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FROCSIDINGS OF TUC COMMISSION (DS LUNA ?Ibo
rrutextebo.—(Tunetinsv.)
Wednesday. having keen the last day of Term, the
Koceedings In this important case commeneed this
morning at ten o'clock. The arrangements for the ac
cpnonodatioa of the gentlemen of the pied were such
as greatly cohtributsd to their personal comfort, and
faitilltated their operations most materially; for this at-
tention our acknowledgments are due to Mr. Buchan,
the Under Motif, who has unformlv shown a most
Diable seal for the accommodation of the public ge•
• Serally.
Joe: Head—(Eiaminatioit retained by Mr. WETHER•
)••••-.When Lord Portsmouth went out on the Mon-
' • morning, he did not give witness any directions
okout clothes; believes he did not pack any up himself;
dews not think he had put on a clean shirt ; and he was
ing to breakfast at 111 r. Hanson's, in Bloomsbury.
est.e; at this time General Norton and Me. Fletcher
orton *ere in the house in Lincoln's ibis Square;
there were on.greparations for the marriage going for.
ward in Lord Portsmouth's house. At about twelve on
the same day, Mr. Newton Hanson brought witness a
note in Lord Portsmouth's band-writing; did not pre-
serve the note; believes it is lost; the purport of it was,
that witness was to •talte clean clothes the next day
(Tuesday) to Bloomsbury Square ; took the clothes ac-
mardingly; Lord Portsmouth then told witness he bad
Loan to Salt Hill; none of his servants went with him;
.did rot leave the house between the time Lord Ports=
rtioutli went out and the arrival of the note; did not
loose he went out to he married : did not go the next
day to St. George's, Bloomsbury Sqnare ; it was about
six o'clock in the evening when lie went so Mr. Han-
,sores; Lord Portsmouth began the conversation; lot
said be thought lie hail knicked as all by his getting
ssuirried; don't reedited that he said to whom he was
%Married; remained with him till he was dress
le r Iship's carfiage was not out on the Monday; no
inters were.given about it by Lod Portsmouth ; his
Lordship said to witness on the Tuesday, that when he
returned from Salt-hill he was married ; that he did not
,imtinh of,beingmarried•when be left home on Monday
morning; did not share when he went out on the Mon-
day ; slept at Mr.,. lianaon's on Tuesday, whete he con-
domed Wednesday „old Thursday; returned with Lord
Portsmouth when he went into Hampshire; frequently,
, while therm -he told witness that Lady Portsmouth
ill-
treated him,. by horsewhipping and threatening him;
. held the late Lady Portsmouth had behaved very kindly
to him; in the late Letly Portsmouth's fife-time witness
Often went out with Lord P. in his phaeton, both in town
and country; they frequently passed a funeral, when his
lordship would sometimes hit at the coachmen driving
- tke mourning-coaches or hearse, and would call. them
. Anthony aostJoei he often ordered his phaeton to follow
in.the prooreslon, and when it arrived at the burial
. ground he generally accompanied the corpse into the
• rhairch sod to the ground i witness was frequently at the
• church at Hurstbourne when the heliolater, beink rung,
said his lordship always rung one; this was very often ;
mouetimea his lordship would flog the ringers with the
lope; Aline's once divided a sum of money amongst the
. ringers, which the clerk hrought biro, his lordship's
share was fifteen pence, *Lich be took; don't recollect
his lordship's paadag,hut he often received his share ;,
•_ones be said to the .rtegyt. be biped that their bands
Alma sore; when pi*wjteeill,Lord Portsmouth would
werry frequently Inqnlra,kow they were, and orders al-
...gays were giving to„tke clerk to let him know when
shot Iris ,Lprdshiavesiglat tuN chusch bell •
ourts that his Lorditip 11Visitten1r%Trthe Ittruser,•l
trbep so informed, for the porpoliikof.ringing the bell
the clerk used rooms to the Lorsoefor.hieLordship, who'
tecothranied him bark to the ihnicli—lias been in the
atomic* wheb his Lordship was there at a funeral—he
ensittally gave oat the psalms—he did not dregs for. time
• ertitioo, bet were coloured clothes—in the funeral pro-
itimslosa;•latilLordship usually walked before the mour-
xers-rdon't recollect seeing him in the clerk's seat—he
'joined in ringing the Psalms—the Rev. Mr. Williams
• -*Willi Clitoryotrus• at that time—has heorti that he is
dead. Fregoently applied •to his Lordship to frank a
letter—he world not do ea if you asked it as a favour—
the servants always said It was for the purpose of get-
• flog into disgrace—to get them flogged or reprimanded
by their friends—his Lordship then always gave the
fank. His Lordship frequently read the morning ser-
' vice at Horstbourne, se t immediately afterwards he
• wueld read the evening service.
