The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-11 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY TO

BELGIUM.

rOkTeIgOVTH, ACOVST 10.
The departure of her Majesty to Belgium being
fined fur this morning, the royal squadron got under weigh
yesterday afternoon and dropped down to Osborne, and at
seven o'clock last night, accompanied by IL H.H. Prince
Albert and the ladies and gentlemen of the court, her Ma-
jesty left Osborne House and embarked on board the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus Fits-
clarsoce, 0.C.11., the steam squadron manning yards,
dressing ship, and each ship Meg • royal salute of 21 guns.
Her IlaiYtf dined and tiepin burd the yacht, in order
to he In Inees he en Grip Mart this morning. le con-
seqweese oldie delay in her Majesty's departure, arising
from the imnilmted provniento d Pugh weather, the pro-
gramme of die oscursien bed to le considerably modified,
the trip to the Channel tidy is the first plaa, being
arwith.
ar early hour this awoke die ships of the squadron
got their steam up, and at 6.60 ha. the signal wee made to
get wader weigh. The Vivid stoma packet, Muter Com-
mander L. amithett, tea the lisokMing followed by the
VIM& smil Albert, Imolai tho Royal Standard floating
he bee ads. After wilds sem*, Fairy, screw tender
to the royal yacht, Master (wander Welsh, and the
Ma Eagle, Admiralty steam pat, Master Commander
Petty, the latter having the First Lord of the Admiralty,
the Duke of Northumberland, on board. Attlee these came
the escort of the deep sea steamers, comprising the Hetet-
button, 28 steam frigate, Captain the Hon. J. It. Drum-
mond; Odin, 16, steam frigate, Captain Henderson, C.B. ;
Magieienne, 16, steam (note, Captain Ramsay; Sampson. 6, steam frigate, Captain L. T. Jones; and &truants, 6,
steam sloop, Captain the lion. 8. T.
C
A tree/ westerly wind wee bierwing.=L the We bad a
set to the eastward, and all the dips of dm slandlosil heist-
ing sail, they made rapid progress tbrestdmi mash On
searing Spithead a royal salute was lied the Biershelus
60, screw guard ship, and Tiger, 16, steam. 2 Olpiail;
diffard, which also dressed lido Ed manned On the
royal standard opening to the dem of the the
fired a royal salute from the *Om betesey, NMI!:
the Victory, flag-ship of the Counnurier-in-Chis4 Admiral
Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G. The ran through "pithead
was an inspiriting eight, the squadron having full Tr aux
mse and rut, whilst the men-of war there were
in colours and the merchantmen at anchor having legsat
their mad heads. _ _

The Nab light, • distance of about tea aim bola the
starting-point of the squadron, was rue in absat 40 minutes
the-Vistoria and Albeit. the Vivid, the Fairy, and Black
Raghi, tke larger ships being left somewhat behind. The
Vivid ereU sustained the lead- ms avant courier of the squad-
ron, whilst the Fairy and Black Eagle kept well up with
the Vittoria and Albert, which had a fors topsail set, and
was priming is at the top of her speed. A slight hose pre-
vailing, the squadron bsgaa to get undistinguishable at
about hallos* 8 o'clock, when the Vivid was still ahead,
and the Victoria and Albert, Fairy, and Black Eagle,
it the positions already stated; whilst of the heavy
ships, the Barraconta appeared about a mils and • quarter
astern of the royal yacht, the Sempeou, Odin, and Magi-
canine about two miles asters, and the Retribution nearly
fear. 'At 9 o'clock the leading vessels of the squadron were
out of sight, running towards the Downs at a rapid rate,
having accomplished is the Ant hour after their start from
Osborne a dletence of about 14 miles.
_ .

Hos Majorty is 'sported to return to Osborn" os Satur-
day zest. The Elfin dispatch boat has not proosedlad with
the squadron, being left bobbed to attend upon the royal
children at Osborne.

BRIGHTON, Tonener Moms°.
'rhea are nine steamers in eight in the oiling,
bound up channel, evidently the Queen as her way to
Antwerp. Weather lovely.
DOVER, TIMIDAT ATTRIVIOON.
This afternoon. at half-pit kW deka, the royal
signidas have haat& to the woldreuml ei Dover, and their
&Preewee inasiblely gneiss's/ by royal sluts.
l sweendes hem the Drop Redoubt, at the Heights,
sod the gen
et
the Castle keep. Her Majesty's
veil paint the et Dose sates, took the
lea, the seal !shads sad Meet pat being
mese* Maga by her ender. the Mary ; and
wastbar of the egegiren, the lads liegie steamer,
Waging up the rear. The wader was delightfully tea
(although Rauh rain had base thaft as dap)
2 , ,with corn-
arattra sale y sa see and favesendio royal fleet
steamed peened at a rapid fees ad Oa daring this port,
east two Win, MAIM is /a the Deese. • amber at
WMs (the leas webs* mason ans) sass Anna
has the here sew doe of the real /oda Gent de.
agesiestises a 'okapi yews mode by the seal ad sill•
May eigairitise, the royal steederds being behea, ad
ognsigge einesei of a the town decorated with Sege.
tho of the eguedies • wen's lees"
sewi *maid 1.0 be 1049, Web, se., to that. • slew
of the royal .sees, wales rewind In sight of ear tows
for nearly half so boor.

