The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1846

the petit;on, and Mr. Cais for the aunignees.—The
held that the debt was ecrnnverted and that the rrt
pe.;ljenert
were entitled to the injunction.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. Commissioner Feabiarms,
lit RE WILLIAM LIONEL FELIX TO•ouctii. cmg.
MONLT CALLED LORD HUNTINOTOWEP.—The proceedings.
in this case have been very fully report'4 from time to time, as
they occurred, and this day was 814%4 for a arotootio. order.
The debts, itc., were stated on t'At petitionr
to be i'7,0001.
and the assets " none."—Mr. Lewis, solicitor for Lori
liuntingtower, said, the petiemn was filed in May, 1844, and
your Honour then atljoY Axed the case, without giving my
client protection; notice ARS now been given to all the credi-
tors of the present mee'dng. On the former occasion several
creditors opposed, b'4 the opposition of Mr. Cox, who does
not now attend, wed the only tbingthat weighed in the mind
of your Honour..—His Honour then granted the protecting
order.
*More Mr. Commissioner Evans.
DISPUTED ADJUDICATION.—W. Crawling, an aßtilted
lninkrupt, was a linendraper at Billericay, in Eases.—Mr.
Jones, solicitor, atttended to open the fiat, on the ground
that when a summons was attempted to be served on the
bankrupt, he willingly absented himself. —His Honour said
that be had now no doubt in his own mind upon the subject,
and that the evidence of a coachman who had been examined
to-day was quit* conclusive, he having proved that it was
[ usual for Cruseling to be put down at his place of business ;
but upon another occasion, being put down at another place,
and giving the coachman orders " not to say a word to any-
. body." William Crossling must be declared a bankrupt.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.
Yesterday, an inquirendo de lunatico was opened at the
Court-house of the Sheriffs of Middlesex, Red Lion-square,
before Francis Barlow, Esq., a commissioner in lunacy, and
a jury, touching the sanity of John Webb, Esq., now re-
siding in France. The alleged lunatic, a gentleman of con-
siderable property, now in his 60th year, is cote of three
brothers who were illegitimate sons of Sir John Webb, who
died in the year 1797, and leaving no legitimate tame, he
willed his property,which consisted of estates in the counties
of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, and Middle-
sex, to the subject of this commission and his brothers. The
Yorkshire property was given to James Webb and his
children in tail, and in default of issue it was to revert ter
John Webb, the alleged lunatic. The Lincolnshire property
was given to John Webb for his life and to his children, mad
the property in Northamptonshire and Middlesex was de-
vised to Frederick Webb. James Webb unfortunately was
the subject of a similar inquiry to the present, and he died
a lunatic in 1823. By this event the present patient became
entitled to the property in Yorkshire, which produces about
6,0001. a-year. Frederick Webb died in February last,
leaving a widow and four children, two daughters and two
sons, the eldest of whom being the heir in tail, and who was
now 18 years old, sued out this commission by his next
friend. The alleged lunatic was born in 1788, and was never
married. Early in life, however, he had formed a con-
nexion with a lady who always resided with him as his wife,
and by whom he had a daughter, who was now in her 19th '
year. He left England in 1810, and fixed his residence at
Paris. In July, this year, an application was made to the
Lord Chancellor, who issued a commission for the taking of
evidence in France, so to she sanity of Mr. Webb, who was
then at a private asylum, conducted by Messrs. Fabri and
Winsur, at the village of Montmartre, near Paris, it being
deemed imprudent to remove him to London. That evidence
was now in court, together with the depositions of the
French physicians, who had the care of the Lunatic. From
these it appeared that the patient talks incoherently in five
different languages, destroys clothes, furniture, and papers,
alleges himself dead, and has a desire to commit suicide.
His habits generally are the reverse of cleanly or decent. He
was subj,ct to short lucid intervals, and once had &remission
for four days. Many years ago he made his will, and by it
, he conterred the whole of his property upon his daughter.—
The return to the commission having been produced, the
first deposition read was that by Mr. Edgar Smith, a
solicitor to the English Court of Chancery, but now prac-
tising in Paris, who was of opinion that the alleged
lunatic was quite incapable of managing his own con-
cerns. Sir Alexander Churmside, the physician to
the English Embassy at Paris, deposed that the lunatic
quoted Greek passages with the moat fantastical gesticula-
tions. He talked incoherently of the Emperor of Russia
and Bamfylde Moore Carew, and averred that he was a cap-
tain of a man-of-war, lying off the Isle of Wight. A de-
position made by Dr. Blanche, a French physician, pro-
nounced the malady a most acute one.
