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Annuities issuing out of some of the estates, who
had equitable claims on the consideration of the
Crown, in r.espect of services formerly rendered
to it.

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As soon as we had informed ourselves
of these circumstances, %se laid before the
Lords of the Treasury schedules of the estates
so held over ; and in the Report tranzmitting
them, we recommended that we should be autho-
rized to require the several parties who had en-
joyed, the mesne profits of the premises since
the determination of the leases, to render an ac-
count of them, or to compound for the same• at
such rate as should appear to be fair and rea-
sonable ; and, that we should be further autho-
rised to take the necessary measures for the sale
of those estates, either by private contract with
the several parties in possession of them, or by
sealed tender or by public auction, as might be
found most advisable ; and with regard to the
interests of persons who might appear to be en-
tided to some equitable claim on any of the
estates to be brought to sale, we proposed
to submit to their Lordships' decision what
compensation should be made to them, as
soon as we could ascertain the grounds of
the respective claims, and previously to the
disposal of the property. We have inserted in
our Report to the Treasury on this subject, and
the schedules accompanying it ; together with
the Treasury letter in answer to it, dated 4th of
March, 1828, authorising us to proceed as we
had suggested.
We have accordingly since investigated the
claims affecting two considerable estates, respec-
tively situated in the county of Westmeath and
King's County, and obtained the authority of
the Treasury to pay to the parties whose claims
appeared well founded, a reasonable and ade-
quate compensation for the discontinuance of
certain annuities, which had been allowed to
them and their predecessors out of the rents re-
served in the leases, as rewards for services ren-
dered to the Crown in the early part of the last
century, by the discovery of its title to the
estates in question, which had, until that period,
been concealed from the Crown officers.
We have also opened communications with
the several persons who had received the mesne
profits of the estates which are overheld, for the
purpose of effecting a reasonable composition
for the amount remaining due to the Crown ;
and although some of the parties have mani-
fested an indisposition to agree to the favourable
terms on which we have proposed to enter into
such compositions, we hope that on further
consideration they will perceive the advantage
afforded to them by our proposals, and relieve
us from the alternative of resorting to proceed-
ings at law, to compel them to render a full ac-
count and payment of the rents and profits ac-
crued to the Crown since their leasehold inte-
rest in the property terminated.
We have likewise been engaged in treaties
with persons whom we found in the possession
of these Crown estates, for the sale of them by
private contract, considering it to be desirable,
on public grounds, not to disturb the existing
relations between the immediate occupants of the
property, and those persons, if they should be
willing to purchase on reasonable terms ; and
we hope that many of them will avail them-
selves of the pre-etnption so offered to them, as
some already have, on tcrins which have re-
ceived the sanction of the Lords of the Treasury.
The only sale of property, however, so cir-
cumstanced, which has yet been completed by
our execution of the conveyance, is that of an
estate in Navan, in the county of Meath, stated
in the annexed Schedule (Appendix, No. 19.)
to have been mace to the .0.1 or Essex ; and
in that case it will be seen that, besides the sum
of 4,640/., the value of the fee-simple of the
property, as estimated by an experienced sur-
veyor on oath, the late lessees paid to the Crown
the sum of 4,381/. 12s. 10d. by way of com-
position for the mesne profits accrued since
the expiration of the last lease in 1815, in ad-
dition to the old reserved yearly rent, which
they had continued to pay from that period.
The title of the Crown to the two other estates
descried in the Schedule of Sales (Appendix,
No. 19), accrued to it in the Rebellion of 1688,
by the forfeiture in each case of a reversion in
fee, expectant on the determination of certain
estates tail in the property, previously created
by private settlements, and then vested in per-
sons who were entitled to the immediate inhe-
ritance, subject to the limitations of those set-
tlements.
On reference to the said Schedule, it will ap•
pear that in one these cases (Jigginstown, &e.
Connty Westmeath) the estate tail had not de-
termined at the time of sale ; but that in the
other case (Knocknebarnboy, &c. County Ros-
common), the property had actually become
vested in the Crown, in right of the forfeited
reversion. In this instance, the discovery of the
determination of the estates-tail, and consequent
title of the Crown to the possession of the pro-
perty, was promptly communicated to Govern-
ment by a memorial of the surviving sister of
the last tenant in tail, who at the same time sig-
nified her desire to treat for the purchase of the
estate, which had long been possessed by her
family. About six months afterwards, another
member of the family, who had formerly been
in the possession of the estate, presented a memo-
rial to the Treasury, alleging that the frown's
title to had been 'disclosed by the preceding
memorialist, solely for the purpose of defeating
some claims he had on it; and therefore praying
that he might be allowed the pre-emption of it,
and any benefit intended to be vented as a re-
ward for the discovery. Upon further inquiry
into the matter, it appeared that the memori-
alists had been fully aware that the property
would revert to the Crown on the death of the
last owner of it; and as it is of importance that
persons, who withhold possession of estates
which have reverted to the Crown by the deter-
mination of particular estates of inheritance
of uncertain duraiion, should understand what
advantages are granted by the Crown to the first
discoverers of its title to them, and the Logs of
which, experience has proved, they are almost
certain to incur by a deferred communication ;
we have inserted in our reports to the Treasury,
and other proceedings, on these memorials, in
which the particulars of the property, and the
allowances made to the first-mentioned memori-
alist, as the reward for her discovery, are fully
stated.
We have likewise thought it proper to insert
in our Report to the Treasury, and other pro-
ceedings, relating to the sale of the Crown's rever-
sionary interest in the lands of Jigginstown and
Rickardstown, County Westmeath, which was
finally perfected on the 17th July last (1828),
as shewn in the schedule of sales; and also our
reports on the several memorials of John
Wakely, Esq., the Earl of Milltown, and other
persons, preliminary to the sale, to Mr. Wakely,
iof the reversion of certain lands, parcel of an
estate in the King's County, granted by Queen
Llizebeth t 9 one of his Ancestors 1n fee-ta4.

