The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-27 00:00:00

NEW rNVENTION.

flow-STfttr.T.----Yeaterdity Mr. Claticey,• the
landlord of the Robin Hood public-house in Holborn, applied
to Mr. Muesimee the Sitting Alagistrate to issue a warrant,
or some other process, against two persons who he said had de-
frauded him and his brother-in-law of 2001. by false pretences.
About 14 months ago one of the parties against whom he
complained, (he did not mention his name), and who was an
engineer, applied to him and his brother-in-law, stating that he'
had, after much profound study and some years of labour, in-
vented a machine which would completely supersede the use of
steam in all cases where a propelling power was required. It
would be equally effective in manufactories, in vessels by water,
and even carriages by land ; end, in short, would possess all the
powers of steam without any of the ea pence and danger attend-
ing the working of steam-engines. He had, he said, obtained a
patent for it ; and money only was wanting to bring into full
and general operation an invention which would astonish the
world. He requested Mr. Clancey and his brother-in-law to
purchase a sixteenth share, which he said would amount to 20W.
Mr. Clanccy, however, dill not like to part with so considerable
a sum without a little more minute inquiry, and proposed
that Mr. Galloway the engineer, in llolbornt shemld examit4
the invention • ' and if he should be of opinion that it would
answer, he (Mr. C.) would have no objection to purchase a sin-
teenth. "-0 dear no," said theingemous inventor,'. that will
never do; for Mr. Galloway is a finished engineer, and mon.-
over, he is a rich man, and if he saw the invention he would im-
mediately construct a similar machine, and we should lose ail
the benefit of it." Mr. Clancey still objected, and the engtheer
then said if the money was advanced he would give Mr. C. arid
his brother a bill for the amount accepted by a respectable trades
man, as a collateral security for the repayment, if the design
should not answer. The bill was to he dated at twelve monthA,
and an agreement drawn up in which it should be stipulated that
Mr. Clancey and his brother should at any time within that
period make their election, either to continue their share in
the invention or to sue for the amount of the bill. Upon
these conditions the two hundred pounds were advanced,
anti Mr. Clancey's brother-in-law received the bill. This
beame due at Christmas last, and the machine never having
been brought into action. Mr. Clancey expected to receive
payment:of the 2001., but no money was forthcoming ; toad:
when he applied to the acceptor of the bill upon the subject,
the latter snapped his fingers in his face laughed at him, ar.d
said, " ant going into the Fleet, and face,
will • pay you thete:"
Mr. Galloway had subsequently examined the machine, and
declared it. to be all a fallacy—a mere trick to mise the wind.
Mr. Mt ?nun Le said, it was clear that a gross deception had
been practised; but it was not a case within the jurisdiction
a Magistrate. Hls only remedy was by action, and tithed
better consult some respectable Solicitor.

On Tuesday last the State Lottery was drawn,'
when •No. 1,467, a Prize of 10,0001. No. 1,306,
500/. and No. 4,048, 2001. were all Sold in Shares
by J. and J. SIVEWRIGHT, No. 37, Cornhili ;
H, Holborn ; and 31, Haymarket. The coml.-
nate holders may receive their Money on demand.
Tickets and Shares for the New Lottery, con,
taining Three Prizes of 20,00 W. and 80 otrer
Capitals, all Money, to begin Drawing on the
9th April, will be on Sale in a few days.
Tile PENITENTIAR Y.—A Coroner's Jury weta
impunelled at the Penitentiary, Milibank, on
Tuesday night, before Mr. GEtal Coroner 1-41.
the City and Liberty of Westminster, to en-
quire into the cause of the d _ea..) of ..umpiney
Adams, a prisoner of thirty-four years at age,
Who came into the Penitentiary in June 18`21, and
William Cowell, who was received in June.
1820, both of whom had been convicted of crimes.
The Jury returned the following vertlict--"
are of opinion that the. Deceased died Naturnl
Deaths ; but it is our opinion so many prisoners
would not die if they were allowed a small por-
tion of meat ; and it is our wish and desire that
this our opinion should be communicated to th,
Directors of the Penitentiary, in hopes they mill
take some steps to obtain it.”----This verdict wn4
sanctioned by the Coroner, %he agreed to fatili-
tate it us much as possible.
PARACUUTE ROCKET.—On Friday nieht a
newly invented rocket was let off on Chaiham
lines, in the presence of the Officers of t'l,,
garrison, of a very peculiar mid curious cot-
struction. After raising a considerWe height
in the air, it explodes, when a pill at tite,
contained in the head of tke rocket, is NtIRI.
rated from it, and suddenly expailsk, which I,as
depending from it a iire-ball of cow itierahlt,
magnitude, which gives a mast pooritti
illuminating the country for nearly a mile round.
The parachute prevents the ball from descend.
titeignittoe. thyti,heriertrho,cok:t;r
iswlitiiil:thvoidteldeavteors
sliilke vwa s
ttal;
position anti movements of an enemy's army, or
any body of troops by night.— pfaibione
Gazette.)

THE LONDON JOU4NALS.

31)MACTS FROM TIM DAILY MORPONCI PAPEItS,
February 27, 189.3::

[MonNINa cuttorticr,s7...l
Very serious and general apprehensions begin
to. 'prevail that the efforts Ministers are making
tVpreserie peace are not of that bald and manly
kind which might be expected from Great Bri-
tain, in the attitude in which she ought to stand
in Europe, and these apprehensions are consider-
ably increased -by the game Sir William A'Court
is playing in Madrid. In fact, the very
nomination of this gentleman to Spain, us our
envoy, was 'ominous to all those who recollected
his late conduct at Naples ; and it is in Spain
also that the greatest part of the Neapolitan
exiles have taken refuge. How then can he in-
Spire confidence in the Spanish Constitutionalists,
VrtioSt present predicament resembles that of
15kples, when threatened by Austria ?