Captain Roger Palmer, who married the lunatic's niece,
deposed to Mr. Webb calling himself the son of Julius Coxiar,
and his daughter the offspring of Frederick the Great. He
claimed the Palace of the Tuileries, and said he had been
guillotined, which had done him much good. He recom-
mended witness to try the same experiment. Witness saw
him on Monday last, when he was quite uncontrollable. In
answer to a juror the witness said the lunatic could be re-
moved from Paris to London with proper attendance.
Dr. Southey's evidence was is the effect, that though
it was possible to bring the lunatic to England, it
would be a very imprudent and dangerous step. He
was well treated where he was.—Mr. J. Parker, as the
representative of the supposed lunatic, addressed the
jury. He said, the promoters of the commission ought
to have produced the person of the lunatic ; that
there was no evidence as to Mr. Webb's insanity at the pre-
sent moment; and that a jury could not be called upon to
find a man a lunatic whom they had not seen, and when it
was shown that he was subject to lucid intervals.
The Commissioner thought it was as much the respon-
dent's duty to produce the lunatic as it was that of the pro-
moters.—Mr. Parker contended to the contrary. The lunatic
was in the custody of M. De Lisle, the banker. The lady
with whom he (the lunatic) had been connected, and the
daughter are the promoters or supporters of the commission ;
therefore he (Mr. Parker) was not answerable for his non-
appearance. He did not impeach the motives of the pro-
moters.—Mr. Wilford, for the daughter of Mr. Webb, said
the commission was in direct opposition to her wishes.—Mr.
Bacon watched the case for the West of England Life Insur-
ance Company, who were creditors to a considerable amount.
—The Learned Commissioner having summed up, the jury
found that Mr. John Webb had been of unsound mind since
the Ist of December, 1845.

MONEY MARKET.
THURSDAY REINING.
The affairs of the Paris Bourse appear to be in
course of re-establishment, according to the tenor of
&deices for some time past, and of this morning. The
decline in stock and share values had been of several weeks
duration, arising in the first place from the great excess of
speculation, which affected credit, and created a scarcity of
money. This adverse situation came to be greatly aggra-
vated by political circumstances, which led to alarms of a
rupture of the pacific relations between certain powers, if
not in Europe generally. Now that the public mind there
had become more reassured against anything more sinister
than a misunderstanding and consequent coolness between
the two governments of England and France, for the danger
deg keetile collision on the flagitious usurpation of Cm-
cow seem to be considered out of the question, the Rentes,
which a few days ago only were, the Three per Cents., at
little more than 80e fr., and the Fives at 116 fr., are now
quoted 81 70 for Threes, and 117 the Fives. Railway shares
had improved proportionally. Discounts were earl, and
money more abundant. The reports received in Pans from
the various principal provincial Bourses of Lyons, Mar-
seilles, and Bordeaux, all noted the same return of confi-
dence, in a more or less degree, with an advance lathe prices
of railway and other values consequent.
The settlement of the Consol account was concluded to-
day, without any effect upon prices, and as quietly as on
other ordinary occasions. Consols were 941 to / for money
at the close, as nearly all day, and 941 to 1 for the Account
now opened, and appointed for the 15th of January next.
Reduced Threes, 931 to 4. Three-and a-Quarter per Cents.,
961 to 4. The Government broker took 15,0001. Three-and-
a-Quarter per Cents. for Savings Banks, and 1,2001. New
South Sea Annuities for account of reduction of National
Debt. Exchequer-bills, Bs. to lls. prem. Long Annuities,
9 13-16 to /. Bank Stock, 205 to 6. India Bonds, 20s. to
235. prem.
The foreign market remains without a feature of either
increase of business or change of prices of any account.
Mexican, in which not a transaction was marked, remain
214 to 2 ; Brazilian, 85 to G ; Venezuela, 39 to 40; Spanish
Fives, 254 to e, the Threes, 361 to 4 ; Portuguese, 364 to 71 ;
Dutch 24 per Cents., 59 to 4, the Fours, 914 to f ; Russian,
111 to 112. The intelligence from Lisbon, given exclusively
in the second edition of the Daily News, that the minister
of finance had thought proper to modify his famous decree
for enforcing the circulation of the depreciated Lisbon bank
paper at par, so far as to annul its retroactive clause, has
given satisfaction to the extent in mercantile quarter: whose
interests otherwise might have been materially affected by
it, in addition to the prejudice which must result to them
from other unmitigated provisions of the same enactment.