Tho royal swollen left the D., al 4 o'clock this
(Wodoasdat) istanan, oa its ovum losiatwinp.
Weather Sae.

The laspendence Beige of Monday has [the fol-
lowing:
Her Majesty Queen Victoria will arrive here to-morrow,
but it is impossible to say whether the royal squadron may
be expected in the morning or in the resin, r we are
ignorant both of the time when her ptagnr will com-
mence, and of the point of departure. The Queen will
mast probably remain until Thursday or Friday, and will
be entertained at the palace of Lockett. His Majesty King
Leopold will receive his illustrious relative to-morrow, if
she arrives in the afternoon ; and on Wednesday,
she not come until the evening. la the latter ere the
Queen will not land, but remain on board the Vial/Tin and
Albert for the night. The royal yacht is escorted by six
frigates sad several stearem.

ROTAL OOLLIOB Or Suaagoing.—The following
mistimes were Moaned members of the College, on the
9th inetaat, holsorthe Meat /Meeting of the court for this sea-
Oon :—Meerre. William Archibald Harrington, Parties;
William Weimer, Hauler, Idward Tenison Ryan, New
York ; Hallam Moore Dime, Cape of Hood Hope; Alex-
ander Robert Heine. Fermswegh, Reniskilkn ; Walter
Bornard„Cerk ; James Hem Lee Kinsale, county of
Cork ; Homy William Spry Trod-ploire, Islington ;
sad George Lawson, Forest-bill, Amy.. Al the same
meeting of Me court Mr. Heaton Wade posed his examina-
tion for navel sorgoon ; this gentleman had previously been
admitted a member of the eellege, his diploma hearing olive
May 26, 1849. At a meeting of the council yesterday after-
noon, the following members of the college were admitted
to the fellowship, having previously nadorgoise the neree-
miry examinations for the distinction, vii.:—Here. Corne-
lius Black, Chesterfield, diploma of nessaberehip dated May
3, 1844; William Scovell Savory, Charterhouse-square,
December 3, 1847 ; Peter lunches Bird, Spring-gardens,
May 19, 1848 ; Harvey Ludlow, Paternoster-row, June 22,
1849; and Archibald Freatice Childs, Boom, August 10,
1849.

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1852.

MASSACRE OF BRITISH SUBJECTS AND
PIRACY AT NUNCOWRY.

Statrawnt of Malink Sahib, eon of Khoteepah
Sahib, Malim of Nagore, by occupation a merchant, and
master of the brig Saireens, now lying In the port of Moul-
mein, taken before me, Henry Hopkinson, principal assist-
ant to the commissioner in the Tensasserim Proviuces, this
30th day of February, 1852, who saith :—I sailed from
Nsgore in the month of August last, to Bimlapatam, thence
to Penang, and from Penang I came on to Noncowry Leland
arriving in all November. I got as many cocoanuts as I
could at Noncowry Island, and filled up with more at Car
Nicobar', where I remained up to about the 20th December.
From Car Nicobar, I was driven by strews of weather with
the loss of all my sails to Junk Ceylon. I had to stop
and refit there, and take in provisions, and did not
leave till the 20th January last, when I came on here. One
morning about 2 o'clock, while lying off Noneowry, and
about 13 days atter my arrival, then came alongside the
ship a man on a log of wood. I lowered a boat and picked
him up. He appeared much exhausted, and could only 011
me at first that hie name was Hoobooroyloo, and that he was
a Coriogee. Ile was, however, in perfect possession of his
senses, and he soon recovered strength sufficient to mete his
story. He said he was one of a crew of 45 men, belonging
: to a Coringee craft which had come from Singapore to Non-
I cowry, to load with cocoanuts ; but before her cargo
could be completed, she was one day surrounded by a
number of armed boats, whose crews boarded and
carried ker, and put all her people to death, with
the exception of nine, of whom the narrator was one,
and who escaped by hiding themselves in a water
tank. When night fell, they endeavoured to swim chore.
Four were drowned, but the other five managed to reach
the lend. They soon got separated, however, in the jungle.
Soobooroyloo wandered about for some time, but at laat
was captured by the islanders, who kept him prisoner. Ile
managed at last to bite through his cord*, and so got free
from them, and gained my ship on a log, as I have men-
tioned. Soobooroyloo told me his vessel's name, but it was
a long Coringee word, and I have forgotten it. She was
lying off the southern side of the island of Camarata, about
the middle of the island, and perhaps half a mile from the
shore, when she was attacked. The savages sank her, and
Suoboorojloo pointed out to me her mast still remaining
above the water. Soeboorloo was assuredly quite sans
when he came on board of us, and for 30 or 35 days
subsequently. I do not know what then turned
his brain, but he has been mad since. Boobooroyloo
told me that his was not the only ship that bad been
attacked by the natives of Noneowry, for after he had been
a month ashore, an English bark came into the harbour
formed by the island§ of Noneowry, Camarata, and Trio-
curie, and anchored there. For four or five days a number
of boats, more and more every day, went off to her. At
last one day Soobooroyloo saw her settle down and sink.
lier long-boat came ashore full of Nencowry men. They
brought with them a European lady and her child, a little
thing not two years old. For four days the poor lady
was the victim of their brutal abuse, when death put
an end to her sufferings, and she was no sooner dead
than they hacked the child to pieces with their knives.
Before he left the island Soobooroyloo fell in with
three men. Ho found they were his countrymen,
Coringees ; and they proved to be the remnant of the
crew of the English barque. They told him that their
vessel had been carried and scuttled by the savages, who had
murdered the cap lain and his mate and two other Eoglishmen
(paarengers, it is presumed) ; and after plundering the vessel,
had brought the captain's wife and his infant daughter away
in the long boat. They could not tell the name of the bark,
but she was from Calcutta with a lemur crew. They had
shipped there themselves. The vessel had coma to the Ni-
cobar' for a cargo of cocoa-nun. She had on board of her
eight bullocks, b 2 goats, a small quantity of piece goods,
some casks of brandy, and several bags of money In rupees.
I managed to escape the fate of those ships, as I knew be-
fore hand the character of the men I had to deal with. I
kept well out in the offing, in 16 fathoms water, and was
very careful not to allow more than one boat at time to be
alongside of me ; and as soon as I had discharged one boat
of cocoa-nuts I made her go well away before I suffered
another boat to approach. Soobooroyloo was upwards of
two months and a half On shore, and this affair of the
English barque took place about a month and a half before
my coming.—.Uoulniain news, Feb. 20.

