy. A witness of the name of Bloomfield, who lived very near the residence • of the Earl of Portsmouth, heard often cries of murder, and other cries of distress, uttered by the Earl. It was so shocking to the feelings of Bloomfield and his family, that they wished to leave Fairlawn. Those cries became mbre frequent after Capy, the butler, had left. This witness deposed that the Earl was mules a medical man and keeper, and that the gentleman who appeared in that cha racter was often seen walking about in great confidence with Lady Portsmouth, while the Earl wandered alone quite de jected. Monck also, another witness who had been servant to the gardener of the Earl of Portsmouth in the latter end of 1816, saw the Earl receive a violent slap on the face from his Lady. The Earl cried out " 0 Lord!" The gentleman who attended him struck him then with a horsewhip. The Earl cried " Murder." He was then forced down the steps, and fell on the gravel so violently, that it was a mercy he had not broken his back. This witness saw him chastised in the most cruel and brutal manner in presence of his lady. The de ponent was desired by Jones, a servant, to lock the gate, that the Earl might not run away. He had frequently afterwards seen the Earl amusing himself with a horse and cart driving out dung. Richard Jones, the gardener, was told by.the Lady that the Earl was very strange, and the deponent was to attend only to her for directions,, and for the settlement of his ac counts. The Earl frequently talked about funerals, which he called black jobs. These facts were not- contradicted at all. They were confirmed, indeed, by the silence on the other side. Was this, then, treatment to he applied even to a man of weak understanding, capable of managing his own affairs ? Would his Lady submit to see him chastised and laughed at, if he were of sound mind ? Such treatment was demonstrative proof of her impression of his state of mind, It was clear demon stration that she considered him to be in that state of mind which constituted a necessity for the interfesence.of this Court. There were yet other facts which had taken }dace at Fairlawn, and which, though they might be called base and unfounded calumnies, fully established the allegations of the petition.— Mr. Alder, who belonged to the profession of the law, had been introduced under the guise of a medical man, had ac quired an ascendancy which nothing but the incapacity of the Earl could have permitted, and had in fact used farniliarties and intercourse with the Countess under the very eye of the Earl, which none hut a man whose mind was weakened by disease could submit to. Capy gave evidence of having heard Mr. Alder go from his own, room to the Countess's bed-room. The situation of the rooms was given. in evi dence. It was not denied that Mr. Alder slept in a bow room, which communicated by folding doors with they room in which Lord and Lady Portsmouth slept., Transactions were detailed, which proved that familiarity and, inter course took place between Mr. Alder and the Countess in the presence of the Earl, without being affected by it. This fact alone, connected with what took place in Scotland, proved to demonstration the incapacity of his Lordship. Why had there been deception in the introduction of Mr. Alder as a me dical man ? Was this true, or was it not!? The Earl uniformly declared that this deception had been practised. Was k true ? If it was, then the deception was practised for an improper pur pose. If it was not true, and it was mere delusion in his Lord ship's mind, then he was of unsound mind, and in a state of mental incapacity. Mr. Alder, after he had been introduced .as a medical man, had access at all times to the Countess. He accompanied her as her companion and friend, to Southend, and Lord Portsmouth was left at home. in November, .last year, Lady Portsmouth took his Lordship, Miss Hanson, and Mr. Newton Hanson, to Edinburgh. They were shortly joi ne d there by Mr. Alder. On-their arrival there their conduct came under the observation of persons wholly indifferent, unconnect ed, unimpeachable, and unimpeached, and speaking to trans actions which came under their own eyes. "Mrs. Eyans, whose affidavit he would first advert to, kept a lodging-house in Fre derick-street. A party came to her house in a coach with a coronet. She learnt it was the Earl of Portsmouth. Observ ing the person who was painted.out as Lord Portsmouth acting strangely, she asked Miss Miller, their maid, if all was right. Miss Miller was reserved, and gave no answer ; but afterwards she told deponent, that the Earl was ofteh beaten, especially when Mr. Alder was present. During the first few days a child of the deponent's was always with them until Mr. Alder arriv ed. Lady Portsmouth then became nervous, and could not bear the noise Of the child. Mr. Alder desired to have a pass- key to let himself in at all hours of the night, but deponent re fused, and said her maid would sit up for him. Miss Miller told deponent that Mr. Alder was no relation, but that there was great intimacy between him and her Lady—that he always_ was sneaking about her, and that there was no peace since he` came. Dr. Hamilton came to visit Lady Portsmouth there.