The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17, 1862.

hours of the morning, and Gs, and Mikan, who called
out, "Go cork" when Gardner was struggling with the
policeman, were sa bad aa their companion. He fined the
prisoners he. each, and Mr. Gardner must put up with his
broken nom

THE WINDHAM LUNACY COMMISSION.
(THIS DAY.)

This inquiry was resumed to-day, for the 26th
time, at the Lords Justices' Court at Westminster.
The parties were represented by the same counsel ea we
the previous days.
At the openieg of the court,
Sir H. Cairns said, in reference to the proposed private
eismioation of Mr. Windham, that he could easily
understand the wish of the jury that the arsadasetra
should he private, but be must enter a protest against
that course. Whomever and wherever Mr. Windham

wen riql7lrrd to attend for examination, he would
be prong with his counsel. They would, en
bisilbensalflaak to bars the examination take place in open _
anal, sad if the application was refused be must reopen, sk,
fully genteet. He would object both on the ground of expe-
diency and jurisdiction. In the case of Lord Portemouth
Lard Elam said that if the examination in that ease 1,-_--.
was private it must be understood that it was with the core.
sent, express or implied, of the parties. He believed there
was no precedent of a case where such an examination wee
made against the wish of the parties. 111.
Mr. Field said he was quits satisfied to leave the matter U
is the hands of the court sod the jury.
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The Master said Nee be hatenWaith great respect to
eteeytideg that tiro ham Sir Hugh Cairns, but on the jo
peeneat occasion he mast adhere to the decision to as
which he came yesterday. It must be recollected M.
that this was a meet painful inquiry, and one k
of a peculiar untrue, and therefore there existed strong 84.
grounds for heeler; the examination conducted in private. tk)
It should be recollected that counsel on both sides and a N.
short-hand writer would be present. That anumpenteat
would satisfy the requirements of • public Inquiry. and
particularly on behalf of the alleged lutiatio himself he et.
thought it right that the examination should not be held
in open court.
Mr. Charles Martin, examined by Mr. liarsleke-1 was la okk
the 'orrice of the Windham family since 1848. 1 sad a. es,
bailiff, and farmed the home farm. The borne farm was te.
let to me in 1858. It coasiated of 630 or .640 M.
acres. I lived in the house at the time. k
I went about the estate • good deal with old re.
Mr. Windham. He wee a very passionate man. I saw et
young Mr. Windham frequently as • boy. The treatineet
of the father was vary irregalar. He would sometimes lee
treat his sou with great indulgence and at other times with M.
great severity. I saw him at his father's fencer,. I rile e
marked nothing extravagant in his conduct on that occesioe. ;
He grieved greatly se a boy would at such • time. I term to'
him at itimpton at the request of his mother in 1857. Bo it.
wax at school there. I saw him for about four him. du
He treated me with great kindness. I next it.
Sew him when he came to Felbrigg with Mr. Horrocks. tin
I played whist with hun ; he is • pretty good player, I ke,
think. I saw him again at Norwich, when he was in the to
militia ; that was in IMO. I went with him to Felbrigg. He *
went tochurch ea Sunday morning. Myeelf and my wife M.
went by invitetien to see the review at Tar i.
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mouth. I saw Mr. Windham there with his regi-
meat. He was in uniform. He lunched with st
me on that day. Me brought us tickets for the theatre. 16
I saw him again in September, 1860; he shot over the ie.
farm. He remained them till April, 1361, when he went to
Guernsey ; that was the occasion oboe Mr. Peatfield was k
with him. Was present when the tiff took place betwme Mr. ,
Windham and Mr. Peatfiedd ; Mr. Windham called Mr. Peat-
field • " 1 next saw Mr. Windham in July le* at gh*
Dukeetrwet. I west with him to Richnuad, to the Mm-
bled°. review, sad to the Crystal Palace. I mew se die. N
sorbs:we between Mr. Windham and the police at Wimble. N.
doe ;he spoke to some of the police. I often leached k
with him at Llewellyn's. Mr. Peattield was frequently Mel.
present. Thom used to be plenty of champagne.
I recollect his speaking sheet an article in the Times about is,
pretty horesbreakere ; mid he scald rather marry • St
pretty horee-larsaker them a lady. I took no par-
Caller notice if it at the time. I did act
hear him relic to the letter of the " Belgravian
Mother," or that se • " Mother of Seven Daughters." si
Mr. Windham seas down to Felbrigg two or three times ea.
afterwards. H. brought down the portrait of Agnes le
Willoughby and put it in the place of that of General 115
Win.tham. I advised him not to do so. He came down ,14.6
shortly before he came of she. I WY not present at
• coneersation between him and Mr. Jackson, 6;
but he told me that Mr. Jackals made • pro- it
position to him to this affect, that he should give Ilk
the settled property, live in the ball, and pay a St
ameinal rent for it, and that be would have • larger income *-
been the unsettled property. Mr. Windham asked me my
=ien. I told him he had better consider what he was 'if he did not understand it. He said
M led not understeeil it. I think be said it
wee ash a proposal of the geeetrars, but that it ,
wee Mr. Jackson who proposed it I toid hint to be very at.
earful. This took place on the day that Mr. Wiedham came et.
et age or the day before—the day before I think ; St
that was on the Bth of August I heard him 11-
oee day that he wnuld marry Agnes Willoughby. 6,
1 did not think he would be such a fool as to do any such et
thing. Before the marriage I recollect getting • message is.
from General Wiudham asking me and my wife to come to
see him at Hanworth Hall. This was on the 28th of s*,
August. I saw Mr. Windham at Duke-street in
the morning; be was in bed. When he saw me he IL
said, " What brought you up this mornine ?" I said, "I 10
heard you are going to be married. I got • telegraphic rem- 60
sage to come up and atop the marriage." He said, "Who St
the devil told the general anything about this?" He said ~81-
he bail a right to do what he liked. and mentioned the "o.
names of two lords who did the same thing. He "j"
asked me what 1 thought the general would do if he era
married Agnes Willoughby. 1 replied I thought he would Ire
take out • commission of lunacy. He made some angry re- St.
mark to the effect that he wouldcall out the merit; he then
dreamed mid came down to breakfast. My wife aed myself ;"1
did what we could to dissuade him from the marriage ; he st
went out and said he would meet us at the station ; he did es.
not do so. The next thing I heard was the marriage. I re-
collect hie coming to Folbrigg with his wife.
I saw him about an hour afterwards ; he was alone.
I met him in the park ; said, " Well, Martin. my wife ;."
seems to think she is se pest favourite of yours." I said, •
lam not surprised at that from the course I have taken ;" et
he replied, " I can enure you she is a perfect lady, which M.
loan bring witeesses to prove.' I said, " Nothiog would give it,
me greater pleasure than to bud that she is." I gave notice
to quit from the first day he came home. An arrangement
was made that I should go to the dairy.home. It was out et:
of repair. He said he would send a carpenter sad brick- ite
laver, and added, "Old fellow, you will pay half the labour." at
That is the custom of the estate. I thought it hardly fair,
and it era at hut agreed that I should pay 4 per omit on the 10
;51••
outlay ; the repairs are now nearly completed. I have cor rat
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responded with Mr. Windham. [The letters of Mr. Windham at.
to witness were read by Mr. Karelake. The following is a es,
good sample of the whole :
" Bath, June 7. at
" Dear Martin, —1 see by the paper they are going to E.
make a railroad to Cromer : if so, let me know all the par. a
Verdian you an, where they are going, be. How is the at
black foal getting on' You may tell Captain Windham that 17
if it is likely to be 14 hands, or neer it, it will just suit me. SO
as I am going in the Life Guards. It will saes the trouble of N
buying two, which is an enormous expense. Tell him I 10
think of coming down there soon to read for examination. 5",.?
Love ti 'easy (witness's wife). If I come I shall read all et,
the morning and the afteraoon, put myself under your tui- Bt,
bon, soar to learn the mauegernent of the estate, which I mean 10
to do. I suppose the place is looking as it always dose,
beautiful.—Good bye now, and believe me yours, et.
" W. F. WINDHAM."]
Mr. Windham had no great taste for farming, but he used R.
to go round the estate with me. He always talked ration-
ally and sensibly. I always considered him a potion of la
sound ;wind. et
I The case was proceeding when our report left.] el
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Sr. Gioacm's-ix-res-EAirr. —This morning an I acm.
anammemnint 'nomad. in the parish of St. George's-in.the-
Mask that the Bev. Alfred Car will preach ha farewell
i.eme seat Sunday evening. Mr. Cgs was nominated by
the NW* of Loudon. On Sunday, the 26th of January,
anctliar clergyman, nominated by the Rev. Bryan Ring, the
may will come into residence under the bishop's Bosom.
The on mate is the Rev. William Charles Howell, M.A.,
of 111,10111011.1 Outlage. Oxford, meistant curate of Tottenham.
totsitisdwelusl la 1641, when he took a first clam in math,.