Messrs. Allsopp and Bons are informed that some
of their respected competitors conceive that they
have made too exclusive use of Baron Liebig's letter
to Mr. Allsopp and they, therefore, feel themselves
called upon to republish the letter, in order that the
public may form a correct judgment of the intention
of that eminent authority, which was, unquestionably,
to induce general confidence in the genuine nature
of the productions of all the leading Brewing Esta-
blishments of this country, as well as to convey •
personally favourable opinion of the Ale brewed by
Messrs. Allsopp and Sons.

BARON LIBBIO TO HUBBY ALLBOPP, LW, BURTON•O3I.

TRINT.

The unguarded remark of a French chemist, that the
strychnine imported is England is employed in pert on a
substitute for hops in the manufacture of beer, has lately
spread alarm among the lovers of pale ale. Having been
appealed to by you to express my opinion on this subject,
which appears to as to be, in a dietetic point of view, one
of considerable public interest, I now offer the following
brief statement :

About • quarter of a century ago, • brewer in West-
phalia fell into the practice of adulterating his beer with
nu: vomica, from which it is well known that strychnine is
obtained. The peculiar morbid symptoms, however, which
resulted from the consumption of this adulterated beer,
speedily led to the detection of the fraud. The effects pro-
duced by num vomica and strychnine are so characteristic
that every medical man will readily detest their origin. The
French novelist, Alexander Dumas, has described them,
though with more imagination than truth, in his romance
of " Monte Christo." It is posibis that the Westphalian
case, which from being made the subject of • criminal
trial obtained great notoriety, has given rise to
the assumption that in England the strychnine im-
ported is used for the purpose of mixing with beer. But
nobody, at all acquainted with the great breweries of that
country, could seriously entertain the onspieken of an adul-
teration of beer with strychnine, or say ether delotarlem
substance. It is practically impossible that any apsedies of
a doubtful character could be carried out in these estsselve
establishment', on account of the large number of workmen
employed in them. Any attempt en the part of the brewer
to lmpaimpart qualities to has bear is in alit aseasev whisk
are net to Is added hues malt or hegia,_ weld dew
may hed be his rah, as he would he Maga assennei..
este his asset NI waxy mesas, sad to employ eso many
The bored, themselves, as gene*.
sonansere4t, would pad at eigalest any of a
=telsasoister. The mw has OM essumell as
ower aot vectoring to meleeme eta mothed iog-
gaoled to him far the a sharing his beer more
elhassally, basun them i.ieof a new material to the
wart adds have Wheel a emaies in the naiads ethos
weans& that it wee on illicit proceeding, and this would
have sedengered the good reputation his beer en-
joyed. He stated tome, at the memo thee, that no improve-
ment could be introduced had a brewery, the object of
which was not perfectly evident to evaiyhady.
During a sojourn of Meld dip N Ihrstia-on-Trent, I
had an mdesaity of bowsawy asiosisted with
the stadia in the ensulbstroof pas ale. I eon-
Asia m nh.e the twain of Oh emeaset
waft upset swim
ma is the edestisellTZ
best kirk et malt and hem mad wee the ingenuity exhi-
bited in seriestiog the parosseme of =Wag and ferment-
ing. Our oustiasstal brew= have mud blears la those
points to sem uplo the Ilsowies I have no Mei-
tad= ia saying that pmeseess the meted of
In melting.- Iluseee art the Ohiobrewer, of
Munich, who muse the beet bele le Ger-
seamy, have game through as Mdelimildo fa Burma.
This may accosst for the met "iedsmeinsgvestte
general as well as b mallealmey Imam
of beer; for %holmium of see ealediese aPPen
to be es good guides I. the date the emeribute
to health awl eedepeoht In the PmillooM P6a."Ph,'
Peoteseese Geelleat and Bohm% is the essebent report
already shimmed to you upon the alleged adulteration of
the pile ale by strychnine, have indleased a very simple
ate
end l
the met oboes temay of strychnine
si la beer. I have added myself of the great con-
maims mad mousey of their method, sed have farther
amered myself, by as sear& of several epesiame of pale
de edam& iron Leaden Uwe. yapped by pier esta-
blishment, a the dew greseassessee of the Impeded
that this hue vas pada with dryades. I en peel-
tire, sad ma ed in my views by the osesordant ana-
lyses et • who have occupied themelme with the
szanakieltlim of beer, that the poisoning of pale ale with
strysimine has never occurred. I believe I may safely add
that it newer will take place; for although an ignorant
brewer might be induced, from interested motives, to add
nu: Tomes to his beer, the word strychnine so forcibly sug-
gests_ one of the most virulent poisons, that whoever has
heard anything about strychnine at all is sure to be aware
of this. By adulterating his beer with strychnine the
brewer would be knowingly committing • crime which, in
the present state of science, must be followed by immediate
detection and punishment.
Mr. E. Merck, of Darmstadt, one of the most extensive
strychnine manufacturen in Europe, informs me that this
substance is peculiarly adapted to destroy vermin of all
kinds. In many parts of Germany it is the popular poison
for rats and mice. This fact fully accounts for the large
amount of the drug that has lately been introduced into
commerce.
The specimens of your pole ale sent to me have afforded
me another opportunity of confirming its valuable qualities.
lam myself an admirer of this beverage, and my own ex-
perienec enables me to recommend it, In accordance with
the opinion of the most eminent English physicians, as a
very agreeable and efficient tonic, and as • general beverage
both for the invalid and the robust.
Diemen, May 6, 1862. J VITUS LIIIAIO.

ANOTHER FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On
Saturday night, shortly after the up express train on the
Bristol and Birmingham line left the station at Droitwich,
a man said to be employed as a plate-layer, was knocked
down by the engine, and, before' he driver could pull up,
the fire-boa had completely cut away a piece larger than
the hand from the right side of the skull, which it caught
just above the eye, leaving the brain entirely exposed. The
poor fellow lived only a short tine.

DARING BURGLARY AT DIUSBURY.

One of those daring gangs of banditti which we
described last winter as infesting Cheshire. and especially
the neighbourhood of Macele-field, attackod a farmhouse on
Monday evening near Didsbury, ou the Lancashire border
of Cheshire. Didsbury is a large and growing village about
6or 7 miles from Manchester, and on Sunday the annual
feast or wakes commenced, so that it is nut surprising loose
and diseolute characters should be seen there ; but the
people living in the neighbourhood little expected an attack
of this nature.

