The Express. — London, England, 1848-08-29 00:00:00

•P'' - ' DENMARK AND THE DUCIIIES. We have received Hamburg papers to the 25th 'August. They contain the announcement of the in tenor government for Schleswig Holstein, which it is proposed to substitute for the present if an armistice m concluded. In that event the interim government in to be composed of the Crown Prince of Denmark; Prince Ferdinand, brother of the late King Christian VIII.; Count Bandissin, of Borate' ; Councillor Rath ggen Councillor Franke ; and either Councillor Preunser, or Advocate Borcum. The Bonen Halfe expresses dissatisfaction with the composition of this government. It declares that it would have been better to have nominated Prince F erdinand interim governor, and to have associated the otheYs with him as a ministry responsible to the provincial sisal assistance. The government, it is said, is re tool/ea to grant to the ex- King . such a portion of his suable boa to Iva in a biassing revenues.as ay.— min cer, but not sufficient to give the means of el citing civil war. The Paris says it has received a letter from M. flumonlin, an old officer of the Emperor Napoleon, stat i rg that it is the intention of Louis Napoleon, if w ain elected, to accept the mandate. M. Dumoulin s a d ., that Louie Napoleon has announced his intention not to return to France until after a new election. The agitation at Lille, on Friday, missed off with out any outbreak. Numerous and large groups of wor kmen were, however, as in different places, and utWed tcrrible threats; mil itar y were completely overawed by the imposing force which was called out. Numerous arrests were effected. The distribution to the workmen of the aseistance voted by the municipal council, in consequence of the disso lution of the ateliers nationaux, which took place on contributed to restrain the workmen Friday, greatly from committing any outrage. It is understood that the object of the mission of Count de Marmora is to prefer a request to the French government, to allow Marshal Bugeaud to accept the command in chief of the Piedmontese army. 44 4 aaro, Aro. 23.—Iltrar per Orate., 191 paper; after Botta, 19 19 and; 19 9-le paper. !Ire per Ceuta., 11 paper ; after Man, 19 4 psper , alter Balsa, SI toad Coupons, 7 paper. 7.1 . - of of.. f r 50 paper 46 dash. Discount of notes, 44 4y per rent- Exchange on LOll.lOO. 90 day% .4,, au. GERMAN Y. FR ANKFORT. -0n the 23th instant, M. Von BeckLmth, the finance minister, intimated to the Na tional Assembly that the different departments of the central government have in hand sums of money, amounting in all to 2,882,460 florins. In reply to a question put to him, M. Peucker, the minister of war, stated that the ceremony of doing homage to the Vicar of the Empire, ordered to be performed re the fith instant, by the German troops, had been duly celebrated everywhere, though with sonie modifications in the form. Hanover is the only exception, but there a grand parade will be held as the expression of homage. In Prussia the ceremony w as performed only by the troops, which constitute the contingent to the army of the confederation ; but all the Prussian troops wear the national co:kade, and the Prussian government has declared that all its disposable troops are ready for the service of the central power the moment they are called upon. prussic has in substance, though not in form, obeyed the decree of the Assembly. M. Vogt expressed dissatisfaction at this statementceremony of do inghomage ought to have been more strictly enforced. fleckscher, the Nlinister of Foreign Affairs, in re ply to 31. Weaendonck, stated that the minister accre dited by the central power to the French government, bad received instructions to demand the extradition of the Germans arrested at Paris, for having taken part in the insurrection of June. M. Schmerling having been questioned respecting the revocation of the prohibiuon issued by the Austrian govern ment against the exportatioa of the precious metals from its territories, stated that thc Austrian government represented the measure as being merely temporary and forced upon it by po pular excitement; and moreover intimated that the' question had been referred to a committee of the diet, which had recommended the immediate revocation of the prohibition. M. Eisenmann suggested that the central power should invite the Austrian government to adopt a separate administration for ita provinces which form an integral part of Germany ; and also that the assembly should declare it to be the intention of Germany to defend Hungary against Croatia The assembly then proceeded to open the special discussion on the paragraphs composing the third article of the an ida be 2ty prning pro* ,urdS7 the usual ittte at each'. ,tracel- M. C I A , :ge43. by Laving X. Pew con-titution. The (% , I”foie Journal of the 27th instant states that )l. Compel has declined to accept the office of Minister for the Central Power at the Hague. PRUSSIA.--The bill for the suppression of illegal and turbulent meetings of the people, which was pre sented to the constituent assembly on the 23rd inst., was to htve been debated on the 24th, but, at the request of some opposition members, ministers con sented to postpone the discussion till the 28th (yes terday). The ground assigned for the postponement is the expediency of taking from the measure all appearen , e of being a piece of legislation for a special case. The conduct of the ministers on this occasion is praised by all. Though grossly insulted and per sonally attacked, they have conducted themselves throughout with unimpassioned dignity. The care with which, in proposing the bill against tumultuous assemblies, they have avoided infringing the right of the subject to meet for political discussion, is also generally gratefully acknowledged. The preliminary investigation by . the police into outrages at Charlottenburg has terminated. The in culpated persona have, with nine exceptions, volun tarily surrendered themselves. An aggregate meeting of the different clubs of Berlin was held at the 'Liken on the evening of the 23rd. The subject of discussion was the bill for the suppression of tumultuous and armed meetings in the o r en air. A petition to the constituent assembly, praying for the rejection of the measure, was adopted. AUSTRIA.—We have received Vienna news pipers to the 23rd inst. (inclusive). On the 22nd the follow ing questions were put to the Minister of the Interior in the Constituent Diet : 1. Have England and France interfered in the affairs of Italy ? 2. What pert have those powers taken in the negotiations at Milan? 3. What part has the German central power taken in those negotiations? 4. What course do oar own ministers intend to adopt? M. Dob blhoff prefaced his answer by stating that M. Wee senberg, the President of the Cabinet, had arrived the day before, and would have been present had he not 'been indisposed from fatigue. M. Dobblhoff added, that as the questions related to matters not be longieg to his department he could not answer them in detail. The French and English ambassadors had overtures to propose to the Austrian govern ment relating to the affairs of Italy, but they had not been received. The part pro posed to be taken by the French and English governnu nt, was more properly a mediation than an intervention. With regard to the central power in Frankfort, ministers only knew that it sympathised with Aestria. The central power was to send an agent to Marshal Hadetzki. M. Reichel then asked the Minister of the Interior whether the government inteeded to recognise the French republic? M. Dobblhoft replied, " The government of Austria does Cot merely intend to acknowledge the French re public; it has already, in a great measure, actually recognised the French republic, for communications have been opened with the French government, and on Sunday last the French minister was officially presented to his Majesty." The Vienna journals contain the following :intima tion trom Trieste, of date the 17th inst. Preparations are being made for the blockade of Venice. Taeve v....e15, consisting of a frigate, three corvett..., tour and four steamers, ate ekes , y equipped for the service. HAMBURG.—Our correspondent writes aa follows : Aro. 2.s.