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sioner, that it is your opinion that the imputation or
lies anybody having interrupted r preiented. the crois-
examination is entirely gro S• ' ,s.,- 457.-i
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The C•11411.1c CO4OIIBSIOII t Certain' Ylif Ili/
f an(exprileied opinion.! that ant aware that
afire is iiiny Imput les .an r• . mot recollect any
p,lit issterruon Seim . ivy 'to any. ' lamination.
Mr.'Franie in erpOsect whff 'an offer to apply to
the Lord Chancellor, aelao- could--put-an end.so all
this at once.
The Cuter COMMISVONFR said," diiii he had' tia:
thiiii=t7a----sileii-Eo,4:oVineelleeTelaiivelyio
whitleiliflikie.ii WM Coiti4t 41ewis ssitting there
under a vbittipikkft6at 44/00st1i co whom alone
be Olt aolli*Ade; stait Mot td tro Public. Tbereroie,
be would make=tifi appeal to theriblie, either through
the Presser by any ober ineanso.sts to the propriety
'of his own conduct. He wasielintrister of some ex-
perience, and had lived tong-01160th to know, that a
man must depend chiefly on the conscientious dis.
charge of his duty, for his justification. It was with
this feeling that'he had taken upon himself theim-
putationwhich warsupposeditolwe been cast on the
Jeri, or the Court lad Jail losether.• He hoped
that the altercation, which had already nearly gone
to protratt the prmeedings a day longer, woulciter-
minate, and that they should hear no more of it in 1
any way. Lord Po: tsmouth had been waiting a consi-
derable time for them to attend on him. They were
bound too, though that was a more private motive,
to consider theproprietor of the room, for whose con-
venience theY were engaged to adjourn. It was al-
' rea4 an hour past the time, and he hoped there was
no ckher obstacle to their fulfilling that engagement.
the Court and Jury then retired into a private
room, for the purpose of examining Lord Portsinouth.
' • The workmen were ready waiting to prepare the
nag for a puaserous Meeting of the German Charity.
The priests examination lasted some time, the par-
ticulars of which are not permitted to be made public.
Afterwa:ds the Court adjourned till

THIS DAY-THURSDAY

-The examination of witnesses was then resumed.

Dr. Willis was examined, whose evidence seemed to be much
at variance with that given latterly by the other medical gentle-.
men, for it went decidedly and pointedly to show that Lord
Portsmouth had an unsound mind. Much of Dr. Willis's evi-
dence was anexplanation of what be considered as proofs of in-
sanity and he slid, in his opinion, Lord Portsmouth had given
Many of then*. Lord Portsmouth bad talked to witness openly
and svithent any Made! Skiing that such conduct Wait disgrac'eful
(iu Mined!), of Mr. Alder being in bed with himself and [Aar r.
Ilielemenketber indignant nor ashamed when he mentioned ike
sedsjeet; 'eeerned to have no feelings at ad on the matter ; did not
even k mentioning it dunk it would expose Lady Portsmouth;
but be, Lord Portsmouth, desired to bring punishment' n Li*
'Portssewseth . and the Hanson& Winiesi did not think Lord
-Yortsoomith had grown 'Worse, nor even 'that the treatment
friiiieldithad any bad effect en his mind:
that. after oncesescapiwftorn it be had returned to it, he
Catch erect, watra proof of Lord Portsmouth's unsound mind.
4hbother p'ople such treatment would have had injurious el-
f-efts; it 'Would hive devtrnyesEtheir health and made them in-
site; on Lord Portsmouth hi,slid *not think it had. •In rip's.
nation Why, many people might not think Lord Portsmouth
mod, Dr. Walls said, stottlstre were many people who were
rational' affil sound on a flit number of points, but insane on
where; t'lesi iseEs r' la' be long in company with such
peg*
.%Kure tikeiN madness could be weft ascertained.--

In goactal he should take a much longer time in pronouncing a
man Sane than insane, al the latter might be illietivered in a
moment, while the fcirtatei conid only be asc:utsiztod by seeing
the individual for -a considerable period. Load Poiristnoutis's
case was certainl/ a very peculiar one ; but 41 h was unsound.
People Who were insane, Mt aomepanlesAiii.liiii. Only; Might
be allowcd to minagz aome Of.their awn ;Yaks. not think
Lord Portsmouth competent to du Lists; his condur.i.shawed, in
tact, that be was MI.
After this witness hail been crm-exAmined, Mr.
ADAM rose to achireis the Jury, at which tithe our
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