The crisis draws, near, and Ministers have a
lee,avy responsibility on their shoulders. If the
IFrenrif should carry their threats, into execution,
aftsti Ministers mutat satisfy,the country that the
Most...strenuous exertions have been made by them
to prevent the war, they will be answerable for
COMPtoonces which naturally must, one way or
other, involve us. It is in vain to set up the
li?eciou4 Plea that Portugal is not in danger, be.
"3" she is not mentioned in the Verona Decla-
rations, or the French King's Speech. The. Por-
tuguese have declared that the attack is directly
levelled against them, from, the momenta Bour-
bon army crosses the Pyrenees, and orders have
beetesent to Paris for their Envoy to withdraw
the moment that occurrence takes place.—The
tri'nwais of Ministers induce the public to believe
that the door to peace is not yet shut; this then is
the time forour exertions. The manner in which the
French Government pauses and hesitates, Lateral.'
its bullying language, chews the strong impression
that might be made upon it, were Government
hearty in opposing the war, condeni 6d. as it is
by the general voice of the country. The moral
influence we could wield, at the present moment,
the Cabinet of the Thuilleries could not possibly.
'withstand ; and is it not better to use ,this moral
influence now, than our physical resources after-
wards,, to an extent it would be impossible to
calculate ? It is on this subject we think some
satisfaction ought to be given to the country,
beyond the vague answers drawn from. Ministers
%ince the opening of Parliament. We do not
profess to know what private assurances have
been given by Ministers to particular Members
°tithe Opposition; but we can see no meaning in
those which are publicly given, and should be at
les,!o vote weiten d how any reliance could safely
be plowed on shell vague declarations.—(Mid.)

[l4l N !NG POST.]
Surrey 1 etition was iast night presented
to the nous° of Commons. On this occa4ion a
conversion too 4 place, involving the interesting
t,ubjeot of whet certain politicians term " Egitita.
414 Adiostment ~`" anti we have the happiness to
/Ind that the observations we have ourselves of
-
feted upon this important. topic were those chiefly
unproved Of by the HOUSP. At present we have
rio room to pursue the subject, but we shall not
fail to return to it in due Whitmore
wade his promised mdtion for the adoption of ,a
new system of. Corn Laws,, which was resisted by
Mr. iitisbisson) on the ground that the present
'eras not tha fit moment far agitating that ques-
tiott. After some debate the motion was nega-
tived bye minority of 7i. to 25.

SN OW TlstEs.)
We have hear some well-meaning people re-
gret that such books al these of O'llte,ara and
'Las Cants should be circulated, replete, as they
consider.them to be, with misrepresentations and
errors of a prejudicial kind. We own we appre.
bend little danger from this source. The curio-
sity of mankind in general leads them no doubt
to swallow with avidity much nonsense and
falsehood ; hut it a short time reflection takes its
turn t men begin to compare, to detect ;neon-
aistepciat and' contradictions, tant:. reject With
coutempt what they at first admired... As to the
particular Works in question,either they are cor-
red or incorrect. If -Correct, in Heaven's name
114 thn truth prevail ; but if incorrect, they will
Datong withstand the probeof the examiner. A
soften. Catisi. (is we observed on the Queen's
trial). can't stand cross-examination—especially
where the testimony of two or three witnesses is
to be sifted, and compered together throughout
its parts. We recommend- to, the curious in
such iniviriei to trace the discrepancies between
144. g Cn'.a and O'Meara, which are amusing
enough.

[Trig TIMES.]
We liaVO received by an egpresq from Paris
the journals- of Tuesday, captaining the important
ilebite of aooday last, in the Chamber of Depu-
-oa---. debate, bovvi!,,ver, which appears to have'
been eiosed for want of a sufficient Muse'. No
vote cOP4e'3tiently was taken. Still the senti-
ments of itut speakers areimportapt, though their.
tenaur brings us (as old Northumberlaturs fears
talllanticipated the death of 'his son Harry Percy)
fo 'The vonclusion of war. Were nothing further,
therefore, than this; debate to be otpecte!d—were
tia communication to be received from M. de
Chateanbriand-4fte die might be considered as
cast ; and even -:swere not, the itch' for des-1
perate gambling, of the party which-unhappily
seems to predominate, is so obvious, and the
recall of their , stake so diPictilt, that it
were alnlost as well the game shonid beg: s. The
speech of M. de VilMe is the only one worth
Hoticlng and that, not-for the cogency of the or-
gurrient, but the authority of the. Speaker.
Ftanco (he says). unist.go'to war, because Spain
is not in A condition roniistent with' the iwuour
stuil security of her neiglibbor. if the lionoar of
France could be in any: way affected by the, po.
altion of.SPaini, the operation would be honekcial
by, the contrast bettvoen A tranquil' audit-per
turbed state : and as "to security, it is an odd
Method of escaping cOntagion., enter the cell
of the infected person and-'there grapple with
Lim ; gore qui ((mac, we think, should be the.

