The National Register.
London, England, 1823-02-23 00:00:00

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PROCEEDINGS IN LORD PORTSMOUTIPS CASE.

MONDAY, PEN. IT..
•I• he infinity was resealed at Freemasons' 11.11 at. ten
morning.
Dritnisrond, Esq. I.lllllllilleil tae Mr. Tyniltil.—Pl at
p„itrer in the barilking•lium. of Di rointatind and Co.
La it Portsmouth firet ham kid with has house hi .799
i produced checks tut the year 103. signed by the Earl of
foreman, and ecomtersigned by the Countess), the
eeeount stood is the joint names, and it was therefore ne-
Ce.okitly that orders tar the payment of money sbnwid be
signed by both the Ertl end Colonies' Toe earliest check
tutor. fluent to his lordship's men Mgr wills her, present
ladyship, is doted M.lll'll I 111, 1814, ter 11301.. and signed
by his lordship sari she psi-sent countess. (Chick pro•
duct tl, put in, and irkitl4—Wilittlis does nut know its
ti nose hand-writtric the bully of the starch is s does nut
shalt it that of Lot d Portsmouth. Co December, Isls,
tissue was a do k sighed by his Ins &hip only ; these is,
however, en holuisetweirt on the bark of "'M. A. Ports-
mouth ;" belie% es it to be the hand .writing of the present
romitess. The checks of I date subsequent. to his lord-
ship's marriage with the present connives were meetly, if
nut always. signed by the'eart,ludindorred bp her lady-
ship ; In 'NIS the checks Ceased to bear the kiderseinent
of Lid) Portsmouth t souse of these checks were in the
hand-ts r gof his lords:tip, w tale calicos were mot; one
ot the checks Maoist. by Lady Pmtserouth. dated ISIS,
amitosis to have been fined op Uy his lordship, Vetiver.,
the death of her late ladyship and his lordship's marriage
wills the present courtiers received au order—Cyst in and
read)--
"•Htirtsburn Ph. 5 Ded..llM9.
" Gentlemen,-1 *boobd be obliged to you to homier
the drafts of Lady Henrietta Dorothea Wallop, and you
well oblige,
" boars, 61e. "PORTSNLOO'f IL
" M . Diummorids."
Did aectudinaly pay the drafts of hotly Henrietta Wallop..
lien the account stood in the joint names ol Lord and
Lady Puristinintb. their join/ signatures were twee/fury
to authorise the payment of cheek* drutemuyon. that ac-
count.
Mr. Ski rrow, examined by Mr. Delman.—Ps to barrister
at taw ; find saw Lord Purtatuwah at his lordship's resi-
dence re Lisecolit'a iuu-fields, Who'd 18 or. 19 years ago—
is artpiaittled with Lord Grindley,. and nearly related to
Mr. Lord Portsmouth. on the 3-1 i of July
last at menage—was introduced Wm bed-
room by Lord C motley. Where Lord Ormitley -left the
rows., war-eat, observing his lordship in great distress,
qiirstioned him as to the cause--his lordship said he had
to en very etuelly treated A Dial. for revved eearaltast..a
3lr. Alder had resident in his lionse—he was iiitreellitred as
a snedlcol ittendasa spots Lady Portamouth by Mr.. Ham
sud. air ass told his lordship that Miter was ho more a
medical man Mau he Was. Lord Portsmouth replied, Mat
web ti medical. man, batmen Ile attended
Le- y Pori-mouth at night. Witness asked lit *hat man-
krt.—Lord Portsmouth said that he came and laid down
tar•the bed: witness sap d his astonishment, and said
that his lei thirty should Mier broken Aldes's net k the first
time lie trusetvered Mtn iu that situation, to which Lord
the istirouth replied, shat lie could not do that, because
air Alder vas a terrible man, and halt-shot. fwe or his
perstais. Lord itortsmotaili complained that ha was at
