The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-21 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[From the Conotitialonnel.l
PARTS, FEU. 18.--General Berton's sons coax.
plain orhaving' been refused permission to.place
a tomb-stone over the remains of their fattier,
The Etoile of yesterdoy evening, the Mon:Yew
of to-day, and several other Journals, endeavour
to justify the refusal which these young men have
met with, and they discrer that it is legal by
Article 14 of the Penal/' Code, which they de-
scribe in these terms—" The bodies of criminals
are to be interred without any display."
These are not the terms in which this article
is expressed. The following-is a verbatim report
of it :—" The bodies of criminals shall be de-
livered to their families if they claim them, to be
interred at theifexpence, without any pomp."
Interment has taken/ place7-General Berton's
two sons have only demanded that the remains of
their father should be disinterred from the churth.
yard of Poitiers. In demanding leave to. erect a
tomb-stone over his ashes, they have not contra.
versed the prohibition expressed by the last
words of Article .14 of the Penal Code.
On the contrary, we think that filial piety will
ultimately succeed in obtaining that which it
haadeinaiided of auttiority.--.Authotity will not
be more insensible under the r4ime,
than it was under that of absolute power.- Card.
dinal Richelieu did not object to the widow of
Montmorency erecting a magnificent tomb in the
Church of Aloulins:-'--he was executed at Toulouse.
Wien: Me Ateaiteur Ur:leered.]
PERPIGNAN, FEB. Messenger from
Madrid, who his just passed' through our town,
says, that the Speech of Louis X Villth• has
produced a great fermentation there. The.Con-
stitutionalists that have I.len separated by diffe-
rent shades of opiniOn are united in the determi-
nation of preventing Ferdinand's becoming free,
to give to his subjects the institutions that he may
judge tiril The partisans_ of the two Chambers
and absolute power would like theie ameliorti-
rations, without the destruction of the tatnal
regime. Moreover, the appearance of a Royal
Decree is every moment .expected, prohibiting
the entrance of French vessels into the ports of
the Peninsula, the adjacent Isles, and the Colo-
nies, and even all commercial communications by
land.

FEB. 9.—On the 30th and Slat of January,
and February Ist, the Cortes received two him.
dred congratulatory Addresses from different
corporations, on the subject of the Sittings of the
9th and 11th.

[From the Journal des Debats.l.
PARIS, Fan. 18.—Oti the ensuing Tuesday the.
Cardes-du-corps, who are to accompany ,the
Duke d'Angouleme to the Army, are to be re-
viewed by the Princes in the square of the Car-
rousel ; they amount to four hundred, including
the officers, being a fifth taken from each of the
four companies of the Gardes-du-Corps of the
King, and one•fifth from the Garden-du-Corps of
Monsieur. The command of this corps is con.
tided to Count Oudenarde, Captain of the Com-
pany de Noailles. A servant mounted is allowed
to every two guards, which gives an Addition of
150 or 160 horse, which will serve for remount-
ing. It is thought they will set out on Wedgies-
day, but in two detachments, which will take
different routes.

Yesterday afternoon, an extraordinary courier
from London arrived at the Russian Embassy.—
M. Po2zo di Borgo has sent off a Secretary of
Embassy as a courier to St. Petersburg)).
Colonels Chassepol and Latour Dupin Lar-
charce have been appointed to the two new regi-
ments of infantry.
ENVIRONS or PUYCERDA, FEB. 8.---The two
brothers Roqua, surnamed 11losy de Castelbo,
who were arrested on the night of the 2d and
Sd at -Ordino, in the valley of Andorre, were
not osiot, as it was feared ; Mina consented
to set them at liberty for the ransom of 16,000
francs.

P.S. We have just heard that Mina, with all his Stair and*
part of his army, is to leave dui frontier for Barcelona.
13211pON1tN, FEU,. s.—Every thing here an-
nounces war. Several thousand muskets, and
84,000 cartridge boxes have been sent to-day to
the farthest frontier. Two battalions of the
regiment of the; line have- set out for Cerdagne.
The 18th regiment of horse chasseurs, cantoued
at Thuin and the neighbourhood, are to set out

