The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 13, 1849.

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OSBORNE. Dec. 12.
lb, (*eh and Prince walked early this morning I
spbsese Park lad Maw&
sorg Menem the Prime of Wales sod younger I
eyea royal family walked and rode SS mom'.
Irru7o,o se addition to the nisi dieser party yesterday.
Bey Boas Highness the Duchess of Saxe Weimar,
d's Primers' Anne led Ameba of Sass Weimar, left
pomp tor Windsor y.surday.
A • Council was held yesterday afternoon,
yokdps-Miee. Tee =Misters preiont were Lord J.
tae, Lery Chancellor, the Marquis' of Lanedowne.
.0.
compe Grey, Viscosat Palmerston, Earl Om. the
oisooke of the Sectitgaer, Sir Frown Being, ter Right
No. Lsbusehere. the Marquis of CLueric.rde, and the
Mkt Eno Yon M
Miele. The waned or thew ho:iee.
A depatatioa, consisting of Mr. Bruce, chairman of
di, &moon MM. Ent Milian nail sy C impany. Meson.
"gi pow, and Ball, onnesitteemen of tat massainte
ohoilhaidsre. aid Mr. Veientinr, tannin of the company,
yid r interview with the eurainiseineers of railways yee-
pew, at their office is the Board of Trade.
Lord ParMAII had an interview with Lord John
goleu jusserday. st his official residence in Dowaneg•street.
Highsm, Secretary and Comptroller-General
* Cbed JaillIMODOIll tlo• Litanies a the National
pm. ea interview with the Chancellor of the Eache- '
pee metarday.
pmegehes were sent off yesterday evening, from
fir the 0 .vettior of Malts, for the Lor.l
siscombilenee of Vie !mien Islands, and also for the
ammo al *a Ceps at Good H. p-.

Korn FOR THR PROTECTION OF AORI.
CULTURE AND BKI UM INDUSTRY.

The snood geseral meeting of the above Bo-
gor tub place_ yesterday at their rooms, 17, Uld
gocueeet, tee Vase at KITHIIUND, Presi:ant of the
pool, Ins ia the chair, sod auldigat those present we
smerved the Km. H. W. Wilson, Sir John T. Troll, But.,
K. C N. Newdegaw, Kit, M.P.; Hilliard Bpodemr,
lg., 'M.P. ; Bus. Juno two (Ewe), luau List. a (Han.
sogriooshire), sad Cater ; M.sors. T. Kart-
isms and Lecker(Btafrardshirej, Jobs Itlintan (t3usees),
red Toast (tufty), &tort B.her (Easel), 8. Jonas
ire), W. Fisher Hobbs (Riser), E
tßall Want.
176 sirr72:l-1.. 74217. 71. AZ W.
IV :oat )(.118 . °Ctia&hdat
(lalhod). Cahletett cad Pumas (WrirwEluldre), K
(Laselaillige).G•'"ll° Brower Wins), IT Mathews
tClsesseloeskine), J. Mersey (Hoods), K. Vial'
Pals (Bidioutshire), or biagtos. B/w-
Buse. M. Byres (the ormetary), to.
TM CBAI AN opened tie proceeding. by sayieg that
bed am Mel a aseemery to &tato them at say Imigth is '
Introtshig the term which bad bees drama cep by the
bessmos be hoped that as sae present, and not •
- is Boglasd, would cusp's% far a munatlit that he bad
bids allokte4 degre• withdrawn from the esa ase of prase.
des (Cheers) Bo still thourtt that every eonstitutional
sass auk% v. he mod to induce the liteislatare to retrace
awe" which he ads tale. d had pr damd the greatest pos.
'Mb as to ah slams el pit pie in tea *natty. He believed
thal, wit the empties ut a few of the Located interest, all
items la the assay weft in a state of the der p.m depr. •
*a The et Ipowasee. sbirsuld. r., and all otb,r classes of
issestie iadwory were also suffering, and he thought
they woad .aree with him, that, as Roglishmen, they were
howl to coil opon the loa/sore to retract their steps and
Mon that protection eel whisk they bad been deprived.
(Chem)
Kr. N BWDROATE the* read the following report,which
as cheered in several parts.
"Tose committee, in preienting their sixth usual report,
abase Key lament the eoudi.ion Of those late:eats the re-
puted attacks apes which called the pretudon
into aideuce, hags the full. it orddidesete sod belief that
the members of this society, as well as of those with which
It is to annuli n, are still agreed in the eisaviction that
adequate protectlos is indispensable to our national in-
dustry, aid are resolved to use every cunstitu Waal droll
to Of sin from the legi.laturis tbs. which they consider the
performance of its duty to the coastitnert interims Cl the