Maxim. The Minister says further, that had 1
it been possible to have avoided wart be
should have done it ' • he bad tried every thing
to preserve peace. What has he tried ? What
has he done to preserve peace ? Has he prac-
tised the most natural course of avoiding war
not making it himself ? Does he, or can be,
state the slightest aggression upon France by
the country which he is now going to invade, and
the inhabitants of which he is about to massacre.?
It is pretended, he says, that France wished to
impose her Charter on Spain. Who pretended
so? On the contrary, we suspect, were Spain
once conquered, the Charter would-not last long
even in France. It is the destruction of the
French Charter—the destruction of every sem-
blance of freedom in France—that is sought by
this wicked attempt to destroy the rising liberties
of Spain. And then the orator asks, 44 Who can
say that institutions which suit us will equally
suit anther nation ?" If so, why impose institu-
tions on Spain ? Or, not actually imposing insti-
tutions, why prescribe negatively—why interpose
or meddle in her concerns.?

[BRITISH" PRESS.]
War appears to be definitively decided on, and
it is expected the French troops will enter Spain►
forthwith ; and does M. do Vill6le think that he
and his Colleagues will be able
.to confine that
war within► any circle they may mark out ? Do
they imagine that when the blazing torch is once
lit that they can limit the conflagration to any
extent they please? As well might they attempt
to bind the burning faggot with a hand of flax as
to set bounds to that contest they have madly
created, and which must and will be general.—
Can the French Cabinet imagine that England
will look tamely on and see Spain, whom she re-
deemed before, sin►king in the struggle, and the
independence of I'ortu►gal, her ancient, ally,
endangered, merely to gratify the overbearing
ambition of Russia, and the fanaticism of a
faction in France ? She cannot, and will
not, do so; and war once commenced, where
will its fiery wave be staid ? Every possible
measure of defence has been adopted in Spain.
—The public mind at Figueras was excited
by the reports or war into the highest degree of
fermentation ; every thing was going vigorously
forward on the frontier, in preparing for a ter-
rible war. The General has given orders to or-
ganise all the French who present themselves,
and to give them the same high pay as the Mi-
quelets. The forts also continue to be largely
provisioned, and the recruits who arrived to com-
plete the regiments of Leon have been clothed
and armed.

[MOnNING HERALD.]
Accounts of Monday's date were received yes.
terday from Paris. An interesting debate took
place on that day in the Chamber of Deputies.,
f t turned upon the proposed grant of 100 millions
(francs) for extraordinary servises, but the grf:Ti:"
question was the invasion of Spain. The speeches
throw some light upon the matter. M. Royer
Collard,' one of the party called " doctrinaires"
or intermediate monarchists between the Liberals
unl Ultras, spoke forcibly against the tn•
" The entire nation," said he, " would
voluntarily march and combat for a cause
which would be her own, but she feels that in
this she would fight against her interests, and
that every victory which might be obtained
would be against herAelf.—(Cries of c Bravo' from
the left. t Silence' on the right)" This is the
strong principle of rational resistance to the war
among the French. It is felt by all those
whose power,. property, rights, and estimation,
'depend upon the inviolability of the revolt]•
tionary interests, as, protected by the French
Charter, that the effecting of a Counter-
revolution in Spain would be an important out-
post gained towards effecting a counter-revolu-
tion in France. This design was obvious from
the beginning, and we have remarked upon it
long since. it is but lately that that the French
Journals have ventured to touch upon it—and not
until It was, spoken in the French Chamber of.
DePAties. The speech of the next orator was more
intOesting and,curious. it was M. de► la Bour.
definer), a violent Ultra, who again taunted the
Minister bitterly for his backwardness in-
vading Spain. He described himself RS in a
state of lamentable perpletity—between his de.
sire to agree to the demand of the King's Go-
vernment, and his conviction that the Minister
was unworthy of his confidence, and secretly tin.
willing to enguge in the wet. lie says the Mini.
ster was still, at the moment when he spoke,
negociating for a compromise with the Spanish
Itevoktti on.

FOR THE SUN.

TO Triti RT. HON. LORD VISCOUNT GRENVILLE.

A CALM APPEAL to the GOOD SENSE and CANDOUR
of the PEOPLE of NNGLANI), on the SUBJE(;T of .the
ItOSIAN LI4)IdIC CLAIMS..
Corithimectit'ons THE SUW : qf Alteukty, Feb. 10, )
It is to be linnenhaptbut the view of tits subject which I have
taken in the Ibroser dlyishins of my communication, ha* not
been more rently donsidered by this opponents Ot emanci-
pation. It this repeal of the sew. . remaining disabling
'olstividels is to ked of, they stand aghast With apprebeinSions of
Popery: They aeon to 'think that such a meastitse. threatens
she, subversion of the state And inuta ultimately prove a tiOth-
blow to tho C:onstitutien. Apprehensions of Popery. ! of Po-
pery.' ! ! Do the good 'people who entertain them forget the
age=nt. whirl they live De they forget, that day is not ilioNv
d.iirsiTentiroM night, Than i* the present age from that in which
the revolting:errors of Popery were prevalent ? Have knoW-
ledge and .eloietitnce brougla with them no improvement, ?
Ahtl ja this atirtie ip which ,suankind are so enamettredrof :the
,Itploded follies Of the Papal Chords, that they are silly
trig for the reperd'of the petird statutes,in order again to saddle
their backst, untVistit.blteanii,briilltss in their mouthi'lits Ilse her
commoilatiOtt ot,the Itiotrils4,Clergy.? Truly the issomething
amusing in all' this. It is aitsecies of stiparatitioii Seitice)yless
ridiculous than the most whimsical superstition of, Popery it-
.Bvif and .uitt telitrxritertghtezi4 any one who is nist Msalt bfan
order of whist 644 rellderkt hint ikble to the stecid,stst...nf keecin-
ing Piipist„ reJigious whatever .rifisst. Ise
rattikr, ;#iuJt of prejudice thao couviition; r4th.Cr-.a thing,
derived, from hiS stymie than mixing out of his own , car
reflection, Andhe had better return t 9 ,b is stUdieC ni
versify, anti I,,nne somewhat better acquainted. 'With the
fc Lep fotaulte.aine,' of the witich he piofeesei,Taisit, the
"putt Ow. No, in which ha 'lives, than spend his tithe in
vainlyy endeavouring to hedge 'in the Established
p4ral statutes, which eircu meribe its uaefultteir, and shave
',long ;easel-NO.ln negesiary foi its security,
Mid yet Shire is nothing fOr which the opponents of
ciptition are tore-williptto Wte credit to theiniielves than for
a philtisophkil application of the kno*ltsflge. of history, and,a
profound aenttainience with bunian stature. Now in what.ort,
4 CAS the wisdom of the past ? In ascribing to: one period a

