The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-25 00:00:00

FIFTH D4Y.

The investigation into the extraordinary taw of Mr.
Brand was resumed this morning at the Gray's-inn Coffee-
house. The room was more than usually crowdel.
The Commissioners took their seats at about half-past
ten o'clock, and were Mutest immediately after followed by
Mr. Brand, who took his station as usual.
Mr. Pumuatona informed Mr. Brand that be should
be under the necessity of asking him a few questions, for
the purpose of ascertaining the state of his mind ; he
therefore hoped that Mr. Bland would be kind enough to
reply to such questions as might be deemed necessary for
him to propound, with a view to the further elucidation of
the -imp°, rant inquiry into which they were engaged.
Mr. Brand,-in reply to the eueatione put to him by
Mr. Phillimore—eaid, he ordered Mrs. Dashwood's grave
to be carefully watched, so long as Mr. Hughes thought
that the body of the deceased would be lit fur the pur-
poses of dissecting—nnmely, for the space of two months;
nit contented with this he had given orders for the grave
to he watched eight weeks longer, fur the purpose of mak-
ing " assurance doubly sure." Did not know that the
lady alluded to by Mary Pelett was a foreign Princess ; he
h id never on any occasion addressed her by the title men-
tioned by that witness. In allusion to Mr. Hank, he
had no hesitation in declaring that he thought him an
im-
proper character; he hod always thought so, and he
thought so still; he knew him to be a coward, 13 years ago ;
did not think he was bound to assign his reason for the
opinion he entertained respecting Mr. Haxelby. About
seven years since, Mr. Le Merchant had declared himself
to be in the habit of occasionally nodding to the Duke of
Wellington.
Mr. Putwatostr, in adverting to the letter addressed
to Mr. Le March ,nt, enquired of Mr. Brand whether he
would explain his reason for sending such a communi-
cation. Mr. Brand declared it to be a secret between
that gentleman, Mr. Painter, and himself. Any
further explatiation of the letter be could not lie
induced to give. Mr. Brand, in continuation—
observed that he never sibd that the woman be saw at the
house of his wife's aunt, who kept the " Jolly Butchers,"
was his sister, but something like his sister." Ile explained
the shadows alluded to on the cornice of the window satin
factorily. He "certainly had observed in the exhibition
likenesses that forcibly reminded him of MrA. Dashwood,
and a servant girl at Harries, at Camberwell. Mr. Wend
explained the mortgage effected at the Pelican Insurance.
Hero Mr. Phillimore entered into an inquiry for ascertain-
ing how far Mr. Brand we' justified in stigmat!sing various
individuals us improper characters. Mr. Brand replied
that he considered them such at the time, and dill so
still. Either Mr. Nodder, or some person very like
him, had acted as sham attorney. He did not think that
the expressions contained in the letter to Sir Robert Peel,
on the occasion of his calling upi n him for a release, were
at all too strong. He would not tell the reason why
lie addressed a letter to the Duke of Wellington--.this was
a secret. He knew that the Duke of Wellington, who
imprisoned him, if in reality he were really the Duke of
Wellington, would have fought a duel with him. He said
he had seen Scrrett, who had been dead fifteen years ; he
was either Srrett or some one very like him. He was
induced to attempt to burn out his wife because she be-
haved very ill to him three weeks after she was married to
him. He travelled in France in two coaches.

In answer to a question from Mr. Phillimore, as to his
reason for having adopted this singular course, Mr. Brand
replied that ever y man had a right to be as expensive in
his habits as he pleased.
By a uror—Never had any con espondence with the
Duke of Wellington 'till within the last two months.
Another Juror inquired what rearm could have induced
him to call at Apsley-house ? Mr. Brand—l can keep a
secret as well as you.—(A laugh.)
To further questions as to his connection with the Duke
of Wellington, the supposed lunatic, aft, r some hesitation,
explained that the only meaning he had in view in de-
claring that a secret existed between himself and his Grace
arose from circumstances which had occurred between
them previously to the latter being invested with the title
of Duke of Wellington—whilst he was plain Sir Arthur
Wellesley. Further than this he did not consider himself
called upon to explain, and if the Commissioners and Jury
did not consider this sufficient, he should advise them to
send for his Grace and examine him on the subject.
Mr. Brand then entered upon his defence, which he
read from a very voluminous manuscript. In the course
of his address (n hick may he fairly characterised as both
eloquent and argumentative), Mr. Brand alluded to the
various essential points of evidence which had been ad-
duced against him, none of which, he maintained, was suffi-
cient to induce a belief, still less a conviction, in the
minds of the Jury, that he was either wicked or insane.
lie appealed to the common sense—the common feelings
of those who hefted him, whether' the fact of his having
been thrown' into prison, excluded from all intereourae
with his friends, and denied the advice of all times
medical gentlemen he had himself expressed a wish,
a desire to consult,...-were not of itself amply suffi-
cient to awaken his indignation—to harass and excite
the mind of any one. But at the same time he besought
the Jury to remember, that neither indignation or excite-
ment could be fairly construed into a proof of insanity.
Ile thought, and he believed, that the Jury would coin-
cide in the opinion that the only matter for astonishment
in his case was, that lie bad not, under all the circum-
stances, acted with much greater violence than any of the
witnesses had accused hint of. Mr. Brand concluded by
the expression of his thanks to Mr. Serjeant Teddy and to
the Commissioners for the care and kindness which bad
appeared to actuate them in refraining from putting any
questions, either to the different witnesses or to himself,
calculated further to wound his feelings or excite his mind,
and to the Jury for the patience they had evinced in at-
tending to the evidence.

Mr:Brand then entered, at very great length, into a
rambling commentary upon the detail' of the evidence, in
the course of which he observed that it was a fact, which
could not have escaped the notice of the Jury, tbat not
one of the witnessea had spoken as to his supposed mad.
ness until after he had been confined in a madhouse.
Mr. Brand thee proceeded to call his witnesses.
The first witne.a examined was Mr. Brodie, the mi.,
nent surgeon, whom Mr. Brand examined at considerable

length as to n letter be had addressed to him, begging him
to wait upon him, with a view to his passing his opinion
as to his (Mr. Brand's) state of mind. (The letter writ-
ten in reply by Mr. Brodie was here rend ;—it stated that
as his practice was exclusively confined to surgical cases,
be thought Mr. Brand would do better to apply to a phy-
sician, as his evidence in such a case could be of

little avail.) In consequence, however, of a gen.
tlernan having applied to him on behalf of the
supposed lunatic, Mr. Brodie had had an inter-
view with Mr. Brand on Monthy evening last.
He saw Mr. Brand just subsequent to his leaving
that commission ; but although he (Mr. B.) appeared to
be labouring under considerable mental excitement, he did
not see any thing in his conduct warranting an opinion of
his insanity—neither bad witness observed any thing in
Mr. Brand's conduct during the proceedings of to-day cal-
ciliated to induce the conviction of his being in an unsound
state of mind. _

(Mr. Brodie's examinstion war still proceeding when
our reporter left.)

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