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7 infortunately ant altogether Without 'agitatars - bit this bide t!ie lri►h Channel. Tne Paris Papers of Sunsliy cainalnintellig 'lteefrom Bucharest, (Wed the early p..rt Of the present month. according to which the Russiaus'uhder G- n. GEast►t.ta bad obtained some advantages over the Tuiks in Little Wallachia. It is rentatkAble that the Russian Com mander is said to have defeated 'the enemy with only 4,000 men, w hen, accor ding to preceding accounts ft om Bucharest, the Turks had entered the province alluded to with an overwhelming force. The advices 'from Constantinople, by way of Vienna, continue to describe the enthusiasm prevailing amongthe inhabitants of - that capital, on account of the several exaggerated details of victories which had been published. _ _ The Journal des Dads contains a letter from Lisbon. dated the 4th inst. The news of the landing rf the young QUEEN in England was received on that day, but no mention is made of the sensation this circum stance had created. , CLI 1, „, w nvro'CLocK. Consols opened tLis morning at 1151 for the Account, and re nnin at that price to this hour, alternately buyers and sellers, with *dew nothing doing. _ _ In the Foreign market not a bargain is doing at present. From the Philadelphia Papers to the 20th of September, re• mind at the North and South American Coffee House : N Among the articles of intelligence from Buenos Ayres, it is mentioned that Colonel Campeau has deserted from the Brazilians to the Argentine cause, with four hundred of the Emperor Don PLINIO'S best German soldiers." CITY. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. There being no fresh arriva's up to the present hour, and as the Hamburgh Mail still remains due, causes a great dearth of in %caution, and damps the speculations in the Conaol market. Con sols have been done at 86 to for the Account, and at present may be quoted at 86 sellers. CITY, THREE O'CLOCK. The Hamburg!: steam boat has arrived: it does not bring any later news from the armies. The Papers are of the 17th. cooa•r CIRCULAR. The Duke of CLARENca to k an siring in his car riage and four on Monday morning, from his seat in Bushy Park. and paid a visit to the P incess AUGUSTA at Frogmore Lodge. His Royal Highness remained with his sister till live o'clock, when he took his departure on his return to Busby. Dispatches were br , ,ught by a messenger attached to the lonian Government yesterday evening from the Right Hon. 'Siva:roan CANNING for the Earl of AIIERDZIN, and also from Sir F%oDilitea Aosta, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Isles, for Sir Gamma MugLae. The messenger arrived In town about six o'clock. The LORD CHANCELLOR came to town yesterday morning front his seat at Wimbledon. and had an interview with the Duke of Wawnoson at the Treasury. The Austrian Ambassador and the Spanish Minister (con s special mission) had interviews witb the Earl of AIIIRDES3I yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Viscount BRRILBFoRD and Lord ELLENBOROUGH visited the Earl of ARBILDRIX yesterday. Toe young Queen of PORTUGAL and her suite took an airing yesterday in two of the Knio's carrisges,through Hyde. park slung the new bridge erected over the Serpentine in Kensington Gardens, and afterwards proceeded to Mr. KIIIIMIT'S nursery grenade, in the Klog's-road, Chelsea. THE ARMY. Lord FITZROY Sommer, as Military Secretary to General Lord Hass. Commanding in Chief. went through his List yesterday, at his 011 Ice in the Horse Guards. A few General and shout forty other OMeen, transacted mM• tan business with his Lordship. A Detachment of the 80th Regiment of Foot embarked yester day, on board a steam vessel in the River, for Sunderland.—De sachnients belonging to the 70th and 97th Infantry, have marched from London, fur Bristol, on route to Ireland —Detachments be. longing to the Royal. Staff Corps and the East India Company's Service, embarked yesterday morning, on board a steam vessel in the River, for Gravesend, the former on route to Mythei the latter an route to Chatham. The Depot of the 83d Regiment of Foot arrived on the 17th inst. at Portsmouth.—The Depot of the 57th Regiment of Infantry has 'moved from Tilbury Fort to Chatham —The Depot of the 534 Reginteut of Font has marched from Mullingar to Armagh.