late.
"Parliament havieg determined to expose the shipping
interest of this country to an almost unprotected com-
petition with foreigners it becomes snore than ever the
duty of Ouse who adhere to the system under which
this isount32lme grows up t) greatness, and which is
he tsa
still tic me•cial policy tit the world, to watch
the eff eta this e sperm. mai
ou y, only apes
ear *sports said import., but uprn r home trestc—up
the prosperity and the st•schment of our colonia—apos the
employment and eorditiou of our pour. We observe that
our colonial empire is fast approachisg diesolution—aa event
'mule desired by some lading fro- traders. We know
that in our respective Localities the agricultural labourer is
thrown our of work, sad that poor rates are Mutating as
prices diminish. Many of the beet labourers and farmers
who have accumulated some little property are quitting the
Mores of this c matey, in tho hope of saving, and finding
elsewhe-• prefitablei employment tor, the remnant of their
diminished capital. This is en emigration alt the wrong wort
—en emigration of those who constitute the at:engin and
Mews of this country.
Some person' adduce the retention of farms by their
present occupant", and the competition for the occup Won
of land, as unanswerable arguments, proving that the pros
meta of the agriculturist are not gloomy. The retention of
farms by many of the present occupiers is attributable rather
to the fear of having 'le wind up their affairs, and to submit
the sale of their stock at the intact low prices, and to the
transference of their interest in improvements, than to any
hope of profitably earrying on their business under the pro.
seat pollee. It is trim that this competition for the comma
tiro of lend has, in same instances, prevented the redaction
51 rent, but it arises from the abandonment of other trades,
under the di•couragenteat of native industry which is fad-
venally felt ; and it will, in too many instances, be Mend
that the present competitors for farms have neither the Ilk
perience nor the capital requisite for the profitable and NW
tattoos occupation of the land. Many, also, are induced he
make offers for farms ander the conviction that the present
fatal policy cannot be persevered in, and that, if they take
advantage of the present lamentable depression of prices in
purchasing farming stock, they will participate in the gene.
nil improvement wtich must necomarily follow from the
adoption of an altered policy.
Your minutiae' eannot wonder that the practical are
hopeless of • safe return for the investment of their capital
and industry in Euglish agriculture, and emigrate or that
the sanguine speculate upon aa alteration of the present
policy, when so many circumstances combine to refute the
assurances which were lavished in support of the system of
free imports. A more complete refutation of the predictions
of those who declared that a moderate reduction of price
would modify the influx of forei,,n agricultural produce
cannot be given than is afforded by • renew ot the 'esparto-
tiousprain, meal, and flour daring the present year as
tom with those of 1847.
" he importation of corn, flour, and meal daring the huh
tea months of 1849, this year of abundance, falls short by
only 15 per cent. of the enormous quantities imported in
the first ten months of 1847, that yoer of scarcity (of which
It was said that, as the requirements wen unpreoadented, se
the imports would prove unparalleled). and this in the face
of a fall of prices in 1849 equivalent to 38 per mat as com-
pared with the average mica for the year 1847. The corn
duty, which raised in 1807.8, without derangement of eon-
mere* or percoptible pressure, more than • million of
avenue, has been abandoned in total disregard of our heavy
internal taxation and increasing national debt.
" We mast be blind, indeed, were we not daily more and
more convinced that the formidable experiment now in
course of trial cm never be brought to a successful issue.
We have been charged with gloomy predictions, and with
attempts to destroy confidence among farmers. Now, as to
our gloomy predictions, we only predict • continuance of
those low prices which free importers have prophecied and
proclaimed as the one great desideratum of the whole soca-
Inanity • and as for confidence among farmers, so maiden
of oars Zooid have destroyed confidence so utterly as the tone
of contempt in which the farmers are spoken of by
the 'supporta. of the hostile legislation which is directed
against them. In the steady depreciation of the value of
our products and industry, even our opponents now begin
to find cause of slam, sad their organs have recently taken
upon themselves to swam us that there is no' few' of still
lower prices. ' Fear of lower prime' is a siereillautt term on
the Ups of those who ones proclaimed that cheapness
i 4 in fiat If prosperity ; but it is evident these men cannot
much longer go on holding two languages—assuring the
farmers, on the one hand, that they ought to invest awl.
tal, for prices will not be uaresunerative, mu declaring to
Ike public generally that they have made excessive cheap-
zees permanent and universal.
" It has been said that protection can moor bo restored—
that no I•gielature will ever again orinsieler tho interest of
producers as well as that of consumers—krusing, as in fact
they 4n, one great community. That whether it be the
struariing farmer, the pauperised labourer, the starving
enfewoosen, or even the despised colonist, all must be left
to the fierceness of competition, and that, whether they live
or die, cheap products will compensate society for their
tuff-if. g lives sad premature deaths. Bach results may
have little weight with pertain sot over•scrupaloas persons,
and easy b • rendered tolerable in their eyes by the prospect
of Pecuniary advantage, gratified ambition, and personal in-
demnity but we believe the opinion is rapidly gaining
ground that it is the duty of a omerament to protein its
sstjeeise so well as to tea sail be Amish them.
Mattis GM gent el ow Mom whose position is so
mistrahles and whim future 1s am M •1 toacke and frwi
at 41' rinkf Ormeidaration. We know that the south and
west el Ireland depended, like some of our own manufas•
luring tlistehro, on the existence of a single plant. In Ire-
had one pleat enabled =MOS of men to be congregated
*Mb. e. permitted the owners of property to stimulate
yompeliti n to its highest, to sell the occupation of their
ant at the nearest and to buy their labour in the cheapest
market. We know that massy proprietors did en soli and so
b". with • shiftiest,' of purpose sad a rigour el SOSailtfae,
which may well Witte then tobe considered ss bright
examples to the school el liasebeeter. Now, through some

