The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-26 00:00:00

sal,which might be a lesson to his learned unmarried fir.
Mr. Knowles said he hoped that the fact of his lot
married would not be taken as very strong evidel.lco
htsinsanity. (A. laugh.) Cross-examination con ,
When Kinsey went to Whitchurch to dispose of h'itee
perty, it was his uncle Thomas who took hi°.,Yl
Witness was paid £4O per annum to keep -o;',--toe 11$
everything, pocket money also. The £4O was Paw.; fit'
by his uncle Thomas, and not to Kinsey himself; I:50
he was considered to he in charge of his uncle, as 'be
of guardian. A number of witnesses were called toiltio
that Kinsey was well qualified to look after his owaillitti
notwithstanding his being rather weak mindecit,.°tN
-
had voted for Membersbof Parliament, and Ort,ii
Coroner of Cheshire, knowing well what he was ttb°'"iej
had spoken sensibly of the contests in which be
to take an interest. On one occasion he had bee4l-sil
shop of one of the witnesses, when a person there,,
him about the state of his affairs, when he replied
it was a light minded man who could not keep his
to himself," and refused to give any info'atitl#
The learned counsel then called a number of ret
inhabitants-
from Tattenhall and the neighbourbv",e' 14
had known him from childhood, and though all Writ!'
that he was rather soft, they spoke to his general „3,1 J
One of. them, Mr. Rowelougb, a surgeon, said thatjfitiii
examined Kinsay, to ascertain his mental afoul elf
and he considered him to be perfectly aware of theA
of his property, and able to take care of it. Mre,e';,ls;l!
addressing. the jury, after the evidence, to show P'„'"tti
sanity, contended that Kinsey was of an unsound PIO
mind, both before and after the time be executed the
'irl
and he would coil a body of evidence to prove it. Oh:di
witness for the defence was Mr. Houghton, a nieghe-10,
the hundred of Brocham, Cheshire, who stated "rftlP,
known Peter Kinsey from childhood, and he cousluee f
mental powers very defective. He was also deforanY
bad a sort of hang over mouth. He always considenji
to be an idiot. On one occasion, witness saw bi!,,t1.1
stable yard, and when he asked- him w,"hr
wanted, he said he had come to ask him sche',est:
would allow him to marry one of his servant
."
when witness asked him which of them he y
he said either would do—the one he could best pei
(Laughter.) On asking what means he bad to ea oi
a wife, he replied that he had plenty of lueattio
pulled sixpence out of his pocket. On cross exeo3;ed-
by Mr. Knowles, the witness said he did not 070
opinion of Kinsey's insanity, from the fact feld
wanting to get married, and that be did rIOP
the sixpence in the yard, but pat it istlibelli
pocket again. As a magistrate he did not know
he might have administered to him an oath •
I for
he never had any occasion. The learned counsel
defence then called a number of other witnessn• p
swore that they had always considered KinseY 2fl
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from his birth, that be wandered about the
slobbering, but he could not count six peuel'e" tP,
coppers, and an old schoolfellow was called to stl-fir
could never make him understand how to count Woof
a boy, neither could he when he grew uP 1.011,1
hood, and a servant of Thos. Kinsey's, .1)•
uncle, swore that he was constantly ;pe,
his thumbs, and singing something about "Nil
Pals Fake Away ;" but on one occasion be asketi4t• Y,
mach 3s Oil was. A tailor, who made Kinsey's;.;„..if
also gave it as his opinion that Kinsey was not 9fio
had he been since his birth. Another witness,
every appearance of a gamekeeper, with capaciellsio r
pockets, said that Kinsey used to put rabbits oil'
pockets, crammed together with pigeons, witl!,ol
he walked about. Mr. Knowles (to this if1;111
I suppose you know that gentlemen sometimes Pa:10,
in their pockets. Witness : Oh, aye. Mr. 10°44
dare say now that you have done some little peaceo
your time. Witness : Oh, aye, many a time I 10,01,
many a hare in my pocket. (Laughter.) A surge:st,
attended Kinsey when ill, gave it as his opinion P• ,
was not capable of managing his own effaleninst
admitted that he would not have recommended 'Ol,l,
sion of lunacy to be taken out against hie'. ,05,
witnesses spoke to extravagant doings of Kinsek.oe",,
that they had seen him strike his heart and dame tue,",eF„
and on one occasion he was under the delusion b!",ir
father's ghost haunted him. Mr. Hill, in addrelto,
jury for the defendant, said that the question was viltr
Kinsey was in a com2etent state of mind t"
c
the consequences of his acts when he ePtit,
those deeds. The state of the evidence °os!'
show that his friends had never upon sal f °as!!!
treated him like a sane man, or one capable 01, it!
with his own property. Thomas Kinsey, big 11Pc,set;eral!
shown by documents, had always acted sebhuld tee
and the. whole evidence he had called establisecz his °
that Kinsay was not a man capable of conatathutt 13r,
affairs. He considered that the plaintiff, ,I_l°,l-- be e°:,,
ought to have been put in the box, and if he et,'netS,74
have shown from his own mouth that KinseY t es'eP
He strongly reprehended the other side for l'apel'
Bate if they wished to establish the matter. 14%11,
in fe
an eloquent address, replied upon gr.. covrt
tending as before, that Kinsey 'vas qutte
tent to do all the duties of life, and knew his ~15:
well, and was able to conduct them. Ile hau.,loo°
that the real defendant in this case, was. the prese'rie „
Kinsey, the brother of Peter, who' like a cowardlivie
forward to impeach the good name of his des, et)
et)
.The judge after a cirefal summing up at sonloirle.el
it to the jury to decide whether the late Peter Pi-ere
competent to arrange his own affairs, for d▪ elitb
question wholly hinged. The jury after lg•
of 10 minutes, returned a verdict for the plaints