;cross examined {ly Sergeant Pell.—Has left Lord
'Portsmouth's service, believes he has met Mr. Newton
since the. year 1814, it via not purely sublet).
• • 0, called at hit house, and does not recollect hiving
called on him at his house Moe than once, can cot say
low lung that is—it may be 3 or 4 years ago. Mr. Fel-
low's offered witness the situatforr of butler, and wrote
to wit:mass making time offer, Diadems affida‘i: in support
of the former commission in !Olt which failed. During
tile lime those proceedings were going on, witness fre-
e' :sole saw Mr.NewtonFellowessas living at Bramley
peey.Guildforti, when Sir. Fellowee sent to him —he was
ndbusiness there as a shoemeitee, diealman, and pork-
•'
At theineeting with Mr. PAlowes, witness asked
L I}6 if there would' be tuff conooeniation allowed for the
' Bloc lie had lost. ' Mr. T.did not make any answer ;
hes not setwally reeeited • any money.; does nut know
iVay isle Conversation with Mr.l4llowes respected Lord
,Partsrpooth.; was very much about time person of Lord
t ined to assist hie Lordship in making the
• ietfabte take draughts which he made op for them, be-
fore the death of the late Lady Portsmouth and since ;
teVer informed her Ladyship of the conduct of his Lord-
• slip-7•seitgess thought there was•no occasion fur so do.
' • leg; **ells assisted 'Lard Portsmouth in these acts
• ss henewer he required him. Heard from Lord Ports-
mouth that Lord Byron and a Mr. Duckworth accompa-
:'''''Lltiediffetoterlekiptactiorch when be was married to the
• present Lady Por•smouth; believes Mr. Duckworth is
friend of Mr. Hanson's. When Lord Portsmouth read
the church service, lie did not always do it teem-mills, ;
chat der wird upon the temper hrs Lordship waslll
;
Aged el the prayers very fast • cannot say that Lady P.
lex retest when Lord P followed 'up the morning so-
tto by reading the evening service; the servantiwere
•; ;resent, be is sure Josiah Fisher was there, lie is alive
• *nil herir•now. Thinks Lord P. has at times attended
but does sot know whether he at-
. fonded vestry meetings; never heard of any other gen-
: tieussoseinglog bells. Goes not recollect having been
examined oh a trial at Winchester when a person named
• Ktvaitel erailtulleted for perjury Mere. Witness was
s• .
sot there.. •
itresavaiped by Mr. Wetherell. saw Laid Dr.
VOW Mai trap P before the isartiagetbelieves Mr. Mine
,son lir Lord Upores attorney. 'Never heard Lord P.'
sac i••, has lawn Lord livron at Mr.: Ilans.,n's.l Sir.
Xbaritwortli was between 20 and 30yea•es of age:
iii-
{teaitufflieuredicinee made op by his Lordship, whores
'osol tn'orrape chalk in a little beer, that has Lordship
11,iglif !Link he had mined sonic pia?. Lord P. told
WI to kohl one of the arms of the servants when he gave
'itheeft Ord sisedicine.
• sly Ore./krt.—Lord P. frequently worked with his
servants in the (kids, he then used to we tr a jean dress,
:end almost always assisted in carting the hey lie m.o•
times worked and sometimes played. ale •sould drive
' hat out load 'the manure carts. His Leo: t'sh .4) used to
rook letters daring the first part of the onness's ser.
• pis with hint, aid it was her Ladyship that afterwards
to do me.
