The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMB ER 22, 1849.

into the trees sad (visaing it him, and that le was perfectly
imbecile, pertly from ego, sad die from massing of the
brain, whisk meat Wive both &ming ea for three or four
moths. It woe shown that when as Dover he aomplaieed
of perwsse inaniag to and fro in the inns and distesbing him,
nothing of the k:ad having theurred It was proved by to
sethasts that Km Coombe had told them that if they kept
any maw Godfrey gave them it would be •a flesh as he
was nil s
a DI was
to name* kw asks ; that
he used to give Ikea Masi, sad eallei tk•st
by wises sues, bat geldem, if ever, by their
rigid eau. His meat was eat for him at his
ads, sad he was tied is hie obefr—he would fell est If he
area sot tied tight. He she IMMIAnd 4111 the leer ea ell furs,
end talked to the chairs awl odes. Be Woke the • iadows
on two eneeloge with the poker, eZracsagas form that
he could lave • N Her view of the there hams
then. Whoa the teasing of et Kre. Ws children
it
ia prepration, he sail the " easy wee mr/Zt, and
it would - off very welL" He emu gave • tor •
Asa
At a quiff I. is the *wet adjoined, the i lainUrs cue
having beat eandtded.
FRIDAY, DM 21.
The ere wee reenmed this sagreiag, sad the farther wit-
tiness tee the sieistilf were gelled.
Ammo siker ikkekas meted to have been exhibited by
Godfrey was the bilhowiag. He leaded that .vessel was
luliag up his prase, sad the Frombiaen were coming into
the holm, aid- he seed to befriends the door of his room wi.h
the table sad aka*, and plum were obliged to get la at
the whitely. Farthw evldemee wee also gives it his giving
money to the suns% hie baba did in his 'hair, crawling
ea the floor, sad eagles emedylaus • child.
It wit Neils deems that ke we. bribed with cake and
wins to size • eliewakworth beteg spoiled before ewe was
eempleted, and ems- time Me head was guided by Coombs.
He toed ,o amp dews at amy early hear ia the meeting,
with no &thing at all le, eau ea being asked why he did
se he stated that " thieves had broken is and stoles his
clothes." Darla( the whsle et 1844 he was vita amble to
take tend himself. He used to 'peek to the digis hy die
num of Amy, Mary, sad Mrs. Cis," sad asked Iles
bow the war. He was allowed mosey bowies he saki be
was shriek& of being arrested for debt II he bed not mem
in his pocket
In May, 1844 Godfrey game steddeely sae
evades; to a Mrs. Moon's sad stated that he bei emit there
because hie Muse was tall et &artiste, and wens gulag
to bun it, end be remelsed there be
poise
Dr. Sulterimi deposed that be wee etsesalted in April,
1845, as to G elfrey's state el mind. Was. he gat went in
he silted him who had left the Mo. Mr. Withal sad Mr.
Coombe having jolt left. He knee; Mr. Withal'. hat sited
the other. His asked him to pigs lds Dense, sad he teied
four
couldwrite th ,e
ialtials of his muse. Oa the Bth of May be
mold age remember Coasshe's name. He could zee do •
sum in oddities. Oa being asked to write his
christian and annum he wrote " 9-8-7." He
mid be totild not keep his own sescsints; he
mid
he ahead be oat et his senses U be attempted It ;
1. he bed ewe\ a the
la kis head he did act karat Mkt
IHe saw him st eseandesies es 26th has, sad lips Swim
is October. Oa lie WNW he said he was
wed that Mr. sad Kra Omaha were very kind M him.
be woad bees Mho r eleage. On 21st October he was worse,
sad esuY ma mil his mom He said he bad waived two
blows ea his bee& from ease timber feWag ea bile al IN
pissed nadir Hiesithiambridge, he not having bees
out of the bow. He was not sure whether
hie disease pounded but softening round • et
mcur on the heels or softening slow. It was
his elision in the beginning ot 1845 that he wee is.
