The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-26 00:00:00

MATCU TO NEWBURY.

Mr. West, the amateur, who started from Hyde Park at ten
o'clock on Monday, to perform the distance of a hundred and
twelve miles in twenty-eight hours, for one hundred, reached
Slough, as was stated yesterday (twenty miles), in four hours.
He went through Maidenhead (twenty-six miles) incog, before
seven, having halted half an hour. Ile was at Reading at nine
o'clock, and continued his journey the other seventeen miles,
which he accomplished after a short stoppage, in half an hour
less than half the time, after going to bed. He passed through
Reading on his return about five o'clock, and he stopped and
halted again at a friend's house at Hare Hatch, where he first
felt fatigued. lie started from thence to do the remleining
:12 miles in eight hours. He lost time in every hour, and from
the badness of the roads, he gave in fifteen miles from home,
and having less than three hours to do them in. The match
has been attempted by others, but never yet accomplished. The
last three hours spoilt the busmess.

Poor McNtrEN %vas suddenly attacked about
three weeks ago with an alarming illness, from
which ho, is recovering, but_is still unable to leave,
his hed.room. _

Mr. JOSEPH TYLER, the oldest member of the
dramatic corps in the United StateS, died on Saturday even-
ing (January 25) in the 74th year of his age. This venera-
ble actor had finished the second night of a short engage-
ment at the Park Theatre; and after .having exerted him-
self in the character of General Washington, in the, play
of " The Glory of Colombia," he returned to his lodgings
complaining of an oppression on the breast; in two hours
afterwards he expired. Mr. Tyler died of an organic afitction
of the heart, produced by the accumulated troubles and anxiety
incident to old age and misfortune. Mr. T. has left an aged
widow and 14 grand children ( who were d epend ent on hint for sup-
port) to. deplore his loss, and to feel the want of his fostering cure.
Mr. Tyler was a contemporary. of Garrick, Barry, and Mossop,
as early as 1775. He was a distingUished operatic performer in
the .provincial Theatres in England- In 1793 he arrived in
the United States, and joined the Company then performing
in the old theatre in John-street ; he continued, by his pro-
fessional talents, to instruct and amuse the New York audi-
ence till within a few years past, when not being able from his
advanced age any longer to discharge the arduous
withtlu tiei4l;t:iif his
profession, he retired from the stage, hearing the
esteent of all who knew hint.
Miring the present week, the piecers ern.•
ployed in several of the cotton-mills in Calton and Bridge-
ton abandoned their work in I bodY, and refused to re-
turn till their employers, the working spinners, allowed
them an advance of wages. Persons of both sexes, front 10 to
Years of age, are employed as piecers ; and their wages,
according to their abilities, nut front Os. to- 155., or Itia. a
fortnight. What they demanded, wasan tuliance of Is. a
fortntght. The cotton-mills in question were of course 'stopped.
The idle piecers meanest about the streets threatening those
who manifested any inclination to resume their labour.
number• of them; both male and ferrule, were taken into
custody, anti fined for breaches of the peace. Thig :morn-
ing, they had all returned Out their work, except those of one
large Mill.—(o/asirote Chronic*. ) •

POETR T.

CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION.
Error,: the ( Dublin ) fititlote, of Feb.:''', 1823.1
TUNE—" St. Pap'lek's Day in the Morning."
A plague,on these Papists, they'll make shell a pother,
When once they've eanosrtal their Bill to an Act,
They'll always be teazing for something or other,
Concessions. no quiet will purchase;
What, thOugh- we give them Army—Navy—
What, though we give them Law and State;
ti e,ne'er shall dissuade
Till JudgeS we've made 'em ;
And when they're appointed, and duly annointed,
Ile-wigg'd and be-rob'd, with, a Catholic oath,
They'll tell us, that still they're °prettied—disappointed,
And Must have a touch at our Churehec
It is not just simply the sittin in Parini* ir.ent,
Ever can satisfy suitors like these;
'Tae same sort of favour Guisrard to peat Harley meant,
Papists would grant to the nation ;
Can we believe their mild avowals
Can we believe their qualified oaths—
Don't we remember
The fifth of November,
With Piercy, and Cattail, the Parliament gates by,
And Termonti, Tom 'Winter, and Garnet, and
.Fawkes,
And Digby, and Rockwood, who all lost their pates, by
Their genius for asaassination:
Trust not, my friends, to their'cringing and lowliness:
Always the case when they want any thing,
Set them once free, and for praise from his Holiness,
England's tranquillity's bartered,
Then with their signs, and shrines, and shrivings,
Starving on fish, and stews, and eggs ;
With vespers and matins,
And Saints in rich satins,
They'll touch up their Lordships of Durham and Winchester,
London, and Ely, and Archy of York ;
They'll light up their tires, and make their hot pinchers stir,
England's poor Church will be martyr`d.
Every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, .
Well we must fast by the rules of the Church :
What's meat on thejhrtner, is death on the latter day,
He who eats mutton is undone ;
Then, on their knees, to saints in velvet,
Kissing the stumps th.y stand upon;
Cutting strange capers,
And sticking up tapers,
And, just as the vespers chime in with their merry ticks,
Domine Francis drops in for a call ;
And takes us to Smithfield to see a few heretics
Burnt for the glory of London !
Then upon Sundays, and every Church festival,
Singing, and dancing, and Op'ras. and Plays,
Will driVe the folks mad, while the Priests, as the test of all,
Give them a holy ablution,
Protestant Parsons whipp'd and scoff'd at,
Quakers and Methodists thump'd and ston'd ;
A night joke to dish up,
They'll broil you a Bishop,
And then pay their Priest ; for, in their road to heaven, pence
Serve them as well as at Knightsbridge or Kew ;
His Rey'rence sends oil' to Rome two and seven-pence,
Home comes a full absolution.
All this occurr'd, and was found rather troubletonle,-7-
Mary and James had a taste for the thing ;
And though, in these times, clever speeches may bubble some,
Turn to old History's pages ;
Read about Ridley, Cramer, liohigate,
Grey-headed Latimer, Ferrer, and Ilaur,
With persons of honour,
Like Gardner and Bonner,
And then let us ask, why we seek alteration,
In laws which have yielded us quiet and peitce;
Or fly in the face of a wise reformation,
The boast of our country for ages;
Ask Mr. Maddocks, or henry Bate Dudley,
Or any of those who had stopp'd out the sea,
And created good land, where nothing but mud lay,
Expos'il to the swell of the ocean--
Ask them if, after all their trouble,
All their expence, and all their care •
They'd knock down their labours,
To please a few neighbours,
And let in the flood to destroy all their cabbages,
Which they'd been toiling for years to keep out,
And open the door to its roarings and ravages ?
Lord 1 how they laugh at the notion"!
Then, Britons, since well with your Creed has the law fitted,
Why should you change a hat you'll hardly amend ?
Or, why, if the rights men have legally foifeited,
Make such a free restitution ?
Think of the whips, the stakes, the torture—
Think of the thumb-screws, faggots, and flames :
The point they are winning,
ha but the beginning ;
Then this is the time for Old England's defenders,
To make a firm stand, for the good of the cause;
And while we've a King —let no Popes, or Pretenders,
Lay hands on our dear Constitution.

THE LATE DR. oiNEtt.—A Meeting of the
Medical Gentlemen residing in the County took place at the
King's Head, on Satunlay, for the purpose of promoting mea-
sures to pay a public tribute of respect to the late Dr. Jr mt,
by erecting a Monument to his Memory in or near this city.
Dr. IlAttox was called to the chair. The liberality with which
the Profession have taken the lead in this affair, reflects the
highest credit upon then.; anti when we consider te vast, the
incalculable benefits which the great discoverer of Vaccination
has conferred upoa the whole, human rate,, we are sure they
will meet with the most ample support in their honourable un.
dertaking. It well becomes the county, of which this distin-
guished Philanthropist was a native, to evince an anxiety to pos.
seas within its boundaries a lasting memorial of that mighty
genius, whose protecting influence knew no limits, but was felt
and acknowledged in the remotest quarter' of the globe.—
(Gloucester Journul.)

