The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-30 00:00:00

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

Yesterday a Commission d 3 lunatic° inquirendo was
opened before Mr. Cuininiss oiler Biclow and eighteen
special jurors, at the Gray's Inn Coffee-house. to inquire
into the state of inlaid of Thomas Brad ~.stiaw Isherwood,
Esq., of Marble Hall. near Stockport, Cheshire, now so-
journing at L"amtngton, Warwick.
The Commission was taken out by Mrs. Isherwood
(the wife). In its support appeared Mr. Calvert, of the
Chancery bar. line witurtunate gentlemaa was not pro-
fessiunaliy represented.
The Learned Counsel stated the case, and examined
Sir J. Clark, physician to her M,jesty, Dr. Conoily, Dr.
Sout'iey, &c., at some length, but. the case may be thus
briefly narrated :—Mr. Isherwood, the subject of this
inquiry, is only twenty-seven years of ag.., possessed
of a tortune of nearly 4 0001, per annum, and has fur
some titno held the pest of Deputy-Lieutenant of
Cheshire. He is lineally descended from, and inherits
the estate (Marble flail) whim b..lotiged to Judge
Bradshaw, rendered notorious for the prominent
part he took iu the trial and condemnation of the
unhappy Charles I. He s% as not considered of sirung
mind at the time of his marriage, but tits wife (who Is
seine a hat his senior), the dautiter of the Rev. Mr. Bel
lairs, of Bed worth, Coventry, being warmly attached to
him, the union took place, and the fruits are two a ins of
the respective ages of six and tour. The first indication
of mental malady was in 1843, whim Mr. Isi.era mid
suddenly left Marble Hall for London, directing his wife
to follow, but on her arrival she found he had as sud-
denly gone to Paris. lie was not overtaken till he had
reached Genoa, from whence he was brought to Turin,
and through the interventith of the British Ambassador
was conveyed to England ; and shortly after; in the
early part of 1844, he- bade alternate/y violent and
sullen, labouring under delusions (whflth till contiftted)
that he was the son of Napleou and grandson of
the Emperor of Austria, and also the sou of Maria
Theresa, daughter of the King of Swed Art He further
imagined that Louis Philippe had, in osier to prosecute
two false witnesses, corny() the County Courts of
Chester and Stockport, bringing a jury-box under his
arm: He said he a the owner`bk Pompeii, which had
descended to him fr Attila, theNiing of the Huns,
who had inherited it fr Bradshaw, who got it from
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" the last of the Mohicans." Whenever it thundered he
deemed it to proceed from his enemies, and called upon
them to make it cease. In connexion with these delu-
sions, he had written innumerable letters to the Queen,
Prince Albert, Louis Philippe, and, in fact, to nearly all
the crowned heads of Europe, claiming his rights. In
one letter to Louis Phillippe, he stated that lie should
withdraw his claim to the throne of France, and at his
death leave all his money to the coffers of that country.
Mr. Isherwood was present during the greater part of
the inquiry, he was attired in elegant sporting style. Ho
is rather a well-looking gentleman of dark complexion.
He appeared very calm, but partially unconscious of
what was going on.
The jury returned a verdict, dating the unsoundness
of miud from February 23, 1844.

RAILWAY SHAREMARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 29.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market today is very
slack, and but little business has been dune, owing to election
movements. The sales are—Arbroath and Forfar, lOs. ex
div.—Eastern Counties, 20t/i—East Lancashire, New, % dts.
—East and West Yorkshire, 3s. .514 d —Ditto, New, 4 sths
ex Int.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 3s. 4d. ex int —Hudders-
field and Manchester, 134 p.—Ditto, Extension, % p.—
Leeds and Thirak, Preference (guar. 6 per cent.), % dis.—
London and North-Western, Quarters (G. J.), 1614 p.—
Ditto, New Quarters, 10 p.—Manchester and Leeds, 321.
Shares (late Extension), A dis.—Ditto, Halves (late London
and Bury), 21/2 p.— Ditto, Firths (late West Riding Union),
3s. 9d. p —.oauchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 201.
Shares, 3AI dis.—Midland Stock, New, Halves, 3% p..—
Newcastle and Berwick, New, 43/4 p.— Northern Counties
Union, 2s. ex int.—North Union (A), 5 ex div.—Ditto (B),
3ex div.—Roystoa and Hitchin, Is. 4,-/2d. ex int.—St.
Helen's Canal and Railway, New Preference (guar. 5 per
cent.), 30s. ex int.—Shrewsbury and Caester, New, Is. Id.
ex int.—Shrewsbury and Birmingliatn, 151. 7s. 9d. Shares
(A), 101 ex int.—Ditto, 91. 12s. 3d. Shares (I;), Is. 2 L/2d.
ex int.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 1,4 dis.—
\Vhitehaven and Furness, 2s. 6 tAd. ex int.—Belt ast and
Ballymena, 9IA dis.—Curk and 1\ aterford. Is. 21/2d. ex int.
—Dundalk and Enniskillen, 4s. ex int.—Killarney Junction,
9 ex mt.