The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-11 00:00:00

SUICIDE OF AN UIiDIarBITER.

Oa Saturday an inquest was held by Mr. Carttar,
at Cherry Orchard, ChezHoe, the gamic* of Mr. William
Haub Domed Cumming, on the body of that gentleman,
who died from the effects a poison. The deceased was highly
esteemed in the City. For mazy years he was one of the
principal underwriters at Lloyd's, and he was also chairman
of the Patent Derrick Company. The body haviug been
viewed, the gardener spoke of the deceased taking a short
walk in en adjacent field on Wednesday morning, returning
stoat half-peat 11, and being toend in his bed apparently
eery ill.
Mr. Finch, @wens, of Blackheath, raid thst he was called
to the deceased oa Wednesday, and found him in bed. He was
sensible, end told whams that be bad Leen poorly, end maxiotue,
and bad had • day's reel; that he had been walking in the
sun, and had Isid down becanee he was poorly. it. added
that he was implicated in the Ines of the Alma (the steamer
belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, recently
run ashore in the lied Sea), which made him very carious,
and gave him • headache. There were no symptoms of his
having taken poison. Witness mined hits tome wine and
water, but he refused to take it, saying he would soon be
better. Sent him some restorative medicine, and about six
o'clock witness was again sent for, it being said that the
decemed had been asleep Once he had left him. When wit-
ness sew hire again he presented every te,pearanos of having
taken some narcotic poison. Administered emetics. gad
applied the etennach-pamp, but w:tbout avail. Walked him
about for two hours, ightlf he became partially conscious, and
made use of • Lain quotation. He immediately re-
lapsed, and 'racers had hits aroused repeatedly, and
while coercion@ be said he heel taken a glassful of laudanum
In the fold at eleven o',lntk that morning. Every remedy
was applied, but without say effect, ant deceased died at two
o'clock on Thursday morning. He said he had thrown the
bottle away. On one occesion, when be was violently awoke,
he said, " I've had many a breeze but never ouch a blow."
Witness was wielded that he died' from the effect of a nar-
cotic poison.
Mr. Caroming, eon of the dexaeed, said his father bad
suffered considerable lours front the Derrick. and had been
exceedrigly reeerved In hie manner. The Derrick wee cop-
: p.sed to be • Cave, and deceased had invested 110001. in
it. A general meeting ot the sherrhohters wee called for an
early day, which had snowed on his mind. On Sund iy he
, wee walking about the garden, chopping the twee about with
• • reepieg Week. He was also aopreheurive that he would be,
' ea underwriter, liable for 8,0004
The Coroner raid it was very desirable to bare other
evi-
dence as to the state of deemed.' health, and the inquiry
! was accordingly adjourned.

DEATH OF ONE OF THE CANONS OF WESTMINSTER
AAPlET.—lnformatita was rtattived on Saturday morning
by the Dean of Westminster of the death of the Bev.
Temple Freee, M A.. Canon of Westminster, who tabloid
at hie rectary of Uondon, rear Dim, Norfolk, on Friday,
at the age of eighty ; sad the greet bell of the abbey V lied
at intervals throughout the day. Mr. Temple Frem was of
ao oil Norfolk lousily, w.ny of whom have dietinguiehed
th=uselves in politico, litmiture, and tecently in Indian
and Mr. If. B. B. Prue, C. 8.,
allots; the late Right lion. John Hooking= Fran, the
colleague of Causing le the Anti-Jacobus; Hr. ihrjeant
commissioner In teinde, being nearly
Fume, blaster of Downing College, Cambridge; bir. B.
HFrer.zoi.cHs.B.L.C.ati;.
rel.tel to the deceased canon, He wee, we l• litre, a can
of Mr. John Frets. of Hoydon, Norfolk. and Ftnninghem,
Suffolk, N.P. for Norwich, end took his B.A. degree at
Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1802, es Bth junior optime,
migrating afterwards to Dowaieg College, of which his
rotative um master. He was ordained deacon In 1804, sod
priest in 18(5. In 1820 he woe appointed to Ibe =roily
living of Itoydon, near Dies (value 4001.. population 64.0).
which he held till hie decease. He tarred the greater part
of Dl's, and was vary motive as • magistrate for the Dim
division. Having served for tome time us chaplain to the
House of Comm nit, he wee =mated to a canonry et Wcat-
=taster, In November, 1838. in company with the Rev. B.
1 Rertoo, who had also held the rams office, at.d who now
lies dangerously ill, being prayed for daily at the Abbey, es
• metob.r of the chapter. Mr. Fo re wee recomkaole for
his businstmlike habit e, and fa mid to here burn verf the
Abbey (mates in value considerably. Ihe edit nty, which is
worth I,ooot. • year, will be filial up. It is the Stet m-
ot letrd l'almetston, and wide, is all prottal:ility, be con-
terod upon the Rec. TR mou Gamier, ltd...L , rector of
patent ;dice of preferment which Us felle• to tbe disponi
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SONDON. MONDAY. JULY 11.