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A PL,---
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MERCHANT.

file cy
Samuel Walker Kirk, a warehouseman, ill '',.pso,
of Messrs. George and Henry Scovell, of Sri° "m 4
Tooley street, arid Mr. George Rowe, of the nriTtb, 1
and Rowe, hemp merchants, Parade, Pl9lll, (o'4
placed in the felon's dock, at Southwark Pohc" totV
a late hour, on 1 uesdav, charged with stealing one,boly
hundred weight of Riga hemp, from the vor.,, lil
Messrs. Scovell, in Tooley street, Soutlivraltio)
Wontner, in opening the case for the pros
the charge he was about to make against the ,io!
was of a very serious nature, especially agt-ibilit,l/
Rowe, who was a merchant of great resPec,',- go/
Plymouth. The prosecutors in the case o,,,e,i'letli
Scovell, the well known wharfingers, in ..0-°"40t11!,
who were in the habit of receiving immense qui.oo°9,
merchandise, of almost every descriptioothoor/
to merchants in London, which they vrare"-thefi
delivered only to their orders, consequent 4OO/
responsible for the property. They had a largeo,P9i,
of hemp warehoused, belonging to Messrs. Slit. I
merchants, and it appeared they had sold dig'',
recently as much as twenty tons. An order 142;00124
those gentlemen for that quantity, to be oli,
board the Queen, a Plymouth vessel, which Opt) fit rj
Symond's Wharf, and on the 17th inst., Mt; ;cis i"
to that wharf to see it weighed and loadee: , /001,
consigned to him. From certain informal 4a 1,
by the prosecutors concerning three pre#ll/,'",b7f
which Mr. Rowe had at their wharf, aweietili
over the party who had the delivery of the #
the police were near the spot. Tu",bo j
commenced, and instead of Kirk entering ,:,00:6
in a book kept for that purpose, he wrote t",,r11,01
of paper. Rowe was standing by Kirk ne,:i Ili
time watching the drafts, and speaking to l'thst '
hemp was put on board the vessel. During:,
workman was engaged to chalk the weightqaillidor
they were taken from the warehouse; but lim-ebsr
was turned fur a minute or so, two of theee.3 °4O
been rubbed out, each of which represent 0 A
half a ton. After all the hemp had been take tbei.i.
warehouse, and nearly all shipped, Goodre3l/iert:f
intendent, caused it to be all re-weighed, 011; ow,
of another clerk from Scovell's wharf, when the
to weigh 21 tons 7 cwt odd. Rowe had 1e",,0s dil
but the police were called, and Kirk -,A i
into custody. After that an inspector ii'";,
,r:f
Plymouth with a summons to compel attess;fo
attendance to answer the charge. Two hole 01'1
then eximined to corroborate the facts ab°,„`ed gi
after which Mr. Wontner applied for a re,ll',..ele,
future day. Mr. Combe said he should ;110'ti
prisoners for a week, at the same time acet—,,,s
bail for their appearance. Mr Rowe Wes.,:;;U, P.
out, and left the court with his friends. '''',,
provided with sureties, was remanded to gaol

reds!
PALMERSTON TO THE RESCUE,-011 Thifel.Vl
free negroes, William Carter and John
on board the British barque Billow, were 01-tietlril
city for being absent from their vessel v6°1(1;011.1
were ordered by the Mayor to be punished vr'seil2
virtue of an act of assembly in such colottlitbenioji.
vided. The punishment was commuted, w" st5,A
the captain of the barque, to the payment 0, Ifer 'f;
and other usual charges, to which, however, "0 066
consul, G. P. R. James, E q., demurred, ell°efore,Al
of the negroes being British übjects, and ther
from the punishment to which other free allealb.',6o
liable for a violation of the aforesaid act of e„siborijr,
worthy Mayor, however, maintained his e`'o tl)eotr
matter, and gave her Majesty's representatt/Weiti.)
tive to pay the charges or submit to the Ptr pre:"
negroes, the former of which he adopted unnt r'l,o;
decision of the Mayor in this case is in etri.vible;tird
with States sovereignty, the maintenance orpor
lutely necessary far the preservation of t',0.4
slaveholding States.—Norfolk (Virginia) rite'
the New York European of 27th ult.