The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-18 00:00:00

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

On Saturday an inquiry, under a writ de lonatico in-
quirendo, was proceeded with at the Red Line Inn,
Seuthell, Middlesex, beers Mr. Commissioner Wiest° er,
relative to the m Mal condition of the Rev. W. Quenelle's,
aged 50, late of Bowater-crescent, Woolwich, Kent, but now
an inmate of Southall Park Lunatic stiyluno. The rev.
gentleman wee ter 20 years rector of Woolwich, and also
her Majesty's chaplain to superintend the convict ships.
Daring this period he had, by his piety and amiability, en-
deared himself to his parishieners ; while Iron the great at-
tention he displayed towards the unhappy Lutcasts on board
' the hulks, he had frequently received the thanks of the go.
vernment authorities. Raving high classical attainments lie
was accustomed to devote wont time he could spare to pre
paring young gentlemen for admission as cadets into the
Royal Military Academy. Up to the year 18443 his health,
bodily and mental, was excellent, but about that period the
first symptoms of mania disclosed themselves in the snaps
lof fits of intense melancholy, and he was liable ever since to
delusions and hallucinations of the most absurd nature. The
jury foxed a unatimous verdict, " That the Rev. William
Quirerman is now of unsound mind, incapable .sf managing
himself or his "fairs, and has been so since the 17th of June,
11847."

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL
FRAUDS:SLIMLY OBTAINING GOOD/. Ric4ani Price,
having the appearance of • porter, was charged with obtain-
ing, by mesas of • !aged order, from Meseta. Bull and
Wilms, of St. Martin's I.ne, 29 yards of black patent beaver
cloth, of the vela* of 231 45., the order purporting to come
loom Messrs. Boyd arid Co., Manehsetirr warehousemen, of
Fridaysetreet.
Oa the 15th of September last the prisoner went to
Messrs. Bull and Wilson's with the order in question, and
received the cloth. From that day the prisoner was not
wen by Henry S. W.y in Mimes. Bel and Wilson's em-
ploy, to whom the forged order was presented, until Friday
last, when he notioed Man at the warsh.use of Messrs. Han.
TOO and Smith's, in the City, and gave him in custody.
Another of Messrs. 801 l and Wilson's she plain, who cut
off the cloth, oleo proved that the prisoner was the man who
brought the order.
Mr. Barricot. of Friday.street, a partner in the 6rm of
B. Boyd and Co.. proved that the order for the cloth was
not in his handwriting, nor is the handwriting of anyone
Waiving to the aro.

Bar P4.r Laurie remanded the prisoner till to-morrow.
is the anioipation that other similar owe will be brought
against him.

ATTEMPT TO DROWN £ WATCMI(B.N.—JWNU Wagers was
again brought up on the 'Molts charge of 1 eying been con-
tained, with other partite not yet in custody, in nuns and
wounding, and attempting to drown J. Cox, a night watch-
man, at the Canal toil-house, Paddington.
The evidence given upon the first inquiry went to show that
on Friday ironing, the Bth lark, at two o'clock, William
Webb. a clerk at the tolLbonse alluded to, while sitting in
his offloe, heard a knock at the door, which was opened by
Cox, when the pincer, by whom the knock had been given,
requested to be permitted to walk in and sit down ; this was re-
fused him, es it wee contrary to order', upon which be re-
marked that he bad two friends with him, who had just come
up from the country, but as he could not be allowed to rest
himself, be 'apposed he must go. Cox then want out,
clueing the door after him, and Webb heard two or thrie
persons in summation together, but what they were talking
about he could tot tell. In a few minutes afterwards, he
(Webb) beard a sculling and a splash, and before he could
rash out of the hones the prisoner met him near the door,
exelaissing " Oh, James is in the meal !" Webb hastened
to the canal beak, which was close by, end with the aid of •
ladder, which he had procured, emended fn extricating
Cox, who woo waggling in the water, and bleeding pro-
fusely from wounds on ths head. It further spouted that,
as soon as Cox was released from his perilous situation, the
prisoner made off, but was speedily captured by a boat-
man, and banded over to the eastody of Bachelor, 234
D, to whom be admitted that he pushed Cox into
the canal, but denied barns struck him any blow, at the
same time declaring, that rather than "split" upon the
others he would be transported, a forfeit 1,0001. Nothing
had yet been heard of the prisoner's companions, and as
motive could be missed for the mange, except that the
prisoner had prohably some esinedermeding with Con,
when he (the tormn) was is the habit of visiting the family
at the toll-honse, two or three years ego. A surgeoa's
Hate, which was produced at the first examination, set forth
that Cox was suffering from the *HMG of three large wounds
en the head, earl was quits unable in soneeqaeaoe thereof to
quit his M&

Impanel, Wiggles, l reply to Kr. Long as to whether
the wounded man was Femme, answered to the negative.
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