The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-30 00:00:00

TEE TREATMENT Or LUNATICS AT ACOMIA

ROUSE BISTBEAT.

The statement of the cruelties practised towards
Mrs. Turner, wife of one of the official assignees of the Liver-
pool Bankruptcy Court, as danxibed before the Commis-
sioners of Lunacy at York, has been laid before the Lunacy
Commiseionere, who Lam promptly directed an inquiry into
the conduct of Mr. Metcalfe, the keeper of Aoomb-house.
The following letter has het received by the solicitor of
Mrs. Turner, from which it will be seen that the investiga.
ties will commence this morning.
"Office of Commissioners in Lunacy, 19, Whitehall-
place, July al.
"The board have received your letter of yesterday's date,
describing the result of an investigst ion, under a commission
of lunacy, into the state of mind of tdra.Mary Jane Tamer,
and in reply lam directed to infurto you that they hove this
day (is pursuance of an intention communicated on Monday
last, the 26th instant, to the foremen of the jury on the cam-
minion of lunacy) ordered an inquiry to he made into the
medal circumstances di/closed in the course of the evidenoa,
and into the misting condition and management of Acomb-
bones, in reference to the patienta therein. lam to add that
Mr. Lutwidp and Mr. Wilkes, the commissioners eppointed,
will proceed to York to-nuirraw to conduct the proposed
inquiry and have the goodness to meet them at York,
ataindad by your client, him. Turner, as early se possible on
the awning of Eddy, the 80th.—I am, sir, your obedient
nermat, "Joint FOSTER, Secretary.
"Charles Pemberton, solicitor."
Mrs. Tamer, accompanied by her solicitor, lett Liverpool
yesterday afternoon fur York.

THE LATE CLiad or THE PEACE.—The Lord
Mayor yeeterdayropotted totheCourtof Common Consolidate
unimpeded intelligemee of thedeath of Mr. Clarke. who had to
beg and so ably performed the duties of that office. It was
incidentally meat ioaed that Mr. &night, the Deputy Clerk
of Assize for the Home Circuit, end for many years the
efficient deputy of Mr. Clarke, would in all probability be
elected as that pattern's's etwoemor us Clerk of the Central
Criminal Court, sad that Mr. Goodman, who has for a tea-
eideraide period bees the legal adviser of the Lord May or
end Chief Clerk of the Manalon-honse, was a candidate for
the office of Clerk of the Peace, the duties of which situation
are so intimately connected with those daily performed by
him so much to the service and eatisfac:lon of the public.
TUE SHOE BLACK SOClETT.—Alderman Fionis
spin opened hie park and spacious grounds at Ley tonstooe,
ou Wednesday 'set, to the &anent brigades of the above
society. The lay., numbering 277, went in
_processiou,
heeded by the betide( the Yellow Brigade, to the Feachurch-
street station. Leaving the station at a quarter peat eleven,
they reached Aldermen Fianie's teat at a quarter put twelve.
They then entered with that spirit which only bon threw
into the various games provided by the worthy Aldermen,
football, cricket, knee, do. The patrons of the holiday,
noble, gentle, end reverend, threw themselves into the spent,
forgetful of artilicial distinctima, and shared In the hearty
laughter which rang through the ground.. An abundant
supply of cold beef and salad, with but potatoes, was
afterwards attacked and demolished, together with a consi-
derable weight of plum-padding. Each boy had s bottle of
ginger beer. Grace having been said is a very Impressive
manner by the Rev. Canon Chatopneys, the hospitable
Alderman, who wee deeply affected 'by the grateful sad
hearty cheers of the boys, le • short speech mewed them of
their welcome to Leytonstone, gave them tees and fell per
to catch and take home what rabbits they foetid in
hie perk, and then intrduced to them Mr. Juntas Bobber-
too. Joseph Payne, Esq., the friend of ragged schools,
ragged boy., and shoe-black brigade., then gave some verses
descriptive of the dinner. A hunt, a game, more mastic, and
tee, jam from Findee manufactory, rolls, tea, another speech
from Mr. Payne, and seven o'clock bad stench, Red it was
time for the boye to walk in prooresion horocward, but net
without three cheer foe Lord Shaftesbury, and the sem*
compliment to their entertainer, and three more for Mr.
Payne. The excellent bushiest-like arrangements of Alder-
man Made excited the warm admiration of every one present.
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CITETAL PALACE. ONE 811ILLIXO I)AT.
TINTJUD&Y, Jame 29.—Admissions OD Wee 0,891;
ditto by MUM tickets, 709, total visitors, es aOO.