By thitioltutseoomsaa—Was discharged by M'Kein,
be bousretewarti, because he had made an anti ark id a

former attempt to establish a Coldmissien of Teeny yi
Lord P: deed frequently to discharge the silvan's, but
the/ were not actually dischavged; the sertuntx did sof
resist the flogging, they took it quietly and got ovet it
as Boon as they could.
Josiah Fisher examined by Mr. Para—Went Into,
Lord Portsmouth's service in 1807, as postillion—swell
to attend during the reading of prayers by hii Lordship
recollects his saying at one time--" 1 m y as well reed
the evening service now I'm about it." itneas left the
room, because he could not help laugh% a Lord Pons
mouth used to frequent the stable, and laity asked
witness if he knew of any black job, me ing a funeral
—once his Lordship, being out of temper shot the gate
of the yard. and said be should not go ousts wituessthen
told hint of a black job, and Lord Portsmouth then weut
sway for the day. He would sometimes say witness
starved the horses, and then give them4three or four
feeds at once. Lord Portsmouth was nose bad whip;
as to his conduct in driving, be had no coidact at all—
if the carriage got among several others, be would` hrow
the reins down upon witness's knees, and sip You
may drive now, 1 don't like these coaches." Ile used
generally to flog the horse most that drew hest. . • :,
Cross examined by Mr WlLDs—Hie Lordship was alp
ways fond of driving; made an affidavit is 1814. ,•1
I'homas Mills examined by Mr BROUGHAM—in la
Lord Portsmouth's service nosy—has lived with him as
carter for 13 years—his Lordship frequently came into
the field when the men were at work—he used to drive
the horses to the different cocks of key, and while the
men were pitching it into the cart be would whip them
—was often angry, could not tell why—he used to eat
with them, and juke with them—throwing beer over
them—he used to say, " give me a born".,..at was table
beer—his Lordship used to put it to his life, and sad-'
dents throw it in witness's face—asked witness if his
wife tickled him—on witness's replying is the affirma-
tive, Lord Portsmouth said, " and so has mine, till she
almost tickled sue out of bed"—Lord Portsmouth asked
him once if his wife had any pups, and added, that he
could not get any pops—his Lordship wanted to give
him physic in the beer, but they used to make bins think
they drank medicine, when in fact it was only chalk—
used to ring at the church with his Lordship, who al.
ways expected to be paid his share, which be never re.
fused—his Lordship used often to send to the house for
beer—sometimes he would have his horn with the rest—
recollects a grey horse belonging to Lord Pertsmouth—
his Lordship once flogged him—the horse ran after his
Lordship—witness stopped him—Lord Portsmouth came
to witness one day when be was at plough, and said,
"I've got another wife"—witness asked" who ?"—Lord
Portsmouth said," Miss Hanson, that be was obligated
to marry her; that Mr. Hanson told bins If he did • not
marry his daughter Mr. Newton FcUowee would take
him into Devonshire, and lock hint up"—ebis Lordship
used to give the servants orders, but they did not obey
him, because they had orders to the contrary—they were
to obey the bailiff—Lady Grace told them to.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Pet:L.—Made an affida-
vit in 1814—did mention at that time the conversation with
Lord Portsmouth which he has just related—told Mr. Shn-
rard, the solicitor, at that time, all he has now said upon that
subject.
By the COMMISSIONERS—Csimot read,—['the affidasit
Was read to him by Mr. Sharard.)
Mr. BROUGHAM submitted that the nature of the exami-
nation of this witness monied him to call for the production
of the affidaeit—this was ruled as a point of law on the late
Queen's trial. and the Learned Counsel contended that See
witness end the Court were entitled to hear that documeSt
read. •
Sergeant Psis presumed that they were In the course of
.this temnivaemboteidied bruitem.o44o24lolo
La. in general. The learned ergaisnt eater as
I mod eloquent eulogy upon the transcendent talents Woo.
Brougham, and concluded with saying, that notwithstanding!
he was a mighty foe, he would always find him (Sergeant
Pell) ready to meet him at any point.