Spciety the identical ,err eeil And disorders whinli almost mine'
sively belong to another. And in what consists thei depth of
the second ? ' In. suppOsi that mankind must always conti-
nue stationary; and that there is no difference between an age
of darkness and stiperstition and an age of light and know..
ledge. They significantly tell us that ," what has been may
bee' and have greet compassion for' the stollity of those who,
while they acknowledge the truth of the maxim, are slow to
apprehendthe Wisdom of its aoplication : although they them-
selves could scarce forbear eroding at the folly of the physi-
cian who should be invariably and mechanically guided
by the same rule, and. prescribe according to precedent, with-
out reference to the age of his patient, or to the change which
time alone, without the operation of any other cause, is KUM-
dent to make in his constitution. This is precisely what they
do: While the Statesman endeavours to discriminate between
the two periods of society, and tO, separate what is common
from what is peculiar to them, and thus, in some measure, to
ascertain the march of the human mind, and the general ad-
vance of human nature they ate resolved upon identifying them
by marks almost as vague, and indefinite as those which setts.
fled Flewellen of the close resemblance between Monmouth
and Macedon,, namely, " that there Was a river in Monmouth,
and a river in Macedon, and that there were, moreover, salmon
in both." They use the crude enumeration of facts, which
passes current for a knowledge of history, when the World was
younger,
,in order to regulate the politics of the World when
older. '1 hey reverse the principle which should never be lost
.sight of by the real Statestnsn, and legislate for times past in.
stead of legislating for posterity. This is even more ridiculous
than the conduct of " his Father," in 7'ristram Shandy, who
was so exceedingly anxious about the education of his son, that
he wrote a regular and laborious treatise to shew how each year
of it should be conducted, but unfortunately• the year had al-
ways elapsed before the treatise was compleated, so that unless
the order of providence could be reversed, and the child grow,
younger instead of growilolder ; he had nu chance of bene-
fiting by this singe e rt of parental- anxiety for his im-
provement. But while the opponents of emancipation are thus
sharp-sighted to perceive dangers that are invisible to all other
eyes it is amazing how blind they are to those the discovery of
which requires no such uncommon discernment. Have they
narrowly examined the signs of the times. Or has puritanism
been so successful in concealing itself under sheeps clothing,
that they suffer it even to enter the fold, without the remotest
suspicion of its intention,? noel the. insecurity of our esta-
blishment at the present day arise from its being so little
popish 1 Whether: sit its conformity or its nonconformity to
the doctrines and usages of pious and venerable antiquity, that
is likely to prove the greater stumbling-block : without all
doubt it is its settled faith, its sober piety, the decent order of
its ceremonies, the apostolical derivation of its hierarchy, its
connection with the state, its existence, in short, as an esta-
blished Church, these are what give offence to most of its open
and many of its secret enemies. , These are what are considered
as the marks of the beast. It is the hostility of those who con.
sider it as yet too little reformed and purified, not of
those who =shier it too much se, that it has now to
dread. And therefore it is that the. folly of those who
are vociferating in our ears the dangers of Popery, be-
comes miseheyous. They are raising the cry of " the wolf"
in the wrong direction. While they attract the attention of
the nation to a quarter whence there is no danger, they draw it
from a quarter whence there is every danger. They are spend-
ing their zeal. and their ammunition upon an Imaginary-
enemy, and raisinsuch a noise and smoke about themselves
as prevents them front perceiving the anproach of the. real
enemy, who finds hie most effectuel auxiliary in their foolish
and ridiculous apprehensions.
If, which heaven forefend, the country be again destined to
behold the downfall of our national establishment, that melan.,
choly event, so devoutly to he deprecated, will not surely be
owing to a superstitious reverence for what is venerable for its
antiquity, but to a sacreligious intolerance of all that time has
rendered sacred. It is not by a passion for the fantastical
fooleries of Popery that our Church can be pushed from it strong
foundations. It is only when
Swilled by the wild and wasteful ocean of fanatictem, that
it can be said to be in danger. Ifpnritanism be again suf-
fered to open the flpotiagatee of the Heavens, and to break up
the foundations of the great deep, for the purpose of bringing
another deluge of moral and political extravagance upon the
worlds?, " then let them that arc in Judea flee into the moun.
tains.. Woe betide the Church .of England. It will no
longer be that "fair and goodly city, seated upon a hill, and
that cannot be hid. A speedy and overwhelming destruction
will come upon it." " Then be a..tribulation such as was
• not: shits the world pea and which. nothing but the overruling
providence of (This can prevent from extuiguiehing its light,
end burying its fortunes and its hopes for ever. '
But from the feeling of lent manifested by' Government in
the appeintments to, the episcopal office, as well as from the
sensible revival of one* religion that Is discoverable through,
out the Clergy, we are piddled in entertaining more cheereng
hopes of our church's fkiture welfare arid 'prosperity. While
she continues efficiently iv perform the functions aeeigned her
by providence we may confidently hope that she will be prin.
tecttel both from her open and,her secret enemies. It is only
when " the salt of the earth has lost its savour" that " it will
he cast out and trodden wider the feet, of men." Itit only
where the carcass is that the eagles willbe gathered together:
Would to Clods that all those who 'intend to a regard for
our establishment would- thus contribute to its security, by.
doing all that in them lies to augment its efficiency, and to
extend its usefulness. Such would be .a .more certain mode
of drawing down the bleising of GoD Upon it than any
other which they could employ, It is not by exasperate
Jng existing discontents and reviving ancient animosi-
ties that its cause can best lie served at present. Would
its friends fully avail themselves of the *ivanteges which
they possess in the Increasing knowledge of the age, they
must cease to assume a tone of insolent triumph, or to present
an attitude of Contemptuous defiance to those who diar from
them 4 it is not by continually abusing them, or squaring at
them, that the RoinanCatholics are to he woo over from their
erroneous persuasions. By such ungenerous conduct they not
only do the excluded sect great wrong, but the Established
Church great injustice; which only requires to be fully and
fairly exhibited to the world, in order to win for itself an al-
most universal admiration. Nor is there a part of the world in
Which.' under more advantageous circumstances, its excellency
would be mote readily felt and acknowledged than in Ireland.
Although, until very lately, the business of education was not
taken up in that country with any spirit or alacrity, and al-
though 'little has as yet been donereotnoared with the wants of
the people, yet it is notorious that the influence of the Roman
Catholic prleithood le decidedly on the wane. They no longer
experience the respect or reverence with-which. thee:were former-
ly regarded by their flocks. Many of them have received threaten-
ing notices for presuming to interfere for the suppression of the
late disturbances; and one Oijilerci, was barbarously murdered.
These are matters of fact of Which any candid person may ea-
sily inform himself and he will find the general statement
abundantly confirmed if he will he but at the pains to lOokthrough
any number of die various reports and- correspondence of the
Itliseionitries employed to promote the education and improve.
went of the peasantry. But what is the consequence of this
laxity in their religious belief. What are the fruits of this
growing irreverence for their Clergy ? Alas ! have not
of late been frightfully vielblei n the inhuman atrocities which
have brought such dire disgrace upon that unhappy country ?
"Tait not now evident that the Roman Cathelic' Religion in Ire.
land does not even furnish what Coletirigevalts salt to preserve
the. hay front puttifying until its detained hour ? " The sys.
tern wider. which the prat pie have been brought up,- ignorant as
they are, has lost its hold upon their minds while they have
not been inspired with a confidence in any better. The moral
moon-light in which they lived, has, as it Were, waned away,
before the son-has as yet risen upon them. And it is distress-
Log to he obliged to add that we have, been sit if studiously en-
deavouring tot:maid. from them the attractions of our Church,
lsrrcls in: proportion as the progress of knowledge was dine
rushing the atuaetions of the superstition to winch they had
been addicted.'

