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THE PORTSMOUTH CASE.

Mr. HORNr said he was Counsel for Lady Portsmouth.
not in the cliaramer in which she had h.eii cruelly dragged
Wore his Lordship, lint of a culprit.. to sower tltUre fool
god shore most calumnies... scrim wh
irls
load and *darks
load heea mole upat her character and her humour, mad gloom
the legitimacy of her child, under the mask of their behig
stecesso.y to prone the insanity of her husband; Lot he ap.
pissed for her to the chamfer which she had a right, if there
was law in this eriontry. So mt.'s% in • Coed of.lustice, and
to amen the character of the virtuous wife of the Earl of
Portsmouth, and the virtuosi, mother of his chi1d...40 mks
sett for her in that eharac:er such reasons as Ike could,-
why I.E. lordship should nut grant a commission in dog
waive of a writ De Lima/leo I nquirendo sgainst hei-
husbated, Curd Portsmouth. If it bad been possible, tlll4'
tab preerodwg, ur any other Inquiry which his Luddii.,
ship could direct, could by any pr.... Addy. ere.' .00•111..
the cleared proof of the iiiiineenee of Ibis oppressed NIL
Illurrttlisakrat lady, moldy his Lordrbip ■judicially to pros7d
rl:3lMainefelot sat acquittal whiefi Iser b.eow, set
sod her innocence, entitled her to; tor to pr.,.
wallitcr the jeditnif sentence, which would protect, nut oily
her els-sracuer and her hourior, but the interests of her anti!, its
the legitimate offspring of her niarri.ge,ske would not do what
• her Counsel hail bow advised her to do--riz refrain sit ogethei
from making. an iinidavil; hest she world, by her own. and the
nffidssits of others, and by most credible sad endoubted
Sammy, be able to refute those ratite and wicked eh .rge•
wade against her:—still,. as she knew that neither in Ike in-
quit: now pcodmi, or by the issuing the coonwouioo, or say
other course of pruteriling, could his Lordship du her joi•
lire, eve* if her itmoceisee were to be missed, she had
thought it right rather to rest control of peeress, oinks the
aspersions thrown upon her. than to cuter the lists with Ike
alidatoils sow 'Naar egotist her, knowing stir would Lowly
sobject herself to further calumny, without the possibility of
his Lordship doing her justice. He (Mr. H.) theiefore apt:
peered for her truly in the character of Lady Portsmouth, to
argue as well as he could, out rely opus. the evidewee
DOW before the Court, but orlon the (either evidence
wLicb his Lordship's justice and known indulgence in
matter, of this suet might enable her hereafter to pro.
duce, that rads commission ought out to hose. With
respect to whom hr was Counsel 'gaunt he was pot
Counsel ogadisat Lord Portsmouth; be was not iastruesed by
Lady Portsmouth to be Counsel against her husband; bet he
could not but express lii. surprise, that, in a master of such
wienteatoes consequence to the property of the Noble Lord,
and to every Iltiog a wao ems le bumble situation held to
be moot salsible, and infinitely snort so to a peruse in his
exalted situation, his Counsel taking brief. from him, nod
therefore to a certain extent acknowledging him a same
mats, should not thick it right to offer the slightest resist.
sure to the issuing of the commission, which would cad

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in depriving him of his personal liberty, of the marisgtal
meat and control of hi. properly, of his sights as se
individual, a private citizen, or a peer of the realm, for
the masaiuder of his life. He (sr. Horne), was Cuas.
eel agniast the petitioners; lie said peliNmers, horstud
the case of the pun Genilemaa who presented Ibis
',Hilda COMM sot be separated from his father's, Ohis pre.
seated the former petition. 1 hem wee the parties against
whom Moss Counsel; but ILI 6b00i41 sot follow the csausple
set*/ the other side. of adult the horguste which their is-
staskspiaas appreesdloiastify as applied Noakes. Lis elitists.
Vie 7eettlsom mete persons haves' the greasest possi•
ble atria Tis ; because, if this essaindo
sits did sot issue, the great possessions of the family
might descend to she legitimate children of the Earl of
Portsmouth, loomed of diem. So that they bad the strongest
interest la interrupting the course of succession—
taking it out of the lineal, sad carrying it to Ike collateral
line, viz. themselves ; and, therefore, if he could slate eon.
dart of these persons as to getting up etideuce which Mid
laid them open to strung he should mot be accused
of injustice, however stetruglsi ii ought bear *cohost them,
Kith respect to the law spoil these subjects, he conceived
the mod. re duchies to be, that a man mum be sea corpus
mentis to be right's his Lordship's jurisdiction, or of un-
sound miud. Nu weskorss of mind short of that ; no cowl-
chi or absurdities were a ground of a commissims ;
and therefore be requested his Lordship to pause, sod in
this case noire thus M whets. not oily ea scrams' of the
dignity of the person, and the insportaut consequences
resulting to him soil the public, hut because this was a
seemed experieneut upon the miss suirject.. The Gentlemen
had dwelt very much ou the circunmstice of the Earl hair.
tug intheted punislinicol, and of his submitting to he beaters
in return; but he (He. II.) ihought that it was etc., his ia.