mikes mesa banns; this melooley Chomisibt acne
Ilnedse, die pew% hae Idled. It wee es are mery
subsidises et their middles so the settee phut h to that
d Ileadtester. Ia Wendt the plots slather hod re mia-
ow/1y low to the palms; ward tee high hr thzeirised
einsonam; and Mae whole distrises are led esamity
%NUM as pelem iNmiedsk. Heiman., bas
=lt to saggkat Iddi when by the immateleled
of hats oomoslitien w bar owe, the bed seri.
edam' samrkete of the meld. Imbed. thus paspotheil sad
rar, lies a m modal ad dems, s hero, to these who
that sompetitim and areeat all that are needed
to"
TM make : zers= er
of eel 4=isp.
smil posed Ismatien mast
of ameesity be hangs opts mew the mosideratisa ot pm-
Hemet. The owners sod esengiess of wed property have
long submitted* heavy borders in the disehaege of the
local duties *NNW Upon *ell* them keel reepanstbdithe
have ever ham hold to ham lasiely modelholeille 'a
grammes. fie at aid the weird of ere
the laudanum' elements ef our oedema Mageadenes
and social order. If these pdasiples ahoild Phil, mid the
wreck ot public homer aid ot peeks COMMIS whisk the
purer and onrush* of the system of has inputs have
mad*, let them beer the blame who have meshed the weep
sity fee their abantioameat. As the maim of free imports
proeude, DO &Manes has bees made MIMI molly nu
proud freedom ed exchange. America and imam have, in-
deed, published, each of thus, • reeproeity geeelamation with
r. (aril to our shipplag ; but the eistraillataallell St those aim
CMS tan render suck prostamatims of Mae prettied value.
Titers seems no prospect of a rednetima el import ditties
of the United States, while Swaim ken, by her new tariff,
rob'. d ter import duties epos all mmehetared satiric, ot
cotton, 1it..., and silk. Buda hasedigially annemeed to
the merchants of the empire that se mealleatima of her
tariff will take plea. While Spain has haposed a duty of
50 per cent. ad milor-in en the importation of MUM goods,
and /Jamboree bee joined the Bothers* thus adopting its
protective system, it would reqi ire some eawarance on the
p of any free-trader to boast of the reeigeseity hie fa-
vourite system has met with abroad.
" Your committee, having thus glanced at the leading cir-
tentinances of our present position, think that you will con-
ger with them in the opinion that there is every necessity
ter *union and isombinauoc in &knee et those whose late-
rests nave bees Wm wantonly exposed and utilities&
"Your committee cannot couched* without expreming
their &anima hope that, in the present distressed state of the
tenant-tanners and labourers, the landlords will give their
undivided support to raise them fru their present lamenta-
ble and ruinous position.
" Your committee have no wish to suggest, far less to
dictate, the means by which the change that has taken place
in public opinion towards a protective policy can be best
',vatted ann elicit. d, but they believe that the calm rod
sense of England will use the experience which has already
been so dearly bought, thous', but comparatively little of its
prim has yet been paid in the suffering and decay which per-
severance in the recent course ot commercial policy will
entail. The meshes ef sophistry and falsehood by whisk
ibis policy has been recommended and upheld, are yielding
like gossamer before the wintry blest of keen szpariease.
Many, once deceived, are now awakened to the gerteha ran-
-14 queues of the downward COON* this couwey b ibloblab
Let us welcome every honest labourer in our esitmea *UM,
even though he job mat the eleventh hour."
Mr. BAKER, in moving its adoption, commented on the
special necessity which seined at the present moment tor •
general exertion on the part of the protectionists.
dr. WILSON seconded the motion.
Mr. BALL said that the question of an adjustment of
tuition was not one for whim. the farmers had any distsste,
on the contrary, they with, i it; but they looked upin It
oily as an adjunct to the greater question of protection, and
never dreamt of receiving it u an equivalent—(hear, hear)
—because without a 'sweetie* of protection they felt that
they would be utterly and entirely undone. (Gear, hear.)
It a mu were drowning it would not do to stand upon the
bank and discuss whether it would be better to use external
friction or scene internal application, they must Ant take
him oat of the water. (A laugh.) So to save the
farmer you must first give him protection. (liter,
hear.) The speaker then alluded to Mr. Disraeli,
as if sumo suspicion bad been out upon him,
passed upon him the highest sulegium, mid he was reg.rded
by the late Lord G. Benticek as a loan of first Tate ability
and assuming honesty, and &clay. d that the lumen ot
England would be wilily of the grossest ingratitude if they
tuegot their obligations to Mr. Dimon, who, in tact, ought
tidy to be seem d in their esteem to Oa noble president of
that society. (Beer, hear )
Mr. W. BLNNET bore hie tutimisny to the truth of the
report, which he declared to be in no nepre• exaggerated
sad said that, unless the farmers were protected, their sup-
=the event of a general commotion could warmly be
for.
STONE (of Aylesbury) wished it to be understood
that while they joined the National Association in seeking
a fir and pit measure of protest. ion to every interest, they
behoved that to make it so to the farmers it must include a
sorehine el the taxation of the unfitly, which pressed with
seek severity upon the local interest., affecting the occupier
Made more than the owner. (Beer, hear.)
Mr. YOSK ETT said it was absolutely oteessary to have
an equluition of taxation. But they must not lose the
whams, for the shadow. Lot them first get the substance
sad the elemiew would follow.
The report was then adopted.
The adds CHAIRMAN announced that there would be
a special general meeting of the society held at eleven o'clock
on Friday, to madder the quid= of supporting or amid-
gareatiog with the National Association. He thought they
would an egrets that two groat societies formed for the same
purpose had better bring themselves into one, and prevent its
being said that they were not costarring in op.niem They
were now nearer their victory than ever, and it therefore
behoved them to pull together and show to the labourer',
the farmers, the shipping interest, and the mercantile
intere.is in general how de. ply they liadbeen aggrieved by the
removal ef protection.
Tnanks were then voted to the chairman, and also to 11x.
Nominate sad others, and the meting separated.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY ON THE EARL
OF ALBEMARLE.

