The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-04 00:00:00

THE ABDUCTION OP THE NUN MARY RYAN.

This morning was issued a parliamentary return
of nineteen pages, containing the correspondence with her
Majesty's government relative to the supposed abduction of
the nun Mary Ann Ryan. The leading particulars are
already well known, but the following official report of Mr.
Wilkes, one of the medical commissioners in lunacy, who
proceeded to Bruges at the desire of Sir George Grey, for
the purpose of inquiring into the case, is interesting :
" February 22,1265.

"la compliance with the request of Secretary Sir Geo.
Grey, I this day visited Mary Ryas, an inmate of the Reline
de Sante of St. Julien, at Bruges, for the purpose of mow-
taming her present mental condition. M. le Chemise
Mass, the director of the institution, to whom I had a letter
of introduction from Mr. Carry, the British count in
Ostend, wee absent in England, and there is ao resident
physician in the establishment I prooseded to the corridor
which Mary Ryan is dated to have occupied since her
admission, and I found her in the sitting-room, which is
also used by six other patients. She was standing in a lid-
less, vacant state, and conversed with evident reluctance,
and at times would not reply to my questions at all, orpe-
Many when the twosisters who were with me left the room ;
indeed she opposed my suggestion that the interview
should be private. She replied, at first, coherently to my
questions, but after a time she became more agitated, and
frequently bunt into tears. When I referred to the period
of her illness in L,ndoo, ►nd her subsequent removal to
Bruges, her memory was on many points clear, but the false
impressions she den had, to a great extent, still remain.
She said that ' something came over her' when in the eon-
vent in the Commercial-road, and that she was told there were
evil spirits is it; though she reminded the circumstances of
her removal, she said that she did not leave the railway car-
riage, although she knew that she was on the sea for some
hours, and that her screams and resistance were nand by
an impression she had that she was going to be drowned or
injured in some way. That she was !shooing under a very
mate attack of mania at this time there can be no doubt,
and after her arrival at Si. Julien she was in so exhausted a
state from refusing to take food, that at one time her life
was considered to be in danger. The more acute symptoms
seem after a few weeks to have subsided, and to have been
followed by • state of great &unlade., which has con-
Maned, with little variation, up to the pressed time, She
stated to me that nothing could aide make her happy ;
that the enemy had taken possession of her, and wanted to
overthrow the pew of the church ; that life was • misery
to her, and that she would destroy herself if she had the
opportunity. She even now at times refuses to eat, and
she is considered to be so decidedly suicidal, that s
sister has always slept in the same room with
her. She onsaionally employs herself is sewing,
but there is mach difficulty in arousing her out
of her apathetic state. Her general health is stated to be
much improved, and she appears to be well nourished, and
not to suffer from bodily disease. I endeavoured to assn.
taro whether she was comfortable in her present position, or
had any complaint to make as to her diet or treatment, but
I could not elicit any from her. When I asked her whether
she wished to return to &pitied, she replied that she
would like to do so if anyone she knew ciame for her; she is,
however, suspicious and distrustful of everyone. I examined
her bedroom, which I found chap and comfortable, and she
appears to be treated with great kindness and consideration
by the sisters. The sum paid for her maintenance is very
small, not being, as far as I could ascertain, more than 161.
a year. In my opinion Mary Ryan instill of unsound mind,
labouring under a very common form of melancholia, with
a suicidal tendency. I also think that she is not in a state
to be safely taken are of out of as asylum."

The Select Committee on Public Petitions men-
tiom in their last report that the petition of Mn.
It'Dersoott, relative to the alleged abduction of bar
daughter, is 47ft. 4in. in length ! The petition, it seam,
contains a mass of entracte from newspapers, copies of
testimooials, depositious before magistrates, °Dnieper
dame, certificates, and statements of coaveraatima
nLt-
iag to the sea.
A concert will be given at Manchester in the
coarse of March for Barr Ernat's bleat, at which Herr
Joachim will perform.