Select hail improved by his patience in submitting to a pa.
which he kut se lie su richly sterited; but if sot, this
subject had been derided opau by his Lordship on the former
petition, and also ashy others—the Earl's tieing kept short
of toms"; his tolling of hells; hi. talking abort funerals;
his reading players; and, ou our occasion, after having read
the miscuing service, saver, •• though it is not eveniug, I
think we insy as well go ihruuels the eveuing service;" these
were sated in the former petition, yet his Lordship did tout
think it right to grant the commission.

The Loan Cita/KELLUe raid the last insistent of inanity
slid out much affect his mud. PS lie had to miderso the same
Indiction once from a gentlemaii islioni Mr. I,l'itherell re.
membered very w. it. Ile had a general rreullecliou or all
the evideuee is she Comer case, and therefore Mr. Horne
aced nut apply himself t., that aulijcet.
Mr. HOR4a then caul, applying himself to the achlitirisal
eirruntataisetu. biought forma., its the presser ease, the lira*
thing he came to oas a document clearly proving, that in
Pihriary 1821, the parties thoa:ht Lord Portsmouth wLs
sass; it was an instrument to which Lord P. was a party,
aad the trammel were parties' the object of which was to
settle anmsailiseitasea, reller melon, Important ipieltions
of property to arbitrative, mot append Mr Skirrow- the
future m 'wager. These was another eirratentonce-emllaloptig
also eats eniely Important ; that so 'ally as DeelesWher, 11111.4
by letttr, Mr. Newts' Fellewes bad rivaled information of
the couillet of Lewd Portsmouth; and thelefois it dear:
that slut unly he, hut all the parties to the deed were pin
1.514/11 I htit guard, mid actually knew it,. state of his wird.
The letter which was writteu by a Mts. Evan., a eirteork
lady of Edinburgh, shook! be read; hermitic, oil comps Mg
it will, her affidavit, his Lordship would see how the grove
and wicked catimmies which he (Mr. Hoene) believed
originated • ith that woman, hail grow'', and the diffe-
rent shapes they had assumed as it suited her putpuse.—
This letter, if it had been written by a person who meant
to Nate the truth, would have stated all the must ma-
terial farts when her recollection of them was fresh, and
they would nut have been kept back till the time this
woman made her affidavit. The letter stated, Ilea the
family of Lord POttivesuoth bad resided 111 the imiteeti
hose', sad described hie Lowlekip as Saving been bailee
and ill seed by Mr. Alder, which was the retinas of
31rs. Evans wriiiug it. Was it credible, if the weenies Scher:
ed the direct charge of adultery which she swore to' is her
affidavit, that she shoal.' have kept it totally silent, and wily
stated cireusistancss of ill usage ? No person could for • mo-
ment believe what !Ile had swore te. Her affidavit was, that
she kept a ludgiug Ilona. in Edinburgh; that in November
last the family of Lind Portsmouth came to her lodgings,
end observing him to be • moo of very odd appeamaem
who shared about strangely, and seemed to take hardly soy
interest in whit urns sluing, sow asked Mau Miller, Lady
Portsmouth's lady'. maid, if all was right, aud Jae said all
was pot right ; that •fterwards Miss Mdler told the Depo-
sest his Lordship was often beaten, and especially When
Mr. Alder was present, and they always that the door whew
alley bad ,riecasioa to beat bit Lardship. The affidavit

Shea went on to state, that Mr. Alder's isolator, with Lade
Portsmouth i.eetned to be of an laboratory description ; and he
oppesreal IS be on ass equal foutiog of fmailimity with her
Ladyship's sister, and attracted the notice of the neighbours
by carrying owe of Hoot in his arms. Ihd this woman mean
to he believed according to the tarter ur her Miter tar not ?