A commission was held yesterday, as stated in that
day's Express, at Finance's Hotel, Belgrave-square, to in-
cisive into the state of mind of the Bari of Albemarle. The
eistamissionen were Mr. Commissioner Bellow and Mr.
Cumnitseioner Winslow.
Mr. Strome appeared as counsel for the petitioner—the
I °austere of Albemarle • and Mr Calvert for the Earl.
Hr. Commissioner Barlow briefly stated to the jury what
emetitated legal insanity, and ezplained to them the nature
of the duty which they were called upon to perform. He
observed that the tact of the earl's being represented by
minasel relieved him from the necessity of requiting his
MMesdance.
Mr. Calvert said that as the earl had certain legislative
functions to perform, he did not know that he should be
justified in dispensing with his attendance. It was doubtful
whether the state of his health would enable him to attend.
On that point, however, he would examine Dr. Suther-
land.
Dr. Sotherland, on being appealed to, said he thought that
the attendance of the earl would be prejudicial to his health.
The earl had not expressed a wish to be present, but he had
declared it to be hie desire to consult his solicitor.
Mr. &Into& then proceeded to open the ease. He said he
appeared as counsel for Lady Albemarle, and be seed not
say that the duty which her ladyship had to perform was a
very painful one. But knowing that the duty was one
which she owed to his lordship himself, she bad not hesitated
to commence these proceedings. Lord Albemarle was the
son of the late earl who died as recently as the 30th of
October, in the present year. The late Earl left a large
'easily, two of his children being Col. Koppel and the
Hey. Edward Keppel. The resent earl was, up to the
time of his Lather's death, entitled Lord Bury, and by his
father's death had come into peesession of estates which yielded
considerably below 9,0001. • year. His lordship was married
in the year 1816, and had lived with the countess in a state
of great happiness from that period until the time of his re-
moval, ander medical advice, from his residence in Ooslow-
square to Blacklands House. The jury would have to deter-
edge, first, whether his lordship was of unsouad mind ; and,
if that questioa was decided in
the airmative, they would
Non have to declare at what period the unsoundness comi
se coned. The learned counsel then proceeded to state the
eielehlelpe of the evidence which he should sdduoe, and which
lls amlosined is a more extended form, and concluded by
ellMbrig that he hoped to coevince the jury that his lordship
had leen Wee' from the 25th of July last.
Dr. Iletheriend was sirs. exasniusd—lie deposed that he
W issmesoll_ attended eases of lunacy. He was called
apes em-all Nth of July by Lady Albemarle to visit the
pieseneused, ills lordship appeared excited, and there were
gambol systpleess of paralysis. The paralysis was of a
form, each as was chiefly found among the insane.
bodestrembling ot the upper lip and of the whole
bod Witness was told that his lorthhip Lad been burn-
ing his clothes. Oa the 26th of July his lordship was re-
ceived into Blaeklands House, which belonged to witness.
After he entered the hou'e his head was very hot. He told
witness that he had kills l a broker at Willow Bank, and
knoeked the nose off another broker. On the let of August
whams mat his lordship in the garden at Blacklands. He
was enfant, and on witness asking the reason he replied that
he had_ berm up to h that there were a million
of pumas eampented of in the world, and that his Saviour
had told him to erect • guillotine on that spot. From that
day to the 30th of October he bad continuous paroxpms of
maniacal excitement, exhibited by the usual symptorrs
extreme heat of head, quickness of pulse, great Incoherence
of language, the utterance of sounds without any meaning,
great sleeplessness, and dirtiness of habits. These symptoms
were succeeded, as usual, by extreme exhaustion. On the
let of November witness told his lordship that his father was
alarmingly ill, his real object being to break to him his
father's death. He replied that his father was 33, end he
himself 25. That was all that happened on the occasion.
On the 3rd of November, when witness went into the room
where his lordship was, his lordahip said he had
just renamed from Austria, and had sailed hundreds
of times round the world. Oa the 6th of No-
vember he said he could take up live coals in his
hand without hurting him; that he could make watches
worth MO& out of dirt, and valuable jewels oat of bits of
enameled paper ; that he and Mr. Hope were the richest
men in Reiland, and that he himself possessed Norfolk,
Suffolk, Wales, and Ireland. Oa the 6th of Nov. witness
told bias el his father's death. He asked him when he had
died, and as
to the reply with indifferesee. He then said
that he was to be proclaimed king under the title of Charles
I. On the lith of Nov. be said witases must be in error as
to his father's death, for he had been informed that his tailor
had brought him to life again. On the let of Dee. he s id
he had large sans of money in different banks, iceindinr
Pargehar's and Hoare's beaks, and Paradise Bank, and his
income was, he added, 490,0001. a year, besides what he de.