[This worm language, for it was ernctatteally delivered.
was in reply to a remark made by Mr.Brougoins. " this, the
,Learned Sergeant was the only Counsel at the bar strlseassot
lastly understood what was said, hest also knew *herpes
going to be said."l
The Cooler thought the affidavit should be prodututind
rent; to the witness. ! ~..,
Sergeant Peal. observed, that he never had any obNctlon
to she production and reading of the affidavit.
The affidavit was accordingly pat in by Sergeant Pill,
and read by a Clerk or the Court ; it contained the declare-
thin of Lord Portsmouth to witness, that he was Weed into
the marriage by Miss Hanson.' and that• he did nothnow of
it before twelve o'clock in use day on which the ceremony
wok place.
Examin, d by Mr. TYxne G.—Charles'
Webb entered
the service of Lord Portsmouth in 1808, and Jeft in
DM; seldom went out without witness, who..was his
coachman; his Lordship, if he saw any brown horses
on the road, would bargain for them.; Lady Portsmouth
directed Ilan pot to allow the purchase, if the horses
were net waisted ; often went into the streets, and sent
men after the situation of coachman, which witness.
held ; his Lordship generally came into the bible in the
morning, and once, when lie had driven a lone until he
was almost dead, he told •witness to take a poll full of
blood from him every day ; witness did nee. obey him,
but stuck a pin in his neck, as if •he had bled him; he
would come quietly behind him, when washing the car-
riage, and upset the water : frequently threw mops and
ether things at him; and, if he tisoughtise had hurt
him, he wanted to bleed him; and used to pull out his
lancet for that purpose. He often went to the shops of
I different undertakers, and asked them if they had black
jobs--he would then come home and order the pheeten,
1 fur the purpose of joining the procession. Wheueeer he
overtook a funeral, he always joked at the -coachmen and
struck his whip at them. He frequently drove the
phaeton between the mourning coaches. When driving
in town, if be cline to a coach gang, and saw a mourn,
ing coachman, he would flog him with the whit, calling'
him a black•job man. His Lordship was •pertionlee
jii
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to which side of the road he drove. His ordshipfre-
iyhently gave witness tlee -whip, to IS-o• e footman
behind the photon. Sometimes, when eve told
him of the dangerous manner in which be drove, his.
Lordship would will up, and throw the reins upon the
horses backs. When the late Lady Portsmouth died his
Loidship came into the stable to wiesienn-end mention-
ing the names of several " black job man," said be hoped
ttliey would be at the funeral. He also mentioned the
natnes destine coachmen whom he ordeeeelense to flog if
they were there, and afterwards to dick them its, the
horse pond. -Drove the carriage at the funerak-Ada
Lordship's conduct was very singular-aeelienthey arrived
at'home next day, his Lordship came i theolabit, and
asked witnees it' he had given it the (the ceichonen)
well—he replied, as well as he could laslowdship said
that as witness had driven the hear fiert of elm way
clown, he must give his Lordship .ks/t fur tolling, as it
was the first nine of hie driving a bears.-Wallin Loudon,
,iiiiien the ecearria.te with Mine Hanson .wok place—did
nil% hear of it until three o'clock in t day (Monday)—
heard of it from Mr. Hanson's coa ane-.ea Tneadas !
he came to witness is the stable, 4 di 4* Well, l'v.a,
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got a new wife, and a young one; I • not know of it
till twelve o'clock; and old Hansen bed not got her in
h
the humour to have me till twelve 'clock on Sun
day night ;"—leis Lordship o(teen mi. cookout to let
-the servants who had adrunta hie ye earthing bat•
water gruel and mustard for a week—lee inquired of.,the,
cook every moraine if Iris orders bail been executed, add,
if he learned twat she li,til not done *she bad told her, he
would gather a quantity of *tinging nettles to arrow in
her face:
The leernerilCorensel on botlfaides contended tilioalisa,
if this evidenavr._ ___ .

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the attlah hnd mien into the While t Ile he palmed
witness io the stable yard, he woald aok him if lie had
had any thing to eat—it he said yes, he would take the
nettles into the house and say, " Then I'll give it the

cook well."
