The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-17 00:00:00

day before his death, that he had put his-affairs in the hands
of two business men, Mr. Oxenford and Mr. Dobie, and he
(Mr. W.) would see that they were business men, and that
eveuthing was going on right.
The Deputy Coroner: That is evidence to my mind that
at that time ho was perfectly rational.—A Juror: I should
like to ask Mr. Oxen ford a question. Be has said that some
of the deceased's avocations -had ceased. What were those
avocations ?—The Deputy Coroner : I think I have gone to
the verge of this inquiry. In the case of a man of good pro-
perty dying by his own hands, you have a right to inquire
why he committed self-murder; but you cannot put ques-
tions, unleis they tend to throw light on the state of his
mind.—After route further discussion, the Deputy Coroner
consented to put the question thus :—(To Mr. Oxenford)—
Ware the avocations of Mr. Alsager of such a nature that
they may have unhinged his mind ?—Witness : The avoca-
tions themsd!res of such a nature ? do you not mean the
cessation from them ?—The Deputy Coroner: Do you believe
that the cessation from them had something to do with
his despondency ?—Witnees: On finding him is a despond-
ing state, that was the reason which occurred to me, though
the death of his wife might also influence him. It was the
case of a person who had for a long time been engage,: in
doing certain things, doing them no longer.
The Deputy Coroner : That was merely a surmise .
Witness: Merely a surmise. (After a pause.) If you wish
me to say what was his department on the limes I will do
so ; he ruperintended the money department of the Times,
by which I mean the money article.—A juror :He did lose
that ?—Witness: Do not say lose it, he ceased to occupy it,
he resigned it.—The same juror: I want to make out the
man a lunatic.
The Deputy Coroner: I am glad I know that you want
to do that. f must admonish you, that you must not enter-
tain a want, because you are sworn to return a verdict ac-
cording to the evidence.
The juror : That I shall do.
The Deputy Coroner: You must not endeavour to make
evidence or to twist or turn it.
The Deputy Coroner, then addressing the jury, said
they had before them all the evidence which they could
require. It was the 'r business now to say whether the de-
ceased died in colist qnence of wounds inflicted on himself,
and whether he was of sound or of unsound mind. As re-
garded the latter point, it would, ho thought, be most
rational for them to declare that they did not know in what
state of mind the deceased was at the time of inflicting the
injury. Which of them could say what was the condition of
his mind between six o'clock on the Thursday evening, and
the time when the servant walked into his room the next
morning? Who could say that disease of the brain had not
intervened, and that the very losing of a quantity of blood had
not restored sanity ? It did occasionally happen that some
effect pro.:uced on the circulation caused insanity, and
occasionally also the loss of blood had the diet of restoring
sanity. Such points they could not determine; but the law
afforded a retreat from the difficulty which thus arose. If
there were r.o evidence to show what was the state of the
deceased's mind, how could they declare it ? If tiler desired
that strangers should retire whilst they considered their ver-
dict the room would be cleared for that purpose ; if not, he
should take the verdict at once.
A Juror asked if the law required that the jury should
declare that they dii. not know the state of the deceased's mind ?
The Deputy Cotouer If a man destroyed himself, being
of sound mind, his body was buried at midnight with certain
indignities and without the p.rformance of the usual ritual.
This was a remnant of a barbarous custom, which had been
for some years abolished. The legislature had abolished the
practice of running stakes through the body at a cross-road.
It was a pity that the whole thing was not discontinued. A
man who did not care what he did with his body during life,
but mangled it as this unfortunate person had done, could
care but little what was done with it afterwards, and
therefore there could be no punishment to the living
individual, and the very idea of punishing the dead
was absurd. He must issue au order as regards the body
consistently with tho verdict, and if the jury did not know
what was the state of mind of the deceased, he could not
direct that he should be buried like a man of sound mind
guilty of felo de se.
The jury, after two or three minutes consultation, without
retiring, through their foreman, returned the following ver-
dict: " That Mr. Alsager was found with his throat cut;
that he did it with his own hand ; but as to what was his state
of mind at the time lie did it, there is no evidence before us."
, The Deputy Coroner: Not sufficient evidence.—The
Foreman : Not sufficient evidence.—The verdict was ther.
recorded by the Coroner in technical terms on the inquisi-
, tion, which was signed in due form by all the jurors.

