The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-30 00:00:00

THE DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1860.

FRAUDULENT BILLS OF EXCHANGE.

,
The firefoliatir# of fraudulent bills by some parties
on the Continent, ippearLto' ITT. been commenced
again. OHO of this description Was tut 'te:tt resented at
the Commercial Bank. It was drawn by 5.;d61.144 on
Herbert, Lang & Co„ Great Lion-street, 14olidel, an
entirely fictitious address. It had also a number of
fictitious endorsements, and had been negotiated at
Brussels.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ALLEGED

LUNACY.

In the Dublin dotitt of Chancery, a petition iteas
heard oil the watt of James Cady, the brother of Mrs.
; Margaret Vtatie, paving that a Commission of lunacy
might issue to inquire into .fhe state of Mind of his
sister.. It appeared that the alleged lunatia 4as married
in 1845, to a gentleman named Waste, in London, before
' the registrar; that her husband was a Protestant; and
that; tipon,bie, dealth,..in 1857, he
,bequeathed to .her,
by his. will, . 1100.9 in, the fends,: together, with
some chattels real, consisting hence property in
London. There was issue of the marriage citio' daughter;
who is now eight years old. Soon after the death of
her husband she, with her child, came to reside with
her brother, in Cork, the petitioner, and Michael Cody.
The PeictiVttet; it Was stated, was. a working cooper, in
humble circumstaticei. While she resided in the peti-
tioner's house, he stated that she was e'` 'peat', fo various
delusions. She was under the impression that she tinge
continually haunted by men and horses, who were sent
from England by her husband's family to rob her of her
property. She refused to take food or drink from peti-
tioner or his wife, stating that she was apprehensive they
wanted to poison her. She was in the habit of buying,
in the warm weather, quantities of meat which she
did not require, and which she used to hang up
in the room which she occupied far all purposes
until it became putrid and unfit for liettnan use.
The petition also alleged that she became exttaVagarit
in the pdichase of dress, je*ellery, and altogether acted
in a manner incompatible With sanity Of mind. in
1839, she went to reside at Ballycnita, near Middleton;
in a house which she had pUrchased freni persons named
Halmene, but who, jointb occupied it with her. She
ruet es;eie, Jahn Conyolit xi?phO'w of Mrs. iratmens,
young man of twenty year's of age, and alleged te,he
common sailor, to whom She was married in 1859, ,by
the Rev. John Fitzpatrick, the parish priest of Middle-
ton. The marriage took place in the public-house of a
man named Lechy. The petition stated that this mare
riage was brought about by fraud, and that his sister
was drunk on the occasion, and incapable, from
mental disease, which was aggravated by stimulating
drink, of entering into the marriage contract. He also
alleged that he believed her to be a Protestant from the
time she married Mr. Watte, although he himself and
the entire family were Roman Catholics. Dr. Banks
and Dr. Cusack and Dr. O'Connor, of Cork, made affi-
davits, testifying to the unsoundness of mind of the
alleged lunatic. Mr. Davis, an English conveyancer,
who had transacted business for her husband in his life-
time, and for" the alleged lunatic after his death, deposed
in his affidavit to several acts done by the alleged lunatic
while in tendon, which led him to the conclusion that
she was of unsound Mind,
The cominissiod wag resisted on the fi aft be the luis-
band of the alleged hided& Coniplaited that; in
about a month after his marriage, the Wife of ihe
petitioner had abducted his wife, and that he had not
seen her until recently, in Dubai. He denied that he
had been guilty of fraud in bringing abou'L the marriage
—it was done by Mrs. Watte's own free Will and desire..
He had never, previous to the marriage, heard of any
imputation on the soundness of mind of his wife from
the petitioner or any one of the family, with whom he
had been in frequent intercourse. He denied, in the
strongest terms, that on the occasion of his marriage
with Mrs. Watte she was under the influence of drink;
or had acted. in any
.viiy that indicated she was not
of sound mind. He stated that sodn after her
marriage, her brother, the petitioner, Was in negotiation
with her for money for himself and her brother, but that
she had peremptorily refused to give them any. He was
not a common sailor, as had been alleged by the peti-
tioner. He was the son of a respectable farrier, and had
been an appreritide to his lillGle,lol6 N'Ta.S the.CaPtain and
owner of some vessels. His edtication was such as ie dt
him to be a captain, and the reason why he did riot
finish his apprenticeship was on account of an accident
which he met with while at sea. His wife was very
much attached to him, and had always conducted
herself as a woman possessed of sound intellect.
The Rev. Mr. Fitzpatrick, the gentleman who per-
formed the marriage ceremony, deposed that he was first
introduced to Mrs. Watte by the petitioner, who asked
him to visit her from time to tittle, as she Was in the
habit of indulging in drink. He did not believe 'she
was a Protestant, a he se* her frequently in Middleton
Chapel; He emphatiCally denied that Mrs. Watts etas
drunk on the occasion of her marriage, or that she exhi-
bited any unsoundness of mind. Connell he believed to
be a young man of good character.
A certificate from Dr. Corrigan, who visited the
supposed lunatic in an eating-house on Arran-quay, was
put in evidence as showing that this was not a case in
which to issue a commission of lunacy.' Dr. Corrigan
detailed the particulars of the interview he had with this
lady. She seemed to be particularly anxious to return
to her child and her husband ; and seas very much
irritated against her brother's wife. She said she was not
detained there against her will, and the only syniptotti of
unsoundness of mind which he could discover: was the
apathetic indifference about returning to her child and
her husband, although that was apparently her strong
wish and anxiety. This might be incipient insanity,
or caused by anxiety of mind. Dr. Corrigan advised het
removal to some more suitable place for some time, and
was of opinion that if this was done her symptoms
might pass away. At all events, it was a case for
further development.
The Chancellor directed that the lady should remain

