Star.
London, England, 1823-02-25 00:00:00

LORD PORTSMOUTH:9 cAsE—rnis D4v.,

Dr. Ainslie was examined at greet Msgth. He regarded Lord
Portsmouth as a very weak man, and u remarkably ignorant,
bnt not as possessing an unsowsd mind. Latterly he had ads.
taken his friends for enemies, which was a symptom sozhetintes
met with in mad people. Efforts had been used to mile Lord
Portsmouth comprehend the distinction between an inquiry
as to his own lunacy, and a trial to pool* the Hanoses..--
Lord Portsmouth understood that this Commission had biers
issued. Witness bad not inquired into He fact of Lord Ports.
mouth's impotency personally; but Dr. Bayley had, and-front
Dr. Bayley's evidence witness was satisfied Lord Ports-
mouth was wholly impotent; that be Lad no knowledge
whatever of sexual intercourse. But Lord Portsmouth be-
lieved himself to be the father of Lady Portsmouth's
child ; and asserted that he had repeatedly had sexual inter-
course both with the late and the present Lady Portsmouth.
Lord Portsmouth was sometimes subject to prodigious con-
fusion of mind, so great as to render him quite incomprehensible.
He was a very great coward; cowardice predominated over
weakness in his mind; he was so greats coward, and so wrak
as to be afraid to complain, even to his friends, of the usage be
had received. He was so entirely subdued, by repeated ill-
treatment, that his Lordship dared-not offer any complaint.--
Witness could not say if Lord Portsmouth was fit for a trades-
man, but be was competent to manage same of his own affairs.
lie was a most ignorant man. Under the Dean.of Exeter be •
had received sonic instruction, but he had never since opened a
book or acquired any information of any kind but what he might
have picked up in his mixed society; bad inquired if he was
made a lunatic would he not have aright to marry again ? Lora
Portsmouth's weakness was of a very paiticular kind, be could
deceive people both as to his rationality and his irrationa‘
lity. It was of no use fur medical men to judge of bite
under states of extraordinary excitement, the condition of filo
mind could be as well known, from seeing hint under ordinary
circumstances and occurrences. When witness last saw Lord
Par tunoutlr,fie was under some deception ; is at present deramed,
and In a state of Insanity. He was always a weak man, but
his journey up to London, from glinlntrgh,in forty:eiglit flours,
had singularly flurried his mind ; and, since then,Orieneutimegist
he had nut been kept under that cool regimen which was news-
sary. This-journey, and the 11l usage of scandalous, shameless
people, had caused insanity in Lord Portsmouth, -which would
not (witness thought) have occurred had he been kindly treated.
Witness saw Lord Portsmouth at the time of the gotten 's
trial; then' thought him the same man be had alivays known
bins; thought him in a sane state of mind. Any cruel
treatment he might have received befare this had not ef-
feated his state of mind, as far as witness could perceive,
in the few moments he saw Lord Portsmoutft.-When he
saw Lord Portsmouth at Hanover-square, he' was' lab3var-
ing under a deception. He believed the Hansons were to he
tried. Witness did not think jumping on the bed in wisidia eve
was lying with a broken leg, and breaking it again, even when the
person doing this expressed satisfaction at it, a proof of insanity.
Lord Portsmouth did not probably know what a brokenleg was.
It might be from revenge. He was extremely revengeful, and
anxious that anybody who bad offended him should Meet with
punishment.

When our Paper was going to press, Dr. Ainslie was under-
going a very severe cross-examination, both from Counsel aid
some members of the Jury. •
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Yesterday the dispatches for Madras and China, by the ship
Keßic Castle, were closed at the East India House, and deli-
vered to the Purser of that ship.
The hlargaretta, from Newfoundland, has arrived at Ka.
,rush. leaky, and part of her cargo thrown overboard.
The Perseverance, Diann:a, from Faro to Liverpool; -war
driven on shore near Bootleon the 18th inst. and it was feared
would be wrecked. - •^ •
Estatotrru, Fen. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Asia, Darr.
front London for Gibraltar; Osborn packet, from Janta
sailed the 23d January. l'ut back the Grace, for St. Michaees.
Ptysiouva, Frs. 23.—Wind W. blowing a gale.—Arrived. the
Jupiter, Vassaa, from New Orleans, out sixty days, with low
of mainmast, sails, .!itc. and very leaky.
POIITSIIOIIIII, Faa. 24.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Fa-
vourite, Paovinwre, from the Downs far Davannah.
DZAL, Fin. 24.—Wind W. N.W.—Came down from. the
RiverfortheOld Maid, Tutty, for Havannah ; Arno, Rostare
sex, for Genoa; Elizabeth, DA IrME, frlr Van Dleman's Land;
London Packet; Culus, for Boston, and remain with the rest
of the ottrward-bound. Arrived the Dutch frigate Diana, from
Lisbon.