to-morrow for the same destination. Generals
de Vence and Peccadeui are to eitablisli their
head-quarters, the former:at Mont Louisond the
latter at Ceret. Apartments are preparing for a
large Staff. A box is preparing at the ,Theatre
for an august Perso. o
,TouLousE, Fen. 12.--,-Don Antonio Marag-
non, the famous.Truppist, • has taken Out a pass-
port for Bayonne, and will go into Navarre.
STUTTGARD, Fali,lo.-;--siince the formation of
the Congress of Verona, reports have been in
circulation which are alatioing for the Con-
stitutional States of Germany, relative to a pro-
posal suggested by a *foreign Sovereign, to
modify the Censtitattatt*freely 'given by the
Kings of Bavaria dit4. 'N‘rurtentburg, by the
Grand Duke of Baden and other Sovereigns.
The modifications propoSeC were founded,: it
is said, on the intimate relations -Which a _fvf•i'
demi union requires among all the tneaiberS'of
the Confederation., The first consists in 'limiting
the right of the:States as to the4ote for the mili-
tary expenditure, and the sub)idies destined tii•
meet it ; it was intended to fix a minimum .per-
manently, which they shoUld have no power to
reduce; for it was said, as each federal State
ought to furnish a contingent, fixed by the laws.
of the Confederation and by the'rtets of the Diet
of Frankfort, the Representative, Assemblies of
the different States could not be allosyed to re-
fuse ist their pleasure the sums necessary to sup-
poit the army destined to protect the inde-
pendence and the political dignity of the Con-
federation, with regard :to the other European
Powers. The second modification tends to re-
strain, as much as possible, the publication
of the deliberations, and the insertion of theM in
the public Journals. This was also proposed
under the pretext, that the policy of the federal
States ought to be in unison, and that it was ne-
cessary to prevent the effect of every violent:
speech, and every imprudent preposition con=
trary to the harmony which ought toxeigo among,
all the States: The third measure was direct-
ed ageing • the dangers, at least rrnich:exig.;
gerated,. of a great ramification of secrdt
cieties, destined to propagate the spirit of de-
mocracy, and to destroy the privileges of the
Nobility. Such .were the propositions: which
were, in fact sqbatitted by certain makers of prO,..
jects to the'ciitigreSS'Of VekOmai:, aut havo. the**,
projects been appi.oved of or \listened to fur
one moment by the, Cottgresi,?., Have the
great Powers felt that they compro-
mise the minor Sovereign., in '• dictating to
them to make changes in a laW which erne;
uated from their free-Will? Did they not fear
to injure- by such an intervention' the principte
of legitimacy, which it is so necessary to render
respectable in the eyes of mankind i Did they
not reflect on the danger which would arise from
agitating Stich delicate questions with regard to
the relations created by the federation of two
great Powers withsome twenty srnallones ? Would
they not acknowledgelhe absurd exaggeration
which is spread by factions spirits of a .universal
conspiracy, and the evil .disposition of the People ?
It. seems that these considerations, or some
of them, have attracted, the attention of some
of the Cabinets which assembled at Verona ; for it
is generally admitted that the propositionS in tines-
tion have not in fact been made to any one Court of
Germany.—Butreports continue to be spread, that.
though no propositions were ofliciallymade,some
sinuations have been Verbally made onthis,subject,
in the interviews which took place among some •
of the Sovereigns after the Congress, The .Em-
peror Alexander was pointed out as having re-
quired the King of Wurtemberg to Sacrifice his
firm attachment to the Constitutional Charter
which he had giteri to his people It is pro-
bably in order to put an end to such reports that
the Ministry of Wurtemberg hits just given a sort of
official publicity to a confidential Note,addressed
it is said, to all the Legations of Wurtemberg.
The following are two passages from this
cial communication :

" The causes of independence and of the monarchical prin.
ciples combined in those of Italy, and Spain ; the causes of
hninanity and religion Mingled together in that of Greece ; the
cause of General Peace, common to all, do not permit the
questions with which the late Congresses, :anti particularly that
of Verona, have been occupied, to be considered as foreign to
the Powers of the Second Order. They justify our regrets at
having been excluded from those Consteties, and at not having
seen the German Federation called to. therrz, although it tanks
amongst the Powers of the First Order, two of its members
being such, and the whole never being subordinate to its com-
ponent parts."

The other passage relates directly to the changes which
was rumoured the Allies would ask, or had asked„ the Sove-
reigns of the Second Order to make in the" Constitutions which
they had given to their subjects, find expresses the firm deter-
rnination of the 'Wirtemburgh MPoarchwnever to curtail the
rights and freedom, of which he Not secured the enjoyment to
his people.
Our August Master, confident that in every point of view,
his administration and the institutions which he hm given to his
country leave it nothing to wish for ; anti firmly rcrolue(l :aver
to deviate from. the principles of administration which he has
pursued hitherto, and which have produced such satfifactory
results, has no doubt that he must crave done by antielpation
all that the Allied Powers can expect from him, and have thus
drawn closer the ties which bind him to them."