A combination, or association, of a singular and original
character, and embracing various objects of interest, has
lately been conceived, and, as understood, is nearly com-
plete in its construction and arrangements. As, in the novel
POLICE .—YESTERDAY.
ESTERDAY. and extensive plan of operation contemplated, the transee-
GUILDHALL.—Seizeee or REPTILES FOR Raev.— tion of banking business, in one of its branches at least,
Yesterday, Mr. Rees Price appeared on a summons, by his enters for a part, some notice of the project and its details,
agent, to answer a complaint of having made an illegal dis. may not be inopportune.
traint on a man named Caslang, the keeper of some reptiles, To make railway touring so pleasant that the traveller may
birds, and other live stock for show, at to. 183, Fleet-street. be shot anywhere, and to points however distant, with the
—Complainant stated that he took the first floor in the slightest possible care on his mind by the way, or the
above-mentioned house in April last, at a rental of 251. per necessity of troubling himself about any provision for the
annum, to be paid weekly. An agreement was drawn up in day or the morrow, the association referred to has been
writing, which he produced. 31r. Price shortly since formed. The members, it is said, consist exclusively of
claimed 111. 15s. for rent, which he refused to pay, saying hotel-keepers, and the servants of their respective establish-
that he did not believe there were more than six or seven menta, as one of the rules, as reported, is that no servant
weeks due. However, the landlord thought proper to die_ shall be employed who shall not be interested for a certain
train on Friday evening last, when he took goods in the number of shares. The company is to be governed by a
imp of the reptiles, &c., beforementioned to the amount board of management, composed equally of eight French and
et between 401. and 501. A boa constrictor value 121. was eight English directors. Messrs. Horne, Chaplin, and
taken, as well a Carolina duck worth 30s. an eaglet Tyssen, Esq., a large landed proprietor, owner of the
worth' as
61., with a number of cages, value 11. each. Since Euston-square otels, are said to be leading members and
their removal, the reptiles, &c., had been much Miered and patrons of this vast undertaking.
seriously depreciated in value, in consequence of being de- By the plan, as proposed, the passenger, from whatever
prived of their usual temperature. They were not cleaned point embraced, has only to state his object, and make the
from Friday until Monday, and when he was at last a'l- necessary deposit of the suns he may require, or mean to
mined to feed them, Mr. Price got in a great passion, and expend, and all the details of his journey are arranged for
abused him. There were also taken away three armadillos, him. His place by railways and by steamers is secured,
worth 101., but their being seized at this time of the year, no fares paid. His passports taken out, vista en route,
showmen would feel inclined to give a fair value if put up to wherever necessary, and his luggage taken care of, passed,
auction. The constrictor was the finest in England, and readjusted whenever requisite, under the superinten-
the most lively, in consequence of his being taken care of by dente of special agents, to whom his circular note is
a peculiar process, namely, with hot water and blankets, but sufficient index, supposing no counterpart of advice.
in consequence of its removal, and being exposed to colder His quarters are provided wherever he may choose to
temperature, it was now going blind. The object of the step at the hotel of correspondence. Has bills are
defendant was to ruin him, in consequence of.his being paid, and what money he may want furnished to him.
impressed with the idea thathe (complainant) gave informs- All these conveniences and ease are secured to him
tion respecting some furniture concealed in a cellar, which on presentation of the circular note of credit issued to him
was seizi d for the tweezed taxes.—The agent said that, on at the place of departure. The check upon the circular bill
Mr. Price's behalf, he protested against the magistrates of credit Is kept of course by a regular mutual course of com-
having the power to interfere, as the rent exceeded 201. per munication between all points, ending with the Wert of
annum, and he should therefore resist anything the magic- management in chief, as well as probably by a series of en-
emies might think proper to do on the subject —The ma- dorsements for moneys paid and advanced on account at
glatrates (Aldermen Hunter and Wilson), after some con- each Place of stoppage.
