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London, England, 1822-08-16 00:00:00

LOOKING GLASSES AND FURNITURE.

4,2EVERAL large SECOND-HAND PLATE,
kJ are now on Sale, at Cams and SON'S Manufactory, 93,
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Bishopsgate-street-Within.—Some of the larger sizes are admi-
rably adapted for large dining-rooms and elegant drawing-rooms.
A large assortment of rich finished Chimney, Pier, and Cheval
Frames, with New Glasses of superior colour and brilliancy ;
the prices reduced beyond all former precedent.
Plate Glass for Windows, Carriages, Eic.—This article may
also be manufactured as high as 130 by 72 inches, 120 by 80, or
to any given dimensions.
Noblemen, Gentlemen, Surveyors, Proprietors of Hotels and
others, will find. this Warehouse deserving attention, from its
extensive variety of excellent Cabinet and Chair Work. The
Upholstery arrangements display some new specimens of pecu-
liar neatness and elegance, with the still greater advantage of
economy in the charge.
Furniture delivered to auy part of the Country, without risk
of injury or expense of packing.
J. C. and Son in particular direct the attention of the Public
to_their newly-invented Wash-lland-Stand, containing certain
conveniencies (especially useful to Invalids), in which all effluvia
Is carefully prevented.
cr A considerable assortment of Turkey Carpets; and all
other Carpeting on the same reduction.

THE EARL 4. COUNTESS of PORTSMOUTH.

FROM TIIE EDINBURGH COURANT.

Sta—Seeing a paragraph in your Paper of Saturday last, re-
specting the Earl of Portsmouth, affecting to impress the Public
with a belief that his Lordship's sudden departure from his fa..
mily originated in some cruelty and indignity practised upon this
Noble Peer, for which there is not the smallest foundation, the
Public are requested to suspend their opinion on this e.c party
paragraph, which has been traced to have originated with the
Solicitors of the Hon. Newton Fellowes, his Lordship's brother
and presumptive heir, who has been the secret instrument of
taking his Lordship away, foryurposes easily to be guessed at.
Soon after the Earl of Portsmouth's marriage with his present
Countess, this Mr. Fellowes attempted to procure a commis-
sion of lunacy against his Noble Brother, with a view ultimately
of setting aside the marriage, he being next in succession to the
Earl's honours and estates, and dreading the consequence of
his Lordship's union with so young a Lady; but in this he was,
to his great mortification, unsuccessful, and the Earl has, ever
since that time (now between eight and nine years), resided
with his Lady, but during that period every obstacle has been
thrown in the way of their comfort, and which involved much
litigation in the English Court of Chancery. It was, however,
a few mouths ago, in order to put an end to all further disputes,
agreed to leave all matters in difference to the abitratiun of a
Gentleman of the Chancery Bar, of the name of Skirrow, and this
reference hat been proceeding up to the very moment of Lord
Portsmouth's sudden depart ure from Edinburgh, on Tw-sday, the
2d inst. Lord and Lady Portsmouth have for many months been
residing in this city. Her Ladyship being in delicate health, and
in a state of pregnancy, bad put herself under the entire manage-
ment of Dr. Jas. Hamilton, jun. whose skill as a physician and
acconcheur is as well known as his character for honour and in-
tegrity is proverbial, but who had been assailed with scurrilous
anonymous letters that Lady Portsmouth had come to Edinburgh
to smuggle a child. His Lordship haertlever left his Lady, my
sister, Lady Portsmouth, during the many months they resided
in Edinburgh, and uniformly evinced the most conjugal attention
and affectionate solicitude fur her, and seldom quitted her room
except to take a walk or an airing, and pay a morning visit at
Airs. Norton's, at Abbeyhill, a relation of his first Lady. Tuesday
morning, the 2d inst. his Lordship breakfasted with his Lady, and
left her about one o'clock in perfect good humour, to take his
walk, telling her he should soon return, and take an early dinner
at three o'clock. He was soon after seen going along Prince's-
street, and, on passing the Royal Hotel, Air. Fletcher Norton,
ea son of Mrs. Norton, rushed out of the hotel, and joined his
Lordship, and, after a short conversation, prevailed upon Lord
Portsmouth to get into Mrs. Norton's coach,wbich was waiting
for the purpose near the Register Office, and drove off on the
road to Haddington. They were soon afterwards followedisy Mr.
Norton's chariot with post-hearses, and a person in it of the name
of Cumbe, who had assumed the name of Colonel Cooke, and
concurred in the plot, and which overtook Mrs. Norton's coach
a few miles beyond •liaddington, when they all got into Mr.
Norton's chariot, and drove off with the utmost speed, travel-
ling day and night towards London, and proceeded to, and ar-
rived at, Lord Grantley's house, in Surrey, on the Thursday
following in the afternoon, thus travelling nearly 440 miles in
51 hours. His Lordship had not a change of apparel of any de-
scription, nor had made the slightest preparation for such a jour-
ney. They were pursued to that place, where 'Mr. Skirrow had
joined the party; but all access to Lord Portsmouth was refused
by that Gentleman : what passed afterwards is unnecessary to
repeat. The Public will draw their own conclusions on the pro-
bability of this extraordinary Right bring the spontaneous act of
Lord Portsmouth, and on the motives which actuated the pro-
moters of it. I feel it, however, incumbent upon me, to assure
the Public that lain in possession of evidence to prove that Mr.
N. Fellowes was privy and accessory to the whole plot, which
was conceived and formed shortly after Lady Portsmouth's preg-
nancy was made kncwn to him. I reqqest you will insert this
in your Paper.—Your obedient humble servant,
NEWTON HANSON.
Edinburgh, 32, Great Wing-street, July 30.

