The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-30 00:00:00

THE WINDHAM LUNACY
(rim DAT.)

EXAMINATION OF MR. WINDHAM.
This inquiry was resumed this morning for the
34th mad lad time, at the Sambas Hoses. Westminster,
Wore Mr. S. Warms, Q.C.. mad • Special Jury.
Mr. K. Cheatham Q.C., lir. Field, mad Mr. Hume
Williams, appeared far the petitions,* ; Sir H. Ogres, Mr.
Kerslake. Q.C., and Mr. Milwerd, foe Mr. Windham ; Mr.
Coleridge. Q.C., for Yen Windham ; sad Yr. Charles
Hassell for the nether of the alleged lunatic.
Sir H Cairns at the sitting of the cornmiedos this more-
ieg rewired his pretest mgaisst Mr. Windham's examine-
tine taking place ia private, which he submitted was
tootnirf to the anal course adopted in similar
proceedings. He also wished it to be clearly understood
that the jury were not to be allowed to put say
miestioss to Mr. Windlass, hat that all ioterregatimis -
should be pat through the Meter.
The fluster 'laid be bed detanstaid to allow the ill
jury to put me qweeliess to Mr. Windhem
se they thought fit mad seesserey to made B
Mims to arrive at • just coseissios rempestisg the
dm. et Ids mind, although at the same emis be skald fX
pretest Mr. Wiedhain from imperilment and improper
rmerims. The emmisation, of {mine, would be sew
&wed is • !deadly spirit. With versed to Fir He* 5
Mime Bret application, he must again repeat that he
Winds& to follow the course adopted by Lord
Osespiell la the Armstrong our, when the emir
isioatios of the alleged lunatic was conducted in private. di.
talent, he bad 'Dewed eve° more latitude than Lent Camp- 10
bell had dose Is that came, se be had permitted both comma it
and a short-hand writer to be present.
stir H. Cairns mid be did not wish to diacuss the ream of
Armstrong. which had frequestly been mentioned during
the program of the ease, but which, in his opiates, lk
had not the slightest bowleg upon it. AU he desired at II:
the present time was to renew his protest against • Ovate SI.
examination of the alleged lunatic.
st.
It had originally been intended that the private Interview es,
between Mr. Wiedham and the jury should take place in the US
ouromittee.room of the Westminster Seamless-house, but this V.
morning, that room not being considered sufficiently cowmen- 34
set, it wait determined that it should be bald in the court. At
the conclusion of the above dimwits, therefore, the court is
was cleared of strangers, and the waster, the jury, the re
counsel, and the shorthand writer were left with Mr. Wiwi-
ham at about twisty minutes past elms. Mee
THE VERDICT. se
■
The jury retired at 3 o'clock, and at half-past 3 ?Marina Me
with a verdict that Yr. Windham is of sound mind, end ■
capable of taking care of himself and hie affairs.

commirrsz ros warm MURDER IN I R
YORKSHIRE. is.
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NOBTHALLERTON, WATINIBDAL 111
Thin usually quiet town and the whole of the sur to
-
rounding district las lam thrown into • Mate of great excite- 1„!.
meet couseqmot ea the eommittalot • murder in the public
serest at this pima, by • penes el the name of John ea la
Metcalfe, a watehask
reeidies. in the town, is
and who is soled as a pigeonpigeon6l66o666. Mita6llll. it Wean, N.
is 64 years cd ego, and is usually a quiet and inoffensive an-
man►
, exempt whim wider the inflames et drink. to which,
nefortusately, he is addicted. The victim of the mint- ra.'
turf* occurnmies in an unmarried man, named Parker, al.
about 29 years of age, by trade • weaver, residing at • et.
eillags
_caned Brampton, about two miles distant from et.
Naßerton. It appears that, accompanied by a man M.
maid Todd, also a weaver, from Bromptoc, deceased
had beta drinking in severed honest in Nortballintaa se
en
Saturday night, eventually visiting Mr. W. Molt's, it.
which they left about • quarter to twelve to proceed boom MP
Deseased was perfectly sober. but his companion was Mated el
te be somewhat wider the manioc* of drink. la walking US
✓p
boos,
street they observed Metcalfe standing agar the doer et
lid • publicoose, and asked him the time, but ha did not is
Imam them any answer, but began muting Man, whin K
TIM said if he persisted in awl conduct he would go and 06.
Mat the police. Metcalfe then said, " soon s
1.1 seto
yen 1-1." and further remarked that he had • M.
he Me bones that would settle them. Metcalfe then
ea before him up the street, and turned up a prime shoat 671
MI yards from where he was seaDding, and west into Mebane, A—
bbate( out • doable-barrelled gnu. The bat, however, ft
lk* tla two men knew et his movements was by hearing ak
'spurt or • WI Todd Sadie( that his coat was ea gL
I See se the elbow, hem ignited by the wadding. os
nor
_wore ahem. Id polo dident from the priseeer when 81
be SPA. The Vwel Mabee was slightly in the rear of !!-
▪ weepoteo that was fired, sat mitV6 he
a.
ad vet ass on Misr went to leek he when gs.
dowsed °Jab I_ ow slot" Todd OA te
his 81011111116•11116 Weise the et the Vt.
dissenesd Isy_ the mew, wheat= hit • led and IL
saided." Todd then wont hock to Metwille. who was ilt"
standing Mont twenty yards from Padree,wd told r,t,
him be had age the deoused, when MeleeMe replied, is
" Yak I have mother bminiond give onc" 60
Tell being sheik
_reeled_ me Is e • Old eased et.
the gem, • AialieumMid 0116,M whir& the home et
sodenesured to twea wil Mot. A desposhe sle
easned. bat Told resoopd dte dharm his opposed. end 7
thee mm he lie pia Several people, attended by the is
wised he is., eppewed on the scene, and baton the to
reties et Taal the unfortunate man ( Mee had Kwand en about 90 yards, was takes beam
and medical assistance at once souk for. Mr. end
Mr. Walton, surgeons, examined the wounded man, and ri
foead that he had received a very serious wound, the shot gg,
having glanced from the left foroarm into the front
part of the arm, a little behind the shoulder, sad that- M.
tend the limb in a shocking manner. The unfortunate
man was nearly unconscious, sod so wish that amputation :t
our deferred ; but rallying • little on Sunday erring, as
the last clams of sating his lit., the arm was removed. al,
Bach, however, had been his critical state, that at midair et
on Sunday it was deemed necessary that • enagwerato timid K.
take his statement, which was accordingly done, corroho.
rating the above particulars. After the amputation of the "‘
et
arm, however, the man gradually sunk, and expired about se.
8 o'clock on Sunday evening. On Monday, the prisoner lit
was taken before Lord Teignmouth and other magistrates; et.
sad on Tuesday was committed on the coroner's warrant to 0
take his trial on • charge of wilful murder, at the next
York sagas&