F.% ear household, they say, has a sped,* in the
closet, and EDWARD PHILIP FLITCIIIII seems ad-
mirably fitted to suetsin that part is the home of
the FLETCHERS. Few families are spared the
nuisance of baring some incorrigible member who is
perpetually getting into some mess, perpetually
being dragged out of i., and perpetually falling into
it again. An enfant terroble at home, this terror of
the nursery, the plague of his parents is infancy,
the thorn in the flesh" to tutors and school-
masters, an extravagant fool at college, areetleas out-
caet in late life—such a character embitters the lives
of his nearest connexions. Aad the singular thing is,
that let such people go where they please, expose
themselves to trials however perilous, Pao% inure!
seems to delight in bringing them through every-
thing unscathed. There is no getting rid of them.
Deepatch the scamp to the uttermost part of the
earth, and before many year., or even days,his return
is certain.

That young gentleman of 29, Mr. EDWAZD
PHILIP FLITCH/A, who has just cast hie uncle is as
action. MtMI to have many of the characteristics

just described. What his conduct in the nursery
may have been is left to conjecture, though
no doubt that old nurse who had known him all his
life would have described his early life with in-
structive power. At the early age of 16 he ran
away from Eton because school did not suit him say
more than it does other self-indulgent idlers. Subse-
quently he went to New College from a private
tutor, but neither did that suit him. An Indian cadet-
ship was then obtained and he went to the East, but
he soon abandoned his regiment and returned home.
This, however, he only accomplished by the bold
stroke of embarking in an open boat in the river in
broad daylight. In the meantime his father had
died, end he got a clerkship at 1001. in the house
of which his father had been • member.
But such employment was .distastetal to him;
and he abandoned that. Then he went out to Au.
tralis, where he passed through almost every phase
of human life. Ile dug for gold; he was a clerk ;
he was • porter at • store-house ; he drove • dray;
he was in the Commissariat; but he fell ill, and
doctors' bills swallowed up all his savings. He came
home, and then his uncle got him an appointment in
the Commissariat at Kertchduriog the Russian war.
Here, me the youth says himself—. He led the life of
most young men out there. He drank a good deal,
" and Led rather a fast life." And certainly three
bottles of claret between eleven in the morning and
dinner-time is a generous allowance. Then began
his illness and fit.. Having returned home, Mr.
FLETCHER naturally fell into debt. Whitecroas
kindly opened its bosom to his misfortunes, and in-
stead of living at the expense of his friends he lived
at the expense of the county. By this time his
relations began to get sick of him—they had
supported him from time to time the old
servants of his father had supplied him with
the necessaries of life. Mr. FLETCHER hung
on their hands. No doubt they were most anxious
to be rid of him. And for this purpose they fell
upon • notable device. The young man had some
extravagant ideas that the firm of which his father
had been a member owed him money. The family
solicitor, indeed, assured him that the supposed share
in the business had all been absorbed by debts. But
the youth persisted, and this looked like a sort of
monumsnis. But, besides this, he had spoken in
terms of extravnant abuse of his mother and hie
uncles—saying that blood would flow," and that
he would "annihilate them." Moreover, the fits
had increased in ve►emence, and when he was
seised he would lie on his bark, appear frightfully
contorted, and hold his throat as if he intended self-
strangulation. Surely the young man must be
mad, thought the relation's, and two medical men
having examined him, certified it as their opinion
that he was insane. He was accordingly transferred
to Kensington House Lunatic Establishment. This
was on the 1.0. h of March last year. In this way
the relations thought they had got rid of the trou-
blesome fellow. But he was not to be subdued so
easily. Os. day he was out walking with some
patients end • keeper. Whilst the rest were look-
ing at the horses in Rotten-row, the supposed
lunatic, with the readiest wit, went out
into l'iceadilly and got • cab. Instead of
money, he carried a double suit of clothes. At
once he went to an old sereatit's house and changed
part of his clothes into money. At once he made
every arrangement with "The Alleged Lunatics'
Friends Society" to have his case taken up. Some
days after he was at the her of a public-house, when
he suddenly found himself to the presence of • mad-
house official and a policeman. Off be rushed
up stairs into the bedroom of Miss Careen,
the daughter of his friend at the bar. He locked
the door, and so disappointed his pursuers. But
wEilst the warrant was being sent for he escaped
from the bedroom over the tops of the houses to
hrury•lane. He got into another house by the
top window, end remained there till 10 o'clock at
night. It seem. that by this time he had disgaimii
himself in all the paraphernalia of female apparel
—petticoat, bonnet, veil. cuffs and everything.
Having thus escaped from the asylum he was lucky
enough to meet with the author of " Never too
" Late to Mend." lie took him to lire, Duos and
Rirtiannt, end they pronounced him perfectly
mane. The consequence has been an action, brought
by Mr. FLETCHER against his uncle, the Colonel, for
putting him in confinement. After a trial of two
days the counsel of the defendant became satisfied
that there must be a verdict for the plaintiff and
it was de•ermined to compromise the matter.
Whilst all imputations are withdrawn on either
side, Colonel ELytetten has agreed to give
Mr. FLETCHER 1001. • year. It is, indeed,
impossible to deny that Colonel Farrcnaa
acted with perfect good faith, for not only two medi-
cal men pronounced Mr. FLETCHER lasses, bat the
Lunacy Commissioners refined to allow him to leave
eh,. asylum. There can indeed be no doubt that Mr.
1" si" 11F • is perfectly SIM, but it is equally true that
he is totally unfit to take can of himself, and por