Sir It. Maxim—But they were found in your room ?
Prisoner.—So they were; but I had no knowledge of their
being there.—She was again remanded.
MairstoN-House.— Yesterday John Brifet, a decent-looking
man, was order to find bail, or be committed, for having said
to a private in the 3d Regiment of Guards," Soldier ! What
about the Bishop ?"
Davis, the Ward Beadle of Aldgate, was charged with having
refused to detain in cussody a female, who grossly insulted a sol-
dier, in the way now become so usual amongst the lowest orders.
A Serjeant of the a'd Guards stated, that he was passing
through the Minories, and saw a soldier of the same regiment in
the midst of a crowd of persons, who were much disposed to
insult him. The soldier was endeavouring to take into custody
a woman, who had run into a shop, after having insulted him.
She was eventually taken to the watch-house, but Davis, who
presided there, laughed at the charge, and refused to detain the
woman upon it. Witness mentioned the circumstance to the
Adjutant, who ordered him to make a complaint before a Ma-
gistrate. He accordingly went to Sir Daniel Williams, who,
upon hearing the circumstance, regretted that the offence bad
not been given within his district, and directed witness to apply
to the Lord Mayor.
Kidd, the soldier who complained of the insult, said that as
be was passing down the Minories, near the Crown public-house,
be saw two women standing together, one of whom said" Go
to the Bishop !" He went after her to take her to the watch-
house; a Gentleman advised him not to have anything to do
with her, and he followed the advice. An officer, however, at
his desire, took her into custody; several people shoved witness
about. When the woman was brought into the watch-houses
Davis said, upon hearing the charge, that he could not detain
the woman, as there was no evidence of assault.
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• The Loan Nayoa asked Mei', in a very indignant tone, why
he had not done his duty by detaining the woman, and bringing
her before him to answer for such offensive conduct ?

Davis replied, that he had inquired into the facts of the case
when the charge was brought before him, and that the answer
of the woman and of other persons present was, that she was
stopping in the street to hear a song, when the complainant laid
hold of her, on which account she used the words attributed to
her. As there was no charge of assault, witness did not see
how he could be justified in detaining the woman in custody,
and'therefore dismissed her.

