The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-19 00:00:00

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Witness west to Horstbournespatk in October and J'AnsarY--his
Lordship ex pressod or. both ocsastons his fear of being attacked
by a number of disaffected persons residingat Whitclitirch—hs
establisher: a regular nightly gusrd, and when witness was there
his Lordship gave instructions tattle servant, Whom he called the
sorjeasit of the guard, who came up to bun as be was talking to
his Lordship, and put tho papers r.ow produced into the hands
of winless; a gentleman named Vi'arbutton was with witness,
and on the occasion of their being at Hurstbourne, his Lordship
said his nightly. guard skould be doubled ;. his Lardship points
ed out a recess in his dining-room as the place where the throne
wasso. be erected; a surgeon homed Williams was ?resent, and
his Lordship desired him to act as his secretary and write down
his sentences. •
A paper was hert.produceds it was written by Mr. Williams
from Lord Portsmouth's dietetical. The paper, which was put
•in and reads began thus:—
" I Lord Portsmouth pronounce this Newton Hanson to be
transported for life to Botany Bay. Alder shall be gibbetted at
Acton-green or hung at Newgate for the pleosure of the King.
Mrs. Alder ailutil also be transported for life.
" I goon to Mr: Hanson, that he should give up all his money
for my benefit; I shall give him a month, and then I will dis-
train him for life.
" I go on with my judicial case—"
!The paper then sentenced variotta persons, who had been in
different measures instropanSal to the cruel treatment his Lord-
thin had received, vinous degreesof punishment].
After dinner his Isonlahip said he would. contirsu 110 judg,
merits. lie then retired, and ohortly afterwards produced the
paper now produced.—( Read.)
" Mark Swaites, and tour others (named)—to be imprisoned
in Winchester gaol for 14 years.
" Three persons (rouned)—to be transported for life to Bo.'
tany. Buy.
" Two persons tnamed)--to be transported beyond the seas
for life.
" Four persons (named)—to be imprisoned in Winchester
gaol for 14 years."
Shortly after this his Lordship talked of marriage—said he
wanted to marry three hlies—would get married next week.
He requested a Nis. Carslake to draw up the marriage articles
Its he directed him—this was done.-•t hey were produced and
read) t—
" Articles of settlement, whereby John Charles, Earl of
Portsmouth, pees to marry any one of three ladies. he has at
any time married, and to make such provision as shall be nocess
sary. (Signed) " PORTSMOUTH."
Saw his Lordship drag a carter about the stable-yard by his
'collar, and, in proportion as the man cried out, his Lordship's
laugh increased in loudness, and his pleasure became evidently
greater; there was a piece of carpet and two hose-skins fasten-
ed to the man's back, and his Lordship afterwards told witness,
that the man had not the slightest idea of that circumstance ;
he called the man Jerry, anti observed, " this kind of discip-
line is necessary to keep Jerry in good order ;" halt a letter in
his possession, written by Lord I'. to the Lord Chancellor,
which witness took to that Noble Lord, who observed, that,
under the present circumstances, he should not feel justified in
opening that letter, without the consent of the Counsel opposed
to the present Commission.
The letter was put in, but was nut read, it being sealed and
addressed to the Laid Chancellor.
Witness believes boot P. to be of unsound mind, totally in-
Capable of managing his own affairs ; has heard the whole of
the evidence ; presuming it true, has no doubt of his Lordship's
mind having been unsound in 1008.
Cross-examined by Mr. ADAM--A man may be unsound in
mind who is not a lunatic ; unsoundness of mind and lunacy
are different shades of the same disorder; 'Dr. Itankheed re-
fused positively to see Lord Portsthouth in the presence of wit-
ness ; Lord Portsmouth is totally incapable of understanding a
proceedin like the present ; witness considers that at this too-
inent lord Portsmouth is totally insane upon the subject of
marriage, and that he was equally insane at the time of his
marriage with Miss Hanson ; arrives at this conclusion front
Lord Portsmouth's ignorance of sexual intercourse ; Lord
Portsmouth's taint' is certainly • unsound ; he does not under-
sstand the neutral relation of things ; he does not potties`; ale
higher faculties of the mind': thinks his Lordship's minttlikely
to 'become worse as age advances ; he is more likely to show
his incapacities, as the limited faculties of his Lordship's mind
begin to decay from the natural ettiet of age and infirmity.