If she did hem was a distort choree made, for the lint Issue
in July, test, of the most shorkiug rundnrt that roam be
ibpueed to amass or imam—not of adaltery, aggratrated as
it was, het of an igagneturtes istorcooree, which matt have
Ilskel" Place wills Ilia ran' knowledge, sad irmiseut
of the two Mona. Illgcb a etatesirem, if at had come from
the must etopeetalibe me credible vegans living, mold hardly
be credited ; bet,beak tome from one% a qusriur as this
meow wonlul be alhoptiagill this ?ruble [Jly Mot here sat.
'OW out Su aser.inakor astagoistat is a proceeding which
per carom nanlseellre.
Irhe Luise 140Apgcladdlt said he would *vow oar ob.
' marydleacoot, &anted enamel and those with him
ow& reavAlisie ft. Vag wilis.n pledged herself le certain
things letterhead pitied between tier, Mite Miller, and Mr.
Ids-hider hog widen* allidavii, and Mies Miller
ritlid mod emateiltiet beg Si eue•ON4l Wog.
Me. 'Hearer Asap •ailed twitig the affidavit, which
sitnted Ghat MN I wet, Lady IParisinnutit
ellirelpted weatleg Mr. *Meet •
'but bditig folvirtleffo,l6► pushed him swim; and anemia&
*idler 'rest, secommagaird by Mr. Alder. That her readout
Pts••••copn. se muses She sweire, not may alike neighbours,
All of atfirshamootts, ether tilfed go some persons to see Mr.
:1114er... „. carrying Lady Portsmouth sip the step.. He, Mr.
Wainte, &deur Lon* She hahitire Eglndeargh—ll might be a
awl virtionts.sud most moral place) that however delicate a
tibial might be, Weever she might ersaassistaure, so man
trukto pre•orme I. carry her up the amps; that was to be
tidderce of *slithery; improper familiarity, inroad of the
eireentitance bring she 'triremes' pistillate proof all was i 4110.•
• Old, it was to amount to the egg •d ease of adultery
sod incest ; if ghat was the reason of Eilliaborgh„ he
trusted no people in England or any where else had such
feelings. The affidavit then stated shot Mrs. Evans
dared Ho no to quit her house. Mrs. Evans described
Min Mailer as a pervert who was anxious to make •
econniunicatimi to her, and was afraid doe should be de-
tected by Lonsdale, the footman. If she was really maxi-
ma, could any one believe she would have ettollard her
iisformatiois 441 the beating! Would she not harli osmium.
uicated the real. If this woman could draw the inferences
she did—if the ilahwoneso eould draw such iufererees, muss
out Moss Miller, the etinStleutial maid, have heist's. much
more? and if she was ready to cowmosicite, would she
not entomunitatle one of the first things every babbling
Lady's maid told, if there was the least troth in It ?
They thew left Mrs. &awes house, mad she had the cert.
way to see where they weal, sod ascertained they had
got ieto M'Gregoe's house is St. Andrew's.sqnare. If all
these eirconsosuces took piece, how happened it !bat the
parties to the deed were perfectly seeded that there was no
foondetion for the charge! If they were them satislied there
was nu foundation for it, why do they think it more credible
now ? The meld evidence was M'f3regor's. He said Lady
Portsmouth mid Mr. Alder, whom he took fur Lurd Port.-
mouth, came to him house, and basing occasion to carry
in tea, Ste. he saw the person embracing end comforting the
Lady. What was meant by that ? If it want any 'hiss(
improper, it ought to hive been reptessed in aliffi-reot
terms; he ought to have slated his maim:toy in language
▪ inadico that MP Judge ebeeld, at least, under•t turf
is. He these staled then were two !reds in the sown,
nee complete, the usher wot ;the person ha
.Smok for Lord
Portsmouth was sitting art the isteminplii bed or rota.
What Mk-renew world hag ewe tee lag* ? If he had
men a geollenm, very for advass eir1111•11*, s.f a 644. Ca-
400stitediy very morett in his arms, where there were two
beds, the one47..altil.i.' the usher iaicomplete, be would have
down toile a d &riot tartrate from what this min had
done; and that it was rather evidence in favour of is-
nominee than mu It. Almost seven o'clock in the re Mug,
upon catering the room, be foams, both parties bad retired
isslo the ioconiptete fwd. He could sot help making
att uhertealsou here of the otter Unruh .biley of this:—
if it yells trete, it notowated to autititig less shoe an act of
missilery. Arcordisig to the IMO'S coofession, Mr. Atari and
Lady Portsmouth had swat tome am two straegers„ to take
a lagiug at which oilier patties were got to be introduced ;
bet they look it for iloritselvee. Lord Partsmoutit, and the
rest of that family, who were in a short time us follow. No
one could believe that Mr. Alike meant to impose wpm
the Isiodlord as Lord Portsmouth, and, after being detected
in as ascii:tem aid improper sititatsoo, to leave himself at
his mercy. The went was the atfidivii ay Mrs. Sutton, whir
said, that on the 20111 of Noveiniier. Lady Portsmouth came
to look at her hawse, mid was sheers up stairs, aid swaged
iuclroud i's take the house. The deponent asked her how
long a time they were likely to wart the house? Mr. Al.
