The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-03 00:00:00

TOWNLEY DECLARED TO BE SANK

Yesterday the Visiting Justices of Derby re•
eelved the following cocamuukation from Sir G. Grey :
" Whitehall, Ist February, 1864.

" Gactlemeo,—l MI directed by Secretary Sir George
Grey, with refereeoe to previous correspondence with yon
as to the use of George Victor Townley, to isle= you

that, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, he
requested Dr. W. C. Hood and Dr. J. C. Bucknill,
visitors of Chanter, Lunatics, together with Dr. iMeyer,
the medical superintendent of the Criminal Lunatics
Asylum at Broadmoor, and Dr. Helps, the me-
dial superintendent of Bethlent Hospital, to examine
into Townley's state of mind, and to', report thereupon.
Sit George Grey ham received from these gentlemen a
report, a copy of which is herewith transmitted to you.
While the letters—copies of which were sent to you on
the 23rd and 25th tilt.—from the magistrates who signed
the certificates of Townley's insanity leave no resaon for
doubting that they were convinced of his insanity at
the time when the certificates were signed by them, the
present report from four medical gentlemen of greet ez-
perienos in mental diseases appears to Sir George Grey
cocchadve as to Townley being of sound mind. A cer-
tificate to that effect, as required by the Act 3 and 4 Vict,
C. 54, has since been received by the Secretary of State.
lam further to inform you that, taking all the circum-
steams of this cue into consideration, her Majesty's go-
vernment are of opinion that it would not be right that the
dijlMlTlllhtence sketli now be totted late effect bntl
ft ought to be commuted to penal Newlin& for life. This
come has therefore been taken, and the prisoner will be
dealt with accordingly. lam to sold that it is the intention
of her Majesty's government to propose an amendment of
the act under which the certificates of insanity in this case
were given.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,

"To W. Evans, Fag., LP.. aad
W. Mandy, Esq. M.P."

"H. WADDINGTON.

" BOtkilnll Royal Hospital, :Bth Jao., 1864.

" We, the undersigned, having been requested by Secre-
tary Sir George Grey to examine into the state of mind of
George Victor Townley, a prisoner under sentence of death
in Bethlein Hospital, and to report our opinion as to whe-
ther he is of unsound mind, report as follows We have
carefully considered the copies of pipers supplied to us, and
on the 26th and 27th days of this month we have had two
lengthened interviews with the primmer ; and the conclu-
sion at which we have unanimously arrived is that George
Victor Townley is of sound mind. The demeanour
of the prisoner during each interview was calm
and self-possessed, with the exception that at the
commencement of the second interview he displayed
and expressed annoysnce at the repented examinations to
which be was being subjected. Neither in mode of speech
nor in look and conduct was there any sign of insanity ob-
servable in him. His prompt apprehension of Ike purport
el our questions, and the manner in which he replied to
them, indicated the possession of good intellectual capa-
city. The oplaions which he avows that men, ea the
creatures of circumstances, are not justly impossible for

their adios*, are opinions at which he appears to have
arrived by ordinary propane' of reasoning. That
he knows that he is responsible for the commission
of crime is made dear by his own word' used to us.
I expected to be hanged because I killed her, and am not
such a fool as not to know that the law hangs for murder.
I did not think of it at the time, or I should not have done
it.' IV e think that his statement that he killed Miss Good.
win to repossess himself of her as his property was an after-
thought adopted to justify his crime. He acknowledged to
us that be had wine to thin opinion after the deed was done. '
The supposition that he killed Miss (Goodwin under the
influence of the opinion that in so doing be was repress-
lag himself of her as his property is incousisteot with
his own repeated statement to us that, without forethought
of any kind, he killed her under the /influence of sudden im-
pulse. He explained to us that by killing Miss Goodwin
to reponse, himself of her as his property, be simply
meant that be took her out of the hands of his enemies, and
pieced her in a position where she would wait, end where
he would rejoin her when he died. The prisoner
codes-
roured to represent the catastrophe to us as
due to the influence of madden impuhe, but the
details which we elicited from him show that he used
threats of murder for some time before he strode
the first blow. We think that his clear memory of the
events attending the crime, and also the attempts which he
has made to misrepresent the state of his mind and memory
at the time of those events, are evidence of his sanity.
We are of opinion that be does not entertain any delu-
sion on the subject of a conspiracy against him, but that
he uses the term conspiracy to express the real opposi-
tics which he has met with from the members
of Mies Goode in's family to his engagement with her,
and also to es prom the feeling that they are hostile to
him. We have considered the evidence of hereditary pre-
disposition to homily given in the papers supplied to as,
sad oar opinion of the state of the prisceee• state of mind
ham not bees altered thereby. We examined the apothe-
cary and also the chief attendant of Bethlem as to the con-
duct of Townley sines he has been in detention at the hoe-
' pital—both of them have bed him under daily and special
observation—end they enure as that neither in coodoct,
manner, or conviegation, had they bees able to observe in
him any of the peculiarities which they are is the habit of
remarking among the beams.
(Signed)," W. Quiz= HOOD, M.D., Viaitce ot Clan-
oozy Lunation ; Jona CzAuxe Bucciam, M.D.,
Visitor of Chancery Lunatics ; JOHN MEM,
M.D., Medical Superintendent of the Criminal
Lunatic Asylum ' • W. Hat.wr, M.D., Medical
Superintendent of the Royal /leildeni Hcepital."

