The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-16 00:00:00

DEATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT.

(From a Supplement to the Gazette Extraordinary.)
LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, DEc. 16.

Orders for the Court to go into mourning for his late
Royal Highness the Prince Consort :
The Ladies attending Court to wear black woollen stuffs
trimmed with crape, plain linen, black shoes and gloves,
and crape fans.
The Gentlemen attending Court to wear black cloth,
plain linen, crape hatbands, and black swords and buckles.
The mourning to commence from the date of this order.

COLLEGE OF ARMS, DEC. 16.
Deputy Earl Marshal's Order for a General Mourning for'
his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort.
In pursuance of her Majesty's commands, this is to give
notice, that upon the melancholy occasion of the death of,
his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, it is expected that,
all persons do forthwith put themselves into decent
mourning.

EDWARD G. F. HOWARD, D.E.M.

FINSBURY ELECTION-.

STATE OF THE POLL.
The numbers issued of the votes polled are mos
contradictory, both parties claiming a majority.
(From Mill's Committee, 12 o'Clock.)
Mills
Cox
Majority for Mills ---428
(One o'Clock.)

Mills
Cox
Majority for Mills..
CLOSE OF THE POLL
Mills .
Cox
Majority for Cox -25
(From Cox's Committee, Twelve 'Clock.)
Cox
Mills 2,509
Majority for Cox -131
(One o'clock.)

279

Cox
Mills
Majority for Cox
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Cox

Villa
Majority for Cox ..... -30

TATTERSALLS'-(THIS EVENING).

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 agst Old Calabar (offered)
100 to 15 agst The Marquis (taken and offered)
11 to 1 agst Alvediston (taken)
11 to 1 agst Caterer (taken)

TIIE DERBY.
8 to 1 agst Buokstono (offered)
100 to 8 agst Marquis (offered)
25 to 1 agst Ace of Clubs (taken)
33 to 1 agst Typee colt (taken)

PEDESTRIANISM.

MILLS AND DEERFOOT FOR £2OO.

The race between the above celebrated pedestrians took
place this afternoon in presence of an immense concourse
of spectators. Mills is the only runner who has defeated the
Indian (in a six miles race), and Deerfoot has proved
'victor over Mills at 10 miles. this race of eight miles was
expected to bring them together. Deerfoot has been the
,favourite since the match was mad e,but many of the ' know-
ing ones" quietly invested their money on Mills. The start
took place at 3 o'clock. The pace was good throughout, both
men evidently reserving their great effort for the finish
When they had accomplished about six miles, one of
‘lills's boots stuck in the ground, which nearly threw him
out of the race ; but nothing daunted, though he had lost a
boot, he put on a fine spurt and passed redskin, which position
he maintained till a few yards from home, when the Indian,
with one of his war whoops, closed upon him, and his
referee immediately proclaimed it a dead heat, which did
!not meet with the concurrence of the referee for Mills, and
the race is now referred to the umpire, but in our opinion
Mills was fully half a yard in advance of Deerfoot. We
have no doubt the umpire will be of the same opinion.
This was one of the finest races that has ever taken
place, but whether the recipients of the enormous amount
of gate money ran square it is not for us to decide.

211 E WIND.HADI CASE—(7his Day).

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

An extraordinary inquiry commenced this morning before'
Commissioner Warren, in the Court of Exchequer, to in-
iquire into the state of mind of Mr. William Frederick
,Windham.

A jury of 23 gentlemen was empannellel, Sir Edward
lArmaytage acting as foreman.
Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., appeared for the petitioner,
Major-General Windham ; and Sir Hugh Cairns and Mr.
Kerslake opposed on the part of the alleged lunatic.
The Commission having been read, and the usual for-
malities gone through,
The learned Commissioner said they were assembled
that morning for the purpose of proceeding with a
very painful investigation relative to the state of mind of
a young gentleman connected with a very distinguished
family, and who only attained his majority in August last,
and the question the jury would have to decide was,
whether he (Mr. Windham) was on the first of August,
.1861, capable of managing his own affairs. Ho trusted
that the jury would not form any settled conclusion
until they heard the whole of the evidence, because in
such an inquiry it was most important that the fullest in-
formation on every point should be submitted for their con-
sideration. They would also have to decide between the
antagonistic evidence of the medical gentlemen both for and
against Mr. Windham, as they must be looked upon as wit-
nesses, not as judges.
Mr. Montague Chambers, Q.C., on the part of the peti-

Itioner, opened the case, and said the present inquiry was
instituted for the purpose of ascertaining the state of mind
of a young gentleman of large property, named William
Frederick Windham. At the death of Mr. Windham's
father, General Windham and another person were appoin-
ted executors to his will. The rental of the estates was
very large, and in a few years Mr. Windham would, in the
event of his being found in a sane state of mind come into
the possession of an income of £9,000 per annum. He
thought, by the evidence he should produce, he should be
able to show that the unfortunate gentleman was in such a
state of mind as to be totally unable to manage his affairs,
and therefore to prevent his further squandering his means
in a way that had already caused the greatest surprise, the
present proceedings were instituted. In early life the medi-
•cal gentlemen attending Mr. Windham's family were of
opinion that there was a tendency to insanity in the young
1!± ' man, and the greatest care and attention were therefore
devoted to him. In hie school days at Eton he was
called the buffoon, and as he increased in years so
did his predilection for mixing with lewd persons. As he
advanced in years it became necessary in the year 1857 to
make him a ward in Chancery, and it being thought that
ravel would improve his health and mind he proceeded
abroad. Here the disease showed itself very painfully, and
Col. Bathurst, who accompanied him as his friend, would
give them such information as would prove that ho could
not have been in his right senses, to have acted as he had

then done. On his return t) England he again conducted
himself in a very extraordinary manner. He was not in
the habit of drinking, although ho used to eat
and gormandise to an enormous extent, so it could not be
said that his vagaries were caused through drink. Ho was
known on many occasions to drive about in a dog-cart, de.
claring that he had his annual rents in it, but that he
guarded it with pistols. He was also fond of dressing him-
self as a railway guard, and attending on the platform and
giving the people directions as to the stoppage of the
trains. Another circumstance, which was not that of a
sane man, was that when he ordered his boots
he invariably ordered two pairs of boot-trees, and this sort
of thing had gone on till he had got about 40 pairs of
boot-trees. He was in the habit of ordering 17 or 18 eggs
Ito be boiled for his breakfast, and a whole leg of mutton to
be cooked for his luncheon. He was in the habit of sing •
ing " Old Bob Ridley " under the most ridiculous circum-
stances. This young man, labouring under these peculi-
arities, contracted marriage on the 30th of August with a
1
woman who, ho believed, assumed the name of Agnes
Willoughby, and before the ceremony was performed,
Mr. Windham was called upon to settle £BOO per
annum on her, to be increased to £1,500, when
he received an augmentation of his means in 1860.,
IThe unfortunate young man, although he at that time had
only an income of £1,250 a-year, was also persuaded to go
`to a jeweller's shop, and there he spent no less a sum thani
1£12,000 or £14,000 in presents to the woman whom he hadl
!married, and whom he first met at Ascot race-course.
1 The case, which will occupy many days, was proceed.
ding when we went to press.