der replied, looking at Lady Portmontsily sod she roust
Lady who oat with her iu a mgmbeatet suit of woomer,
perhaps sine mouths. The deponent did not stipend a-
lbs •ppearance and cneydact of she Ladies, or the delicacy of
Mr. Saldea's iusiimatims. Sorely that mind most he grossly
and widely polluted, which, from • the cocumstaare of -•
look, which might in all probability be neiwronstromi,
could draw an hareem* against be character of the parties
When was it ever said teransuusit to a crime, that, in the
presence of • married swimmer, going for her health try
Edinburgh, in order that she might he there foe the purpose of
being wifely carried theme% her pregnancy. iitteudid by •
muss eMuaMI 1•411,144144.111 My 14 .her permitter, in answer
to, " How lung 111111,1111dailato.stay.?" pauhabiligy nine
in.nths.! or, us lb* Alllospirea.ckinesal Imre probab'y put it,
eight or aloe usuollis after, fil'Gre4eir came to the
house, and she speed to solve them on coediting of their
granting a declaration...a leave the house at the end of
• week. Little cipeonsmaisom wile freinesoly important ;
y were • test by which best to try toe truth of 4 gene-
ral statement? Where was now the. written declaration? wet
it forilacomin.'' Its being produerd would confirm the fort
deposed to, hut the namprudortiou 'puke for itself.
She then mid I'd4Gerger ranie to the. house to induce her to
lithe thrusts. Whet, ups the parity of the pobhc hotels al
Edusleurgh iota, Shot Lard ma is* Portsmouth and their
family wow mall dh wrvis tied a puldicsit would dare to
tarn them MI ' • sod 40414 sesmosee believe, that She same
gar the neat -lay to etgammlidliedglags fir these
pewits whim* r•pailbikaa we melt, that lee Moon to slay
longer to Ib. house was pollution, and wwwigelestroy the
character of himself mad his horse isar ever ? No nun could
believe h—it was incredible. The witness goat us to say,
nothing (slither look place till Monday afternoon, wheal
she marl bee Maid were alarmed at violrat serrate*,
Cooking her child bad fallen dorm, bat footed they pro-
, ,ceedeall frees Lord Portsmouth. This was impossible.
Was it possible this woman should mistake the airman's
of Lied Portsmouth, • Mott overgrown man of SS, fur the
sermons of an infant chill? He would leave his Lordship
to deride whether she was likely or out to he Nonce.
She thew said, sisal on the seenud Souls>, the (unify our in
Vrepgrueut's boyar, she war gives to understand they had
guise to chum h, with Om eaceptiou of Lady Portsmouth;
gmrl Dnpoumeuu wasshrected to prepare, IMMO( other lhinga
foe dieser, a plion.padding, the fruit of wb!ch was alsosys
kept by Laity Portsmouth herwif. Could his Lordship
bemire that 114.1 y Pursusirath, moving in eke sphere
• to which she Mil, with all the pensioal MetiMe4l4llCl a
that attended her is these daily migrations 'ruin 444
boost to aiguther, would ardor a pints molding, said
keep the plains? 1114 was 1.11b111041; but the atom,.
auction of them little collateral incideuts spoke vohtliirri,
And gave • nrallibility, as Mr. Madmen said, to other parts of
the affidavits, which, taken by themselves, dram toil nuns;
that was the wily way of accoustiog for the episode of time
plunmpsiddimi. Then she said, as the afternoon was 'Mom.
tag. the relittllttity (rip/tiled I Ito maid.( lady Portsmouth
to got. her asistress for the fruits, which she declined, says
lag she wee owe retained unless ,slag fur i that it now be-

tante meititiniry to hive the fruit; anti else spiestitinbtt the
maid as to her rens.a foe using en muili oiresMisty; said
the deposesse. suspicious were eseaterl, tool *Pe went ssti Oates
lierself. The S.otrh !monody had so *orb ukiurcap as the
toned—go alio hold& War it to he Vtlktreft. that Orr
shin °leered ti oluni•pliddiag, and laid lierrelf ao open 1.14'
ilViioll in her guilty annuity. That instead •f spottier the
Owns dorm stairs, sloe would total...the aromas' In he upon
IM with, fur thy suite plosior of being desoinl in that in
which the most impudent mould 30,11411 delft-66h ?