Dowirixo-arszar, Fan. I.—The Queen hu been
*reed to appoiet Jobs Gardiaor Austin, Esq., to be Lieu-
teasat-Go' veroor of the °okay of British Hooduree.—
Gazette.
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Ms WILLiAN JACKSON, M.P., ON THE WAIL
POLICY OF TUB COUNTRY. —Mr. William Jacknos, M.P., is
the comae of a speech to the members of the Liverpool
Chamber of Commerce on Monday afternoce, said :—•• If
there was ever a time when there was a necessity for the
government to be prudent, and not to be drifted into war,
it wee the present ; sod if every man, be he whit, tors or
radical, would have a dim regard to his country, nothing
bet that which would cast diaper* and dishonour upon the
country would ever induce them to go to war. At the same
time parliaments were the comieervetere of the honour and
the property of the country, and if England was insulted
England would repel the insult, and by means of her army
and navy, which had never failed her, she would show that
she could stead up far havedf, and could not be mailed
with impunity."
REPRZSZNTATION OF CHATBASI. —A rumour being
prevalent that General Sir J. M. F. Smith, the present con-
servative member fee Chatham, who has been for some time
seriously indisposed, doss sot intend to area* forward for
re-steams on any future oomaioe, a meeting of the liberal
electors has beers conversed to &combo, what se should
be adopted to maitre the success of a liberal candts. Mr.
Otway, who rematly appealed to the electors of Brighton,
contested Chatham, and was defeated by the conservatives,
et the last *heti= ; but eines that period • large number of
liberal' have been added to the register.
CLIME/:SWELL WORKING MKS'S CLUB AND IN-
ssTroTK—A crowded meeting was hold is the Atwell-
street large school room on Monday evening, for the par-
pone of furthering the formation of a working men's club
and institute for ClorkenwelL S. Morley, Esq.. presided.
Mr. Wistos, honorary secretary, read a brief report of the
origin aad pregame of the movemeakwhich stated that there
were already 100 paying member.. Letters:if apology were
read from W.Cox„lieq., IL P.,wbo also promised two &seas
in aid of the feed, and from the Rev. 11. Sully, secretary to
the Central Unice. The chairman then addressed the
meeting, and said the movement had his hearty sympathy,
as one calculated to help the working men to help them.
Nelms. The meeting was deo addressed by the Rev.
Robert M incumbeat of Clerkenwell ; Sir S. Morton
Peto, Bart., IL . Edward G. Clarks. Fag., member of the
aretnl coined Colonel Colville, Governer of the Cold
liath.fields prison, sad °them. The proceedings terminated
with the of a vane of the National Asthma by
the crowded sled and three cheers for Samuel Morley.
Wtatßlnn MEN S CLUBS AT LIVIRPOOL. —The
moms of working sea's elute is London, Manchester, sad
other large aids' has induced a number al philanthropic
gentlems• is Liverpool to agitate Ia favour of the move-
ment es behalf of the working mss of their tows. Yes-
terday a meeting was held at the Liverpool Town-hall,
trader the priesidearey of his warship the Mayor (Mr. Charlie
Mosley), whale resolutions were passed moognisiag the rin-
pittance of working men's clots, and a ormmittor wee
swiped:led to madder what steps mold be taken to promote
the eetabliehmeet of sari Mediations in Liverpool. There
was a very influential attendance of lIIIITChaRia, including
Mr. 8 B. Graves and other wellAsewe wan.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HARROW RACES AND STEEPLECHASES.
Wader the Newmarket and Grand National Steeplechase

TUEBDAT.