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST lti
RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) 84

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was
held at I o'clock, at the Bridge.huuse Hotel, Loodombridge; at
Mr. Leo Scares in the chair. If
The report of the directors, which bad been previmialy 10
iealaLd and published, Levi been taken asread, Iff
The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. He observed that It
the directors bed succeeded in renewing the bonds a.
whack had fallen due during the last baffle& at et.
4 per cent., and they had ix, doubt that would continue et,
the maxim= rate. That was a proof of the confidence 10
placed by the world at large in the concern. Adverting to 1.06
the melancholy oxidant of last autumn near Brighton, be BL,,
said nothing could possibly have occasioned greater regret it
to the board. All the usual precautions were g.„
taken, but unfortunately they did not prevent the at.
catastrophe. The revenue suffered for a short time, but it IS
soon rsooversd. The revenue bad this year, moreover, U
commenced well. The state of thtnp in America had IS
atforted their line leer than almost any other, owing, is • 11,,,
grc..t degree, to the new hoes, and to the tramcar the Via go.
tore Station. He believed that the want of raw material ea
had not yet been felt to any great extant ; the St.
was, be thought, attributable to other cause,
l'irsi" more particularly toe reaction from the peat beoyassy a
el trade. The TONlaill from third-class paseengste bad in-
assail from 16,0004 per annum in 1848 to 229,0001. in 1861;
while three from last-elans passengers did not double during Le
the seam period. That showed in what direction they ought
to move. The amber of gars had increased from g
26,045 pesseepers t• 10.600,000 in 1861. He la
proeseded to speak at the company's new projected ..
Mass, eouteadiag that they were essential to the protection, SO
and interest of the proprietors. As regarded the line from St
Guildford to Horsham, he remarked that the directors is
had emu to the conclusion that at the priori eg
at which it was offered it was very desirable the arm
should obtain it. That price wee 121,t100/., and the • II
15j miles ; and a resolution sanctioning the purchase 111
be submitted to the meeting. Application. had bees made re
to parliament for rowers to engage in the shear trifle is
between the south suet and Prance. The 'umber of pas-
augers last year exceeded that of the preview one by 11
4,000, and through the operation of the French treaty 11
the traffic was steadily increasing. The total cost of the If
projected steam Out would be 45,000/., of which two- ri
thirds was to be provided by the French company, and the gi
remainder by that company, provided parliament shoaled
maction such an outlay.
Mr. Scot?, a director, 'seceded the motion.
Mr. Tattoos ocenplahred that the traffic anangemente
os the Oryead Palace line were unsatisfactory to the paid*
the madam
ad for
es Ina and second-clue presagers being
she made rrrecittu, doubted the wisdom of the beard with
refereem to the sturn•boat project. The public would, he
he
believed, always prefer the cheaper route. He eaw
prospect et II 1111111=tIorn for the proposed outlay.
The maims that the route was altogether 50
miler shorter to Paris WM the Dever route. (Hear, hear.)
After sr farther diseverfori, and a brief reply hoes the
the_ mere was adopted, and i divd mid et I per
cent. fro She half-yes* &dared-

LANCMUMIII AID TOZILIIIIII RAILWAY. —At •
meeting of the directors of We ootapesprodemeld yeeterdey, it
was decided to reeeeasneed to the p at their next
meet*, to dears • avid:tool foe the leer at the tate
of 6 per oust. per seam; lees lassoolsz.