.ercticexamined by Mr. WlLDE—lterormbers the pre
vioss investigation,in 1614—was examined by sir. Stree-
ter& at that time; made an affialavit—did nut know the
elect of the inquiry—dial not know at the time I.lr
whet purpose the affidavit was to be used—did not then
•state the same facts that he has to day. That affidavit
did not contain many of the facts stated to day. Wit-
se's was present when Lord Portsmouth told her l.a ly-
ship he wanted to buy some brown horses—read the
affidavit at the lime it was made—was present whas his
Lordship gave the cook the directiops about the gruel
end issitiard—the name t.f the cook was Susan cn.,k _
wires witness left Lis Lordehip's service, he married and,
went isle business—lives now in Holborn—never men-
tioned any thing about ducking the coachman till very
lately.
By the Jury—Witness has frequently seen LOl3l Ports.
month and his late lady in company together. Her
Ladyship always treated his Lordship kindly—Lord
Portsmouth menionod her death with the greatest glee.
Witness was discharged by Mr. Hanson—he did not
give any reason for such di-charge.
Samuel Cooper examined by Mr. PotraLt —*as `,S
carter in the service of Lord Portsmouth nine of-Ma
years ago; has frequently seen his Lordship drive lb,
waggon team ; he generally dogged the horses pretty
much, although they seldom wanted it; 0... cc as they
were going uphill, his Lordship woul.l not let the drag
chain be taken off; it had been put ou to come down
the satne bill ; he turned the horses himself; he flogged
the middle horse very much ; it was a free going horse;
Ire threw the horse down by fogging him; remissive'
his Lordship flogging a brown horse ; Le was like to
shut his wind : he did not need the whip. i
..Williem Litchfield examined by Mr. WISTneItELL —Was
.'employed as house carpenter at Harethourn Park—was so In
the year 1761—in the life time of Grace. Lady Portsmouth:
was ordered not to obey oily body's order but her Ladyship's
—l6 years ago lost a daughter—she was ill about a fortnight
before she died—Lord Portsmouth came to the house of wit-
ness, the parish clerk was with him, and remained there 3
hours—did not speak to his Lordship—he asked witness in
the presence of Lady Portsmouth how long ids daughter
would live—he answered •• not long" wheat she died one It.
Ford, a carpenter. at Hurstbourn, made the coffin—witness
did not order it—when the funeral took place, Lord Ports-
mouth came to meet it. and walked before it all the way to
the church,whlch an, about a mile and a half—witness gave
Ford directions a hot sort of a coffin to snake—witness paid
for it—when Lord Portsmouth went before the procession he
wore a blue coat, and observed once to witness, that they
were late—his Lordship walked as an undertaker would—
when they arrived au the church. he gave out the psalms,read-
big the first line. and singing with the rest—knows old Gale
—witness and Gale were going to church when Lord Ports-
mouth's carriage overtook them, and his Lordship whipped
them, and told theta to go back—they did so—it was not a
high rvoetteeti,ivbezt
lire
was
thatia carriage road—,witness wbuittnelo s.srderotrits-o
mouth had used such expressions that winnss did
not feel sufficiently clear in his conscience to do so ; did
not receive the sacrament—had been in his Lordship's
service then 23 years ; Gale had been in his employ as
a woodman about 50 years ; witness was once working
in his shop where a glue pot was on the fire, when his
Lordship said said there should be ho fire there, and
that witness stole his wood and clips;—a can was once
drawn rap to the hduSe to have a board tacked to it. Wit-
ness led the horse—his Lordship said, that as wit nessi
had never before led tint horse, be must pay forfidt—
le hit% lie did—paid his Lordship 2s.—was present inns
. • retelmOd "webs* aka tor-foefeitlie'
"hid be had only 64.—" then (I.—d you give me tia.li,l''
said his Lordship—the man said he would sot as tie
wanted it to buy 'bacon ; his Lokiship once attempted
to pull a ladder away from gimlet witness when he was
repairing a clock.
Re-examines! by Mr. Abase—Made an affidavit in
1814 to the same purport sat the evidence which he has
given this day.
By the Courr.—llls Lordship did not assign any
Lesson for attending the funeral of the witne's's
daughter.
