The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-06 00:00:00

HYSTIRIOUS DEATH er CHISWICK.

Oa SAtorilay evening an inquiry was opened by
Mr. Brent, at the Lamb public-hams, Chiswick,
touthiog the death of David neve. 46 years of fort
wan eugineer and millwright to Haig and Co.'s
Maistfool. who wee toned dying in a pool of Moo=
&Griffon' toad. the result of violeece to the bead. It
frem the seideme, that shortly before 9 o'clock en
Monday 'seeing last the deanniel left the shove distillery
io hi. usual good health. and half an hour afterwards wee
Towel ;I Mr. Smith, a cora deeler, Ivies ininisthle I. the
Breotionl high road. Mr. Smith was drimeg • hone end
cart lee.l of ram towards Brantford. The night was very
dark. and as be walked by the side of his horse he only saw
the .h jut time enough to prevei.t going over him.
Ms e I)rag with his heed toward@ Smatford, and hie
head. we m is his jnolset roasts. Mr. Smith called for
mmistaLce, when Mr. Ihrwiwhiaw, jis..of the Star and Garter
hotel. Kew-bridge, &Ed wawa Era, went to the deceased,
and thoi,ht he wee Sim. Alma*, match maestro* when
by it t they teed the awn* of the deem he
to •
tell of sad. owl a pod of Weed under hat soak es the
rood. 11. at that tlmeappwwed le breaths hie het. Ilwy
r•wwwwl hie-. to the may, and thee essiveyed him no •
board to the dabs public-bewaa, where medical it-
tesite.ry was obtained, but the mnfortanste man woe deed.
Mr. F lisdaweelh. was et Tiushasihrreu, de-
r•' t'..11 wiled to thslossmsd. He lowiadiiim deal.
appeared to hive bona Mending from the left ear, from
the mouth. sod tam*, nostrils. He had made a post
anort,m examienties, sad found the cause of death to be
enteseit a frontons and eatrasamitios ..f likeirl is the heiJ,
produr,lhy Vi 0111•014 Mr. Wright, the summoning officer,
In rrply to the deputy coroner, mid he bad them so fur-
ther sitneiies, but he had sacertained that a respectably
attired •oin.in, who tool come from Loudon to ranlism-
grem Iry omnibus oa that evening, west into the rail-
way mating, is a state of steal excitement. sod said. "I'm
emu! • ..'re killed a MAO. She took • ticket for the 9.16
Cain to I.lesiorth. The eheektaker at the station heard
that exoresmoa. hot paid so attentive t it. He bad iu•
quirsd trout the counibto people, su.l found that the
woman as deeeribed hid bees twou4ht down, hut they
Igoe. nothing of the dammed. The deputy coroner ob-
served that that woman might be able to clear up the
mystert. and no doubt by the miaow= of the Kees she
would he mole acqualated with the feet that such informa-
tics was required. Mr. Doileworth. i 2 reply to s juror, said
the IlD'Utlf• were certaialy not produced by a fall, hut by •
blunt di..roment. TIN pronesibegs w, n then adjourned
for a seri, to under tu affonl tints for the discovery of the
woc.ah :a question.

ST. 3TAacuares Cavaci, Wl:minx:an. —Yes-
lonia, morning this beautiful church. which has been corn.
pleteie reetorea, was reoposed, the sermon being preached
by the Ray. Dr. Cantos, capon of Weal flimsier, sad rector
at the parish. is consequence of Westminster Abbey
bsiaE cI. i.e.! for to psi:salt riag the present in • :ut h the ordinary
doily choral metros ol the abbey will take place at St
Uarrareis.
. .