teat stumem staving' so his cheek and side is consequence
of the ill-tr. almost. Lord Portsmouth mid that, anon lie
was at Ltlii burgle, lie was always lucked up in her lady-
ship's slurs ug-suss, at sit Warrick (tor as soon as it was
desk) without tire, dual the family went: to bed ;Alm last
feetnight lie was at Ediriburgh he was witty allowed to
walk use fur two bunts is are day—prrviunito his going
there he was allowed to be out fur tour hours; loom No-
vember to July 1144 i his lordship was at Edinburgh, be
said he had but M. Witness said, he thought his lard-
s.iip's statimiest of such impormuee that Ise should go to.
town about it directly. Witness promoiterkto town with
1. rod Portsemorh—orliortly. Meet-wards received • letter
truss Newton Hanson,.which he read to his-lordship. It
Was to I of oil intimation that in Lord Ports..
mouth's aborece from Edinburgh, her ladyship's baled
(then in the lest stage tit preguascy),would be materially
Ilujetcd. Witness asked Lird Purtomontlairow lie wished
ban W act—lee said that it be could transpurl tilde r, old
Hutson, and Newton Hanson, he would wish to snake it
lip with,lier ladyship, on account of the baby : from-This
moment wi'asess was cOurincyti of lilt nusWllllllseaa of Ms
nand. Lord POl'lBlllolllll kit the house ut wituess on the
1 4th of July lass- has frequently seen hint Mute sisal pl..
trod, and,believes him to be ol thorunisilly 111iv011,1141 smell ;
Isis perception is Mem rect, lihrisreinorpunounsuronly per-
fect, his Judgment trope. lees, he is prejpdiccd to all un-
commits degree, and witness Cali cons ince him of any
thing, and remove every conviction, be it avec so firm—
did so in the preseirce sit Mr Heiery.Hirlfonli
LXAMINA'I lON OF '1 Ht.: kiLYSICIANS.
Sir Jittery Hottest' deposed, that he had gorse to see
Lord P. by direction of the Lord Cliancelloo—found him
to be a l-reon of unsound nand, and utterly unable to ma-
nage Isis own Imam's. rd P. was a prime nut came
Lle of draw ingjuat cunehowus or of reasuiriug upon pro-
babilitiee—futtud Mat lie mattered as a boy of sesta or
eight year. old.
Dr. Bailee deposed, that he went to see Lord Ports-
mouth se-veral tunes. Cousidered his a man of weak and
unsuited mind, and unable to manage Ins own business.—
Le stated, that ni consequence sit lastly Purtainuutles bro-
ther having called 'moo her, the child-beariug had been
pill ilf for beim at wombs. (Latightei.)
• Dr. Powell, ilispector of Mad Isud,er, deposed, that he
considered Loed P. of unsouud mind, and related agree-
Miles sa floul of it similar to the above.: Adjourned.
lUSIDAY, !IL LS...
Sir Oeorge Tmhill, M.D., examined by. Mr. Wetherell.
--Was introdneed to Lord Portsmouth on the 3th sit July
LW, as a friend tf Mr. Skis sow, ler the name of W.I.
harm, not as a medical gentle man, with a view of obtain.
log a more complete knowledge of the slate of his lord-
ship a mind ; as the ft rend of Mr. Skirrow, his lordship
gave stymy inlorinatiots.to witness with the greatest std.
lingnesir —et subsequent interviews his lordship always
told the same story. His lordship expressed his fear of
befog attacked by • her ut disaffected persons re-
siding at Whilchrirelt ; he established a register nightly
gated, and alien Witness was there his lordship give in-
*inkiest to thersereant, whom he called the seiyeaht of
the geoid, who crone up to his as-lie was talking to his
lordship, and put the papers mew produced into the bauds
of wi 0000
A paper Wilshire pet iii and t sad —it began thus:-