Those Rep)rts fully explain the course of pia-
ceeding observed by .us on the application of
parties in possession of estates held in fee-tail,
the reversion whereof is vested in the Crown,
who may desire to acquire such reversion in
order to convert their limited tenures into estates
in fee-simple.
From the inquiries made by us, we have ascer-
tained that there are numerous estates, and some
of them of very considerable extent and great
value, particularly in Ireland, in which the
Crown is entitled to some in remainder or re-
version, and which embrace almost every des-
cription of estate-tail, originating either in grants
from the Crown, where the reversion has always re-
mained in the Crown, or in settlements or other in-
struments made by private individuals, where the
Crown has become entitled by forfeiture, the
' parties in whom the remainders and reversions
were vested having been attainted of high treason,
and the King's title having been found by inqui.-
sition : and they also comprise almost every
description of property, namely, honours, manors,
franchises, advowsons, lands, tithes, tenements,
rents, &c., as well as pensions and annuities
charged on and payable out of the hereditary
Revenue of the Crown.

We have been authoritatively informed that,
in all cases of real estate in England, where
there is any reversion or remainder vested in the
Crown arising out of an original grant from the
Crown, as a recompense for services, or from an
act of Parliament, the estate-tail cannot be
barred ; but that where the remainder or rever-
sion is so vested by any other means, then the
estate-tail may be barred, as far as the issue in
tail or intermediate remainders may be concerned ;
but the interest of the Crown, wherever it ac-
crues in possession, will not be barred either by
fine or recovery. And with respect to real
estates in Ireland (where no Statute is in force
to the same effect as those wilich govern com-
mon recoveries in England), it is presumed that
the common law rule will prevail in that country,
by which all interests may be effected or dis-
charged, except that of the Crown.
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The reversionary interests of the Crown being
thus indefeasable in both countries, and in some
cases in England restraining the alienation of the
property by the tenants in tail, it is obvious that
the acquisition of the reversion must frequently
be an object of the highest importance to per-
sons in possession of such estates, to enable them
to dispose of them at their full value, and which
can alone be effected when they can assure the
purchaser a perfect title in fee-simple. Upon
mature consideration of the subject, and of the
general policy of the law in respect to entailed
estates, we 'have endeavoured to establish such
regulations for the proceedings in this Depart-
ment, in cases of the description alluded to, as
might be productive of beneficial accommodation
to parties so circumstanced, without involving
any eventual loss of revenue to the Crown. And
when it shall become more generally known that
the Crown's reversionary interests, in estates
held under limitation of the inheritance, may be
purchased on the moderate and advantageous
terms mentioned in the Report to which we have
referred, we hope to find that many of the pro-
prietors will avail themselves of the means of
securing the titles from the contingencies now
affecting them, while they can acquire the Crown's
interest in the property of the lowest rate of pur-
chase, we have felt ourselves justified in propos-
ing to accept, with due regard to the public
interests intrusted to our charge. ..

