The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-09 00:00:00

LORD AND LADY PORTSMOUTH.

Wittycntrecti.—The attention of the fashionable world
has lately been a good deal occupied by the singular
manner in which Lord Portsmouth was removed from
Edinburgh, and the proceedings consequent thereon.—
Lady Portsmouth, being near her confinement, did not
follow her Lord immediately, but remained in the north
till she gave birth to an heiress. Mr. Newton Pellowes,
the heir at law to the Portsmouth property, since the
removal, and since the return of his Lordship to Whit-
church, is said to have been constantly about the person
of his Lordship. Some differences having arisen between
the noble pair, Lord Portsmouth, it appears, interdicted
her Ladyship's return to Whlrrhurch ; but she, Insisting
on her right as consort to the Noble Lord, had refused to
yield obedience to the mandate.
On Saturday, Dr. Bankhead and another gentleman
arrived at the splendid seat of the peer, and announced
that Lady Portsmouth having recovered from her ac-
conchement, was then on the road to Whitchurch, to
which place she repaired for the purpose of insisting on
being received as the consort of his Lordship. The pre.'
cise answer given to this intimation has not transpired,
but it certainly was not "a weloome home."
Between fear and five o'clock au open carriage and
four, with two postilions, followed by two servants
wearing the Portsmouth liveries, was seen approaching
Whitchurch. In the carriage her Ladyship was seated,
and with her a nurse with the infant. On the way the
postilioas greeted the coaches they passed with load
b ems. They travelled with extraordinary speed; so much
so, that the servants could not without difficulty keep
up with the carriage. Arriving at the White Hart at
Whitchurch, her Ladyship alighted, and rested for some
time.

The people of Whitchurch were all on the alert to wit-
mess the experiment, and a variety of whimsical reports
werein circulation. A number of the townsfolk were
assembled in front of the gates of the park, and within
a party of men, dressed in smockfrocks, and others ap-
parently labourers, were drawn up, as it should moos,
for the purpose of opposing, by main force if necessary,
that entrance on which her Ladyship was expected to
insist. Just beyond the lodge, one or two timber car-
riages were placed, without horses, to obstruct the
way. These were so disposed, that it was impussible fora
carrige to pass either on the right or to the left of them,
on account of the obstructing trees. Matters thus re-
mained when our informant left Whitchurch at five in
the afternoon, at which hour the advance of her Lady-
ship from theism was momentarily expected.—(Morsdag
Paper.)

CONTAGION IN GALWAT..--We feel • peculiar degree
of pleasure In acquainting our reader., that those
exertions which we have hitherto so repeatedly made,
to impress the public with the necessity for the esta-
blishmeat of a Board of Health, who will tabs all
possible measures of precaution against an increase of
the •wfel calamity with which the unfortunate inha-
bitants of this town have been so long, and so severely
afflicted, are at length likely to be crowned with suc-
cess —(Galway Paper.)
An Infirmary and Diapensary are ordered to be
opened at Galway, to which Government has remitted
a sum of 1001. for the object.
Amax Pouce.—About the hour of eleven o'clock
lon Saturday night, Mr. Nicholas Martin, stationer, of
No. 16, Upper Stephen-street, was alarmed by a great
noise, accompanied by • violent shrieking, which
seemed to proceed from a yard at the rare of hie house.
—There is a house situate in the rere of that yard,
which Is kept by a woman named Mary Gorman. Mr.
Martin proceeded there, in order to ascertain the cause
of the great shrieking, w►en he met in the yard, as
coming from the bone of Mary Gorman, a young fe-
male about sixteen years of age, who exclaimed, "Oh!
he wanted to seduce me!" She subsequently told Mr.
Martin that she had been forcibly detained in the house
for the purpose of prostitution. She admitted that she
bad consented to take a glass of punch with a man
with whom she was acquainted, and that he brought
her there, telling her that it was • public-house. As
soon as she entered it, she saii that she suspected it was
not a proper place that he brought her to. and that she
endeavoured to make her escape. bat was forcibly pre-
vented. Prom the state of disorder in which the girl's
clothes were, it was evident that the assault committed
on her must have been violent. She refused to tell her
name, or where she lived, to Mr. Martin, who went with
her as far as Kevin's Port. Mary Gorman, the owner
of the house, has been taken into custody. Informations
were yesterday lodged against her, at the Head Police-
Office, for keeping a house of ill fame, and she has been
committed to 1\ ewgate to take her trial at the next
Sessions.

