Star.
London, England, 1823-02-19 00:00:00

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long standing pesot‘tif Leroship's having been
of unsound mind inthe year 1808.
Cross-examined by Mr. C. F. WILLTAMS.—Thinks
the ill treatment his Lordship has experienced may
have tended to aggravate the disease of the mind
under which he labours; thinks it might be some-
what mitigated by .a.aekies of kind treatment ;thinks
sinsoundness of the mind tiorea defect than a disease;
a FirraV mina maybe deranged by continued ill treat-
ment ; if there be a natural debility, it is very pro-
blematical whether any subsequent measures could
remove the inherent disease; thinks the disease of
longstanding, from the continuance of conduct that
is conclusive of the existence of insanity from its
earliest commencement ; as part of the conduct from
which witness arrives at this conclusion, he considers
throwing the reins down, when the danger of so doing
vas obvious, and putting lancets into the hands of
ignorant persons, for the express purpose of being I
blooded by them.
By the Jury.—A strong memory is not unfre-
quently found connected with the diseased and nil.-
sound state of mind ; witness has often experienced
this in the course of an extensive practice ; conceives
his Lordship's mind to live been naturally and ori-
ginally unsound, not merely weak.
Mr. DeNsiaN wished to make one observation to
the Court. Mr. Skirrow, in his examination of yes-
terday, had stated, that whatever letters his Lord-
ship bad. put into his hands, he bad forwarded to the
place of their destination ; lie had to correct this
statement by the production of two letters written by
his Lordship. to a young lady, but he begged that
the name of that ladx_might be suppressed.
This being acceded to by the Commissioners, the
name was expunged, and the letters put in (to be read
after the examination of the witness in the box).
Sir George Tuthill examined by Mr.WETHERELL.-.-
Was introduced to Lord Portsmouth on the 13th of
July last, as a friend of Mr. Skirrow—his Lordship
stated that he had been married to his present wife
about eight years—previous to his marriage he called
upon Mr. Hanson one Saturday, and expressed his
wish to be married again—Mr. Hanson told him that
he would never consent to his marriage unless it was
to oge of his (Mr. Hanson's) daughters—his Lordship
then went into the • drawing-room, and offered him-
self to Miss Hanson—he was told that he should have
an answer on the Monday following—on the Monday
his Lordship went again to Mr. Hanson's for the an-
swer, when Hanson told him that only on one con-
dition would he consent to the marriage, and that
was, that they should be married that morning—his
Lordship consented, and they were married accord-
ingly—his Lordship said, that about four years ago
a Mr. Alder was introduced to him as a medical at-
tendant upon Lady Portsmouth—that Mr. Alder had
gradually usurped complete controul over his Lord-
ship, and acted as if he was the master of his Lord-
ship's house; he was convinced he was a medical,
man, because he was frequently called up in the night
to attend her Ladyship; that on such occasions he,
came in his shirt only, and laid down on the bed;
his Lordship had been frequently sent to fetch Alder;
had been frequently driven out of the bed-room by
Alder and Lady Portsmouth, on which occasion he
slept on a sofa ; he fui they stated, that lie had been
frequently whipped, and cruelly ill-treated by Alder,
the Countess, her sister, and brothers ; when his
Lordship was driven from his bed, he was told that
it was to punish him for what he had done wrong;
his Lordship suffered even now from the effects
of the whippings and ill-treatment he had received.—
His Lordship did not know where lie was going
when he was taken to Edinburgh ; there the ill usage
Of Alder and Lady Portsmouth was continued; his
Lordship had frequently been obliged to put his
name to deeds and papers of various descriptions,
with the contents of which he was not suffered to be
acquainted ; his Lordship stated that he had never
been able to have any sexual intercourse—that after
Alder came into the family the Countess had fre-
quently miscarried, but he did not believe she had*
been unfaithful, although he was positive he had not
had any sexual intercourse with her ; he was told that
if he saw Dr. Hamilton, of Edinburgh, he should
certainly have a child, which could not be Alder's,
as Newton Hanson had informed him that he was

ruptured, and could not have sexual intercourse.—
Lady Portsmouth being pregnant, his Lordship said,
the COUnty of Hants were to congratulate him upon
the circumstance—for which purpose be (Lord Ports-
mouth) intended to have a splendid throne erected,
exactly like that used by his Majesty at his Corona-
tion : during the conversation in which his Lordship
acknowledged his impotency, he expressed his wish
to marry, as his third wife, a young Lady residing
at Stamford-hill; witness was introduced to Lord
Portsmouth under the name of Williams, not as a
Medical Gentleman, with a view of obtaining a more
complete knowledge of the state of his Lordship's
mind ; as the friend of Mr. Skirrow his Lordship gave
every informati9n to witness with the greatest wil-
lingness; at subsequent interviews his Lordship al-
ways told the same story ; he produced his lancets
and tape, and said that when they were used they
produced considerable excitement, and that he was
not aware of any other sexual intercourse; he had
been to the house of a Mrs. Wood, in Lisle-street, for
the purpose of having the lancets and tape employed;
and he also believed that a number of Noblemen
and Gentlemen went there for that purpose; he said
that, as the Hanson family were laying wait for him
near the house of Mr. Skirrow, he required the pro-
tection of officers, and would send for some; witness
went to Hurtsbourne-park in October and January.—.
His Lordship expressed, on both occasions, his fear
of being attacked by a number of disaffected persons
residing at Whitchurch ; be established a regular
nightly guard, and, when witness was there, his Lord.
ship gave instructions to the servant,whom he called,
the serjeant of the guard, who came up to him as he]
was talking to his Lordship, and put the papers now
produced into the hands of witness; a gentleman of
the name of Warburton was with witness, and on the
occasion of their being at Hurtsbourn, his Lordship
said his nightly guard should be doubled; his Lords
*hip pointedout a recess in his dining-room as the
place where the throne was to be erected ; a. surgeon
named Williaitts was also present; and his Lordship
requested,him to writedown his sentences.
A paper was here produced, it was written by Mr.
3'illiams from Lord Portsmouth's dictation. The
'plper, which was put in and read, began thus:
I Lord Portsmouth pronounce this Newton Hanson to be