The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-30 00:00:00

NILBYLEBONE REPRISENTATIVE COUNCIL.

ADMEN 07 OONDOLUCII TO !Hl QUW.

At the weekly meeting of the representative coun-
cil of St. Marylebone, held at the Court-house, on Saturday;
Mr. T. R. Fmmae, parochial churchwarden, in the chair,
The Rev. R. J. P. Evan, the rector, brought up sad read
the following address of condolence to her Majesty upon the
recent death of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort,
which he had been requested by resolution of the vestry to
prepare at its previous meeting :
" To her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
"May it please your Majesty,—We, your Ma'esty's faith-
ful and loyal subjects, the vestrymen and ' of the
parish of St. Marylebooe, beg leave to tender most respect-
fully to your Majesty the expression of our profound grief
and affectionate sympathy on the occasion of the bereave-
ment with which it has pleased Almighty God to visit your
Majesty and the royal children by the death of your illus-
trious and beloved consort.

" We know that words such as we are able to use can do
nothing to console under this great affliction, but it is • re-
lid to our sorrow to lay before your Majesty such expres-
sion of our condolence ; as also the assurance of our deep
sense of the irreparable loss, which, by the Divine Provt-
deuce. the nation has been called upon to suffer.
" By personal character, great abilities, and the active and
conscientious use of all the influence attending them, and
his high poeition in the realm, for the interest of the coun-
try ; an above all, by au affectionate devotion, as a hus-
band and a father, to the happiness d your Majesty and the
welfare of your royal children, his royal highness has en-
deared himself to all clans* of your Majesty's subjects, and
won the admiration of all, in other countries, who know
anything of our national institutions and our domestic his-
tory.
" While we bow with humility and reverent submission to
the will of God in the death so universally and so un-
feignedly lamented, it and will be, our fervent prayer
that it may please Him, of his ' fatherly goodness,' to sus-
tain and comfort your Majesty in this 'time of tribulation,'
to spare your Majesty lung to reign, in health and honour,
over the loyal people committed to your charge ; and to
cheer you in the desolateness and distress of widowhood,
with the prospects of the rest and recognitions of that world
where His faithful meant, departed this life are ever with
each other sod Himself."

The Rev. Ricroa moved that the address be presented to
her Majesty. (Hear, heal.)
Sir JAMES HAMILTON (crown churchwanlen) said he felt
peat pleaaure in seconding this address, which so beautifully
and forcibly explained their sentiments of affection and re-
gard for her Majesty. He had read a great many ; indeed,
he believed all the addressee which bad been prepared and
published on this melancholy subject, and he bad little
hesitation in saying that to his conviction this was the beet.
(Hear, hear.) They were deeply indebted to the rev.
rector for the talent he had displayed in drawing the docu-
ment. (Hear, hear.)
The address was carried unanimously, and ordered to be
written on vellum for presentation.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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THE WINDHAM LUNACY COMMISSION.

(tars DAY.)

