The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-09 00:00:00

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

The inquiry into the state of mind of James Fernsor,
Esq., of No. 6, Fitzroy street. Fttzroy•square, was re_
sinned and concluded yesterday, brfure Mr. Commissioner
Barlow, one of the Masters in Lunacy, and a special
jury of eighteen.

Several witnesses underwent a long and tedious ex-
amination, alt tending to prove that Mr. Fermor con-
ducted his business in a sane manner. Among them
were Mr. Reid, a tailor ; this witness stated that he had
been acquainted with Mr. Fermor ever since 1839 ; he
always considered him a sane man, and fully competent
to manage his affairs. Among the medical and surgical
evidence was the following :

Mr. Jackson, ex.i.tnins,l by the Solicitor-General—l
am a surgeon. I reside in Manchester-.quire. I was
first called to attend tip)n Mr. Fermor in the year 1836.
I then found him suffering from apoplectic fits. The
fits were so strong that he was insensible for three days.
I wa4 again called in in 1842. I then found him suffer-
ing from precisely the same cause. When in conver-
sation he would seize hold of the arm chair, and grasp
it with such force that it was some considerable time
before he had the power of utterance. The witness,
in the course of further examination, said that his
opinion, as a medical man, would be that Mr. Fermor
was of unsound mind, and perfectly incapable of tran-
sacting his own affairs, from the year 1847. at least,
although there were times at which he would converse
upon the topics of the day in a rational manner.
After the examination of a few other witnesses, whose
eyidence was of a character to prove that the alleged
lunatic had lucid intervals,
The Learned CO'IMISSIONER summed up the evidence
very minutely, dwelling upon all the important parts of
the case. At the conclusion of the summing up,
The jury, atter some deliberation, gave the following
verdict:—" That James Fermor, Esq., of N 0.6, Fitzroy-
street, Fitzroy-square, is of unsound mind, and is in-
capsbie of managing his own affairs;" and the jury fixed
the date at June 30, 1844.

CHANTILLY RACES.
Although this autumn these races have been confined
to a single day, the attendance of Epectl.tors on Sunday
was extraordinarily small. Ooe of the vast stands was
entirely unoccupied—the ether was fsr from full. There
were few carriages, and even the town and country
pe-ipie did not muster in the usual force. Neither was
the gathering of members of the Jockey Club so large as
usual, though amongst those who did attend were most
of the principal supporters of racing. The uncertain
3trzte of the weather, the absence of a very interesting
pre.4ramme, and,above all, the neglect of the municipality
and the Northern Rail vay Company to advertise the
races sufficiently, were alleged to be the causes of this
seeming indifference of the public. The Minister of
Finance was present.

The following W:39 the business of the day:—
Stakes of the llgra.s Nitionaux, of 4,000 F., given by the
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, for four yrs
old thorou7hbrcd horses and mares whose descent is
traced in the French Stud Book. Entry, 400 E, h It;
weight 10S1b, with 31b less on mares, and extra on
winners of certain stakes ; distance, 4 kilometres

(t•ice round). 11 entries:--
Prinee de Beauveau's f rancho, 1051 b (Flatman) 1
M. de Pierre's c Gentil-Bernard, 1081 b ... 2

Hardy', f Coquette, 10315

M. de Veauce's f Vergot-ne, 991 b 0
Luche went ..tf with the lead, was never caught, and
won easily. Gentil-13-rn.trd was second all the way.
Stakes of the Societe d'Encouragomen: of 1,200 f., for
hones and mares of all ages foaled and bred in France.
Entry., 50f.i weight for ege, with extra on winners of
cattaltn stakes, and 41b on horses that have never won.
Distance, once round and a distance. 11 entries.
M. Lupin's c Brouhaha, 3 yrs, 911 b ... (Moss) 1
Prince de Beauvau's f Attrape-crii-pent, 3 yrs, 951 b . 2
M. Fould's c Young Nautilus, 4 )rs, 1101 b ... 3
Carter's f Free Trade, 4 yrs, 1061 b 0
M. lettache de Fay's m Young Rachel, 5 yrs, 1261 b... 0
M. Aumont's h Conche-tout-nu, 5 yrs, 1241 b ... 0
Count o Tertius. 951 b

M. de Terve's f Sophia, 3 yrs, 951 b ~, 0
Rigolette, 5 yrs, 1261 b ... •.. 0
The start was excellent. At the turning Young
Rachel cut out the running, but at the stables was caught
by Rigolette. Going up the hill all lay well together,
but Rigolette was a little ahead. At the last turning
the result was doubtful, but towards the distance Brou-
haha and Attrape-qui-peut got in front, and the former
eventually won by about half a length. The race ou the
wtiole was a very fine one.

Stakes of the tovvn cf Chantilly, of 1,000 f., for two yrs
old colts and fillies. Entry 100 F. Colts, 1081 b;
fillies, 1051 b; 71b extra on the winner of the Spring
Chantilly Stakes. Distance, about 1,200 yards,
starting from the stables. (9 entries.)
M. Anmont's Hervine ..• (Sprouty) 1
DZ Lupin's f Grenade ••• •••
Carter's c Grand-Espoir
M. Laqr.the de Fay's c Memory ...
M. de Veauce's c Fitz-Carolus
Count d'Eld louville's f Mdile. de la Veille
M. Aurcont's f Boutique
M. G. de Blangy's f Lola
M. do Saint-Cluu's f Barricade

... o
... o

Won easily.
Haldicap of 4,000 f. given by the Minister of Apical-
tare and Commerce. Entry, 300 f.; payable 100 f. on

the engsgement, 100£ on accepting the weights, INC
on starting. 41b extra on horses that have won public
stakes of 2,000 E, and 71b extra on those that have
won two stakes of that amount. Distance, 2,400 yards.

13 entries.
M. Fasquel's f Tur e.)reuse, 3 yrs, 951 b ... 1
Carzer's f Genevii:ve de Brabant, 3 yrs, 981 b ... 2
Prince dc Beauvau's fFleur do Marie, 3 yrs, 1091 b... 3
Ce., ter's f Illusion, 4 yrs, 1111 b ..• 0
Gsrt=zr'ii Dulcaneare, 5 yrs, 1261 b .........0
Princa et) Beauvau's f Want, 3 yrs, 881 b ..• . 0
M. do Pi..r.,'s f Jane, 3 yrs, 95th •••
M. d,s c lijlAll, 3 yrs, 1071 b ..• •••0
U. R-iset's c Velasquez, 3 yrs, 831 b ••• "•