The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-10 00:00:00

TOR RORTSSIORTX CAVIL

The LORD Cusnctidmit having permitted the learned
Counsel to mention this important case this moraisg„
there was a more than ordinary full attendance of
Counsel and the Court was as en the former occasions,
crowded to excess.
After mach argument, Mr. Heald) submitted theme-
roended as the ease was with difficulties, the main
question, for decision. e-as the continence or incontinence
of the Countess of Portsmouth. The sanity of his
Lordship might her. to he put out of consideration, for
how could it be said to be joss, that his Lordship should
be celled on to decide a case *lsere only an exparic
statement was laid before him ; t case in which a Jury
could not give according to their solemn oath, a verdict.
If the gentlemen on the other side mould make a bona
fide defence, let them make it, hot let his hardship he
defended properly. The case was now in his Lordship's
hands, but he must say there was here an anomaly that
he had never known to characterise any rase during the
j period of his own professional career. Ile. the learned
kVeteasel, and the gentlest,* who were with him, had
had a consultation, the feral% of which nes that the
caveat of her Ladyahip shonhl be withdrawn.
The ATTORNWYMINKRAL submitted, that the point:or
1016140741,14.1 decision, was not whether the Noble Lord
tsane or insane, but whether the adultery had not
n proved. At all events, the subject wotail turn on
thiepoint alone. The Learned Gentleman was proceed-
ing, when
r. HEALD said, his Lordship would bare to bear
dais..subject over again, on Thnr.day, and added, " we
wish to stop here, we do nut mean to say any thing on
Thursday."
-The LounCHANCI:LLOR Elitl, it mattered not, whether
the tarsal ass withdrawn or not. It was his Lordship's
duty to consider what he must do under all the eireum-
stinces of the case, awl it was for the Learned Counsel,
who appeared for the Coontess of Portsmouth, to say
schether they Would withdraw the proceedings oa Thurs.
slity, or not.
After considerable discomion, the gist of which was
the charges against Lady Portsmouth on the one side,
and those against the parties on the other, and a strong
repellant areinneat in favour of the respective parties.
Mr. Horne intimated his intention of sending the last
mass of affidavits to the Attorney and Solicitor tieneral,
and to lay an information against certain of the parties
who made them.
Mr. Wtritearch, in answer to some pointed ?mimics
from the other side, described the state of Lord Ports-
month's mind to be each as to render hint unconscious
of the alleged injuries be had suffered, and In anppnrt
of his observations, said, it was sworn that the husband,
the stile, and the adulterer, had slept in one bed toge•
ther ; that there were between 111 anti 71) affidavits
proving the illicit intercourse between the Countess and 11
Mr Alder, in every county in England in w bids they
had resided, including Edinburg Is,and even the common
houses of ill-lathe in London. The learned gentleman
then energeticallydefended the character of Air. New-
ton Pellowes, and was proceeding to defend the charac-
ter of this client nits touch earnestness, when a species
of dissultory con tion enstsed, awl _ _

'the CHANCELLOR intimated a wish that the
farther arguments should lie adjourned. until he cave
judgment on Thursday. His Lordship, however, inti-
mated, that the question of the insanity of hard Ports-
tuonth must he the subject of inquiry, as well as the
alledged adultery. Ili» Lordship should also consider,
whether he must seed the case to a Jury to consider the
worth of the affidavits, and call on them to s iy, whether
they were false or not. Nis Lordship was now advanced
to the close of his life, but hr could say, that he hid
neverswervesl from thernle he had laid down at the
ning, 'mutely, ant to stiffer unnecessarily the feelings of
any snitor to he lacerated; and judgingpt the case gilt was
laid before him, he should not now say any tiring about
the information, as Ire would not, lie said. prejudice the
minds of the Jury ; but his opinion was, that he would
not divest the question of the insanity in the former stage
of the business, nor did his fronlship think he could do
so now on reading the affidavits, whither they were true
or false. He should, however, decide on the case on
Thursday.

The lias Company, at Genre, commenced making Gas
on Wednesday evening last. In consequenre ut one of
their vessels not l'eing tight, a qnantity of 6.111 escaped,
and filled the shed in which it was placed, n hich being
ignited by a,. nekton's accidentally entering wWI a light,
a slight explosion took place; wtt are hippy to state,
however, that no part of the apparatus was injured, and
beyond a trilling damage to the roof of the shed, and
awaking the feats and anxieties of persons residing in
the vicinity, no inconvenience wh ttever was sustained.
The shops and public lamps were on Saturday gruerally
lighted.