The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-20 00:00:00

THE EXITS* LUM4G7 CABS.

A commission de lunatic() inquireocio, which lasted
five kee,was concluded on Wednesday afternoon at the
Curie eif The commbedon wee opened yesterday
week, Woe Mr. Commissioner Warren tufo jury composed
of gradearea. The Widmer wee Dr. °recoup, of
' Weak.* la Ismradre. and the lanstio wee Mks Phoebe
&divots eld beg dSO years of age. Mr. M.
WI. ad Mr. =ides were conned far the petitioner; end
kin 0•1111ar, Q.C., Mr. Coleridge, and Mr. Elagdon were
6111111111 i he Miss Ewing's. The facts, which were of an
iistemsissm character, were briefly these the year
um Lis Zwinges sister died, and the bereave-
ment meth elected her mind. She was afterwards known
mane sad to wander in a disconsolate manner through
Ike steam Ice October, 1868, she was attacked with
ansalgaie, from which she physically recovered ; but it wan
Mat her mind was acting, broken down. Shortly
mimes& is had an attack of mania, and was confined in
Herliedk bustle Asylum. Here she was said to have debt-
dos emli morbid IMMO= ; she said that an attempt had
bon ads r *Mangle her, and that while in the asylum an
attempt was needs to convert her to Roman catholicism, &o.
Some of her Mends, believing that the would be better if
removed to a private residence, took her out of the asylum,
and the Rev. H. T. Ellsoombe, her third cousin, who believed
himself the next of 'lnn, brought her to Exeter, and placed
her in lodgings with • Miss Colleens, with whom she had
formerly lodged. Dr. Shapter, a physicien of considerable
eminence, having attended hr before, was called to, and he
saw the old lady almost daily. He appeared to have ac-
quired great influence over her, for a sort time ago be, at
her request, took instructions for a will, in which she
gave several leguke, end made the doctor the roadway
legatee. The amount of the legacies was 1,0001., and the
remainder of her property amounted to 13,0001. A will
was made from these instructions, but was enbeequently
torn up, and another will, prepared by Mr. Grey, solicitor,
of Exeter, was made in which the bulk of ttppee
WAS left to Dr. Stapler, and, in the event of his death,
his eldest son and the rest of has children. Dr. Bhapter,
However, immediately wrote to Mr Bement. Miss Ewinges
solicitor, etWarringport, stating what the old lady had done,
but declaring most emphatically that neither he nor hts
children should ever take a single bathing under the will,
notwithstanding that be thoroughly believed her to be in a
sound state of mind and quite capable of executing • will.
This Dr. Shatter put in writing, and communicated to
several gentlemen, bat failed to inform the Rev. H. T.
Ellaccanbe of it, as he bad promised to do. It wu contended
by the counsel for the petitioner that this declaration of Dr.
Bhapter was a proof that he did not consider
Mies Ewing to be of sound mind. Several wit-
nesses were called, who stated that Miss Ewing. was of
unsound mind. In answer to the petition, it wail contended,
end deposed to by several witnesses, that Mile Ewing* had
fatly recovered from her stuck of mania; that, allowing for
the feetskiness of old sr, she was a lady of average Intelli-
gence, of good memory and powers of observation; and that
with regard to her bequeet to Dr. Ranter, she persisted in
making tt, saying that she had no relatives that she cared
anything about, that none of them had ever taken any inte-
rest in her and that with regard to the petitioner, who had
remedy dis Covered himself to be the next of kin, her family
bad had • lawsuit with his, and that therefore she much dis-
liked him. Dr. Bhapter was examined, and positively stated
that he would never take any benefit under the will. The
Commissioner and jury had an interview with Miss
and the latter unanimously pronounced her of unsound mind,
and iscapable of nanagiog herself and her property. The
cue ham created outaidirable excitement in Exeter and the
neighbourhood.

ALLEGED GIGANTIC FRAMS IN THE CARRON
ConrAne.--The &minium of yesterday seys:--“Die.
closures, it will be sees, see shout to be needs before the
Court of Session of an @sermons system of fraud alleged to
hays boa formerly practised by managers of the Canon
Company. It is about a year niece we became aware of the
discovery having been made, and of the frauds to wine ex-
tent having been practically acknowledged ; but we did not
feel quite free nor safe to refer to the gutter until the charges
should take a firrail and authentic, shape. There are reasons
fur believing that the fact., when fuliy diecloted, will form
one of the moat extraordinary and gigantic cans of fraud in
the history of trade. In illuetration we may mention one
fact. The dame of the belt of one of the shareholders
(it hose case, we presume, differed in some degree from the
cues of those who bays gone into court) were met, some
months ago, by payment of a sum of about 60,0001."
A NATIONAL GALLERY PURCHABE.—The picture
of the " Birth of Jupiter," in the late Lord Northwiek's
sale, has tees purcheeed kw the National Gallery. It ocet
his lordship, we believe, 801., sad
was knocked down
shot he
is round numbers, at 1,0001. It is not often that we
hays two prices so demonstratives. those we have in this in-
stance. It bacteria curiously enough that the lour number
80 will represent the remains of the original picture, and
the larger one of 1.000 the extensive portion of the mean
coTerd by the repairer. However small the portion of the
work by ODIEO Romano really is, the lovers of true art hops
that the authorities at the National Gallery will have all the
false daubing taken off, and allow the little tree to MOWS
for the instruction of the public.—Buildirsc News.
DECORATION OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGIL—Mr.
Song Is mending rapidly with the decorations of the ambu-
latory of the Royal Exchange. They are executed in tree
fresco, only so much plaster beteg laid on at a time as can be
painted during the day, and, it may be expected, will with-
stand the destroying inanimate' of the neighbourhood Roger
than the first paintings, which were wholly superficial. The
lime of which the plaster used la made has been slaked about
twelve months. The panels into which the wells are divided
have Raffeellseque borders, nicely painted, end, with the
ceilings, display the City .tie., the arms of the Menem'
Company. and the initials of Sir Thomas Gresham, many
ties repeated. The mouldings of the ceiling are picked oat
in varloue colours, and the whole will form a bright and
agreeable piece of decoration. We must, nevertheless, im-
pose our regret that the committee did aotgo a little further.
lied more time both given for the preparation of the design,
and a little greater expenditure permitted, Mr. Sang would
databases have reduced what might have been regarded as
an art.werk. We weir gEo far enough.—The Builder.
The anoovenanted civil servants in India having
250 rupees a month and upwards are I,lBB—lncluding 339
satins. The remaining 849 (so celled " Europeans") In-
elude Anglo-Indians.
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