rived ties velsable West beide perpsfey. On the 4th Dee.
le said he was lereneplive elk -and had been at the
Bettie eif
C• igia. asked his law that
amid be, sad t ilikeeptied that be had died and bad rim*
*gala; he had died Shies times, bad bees cradled, sad had
lived at the time el the twelve apostles. Os the Bth of
Deoember he said M bad killed 150 men in • good stand-up
101. He des Mil OM he was a my good ninaer, mad had
tist Mee sad She Flying Dutchman and had beaten
this Oa OM 11th of December (the previous day)
be add be had aMended up to heaven, and had baptised
and then thrown them all tato the sea,
rat Own was one little speckled child +tilt yellow
epee whom be bad killed. Front what he (witness) had
ma el ids liseistelp front the 25th of July down to tint time
he had so doubt that his lordship had been insane during
*Oda, 1,1166 bad elapsed since, sad was now incapable
dike of tekbig are of himself or managiog his affairs.
Oiremorsamined by Mr. Calvert—The excitement exhi-
bited by Lis lordship on witneses first interview with him
might have arisen from other causes besides inaanity. On
entering his lordship's hoes* he saw Miss Vin.e, Colonel
Koppel, and another gentleman, who was, he believed, a
elergyman and a brother ot his lordship. After hie lordship
ties removed to Blacklands he saw him at first every day.'
Latterly he bad 11(1/11 him less frequently in consequence GC
*QM improvement in the state of ins lordship. It was wits.:
nem who introduced the subject of the sale at Willow Bask.
At Biaskiands greet attention had been paid to his lordship's
diet is order to strengthen him. His family bed seen his
in the establishment. He had seen his two sisters there,
Lady Albemarle, hie two brothers, and his solicitor. He
had seen some persons without witness's pren us know-
ledge. He had not had much seems to books. He had seen
muse newspapers end soars religious books. His state was
Slash that he might property be allowed to read religious
books for amusement. Amongst other obeenatiots he said
that Bolinebeoke was first favourite for the Derby. Had
talked to his lordship about his prop rty, because insane per-
sons geaerally had delusions in reit rence to their property.
On the 6th of December his lordship said, " I'll put you in
the we,: of making • million of money by the medicine you
order me ; it shall supersede claret and Champagne." On
the Bth he said be had won 100,0001. at billiards at Black-
lands. He was in the habit of recreating himself with
billiards in that establishment. There had hero many
insane acts as well as expressions at Blecklanda
Once his lordship nearly killed his keeper, that
was before the it of Aaiun. taring the period
which elapsed down to the 30th of October, his violence
was very great. Since the beginning of November, his
lordship had been getting more and more trrequil, he
disorder having assumed a chronic form. His lordship had
• peculiar way of rubbing his hair off his head.
Mr. Calvert said, that while he could scarcely hops to
shake the testimony of Dr. Sutherland, he was atxious to I
even anything which would tend to p his lordship's
restoration ; and under these circumstance', he should ob-
iject to his appeunce in that room.
By a Juryman—His lordship bad, in consequence of his
violence, been frequently put under restraint at Bachand'
Huse.
By another Juryman—Notwithstandiog the subsiding of
the paroxysms, no intellectual improvement had taken
Sao.
Dr. Henry Herbert Southey was next examined. He de.
pmcd to his having been called in by the Rev Edward
Koppel to rei-it the earl, on the 25th of July last. The
excercil manner of his lordship, coupled with the facts stated
to him, convinced witness of his lordship's insanity. Saw
him at Blecklands House on the sth of N.yember, when
he was labouring under extraordinary delusions. Baw him
*Pin on the 19th of November, when also he wee decidedly
of unsound mind.
Cross examined by Mr. Calvert—Had men Lis lordship
three times. On the 19th of November he believed himself
to be a gnat fire-eater, and had he not been prevented from
long so, be would probably have handled fire. He talked
of his inordiuste wealth, and appeared lost in the immensity
el the figures. He said he was worth hundreds of millions.
A eoavenation ensued with regard to the propriety of
Dr. Southey's visiting his lordship during the proonse of the
enquiry; and it was ultimately arranged b the counsel,
with the concurrence of the commissioners, and in accordance
with the wish of the jury, that Dr. Southey should visit his
lordship at Banned' house ; and that gentleman left the
lroom for that purpose.
William Crawley examined—Had been an attendant at
the house of Dr. Sutherland five yeas and lITCII, menthe;
and had had mead, r ible experience with regard to pa.
dents. Went on the 25th of July to the house
of the Earl of Albemarle, _ in Onslow-squire, and
saw Colonel Koppel and Miss Vine. His lordship
oappeared much excited. He was removed the following
I day. He could not be persuaded to leave the house on the
26th. Attended his lordship for three weeks afterwards at
Blecklands-house. Dunn, the first three days his lordship
was not so much excited as afterrwards. On Sunday, the
29th, it was is emery to put a strait we'stceat on him
Oa Monday morning, at six o'clock, his lordship took up a
Ilene jug to witness, who slept in the rams room, and said
"By Oa, I'll kill you." Witness caught the jug in his
arm, which broke the handle. His lordship then became
very bed. Witness took hiss to walk in the garden, when
be pulled off his coat and sad he would fight him. In
walking round the garden on other occasions his lordship
frequently wanted to eat the leaves' and when prevented
from doing so by wither" he became very excited.
Witness had regularly attended on his lordship from the
18th of Oct. to the present time, and had mode notes of his
words. On November the Ist his lordship told him that he
was at the battle of Banker's-hill, when be fought sword-
in-hand with Captain Brown. Captain Brown, he said,
made three cuts at his head, which fell on the ground, after
which the captain picked up his head and stuck it on his
(Lord Bury's) shoulder. lie (Lord Bury) was then takes
home and placed in bed, and the next morning his lord-
ship's head was as firm upon his shoulders is ever it was,
with the exception of its being a little shaky. Had seen his
lordship that morning. He was very quiet, but was certainly,
in his opinion, insane. Had no doubt that he had been so
from the 25th of July.
Dr. Southey was again tailed. lie said flit ke had just
been to visit the earl, and had found hiss more capable of
answering questions than on any former interview. He said
he had ordered • carriage at 3 o'clock, to go and see his soli-
citor Mr. Metcalf. On his questionieg him about the
making of watches, he said he believed that that was hum.
bug ; but he said he could make jewels out of paper—emerald
drupe. He also said that he had 30,0001. in the funds ; had
sold that sum out a good many times, and had made a pod
deal of money by doing so. He also said he was troughs
there for killing a man, sod that he had killed 145 men and
three boys at Eton. W. lordship was still decidedly in-
sane, though better then when witness saw him previously.
Hs was certainly incapable of taking care either of his per-
-a or of his property. The probabilities were against his