answer.

( To. Or coittinued.

he- quantity of Corn and; Grain ware-
housed under the Act 55th Geo. 111. c. 16, and
remaining in the said warehouses on the sth hiw
nuary last, was 803;931' qrs. bush. ; ditto of
Maui and" Flour, 77,193 cwts. 3 qrs. 71bs.

We Iwo to retard another of those melancholy accidents
which hive betxnne so frequent. A Voung lady, aged 21,
daughter of a cork-, anufitcturer in Leith, havinginadvertently
gut toe near the Isiteben fire, her clothes caught fire, and be-
fore it mad be extinguished, she was so severely burnt, that
the died on Wednesday, the sth inst.
A WARNINO- TO. SAVVAItER3,---.fit the Village
g
-of 111 ex to', near Doncaster, a man,much adicted
At) sw oaring and drunkenness, was. workin last
week in a neighbouring quarry, and. happening
'to hear the tolling of the church bell, remarked,
with cut oath, “It was well, it was not for him."
To this a fellow-labourer obseeyed, that had it
'the world. Indignant at au observation-. so re.
.meets so, there would have b-een'ao great loss to
6 wAtibelintiing to retort with Rooth r
ttremendowroath, when a-. fragment, falling from
lithe quarry lattaotly hurried-the wretched man
l''Uefore the bar of icts Maker'

LORD PORTSMOUTH'S CAM

EXAMINATION u);rict- the KING'S COMMISSION,•

FREEMASONS' HALL, WEEINESDAY, FEB. 26.-15TH DAT.

The Court opened at ten o'clock this morning,
and immediately proceeded to Business.
Dr. BANN:HEAD'S examination resumed by Mr. Tur.x.—
lleard.Lady Portsmouth say, that if his Lordship should live
with her again, neither Mr. Alder, nor any member of the Ilan-
son family, should enter the house again without his Lordship's
concurrence; considered himself in connection with his Lord-
ship's family merely as a medical practitioner; delivered a
letter from her Ladyship to Lord Portsmouth; also a list of
witnesses from Mr. France ; was not aware that his profession
excluded him from a right of action as a man and a gentleman ;
has often had his attention called to insane patients ; it was not
very common in ordinary cases of insanity to question the pa-
dent upon the subject or subjects with respect to which they
are deranged in their minds I did not consider his Lordship as
deranged on any one point; formed his judgment or his Lord-
ship's state of mind from the actual examination of his Lord-
ship, coupled with a perusal of the facts contained in the va-
arious affidavits put into his hands by order of the Lord Chan-
cellor; conceives sanity of mind to be the power of the mind
to combine facts and circumstances, and the ability afterwards
to discriminate and draw correct conclusions ; having abstained
from examining. Lord .Portsmouth oalpa.rticular subjects, thinks
himself competent to say positively, that Lord Portsmouth's
mind is perfectly sound ; there Is a material distinction between
mind and judgment; conceives the mind to be the whole;
judgment is one of the propeTties of the mind ; perception, me-
mory, and instinct, are some other of the properties, which are
,•very numerous.