The intended application to Parliament for a
Court of Requests in this Borough, is advancing through its
regular stages in a very satisfactory manner. The subscrip
tions towards its expense already amount to front 2 to 300/,
with ti contingent subscription of 4 or Oa more if required.Etatie
of the out-towns have shewn a very laudable zeal in support of
the measure, and as all, are to rojoy its benefits, it is probable
that others will tbllow their exatnple. The petition, 'Which
must be dispatched this day, ordains the names of 2,00 re-
spectable inhabitants. No opposition to the Incasure can he
Anticipated, except from the IhwebY COUTt Of 1441Casitt, and it
is hoped that the officers of that Court rest.l,.,Aeri m t amongst use,
will sht w sufficient disinterested;ura to forward, NOW 'than to
resist, a measure of so much utility to the interesfvut the
rt-
tail trader.---( Leeds Intruirneer.)

LORD PORTSMOUTH'S CASE.

EXAMINATION Imtkr the KING'S COMMISSION.

FREEMASONS' HALL, THURSPAY, FES. 2O—TENT, DAY.
The jury h:tviu answered to • their names a
few minutes after ten o'clock, the' proceedings
were resumed at Freemasons' }fall.
Pcia., in cont!rnistion.—Referring to the division of

yesterday of the Ltst 24 years of his Lordship's life into three pe-
riods, he thought the opinion of the Lord Chancellor at about the
time of the conclusion of the first period, that his Lordship's
conduct up to thOleirr, however inconsistent it might be, was
nJt.stich as to warrant r call fir the issuing of a commission of lu.
nacy..,shoutdh eve some tendency to direct, to guide, or, perhaps,
rathn to assi#-, the 'Jury it; ?iiiibling them to come to a correct
cc :elusion upon this particular ision of the question sabrnitted

-to their cn SitiCllti.Oft ; here, too-he mutt correct the .Common
,
Serjeant h...iiis4Vertion, that waea ticitdilup came to that
decision, he h:4l not had the deed 0f.1799 before him ; the con-

trary. would be foUnd to bethe feet ; and his Lordship's opinion
should therefOre justly.weigh with them with increased sutler-
"
rity. He now came to the second period, viz. that from his
Lortiellip's.marriage to his arrival at Edinburgh; and here a
scene of the greatmt depravity struck him with astonishment at
the base degradation to which human naturs'was sometimes sub-
jected. But in all this time, he contended that none of the arts of
Ids Lordships' ere of en unsound nature—Many weak, many silly,
many foolish, acts-but not one that could fairly be construed into
a proof of the unsotuidness of his mind could be pointed out a&
the least degree conclusive ;--proceeding to the third period,
he could not but advert to the testimony of —and here he
could not but remark upon the obvious interest ehAt witneeses
generally felt for the etteeete of that cause in the Support of
which they were called in evidence ; thence arose the, bent which
was given to such testimony, and the difficult); of avoiding an
access that bordered ,upon untruth. Mills, after depositig to a
coneersations with his Lordship, in which he Made Lnril Porte-
mouth say, i'• that he wee forced to marry Miss Hanson, or
Mr. Newton Fellows Would have taken him into Devon-
shire, and confine him
,there ;" then acknowledged that he
had mad an Affidavit in support of the attempted .establiell-
ment, of a. commiasion in 181 d—that he had ins th.Tt. affidavit
swift to every fact to which he had deposed in the present
insteneee diet affidavit now laid before him (St:6cent ,Pell),
and; ist 1; PP, one word of this important conversation was
JO-bolieund ; this too was the man who could .tot read
,-dint, he could beareeeind, he allowed that the affidavit had
bet:mi.:read over to him hi -111 r. Shaw and the proper of-
•itcttr,,and it was n .must singular inconsieteney, that the con-
versitfon whelk watt now attempted to be made of so moth
importance, took platne but a very short period before that of
Swearing to the allidayit in questien, and he watt fumed tothis
conclusion, either that the witness, 111 ills, had perjured himself
iti the most impudent stunner, •or thathe had one of. the most
treacherous utemornes Wet he had ever found iu any witness ; anti
if so, what, credit could be due to the stated re.colectiOns of such
man, at a distance tel nine or Ie4I,YRIS i;tiliS.Antikottesoko,
Could not 'read, could at lean write, far to billathdavit of 1013 e
he had affixed his siguetore, and it this inconsistency or aingidat
ray, call it which they,would, were taken into the consideration
Of the Jury, inconuesion with the astonishing intwelectiun of tine
utetnory-of the witness, there was but one canclusion at which
they eduld.arrive, and that was to discredit the evidence of elicit
a man at totally unworthy of weighing any thing in the judg-
ment that was to guide them to their most important decision.
Nor was,tha wittt4sy out: in this. diectetlitrible
PoiSr was exactly in a•aimilar situation ; and merit-
ed exactly a similar treatment 455 the hands of the Jury. Seeks,
too—that most audacious alehouse-man, keeping the public
11004 e in Baker4tfeet. Whitechapel, had sworn moss ).sosltifely
that Lord Portsmouth was 94) rank a fool , as not to know, the
sun from the moon. • The next witneSe was. the Sleek
(erten, and he could not but observe, that hq was a genitlemon
Vf 14,gullow.fiteei, of roust demure countenance, et hair diagonally
combed river, his foreheed end his ears, and when he heard him
allude tolhe late Countess as a lady of blessed memory, the
curtain was withdrawn, this truth came out, and in a erase-ea,
ausitilition, the witness acknowledged bitneelf to be u Weslepui
Methodist. •