Mr. Gye announces that the Royal Italian Opera
will commence its performanom this pox ou the 28th
proximo.
Miss Louisa Pyne will this evening take a benefit,
the music chosen being Satanells, sad a ommert.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE
IHISIIISO Wakix.—llonday—Royal Institution, at 2 : " Mee-
tricity," Professor Ty adall. Eatornologiesl, at 7. Asiatic,
at 8. Architects, at 8. Society of Arta, at 8 : (Castor
Lecture) " Geology sod the Arts sad Manufactures." Pro-
fessor Amsted. Tuesday—Ethnologlcal, at 8 : " Destroe-
tics of Aborigines of Chatham Island by a Maori Invasion,"
Mr. Travers; " lolutbitants of Asia M previous to the
Greeks," Mr. Hyde Clarke. Fogineenr, a/Binor " Drainage of
Paris." Mx. Hederstedt. Photographic, at 8. Royal
Institution, at 3: " Introduction to Study of the-
mistry," Problem Ho:liana. Wedueeday—Arsimiele-
gical AmooeiMioa, at 81: " MS& Mating to Oar.
aiaal Wolsey," Mr. Riad ; " Discovery of Boman
Villa, Garnet Bay, 5.W.," Rev. Mr. Kill. Seeisty of
Literature, at R Society of Arta, at 8: " Cotbm Gus."
Mr. Colton'. at 8 : " Diatonsacest,"=._
°male. Graphic. at Geographical, at 8 : "
dermata from Arabia, ko." Mr. Mirka Damao ; " Fossil
Contest. of Caves at Windmill Hill, Gilwaltar," Husk
sod the LW Dr. Falconer ; "Asserted Ocenneam of
Houma Roses Is tie Nile aid Ganges, km," late Dr.
Fakoner. Thursday—Royal Audacity, at 8 " Sealptere,"
Professor Westmooott. Royal Institution, at 3 : " Intro-
duction to Study of Chemistry.' Profernar Mama;
Royal. at 84. Astigmatism at 84. Friday—Roval In-
stitution, at 8 : " The &moos, or earliest Imows Fond],"
Professor Ramsay. Saturday—Royal lastitutice, at 3 :
"Nervous Systien,"Pmereset