GENERATION of STEAM in COKE OVENS,

We understand that the gentlemen at the
head of several branches of the public ser-
vice, such as the Victualling and the Navy
Boards, in which steam-engines are employed for
any purpose, have it in contemplation to work
them by the method of generating steam, invented
some time ago by Mr. Surry, of Battersea. Some
of these gentlemen visited Mr. Surry's premises on
Saturday, and after seeing his method carried into
practice, which it has there been for some time,
expressed themselves satisfied that to adopt it in
his Majesty's service would cause a considerable
saving of expence. Mr. Surry's invention consists
principally in substituting a coke oven for the ordi-
nary fire employed to heat the boiler of a steam-
engine. The steam is generated in pipes, which
are carried along on the upper part of each side of
the interior of the oven. The pipes are supplied
with water in the ordinary way, and the steam, as
it is generated, rises up through the descending
water : or rather, we suppose continually imparts
its caloric to a portion of the water with which it
comes in contact, converting it into steam, somewhat
similar to the manner in which what is called con-
temial distillation is now conducted in some parts of
France. At the lower end of the pipes, where
they terminate in the front of the oven, they are pro-
vided with stop cocks, by which the steam will always
force out any sediment, and keep the pipes clear with-
out any trouble. By this contrivance the inventor pro-
duces nearly as much steam as if he burnt all the
coals he converts into coke for no other purpose
than to heat a boiler, and thus he saves a sum equal
to ail the coke he obtains. His method also allows
the steam to be generated at a distance from the
engine, which, in some cases, is desirable, but we
apprehend it would take up a somewhat larger space
,than a common furnace and boiler. Mr. Surry
took out a patent for this invention some time ago,
and is now,.we'believe, about to form a company to
bring it into practice in the different parts of the
kingdom. Wherever it is desirable to obtain eoke,
as in iron founderies, and wherever coal is expressly
burnt to obtain coke—wherever, in short, Coke is
marketable, audit is to a very great extent in London,
this method of generating steam will be
_advan-
tageous. the metropolis, indeed, it, would be a
great benefit if coke were generally employed in-
stead of coal in all our fire-places. It would prevent,
in a great measure, t hose dense clouds of smoke which
now continually, during the day, envelopes Lon-
don, destroying our houses, our furniture, and our
persons, disfiguring our buildings, and so vitiating
the atmosphere that it is noxious to vegetable and
animal life,

On the propriety of a total or partial repeal
of the Malt and Beer Duties, we think there can only be
one opinism among persons desirous to see legislative enact-
ment increase the gornforts of the working classes. The
only question is, what tax will be substituted for it, see-
Lag that England still requires taxes pf no ordinary
amount, to keep pace with the expenditure of Govern-
ment. No article, we believe, that is essentially necessary
to the bodily support of those who live " by the sweat of
their brow," bears so high a price at the present moment
as beer. The depression of trade and scarcity of money
have, as a natural consequence, reduced the value of
butchers' meat to something like a level with the circum-
II
stances of the people, and bread, notwithstanding the un-
favourable harvests we have had, does not advance; but
malt liquor, from the oppressive duties on it, still sup-
ports a price which its chief consumers are unable to
meet without impoverishment. The victualler would,
with equal cheerfulness, draw a quart of beer at three.-
pence, as at the high price of sixpence, if Government
put him in a situation so to do ; and we should be glad to
ye some measure devised to effect this salutary improve-
ment, if it, can be done without " robbing PETER to pay
PAUL"--in other words, without fixing an impost on the
public that would bear harder upon them than what they
, now endure..... reter Al/rd.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

(Continued from oar Paper of yesterday.)

Dr. Mackinnon examined by Mr. BRODERICK.-4
am a relative of Mr. Davies's by marriage; I have
known him for nine years, and know his habits and
manners ; he was always a very nervous, irritable
person, ready to take offence on small occasions; he
very often attempted to joke, and used quotations
very frequently; I always considered him a whim-
sical eccentric person ; as to his conduct he was
perfectly harmless, and I always thought him strictly
honourable in his feelings; I always found him very
attentive to his business, and in his pecuniary
habits; I have seen Mr. Davies seven times at the
Retreat ; I did not see him at Crouch-hill ; I was
it' town at that time, and Mrs. Bywater knew it;
she never requested me to go and see him ; the first
time I saw him at the Retreat was on the 19th of
September; the next interview was on the 22d; the
first time I was with him about two hours, and the
second time about the same; the third interview was
about three or four days afterwards ; I was never
less than au hour and a•half with him ; the last

time of my seeing him at the Retreat was last Satur-
day fortnight, and the one previous to that was on
the 16th of October; I have seen him since this in-
quiry was commeneed in this house; there was always
an imperfection in his utterance, amounting not quite
to a stutter, but something near it, so that he would
open his mouth,and stare at one for forsome moments
before he was able to throw out his words; his mode
of speaking lately has been very much the same as be-
fore; when I saw him at the Retreat, I talked a
great deal with him ; he expressed indignation at
being deprived of his liberty; supposing him to be
unjustly imprisoned, he spoke to me in a rational
manner; some of the subjects related to family mat-
ters, in which we were mutually interested ; on
these occasions he expressed himself perfectly cohe-
rently; I would beg to observe that he took a very
long time on every subject, but finally came to a
rational conclusion ; I cannot say that I observed
much difference between his conduct and converse-