capable of managing his affairs. This disease of the beim
wee generally very gradual. He had heard the *stamens
of the tritium. as to Godfrey 's suite of mind in 1842. Early
'wheeler's of this disuse would be weasels of body, stoop-
ing of the boa, unsteadiness In walking, tripping of the tom
in +elitism sad shaking of Ike hands. Sometime there
were no mental symptoms till • late phi-d. When teeth
were mental symptoms, it implied a complication of discuses,
not merely shaking palsy, but unsouedsme of mind Ai-
sowing that the unsoundness may haus existed in 1842 the
mental symptoms would probably have had their coatemenees
runt in delusion thence going on tO imbecility ; one of the
'ripe:air• would have bees great lees of memory.
bupposing that ia 1842 Godfrey was incapable of taking
care of himself, and in the early part of 1843 he was labour-
ing under delusion'', and had been so for some time, and so
continued through 1844, end mown to the time he mw hint
in 1845, be could form an *pinion as to the state of his mind
in 1842. Assuming the delusions stated to have
existed in 1842, his opinion was that he was then
of uasound mind; but he would not say he
was iscapable of managing his stein. From what he mw
in 1845, ha could hardly form an opinion of the degree of
animosities in 1844. The disease in its acute form was sub-
ject to elternatioes. He was of opinion that going to his
baskets and stockbroker, sad doing business with them,
might be compatible with the state of the disease
in 1842. Th. term " lucidity " did not apply to this disease
A man's handwriting to a cheque being dear and firm
would be an indica ion that dm disease had not goes so
far as to prevent his b4IID WA* to menage his affairs.
Dr. Coetelle—Never saw Mr. Godfrey. Supposing, as
stated by Dr. Sutherland, Godfrey was suffering in 1845
from softening ef the brain, the symptoms some time before
would be failure in all the general faculties—metmory,
nuke, judgment, abstraction—there would be tottering in
the gait, inability to sit in a chair, and shaking of the head.
Supposing the dimes to have been at a height in 1845 such
at tied b. en described, be alsoald think the ease had been of
long duration—as lot g bock es 1842—may have beta longer.
Sottening of the broth in youth people was ottan rapid. In
an old person it would be more like ly to be chrcnie. The
patient is not capable of a sustained effort, bull may be fur
short period. He should not have thought God. rey could
ban tuition a letter, but he might have signed • cholas
clearly. A signature would not satisfy him that • peruse
was net sufferieg from this disease. Supposing a person
Lebow ng non hallucinations such as Godfrey suffered
from in 1842 (they being the second stags of the disease,
delusions being the first). he should consider that Its disease
had nt in Wore that time. An advanced stage of the dis-
cs*, is 1845 would lead him to the CO! elusion that it ex-
isted in 1842.
Dr. Southey saw Godfrey on 17th November, 1845, to see
that his treatment Ira proper, atter he had bun found
lunatic by the commission. He woe labouring wider ex-
treme imbecility of mind and body. He did not enter the
history of hi. use, but be was newly in a state of fatuity.
Such a state is generally produced by long continued dis-
ease. He was utterly insensible to the calls of nature, and
incapable of rational converiatiou. The majority of such
cases are the result of long-continued disease. Muttering is
common in many forms of insanity, as is restlessness, and a
tendency to secrete things ; an impatience of being in bed,
and having doom on, and so was uncleanliness. Assuming
the tact stated in the evidence to be true, he should say his
conduct was that of an insane man in the autumn of 1842.
His treatment w_s quite kind and proper.
The will of 17th Feb. 1842 was put in; proved by Posey
and WithaU. two of the trustees.
The leases (of !lenses at Lambeth) were also put in.
The houses were leased to Coombs at • rental of 871. •
year.
Evidence was given to show the property to be worth
shout 4001. a ye ar, subject to deductions for taxes, which
would be about 501.
Evidence wit given that at the time of the commission of
lunacy, it was not known to the plaintiff that these leases
were us existence. This was the phlintiff's case.
Mr. Cockburn addressed the jory for the defendants, and
said that toe distinction made by medical men better en in-
sanity in general end copebili y in a man to manage his own
affairs was in question h-re. The sole gees:ion was whether
Mr. Godfrey wa- sane from Jan. to May, 1513 It was not dis-
puted that he was of seued mind when he made his will in
February , 1841. slid also that he was of unsound mina in 1845.