wound, and thought it advisable to put ligatures upon some
of the smaller superficial needs, which he did, leaving open
a wound in the trachea, or wind pipe, as a means tosprevent
suffocation from the effusion of blood, as well as afforded an
orifice through which the patient could inhale the air and
breathe. The deceased recovered hie sensibility about three
hours afterwards, but did not make any statement with re-
gard to the wound. The first allusion which he made to the
iujuries was on the next morning, when I said to hms, " I
hope you are better," he replied, "Do you think so ?" I
answered, " The wound looks healthy, your pulse is good—
you have taken wine and brandy and water, and all looks
well." The deceased replied, " Thank you." He was then
aware of the wound in his throat, but I do not think he was
ronsclons of the wound is, his wrist. He never made to me
the slightest allusion to the mode in which the injuriesto his
wristaud throat were made, but when he asked about the ap-
pearance of his throat, ho said, " You are vet), kind;
come and see me as often as you can." My sits ndance con-
tinued every day for five and six tines a day, and at first I
thought he would recover Especially when ho partook so
heartily of bread and milli, beef tea, veal broth, and other
things of the same character. He breathed freely through
the opening in the trachea.
The Deputy-Conner: Did you at any time ever think
that these injuries would terminate fatally ?—Witnets . I
never thought Mr. Algae, r would entirely recover, though
he might live for along time.
The Deputy•Curon• r : Did he himself propose the
making of a will.—Witness: I never heard him do so.
The Deputy-Coroner : How came the subject of a will
to be introduced to him ?—Witness : I said I thought it was
right that he should see any of his friends that he wished,
and I knew his most important friend and constant adviser
to be Mr. Oxenford, a solicitor, in Bedford-row, and by his
urgent request Mr. Oxenford was sent for, and was the only
person that for some days he wiebed to eft. At that time I
think he had an impression that lie should live some time.
I think so from his taking his medicine and everything that
he ass requested to take, from his wishing to have his woued
dressed and putting himself in the right position, and from
his saying, "Do you think it is looking hitter:" Ile was
constantly asking for food. At the time when the proposi-
tion was made about the will he appeared to be of pei fixity
sound mind.
y
Deuty. Coroner : Wen did ou otice any change in
the conpdition of the wound that rendered the ease hope-
less?—Witnese : On Friday last a message was sent to me
at my house, and as quickly as possible I went to deceased's
residence, Ile said, " I breathe very uneasily, I feel a
choking sensation." I gave him a little wine and water,
saying to him, " That is nervousness, and I hope it will soon
pass off." After detailing some unimportant conversation, the
isituess proceeded to state that the di ceased got out of
bed, p Huet '
on a clean shirt, rallied, and appeared quite cheerf
made some allusion to money, and asked witness to reach
him his pocket-book. On my doing so, continued the wit-
ness, he opened it, and took out two or three cheques. The
only other person present at this time wasmv apprentice and
assistant, Mr. Notts I said to the deecaseil, " Don't mind
that, we base got plenty of everything." lie rejoined, " I
know that, but give me a pen ;" and knowing hint to be a
very determined man, and believing that it would be
welt's to say " No" to hint, I told Mr. Nutt to bring d
a
pen. On Mr. Nett doing as I recneested, the decease
wrote a cheque for 1001, and putting it into my hand, said to
me " Who is your banker ?" I mentioned the London and
Westminster Bank, and he said, "Then pay that in to
your sole use." I told him I was afraid he was doin hat
there wht
there was no occasion for, but he replied, " Oh yes, s.r, I
have plenty of money, and my children have plenty." I
considered that he placed get at confidence in me, and that
the cheque was given by him as a remuneration for my ser-
vices. At that time I considered him to be of perfectly
round mind.
A Juror: This was after the signing of the will?—Wit-
ness: Yes. The will was signed on Thursday, and the
circumstance I have mentioned occurred about 'four o'clock
on Friday afternoon.
The Deputy Coroner : Did you notice that he became
delirious before his death ?—Witness : He was labouring
undr a muttering delirium for about two or three hours be-
foree he died. I never heard him cry out 'h'
Murder." I
heard him say, " Oh, dear, let me sleep." He
did not express any regret at what be bad done. When
I first observed him to be getting worse, I did not suppose
his mind to be in the least unsound, nor did I think so at all
up to the period of the delirium. I am confident that
before that he was perfectly rational. I had knewn
him about twelve years. I had attended hi, wife for yats.