tion on those occasions, and what he had evinced
previously; I conversed with him on the subject of
delusions; the 19th of September I had a brief
conversation with him on the subject; on my ar-
rival at the Retreat, I inquired for Mr. Pollard, who
chewed me into Mr. Davies; the moment he saw
me he burst into a flood of tears, and said " Thank
God ;" this was my first interview with him at the
Retreat; I did not see any thing unnatural in that;
he said you are come at last, why did you not come
sooner ? I said I was nst requested to come ;
he then said, " Have you seen my mother ?" I
answered yes. I saw him last night ; then he held
up his hands in the same way that he did when I
came into the room, and said she is a base villain; I
said I never thought so, and I don't believe it now;
then he laid hold of me by the arm very firmly, and
asked if I could stay with him for three hours ? My
answer was, that I could not that day, but that I
would give him three hours, or twenty hours, if it
was necessary. I then said, what is the meaning of
your unnatural hostility to your mother ? Can you,
he said, finding me in this house, ask me such a
question ? I said you must have played the
Edward; then he said, two or three times that un-
less I could stay two hours he should not have time
to communicate all he had to say; I said I was
much surprised at any misunderstanding, for I had
always understood that they had agreed extremely
well ; he said that they had done so till twelve
months before he was deprived of his liberty; his
mother then assumed an authority which he was
not willing to concede; he said that she was not
behaving generally to his satisfaction; he then said
that she made a slave of herself in the shop; she
sold tea in smaller quantities than he thought
consistent with the respectability of his concerti,
and that she sold it to persons whom lie did
not particularly respect; I asked him who those
were, and he mentioned names, but I do not
remember them ; he said she was turning off his
best servants without hisknowledge or authority ;- he
said that she wished him to give her power •to
draw money .from the bankers during his absence,
and was urging him very much to make her a pait-
net in the business; all which he said lie refused to
comply with. That part of the subject then dropped;
that day I thought, as I found him so collected, I
would riot say more upon the subject of his con-
finement ; we then conversed about some relations
living at a distance; I had just then returned from
the Continent, and lie asked me several questions
about my journey perfectly rational; as soon as his
agitation subsided, which agitation was a common
occurrence when he had any thing in his mind, I
could perceive no difference in his inanner; about a
mouth after that, I made a report to the Chan-
cellor; I had then seen him altogether six times at
the Retreat, before I made that report; at those
intervals I had discussed various subjects with him,
and had gone into the different supposed delusions,
of which he gave me satisfactory explanations. My
conclusion from those six interviews was that he
was of sound mind, and capable of managing his
affairs—l had another interview with him on the
sth December; I ant not quire prepared to state
what passed there, as Mr. Anthony White was
asking him questions at the same time. I was,
however, confirmed in the opinion that I had pre-
viously formed. On the 16th October I saw slr.
Davies in company with Dr. Spurgen. My opinion
is that Mr. Davies has always been of sound mind,
and capable of managing his affairs. I should think
that it would help a medical man considerably in
forming a correct judgment to have known the sub-
ject of inquiry previously.
On his cross-examination, Dr. Mackinnon said
he had not been able to detect any delusion in Mr.
Davies's mind, and delivered it as his deliberate
judgment that Mr. Davies was of sound mind.
William Lowe, examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS—I
have known Edward Davies sixteen years, and have
been at school with him at Westberry, in Suffolk,
for two or three years. He was then particularly
shy, and scarcely ever mixed with the other boys in
play. He left school before me, and I next saw
him in Montgomery, where I resided, and he called
on me several times in the course of four or five

years. I afterwards saw him at Philpot-lar:e, where
he was established in the business. This was in

August, 1825. I went into his employment in the
October following, as clerk. Since I became his
chief clerk he has had great confidence in me. He
was living with his mother. He appeared to be
particularly skilful in purchasing and mixing teas,
and was very successful, and employed about four-
teen clerks, shopmen, and porters. They all consi-
dered him their master. They all eat in the house.

The weekly returns of the trade varied very much.
I have known it as high as 3,0001. a week, and
about 1,5001. or 1,6001. at the lowest. The
business greatly depends on judgment in tea,
and Mr. Davies was generally considered a
superior judge, There are four general sales
in the year; each sale was a period of great
anxiety to Mr. Davies. Mr. Davies purchased
the house at Crouch-end in June last. Mrs.
Bywater knew of it. I observed irritation
in Mr. Davies's temper about that time, which
I attribute to several differences between Mr.
Davies and his mother and sister. I knew several
causes of difference. One was, Mr. Davies did not
wish to stand godfather for his sister's child. Mrs,
Pugh and Mrs. Bywater wished to have the child
christened Edward Davies Pugh. Mr. Davies re-
fused to stand godfather if the child was christened
by that -name. The child was called by another
name, and ha stood godfather. Mr. Davies was
under the controul of his mother, who refused to
let him have the management of the sbop, and the
way in which the young men should conduct the
business, His mother objected to his going out ;
and he thought a quarrel wont(' ensue with his
mother if he went out. He scarcely ever had money
in his pockets. I have heard his mother ask him
sharply where he had been. The till was under
Mrs. Bywater's controul. lie wished his mother
.not to attend the counter; but told her if she wished.
e up ber
..to be behind the counter, she might ti

