The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1835.

ificult to come to a conclusion as to the sanity of a person
upon whom such an imputation rested.
Mr. PURSER said that he (Mr. Halls) had at all events
said that there was no appearance of insanity about bhn at
the time he made the application ; but, notwithstanding
that opinion, he was forcibly taken into custody on Thurs-
day week last and locked up in Warburton's establishment
at Bethnal-green, from which place he contrived to effect
his escape on Tuesday evening, and now came to place him-
self under the protection of the law. He conceived it was
a case in which the liberty of the subject was violated and
abused, and if the Magistrate had no power to protect him
from a recurrence of such a violent and illegal proceeding,
he was determined to apply to the Secretary of State for
the Home Department, and to the Lord High Chancellor,
whose province it was to afford protection in such a case.
He thought it a very gross hardship that because his friends
happened to be Whigs and he chose to be a Conservative,
that he should therefore be charged with insanity and
locked up in a madhouse against his will.
Mr. HALLS had nothing whatever to do with Whigs or
Conservatives, only that as a Magistrate he was bound to
act upon the Conservative principle so far as the preserva-
tion of the peace was concerned. Did the applicant mean
to charge any one with an assault upon him ? Applicant—.
Most certainly I do. I was taken from my own residence
in Thavies Inn by a stratagem, and locked up in War-
burton's Asylum for ten days. The applicant then pro-
ceeded to detail the circumstances under which he was
taken away to the madhouse, and which are not a little
curious. He was seated in his drawing room in the after-
noon of Thursday week, when he was waited upon by a
man attired in a footman's livery, who told him that he came
from Colonel Clitheroe, the Chairman of Mr. Wood's Com-
mittee, to request that he would attend a dinner given that
evening to Mr. Wood, a short distance from town, adding
that he was to see a Mr. Jamieson, to whom he was to
bring his accounts of the expenses he bad incurred in his
canvassing exertions, in order that they might be examined
and discharged. The footman had brought a private car-
riage with him, into which the applicant got, and was dri-
ven to the door Of a large establishment, and introduced
into a large room, where he saw about thirty gentlemen at
dinner. Supposing that they were the friends of Mr.
Wood, be said, " Gentlemen, you seem to be very com-
fortable, how many do we make ?" To which one of the
gentlemen replied, " There are about a thousand persons
in the house altogether." He then inquired for Mr. Ja-
mieson, to whom he had been directed to apply, and was
told that no such person was known there. He then asked
if Mr. Jamieson was not the master of the house ; and a
gentleman replied, " Oh dear, no, sir ; this is Warburton's
madhouse." On hearing this he was of ccurse greatly
surprised, and attempted to escape, but was forcibly pre-
vented. He subsequently addressed letters to several gen-
tlemen in Mr. Wood's interest, whom he knew, describing
the outrage committed upon him, but he had reason to be-
lieve that they had all been intercepted. After remaining
in 'confinement for ten days, he contrived, at the risk of his
life, to escape over the walls of the madhouse, in his slip-
pers, on Tuesday evening.
In answer to a question from Mr. HALLS the applicant
said that his brother, who caused him to be locked up,
came to visit him in his confinement, and told him that he
might have his liberty if he would promise not to interfere
in election matters again.
Mr. HALLS said as the assault which he complained ap-
peared to have taken place in the City of London, he must
apply to the Alderman at Guildhall, or to the Lord Mayor,
if he chose.

The applicant thanked the worthy Magistrate, and with-
drew. There did not appear to be the slightest indication
of insanity about the manner of the complainant. He is
most respectably connected, and served the term of his
artieleship to Sir John Rennie, the celebrated engineer and
architect. Mr. E. I. Edwin attended with him as his pro-
fessional adviser.

(Our Mansion-house report contains some additional de.
tails of this singular case.)

MANSION-HO USE.