—The blockade of the Elbe is not kept up very strictly. One of the Danish frigates was seen mar the T. eel a few days ago, while Hull steam-vessels, wito cargoes on board, following in the wake of Dutch, are arriving. Some colliers, too, found their way w ithout being molested by the blockading squadron. To those easels who sail from here time is allowed up to the 15th proximo, and to such ss Are bound across the Atlantic to the 30th proximo. Trade, however, is very dull. The un tertainty of this state of things, and the unsettled state in the interior of the country, prevents merchants from launch ing out in any enterprise. We have had a great deal of rain sad thunder-storms since last Sunday. Yesterday the lightning struck several places in the city and environs, and killed a person on one of the river islands. Our political horizon is quiet; but we are anxiously looking forward for the next convent, supposed to meet on the 31st inst., when the senate is to lay the new law of election to constitute an *sr stably before the citizens. diet. Franke, on account of his antecedents, is de clared to be especially objectionable. With reference to the circumstances that this government is intended to preside over Schleswig-Holstein from the time that the armistice is arranged, and that an armistice may terminate in a renewal of hostilities ; it is asked whe ther, in the event of war, the interim government will conduct it against the King of Denmark ? And what, in that case, the Crown Prince of Denmark will do? It is stated that the basis of the proposed peace is to be a partition of Schleswig, and that the inhabitants of the duchy are to decide, each for himself, whether he will belong to the Danish or the German part of it. tilbe Court. OSBORNE, MONDAY.—The Chevalier Bunsen and Prince Lowenstein arse:petted at Osborne this afternoon, on a visit to the Queen. A cabinet council was held et two o'clock yesterday afternoon in the Foreign-office. The ministers present were Lord J. Russell, the Lord Chancellor. the Marquis of Lans downe, the East of Minn', Viscount Palmerston, Earl tarry, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir J. licibhoute Lord Campbell, the Right lion. li. La houchere, the Itlarquis of Clanricartia, and Viscount Morpeth. The council sat two hours. r. J. Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer iciterday, in Downing -street A meeting of the School of Design was held yes terday at the office of the Board of Trade. The Marquis of Lansdowne returned to town yes terday, from his seat, B mood-park, Wilts. The Chancellor of the Exchequer returned to town yesterday, from une ham-park. SANITARY REFORM.—Last night a meeting of the inhabitants of St. Martin's parish, convened by the Sanitary Committee, was ht Id at the Rose end Crown, Drury-lene. " for the purpose of promoting public health." Mr. Spill., in the chair. Mr. Coehrare, Mr. Osborne, and others, ad. dressed the meeting, and the following . eenlution was tinani. mouldy adopted . That a committee for the ward ot Drury lane he• formed, for the purp toe of promoting the cause of unitary reform." MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN ASYLlll.—Yester day the general ball- early meeting of the suppirten of the above asylum was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate- Street, for the mammas of electing twelve additional inmates, Capt. H. Nelson, R.N., in the chair. The last report of the committee of management statesAhat, in consequence of the pressure of the tint. s, the funds '6l' the institution bad not enabled them to carry out to the fuU extent the intentions of its benewtlent founders. At the present moment 85 children were placed under their paternal care, which number, during the year, might be expected to increase to 100. The com mittee had received a legacy of 5001., bequeathed by the late T. Word, Esq., by whose demise the institution had lost a valuable supporter. The sum of 1,0461.31. Bd. was sulocribed at the last annual dinner, being a larger amount than had ever been collected since the establishment of the asylum. The last accounts made up show the receipts of the year to have been 2,8411., end the expenditure 2,3071. The children having been elected, and thauks voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. REAL DEL MONTE MINING COMPANY.—Yesterday afternoon • special court of the shorehoiders in the above company was held at the office, Duke-street, Adelphi, for the purpose of communicating with the shareholders as to the disposal of the concern. Sir Robert Price took the chair. The report stated that the report of the 28th of June aw quxinted the Proprietors with the unfavourable state of the company, and with the losses and difficulties experienced. Two despatches had since been received from Mr. Buchan, stating that he was unable to bring the expenl ture within the returns of the mines. In his last letter he said that he had done all in his power to effect economy in ever- branch of the establishment, yet the weekly loss was 2,000 dollars. He still thought that by the application of additional capital, and the extracti n of a larger amount of ore, the undertaking might be made pm- Stable, but by the aid of its present resources alone the ex penditu.e could not be brought will in the produce of the mines. The snm of 80,000 dollars being due to creditors in Mexico, and a much larger sum to loan note holders in England, the directors thou4ht it most prudent to dispose of the mines to capitalists able to develop th e ir resources, and not to encumber the shareholders with heavier responsibili ties. The mines were still being sucked, in the hopes that in the course of a month a rich course of ore world be die• covered but even then the company would not be in a state to continue the operations.—The Chairmen then said though the mines still held out great promise, he did not see how the concern could be carried on by the present proprietary. The company had been so long before the public, anti they had raised capital so often, th t he did not consider it possible to raise more. That being the case, the directors thought it advisable to dispose of the undertaking and pay off the loan note holders, which was all they could expect to do. They could probably obtain purchasers in Mexico, but they were anxious first to ascertain if they could obtain an offer in England.—A shareholder inquired what would be the amount of purchase money required.— The Chairman replied that an inventory had been taken, and the works (exclusive of the engines) were valued at 400,000 dollars, or 80,000/. There wee, however, a debt in Mexico of 80,000 dollars.— Mr. Heath objected to the sale of the mines, believing that they could still be made profitable to tho shareholders. lie thought the company could be remodelled and carried on with advantage by raising 10s. per share upon the 54,000 shares, which would produce 27,0001., a sum amply suffi cient. It would be unjust to the shareholders to dispose of the nitres and hand over the whole of the proceeds to the loan note holders.—Mr. Horace Twiss said it was impossible for the company to raise additional capital, and would remind the proprietors that each one individually wee responsible for the whole of the debts. It was true that they had expended 440,0001., and he would acknowledge the hardship of parting with the mines after such sacrifices, but being unable to proceed any longer the only course open was to dispose of them. If the proprietors could raise 60,0001., but that was impossible, they might carry on the company In answer to a shareholder, the Chairman said that no offer had as yet been made, but he believed there were parties in Mexico willing to purchase. If some arrangements were not speedily made the works at the mines must stop for want of money. The mines would then be swamped with water. I and their value of course reduced.—After a discussion of nearly two hours' duration it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Barnard, to adjourn the meeting until the 25th of Sep tember, to allow the proprietors time to consider the sub ject. —Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting eparated. Vie CIIARTISTS.