He himself did not require medical attenduce. Ile Wl3 a
very sober man. I once prescribed for a headach of which
he complained; it was the only complaint I ever heard him
make. Previous to the wound, I always believed him to be
a man of vigorous mind. I thought he had a mind of
superior strength.
The Deputy Coroner: Do you know what was his pro-
fessinn ?—Witneas : I always und, :stood that he was the
writer of the hailing article in the Times.
The Deputy-Coroner: 'rho money article you mean?—
Witness : Well, the leading article or money article ; I am
no judge of the matter.
The Deputy-Coroner: Did he hold any office ?—Wittiess :
I understand he was as official assignee of the Court of
Bankruptcy.
The Deputy Coroner : Is there any relative of the deceased
present who can satisfy us on this point ?—A gentleman in
the room here came forward and stated that he was a rela-
tive of the deceased, who had been one of the offic:al assignees
of the Court of Bankruptcy, and also wrote the City article
for the Times newspaper. —Mr. Widborne's examination
resumed : The immediate cause of death was exhaustion
from loss of Mood, No erysipelas came on. The wound
appeared quite healthy up to the last day. The first
moment that I saw him, I was afraid he would never
recover. The wound looked as if it had been inflicted almost
immediately before. It appeared to me that the wound had
been inflicted by the deceased in his dressing-roam, and that
he had then thrown himself on the bed.
The Deputy Coroner: Another witness stated that the
razor was near the bed.—Witness: I don't think the me-
Yenta knew what they were about; they were like met per-
sons. I think that, when I first saw the razor, it was in the
dressing-room; I could not say positively, fur I was as.
tounded myself, knowing Mr. Alsager so well. There
were marks of blood in the dressing-room, and my impres-
sion w ,e, that the act must have been committed there. It
was a few minutes before I could find the room : the servants
did not go upstairs, and I had to run from room to room.
A Juror: I did not observe any breakfast things. If ".y
other person had inflicted the wound, he was quite capa'ule
of stating the fact. He never made the slightest allusion to
anything of the kind.
The Deputy Coroner: What medical attendants had he
besides Mr. Morton of University College and yourself?—
was
so Roots
th and Mr. Arnott. Dr. Roots thought lie
doing well at he did not come again. I believe de-
ceased was fully aware of the contents of the will at the time
when he signed it. My apprentice and the greengrocer were
present, as well as myself and Mr. Decalitre!, who laid the
will before the deceased.
The Deputy Coroner remarked to the jury that up to that
moment they had had very little evidence with regard to the
condition of the deceamera mind at the time when he in.
iliac(' the wound. All they had heard was, that on the pre-
vious evening the servante noticed that he was in a despond-
ing state. If there were any relation or other person pre-
' tent who had been in the habit of scei lit him frequently
before, this would be the proper time for the examination.
The same gentleman who had before addressed the coro-
ner, again came forward and said he had seen the deceased in
the City on the day preceding the act.
The Deputy Coroner said he would rather examine
some person who had nothing to do with the making of the
will. It was intimated by the gentleman before referred to,
that Miss Alsager, the deceased's eldest daughter, was in an
adjoining room. Severel jurymen expressed a desire to save
Miss Alseger the pain of examination ; but one of them con-
tended that it was necessary that one or two questions should
be put, and she therefore entered the room for the purpose
of giving evidence.
Margaret Alsager examined by the Deputy Coroner : I
last saw my father alive at Kingstown on Thursday morn- '
ing, the sth of November; he left by the ten o'clock train.
I did not at that time suppose him to be ill, nor hail he
been ill within a month. He did not complain of any pain
in his head, nor was be taking medicine on account of any
supposed malady. There was no peculiarity in his manner
except that arising from a depression of spirits, which I
first noticed about a fortnight previously. His depression of
spirits was not made the subject of conversation..A.lt did not
amount to insanity.
The Deputy Coroner : Did you think it necessary to
keep sharp instruments out of his way ?—Witness: No.
The Deputy Coroner : Did you ever hear him talk of com-
mitting suicide?—Witness: No, he had a great objection to
suicide; he expressed that at the time of Mr. Ha don's
death. I never heard him wish himself dead, or say that ho
was tired of living. We ascribed his depression at this
period to the recollection of my mother's death, which took
place about the same time of the year. He was very much
attached to her. When he left Kingstown he said he should
came down again by the last train the next night, or the
day after, at the latest. He had not talked within the last
two or three months of making a will, nor was that subject
pressed on his attention. The witness then withdrew.