FUNERAL. Of THE REV. Dn. ROBERTB.—(Further Par-
ticulars.)—'!'he remains of this venerable andirespected charac-
ter were yesterday deposited in the chancel vault of St Mary-la-
bonne Church, followed by a numerous train of Clergymen
and other Gentlemen, Friends, and many of them formerly
pupils of the deceased, in six mourning coaches and four, with
a long string of private carriages, and never have we witnessed
a procession of the kind in which regret was more strongly
pictured on the countenances of the 'attendants. Since his
retirement from public life, which took place In the spring
of 1814, after having fulfilled the arduous duties of High Master
of St. Paul's school for a period of more than five and forty
years, Doctor Roberts had resided at his house in Bryan-
stone-square, in the possession of that literary leisure he was
so well qualified to appreciate, and which his faculties, per-
fect and uniMpaired to the last edabled him to enjoy to the ad-
vanced age of 94 years. He departed this life on Saturday,
the lbth instant, after a .short but severe illness, surviving
only a few months the edifice over which he. had so long pre-
sided. Among those who attended to pay the last tribute
of respect to one who in so eminent a degree united the
talents anti acquirements of the gentleman, the scholar,
and the divine, we netictxl Sir John Sewell, the Rev. Dr.
Fly, Reverends A. Roberts, Prince, Agtitter, Hill, Durham,
Bean, Lane, Barham, Faulkner, &c. Several Members of
the Mercers' Company (the Patrons of St. Paul's School), &c.
&c. were also among the mourners.

A very ancient silver tiwtini was a few day sago
found in the house of an old woman at Montrose. It was acct.
dentally discovered in a concealed box, below the locker
of an old chest, which has been in her possession upwards
of forty years. In the box was also a quantity of gunpowder,
nearly a pound, the grains of which were as large as saw...
The medal appears to have been struck in coninie.
moration of Henry the First of England, and is somewhat
broader, but much thinner, than our shilling. On the obverse
side is a minature figure of Henry, standing with the crown
on his head, a shield on his left arm, and a sword in his right
hand ; around which we can decipher the words—" Harriet's I.
. °bill l Dec. 1135. On the reverse side is the national
modal bearing of England, surmounted by the Crown, and
the words " Rayned 36 years, tmryed at Reading," are pretty
distinct.--( Smelt. Paper. )

For the last week, and again yesterday, not
less than 170 tons of musquet gun barrels, and
musquets complete, with stocks and bayonets,
have been brought into the basin of the Regent's
Canal, City-road, and immense quantities are
hourly arriving. and a daily succession is coming,
supposed all for foreign service.
We have been informed that twenty-five chi!.

dren, boys and girls, were drowned a few days
ago, in consequence of the ice breaking while
they were sliding upon a mill.darn,in the neigh.
bourhood of Palely, bridge, in this county.—
(Leeds Intelligepeet.)

THE ARMY.

One troop of the 9til Lancers has received
orders to march forthwith from Lymington to
Christchurch Barracks,

. A squadron of the 2d Dragoon 'Guard's marched, yesterday,
from York, and subsequently detached one troop to Sc,arbo..
rough, and another troop to Whitby.
A troop of the 7th Dragoon Guards marched from Glasgow,
on the 18th instant, to Rilmannock, and proceeded on the fel-
lowhlg day to Irvine and Ayr, where tt is to be stationad,.in
aid of the- Revenue Officers.
A detachment from the Depots at Albany Barracks arrived
yesterday atlDcptford, for the purpose of em barking, as a G uard, ;
under the command of Captain Tron a son, the Ilith Regiment .
of Foot, on board the Competitor cbnvict ship. •

The Army Estimates for the current year have been !ant
before the House of Commons. The total number of the
Army, including officers is 89,426, besides the Veteran batta.,:
lions, which amount, including officers, to 2,691. From this
number is to be deducted 19,977 men serving in India, who
are. paid by the East India Company : the charge for the re-
mining expences of the Army is b. 084,1108/. 2s. 10(1.,
ing the half-pay anti pensions. With the exception of the
troops in India, the following is the distribution of the army
For Great Britain, including reliefs - 20,512
For stations abroad (excepting• India) - • 26,196
For Ireland - - - 20,424

69,144

Commissions signed by the J4ord Lieuter.ant of the County of

Surrey. •
Ist Regiment of Royal Surrey Militia=-Ensign T. Bailey
Potts to be Lieutenant, vice Garthwaite, deceased. .
Surrey Yeomanry—Thomas Stnith,Gent. to be Lieutenant.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of
Sussex. •

Richard Stiletuan, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant; Henry
Tredcroft, Esq. to be ditto.

MERCANTILE SMITING,

DEAL, FEB. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the
River the John and tirace, Martin, from Altotta, and a whaler
name not ascertained. The Elisabeth, Dorie, for Van Diernao'r
Land, sailed last night and put back this afternoon.
HALF-PAST SlL—The outward-bound appear all well.
The Windsor Castle sailed for the River this murnino. Came
down from the River last night the Vittoria, 'rate, for rrinidvd.
PLYMOUTH, Fan. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived the Retrench.
Ansell, from London for Teneriffe, out 10 days. Put back
the Rardon, Richardson, from London to Bermuda, making It.
treat deal of water, and the master seriously injured from a
tall.

FA T.MOUT 11, FEB. :14..—Wind W.-Put, back the Duke of
Kent Packet (1) for Lisbon, with damage, and loss done tuan
washed overboard.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 24.—We had a tremendous gale last
night from S.S.W. to, S.W. ; it was as violent as the gales of
the sth of December for a short period, and I fear we shall
have bad accounts from the coast.

The Phceby, Fullerton, from St. John's, N. B. to Liver-
pool, was totally lost the lath inst. near Tralee; crew saved.

The lion. Capt. Barrington is appointed to command the P4r.
thian sloop of war fitting out at Portsmouth.' Captain Strange.
ways is appointed to commtuld the Clio sloop of war, fitting, for
sea at Chatham.—The Briton frigate, Capt. ' tr M. Maxwell, is
fitting at Portsmouth for the East Indies.—(Kentish (.;aunt%)

EXECUTION.