About three-quarters of a mile up a road called Barley-
moor-lane—a well-paved public carriage road, with here
and there rows of cottages, and with more respectable
houses dotting the fields on either side—is the residence of
Mr. Samuel Gerrard, a substantial farmer, deriving his chief
support from milk supplied to the M. nchester market. It is
a respectable-looking double-fronted house in a garden close
to the road, with a porch to the f. ont door, vied consisting of
two stories and an attic at the back. The back dour opens into
the farmyard. It was at the early hour of nine o'clock, or
a little before that, when Mr. Gerrard and his family were
about retiring to bed, and when they were thinking of
drunken men returning frolicksome from the wakes rather
than of any fear of robbery, that a hand of rough men
" bounced up to the back door" to use Mrs. (herald's ex•
pression. Though Mr. and Mrs. Gerrard never dreamt
of a robbery at that early hour—when it was not yet fairly
dark—they did think it rather impudent that men should
thus rudely invade their premises. The only ether inmates
of the house were a mail, a servant-girl, and two of
their children. There was a servant lad slept in a detached
building, and a large dog chained up in the yard,
who barked fiercely. A servant-man was at htaucheider,
but expected home every moment. On hearing the men
rush noisily up the back yard and try the door, Mr. Gerrard
put his head out of the man servant's back window, and',
Mrs. Gerrard looked out from the servant girl's window. It
was then they had the first suspicion of the nature of the
visit. Two men drew forth pistols, and one was directed at
each, and they were ordered to come down and open the
door. They then rushed to the front bedroom windows,
and Mr. Gerrard gave a loud shout, hoping to get assistance
from a neighbouring farm about 130 yards distance in front
of his house. Here two men immediately stepped from the
porch of the house, and presenting guns threatened to
shoot both Mr. and Mrs. Gerrard if they gave any alarm.
Mrs. Gerrard asked what they wanted, and one of the
men told het they wanted money, and anything else
there might be in the house, and ordered that the doors
might be opened without disturbance. Two men also ap-
peared at this moment at one end of the house. Seeing
themselves thus apparently surrounded (for four or five
men had shown themselves in the back yard), Mrs. Gerrard
besought her husband, who had in his hands a double-
barrelled gun, not to fire, and hearing at this moment the
back door give way to repeated assaults, he was constrained
to make a hasty retreat to the man.servant's room, where
he placed his gun behind the Billows. The man-servant
had secreted himself under the bed. A few moments
after the back doer was buret open, one of the in•
tenor passage doors was forced, and the rubbers
were upon them. Tho robbers all wore dark masks,
and from this moment, as well as before it, no band of the
moat accomplished and daring brigands could have behaved
with greater coolness and audacity. They placed the
family and female servants in a back bedroom, and pro-
ceeded deliberately to break open chests, boxes, and
drawers, and ransack them, taking away altogether about
101. in money, and a considerable quantity of clothing.
When they came to the man-servant a room they found
Mr. Gerrard's gun, and without heaitation fired it off
through the window. They next found the servant man,
and though he offered no resistance he was struck on the
head with a small iron crowbar, leaving wounds which bled
profusely. He was then taken into the bedroom to the
remainder of the family and placed under guard.
The other servant man, Mr. and Mrs. G • d,
had hoped would bring relief, but ho came home unstis•
pectingly, and two of the robbers, waitim with coolness
until be had entered the back door, pounceu upon him and
secured him. He also was made prisoner. The work of
plunder being over, the thieves bethought themselves of
refreshment. They found bread and beef, and cheese and
butter in the larder, and spread a table for themselves in
one of the parlours. One of them drew a half gallon jug of
ale from a barrel in the cellar, and with true ruffian spirit
left the:tap running to flood the cellar. But at this point it
was thought more convenient to have their prisoners in the
cellar ' • and they were accordingly taken there in their
night dresses, and with bare feet, on the flooded and cold
floor, whilst the brigands enjoyed themselves leisurely
above. Such was the self-possession of the robbers, that
ono of them having found a bottle of rum, and coining
down in the cellar for a jug of cream, he had time,
bearing Mrs. Gerrard complain of the floor being wet, to
fetch a chaff bed down stairs, and thrust it into the cellar.
The fellows were in the house upwards of an hour, and ulti-
mately left, after locking the inmates in the cellar, and took
the highway towards Didsbury. No trace of them had
been obtained up to last evening.

NARROW ESCAPE OF THREE ENGlNEERS.—Yea-
terday afternoon three engineers attached to the factory at
Woolwich Dockyard went on board the Widgeon steam-
vessel, lying alongside the wharf wall, adjoining the store-
house, to do some work about the boilers, and for that pur-
pose opened the man-hole, and all three descended into the
interior without having taken the precaution of ascertain-
ing that the one they entered was free of foul air. It wee
soon evident that one after the other of the three engineers
had been overpowered by the foul air, and fallen helplessly
on the bottom of the boiler, and that if not immediately
taken out it would be impossible to save their lives. Highly
to ths credit of Benjamin Thomson, one of the gang of
convicts at work at the time on board the vessel,
he volunteered to ge down into the boiler, and take up
the engineers, which be did, assisted by his brother con-
victs, who all lent a willing hand, and after repeated
efforts, having to come %Titian:lf several times to get fresh
air, he succeeded is bringing up the three bodice through
the narrow opening of the man-bole, a most difficult task
under the circumstances of the case, one of the engineers
being so far gone that the function of respiration was sus-
pended for upwards of a quarter of an hour after he was
tatter out of this boiler. Fortunately, however, the men
recovered, and have been able to attend to their work.
The heroic conduct of Benjamin Thomson is deserving of
the consideration of her Majesty. He has already *avid
two years and four months of the period of seven years'
transportation, to which be was sentenced by • court mar-
tial for running away from • picquet of the Royal Artillery,
in which corps he was serving at Bermuda, and, when re-
taken, drawing his bayonet on his sergeant.