Cusrom-Hocsx, Frs. 23.—Ships Entered Inwards: Lyme
Packet, from Havre; Richard, from Demerara; Sprightly, from
St. Michael's ; Mary, from St. Vincent's ; Agnes, 'from Lime-
rick; Ann, from Cork; Rebecca, from Waterford; Marchio-
ness of Bundy, from Dublin.—F.ntered Outwards: Hope, fur
Dublin ; Hopeful and Hope, for Lisbon ; Robert, for Bilboa;
Nimble, for Malaga; Catherine and Marianne, for Rotterdam;
John, for Hamburgh ; James, for Antwerp; Samuel and Sarah,
for Lima ; Economy, for Bahia; Vansittart, for China; Amide,
for Buenos Ayres,
PIRACY OFF ST. DOMINGO.
Extract of a letter from Aus Cayes, dared Jan. 1 : " Tester-
day I arrived from Jame!. The day before we sailed the Master
and crew of the brig Two Brothers, of Newbury Port, arrived
in their long-boat, their vessel having been captured the day pre-
viola, not above 12 miles from the harbour. The mode of cap-
ture is rather novel, and should be made known, as, should the
pirates be driven away from Cuba, this neighbourhood offers
great shelter as well as plunder. The vessel was a schooner, of
about 80 toni burtben ; she sent her boat with four men to the
brig, stating they were is want of water, and as a matter at
course they were supplied - during which they reconnoitred oaf-
ficieutly to satisfy themselves that .the brig would be an easy
capture. The boat soon returned, and the brig was again Ixrardt-4
by armed men, who droye the crew below, and fastened down
the hatches, and the poor fellows were kept in this situation 12
hours. The Master was then ordered on deck, and was desired
to deliver all his money, or they would hang him. He gave them
500 dollars, saying he had no more; they were not satisfied;
but being anxious to get off into ar.me bay or other, they ordered
the Master and crew off in their boat with only the clothes they
had on."

Extract of a letter from the Agent to LLOYD'S at Lisbon,
dated February 8 : " The Rebecca, TitosasoN, of and from Li-
verpool to Genoa and Leghorn, was lost the lst inst. near Sines,
the Master and one of the crew drowned. The survivors *say
that they saw seven or eight wrecks on the coast as they came
along, and on the stern of one they perceived the word ' Lott.
don.' It is reported thet between Cape Espichel and the Taps
five vessels were lost, with all their crews. To the Northward
the effects of the bad weather had also been felt ; it is said dad
two English brigs have been lost at Penicho—one reported to be
from Liverpool, with nnanufaetured goods, and the other front
Havre to this place, in ballast. The St. 'Man, which was ed
shore at the entrance of this harbour, is knocked to pieces bf
the sea."

The number of Land Forces to be provided foil In ail jut
1612,aecording to the Army Estimates, just published, amientit
to 69,144, including Officers. Of these, 20,522 are to ruin
Great Britain, including reliefs; 28,196 are for station/ Wad,
exclusive of India, and 20,426 for Ireland.
For the last week, and again yesterday, not less than 1T046111
of musquet gun barrels, and musqueta complete, with steamiest'
bayonets, have been brought into the basin of the 'Begettl's
Canal, City-road, and immense quantities are hourly writings
land a daily succession is coming, supposed all for foreign service.
• Ott Saturday we copied from a Weekly Journal, a notice ens.
corning Captain PARRY'S Expedition.. •We are sorry to Weds,:
a Morning Paper of yesteAlay positively ceotradistn, .4 en • men
unquestionable autbotity," this pleasing inforniation. • •

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