—The Depot of the 32d Regiment of Infantry has moved from Ports mouth to Gosport. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Maus Aw u D THIS Day.—Dublin 1. DEAL, Orr. 21.—Wind Southerly.—His lilajcsty's ship Nevoid sailed this afternoon for the westward. Poassmourn, Ocr. 21.—Wind Southerly. Fauecorrn, OCT. 20.—Wind E.—Sailed the Frolic packet, for the Leeward Islands. LITRRIWOL, OCT. 20.—Arrived the Alexander, BALDWIN, from Philadelphia; and Harriet, from bliramichi. GINIIALTAR, OCT. 2.1%1/CI British ships of war, front England, arrived at Tangier us Saturday last (27th). We learn from Bayonne, that on the 2d instant a revenue officer at Biarritz picked up a sealed bottle, containing the following note in English " Monday, Sept. 17, 1828—This bottle was thrown from the vessel the &stets, of London, with a view to discover the direction of the current. Whoever may find it is requested to publish at what time and in what place it was found. When thrown into the sea,, the vessel was at 44 deg. 8 min. north lat. and 36 deg. 56 min. west long. Corbett Pittman, Captain."—Ce brasses Ihattgen FRENCH NAVY. PROM TAR JOURNAL DU CUNYIRCD, OCT. 19. •We mentioned yesterday the works going on at Brie. The following are some particulars of the preparations at Rochefort and A newlevy of 500 workmen has been ordered at Rochefort to complete the vessels there building. The Comte d'Artois, of 120 guns, has been 19 years building ; the Tonnant, of 190 guns, has been 11 years building; the Lis, of 100 guns, has batn five years ; the 'Lavine of 100 guns, about 18 months ; the Huguescalin,.of 90 guns, elves:years ; the Itifir of 90 guns, 18 months. 71IMIATU. SOWN LAID DOWN. Benomme, of 64 guns . . . 3 years. Niube . . . 50 guns . . . 18 months. Moire . .5o suns . . .18 months. Thisbe . . . 30 guns . . . 4 months. Maas (brig) .26 guns . . . 6 months. aphid i (meant venal) . 3 months. This , tea.-vessel has the strength of a 50-gun frigate. Orders have been sent to finish her without delay for service. The vessels hove down to be repaired and have their bottoms cleansed are the Puuton, Flibusder, Bonito, and Rapide steamer. Ac Cherbourg the works of the New Basin are proceeding with great rapidity. Fuer fine docks surround the &silken, the Jupiter, the Generous, and the Duke of Beurdeaus. The latter is pierced for 130 guns, and only waits for orders to prepare for sea. blelpernate, a frigate of 60 guns, lately launched, and cons. wended by M. de Villegonan, is placed in the dock to be pitched, painted, and prepared for her masts. The Brile Pottle frigate, and two corvettes ' the Arlene and Creole, one of which has a masked battery, are finishing in other docks. In *short, the steam-vessel the Commerce of Havre, pur. chased by the Government, will bail without delay for the Mores, under the command of Captain Derube, who is to take in atToulsn sae 12-poead carrenades. This will be the first stearn.vessel armed foe war that the French Navy has seen leave our ports. It is stated in a letter from Liverpool that Mr. Sem arrived there on Monday, and set off in the null at night for London. The lthh Government has sent to Kerry and other pasts, ordain; the strict observance of the late Proclamation. A smote took place at the Custom House this morn ing of a vessel with twelve hundred kegs of brandy on board ; she had false decks; the upper deck was loaded with con. TIIEATRFS. DRURY-LANK. Pi:change no Robbery, a bi ver li sse menis R o ses asiat thorns; and Iwo Mors, were the petiorntantes at th►s 'Theatre last night, and perhaps the Divertissonent might have been omitted w►th advantage. Exchange no Robbery went off with eclat. In Roses and Thorns the contrast between Mr. Ltstoa, as Hilary Heartsease. and Mr. FARM. as Sir l'alentineVerjuice. was sulking and amusing. The other character. we:, well sustained, especially Frederick Filial:op, by Mr. Cooeea, and Julia Heartsease. by Miss E. Toes. In the pleasant sketch of Two Wives, Mr. HARLIT was highly diverting in the various charactershe a..umed. COVENT-GARDEN. The performances at this Theatre last night com menced ith the Opera of the Marriage of Figaro; and noise ithstanding the excellence of Mr. _FAWCITT as the Gardener, the pleasantry of Mr. Gam as