linger"' not She refused to do so. 1
•She generally behaved kindly to him, in one
sense of the word. She would drive him up
stairs if he attempted to come behind the
counter, at which he would look displeased. She
would treat him like a child or, a doll, if I may so
express it. He was fond of the theatre and wished to
go, hilt was afraid of a quarrel with his mother, un-
less he went with his sister or some friend. I saw
no reason for this restraint. He complained to me
of the restraint under which he was kept, and said
he would have many alterations. In returning
from Astley's theatre, he said it was in vain to rea-
son with his mother—he might as well attempt to
turn a river out of its course. In my opinion that
was a true description of his mother. He said be
would endeavour to free himself one way or ano-
ther. Mrs. Bywater's conduct left the manage-
ment of his own affairs and money in a very limited
sense. He said, if she wished to have the business,
she should have it, and all that there was in
Philpot-lane, and he would take his money and
go elsewhere. Otherwise, be would give her a
large sum of money—.s,oool., 6,0001., or even
7,0001. He spoke as he always did. He
was in the habit of speaking in a high and
in a low tone of voice, and used action. He
would sometimes close the door to prevent listening
when he was going to tell a mere trifle. Mrs. By-
water was in the habit of listening at the door, and
I heard Mr. Davies say, in June, that he knew Miss
Davies used to listen before she was married. I
found Mrs. Bywater listening often, sometimes on
her knees. Once I found her on her bands and
knees listening at a door, and tumbled over her.
Mr. Davies said repeatedly, they listened at rooms
where he was. I went with Mr. Davies to the
June tea sale, and had been with him once before.
Mr. Davies purchased present tea. There was no-
thing different in his manner at the June sale from
what I had long seen. None of the tea-brokers like
to purchase present teas unless they have positive
orders, because they run the risk of offending the
Directors. As early as March, Mr. Davies said to
me, that at the June sale he would put an end to
the matter of favour, because they had accused him
of purchasing one person's presents and not an-
other's, and he would bid five shillings for every
lot of presents that should be put up. I should
think Mr. Davies was judge enough to know
the genuine presents from the spurious. It
sold generally for twelve shillings a pound in the
shop, but the principal use made of it was to mix
with other tea. I have been at Crouch-end several

