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tion that there was an outrage on Saffron-hill. On his
arrival he saw M'Grath beat and kick last witness se-
veral times. Witness took M'Grath into custody, when
he tripped witness up three or four times, and beat and
kicked him so violently about the legs and head that he
was disabled and could not perform his duty. He also
tore his coat to pieces. Macdonald struck witness and
attempted to rescue M'Grath.
William Hindins, a City officer, No. 271, was called
to the spot, when he saw M'Grath violently ill-using 71
G. Witness interfered, and M'Donald swore that he
would rtiark witness. The prisoner Hopkins used threa-
tening language, and incited the mob, which was great,
to attack the officers.
George Felder, City officer 212, corroborated this evi-
dence. He was also violently assaulted, and received
a severe cut on his head from a stone which was flung

at him.
M`Grath, in his defence, said he knew nothine, of
what took place. He had been treated with brandy,
which made him quite drunk.
M'Donald made a similar defence.
llopkins denied the charge against him.
Mr. GREENWOOD sentenced M'Grath to- one month's
imprisonment in the House of Correction for 'the assault
on the policeman, and for the assault on Fisk he con-
victed him in the penalty of 51, or to be imprisoned two
calendar months, leaving him liable to be prosecuted by
other parties whom he assaulted. He convicts-a
M'Donald in the penalty of 31., or one month's imprison-
ment ; and Hopkins in the penaity of 205., or ten days'
imprisonment. Hopkins paid his tine and was liberated,
but the other prisoners were taken to prison.
Joseph Kipax, a Yorkshireman, meanly clad, and evi-
dently destitute, was charged by the parish authorities
of St. Andrew, Holborn, with refusing to work.
Mr. Wilkes said he took care to have his supper, lodg-
ing, and breakfast, before he refused. They employed
casual paupers to work for their lodging, supper, and
breakfast; from eight o'clock to twelve in the forenoon.'
The prisoner said he was a farmer's labourer, he was
destitute, and he wished to be passed to his native place.
Mr. GREENWOOD committed him to the House of Cor-
rection for seven days, and suggested that he might
apply to the Visiting Magistrates to be passed.
John Blakeman was charged by Mr. J. Skinner, land-
lord of the Red Lion public-house, Warner-street, Cold-
bath-square, with stealing three brass candlesticks.
The prisoner, it appeared, entered the house of the
prosecutor on Saturday evening, about six o'clock, aed
asked for a light, when he slipped into the kitchen un
observed, and tied the property up in 'an apron. He
was leaving the place when the pstman storp.:d
He dropped the bundle, and had a desperate struggle
with the potman, who was severely maltreated, but the
prisoner and the property were secured, and taken to the
station-house.
The prisoner denied the charge, but he was fully com-
mitted for trial.
Mr. GREENWOOD ordered James Phillips, the potman,
to be furnished with a certificate for extra expenses,
and complimented him for his courage and good conduct.
Patrick 111'1)01)1ot was charged with a violent assault
upon Charles Marson, of Rotherfield-street, Islington.
The prosecutor (whose head was dreadfully injured
and bound up) stated that on Saturday night last, be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock, he was attracted by a noise
in a court, in Lower-road, Islington, and on going to wit-
ness the " row," the prisoner struck him a violent blow
on the jaw," and exclaimed, " Give him a crack," on
which a man struck him on the head with a quart-pot,
and another man felled him to the ground by the blow
of a 'poker on the forehead, which cut him dreadfully,
and rendered him insensible, and he was carried to a
surgeon's.
A witness corroborated this evidence.
The prisoner denied the charge, and set up an alibi.
Mr. GREENWOOD remanded him for the apprehension
of the other man, but he afterwards admitted him to bail
for his appearance on a future day.
THAMES POLICE.
• On Monday Capt. Alexander Montgomery, the master
of the barque Superior, lying in the West India Dock,
appeared before Mr. Broderip to answer the complaint
of James Macdonald, a seaman, who claimed a balance
of 121. for wages due to him on a voyage from London
to Sierra Leone, Demerara, and back, under articles at
21. ss. per month.
Mr. Wells, a solicitor on the part of the seaman, said
the gross amount of wages was 141. 10s., and he was
willing to give credit for a month's advance in London
and some other payments, but a claim was made for 51.,
which had been paid on a monthly note purporting to be
signed by the master, and indorsed by the man. The
document was a forgery, and the man was ready to
swear he never gave authority to any one to issue the
note, and knew nothing at all about it.
Mr. BRODERIP said if the owners had paid the money
in their own wrong, they must bear the loss of it.
Captain Montgomery said that 51. had been paid by
the brokers of the ship on the forged document, in
monthly instalments of it'. each, and the person who re-
ceived the money was a female, who was at the brokers'
office two or three days ago. Ile pronounced the sig-
nature on the note, " Alexander Mangomry," to be a
forgery.
Mr. Wells said that his client could neither read nor
write, and he made his mark on the articles. The cap-
tain's name was Alexander Montgomery ; on the note it
was " Mangomry." The advance note given to the sea-
man was a genuine document, and was directed to
" Stowell and Brown, 157, Fenchurch-street." On the
forged instrument, the money was made payable at
" Smith, Brown, and Co.'s, 170, Fonchurch-street." He
was astonished that the brokers paid a farthing.
Mr. BRODERIP put it very strongly to the man whe-
ther the forged note had been issued with his privity or
consent.

Macdonald declared that he knew nothing about it.

