The Sun.
London, England, 1815-10-20 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

CbiAmissioN or LUNACY.—The long.:contested.
cause Npon- the Commission to enquire respecting
the Lunacy. of HENRY BrAcKttottE BAKER, Esq.
of Cullompton, in this county, issued at the in-
stance of his brother and sister, Mr. Robert
Baker and .Miss 'way Baker, terminated yes-
terday. The Commissioners and Jury assembled
at ten o'clock ih the morning, hi the Lang
Room, at the New London Tun, in this city,
where they had an interview .wqk Mr. Baker,
who underwent an examination by such of
them as- chase to put tioestioos to him, which.
continued for an hour' and an half. The answers
are understood to base been given with ability
and composure, -and to the satisfaction of the
Jury, who then repaired to the Castle, and having
entered the Nisi Plias Court, remained deliberat-
i'ng with closed doors for about an hour, as we
:IderSt9 pOll tie 101111 of words in which their
return shoal(' be given ; alter which strangers were
admitted The senior Commissioner then suggest-
ed. that it would only be necesssary for him to read
the Commission,-and the minutes of the continuance
of it, by adjournment, for eleven days. To which.
the
,Court and Jury assented. Upon this the
Learned Chairman, Mr. Tonkin, read over the
names of the Tory, and then pronounced their ver-
dict in the following words :—" And the Jurors,
upon their oaths, say, that Henry Btackmore
Baker is not a Lunatic." Upon which, one of
the tielicitors for the Petitioner observed—" It
is difficult for me to divest myself, entirely, of
prejudice in this case ; but • I am perfectly satin.
tied of the correctness of the verdict." -

Thus bas terminated this most extraordinary
trial, which has been protracted by a various de—
scription of proceedings, almost daily, before the
LORD CHANCELLOR, from January last, to the,
rising of the Court for the long.'vacalion.

In the course of the exan►in:ttion of the learned
Physicians and others, it appeared that Mr. He►yry
Baker had devoted his time and attention with.
considerable success to Homer and Anacreon ia
the Greek, 411 d. tti Virgil and Horace in the L4tin,
which he vas able to render correctly, though nut
eleg'antly, into our own language.

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The sanity of Mr. Henry Baker was denied by'
Doctors Monro and Ainslie, of 'Loption, and tip..
held by Doctors Wells and Powd, and Mr. Ilas—
lam, of London, .and Doctors Daniell and Dyer,
of Exeter. . ,

Upwards of eighty witnesses from cations and
distant parts of the kingdom attended to give evi-
dence in support of the Commissi.on, of wLoin
were examined. About 40 were sun►iuoned on the,,.
other side, about 80 of whom were called upoil
for their testimony.—The expe►tees are calculated
at 8000/,---(Exeter Flying Post, Oct. 18.)

The French traitors niT now beginning to add
to the population of the American States.----.
REGNAUD ST. JEAN D'ANGELY, oae Of BUONA-.
PARTE'S hand of trumpeters, has arrived at Charles-
ton with his family. He had preViously purchased
10,000 acres of land somewhere in the.Carolinat.
• CORN EXCHANGE, OCT. 20.—We had but few
arrivals this morning, and the Market exceedingly
heavy. Wheat, unless fine, was unsaleable ; the
prices in the few sales effected full 2s. lower.
Barley was rather scarce, and in, demand. Ott
had a brisk sale, and, if any thing, were rather
dearer than on Monday. In Pease and Beans
there was but little doing, the prices the same.

SMITHFIELD, OCT. 20.—This day's Marlict had a short
supply of the various kinds of Cattle; York was cheaper;
Beef, Mutton, aid Veal, supported last prices; and the trade
in general was not over brisk. The sales in the Hay-inarka
were tritiing-; Hay and Cleve{ have dropped in price; Straw
fetched'a better price, ' •

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