Lab) intelitgence.
PREROGATIVE COURT.—YEeTERDAY.
llamas tha 3. Lenox.
Eaantora v. Eit6THOPL.
This was a busiaeu of proving the original draft, the
will itself not being forthcoming. of Jobn Easthope, Esq.,
promoted by Mies Elizabeth Easthope, the sister of the de-
ceased, and residuary legatee named therein, against Sir
John Euthope, the father and party entitled to the de-
ceased's personal estate and effects in the event of an intes-
tacy. The will wail dated the 10th February, 1814, and
the deceased died on the 'Jth January, 1819. An allegation
had been given in on behalf of Miss Easthope, consiving of
eleven articles. It pleaded the death of her brother, a
bachelor, leaving besides his father three sisters, Mrs. Ann
Gillivray, Mrs. -Louisa Doyle, and Elie abeth Easthope, and
personal property amounting to about 15,01eff., but no nal
estate. That, by a letter dated the sth January, 1844, the
deoeased gave instructions to Mr. Parks, his solicitor, for a
will, and that a draft was drawa up parsuaut to such is-
etructions, in which was contained a bequest of his personal
estate to his sister Elizabeth, and that the draft-will so
drawn up was sent to the deceased and returned by him
approved on the following day. filet immediately on the
return of the draft-will, it was engrossed for execution, and
on the 10th February was duly executed by the testator, he
being of sound and disposing mind at the time. Tnat cer-
tain blanks in the will were filled up before execution, and
that the deceased carried it away and kept it in his pos-
session until the 3rd September, 1846, on which day he
called apon Mr. Parks with the instrument, and desired that
gentleman to snake an alteration therein, revoking tho
appointment of Sir John Easthope as one of
the executors. That the testator was of unsound mind,
however, at the time, and the said Mr. l'arks thereupon
declined being a party to making the alteration in ques-
tion. That the insanity of the testator had by the 7th of
the same mouth assumed such a decided character that on
the following day it was found necissary to place him under
restraint as n lunatic, and on the 14th of Septembi t he
was removed under his father's order to a private asylum,
where ho remained until the time of his death. 'that
a commission de lunatico inquietude having been held on
the 17th of July, 1847, he was found of unsound mind from
the 14th of September, 18111, and his father was appointed
committee. It also pleaded that upon the testator becom-
ing lunatic all his papers came into the hands of Sir John
Euthope, who had searched amongst them for the will,
but without success, and that if the instrument were
destroyed at all, it was destroyed by the tes-
tator when of unsound mia I, and, therefote, the
draft must be taken and considered as the will of the
deceased. Five witnesses had been examined on this alle-
gation, and, publication having passed, an allegation was
asserted on the part of Sir Juhn Euthope to the effect that
tho deceased died a bachelor aged 3S years, and for several
years had carried on the business as a stock-broker with
his father in London, but at the sole risk of the father.
That he drew from the business whatever money be re-
quired, and until the year 1843 lived in his father's house
and was confidentially acquainted with and managed all
Sir John's business, and was appointed executor under that
gentleman's will, in which instrument 5,0001. was be-
queathed to Elizabeth Easthopt ; as 50001. had been given
on the marriage of the other esters. That in the year 1813
Sir John Easthope determined to contract • second mar-
riage, and on the 18th Nov. in that year " n memorandum
was prepared and signed by him whereby he provided that
his son should have the whole profits of the business, and
live with his unmarried sister, and, in the event of the son
marrying, Sir John should make a proper provision fur the
said Elizabeth Easthope, but that she felt dissatisfied with
such arrangement and was anxious to have a settlement of
6,0001. on herself. It pleaded, however, that the deceased
took a house near his father, and his sister went to reside
with him. It also alleged that long previously to 1843 the
deceased wished to contract a marriage with a Miss Foster,
but that the young lady, father would not consent to the
match, and the deceased became greatly desponding in con-
' sequence. That Elizabeth Easthope had frequently ad-
mitted the execution of a will by the deceased in October,
1847, different from the one propounded in the case,
and also that she was only interested under her
brother's will to the amount of 6001., and had
several times averred the deceased left a will made
in July, 1848; that in the years 1815 and 1816 the deceased
renewed his addresses to Miss Foster, and eventually be-
came engaged to her; and that, in contemplation of their
marriage, arrangements were made with a view of his
taking a house in Westbourne-terrace; and it being repre-
sented to him by his sisters that a dissolution of partner•
ship with his father would greatly facilitate the marriage,
such dissolution took place in June, 1846, the parties, how-
ever, still remaining on most atUctionate terms ; that upon