John Oxenford examined by the Deputy Coroner I stand
is the relation of nephew to the deceased, and I reside at
18, Gower-street, Bedford-square. I saw him in the City, at
his office, on the day previous to the injury which be inflicted
on himself. I thought he was in rather ow spirits, but this
I did not strike me es being very wonderful. I knew that
several of his previous avocations had ceased. I had had a
good deal to do with him in his business. Although I am Irf
profession a solicitor, my pursuits are chiefly literary, and I
was a good deal connected with the deceased. About a week
before, our usual occupations had ceased ; he bad quitted
the place, and he seemed rather afraid of seeing me again.
He was an excesrively active man. A young woman, a seal
vent, I believe, of Mr.Widbome's, came and informed me of
what had happened towardsnoon on Friday. Up te that time I
had always considered him a man of remarkably sound
mind. All his acts after I went to him were rational, and I
should say necessary acts. He only alluded to what had
occurred by asking me whether many people knew it. Occa-
eionally he asked how his children were. He was never
asked in my presence why he had inflicted the wound. My
testimony is that he was of perfectly sound mind after com-
mitting the act. Giving me his keys, he told me I should
find some papers which, not being a lawyer, he called his
will, saying, " I dare say it will do under the circumstances."
On looking at the papers I found only the subject for a will,
and I told him I thought it should be reduced I. a proper
form • I afterwards got a conveyancer to embody. his wishes
as expressed on paper, in a proper form; otherwise what he
had done would have been useless.
The Deputy Coroner (addressing the jury) said, it would
be in their power to have the evidence of Mr. Moreton and
Dr. Roots, in addition to the medical testirrony which they
had already heard. Mr. Widborne, however, had stated
that the deceased died in consequence of exhaustion produced
by the loss of blood.
Mr. Widborne here stated that deceased told him, the

CIIF.Ar BREAD MEETlNG.—Yesterday evening a
public meeting was held at Hall's Riding Silool, Albany.
street, Regent's-park, for the purpose of pre-enting a
memorial to the government to procure the total abolition
of all taxes on the importation of food into this country.
'there were about 700 persons present, who were addressed
by Dr. Birt and Mr. Cochrane. A memorial, calling upon
the government to consider the present dearth in this coun-
try of a proper supply of food, mid to open the ports imme-
diately, having been read and agreed to with acclamation,
and a deputation having been appointed to present it to
the Lords of the Treasury, the meeting separated.
ACCIDENT.—FIERCE ATTACK BY A HOKSE.—On
Saturday evening, as a fly-driver, named Bu: eh, in the em-
ploy of Mr. Barber, omnibus proprietor, Hackney, was in
the act of stooping near his horse, the animal became sud-
denly violent, and, turuing round quickly, kicked the man
with his I.ind legs for some minutes. Burch's cries for aid
increased the fury of the horse, who, with almost incredible
sagacity, so placed him-elf as to prevent any one .rom enter-
ing the stall, and, although severely flogged, the animal
would not advance an inch ; but; in a state of savageness,
kicked his unfortunate victim with great violence. After
some difficulty the horse was secured, and Burch was taken
out of the stall in a state of total insensibility. Medical
aid was obtained, and the unfortunate man conveyed home,
where it was discovered that his left arm was broken, and
his head and neck frightfully contused. Various injuries
were inflicted about his body,. and he now remains M a very
dangerous state.
INQUESTS YESTERDAY.—§VICIDE OF .t STAR;
Mr. Carter resumed and concluded the inquiry at the Ma-
sons' Arms, Horsennonger-lane, as to the death of Mr. Wil-
liam Ewen Farley, aged 22, as-istant to Mr. Adams, cf
Seeenoaks, Kent, who destroyed himself with prussic acid.
The first day's proceedings have appeared in this paper.
The eleccaseu had been on a visit to Mr. Lockwood, a medical
student, living at 3, Winter-terrace, Iloniemonger-lane. On
Saturday evening he left him reading on the sofa, and onhis
return home he was on the bed dead and cold. By order of
the Coroner the body was opened by Mr. Roddy, of the
Walworth-road, who found a strong odour in the stomach of
prussic acid, which lie had no doubt was the cause of death.
