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London, England, 1847-04-21 00:00:00

was argued last term, and the facts of which have been
idly reported.
The die2a.sed in the cause was Mrs. Sarah Gibson, who
lied in the month of November, 1844, leaving personal
property amounting to about 90,e00/., and a freehold es-
tate valued -at from 3,0001. to 4,0001. By her will a very
large benefit was given to Major Waring, who was not a re-
lation of the deceased ; but she became acquainted with him
and other members of his family in consequence of reading in
the newspapers that his father had presided over a Bruns-
wick meeting held in Ireland. It appeared that there had
roly been one personal interview between the deceased and
%lsjor Waring, when he spent three days by her invitation
it her house at Weybridge, Surrey. The will was opposed
by Mr. Thomas Waring, the brother of the deceased, and
several of her next of kin, on the ground that Mrs. Gibson
was of unsound mind at the time she executed it in
1834, and had been so for several years prior to that
date. A commission of lunacy was executed in 1841, and
the jury found that she had been insane from September,
1838, not therefore including the period during which the
will was written. A codicil also was propounded, but it
was without date. It must, however, have been written be-
tween 1836 and 1842, but was unexecuted. Probate of this
alktivise was opposed. It merely gave a legacy of 500/. to a
godson, who had since died. The Learned Judge examined
'with great minuteness the evidence adduced, both oral and
documentary, with the view of showing that the deceased
laboured under insane delusions on a variety of points, more
especially with reference to parties as,aiming disguise. It
was, he said, impossible to read that evidence without coming
to the conclusion that the delusions were of a permanent i
character. It had been said that they had no bearing on the '
testamentary disposition, but in that view he could not co-
incide. One of these delusions was, that Mr. Thomas Waring,
her brother, had become a Roman Catholic, and that might
have influenced the bequest that she bad formerly made to
him. Complaints had been made in the course of the argu
ment that a knowledge of the existence of the will had been
withheld for a considerable period of time from Major War-
ing, but he (the Learned Judge) considered them groundless.
It had also been urged that in the first instance insanity was
not set up. The will had not been duly executed, and no-
thing could be more natural than that in order to avoid ex-
pense, delay, and litigation. it should be opposed as invalid,
by reason oiwant of execution. But the intention to object
to it on the ground of insanity bad been communicated to
the solicitor of Major Waling at . an early period of the pro-
ceedings. Several parties had been examined, who deposed,
and his doubted not sincerely, to the decease.' always being
iu a rational state of mind. Their interviews with her, how-
ever, were unfrequent and of short duration, nor did it appear
that they were aware of any of the delusions under which
she laboured. Several letters of the deceased had been pro-
duced, which were admirably written, and in which she
had expressed herself at the commencement with great pro-
priety, but towards their close her delusions manifested
themselves. He could not say that this was a rational act
rationally
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wthiell anal
cir-
cumstances
Major Waring, however, who had been appointed
dohuee
felt; nhde a
an executor under the will, could not do otherwise than pre-
otiEdon to a review
pronounce of
out of the estate.
pound it, and as such the costs of all parties must be decreed

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY.—The Ro al mail steam-
picket Thames, Lieut, Philip Hast, R.N., commander, and
Lieutenant I. J. Wilkinson, Admiralty-agent, arrived at
Southampton this morning, at half-past eleven o'clock,
bringing mails of the following dates :
March

March
Martinique 27
Dominique
Guadaloupe 27
Antigua .. 2B
Montserrat 2B
Nevis
St. Kitt's 2B
Tortola ...
April
St. Thomas 1
Fayal ......... ......... 12
ty passengers, and the fol-

San Jage de Cuba 22
Jamaica
Jacmel 27
Puerto Rico 3O
Demerara 2O

Tobago
- - - - 22

Trinidad
Barbadoes

Grenada
St. Vincent . . 26
St. Lucia 26

She brought also about 6
lowing freight :-
111 tierces of coffee
fei tierces of coffee .
10 barrels of coffee
1 half-barrel of coffee
300 ounces of gold-dust
The passengers were as follows :
Count Walsh Freeman, daughter, and servant; Mr. and
Mrs. Cater, Mrs. Lsycroft anti two children ; Mrs. Nicholson.
Mr. and Mrs. Hendrick, Mrs., Miss, and Mr. Cases, Mr. John
Leake, Mr. Parke, Mr. King, Miss Galasgow, Master Franklin,
Lieutenant Home, 38th Regiment, from Jamaica; Mr. and
Mrs. Beresford and four children and niece, from St. Vincent;
Mr. H. Brand, Mr. Rattray and son, Mrs. and Miss Herbert,
from Demerara; Mr. Alston. Mrs. Brown, Mr. J. Brown,
Mr. G. Brown, Miss Hunter, Mrs. Fraser, two children and
servant, from Trinidad; Lieut.-Colonel Doyle, 3d West India
Regiment, and servant, from Grenada; Mrs. Rattray, front
.Dominica; Colonel Farlet, from Goudaloupe ; Senor and
Senora Anugo, from St. Thomas; Mr. Abraham Sieberg,
from Fayal to England.
'ue Thames spoke the following vessels:—
The Matthew Pearce, April 1, going into St. Thomas's;
the Robert Kerr, April 5, in lat. 25 deg. 30 min. N., long.
56 W. ; the Marion, Aprlls, in lat. 25 leg. 50 min. N., long.
55 W., bound to Baltimore; the John Line. April 16, in la'.
45 deg. N., long. 15 deg. 50 min. W., from bound
to London, all well, 34 days out ; the Peruvian, April 17, in
lat. 47 deg. N., long. 10 deg. 40 nun. W.
The Thames experir need generally favourable