He would go further, and admit that he was worse in 1844.
and was in such a .late as could only be considered a prelude
to ht. utter incapacity in 1845. It being for the plaintiff to
stow the insatiity of Godley when he did the acts in ques-
tion, he stetted by showing that he executed • will, which it
was said was at variance e ith the subsequent disposition of
he property ; but it hr (Mr Cockburn) eculd show that at
the same time he gave insductions fey and contemplated this
eery disposition of tnis property, he was or itled to the benefit
..5 admiasiou as to titivate of mind at th 4 period. He
',belga give distinct evide. reef this, and that'll 1841 herds
iusuuctions for the preparation of his will, and slut for the
preparation of thew lease., his intention being to put it out of
the conditions of his will, and to relieve the mire's fr :m the
a liniuistration of an Inferior end 'troublesome description of
property. There was no. bine extraordin try that he should
make this disposition top. mote who had uniformly treated
him with kindo'ss and affection for twenty yeas, and the
levees were nut executed at the time, wily in consequence of
s we delay which took time, partly on account of some ne-
cessary inquiry as to the beneficial interest in the p
and partly from the not immediately attend
the matter The am ,ant of rent was only a net balmiest el
1301. or 1321. per annum, snowing the houses to be let and
rents paid. The learned theneel thee proceeded to ossuary&
on tee evidence for the pleudiff in detail lie tom pro-
ceeded to stae that Oodirey alined his annual balance et
Milers. Gosling's at th- gad of 1842, and himself' is-
vested the sums In question far the benefit of the I
Coombe's, showing at the time the most undoubted proof st
capability, going alone and drawing cheques for the animate.
Hay ward birnself, the p:aintift, who now questioned Goilsl
trey's capability to drew cheques at that period, yet at the
very same time took thole' s from him for his own benefit.
Th.• medical testimony went no further than an opinion that
Godfrey's mind may have been unsound from 1842 ; yet
that be need not have been incapable of managing his affairs,
of understanding his pecuniary interests, and of considering
the interests of thee* connected with him, which was the
whole quad= now under consideration.
The learned counted then stated the nature of the wielesee
he should call, the chief nhiset of which was to show that as
to the date. of some of 'he chief sets of the Wowed the
Wi'llePSOS fee the plaint"' were entirely isistatee.
Witnesses we» thee raied, but the case was farther ad.
till to morrow (this day).

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Yrargansy.
names K.. Common= FANS.
ALLOW/ diet TO BANK/LOFTS
Ws was the eertilloate mewing in the case of F. D. Lewis,
printer sad assrs-egout, of Bireldo-lase. There was no op-
position.
ile Lawroaes, fa the bankrupt, asked the court to sweat
his so silo 'awe toe salsa out Lis ow. aorentats. He had
been in. • Isq. way ei twists, as a as we and svertisounsat
agent, pretints to the bobble eakeses of 1846; sad °wisp
to the crisis which folowad, sad *Maio legal &chime,
debts .:se to the beakrupt, whisk he bad eethsatod at
209001., was eameetod into waste paper.
Th. Coalaupdaner—That was a nest valuable dedmice.
It was the eyries el lefty was pad muse up= a rani-
renal awarsittre. Mid *dap wen imaaglae thaa that
pod assa was sidlislas. wank Mosel all those

advertisements to be knurled in the papers. Had there not
been tl is supposed liability on the pan of any rich provisional
orteraitteossua for the papa. nt for thew advertisements,
they never would lam appeared, to re the poor.
Mr. laft.l,ll2CO said the bit situp was no less on such a
prom SS the basins's', who had made himself liable for
these advertisements, at a time when the law eft iimeraily
supposed to be in I of the liability of eel the parties
rreesraed. Of the 20,0001. due to the bankrupt, there wee
a probability of about 6,0001. lobe recovered; sad as Ins
were only 3,7001., this would be more than eitK
West to pay all his debut ia hill.