Mr. Commissioner Hu LLOCK -ThiS is a dissertation, not an

Examination continued—Does not think more frequent op-
portunities of seeing his Lordship world lead him to a conchs,
sion different from that he has now formed.
By Mr. G. IlaNKES.—Used the letter from the Countess u
an introduction to his Lordship : when he first called upon
Lord Portsmouth, he tendered the letter—his Lordship re-
fused to take it, and also to receive witness in his professional
capacity the second time witness called upon Lord Ports.
mouth his Lordsitip was in a better humour ; witness then
again tentieeed the letter.
Why did. you again offer the letter to his Lordship P—Be-
cause it was addressed to his Lordship ; and, as I thought,
meant to be forwarded to its destination. Why should I not?
Mr. Commissioner Hu t.Locx—That is a question, not an
answer.

Examination con tinued.—Witness did not question his Lord-
ship as to funerals, dung-carts, logs of wood, or any of the
other subjects alleged to have been those in reference to which
his Lordship had shown so great eccentricity. His Lordship's
conduct in this react evinced an unsoundness of the 4utig.
neent, which is the foundation-atone of the mind : if the judg-
ment be unsound, the mind cannot. be perfectly sound : a
sound judgment would draw correct inferences from obvious
facts, and discriminate between right or wrong : if, not being
under the influence of feelings, motives, prejudices, or misre-
presentations, a man of his Lordship's income should declare
his ignorance upon the extent of his property, whether it be
worth 1001.. or 20,0004 annually, should conceive him to be of
unsound mind': he might declare such ignorance, yet not be
really uninformed upon the subject; if he really thought as he
said, he could not have any Mind. His Lordship might wish
cunningly to forward the present,Conunission of lamacy, and
as emotive of policy he might exhibit, or wish to exhibit, a cer-
tain degree of unsoundness of rand.
Again examined by Mr, TuLic:—Cannot swear that any or
all of the persons In lunatic asylums arc road ; cannot say
that there may not be some among them actin}; the lunatic for
the purpose of forwarding a particular objector policy '; it not
aware of any means of detecting such impositions.
By Mr. Lordship is perfectly competent to
manage Ins own aflitirs and property, if he had an honest steward
and an honest banker ; he is also competent to select his steward
' and banker, . and afterwards to detect any impropriety in their
conduct.

Q. Suppose, Sir, 'a Nobleman is married, his wife makes it
a rule of- her conduct to carry a horse-whip about her, to keep
one in her bed-room, to apply it occasionally by of that-
tisement—she coolly witnesses the daily insult and ill treat-
ment of her husband—she introduces an adulterer into her fa-
mily.--she practices a refinement of cruelty (which I hope is
'without a parallel) by sending her husband to fetch this adul-
terer to her bed, and witnesses, nay more, encourages a barba-
rity of conduct and treatment from this adulterer to her hus-
band--suppose this case, and further, that. the husband on no
'one occasion resists, opposes, or complains of this depraved and
unexampled conduct, what would be your opinion of the torn-
:potency of this husband to manage }cis own affairs,- and super-
intend the expenditure of his money, and the dispose] of his
property,?-4ki. Supposing this case to be passible, which I
deny to he either probable or possible, I should say that he was
totally incompetent to superintend any one of the common
affairs and transactions of life.
Q. Suppose this case to be merely hypothetical, and' that it
be related by. the husband himself to a jury sworn to try the
sanity of his mind—what would then be your opinion of him P
—A. I should think such a man very wicked,-addicted to
falsehood—and who was desirous of getting rid of his wife.
Att.' flatlet —Then I have done.

By :Mr. NOEL.-...Believes his Lordship to be of sound mind,
'competent to -form a correct perception, and to arrive at a
probable conclusion—this would,be an act ofthe judgment.
Robert Long, an ironmonger and bell-hanger at Basing-
stoke, gave evidence as to his, having .furoiAed articles for
his Lordship's house at Ilurstbourn in 1814, when his Lord-
Ship's conduct was as regular and proper as that, of any, other
gentleman.
Thomas Davidson, a corn-chandler, gave similar testimony.
His Lordship always made • very. reasonable remarks on the
price of hay and corn.
Cross-examined by Mr. WETUERELL—The draft which
his Lordship signed was previously filled up by her Ladyship,
who gave it to witness to take tOlsord-PortsmoUth for his sig.
nature.

By Mr. Mr wen.—Vl.rhen bargaining for the hay, his Lord-
ship conversed in as rational a manner as any other gentleman
would havedone.

Thomas Manchester examined by Mr. ADAX.—WaI a bai-
liff-in his Lordship's employ in Oct. 1818 ; was previously in
the.service of Mr. Hanson, at. Farleigh, 14 miles time Hunt-
bourn—was so from 1803 to 1811: Lord P. was there fee-
quently; his- Lordship often slept there; he was always very
particular us to the corn given to his horses ; he was a very
good, judge of horses and stock in general ; he remarked
justly upon the quality of the, soil and the probable produce
of growing crops • used frequently to inquire the market
Iprices ; his Lordship was as well acquainted with fanning
matters as any other Nobleman or Gentleman ; received the
letter handed to witness a few days" subsequent to its date—
the hand-writing is that of Lord Portsmouth. (Put in and
read.)