— Afterwards Lady Portsmouth and Mr. Alder, Lord h . having gone out, were going together into a bed-room bUt the deponent's maid being there, Lady Portsmouth pushed away Mr. Alder, and they went out, though the day was very coarse. She was so disgusted by what she Saw, that she ordered them to leave her house—and in fact they did leave her house on a very short notice, and went to Macgregor's Hotel, in St. Andrew's square, and afterwards to Mrs. Sutherland's Lodgings. Mr. Macgregor's affidavit stated, that a Gentleman and Lady came to hie house for lodgings, and afterwards others joined them. The house being very full, they occupied the attics. He had waited on them hunielf, contrary to his purpose, and thought Mr. A. Lord Portsmouth, seeing him on such terms with the lady as a husband might be expected to be. It was he who had come to engage the lodgings with Lady P. It was not denied that they had tome to the house ...by themselves before Lord Ports mouth came. Deponent went up stairs and saw them sitting on an incomplete bed, there being a complete bed also in the room. Lady Portsmouth seemed nervous. About 7 o'clock in the evening he went up to nail a piece of cloth on the outside of the docia, but fearing the noise might disturb Lady Mrtsmouth, he opened the door and hsked if he should do it. They were both in bed and the curtains drawn. Mr. Alder, whom he took for Lord Portsmouth, put out his head and desired him to do it by all means. Deponent was so disgusted that he insisted on the whole party leaving the house. The servants of another lady who was in the house had seen such familiarity with Mr. Alder that the lady complained to the deponent. So anxious was the deponent to have them out of the house, that he looked out for lodgings for them ; and did not get, payment of his bill for a month eerwards. , Here, then, it would be remarked, that the lodgings had been taken by Mr. Alder, and that' his Lord ship seemed as in a dream—led as others pleased. Where did they next find lodgings ? With Mrs. Sutherland, who kept a lodging-house in Abercromby-place. Miss Miller had made an affidavit, denying the testimony of the two preceding wit nesses, but not a single fact of Mrs. Sutherland's deposition was denied. He (the Attorney-General) had stated, that in Nov. 1821, Dr. Haniiltnn was consulted. Mr. Alder and Lady 'Portsmouth came to see l Mrs. Sutherland's lodging. Mrs. Suth erland took him forthe husband. Miss Hanson was with thein. 'Deponent asked how long they would require the lodgings ; Mr. Alder answered, " Perhaps nine months," looking signi ficantly at the ladies. This was in November, and in the month of_August Lady Portsmouth vas brougkt to bed. This, he (the A ttorney-General) contended was proof of intimacy. A remark so indelicate would not have been made in such a man- • ner, if improper intimacy had not existed. Mrs. Sutherland did not approve of what She saw. Mr. Alder suffered himself to lie addressed by her as "My Lord." Deponent reluciantly received them on getting a written declaration that they would leavo.at the end of a week. What situation was this for a Peer of the Realm, that he should have great difficulty to procure accommodation in a respectable house in Edinburgh? Mrs. Sutherland heard violent screams which .alarmed her first as being her child's. Mr. HORNE.—I have asked whether the written paper is forthcoming. The A TTORNEY-GENERAL.—NO, it is not. Mr. HO RIsTE.—No, because it never existed. The AT TORNEY-GENERAL.—On the Sunday, the second Sunday after they had come to the lodgings, Lady Portsmouth was in bed when all were supposed to have gone to church, and then this deponent discovered what he (the Attorney-General) would not detail. On the Thursday afterwards they removed i to King-street. He would now proceed to state the evidence of the manner and circumstances of his Lordship's removal from Scotland. Disputes, and a suit in that Court between Mr. Fellowes and Mr. Hanson, .had been referred to Mr. Skirroat- When Mr. Skirrow was at Ilursbnrn arranging the papers and accounts of the family, he was told by became, who was resi dent there, that Lord Portsmouth was treated very improperly by his lady and Mr. Hanson, Mr. Skirrow became alarmed that the larl had not been treated properly . when he - signed bills and accounts Ivhich were now under his consideration as referee. Rumours had reached Mr. Fellow6s, too, of the treat ment of his Lordship in Edinburgh. In consequence .of such reports, measures