The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-22 00:00:00

EXTR4ORDINARY CASE OF LUNACY.

On -Slonday a Court of Inquiry ~r:A§. held
Nlefrriaid 1.7 n, at;ll,:lckney2 t,) t
Saarcei Bell, p inetchatit•ar..l ol
side, was a lunatic or no:, 'by a decree of
t he High 6iiirt ofCriath.ery.
Sjyers, zippoiTAted Sherif-by the'L9rd
ChaOcei!or, prestied:- Coton,i,6, was were
114fr'Er-anee, and t,Wo There
were fit teen do'rymen. •

'The evidencii ;,:tddheed, to prove the insanity of
Me.tl.&ll,- that in. the month. of Septeni•ber
proposals for eorrra7!-5 ,vt!re Soot
Comtiri ;so!iers .0f the 1;-,
Oiem With ;:in-c!Oth and ; o i
propositions were for v,-0 I,cl iive-pence
peryard, bur-Mr. fcir two:
-shilling; and 't - Bell caged
several. times-at the 1`.4,:v Office, renti-sting to
an 'answer td-41i;71.ircpoSnis. 'On: the morning of-
th
6th `Septernbei, -Mr. Bell w,?!-it to- the •NaVy
Office 'inquired for S.-x:reiary Nelioni and
not' being able to see Mr. Nelsoit;-or obtain.' an an
suid" to the cheap proposition'forthe cow'rad, he
had; made, he behaved., itva, very•tlistircierly manner,'
abusing the Clerks, throwwg books :it •and,,
his con ltzi;tWas so extremely violent;- that H.,
„Adkins:beton-414g to Bow-scrota Orrice, Who attends
at the-Navy Pay Oftice, by desire of Ruse, the
Treasurer Of tit,- Navy, to prevent Jews froth. ob-
truding themselves, into the Office,' and from in-
veigling the sailtirs into improper agreements with
them, when they Coale, 'to :receive theienithiey, was
obliged to interfere. He assured Mr.- Bell, that
Secretary -;Nelson: was not there; but .Was at his
hotise in Sackville-street ; .ancl that he would eon-
dud him .to the house. , After- Much ,persuasiOn;
Mr. Belt said, he believed they Were all rogdes in
the office, but that Adkins and lye would gto to Mr.
Nelson's house. They left the Navy Office together ;
Mr. Bell taking a,' large bundle belonging to him
with him. Adkins having provided a.coach they' got
in, when• Mr. Bell took froin his bundle, a box.
which contained two large 'pistols, with, which he
armed himself ; they had nor prOceeded far,. when
Mr: Bell in a violent manner declared, thathe would
not go any further in the coach, that the Navy
Office was.the 'only place to see Mr. 'Nelson, and he
would go back, and illtantly jumped out of the
coach.--Adkins followed' him,;:and by 'perSuasiott
and good managethent, convinced him that. Mr.
NelSon was ricfat- the Nary,Offiee, but that he was
at his house in 'SackVille-street, and he agreed
„to
Walk with -him, the coach following them; front a
hint given the coachman by Adkins.—When they
got to Bow-street Office, Mr. Bell objected. to go-in,
saying, that •Uhis not Air: Nelson's house, but Bow-
street Office ; Adkins, however, prevailed on him to
go in, telling him, as he had, been ill treated,, the
Magistrate would, see him righted. With this
asdurance he went into -the Officeafter' inquir-
ing who the sitting Magistrate was; and 'on b.;:ing
informed it was Mr. Nares, he went in with great
confi,tence that he'shotild 'be assisted in his 'diffi-
culties, as he said he-knew Mr. Mires very well.
Mr. Bell remained in a private room for some
time, sorting his papers, bre. till Mr. Nares' could .
go to him, When the Magistrate conversed with him
• for some time, and he entertained no doutA of his
being deranged. He was taken to the Bro-Nn Bear
publie-hou;e, 'to be under 'the care of Adkins;, he
went to-bed there, and Adkins sit .up•wtilt him.—
About one o'clock he awoke, and told Adkins that
there waino Occasion for his sitting up, that he was
sensible of the state he had been in, but he was
then perfedly Composed, and desired him to go to

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