---Mr. Roadie, a surgeon in the Borough, said the deceased
had formerly been his pupil. Since idle adjournment he
had ascertained that the deceased on the day of his death
had purchased an ounce of pro-sic acid at a chemist's in the
Borough. On the same morning he had been to the Ship,
in the Borough, where he had a glass of sherry, and after-
wards asked for a bottle of lemonade and some brandy. This
he took to the door, drank a part, and threw the remainder
away. He eat down for a minute, and then went out for a
short time, and on his return said to the barman, " I
have made a mull of it—you may hear something
about it by-and by." lie had been in a depressed
state of mind, apparently caused by the excitement of
gay living.—Verdict, " Temporary Insanity."—DEATH
DURINO A HEARTY LAVGII. —By Mr. Baker, at
the Bricklayers' Arm', Gloucester-street, Mile-end New-
town, on the body of Elizabeth Walker, aged 40, a married
woman, who resided at No. 28, Nottingham-place. The
deceased, on Saturday a fternoon, was in the company of a
few friends, when, on a remark being made by one of the
company, she gave way to a hearty laugh. In a minute
after a quantity of blood flowed from her mouth, which, in
a moment after, gushed out. Mr. Shaw, a surgeon of the
neiehbourhood, was sent for, but on his arrival life was
extinct. Verdict: " Died by the visitation of God."—
MANSLAUGHTEIL—The adjournment, relative to the death
of Joseph Gale, aged 28, a labourer, who is alleged to have
died from an injure inflicted by J. Duggan, pot-boy at the
Crown and Seven Stars, Rosemary-lane, was resumed at the
Louden Hospital, the inquiry having been commenced en
Friday last. Anne Cook stated that the deceased, on the
night of the .sth of Nov., was in the tap-room of the above
public-house, when he was pushed out by J. Duggan, the
barman, who subsequently kicked him in the abdomett.
Thu; was contradicted by Mrs. Osborne, the wife, and Miss
Hodson, the sister-in-law, of the landlord, and two women,
who stated that Miss Hodson pushed the deceased out, and
that they never saw Duggan kick him. Mr. Wordsworth,
house surgeon of the Landon Hospital, where the deceased
was taken to, said that he found • rupture of one of the in-
testinca,the contents of which had escaped into the cavity of
the abdomen, and caused inflammation of the lining mem-
brane. This injury, which was the effect of violence, led to
his death. Verdict, " Manslaughter against J. Duggan,"
who was committed on the coroner's warrant, and
the witnesses were bound over to prosecute.
THE FATAL Occulting:lca ON THE LONDON AND NORTH
WESTERN IiAILWAY.—CHNSDRE ON THE COMPANY.—By
Mr. G. I. Mills, to investigate the death of Enos Lea, aged
29, a porter in the employ of Messrs. Thomas Stinlsuul and
Co., railway carriers, who was killed by being jammed be-
tween the buffer of some luggage trucks, at Camden station
of the above railway, on the morning of Friday last, at
University College Hospital. The inquiry was adjourned on
account of neglect being imputed either to the police on
duty or to the engine driver of the train. From the ad-
ditional evidence adduced, it was shown that the luggage
train, which ought to have left Birmingham at nine o'clock
on Thursday evening, did not do so until an hour after. Its
time of arrival at the Camden station is three in the morn-
ing, but, on Friday, last, it did not arrive until forty minutes
after seven, upards of four hours and three quarters alter
ws proper time. Shortly after its arrival, whilst the deceased
as engaged in moving a truck from the turn table to the
weigh bndge, the signal was given to the engine driver to
close the buffers for the purpose of slackening the
coupling chains, and, in doing so, deceased was
crushed between the buffer of the truck he was moving and
the one next to it, killing him almost instantly. After a
rigid investigation, in the course of which Mr. Barker, the
superintendent, was asked if the company had a charge to I
prefer against any one, to which he replied in the negative, ,
the room was cleared of strangers. Ultimately the jury re-
turned the following verdict, " That Enos Lea was crushed
to death between the buffers of two trucks on the London
and North Western Railway, impelled by a certain locomo-
tive engine which had brought the train of fifty-four carri-
ageson the previous night from Birmingham. That such train,
being four hours and three-quarters behind its time, coupled
with the fact that there was a disregard of signals, was the
main cause or the occurrence, and the jury cannot but express
their sense of the danger which mast always result from
such neglect of time signals." The deputy coroner having
expressed a hope that so powerful and wealthy a company
would for the future pay attention to these two asentials in
railway management, the proceedings tetminated after
resting neatly three hours.