By the Jury.—Thinks his Lordship a very weak man ;
could not tell if witness executed his work as it should
be—be nevrr gave witness a*tiontrd orders—has given
hint foolish orders—very foolish ones—saw hie Lord-
ebir a fortnight ago—thinks him weaker than he Ras—
tas lately ordered witness to be turned off his premises—
haw known his Lordship 41 years—always thought him
weak.
Charles Green examined by Mr. DEN3l.Ol.—Was ser-
vant to Lord Portsmouth in ISO], left him in ISIO;
I when he first went to the service he was astonished at the
liberties the servants took with his Lordship; had lived
I in his plare only about a fortnight. when they met on the
stairs, and his Lordship said, " I must be cross with you
too, Charles, as well as the rest ;" after this be knew the
length of his Lordship's foot; is a shoemaker now; used
to humour him when he saw him out of temper and get
I' Tilly behind him and take hold of his queue, to make him
;nigh, and regain his humour— that when be was cross
with a servant, witness would run a mop between his
legs, and then his Lordship would cease to be angry—
when witness was on a hay cart, Lord Portsmouth told
the carter to drive under a tree to sweep him off—waited
behind his Lordship's chair at table—and if his Lordship
saw any one looking out of the window, be tro,:11 hare
the shutters put to, and candles brought, even in broil
flay-light. On one occasion when I was walking behind
his Lerdship,l received a blow from hits which knot kid
me down. I wits taken home, anal I had some white
sine and whey; 1 was not very ill ; howefee, 4 wished
to frighten hint • so' I said to him, it's not ilt that Gen-
'denten should knock down their servants, and In' the
Crown Office they would punish him; so 1 threhteneil to
:Pot him there, and have all his estates taken from him.
lie was feightened at that, and cried out, "4'U go and
tell my wife of.you !"—Lord Portsmouth was very fond.
of music ; and gave some of us suits of clothes to make a
band of us. He would sometiusei askarbat key the mu-
sic which be beard was in : I'd perl4Attli film that it
was in the key of Qor Z. Once wiles 14' sleeve caught
fire Iran up with a basin of water, wlteesthellre was put
oat.; lie asked; asst wbi I did not pelt him into the tub of
water. in his 'sled tie is like a boy of fekt of five years
010. • .
Cron examined by Mr. Sergeant Pirik4-I tun 'stow a
'shoemaker; I used to go to balls al scititicine. I was
once a Church of England man; 1 have nolo' joined
'ithe Wesleyan Blethodtsts. Ido certainly Moire occa-
sionally. (Laughter:); At one time, in hr.?! day light
beordered the shutter, to be shut, and die candles to
brought. I dial not think this the act of a madman;,
a madman, I beliire, is A man who would kill any one,
quite deranged in' tale intellects; 64 who dde not know
night from dayq 1 did apt bear ,Jesttee 1401 yesterday
save that he.,(14:41 VOrtsmodtb)lhulll2ll• a'boj in his
mind. .
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Wm. Power . , ..
examined.-1,. 6am a srpenter, ,Ilve
near Hurstbonrec I remember having made a coffin fir
it child. When I attended the funeral, be walked before
the funeral and we, and at Church be performed the Eq.!.
ties of a clerk, and song all the psalms, and gave theist.
Oat to the people. I have seen his Lordabipdo the sane%
other fanerols where I have been. I have seen him,
amongst the bell ringers. He Would flog, the ringers
*Mitt rope's end, He once put a rope round the neck
of e.man.ond-the man would have been hanged if the
cops ha I not bees taken from his neck, His Lordsl4'
sled to receive his slot*. of Ike ninny foe. beW
ringing.

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T. Davisi Eisq..iikashinal by Mr. Broughatu..-1 4111 a
wine merchant, and the miner of St. Bites's, Blooms.
bury School. I have known Lord Portsmouth
during the veirs 1809 and lull). There are girls as well
as boy* wanks giro, to fifteen years of age. I have
freqnsistlOnen LordPottnuouth there. Ile woeld ,f, tv
inteesapt in.!prose pH rigs of the school by coining in and
enilbsoksiedip foniag. He at one time took great in.
tereeit.holube school. He ivotilti join with the hop and
sins aloml, he bis imperfect manner, which had very
little reference to the tune or the time. He set the
Psalms to Hie girl,, but in finch a manner as would make
, the rids laugh, mud we turn round. He often endear
vowed to hams the boys Il..gertl. On oneocrasiom wliel
by .ematit swaps or other he leannaed that I was not in.