in her present custody, arid that Dr. Corrigan should be
furnishedNi?ith a Copy of the affidavit of the Mr. Davis;
the English convayaricer, and when he had informed
himself of its contents, have another interview with this
lady at his own house, on whatever day before next
Saturday he might appoint. When he had received Dr.
Corrigan's report he would dispose of the case.

GREAT FIRE IN LONDON. -On Monday morning,
between seven and eight o'clock, an alarming fire
took place at Dockhead. The premises in which

the disaster commenced were in the tenure of Mr. A.
Mynne, a hop merchant, and Mr. W. C. Murrell, a hay
and straw merchant, situate in Baler's-place, Dock-
head, Horslydown. The premises in question Were of
great extent, one portion being four and five floors high,
70 feet wide, and 144 feet long. Some thousand
pounds worth of hops were stored in the warehouse of
Mr. Mynne, while many hundred tons of hay, clover,
and straw stood in the stores of Mr. Murrell. The
firemen, after several hours' hard labour, succeeded in
putting the fire out. The total loss will amount to
some thousand pounds. The workmen's cottages were
also partially burnt down.
Av IRI6II CiNa.ru).—The following story, which y
Yankeepenny-a-liner would admit to bo " exceedin' tall,"
is told by a correspondent of the Dublin Morning News :
" A most strangely curious incident has occurred within
the last few weeks—one, indeed, that perhaps has never
been (fact as it is) exceeded in the annals of fairy mytho-
logy. I send you the particulars as they have been nar-
rated to me, at the same informing you that the persons
concerned are willing, if req'.iired to do so, to swear to
the facts of this singular ease : The brig Ready Rhino, of
Dublin, James Walsh, master, left Dublin on the mor-
ning of Saturday, the 28th of April, at six o'clock, bound to
Trews, the wind then blowing gently from about W.S.W.
At eight a.m. the same morning, Copeland Island bore
south five miles distant. A squall at this time struck
the vessel, and the captain
found ordered
missing—ds all han to shorten
sail, when the boy was he having
been placed in the waist of the vessel a short time
previous, for the purpose of passing any order for-
ward to the men from the captain, who was at
the wheel. After sail was shortened, the boy was
again called, but Rot forthcoming- ; and, as he had
brought the breakfast to the men but a few minutes
before, it was very naturally concluded that the
poor fellow had fallen overboard in the squall. The
captain then took all hands (in case he had stowed
himself away), but the man at the wheel, down into the
hold to look for him, where, with lights, they searched
right over the ship, from stem to stern, but all to no
purpose. They one and all positively state no
eftplace
where even a rat could be ensconced was l un-
tried ; and, to make assurance doubly sure, about
two hours after they went down again, then up into
the ship's tops, but still with the same success. Squall
after squall now struck the vessel ; and about eil
p in. she got, bruised and battered, into Troon harbour,
when, in accordance with the regulations (under a fine
of £10) she half-masted her colours, in token of the loss
of the boy. But what was their horror and surprise to
behold, standing waiting for them on the pier, the very
boy who was mourned as dead. He had his hair combed.
and his face washed, though he was totally black with
smoke, from cooking and ship dirt, when last seen, and
his boats were coverewith mud. Fe could be got to
speak to him; but at last the men wenwt ashore in a body
and asked him how he came there. He answered that he
was taken on shore in the squall, and set on land at Ayr ;
that lie had got breakfast and dinner with some persons,
but he would not tell with whom ; and lastly, that he wos
placed afterwards within five miles of Troou, at the back of
a bill, with directions how to go, and the man who directed
him, when leaving him used these very remarkable words :
"Tis no use to look after your soul, for you will never
enter the kingdom of heaven.' Such are the facts of thi
curious case. Perhaps some of your readers would throw
a little light on it ; but, for my part, I can assure you
that the boy is now in Dublin. The captain and crew
are also here, with the ship, and each and all are ready
to testify, even by oath, to the entire truth of the matter.
The boy's name is William Myers, a native of Limerick.
1 have had the above from his own lips, also from those
of the captain and crew. I enclose my game."