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•' I, Los Al Poriaatonth, prorenaee this Newton Heaton
to he trattsputted ter tifr to Botany 114 y. &Jer al all be
ginatted at Acton-verso, tits she piropure ul the Hoag.—
MIA. ktulcr bllalt also be tranvorted t .r tile.
•` I go oil to Mr. Hanson, OW hest, oshl gill. np all his
money fur say Leavitt-1 'Owl give hilL a attoult, /tad thee
I Mill dtatrale him fur hie.

" I eo un anti my isrdieial case --"
''t•he paper then detailed various sentences.)
le thin retired, and shortly afterwards pi educe& the
at: now produced. (Bead.)
Mark Swaites and luirr. others (named), to be Impri•
tied in Winches:erg:tot for 1 I yea's.
" (Three peasant essureilk—to ho transported for life to
driteily Bay.
" (Two itenoaa•oaased).--lo be transported beyond the
seas fur lair.
•• Four persons nanted),-to be imprisoned in Winches-
ter gaol fur 14 y ear*.
Stonily after this, his lordship talked of marriaec--said
lie wanted to smarty three bodies—would art married nest
week. 1;e requested. a Mr. liearlake to draw up the
marling* articles, as he directed hint--this was.
(They were produced tad read)—
" firtioles of settlement, whereby John Charles • Earl of
Portsmouth agrees tornarry one of three ladies he has at
any tins. sisatititds audio mike suet, provisions as Anal he
(Signed) " PORTSMOUTH."-
- Witness believes Lord Prelsmonth to be of nostrum!
• d, totally itteapatde of tninstiging his ownaffairs.
Dr. Warhol' ton eaaniined by. Me. Denman.—Has gene•
rally front ti to 7tlU lunatics coder hi♦.care—has practised
to that particular branch of his psofi•aslou tor. 40 or 47
years—has sien Lord Portsmouth an company wills Sir G.
Tirthillthinks that atter an hosts eataseesantan walla
Land I'. h.s lured was made top as to his • Insanity; would
candidly say it was a lost case.
'flit following are almost se. bailm copies of the love
letters to which F%lr.•Dewnan alluded' iu the fotsuer pail
of the pm/ceding* r—
" 2,% limner Square, 29th Jan.
" Dear Madam,—lt is a lo•. time Jewel had the pleasure of
hearing of your wefare and health.. I.,shouki be particularly
happy to.laave the consent of your good father and mother to
become my next wile. I shall have the happiness of waiting
to marry you for my next wife. 1 must allow rt can't take piece
for sonic time laconic. until every Using is adjusted, and shall
hope your friends will have no objection,to the wedding taking
place and Mr. Skiriew thinks proper to Wine _dawn and spend
some Sundays.
"-I sin, .dear Madam, yours affectionately,
" PORIS114(0

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" 2. Hanover Sgyaoe, Jan. 30.
My dearMiss,--Ltake the liberty of vntmg &few lines to
yon, yesterday, to say how happy I shall feel in being,. united to
yourself as our happy. litobAnd. I. should be so happy if I
could Imre tbat honour. I have no . other—.l. have no. other
W 1.41611 than being united to yourself, and also to your good
family. particularly in this case. It is to my particular dame
that yourself and me always live in great harmony together in
this life. My health, 1 ant sorry to say, is altered for the worse,
on account al the Hansom' conduct. I am always happy to hear
Irons you, if you think p.oper to write.—Please to give my bast
regards to your good !study and yourself.

" Yours, " PORTSMOUTH."
..ass-evidesme,.it was slated, would, with ,the esamieatson of
Lord Portannieth, conclude the case for the Consmission.
The. Commissioners, al4 Counsel, and the Jury, then retired
to examine the lunatic. The court found Lord Portsmouth's.
potions to some iestasces hi,bly itoufused..6e thought that
women went owe 'errs with child.. lie discovered a grea
eagerness to itaculpate Alder. and scrupled nut to relate many
things against him wbichinvolved his own dishonour, without
perceiving it.. lbp was partially adroit ie hiding his follies..
hen some of them were meutioued, be looked demure, when
they were mentioned to dim, he said that be hid give, up fol-
lowing black jobs ;.that Iv never used lancets now, and as to
rioging of bells, sun thought it an euercise greatly beneath
him. lie was generally coherent, and displayed sainote seat•
racy of memory as to places, names, and dates. The melt
of insanity upon the whole were supposed sot to have bees se
manifest as to constitute of themselves a full jostificatioe fee
ecablishiug the counnitsion.
The proceediegs.were adjourned from the private room sit
half past 5 o'clock.
WIDNIZSDAY,
Mr. Denman began to 81111111 p the evidence-this morn-
. lug, oust concluded abont• one o'clock, after which Mr.
,Sergeant Pell commenced his reply, and continued. till
fist o'clock, when the cowl adjourn ued as usual.
THLRIIDAV, TAB. 20.
This morning Sergeant Pell concluded hie reply, .and
called Metals. Rainier and France,. who have fop ninny
acted as ioliyiters to Loid rustmoutle, who •rech
*deposed to his sanity when giving theta piolessiustai
street ions,—Adjuttrued.
it.ittuav, vzo.