Yesterday a man of very respectable appearance attended
at the Justice-room, and complained that a very odd and
severe trick had been played upon him by his family and
friends, for having embraced political views different from
those entertained and acted upon by them. At the time
of the e'eetions his friends were all for the Whig or Radical
interest, while he thought that his country would be far
better served by those who were essentially opposed to the
success of the Radical iause. When the moment arrived
for making a staid in favour of the Conservatives, he com-
menced his exertions for the Conservative candidates, when
what did his relatives do, but cause him to be taken into
custody, and deposited, not in a mere prison, but actually
in a madhouse, under the wholesome care of Doctor War-
burton, who thought proper to detain him until within the
last few days, when, the elections being over, the Doctor
considered it the most advisable course to open the doors
of his prison. He believed that the only motive his rela-
tives and friends had for confining Nm in such a place was
to prevent him from making exertions in favour of those
whose political creed he avowed, and certainly it was a
political movement which was very likely to effect its object.
The LORD MAYOR supposed that this gentleman, who
complained of such hard treatment, must at the time he
was seized have been considerably excited, to give his friends
some grounds for such a proceeding.
The complainant certainly was excited, but not more so
than other people were. He was, for instance, no more ex-
cited than persons w.ke by love, anger, or other passion ;
and the idea
''.;; construing such excitement into madness
was 'tune impossible, except it was the intention to make
:ome extraordinary use of the pretext. The reason he ap-
plied to the Lord Mayor was because he had been appre-
hended by the superintendent of the police of the City, and
delivered over to his friends, who, under pretence of taking
him before the Lord Mayor, introduced him to the very
unwelcome abode he had mentioned. His object was that
the City officers should be directed by the Lord Mayor not
to obey any authority of the kind on any future occasion.
The MARSHAL believed that the complainant had made
a similar application to Mr. Rowan, of the Metropolitan
Police, in order that the County Police might not be per-
mitted to interfere with his liberty.
The LORD MAYOR should certainly order the officers of
the police not to attend to any future complaint of this kind
against the gentleman ; but he wished to know whether the
usual form of an examination and a certificate were not
adopted on this occasion ?
The complainant said it was true that the family apothe-
cary, and a little doctor of his own, had some three minutes'
talk with him, and that a certificate of his alleged disease of
mind had boen given, but his real condition was merely one
of excitement, and had nothing to do with insanity.
The gentleman then departed, apparently satisfied with
the assurance that he should suffer no future impediment at
all events from the police.
A man of respectable appearance, named Charles Mann,
was charged with having committed very extensive robberies
upon his employer, Mr. Thomas Bax, of No. 143, Bishops-
gate-Without. Mr. Cole, of the house of Armory and
Cole, attended for the prosecution, and Mr. nobler, jun.,
for the prisoner. The case attracted a large crowd, and ex-
cited much interest.

The LOAD Miaoit fully committed the prisoner for trial.

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.

Yesterday the annual meeting of the governors and other
friends of this highly valuable institution was held at the
society's house, Chatham-place, Bridge-street, Blackfriars,
for the purpose of receiving a return of the most important
instances of the preservation of life from drowning, and to
award medals to those individuals who had rescued their
fellow-creatures from death. There were present Mr.
Justice Gaselce, Mr. Baron Gurney, Colonel Clitherow,
Mr. Hawes, the treasurer, Mr. Hawes, jun., M.P., and
other supporters of the institution ; Mr. Justice Gaselee in
the chair.

The minutes of the last court having been read,
The Secretary proceeded to read the several cases which
stood for the consideration of the meeting. The first was
that of Captain Brodie, of the East India service, who had
risked his own life in an attempt to save that of Ensign
Bromwick, who had been seized by a shark while bathing
at Madras. Captain Brodie succeeded in rescuing the
body from the voracious monster, but not before it had torn
off the thigh of the unfortunate gentleman. As Captain
Brodie had since died, no medallion could be voted, but
out of respect to the feelings of Captain Brodie's father, a
letter on vellum was directed to be sent to him, expressive
of the high opinion entertained by the society as to the con-
duct of his brave son.

A medallion was awarded to Martinez Vander Hum, for
his heroic conduct in saving the lives of 1] persons, the crew
of a bark, on the coast of Holland, by swimming out to their
vessel with a rope round his body in a tremendous sea, in
which a boat could not live.

Colonel CLITHEROW observed that Her Majesty, who
was the patroness of the society, and who was abroad
when that event occurred, had greatly interested herself
for this individual, and had rewarded him out of 'her
own purse.
Medallions were then ordered to the following indivi-
duals :

--lo Lieutenant Baker, of the Moncrief Guard Station,
for his exertions, and those of his crew, in saving the
lives of the crew of the Kingston, on the 20th of No-
vember last._

To John Peale, boatswain's-mate in the navy, for saving
the lives of Lieutenant Baker and two of his men at Per-
nambuco, and of the ship's carpenter, off Cape Horn.
To Mr. Carroll, midshipman (fifteen years old), for
saving the life of the son of Sir Howard Douglas in
Vourla Bay.
To Colonel Gilbert, for saving du) life of John Towersy,

who was upset in Lake Pitfield. The Colonel was
returning from a steeple chace, when he saw the ac-
cident, and dismounting rushed into the lake, booted and
spurred as he was, and saved the man's life at the great
risk of his own.

To Lord A. Lennox, for saving the life of a man (in
August, 18330 by jumping from the deck of the James
Watt steamer, while standing into Scarborough, at the im-
minent risk of his life.

To Mrs. J. Savory, for saving the life of a youth named
Andrews. Mrs. Savory, while sitting on the coast at Little
Hampton, perceived the lad struggling in the waves. She
immediately rushed to his aid and was soon borne out of her
depth ; but being buoyed up by her clothes, she succeeded
in reaching the lad, and was, fortunately, by the next wave
thrown back with him to shore.

Medals were awarded to John Ray, for saving the lives
of several of the crew of a vessel wrecked off Tenby.
Medals were also given to R. S. Cole ; to John Felsted
(a lad of Greenwich Hospital) ; and to Lieutenant Keys,
for saving the lives of several individuals on different occa-
sions. Lieutenant Keys was so much injured by his exer-
tions in saving the lives of ten persons, as to be rendered
incapable of active service.
A letter of thanks, on vellum, was awarded to Captain
Polhill, for saving the life of a young woman, who had
thrown herself into the canal in the Park.