were taken to bring Lord Portsmouth back within the jurisdiction of that Court. It had been said that he had been improperly removed froth Edinburgh, and threats had been held out respecting that conduct ; but his removal was in dispensable in all the circumstances. Mr. Fellowes and Mr. Skirrow were aware of the thraldom in which he was held, that he was chastised and deprived of money. It Was clearly proved by the evidence, that the. Earl had never been intrusted with money. At Fairlawn he had been obliged to borrow 2s. from James Rutty, who had been . a servant at Tattersall's, and afterwards a gardener at Fairlawn. Mr. Norton, a relation of the first Lady - Portsmouth, and Mr. Combe, proceeded to Edinburgh in July, in order to release his Lordship fro'm his thraldom. Fortunately they met him in the street. They car ried him to I,s-rd Grantley's seat, where he was seen by Mr. Skirrow, who thought it highly important that he should Ise. seen by medical gentlemen. Dr. Powell and Sir - George Tuts hill saw him accordingly. Sir George Tuthill summed up in these terms :—" If the statements made by his Lordship were .true, he was incapable of managing his own affairs; if they were not true, then he suffered under a mental delusion which showed him to be incapable of managing his own affairs." It appeared from Mr. Skirrow's affidavit, that Dr. Bankhead visited his Lordship at Hursborn, and went thither with Mr. France, Lady Portsmouth's attorney ; but no contradiction was given by Dr. Bankhead's affidavit to this part of Sir George Tuthill 's affidavit. Dr. Powell visited Lord Portsmouth at Mr. Skirrow's house_in Gower-street, and said, that from a single interview he could not make an affidavit sufficient to.sso before a jury,-but that it seemed to him materials were not wanting. To Dr. Powell the Earl said that he should like to • have a coronation at his country house. Deponent stated, too, that his general treatment was that of a lunatic, and worse than was applied to persons in an inferior station ; that he was chas tised, not intrusted with money, threatened with punishment if he did not return home when ordered, and often shut up in a private room ; that the account he gave of his marriage, the in decencies he indured in his presence, his submisSiOn to the re straints of 31r. Alder, whom he believed to •be a medical man, for fonr.years, and who had access to Lady Portsmouth at all hours in that character, were symptoms of decided insanity. The deponent further stated, that Lord Portsmouth believed that a criminal intercourse was carried on between Lady Ports mouth and Mr.•Ahler, though lie believed the child to be his. The deponent was of opinion, that only the Lord Chancellor could affind.him protection. It was 'Mr. Newton Hanson who had convinced Lord Portsmouth that the child was his. Where was Mr. Newton llanson's affidavit. Mr. lloue4E—There will be an affidavit by Mr. N. Hanson. I said so before. The Loan CHANCELLOR expressed his willingness to re ceive affidavits in this case up to any period of the proceedings. Mr. HEALT) begged . to call his Lordship's attention to the causes of not filing all their affidavits earlier. The absence of counsel until very lately, and the hopes they entertained of ac cess being afforded to medical men, had caused delay. They could not get medical men to go to llursborn without a fee of 100 guineas, while they, on the. other side, had brought his Lordship . to town, where medical men could easily see lim. The Loan CHANCELLOR. repeated that he would receive any affidavits. Mr. Homes reminded his Lordship that he had asked delay until-their affidavits could be filed, but that his Lordship had said he was ready to'hear the cause up to a certain point. The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was so. Hr. HEALD asked whether. his Lordship would now tell them what that point was ? The LORI) CHANCELLOR said he would explain that. Ap .plication had been made to him for issuing a commission of in quiry. lie could not grant this commission without affidavits. The view lie took was this :—lt had been stated that Lord Ports mouth was now in a state of captivity. If he was so, and of a sound mind, a different sort of relief ought to have been resort ed to. A habeas ,corpus had been applied for, but Mr. Justice Bayley was of opinion he could give no relief. Lady Ports mouth might go to another Court for a restitution of conjugal rights. Whether. she could succeed or not in that, he (the Lord Chancellor) had nothing do with. Lord Portsmouth might go into a Court of Justice for other purposes. Assaults were alleged to have been committed. If the affidavits were true, there were grounds for charging a most gross conspiracy ; but lie had nothing to do with all these remedies. But he was clearly and decidedly of opinion that he had a great deal to do with the considerations which were suggested by the conduct bf Lord Portsmouth himself and the impressions of others as to the state of his mind. When he spoke of comidering the sub ject up to a certain extent, be meant to know who would_ or would not give information on the subject. He was sorry to make any observation upon the conduct of any of the medical gentlemen. Flour of those gentlemen they were well acquaint ed with in that.Court.