Mr. BRODERIP said it was a very hard case upon the
owners, but there was not the least reason for sup-
posing the man knew anything about( the forged monthly
note. He then ordered the wages to be paid, with costs.
Captain George Barclay, the master of the ship Sea
Nymph, was summoned before MIN Broderip, at the suit
of Benjamin Wheelwright, the mate, for 5/. 10s., a ba-
lance of wages.
The complainant had been a voyage under articles of
3/. los. per month, and joined the vessel in the Clyde on
the 17th of January last. From Glasgow the ship pro-
ceeded to Monte Video, and thence to Buenos Ayres,
where, ia consequence of some words with the Captain,
the mate went ashore and consulted the British Consul,
who referred him to the captain of the port, and by him
he was transferred to the commander of the Daphne,
man-of-wilt-, on the station, who could do nothing for
him. The Consul was once more appealed to, who ad-
vised him to return to the ship' and bring an action
when he reached England. When the crew were paid
oft the sum claimed was deducted by the master for ab-
sence on shore for thirteen days at Buenos Ayres, two
alleged to have been lost by the complainant's
gl
days absence in the Clyde without leave, and the value of
Those facts were elicited from the com-
plainant, or to use the Magistrate's own words, " Dug
out of the man," with considerable difficulty.
nsoemeigence. hides,
Captain Barclay said there was a loss of some hides,
and he charged the mate with it, and also fifteen days'
double pay for absence from the ship. When the com-
plainant, and signed a receipt in full
of all demands.
Wheelwright dissented from this ; when he received
e t
his wages be the captain he was not satisfied.
he agre e
dreceived
t o thed hisedu‘cvtaigoenss, amounting in all to 411. 65.,
Mr. BRODERIP said the audacity of some people was
remarkable. The master had only deducted what he
was entitled to do under the Act of Parliament, and the
value of the hides lost. If the captain had notpaid him,
it would have been a question whether he was entitled to
.ed to Mr. Broderip that he had been
any wages at all. He dismissed the case.
• . Bruce
to theJanson, Orb, lying in the Hermitage tier,
forced ashore by the master before the voyage bad ter-
minated, and wanted to get back to Galway, in Ireland,
Wapping, complained
a weatherbeaten Scottish seaman, be-
longing
where he shipped.
Mr. BRODERIP—Where did you ship, and for what
voyage ? Janson—Eh, your Honour, I ken it was at
Galway, on a voyage frae Lunnun and back to Galway
or Limerick. Ye ken I'm a Scotsman, but my wile and
bairns are a' in Galway. Wed, Sir, on the voyage up
there was a piece of beef too fat, and we didna like it,
and so there was a dispute, and when I came here the
captain ordered me ashore.
151 r. BRODERIP—What, do you complain of ship beef
being too fat ? We have had many complaints of its
being too lean, but I never heard of its being too fat. It
would be a hard case for the man to be left here, and he
directed Fox, a Thames-police Inspector, to make in-
quiries, and see the captain on the subject..
The master consented to take the man back 'to Galway.

THREATENING To SHoOT.— Charles Edmonds, a young
man of respectable appearance, was brought before Mr.
Traill, charged with attempting to shoot Matilda Putter,
the daughter of a large shop-keeper, of Bridge-house-
place, Newington-causeway.
It appeared that an acquaintance had subsisted for
some time between the parties, and that the prisoner had
been paying his addresses to the complainant. Her
family, however, were averse to their marriage ; and of
late the complainant refused to see him, and forbade him
the house. This determination, on the part of the
young lady, had given the prisoner a good deal of Un-
easiness ; and he was heard to declare that she should
never be the wife of any other man. On the preceding
evening he accordingly called at the house of the cam-
plainant, who, on seeing him, requested him to go
away, saying that she did not want to see him. Upon
this declaration being made, the pris,.ner became
very much excited, and earnestly entreated her not to
discard him. She, however, was inexorable, and having
again desired him to leave the place, he drew a pistol
from his pocket, and presenting it at her, made an ex-
clamation, when the complainant's mother, at the mo-
ment, entered the room, and seeing the weapon pointed
at her daughter's head, with great presence of mind,
struck down his arm, and a young man entering the
room; wrested the pistol from the prisoner's grasp,
which was found to be loaded with powder and ball.
The prisoner was held to bail.
CLERKEN WELL.

John Wagstaff, a cabliriver, badge 5,517, residing in
Little Coram-street, was charged with attempting to
strangle Sarah, his wife.
It appeared from the evidence that on Wednesday
evening last, between six and seven o'clock, the com-
plainant went to the prisoner's residence to ask for sup-
port, as he had deserted her. Having heard that the
prisoner was living with another female she attempted
to force her way into the room, but the prisoner atmel
a blow at her, which she avoided by stooping ; he then
seized her with both his hands and, placing her head on
his knee, pressed her throat so tightly that were it not
for the interference of her sister she declared he would
have deprived her of life.
In answer to questions from the Magistrate the poor
woman said she had seven children. He had agreed to
allow her nine shillings a week, but paid only one week's
maintenance. It was by direction of the parish officers
of St. George the Martyr that she went to her husband's
place.
Her testimony was confirmed by two witnesses, and
the prisoner was remanded by Mr. Combo for the atten-
dance of the parochial authorities.
On Monday James M'Grath, the noted prizefighter,
John Macdonald, and George Hopkins, were placed at
the bar before Mr. Greenwood, the former prisoner
charged by George Fisk, a respectable-looking s'oung
man, residing at 2, Foster-buildings, St. Luke's, with
having committed a most violent assault upon him, and
the two latter were charged with inciting the mob and
M'Grath tol assault and resist the police in the exe-
cution of their duty, &c. -
George Fisk stated that on Saturday afternoon last,
between three and four o'clock, he saw the prisoner
M‘Grath on Saffron-hill, beating a woman in a cruel
manner over her knuckles with a stick, and he kicked her
repeatedly. Witness remonstrated with him, on which
he struck witness with the stick over his nose and
knocked him several times on the spine of the back in
a violent manner, and had it not been for the arrival
and assistance of the police and some private individuals
he must have been killed.
Mr. GREENWOOD inquired whether the woman was in
attendance ?—He was answered in the negative.
Robert Foulger, 71, G, stated that between three and
four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, ho received informa-