ROYAL NATIONAL I.I7EBOAT INSTITUTION. •

A meeting of this institution was held on Thnrs-
lay, at Its hones, John.atinet, Adelphi ; Mr. T. Barran,
M.P., F.R.S., in the chair. The oommiti' es expressed their
deep sorrow is having to record the lamented death al their
valued president, the Doke of Nortlatuaberlastl, who far so
kog a period had cordially sad unesanlagiy co-operated with
them in carrying out the great and philanthropic objects of
the iastitution. Rewards amounting to 781.12 a. were voted
Ito the crews of some of the lifeboats of the institution for
swiss 42 lives from various wrecked mimesis daring
the storms of the past mouth. Rewards amount- .
fag to 791. Dn. 6d. were also voted to the ,
crews of the institution's lifeboats at Oldster, •
Walnut, Tynemouth, &awes, St. Andrew's, Ard-
more, Rye, Broughty Ferry, Newcastle, and Dan-
dram Bay, for ratioss services daring the same
period. The thanks of the institution, inocribed
CO vellOM. wens voted to Dr. Crawford Poole, •
km. maretary of its Ardmore branch, sad to Mr. Thomas
Ooreasy, chief officer of the coastguard, and also 31. 10s. lid.
to other persons, in appreciation of their perseverka exer-
tions in wading into the sea and otherwise assisting to
roma ten of the crew of the barque Sethas, of Malta.
which was totally wrecked during a very heavy gale of
wind at Darragh Point, Ardmore, county of Waterford, on
the 29th of January. The remainder of the unfortnaate
crew, six in number, nthapOly perished. Also the thanks
of Igo institution, inskibed on vellum, to Mr. William
Maynard, muter mariner, and to Thomas Bates, coxswain
at the lifeboat of the society at Buda Haven, with 11. to
the latter, and also 11. each to two other men, in
testimony of their gallant conduct in wading
through a very heavy surf to effect a communication with
the Spanish brig Junk°, of Whoa, by which moans too
out of eleven of the vowel's crew were happily saved from
a watery grave. The vessel had been driven os shore
daring a hoary pie of wind, and subsequently went to
pieces. The thanks of the iostitntion were also proseated
to Mr. William Simpson, chief officer of the oasstgnerd, for
his valuable assistance on the occasion. Various other re-
wards were likewise granted to the crows of fishing boats
and ethers for esving life from various wrecks on the coasts
of the United Ma'am. Payments amounting to upwards
of 1,3001. wen ordered to be made on various lifeboat
establishments. It was dated that their Royal Eighties's§
thesigni Prfyince and the Prineem of Walls had been pleased to
their intention to patronise the Derma sad Cornwall
Lifeboat Hamar, to be held at Teiguroonth in August
next, in aid of the toads of the institution. All
the lifeboats, aumbering fourteen, on the shores of
the two counties baths to the National Institu-
tion, which the expended on them about 7,0001.
It 4111 reported that the late Mr. John Appleyard, of Hali-
fax, had left the institatioa a legacy of 2,000/. A hensvo-
last lady had, through Sir William Armstrong, F. 18.8.,
promised to defray the cost of the Holy Island lifeboat
establishment on the Northumberland coast, near the scans
of Grath Darling's distinguished Barrio's in saving life from
shipwreck. The institution had dark( the put month
sent new lifeboats to North Dal, Treason, and Penance.
The cost of the three beak had been generously defrayed
by benevolent parsecs. The Duke of Argyll had kindly con-
gested to take the chair at the annual meeting of the fa-
stitthices, to be held at the London Tavern on the 14th
instant. The promo:Bags Ikea terminated.

THE GREAT CONFLICT IN THE IRON TRADE.
esterday a meeting of the council of the /3rierley
Bill executive of the Nat West Ironworkers' Assoaiation
was held at Brlerley Hill, to consider the present condition
of affairs relative to the lock-oat, which commences this
(Saturday) evening. Humour had reached the council to
the effect that the men in North Staffordshire had held a
meeting on the previous day, resolved to disregard the
indructions to retort to work forwarded to them after the
meeting of delegates at Prise* Hill, oe Monday, but
determined to maintais the strike, and that it had hese
agreed that the men who had been heretofore affiliated in
North Staffordshire to the Gateshead execrative, hence-
forward should have Briarky Hill executive for its parent
government. Of this meeting the council had reosived no
official information, and they altogether repudiated it,
condemniog, as they did, the proceeding* in the strongest
terms. The council resolved to do their utmost to carry
out the determioation of the delegates, and prevent a lock-
out. They had already informed the men in North Seafford-
shire that, if after the delegate meeting they stilloontioned
the strike, thee that they would receive no support after
the date upon which the notice for a lock-out termi-
nates, sad it was determined that when to-night the last
weekly payment I. made to them by the executive officers,
they should be informed that a persistence in a course of
opposition is the previously expressed will of the execu-
tive would subject them to excetnmanioatioci from the
waled. At the same time it wee resolved that not only
should the weekly levy of 2s. per member—to which ex-
tent the men nuder the Briefly Hill executive have been
mutributir; to the support of the men under the same
executive it North Staffordshire—mate, but that the
officers in the different districts should be requested to
give their members notice, that if they in an way contri-
buted to the support of the North Staffs wee, so
keg as they reaciaed on strike In opposition to the
resolution of the delegate meeting, every member so
contributing shall thereby lose all rights of membership.
The strike has never been proular amongst the leading men
in the Gambled district. MOM the meeting of masters,
at which the look-out wee determined upon, Mr. Kane,
president of the Gateshead mantic% went Into South
:Staffordshire with another member of his OOMMiiiell, pur-
posely to induce the Marley Hill executive to order their
men is, and thus prevent the notice being given, but the
Brierley Hill men said that the strike having been easo-
tioned by the delegates, they could not interfere until the
delegates had again mist Mr. Sane then appealed in
panic to the North Staffordshire man themelms, but
without avail ,• and yesterday he was again in North Staf-
fordshire pleading with the men out to paid to the decision
of the wooed meeting of delegates, aed return to work.
Excepting the North Staffordshire strike, the only men the
union hove now oat are some 70, who, at Pendleton, are
resisting what, it Is mid, is a considerable reduction in their
worm