Figaro, and the singing of Madame Vinare and Miss RUCHES as Susanna and the Countess,_ it produced but a very in diffel ent effect. Madame VRSTRIS not having appeared this season before, she was welcomed with more than . ordinary approbation on her entrance. In tie Opera of Katherine and Peirstehio, Mr. C. KataaLs tarried the shrew.to admiration. His Ferret chio was throughout a most animated piece of. acting, and elicited great approbation. Nor should the Gruntio of Mr. BLANCHARD be passed Over without commen dation. He was as perfect in his way as his master, and unless when in danger himself, he heightened the enjoyment of the audience by the malicious pleasure with which he watched the effect: of the regimen and the progress of the cure. The 1001. Note concluded the entertainments, and Billy tilack's conunds urns, and Miss Arlington's snatches of otd song, wete heard with satisfaction. After half price the buses were tolerably attended for the time of year, and the pit wa- SURREY THEATRE, Monday a new drama, in three acts, entitled The Pestilence of Marseilles, or the tour thieves, WAS pro duced at this Theatre. We are told in the bills, that the idea of the drama is founded on a piece of the same name, how performing With great success at the Theatre de la Gaiete, at Palo. The opera of The Mart iage of Figaro, slightly abridged, ro:lowed. It was brought out on Saturday lor the purpose of intro ducing Mrs. Waycerr (her fir:t appearance here) as Susanna, in which she acquitted herself with consider alate spirit, and was encored in several of her songs. Miss Somenvud.e was a smart and lively representa tive of Cherubim', and would have been bttter if she had not looked a little too young for that love-making page. This, however, is no fault of hers. It it be a detect, it is one to which time will bring a certain cure. The other parts of the opera were well cast, particularly .hose of W. WEST as Figaro. and WILLIAMS as Antonio. THE LATE MURDER IN KILDARE. NA As, Saturday Night. I have ascertained the following par molars tespectiog the late horrible and mysterious occurrence in the neighbourhood of this town:—The parties implicated are Mrs. Coffey, wife of the deceased, Mr. MlLoghlin, her son, and a maid servant. They are all at present lodged in the gaol of Naas. The Inquest terminated at a late hour last night, when a verdict of Wilful Murder was returned against all the above part es. They were all present at the Inquest; M.Loghlin asked a few ques tions of the principal witness, and his manner appeared rather contused and hurried. Evidence was given that M'Loghlin lately swore that be would be the cause of the destruction of the deceased. The differences be.. tween them arose as to a taint, halt of which was held by M'Loghlin, who would never give an account of it; C ffey, adopting legal advice, which be took on the Mutter, served MiLughlin, on Monday last, with a pro cess ts,r diet and lodging for several years, with a vicar to compel him to settle the accounts between thens. Mis. IM 4 Loghlin, it appeared, had pined with her son in these disputes, and the difference between her and her husband proceeded to such a length, that they had not cohabited for some time past. Her sleeping room, how ever, adjoined his, and it was necessaiy to pass through it to arrive in Mr. Coffey's bedchamber. Ott Wednesday morning he was found dead in his bed. His head was lying out of the bed. A deep incised wound had been inflicted at the back of the neck, and another immediately over the temporal artery. The sheets were covered with gore. The hatchet was bloody, and some hairs were found on it. From the evidence of the sur geon who attended the inquest. it appeared that those hairs corresponded ih colour with the hair on the head of the deceased, who was a feeble old man, aged upwards of 70. The prisoners were conveyed by a strong escort into Naas: they might other wise have fallen 'Wiens to the popular indignation, as Mr. Coffey was extremely bel-oved in the neighbourhood. The inquest commenced on Friday morning, and terminated as 11 o'clock that night. After a charge from the Coroner, the Jury re tired for about ten minutes, and returned with a verdict of " Wilful Murder, against all the parties accused." It is supposed that tne servant