By the Jury—Hits been a physician at Iteddem Hospital for
seven years; frquently finds a 'retentive memory in a person of
unsound mind ; in no ease of insanity is the coercion used to
Lord I'. necessary ; the influence of fear on his Lordship's
mind is, of itself, characteristic of insanity a strung mind
might labour under a delusion, but a weld; mind is not exempt
from such delusion t has no objection to apply the term lunatic
to his Lordship, but should prefer dna of tinsels:lamas of
mind ; Lord Portsmouth exploited to witness a strong ohjec-
tion to Dr. Bankheuil ; his Lordship never stated his object in
wishing to b. :wain married.
Doctors Ainslie, Isithant, Monro, 'Willis, Walker, and
llankhead, have also examined into his Lordship's state of
mind ; the Lord Chancellor disapproved of Dr. Ilstikhead's
admission to Hurstbourne Park ; Lord Portsmouth is totally
incapable of arguments should not advise the reception into
the hospital of a man similarly situated to his Lordship, anti
for this reason, that they did not receive iocurables.
Dr. Warburton examined by Mr. I)EN sisas—llus generally
from 600 to 700 lunatics under his care; has practised in that
particular branch of his profession for 46 or 47 years ; has seen
Lord Portatnoutit in company with Sir Cl. Tuthill; Sonlitnis
the evidence of Sir George; in addition to what he had related,
his Lordship stated that he had seen Lusty Portsinvoth and
Alder in bed together, at an inn by the toad side, in Wales;
that notwithstanding that circumstance his Lordship continued
to travel with their:, to which he did not object, because he said
that Mr. Houton had told him Alder was ruptured, saw Lord
Portsmouth: last on -the 10th instant; most perfectly agrees
with Sir George 'Tuthill in his opinion of the stoto of mind of
Lord Portsmouth ; thinks his Lordship must have been un-
souliti of mind for a long series of years; timidity frequently
accompanies insanity ; a furious lunatic, when once subdued,
becomes very timid; an idiot has ,tio memory, but lunatics hove
frequently very gOod memories ; does not think there is the
least probability of his Lordship ever being cured. .
Cross-exotroned by Mr. '',;(orjerint. Potts—Thinks that after
Willett hour's 'Conversation with Lord Portsmouth, liis.mlnd Was
mode up its to his insanity.
Question--In what department of a lunatic's mind doyou sup-
pose the disease to attach itself cannot say ;if you allude to
the brain,: I have seen those of luaatics as perfect us dune of men
of sane mind.' Conceives a man cannot be sane without some
degree of memory, but a strong memory is no proof of sanity.
Many lunatics hsve very accurate toad minute memories; if a
man possess a correct judgment on any particular point,. he
should call him' sane on that particular subject;. kind treat.
. meat is the only system by. which insanity or temporary derange-
ment could possibly be lessened or removed ; thinks the mind
of Lord Portsmouth so totally unsound that it cannot be se-
covered ; professionally, would candidly say it was a lust case;
would not hold out the least hope of lesocningShe malady :
thinks kind treatment would make his bordthip infittitely more
happy than he has been. -All attempts by kind treatment, of
treatment of any kind with a view of restoring the mind of Lord
. P. or lather -of making a mind for .him, for his Lordship never
hod a simper minds would be.useless. In his stasural state of
mind his Lordship was quiet And harmless, but there were
pout in his conduct and circumstances which in the whole made
up the evidence of an unsound mind. To 144ible. to avoid din.
ger was a faculty which, although it belonged to a sound mihd,
was not one of a high order, as far as it related to obvious dan-
ger, and it amounted in many cases to a tort of instinct only.
• The love letters Lord P. had written and given to Mr. bltir-
row to forward to a Lady residing at Sutmfordshill were here
read. The Lady is one of many whom his Loolship hildpitehs
ed upon as proper perilous on whom to confer the honour of bis
alliance.
The letters were neatly verbatim as follow
" 2, Hanover-square, Jan. 29.
pea Madsaa—lt its a long time since I had the pleasure
of hearing of your welfare and health. I should be,parneulorly
happy to have the consent of your good hither And mother to
become my next wife. I must allow it can't take place for some
time to come nntil evety thing is adjusted, and shall hope. Your
friends will have no objection to the wedding take place,. and
Mrs likistow thinks proper to come down nod spend some
suadsys. " I atti, dear Miktian3, AffertiOnattbh
.PoitTSMOVTII.
"P..fru Pray do not forget and write to 'me as often as you
can how you are, because it will give use much pleasure. lam
sorry titsior that any health is much impaired tin account of this
unfortunate fakir."
" lloover.square, Jan. 30.
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