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT BY MACHINERY,—OD
Monday morning a fine lad, named,Edward Mills, twelve
years of age, was brought into St. George's Hospital,
suffering the:most acute agony, arising from the four
fingers, and a portion of the thumb of his right hand
having been cut off by a circular saw, at the works of the
Wood-pavement' Company, near Vauxhall. bridge.
It appears that the lad had but just. been engaged in
his new employment in the machine-room, and being,
therefore, unacquainted with the works thereof, he in-
cautiously, during the temporary absence of the engineer,
placed his right hand among the machinery, and before
he could withdraw it his fingers, and a portion of his
thumb, were cut off, as above described. It is expected
that, from the jagged manner in which the fingers, &c.,
were severed by the saw, that amputation of the hand at
the wrist will be unavoidable. If, however, this should
not take place, what remains of the hand of the unfortu-
nate boy will be of little or no use to him.
COFFEE AND EATING-HOUSE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIA-
TION.— The half-yearly meeting of the members of this
Association was held on Monday evening at Anderton's
Hotel, Fleet-street ; Mr. Hare presided. From the
Report read by the Secretary, Mr. Abbott, it appeared
that the total receipts for the year were 2671. 17s. The
subscriptions of members exclusively amounted to
84L 19s. 9d., being a much larger sum than had been re-
ceived in any corresponding period since the formation
of the Association. Amongst the items alluded to in
the Report was one of 801.45., the profits of an excursion
to Sheerness in July last. From an entertainment at the
Eagle Tavern, City-road, a sum of 131. 18s. 6d. had been
derived. During the half-year a sum of 1002, had been
added to the amount of stockovhich now makes 1,300/.
The Report detailed some other facts of no importance.
Its adoption being agreed to, the usual business was gone
through, and the meeting separated.
The official returns of the shipment of wines from
Oporto' as appears by the accounts just received thence,
show the following results, viz., that the total shipments
were 26,400 pipes, of which 21,296 pipes were destined
for Great Britain, 2,541 pipes for Brazil, 879 pipes for
Hamburgh, 547 pipes for the United States, and 6 pipes
to France, while other localities figure for 1,131 pipes.
The principal shippers were George Sandeman and Co.,
2,092 pipes ; Hunt, Roope, and Co., 1,305 pipes ; Mar-
tinez, Gassiot, and Co., 1,256 pipes ; T. J. Smith, 1,112
pipes ; Fonseca and Co., 1,062 pipes ; and Quarles
Harris and Co., 1,016 pipes. All other shippers figure
for less than 1,000 pipes each.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY ON A
RUSSIAN PRINCESS.
On Monday, at ten o'clock, a commission of lunacy was
held before the Chief Commissioner, Francis Barlow,
Esq., and. a jury of nineteen gentlemen of the county, at
the Canonbury Tavern, Islington, to inquire into the
state of mind of the Princess Elizabeth Catherine Louisa
Maria Frances Bariatinski, now residing at Ivy Cottage,
Highbury-grove. in the parish of St. Mary, Islington.
Among the relatives of the Princess present were the
Earls of Sherborne, Carnarvon, and Ducie.
Mr. Cockburn and Mr. Walpole appeared in support
of the commission, on behalf of Lady Margaret Dutton,
at whose instance it was issued. Mr. Carpenter Rowe
appeared as the representative of the Prince Bariatinski,
half brother to the subject of the inquiry.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER, on opening the proceed-
ings, observed that he would explain to the jury in a few
'words why they were called together. They were as-
sembled, in obedience to the commission, to inquire into
the state of mind of the Princess mentioned in it ; to
ascertain if she was not sufficient for the government of
herself and chattels, and if not, from what time, and

how ? They would hear evidence on this point, which
was the only one they had to inquire into ; and he was
told that the lady had hail notice or these proceedings.
and had expressed no desire to appear before them tithe r
by solicitor or counsel, It might be necessary to state

that the lady, the su%ject of the inquiry, - was the
daughter of a Russian' Prince by the dan liter of
an English Nobleman, the Earl of Sherborne. She was
the only daughter by that marriage, for unfioeunately
her mother died in childbirth, or .'on after.• Her father.
married again. and soon afterwards she . was cent to
England to be educated. under the care of the relative*
of her noble mother. Since her seclusion and sure,esed
lunacy. some of her Russian relatives ha ! ',owe to 'Lee-
land, applied to the Lord Chancellor, and given Wait: •
that they should appear by Counsel befere the fury. He '
begged to remind the jury that the questions of property
and of the treatment of the Princess was not for them to
inquire into, as th-v would hereafter become the subject
matter for inquiry in another Court.
Mr. Cockburn opened the case, and told the gentlemen
of the jury that he had the honour.to appear in support
of the Honourable Anne Margaret Dutton, at whose in-
stance the commission had been issued. Ile and they
had a painful duty to perform, viz , to inquire into the
state of mind of a lady of high birth, and the daughter
of a Russian Prince and the Hon. Frances Margaret
Dutton, Rho was the daughter of the late and sister of
the present Earl of Sherburne. The marriage of her
noble parents took place in England, in the year 1806.
Shortly after they left this country f6r. the Continent,
and the Princess, the subject of this inquiry, was born
in 1807, at Albino, where unfortunately her mother
died in childbirth. In consequence of a premise made
by the Prince to his consort on her death-bed, the
Princess was brought to England, to be educated by her
English relatives, to be placed under the care of Lord
Sherborne, and to be brought up under his own eye,
with the members of his own family. Her grandfather
died in 1820, and she remained with her grandmother
until 1823. From that time she came under the care of
her aunt, the Hon. Anne M. Dutton. After and during
this time she was in the habit of visiting her uncle, the
present Lord Sherborne, and as she advanced in years
she became a more frequent inmate of the Sherborne
family. In 1823, for the purposes of her education, she
remained the whole year in his Lordship's house—fellow-
pupil of his Lordship's • daughter, the present Lady
Ducie. She alternately lived with her uncle, the Earl
of Sherborne, and with her aunt, the Hon. Miss Dutton,
at Reading, until 1825, when she was brought to. town
and presented at Court by the present Lady Carteret.
There was nothing remarkable in her mind or manner
at this period. In 1827-8 she became more intimate
with the Earl of Sherborne's family, and in the former
year she visited with them Holkham, the seat of the Earl
of Leicester ; and in the spring of 1828 she was again
at Lord Sherborne's, and in the course of that year she
was taken to a drawing-room held by George IV., in
commemoration of his birthday. Up to this time things
went on without giving any cause of alarm to the family.
It was true that the Princess had never manifested any
great acuteness or strength of intellect, but showed in
matters concerning her education a degree of indolence
and want of capacity ; yet still her conduct was such in
society that it did not attract any marked attention.
Thus matters stood in 1829, and though the Princess
showed some little eccentricities, her conduct did not ex-
cite any alarm or wish on the part of her friends to place
her in seclusion, and give her protection against herself.
In the autumn of 1829, whilst visiting Lord and Lady
Ducie, she manifested some extraordinary conduct, which
led to remarks that her behaviour was different from that
which would be expected from a lady of her age, rank,
and condition, and there was something in her manner
for a short period which showed that her mind was not
as it should be. Subsequent events showed that this
was the incipient stage of that malady which had since
appeared in a confirmed state, and placed beyond a sha-
dow of doubt the fact that her mind was in a condition
of hopeless insanity ; and when the jury saw her he was
sure they would speedily come to the conclusion that not
a glimmering of reason was left. In autumn, 1830, the
manifestations of her unsound mind were so evident that
it became alredutely necessary to remove her from so-
ciety, lest, by her conduct, she should compromise herself
or others. About this time she was taken to church and
to the theatre, were she, behaved so indecurously that it
was found necessary to place her in exclusion. In the
streets she was in the habit of indulging in extraordinary