vermatien, decided that there had been an excessive distress, Such, as reported, are the outlines of this under-
end they should therefore order that the goods be all restored taking, by which a system of paper values promise to
upon the 2d of December upon payment of the rent —The be vastly extended (not introduced) over great part of
parties then left the court.' Europe, where upon the lesser scale, of bank circular notes
tumodateioen, or being available for
LAMBETH.—Roketee or REAL LIFE—THE FEMALE it indeed dread e circulates, without offering, however, any
ththieng
axes tad
anthe
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here held out. The necessity
ELULOn.—Mary Rose Cook, whose extraordinary adventures d
and efferts to aceempany her lover, a private in the 37th
forthe specie, or hard money, will be materially diminished by
regiment, to the island of Ceylon, appeared in this paper of
Monday week, was again placed at the bar, before the Hon. fact that people may, traverse one-half of Europe freely
with scarcely the obligation of. carrying a piece of metal-
G. C. Norton, on a charge of having attempted to destroy
herself. Since the prisoner's former examination, some lie money, or a bank-note. It is not improbable that the
benevolent lady, who had read the particulars of her case, conveyance of packages and parcels may be mutually
arranged for between the members of the company by a
forwarded to Mr. Norton half a sovereign for her use, and
somewhat similar system of exchanging of orders, to be
this having been sent to her, she was enabled to make •a liquidated by balances as at the banker's clearing-house,
decent appearance.—The officer who took the prisoner at a
wnereone hundred pounds, min or notes, is found equal to
coffee-shop in the Waterloo-road, after she had swallowed
large dose of laudanum, said he had forwarded a letter to settle or balance for an aggregate mass of perhaps 50,0001.
of bills variously held by parties for and against each other.
the prisoner's father, to the direction she had given him,ENGLISH PUNTA.
but had heard nothing in reply. The prisoner had, how- Bank Stack ,„„ India bonds, 1003 f., 22
ever, received a letter from a cousin of Cr,,h as well as one 3 per crie,T—A„ea,„ 931 f South Sat Old Annuities, 924
from her lover, the last of which the constable begged to 3 per Ct. Consols, Ann5.,13411 11 Ditto New Annuities, Pii
hand to his worship. The following is aco New 3} per Ct. Ann', 934 4 Consols for opening, .tan.ls, 941,
Brompton-tarraces, CLdham, Nov, 17. Long Anna, exp. sth Jan., 1860, Exchequer £l,OOO, lid,.
My dear Mary,—l have this moment received year letter, and no 91 13-16 811
one but God knows what uneasiness It has ceased me. I sesrody Loag Aims., 30 Years, exp. sth Ditto £5OO, 811
know what Imy or do, and am very uneasy far what has occurred; Jan., 1660, 101 1-10 Do., Soma, 811

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-YESTERDAY.

NEW COURT.—Before the Recorder.
ROBBERS IN MARQUERADE.—.IO/NI Anderson, aged 21,
and Edward Sul:iron, aged 19, were indicted for stealing a
breast-pin, value 4s. 6d., from the person of Joseph Parry.
The prosecutor met the prisoners dressed in female attire, on
the morning of the 16th of November, at one o'clock. They
accosted him, and wanted him to treat them, which he
refused. Anderson' put his arm on Mr. Parry's collar, took
his breast-pin from his shirt, and walked away. lie informed
a policeman of what had occurred, which was communicated
to two ether officers, who went in pursuit of the prisoners,
and apprehended them. Sullivan at first resisted, but was
finally conveyed to the station with Anderson, where their
real sex was discovered. The prisoners' appearance, even when
dressed in men's clothes, was feminine, as were their voices.
The police proved that the pin was found where the prisoners
were taken into custody, the prosecutor not having passed by
the place. The jury. returned a verdict of Guifty..—The
learned judge said, in passing sentence, that the prisoners
were persons of too dangerous a character to remain in this
country, and under those circumstances he would szntence
them to transportation for fifteen years each.—Anderson re-
ceived his sentence with indifference, while Sullivan
appeared deeply affected when he left the dock.

bur, as for me, I cannot get my discharge, as the regiment Is all gone
mem two emnpanles, and we embark to-morrow (Wednesday)
or at nine o'clock; and it is, and I ens sorry font, too late to
6t my .My dear Mary, think nothing of erb;tl. has hap-
pened, far as mu ma I can get to Ceylon I will write to you, mid let
ego kVA, Mat time I will be with you, for I will put la for my
amdimps as soon as I get time, and I hope soars to be with you. I
I aye bops you will write to me In about fourteen days' time, and then
I doill mein the letter in a few days alter we get there. Believe
SIN Mary, inbattions towards you are the one as I
Ma pea halm I nave not time to mite much, bates ot you to
waste Ihmtson dm a, end let me know all &articuow you ore
pedao sell I Imps to Or I'll tion be wi you man. When you
MTIMOMIA. ems& me your director I Mail not know where to
=eon lialiews me, my dearest Mary, tt is not my fault things
lAam yeses, ever dear, THoMmIGIMAYA.
teemed to lba Bose Cook, Hoesemonger-lane gaol.