maid will make a confession, and become approver against the others. Nothing can exceed the horror which the occurrence has excited in Naas and the surrounding neighbourhood. The Irish Revenue to the Criarter ended 10th of October, we are happy to state, has experienced a considerable improvement,as compared with the correspoodingQumter last year. The smut ry state of Marseilles is considerably im proved, and the smallpox is almost eradicated 264 persons died from that disorder in August, and only 88 in September. In August the total number of deat hsl was 619,in Sept. only 393. The price of the lust of 41b. tine quality, at Faris, Is fixed at I et sous for the second fortnight of October, by a police ordmance.—Galignmst's Messmer. The Duke of Sussex, who is now on a visit to the Marquis of CLVILLAND, at Baby Castle, is expected to banner Vilimsm Humus., Esq. M.P. with his company at Bratimpeth Castle, about the 27th of this month. It is understood his Royal Highness is to pay a visit also to Karl Gas:, at Howick. What is good in a poem is intolerable in a drama.— Tbe passim, are quick and abrupt ; and nothing is so tedious as something to be said, when the attention is looking out for some. thing ,to be done. So mark for dle distinction between narrative and iuion. NIWGATit— Although at the late Old Bailey Ses sions, between See and six hundred persons of both sexes took their trials, yet there are now in Newgate above three hundred more prisoners, to take their trials at the Session commencing to-morrow, who have been committed from the different Metropolitan PolictOffices during the short interval since the last Session. It is stated that his MAJESTY will receive the Recorder's Repoit of the convicts under sentence of death is New gate early in the ensuing week. CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Orr. 2.2. The Mealing Trade was extremely dull this morning ; the few sales made were at Monday's prices. The arrival of bonded Wheat was large, which was mach bought after by many real buyers, and Monday's quotation fully obtained. The Barley Trade was very heavy, and all descripti o ns (excepting prime picked making samples) were from Is. t 2s. per quarter lower. Oats also mere heavy, at the currency of last market-day. 111PORTATIONS MCI llosnAr. English qrs. I Irish I Foreign Flout When 12,500 1,100 15,100 Berky 2,100 1 ....-.... i ........ 40100 tacks. Oats 2 SOO I i 400 1 1,100 i:A\V INTELLIGENCE. COURT bF KING'S BENCH, CUII.IIIIALL, 'My. 21. 101 . 1i0ti VON L11411111, 1 1t1 D In.ssoitouctl. This was an action bootig/it hy a Go Man bankers tit recovers sum of 3.2081. from the A 44: A,,ulafice Corn pang. The defendant, Mr. Desbor ouph. is the Sect eta') to the Association, and by the Act r f Parliament under which the Company is iticot porared, a peWer is given to sue and be sued in the 'name of the Secretary. The Harms Lindettau having advanced certain monies to Frederick Duke of Saxe Gntha and Altenburgh, insured the life of the Duke in sever al E.lgl►sh Assurance Offices. and among others in the officer-it the present defendant, to the amount now sought to be recovered. The , Duke having died, the present ac im► was brought by the plaintiff to reimburse himself, and the whole question in the cause was, whether the st..te of health in which the Duke was at the time ct assume, was really such as tepreiented? Mr. BROUGHAM, Mr. F. POLLOCK, and Mr. Ban-- aim were for the pl.•nolflSir J. Scantier?. Mr GUIANRY. Mr. CAMPBELL, Mt. COLERIDGE, and Mr. CHITTY, Wee for the deieWint. Mr. Buonounst state) the plaintiff's case; and hav ing described the parties as Anse, proceeded 'in the course of the cause. He faid that the only matter in issue was the min or falsehood of the representation made to the insurance office of the defendant, whin the insurance was eff.