Kr. Pais, the solkiter to the asslgueob ocalirmed this
staHie tomest,
Reaper greeted the eartilirate el the 3M elms ; but,
la retinue to the appliseties kea dioweasi said he
thought It ispeetaat that a haalwapee amounts 'should be
mule out by a roped, eweliled ecoosataat, spriaupd
by the weigaose, awl towstfoaed by the wart; 01011/* lie
that they &wad be I. _the official andenee's Maas.
la west OMB k was opeasahas that somas one should be
em Oeyei who was theassibly sctraisted with els mode In
wh Koenig regaliei ammo' to be prepared. The ap
panties was saisorMiegly Mimic

THE POLICE COURT&
GUILDHALL.
DaraCTITI COLL-WRIONII4O MACJltall.—Mmere. Ireittg
mad Brow* of Broken-wharf. Wapping, coal meekest.,
were summoned, at the lastest* ot Mr. George Alexander
Hood, one of the iaspeston of weights sad messages for the
City, to answer a charge of selling one ton of wale, ea the
7th instant, sad delivering them at the house of Mr. Lewis
Solomon., la Tramp-street, from a certain wsggaa which
enlawfally had not a perfect weighing machine. Ten was
soother swoop spinet Joseph Cooper, the merrier em-
ployed to maim the coals; and • third spinet G.orp. Ries,
a. carman, toe the same effuse*.
Mr. Child, of the fires of Child and Wire, solicitors, ap-
peered ea behalf of Mews. Irving and Brown.
Mr. Child, before the evidence was game into, said that
his elleoW pleaded guilty to the amides being defective, but
then they were not to blame, is
they hired a carter to
Mks mad deliver the owls, sad each Of the 10 Mkt Weighed
the fall 224 pounds beton Moving the wharf. Whea
weighed by the direction of Mr. Solomon', the machine
skewed • surplus quantity, whisk was taken beck to
Irviag sad Brown' sad thesellsoe he submitted that the
dregs amid wit leseastainsil spire theta of net twilit a
priest weiglimg seasidnee isesiwash sa, if say blame was
alhadted he way see, it wise be Chewier.
Al wawa Hunter said ha eimuld Ike wheat thowidesee.
Mr. John Harvard, inspeeler of weights and mearaws,
deposed to eesiog a crowd wombs Mr. Solowes deer, and
observing some sacks of calk weighed. He directed the man
Rios to takeout of them QC es he intineded tandri the ma-
alas, whisk he did. sad feud it to be 6 lbs. against the
purchaser In eery 224 lbe. After the weighing, there was as
exams of coals, which were takes back,
The defeat* set up was that first of all Cooper, the sarrlsy
was not aware that he was compelled to carry a reaching,
and be this Mews the one complained of was a borrow. d
we for the occasion, and neither he nor his rasa haw that
it was in the least didsetive. It was thereto(' hoped that •
nominal Ilse would be inflated, as they had not purposely
mated arrow from the Motor their taking the surplus back,
'appals; the machine to be perfect.
Alderman Hunter asked Cooper if he often was hired to
deliver coals.
Cooper replied that he was, but he never carried a machine
of his own.
Alderman Hunter said that es a carrier he must Dave
known differently, mad as a lessen to him he should inflict a
penalty of 40e. and 3e. wets. With respect to the man Rioe,
he should only fine him ls. and 3s. costa, as he was acting
ander his master.
Thu Sue were immediately paid.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.
Cannon or ABIAULT.—Afr. Thompson was re-examined
charged with having eassulted Mr. Cummins, ens of the pri-
vate secretaries connected with the Woods and Forests.
Mr. Cummings got on the step of a Bayswater omnibus,
which was then In% intending to remain there until there
was a vacancy. The conductor did not object to this ar-
rangement ; but the defendant, one of the passengers, as al-
leged, without any previous warning, gave him a blow with
his Set on the neck, and, alter refusing !Ward, applied sow
abusive epithet to the complainant, and struck his unex-
pectedly either with an umbrella or stick.