. Horton he he considered this • very proper letter,
and asked OW prisoner if she knew what the writer
bad been bromdstup to ?—The prisoner replied, she did not,
and said, that she knew of his friends was, that they re-
sided in some part of Cheshire, and he was himself a private
soldier in the 37th regiment.—Mr. Norton observed that he
was happy to find that the prisoner had, since her confine-
ment, shown a proper feeling of the situation in which her
indivretion had placed her ; and hoped she would exert net-
self to the utmost of her power to redeem her character.—
The prisoner replied that she certainly would.—Constaller,
the officer, said, that since the prisoner's examination, the
matron of,Guy's hospital had been to the station-house, to
say
.that the
.gentlemen belonging to the institution Mere
*axiom to assist in doing something for the prisoner so as to
prevent her going upon the streets. They were anxious for
her ad
to an institution which Mrs. Fry had founded.
—Mr. Norton said he had before him a letter from a gentle-
man who kindly offered to assist to the amount of a sove-
reign to place the prisoner in:some situation in life by which
she could make a respectable living ; and other humane in-
dividuals would, he had no doubt, contribute to the same
object. He then directed one of the ushers of the court to
take a lodging for the prisoner, at some place Ahem she
would be taken care of, for a week, and by that time some
communication, no doubt, would be received from her mother
or friends. In the interim, he would consider what was best to
be done for her.—The prisoner expressed her gratitude to the
benevolent magistrate, and was then removed from the bar.
—During the examination the court was densely crowded.
THAMES.—ALLEGED CRUELTY TO • LIIXATIC AT
BP.A.—MT. Pelham, accompanied by a poor middle-aged
woman, named Johnson, applied for a summons or a war-
rant against Thomas Malmgren, late master of the barque
Favourite. 'He was authorised to do so by the owner, Mr.
Johnson, who was a very respectable man, and was anxious
to ham several allegations made against Malmgren either
cleared up or exposed, according as the facts may turn out.
The vessel left London in June, 1845, and had been to Sin-
gapore, Madras, Pondicherry, Hong Kong, the Mauritius,
and St. Helena, and had only just returned to the port of
London. During the voyage the captain had frequently
changed his crews, and of those who went out originally
there remained but two ou board on her return, one being a
black man, and another a lad named Johnson, son of the
poor woman present. Johnson wee at present in a state of
insanity, owing, as it was alleged, to the cruelties to which
he was subjected during the voyage. It would further be
shown that a whale ship's crew engaged during the voyage :
had been tried and convicted at one of the places where they
touched, being found guilty of mutiny principally on the
evidence of the lad Johnson. It would be shown that for j
some trifling cause of complaint the lad's hands were bound
with iron fastenings down to his chest, and that during the 7:
day he used to be slung in that manner by a chain by the
davits over the ship's side, and when released from that poi& 3
ti
4
tion at night he was taken into the fore-cabin and chained
7.
down to the door like a dog, and instead of the usual rations
he had only an allowance of bread and water.—After a 2,
dialogue between the magistrate and Mr. Pelham, Mr.
Ballantine said that, on sufficient grounds being shown,
he would enter into the questions as to whether the lad 1,
Johnson bad been driven into madness by ill-treatment, or i;
if, after having become insane, he had been treated with 1,
more violence than was necessary for his proper constraint. t!
The owner himself must be in attendance, fur there were too
many instances of highly exaggerated statements, many of 11
which turned out to be mere sea romances, made at that
court from time to time.
GREENWICH.—NEOLICIENCE OP A RAILWAY SER- 1
TANT.—Yesterday, Wm. Dart, a fireman in the servie of 51„,
the Lon don,Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company,was it
placed at tbo bar before Mr. Twill, charged with neglecting ji
his duty, and thereby endangering the lives of the public,
and causing great injury to the property of his employers. 1:
It having been fully proved that the accident which occurred I
at the London-bridge terminus of the South-Eastern Rail- 41
way, a notice of which appeared iu this paper of yes- r;
terday, arose from the negligence of the prisoner in being
absent from the engine, Mr. Twill said that, in cone- II
quence of the previous good character which he had heard 1
given of him, he should only commit hi n for one month to 85
the House of Correction.—[The damage is estimated at 300!.] 5°
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