This morning' an immense crowd of persons
assembled in the Old Bailey, to see the last awful sentence of
the law carried into execution upon six unfortunate men, four
of whom for a long time had carried on the work of plunder in
a manner that perhaps, for despeitition and extent of villainy,
was unrivalled. Mark herd and Watts have from their in-
fancy been thieves, and the later had been nearly in all the
prisons in England ; they were part of the desperate gang of
ruffians who attacked, two years since, Marsden, the 'Medea-
rough-street gaoler, in Itussell•street, Bloomsbury, in broad
day, and rescued from his custody four men for burglary,
whom he was taking to Newgate, leaving him nearly dead on
the ground ; for this offence they suffered a year's imprison-
ment, and were twice publicly whipped. Brown had before
been transported ; and Thomas Puller was a ruffian of deter,
mined character, although of small stature. He harl sworn he
never would have been taken alive, but he, with Watts, Herd,
and Brown, were apprehended by a strong party of police curly
on the morning after they had committed a burglary in the
house of a gentleman in Somers Town, the stolen property
being found in the room. John Harris had been a soldier,
and was employed by Col. Dc Burgh, of the 63d regiment, in
the country, whom he robbed of an immensity of property.
The gallant Colonel had in vain endeavoured to procure a corn-
mutation of the wretched man's doom, and urged an act of
great intrepidity displayed by him at Windsor, when he saved
part of the arsenal from tire; but it was thought necessary that
the law should take its course, as the breach of faith of which
he had been guilty was of a very flagrant kind. With respect
to the last unfortunate man, John Wait, for forging a power
of attorney for 1,5001., with which he was intrusted for some
children as trustee, influence of the first order was used to Wive
him, but of no avail : his respectability of station in life, at d
the long steady, undeviating character, for upright integrity,
honour and honesty, which he received, was considered ; but.
the moral enormity of his crime, and the melancholy conse-
quences attending such an extensive breach of trust, were
found to be so great, that it was found no mercy could be ex-
tended to the unfortunate tnan. Ile had been a merchant in
Bristol, and was much respected. When the awful news was
conveyed to him, he was much affected, and the violence of his
grief continued during the next day ; but'since that day he, be-
came more calm and resigned. His family, It is said, are
labouring under such dreadful excesses of grief, that it is
dreaded the awful death of him will prove fatal to one or two of
his children. The edifying example of repentance displayed
by Wait had a great influence upon the other rend:Awed
men, and they attended very attentively to repentance aril
prayer. Last evening they teak a final leave of all :heir Ili-
mines, and after this dreadful parting was over, again resumed
devotional exercises and entreaties to Almighty God for mercy.
This morning the Sheriff and attendants arrived at Notate,
and directly proceeded to the Press-yard, which was crowded
with gentlemen. Wait first appeared, and was disencumbeeed
of his irons. This rnan's demeanour was cool and resigned, 4i
Was also that of Brown, Fuller, mend Herd
and appeared agitated. Wait then was introduced, and
being pinioned, he addressed some words to a Clergyman who
attended hint : he preseated the Most manly firmness; and
walked quickly and erect. At eight o'clock the awful prepeTa-
dons being complete, the mournful procession proceeded to the
'place of execution, neither of the culprits sittaeine a word, i.TI
being seemingly abiorbed in prayer. ,They .a:tcentied.
scaffold 'in the order they entered the Pro,y-rc,,bru.,
prayed earnestly. At twenty minutes past cia;l:t
drop fell, and they expired after a few struggles.

CORN EXCIIANOE, Fr:n.
Thar h i lof
arr_Va-3 lit day are very modera% 1411 tat anti
Barley fully maintain the advance of last, :ttor.Say t there i&
not much buslno doing this morning in eitha Beans or Pe43,
Oats sell freely on rat4r better; termo than last Market day.

On Monday morning a now walkittg ahnw
shore, at the babk of Townsend Battery, Dover,
picked up a gold bar, weighing 35 ounces; it
appeared to be or the purest gold, and to have
been thrown away unperceived among3t soul°
rubbish.

. .

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

xTRACTC FROM THE DAILY mORNING FAPERs,
February 46, 1823.

[MORNING CIIIIONICMJ
We were glad to see last night a strong feeling
in the House for the repeal of all the Assessed
Taes, and we are thence led to augur favour.
ably with respect to the motion of Mr. Maberly,
on Friday. Were no other advantage to be
gained by such a measure than the getting rid at
once of the expensive machinery of collection, it
oo ht to be strenuously demanded. Ministers
will no doubt urge that if we anticipate a part
of our Revenue (the Land Tax) now, we cannot
have it hereafter, that the Debt is only reduced
by the surplus of Revenue over Expeniture,
that the anticipating the Land Tax is reducing
the Debt, but reducing the Revenue in a cor.
responding degree, and consequently leaving
matters at the end of a given number of years
r, stutu quo; but it should he borne in mind that
the capital of the Debt'is in the mean time re.
auced, that the nation by, the respite will be
gtet,tly reaeved, that the produce of the existing
taw, can hardly fail to be augmented by the
improsement in the circumstances of the peo.
TO, therisby occasioned, and that in a few years
the increased ability of the people wilt render a
greater amount of taxation, should it be necessary,
mare supportable than at present. Besides, as
we have already observed, time getting rid of an
expenOve machinery is a most important consi.
deratioo. We sny nothing of the progress to.
wards Reform which is wade by every diminution
of patronao.

[mons!No Pon.]
We have hitherto abstained from offering any
retnarks on the unfortnnate irritation which has
for ‘,,uni‘ time existed in Ireland between the
partiki by which that Kingdom is divided; and
we done so, not certainly because we were
inele.itile to the deep importance of the subject,
tat heca',.oe, front the aspect it had assumed, we
were, conscious of the efitreme difficulty of treat
-
10g it, without on the one hand manifesting (limy-
spec t towards the existing authorities, 0r,,10n
the other, conveying censure on the conduct
of a body uhich comprises a very- large por-
tion of the wealth, respectability, intelligence,
and loyalty of Ireland--a censure wbich,
a body, we are sure they do not deserve. To
maintain the dignity of the laws, and .to assert
the respect due to legitimate authority, is at nil
times the duty of every, man, whoever may be
their assailants ; but we cqutiot lonic upon it as
a mark of a very toler4tit or conciliating spirit,
to extend to a larg,e and important class of our
fellow-subjects the edium which belongs to a
violence and outrap;e committed by a few obscure
and insignificant individurds. That the insults
offered to the Lord-Lieutenant deserved the
severe animadversion of the law, no reasonable
roan can doubt ; that they afforded any fair' tn.
onsion for imputations upon any class- of the
friends of Protestant Ascerniency in Ireland, no
reasonable man Mt for a moment believe.--It was
en ebullition, certainly a criminal one, of a
few httemperetc, unrettecting, an probably lg.
nor ant men ; but to invest it with the importance
.which it was for a time endeavoured to attach to
;;,t, 'argues at least an equal want of temperance,
of reflection, and of wisdom. We do not accuse
the Government of. Ireland of this preposterous
attempt: It' flowed, as such attempts always
flow, from the incautious zeal and the intolerant
feelings of a party, which seized with undue
'avidity y.hat appeared a propitious occasion to
discredit and confound the party to which it was
opposed.

riaitirlsu ettEss.]
It r stated that the Spanish Cortes, in the
sitting of the 15th instant, had resolved that the
King should repair to Corunna, and that accord-
ingly, on the 116th, the King and Royal Family
loft Madrid for that city. Corunna has probably
been preferred to Cadiz from its natural strength,
the mountain passes Into Gallicia, if properly de-
fended, being almost impracticable, and the
country containing a bold and hardy population,
and 4xinsiderable resources within itself for sub-
`sistence. The intelligence of the sailing of the
Brest fleet, tinder Hamelin, and the report
that it was destined for a " coup de main"
vet Guliz, has probably influenced the Spanish
Corteg to prefer Comma as a residence
for Fterdinand, whose safe keeping dig wisely
look to with, the greatest vigilance and anxiety
--.+The removal of the Spanish Monarch and his
family was attributed on the Stock Exchange
yesterday to
,tll6 interference of the British Go»
vertu:lent ; and it is suggested that the advice
has been given with .a decided view to the main.
tenance of peace and a removal of all pretexts
for the safety of Ferdinand, by any commotions
In the Spankh capital ;, that he will now be
placed in, complete security under the eye and
protection of England, which must remove all
preteliCeS for the French Government declaring
war, or its troops entering Spain. This report,
however generally stated, wants confirmation,
and is not noticed in the Paris Papers of Sunday.

[MORNINO- IU RALD.]

We give the following as we received it; we
know not whether it be intelligence from any
official quarter, hot we rather incline to the opi-
nion that it is. We, however, hope that the idea
hell out of NI accommodation will prove Cur.
red, and that we may continue to he at peace
with France rt has been stated in this paper,
upwards of a fortnight ago, that Government'
then, notwithstanding ' the dreadful note of pr 4.
paration' for war reiterated at Paris, entertaineld
hopes that peace between France and :+ pain
would be ultimately preserved. It is now under-
stood that the di.patches which have been re-
cently received frotn Madrid, strengthen the
expectations formed by Ministers, at the above
period, that war will still be averted. A change
in the poiiCy of the Spanish Ministry is now con-
fidently anticipated, and it is reported that a
corresponding disposition to approximate towards
amicability, through the indifatigable perseve-

rance and manly meditation of Creat Britain,'
has lately manifested itself in the Councils
of the French Government. This favourable
change in the disposition of the French and
Spanish Cabinets is attributable, not only to
the firm attitude which has been uniformly main-
tained by the British Ministry throughout the
whole of this very delicate and difficult negocia-
ton, but to the extraordinary unanimity and
itrong feeling which have been so unequivocally
expressed, both within and without the walls of
Parliament, respecting the decisive And consti.
tutional line of conduct which has hitOqo been
pursued by the Fnglish Government."

