The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-22 00:00:00

Reesamined by Mr. James—Read the case in the papers.
It excited a good deal of interest in the profession.
Dr. Cos.lly CIALIADV4I-1 am physician of Hansel], and
Les, desoted cons.derable attention to mental disease. I
saw Mr.. Cumming for the tirvt time in 1846, at York
Loos , the I:th of September, and also on the 18th. I
was ilepir it to give my evidence on her behalf at the corn-
ea...a, ot I did not think her insane. I saw her
stain un tn. Ist of December. It is impossible for lunatics
to ion., al th. it delsusioss . that is, if one proceeds with este
and yitience. one never fails to bring them out. This lady
could sot ld tutored to conceal the evidence of her dein-
cap. d ass such existed as the result of disease. I have
seen h, t sight times. I examined her on the subject of her
d.lusions. Her statement now is quite consistent
wi•
th In r 4.dernent in 18t6. A feeling of aversion towards
chddn e. where it is founded on cause, is not a delusion but
au tut. ooty of feeling. She says that her children did not
tan t I h.r life, provided they could get her property. She
ins" r s. ry simple account of the supposed attempt to
strangle her. That feeling does not exist now. It is the
sexy nature ut a neluson that it continues to haunt the
nand I have given great attention to this case, and am
of opinion that she is not of insane mind. I
sweat sot keep her in Haswell as a lunatic if she had been
pod, d there.
Crass-rzasained by Sir F. Thesiger—l keep a private lu-
natic album for • limited number of patients. lam also
put yrupcietor of another in Mayes. I did not say a great
deal to Mrs. Camming about her property. I said it was
'At 41 the allegations against her that she spent more than
sic allird. She neither denied nor avowed it. I did
sot avl. her anything about her will.
To the Commissioner—lhe way in which a person ma-
sari d prop, rty might be a test of sanity or insanity. Ido
ad Idiots how this lady managed her property, except from
wke 1 have beard in the course of the case.
. . .

Dr. F. W:nslow WU recalled, and stated that he did not
thud' at praftsable Mfg. Cumming could by tutored toconccal
ht r del 11111.10 A.

fht Cue of Mn. Cumming hawing closed here,
Mr S-erjeant Wilkins commenced at 12 o'clock to sum
tub ace oa her behalf in powerful speech, which
apall the restaiader of the day.

Olt JAN. 21—Ate pension of the lion.
4-Kitty of Ursj elan., holslen this day, Terence Hughes,
k.l, was called to the degree of barrister-at.law.
retT.OEFICE IiEGULATIONs.—It was announced
°we time since that, in COlDffillC IWO of the compulsory
Pt payment by stamps of inland letters posted In the pro-
vinces, the whole of the provincial postmasters had been
sspnlied with a large stock of postage stamps on credit, in
order that the public should not surer inconvenience
ttrough a short supply of stumps in country offices. In
'Tor farther to prevent inconvenience to the public, the
l'Amaster-General has now ordered that each sub-post-
,ster and letter receiver shall be suppled with 20s. worth
t I.nrty stamps on credit, and he is also in future proki-
' 1 for letting his stock of penny stamps get lower than
I'.. uorth before he obtains a fresh supply. These ar-
t.a?ements are not intended to interfere with the necessity
• t telt sub-postmaster and letter receiver keeping •
it stork of stamps of any kind, but merely to secure
Poses %%ion of at lean a certain amount of those most in
denim I. Hitherto provincial postmasters have been is=
to .Ikr sub-postmasters and letter receivers in their
.I..trie, whom they supplied with stamps, the same EOM.
U., ',OD mi their sale that they themselves received, via.,
'sr per cent • so that they got nothing by the sale of stamps
*.• Asir subordinates. The Postmaster-general has now
evil. for tic future, ftve-sizths of the commission to be the
P't rii-ite of the sub-postmaster. and letter receivers, and
oilier to be the perquisite of the provincial post-
ta ..tors who supply them with stamps.
litvi.Nroar, J.tN. 21.—The Sprightly and Avon,
0. Do narre, sailed on Saturday morning to soar* kg
tor COO may yet be saved from the wreck of the Arms.
i he Commander Blanc, sailed on Sate*/ for
".. East Indies—The Sparrow, ketch, in charge of ler. O.
II Mil., seeded master, arrived from Ireland on Sunday,
•L, re she has been employod surveying: her powder was
?skis out on Monday. after which eh. esee hriMmg
/"- tot olf. —The Diligence, transport, Mitchell Mass,
Initid on Monday, with stores from Portentous*. and
'Cm" into harbour, when cleared, she will be Wen with
"°", and provider for the squadron at Lirimme—Thei
Heide. steamer, Commander O. S.
Pon yesterday mismaine, without somegrag ronnirg
11,!, more of the paestogers or crew of the swiliolwende
*astern. She has bed some defects, whiles an =Mrs
sad will take in a supply of coals, when elm will be
ready for are.—fle Nagicienne, steamer, le he be corsair
tweed at this pmt, with a compkment of 200 eaters sad
ten- Captain William Ramsay is appointed to her.
iitst.as 4:115 PILL HAtuuua .HAILWAY.—The
(44 of this =Sew line with branch from the °ware
tramway, is by the madam at 45,0611.