The above were the principal cases of importance, to
which honorary rewards were given, Mr. Hawes stating
that pecuniary rewards were given according to the discre-
tion of the Committee.
The Duke of Northumberland was elected President for
the ensuing year, and the other officers of the Society were
appointed.
The secretary read the accounts of the Society. The
receipts last year, in subscriptions, donations, &c., were
2,575/. 19s. 10d. ; and the expenditure, in rewards for sav-
ing lives, medals, &c., 1,664/. 4s. ; the balance being cash
in hand, and money invested in the funds.

Mr. HAWES said the new receiving-house in Hyde-park
was nearly completed, the expence of which would be 1,8501.,
and the voluntary subscriptions already amounted to 1,3501.,
which he hoped would be obtained without trenching upon
the other funds.

Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting
adjourned.

DINNER TO COL. LEITH HAY, M.P.,

AT BANFF.

On Thursday evening. a public dinner was given to the
Banff Hotel, Banff, to Colonel Leith Hay, representative in
Parliament for the Elgin district of burghs. Provost Ca-
meron in the chair.

Colonel LEITH HAY, on his health being drunk, said,
the recent struggle has taught me a lesson, and I atti sure
it has taught my opponents another. The lesson which
it has taught me is this—to put unbounded cOnfidence in
the constituency of these burghs.—(Loud cheers) And it
has taught our adversaries that neither intimidation, co-
ercion, nor anything on the face of the earth, can make
them swerve from their duty.—(Cheers.) Gentlenin, it
may perhaps be thought that at the commencement of
this contest I took a part which might be considered rather
prompt and abrupt, and by some persons rather harsh, as
it regarded the present Administration. But I conceiVe I
had a right to do so ; and the result of the election in the
three United Kingdoms convinces me that I am right.—
(Cheers.) This is no mean struggle for the ascendancy of
onteiparty or anntliti4 ; it is not a struggle about one Ad-
ministration coming in and another going out ; but it is a
struggle on which depends not only the existence of that
bill, in virtue of which every one of you possesses a right
to vote in the election or a Member Of Parliament ; but in
my heart I believe that it is a struggle involving
the very existence of the .British Constitution.---(Loud
cheers.) You are not probably aware in how critical a
situation the country Was lately placed. No doubt the
present ministers have tried to fight the battle on the
ground of their predecessors—they wish to obtain confi-
dence to which they are not entitled, by offering pretended
reforms ; but you may rest assured that all their endea-
vours would truly be employed to bring things back to
what they were in the good old times.—(Cheers.) The
result of the election convinces me that their struggles will
be in vain. They will find the electors of Great Britain
composed of a body of men who will no longer be induced
to forego those privileges which they have obtained, and
which they will not permit to be wrested from them. Any
Administration advocating Tory principles has not the
slightest prospect of success. In declaring that the present
Ministers had been already sufficiently tried, and that I
should at once agree to a vote expressing want of confi-
dence in them, I spoke advisedly, and I still consider I
had substantial grounds for coming to that conclusion. Does
any one whom I address—does any one think that these
men who have hitherto apposed all measures of reform can
how heartily approve of them ? I allow the man who
feels assured of security and order hereafter, to deal with
them as he pleases.—(Cheers.) I am not the man to al-
low any feeling to repress my sentiments, when I consider
it proper to declare them. I considered it necessary
to express decidedly my opinion with regard to the
late alterations •in his Majesty's Councils. I have
been told that my declarations, which had, it seems,
created some sensation in a certain quarter, had in-
duced Tory potentates to enter into a league against
me ; and that had it not been for this straightforward, and
also, as I hope, satisfactory address, I should not have op-
posed.—(Cheers.) I am obliged to these personages for
their kindly intentions ; but I do assure you, that had I
not acted as I have done, I would not have had the proini
and glorious feeling . which I now experience.—(Loud
cheers.) With regard to the line of conduct which it is
my duty, as your representative, to adopt, I will not detain
you by entering into a detailed explanation, further than
this, that, in the first place, I believe I may assure you that
I have no wish to overturn the Constitution.—(Cheers and
laughter) ; but I will not stop short in removing abuses.—
(Cheers.) I may venture to say that the new Ministry
will he treated in a very summary manner at the com-
mencement of the session.—(Cheers.) I have certainly
not the least inclination to deviate from my first address
with respect to this matter ; and I, therefore, avow that it
is my determination to use my best endeavours to expel at
once, and for ever, these gentlemen from his Majesty's
Councils.—(Loud cheers.) Whether the party with which
I have had the honour of acting succeed or not, or whether
the new Ministry will be supported by a large majority of
the House of Commons, remams, of course, to be proved ;
but I have every expectation that full justice will be done
to the whole community by the House of Commons in its
legislative capacity. I have indeed no fear of the result ;
but that in a mere individual opinion. I may, however,
venture to predict that the Government will not remain
many months in the hands of the present Ministers.