[NEW TIMES.]
We yesterday received by express the French
Papers of 'Sunday, as well as those of Saturday
which had been retarded by .the Weather. The
dournaldes.Mbals of Saturday gives a formal con-
tradiction to several on Ails which had circulated
in the sale Ons of Paris. It denies that there has
been any.difference of opinion in the French Ca-
binet, or any Manifesto drawn up against Spain.;
and coupling 'this article with certain expressions
Which have of late fallen from some of our Minis,
terse it would seem as if there were 'still a hope
that Spain would liberate itself from the yoke of
the Revolutionary Tyrants, and adopt a Constitu-
tion of genuine British Liberty. In that event it
might be expected that no invasions of Spain
would take place. France would be satisfied
with having, by her warlike dimonstratiOn alone,
dissolved the spell of democratic power ; and
Spain, restored to tranonillity and order, would
cease to afford occasion for nultual jealousies and
alarms among the other States of Europe. In the
Constitutionnel of Friday was put:forth. one of
the most ridiculous political articles ever p‘Nned.
It seems to have been written by Talleyrand in
his dotage,, being an expansion and amplification
of his drivelling speech in the Chamber of Peers.

ITiIE TIMM]
We have been furnished with such means of
throwing new light upon the import of the Mini-
sterial statements of Monday last, as may per-
haps direct the judgment with respect to future
events. It will he recollected that Lord Liver-
pool stated, that (in addition to such and such
eeneral considerations) " ot'Aer especial and pe-
culiar circumstances had occurred, some very
" recently, which should make him still more stre-
" nuously oppose any discussion of the ex.
fisting relations between Fiance and Spain."----
The circumstances here alluded to can of cqurse
only mean an application to us for delay from
some one connected with the French Govern-
ment ; and accordingly we have heard, that
the British 'Ministers have been requested '
to
avoid taking any measures, or making any state-
ment in Parliami:nt, till they should have received,
an Exposition, which M. de Chateaubriand was to
make as on Monday last, of the views of France
towards Spain ; and which Exposition, it was
hoped, alight prove satisfactory to this country !
All that we can say upon this subject at present,
is, that M. de Chateau inland must start from very
different principles from any which he has hitherto
professed—principles so very different from
those of any man who at all understand the real
origin of power—before he can arrive at a result
which will prove satisfactory to a British States-
man. France, however, we learn, in obtain-
ing the suqpesision of our decision, has given
no intimation of any willingness to acce,pt our
mediation ; so that she seems to obtain a
point without conceding an equivalent. However,
the matter is of no great moment'; for, us a ge.
neral principle, we should not allow, were. we
Spaniards, any other foreign nation whatever
to mediate upon the pretensions of France to
interfere in our internal concerns. The right of
Spain to direct absolutely ,and exclusively
whatsoever is legislated or transacted 'within the
boundaries of her own territories, should be no
more brought into dispute, or subjected to arbi-
tration, than the right of Spaniards to breathe
air or drink water. The views of England
and its Government at present are just and
equitable; but universal principles ought noti
to be sacrificed to transient feelings. Did
the Dutch Republic accept Charles IL as
a stiediator between itself and Louis XIV. ?
No ; it refused such mediation with abhorctrce
amid disdain : and yet the right to mediate upon
internal concerns was as proper at that epoch us at:
the present. England, therefore, may mediate, if
she pleases, between the two independent States,
-upon violations of territory—boundary lines—Land
affairs of that nature ; but with! respect to the in-
terne I concerns of the Spattiardso e may if we please
aid the natives in repelling foreign interference,
but Ave have no right to admit it, or let it in, by
our pretence to mediate. It is of great import-
ance to mention, together with these r‘pecola.
tions, that the Portuguese Minister has received
orders to quit Paris on the French enteritis'
Spain.

POLAR, DtscOviatts.—The following curious
Petition was presented to the House of Repro.
sentatives of the United States, by Mr. Jon SON,
Qt. Kentuclu, on the 28th, ult. :

" To the Honourable the Senate and House of Representative's

in Congreds assembled,
" Thu Petition of the subscribini, Citizens respectfully
sheweth—

" That iu pur opinion both the national honour end; public
interest may be promoted by the equipment of an exploring
party for the purpose of penetrating the polar regions beyond
the limits at present known, with
,a view not only of making
new discoveries ,ia. geography, natural history, geplogy, and
astronomy, but of opening new sources of trade.and-txmtmerce.
" is our father-opinion,. that -Captain Johm.Cleves
Sytuntea, late. of the United. States army, who profe;.9,es IWO
originator it new theory of the earth, which may be voritiA by.
a voysge`to'the nurth, will be a suitable person (assisted by men
of science, and experience) to be intrusted with the conduct of
such an expedition.
" independently of the truth or error of. Sitritnes!* theory,
there Itppearbto. be Many .extraordinary circumstances or phe-
nomena pervading the.- Arctic and Auttnetic regions, twhiCh
;Itrpngly indicate something beyond the. l'nlar Circles worthy 'of
oor attention and research. " •
" We therefore ray Cbngrese to Toss is law gyant log an ex.
. path* mittit, in ,conformity to our Altmorial, and thereby at
once subulve the cause of philosophy hnd the earnent, wishes
of yours &Mailmen tri,n•
Afti, &cher suggested the propriety of rOforring thi Petition
to the Committee on Commerce, the ob)ect of the memorialists
being probably to establish a " conuneree with iheinitiioi
haLltante. The Petition was finally laid ou the table,

LORD PORTSMOUTH'S CASE.

EXAMINATION under the KING'S COMMISSION.
FREEMASONe HALL, TUESDAY, Fzu. 25.-.-14Tu DAY.