times, but never with Mrs. Bywater but once.—
She used to go there on Sunday mornings. On the
Bth of July, Mrs. Bywater came from Crouchend,
and sent me to Mr. Bond's to purchase Mr. Davies
a gun. I agreed for a very common one. Mr.
Davies soon after purchased a very nice one, and
sent it to Crouch-end ; his mother saw it. Mr. Davies
and his mother employed Mr. Wilkinson to purchase
a horse, in June. He afterwards purchased a horse
from Mrs. Ing, about the 31st of July. The first
horse was not approved of, and was sent back.—
Mrs. Ing is a brewer, and an old friend of Mrs.
Bywater; 521. was given for the horse; it was used
in harness, and rode also. From June sale, Mr.
Duvies's conduct was altered, but he was as sane a
man as he is now, or had been for twelve months.
He became more hasty in his manner, and more
irritable than before. His mother appeared to have
alienated her affections a good deal from Mr. Davies
and placed them on Mrs. Pugh's child. On the 31st
of July, Mr. Davies gave me a cheque for 501. to
take to Hankey's bank, for which I was to get so-
vereigns. He said, perhaps Hankey won't pay it,
for I believe my mother has been tampering with
him. The money was for house expenses at Crouch-
end. Four or five days before, his mother told
me that he had drawn "a cheque that was not
for business, and she had been searching his
cheque business, and would put a stop to that. I
did not tell Mr. Davies what his mother had said till
he made that observation. I then told him, and
went to the Bank and got the 501. Mr. Davies was
lying bn the sofa reading a book, and was very quiet.
When I returned he was much agitated, and told
me Dr. Burrows had been there,l and, endeavoured
to force himself into his presence, but he had refused
to see him. On the 3d of August, Mr. Davies and
his mother came from Crouch-end, they entered the
house arm-in-arm. He said he was going to make
several calls. He conversed with me .a quarter of
an hour, and appeared perfectly rational. He went
out, and a person, Mr. Hankey, junior, soon after
came to the house, and Mrs. Bywater went out with
him. After she returned she said Edward had been
at Hankey's and behaved like a madman—that he
jumped on the counter and threatened to shoot the
clerks—that she was obliged to go down on her
bare knees to old Hankey, to prevent his sending
him to a mad-house—that she was afraid he'd go
and sell money out of the funds, and go out of town.
On the sth of August Mrs. Bywater sent two shop-
men to Crouch-end with a message to Mr. Davies.
On their return they told her that Mr. Davies was
as well as usual. She seemed very angry at it, and
asked how they could say so! I saw Mr. Davies
on the 6th of August at Crouch-end, where I re-
mained four or five hours. I saw Dr. Burrowes's
keepers in the drawing-room. Mr. Davies was en-
gaged part of the time with four medical gentle.
men. On the 6th and 7th of August I had a con-
versation with Mr. Gibbs. He said if he had the
business, I should be sure of my situation. He said
Mr. Davies had promised him the business, and
Mrs. Bywater had confirmed that promise. He in-
quired of me the receipts of the business, and said
Mrs. Bywater said to him that he must give a year's
profits for the good-will of the business. Mrs. By-
water, while Mr. Davies was at Crouch-end, under
restraint, told me that there had been an arrange-
ment made between Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Hill, and
Mr. George Bywater. Mr. Gibbs was to ma-
nage the teas, Mr. Bywater the counter, and
Mr. Hill to be clerk. She afterwards told me
that Mr. Davies was to be removed to Dr. Law-
rence's private house, and was to go about
with him to visit his patients. She also said shevras
to give Dr. Lawrence 5001. to take him to France,
and was to pay their expenses. On the 26th of
August Mrs. By water asked me did I think that if
she gave Davies his liberty he Would bring actions
against Hankey, Burrower, and another person she
mentioned. 1 said could not tell without con-
sulting Mr. Davies. She said,.,in a few days the
property will Le all mine, even down to his watch.
I can give it back to him, but he shan't have as much
power. I went with Dr. Macmichael to Clapham
to see Mr. Davies, and talked with him a great
deal ; he thought him as well in iu his mind as ever
he was in his life. I have been dismissed ftom the
employment by Mrs. Bywater and Mr. Jones, her
Solicitor. I had three weeks' notice. I never saw
her use any violence towards Mr Davies, but he has
told me so. I have seen her conduct overbearing
towards Mr. Davies at times.
The examivation of the witness being closed at
six o'clock, the Court adjourned to Saturday, at
eleven o'clock.

M. CAILLIE'S TRAVELS TO TIMBUCTOO.--
This most interesting work will very shortly be published
by Messrs. COLBURN and BENTLEY. Among the geo-
graphical problems which, during the last half century,
have occupied the attention of the world and awakened
a spirit of enterprise and adventure, the existence of a
large and populous city in this heart of Central Africa
stands preeminent. To decide this long agitated question,
various expeditions have been fitted out, but without success.
In vain have HOUGHTON, BItOWNE, HORNESIAN, PARE,
TUCKEY, PEDDLE, CAMPBELL, GRAY, RITCHIE, Bow-
DUCH, OUDNEY, CLAPPERTON, DENHAM, and LAING—.
in vain have BURCEHARDT, BEAUFORT, MOLLIEN, and
laztyorit endeavoured to remove the veil that enveloped
this mysterious city. Of this number Major LAING alone
reached the desired goal, but through the barbarous murder
of that officer, the results of his persevering exertions
unhappily lost to his country. M. CAILLIZ is
European who has been enabled to penetrate to
have
v firt enabeubscet oon and to return to Europe with full and accurate
information respecting this hitherto unknown capital.

PARISCORRESPONnENCE.

" PARIS, DEC. 20.

" A house of refuge has just been opened in
Paris for the reception of the destitute and
houseless poor, which the inhabitants delight in
ascribing to the exertions of their late favourite
Prefet of Police, M. Debelleytne. I am not
aware that any institution, strictly analogous to
the present, has ever been established in Lon-
don ; but as the details may at least be interest-
ing, if the whole be not worthy of imitation, I
make no apology for troubling you with the
following particulars f,—
" In a large triangular inclosure, at the end of
the line of street called the Oursine, there for-
merly stood an old building, consisting of two
distinct wings, the general appearance of which
has been materially altered by the new arrange-
ments, the roof having been removed and an
additional floor having been added to the general
height of both parts of the building. The court
has been divided into two compartments, and on
entering the first of these there is on the one
side a guard-house or police-station, and beyond
it a salle de discipline, or lock-up-house. On
the other side is the apartment of the concierge,
or housekeeper, to the left of which are two
receiving rooms, one for applicants of either sex.
Here they wait until they are examined by the
Commissioners of Police, and when that cere-
mony is completed, if the applicant's admission
be decided on, he is sent to the medical atten-
dant, who, if the patient be too unwell to sup-
port the system pursued in the establishment
there, sends him at once to one of the public
hospitals, so numerous in Paris, where he is
admitted without difficulty. If but slightly in-
disposed, and if requiring only such assistance
as may be had in the establishment itself, he is
forthwith admitted.