The defendant denied the charge of assault and bad lan-
guage. The complainant refused to move from the step,
although loudly rogue • ted to do so by the passengers. The
eseigia•mant called him a lackgefird, and then he certainly
did give him a posh to make him move from the step.
Tee comp`ainant having declared that no remonstrance
hod been directed to tuna by the ..efendsnt or by the pawn.
gets, and denied having applied the epithet " blackguard
to the defendant, the case was adjourned to procure the
evidence of some of the passengers. An advertisement hay-
leg been Warted in the papers, several gentlemen came tor-
weed to give evidence.
Witnesses were heard on behalf of the defendant, who de-
posed that the complainant was remonstrated with for
blocking up the door window bystanding on the step, bet
complainant would tot get down. Nine of the witnesses
op
aid any bad languor. trim the defendant to the com-
plainant. Ous of them, Mr. DA, e solicitor, heard the
word blackguard come from the complainant, alter he had
bees pushes from the si,clow. AU the witnesses declared
that th• re was no unnecessary viol.ope used towseds the
eomplainant One of the witnesses, however' would not
undertake to swear that bad language of so • kind did not
pass on both sides.
Mr. Hardwick Paid the conduefor was, as he had previously
said, the parts who was most in the wrong. The complainant
had in the first instance put himself in the wrong, by getting
on the step of the omnibus, and riding thereon, spinet the
wishes of the weenier+. Ihe question then was as to the
violence used, and whether more then necessary. lie
thought the evidence showed there was some violence, but
nit more tbau was justifiable, and therefore the call MI6:
be dismissed.

tow, gke LONDON GAZETTE.—Friday, Dee. 21.

one.s, s •
IaWPM Case. Boyn. lAnmakhr. Cotton Rinser. to air.
nada Jan. 2 sod 21, at I at Manchester Court. Sol., Cobbett,
Manchester: off. am* . YaU, Manchester.
Claws' WTSai Davis, Brownlow.street, II Dorn, ltoenned Actualise,
Dee. 31, at 1, and Jas. 29, st IL at tlesaughaiLstreet. Mieurs.
Lloklmere, ChariuMmeow, IlluteLs Rause; off. rag., Graham.
Otimeamotnet.
Lawn Vanua. Ulna, Descesklrs, cyder merchant, Jen. 1 and
76, at 11, at Each, Court. 14211.4.1rr5we11, Tams, and Mem,
Ismer ; off. allw, Ramomlwr
DICIA.LATIONS OT DWIDENDIL
Ihmourr mid IlimemlialS Linle Leuutanis, Wood.etreat, City, Boated
and MateleoW•riatomets-ftd sad Seal dm. of ltd.. Dee. 11,
owl tbroo
gtias miliammed deardi at Groom% Akan -r.lane•
ions gnu. sonds WereMin-2ad and dad dh. of 60.
itsfell MIL revise* dedered). Dec if, end say eiabseqmst
, at WedWasissiltmsoisrarmdaryne.
Risme YO 9, Dithrdlm, plumber-Ist die. of
en, Jan. 9, sod way enlimwesat y, at Patti Manchester.
gams Wthsaaath math nesgesesse-2nd Mv. at
Dee. 22, end Wm suisequent Omani" at Orem% Abeherint.
Taoism Nude. 111.31614510 th. Bdsk. DoldnoLgrien, Umber
aeronaut-Mt DA el lid., Dim 22, sad time masswemt Ilsturdele,
at Orooa Abcburels kW.
DIVIDEND&-Jan. 11. J. C. Adam" Dernseisautsint, Crs
vondhh.
square, grocer-Jen. 12. L. Abriandsr ad
W. ffordp4t. Old llecoda
attest, atr, merchants-42a. 11. 111. 0. AMY, Nersete, swam -
Jen. 17. Elisabeth MIME and T. W. rsennoan. Neuesesismigim.Tyno.
are--Jan. la. U. Ilannsa,walled Dintain, erirs.
14. W. liwaie, Ilimshosem nab 'emada-oWeet, City keene-ht
in
, duff m
chant--J6& IL C. ZoginiladDgmazist4
NTer
striper-Jan. IL F.