The Court opened at ten o'clock this morning;
and immediatelyproceeded to Business.
The Commissioners eying, at the close of the proceedings of
yesterday, intimated a wish that the examination of witnesses
should, if possible, be terminated to-day, expressed their wil.
lingness to sit from o'clock in the morning until a later
hour than usual, if by so doing they could accomplish the ob-
ject in view; Mr. ADAM, however, was understood to say,
that having received several applications from fresh witnesses to
give their evideitce, he could not anticipate the probability of
the conelusion of his Lordship's case before to-morrow (this
day). Mr. Aims will then sum up, and it is expected that
Mr. BnOUGCIAM will reply.
rearsDr.;Ahiaanslpieracettsammlinu such ed.—lst a physician ; has been so forty
iin London for thirty years ; has
known Lord Portsmouth twenty-two years ; has frequenty at-
tended his Lordship professionally ; dined with him frequently ;
up to 1814 was very intimate with his Lordship's family; up
to that period thought Lord P. a man of weak but perfectly
sound mind ; visited his Lordship in company with Dr. Latham,
on the 21st Jannary ; first saw Mr. Coombss who wished Dr.
Latham to precede witness; ten minutes might have elapsed
before the introduction of witness to his Lordship ; he immedi.
ately went up to his Lordship, and knowing there was a degree
of prejudice existing in the. !Wind of Lord P. he addressed his
Lordship, and succeeded in restoring himself to his Lordship's
Sontidence. l.otd PortemOuth then began to detail the grie-
vances he had suffered troth the "lemons and Alder, to the tenor
of Dr: Latham's evidence of yesterday. On questioning his
Lordship,. as to his motive for coming to town, he said, " to
superintend an action he had brought against Alder, and the
Hansom." Witness having asked his Lordship whether Dr.
Banklie.ad had not told him that a very different action was
being carried on ahseicred, " No ;" but afterwards cor-
rected himself; and said he thought he had, but that Dr. 13inik-
head was his enemysand he could not believe what he said.—
His Lordship then seeniedlost in thought for a short time—re-
Covering from which he rang the bell violently, and-desired
the servant to order Mr. Coombs up ; when he entered, Lord
Portsmouth said, " So, Mr: Coombs, this estion I understand
is a prosecution of a 'CosimiSsion' of Lunacy, and I suppose
Lady Portsmouth and the Hansons have sworn that T am out
of my senses r---Mr. Coptnbs replied,. " Ilieg leave to re.
fir your Lordship to Mr. Skirrow. '---Lord 'Portsmouth then
requested witness and Dr. Latham 'to meet Mr. Skirrow at
Isis: Lordship's 11mq:eat four o'clock the, next day ; witness
asked Lord L'ortsmouth whether he had been truly informed
Ste to. his Lordship's intention of the celebration of the birth
of Lady Portsmouth a child ? He said that he was contd.
tiered as a sort of king .411 Hampshire s, that he was the
oldest Peer resident in thet county, and he believed the richest;
lie therefore thought it but right to celebrate SO important an
event as the birth of an lick to the EarldOin and the estates;
witness then asked his Lordship, how he could think of cele-
brating(the birth of i.child by-Usdy Portioriouth,- when he had
'confessed to several triedital Gentlemen that he was impotent;
his Lordship denied both the fact of the impotence, and the
imputed assertion of that fact s .he asserted positively that he
knew the child of .which ,slie,roiscarried at Newbury to have
been his, and that he hatthelieved himself the father of that
:which her Ladyship.' Viso -last delivered, up to the period of
live months after her coasichient ; his Lordship apPearing
very much fatigued, witness and Doctor Latham left him
with a promise to he there on the following day ; witness
accordingly accompanied Doctor Latham to his ordship's
on the 22(.1 JunuarV ; understood that Mr. Skirrow had
refused to ; l'eunil his Lordship in an ill humour; he
began talking agninat the Hanson family us before; Mr.
Coombs asked if he aright remain in 'the room ; witness re-
plied in the affirmative ; suss asked his Lordship what ea-
tisfaction Mr. Skirrow had given his Lordship as to the na-
ture of she pendiug mscentiou ; his Lordship answered so
unsatisfactorily that Mr. -Ctiornbs stepped forward and said,
" Air. Skirrow told his Lcaliship last night that the proceed-
ings were instituted far,ltia tienefit;" witness then questioned
his Lordship asto the :alleged •fttct of his having given one, of
ins servants " .Zfrd.o the circhms
glance as set forth in the affidavit of that witness—his Lord..
ship answered with indignation, that it was an entire fabrica.
lion, and that he had' net-er had that Work in his hands ;
when asked as to the using of tapes and lancets, his Lordship
said, with` apparent slintrir„.4‘ not used, not used, I never
used them;' he acknowledged: that Alder had been in the
seasne bed .with himself and Cdtsuless—.said that be had re-
inonstrated upon the sub ject, but that he feared doing more,
as Alder would c,stainly have thrashed him most unmerci-
fully Oils ill-treatinent flit Edinburgh having been alluded to,
witness'asked hint why he had not. complained to some one, or
taken some steps to prevent a repetition of such conduct—he
said that he had complained to Mrs. Norton, that she had
written a letter upon the -subject to Lord Oreutley, and that
lie had seen that lettet ,sent ad: Visited his Lordship again
on the 24111 of January found him in a must sulky humour.
His Lordship said. to .witness. and Dr. L.—" You have puid
me two uncoinfortahle visits, and I'never wish to see you again."
Witness was conviticid *rat Lord Portsmouth considered him
and Dr. L, as the friends' of the llansbn filthily, and as his
Lordship's ,enemies. Thcritheleuvoured to convince his Lord-
ship to the contrary, and entered upon an elucidatioo of the na-
ture of the present inquiry. His Lordship exhibited a violent
degree of pession.. W itncrss considered him es a weak and igno-
rant .man, uninforrned to a great degree, •but 'knowing some
things remarkably Wel/sand capable of conducting himself with
great propriety—on'leaving. his Lordship' an niipointment was
made for the 27th 'or January, but when 'they went, they were
told that Sir Henry llalford and Doctor &lithe were to meet
his Lordship on the ensuing day, and that his Lordship would
see them all together—went accordingly on the 28th—Sir Hen-
ry Milford anti Dr. Baillie went hp first—about a quarter of
an hour after*ards, witness and Dr. Lathant followed-_his
'Lordship refused to shake 'hands with either of them ; they
sat down upon the sofa, and Dr. Millie resumed his conversa-
tion with his Lotdship about Lady Portsmouth's pregnancy ;
witness then first learned that his Lordship had told Sir Henry
Ilalford that Lady Portsmouth had gone with the child fifteen
inontlis ; witness said,." did, not your Lordship tell time that
her Letlyship miscarried in August, 1821 ?" His Lordship
Said, "'Yes, it was so."---WitnesiS then added, "shim child
was born in August, 1822, that is but twelve motile after her
former miscarriage," Minding to the list of sentences said to
have been passed upon the Hanson family by Lord Portsmouth,
his Lordship said that a Mr. Burton and Mr. Williams had
got him to write them out; witness had no doubt but that the
evidence being wanted, two eminent medical- Oentleman
view
persuaded his Lordship to write various papers, with a view to
Waking them serviceable as evidence in the present inquiry.
WETHErtELL strongly objected to these personalities,
founded only on the conjectures of witness.
Dr. Ainslie disclaimed any intention of reflecting odium upon
the characters of the Gentlemen to %%diem he had alluded,
futther than their conduct merited it. lie thought his Lord-
ship's mind was occasionally 'deranged, but did not consider
Such derangement 118 a proof of unsoundness.
Mr. At.sst—Are.you competent to say, whether the delu.
sions under which het Lordship Isboured at your last visit re.
suited front the workings of his own mind. or were produced
by the external impressions made upon that mind by others ?
Mr. WETItEtt ELL Mt up—lf you know the faet, Sir, swear
it ; if you know
.that either Mr. Skirrow or Mr. Coombs pro.
duceil those delusions which you have stated to exist, corns
forward boldly, like a man, and swear it. I challenge the
•.Learned-COintel (Mr..Atlani) to produce any such evidence ;
here stand both, Mr. Skirrow and Mr. Coombs (these Gentle-
men.wele directly behind the Learned Counsel), and I pub-
challenge the.-production of such a witness as it is now
Nought to-make the Gentleman who is at present in the witness
box. . .