TIM on Crniug ill the drawing 104)1ii door she rappel, boil
In.tantly look hold of the handle to opeo it. ulnu air Got int
the door fastened inside. She aide a 0000 is. ; when. to her
astonishment, the duo, ono flamed by 111 r. Alder, and
Lady Puriamonth ealigil out to shot the door. Ku toor could
arcnuat for this moat a's auspiennia. Ore
that if any thing gawky had hover gnome on is she cont. mph.
t of either ot thine poi ties, th..t Tither the dour would
sat IM•pened at all, or Mai Me. Alike wont, snit It, the
poem io elitist and open It. That eiressumonsom outlet at

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Herrlt Ihr wonms retertaiii.4 ea, solottimu ha have boiled

it asleep. She thew anti., thud in count. envoy, isle heCUPC
niarnool fur the character et her hawse, and us the Thera.
flay following Ilary troworesi. lft(.e ehaeseter *Joey wawa*
was to la, as hispered swap, is the unnaper lar-jhrle.‘bis
• -women hail attempted so eltlapee deify . ifil'EWlliteter- it:
t
lady Purtaisseuth, nehroly was safe, fur them ;Ned haws)
Leer the _l isgp.eent tfituts In the world. Alf cam- 4
1 eluded her affidavit by aayiste, that on Fiving her lode.
inea they did not pay ; but she sad her bush-tad boring
detained a tkorimaiitenu and hag, the money was collected
amougst them. null ths y paid she hill. Could any hotly believe
that. Otte of the pcnewenrea woe, that not a sthilline was
left al lord Portarnonth'• diepoiod; that Lady Porton...fa
received all the mosey, aril yet it was imppeand they eoeld
not club e eh amongst these to pay fur a week's ludglate.
This enuclsolme paragraph gave a charmer In the whale
•ffidavil. Tuscan were the observations which (weltered us
the affidavits 44 Sheer persona, taken by them...clef it.
The LORD CHaNCeLLOR said, he would take the real na
Moodas(ltsia ila), as he could loot have the use of the hall
after half.paal two, allserwi.e the sindeuta would get no plain.
puddiug ; +oil, as he was obliged turn* so soon, he woo Id sit
at nine in the morultig.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11.

The LORD CDANCTI.LOR--“ The suggeseina I threw oot
relat,ve the sou-publiertion Ad ibis rise wind if, was eun-
eluded, I ern surly to nod had'Diet un the persons to
whom it was addressed. When I cease first to the bar, no
mon ever thought of publishing an ex parte care, which,
Goon its Amhara, must be mixed or wish assertions that are
not its evidence."

Mr. Hulll3l Zsaiil,heuudendood that ell the newspapers ex.
cep' one had paid all i espeet to his Lordship's soggestion.
The Leah ChANCELLOII-." It is high time a atop should
he pal Wit; it is highly illegal. Go ow, Mr. Horne."
Rohn r, in roottnetation of his argument of Balm,
dry, sold, the •Aidavit of Miss Miller, the Cousitem's maid,
set forth, that on the day of the arrival of the Imlay •1
Edinburgh, they wrist to the bowie of Mr.. Evans in
Frederick.strect, for a week. Muds had been said relative
to the respectability of this Mrs. Evans, bat it appeared she
was a woman that had formerly been in service. Dr Ha.
whew visited die Cowden' wis the following day. This was
important, because 110 ales* stress had been pat oe the in-
disposition of the Careless, that Deputweit believed it was
the ollwation of the Countess only to have staid a week.
Mrs. EVISIO.O biopic was ezteeiorly mom, a pew family hay-
ing comae into it as lodgers, who were is Imolai, sod her
Leolmhip feeler the reverse, the lisioekiwg al the thief lead the
tiering of belts affected her. ordered the Weeders...le
he mailed, which gave Alsace to Sr.. Evans:. al the gad of
the week the family removed to artihweeter !fetal i
Airier acwompaaleil lbe Cutearrew about three o'esiorit to the
hotel to seek for areommodatioss, sod having obtained it, he
retuned to Abu. Erases, Melrose the Coonteas at the hotel.
&meet. six and seven o'clock she wrist from Mrs. Evana's
to the hotel, leaving Mr. Alder at the dints( table, which
certainly skewed that M•Gregor was animal:en whew he swore
that at wine o'clock in the tensing, as he was smiling up a
certaie, that be *ow Alder end the Countess in the com-
plete bed; she, the Depansept,eted hegira kft the Couattea's
roans after.