TX' Accumrr AT Sr. MARTIN'S HALL.—OD
&turtle:" morning, shortly before four o'clock, Walter'
&bey. aded 22. of 84, Leveretrest, fit. Luke's, is. of the
anforteeste elegise of the " practinal " scaffold acciileot at
Bt. Martie's Han, is Friday aftermoon, expired in great
moor at Hi eig's Cellars
_Hospital. The injuries the de-
mated had seeteared xemiered Ida mei bopelme front the
time of his adoimisk as ia addition to of .were cow
tenons ahem* the Mal sad body. the pelvis was frectrusd.
This muses the third death is the hospital. The ethers
wore Richard Weed, seed 12, of U. Loaseirapiess, Brad-
street, Holbert, /jai. married; end Petrick eagles,
aged 26. of 1, LaseVeleseage, Whiteerossatreet. The two
remaining men in the hardial, WOliam Ciuswell sad John
Liefielit, are mill suffering from aroma injarie le the
task ; ail although they are both senaible. it is feared
that they have asesiast ajar's' to the i spiarialsadad=
in recovery doubt/ al. The ether nista Grew
%hen to tlariagewese lisegatal, le weeks bvemaahly.
The *awl asa boas appals

THE IVINDHAII LUNACY COMMERCE.

(oeMimasil from

A Jerre's—Rem de yes rarsicile the steimesid thet
Kr. Windham is of mod mind with the fad of a man
having only 4001. or 8401. • year going to the expense of
between 14,00 X. end 14000/. fug jewellery'
De. Take—l attribute it to his Wiese amities for Kim '
Willosteihy, which led him into the extrangsom, and We
supreme alloy marriage were hammed u • sort of mown-
pew for his 'deduct towards her. Wilier did not think
that met mu boy* • sincere effsctioe for hie wife would
nn tbi risk of giving bed an MAIM% bat he believed that
Mrs Windham did not think be should do no. Witness
thought there was great difficulty in getting rid d a &h-
-elm exiting in a man's mind. Mr. Indira. eseesed to be
folly inspremed with the foily of his getting Me debt, end
be was in the hope of recovering.
By the Coort—Supposs, instead of Mr. Windham par-
chasing jewellery for hi wife to the mount of 14,0001., it
had boon 60,0001., would that have made say &groom in
your opinige as to his imbecility ?
Dr. Tuke considered that it made • groat difference when
the jewels were tnurbased for has wife, linos he knew they
"mkt then mmasa In his own home. About 8,0001. worth
was settled epos his wife.
The /Isster—floppose Mr. Windham bad settled the
whole of his (rosary upon his wife, what would you have
thooght of such ea act!
Dr. Tuke—l should have thought thou that he we.
imbecile.

This amid the esaminatiou of Dr. Tubs.
The Neater IMO said he bad again received an anonymous
letter regarding this ease, and be could sot solleisniky
mimeos hi. disapproval of such gross morondiact.
Dr. Edward Jam... Seymour, for eighteen /ears pigskin
at At. New's Heal —ln the ermine et his
whams had bad eseissioa to consider with ou. w 6
jut of limey. sad was for eight years eve of the
metropolitan sworraissiamws et homy, therefore he bed
.

