The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-15 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

MOST RIIMARKABIA CASH or raw MARL
AND COUNTSSS or PORTSAIOCTIL
(FROM TIM ZDINOURON COURANT.)
Sta—. Seeing • paragraph is; your paper of Saturday
last, respecting the Earl of Portsmouth, affecting to im-
press the public with a belief that his Lordship's sodden
departure from his family originated in some cruelty and
indignity practised upon this arable Peer. for which
there is not the smallest foundation, the public are re-
quested to suspend their opinion on this es parte para.
'nigh, which has been traced to bare originated with-
the solicitors of the Hoo. Newton Fellowes, his Lord-
ship's brother and presumptive heir, who bas been the
secret instrument of taking his Lordship away', fbr pur-
poses easily to be guessed at.
SOOO after the Earl of Portsmouth's marriage with his
present Countess, this Mr. Fellowes attempted to procure
a commission of lunacy against his Noble brother, with
a view, ultimately, of setting aside the marriage, lie be-
ing next in succession to the Earl's honours and estates,
and dreading the consequence of his brother's union
'with so young a lady; but in this he was, to his rest
mortification, unsuccessful; and the Earl has ever since
that time (now between eight and nine years) resided
with his lady, but during that time every obstacle Las
been thrown in the way of their comfort, and which in-
nolved much litigation in the English Court of Chan-
' wry. It was, however, a few months ago, in order to
11 pat an end to all further disputes, agreed to leave all
limiters in difference to the arbitration of • gentleman
Oldie Chancery bar, of the name of Skirrow. and this
Weference has been prdceeding up to the very moment
of Lord Portsmouth s sudden departure from Edinhorgli,
on Tuesday. the 2d instant. • Lord and Lady Porte.
mouth have for many months been residing in this
city. Her Ladyship being in delicate health, and is a
state of pregnancy, had put herself under the entire ma-
nagement of Dr. James Hamilton, jun., whose skill as a
physician and accoucheor is as well known as his cha-
racter for honour and integrity is proverbial, but who
had been assailed with scurrilous anonymous letters
that Lady Portsmouth had come to Edinburgh to smug-
gle a chill. His Lordship had never left his Lady, my
sister, Lady Portsmouth, daring the many months they
resided in Edinburgh, and uniformly evinced the most
conjugal attention and affectionate solicitude for her,
anti seldom quitted her room except to take a walk or an
siring, and pay a morning visit at Mrs. Norton's at
Ahheyhill. a relation of his first lady.
Oa Tuesday morning, the 2cl instant, his Lordship
breakfasted with his Countess, and left her shoat one
o'clock in perfect good humour, to take his walk, telling
his Lady he should soon return to her, and take an
Indy dinner at three o'clock. He was soon after seen
going along Prince's-street ; and on passing the Royal
Motel, Mr. Fletcher Norton, a son of Mrs. Norton.
rushed out of the hotel, and joined his Lordship, and
after a short conversation, prevailed upon Lord Ports-
mouth to get into Mrs. Vorton's coach, which was
waiting for the purpose near the Register-office, and
drove off on the road to Haddington. They were soon
afterwards followed by Mr. Norton's chariot with post
horses, and a person in it of the name of Coombe, who
had assumed the name of Colonel Cooke, and concurred
in the plot, and which overtook Mrs. Norton's coach a
few miles beyond Iladaington, when they all got into
Mr. Norton's chariot, and drove of with the utmost
speed, travelling day and night towards London, and
proceeded to, and arrived at, Lord Orantley's house, in
Surrey, on the Thursday following in the afternoon,
thus travelling near 440 miles in 51 hours. His Lord-
ship had nets change of apparel of any description, nor
had made the smallest preparation for such a journey.
"%pc were punned to that place, where Mr. Shirrew
'-‘4l,the party ;but all access to Lord Portsmouth
kv that gentlepaiser; whit passirrattliewaida