the let, '2nd, 9rd, 4th, and sth days of September, 1846, the
deceased trsasacted various matters of business in the City
and elsewhere and demeaned himself in a perfectly rational
and reasonable manner until the 7th of September; that
on the previous day Mr. Parks had an interview with Sir
John Easthope, during wheel they discussed various matters
of business relating to the deceased and the dis,ulution of
partnership; but that Mr. Parks did eat in any way allude to
the alleged insanity of the deceased on the 3rd of
September, as pleaded. That on the 7th Mr. Easthope
showed decided symptoms of insanity, and was subsequently
confined in a private asylum, and that upon the macaws
of the disease, Sir John resumed the business, and made a
general search in his son's boxes, in order to place the
various papers in sufficient custody, and made all due in-
quiries upon the subject of a will, but that no draft or can-
celled or other will, was ever found by him. That during
the year 1846 the said Elizabeth Easthope accused her
father of having destroyed his son's will, and also in 1847,
and made strong complaint of her being driven to
depend on him. It alleged that on the 24th of October,
1817, Elizabeth Euthope, called at her father's office, and
conversed with him about her brother's liabilities, and for
the first time mentioned the existence of a will, and that it
had been deposited with Mr. Parks, and she would feel
obliged if he would make search fur it, which he promised
to do. That on the 6th of November following, she sent
him a letter upon the subject of a search, and on the Bth,
having written a reply, Mr. Andrew Doyle hap-
pelted to call before it was sent, and Sir John
then upon directed that gentleman to tell her not to worry
herself, as he should regard his son's will as his rule, if
satisfactory proof could be adduced of its existence, or of
its having been lost or mislaid; and that if any such could
be found be would set up the same by deed. That upon a
further search being made with the greatest care, no teem-
mentary paper was ever discovered, and that on the 20th
September, 1848, the said Elizabeth Easthope filed a bill
against her father, in order to compel him to execute a
deed settling the property on her. In conclusion, it
pleaded that the will was destroyed by the testator at the
time when he was of sound mind, memory, and under-
standing. Additional articles had since been given in,
setting forth various letters written by the different par-
ties. Twenty-five witnesses having been examined and
publication passed, a responsive allegation was given in,
pleading that the teatator at all times entertained the
fondest regard for his unmarried sister, and from and
after the second marriage of his father expressed the
utmost anxiety that Su John should make a vo-
luntary settlement in his lifetime on her, but
that he continually evaded the fulfilment of a promise
be had made to that effect. That from the date of such
second marriage the testator's confidence in, if not affection
for, his father diminished, and continued diminishing by
degrees up to his death, and this want of confidence was
partly owing to his father's refusal to fulfil the said promise
of making an adequate provision for the said Elizabeth
Easthope. It denied that the deceased's proposal of mar-
riage was ever renewed at sus r time , and pleaded, on the
contrary, that the house in Weetbourrie•terrace was not
taken in contemplation of his marriage with Miss Foster.
That the deceased mentioned the existence of the bald will
to Mr. George Hanna' in August,lB46, and also his deter-
mination to remove his father from the executorship, and
that about three months before the lunacy the deceased
mentioned the will to his confidential servant, William
Hall, and added, on the occasion, that his other
sisters were provided for. It further alleged the said
William Hall was with the testator on the evening
of the 4th of September, 1816, at which time the latter was
in a deranged state of mind without any interruption.
That in July or August, 1846, he spoke concerning the will
to his father's housekeeper in London, Raying it was made
in favour of Belay, meaning his sister Elizabeth, and that
Sir John Euthope never pretended or alleged the deceased
bad ever made a will subsequent to the one propounded
until a bill in Chancery was filed against him. In conclu-
sion it plaided that the father had admitted to Mr. George
Hartnett* that the fact of his son having made the will in
question, and that it was only a missing will, and expressed
his willingness to set it up by deed it his sou died in his
lifetime. Upon this allegation seven witnesses had been
ezamined. The case now came on for argument.
Dr. Addams, with whom was Dr. Curtin., appeared on
behalf of Miss Easthope, and contended the allegation
propounding the will was proved to the letter. That the
ease set up in opposition was false from beginning to end,
and that if every syllable of it were true it would out have
the slightest bearing on the ewe. Ile submitted that as the
party setting up such a case must have been fully aware of
all this, the court, in pronouncing for the will, ought to.
condemn him in the whole costa.