The Royal Literary Fund will hold its annual
meeting for the election of °Moms oe Tuesday, is the
Society's chambers, ABsipliL
Hen Sis.irsrv's CHAPELS ROYAL—Tbe special
Sunday service° which are miebrated during Lent every
year. by her Melody's command, will commence in them
chapels to-morrow. At the Chepe/ Royal, St. James's,
the sermon at the 12 o'clock same' will be mooched by the
Bishop of Gloucester sad Bristol. At the Chapel
Whitehall, the sermon in the morning will be by
the Very Rev. Dr.Dook, Dean of Chichester ; and that in
the afternoon by his Gram the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The service. in Whitehall Chapel commend at 11 a.m. and
at 3 p.m. A oomiderable apses to the body of the chapel
and the whole of the galleries are free to the rabid.
Dn.. LUSHIROTON.—Yestarday Dr. Lusbington
resumed his duties as Judge of the Admiralty Court for the
first time since hie late illness.
TROOPS PROM New ZZA.LAND.—We understand

that the authorities hone so moth confidence in the pos-
sibility of withdrawing a poetics of the troops from New
Zealand this year, that their financial arrangements an
based oo the assumption that five battalions will retort
home. Tbe 65th, 70th, 43rd, 68th, and 40th, an the regi-
ment' to be brought to Engird, should events justify this
happy anticipation. —Army and NMI" Gazette.
EMIT= MONDAY REVLIW.—Di the oveot of this
grand muster taking place at Dover, special straws will
run to and from Calais, to afford our oontineetal neigh-
' hours, the opportunity of withering the roagnifioset spec-
tacle. Steamers will also ply between Dover, Runagate,
&c. ; and in every feature of train ensommodatiou
the tariff of charges will be suds as to give cause for no
reassemble complaint. —Dover Chronicle.
Tun WEAKLY DINNERS or Mn. Pores.—When
the history of the rise and progress of Pause* omees to be
written, it will be found that the weekly dinner has been
one of the chief things which contributed to its
success. Almon from the foundation ed that jeered
it has been the habit of the contributors every
Wedneadey to dine together. In the winter months, the
dinner is usually held in the front room el the first floor
of No. 11, Bouveria•treet. Whitdriers—the burner
offices of the proprietors, Mews. Bradbury and Evans.
Sometimes these dinners are held at the Bedford Hotel,
Covent-garden. Durk( the smear months, it is cus-
tomary to have ten or twelve dithers et places in the
neighbourhood of Loudon, Greenwich, Richmond, Black.
to. And thee a year they atteed the annual dinner
of the lino, at which ooreporkwa, readers, printers,
machisernen, clerks, de. dine. This dinner is celled the
"Way Goose," Red is often referred to in Punt& At the
weekly dieser, the contents of the forthooming somber of
Pond an dimmed When the cloth was removed, and
dessert laid es the table, the first question put by the
editor is, " What shall the Cartoon be!' Doing the
lifetimes of Jerrold and Thseheray, the discussions after
dinner ran very high, owing to the constitutional satirtaleity,
existing between those two. Jerrold being the oldest,
as well as the Doren, geserally cams off riderless.
In these TOWS it reqnbed all the suavity of Mark
Lemon pod he has a greet deal of that quality) to Galen
the storm ; his award always berg finis U. the Thursday
worming following, the editor sans at the boom of the
artists to see what is being deer. Oa Friday sight all copy
is delivered and put into type, and at 2 earth 011 ffeiterdsy
proofs are revised, the forms are made up, and with the lest
movement of the aline, the whole of the type is pisoed
under the press, which assent be mewed until the Monday
morning, when the steam is agar up. This prosnutiou is