Mr. AnAlr.--I disclaim any such intention. .
Dr. A ilsslie.-1 shall n0t...-1 cannot swear any such thing.
(great confusion prevailed to the Court, and especially
among the Gentlemen of dte Jury.) '
Messrs. Arms', WILDr., and WILLIAM,. severally ad-
dressed the,Court.in Sepport of. the propriety of :the question.
The Chief Commissioner (Mr. 'fitoWl:l9 thought the ques-
tion might be; put in a mot-lilted shape..
ALL •
Mr. Commissioner JILOdx-.--t think the-witness May be
asked. win:diorite 'thought the delusion alluded to, resulted
from the, workings of his own Mind, or were produced by ex.
ierior linpresaions..
The Illtegion was accordingly. so put. .' _ , .
Exprquintion rentinued.--1-nd not: know;. couhi form no'
opinion.; sueh.delusions result either from the fertnentationi of
lies. own oiled, tin: error* of his awnJudgMent, or the false im-
pressions prcalitced from the statement of ethers, in explain-
Jeer, ot.the throne I his LAO
mg the nature of the manner in.whieh these delusions may be
shiii first stated his intention to sit
produced upon his lordsiiiis's mind; lie would refer to the sub-
ill it chair, the chair afterwards grew into a throue, then it ex-
t 'tided to a thronefrona which to otitithattcrjusticc ,t . and it was
upon this increased deltisionu
pon which. 'Principally the Lord
Ctwicelter has relied- in the propriety of issuing the present
commission.. Believes that delusions of' this; kind ' may be
created and enlarged b the
sstthiipp:Asimitiinndit bnyia:ytbei-)c conversationimpressions made upon his Lord.
his Lord-
kind and jndicious treatment. A partiality for attending. fli-
nt:rats, ringing of bells, or driving 11°"" ti
, does not prove n,
restored
a of others ; tfiinkii
Si)
,almost its original state by
sOundnets of mind ; they show, a weakness of mind, but cer-
tainly not an Unsoundness. .
Cross-examined by Mr. wrens:BEl.l.—We% riot desired by
any of the Hanson family to visit his Lordship. When in the

athlaettterwh,e
n Counteis 'wished him to visit his Lordship ;' does not know that
stahteiltg returnedtlls tthoetoPterti the
ll at
Drs. Munro, Willis, and Latham, had received orders .from the
northof
Commission England l
wasa n a
issecueediv, e
t:lnd
Hanson family to visit his Lordship, and examine into-the state
of his Isordship's mind; they were all present when the Lord
r
Chancellor delivered hit charge to the Medical Gentlest:ten ;
neither Dr. Munro nor Dr. Willis visited his Lordship ,with
ilawirsenan irrational.—if he ex-
lthalftuartinthgeunmdee7rdngan tin.
soundness tsewilillstit:ile2adro,nsfvtueseihittloneireosalfjs,maonhirunfradsDrhy;rocufilfildiaastlnticalLaaptindss;tuhhctithpuight,
another
carrying
a log
pressed his anxiety for a girl to die that he might attend her
funeral, he should call him cruel and, foolish—if he were told
of fifty such acts (none of which he had witnessed, and was ac-
customed to see his Lordship frequently found him sane, and
was told they were only lucid intervals) lie should allow those
lucid intervals entirely to outweigh all thoseof insanity—if the delusions under which
fifty
his
Lartalsyhaiplleigaboeduarectsd
as to the object of witness; had been removed by those who
boasted that they could remove ,antof the delusions of his
Lordship's mind, witness would have been enabled to prove the
sanity of his Lordship as clearly as die sun shines at nooses--
Lord Portsmouth would deceive nine persons out of ten, both
as to his rationality and irrationality, for his general manner
was so decetive. I have not had half the opportunity which
tlhoi
nuke:
ht
atot lave
he is
now
w examininginan
is
insane
hsL6rdtate Lordship
fhimp mind.
'What his
sanity. I
What do you say is the cause that has brought him to that
state ?-:-His Lordship has always had a steak mind ; I think
that the journey from Edinburgh in forty-five hours, with the
circumstances attending it, has hurried on his mind to the state
in which it now is. I do not think that those persons, under
whose care he was placed adopted the cooling regimen and
treatment proper for the case.
You say that weak men are mostly cruel P—Mostly cruel.
If you had heard of a man-taking up the onset leg of his ser-
vant and breaking it again, and afterwards saying he was glad
of it, should you say that was a symptom of -a weak mind ?
Such a circumstance might arise from not knowing what a
broken leg was. If it did not arise from ignorance it might be
a symptom of irrationality.
If you iii an impossihlli:
ty,
what
heard a m
should
yoa4nsas state te o f
sthatu e
such
z•i, inev?eLl
Why, .I might as
well say that he was an ignorant man as that he was an insane
man. The delusions of sa lunatic c,annothe removed,—a suit
of delusive ideas is no proof of unsoundness of mind.
Mr. John Alexander, Secretary to the Middlesex Hospital,
produced documents to prove, that in the Month of March,
1010, Lord P., was Governor of theTH,ospital; that he attended
several meetings of the Governors in that and four following
years ; and that he occasionally acted 'as Chairman at those
meetings.
Mr. Tooke, Solicitor to the Hospital, had seen Lord P. in
the. Chair, boy had seen nothing remarkable in his conduct.
Witness had seen him in private, and his conduct appeared cor-
rect and Gehtlemanly. • *
Examined by the JURY—lie behaved in
.the (`hair as men
of rank generally did,s4Laughtei4
Mr. Lee, Secretary to the Queen Charlotte's Lxinsisitt Zoe-
pital, proved that Lord Portsmouth teak the Chair at a Meet.
ing,of Governors in the year 1816. Hithordship on One occa-
sion corrected the minutes taken by witness, and by his reqt.sst
wittiest made an alteration in them. .•
Cross-examined--Ilis Lordship had sent patients to the Hoes
pita], as other Governors had done. -
Sir Thomas Bell had known Lord Portsmouth for, a period
of five years ; his acquaintance with*hiM commenced at Queen
Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, he had seen him as Chairman,
and never saw any thing in his conduct different from other
Chairmen. Witness afterwards met him at Lord Grantley'a,
and he comported himself with coherency anti propriety.
.
„Examined by the JtlitY.-11e. had no reason to am .sine that
his. Lordship was not capable of matiaging his own affairs, but
lie (witness) was, perhaps, not competent to judge.
The Rev. Thomas Bowerbank, Vicar of Chiswick, saw. Lord
P. at his church in the years 1019 and 1020. His Lordship Was
very attentive to the service and the prErs, and his behaviour
watt pious, correct, and proper; his rdship's condUct was
such, that witness Should not-have had the slightest hesitation.
in admiiiistering the sacrament to him. From, witness's obser-
vation, 'he believed his Lordship to be sound ; 'but froth astilbs"'
seqoeot, converption, some acme-Ines of his language bespoke a
weakness of mind.
Mr. James Patterson bad. known Lord Portsinoudt twelveos
thirteen years;, first saw him at Hurstbottru, but had not seen
his Lordship fat-two years. . Witness was at Aldridgo's aboUt
six years ago, looking out for a horse ; his ~Lordship looked at
a horse • Witness was about to purchase; his Lordship. Said,
". Alt, tine horse ! tine horse ! blithe is lames4laughter ;)
and upcin its being showed tint, it 'proved to be lame—(continu
eti
latighter.),Witnatia afterwards.uset his Lordship in ti expuns
try and he drove witness in a phaeton, and drove lain exceed-
bigly well ; never saw any thing in his Lordship's conduct to
indicate unsoundness of mind.
Dr. Bankheach had practised 'physic for 30 years ; saw his
Lordship on the first Saturday in October hiat itt Hurstbourn ,e
in company with Mr. France ; witness saw his Lordshio walk-
ing in the back lawn with two or threeperions, one or whom
was armed with itsgun, and witt*k witness's view there were 40
or 50 labouring men, armed with bliidgeons, who were afiti in
Lord P,'s. view., Mr. Skirrow introduced witness to his Lord-
ship, saying, " My Lord, this is Dr. ttankhead." Lord P. im-
mealtitely'fiew .front the two personeivith whom he was, and in
a violent passion, shook his fist in his feet., and said, "Dr. Benk.
head: you have no'husiness with me ; I will not speak to. you."
IVitoese assured, him he had no idea of. doing him any, injury.
Ins Lordship said-lie knew for whit pnipose lie had 'conic,
and heavould !not.speek to him.. Witness aftesw,ards pld his
Lordship the object of his visit ; that he was a physician come
by. order of the Court of Chances); ttsaseertain,thestate otitis
mind and body ; he spoke to him.about the intended Com-mite.
sion of Lunacy, and it had die effect of curbing him, anagiving
hinsa disposition to hear what witness say. Afr.Skirrow
then made a motion with his hand, and the
larmed person re-
Witnetta Mr. Skirrow, and his Lordship, there Walked,
and they entered : into a conversation relative to a patientof
his (Dr. Bankhead.) Witness said he had brought aletter from
Lady, P.; oil if his Lordship would read it, he would see the
object of 'his visit. Lord P. said he would not read any let.
ter from the Hellions. Witness then told him his busmen,
and that, hl r. hart had applied to the Lord Chancellor to issue a
Commission of Liinacy against him, LordPortsinouth appeared
surprised and indignant, and naming round to Mr. SkirrOw,
asked him whether it was sus Air, Skirrow said he believed it
was, " Why" said his Lordship, "at whose instance:" " At
your nephew's," was the answer. " Indeed," said his 'Lord-
ship. At this moment, the peasants or labourers Made a great
noise, and cried out." They are coming—they are, coming."
Lord Portsmouth seemed quite Agitated, and addreasing
nesa, said " No*, Sir, you sets we were right, we know the
business 'you are come upon, and by G-41 pea shall be
turned out of the ground." ‘Vitneas assured him hoWaa not
come with any disguise or sChenie, he would 'rather cut his
right hand oft ; his Lordship then_ withdrew into the
.house,
and witness did not see lunt until the next morning, when
his Lordship was in bed ; it , Was. then ten o'clock. There
was an evident difference in his Lordship's manner from the
day previous; witness told hint heheped he was satisfied of'
the truth 9f what he before had communicated to his Lordship;
he (Lord Portsniouth)' said, Ile never would' receive tietter
foam Lady Portsmouth, he had been badly used by her; wit-
ness told: him what were the , contents of the letter, and his
Lordship then took it,. broke the seal; and then let it fall, • and
said, " No, I will not 'read it ; Mr...Skim:nit told me not to
read any letters . from her Ladyship." His Lordship: said,
" she has disgraced hereelf by, insulting me, and I will never
live with her again." Witness then conversed with his Lord:
ship upon general topica ; his Lordship said he was afraid to go
any where; he had not taken exercise, on hosseback, for three
weeks ; he was afraid to go anywhere, on account of the Ilan-
sone, who had a number of perioos to assist them against hint,
and the day they had been etideasiduring to get at him ; endeavouredwit-
Portsstipl
ooukethtstitidi
inettldaridbertulotytedl-ikthieeckteCitoi
and niwlintuhl:e"rnesaii°wni:n°llfess Lfarrnlacd4ffii4;MlllLlti:it
the mmission would effectually remove the possibility of in ; there had, he said, been something of the kind some
time before, but he beat them; in his manner and countenance
there was every thing calculated to, excite compassion and SIM' pathy the conversation then turned to other suiveets. Lori P.
said lie had been . so .ill-treatathe daybefere that he diihoot
feel inclined.to get out of bed ;: witness then furnished him with
a list of Witnesses who were to be examined against hint wit.
ness told hint Mr. France hid given it to him ; 'his.L4stahlP
• said there were persons in.' the list who could notbe
-eta-
mined egninat him, particulars, one person ; his Lordship let
the paper fall, and said, " this is the way I am used." 'l'heir
conversation then turned upon places and roads in Sussex, and
upon the party who dined with witness on the day previously ;
witness then took leave of his Lordship, and had not seen hint
since. From tine saw and knew, Lord P. rittßnot what lie
should call a Man of unsound mind, although there was some.
thing very particular in his truinner; therewas great timidity--
great suseeptibillity about hint ; .he was of a very nervous
Ills credulity was quite childish he was a man who would be
acted upoisamaiingly by terror; witness was not a very nee-
eons man, but, on the occasion of the day of his visit he, was
himself aliirmetl.-.--(l4llUghtrr.)
Cross-examilied by Mr.linotrOirt 11—Witness was not a par.
fielder friend of the Lard Chancellor, but he told Lord. Ports-
mouth he was,—(l.aughter.)sslledid it to pacify hint it was a
rnsti.a trick; he told hint that he had. seen. the Lard Chancellor
Within _four. (toy*, And that ails Tiondo,liip.:liit4#tymmonded hini togo .
down,; but the fact was, that he liich.oo personal acquaiat.
gone with hue Lordship. ' Wittesa had not sespiesented; to
Mr. Skirrow . that he was:asquaitited with :.Lord t'arnatvon
and Lord Bathurst ; did not say to Mr: Skirrow that he was