The Loan MAYOR told Davis he was not to presume to judge
of the propriety or impropriety of the charge; the Magistrate
was to decide upon that question.
Davis declrred that on many occasions the soldiers in the
neighbourhood were excnsively insulting, and that he was fre-
quently under the necessity of-speaking to them on the subject
of their unrestrained conduct. He repeated that be could not
see by what authority he could have detained the woman.
The Loan MAYOR highly censured Davis's conduct, and as-
sured him that if anything of the kind appeared against him on
any future occasion, care should be taken to inflict proper punish..
ment.—The serjeant and soldier left the room satisfied with the
notice which his Lordship had taken of the insult.
Gutnnum.s..—An Irishman and his wife, residing in George.
alley, Fleet-market, were re-examined on suspicion of stealing
thirty sovereigns from Mary Bruce. The complainant-absconded
last week from her husband, a Chelsea pensioner, carrying with
her their little hoard, and found a lodging with the prisoners, to
whom she was to pay half-a-crown a night. This she paid for
three or four nights, and displayed the wealth of which she was
possessed. On Thursday night she went to bed rather inebriated,
and placed her money under her pillow; but on awaking in the
morning it was gone ; and oh complaining, she was turned out
of the house. She had recourse again to spirits, and was taken
to the watch-house in a state of insensibility ; and on recovering,
she stated her loss ; and the constable having ascertained that
the prisoners had been seen with gold and silver, took them into
custody. T. Newman, the landlord of the Two Brewers, in
Field-lane, stated, that he held five sovereigns for the prisoners,
but it was on Wednesday and Thursday, and therefore prior to
the alleged robbery. The complainant, hearing her husband
would be present at this second examination, did not appear;
and as the parties had been seen with money before this loss,
Alderman Illacnvx dismissed the charge.
Ma

r.—Wednesday John Milford, otherwise
Captain Stracey, a person of gentlemanly appearance, was brought
up for final examination on a charge of forgery, and fully com-
mitted to Newgate to take his trial.
Yesterday Mr. William Benbow applied for a warrant against
William' Smith, a patrol of Bond-street, who had assaulted him
nn NVednesday afternoon, in his own house.
Mr. lienbow stated, that Smith came into the shop and asked
for the eighth Number of the Rambler's lingene, which was
given him, and he was about to pay for it, when a Gentleman
who happened to be in the shop recognized him to be an agent
to the well-known Bridge-street Association. The complainant
instantly, on hearing this, attempted to recover possession of the
hook, and seized Smith's arm with one hand, and with the other
caught hold of the book, but he having the book firmly in his
grasp, resisted, at the same time calling out's Bob;' instantly a
man entered the shop, and struck the complainant a blow on the
arm, which made hint loose his hold, and Smith and his compa-
nion then left the shop with the hook; and as he conceived he
was not to be subject to such attacks, he hoped the warrant
would be granted.
The 3lagistrate granted a warrant, and said he might ride by
civil process fur his book.
Mr. Benbow then procured the warrant and left the Office.
QUEINI-SQOARY.—Kendrick,the black pugilist, charged Jour!
p!
better known as Jue the brewer, another well-known
bruiser, and an Irishman, named John Keel!, with committing an
assault upon his wife, afair lady, on Sunday night, between eleven
and twelve o'clock, at his house iu the Almonry, Westminster.
Kendrick and his wife keep a house of no very excellent descrip-
tion, and Keall took a female there, who, after she had got all his
money from bins (eighteen pence), with the assistance of Mrs.
Kendrick, attempted to sjeet him from the house; he resisted,
and refused to quit. Kendrick himself then made his appear-
ance, and attacked Kean right and left, when Arnold, who once
knew the day he could use his bunch of fives with any man, in..
terfered to prevent Keall from further injury, and he received
;facer at the hands of lien& ick. The watchman arrived at this
moment, and conveyed Arnold and Keall to the watch-house.
The 1 la.6istrates told Kendrick they would advise him to dia.
continue keeping such a house. Arnold was discharged, and it
being proved that Kroll was stupidly_drunk when the affraymok
place, he was tined :is. which he paWs and was set at liberty.