•cted. The Duke, on whose life the policy Was made, was a young man of gay habits. He had been placed in the German army by hi. father, and led somewhat of a dissolute lite, but still he was sound; and having occasion tor money, to meet di. mestie contingencies of his relations, he borrowed from the plaintiff a large sutra of money, .and with other securities had bis liter inhaled. During his youth, in the esercisa of his military avocations, he happened to have a fall ; and his bead trathed the grad firht ; but he recovered the effects of that accident, and way soon able to join his regiment in Holland, as his com• rades were then in the Mitch service. He war, how. ever, subject to spasmoJic attack; and though he we, in health, he had repeated attacks of the same nature. In the )ear 1815 Ile became a Convert to the Ca- tholic religion ; and as it usually happens with all converts, he was more iealous in the observance of his new doctrines than it he had been brought up to the creed. Under the it fluence of those new doctrines, or perhaps the aicelic observance of them, his health became impaired. and be gradually was reduced. His constitution, however, was renovated by going to the baths at Matienburg. and he was completely cured. These facts transpired previous col the insurance bring effecters., and the Learned Counsel could nut conceive why !ensconce to payment was made by the pies ?lit defendant, as other insurance offices had paid the sums for which they were liable on the Duke's death. After the Duke's death the Duchess had the body of the deceased opened. and the internal parts of 'the body were examined. From that examination, it clearly appeared that no chronic disease existed in the viscera, or any part of the trunk. The present plaintiff. I however, refused to have the examination limited to the body (tarty, and by his direction an examination of the skull was made. On the head being opened. a tumour of an extraordinary description was discovered. It was not in any way connected with or attached to I the brain, but on the internal part of the skull for six inches; it spread itself under the bone of the skull In the opinion of medical men who would be called. this extraordinary appearance must • have existed for years, if it had not its origin before the Duke came into the world. In all human probability the phenomenon was born with him, and had grown with his growth.— Nevertheless, be was not subject to drows tress, to stupor, or to fits. He was, indeed. at one time speechless, but that merely resulted horn a violent cold, producing a catarrh, but that was cured. He.had been also afflicted with a cataract in one of his eyes, but this was of such a nature that it could easily be operated upon. The first ill health produced a plegniatic wit of feeling that oc casionally made the Duke delicate and nervous; but still he had perfect possession of all his faculties, and walked, and danced, and sang even in his bed-room. When he went to Marieoburgh he associated with the gayest company, and for his health was in the habi, of taking the " Douche bath," which was something similar to the English shower bath, and was, no doubt, of a most mischievous description to the health of any one af flicted, as the Duke was, in the head. The Learned Counsel had heard that the defence which would be set up went to the extent of stating that the Duke was sub ject to fits, and that such an affliction was concealed from the present defendants. He (Mr. Brougham) would flatly contradict that assertion, and would show by evidence incontrovertible that everything connected with the health of the indiaidual whose lite was assured, was distinctly stated to the Company before the policy was effected. When a man was pet fectly capable of minding his bumness, of seeing and conversing with his friends, of partaking in tile amusements of social lite, his mere temporary departure from strict healthiness could not be called a ss tit ;" and it would be a gross abuse of the Liiglish language so to call it. In this case the question was one which most materially affected the int-nests of every prudent man; because if, alter a man died at an old age, his representatives were to be turned round upon on the grand that some disease was disco vered on dissection. few peop.e would leave their rela tives safe when they insulted their lives. To the justice and feelings of the Jury, therefne, the Learned Counsel left his case, confident that they would find a verdict for the full amount claimed. Mr. Lewis, the Secretary to the Union Insurance Office, proved the execution of a policy in that office, and the usual formal evidence was given of the execu tion of um policy on which the present action was btought. Different