acquainted with ail they Ministry and.the cog hinua, and
that it was a case in which his opinion would be Jolted to to
decide the question ; Lady Portsmouth did not Send hie: down
to Hurstbourn ; he had seen her for two minutest. Lsdy Ports.
mouth was at a Clergyman's house near Basin,
c,,,oke (through
which witness and Mr. France passed), and witness Saar her for
Omit two minutes, but nothing pass. rid relative to Lord Ports-
mouth, or the business upon which they had ken to Hurs -
bourn ; did not say to Lord Portsmouth that he had seen the
child of Lady Portsmouth, and that it was very like his 111 d.
ship (Laughter) ; would swear it positively. Insane pascaT
nosily had good recollection of trifling matters ; hi', L''"l' '?.
shuaccil
Litnacy t his apprehension appeared to be of the Hanson ts.
t(aulthinwitngesexst'ssted.
milt'. Witness had lived fiftars in this world, and he neter.
saw such a thing as an an impsent man, nor did he bt'llev‘
~1 t„ hter )
Itlir.Bstotroaraar---I am very glad to hear it—( I Ata.sxg-- ••
4. Suppose a man were in a violent passion with his t,° h^
mind) no apprehension of a Conunisonyt
and one of them said, " Look, there Is a Mack i°6l' itlai;
immediately became passive and tranquil, and foliose.. I
funeral, would you call that man of sound mind ?--.A. IV,ldtt
should not call that a sound mind; but by it I, 1;:tils
measure the quart/I/mot mind the person might !laic.
~.
recollected the case of a man who had been throe' years ~,`
ing the business of a first-rate mercantile house, and who w .
never found to be a madman until he heard the noise oleo'
and trumpets, and then he started from his businc°lntir:bn.
after appeared amongst the soldiers with a cocked hat an:::,.e;
bands. Lord P.'s state of mind was not of tbia d 0 I
he really believed that if Lord P. were under the protestrr.l°.
humane persons, he would be as well able to attend to,tlP43of
not performing
perfof
onmtinlitnig
nagement of his own affairs as any man. If Lord Y; eiv. ed
a " black job," and ran suddenly so the window, an ctueti.
alfmatiomnaainactllowed a I.c! for a ft,n3:l:orre4.
delighted, witness thought he could notlie in ,a state °` he'
Re-examined.—Cruelty was not a proof of •, i s,
mind ; nor did a depraved appetite, nay fondness for dritnael
coach, nor imbecility of mind, indicateinsanity.-..it djeur 1
bujobwaboossistostssoseigmaas
PO LICII' INTELLIGSNCL
--040.--- Li: off c„, -the
,
DUELS PREVENTED.—At two of the riw,''c tintl..ll,lf (I'
attention of the" -Magistrates was vestal:lay called to ;Ing-- olio
duels. At Guildhall the challenge v.as pen till;as-elitat °
; circumstances. An attorney applied on tea pet '"- ' Aiodt4'
a third party for payment of a debt. Thep erson, alerp-tif Of
answered by a hint, that if pressed he must take ta,ee wiosees-.,
the Insolvent 'Act. attorney rejoinedl that .sare:ceted*
%incest he would not incur that disgrace. Tilli' w 3 ..Theeste''
an insult, and a challenge reagent to the attorney. , of
plaivant would have been satisfied with the Owner „yorefoto
honour to keep the peace; but lie expressed no wilrtg, ird
give it; and was accordingly held to bail, Ilim,se,lftin,t the o_,,
two sureties in 50/. each, to answer the coniPia....A'n* be- of ri •
lions, and in the mean time to keep tbu,p,qaFill Ir.; A pull
ibehaviour.—The.,, other case occurred at Bow:stree. ,einsa et
---11. Student" fresh • Ireland,, had challenged a tientLutioi
consequence of some quarrel at a tavern in the neje:woo 0.
of Covent-garden: Ile expressed before the Mn soffero`
determination to meet his opponent even at ti":,T,,l 00r,,
Pig any 'recognizenee6 which he might be tallo? Ili- I
into. ~ Then, Sir?," .d it the junipstrite, Ito
said 4 r..riam.s, tg, ast.
upon you to enter into your own recognizance ea ain co.r
fiad two sureties in 2501. each, to keep the is
; 8,/oi to Ole
that your ardour may have tithe to cool, I require ) lee Os'
miltla ra-rp°t la
24 hours' notice of bail, and in , the, mean time Y°3..,,uooittea
tnitted to the House of Correction."—Defendant W.,'S '''
accordingly. MO"
•
ael • -----ARDEN.—In consequence of the ell:atom:.
tion, one of the Magistrates of this, office went
this 0...ce against Non:id Wadiuglier,tbr atternpiwb bt
4,0 was s'e,
little girl, eleven pain; of age, * • . (a" Cher parents tn take him some victuals in the Ilotisetior
to,rore t 0 Fr!'
where the examiaation of the witness was taken 10„ton;sia"
att-elern.paor,rtisaestis
soner.—lt appeared from: the evidence of Mr.:bourr ass 0:
geon, that the offence was not etrecO. 31r. Vics'nesliliOssi'
ceenseque,nce of the child being admitted hue die pr7ll2ooti.
hargeof asattult, With intent to commit a rape+ 35„;„,-r loar
against Wialdiugton.
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Chiiiit..lstegal.mnorialiizenegpoorf,Tul,t4isfraf tolauryd',
Ityllier4lg3lithi itt::: pi:::
propertyi.on of Lord ST OW i: 4i. inld used by. Ill°11:11114:°rie'::1.1:
in the county of Gloucester, shot; suppbsid t')l tick fl: it its
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d-dthide:lsia:ernelreleddPellatoY:DnananiraenlP°,e(72ll:l73ersu; uthlklif.n:°4lii:::,;itintleil):lleti:r,,,l;
ward at Stowell afortsaid, for whom it teas intel,o,",k (iv"'
as 611"8 ..--2. Mr. Randall, pease give ti do w'i
n l'
to take to his rogue of a father: " to
- ~,,,h ti 4 nt, 5°,1,- 6
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" In'the night 'of WedneSday,. the 12."`"ilaliei' s'" 3' flat
disposed person. or persons did iiior "fe-iiiy;l4k. At i'l
fire a hay-stack belonging .to joust I.E-- -1
boldswhykei in the County of Susseft." of
itnlighrtina!:e L
sustainedathezt;4i,
ilit,lt 0v EstiN Ts IN Tit 1: Crr "--"" djoiriing -ttito
some of them down, offers a good oPP°riun Strect.pairdis
btFAW,...... "3.lPft V4 widening , the Saltmari‘et
~.. the st
..treo
carrying a street throngh rrnnt the Saltriaritet!" st Anzlich
in a line with St. Auarew, treet, thus lesvg pist. t the
Church, the terrninittinn of Stich a street 'III,. besuil °,, it)
An imProvettient,,.While it .added b' t, P:P•e-r.t..it;
city would raise the value of all the nor,
.6014 larr
a very great ratio, anti substituting, Oci in•healleis' he cillc.
Part*, in lieu, of those abodes of drt, wret'' ois of I le'
and crime, at present i 6 genenil in the lower l'iity oil
iiltre,
would add greatly, to itahealth, comfort, n'''''' ojected,ool
--The proprietors of The lots' atijoining*thc P 7 00' irk
t Y, ,11J
would find it their interest to raise, vg,itopu. a-43: el c‘h;46
and neat buildings, or where too poor to do they
tidy sell; their properties, to 'adiantago.--"*" d ito
Feb., 22.) . ..t
willin ur
rey
!is-
dbei
r;
ittli
leier.raftss3::e
not
tyraptoholhlyiti °ll
0::
n a file ' 011'
Wr e . underatand that' --n socielY,
pa,vill!'„itio
Plinian Soidety, has lately been established 0; the joti,lo,
for promoting the study of Na ttl ral History tins `foiningor 0,
of out Native Country.i ,This Society is .6'1.000 Of/
scum, consisting of specimens in the various, ion ma, joitt
torsi History and Antiquities. Such an institu`,...,.,A (,1""'
highly Ail
—vantageous to the' stutlents..4Edinuw" d
a A
Feb. ~..) ' -1
Bee CIP .
Two young. men . cousins, rtarlet ~r, qilAff,foo '
Richards, of Weston-72yland, near Ilritifi;rB;'.oo tlosoc'
last week at a pnhlic-hotie in that parish; ''n",„:bestcli 45
battle ensued, In wllich Richards was 10 rau-"
, fo'r'
aA ItY'°aLnognw(afalt 'titniact.t..°4s)3oinnlgel'tthePawasanY'g"
casion his'tleath the following Morning. ' roods) 3061'
A dreadful aecidentocurred 0u.315,,/g3Lc;it AO
noon at the top of St. Martin's-le (lrand, in ;`,1., ittpPt , lilt
heath, and killed her on the spot. :intitibertt4seto )04 ore