A HANDICAP PLATE of 40 move., for all Agee. About
five ffirlou(.
Mr. W. Gage's Flower bidet), by Wild Dsyrell—Nettle,
4 )11, 7st 41b (E. Taylor) 1
Mr. F. Fisher's Reindeer, 0 yrs, 74101 b ,cur. Ist 121 b)
(Mitchell; 2
Captain Vibart's Tiny, 4 yrs, Oat IMb ;Elibberd) 3
The following also ran : Le MazOchal, Olin Emma, Baltrerne,
Rubin, Margery, Physician, ]lra. Nesbitt, Diploma, Elise,
Gazelle, sod Vulture.

Bettiag : sto 1 each apt Flower Safety and Reindeer,
6 to 1 agst Rubini, 7 to 1 each apt Gazelle and Baliverne,
8 to 1 each apt Tiny and Ilia' Emma, 10 to 1 mist Mrs.
Nesbitt. After half-a-dozen failures, the lot got away to •
straggling start, Tiny showing the way ; Baliverne, Flower
Safety, and Reindeer close up ; Physician, who got badly
off, never being in the race. A quarter of a mile from borne,
Flower Safety had disposed of My, and, corning through,
won easily by two lengths ; Tiny finished • neck from Rein-
deer ; Balinese • good fourth ; Elise was fifth ; Eubini,
sixth, close up ; Mos Emma beaded the next lot, the but
of whom were Diploma, Le Mait.chal, Musery, and Phy-
sician.
A Santis BTU= of 3 eon. each, with 20 added ; 3-yr.
old., 7st 71b; four' Bst 71b; five and upwards, Bst 10lb ;
mares and geldinp allowed 31b ; if entered to pm mold for
301., allowed 71b. About 5 furlongs. (12 subs.)

3di. Mar
/task's Rapture. by atockwel—Executrix, i yrs. Sit
Mr(l
to o*.i.. jatripibberd)s) I ...... 4
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at The
The following also ran =rehiconibc, David, Peacock.
Australian mad.

Betting : 2 to 1 ant Atlas, 3 to 1 apt David, 7 to 2 age
Rapture, sod 8 to 1 against Elise. Peacock bolted before
starting, jumped several fences, and went at least • couple
of miles before he was pulled up. Rapture got off with •
lead of wend leogths, Telacombs and Atlas lying second
and third ; Linda, who got badly off, being several leagths
in the rear. Halfway up the straight, Australian Maid
blundered and came to grief, throwing Johnson, without,
however, injuring him. Rapture went ou with the lead,
and won easily by three lengths ; the between second
and third ; Telescombe fourth. The others polled up, and
cantered past the chair. The winner was not sold.
Tier GUARDS' CCP, value 100 son, added to a sweep-
dakes of 5 sore. each, for horses bode fide the property of,
and ridden by, officers of the Guards ; any horse having won
1001. not allowed to start ; winners of 601. nb extra ; 1.2“
each. About 3 miles. (8 subs.)
Captain IC nor's (hoots Peak* Cheviot, by Chanticleer
—Columbine, aged, ILt (Owner) I
Captain Vyuei's kurenutler Guards: The Useless Brute,
seed, 124 (uptaln Men.) 2
Lleuteruuat Lord C. Laos Okuda Fusiliers) Johnny, sued,
ltst
The following also ran—Pantaloon, Brine, Liam Nell, and
Surrogate.
Betting : 6 to 4 sgst Brine, 5 to 2 apt Cheviot, 6 to 1 apt
The Useless Brute, and 7to 1 apt Johnny. Cheviot mad*
play to the first fence with • clear lead, followed by
Johnny l'antelooo, and Brine clan up, Surrogate lying
next, Little Nell several lengths from Surrogate, and
Useless Brute a long way from Little Nell. Immediately
niter rounding the turning-flag, Surrogate passed Cheviot,
and caner on with the lead, Johnny, Brine, and Psi:stale=
well together, some lengths from the leading pair,
who again changed places in the straight run up to
the Stand, which Cheviot paned • couple of lengths in ad-
vance of Surrogate, Brine third, Johnny and Pantaloon
abreast next, whilst • long way from the latter followed
The Useless Brute, sod Little Nell still further in the rear
to the fence going out of the winning field, where she was
pulled up and walked back. The leading lot continued in
pretty ekes order over the remainder of the fence' until
reaching the farmhouse, where Coeviot increased her lead,
and Pantaloon dropped back into the rear. Aster jumping
the second hurdle from home, The Useless Brun began to
pat oe the steam, sad coming on with • wet sail, paned his
bones in succession, until be came up to Cheviot, bat being
nearly pumped out, Cheviot drew away from him after
denial; the last hurdle, and won easily by a people of
tenths ; Johnny • bad third ; Brine was next, and Pante-
loos and Surrogate cantered in 100 yards in the rear ad
Brine.