Dr. Conquest examined by Mr. Walpole—l attended
the Princess Bariatinski in the year 1831 and have done
so for many years past. When I last saw her she was in
a state of demention. In 1831 she was in that state,and
she gradually grew worse until 1836. Every remedy
has been tried to restore the Princess's reason, but all
were unavailable. I have seen her treatment, and con-
sider it to have been uniformly kind and proper.
Cross-examined by Mr. Carpenter Rowe—When I
saw the Princess she was residing wish Miss Newman,
in Highbury- grove. I think I was called in by Lady
Suffolk or Lady Sherborne. Ido not exclusively prac-
tice in this department of my profession. The Princess
was decidedly insane in 1831, and from what I saw must
have been so for some time past. Occasionally she could
carry nn a continued conversation. Ido not recollect
hearing her repeat poetry. In 1831, I did not think her
recovery hopeless. She did exhibit the appearance of a
person born an idiot. From 1831 to 1833 I saw her fifty
or sixty times. I have seen her frequently since, and
before the year 1834 I considered her case perfectly
hopeless. The long endurance of the malady alone
Makes me consider it a hopeless case. In 1831 the Prin-
cess was in that state of mind that I do not think she
would have derived any benefit from cheerful society.
At that time she could recognise her noble friends %%hen
they visited her : but her state of mind on some occa-
sions was such that I could not recommend such visit.
I saw her last on the 6th of November. I aas not avi are
that the vis:_ts of her friends had been altogether
tinned thel, nor did 1 know that Miss Ma:4er,, a sister
of Lady Carteret, had been denied admission to see her
by Miss Chalmers, at whose house she now is. I never
,gave. instructions that the Prince Bariatin,ki or his sister,
Madame Davidoff,/shOuh! see I:er.

. _
• Re examined by Mr. CocklJurn—l discentinued my
visits because I thought her case hopeless from gradual
decay of the mental faculties. I met Sir George Tuthill
once in consultation•upen the Princ,.,ss's case. In my
opinion, nothing• has been left unclom, if, the wAy of me.
d.cal or other treatment that could ameliorate her con-
dition. The disQa‘e groduali). got worst-, and the medi-
cal treatment made no impression on it. _

practices—such as raising h. r but net exposing
her person more than tying her garters, without any re-
gard to public decency. It was, therefore, necessary to
take some decided step, and the Sherborne family ap-
plied to the Rev. Mr. Smyrnoff, Chaplain to the Russian
Embassy, who had married her father and mother, and
he advised that a medical man should be consulted.
Accordingly Sir George Tod-gill was called in, and
visited the Princess, and he declared her then insane,
and that it was necessary to place her in restraint.
She was not then placed in an asylum, but a house
was taken for her in the neighbourhood of Fulham,
whither she was sent under the care of Miss Clifton,
her former governess. She remained there some time,
when she was placed under the care of Mrs. Newman,
who had also been her governess in early life, and
who resided in the neighbourhood in which they were
then assembled. In 1833 she was Placed under the care
of Miss Chalmers, in Highbury-grove, and had remained
with her ever since. She was placed under that lady's
care by Lord Sherborne and Lady Suffolk, and her
malady had ever since increased—becoming worse and
worse—until at last she exhibited no remains of intel-
lect. The commission, however, would not have been
issued, but for circumstances which he would briefly
mention. Her father, by his second marriage, had a
family, the present head of which was his son, Prince
Bariatinski, who last year came to England, and learning
that his sister had been in seclusion since 1834, he
thought he had a right to question the propriety of the
proceedings by which she had been removed from so-
chty. The of the Prince's inquiry was the issuing
of the commission to ascertain the state of his sister's
mind, which he would prove by witnesses testifying as to
her conduct at several periods, from 1825 up to the pre-
sent time. In October, 1830, the Princess made a will,
bequeathing her property, amounting to nearly 40,0001.,
to the Hon. Miss Dutton, but that lady, with a high and
honourable feeling, had declined to take advantage of it,
because sho knew that the Princess was not in a state to
render her competent to execute a deed of the kind. He
did not know what course his Learned Friend meant to
adopt, but he (Mr.,Cockburn) was anxious to fix the
period of her insanity in 1830, in order that there should
be no question as to the propriety of the Sherborne,
family placing her in seclusion.
Mr. Rowe said he felt bound to state, on the part of
the Noble Prince whom he represented, that he had in-
terfered only with a view of securing the proper care
and treatment of his unfortunate sister. The Prince was
not actuated by pecuniary motives, and he came to this
country because he had reason to believe that his sister
was placed in a position which was not conformable to
her feelings, and that something might be done to alle-
viate her present condition—that another mode of treat-
ment might be adopted, which would be beneficial to the
health of the unfortunate lady.
The CHIEF COMNISSIONER told the jury they had
nothing judicially to do with the manner in which the
lady had been treated, because that question might and
would come before another tribunal hereafter.
Mr. Cockburn defended the conduct of Lord Sher-
borne in a few forcible remarks, and then proposed that
the jury should, in the first instance, examine the un-
fortunate lady. After some discussion, it was arranged
to proceed to the residence of the Princess, in Highbury-
grove. On arriving there, the Commissioner and jury
were shown into the apartments occupied by the afflicted
lady. Upon entering, the Princess was di:-covered
crouched against a large wire guard which surrounded
the fire. She appeared alarmed at the presence of
strangers, and on the Commissioner stating the object
of their visit, she uttered only a few incoherent expres-
sions, having no relation to the inquiries addressed to
her. In a few moments she suddenly left the fireplace
and ran across to the window, where the Commissioner
followed her, and in the kindest manner endeavoured to
enter into conversation with her. In answer to queries
relating to her property,, her relatives, her former asso-
ciates, &c., she made no intelligible reply, still murmur-
ing indistinct words having no meaning. A sovereign
having been handed to her, she betrayed the most com-
plete ignorance as to its value, and the jury expressing
themselves satisfied, thought it unnecessary to ask her
any other questions.
On the return of the jury the evidence was proceeded
with.