—TWO public meetings were held let night, one at the South London Chartist Hall, Webber street, Blackfriars, and the other at Islington, the last beine the assemblage of the members of the "People's Charter Union." At each the various speakers advocated the peole's charter in the usual strain, hut seemed carelul to avoid anything that might be called " sedition." D IS SOLUTION OF IRISH CONFEDERATE CLUBS. — On Sunday evening the " Meagher East London " and the it Oorman and Emmett Lambeth Irish Confederate Clubs " followed the ex t Triple of the " Mitchel," and formally dis solved. The grounds stated were that the government were about to put the Bill for tl.e Security of the Crown in force against the Irish confederate clubs, the authorities within having obtained evidence bringing them ost of them its clauses. The " Davie," in Deantstreet, and the " Felon," Redcroeststreet, the only two clubs of any consequence now in existence, are virtually, though eat as yet formally, dissolved. BURNING OF THE OCEAN MONARCH. INQUEST ON PERSONS KILLED. Yesterday an inquest was held at Liverpool, before Mr. Curry, borough coroner, on the bodies of Jeffrey Linch, Mary Tobin, Ellen Tearney, a female infant named Ather ton, and a boy (name unknown) who had been passengers in the Ocean Monarch. The Coroner made a few introductory remarks, in the course of which he said that in the examination the jury ought to dismiss from their minds all prejudicial statinents regarding certain parties which had appeared in the public prints—they should only deduce their opinions from the evi dence which would Ds brought before them. The case wee then proceeded with. Johanna Tobin : lam a sin g le woman. I was one of the Passengers on board the Ocean Monarch, which sailed on Thursday morning. There was a great number of buth steerage and cabin passengers The deceased, Mary Tobin, who is my sister, was a passenger along with me She was 38 years of age. We were going to Boston. I was sitting on one of the boxes in the steerage when I first heard the alarm of fire, on which I ran on the deck, as the sailors and all the °these did. I bad observed smoke in the first s.eerage. about a quarter of an hour, I observed flames cornice through the deck near the first cabia, and in a very short time the whole ship appeared to be on fire, I was saved by a boat belonging to a packet which was close to me. The bulwarks were all burnt and the masts on ce w hils t before I was saved. I saw the captain only once whilst I wee on deck. I did not see him after that time till Saturday . last in Liverpool. There was the greatest confusion amonpt. the passengers after the alarm was given. The captain might have been attending to the management of the ship without my seeing him, as I was totally confused. I saw the first mate in a small boat throw ing life buoys to persons in the water trying to save them selves. I was landed safely in Liverpool. 1 observed my sister while she was going down the side of the ship by a rope, and that was the last time I saw her alive. It was be tweea two and three hours after the alarm was given before I was saved from the wreck. Charles Bill : I am a passenger broker. The deceased Jeffrey Lynch w as known to me aa a 2nd cabin passenger on beard the Ocean Monarch. Hee:lined his passage through me. I saw his dead body in ;he dead-house on Saturday. I did not charte r the sliip ; she was on commisaion. I be lieve there were 361 'pawners, including cabin and steer ' eV- The shiP's "tegistared tonnage was 1,307. She could. ehel7 weeding '.o act of parliament about 420 passengers. David hihrgifiy—l reside at Killarney. I was intimately acquainted with Jeffrey Lynch, who was a passenger on b€lara ti . a Ocean Monarch. 'I left him on Tuesday last on board . 'dist ship, which was lying in the river ready for sea. James Teerney—l am a labourer, and at present reside Ir. Liverpool. I omits from Omagh, in Ireland. The de , ceased lilles Tearney was my mother, end was • paminger lon board the Ocean Monarch. On awds) last Imw and recognised her dead bodissinsittr deed house. Gawp Loe—l ais a on bald t h e Alban steam THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1848. frigate. We sailed at half-past 10 on Thursday meriting last on a trial trip, as I understood. I do tot know the name of the captain. We went by the New Channel, and passed the Bell Buoy. My attention was called to the ship on fire about an hour after. I went on de*, and observed the flames between the mainmast and asinenntast as out of the cabin windows. The wind was newly W., and was blowing pretty stiff, and them was rather a jobble of a swell. Her bearing to no was right ahead, and her distance from us was about seven or eight miles, and all her masts were then standing. I observed at tide time a great number of vessels about us, going to the westward. Some orders were given by our eom,sander, but MI I do not understand th dr language I could not make out what they said; but I saw tour boats immediately manned, and kept in readiness to be toweled. The frigate was then steered direct to the ship. I weat down to the engine room to attend to my duty, and remained there about 20 minutes, and on coming again on deck I observed that her mizenmast was gone. Soon after I saw the mainmast sta over the side. I could then discover a great number of persons on the fore part of the ship. We came up to her, within about a quarter of a mile, and anchored. The four boats were about this time lowered and seat to the ship to render all possible assistance. There was also a warp got out from the stern of the frigate to the burning ship, and everything was done that was likely to be of service. The warp was hove in so ti g ht as to bring the stem of the frigate within two ships' length of the burning vessel. I myself was in the boat which saved about sixteen of the passengers of the Ocean Monarch. I saw the mate in a boat alongside the ship trying his utmost to save life. Two of the hands that were with him were exhausted with being s e long in the water, and he requested that two of the hands of the frigate might replace them. I picked up the body of a little girl who was in the water. She was not quite dead when placed on board the frigate, but 1 heard when I came on board afterwards that the child was dead. I saw the two Bangor steamers runuieg in for Liverpool about a quarter of an hour before the alarm about the ship was given. When I first saw the steamers they were on our larboard bow, about a mile and a half off is shore. They could not have been more than six miles from the burning ship. When I went on deck, after hearing the alarm of fire, I saw these two steam, n both pursuing their inward eourse they were then on our larboard quarter. They were at that time about nine miles off the burning ship. They did not alter their course or make any attempt to render assistance to the vessel. There was nothing, either in the state of the tide or weather, to prevent them rendering assistance. I observed about the burning vessel, before and at the time of our rendering help, a gentleman's yacht ( which I learnt afterwards was the Queen of the Ocean) rendering assistance. I maw the Prince of Wales lc), bound to Bangor, hover round the vessel, and at last anchor in a position the most likely to render help.—Cross-examined by Capt. Evans, R.N. : Both the first and second time I was on deck I ole.erved the yacht about the vessel, but I could not discover what they were doing. From the first time to the period of our reaching the vessel an hour had elapsed.—Cross-examined by Mr. Wright, the clerk of the peace, who attended on behalf of the corporation if there had been other boats there before us 'think more lives would have been saved. The New World was one of the ships sailing to the westward. Some of the boats which I saw about the Ocean Monarch might have belonged to her. She was hove to with her mainsail to the mast, tacking about with a view to render assistance. All the steam-boats that I have ever been connected with have had a watch both be fore and aft, for the purpose of keeping a look-out all round the horizon. It there had been a watch on board the Bangor steamers the burning ship could not have failed to have been seen by them. I think they are opposition boos —Cross-examined by a juror : The Bangor boats might have been at the burning ship at least an hour before us By Capt. Evans : When I say that these steamers might have reached the ship before us, I take it for granted that the ship must have been on fire when I first saw them on our larboard how.—Cross examined by Capt. Bunter, of the Cambria : When I first saw the burning ship I obe eyed the flames as before dere.theci, earning out of the cabin windows. The steamers were then on the larboard quarter. —By the Coroner : There was about half a mile's distance between the steamers. I did not observe any signals of dis tress flying, et-cause the smoke ascended very high. Wm. Rober:s.