.IVlr. Eteticant PELL then called his, witnesses.
The first was Mr. 'l'huu►,'ts France, who ►►tinted that he was a
suliwtr►r Qt'•the• tirni at' Palmer and „France, Bedford-row ; had
the copy of a judgrturit obtained from the Crown Otliee, when
a • person named' Scilaz wits found guilty of atteropting to extort
money front,Lard Portemouth, and not appearing to receive
littigutent he was outiowol i. Was present at the trial in West-
tuilfster' hall ; P,; .W4ll C prosecuting party, before Lord
Ellariborough antra Special Jury-; Ur, Adam anti ;qr. tiur-
ney were liia, Counsel Lord P. wit.; exarojneti ; the Dean of
Exeter was called to prove the, hand-writing of defendant; his
lordship WO examined try Karon harrow, Justices Best and
lbarrough, Lord Erskine, and cross-examined ; the &fondant
was found gutty.
_ _ _

Cross.exiiinitied..--Lortl P. hod an impediment in bis speech.
The defence was, that as Lord P. tiwed hint the money, the
defendant was only askingfor his right. Defendant said his
Lordship had given ,him a bond or two for money, Lord P.
was required to explain it. The questions asked were as many
as 40 or 50. Consider:A himself Lord P.'s solicitor ; had no
special authority or :written words front his Lordship. Ap-
peared, in Coutt by die , direction of the laird Chancellor; it
was. ordered by his Lordship that Palmer and France should
act as Lord Portsmouth's atturnies. - Conducted lady P.'s de.
fence before; Mr. Serjeaut Cross took her Ladyship's Atli..
davit ; did not attend :11r. Alder when he preparftl her affairs.
; did not prepare the of of the 1 tannin ; Mr.
Ilanson prepared them himself; prepared as many, he be-
lieved, as 20 affidavits ; generally speaking, prepared the anti.
davits in opposition to the, Petition. There was un order for
Lady Portsmouth's :Solicitor to attend.
rte-examinedd--Diti not conduct this case for any other per.
son than. Lord Portsnunith.
Ily the Juity-.-Wits present during the whole of the trial.—
Lord P. conceived the moral turpitude of the crime of Which be
bad neetmeensed, And considered it ii great indignity. Ili. Lord-
sbip answered the questions respecting the bonds shortly anti
clearly. Did not know whose hand writing"the bonds wete_,. bad
Mit had the honour of seeing Lord I'. since 1818. Lord P. hlol
An impediment. is his speech when first winless knew hint in
1001. In 18164 saw net. visible change in his I.ordship's in.
tellect during, the whole of any communication with hint...-.
tlave.the Solicitor* notite that we wished to see him, but were
not permitted. In July went down with n writ of Bakal
l'orput, at the suit of Alr. N. Ilanson, to the house of Mr.
Skirrow, lint could not Fee his Lordship. Didnot think it ne-
cessary to write to lord P. under the peculiar circumstances of
the NA.TeAspn was given for, tite refusal to see Lord P.
\l'itness said he came at the instartee of lord P.'s brother, but
was refused admittance. In Olt 14S; deftlice of Lord P. iu 1816, ,
was instructed by him. Had Seen him repeatedly siga papers
;hal deeds in 1813 and 11114. ley the deed of iviti all the
estates of lord P. were conveyed to nuestecm. "lhe assts were
signed by lord P. and the trustees.--(Sonte deeds were handed
in by witness.) -'Pease; deeds were priueipolly inortgages to the
late thrld'it daughters. bid every tintig in Lis power to resift
die Commission. The !seed Cloctictlitir knew that tic had net
been able to, obtain access to his client, and Al,ia cualti not
niuke an order to see his lordship.
Mr: NLELLIIIII here said, it would be difHciilt to get at the
fact, that the Lord Ctiancellor had so said.