A man named Thomas Owens, was charged at James's-
street Police Office, by a Mr. Roger Farrell, with
having attempted to commit a rape on a child only thir-
teen years of age.
Sales of farming stock under exeentions continue
numerous in this neighbourhood, and our correspond-
ents in various parts of Devonshire and Somerset state
similar evidences of the difficulties of the times. At a
sale of We description in the swig hhourhood of Taunton
last week, prime ewes sold at 13s. 6.1. per head, and
other stock at similar depressed prices. Near Stal-
bridge, a few days since, the stock of a farmer about
to quit the premises could not find purchasers even at
the p oo prices. A very superior cow put up at
51., met no advance above that sum ; and after offer-
ing sheep and stock equally low, the auctioneer ad-
journed the sale without' disposing of a single lot.—
(Sherberce Paper.)
The following is from the Dublin Freeman's Jour.
nal:—" Any thing like the dearth of money at pro-
sent prevailing all over the counties of Cork, Clare.
Limerick. and Kerry, has not been known in those
districts in the memory of the oldest inhabitants.
With regard to rest, it is scarcely to be had under
any circumstances. The tenant does not hesitate to
tell the landlord, that lie has it not to pay, nor does
he know when he shall be able to render any other ac-
count. Hie tillage when brought to market does not
realism the 'Rpm/ of producing it, and his cattle when
brought to the fair are sold, after twelve months' pas-
wage and herding, for less than the first cost, or
driven back to the farm to be disposed of at a still
smaller price after another interval, during which,
of course, an additional charge has been incurred."

We greatly regret to hear. that a most melancholy
occurrence has lately taken piece in the family of.
Viscount Dillon, at Florence ; hls Lordship's second
son, an interesting and very promising youth of four.
teen, having fallen into a reservoir in his garden,
where be perished. It is stated, that the lamented
yosog gentleman's afflicted parent, the Viscountess
Dillon. witaessed the heart-rending scum—(.plays
Paper.)
A whale of 22 feet in length was lately caught
aid killed in the Solway Frith, amongst the shoals of
which it was entangled ; aid tu•c whales, one 23 the
other 30 feet long, were lately caught of the coast of
Wexford.

,TESA

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COVENT GAIDEN TIIEATRE.

Lest night the comedy of the Vic Jealous IV(fr was
pearlised-, in which Miss C from the York thea-
tre, made her first appearance as Mrs. Oakley. It was
as the hills described it, a first appearance " on this
stage," but if we mistake not, the same Lily appeared
• few seasons groat Drury-lane Theatre in tragic cha-
racters. Mrs. Oakley is one of those parts, which, under
a comic shape, presents al with an exhibition of strong
passion, and so far, though the line was different, the
principle of excitement was similar to that of the other
Muse, at whose altar we believe this Lady to hare paid
her first devotions. In fact, Mrs. Oakley has nothing to
do but mutifest the feeling of jealousy in the stronfeat
possible manner short of suicide, or the murder of her
husband, and the situations in which she is placed must
provoke mirth and laughter. Miss CHISTIR exhibited
the pasaioo with considerable power, and though her
sometimes betrayed a tendency to over-acting, especially
in the commencing scenes, the whole effort was of the
most promising kind, indeed so promising, as to warrant
very high expectations, taking fair credit for the assist-
ance which industry le capableof affording to talent. If
she had bees less anxious to produce effect at the begin-
ning, and before the circumstances of the drama had
made their strong demand, the advantage of contrast
would have btu more striking when she came to exert
her powers at their full stretch. Still, however, netwith-
alluding this disadvantage, which not only theatrical
artifice, but natural progress of character and passion
will suggest,, the propriety of avoiding the stronger
genes, weroclot without their impression under her ma-
eagement. The Interview with Lady Freelove afforded
• happy instance of the avidity with which trifles are
seized upon to give colour to the worst suspicions, and
we should not omit to notice that Mrs. Grans, as Lady
Freeloor, assisted materially in the comedy of the scene.
Her pathetic and even maternal comments no the liber-
ties taken by the other sex were irresistibly ludicrous,
and her laughter on the exit of her temporary victim
more then compensated for any want of elegance which
criticism might be disposed to observe in the general
colouring of the character. In the last scene Miss Cons-
ent sustained the promise announced, by her perform-
aoce of this one ; and we have lit* hesitation in saying,
that, if she succeeds in following up the impression of
last night's performance, sbe will soon become a remark-
able performer even on the London boards. The other
characters were cast as usual—Mr. Jonas was quite in
his element as Lord Trinket. Mr. FAWCETT was very
humorous as Sir Harry Heeler, perhaps the only objec-
tless to which it was liable was one which he cannot cor-
rect; if he was& little youger it would have looked more
like the Poet's draught. Miss Poore, who continues to
improve greatly, afforded an additional instance of it in
the performance of last night, and the whole was so well
received, that an attempt was made by the audience to
resist the announcement of another piece, in order to ob-
tain the substitution of this comedy. We were not sorry
to find that this kind of interposition was resisted, though
we joined most cordially in the general feeling by which
the attempt was dictated.