visited the lump honons ell round two or three times
a year to lent the may of the isaraws. Os the 7th of Ma
mob,' Dr. Tab. milml epee bin, mad mid his opinion wee
wasted in thin are. Next day Mr. Gwyn cams to me
him, with Mr. and lles. Windham. about twelve dekek.
He said it woo lespiweilde to use him with ether
people. that he most en him @operate ben soy ether me-
dical man. H. than said he would ems aane, which
he did is half as boor. Witness lid • eseversatioe on
getiend topics, hi family, and them He them
said to him, " Well, ss far as I ens le hell an hour,
I do not think may jury weal Asa you of unsound mind
but it's inipossible to give as opiates anises I know what
imputations are nude @pint pan of being of unsonnd
mind. if you will funk& me with the imtaatafiaaa I will
make myself master of these sod ma tin esssia yoe
morecompletely." Is cousersnos, Mr. Odes sent lite sous
of the afficievite—these of Mr. Illingwertie Johnews, and
the two Lswellyne. After reading lam, he iaw Mr.
Windham spin. He entered seriatim apse the
matt&e. laid first, you are mewed off Ms the meat violent
and irrational perwions. He that he ed. end
a did all his Emily. Thee the torrec yi
Is sailor quaatity of slop ;he It wim ersg-
-I=dbut he had a law appetite. 21im este •
'he midi it wom meek injured, end he bed It
si ea resomementlation at ids bat. Seethed hit gent
ash flog " Old Ha llidlmn.' mil sea tone. Be said he ear.
%Mb did riag geed nosmatiness wimbionr 111111101•110 No bad.
Be the spoke about the =mil^ that it was a very wrong
Olga and to be deplored, but, imam& a the mate nation
W liseneemokted by the wise* saki* sad richest of the
bad. he Mail not take it es • Mt et Imenity. He Mem spoke
AIM time Jewels. He woe ilesremesd ma bad at the terms
meld Meat the minims. Witness mid, " Yee me eberged
with MI 111111111111111 mute in geogisselen to your
diffild% lien • He staled that be we very mob in
Me
and le olron the howl M his wife balm
Me nowelege, entlhat whisk be =en bar atter aer-
obes was Mame he found he had dose kr minus
ZUrf. About Dr. Minorite* and the dime's, Vital=
it was very vicious, he es vies sod predigoey had
sew been considered as implaily but the esstrary by
one people, end a he had lad the raiaketams in • keg
lib to knew Maier some in nimbi NM is Ws
erode
MY& bed moseist he mil ash think Mot
ins el kW peed if imeity. Theme wee not sea nun
sales that 0CC614011. Hs denied positively that he led bad
fay imignoper intimacy with his wife before iserriogs. That
the opontlemme with whom mite bad Bred imbreibers=
me way he Medd mew hor, and pIOWSIMI
MS .0 Ws. INft NM istemos with her Wiliam hal
elbm wrowsikonliml sum in Mr. Windburn's Moto of
ha* km noMiss At
and pointed oet what "oak'
be the esemponses. At the seormd indaview ha asked
whet wan duo hp hit in getting into bet led .std Ines.
Be sal be hed Mod the effect, es ha bed %mud se mesh of
Ilinidolt bean Mb demeanour was mit that be should
sever hem imam* anything insbeoile sheet him. He
anewesmil veal* and difficultly, sad ha was math-
manly a hi 111111111114 DM Mr the Admits be Medi
aot hew animmolod him of Wonky. He spoke elidesed.
His moms am quite setiobetory ; no imebniseera nor
anything Menlo. mantel infirmity. Willem maw him
aim ea the Mb ef Desember. at hi own home. far Meat
au hour. Dewing that elm be west into miens ionise.
and talked about the potillen. Mr. Windings mid the
Mimi of it wen to prevent his suillinc our the enibill ea his
smilmitting down limbs. net Genorarldiodbma
en him alter big =mime, aad spasm very
kindly, and wished him to have aWe of • small pg.
To this he said he agreed ; and that, if his uncle t
him mod, why did be tri to make • bowie with bias ? •
then asked about his 'dentists. H. said he hell bees to
Eton. and he gamed his remove into the lame filth by
examination. He mid Dr. Owthorked bed oat biro •
problem in Euclid, whir* be had lone earesetly. He ad-
mitted having goes with the peed on • railway, wed that
he sometimes worked the MOM ; end that he had mode
a complete emit, like • pesers. Ind boor a sellway
whistle. Witness mid any yang men did saasedie had
beard. Waimea, as lar es Ids Judgment went, maw noels*
sufficient to jtuitify Ms ia mien- be was of eseseed mind
be certainly was not • bands.- His opinion was be was of
sound 11111tia ;be bad mese may mess of this kind. Hr.
Windham was very young, end had net perhaps aim to his
full powers of mead. He bed men may yausg ass lees
by being childish, and afterwards Wu cud dem and saw
sible mete sad he bad nee others bogie by beteg very
shrewd, sod afterwards tern out exceedingly foolish. He
did not believe there was any radical detest in Mr. Wind.
ham's mind. He thought these proceedings would be mice-
Wed to improve him, and show him his folly.
In croseesarainatioe. Dr. Seymour said be believed them
promediogs would hare the effect of making him Men Me
• man. He had • mind which might be corrected sad Im.
proved by ouch an event. He thought Imo quite repable
of managing his own affairs, and felt confident that there
were plenty of men weaker in their minds than Mr. Wind-
ham who had the 'management of their own property.
The case was adjourned till today.