—l was a seaman on board the Ocean Monarch. We sailed on Thursday morning about 6 o'clock. There were 31 seamen and on- boy belonging to the ship, besides the officers. A little before 12 o'clock I went to the mate, who was forward, and asked him for my tobacco,whieh I get, and soon after beard a cry of " lire " away eft. The captain was on the quarter-deck ordering water buckets along with water to put the fire out. I saw smoke coming up the ventilator away aft, on the starboard side. I assisted in passing water aloug. The captain then sung out to go below—to get the passengers on deck. I assisteu in doing this. Whilst I was so employed, the flames burst through the cabin, and soon extended along the ship. In 15 minutes all between dicks was in a lease. This took place about half-put 12 o'clock. I law the New World, but cannot say how far she was from us. I entertained no fears, as I have been in similar situa tions before. and did not particularly look out for any v. owls. I got on baard the swinging bowsprit, and went overboard with a woman, who war afterwards drowned. The mate hauled me into his boat, which was filled with passengers, who were put on board a fishing smack, and we then re turned to the ship to render fresh assistance. I got terribly fagged, and went at last on board the Alfonso. This was about 4 o'clock.—[Lelt sitting.] ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. The Prince de Joinvide left 101. for two seamen of the Alfonso, named Francisco da Silva and Joao Candido, who exerted themselves courageously during the dreadful scene. Chevalier Lisboa, Brazilian Minister to our Court, forwarded 1001. for the crew of the frigate Alfonso. On Sunday this fact was communicated to them, when they one and all refused to receive the money, expres in g a desire that it should be handed over for the benefit of the sufferers. We (Liverpool Albion) unde.stand that, amongst the amounts subscribed for the sufferers by the melancholy disaster to the Ocean Monarch, Mr. Joseph Addison, of the Northern Circuit, has forwarded to Mr. Rushton the sum of 1401., being the subscription raised in a few hours among such of the mem bers as remained on circuit. It has be. n stated that the stewardess of the vessel lost her life by ping courageously down to the cabin for the pur pose of removing some gunpowder, when she was suffocated by the smoke. It appears that she went down for the pur pose stated, was forced back by the fumes which met her, and fell dead on reaching the deck. HELPLESS LOOKEIOPUIT.—The chairman of the Liverpool Dock Committee, Mr. Robinson, Mr. George Horsfall, the secretary, and the Marine surveyor, were, it is said, making their annual inspection of the telegraphs and lighthouers, and were at Lysfreo-station, in full view of the melancholy scene, but without the ability to render the slightest assist. ante, as not • boat could be had anywhere in the vicinity, the life-boat station being at the Point of Ayr. All they could do was to transmit the intelligence to Liverpool, which they did as quickly as possible. ALLEGED CAUSE OP THE FIRS.—A correspondent says that one of the seamen who escaped from the burning ship thus explains the cause of .he fire: " Edward Jenkins, a seaman on board, was seen going into the lasaretta with • lighted candle, at about 8 a.m. and in 20 minutes after came u p again without the candle. 'About 12 o'clock a smoke was seen issuing from under the cabin which is above the laza rate a the door was broken open, when the place was found tbe on He wA seaman on board afterwards asked Edward Jenkins where the candle was 1 He said that he put it' in his pocket to giesse his shoes. There were wine, ~pirits, and straw in the lazarette at the ti PC" MEETINO OF SURVIVORS WI SUNDAY.—With the view of obtaining a complete muster of the survivors, so that their names, fur the satisfaction of their relatives and frimds, might be recorded, and that the plans of relief which public generosity is so freely cnntributing might be duly ad ministered to them, the Messrs. Hamden called, on Sun day, a meeting of the whole of the passengers that could be found, at their offices, is Waterloo reed. Nearly 150 drew up. Although private charity had in the meantime provided clothing for many, and had otherwise in the done mu. h, a majority of the poor. wretchee were most wretched and destitute conditou. One poor woman who was present had lost not less than five of her children; and it was pitiable to hear the recital of personal loss and peril which each poor sufferer had to tell. It has already, however, been our duty to record so many painful details that it would scarcely be wine or necessary further to ex patiate here. The poor creatures who assembled were taken under the charge of two of Mama Hamden's clerks, to the Central Police-office, in High-street, where clothing of the most miscellaneous kind (contributions of which had been poured in with a liberal hand) were distributed to the I n Derry mach complaini is made of the great pre valence of wet and cold weathor. The consequence is that the harvest, which flowered early, will be very late. The flax is a fair average crop, and is now in process of being saved, having passed the steeping. Barley, of which not much has been sown, is fully ripe; and wheat, says the Derry Sentinel, is " a fair orop, with rather more straw than usual." Oats are heavy and promising, and in the district of Finnwater most prolific. The potato crop is, unhappily, affected here as in other counties ; and the tillers now regret that they kept to the cultivation of the potato, be lieving it had recovered, even to the prejudice of other grain crops. The tubers, however, present as yet very little sign of the disease, not at all so much as the stalks would indicate. The Rev. Mr. Corcoran, of Mullinahone, it will be remembered, opposed himself to the formation of • band of insurgents from his parishioners. Subse quently he became their apologist in the newspapers, and he has rendered himself very active in an endea vour to protect some of his flock from consequences in which their participation in some of the recent affairs has involved them. The rev. gentleman pro posed to the authorities, that if forbearance was ex tended to a few of the people of Mullinahone he would undertake that all should surrender their arms, of which it is perfectly well known they have a con siderable quantity. Without any compact having hem directly made, it was understood that a sur render of the arms should take place on Taesday last, and Mr. Fitzmaurice, R.M., attached to the " flying column" of General M'Donald, attended by appointment at Mullinahone. It soon, however, was made plain either that thelitev. Mr. Corcoran spoke without authority from his people, or that he was deceived by them. It is true they roduced weapons before the magistrate and surrendered them, but they were such as to retain would be useless. Forty-six pikes, of which only three were fit for service, a blun derbuss out of which no one would dare to fire a shot, and a gun without a lock, were all Mr. Fitzmaurice got at iklullinahone. The guardians of the union of Limerick have peti tioned, but in vain, for a remission of their portion of the relief advances, 16,0001. They have received a peremptory order to levy it. The amount owing by the North Dublin Union is 20,000!. Te stipendiary magistrate at Kilrush has formally contradicted the statement that he had 'helped any lady, old or young, from !he steamer to shore, on the day search was made for Mr. Richard O'Gorman. The country continues to enjoy quiet, and nothing creates apprehension for the future save the harvest. A few indications were presented in the southern papers yesterday of the unsound and immoral condi tion in which society continues there. A few nights since an armed party . attacked a house near New castle, county Limerick, and beat a man named Kennedy, the owner, dreadfully. Kennedy had re cently come into pos-ession. At Ballinaboola, in Kerry, on Thursday night, some men attacked the house of a person named Carroll, shot his horse, stabbed eight cows, and burned four stacks of corn. Pretty work fur one night! SCOTLAND. - - THE ROYAL VISIT TO BALMORAL is, of course, a fruitful source of gossip in the