A fiftr.Lrho Seurtgairmi of 3 sore. each, with 25 added;
4.yr-olds, lost 101. b ; Ave, Hat 71b; biX sod upward,.
list 121 b ; the winner to be sold foe but. ; if entered to be
sold for 301., allowed 71b. About two miles. (6 subs.)
Mr. Bleause's Trumpeter, by King of Mete, aged,
lilt 1226 ) (Mr. Drake) 1
, Mr. J. C. Tilbury's Mystery, aged, list Mb (SM.)
(lir. Dryer) 2
Mr. Dale's Nay, aged, llst 61b ;301 ) (Mr. Buckley) 3
Advent and Alroy also ran
Betting : 2to 1 each apt Macy and Advent, sad 4 to 1
each apt Trumpeter and Mystery. Trompeter and Advent
alternately made running to the home turn, when Trum-
peter drew away, and won in a canter by three lengths ; a
bad third. Advent finished fourth. Alroy walked in,
beaten of. The winner was not sold.
Tin HARROW 821111.2Cilaga PLATS (Bantligai) of 50
sows. ; entrain*
2soy. each. About two miles a half.
Mr. B. Land's lrunsldes, by Dellance—Emulous, 6 yrs,
21b (J. (and) 1
Mr. F. Fletcher's Miss Emma (late Owell)19,, aged. lOst
(J. Bally)
Mr. W. W. Baker's Light of Other Days. aged, llst 71b
;John (igistingall)
The Screw also ran.
The bedbug opened at 8 to 4 apt Ircesidea, and closed at
11 to 8 eget Light of Other Days, 7 to 4 apt The Screw, 4
to 1 apt Irousides, aad 6to 1 apt Miss Emma. Iroosides
with The Screw jumped off side by side, but before remelt-
ing the first fence Ben Land's horse was 'toadied, tad The
Sorest went on with the lead, Miss Emma wood. Donald's
third, the favourite bringing up the rear. This order
was maintained until nearing the enclosure the first
time round, when Miss Emma passed The Screw, and
led round, the top turn, froceidee and Light of Other Days
third aid fourth, to the second fence out of the visaing
field, which Light of Other Days refused. He bad to be
put at it a mooed time, when be got safely over, but his
refusal lost him many lengths. Cluing along the beck
stretch, Light of Other Days again got on good terms with
his home, Irousides droppiag bask, sod when coming over
the big meadow, past the farm.hotiee, was at least twisty
lengths from his harm., The Screw still leading, Miss Emma
and the favourite well up. At the flight of hurdles entering
the straight The Screw blundered, and Light of Other Days
joined Mies Emma, but Wore reaching the last jump Doe-
aides joined them, and, quitting the pair half way up the
straight, won easily by four lengths. Light of Other Days
wee eased opposite the Stand, awl Miss Emma obtained the
mooed place ; the favourite a good third. The Screw can-
tered in lost