FONTNILL ABBEY, MONDAY EVENINO.—The report
here is, that the whole property is disposed of. Ail
access to the house is barred. Several persons who ar-
rived, proposing to attend the sale, have applied (as
matter of favour) for half an hour's admission ; hut the
Chevalier Franci (the St. Peter of the place) his an-
swered all such requests, althoweb courteously, in the
negative. Neither the name nor:the rink of the pur-
chaser (if there be one) is officially stated ; but the best
authenticated rumour pots the deed upon Mr. Farquhar,
a gentleman who is said to have amassed a large fortune
in the East Indies.
biaaamoit AcTe—We are officially authorised to
correct a ;magma which appeared in our paper of
the ataFirtluik two persons had ter
convicted (*elju I before the justices at Sou t b S hields.
for making a fah* affidavit under the late marriage
act, in order to the publication of banns in a different
parish from that in 'which they were actually residing.
No such conviction did or could take plate before Joe-
-1 tices assembled in petty sessions ; but we have reason
to believe that the matter is likely to undergo enquiry
before the proper tribunal.—(Neweastle Courant.)
BRTTBR LATH THAN Nevan.—On Monday last an
equestrian statue in bronze of his late Majesty was
erected in Liverpool. This monument of loyalty has
occupied more time in preparing than is generally re-
quired to build a first rate man of war ; the subscrip-
tion baring been commenced is the memorable ' year
of Jubilee.'
CATIIIDRAL or ROULN.—Siece the disastrous event
of the fire, men have been emVoyed in clearing away
the rubbish. The extent cf the injury done by the fire
has been folly ascertained. Several parts of the church
escaped. The chapel of the Holy Virgin is untouched.
The sacristy has not been consumed, as it was supposed ;
the roof only suffered in the fall of the pyramid. The
part of the arch tv,liich supported the pyramid was very
much injured by the fury of the flames. It is expected
that it will be possible to repair it, and to preserve to
religion a magnificent edifice. it will still be worthy of
admiratio".

A meeting was to bare taken place yesterday morn.
ing, at six o'clock, in the Hackney-fields, between Mr.
J.O —as. an eminent bitilder, and Mr. C--11, an
Irish gentleman, residing in the neighbourhood of
Hackney. The dispute arose out of some building
transaction. Mr. J. C—ns sent a challenge to Mr.
C—ll. The bearer of the message was informed by
Mr. C—II, that he accepted the challenge, and should
be punctual ill Lill attendance, with his second, at the
time and place appointed. Mr. J. C—m .and his
friend waited from a little before six, till past seven
o'clock, and Mr. C—ll not making his appearance,
Mr. J. C--em fired his pistol in the sir._

Castya SaoaclTT.—The instances of extraordinary
sagacity, In the canine species, are so frequently re-
lated. that scarcely any thing of the kind excites sur-
prise. We cannot, however, avoid noticing the con-
duct of a bitch, belonging to Mr. Callen, of the Crown
and Thistle inn, Loughborough, which, the other day,
brought forth four puppies : after their being drowned
in • bucket of water, and thrown aside, she sought
diligently, and found one of them, which, though ap-
parently dead, she found means to restore, by doubling
herself up, and warming it, and by now and then
shaking it violently in her mouth. flue transient was
her joy, fora relapse took place, and its death quickly
followed. She then carried it to a complete grave
which she bad previously prepared for it, and buried
it with tears in her eyes, and bowling as if in the ut-
most grief.
We are informed, that there are now in Mr Parr's
garden and orchard, steolwiek, two apple
blossom, and bearing rips fruit at the same time.—
(Nottingham Review.)
How To DISCINOVION OXALIC ACIO (NOTCH to a
POISON) PROM EPSON SALT.—There Is a very simple
way of satisfying one's self that the d"se above to
be taken is not Oxalic Acid. Taste one drop of it, or
else a particle of the suspected crystals. and if it be
Oxalic Acid,it will be found extremely coat, like most
ether acids. The tasted Epsom salt is finite differen%