751. value of British coin
769 ounces of silver
107 bales of sarsaparilla
50 packages.

wf.Slihtliereg.ives the f(pllowing report of her Iklaiesty's and
the Company's ships wh..n leaving the West Indies:—
The Clyde left Jamaica for the Spanish Main the
I9th of March.
The lice left Grenada for J trna'ca the 26' hof March.
The Tay left Jamaica for S. Thomas an B,,rmtnia
the I I th of Nlarch.
The Eaglo left St. Thomas for Porto Rico the 31st
of March.
The Thames left at Port Royal the Vindictive, 50,
Vice•Admtral Sir F. W. Austen, K.C.8.9 Capt:m
Seym,,ur; the Imatim 72, Commodore G. R. Lam-
bert; the Endymion, 44, 'Captain G. W. Courtney; the
Thunderer, 6, surveying, Captain Edward Barnett; the
Electra, Commander Sir W. Wis..man.
The Alarm, 26, CaptahrfOrenville G. Loch, left Port
Royal the 24th of March for Vera Cruz; also previously
smiled her Majesty's steamer Vesuvius, Commander H.
G. Austen, for the Gulf of Mexico, to relie'e the
Hermes steamer, Commander W. Carr, the latter ves-
sel's term of service having expired, being four years in
commission.
The Vindictive is to leave Port Royal for Bermuda
about the 3d of April; the Endymion, for Barbadoes ;
the Electra, for Nassau ; and the Thunderer for the
Campeachy-bank, surveying. The brig Persian at Bar-
hadoes March 24; the schooner Viper at Tobago; and

the Pickle at Bermuda.
The late colonial measures of her Majesty's Govern-
ment appear to have given general satisfaction through-
out the West Indies, and the prevailing opinion is that
they may now avoid the ruin which has so long
threatened the British colonists; they hail the admission
of sugar for use in the breweries and distilleries, and
that of rum to use in Ireland and Scotland as highly
beneficial. The season for taking off the crops had far
advanced, and the crops throughout the British West
Indies will be larger than they have been since the
• mancipation; the whole may be estimated at 150,000
tone, and there will be a great want of shipping to bring
it to the market. General attention appeared to be
directed to the necessity of sugar factories in all our
colonies, which, if carried to any extent, it is supposed
that the crops of sugar will be greatly increased.
The Haytian republic enjoyed profound tranquillity.
The election of President Soulogne appeared to have
given general satisfaction, particularly as he had retained
,he popular and able Ministry selected by his predeces-
sor. The IlayCan Chambers met on the 11th of March,
and concurred in the determination expressed by the
G mernment to use their utmost exertions to fulfil their
engagements to France.
The Thames has brought to England from Fayal the
crew of the ship Charles, of Stornaway, from Moulmein,
abandoned as waterlogged on the 19th of March, taken
on board the English barque Auricula, from Val-
paraiso to Swansea, and landed at Fayal.
By the arrival of the Thames we have our usual files
of papers, and have selected a few articles of general
interest.
In Jamaica the House of Assembly had derided in
favour of the Income-tax Bill.' There were 16 votes for
it, and the same number against it; the Speaker gave his
casting vote in its favour,"and it was ordered to be com-
mitted accordingly.
Subscriptions had been entered into and sermons
preached in almost every one of the islands in aid of the
destitute in Ireland and Scotland, and large sums voted
for their relief. 3,800 dollars were subscribed in Trini-
dad, and 500 dollars by the Governor, to be sent home
by the Thames ; and a larger amount is promised by
the next ship.
A public meeting of the inhabitants of St. Lucia had
taken place, and unanimous resolutions passed in favour
of a representative form of Government, and a standing
committee formed to forward a petition to the Queen,
and press for this project.
The Trinidad Standard says, we have this month
(March) been favoured with most propitious weather
for agricultural purposes. The sugar and cocoa planters
havebeen well employed, and the crops have proved thus
'ar encouraging.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From De. Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer.)
Unless specifically stated to the contrary, long or duty-paid
prices are always given, and are to be considered as whole•

sale prices.
Our market has been very quiet in consequence of the
paucity of arrivals, and the disinclination of the trade to
come forward whilst rates rule as high as they do at present.
The operations, therefore, have been very limited, whilst
stocks are generally only average. We are looking for fur-
ther supplies, the more anxiously as the quantity of our
native ground provisions is evidently decreasing. Should
the supplies which it is presumed must be now on their way
hither be larger than the demand for consumption, prices
must inevitably fall ; at least some very great reductions
mustmade to induce the trade to operate with any de-
gree of freedom.
Flour—This article has further advanced, but operations
are difficult, and but few parcels have changed hands. 350
brls. Baltimore (the last thence) have been taken at 415.,
and 234 brls. Philadelphia at 425. per brl. Some unim-
portant re-sales on speculation have been made at the latter
figure.
Cornmeal—Is dull at the asking rate, 285., notwithstand-
ing that the stock is light. The transactions have been con-
fined to re-sales of from 50 to 100 brlsconse our
at our quotatioreport.
n.
Rice—We have not anything ofconsequence to
Sme parcels of East India have been moved at from 218.
too 225. per 1001 b. for ordinary sorts, and 235. to 245. for
-Bengal and Madras.
Bread—Two or threee days after our last issue, small par-
*, Of • lot of 101400 Winte Aga Vie. Per baud