—Dr. Powell, Sir George Tuthill, Mr. Sutherland, and Mr. Warburton. Their evidence turnished grounds sironger than were usually required for a commission . of inquiry. He formed a wring estimate a his own powers if he did not suppose himself wrong when be differed from them, but it washis business to act according to his own conviction. — To them Lord Portsmouth talked of having a throne Like the King's. This was very like delusion. But staterne.nts made . by Lord Portsmouthmight be false, and yet be no delusion. If he had seen Dr: Bankhead before his visit to Lord Portsmouth, he would have said " Read all these affidavits before you go to see him. Mr. SKIRROir explained the circumstances in which he saw Bankhead. ' The Loan CHANCELLOR said, it was not worth while go ing at all to see him, if he (Dr. Bankhead) let Lord Portsmouth know his object, and if he did not know himself the affidavits which had been made of Lord Portsmouth's conduct, and of the conduct of others towards Lord Portsmouth. Such previous knowledge was necessary in order to ascertain the state of his. Lordship's mind.. They werc the media concludendi. He would not close this case without giving every possible oppor tunity of filing affidavits. Mr. HonNE said he had so understood his Lordship. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL. proceeded. He must remark upon the case as it now stood, when there were no affidavits by Mr. Newton Hanson, Mr. Alder, or Lady Portsmouth. The Loan CliaNcEt.t.olt remarked, that Lord Grantley. . had said in a prize cause that additional evidence was offered for easing, where the case pinched. Mt. HoaNE.—That does not apply here, for' I wished for delay at first. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—Dr. Powell had several in terviews afterwards with Lord Portsmouth. On July 12, he found him under much greater irritation, and violent without sufficient cause. His memory was remarkably tenacious.— He talked of the throne to be erected at Hursborn—of the cor poral punishments inflicted upon him=-of being confined in a, room, and of no money being intrusted to him. The depo nent considered him of insane mind, and entirely unfit for tak ing care of his ,person or property. Sir, George Tuthill had also several interviews. To him Lord Portsmouth said, that he had called on Mr. Hanson, and told him he wished to be married, but that Mr. Hanson said he could not, unless he married his daughter ; that he went at once into the drawing room, and made the proposal to Miss Hanson, and that she agreed, provided it should be instantly done. His Lordship went on to state, that 4 years afterwards a medical man was called in, who had access at all hours to Lady Portsmouth, and used to , lie down beside her, when he (Lord P.) used to be driven to a sofa as a punishment. To this deponent, too, his Lordship related his treatment in Edinburgh—told the story of the throne, and said that there was a Bow-street officer kept at Gower street to prevent his being taken away. Sir G. Tuthill was of opinion that he was of unsound mind, and wholly incapable of ' managing his affairs, whether his statements were true or not. Dr. Sutherland made affidavit to the same effect. He said his - Lordship took the lancet and tape out of his pocket, with which he used to let blood from his arm, and then to tie it up again. This corroborated the testimony of Capy, who deposed to this fact. Mr. Warburton stated his opinion, that if Lord Portsmouth's statements, were delusion, he was insane : if they were not, and he really endured such treatment, he was insane. The order of the Lord Chancellor before the long vacation had been that Lord Portsmouth shmild not be disturbed, but that reasonable access should be given to medical men. In October intimation was given that Dr. Bankhead was to be sent down. Sir George _Tuthill thought it of importance that Mr. Skirrow should be present Mr. Skirrow was at Hursborn when Dr. Bankhead arrived. Mr. France_ stated that timber was thrown into the carriage way. This was accidental, however, and no obstruc. tion. The Earl was not in the house. lie was alarmed by hearing that Mr. France, solicitor to Lady Portsmouth, was Come. Ile thought it was intended to remove him, and called two of his servants to protect him. It was extraordinary that Dr. Bankhead should have stated to him that a commission of lunacy was to be issued against him, and , accor din g to Mr. Skirrow's affidavit, said he was a particular friend of the Lord Chancellor, and had come to see him at his Lordship's desire. The Loan CHANCELLOR denied that he knew Dr. Bank head, or had ever spoken to him. SKißnow said it was a mode of tranquillizing the Earl's mind. The Lonn CHANCE Lt. on.