Star.
London, England, 1822-11-12 00:00:00

THY PORTSMOUTH CAM

EX-PAATE PELLOWES, IN Tilt MATTER OP LORD PORTS-

MOUTH, A SUPPOSED LUNATIC.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat this morning
at nine o'clock, when
HANSON, a solicitor, whose name has been fre-
quently mentioned during the course of these pro-
ceedings, complained that, notwithstanding the inti-
mation wHich he had given at the opening of this
case, several Journals had repotted it in its present
imperfect state; of this he did not so much complain
as of their great incorrectness. In a Paper which he
held in his hand (The Observer), containing several
columns of this matter, there was a gross mistate-
ment, which went seriously to affect his. character:
he alluded to an assertion that, on the Earl of Ports-
mouth arriving in town on 'a Saturday, his Lordship
married his daughter on the following Monday. The
fact was, that the ceremony took place on the 7th of
March, his Lordship having arrived on the 28th of
the preceding month.
' The LORD CHANCELLOR stated, that he believed
that all the respectable Journals had abstained from
publishing. He had seen some of the statements
which had gone forth, and they were certainly all
grossly incorrect. With respect to these Journals he
had not yet determined what course to pursue. Mr.
Hanson had ample reason to complain.
Mr. Hontte, for Lady Portsmouth, concluded a
very able argument this morning, and was succeeded
by Mr. HEALD, who intimated that certain parties
intended filing affidavits,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that it was desirable
that such affidavits should be filed before the conclu-
sion of the pleadings. For this purpose he would
wait until Thursday next, when the case would be
again proceeded in.

NOVEMBER 12.
This morning, almost as soon as the LORD CHAN..
CRI.LOR had taken his seat on the Bench in Lincoln's
Inn Hall,
Mr. HORNE observed, that the further discussion
of this matter having been deferred till Thursday,
he had to submit, that, in consideration of the matter
being so important, and the affidavits so conflicting
and voluminous, he was aware that himself and other
Gentlemen at the Bar concerned in the subject could
not, by that time, be able to do their clients justice,
unless his Lordship should postpone it until Monday;
he therefore hoped his Lordship's love of justice
would induce him to grant that further time for the
discussion of this already so long protracted matter.
They had further affidavits prepared, and others
were preparing at Hurstborne, where the Noble Earl
now resides, so that it would be impossible to be fully
prepared 'upon. this subject before Monday.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that he could have
no objection to this proposed delay from Thursday till
_Monday; indeed, if Mr. Horne felt he should want fur-
ther time to prepare f* the future discussion of this
matter, it was greatly more requisite for himself; for
his task being to reply to all the answers that had
been offered to the prayer of the petition, it must be
much more laborious than anything Mr. Horne could
have further to do in this case. He wished, however,
to express a hope that all the further affidavits which
are now- ready should be filed foithwith, and any
other to be made should be filed as soon as possible,
that he might have copies of them without delay.
Mr. IlortNE said he was sure they would be so,
for the professional Gentleman concerned in them
was perfectly respectable.
The LORD CHANCELLOR.--." The great object in
this case is to come to a satisfactory decision, and I
am well aware that affidavits expressing opinions on
the result of facts, independent of those which state
facts merely, must go for little or nothing. Those
affidavits which relate to facts, independent of opi-
nions on the result of facts, I shall carefully attend to.
But let me observe, on that letter which was written
by Lady Portsmouth, on the subject of her going
to Horstborne,l find it requisite to diiect that if you
take until Monday for the further discussion of this
business, all persons must be prohibited from access
to Lord Portsmouth in the meantime."
Mr. HoaNE.—" I am sorry your Lordship thinks
it necessary to issue that interdict at all, for there is
no intention whatever, on the part of Lady Ports-
mouth, to require any such access."
The LORD CHANCELLOR" I do think it necessary,
certainly ; not because I think that Mr. France, or
indeed anybody else for him, or connected with him,
would attempt it; but I do it in conformity with the
doctrine maintained by my predecessor in this Court,
where a certain Countess (whom his Lordship named,
but which name we coulil not distinctly hear) was
committed to the Fleet Prison for contempt. The
letters and the subsequent conduct of Lady Ports-
mouth, the one on the 3d of October, the other re-
garding a conversation with certain- physicians on
the .sth, on the subject of Lord Portsmouth's going
to Church on that day, being Sunday, and on ob-
servation being to be made on his Lordship's
behaviour there, had too much resemblance to the
contempt for which that Countess was committed;
and upon doctrine which, his Lordship said, the dig-
nity of the Court would require him to uphold,
if anything of the same kind were repeated.—
There was, however, this degree of excuse for it, that
it did not appear that any professional man in the
house bad anything to do with it. But he must not
forget what had happened, and he must take care it
should not happen again with impunity.; the Noble
Lord in question had been brought, by Habeas Corpus,l
before a Judge of the Court of King's Bench, when
that Learned Judge had declared that the Noble Lord
should go where he thought proper ; but he was not
allowed to do so; on the contrary, he had been treated
as lie should not have been. If this, or anything like
it, should be repeated, his Lordship declared he should
vindicate the dignity of the Court by committing the
party for contempt.
Mr. HAMILTON, one of the Solicitors, observed,
by way of explanation of the event of taking Lord
Portsmouth to Church, that it was a Chuich within
the park-wall of the mansion-house of the faMily of
the Noble Earl ; and that Lady Portsmouth was then
at another Church, It miles off.
Mr. HultNe observed, that this statement was
highly to the credit. of Mr. Hamilton's candour,
for he was the Solicitor of Lord Portsmouth.
Mr. HART agreed with Mr. Horne in that observa-
tion, for Mr. Hamilton certainly was die Solicitor of