localities the Queen is likely to visit. Thus the Aberdeen Herald gives quite a programme of what the royal party are expected to do. " The royal visitors (says this local journalist) will land, it is believed, on tne quay of the harbour immediately below Regent bridge. It is prop sed that, should the tide not be suitable at the time when the royal fleet approaches Aberdeen, it shall lie to in the Frith of Tay, so as to aerie+ here exactly at high water. Her Majesty will be accompanied by a compara tively small retinue. It is expected that the whole trip will be accomplished in ten or fourteen days. Various orders and communications have been received in town, which leave no doubt on our minds as to the intended visit of royalty. Inquiries have been made as to the facilities Si posting up Dersiiie, a.,d the number of horses to be ordered is quite beyond the wants of any party of less rank than royalty itself. Professional orders, to be executed ha meiiately, have been received by several of her Majesty's tradesmen in Aberdeen. The house steward arrived in Aberdeen on Tuesday night, from Osborne, where be had waited on her Majesty, and received her commands as to the necessary arrangements for the reception of the royal party. We understand that the secretary of the harbour communion era bat received an official communication in reference to the accommodation that can be afforded in the new dock for the royal yacht, Victoria and Albert, and the other vessels comprising the squadron that will accompany her Majesty. Also, as to the depth of water iii the navigation channel of the harbour--the length and breadth of the lock, and other particulars. And we are happy to learn that the necessary arrangements for the debarkation of her Majesty and suite in this harbour can be satisfactorily made. Her Majesty's visit may be expected in about ten days. The certainty of her Majesty's visit bas given rise to • small controversy. Marischal-street and Market-street are contending for the honour of forming the royal route from the shore to Union-street, and the partisans of each, as is usual in all disputes, have • good deal to say. For Miuischal-street, it is contended that, being finished or filled up, it forms in itself a more becoming approach, and besides leading, as it does, into Castle-street, it will allow her Majesty, if she looks, to see the Town-house, and , provided there is not a nick of carriages before, to have a Ti9W of Union-street in its whole length and beauty. In favour of Market-street there ere, it is said, the better gradient, greater width, and a view of the magnificent new market (worth • dozen of the town house), while the cortege will reach Union-street far enough east to give a sufficient idea of its grandeur." aloft been smothered by a coroner, and the government or dered an inquiry afterwards. He hoped that the jury would not allow such i course in be adopted in the present case. The foreman said the jury, as well as himself, were of opl• lion that they should proceed to hear all the evidence that could be produced.—Tae Coroner said that being the opinion of the jury, he felt bound to go on. The evidence was then proceeded with, it being arranged that all the witnesses on the part of the Lancaster and Preston Company should be first called.—Jamee Roberts, fireman, in the service of the Lancaster and Preston Company, said : on the day of the ac cident I was on the engine of the Preston and Lancaster train. We came along at our usual speed; and, on leaving the Gantang station, I found it was half past four. The line from Preston to Carstens is heavy. We lost no time in getting trona Oannana to the Bcorton station, and went at our usual speed to the Bay lf,rie station. The usual speed is from 25 to 30 miles an hour. I once said in a joking manner to Morris, the driver of the express tram, that ne always was after us. He replied that he was always afraid to follow as, more particularly on getting near the Bay Horse station, and he was certain an accident would 'tome day happen at that place. On the day of the accident we had been standing at the Bay Horse station two minutes nod a half, or three minutes, when 1 hea-d the whistle of the express train. I looked over the handrail of the engine, and saw the express train coming through Mr. Rothwell's bridge. It was then com ing about 20 miles an hour. On hearing the people call out I jumped off the engine and tell on my face. I heard the express train strike our train, anti saw the earrings thrown up in'o the air and the pa , sengets scattered about in all directions. Our train had moved about six yards when the express engine struck us. We had passed the signal post, and I ant quite sure that the steam and smoke coming from our engine did no: mpede the view of the signal. I saw the signal for above sixty yards Define w, approached the bridge. I have never had any difficulty in seeing it. —By Mr. Longstaff : I do not know that by the time bill we ought only to have been 25 minutes, instead of 31, going from Preston to Gardena. There was rain at the time, which made the rails very slippery. It was only • few seconds after I heard the whistle that the collision took place. I heard Atherton say to the guard that the train was coming, and heard him reply that they must wait until we were ready. I think the driver of a train coming at 40 miles an hour could stop the train on seeing the signal. I have never been on an express train but only on those of the Preston and Lancaster. The steepest gradient, I think, on the Lancaster and Preston line is 1 in 250.—The court ad journed, and had not re-assembled when the reporter's parcel COMMISSIONS BY THE LORD LIBUTENANT.—Lieut. W. Webster, to be capt., and It. G. Walker, Gent, to be lieut., in the 2nd ltegt. of West York Militia. S to 1 art _ (6 to 1 t freely), kto I apt Springy Jackit), 3,000 to 25 eget Ampulla (t). In the face of Lord Stanley's letter to Mr. Wetherby, which, it I. necessary to bear in mind, must hare been sn idea before the news of Springy Jack'. detest could hare readied him lordship, Canerou was backed for a large amount—at least 1,5001.—at Sto 2, and tad a decided call of Justice to Ireland ; the odds, it must be added, were afterwards offered currently. The Irish horse was backed for more money at 3 to 1, but owing to a rumour that certain parties were determined to get at him, If possible, the disposition to hack dm was not eery generaL sto t was taken several times about Surplice, but offered at the dose. Platcatcher was backed freely at 6 to I, a point more than any one would bet at the finish. CISSARISWITCUSTAILEB.-50 to 1 agst Executor (t). DEHEIT.—The only bets laid were 1,600 to 25 agat Emma colt, and 1,000 to 15 *gat Chatterer. gab) 'lntelligente. PROP INCIAL. TIIE COLLISION OIt7TLTE PRESTON AND LANCASTER RAILWAv.—The adjourned investigation as to this collision took place yesterday before Mr. B. Gardner, in the Town hall, Lancaster. The evidence given on the first occasion appeared in our paper of Friday, when the proceedings were adjourned to enalde Capt. Laffan to view the scene of the accident —James Atherton, an engine -driver, said, on Monday afternoon last I left Preston with the 3.45 train about • minute to four o'clock. Our proper time for starting was a quarter before four. I raw nothing of the express train until I was coming under Itotherwells bridge. When we arrived at the Bayhorse bridge we were about our proper time. We remained there about two minutes, which is the 1 proper tune, when the express train hove in sight. The reason of my train starting 14 minutes after its time was that there were the Fleetwood and the Windermere trains to F o out, and the express should have gone nut before us, but it had not arrived. Our company is under the dictation of Mr. Byrnes, and I have no power to estrt with my train with out his order. After I heard the express engine-whistle and sow the train approaching through the bridge I apprehended dancer. It sd the guard the express train wag coming. He said, " Thtn they must stop till we are really," A cob of coal was got for me to enable me to keep up the speed to Lane cater. We did not attempt to get out of the way of the express train until the guard shouted to me to go on. That was after he said the express train must stop till OUT train was ready. I had a difficulty in keeping up my steam, and knowing that tbe expre:s train was behind I was desirous of getting on as fast as I eould to Lancaster. That was the reason the cob of coal was got. I have caused coal to be got at the same place on previous occasions. When the guard told me to go on I put my full steam on, and had made about three strokes when the express ran into us. The three strokes would take us on about six yards. The signal wan up in its usual way at the time we were coming into the station.