21111.AORDINART Argant.—Yesterday afternoon
Kr. Carter held an inquest at the Hero of Waterloo,
Waterloo-road, on the body of George Cherrott, a coach-
man recently in the employ of Mr. Dimack, the banker,
guiding at Forest Hill. Mr. Charles Ansel', the keeper el
the Bridge coffee house, 62, Lower Marsh, said on Sunday
last, between five and six o'clock in the morning, the de.
ceased and his wife were brought in a cab to my house am
the Tower-street police station, and I was induced to ae-
oceamodate them with a bed. They were shown to the
book first floor room, and the woman who was very tipsy
was assisted to bed. After that the deceased and the man
who had brought them to my house left together ; but de-
owed soon alter returned. He appeared very much dis-
fawned at the conduct of his wife, who had • pair of black
oyes. In the mires of conversation he said her misconduct
had been the cause of his leaving his situation at Forest
Illeardsraoholaight previous i and he repeatedly spoke about
she was bringing upon herself and him too.
toy both remained there the whole day ; he had dinner
end other refreshment', but she had not. I saw them
Meth repeatedly daring the day. The woman was covered
with bruises, and on my asking how she got them she told
SO it twat in consequence of her falling about. The de-
*Mod some lotion which ho applied to her eyes ; he
chats d to her • black draught. Altogether he
intend the utmost solicitude about her, and towards the
Craning after having some tea she appeared to be getting
▪ little better. Between eight and nine o'clock, whilst I
IMO in the kitchen at the beck of the shop, I heard • noise
la the room above, as if from some one falling heavily on
the floor ; and on going to ascertain the Muse I found the
door fastened on the inside. I then knocked ; but not being
able to set a satisfactory answer, mug fancying
tae-woman might have hurt herself, I got on the leads
elan beak kitchen, and, opening the window of the room,
NUMMI it by that mean'. I then opened the doer, and
hag oat to my servant to bring a light ;he however mis-
look what 1 said, and brought a knife. I took the knife
lam him, and laid it on the washstand, and he immediately
• lasoguht me • candle. I then, with his assistance,
▪ imaa into bed ; directly after which, on looking
geghie I lasi tie man suspended by a cord which he had
Sim JIM hen he brought with him, to a hatpeg on a
sepbessi door war the side of the bed. I immediately cut
bbl dire., sad sent for Dr. Sewell, who promptly arrived,
sod him to be dead. I also sent for the=oe,
Mto I moseyed the woman the Lambeth Wor
mad the Nis was taken to the deadhouse.—By the ems
SSC It Most have been his own act ; the woman could not
bireesit—The coroner Had she any knowledge of his
bait' is the position you found him in ? No.—ln answer
to further questions, the witness stated that when deceased
was talking about the conduct of his wife, he appeared very
lozzirited, sad even cried. The last time witness saw de•
e alive was about six o'clock • and when he went up eel
the rem Os Marin the fall, he diought ho se,. there ; bat
not being =moved by him, insaAined be Led gone out foil
• walk. When witness but New &maid alive he ape
peered calmer than before. Msaer sew Lin previous to I
Sunday. Roberts, the beedle of the w.rkhouse, then I
handed in • medical cteitl..ate to the effect that Mrs.'
Charrott was too ill to attend the inquest, and he stated
that she was quite delirious. Int inquest was therefor*
adjourned.
TERRIBLE THUNDER SToltM.• —Yesterday morning
a terrible thunder storm broke so et Manchester between
' ten and eleven o'clock, soul no regret to state diet a very
serious casualty resulted from ,t. Seven men were at work
in some nearly finist..it cottages near the Philips Park,
Bradford road, when tlte buildings were struck by light-
ning, and four of the nom were killed insteuitly. Thomas
Dowd, aged 17, a mason, was taken up quite dead Minus .
diately afterwards, and the other sufferers were
Cleave, aged 2X, carter; John Travis, aged 60, plaster or._
labourer ; and Thomas Crossley. aged IS, stone 501/06. One
of them had his shoos burnt off, sect another hail Oar ',sit
of his shirt burnt and • mark upon his chest ;_ 0 °then
bad no marks to shoo the cause of death. Te,ece ohm
eoe° the Iriti°n
Form onYaol 0'" i public house, cheek. The
men were struck by the lightning, but only or,e was hurt
bfoyuirtd;
eaes:adiethdis.mere e'u'ricd l
man leas en l
to await the coroner', inquest. The event, as may be was
• had occasior.ed extraordinary excitement and alum.
Two of the deotegaed were killed in one cottage ? the etbese
were killed in Upstate cottages.

