The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-27 00:00:00

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THE WINDHAM LUNACY COMMISSION.

(THIS DAY.)

The ease was resumed this morning.
Mr. ;Chambers, coetineed his speech in favour of
the petitioners. He rejoiced to think that on one branch of
this inquiry at all events there was no difference between
one side mod the other—he alluded to the "experts" In
medical science with regard to this malady, for though
there was an adage that doctors often disagree, the doctrine
in this case who had come to give evidence on the one side
had not been contradicted by the doctors who bad come for
Mr. Windham. In substance they entirely agreed. From
the mouths of them who had been called for Mr. Windham
met important evidence had been adetwied so support the
ease of the petitioners. With regard to the general endear,*
he considered that, viewed through the medium of the
scientific evidence, it was conclusive. He was quite come
vinced that the jury, understanding, as they now did, the
pnociples which were to govern them in their decision, he
must inevitably come to the conclusion that it was their
duty to guard Mr. Windham by their verdict in hie
present state of mind from being victimised, injured,
sad deetroyed, by persons who were ever ready
to prey apes weakness—especially when that weak-
.= was accompanied by wealth or moderate means.
The fear " experts" who had been called were Dr, Take,
Dr, Seymour, Dr. Sutherland, and Dr. Cooollv. Amongst
the alma of " experts" he did not class Mr. Hancock. Mr.
ilda, Dr. Whidborne, and Dr. Babington, because they
had not paid exclusive attention to diseases of the mind.
With regard to Dr. Tuke, it was clear that he had acted as
an attorney io the came from the commencement until it was
melded to the respectable firm of solicitors who were now
conducting it. He hail written out his evidence three
times, awl yet he had made a very serious mistake is
fixing upon General Windham a charge of delirium tremens,
whereas it was to Gee. Windham's brother that young Mr.
W i nil Irani alluded when he made a communicatioe to De• Take
on that subject. After making such a mistake as that Dr.
Tuke might have made twenty others cif a most serious
kind. Is fact, he had made one other very serious mistake
when be gave evidence with regard to the occupation of
the patients iu the Asylum for !diets at &wh-
eeled. His evidence had been contradicted on many
of these points by Dr. Tuke's father-in-law, Dr. Conolly,
who was called at a later period of the inquiry. Dr. Tuke
had further stated that lie should consider Mr. Wiodbam
to be imbecile if he had settled the whole of his property ou
his wife. The fact was, that be had gives more than the
whole of his priererey to his wife, and had reduced him-
self to the position of a beggar. The transactions
with Emmanuel, awl the Menus of the placard,
calling upon the people of England to assist him, were, he
contended, clear symptoms of imbecility. It had been urged
that Mr. Windham via uut respomible for this
placard, which was drawn up b Roberta. who was
his tutor and governor, and who had allowed him to
expose himself to this impropriety and this great
cruelty. A person who had allowed himself thus
to be misguided was clearly not iu a fit state of mind to
manage his own stairs. From hr. Tube's testimony he
would pan to the extraordinary conduct of Mr. Windham,
after his marriage, in reference to the infidelity of his wife.
In ;peaking of Miss Agues Willoughby, or Miss Agnes
Rogers—whichever she might be presently—he should do so
with all that respect which was due to the character of a pretty
horeehreaker. She was married on the 30th of August,
and on the 28th she went away from Felbrigg. Whither
did aloe go ? Whom did she go to? Meanwhile the poor,
besotted imbecile who remained at Felbrlgg received
two letter through the dead letter-office, which his wife bad
addressed to her "dear, deer, darling" who was at that
time at Dublin. Did she follow her "dear, dear darling"
where the opera troupe was stationed? That, he feared,
was the only inference the jury could draw. If the evi-
dence of some of the witnesses was tu be be-
lieved, hapless, joked, must by this time be the
condition of the " dear, dear darling " of the
open troupe whom Mrs. Windham followed to Duldio.
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next came to the evidence of Dr. Seymour, one of the
kindest-hearted men who ever lived. That gentle.
man did not see any lunacy or imbecility in anything,