Mr. Manchester, " Edinburgh, Jan. 11, 18t2.
" Mr. Lecane bath infornied me that my torn has been. f.
fered to be lets ',desire thiema be contradicted, as I intend to
keep it in my own possesaicm ; I have written to Mr. Skirrow '
respecting it, and in a few days you will. hoar from movain.
Yours, &c. ~PORTSMOITTV."
Cross-examined by. Mr. PowEra--Diti.•not know of Mr.
France coming to Hurtsbourn until he came down ; went to
Whitehprch without any particular object ; did not known, nor
had any reason to expect, Lally. Portsmouth would be there;i .
saw her' Ladyship there ; Lica* was with• witness at Whit.
church; met him there. • • •
• James Mullins,examined by Mr. C..F. Wirruraars.—Was
for lorry years a oot and shoemaker in Bong-sac 't ; worked for.
Lord Portsmouth five or six years ; has conversed with his
Lordship about four tittles ; when his Lordship ordered boots
anti shoes he always told hint to make them easy across the
joints ; iii gave his orders, expressed his satisfaction, or made
complaints, as any other lSobleman or Gentleman would
have done.
Cross-examined hylir. WrairE agr.t.---Presti men his Lord-
ship wore boots and shoes; thinks he knew thick from thin
shoes. '
Sergeant Peres.-,-And probablyy knew about as Well as Mr.
Wetherell when and where-the shoe pinched.
Several.deeds mere then put in. The first was a family set.
dement npon Lord Portsmouth's corning of age, datel 12th
Feb. 1790 ; the parties were, John the late Earl, of the first
Plut—the present Emil (lithe second_ part—r John Hanson and
two others, of the third part ...lames Hayes and another, of the
iimrth.port 1 eliowes, Esq. and another, of the fifth;
part—and Dr. Garnett and another, of- the sixth
_part. The
second, deed was, the.will of thn Joie .Earl,..dikted 13th'APrily probate was dated filth May, 17t1;.; under this will
tthlmeS°Pdrareeetlellusl:le::Presiniiigt°n&sh uatillMtptialel4.ll/VP"PbetrWleeestY or
th neecertBitia°finriAngot.'