depositions taken abroad were then ten dered, to show the state of the Duke of Saxe Gottlies health previous to the insurance. Lord TENTENDIIN asked whether it was requisite to read them ? Sir Jamas SCARLITT said. that from the fact of the claimant being a foreigner, with all his resources of evi dence within his own grasp, and those resources being • tit of the teach of the defendants, he felt himself bound to put the plaintiff to the proof of his case. The other side had all the command of the witnesses, the de fendants hart none. The depositions of German physicians, taken abroad under a commission from this country, were then put in and read. They stared the general health of the Duke but did not say that he was not subject to fits. • Mr. Mitchell was here called to prove the original German word in a part of Dr. Dalfs evidence. theca:act meaning s f which he stated to be u a hindered faculty of speech." *Mr. Lewis re-examined by Mr. POLLOCK—The terms Upon which the assurance was granted weir communiy o.ated to the Office verbally ; the amount hi premium upon a person of fifty years of age. residing abroad, for one year, was about 21. 12s. The insurance was effected is tom other Offices besides the: Union. Viiniess had charged • higher premium than one In *contiquener ti.e certificate. „ By Sir AMU; SCARLETT—The' I .kresl a. f hinhursh ale a g eist s to the Union ; an M. Ilarnarel s s sob.tment. We do considerable looseness in insuriits Germ ill lopes. In Germany we do not tike more than 3 Oak ft r a life. By Nit. PULLOCIt—I had a commission upon the it% The certificate of the Noble Duke's dials was bete put in anil read. Some discussion here arose as to the validity the isle to his brother's priverty. possessed by the Nuble Duke; ulter which the iollowing evidence. which had been taken in Get many, was read— nest Nlunchausen, Chamberlain of the Duke a I Size Gotha—Had never seen any indication which lea him to suspect the esisteoce of a tumour in the de ceased's skull. The state r f Duke Frederick's health was in general uninterruptedly good, and I never knew ois head was affected until after it was dissected. Never found the Duke in a state of stupor; was present dur ing the Duke's last illness; he was affected with a ea, curb, and was continually coughing; all his friends hoped that he would have recovered, but a sudden .rroke of p ,rslysis put an end to his life; should have considered any physician to have been wrong if be had given an opinion that any thing was the miter with the Noble Duke'. head; knew heithing of alleged juvenile indiicretious on the pin of the Duke, and did not be. lieve vete was soy foundatii.n for the reports on the tlect. 'fie rest of this witness. evidence chiefly related to the Duke's way of life, Mien which it appeared that hip habits were very regUlar. He used in general to rise early, and was very fond of society, patticularly that of the Ltdies. The foll,iwing evidence given by the late Duke's valet• de•chambre, was then read—The Doke% temperament was phlegmat'c, but this did not produce any alteration in his general health ; he was very fond of music mod painting, wt,ich had a peculiarly enlivening effect Upon him. In June, 1824• the Doke was effected with stupor and giddiness, but witness could not give any opinion whether his head was affected; °by., ved n 6 peculia rities in the bodily or intellectual faculties of the Duke, and had no idea of a disorder on the brain. Never saw any paitscular symptom of debility, but the Duke in general liked to be at his ease. Cannot say bow the Duke lost the use of his speech, or whether it was oe. casioned by any debilitating or untsatural propensity. There were reports upon the subject. but witness could not state any thing about them. The Duke was very induTei t in warm weather, and at such seasons was is the habit of reposing in the course of the day. During the last two years ol his file. two physicians, Drs. Dan and Bilden, were often in attendance upon him. The Duke had frequently colds in his head, but knew nothing ot stupor. Up to the time of his death. he bad a social party regularly once a week, and in the day time some one played on the piano or read to him. John George Dad, chief physician to the late Duke Frederick of Saxe G tha. eaclusively