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COURT OP CRARCRRY, Itnicoug's
TovitsDAT, NOVEMBIII 7.

THE PORTSMOUTH CASE.
FIRST DAY.

The Court wee crowded to excess before ten o'clock, at
whit* hour his Lordship ease into Court.
The Ateroowew G stated, this was the petition of
Arthur W. Fellows', Esq. the son of the Hon. Newton Fel.
lower, and the nephew of the Earl of Portsmouth, alleging
that the Noble Earl•was of nosoond anted and weak ander-
standiag, sod praying that a commission of lunacy might
issue against him. The Leaned Counsel in staling the elate,
said, be wooM be obliged to lay facts before the Court which
were extremely psiuful foe h to state. The Noble Earl
had bees token out of the jurisdiction of the Gnarl by
his Coyotes*, in the mouth of October, 1821, and did
wet return into it unlit the month of July in the pre.
lest tear. The name of the Earl of Portsmouth was oat
uakeewn to his Lordship, it would be impressed on his at.
armlet% by his learned friends on the other side, that • aimi.
lar application had been mode to him some time back, but
was refused. He, the framed Coonael, wee convinced that
that elrcianastence wield have no weight oa his Lordship`,
mind, but that he would decide on the present petition' on Ile
merit, as they stood. For the conduct of Lady Portsmouth,
and her treatment of the Noble Earl for the last Ave or sic
year* 'hewed that she considered him insane or, at least, it
was e'ari 'sere of the delusion of mind he suffe;ed seder. On
the dermier marriage of the Earl of Portatmouth to the Ho-
nour Mom Grace Irmo, slater el the poshest Lord
Me. Newton Mow's, his bember, a Mr...letlen
tot /tei of the present Comotems, were appointed as
eireeives so mealier his estates. His Ant Ceaseless died its
1814, tad in a month afterwards the Noble Earl came to
London, and called on Mr. Hasson, and told liim that he
Wended t.' gi t married again. Mr. Hasson replied
that he would not consent to his marryilig any per.
son without hr married hie, Mr. Hanson's daughter.
This the Eatl contrasted to, sod tone was given to Miss
Hanson to consent or diawni, until the Monday following.
Oa that day the Noble Earl railed on Mr. Hanson, and he was
Informed by him that neither his daughter or himself wouhl
torment to the marriage, without it took place nu th.it
day, and accordingly it did take place. le July, 1818, she
Consults took a hua.e eear town, called Fairlawn, and he
would be able to sheer that she treated the Noble Earl
there, sot only as a person inseam, but as • child,
he being thee filly-Are year, of age. A person of
the name of Alder was introduced to the family by I
Mr. Hanson, the father of the Countess, as • physicims.
. At the same time he belonged to the profession of the Law.
He not only became an inmate of the house, bet alms as the
keeper ofdlhe Noble Earl. At Fsirlawu the Noble Earl was
not only treated by the Countess, her sister, brother, and
Alder, with the greatest cruelty, bail by the serraais of she
family, under the direction of the Comintern. is the same way
if he uffeaded or was supposed to offend, be was chastised
like a child by being horsewhipped. His cries were heard by
the neighbours. The slfidavit of • Mr. Casey, the heeler tie
the family, and who left it in 1818 on the Coes, ess staling
that she wished to reduce her establielaweena, wet forth that
when be ruined the service be woe surprised at the arts of
and the way he was treated by the /Noble Earl. He informed
the Conetess of the Beers seo ellucm, she desired him to take
no notice bet to chastise "liim with • whip or ewer which he
did use several times ft c'lii'mftt to do the Noble Earl any in.
__, bee several times horsewhip the
jury*whenlie budhewsee.. dee”eu 81". d 0 tis 1815 Alder
Earl d to the familuudres.esuese—en:
was ietrodult„,,, improper yil a that &mantel
some aeiliarity between the Coen.
1850 aver' Alder, as he hired a armee. fur them to ge to the
tees as ore which ion vi
they wee, three das, !re
Nom- Earl at South Fret. That et Faelawn Aly der's besitd.
, •
th_tfirninalmer was only divided from that of toe Earl and Coen.
e tees by fuldiug doors, and one naursaleg hearing a two
lion is the bedroom of the letter, be entered it, and found
the Earl and the Countem sod Alder hi the same bed ; ilist
Alder was iS the constant habit of Iserse.whippieg the Earl
by the diiections of she Countew. suit also of striking him
with Lis li•t. He admitted three hail twee an Attempt to
explain away this part of the evideiiee : it was the laden(
of Mite Heinen, hat she admitted that she saw Alder strike
the Rail twice; on one °resoles, when he had punched the
Caseates* its the arm, and oat the assother whew he had been
rude to her (Mier Hasson) by pulling her nose and pinching
her (*hick appeared to be a practice of the Noble Earl even
to the servant') ; but Miss Hansou's •Ifidavit stated further
' that she herself had struck the Earl with a burse.whip more
than /met, but that it was in jest.
The Loses LHANCNLI.OII...." I are co alfidevit of Mr.
Alder's."
The ATTORNZT Giantram--." He has not made &toys my
Lord."
Mr. Hotter —" He will make owe. My Learned Friend
is at liberty to make use, as much of this ealunsny as lie
pleases."
The ATTOINZT.GSIIIMAN is cootintsetims, said truth
could sot be calumny. This young Lady was dragged for-
ward; why was mot theatbdavit of Alder produe.ll, who
look upon himself to be the master of the Noble Earl's
house, to be his keeper, and tio chastise hies whenever he
thought proper ? There was the affidavit of Mr. Broom.
field, a Geotlemau who resided in the neighbourhood
of Feirlewn„ which set birth, that walking on the com-
mon, he saw the Earl, Counsel's, and Alder also
walking there. He heard wine altereatioo Letween
them, on which they returned through the gats•
lute the grounds of Fairlawn House. They were immedi.
ately shut, and he distinctly heard blows, and the cry of
mordier from the Noble Earl, as if he hail been dreadfully
bootee. Those cries were so constant at other times, that
bed a eonvermtioor.with hie wife ou them, and repressed
I abh wish that the Earl and Cowden would leave that wish.