The new entrant is first taken to the bathing
house where excellent bathing tubs, covered
with zinc, are arranged in a division of the first'
court. Here, after being subjected to the ablu-
tions required by the discipline of the establish-
ment, the new inmates receive a supply of linen
and clothes belonging to the house. For men
these consist of linen shirts, woollen stockings,
trousers, vest, and jacket of cloth. For women,
shifts, stockings, two petticoats, and two waist-
coats of woollen, together with a cap of cotton
cloth. Both men and women are provided with
wooden shoes. Thus dressed they are admitted
into the interior of the establishment. The
dresses brought with them at their entrance are
immediately sent to the wash-house, and on
their return they are put up and laid aside to
be restored on the individual's departure. The
whole linen and clothes, both belonging to the
inmates and to the establishment itself, are
cleaned and bleached by contract, at the rate of
six centimes, or a very little more than a half-
penny a day for each individual.
entering the interior of the house you
find on the first floor an extensive kitchen, under
which there is a small steam-engine, for the pur-
pose of putting an apparatus in motion to extract
the gelatine from I.)Ones.- ThiS gelatine is em-
ployed in the preparation of- various aliments by
means of furnaces and cooking apparatus, ar-
ranged according to the system so well known in
Paris of M. Darcet. Connected with the kit-
chen are a. pantry and other conveniences, for the
purpose of cleaning the adry vegetables made use
of in the establishment. You then come to an
extensive refectory, which ends in two large
doors, behind which there is a chapel. On the
one side of the refectory is the garden, and on
the other a spacious court, the sides of which
have sheds or arcades covered with zinc, for the
purposes of exercise in bad weather. The
house is thus divided into two parts, the one to
be occupied by women, and the other 'by men.
The second and third floors are extensive dor-
mitories, calculated to contain upwards of 400
beds. In each dormitory a place is set apart for
an overseer, whose business it is to preserve
order among the inmates.
_ _

The frames of the beds are ofiron, about 30
inches wide, each being furnished with a paillasse
of straw, a mattrass stuffed with wool, a bolster,
two woollen bed-covers, and a pair of sheets.
The dormitories are lighted at night with reflec-
tors, and heated as well as the lobbies and refec-
tory by means of heated air, communicating
through pipes connected with the apparatus of
the steam-engine under the kitchen.

,‘ To avoid all communication between the
two divisions of the establishment, the necessary
exchanges of linen, &c., are effected by means of
a contrivance in the wall, which turns on a
pivot. The men and women are admitted to
the refectory at separate hours, and in attending
divine service the men are assembled in the re-
fectory, while the women meet in the dormitory
immediately over it, the one end of which forms
a gallery overlooking the chapel.

" In toms of the regulations the inmates are
allowed to leave the house once a fortnight; the
men and women going out on alternate Sun-
days. If a man and his wife should both be
inmates, they are allowed, on a special appli-
cation, to go out together on the same Sunday.
" The cellars under the building, which are
not much under the level of the ground, and
are well aired and carefully fumigated, are divided
into work-shops fit for the reception of persons
of almost every trade. Individuals unfit for the
exercise of any trade are employed according to
their strength in digging the garden, and the
whole inmates are employed by turn, eighteen at
a time, in working a machine for the purpose
of raising Hater for the supply of the establish..

lated for the benefit of die individual, and tbe.
remaining third is placed at their own disposal' 4
It has been thought advisable to place cer.
taro comforts within their reach. For this Pr'
pose a second kitchen has been established,
called the kitchen of luxury. To avoid sr
culation, the department is let to a person au'
thorized by the establishment, who sells on his
own account such articles as the inhabitants 1031
find themselves in a situation to purchase. a
" I may add, that the whole of the fixed
capital which has been sunk in this establish'
meat amounts only to 400,000 francs, or some'
thing less than 16,0001., a sum of very small
amount in a large capital like London or Par's'
if compared with its probable advantages in the
prevention of crime. lam not aware of anY
fund in London which could be applied t°,
the creation of a similar establishment, but A
am confident there is no want of those ella":
ritable dispositions which prompt to the relief
of the destitute and houseless poor at this in'
clement season of the year ; and I shall
happy if the particulars I have now commulli--':
cated shall draw some attention to the subject,
and contribute to an increase of those temporary
places of shelter, which, in former years, have.
been found so beneficial in London."