—The Coroner wished to know if it was the intention of Mr. Wagstaff, the solictor of the company. to call any willies** ?—Mr. Waestaff : Certainly. It is my . intention to call the station-master at Preston, tshe engine.driver, fireman, and guard of the express train, and also some passengers.—The Coroner hardly saw the rums sity of such a proceeding, as the fact had been disAupui prortrl that the der-eased had lost her life by the col',Luou.— Mr. Wagstaff said it would be all very well if the j•ory would consent to return a verdict of accidental death, 'and that no person should be rendered liable for the col/Minn. Then, he admitted, there would be no necessity fo r pursuing the in quiry further. If, however, a verdict or , manslaughter was likely to be recorded ageing any peaties, either in the employ of the Preston and Lancaa'ser Company or in the employ of the Preston and Carlisle rJocapany, then he consi dered it was absolutely necessary that all the evidence which could should be produced on both sides, in order to show to the jury when was really in fau'd .—Tlie Coroner said there were so many partite implicate ( !, including even the direc tors of both companies, that a vroper solution of the investi gation was an exceedingly complicated and difficMt matter, and he therefore thought it would be better that the jury should at once come to a couc'ausion which would not impli cate anybody.—Mr. Horseceuft, solicitor of Preston, said he attended by sufferance on the part of one of the persons injured, and he must say the very reason which the coroner had adduced for concluding the inquiry, namely, that even the directors of both ~ ximpanies were implicated, was the very reason why the west searching investigation was neces sary.--The Foreman said it was the wen of the jury IRELAND. 'i'he Coroner in observed il tl y h e in h at: fullestle tegyrtron-ITI prove a felony in the cue such tis would re n o w der o the w e inoe of ------ Maine, Al7O. 28. the parties inculpated amenalAe to the law. He admitted, however, that there was a von of laxity on this line that was There has been another fail ure in the Irish savingsbowever, highlyimProper. The 'Anne were allowed to run one after another, and to stop *.me 'another i n such a way that he banks. Fermoy is found in default with the depositors rmlvbelieved that, if the facts of the case were reported to In Wexford we are told it is a melancholy fact that half the tubers will be unfit for human woe. 'That the SeeretarY Of State fOT the Home Departent, he crop is indeed seriously injured in that fertile would take r;oeh measures as would effectually put a stop to county. Some time since they were rrbdilaulargeli the stets 0 : things which had for a long time existed between luxuriant The wheat crop in also nine the t'do companies running their trains between • s' Pre..." ." fixing the culpabilitdy.— The great difficulty in the case was htr. Wagstaff entirely agreed with but the barley and oats have as yet escaped. A Ingo ... . and Lancaster. , authority estimates that even with the most favour- - efts coroner as to the Acuity arising from there being so able weather corn would Ix, one-third below ass many parties implicated, and he bagged to state that he held average. Unhappily the weather in that locality in his hands copy of Capt. Leff fact repert on the socklest, in continues unpropitious Ipable, but that the difficulty was In Domini to aeon. elusion as to who was really so.—Mr. liameercit hoped that Yesterday was very fine in Dub li n and the, country ' w n h el " ;' hcube entiMY oncur" in the hd that gainy Parties adjacent — l ust th e wea ther fo r riPerdn• To-day the influence of the companies would not allow Ws inikrAry I there is high wind , with rain and a does atmosphere. sobs smo th ered. A similar iaquiry lad em a Pest ego, sufferers. CAPTAIN MURDOCK has addressed a letter to the Liver pool Albion of yesterday, in which he says " I have just read an article in the Linden Times, and also some ob serrations made in the House of Commons by Hr. Hume, tending to ca‘t scrious reflection on the conduct of the captains of the steamers Cambria and Orion, for not having ren d e red their assistance in rescuing the passengers my filleted ship, and as I believe these imputations were made under a misapprehension of the facts, I am most anxious to relieve them from any unfair snare of blame. I know that both vessels had passed me severe miles before the fire was observed by them, and, against wind and tide, it would have taken an hour and a half, for them to reach me • and being greatly crowded on their decks, as I understoo ' d they were, by passengers, and seeing a large steamer an other vessel close at band, without know ing.the emergency of the case from the great number of emig rants on board, they might fairly suppose that I should h av e received ample aasistence before they could have rea dered any service to us. Ido not, therefore, attach blame to them, and I should wish through the medium of your ' journal to express thus much to the public and to your cos ' temporary the editor of the London Times" HOUSE OF LORDS. In Committee for Privileges. LORD LANOPORD'S CLAlM.—Several peers, including the Earl of Shaftesbury (chairman), the Lord Chancellor, Lord Denman, and others, met at half-past 4, to coneider this claim to vote for representative peers of Ireland.—Mr. Wil ford stated that the claimant's father, Hercules Langford Rowley, second Lord Langford, died in 1839, and that the claimant, his eldest son, was trrn in 182.5, and attained his age in 1846-7. The patent of creation of the dignity in 1800 was not found after diligent search among the late lord's papers and elsewhere; but the journals of the house would show that the late lord's claim to vote for representative peers of Ireland was admitted in 1831, and there was a witness who would produce a copy of the enrolment of the patent, showing the limitations of the peerage to be to the heirs male of the body of Clotworthy Rowley, the first Lord Langford , created in 1800.--Mr. Smith, chief clerk in the parliament otEce, produced the journals, and read therefrom the adenesion in 18.31 of the claim of Ilercules Langford Roselsy, second Baton Langford, show ing also that the patent of creation was then produced.—The solicitor of the claimant and otner witnesses produced copies of the registers of the marriage of the late lord with Louisa Augusta' Rhodes in 1818, and of his death in 1839. Lady Langford, the said Louisa, now widow of the last lord, proved that the claimant was the eldest son of the marriage, and was born in Paris in 1826. It was also proved that search was made among the late lord's documents and elsewhere for the patent without success, and then the attested copy of the patent was received, and the committee instructed the chair man to report to the house that the &tint was made out. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. LEICESTER ELECTION.—The writ for this election has arrived in the town, and the nomination has been fixed to take place on Friday. and the polling on the following day. Yesterday a meeting of the liberal electors took place in the New-hall, when the spacious room was crowded Mr. Joseph Burgs was called to the chair, and announced that Mr. Harris and Mr. Edit kad notified to the deputation that, although they had no ambition to go to parliament, they were willing to allow themselves to be nominated if the electors wished it. Me (the chairman) also announced that, in accordance with a resolution passed at the meeting on Saturday night, the late members, Sr J. Walmaley and Mr. Gardner, had been invited to attend that meeting, and Sir Joshua bad arrived in the town, and Mr. Gardner was expected by the next train. This cows was received with loud cheers.