The Loma Comacat.Lott-4 It *track me that her ills.
••• iutportsui, as it reopeesed M•Gt•gor's ma'am,
hut she duel uut euutraJict Out if Mrs. &was, ur ut Mrs.
Seiberland."

Mr. Hoare, i■ coetinuatem, maid. t►at hatGrager's
house brie* full, thry were obliged le be oatialled Inds the
wllice. It was waters) Shot SPGreger aright be ..stakes, as
he at the time was au Well occupied with ►is bevisiese.
Alter the luggage was take. out of the recesse►. ft was seat
back for the Earl of Portaseestic Miss 11811.11 Hasson, Mr.
N. wino Hanson, and Mr. Alder, and they alerted beteeen
eight and sine o'clock. The Learued Counsel couremled
t►at the evideoce of t►e two could Nut steed for a usousent
together. Miss Miller swore that the Countess bring old's.
posed, awl lading a draft coming from owe of the doors, she
asked M'Gregur to sail a curtain Up against It. M'Gregur
seer. that he had united it up at Niue u'r lock, whew he saw
the scene he described, and that it was before the arrival
td the family. Mies Miller also swore that she was hack•
'aide and forwards iu the runs[ all 11w night, mad that the
('motes and • Mr. Alder bad
vomiting she dressed the Cenntess at Wasp's' eight o'clock,
mad took up her breakfast to her. stud also the Ear r., who
was in bed. Mr. Alder had slaver bees is the mem that
wourniug. lirre, said the bravoed Customs, was a direct coo.
tradimitre sum the allidavit of M'Gregor ; it was aol swearing
by the loth, but it was much better, as .he was speaking of
what she knew of bee ewe kosualedge; sad tskiug the sub-
stance of the two, affidavits together, bush of them could out
stsiol—it wa■ therefore the duty of his Lordship to see
which of them he ought Its give credit to. The Countess did
wit tske her bieskfast in bed, as had bees swore by
• ; but the Esrl slid, mud slot out rise wild twelve o't lark.
The w►ole of the lime they were at Eslintsurgh the Countess
slept with the Lart, and when she was not able to leave the
drawing.roesin from ►er slate of praguasey, the Eat always
Jived with her. the rest of the family dieing in the velour.
The LORD CRANCRLLOR—d She gives am mower is what
Evans says she communicated to her. There me great de-
recta le her answers to bola the &Masada of Eisen and
Seth. deed."

Ur. flosine, in continuation, said, that Ilse affidavit of
Eleanor, the hutis,nsaid, act forth, that the Earl was always
• atsrinely sistrutsve so she Comae's, sad that she miscarried
in the year 1821. There was ma doolst Ma t►at subject. A
Mr. Alder was not then rocotioaed. The only answer shat
could be given by she ul'ai r side was, that thy, bend tips re-
port of t►e CAMP fs'S pr•Ruasry, but they did out believe
the fart. The first ouquity made by the opposite side at
Edinburgh was, ..beill‘r it sea. not a aoppositsteuus child, and
as auouymous letter was will.-ts la Dr. Hausiltoo to that
ff. et. Ou the occasion of use miscarriage; the Lail desired
the deponent to be very atieutive to the Countess, this was
a proof that he bail a knuwledge of the fact, and it was is
au.wrr to she suppusitnni that he did sot Oswalt it possible
'bat he Could bare a child. As to the nrcumstatice of Al.
de► harm( knocked tie Nohle End dud.,, the affidavit of
Mimi Lama Hanson Amount that slat Gewilvissass struck
him, hut she Rays it was us all OCCOSKSI of the Earl be.
tug in a Kress passim", and having struck ber a see. re hinw
ins the back of the neck lie (the Learned Counsel) hoped
Mr. Alder had dune so, be count not have a asauly spirit
if he was to sit by and allow a female to be struck by a man.
Miss Hanson sa.d she west with she Earl and Counsiss to
the North; they slapped SOBSe time at the seat of Mr. Alder,
where several linnities visited; the C.ousiteas being to a poor
state of health, sad Isesug so wear Edinburgh, she went these
for advice. Mr. Alder 444 sot accompany them, but he
afterwards joined them. The affidavit tbeis went on to cur.
robots', that of Ailta )lillsr's, and that slit never saw may
improper familiarituns Lei■eeu the Casale*. sat Mr. Alder;
be always, paid her the highest rennet. Wls,a she cos at

school she was in die habet i.f visiting itie Earl ailed Cassatros
at Estrum's, said she recollected et douse, on • itsg4lay.
when the E.rl had dram% a great deal of wiles, the tubeless
wanted him to give op Ina bottle mad to go walk to ibe maga
will. them ;the deponent beirig thee oily 14 'close are went
into the hail, toil got a ably. wise% air lotil featly herr Ile
iSloothrs of II e Earl, too which fit Kitt iota a great passim,
reit out of Ilse house, sod went to Justice Booth, who ,e.
tutted With hint to the shrubbery, where the Gonave' we..