sibly it he is left to ►imself his career :nay be much
shorter than it would be if some superintendence
were exercised over him.

It certainly does appear from the statement of the
plaintiff that no sufficir nt ground was shown upon
which: Mr. FLETCHER should hare been pro-
nounced mad, and this is distinctly admitted
by the defendant himself. But the other aide of the
story has not been heard ; and although there has
certainly been a mistake of judgment on the part of
the medical men, it is impossible to say that that
mistake showed culpable ignorance. In the mean-
time it is to be hoped that Mr. Fincuea will
at length do something to vindicate the opinion
that he is a man of common sense and ordinary
feeling.

The following appointments have been made:
Mr. Hamilton, sow at Athena, to be Secretary
of Legation at Frankfort.
Mr. F. Nortoo, now paid Attacht at Paris, to
be Secretary of Legation at Athena.

MEETING 01 211 ROYAL AGRICULTURAL
80CJETT Ar MARVA=

(nom ova owe ■rroani.l

WARWICK, aVNDAY.

The arrangements for the holding of this great
sgrieultural gathering have hitherto proceeded in the most
satiefacia7 nurser, and the towing promises to be in all
newts one otitis most important and auctorial which have
yet takes place wader the auspices of the society. 8h 1d
to. weather prom favourable the alteadsace will no doubt be
eery large. TOO emery of Werarkkabirs, though not very
striking or romeatimdly bt soulful, I. ha Dimly parts Seely-
belabored sad pleasantly picturesque, and in time metigaitv
to the county town are army apots which must possess gnat
attractions for terry class of visitors. First sad foremen
steads the grand old male, is. of the most perfect Teethes'
of a feudal residence to be or t with to the ►ingdom, with
its collectirna of pittarev, ancient armour, and many
Ojeda of historical or legendry rawest. Warwick
an oleo boast of its satiquities, as, for instant*,
St. Ilery's Church, sad its elegantly enriched •• Beauchamp
Chapel:* with its celebrated altar-tomb end other MOM.-
meats of later date ; " Leicester's Ilthpital," • veritable
*co of Blothhethan architecture, in excelleat preservation ;
the nansies of the Priory originally trawled by Henry de
Newburg, Earl of Warwick ; sad (Joy's Cliff, which derives
its rime from the tedouleablo Lei o of tradition whom deeds
are the theme of • well. known ballad is the " Reliquee" of
Bishop Percy. is sear neighbourhood to these ars the
vearreble and stately ruins of Kruger°. th Castle, around
w►ich the pea of dir Walter least has throw* au Inds-
etzaaible charm ; Bloseleioh Abbey, the ease of Lord Leigh,
which woe I.st you honoured by • visit trona our protocol
Queen sod her Illustrious Colman ; sod th,uch 140, not
least. Stratford-on-Avow, containing the birthplace end tomb
of Inaland'a immortal b.rt. Leataingroo and tts lathionable
sp•s is quite eh., to Warwick, and the graceful spires of
Coventry be hon the student of architecture at the distance
of oaly • far mi'ir..
..
..