BERIJUS. .senor vo
On the 24th 11:IA4; ,tho Ludy of Fah
Barnet's-place of a son and heir.
On Wedneailay, thel2th inst., at D°ll`. Vl° f
the Rev. John Swire, of Conooley-hottPe, °

A#l'•
p. •
• Notioldb'
On the leittt St. Clement s*,' -0
Burrows to Hiss both of that cittYl. ware
On the 17th.inst" at Yarmouth, 3lr. h' trOP:o
Charlotte Cannon, both of that tOwn• yes hOl
.'"
On the 20th' at Lipper Deal, Air. 134 bos
merchant, to Miss Mary Jacobs, dress-maker' .
parish.

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TioOnn.
ith4erdl.iitth„thinbstt:.l.,toant. F. riarspl'E-hi)all: , Ro*l),ll.l.24l3llwitc:ttift4:oll.4:
On the 22d inst., at his house in DevoOstP"' ' rtlie
Richard t'oore, Esq. - o
ReOvnAlllaitilaatrtlih(can:las4th,
of Peckham,
esltulilstrt&tistigiosolibit lii
On Alonday evening; the 24th i'llit4 ' I ?ti'3l:
Grangee-mails Iterrnonasey, aged 44. ~4„higtof'; ~,,$L0)10
On Saturday morning,. at MI ,Tesiarrtee, l'—inni4l.;ilsrto
ire
near this town, afte; a protracted, and SCY 414 or i. do
borne with eiemplary thrtitude and iresi ~ ptiti,kilit°ll so
liarc9.l:* propriettm• of this paper, ID- a tie 1,171 g n o,l'
age : his conduct as a public'clutraiter an ~,401 ,01 d,
In' W tPr'6{9.:_ise
newspaper, 'was dlitingtliSbeti for 10Y1" it es-qcs' ••ar
unshaken attachment to the Constitution
_.„.04 il,, rah a fto ,tf•
though many indisidnals! differed fronl hip' y All tibli 4,
ixtcnc I ,Ivr de
meat, he had universally the merit of cons , ~,.,,, 04 . fSr c 0
dit of political inteitrity. In private; life'rtroeliste, ' 40,
spected, not only Ikr la strict hunestf, and,`,i,or Ili:or;rfe
meat to his friends anti acquaintance, I'u' OP ..#
41,10 ,
and exertise in a high ,degree or all the so
cheater aferoary, Feb. 35.}

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