superintended the medical treatment of the Noble Duke for some time before his death. His Serene Highness was totally flee from any dangerous disorder prey►, us to the year 1824. The stoat remarkable peculiarity observable is the Noble Duke was his indisposition to activity, and my efforts were principally directed to combat this disin• Duke Frederick's habits of Ide were strictly moderate. There was a small tumour the net side of the Duke's forehead, just ov eye, but it had no connection with the brain. The phleema observable in the Noble Duke was not at tached to disease. The Noble Duke's intellectual lacul• ties were impaired, but this circumstance did not injure his general health; on the contrary, as his mind was more at ease, it was perhaps productive of benefit.— Never heard the Duke complain of bead ache or giddi ness, much less of stupor, and was sine the Duke never felt those sensations. or he would heed . told use, as he re• posed considerable confidence in me: One strong fact which led me to believe that the Duke had no mimic disorder was, that his general health bad been much ameliorated by the use of the Marienburgh waters. The Duke's health had been much injured by his close at tention to the duties of religion. and his meditations upon such subjects bad produced a species of ezeite• agent and melancholy highly prejudicial to him. Sep• posing that the Duke had actually had an organic affection, the danger was considerably lessened by his moderate habits of life. The evidence of Drs. Zeela and Vanderbec stated that Doke Frederick generally enjoyed a good state of health prior to 1824. They did not know that the Duke was attacked by vertigo. He drove out in his chariot every day ; his health allowed of his doing so. In July, 1824, he walked daily in the gardens of his summer Palace. In January, 1824, the Duke was in a worse state of health and spirits than he had previously been. He was heavy; he was assisted in getting in and oat of his carriage. In 1820 there was a change in bias. He spoke seldom, and there was a difficulty of speekin which continued to his death. He was not c aeaidaredi in 1824, to be perfectly healthy, merely in consequence of the difficulty of speaking, which commenced in ISIS. It did not appear that there was any deficiency is bit intellectual faculties. In 1824, the Duke had a slight paralytic attack. 1)i. Stark. Councillor of the Grand Duchy of Sane Weimar, rhysszian to Duke Frederick, saw the Doke in 1821, when he visited the Duke and Duchess of Sue Gotha. The Duke appeared to be indolent, but be did not discover any defect in his ihtelkct. At die dia. section of the body, at which he was pineal, be ac. counted for the defect in his speech by an incipient tumour found uncler the skull. He was net present when the Duke deed, and could not say whether be died of apoplexy or suffocation. The dissection of the bead took place in the peeseme of the witness. Mr. Green said, be was a Lecturer at St. Thomas's Hospital ; he had attended to the evidence respecting the health of Duke Frederick of Saxe Gotha ; his opinion respecting the tumour under the skull was, that it was formed at a period subsequent to the birth. He bad beard the account of the Duke's habits in early life, and his opinion was that the tumour had some effect on tbsbrain. Tumours of this description produced ailments which in general continued to increase. W hen organic alterations became moo bid, they continued to inc ease. He thought there was no evidence to slow he was affected with organic disease before be went to Italy, in 1809. The catarrhal fever and spasms, described by the witnesses, were of so anomalous a character, that he would not say that that effect was produced by a disease of the brain ; at the same time he was disposed to think it did proceed from the state of the brain. When the spasms felt the Duke he should have considered the state of the brain healthy ; at that period he should have been of opuion that the Rake might have lived five yaps ger ; he should not have thought the catarrhal attacks would have affected his life. He bad heard the account of the state pf the Duke's mind, and he did not think it amounted to idiotcy, detatigement, or imbecility. Cross-ciamined by Efir All3Oll 8.11111.111Tft•as amid be