As ;•prds itte show itself, we may state (aurally that
the alto selected for it ia emcrecbugly convealerat and actual-
bk. The ground escheat u newly thirty We. In extent,
and Is situated on the aouthrra side of the Common.,"
where the noes take plus. TM whole arse le surrounded by
• high wooden fence. The apace neceemery for stock and Im-
plements is much 'arise that that which was called tato
requisition at Chester lest y.ar. Ths hada .elected for the
trial of the implements are witbie easy walking diatance of
the town, and are vuoeched by good roods.
TM prima* offered by eke council of the Royal Agricultural
Society amount to 1,7131., timely 1,6021. tor live stock, and,
Including medals, 2111. for implements. Supplementary
premiums, of ills total Saha, of 6961., are also offered by the
lomat omusiate. At the had of the Hid we bate " Cattle
best adopted Ise deity purposes," which are to
to ranged in three clams t each of which sums
of 201, 101, and fl., are n spiecLvely appropriated. The tint
division is for bull. of may pure bread, calved on or be
the let d Jennaty. 1868, and sot less then twelve mutts
old ou the let ad this July; forming of ours (without mula-
ttos me to breed). In milk or to calf; for pairs of heifers of •
pun bend, in mitt or ie calf, sada ohne years old; and for
paused yearling heifers of a pure breed. Fur the oldefahioned
sod surly otautele long-honsed cattle, of which • few coo.
stoat admirers are mill to be met with to title district, lour
Irises are to be adjudicated-101. and 61. tor the but and
sewed beet bulls of any age ; and other stubs of the same
amount for the test two pars of oowe. The sheep fur
which particular reatgoltit.n G intsoded are the
Shropehites, sod most worthy are they of this mark I
al duniactrate, foe their lugs .ymooory of frame, and
prime qaility of mutton. Privy of 201, 101., and 51. are to
be competed for by yearling rams; and the some substantial
rewards by ram of tog other age. A peer of 161., and smo-
ther of RI., are to he &en to the too beat less of flee
theorem. keel orammittee also *et apart 120/. for horses,
which ens divided We we. clam, for Meteor, animals for
sena:literal purposes, end pumea. The porcine rams are
liberally provided for by a fund of 120/, derived from the
rams bberal source. Of the five clams Into which they ere
separated the drat twn are for Binkshore boors mod sows; the
'hod for Su pens of tire flerkshite breeding pigs of the same
litter, not less tban three, ace nenv than live,month, old ow
the let of July ; the bomb tor pens of bee rerdimg pigs of
any other lage description of the same age ; and tte filth for
peas of dve small breeding toga id the same ape. Wool also
mowers Ito share of attestiort. Four autort of 101. each are
allotted for tee wool, to be grown by exhilstors, for the but
six fleeces of Letrester, Southdown, Gloucester, and Shupe
shire or mixed wool.