, - -- ---
\lquitos considered bittistlf. acting for Lord P. froth the re.
tainer he had received u 11114 ; consideresl Aessra. Pew and
Ashmore to De the solicitors of Lord cirantley ; Air. Hanson
was the family solicitor; after the ('entinission wits issued felt
he was titipleytd for Lord P.; i 4 taltl ctlwidcriztl Lord 'P. of
loural mind, but not capable of managing „his owii affairs;
Lord P. looked over papers as Noblemen gi nerally slid; riosil
what hail taken place. he thought Lord I. not ip she rime
state of moat as when witntss '01.43 ill [to: hikbit of F 1•141111( 111111;
hyoid Lord Portstuouth wake ohsvi v shuns upon his 4ristiac-
counts t he would inquire zifter the 14;41401, ;us d the liv,ta dstip-
pits in; Lord Portsmouth trittictstontl-lvtAiNi ii-ftirAo As well
'many won ; up to the.time iritpplos,ls,R; 81SW iunt, in! ttse‘mott to
,he aware that he mull twit tia route Irt4; fout tot 144 am ac-
count paid Itioa SinCO llit.1; Mr. Chat es }Warm pain. the hist
account.; had seen mato drafts of his toorilsh,i9, Who 18 a very
`nest man in money muter.' ; Ohl rMit irgiPik44 'th 14; to *vet saw
his Lordship sign a draft in his lift r-ltnPv Vukt 414 4'300.,

mouth had.spfhoiont money ha hisper.beti shoula think five or
six pounds sufficient for a tientleman to have in his porict at
one drne—(A laugh l) • .
Mr. amp Palmer was next osamineet—ne and his Pe*
ner, Mr. Frauce, had acted as his bordstiip'a solicitors.; wan,
applied to on the 16th of Augutt to make Lord Portsmouth's
willt; never had conversation with his Lordship respecting the
Hamm's; Mr. France was a clerk in Mr. Hinson% office when
witneaa Was acting for Lady Portsmouth ; went to Mr. Skir-
row, and 'acquainted him that. he wanted to see Lora Pms-
mouth ; Mr. Skirrow and, his Lordship had gone to litiest-
bourne, and witness did not see him ; Mr. Skirrow gave hitt
check upon Drummond • for 1.150‘.1f. which be received ; the
draft was signed by Mr. N. Fellowes.
By the Jury-...W hen the proceultaga were going on respecting
a former commission, received instructions born Lord Ports-
month, and then we'll to Ilurtshournein Doc. ;141111, and remain.
ed there six days ; Mr. Halls, the Bow-street Magistrate, was
there assisting in framing the affitlavite ; there were 21 peoyde at
. a time at dinner. If there bud been any diffoenee in the 'natty°. _
tient be had received from Lord and Lady P. he certainly should
have attended to Lord P. ; had his Lordship's irtatruetions in
writing; those instructions were perfectly rational did no *it.
At** oayyoof bit artunieMant.S, Vas printipally engagk in terming
the affidavits ; several people came for the purpose of framing
affidavits; up to the year 18)7, always considered the firm 'his
Lordship's solicitors; he expressed strong indignation against
Mr. N, Followes when lie was at Huratbournel but never coitia
plain ed against the conduct of the Hanson family. Ile (iota came
to dtink tea with witness ; he was not aCiaintpaniedity Alder,
Charles Manson, nor Lady P. ; never saw him eenduct himself'
familiarly with the servants ; when there a:rise dinner party his
Lordship drank wine and water; the servants never found it
necessary to check the conversation ; when there was a large
party Lady Portsmouth was not at the table ; Ire displayed a
weak mind ; did not recollect his Lordship's ever speaking to
him t.tn any other subject thiut the one re,spectit* the affida-
vits ; kould not state the conversation that occurred at tea, but
it was chiefly upon business ,`neviir heard' tie name Alder
until just before this business Camino:teed ; had seen'rnen with
weaker minds than Lord Portsmouth, and Noblemen t 00.....
(A laugh.)
Adju'artted at four o'clock.
At the conclusion of the evidence against the Petition, Mr.'
Pcove 111 Sum- up, and then Mr. W"attti~.tter.r. will reply.
The proceedings, it is anticipated, hill be finally closed or
Saturday.