DIIIIPINIATI AND FATAL ENCOVNTIIR WITH

PO.A.CII:IIB.—CARLIALE, WEDNEADAT NIGHT. A desperate
semi fatal eneeneter with salmon poachem took place in the
river Eden at Broeklewath, about eight miles from Carlisle,
this smonnag, which resulted in the death of an. river
watcher and the serious wounding of mother. It
that, judging from the state of the river, Edward A=
sad Relied Bowman, water watchers for the Carlisle Angling
Amosistioe, repaired to Brocklewath, en the Eden, on Teas-
ley night after dark, with an assistant named Irving, and
• policeman. They remained on an island till half-past
o'clock this morning. They then my a poacher netting.
Atkinson, a strong. muscular man, above six feet high, en.
tend the water, and proceeded to take him into custody
nod seise his illegal implements. As he met with resist-
ance, he called to Bowman to come and help him. Bowman
did so, and while the two were putting a "twitch" on the
man's wrists two other poachers, who bad been concealed
in the willows, cisme out, mid, after knocking down the
policeman, sod also putting to flight the supernumerary,
Irving, west to the sonistamm of their companion. The
watchers, taken unawares, wire onside to defend them-
selves. Bowmen soeslved • blow on the head with a
Wads,.., which felled him ; bet the water revived him,
ordt% able to erawl as beads and knees to the book,
where he ley calmetted. Addams hued still worse ; be
we felled ha • like mama% aid wee found about no
boor sitsramis en the bask inseneihka. Its was taken to
• metilehomlng farmhouse, mod • ounges• was sent for, hut
he died of hi wounds in the anossoes. Bowman is in such
• preseelem slate that the meelleal ma dented it advisable
to Ulm his aipsoillea. Hs Idhotiliod lobed Rohinems, •
bloolmallb foot s ookkboodos 52 years of age,
who ha been haws Ye fob* se the man who was fish-
ing ; the blegiemelifes mho bee also been appre-
hended. km hese lieslYd by the polio man as one of the
M lobs mob hirs to Meek on the watchers. The
pollee ems* le oftwdmill the *Awl to Aught.