recovery.
Confirmatory and other evidence heals, been token,
the following :gentlemen then proceeded to visit his lord-
ship, at Blacklands House, Chelsea:—Mr. Commissioner
Barlow, Captain Bogue, the foreman, Sir H. Bilis, Mr.
Knight, and Mr. Mann, who were accompanied by Mr.
Woodhouse, the family solicitor.
On the return of these gentlemen into court, the names of
thury having been called over,
Mr. Commissioner Barlow stated that be bad, with a por-
tion of the jury, seen his lordship, and had proceeded to
question him anal told by the jurymen present that it was
unnecessary to proceed any further.
Captain Bogue, the foreman, said that the evidence had
been fully borne out by his lordship's conduct in the inter-
view. Amongst other statements made by him in the in-
terview was one to the effect that ha had 100.0001. embarked
in Roa:ish shipping. He produced a piece of brown paper
and, handing it to a juryman, declared that it was an eme-
rald which he bad made, and was worth 60 guineas. He said
be had embarked very large sums of money in different
insurance offices. With regard to the fire, he declared that
if he were to pet his hand in it he should not suffer any
inconvenience. It was superfluous to say any more.
Mr. Calvert then addressed the jury ; and, admitting that
the evidence was conclusive, expressed a hope that the ver-
dict would be that the Earl of Albemarle had bean of un-
sound mind from the 23rd of July, as the time might be
material with respect to the noble earl's pecuniary
interests.
Mr. Stanton said he had no observation to make.
The jury then returned their verdict, declaring that the
Earl of Albemarle wee of unsound mind, and incapable of
managing his affairs, on the 23rd of July last, and had been
ISO ever sine.