. ,
By the CommissioNEß—l agree with Sir George
Tuthill, that in December, 1'230, the Princess was imbe-
cile and incapable of taking care of h, rself. My opinion
is, that the Princess gas ben of unsound mind since
August, 1830. The conduct of the Princess was so vio-
lent that it was found neces,ary to obtain a nurse to take
care of her. She remained ten weks, after which the
conduct ofthe Princess became less violent, and it was no
longer necessary to use the strait waistcoat.

By a JurorLThe Princess understood music, and
sometimes played from notes and sometimes from fancy.
Martine t de Is I,alle (a female of Russian extraction)
said she attended on the Princess as lady's maid, having
been engaged by Miss Chalmers, by order of Lord Suf-
folk, about the 18th of December, 1830. Her manner
at that time was most unladylike, in fact, she was a very
odd woman
Mr. Cockburn—Explain that in French.
Witness—Elle avail l'air un peu
Examination resumed—l saw the Princess on one oc-
casion throw a gold brooch into the fire. I have also
seen her burn a handkerchief and destroy a valuable
book of prints by tearing out the leaves and burning
them. The conversation of the Princess was nonsen-
sical. Her language was very low, and her manners
were indecent. About the ordinary calls of nature the
Princess- was not very particular. She used to sit before
the fireplace with her feet on the mantle-piece. She
would spit at persons in the street, and tie tier garter in
the streets before anybody. Wnile under the care of
Mrs. Newman, the Princess once took up that lady's
child by the head and legs and then threw it on the
floor. I left the Princes,s's service in January, 1832.
She was then worse than when I first saw her.
Mr. Cockburn was about to call other evidence. when
The jury expressed themselves satisfied, and stated
that they had made up their minds.
Mr. Cockburn said Lord Sherborne was present, and
would be happy to answer any questions relative to the
treatment the Princess had received.

The Foreman thought it would be unnecessary to
examine his Lordship. The question they had to decide
was the date of the commencement of the lady's lunacy.
Mr. Cockburn—Since that is the case I will call no
further evidence.

Mr. Rowe, on the part of his noble client, disclaimed
any intention of imputing improper treatment of the
Princess to her noble English relatives.
The jury then retired for a few minutes, and, on their
return, found that the Princess Bariatinski was of
unsound mind, and had been so since the 31at of August,
1830. _

Dr. Munro was present during the inquiry, but his
evidence was not taken.

Miss Maria Chalmers examined by Mr. Cockburn—l
was a governess in Lady Suffolk's family for 19 years
before 1833. I knew the Princess Bariatinski from the
age of 12 years, and saw her from time to time in 1830.
I saw her at Lady Button's in the autumn of that year,
when I first observed a peculiarity of manner about her.
It consisted of laughing sillily and vacantly, without any
motive. She seldom conversed much, and showed indo-
lence of intellect. There was a striking difference in
her manner from that which I had before observed. She
came to London in 1830, from Bibury, Lord Sherborne's
.seat. It was in the month of November, and she in-
sisted on wearing only a low muslin dress. I could not
persuade her to wear either a cloak or a shawl, and her
conduct through the journey was such as to attract the
attention of the public when our carriage stopped to
change horses. At this period when the Princess took
pedestrian exercise t-he danced rather than walked, and
conducted herself very unbecomingly. On one occasion
when out with me she rushed into a cutler's shop and
tied up her garter before several men. The Ladies
Howard were with her at that time. At church she
would attract the notice of the congregation by laughing
and putting out her tongue. The Rev. Mr. Smyrnoff in
consequence prohibited her being taken to church. She
refused to wash herself, and used to burn her clothes and
other articles of value. She took no care of her tnoney,
and would give a note where only 21. was dile. She
has thrown money into my lap and said it burned her.
I took her to the Opera two or three times in 1830, but
she manifested no interest in the performance, and would

ROYAL VISIT TO WARWICK CASTLE.—We have
reason to believe that her Majesty, accompanied by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, fully. intends to honour
the Earl and Countess of Warwick with a visit at War-
wick Castle. The precise period of the Queen's visit has
not yet transpired, from the fact that the day is not de-
termined on. From tilt.- interior of the noble cas ellated
residence being in the most excellent slite 01 repair, and
its commodious and splendid apartments hatiing, since
the present Earl succeeded to the honours his ances-
tors, been elaborately decorated Aud re-embeliished, but
trifling preparation is necessary to complete any arrange-
ment that may be required t.tit the comfort or conve-
nience of the Queen and her auw'o,t Consort. The Earl
of Warwick is one of her Majesty's Lord 3 in Weithw.
A marriage is on the taps between a gallant officer,
son of a Noble and Learned Lord, and the accomplished
sister of an M.P. fur one of the midland counties. The
Earl of Enniskillen will be shortly united to Miss Casa-
major. Lord Newport's marriage with the Ilt.n Miss
Forester will take place at the close of the presvut month.
MERCANTILE FAILURES.—WhiIe commerce and
manufactures are rapidly revfying in the south, u e regret
to state that the flax and linen trades on the east coast of
Scotland are at present extremely depressed. On Satur
day last there were four considerable failures in Kirk.
ally, and this week an old established house in Dundee,
chiefly in the Baltic trade, has stopped payment, whose
engagements are vari,tusly reported at from 60,00 u/. to
100,0001.—Pe' tit paper.
BAD EFFECTS OF FILTH AND IMPURE AIR.—It
is computed by qualified authorities, that the annual
loss o: life from filth and bad ventilation is greater than
the loss from death or wounds in any modern wars in
which this country has been engaged. The Poor-law
Commissioners state that 't of the 43,000 cases of widow-
hood, and 112.000 cases of destitute orphanage, relieved
from the poor's rates of England and Wales alone, it ap•
pears that the greatest proportion of deaths of the heads
of families occurred from disease propagated by remove-
able causes."

CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE. RESUSCITATION. A
young lady belonging to a Jewish family in this city died ap.
pa►ently on Tuesday of a nervous disease, and yesterday her
friends started with her remains for interment. According to
a Jewish custom, the body is taken to the grave-yard in a
square box, in the same covering in which the deceased person
has expired, and there, in a house appropriated for that pur-
pose, the female friends of the family unrobe the body, wash
it with cold water, and anoint it for the last resting-place.
While performing this ancient custom upon the body of this
supposed inanimate corpse, a healthful warmth evaporated from
it, and evident signs of life became manifest; the fact was an-
nounced by the ladies, physicians were sent for, and the sor-
rowful certainty of death, which overshadowed the counte-
nance of friends, gave place to a gleam of hope. On the
arrival of the physicians the certainty of her being alive was
established, and means taken to fan the spark into health, in
which we earnestly hope they will succeed. Every person
who reads this circumstance will exclaim, " How providential
that she was a .Tewess ! How awful would have been the re-
verse! This fact should caution the public against hasty
burials. The body never becomes offensive, nor is death cer-
tain until that unerring sign of a purple tinge on the belly is
fully apparent—s says an eminent professon—St, Louis Be.
Forte, Dec 7.

not sit still. I also took her about the same time to a MARKET NEWS.--YES TERDAY
smaller theatre, where her conduct was very disagree-
HAY DICARN.ZIIS.
able. She turned her face from the stage, and made faces •
at a gentleman in an adjoining box. This was the last useful ditto, 31 3s to 31 19s •; fine upland ditto, 3112it0
occasion of her going into public. Lady ShCrbOrpe SMITHFIELD. —Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ lOs to 3._;
to 31 16s. ' Clover Hay, 3/ to 5/. Oat Straw, 1/ 5s ,
consulted at this time Sir George Tothill, and in con- 118 s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 11 lOs per load. -.Althoug
sequence a private residence was found for the Princess. the demand was somewhat improved to-day, no ad"
The Learned Counsel here read a letter addressed to was noticed in the quotations.
Lady Sherborne by Sir George Tothill, in which he
stated that, from what he had observed of the character useful ditto, 3/ 5s to 31 lOs ; fine uplatel ditto, 0, ,s
CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ We to
n 311.325:
of the Princess's mind, he thought she laboured under to 41; Clover Hay, 3/ to 4/ 15s ; Oat Straw, ii va
confirmed imbecility, and was unfit to manage her own '
tionary.
affairs. to 1/ 83 ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s 'to I/ lOs per load.- .I.
short supply and a heavy trade. Prices'., about sta
31
Examination continued—When the Princess was taken WHITECHAPEL—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to
to Ivy Lodge, Ilighbury, she was first placed under the
care of Miss Clinton, one of her former governesses. useful ditto, 31 3s to 3110 c ; fine upland ditto,
3116 s ; Clover Hay, 3/ to 513 s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 5s r
Miss Clifton died, and was succeeded by a lady named 11 7s ; Wheat Straw, i/ 8; to 11 lOs per load. 5°0)7
Bailey, also since dead. In 1833 I took charge of the good and trace very dull, at the above quotations.
establishment in Highbury-grove, and have resided COX.ONIAL. 'of
there up to the present time. During the whole of this SUGAM—The market tor British Plantation is i
~..
time the Princess has been wholly incapable of .taking firlif, and a good busine,s has been done considering ta`
been
care of herself. small quantity on show; about 500 hogsheads have 1,
Several letters were hero handed by the Learned sold at extreme prices. The public, sal 's have unk",
Counsel to the witness, who
,proved them to be in the off-lad I 875 b,,,s Mauritius, 3.220 bags and 55 ";11,
handwriting of the Princ.ss. The letters in question 13,a,,,i, which We-nt off without spirit, but nearlY '
were written bef,re the witness to"k charge of the Pcia whale tbund buyers at about the previous quotationf
31 12s t ,
cess. The tollowing were read to the jury:—
viz. at 50s to 57s 6d fete low t. fine brown -N-L2T.,:.
`: De•.ember 28 (without Italy other date). tins, 58s to 67s for low to fine yellow tbu'R)
" Dear Mr. New man—S:nce I have ha,i the plea I low to tie white leers .fieng"o • 63.; 61,
of seeing you I have thought of a plva,aht scheme. I 68s 6:1, mid to floe soft yell:-,v ditto 57,i; 64 t6f'3 Of
think I should like to go to Widmer. I dare sly Mrs•
:;.ref low to ,00d t.orown 50:1 to 54::. The quaotaY
~d
Brooks would let me o with yuu any day, and I slantld
British Pho'ita!ion landed last week •it the Ea`!' A.::
like to have a child very much." ' West Intnt Doelis w,,.-o; 752 hhds, 1 tierce, 27 barrt
As:
The signature was not read. . and there ~.'r•r: taken for home consumption, 1,514 law.,
The following is the substance of a letter addressed to 155 tierces, 133 h:o-rels. The stock in the same place
Mrs. Mrs. M‘Farlano : ' , _ 9,351 hint-. 1,000 tiefees, and 1,039 barrels.
" Mrs. M'F,.rlane—l should like to coma and see yon., COFFEE —1,0G4 bags and 50 casks Ceylon. offered hi
a. to
, a,.„ a.,. ca,,,d rene , our ',aptismal vow s. -Perhaps you onation mostly soil at 63s GA to 68s for fine ord pa.-
.A,
,•,t1:1 !ike it, my dear ); es. M`Farlane, and I should fine erd colory, and good ord pale to tine ord -Briti
th• it too."
Another later:— , Planted, n kind, at 65s to 775, all of which were higher,
rates than expected ; but being generally of a 51.al
"My dear Aunt—How much I should like you to get perior description to the average quality, no inatera'
in, married, nsd please to tell Mra. Newman to pay al alteration can he quoted. and-
u
the stages. If you let me have the inoney she will doj Ruar.—The quantity landed last week at the East
_,..
sue—a-lieve me,-my dear aunt, your affectionate mice, AV:'at India. Docks was 74 puns 174 hhds ; and hr_
" ELIZABETH BA IdATINSKI." .were taken for hone- coniumptian
.243 puns 22 104• :3
Cross-examina'd by Mr. Carpenter Row a e—l rec,'a c•, and exported 110 puns 6.hhda 'the stock in the sate
the Princess residing with the Hon. Miss Dutton in , places was 12,625 puns 2,046 lihds. 415
1826. I saw nothing particular in' her manner at, that -Tata.ow.—The neark,a is rather dul: ; P.Y.C. oS
time. Ido not recollect her having a brain tever there. to 41s 3d ; and Town Tallow at 43s 6d per cwt.
nr,
From 1826 to 1830, she was chiefly residing with Mips . TEA.--The public sales of 50,000 packages C°.,,,
Dutton at her cottage, near Lord Sherborne', ,eat, : menc24 to-day, and are going off tolerably well as '
Charlton Park, Maltnesbury. The Princess has never gards-the cpantity finding buyers.
expressed herself disinclined to my society, nor dissatis-
faction
at being with me. In 1833 ' I thought her irre-
claimable,
and I have acted on that opinion since, ac-
cording to the treatment advised by medical gentlemen.
Dr. Sutherland recommended that co, remit should be
used, and the strait-a aistcoat had been applied. 1 think
this was in 1838 or 1839. Miss Masters had been re-
fused permission to see the Princess before I had charge
of her. The Prince Bariatinsh had been allowed access
to her both before and after he obtained a Lord Chan-
cellor's order ; in fact, it had never been denied to him.
The first time he came to see her he brought Madame
Davidoff with him. I think it was in 1837 that the
Russian relations of the Princess first applied to see her.
Re.examined by Mr. Cockburn—The Princess lived
with Miss Dutton subsequent to the death of her grand-
mother, Lady Sherborne.