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This day Mr. Justice btu tottgit and several oNrsr. gen-
tlemen save evidence of their having been in cornpauy
with Lout fort .moth, without iieenicproolo of isioanity ;
but they may one, upon crowi•enanninnion, admitted that
he was wcspahle et unreinrieted rlteutiuu to his
Adjourned..

SAffIiFIDAMI, FAB. V.
Theevidenee given to•day did riot vary in. any one
femme limn that given yesierthry—it is presumed that
the reply.vaill aommeture nu Tuesday. It is nut yrs fixed
whether Mr. Wetherell or, NU. Brougham will reply.

FROM LAST NIGII7".Y GAZETTE._
CROWN OFFICE, FEB. Y.L.
MEMBERS returned to serve in dna present PAUL FA 111 ENT,.
Borough of Liverpoel.—The Right Hon: Was. Huskinion, in
the room of the Right Hon. George Canning, who has accepted
the office of one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
Cowity of Dublin.--Lieut. Colonel Henry White, in the room
of Hans Hamilton, Esq. deceased.
City of Winchester.—Str Edward Hyde East, Bt. in the room
of. James Henry Leigh, Esq. who bag accepted the Chiltern
Hundreds.
City of Chichester.—William Stephen Ponta, of Cowdray
Park. in the county of Suss. it, in the 100 M of the
Rt. Hon. W.
Huskisson, who has accepted the office of Treasurer of his
jetty's Navy.
Navy.
This Gazette notifies the appointment of E.. Charlton. of New-
castle upon Tyne, and B. Ilulke, of Deal, Ginus..to.beidastas
Extraordinary in'the Court of Chancery.

BANK RUPTS.
J..P001, Make!). COTOWttll. Miller. Solicitor, Mr. Follett,
Temple.
A. J. L. Victim and A. M. Braga, Tokashouse Yard. ma-
chants. Sofa. Maus. Niud sad co. rtuoituortoo Suva.

It. J. Diaper. Fleet Market. eartbenwareinan. Sd. Mr.
Snag'll, Fretartates Court, Coralll.
W. Turquantl, Shortees Court, Tbrugrnorton Street, broker.
Sol. Mt. Dunaway, Took'. Court, Cursttor Street.
J. Atkins, Great Portland Street, (Alyllll4t. Sol& Messrs..
Atilington and Co. Beata(' Row.
'l'. Peuper, Lngston, Surrey, stone mason. Sol. Mr.
sun, Temple.
At. Bennett, Minories, packing case maker. Sol. Mr. Clayrol..
New Inn. . . . .

W. Lea, CharlesStniet, Covent Garden, theatrical and fancy
dress maker. Sub. Messrs. Saxon and Co. Temple.
'C. Wight, Duke Street, St. James's, tailor. Sol& Messrs.
Bull, liolles Street, Cavendish &inure.
IL J. Tiatt, King Street. Bloomsbury. butcher. Sol. Mr.
Cole. Southampton Street, Illooinsbury.
.1. Scud/mime, King's Burch Walk, Teemle.,dealer. SON..
Weirs. Knight and Cu. Basitighall Street.
J. A. Lamb, Highgate, coal merchant. Sok. Messrs. Cole
and Co. Ave Maria Lane.
G. Hound, Reading, silk weaver. Sol. Mr. James, Hecklers.
bury.
C. Read, Lower Best Smithfield, coal merchant. Sol. Mr.
Dix, &murmurs lon..
T. Welch,. (;seat Tenn .Serest. wine merchant. Sol. Mr. •
Leigh, Charlotte How. Mansion House.
W. H. Budd., (1W Change, common =nice. Sol& Messrs.
Stevens and Co. Little St. Thomas Apostle.
W. Greig, City Road, upholsterer. Soli. Messrs. Knight and
.Co. Basingnall Street.
S. Cave. Cheltenham, jeweller. Sol. Me. Lawlcdge, Temple
Chambers,,Fltet Street.
DIVIDENDS.
Much 16.1 Bompus. Holborn, bookseller...lS, R. T. Her-
bert, Peter lnae, T. Mitchinson, Great Drillield.
Yorkshire. grocer-17, J. Bailey. Ganwick, Middlesex. malt-
ster-17, W. flarthop, sen. Kingston upon Hull, and W. BHA.
their. jun. lizadtbrd, Yorkshire, woolstaplets-15, S. Johnson.
Skumee Street, ilieillOpigilte, cabinet maker—its. M. Fisher.
Tintern. Moninouthshue, shopkeeper-17, S. Hardwick, Bir-
mingham, kidder.
CERTIFICATES to be granted March 15.
G. Rivers, Judd Street.. Brunswick Square, cabinet maker—
J. Washburn. Great Marlow, Bucks, wire manufacturer—W.
Bradley, Louth, limn thaper—.L. Price, Little Malvern. Woe— •
c,catershire, dealer—T. Parker, junior, Wood Street, hosier—.J.
Dickinson, Alderfgate Street, leather seller—J. Paul, Winches- •
ter, maltster...G. Wartime's, York.linen.draper...