The inquiry was resumed this morning.
Mr. W. C. Reynolds, examined by Mr. Field—l am a
soLicitor, of Gnat Yarmouth, and have known Mr. Wind.
ham for the last eighteen months. On the 26th of August
last I travelled from London to Yarmouth by the night
mail. I saw Mr. Windham at the Cambridge station, dimmed
in the returns of a railway guard, with a whistle, but, aid
pouch. On the stoppage of the train at Cambridge
be opened the door of the carriage in which I was,
and when 1 recognised him I said, " Windham,
how can you make such • fool of yourself r He said, " I
must say these fellows do their work properly. I am
going to be married next week." When the train started
from Cambridge, be was standing on the platform and blew
the whistle. At Ely junction, where the train stopped
twenty minutes for refreehments, I got out and walked
along the platform and saw Mr. Windham in the
prods van, sorting parcels for Peterborough and
Ely, and delivering them to the porters on the platform.
When the time wee up he said the train was about to start
and called to the passengers to take their rata. The train
arrived at r orwich about half-past 2, and es Windham
my carriage there I said " Are you going to
rel.:Louth r and he said, "No, I must turn in for an hour
or two, as I have got to work the parly up." I asked him
how long, and he aid " Between 5 and 6." I saw Mr.
Windham for the firet time to speak to at Yarmouth in
April or May, 1860. He called at my office to make
an affidavit relative to Chancery proceedings. and he
produced a letter from Lady Sophia to himself. 1 bad
some conversation with him a day or two afterwards, when
Mr. Horrocks came for him, and I advised Mr. Windham
to return to London and ace his guardians. He promised
to do so on the following morning. Imam him several time*
after that. He did not go back to London. He told me
that he had been to Lowestoft, and I asked him why
he had stayed so long, when he said he had
been driving the train all day from Lowestoft to Bowan. I
reasoned with him and persuaded him to return to London
on the following morning, sad saw him off by the train.
On his return from Yarmouth he was in a very excited
state when I saw him, and crying very much—
blubbering like a great child. That was at the Victoria
Hotel at Yarmouth at about eleven o'clock at night. His
conversation generally showed that he was unable to re-
tain the threat of thesubject for any onesiderable time ;
I think he is excessively weak in his mind, and incapable of
managing himself or his affairs.
Cromaxamined by Mr. Kardake—Onthe occasion I have
spoken of Mr. Wiodham did swear an affidavit before my
partner, but with my knowledge. That is the only business
transaction I have had with Mr. Windham es far as I can
recollect. I saw Mr. Windham at the Vice-Chanoellor's
Court, in London. Mr. Horrocks was present, but I have
ao recollection that Mr. Windham charged Mr. Komodo;
before VionChancellor Wood with having knocked him
down and ill-treated him, and that Mr. Horrocks was called
upon to give an answer, but gave none. I heard Mr.
Horrocks sey that he had nothing tory, but that was to
another question as to whether he wished to continue ae
tutor to Mr. Windham. I saw Mr. Windham dressed as an
officer of militia in Yarmouth, during the time the
militia were out. When I saw Mr. Windham
crying at the Victoria Hotel, Mr. Horrocks was down,
and 1 had not heard what had pared between Mr. Wind-
ham and Mr. Horrocks. The only conversation I have had
with Mr. Windham sines May, 1860, was when I saw
him acting as guar to the train. Before the affidavit
was sworn I bad beard it commonly reported that
Mr. Wiodham was not right in his mind, but after conver-
sation with my partner we ooesidered that the responsi-
bility rested with the solicitors in the suit and not with us.
It is not simply from his acting as guard upon a railway that
I conclude Mr. Windham to be incapable of
managing his of sirs,but from rein his behaviour in
society, and ate ball, and hearing him on one occasion at •
musical party making absurd noise. on the staircase. I
made no suggestion, in consequence of the oninion I had
formed with regard to the mental condition of Mr. Wind-
ham that the affidavit sworn in my office should not be used.
By Mr. Celendge—l was before the Vice-Chancellor
during the whole conversation. I SAW no letters produced.
I will swear lady Sohia produced none.
Re-ermined by Mr. M. Chambers—The ball at which I
saw Mr. Windham w a public ball at Yarmouth. He
rushed about the room from one side to the other, and burst
out laughing with a laugh which he appeared unable to
control. He was attracting the attention of everyone.
By the Jury—When we got to Ely, on the occasion I
have spoken of, I mentioned to the porters what a disgraoe
it was that Mr. Windham should be allowed to act as •
guard on the line.
Charles Broths, 204, A division, Metropolitan police,
examined—l MO ou duty in the Haymarket. I know Mr.
Windham, and I have seen him deport himself like a man
of weak and unsound mind. He was In the habit of shouting
in the Haymarket, and wanting me to lock up women.
He would say, " Here, policemen, lock up these two
women." I said, " What for I" end he would reply, "There
are too many women about here ; I won't have so many."
(Laughter.) This was between cos and two o'clock in the
morning, and he has acted in the same way on one or two
meadow. _ _

Crow-a:maimed by Sir H. Clabeta—l have known Mr.
Windham fora rear and nine months. I first saw him at
Epsom nose. there is perhaps more shouting in the Hay-
market than elsewhere._