(From the London New Price Current of Jan.
Suoin.--To-day the show of West India Sugar wl
small and indifferent ; the trade w. re on the alert, she
for all qualities for the settle and rt,tining purposes 0:
demand was brisk ; the rates given were in some case,
6d per cwt above those of Friday. Barbadoes fine Ye,
%
low 08s 6(1, good 65s 6d'to 66s 6d, mid 63s 6d to 64s 6vi
and low 60s 6d to 62s per eat. St. Lucia good Y4(;1
went at 65s 6d, mid 61s to 62s 6d, low 58s to 595
fine brown 57s to 57s 6d, good 56s to 56s 6d, ivusbe

64s 6d, very low wet in pots 415 6d per cwt.
lIEFINED.—To-day Refined goods were much song, y.
after by the home trade, and higher rates offered, viria
the scanty supply operatid against business ; standso
lumps fetcher] 76s to 775, and brown grocery lumps de
to 75s 6d per cwt. Pieces and Bastards in active .r
maud, and prices are rising. Bonded Crushed Silt,
has been taken readily at 26s to 26s 3d, and in Ow
cases 26s 6tl per cwt paid.
MAURITIUS.—A good demand has prevailed for bill
and yellow qualities, and previous rates have been furl,
maintained. To-day there was no public sale, but pi'
vately several parcels were sold at full rates.
EAST INnlA.—This afternoon Bengal sugar ;
wanted,lnd 500 bags at auction were sold at 6d advanci'd,.
fine white fetched 68s 6d to 695, good 68s to 68a 4.
good yellow 675, damp 68s, and one lot very fine soan •
white 72s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—YeIIow and brown qualities of fore l,
sugar are held for the former value. White Havannar
of fair average cid quality sold at 25s per cwt to be ti.
livered at Trieste.
MoLASSEs.—Demerara good 26s to 26s 6d ; Ante:
good 26s 6d, fine 27s 6d ; Dominica good 24s to #9i
fine Barbadties '29s per cwt. Bengal syrup at 17s to
per cwt. Foreign Molasses 6s to 7s per cwt.
CoFeee.---The clfan qualities of West India CO
have been taken readily by the home trade, and ratt.boo
higher rates again paid. To-day there was no P°lf.,e,
sale of coffee ; the home trade were di.posed to pure w,
clean qualities, paying firm rates. Of good 0rdin3,21:,.
Ceylon several parcels sold privately at 62s 6d t° r'
and a parcel of good Singapore Java at 33s to 34,5r1:11.:
cwt ; the shippers have taken 100 bags real good
nary Rio at 295. neke
TEA.—Prices were firm for Tea during the past w;eo
and purchases to a fair extent made in black and gr
descriptions. To day the Tea market presented
ell
brisker appearance ; the large public sales were 'was
att• nded, in all 56,200 packages were offered ; the tree
wi re di,piised to purchase all descriptions, and the 0,
'chants generally being inclined to sell at something te 0
moderate rates. occasioned a fair proportion of the
to be sold ; rwiinkay maintained last public sales' ri"s.
Young 113-stm went 2d higher, Congou at full rates, etos,
cepting for middling sorts at Is 4d to is 6d, which °fbe.
be quoted Id per lb lower ; of Hyson none offered,
whole having been sold before the sales. fit,
COCOA.—OnIy a limited demand has prevailed oy;
West India, but holders have refused to suhmit tO le
further decline in price. This afternoon at public
_a_fl,4
213 bags Greuada Cocoa were offered ; a very small Fj„
only soil at 44s to 44s 61, and at 42s to 43s for 113"
being rather below former rates.
SPlCES.—Pepper has met with a free sale, and 101.„11..
are still moving up. Ginger has met with atteaiti;o•
Pimento, common, is 2id, and better sorts 2id 31. r •
lb. Cassia Lignea is held with firmness.