•

aides-it. was finally arvangsdotttlie4ugesthin of Chief °jig'.
utissioner Trower, that Mr. Wetherell should hoe an abet**,
of the deeds in his hands, whereby to check them as they etre
severally produced.
Mr. WETIIEUELL stated, that understanding a gentiergis
ofurcl p
the name ofvu Portsmouth, he
Laurence
applied to his Lordshipncewasatthismoment fintche o
Al.ereure,;.: as
the subject. '
hheearhpireparedr;
friloEmPT:ebbseyco.
jeiuntryhteenr.)dedCouttl hiso Lordships
otherhiP prneinisond sh.--"JdOlnersl
Sergeant PELL and Mr. Anax were understood to have re•
tired to the room in which his Lordship was waiting.
The COURT thought that no Medical Gentleman should be
:allerty:eddia.marti.
onocnt.sohis;. e
madeet hisb
ituLliortilyA,r;:r.isshpirpeeppanyllsete.driwOrithtOshiSomeberdwatinS:lo'h :1:0b,
,
nationSi Tor Lord Portsmouth, PilortsmumseGuth, observed,
turned round to Sergeant Pell, and from the expression of II:.
countenance, answered affirraatively or ne. tively ; be
eedit
pressed his strong objection to this line of ,e, WI and 14
would not be repeated.
Mr. Serjeant PELL (having returned)
the Court that a sharp attack had been made upon 1
during his absence. He thought Englishmen shouhl not sego
hisLo rdthsahtiapt tleifeomst ittesrierfonsteni;
so ;he knew not whet had been said of hint—he cam;
what had been said, but this he would assert, the charge 11...„
present.
Eenntishireahnadinaht,edis athlisusen,cea,;idthieleytrushositaulald:hiltr:aard.it;l:;te;4lo,
brouklt fdr
false, totally unfounded, and nit ungenetenelY
ward in his absence. He would tell theitelientlemen Wlrt°,,L.:
younger in the profession than himself, that the next tht e tnici.
preferred a charge against a senior Counsel, or egamst,„"
ormanto,
answerthe y shosunledhwehaiart
geuntiorl
his character stood high enough to cast off (as it fero,..'4„, 0
drop from the mane of the lion) any such dirtY e1"7,4,-00
that now preferred against him—the tact was,
_lir wr 'Addle
that Mr. Laurence should. accompany himself. il!r• who,
and Mr. Coombs, into the presence of his I.4ordshiP'n wee
they had reached the bottom of the stairs, Mr. Poo Jo,
up to them, and asked if they intended to teke Mr:on de,
rence into the room with them ; he answered this (Pesci to tie
eidedly in the negative; they had wished Mr. 1.4 R,
mar% ,
..1
eohemwpiaasinpts.eserite,
tell con
rtevio,t,
his Lordship, but it was merely a wish, which bad t, re
they knew could not be realizma in the present stage efe.l,
proceedings. Was tit then right to make or
remions which had been attempted upon him in nt:ll?trd thf,
damg i
wouui
tn. motetgyo
nh h.
the
denied
r enthsf:i
iteramet
satei::::°:111::
sional character ? The Learned Sergeant then NEuc eoldbi
charge of Sir Thomas Baring; and he hoped the Pa
5...., Is
not judge the worse of him because it hod been st we i‘
1 te
Juror that Lord Portsmouth had appeared to elTel
Counsel, under certainly very tryiiveircurnsttan° reesece'Asi‘:leyt'-tel:s-*
Sir c
.73 'tt.:l,(l)nauavgnefhoit
justified
itc acquitted
without the;
ce
dl.,k, a :to 0 so:o'4
bility of intentionally actin in in- improPc/ asst AO cal
Serjeant PELL again addressed the. Cettrt.--Lt ;Too, as'
thing for a man, being strong mentally; la was ""enei to l'itr'
Porelly and physically to have a series of questigls ,AI; sn4
by Gentlemen, with but few of whom he sits ac
tie cola
it a man, so shipwrecked, as it were, in his faultiest sPireiy of
to him this day, for his assent or dissent, to, the 18.°rreetAi3
his answers, he would cover his face : for he calla n° luct, t,
its expression—and thus his very objectionable con,
.t 2 b,
calculated to impede the course of justice, should not se
repeated.—{Considerable applause.) pi-4°
Chief Commissioner TAO IV EIL--Tilii is very psi--tom
is a very serious proceeding. PO
Mr. Serjeant PELL-1 have said that a Ito in an 01
tCOUeelirr4o,ftv.inUysitinC/3--ccs
me that
but very natural natu.rslrnyes,,,...PMearop:
as not mrs , ~,,,,,,,q
I sh tOil9.'' et ig
tions ; the Gentlemen on the other side will have,,."'hogtelt
at his own request, wt ,) , est,/ e
experience for a decision, we propose tlaing Ili% l'-'
if :there be-no rule against it, aPt—ith ited,,de-
Gentlemen of the Jury will then proceed to and welt
ship severally ; we have finished our case, anti I ;To tilm '
glad that we have, for it has been a most pniaill,' „I Ord
who bave appeared on behalf of the unfortunate
.17,1!,3011
mouth. It is the first time I have been engne int. Is e
proceeding, and Ido assure you it shall be tell., eO.l
clvalu3suliaor.bulr,eltilltp.mayaselr,oeintuyveltolasalyewitlah.vitstih,ttinhac.4t
dif
,tallutaidasiuri,.oi.tit
jctosol G
to leave my children, 1 will leave them for s, let Ail the
of his asett'attithireir; "anadratiliwwiri iintidnillyulle.l4tlliutwilsitati.prl brill° f
feeitherncsivhadie.ouee.iSerinritacoeldnjevoueoutnigmsesnedisavittenpedh:yelnontrwihibgiatihhtrt.oteAtusheuvilesta.hito,iniingsh,i,ta.:.ahp,olutfoogir;:itic:lll.:t:':
application . made
s:
ixbfinye:l ti
rmilhreo.
language
nr e
tpoyse'u observed,u s:ue.rntise;o
on
t hr tesehoeu
kvyt .
0,1:1:4,A:11:1,;:inf. : tt:::
r.IIMpbIIO/ojeeltle2tativtileinitthsverotirk:S.itperetajteaftutonttiilulitottairp:'elicill'.:ebs:trislig;t,;,
a_peavcte;a;;;r;t4uouthepirti
~,„,„ Ayr
right to see his Lordship whebrtrr
Mr. DYNG and. Mr. 31 tw, c the Ges''"Taerlbs 01:`
. justly influenced Or biassed, either in th*c°--
isr, e I 1101 4'
r
flerjeautt PELL, as Lord pelt' ;ouch's •'-u-iLeti hoot
he Pleased, and he should net e , ~_ ~,, „grins L. ,hite
planation of an- ex
had
Court,tvi
bi nOhnlr.ueßcc 0
nsn ostaethlds ritatt by
it:
dnrfEYlita rpt
hfrstwurn athl, Iteilla r:.'ithijr.nailia.undrl4l‘,eili : etille:t:w.ceur-twoesiv-tli-t'elells'i;rrilicil°:4llul.-juSecni.:Prit''.drilt.lsirnel:Aillset*"l,llllf:irri°flll“l"titr-lhil°6:l4° I::
r-
- .111"teles:;":.
court.various GentlemenWhereler, insion .01 tv
thSemeeeanCoedttriinn'frLiatntuerftP•hastessee'rjitirou;l'atdtbnwidlartindlftiloPvit fhett:i:allitit2'liengttillert;:::Stiliti:::::':
hie chpr
je
asrxEs persisted in.birt question,
bPeeTillwihrithflihderamwean.nt to giye him an answer? and
eeko
evci
Serjeant PELL.-..here or any where else. , ~,,A 01,,
mr..BAxiles again pressed for an explanation , 4
upon the language now used by the Learned
itnputaticm-of theallusion to lie upon tbe -
Serje; s 0 tsi:,o
Commissioner TROVES. ex reseed his winint°,„or--il'
the up / essll
not apply to the Jurye „„.,,a io,
ac
01)1Spullynrci.tolF:t hatAne: Loud"'flofromtrtltlele Chancellor
Lorddi s c t
onChancellory"iputu a g ark
stop igt
et : em.
m"--7.- ;it 0 '''.l.;;'gatirl
Mr. Tnoweis,....r derive m authority falgo ties s'-'
y
„AI ItA
is not amenable. ' , ee-4
Mr. BaxxEs eventually withdrew his tltlM;rl:asOft""
assertion of the Chief Commissioner, that tha 114111
_A.,.,it
by Serjeant Pell could not be applied to she Jorthj, i,
6t
the Thterw'fooear°C°und:ill"Prty:oandfjoSuiturellis-.:kceNre:E:roilldiP; nerit°l:deictvi:idtPhillv:igb:llll;
Toismovommobtownea
descent is
is
co
Lordship upon the, subject of the
frorn Dr. LATHAM that he converse- pi,
e 09
papers of his great ancestor,which Ar
-
possession of Lord PonTsssouTzt. tinPut` Iv/ IA.