COURSE °YE)
Amsterdam, 12 5 C. F.
Ditto,at sight, II 9.
Rotterdam, I 4 7 '
Antwerp, 12 6.
iiambargn, 37 la-
Aituisia, 37 II
Paris,;id..y►'►ight,2s 65
Ditto. 4.5 8

Burntleaux, 4.5 85
Fraiiklori Intim Nt.tioe,lsB
Iletereburgh, 9 3 V.
Vienna, hi. Flu. 10 30
'FritAtr, Li. Flo. 10 30
Madrid, 31k—Cadis. 361
Bilboa,374—klarceloaa,33l

MANGE, FEB. 21.
Seville, 3*—Gibrahar, 30(
Letrliorn,dni—Genoa, 43 '
51.1t0,43—Venie5,27 50, '
I Naples,39—Lisbou,sl..
Oporto, 52.'-13'0405,50
it inJa nein., 43
Palermo, 115-
i Dublin, 04 per crest.
Curt, V per cent.
Foreign goblin bars,3l. 'Tr..'
Gd. per oz.
'New Doubloons, SI. 14s. GC .
New Dollars, 4s. Old.
Silver in bars.stauilard,4e.
111 C

PRICE OF STOCKS..
Bank Stork 234 041111ausa 0.
3 per Cent. Red. 741. Inap.3 per Cent. 7-31-
3 per Cent.Costoolt. i3j India Bonds 32
Si per Cent. 87 India stuck 237.
4 per Lent. 9'}_ Exchequer Butts 1 Is. p►em.
New Founts st-ik 9.0114. tor Ac. 73i
Lou; Amt. Lottery Tickets Yet 10e.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LONDON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23.
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On Friday night the Right Hen. Frederick Ro-
binson, the. new Chanceilor of the Exchequer,
brought forward his Ways and,Means in the House.
of Commons, and although the reductions proposed
are not to the extent they might be, they must
and we axe convinced (if the House, constituted. es
it is,, can do anything like its duty to the public)
they will be—yet it would be injustice to the new
Minister not. to admit, that in his exposition of the
affairs of the. nation there WAS a perspicuity, an ho-
nesty,,a candour,, and ,plainness, to which we have
not been .aseustomed, and which at once enabled
every Member to comprehend it, and drew down
approbation from all sides.of the House—there was
an absence of the studied stupidity and mystification
,whieh.always shone so brilliantlysin little VAN, and
if the people are still to be robbed, we think they
may now see how it is to-bo done.—lt is proposed•
to reduce the Window Tax and the House Tax—
not to do either of them quite away, because that
would decrease the expense of collecting, and, of
course, curtail the influence of Government, which
consists in patronage—from• this it naturally arises,
that if esch.of these taxes be reduced 50 per cent.,
while the came collecting machinery is retained, the
per centage of expense will be doubled ; or, in other
words, if the collection of 1001. now costs 5 per
tent., if that 1001. be reduced to 501., without a
reduction of the receiving establishment, the per
sentage on collection will be raised tolo per cent.—
this is one of the many ways in which we are mane .
to support the very system that destroys the best
parts of our boasted Constitution.

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