Tar eatitimon ut cheese will this year be medicaid to the
county of Warwick. 1501. is appropriated ea prima Is this dee
partommt, dircrilinted as follows : A champion pries a WI.
for the beat four ehesees shown in aey class; 20L s.d 161.
for tour eo'oured chimes of 11558, weighing sot km then
351 be. 'tech ; equal prizes for uncoloured of the muse mebe
and weight; 5/.
1 and f r rolou,.d chewer of 1868
weigbieg under 3111,e. and not lees that. 25Itw. each; sad the
as.,, for ncculoured. The seat end cur.-lodine local prim is
oe.of a very maul character, stmety. 104 (or the beet farm
pate, composed entirely of wood, with suitable haaginge and
hiateniage, not to exceed If. is. in value ; and Iho last pant
lon the spatial list is use oleo of 104 for the hest an draining
piper, of two, four, end sin 'echos bore each, 'manufactured
by a wahine Ile property of the exhibitor.
Theesperinsental trials of implementecommenced on Friday
to the preset:re of the jade*. and the oceseliing eogineee
and were coutiosed pat May, bat es they ere not completed,
and the awards see sot declared, may ober:rations in refer-
' en.e to them would be remoter...
gubjeised is the programme, so fir se the outside pnbleave
eameaned, for the easeang week :—Oa Tuesday the impla
intent yard only will he epee from is. until six o'clock,
inaohinery being shows at tank by the iabibitors ost "list
day. Oa Wednesday lb. imptetront yard, with machiary
et work, will be opened et sere° o'clock in the m .rning ; the
judges will award the paws for lire stock ; poelio trials of
steam cultivators will take place on lied new Warekk; sad
at oat o'clock, or as soon as she juries bees completed their
tiwk, the tail. yard will be open to the public; end the
complete extra:tamp of cif le and implements will remain
open daring 1 huriday end Ft iday. The gamma meeting of
the members of the society Is Used to be held at the Shire-
hell, on Enday mo.eiog.
The following is a list of the stewards of departments:—
Cattle: Mr. Holiest Smith, Mr. Wear!, Mr. W. Fisher
Iliad*. Implement.: Mr. Barnett, Mr. H. B. Caldwell,
Mr. E. Pope (Lord Leigh, steward elect). Flows. : Mr.
Raymond Laker and Mr. Wilma (4 fltowlimgMft). now-
yard Refreshment Mr. lineaberstoo, M.P. Shearsyerd
Receipts Lord Portman, Mr. Wren Heekyme, Mr. Tow,
Mr. Wilson (,f Bsnwleetof.), 1111.. Mil weed, sed Mr. W.
Fisher 11.4,be. Gemara Arrewerrowee of emea: Mr.
Hrecelroth (sole, Mr. B. T. Breathed:l Clibbe, hem. meting
mastery pro free.

Lord Blantyre hu go far recovered from his recent
ladleveition a. to be able to take daily walking exercise.
The noble lord and Lady Blaa•yra see staying •ith la
Dike sn4 Dubow of SutbasLead at Staffed House.

Viscountess Dillon has, during the past week, so
mach improved the* her ladystilie health will, it is hoped, be
asw rreetablisbod. The marriage of the Hon. Mir Moe
_ _

sad espease Ilolforel will lake place immediately oa the
'seamy or bet ladyebipl

The Bishop of Lincoln has presented to this
Chancellevabip of Lincoln Cattedrel, vacated by do dads el
the Rev. Of orge Tbontaa Preiyttinn, the Rev. C. Hurd. TIM'
of Ositobronegh. The vane o 1 the cbancellorehip will he
abase 1,0001. yearly, sift • foustb share in the pitmans of
twat, owe vicorsyco, dve re:Coles, and two 'tensing corer
vim. In censor:lento of this elevation the vicunas of

Ocesborouib, which ie also in the patronage of the Wasp,
and wh•ch 4 worth shoat 60W. yearly, will become mast.

We regret to learn that thil Rev. Jompb B.
NTCaol, t 4 the British Museara, has met with a Davin itch
d.nr. hastag Bartered his right arm on Thursday her.

Mr. Milkier Gibson having accepted the ediee
President of the Board of Trade, his re-Action for the be-
rested Ashton-eider-Ls as t pleas on Saturday son-
lag is the Toes W. Tan tight hon. gent:ennui hoeing to
recently apposed bras the elation at the tuna at his "p-
-ederast to the Pear law Board, it nos intitoa•d tablas by
his euppertars that his attendance en this monks might
very fully be diepansal tit►. Ifr. thb.on tree, tbsnlan,
not preset, and there Wes no eppesitioe, the preesediep
nes eery brat