Jena* Baru* acrd mime coarse .uguage to die Coontrw,
and when she used the expression to that Glentleensa that
she thought la ought to have known the stale the V. was
in, and that he unght not as Gaye sakes sup notice of bias,
she did out mean to uy iliat Ise Wassisosec, but that be was
di oak. If lot Learned trieud had children, lee had rape.
rieneed a whip being laid setae his ,lodgers by ore of
them, paiticoiarly if Le ewer played with them. NV bad
espriimiced Lies. If awauedwg of she same bind, for Its
rhililoro had a whole otegsdoeof wisps, audit (Le lash of a
whip only touched she Lae or the week it would leave a
nts.k. It was hw mach thesi to brio( (*surd the (Arena-
Mower Of a child sf only ftiartecia pan of age teiverK
played wail, the gad wider whip as a proof of bas amenity.
A• to the Noble goat Wog hemeeld helm FAillifertlit n was
certaiolg iagmaged with thogseateirt acoteneie, al She same
`tone it was OM may Ow of iolotanualf he had et, r
of wheel* Paso idea the antualisto of the Como**
at the time. lie had lii &adult ul Dr. itesolltents that
front her state of pr. goseey, amid the great allestiou Ike tart
hail paid her, that he did 1101 dare to cominuoitete tie
having been carried away metal be bad takes floss her (only
storm of blood. The suepirio• of the adultery of the mo-
ldier could Out justify the cruelty to the child. He had it in
',widest* that it did produce a shack, sad • severe else ; bait
while lahoutiag wailer it, tic Classless did Out slaw she
least trymposies of guilt. If she had bees au adulteress, she
world bait drupe some eaperseion of guilt—there was uni a
Hitt* of evtdelice so that effect, although all her **auto
wen, bribed, sail she was soetiosuded by *pica but nothing
of the Lied accrued; and *lay? because she was iruorar.t.
The Petitioner, sod those cosicented wish him, believed the
adultery, and they told the Noble Earl so, and lie believed
it, fur *albs as light as ass appeared as mountalus iu burl'
a case; as to the lancets and tapes tie Noble Earl earned
about hint, could it be supposed that ouch a man as the
Earl of Pussinsteila would believe este, she. would cause
generation Bet it was said it was used by the Lail to create
an appetite fur a beastly purpose; if be did so, it was a
crime is the rye of the law, and as sorb ought to Le
purislied—it was depravity, sod soot I apt of somuity; nn
wan fur such a crime world be allowed to plead issasity at
the Old Bailey. His Lordship was to inquire into the
insastly of ll* Noble Earl, mad Slot into has depravity ; if
be had depraved habits, they ought nut to be visited on
the Countess and her child. As to the adultery of eiet
Countess, he dented She charge altogether; but if a cum -
mission of homey issued against she frt, if she lino
as ienoeeut as as wheel, it would mad her oat to she pu!i•
lie as as adulteress. He hoped his Lordship would pause
before be paused sack • ocatenat, if be thought there was
possibility of ice immerses; if she was guilty, her guilt
certainly easel' the worst Mod ; hot the haabasd had con.
slimed the child to aerate*, by iastructiog his Comas& to
bastardise it; if he shemeddad set homelier she iaaocence nF
his wife, if the cored mss did sot cease to yaw within
him, he mug he eme of the most miserable beings ; he
would have is his bosom • worm that died. If the
Countess was redly, why did sot the Noble Earl bring his
tattoo .1111.11le the auppowtladoltrwat ? Ha Leagued Fi wona
fool said the ciao fru clear; thea whys sot bring the •ettuii,
and get their verdict, sad she prommhogs afterwards were
istte straight for the liobto awl se set rid of Us Coeur**.
TSB Lead Cassatau.ea--w Who Bail is not insane,
and the ease before ma Is true, be cooed not get a divorce
except on use ground, and I desk whether Le could on that
—1 mean his hem( impotent."