Two Hl7lllline Brenta at 5 goys. each, with 20 added
12st 7lb each ,• winery extra; gentlemen riders ; jockeys,
71b extra. About three miles. (12 subs.)
Mr. F. Barkers Bradman, aged, lint 1.21 b bib eats
(Mr. linairued) I
Captain Vibart's Mokpo, aged, lid 4111 One nib est
ly:.
Mr. G. W. Gedners HeUopolls, aged. Itst 71b (Mr. Great
....tOwner 11
The following also ma :—Bulina Whaler. Forlorn ,
Bloodhound, Bridesniald, Armless, Cyclops, WWI, knocking..
Betting 7to 4 apt Rufus, 5 to 1 apt Forlorn Hope,
6 to 1 apt Chigoe, 7 to 1 each apt Armless mod Bracknell,
10 to 1 apt Bloodhound, mod 100 to 1 eget any other.
Armless showed the way over the tint fence, Rufus,
Bloodhound, Bracknell, and Heliopolis well op, the
other,, headed by Forlorn Hops, going on la
Zodiac file, Cyclops whipping in to the large mea-
dow, where White Stockings put on the steam sad
soon heading the field, rounded the tern for home (the first
time) with • clear lead ; the favourite, Bloodhound, and
lfrac.koell having also mimed Armless, came co put the
Stead wood, thud, and fourth ; Armlets going on next,
Forlorn Hops well up, Heliopolis and Cyclops last. The
latter cm mashing the top tun palled up, and walked back
into the sodas( enclosure. The others ran along the back-
stretch, where the pace began to tell upon the majority of the
field, as on moues over she big meadow four only appeared
in the sane, namely—Bracksell, bique, and Armless well
together, and Heliopolis a dozen lengths iu their mar.
Before weeding the 'bottom turn, Armless gave way, and
was soon pasted by 11171 is, who made his effort to reach
the two leaden, but far 'lea as they had the finish to them-
selves ; Bracknell, running the lamas; woo *sally by four
lengths ; Heliopolis • bad third. The others pulled age
and walked up the worse after the judge hail lett his boa.

MR. GLAISHICH IR LIVERPOOL. —On Monday
evening Mr. Glabiber lectured is St. Georgeoball, Liver-
pool, on behalf of the Prince's Park Young Mea's Mutual
Improvement Society ; and yesterday afternoon he delivered
a lecture, also in St. George's-hall, for the benefit of the
"rising generatiola " of the town. During each discourse Mr.
Glaisher narrated the history of the Indlooa to his
hearers, ?quartile( that it bad never formed part
of his plan to seek to effect an improvement
in balloons, but that he had simply used them for purpose.
of science. Some time since b. was iIAUCCII to give a
pledge that he would sot 'gain 'scrod, as he Lod previously
done, to a height of ate or seven mile., unless a nadir' of
some other country ascended to a greater height then he
bad done, in which case, a. an Englishman, he could net of
course consent to be beater'. The lecturer was most oaths-
sisatically received, and was respectfully recommended tat
to attempt such high ascents on account of the extreme
danger to which be espoaed btmeelf.
The Rev. Walter Yield, M A., of Worcester Col-
lege, Oros, is to be collated by the Archbishop to the
vicarage of Godtcersham with Challoek, in the musty of
Heat and diocese of Canterbury. The Rev. C • Renard,
M.A., of Corpus Christi College, Oxon, is to be " to
the perpetual curacy of Seism, Beds, so the diocese of Ely,
by th• vicar-general of the Archbishop of Caefarhary, gis
ice of Ely being vacant.

JC. and J. FIELD, original manufacturers
. )Maui of PABAPTIIXCANDLISt to whom the prim
medal (ISM has bees awarded, sad their candles ado=
her Bajestfa 610.11111111.114 tar use at the military stations
These ho obtained of all chandlers and grooms in
the United Price Is. Id. per pound : also Platirs cele-
brated United Soap Tablets, Id. and 4d. each.
The public are cautioned to see that Field's label Is on the
or boxes. Wholseale only, and fee suportallon.—tippar
rittLambech, London. S.

ALFRED WEBB MILES,
Everybody knows Mr. MILI9,
XEMOVIII) from Bond-e reek to 73, BROOK -8117.EZT,
Hanover-square, in IMO. The 161 TROUSERS (originated by
him) In all the New Pattenm for Winter, better than ever."

SPECIAL NOTICE TO 6ENTLEME i.

A. W. MILE. begs most respectfully to announce that his
stock to the various departments of his establishment d n,..e
replete for Overcoats, Testing', Bedford Cords. end scarlet
waterproof cloth for hunting. The wool-dyed Black and Blue
Frock Coats, 505 A choice of 60 pieces of Indestructible
wooded West of England Cloths. INTABLISHED 1841. Only
address.

HOW COLD IT HAS BEEN.-NEORETFI
and Z kMBILA'S celebrated THILMIOLIETESS will cor-

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NVHERE CAN WE MEET AFTER THE
PANTOMIMAS I
My dear fellow! gentlemen sup at EVANS'S, Covent-garden.

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