•
spentiew tibia aelsool,.he went in and iotsistel on one of
the hop-receiving eighty lashes. He insisted on tit.
master doing it, hot 1 was sent for, and as the boy had
coustaitsed• pp nffeime, 1 refused to let l:ii he lloggedt
upon which his Lordship was in a great passion, ne•t
said hr would he made an inspector. On another ort•it
sion he wanted to have ant• of the girls of the schoott
who hail laughed at him, Cragged. I took him ald.4
and, as the girl was an old pue, I told him the inyro.
priety of having a girl of that site flogged t he trinh,l
to have her turned up aorLdogged like a buy. Af•er
having remonstrated for some time he gave nay. t''*
One OCCaNiee, ,rhea he mew a boy curving a pie in the
street, who did wit pull off his cap to Lim, he came
the school arid wished to have him dogged for his dis
respect. Ile wanted to have every buy he met in flit.'
cteets, who did not pull off his cap to bins, flogged. M
one meeting of the Board his Lordship held op Ills band
on both shies the question. I considered hie Lordship
as a man of weak mind.
John Alexander, a labourer, examined byddr. ?Wm.,
—The witness described the conduct of Lord Ports.
month is working with the labourers in the field, lint
he did more barns than good. it was a common thi,,z.
for him to whip people about; he would play all kin+,
of tricks with them. iVittiess described at great !mirth,
some extravagant behaviour of his Lordship in the fidds.
Ili did every thing by the rule of ani rail.
Levy Alexander examined by Mr. J. Powet.s..—/ v.§
the wife of .1-Ito Alexander; I remember Di year. meet.
when bis Lordship was working in the hay.belds, fro
wanted a man to drink some beer of his. Tile tam said
he should get on with his work, and not mind snch a
d—d fool as his Lordship. His Lordship came to me
and cord to me about it, and I told {'..well's wife of it,
and she said be was a d—d foul. 1 think he kisons i...
more than a child."
William Coles, examined by Mr. WETIIETZELL.—I ^'lt
employed by LordPortiononth as a day.la'hourer et time,.
U hones I have seen m driving his hoes in a cirt; he wios
sometime* a pretty middling driver, at others very il io-
gerons. I went after the rare, and was obliged to v.,it
out to him to take core of himself, for he ices in ilargu•r.
and did not know himself when lie was in danger. At
one time when some men were loading a waggon, h.-
drove it off the road en to the other tide against an ..:ti
tree, in order to throw off the load and the two 1.14. ft
who were loading it. lie did brush cir the bail. The
men slipped off, and pretended that they had been earn.
MI (:11' ;at which he was very li.pleased: •
Thomas Bennet examined by Vte Common Sexernste
—1 am a labouring man at II ors!bouroe. I know turd
Portsmouth. How did 'he it rive? Very rational.--How
is that ? Why, very hail.—(Lteirbter.) now did ha
drive the waggon? He didn't drive tige' wagon, he
strived the horses, sail the witness, fangliiftx at -the
question. If I hadn't one time stopped the it.frie*, by
the blessing of OA he wash' bate been *Neel. Winn
g ult
.he was at church, his sin to . wire not of time end out s.t-
,ssaa. His Answers woes • sneeLtoteirlbaljnrsi Wasi
sometimes etre the Projirr'''''''
Another witness was called, butt ari dot .theilift. V-
Ournment had arrived, the Court *Wild sot heat Apr
further evidence.

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CHESTER SPRING CIRCUIT. iest •
CIIFARLitS UYjasur, Esq. and .Saadat. Maamat.l.. gerielni
at Law. •
Montgomeryshire, Thursday. March SO, at ri.9l.
Denbighshire, Wednesday, 26. at Retain.