LIAM% WOOWIWIIt 11. J. W.GonDA
Mw ffstink,MaDmir-Jaa. IL W. Ikea, 9.
sisinjed. • emmdedon WI.ViOn•
*abed. Dondiloder -Jam 17. IL MeoDetin nal J. Jokasedir..d
Orem. ethaillarill Mthbillatthrath-Jaa. IL M. D. Trothimm
Wed Indin smeimmt -Jen. IL IL Logan, Ilimansmoton. draper-
ism IL W. WWI. Mordwort, melon muds deakse-dan.
11. I. Terry, limmenrltae, not
menralsetwer.
CZATIFICATIS to la smiMed, miss OEM be shams to the °Wray,
Dm Dry of moods,.
Jan. 14. A. Davies, W Obrophlre, cad roeronent -Jan. 17. J.
Jeans" ea. IL IL Lard, Illrkmbead, coot.
sleeks ageStillira4n. 11. Use /teem, Breed-street, City, match-
maker-Jun. IL 0. Oedgwldt, Moorgalmalmot, CDT, dAdolter.

gotripicalrig te be gragelk sakes tease be shown to the ecatrary,
with& ri days tam date.
Dee. IL 1. J. Cartwright, Wake& ld, Yortabire, corn elbeftbant—
Dee. 13. H. Orem, Liverpool, tronwooger—Dee IS.
Livesae, St.
riartinh-lose, woolleadreier —Dec. 20. O. SW* , rier-
eltaat.

WATER to be manned, sakes seem be shown to the
contrary.
Des 19. C. Abbott, ,Meet Edmonton, motet ermlaser—Des. 19.
W. LINOS. Whitebait, Meat, coal merchant—Dna& J. Adnoortk,
Rory, Warbles, gankner—Dse. 19. T. V. tlowsem Ilkmagkries,
Vector—Hie. 19. J. Doff, Drury-lane, linendraper—Dee 16. J. Food,
RI. Mooed, Surrey, licensed victualler—Des 17. L. Ouilleasme, Bee-
coss.stmet, Dakotas:red, maneketund Dee.aca
ILcia
W. flowers—DM*
J. Mallet, Tiverton, Devonahire. grocer—Maeda, Billow
Walloon, lasesehire, Ikessed victualler—Dee. lg. L PMe Ilamag►
ter, cotton and woollen cord manutacturer—Dee. 13. FL Pam"
Notting-ha, l stablekee Jan. 11. R. Raby, Preston,
Dee. 19. 19. R. ivery
Solomon, J. Sa per da, and J. D. Geld, Birmangicami,
posers.
PARTNERSHIPS BIBSOLVED.—A. Alker and S. Alla.,
Lenembid, linsedrapere—klary Ann Bake, Margaret 8ate62.11):
A. Cooper, Huddersfield, watchmakers—Mary Resell end E. L.
Ander, Cherkey, linendrapere—J. Brooke and T. Birds,
Cherlton.uposalwitoeli, Lancashire, common brewers —J-W. Browne,
IL end S. Bransosehe, Liverpool and London, hide faders
Beatty, Summia Clack, end Maly Clark, Oalbrd-street, ebild.bed
lines wareboasekeepers—J. Pion acid D. Christie, Manebester, leer-
dads—nay Anne Distill and T. H. Beaks, Sunderland, milliners
—J. Griffiths and W. Orifilths, Bristol, carpenters—J. Haineworth
and 0. ILiinswortb, Fancy. Yorkshire, cloth manufacturers—W.
Hyde and ti
,Hls, Liverpool, phipbroters A
BM Luck, J. Boueb,
and T. Coatis Bread.street, Cheapelde, lines ware .o far as
mugs Luek—w. P. Margetam and E. Phillim Londoe-street,
City, and Wapping-wall, provision merchants—W. Porter and C.
Porter, Mane, daft irdohire loinere—J. Rice and Mary Ann Thomp-
son, Brighten, child bed lutes makers -11. Stewart and A. B. Wilson,
Clemenes.lane„ City, engineers—R. IL Wright and J. S. Benifold,
Upper Fountalibplace, Cur road, schoolmasters.