The Queen's Advocate, on the part of Sir John Essthope,
contended that the will in question having been executed on
the 10th February, 1844, and the deceased not becoming
insane until September, 1846, there was a strong presump-
tion that he destroyed it ammo cancellandi. That pre-
sumption ho contended was not rebutted by any evidence
in the ease. He submitted there were several facts as to
the es Wore of Mr. Parks, which would lessen the value of
that party's testimony. That there was a proposed settle-
ment of tne propeity by deed, Sir John Euthope always
admittee., offering to give up all the money, if a plain ac-
count • care furnished of the will, but no such account had
ever been rendered. The Chancery suit, he con-
tend, .d, was instituted against the father, by the
ads' ,ve of Mr. Parks, to compel him to execute
• deed, and that the will alluded to in the bill
tr u different in point of date and in point of contents trim
he one now propounded. That the bill was amended once
the commencement of this suit, and that Mr. l'arks with-
held all mention of the will to the parties most interested
in it. If the court, however, should decide against Sir
John Easthope that the draft of the will was established,
then he (the learned advocate) should ask for colts out of
the estate, on the ground that the property proceeded en-
tirely from Sir John, and that the litigation necessarily re-
sulted from the act of the deceased. He also contended
for costs from the fact that the father hail made reiterated
offers to bring about a settlement of the property if any ac-
count could ha furnished of the will. lie insisted ou the
inconsistency between the bill in Chancery and this suit,
and complained of the imputations made against Sir John
Easthope's character, and also the withholding the evidence
of Hartnees and other recogattioos down to a late period in
the cause.