is unnecessary to repeat. Tlsi publi.c trill draw their
• was conclusions on the probability of this extraordinary
!light being the spontaneous act of Lord Portsmouth,
and en the motives which actneteil the promoters of it.
I feel it, however, inctusbent upon me, to assure the
public that I am in pesiessiOn of evidence to prove
that 6lr. N. Fellowes was privy and accessory to the
whole plot, which was eoaceived and formed shortly
after Lady Portsmouth's pregnancy was made known to
him. I request you will insert this in your paper.
Your obedient humble servant,
NEWTON HANSON. .
Edinburgh, 32, Great King-street, July 30.
MART-LI•DONE OPFICI.-?4rciterday the Rev. . ,r 1 .1011.
Smith, of Garden House, Nentish-towc, appeared before
the Sitting Magistrate, E. Griffith, Esq. to prefer scout-
plaint against a middle aged genteel woman named•
Flowers, fur using insulting expresaiots towards him.
The complainant stated, that about nine o'clock on.
Tueedayevenioz, as be was passing along Oxford -
the woman called after him saying there goes a Bi-
shop, and made use of other vile expressions. He pro-
ceeded without nothing her for about 20 yards, bat
finding she continued her abase, he became fearful of
some personal violence. and gave her in charge to the
watchman,

The Worthy Magistrate severely cansurei her on
the Impropriety of her conduct fur abusing any
person who happeced to be a Clergyman, and
asked if she was a married women; when, replying
in the affirmative, he instantly ordered Iser to find bail
The parties bad not left the office long, when the
Rev. Gentleman returned and informed the Magistrate,
that in consequence of her husband begging very
hard for his forgiveness, he had consented to en
apology.

The female was then brought before the Magistrate
again, who informed her that the gentleman had
most humanely consented to what she very unjustly
. d.

The woman then begged his pardon and retired.
Maststom Eforsa.—llobt. Kidd, a private of the :)(1
regiment of foot guards, stated that he bad been re-
ferred to the Lord Mayor to prefer a charge ag►inst a
ni4ht constable, named Davis, of Aldgate watch-hooss.
Ihe complainant said he was passing by the tlinorirs
the preceding evening, when two women met him, one
of whom raised a cry after him, Complainant
ber until she took a refuge in a shop, when she
abused him very mach, using very unbecoming lan-
guage. The constable, Davison living desired to take
charge of the woman refused to do so, alleging that
she had not committed an assault, or any act by abich
he was authorised to detain hsr.

The constable, in answer to the charge, said the wo-
man stated she bad been familiarly treated by the sol-
dier when she was listening to a ballad singer, and tts.it
she only desired him to go away.
The Luau Matron said the conatable was guilty of a
dereliction of duty to not securing the offender, and
that he ought not to have assumed the office of a Judge
its Imagining no offence had been committed. Is was
well known that these soldiers had conducted them-
selves with great propriety, and that they bad frequently
been grossly treated by persons in the streets. It
was the duty of the constables to protect them
from injeries of this nature; and in future he expected
tire constable would conduct himself so as not to hays
a charge of the present nature brought against hint.

FROO#ESS OF 11,11WESr.

We learn from Domfries, that thongh the weather
had been for several days tic I and cloudy. y.t very
little rata had fallen; and dating this week a great
numbest of shearers had offered their a-rvices, a part
of whom were tired at from Is. 34. to Is. 6.1 a day.
Most of them are allowed milk, bat no victuals.—
Several fields hare been cut, and many more are
ripe; bet the ha rrrrr has not pt become general.
Is the cause of oowrie also the work of the sickle
began on Tuesday, and on Monday a field of pease
was cat down on, Mr. Pringles farm at Mains of
A berdalgie.
The Wheat crop la this county, is very fine, far be-
rind an average, one. The greater part of it is
caved in very pod order.—(West Briton)
From the hest information which we can collect,
there appears to have been no injury of the Iran mo-
ment sustained by the growing crops from the rains
which base bees partial. On the other hand, the good
that has been don. to the late crops of corn, and to
the potatoes, early as well as late, is incalculable
Siaould the weather continue but moderately favoura.
ble.oflrhicb there is now every prospect. the harvest
of this year will be lb. most abundant within the me-
awry of man.—(Brinol Mercury.)
• Oa Wednesday the 3lst Judy harvest commenced in
'tbenottetboarhond bf Pettll with a field cf barley on
Mr. Dickson's farm of the Hatton.

The weather last week (except on Friday, when
there were some partial showers) was hiOly favour-
able to the harvest, which enabled our farmers, gen••
rally, to get up the whole of their wheat, in very
prime condition; and so much so, that in many in-
-stances it sue taken 'from the field to the barns' floors
for immediate threshing. A finer crop wrs never
known; a. d it might perhaps puzzle the reesiJectitio
of the oldestagriculturist in existence, to vita out a
year that produced It. equal.—(Sveser Advertiser.)