Re e:amimed by Mr. M Chambers—There was something
different in Mr. Windham's shouting than anyone else.
After shouting he would burst out laughing, and he did not
laugh like a sensible man.
By the Jury—Mr. Windham put his hand on the women,
and shoved them along for me to tako them in charge. The
women used to say, " Go away you fool, you are not right
in your head."
Yr. Mansell, examined by Mr. M. Chambers—l have acted
as receiver for the Windham estates since January,
1859. The gross routs of the Felbrigg estates amount to
3,1871. That is subject to a charge of 1,5001. a year to Lady
Sophia, and there are the usual reductions amounting to
4018 a year, so that the net rental for Mr. Windham
to receive when he came of age would be between
1,1001. and 1,2001. a year, exclusive of the shooting.
He might let the house and the shooting for 300/. a year
more. There are other rotates in settlement devised by
the late Mr. Windham till October, 1869, to pay off
incunibranoes to the amount of 160,000/. An estate
near Sudbury is to be sold for 65,0001. for that pur-
;T. The gross devised estate will be, after 1869,
V., and the net rental 7,2501. At that time about
35,0001. of the mortgage will have been paid off, so that
there would still remain • familiars of 60,000/. The inte-
rest on that will be about 3,0001.. leaving the net available
income from the estate about 4,111161. per annum. I went ori the
Athol August with Mr. Windham and Mr. Jackson, a solici.
tor in London, appointed by Vice-Chancellor Wood to Fel-
brigg Hall, and dined with General Windham there.
On the following day Mr. Jackson proposed that
iu cooaequeuce of the small amount of iooome from
Felbrigg estate, Mr. Windham should not live there;
but, provided all parties interested would
that an application should be made under the Se=
Estate Act, loolosure Act, or a short act of parliament, if
necessary, that Felbrigg Hall, the books, furni-
ture, plate, and ornamental timber should be valued
and put into the same trust as the devised
estate, and the land part of the devised estates
Mould be taken out of the trust and become Mr. Wind-
ham's as tenant in tail, the lame of Felbrigg Hall and park
should be granted to Mr. Windham at a nominal rent till
the 11th of October, 1869. General Windham said
anything that Mr. Jackson proposed for the
benefit of his nephew and the estate he would
agree to—that he was ready to make any sacrifice himself.
At that time Mr. Windham did not seem to be able to
comprehend the suggestion at all, and therefore Mr. Jack.
son said, "Leave him to me," or something to that effect,
and the whole party then left the library. This was the
day cm which Mr. Windham came of age. Afterwards I
saw Mr. Jackson, and said in Mr. Wicdharn's presence, put-
tin my hand upon his shoulder, " Well, I cannot make
anything of We both told him that his income
would be much increased by the proposal, and the
only answer he made was, "Then I cannot cut down
my trees." Mr. Jackson said, " Yes, you can, but not the
ornamental trees." Mr. Windham has only a life interest
in the devised estates. If he were to have children they
would come in after him, but in the event of hie
death without issue then General Windham would
coma into possession. As to the Felbrigg Hall
estate, if Mr. Windham should out bar the entail and
should die before 1869, the rents would accumulate up
to that time, and it would become part of the devised
'SWIM By the proposal made by Mr. Jackson, the entail
might be burred, and the interest of :eoer.,l Windham
would suffer, should be succeed to the estate, to the
extent of the present benefit that Mr. Wiudharu would
receive.

Hy Ir. Kerslake—When Mr. Windham came of age be
could bar the entail of the Felbrigg estate, and that be
would be unable to do under the arrangement pro-
posed by Mr. Jacksoe. He wad to become in fact
tenant for life, and would become impeachable
for waste. He could cut down as ranch Umber
as ought to be cut down. This proposal was made on the
morning of the 9th, and Mr. Windham came of age at 12
o'clock on the night of the Sth. Mr. WilMlll^l7ll said,
" I am going to take the advice of Vice Chancellor
Wood and my uncle. I have appointed Mr.
Jackson as my iplicitor, and he is going to
take the inanagemlnt of everything." It was at
my office that I heard this. I believe that Mr. Jacksou was
recommended by General Windham end Mr. Hooke.
believe, but I don't know it for a certainty. I heard from
General Windham that he had taken hie nephew down to
Mr. Jackson, and introduced him to Mr. Jackson himself.
I went over to Felbrigg la Mr. Witolham's carriage. He
drove me over. Geo. Windham dined there with us at Fel-
brigg that day, and Mr. Rotheehild, Capt. Windham, and Mr.
Bragg wore also of the party. After the dinner Mr. Jack-
son and I retired and talked baldness. There was no lam-
nese talkedat the dinner table. General Windham remained
natil between 9 and 10 o'clock. The value of Felbrigg
bones. ark and ornamental timber,is worth aboutBo,Utatr. or
90,0001. The affect of the arrangement, Harried out., would
have been to prevent Mr. Windham cutting timber
on the estate, except for repairs. I believe now
that the proposition was made on the Stb. ad
Mr. Wiodharn came of age on the 9th. The
amount I had in hand of Mr. Windham's when he came 01
age was about 800/. He has not had a penny of this. H.
anticipated d his
received
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