—The Bev. J. P. Muntell then, in an appropriate address, moved a vote of thanks to the late members for their services in parliament, and regretting that their connexion with the borough should have so coon terminated. He said Leicester had never been better represented than by the late mem bers. Their career had been very brief, hut they bed done mire in that short time than many would have done in many years —J. Fielding, Esq (late mayor of the borough) seconded the resolution. He quite concurred with Mr. Mursell in the opinion that Lei cester tad never been better represented than by Sir Joshua Walmoley and Mr. Gardner.—Sir J. Walmsley and Mr. Gardner arrived just at the close of Mr. Fielding's address, and were received with Impd cheers.—The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.—Sir J. Walmsley ad. dressed the meting. He bad hoped, when he last addressed them, that he should for some time to come have used his energies and what little talent nature had givea him in their interests, hut his career had been cut short. lie would fain draw a veil over the events of the past, not on his own account so much as en that of his friends. His friends as well as hiensel had been deeply injured. It would have been well for the parties who sought tt, disfranchise the borough if they could have gore into court with clean hands. He challenged them to say that they were not guilty of bribery. lie had no wish to give offence to any man—he would not do so willingly—but he deemed it due to himself and his friends to speak the truth. For himself he solemnly declared that he had nothing to do with bribery, and his opponents had once had the honour to say that they believed he knew no thing of it. He had been unseated—but how? lie unhesitatingly declared that it had been by false hood, by fraud, and by perjury. What could they think of persons who swore that they saw a person came into his room daily, and hold conversation with him, when he could most solemnly declare that he never knew that person until three months after the election ? Another person it had been sworn was walking arm-in-arm with him, which was not true; and it was also false that Mr. Fielding, at that time mayor of the borough, was at the Bell Hotel with him. After some further remarks on this subject, Sir Joshua re ferred to the coming election. He had long wished that constituencies would return men from amongst themselves to Tertian:lent: men who knew their local wants. He did not call himself a stranger ' for he was intimately connected with the trade of the town, and no man amongst them was more interested in their wel fare than he was. He referred to the immense taxation of the country, and said he was Pure there wail not a man in the meeting who would not cheerfully reward every one who had promoted the public good—what they objected to was supporting a host of idlers. They sought a government un controlled by the oligarchy. They wanted men who had r.dficient moral courage to stand between the people and their oppressors ; men who would act for the bene fit of ail, and not for the benefit of a profligate few. He pointed out many of the abuses existing in the army, navy, and colonial departments. What was such a large army kept for ? Was it to protect their country ? Against whom ? lie would tell them what it was for—it was to coerce the people. (Cheers.) It was to prevent them from speaking out ; to prevent their voices being heard in a constitutional way. He dwelt at some length on the gross inequalities of the present electoral system, contrasting the populous towns with small ones, and showing how great a proportion of the constituencies were in the hands of the aristocracy. lie advocated the extension of the franchise to the working classes, and a revision of electoral districts The middle classes owed the working classes a great deal. He hoped they would take them by the hand, and advise with them, and that the.working classes would also hold out the hand of fellowship to the middle classes. They could not get the franchise without the maistance of the middle classes. It was for them to say whether these reforms should be car ried out. He hoped they would send men prepared to sup port retrencbmeat and reform, and he believed the gentle men who had been named to them were just such men as were wanted.—Mr. Gardner, next spoke at considerable length, and recommended Messrs. Harris and Ellis to the electors.—Mr. Manning, town councillor, moved, and Mr. J. F. Winks seconded, that Mr. R. Harris be nominated.—Al. derman Weston moved, and Mr. John Baines seconded, that Hr. Ellis be also nominated, both of which resolutions were carried unanimously.—No conservative candidate is yet in the Held. AN .! IRISH Row " occvattan AT LEICESTER on Sunday night. It arose out of a quarrel between an Irish reaper and a shoemaker. It is estimated that nearly 100 Irishmen took part in the fray. A strong body of police were despatched to the scene of the fight in Abbey-street. and 37 men and two women were taken into custody. A sergeant of police was severely wounded in the thigh by a sickle, and another was struck on the face with a brick. Various weapons were taken from the prisoners, or picked up after the fray. DERBYSHIRE. DERBY ELECTION.—The writ for the election for this borough was received on Saturday. On Friday the nomination will take place, and the polling will be on the following day. Messrs. Bass and Heywortk are the whip candidates; Messrs. Freshfield and Lord the twice. A strong c mast is expected. KENT. EDENBRIDGE having been constituted a poet town, the post-office there 'a to he opened for the issue and pay ment of money orders SO on and af MERSKISH ter I Se ß pt. 1. E. INCENDIARY FIRE.—On Sunday evening a fire broke out in• barn containing some wheat at the farm of Mr. Woolley, of Wilmington, about four miles from Bath. Tee flames soon extended to au adjoining building. which, with the bars, was completely destroyed. A straw rick and large wheat rick were also destroyed. Several other ricks were in imminent danger, but saved by the timely arrival of the engines and by the vigorous exertions of the villagers. The barn had not been opened fur threeor four days, and it is supposed that:same combustible must have been thrown into the window. It is difficult to conjecture the cause of the vile act, Mr. Woolley being a good muter, and bearing en exemplary character in the neighbourho od. He hap• pens, however, to be a poor law guardian. The damag e done is to the extent of about 5001. The buildings were in ured in the Sun and the stock in the Farmers' Insurance oMoe. CLERICAL. VA.CANT.—The deanery of Carlige, vacant by the death of the Be!. J. L. Cramer, Prin. of New lan Ball, Oxford. NAVAL. 81111BSBIle, AUG. 26.—The Virxo is under orders to Um for Harwich , whisb place she ' join the royal Kudrna for Scotland. Tuesday Is named for her departure hem this port. ADKIRALTT, Ave. U. —APPOlNTlSENll2l.—briaster's As sistant: J. U. Bladdord, to l'etieh for service at Dover. Naval Cadets : J. P. winiam4 to DilMmg Hdd. T. Grum. to Eurydice. —Gunn W. Colon. to Shsrpsbcotar. SPORTING. . I tC WESTERN CIRCUIT.—BairroL, AUG. 28. Before Mr. Justice Coleridge and a Special Jury. FOTHEgOitm o. PrtICE.—QUIsTION OF SANITY AT THE TINE OF ExECUTINO A DEED.—This was an issue directed ec som r the ind by the Master of the Rolls to try the question whether a thein rgTearn W ales,o l f Bw.o7. h e t n h e h itt . Tex. W rited Price, acertain was of deed sound d fo sale of some estates at Ruddry, Olamorganshire. The case seemed to excite very great interest, which was in no small way increased by the strange character and grotesque ap pearance of the defendant, Dr. Price. This eccentric gentle man, who is a son of the deceased clergyman, wears a heard flowing 'o his waist, and his hair, which has evidently not been cut fir many :scars, descends to as great a length, but is tied up with sundry long tails, dla Chinoise. His dress consists of a jacket and trowsers of bright emerald green, fancifully knotched and scolloped, lined and pointed with bright scarlet, and adorned with numerous small gilt but tons bearing devices. His cap is of sable, of singularly quaint form, and has attached to it three pendant tails of the lams fur, one felling over each shoulder of the wearer, and the third coming down to the centre of his back. Mr. , S.rjeant Kinglake, in stating the case to the jury, said they were about to embark upon an inquiry which would require the must anxious consideration at their hands, and would also, he feared, occupy a considerable portion of their time. The question in substance which