THE FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MAILS.—In eon& •
queues of the numerous repremntations which have been
made by the merchants of the city of London, Liverpool
&r.. to the Right Hon. the Marquis of Chihli: ode, the
Postmester•General, of the inconvenience and loss they
sustain by the despatch of the outgoing mails to the Medi-
terranean, India, &e., via Marseilles, and those to the West
Indies, America, fte, before the snivel of the incoming
packets or mails at Southampton, Liverpool, and London,
arrangements are making which will come into operation, it
is expected, with the cemmencement of the new year, which
will obviate the imoonvenienee complained of. When email
has bees overdue (the same as the last overland mail from
India, when the letters were only delivered on Saturday
morning), and the outgoing mail not detained—the mer-
chants and the public have no oppertunity et answering
their correspondence for a fortnight or a mouth—whereas,
if the packet had been detained twenty-four hours, or only
twelve hours, after the arrival of the inland mail, they
would have the opportunity of answering the letters. The
mails for the Mediterranean, India, &e., via Marseilles, are
at present made up on the evenings of the 7th and 24th
of the month (and if that date falls on a Sunday, the next
evtning), and due in London en or about the 3rd and 23rd;
those er Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands,
Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, Mauritius. India, Hoeg-Hong, and
Cetus, on the morning of the 20th of the month by the
packet from Southampton, due at Southampton on the
27th or 28th. The British and Foreign colonise in the
West Indies (except Bermuda, Nassau, New Orleans,
Mexico, Honduras and Hammel)). Venezuela, sad Jamul,
on the mornings of the 2nd and 17th of the month, which
are forwarded by the packets from Southampton; Bermuda,
Nihau, Mexico, New Orleans, Sec., on the mornings of
the tad only ; and Madeira, Grey's-town (San Juan de
Nicaragua), New Granada, Chili, and Peru, on the morn-
ing of. the 17th only; and the return whets are due on the
7th and 22nd. Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz. end Gibral-
tar, on the mornings of the 7th, lith, sad 27th of the
month, via Southampton, due oc the 5:6, 15th, and 25th
OW month. BritiA North America and the United States
every Friday evening (except in December, January, Feb-
ruary, and March, the winter months, and then only every
alternate Friday evening), by team packets, via Liverpool,
Llsli6sx, Sudan, or New York. It will be seen from the
above how lope:teat such a measure will be to the mer-
cantile interest sad the public at large, without causing any
particular delay in the outgoing III"

OF NAVIGATION AND PRACTICAL
SCIENCE.

A public meeting in aid of this newly-formed in-
stitution wan held yesterday at the London Tann, and was
very stismeroisely attended. The LORD MAYOR presided.
Mr. MUSCATT, the seer.tary, read the report, which
stated,
That the British and Foreign Sailors' Society had arisen
out of the first organised effort made in this c iuntry in be.
' half of seamen. It was established is 1818, under the pre
'aiding of the late Admiral Lord Gambier, and for some
years its operations had been col fitted to the pert of London.
Oa 'Dingier its sphere of action in 1833, it massed its pre
sent title. Up to this time it had devoted itself almost ex.
elusively to the redgious welfare of British sad foreign sea-
men. It had bees tang felt desirable to make along for the
intellectual and eceial, as well as for the strietly religious im-
provement of sailors, the subject had often been considered,
and, at the commesmment of this year, a somber of geatle-
men tad formed themselves into • provisional committee to
establish a new society, to be called the Merchant Seamen's
lastatulion, the object of which wee to promote the Intel.
lectual and social improvement of sailors, as ale* their re-
ligions welfare ; subsequently the new inetinnion had been
asealetaniated with this aunty. The cognomina* had
era aselsted by D. B. Reid, Esq., M.D., and
the Gemination of the society had been agreed
upset to embroils the following objects:—The distri-
bution of the sacred scriptures and religious tracts, peeach-
int, domiciliary and ship visitation, nautical instruction,
publication', lectures and libraries on board ship and on
shore, model lodging-houses, a retreat for 'said seamen, a
re.istry office and savings batik, or any other means adapted
Ito wine the objects of the society. The society was to be
' monaged by 30 directots, one-half to be laymen ; its pro.
perty to be vested in not fewer than live trustees, to be ap
pointed at a general or special meeting of the members. It
was. an unalterable law ttiat the religious instruction should
be coofined to those doctrines of Christisaity which were
held in commeo by all evangelical churches. The committee
had since been laborioualy engaged in preparing plane for
the faun extended operations of the society, and had con-
vened this meeting at the earliest rassible period. Thecont-
mines ?reposed the immediate formation of a college
of navigation and precleal science, with • menus
sad library. The desirableness of such as ob-
ject could not he fir a moment questioned. The
eaters in the merch.nt service of Great Britain
damsel that the same facilities might be given them for ad.
vaspessent in knowledge and science as were now possessed
by.. shore et other professions, by the officers of her Ka-
jewy:s navy, and the importance of which was now fully re-
moused by foreign states. The committee sincerely re-
' R.... And the lots 'hey had sustained in the death of the late
I Bishop of Norwich. Had his va'uable life been spared, the
cirectors were assured that he would now have redeemed
the pledge given at the Ball of Commerce at • tanner
meeting.
Sir JAMES DUKE, M.P., said, as he was compelled to
retire from the meeting, he perhaps might be excused taking
,bat opportunity of saytug • few words. It was unnecessary
fir him, who had spent hie early days at sea, to declare hoe
warm an interest be felt is this institution. (Rear, hear.)
Without pledging himself to all the details of the college
th. y were about founding, he had no hesitation in
avowing his disposition to aid in carrying out its objects.
He had yesterday seen Mr. L.houchere, the president of the
Bond of Trade ; and that gentle man had stated that if the
institution were founded on a broad pubis basis, he would
do everything in his rwer, truth in his public and private
capacity, to promote its objects. (Applause.)
On the minion of Mr. D. W. Wings, the report was