RECORDER'S REPORT.-
Yesterday the Recorder of London made his report et -
Windsor of the following pri.oners capitally convicted At
the last September and October sessions--fif- Th=l
Thomas Maynard, 36, William dsey, 20, Ge"ge •
59, James Mitchell, 18, William Jennings, 21t
Mortimer, 22, William Clegg, 18, for Jennings, 21,
.in a
man, 45, for forgery; Thomas ;siker% 24, Mark Joel,
dwelling-house ; William Newitt, 36, Robert Denningtost
21, William Williams, 25, for sheep•stealing ;
Benjamin
lie,
Bartington, 20, Stephen Sandford, 24, William Les
31, for burglary; John Duffey, 17, Sarah Oxlti'
11'
William Fray, 44, for housebreaking; and Peter Barnelcr
alias Samuel Pickering. 31, for highway robbery;
also of John Tisley, alias William Harris, 36, Or re:
turning from transportation, when his Majesty was gr,-
ciously pleased to respite all except William Ne;!l'
Thomas Thomas Maynard, Stephen Sandford, and "
Liam Leslie, who are left for execution on Thursday fled'
UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE

CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 25.—The following gentlemen
were ordained by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, i"
Christ's College Chapel, on Sunday last, the 20t.11
instant :

DEACONS.
James Armitatead, B.A. Wadham College, Oxon
Lawrence Armitstead, B.A. Lincoln College, Oxon
Edward T. Champnes, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge
JTohhonmaKsaLyad, B.A.ds BL.AincoclnaitiC.olcolegllee,ge, OJames S. Cox, B.A. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge '
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Co
an
nibridie
rubride
Joseph E. Middleton, B.A. Trinity College, Cd
Frederick R. Neve, B.A. Oriel College, Oxon
G. Jonathan Quarmhy, B.A. Lincoln CAdlelte,
Thomas Storer, B.A. St. John's College,
A. T. Russell, S.C.L. St. John's College, contrl fie
H. T. Streeton, B.A. Queen's College, Ozon
Edward. Thomas
John Watson, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge
P. Curtois, S.C.L. Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Flavell, M.A. S. John's• College, Cambridge
P. W. Ray, B.A. Clare Hall, Cambridge
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From the Bishop of Norwich
W. Procter, S.C.L. St. Peter's College, Cambridge
From the Archbishop of York
W. H. Graham; B.A. Exeter, College, Oxon Z
From the Bishop of Ely 5
Cm:abridge

G. J. Atkinson, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge •
T. Ayres, S.C.L. St. John's College, :Cambridge
R. E. Blackwell, B.A. Cathedral Hall, Cambridge,
S. Dawes, B.A. Caius College, Cambridge
H. D. Hoblyn, M.A. Balliol College, Oxon -
W. H. King, Cathedral Hall, Cambridge
T. Mills, B.A. Clare Hall, Cambridge
C. Murray, B.A. St. Peter's College, Cambridge
P. Palmer, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge
Lord W. Russell, M.A. Trinity College, Cambridge
T. Sutton, B.A. St. Edmund Hall, Oxon
J. Taylor, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge
T. D. Thorpe, B.A. Pembroke College, Cambridge
M. C. Tompson, B.A. Trinity College, Oxon
R. T. Welby, B.A. Christ's College, Cambridge
T. White, B.A. Queen's College, Cambridge
C. J. Myers, M.A. Fellow of Trinity College Caul°.
From the Archbishop of York
W. H. Shelford, M. A. Fellow. of Emmail. College }
From the Bishop of Ely
T. Walpole, M.A. Balliol College, .Oxon
The Right Hon.F
Russell, M.A. has been instituted by the Lori,
Bishop of Lincoln, to the rectory of Eastmanstet.o,_
Cheyneys, in the county of Buckingham, on t"
raonmdthielßevis.hoLpoorfdNlovrwriiochttill
presentation of his Grace the Duke of Bedford.
The Rev. Matthew Carrier Tompson, B.A. ",,s0
been instituted to the rectory of Woodstone,
county of Huntingdon, on the presentation of Ws'
Tompson, of Round Coppice, Bucks.
The Earl of Fitzwilliam has been pleased to Prr
of
sent the Rev. Edward R. Theed to the,rectorf f
Fletton, near Peterborough, vacant by the death
the Rev. J. Lowe.
The Rev. William Hicks, M.A. of Magdalene
College, has been instituted by the Lord Bishop
of London to the Rectory of Sumner, Essex, °p
,
the presentation of his Grace the Duke of Rutlow
On the 16th inst. the Rev. Charles Fisher, 10.,1*
was instituted to the Rectory of Oulton, in Suff°l
on the presentation of the Rev. George Anguish; °
Somerleyton Hall.