RUN, BRANDY, AND UOLLANDS.—Jamaica Rum. E,.air
quality 33 to 35 per cent, over proof at 3s 5d to 4s.
32 to 34 over 3s to 3s Id, common 28 over 2s 104, Oro,
small parcel of tine at 4s 6d to 5s per gallon. Denier(' a
fine of high strength has fetched 2s 10d to 2s Ild Pio
gallon. Leeward Island Rum, proof at Is 104 sv
Is 10101 per gallon. _Calcutta, proof. with certificate' tes
Is 7d ij is 8d per gallon. For Brandy advanced lo
again given : Cognac, best marks of the vintage of sil.
hhds at 5s Bd, puns 5s 6d ; do 1839 hhds 5;541
puns 5s 3d ; do 1840 hhds 5s 3d, puns, 5s Id ; d(' 9J,
hhds 54 Id. puns 4s lid; do 1842 hhds 4s lld, puns 4' vo,
low to mil kinds 2s lld to 31 6d per gallon. Gerifocl.
Is 10d to 2s for export, and fine pale 2s 4d to 24,-„e
common Hamburgh Gin is 6d to 13 7d per gallon..i. 0417 y
lish Corn Spirits lOs to lOs 2d per gallon, cash. I°,,erf
Jamaica Rum at N 10d to 5s for low to fine
superior high flavour 7s per gallon,
-3. - 3ti

fALLow.—Prices have a downward tendency -
descriptions. P.Y. Candle On -the spot at 41s to 415,9;$
per cwt for first quality; for delivery, 42s for the;
three months of the year. South American at 30s 9„io
41s 6d for low to fine quality; New South Wales 4'OOS
41s per cwt. Town Tallow at 40s to 40s 6d Per, 00.
nett cash. This afternoon 41s is the value of P.ll-1.
the spot. Berdianski white 40s 9d to 41s; Gib
hard 'fallow 455, and ditto grease 28s. A ver.
OlLS.—Linseed Oil on the spot at 27s 3d to 27s „6-4;60
cwt. Rape Oil, pale at 36', and brown at 35s to '1""to
per cwt. Palm at 2E/ lOs to 281 per tun for middlicp •
good quality. Olive Oil is firm in price. CoeeeAcipo
Oil has been taken sparingly. For common deserir 0
of Fish Oils rather lower rates accepted. Souther 191
351 to 37/ 5s for and to fine; Newfoundland Whale 04
to 351; Seal at 341 15s to 351 for straw, and 2915:70; •
321 for brown. Sperm Oil at easier rates. British g:ig
to 72/, and inferior at 691 5s per tun; Headmatter c"140(
lOs to 741 per tun. This afternoon fide white Cocoa
Oil taken in at 34s per cwt. 135 t°
SAGo.—Ordinary Pearl at lls 6d per cwt, -,80
13s 6cl for good middling large Pearl. Sago Fl°12;r00/
per cwt. St. Vincent's Arrowroot at 5d to 103, aes
lea ous 6d to bid per lb. This afternoon St. Vince
sold at 5d to 8d per lb. - reel!
INDIGO.—The quarterly sale of East India comele poi
this day. The attendance of bath home ned conlicerriito
bUyers was very small, the biddings have been faf tbo
f.,
animated, and there has been a great unevenness
prices. Consuming qualities at. from 9d to is disc'
and toe shipping sorts of Bengal from 8d to 10d. •
b t •
ALARMING FIRES.—On Monctly evening, aoose
o'clock, au alarming fire was dilcovered in a private wee
belonging to a Mr. Smith. si.nate at No, 4, Wood stioos
Lambeth-walk. The brigade engines from the std vie: •
in Waterloo and Siutliwatk-bridge-reads were hieog
diatvly dis;'titcheul to the spot, when it was found °ow%
had broke out in a large cellar under the stairs lea ed'
to the basement floor, the latter being entirely Writ
be
Much damage is done, and it was understood thti'verP,
occupier was insured. Almost at the same time leole
of the brigade engines distributed in the city were e,.-001,
out to another fire in Goswell-strect• road, which_te •
nattily was not 01 so serious a character. It orig'l3l,l
in the kitchen. The-principal damage done is to AVIA
box, which contained some valuable plate. Abut lie
yesterd ,y much alarm was ena ated in the neighoc,„-- bee-A
of Hiundsditch, owing to an alarm of fire havingt
raised at a house situate at No. 4, Fireball-col' 011,
that a Jewess named Blandfeli was burnt to deatilititt
inquiry as to the' fact, it was ascertained that the b the
part of the report was not exactly correct, althellgvery`
poor creature is so seriously injured that her rec° acct •
almost deemed impossible. It appears that 811%4
dentally fell into the fire, and in her fright, while S, 61*
off her wearing apparel, which was in flames, 6"tft;
the room. The. premises being tenanted by a holed IP
b,r of persons, abundant help was soon at band, 9
fire was quickly subdued. bit*
woo if
To IV Asx WOOLLEN Goons.—The art of '-u'eg •
woollen goods so as to prevent them from shriovel ojil;
one of the desiderata in domestic economy worth erolOof
ing, and it is therefore with satisfaction that we ti006„11
this wimple process to our readers. All descriPer lea!,, •
woollen goods should be washed in very hot will eit
soap, and as soon as the article is cleansed ituteld,
cold water ; let it then be wrung and hung up

DIED.
On the 29th ult., at New York, in his 33d years efgrr°llsl
William, son of Thomas Vyse, of Hern-hill Abbey'
On the 13th inst., Joseph Strutt, Esq., of Derby, gieuteV
OR the 13th inst,, at Lake, in the Isle of Wight,
J. H. Peel, R.N., aged 47. r, Os'tog"
On the 13th inst., William Scrivens, Esq., bankeL
On the 13th inst., at Deptford, Richard Hughes. a
On the 14th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Georgef'l.,ooo4
On the 14th inst., at Wargrave-hill, Berks ;005;0'
Colonel Raymond White, late tthe Enniskillen'Vr4,7so
On the 14th inst., at Kingsland, Commander Chen Ow
pion, R.N., aged 72.
On the 14th inst., James Farquharson, eldest 00° 6,
James Dodd, of St. James's-street, aged 13. f AI
EllOist:otfheclutithrnitiinsgt.2strAeentn,aiptehnetoynozirst daughter 001.
"101
On the 15th inst., Mary Smith, widow of the 14'.
Smith, newsvender, of Hackney-road.
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