adopted.
Mr. Sheriff NICOL then moved the appointment of oft
cars and directors of toe inetitui ion for the year ensuing.
Captain C. ALLEN, R.N. seconded the resolution.
The Rev C. MARSHAL/. moved:
"That this meeting e !chaffy approve of the proposed ex-
tend Is of the operation. of the society; and especially the
establishment of a college cf navigation and practical
science, with a library and museum, wh• reby facilities may
be afforded for the education of the officers of the mercan-
tile navy, such as are n,w provided in her Majesty's navy,
and thus enable them to attain • position n hich is equally
demanded by the wawa of navigation, and the progress
made by other nations in nautical science."
The Rev. J. BIOWOOD seconded the resolution.
Dr. D. B. REID moved—
" That, while the instruction of mates, apprentices, end
others, desirous of obtaining nautical and scientific informa-
tion, shall form the great eject of attention, the college
stall also be open to all persons interested in naval archi-
tecture, or in furnishing nautical instruments, or the various
equipment• required in ships and steam-vessels."
0. JACKSON, Esq., af co ndEd the resolution.
Dr. M'WILLLIM moved,—
" That a distinct fund be established for the formaticn of this
college ; that a special committee be chosen from the board
of directors for the namiagement of the college; and that they
be requested to seek the aid of the corporation of the City of
London, the governors and company of the Bank of Eng
land, the Hon. the Directors of the East India Company, and
other public bodies who have already contributed to the sup
pot of the institution ; and that they be also requested to
communicate with the patliamentar) representatives of the
different sea ports in this country, and empowered to add to
their numbers gentlemen whose position anti influence would
promote the great objects of the society."
W. N. BOND, Beg , RM. in seconding the resolution,
reminded the meeting that sailors were the representatives
of England in all parts of the world, and the more care we
took of our sailors the more care would they take of us.
(Cheers.)
Thanks were then voted to the Lord Mayor, and this ter-
minated the preeeediap.

FARM LEASES.-MEETINO OF THE

FARMERS' CLUB.

Yesterday s vety crowded meeting of the members
of the Farmers' Club was held at the York Hotel, Bridge-
street, Blenkfriars, for the purpose of taking into considera-
tion the present tenure of land, Mr. It. SMITH, the manager
of Dartmoor Forest, presided.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, congra-
tulated the meeting on the numerous attendance of farmers
from all parts of England.
Mr. J. BEADEL, of Chelmsford, said be wield not for a
moment question the kindly feelings end strict same of
justice of those who owned the land, lost he considered that
leases were essential for both. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Bendel
then proceeded to say that • new form of lease was abso-
lutely nocanary, in order to leave the farmer unshackled
by thaw restrictions, as to cropping and cultivation
'of the lane, which were impaled by the antiquated
' rem, and which had been carried down to the present day.
He thought the lowest term for a lease should be fourteen
years, and he considered twenty-one years much better.
He thought it rhould be clearly expressed es to which of the
two parties should pay tithes and tales, and that reductions
should be made for over timbered land; although few people
would like to see the country denuded of trees, still It could
not be denied that in many parts of the country the timber
was in news, and wee highly detrimental to the crops.
(Hear.) He then alluded to the question of game ; be said
be felt that reductions ought to be made where it was redun-
dant or too strictly preserved, which was a very great and
cayiag evil. Alter these observations, Mr. Beaded submitted
to the meeting a form of lame, which he conceived would
meet all the exigencies of the cites, and which embraced the
sears' points to which he alluded.
Mr. SHAW said that the landlords were entitled to pro-
tection to their property. On the other hand, tenants ought
to have freedom in cultivating their farms. He considered
the lease which bad been submitted to the meeting too im-
patent to be decided upon then, and he should move that
it be published and circulated in 016 r that the various
clauses might be submitted to • future meeting.
Mr. BENNETT thought before the lease was sent out to
the public extreme caujon ought to be and, ends committee
appointed to go through all the clauses.
A long discussion ensued, in which Mr. Baker, Ile.
Chatham, Mr. Frethewey, Mr. Mecbi, and others took
part, and eventually Mr. Shaw's suggestion was adopted,
the I and the proceedings closed.
pakle of