they had to try was whether or not, in the year 1609, Mr. W. Price, the vendor of a property in Wales to a gentleman named Hog gridge, was at the tune when he executed the deed of vale of sound or unsound mind. The person who now disputed the validity of that deed was Chart , s Price, the heir-at-law of Mr. W. Price, and he asserted that at the time when his father executed that deed he was of unsound mind, and that therefore the law could give no effect to it. The case first came before the Court of Chancery in 1836 ; in 1837, for the purpose of advancing the suit, a commission of lunacy was sued out, and the finding of that commission wa- that Mr.W. Price was* lunatic, but with lucid intervals, since the year 1796. Although the bill in chancery was filed in 1836 no proceedings were taken till 1840, whew the cage was heard before the Master of the Rolls, who directed an issue to try the sanity of Mr. W. Price, and in point of fact to try thereby the validity of the deed executed in 1809. In 1841 the vendor of the estate, who was also the subject of the present inquiry, died • but although the is , ue was directed by the Master o f the gals so early as 1840, no steps were taken in respect of it till the present year, 1848, when Mr. hloggridge's family felt it incumbent upon them to move the court so so to see what could be done to establish their right to the property which Mr. Moggridge had purchased. The result watt the present trial, upon which the jury would hare to inquire as to the state of mind of a gentleman forty years ago. The learned aerjeant complained that the plaintiff had been placed in so difficult • position. The inquiry must, under any circumstances, be an anxious and difficult one but it would be especially so after so long an interval of time, in the course of which the parties who must have been beat qualified to give information and to tbr w light upon the matter had passed away and descended to the dust. He mentioned this fact to them becauso it would explain to them why it was impossible for the plaintiff, who sought to establish the validity of the deed, to present to them such satisfactory evidence as he would otherwise have been enabled to adduce. Mr. Wm. Price was a gentleman of highly respectable family. He received hit early educa tion at the Cowbridge school, and he afterwards entered the University of Oxford, where he took a degree. After that he was ordained, and retired to his native county. It did not appear, as tar as it could be ascertained, that he ever had any absolute i referment, but in early life he did occasional duty as a clergyman in the neighbourhood of the place where he resided. It happened, however, most unfortu nately for him, that he made in early life a most improvident m-.mage, uniting himself with • person very far below him in rank, in fact a mere domestic servant, who was not only of obscure origin, but a most ignorant illiterate person. After that unhappy marriage Price certainly did manifest, as he should not attempt to deny, symptoms of aberration of intel lect. The learned serjeant then detaihd at considerable length the circumstances connected with the mortgage of the estate in question, and its subsequent sale by Mr. Price to a gentleman named Moggridge. It will only he neces sary, however, to state that of the purchase money 7001. re mained by agreement in the hands of the purchaser in 1810, and the allegation of insanity being set on Mr. Moggridge was advised by his solicitor to pay no more till Mr. Charles Price came of age. In 1820 this event took place, and a settlement took place with him as heir-at-law. A settle ment of account was drawn out by Mr. Charles Price himself, he charging sums and giving credits and showing the state of the transactions from 1809. A balance was due to him of 6091. It was paid to him upon his own statement of account, and he gave a release of all claims upon Mr. Moggridge. And yet atter this solemn act in 1820—after that full release from all proceedings, given with a full knowledge of al khe circum stances—they now found the same Charles Price re-opening the proceedings and disputing the validity of the sale. He would now some to the question of insanity. He admitted the fact that Mr. William Price was subjeit to reriodical tits of insanity ; but then he should satisfy the jury that those fits were accompanied by lucid intervals, during which he was capable of any act ; acd although he for a long time together undoubtedly did many extravagant scut, as if his reason was sffacted, still, such was the peculiarity of his malady that between those intervals he would be perfectly clear, rational, and cotheted, and quite capable of executing any deed. Without ent, ring upon the question of insanity as a matter of science, he might remind the jury that there was no disease so complicated and varied in to character as aberratton of intellect. The intellect of some persons wag entirely upset, altogether overthrown and gone, while others were subject to paroxysm:: of insanity, and then, who n those paroxysms had passed away, they became calm and tempe rate, perfectly rational, and competent to do any act which a sane person could do. lu other cases the condition of the mind was such that lucid moments would present themselves at intervals throughout the whole period of the seizure. Of this class of mental affection as the case of Mr. Price. He bad Intervals of perfect reason, end the question which the jury would have to try was, whether the act done was done at such in terval of rationality and reason, and it would be his cuty to satisfy the jury that such was the case, so that by their ver dict they might enable the law to give effect to the instru ment. The learned serjeant then quoted from the case of " Cartwright v. Cartwright," in " Phillicnore's Reports," and from Starka's book on effidence,to show that in cases in which persons were subject to paroxysms of insanity, with lucid intervals, juries must in the absence of proof of insanity infer the rationality of the party at the time of purposing any act from the rationality of the act itself. After recapitulating the fact of the dealings about the property, and applying to them the principle of law thuslaid dome, heconcluded by say in that when the evidence should have all been laid before say them m, he should ask them with confidenca to say, that the act done in 1809 was a perfectly valid act and that the party executing it knew well what he was about. The learned serjeant then proceeded to call his witnesses. nearly the whole of whom were Welsh people, and answered the questions through an interpreter. One of them excited considerable merriment, by replying in good English to sonic of the questions asked of him, " I cannot speak a. word of English," and " I cannot answer you in English, indeed." Mr. Protheroe, solicitor, who drew the deed, was called, and stated his belief that Mr. Price, when he executed it, was in • fit state of mind to do so, and the affidavits of the attesting witnesses (both of whom are dead), made during the progress of the Chancery snit, were also reed. They both stated that the vendor of the estate appeared to be, and they believed was, in a rational state of mind, and that the saw nothing peculiar in hia manner and appear ance. 'Upon cress-examination by Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Prather*e said he was not certain whether in 1806 he had heard anything of Kr , Price being of unsound mind, but it was probable that be did soon after that. Had no recoU•o tion of basing had any intervieee with him except When the GRIAT Yougasins HANDICAP. -8 to 1 aid Caurouch, deeds were executed, but believed that he must have had. ato 1 apt Executor, fl to 1 apt Vo 6 Fre (t), 1 0 to I apt Lady Received bi tsineteuet hm " from Mrs. Price, and paid all Wildair, ll to t apt Maid of Motherwell (D, 12 to 1 apt ltus whit/ molter to her. There w,es a brother of Mr. Price at the f (t), If t. 5 1 apt Alliance V. Wit h the ezwPtil'a of a alight house, but witness did - A t know that . . ... to control pavement in Executor and empire the above qu0t,4,00. woe Mr. Price. Did not ' , till witness ek.eely with the Turk prima snow 0 LEAMINGTON STAX.III.-6 to 2 agst D; o ntoonn, 3 • to 1 aest arrived wools the deed. •AS . s em Ths Car. 6to 1 ess• lad to a mat sum v e st sylvan and F ocastoot soon after he • at ST. 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