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the deceased lady, but it was taken from a smaller
bottle. Witness was obliged to leave to attend on
another lady.
Mr. Greaves, surgeon, stated that he attended the
deceased lady from the end of July, and also the
deceased gentleman. Witness had heard the latter
was Lord Forth. On Tuesday morning witness was
requested to attend the deceased lady, and on his
way to the hotel he met the deceased in a most ex-
cited state. He said, " Greaves, my dear fellow, I
believe she is dead ;" and he cried most bitterly on
the way. On arriving at the hotel witness found
she had just died. The deceased threw himself upon
her and sobbed. bitterly, and after kneeling at her
bedside and crying for some time, he rushed to a
table on which was a bottle of brandy, and drank
nearly half a pint, witness taking it from him. Wit-
ness accompanied hin; downstairs, he being still ex-
ceedingly excited from grief and excess of stimulant
—he was perfectly insane for a time. On entering
the drawing-room he seized a knife on the chimney
piece and attempted to make a gash across his
throat; witness seized his hand and took the knife
from him. He then sat down and said, " What have
I done ?" Witness told him he had done a very
cowardly act. He said he did not intend to do it.
Witness told him it was useless for him to preserve
his incognito, as it was known he was Lord Forth,
and reasoned with him for some time, and on leaving
gave directions for him not to be left alone.
The inquiry was proceeding when our parcel was
despatched.

SINGULAR PROCEEDINGS OF A

CONVICT.

Among the prisoners who have just been removed
from the gaol of Newgate to the Penitentiary at
Millbank, to undergo their sentences of penal ser-
vitude, was a man named Thomas Quilter, whose
career appears to have been of a somewhat extra-
ordinary character. It seems that this prisoner
was formerly in the Irish constabulary, and served!
in the same district with Mullins, who was executed
for the murder of Mrs. Emsley, and he left that
force of his own accord, and came to London, where
he, obtained an appointment in the General Post-
office. He had not been very long so engaged where.
suspicions were aroused regarding his honesty, and
the usual steps were taken to test his conduct,
which resulted in his detection, and he was com-
mitted to the Central Criminal Court to take his
trial upon a charge of letter-stealing. At this time he
appeared perfectly healthy in mind and body,but very
soon after he had been in Newgate he refused his
food and exhibited apparent symptoms of unsound
mind. He was of course closely watched by Mr.
Gibson, the surgeon of the prison, and also by the
warders who had the charge of him, and the result
they arrived at was that he was shamming mad-
ness, in the hope, probably, that his trial might be
postponed, and with come vague hope of ultimately
escaping the consequences of his crime. When the
time arrived for the prisoner to be tried he was
twice placed at the bar to plead, but on each occa-
sion he refused to do so, or rather stood mute, and
made no reply when called upon to plead.
The facts of the case having been communicated
to the Court, together with the strong opinion en-
tertained by Mr. Gibson, the surgeon, and Mr:
Jonas, the governor of the prison that the
conduct of the prisoner was assumed, directions
were given that a jury should be empanelled to try
the question, according to the ancient form pre-
scribed by the law, whether the prisoner, when
called upon to plead, was mute of malice or by the
visitation of God, and upon the evidence laid before
them the jury at once found a verdict that the pri-
soner was mute of malice. Upon this finding the
Court directed a plea of not guilty to be entered, and
the trial of the prisoner proceeded, and he was con-
victed and sentenced to four years' penal servi-
tude. During the trial the prisoner did not utter
a word, or take any part in the proceedings,
and after his conviction and sentence, for a
considerable time, he continued to endeavour
to make it appear that he was mad ; but at
length, finding that the authorities of the prison
were not to be imposed upon, and that he had no
chance of succeeding, the prisoner resumed his ordi-
nary demeanour, and admitted that the whole of his
conduct had been a sham. In order to prevent any
chance of the prisoner doing himself any mischief,
he was strictly watched, but it appears that, not
withstanding the surveillance to which he was sub-
jected, he upon one occasion attempted to suffocate
himself by placing his head in the pan of the water-
closet in his cell, and it appears he held itin that
position until he became insensible and rolled to the
ground, and when the warder entered the cell he
had only partially recovered his consciousness. It
is stated that since the prisoner has been at Mill-
bank he has conducted himself very well, and ap-
pears resigned to the inevitable result of serving
out his sentence.

CO UN2RY MARKETS.

INIANCHESTEIt—OcT. 10.

English wheat was in free demand, at an avenge of is
to 2s per qr. ; American held for 4d to 6d per 100 lb over
former rates, which checked sales. The sales made in
English and foreign flour were at about is per sack and
barrel higher, but a limited business. Oats unchanged.
Oatmeal 6d cheaper. Beans and Indian corn again held
for an advance.