—l can only say, if I saw him, it must have been when I bagged so much game without a license. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—Dr. Bankhead told the Earl several times that a commission of lunacy was applied for; he said that he had seen Lady Portsmouth, who was a most amiable woman, and that his child was the finest child in the world ; he mentioned that his lady would live with him again; but he said—" Nor—Dr. Bankhead said she would receive him again with cordiality.; but Lord Portsmouth replied, "-She will have that fellow Alder and Hanson with her." Dr. Bankhead said she would not, if they were disagreeable to him; and added, " My Lord, they are going to make you mad !" Lord Portsmouth said, " Is it so, Mr. Skirrow ? Who pre sented the petition ?" He was informed it was his nephew. Dr. Bankhead then said, " Mr. France and I -are' come to rebut the attempt." ,There was a report, then, that 'Lady Portsmouth had arrived at Whitchurch. The alarm was un founded, but letters written by Lady Portsmouth...and Mr. Hanson convey a suspicion that such an intention was in agi tation.. Bingham made affidavit that he saw a letter with Mr. Lucas, the gamekeeper, dated 3d of October, to this effect:— " Mr. Lucas, you will be in the way on Monday the 7th, for I wish to release my Lard, without waiting for the tedious process of law, and I hope the good people of Whitchurch, Basingstoke, and Overton, will assist me." It had been stated in the public papers that she had besieged the house. That was not true, but she had come - to Whitchurch, which was at the park gates and a mile or a mile and a half from the house. Lord Portsmouth was thrown into a nervous agitation, and was , extremely ill. Dr. Bankhead was admitted to his bedside, and a long conversation wllich he held with him was detailed. No allusion was made in this conversation to the topics mentioned in the affidavits of the medical men. If Dr. Bankhead was ignorant of those affidavits — Mr. HOIUNE—" Be was." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—Dr. Bankhead was the bearer of a letter from Lady I'ortsmouth to his Lordship en that Sunday morning. Lord Portsmouth said be had not gone to church the former Sunday for fear of Lady Portsmouth and Mr. Hanson, and that he felt the same fear that Sunday.. His Lordship went on to say that the child was a fine child. Dr. Hamilton was a clever and a good man. Lord Portsmouth said that Mr. Skirrow prevented him from reading any letters from Lady Portsmouth ; and, after breaking the seal pt the let ter then given to him, he laid it down and said he must not read it. Dr. Banklicad's affidavit stated that he had'" no hesitation in adding, that if Lord Portsmouth, if allowed to exercise his mind calmly and dispassionately, was capable of managing his worldly and spiritual affairs, that his conclusions were correct, that he was not of unsound mind, but that he was not accustomed to act for himsdf." The affidavit of Dr. Hamilton stated, that " having seen Lord Portsmouth for several months, he considered him a man of weak judgment and decided tem per of mind, but did not think him a lunatic or a fit object of a commission of lunacy." Dr. Hamilton chose to give his opinion as a lawyer, and not as a medical man. He might be a very good accoucheur, but his opinion of what would be a' sufficient ground of a commission of lunacy could not have any weight in that Court. There was a letter by Dr. Hamil ton in answer to the inquiry of " Lord Portsmouth," in which he said, " Every one was struck as well as myself with the re semblance of the lower part of the child's face to you during the suspension of animation immediately after the birth."— The Learned Gentleman, after adverting to the painful na ture of the case, said, that if bis Lordship had a fair doubt upon the subject, he would send it for inquiry to a commis ' sion. Mr. Fellowes had no object but the care and protection of his uncle. Mr. WETHERELL followed on the same side. The father of the petitioner had formerly applied for a commission similar to the one now sued for ; and therefore he was not conjoined here. Another reason why he was not a party to this peti tion was, that it was inconsistent with his duty as trustee. lie would in the first place direct his. Lordship's attention to the application which was formerly made. Then the circumstances given in evidence were suspicious, but not equal to those of the same kind now brought forward, besides many facts of .an en tirely new character. Now Lord Portsmouth WAS whipped