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THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1846.

IRELAND.

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DUBLIN, Nov. 15.
DINNER TO THE LORD CRANCELLOR.—The members of
the Stephen's Green Club, with which his lordship has long
been associated, entertained the Lord Chancellor at dinner
last night. The attendance of members was rry great,
much greater than on any former occasion of a smiler com-
plimentary character. The Lord Chief Baron and Messrs.
Labouchere and Redington were invited as guests to meet the
Chancellor. There were some doubts as to the selection of a
chairman, the candidates being Mr. O'Connell and Lord
Cloncurry, but the former, as the oldest member of the bar
connected with the club, was preferred. The meeting sepa-
rated before twelve o'clock.

Tue MAGIWIRACY.—GALWAY. —J. Smyth, Esq., of
Masoubrook, Lougbrea, has been sworn in one of her
Majesty's justices of the peace. Col. It. C. Manse), K.H.,
District Adjutant. Genera), was sworn in a magistrate of the
city Limerick, county Limerick, county Tipperary, and
county Clare. W. Mouse)), Esq., of Tervoe' u appointed a
magistrate of the county Clare. W. V. Stuart, Esq., M.P.,
is appointed a magistrate of the county Tipperary, Mr..
Tracy, stipendiary magistrate, is moved to O'Brien's-bridge
and Mr. C. Smyth to Newcastle. The Lord Lieutenant has
appointed T. Bailey, Esq., resident magistrate, to the district
of Buttevant, in the room of J. O'Brien, Esq., resident
magistrate, transferred to the district of Tullis, county Clare.
T. Brereton, Esq., stipendiary magistrate, Portumna offers
801. reward for discovery of the party that fired at Andrew
Pewee Martin, Esq., of Drimaine. county Galway. Six ad-
ditional stipendiary magistrates are (says the Limerick
Chronicle) to be appointed, on the return of his Excellency
the Lord Lieutenant to Dublin.

Poon-tswa.—There are 748 paupers in the workhouse at 1
Galway who require for their support 4,400 lbs. bread,
70 lbs. meat, 1 ton oatmeal, 540 gallons buttermilk, 330 1
quarts sweet milk, 1 lb. tea, 1 stone sugar, 2 stone rice, 4 lbs.
tobacco, 1 cwt. soap, 6 tons coals, 200 tin pints, 100 tin plates.
Sci:NE IN &BURIAL GROUND.—The Western Star gives
the following account of a disagreeable occurrence which
took place on Saturday morning at the Roman Catholic
burial ground near Ballinaslue. The remains of Mrs.
Staunton, wife of George Staunton, Esq., of Lark Vale,
Ardrahan, and sister of Burton Bindon, Esek, of Burren,
county of Clare, were removed from the residence of her
husband for the purpose of hying interred in the grave-yard
of the Roman Catholic Chapel of Creagh, the family burial
ground of Mr. Staunton. The grave had been opened at an early
hour, but as the body was about being lowered into it, a man of
the name of Ward mterfered, and would not allow the in-
terment to take place ; saying that where the grave had been
opened was the place where for ages his people had been
buried. The Rev. Mr. Coen then came up, and addressing
the Protestant clergyman who attended to officiate, the Rev.
Mr. Lynch, said that no Protestant had ever been interred
in that graveyard, and warned him that if the burial was
proceeded with, the consequences would be extremely dis-
agreeable. Mr. Coen said he would not prevent the body
from being buried, but th..t it would certainly be disinterred.
The communication we have received states that Mr. Coen
addressed some very unpliasant remarks to the Rev. Mr.
Lynch, in consequence of which the latter gentleman had
the body of the deceased lady at once removed to the Pro•
teatant burying-ground, where the service was concluded.
SCOTLAND.
A CANDIDATE FOR THE ELGIN BCROHR.—Geo. Duff,
Esq., of Milton Duff, near Elgin, second son of General Sir
Alexander Duff, and nephew of the Earl of Fife, has an-
nounced his intention of standing for the Elgin Burghs at
the next election. Mr. Duff is a decided Liberal.
Dr. CHALMERS is as vigorous as ever, and intends deliver-
ing a short course of lectures to the students of the New
College, on " Morell's History of Philosophy," recently
published. The psychological historian has spoken dis-
paragingly of the Scotch school of natural theology, and this
has caused the " old man eloquent" to don his armour.