taken to preset waggish Inas es the part of prectleal
joking compaideen. At these divers thee bet those re-
meted with the vial peeper US Diefitlod to attend ; the
ouly acieedoesl Simon bsiithe, have bees Joseph
• Burr Lao, Mr. the peered Ferris Hader Beerreay,
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of um qesermillog, towns meth Wednesday must come
retied with its dieser, whew we erlll all hart to arm hinds
agar" By meths of these meeklegs, the dissemiese asides
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breed view of *bp, se well es sethied the dyer he en Ids
team es draw well isgethr end give • oedema, of roe
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LORD ARBIZLZY.—In compliance
Lurarof the Linde and Wert Riding Liberal
Lord Ambarley has agreed to addien'.l-1-114
electors of Leeds the week after next. with a •1••4811:.
lug • candidate far the repreeestattoo of that borandt
first address will be delivered oe Manley, the ,
to the liberal electors of some of the wards, sad Zig
the remainder of the wards on the following 114••
Should his political Mews meet with the
these meetings, it is understood that his
address • public meth( of electors and sesolsher •
ThWittly.
MR. WALKER'S WATCHIS. —The movements
most of the watches and the gold cease of a fee bamluil
more or leis injured by the immeshes. Om el OM
found yesterday baying • tight-fitting, flat ervetsloseml
little injured, Weed, in comparieoe with the al4ll
dial sad heeds of which were protected by
lunette gins that had been broken in the hi of
fest, or by friction *Mb the shingle is the bed of Melia
la all 65 watches hive been recovered by Mr. WM".
from the seas David Roberts, sow is COMMk. •I:
arrested by two of the City detective police wens to.,
the set of disposing of them, 52 of which were
premise= of the six other primmers who were
in Friday Let, sad the 11 found by the diver. Alt•Fall,_
including gold chaise, weirder, and other 'Masa 1r••'
he has recovered about MOM. worth of the stales
Ti. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT ail
The Oxford sod Cambridge boat rem is fixed fie Met
the Bth of April, from Palmy to Mortlake, sad proll.l.
be one of great interest, owing to the A 41
Cambridge men, if possible, to retrieve some of tbehlel,,,
lost by their hollow defeats es the lart four's/Me* '"
doeriweatherser; ractsed :se nederstasdtily, whadtrli: thossally
wet isterest is the race as. very merges of
the Chatste.—Cambridge Independent
DM= OF • SuitisOlf FROX AN Ovethill!
CRLohoemti.—As inquest was bald at the Bay got':
Westgate, New
castle, en Tuesday, os the WV!:
Cluistephm Lynn. surplice, who was found deed is 107,
mine morning, It appeared that the dem: sdh4
the habit of Wise chloroform for some complete
unhappily taken se overdose. The jury
to the effect that the demised bed died from as
chloroform, but that it had not been tikes with en ht.
jtios to destroy BD.—Sunderland Herald.
KITRAORDINADY ELOPMILVT.--It hit Sail
been oar lot to announce a more painful deer doll.
and child than a man, named Gregory him be
sa,
The pity num, Jame' William Gregory. si
plan, Youlgreave. near BakewelL and with bison,
eloped
her mother, sad his chid. Os Tomth•trp
eloped with a girl, named Mary Ann Oldfielai
sided at Over Hadrian. with whim "•••
srse well acquainted before his marriage.
who availed himself of the chime of
2,0001. helmets( to his mother and sister, Aga •• p
samed, and Is the most creel meaner sot ash
War
mother sad his wide of their rightful beit.tee.
lutily breameme the melee box et his shha_llol"."-0
aHe eastents. It is eimiletured Os end
mesped to •1•16014 bat we trust be will be
brought ►task ter...—Derejthe &wmrier. /0
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