The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-18 00:00:00

THE MURDERER OF MR. NARK FRATER.

Sir H. WILLOUGHBY. relents( to the respite of the
=who had been eeevieted of the murder of a tax col.
at liewowttle.apon.Tyne, bewd to ask the Secretary
ef State for the Home Department whether there wee remon
le maw tte that the man had been or wee undoubtedly
inesse

Sir t: GREY said that the sentence had not been com-
mented, but that the execution of it had been respited
wholly nu the ground of the alleged insanity of the pri-
soner. Inonshately after the trial the judge who pre-
sided wrote to him (lir G. Oriry)to my that be felt it to
be his duty to bring under hie (Mr G. Grey's) atteatioa the
peculiar ..,umstasese if the are. Be said he agreed is
ihe verdict of the jury, that there was no evidence that
at the time when AO mime wise casunitted the prisoner
was insane. Bat the conduct el the prisoner at the
Uhl was of the most eccentric sad extraordinary kind,
sod the sargeoe, a gentletusa of great experience,
who was present, gave it as his opinion to the judge that
the criminal wee oat of kin mind. Thin an the judge truly
ebeerved, ea, a eireansetence of immense importance ea to
whether the seatmetes which he had felt it his duty to par
should be carried into effect or not. Upon that he (Sir G.
Grey) had directed the medical inspector of prisons to ma
to Newcastle and see the •pruo aad form his
as to his state of mind. medical inspeztor
had beep to Newmatle, bad had several intervieo
ws witL
prisoner, and pen it as hie opinion in the most decided
terms that the prisoner was inane ; and in that opinion
the authorities of the prison concurred. He (Sir U.
Grey) thereupon respited the execution of the sea-
fence, end wrote to the visiting justices to take
the measures required by law for the removal of the pri-
soner to a lunatic aiyinni. He (Sir G. Grey) bad furfisr
received a certificate, signed by two physicians of Newcastle,
certifying in express terms the insanity of the criminal, thus
making for medical men who had been of the game opinion.
'The visiting justices, however, refused to concur in that
(minim ; and as long as they did not corcur, the require-
meets of the law permitting his removal from the prison
weak' not be fulfilled. He then wrote to the justices, calling
their attention to the fact of the certificate of the medical
men, pointing out the difficulty of the ease, calliog their
attention to their duty, and warning them of their respon-
sibility if any Injury should happen, either to the criminal
himself or to the inmates of the prime, from his state of
insanity.

SALE OF SPIRITS.
Mr. W. MARTIN said that on Wednesday next he should
move for leave to bring In a bill to regulate the sale of
THE MOORISH GOVIRNMENT AND THE
UNITED STATES.
Mr. GRIFFITH oohed t►e Underßiserelarylof State for Fo-
reign Affairs whether the lieutenant of the Semler, and the
as-ronsul of the United States at Cadia, who were arrested
es landing from the Ville de Malaga steamer by the United
States roused at Tangier, were taken down to the harbour,
and r.durked as prkoners oo booed the United States fri•
gate the 100. Maher the Moorish government did sot
protest against this proceeding, and only yielded to the
threat of Cie I 'Sited States consul that be would strike his
flag. Aud whether it was the opinion of her Majesty's
government that the jurisdiction with which, by the elist•
log egotolotinna or treaties, European consuls were invested
ever their countrymen in Mahotnmedan countries, em.
powered them to take judicial cognisance of alleged poli-
tical °ileums cuminittid in any other country ; sod, if not.,
whether the British duvet nmetrt would take means to protect
ear faithful ally, the Mootich government, from such
btriugrusist of its indepeoilerro
Mr. LAYAR D laid he owed to his hoe. friend

of the Moorish authorities be threatened not only to lower
Isis Jag, but to declare war against Morocco. The Moorish
authorities, being alarmed, felt it to be Decessary to give
the troops required by the consul, and the gentlemen in
•C l..:1011 welts marched 4owu under the protection of these
Moorish soldiers and the United States seamen. Her Ma-
jesty's goverment were of opinion that Mr. Hay !edition'
• very right view of hie duty in this matter. His ho
friend week asked him whether he knew what hod
taken place with respect to thee* prisoners. He (Mr.
Layer!) statedon that occasion that bebelieved they waste-
leased. He made that statement on the authority of • Warm
w Lich had been received from Lord Cowley at Paris, statiog
that the primates bad been set ashore at Algesiru ; and a
similar telegram had been sent by H. Thouvenel. Not satis-
fied with this, the English government telegraphed to
Madrid, and received for answer that no official information
had been received whether the prisoners had been reused
or out. The War.odice then telegraphed to General Cod-
riugton at Gibraltar, and the reply did not reach him (Mr.
Layard) till Friday, when it was too late to communicate
the sulist, wee of the message to his boo. friend. The answer
stated that these gentlemen were shipped on board
the 100, were transferred at sea to a int relent
vessel, nod carried off to the United States. He (Mr.
Lay aril) trusted the house would acquit him
of giving them any intentional misinformation.
hair.) These facts needed no comment. He would only
express an earnest hope—indeed, an earnest conviction—
for the take of justice and humanity, and that sacred right
of afforibeg asylum to pereons suffering from political ac-
cusation', which was claimed by the weakest powels and
recognised by the strongest, the President of the United
States would, as soon as lie heard the circumstances of this
arrest, Mar the relates of them prisoners. (Hem, Mar.)