Star. — 1823-02-15 (London, England)

PELL—Lord Portsmouth knew- the witness by name; often asked hin; bow he was, and inquired after hii Joseph Magg, examined by Mr. PowELL—Went into the service of Lord Portsmouth as under-gardener and carter in April, 1516, and left the service el his own accord in 1817 ; there ale two flights of steps to the house, one at the front and another at the back ; once saw Lady Portsmouth, a Gentleman, and Lord Portsmouth, standing together in the hall, and, Lady Portsmouth 'struck his Lordship violently in the face ; Lord Portsmouth cried out ; the Gentle. man then took a whip out of Lady Portsmouth's hands, with which he whipped his Lordship severely; he cried out •' Murder," and ran towards the entrance; the Gentleman followed him and pushed him down the steps ; Lord Portsmouth fell at the bottom of the steps ; he then struck his Lordship again ; Lady Portsmouth did not interfere. Was very young at the time ; dues not know who the Gentleman was ; his Lordship cried very much, and tried to make his escape, but the gates being locked could not; has heard Lord Portsmouth say he would not stop there to be so beat by her Ladyship. George Teak deposed, that he kept a public-house in Whitechapel ; formerly worked in the service 'of Lord Portsmouth, at Fairlawn, as a carpenter ; remembered Mr. Alder and Lord Portsmouth walking together, and saw Alder strike his Lardship two violent blows on the breast, which made him stagger ; Lady Portsmouth saw this; thought she and Alder conducted themselves more like man and wife than anything else; remembered having seen his Lordship sent for by her Ladyship to frank a letter, and. his Loisiship refused to go ; she sent word back, that if he did not come he should be horsewhipped, and his cart and horses sold; his Lordship was very much frightened; once saw her Ladyship horsewhip Lis Lordship in the saloon, as hard as she could, for tire minutes. On one occasion, when Lord Portsmouth was going into the carriage, Alder pushed him aside, and -got in himself; his Lordship then came into the stables, and whipped about the 'servants.— • One time Mr. Alder and her Ladyship were digging together at a strawberry bed, for amusement, with the gardener; Lord Portsmouth was sweating with the tatigue of wheeling barrows full of dung; he had no hat on, and the sweat ran down his face, when Alder patted him on the head, and said, " Well done, you d—d old fool l"—( A laugh)—and sent him of fur another barrow-full. Once witness told Lord, Portsmouth that he had been in Scotland about black jobs for six weeks, and his Lordship believed it, although he had not been out of his sight more than an hour at a time. ~ Thomas Grahaso, a surgeon, at Turnham-green, was once called in upon an accident which Lord Portsmouth had met with in a- knee joint. Asked how the accident happened; her Ladyship, who was by,• said it happened in consequence o 4 his Lordship baring jumped. His Lordship turned round, and in an indignant manner, said; it was in consequence, of her Ladyship having thrust him down stairs. Josses Ristip—l was in Lord. Portsmouth's service, to work in the garden, from 1816 to 1821. His Lordship NM left employed with a horse and cart, often p to his knees in mud and filth. Lord Portsmouth' • wild to me. he hated the sight of that d—d Alder. I have sees Mr. Alder ill-treat him. The first time was its the front of the lawn. Lady Portsmouth was standing on the steps. There were Miss Laura Hanson, his  . . . Lordship, and my Lady. Mre...Mdtr struck' my Lori a violent blow with his fist ehe cried out, and •Was' dragged jn, and the doOr Was Cteieci: • Lady PortsnrsoutKivas close IT X suist recto of the Ladies de anything to defend him" One 507..1 was going to fetch the pail to kars a milkine I met Mr. Alder and Lord and Llidy Portsmoodi. Mr:Alder. struck Lord Portsmouth with both bands; my Lord fell against the gates, and tried out " Murdecr Lady iPortsmouth ran into the shrubbery. I saw a person named Capey strike his Lordship with a stick. The Rev. William Antrobus, examined by Mr.