Flinishire, Tuesday, April It at Mold.
Cheshire. Monday. t. Castie.Chesrer.

MARRIED.
Lately. at Paris, at the Mairie of the rintit arroiditte•
meet. E,G.Monk, Esq.of Lincoln's Inn. to Mart,. Arnsela.
fourth daughter of Joseph and Frang4ise Anne Nloutun, of
Versailles. • •• '

DIED.
On Wednesday morning last. Mr. J. Davenport, of Little
Bedford-street, Strand, aged 71.
On Monday, the Wilt inst. in Finsbury ware. in the IW'
year of her age, Julia, the wife of P. Esq. and
daughter of the late A. Ooldstatd, Esti.

Quid est reedits? aitlulus deridcut.
But Pilate did not stay f9e an answer.

Ma. EVlTOR—Permit rue. thrOugh lbelimits of your in-
valuable paper, to offer a few preliminary remarks on the
usefulness arising to society from advertising the cure of
certain maladies, by a particular description of taii•lical
practitioners, who are frequently stigmatised with the epi-
thet " disinterested impostors." There is a line of distinc-
tion to be observed, which appears eviitetit to me, Moe I
think would do so to others, divests.' of prejudice, that 6,
were the advertising practitioner a conscientious maw on-
stillied by avarice, always bearing truth for his motto. and
who makes use of an advertisement iti a veliicle to bring
forth the objects of indiscretion, that pine in Misery-. end
blush at the thought of their case being knows to thole fa-
mily practitioner; and those itithappy objects see bra:fight
forth, and restored to health, maim saes* 'sight bus* brew
sacrificed, or left to wonder their days in wseedtodoess.—
Ao instance of which Ihe leave to anises in a letter ad-
dressed to Dr. Natty,. 38, DettA•street,SeAo. koadon.
'• Sts,—When I have reflected upoo..yosr kligdoest, liu-
osenily.,.and lo me, in gay distressed. afflicted,
forlorn situation, ohen after sufferiug f-r six months even,-
elating tortures I cannot desrfibe, an *Web 44h:1M-tall
the medical assistance I had itipplkod to for Toiler, and Wie3
was hopeless from the Inefficeei, ormidfchaelettlik le sloe.
to assuage inflammation MIS incroaoing, which wes essecesi-
ml by gangrene mortification. and at last death staringme
in the face. At this period of my disoritni, ti etilicipahril el
no great diStatieenry dissolution as inettlibliti: aU lie:
attendoet hertere SOMA death /presents to_ tlf Iponnso
embittered by the lacerating rellectieste.;,%-Pierea by fcm)iiib
srtr-1 say, when 1. reflyct pit such exert tit, boartesy, sad
liberality, when I had no hood to assist, no Moodie consols.
no means of support 'galas, ,sitch a turn:AlM dieolike
thit whmh, I looonrefisliflor, and remerabo that t: per
personal exernicom akta% skis:man aid is concerned, 1 am at
this moment indebted for theitte tow enjoy, and firths
health tun so futlyiti•Otiesessiou or I cannot bat feat 1 ais
acting nagritefill Wye* let not gmblishing my wise to the
erotic!. sespralling is a more public tray of your beneace
lanes to me tiookii
'' Alt. Sir, conscience makes cowards of us all. VA still
I hoot thongbt I Pied ostsfitile deviswl. In which this elited,
to Me so dehlrable, mtAftM see ouplisheo, sod the beuest,
not Silly pet* but to yotttself be felt PS extensively SS 1
wish it; acid' theifbre lrybsi think properlo say Icily to
Mection myi ease. so fir as lb stomble ell this pain rtflection
;idOsi produce on such s.sobject. shoal only feet lam deice,'
part of a duty I owe you (and a small part inJeed
'ledge it tit): for were I to live ages, sad experience more
than I have ever dose of the contendingoircnoistances of Mil
life, I are assured that nothisg could efface from my coemerli
or cheer my spielt• more, then the remembrance of a stele
which can tease to ba dear tome only with my life.
1 am, Sir, your's al:merely.
To Doctor Eady, 38,
Dean-st. Soho.

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