Mr. HEALD followed osi the we side, sod said, from
reading the tidied, he had *alight himself to the condo-
slur that this was nut a case foe a commission of haw, to
ague, mid eves if the case was balaueed, it would be ne-
cessary to Weigh she iuterest of the parties, and that hail
ouch weight with his Lordship oar a foresee oreasion. Hu
would sot say; as leis Leaned Friend, Mr. Horne, did, this
be was Counsel aline fee the Countess, but that be was
Cotaasset fur the NIA* Earl, truantd by the Cosmoses; for,
although hie Learrard Faked, Alr.llsre, was hastnalftwe far
the Noble Earl, yet what did be say ? " Taw Lerdslap will
groat a commas** if you think it *creme, foe ibe Earl.
wadi you will prose it if yes think it rosecessary." H.
wield visitors to my that to his lordship's great experteuce
he never hunt tech an appeal from the Carousel of a promo
who was ought he be nude a least*. It certainly was a
proof of the Noble FAO sanity' Ilia( he had bees able to
instinct Counsel; butt it looked like she reverse welts hi
instructed Colonel to ask furs commission of honey waist
himself. It bad been stated that the marriage of the Lad sad
the Countess had taken place it • clandeatiee manure we •
former ocessioa,ind a was Hawse forward to had Isis Lordship
to believe the tinselly of the Earl; but if be was loom, then
he moat have been so wipes be resettled his estates, and gave
Mr. newton Felloares, his brusher, 40tH. per allege and
15,1)001. oat of his (the Earl's) pocket. His Lordship, or
the former occassoa, put it to the Pedalo* whether the
Noble Earl had .sews mo.e ayinntonee wf inosolly in the last
year than la the iodate years before, whoa the Ihrtiliumer
held him to be Milt, aid the answer was is the imitative; on
which his Lordship dismissed the petit**. The marriage
was now forgute•ii, bet the birth as child was brooght Cu..
ward as a 'mud proof of the Noble Earl's insanity.
The Cowgirl* having beak mace iii the family way, was so
again, and that was s e aerdioary a mrcinstance, that it
was to beg proof akar iessoity. Oa the former are. Lord Byrum au affidavit, who gave away the
bride, sod if that was tree, there was au end of Ue donde.-
tine marriage. Lord Byron art forth in his affidavit that I*
was lug intimate with the family of the Cana** •, that tit
the mouth of March 1814, her father congealed with him, sod
told him that the Earl uf Poctsmonth was paying great atten-
tion to his eldest daughter : Ike depose:it aaswered that if bi•
daughter'. stiletto** were nut pre wegaged, be considered It
would be a desirable marriage. Os the day a( the marring
the deponent walked with the Earl. of Poriammatta to the
Hooch, the carriage being felt; spoilt *bleb seeming the
Earl of Portsmouth rrpreaeutsJ to him that he bola-par-
tiality to bliss Hanou from her childhood, and fall an at.
'schema to ber which had Oil-reseed from the desalt of
first Cotintees. As to Hie pretended imputeuey of the
Noble Earl, he •oold produce oviduct to prier that it
was nut the fact, out of Nara, bet of Miser per-
sone, sad some of them of the oilier sea. Mr. Illiumioci had
made ao aliddasett in which he set furtla, that he t. 4.1
tuld Mr. Newton Mellows that the Noble gad buy imp:gent,
to sanity his 'lliad, as he wasted to many his broth* to
a-one wurn•out lady, aho pat child bearing. The ,Noble
Eel!. to gel rid of the importunities of hie brollies, NI marry
on std **refloat *omen, name alp to Louisa, sod hurried
the match with Me prises Coustees. The license wok nut
uldsieed by Sir. Hasson, her tether, bet by dee Noble Earl
himself. Lord Hiroo, who gave the Comdata away, Haler,
that doting the marriage cavemen', she N.,sk Lug pail the
greatest att•otion, and gave the responses very distinct. He
remarks- I it on account that in general the Earl, in conver-
sal lON, had an oispedoweut is hes speeds. He would IRO deny
that from the lime of the proposal untie Earl to %Ir. Himont
for She band of his datiziocr, ho Shia marriage taking 04C. ,
was shot, hut the altaehnieot had bees bug; if it was a b•en
of a weak mind, it was the same weaken* that gave 31c.
Ninsion Fellows, his brother,ls,llool out of his pocket, and
41401 pee lowans, said the present Petitiratur the revession
of the guest ratatribi lungaug to si c (sanity u it oasis evidence
that malty respeciabte geutlenieo joined is the *juicing,
on the marriage, and partook of the hospitable based e$ the
Coalition's lather, amen* oboes was Mr. IMirfew, the
1-0411118 of /be Comateae, whore revalue, on the peewit
so very ielyortset. If Mr. Neel.* Fellewn or *At