The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-17 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

THE CASE OF THE WIDOW BRIGGS.—The follow-
ing donations have been received by Mr. Broughton,
to be applied to the use of Charlotte Briggs the widow
of the poor cabman, who lately lost his life under the
melancholy circumstances detailed in The Sun of
Thursday, leaving her with an aged mother and six
children in a state of entire destitution :—Mr.
Stephens, 1/. ; Major Blamire, 65.; E. R., 10s.; Anony-
mous, 10s; Mr. Pritchard, 1/. ; Anon, 1/. ; A lady,
Pall-mall East, 10s.; Frederick Pigou, Esq., Travel-
lers' Club, 31. ; and a checque for 51. upon the bank-
ing-house of Messrs. Gosling and Co., from a benevo-
lent lady, whose name was not permitted to transpire.
Mrs. Briggs attended before the Magistrate in the
course of the afternoon, and expressed herself in suit-
able terms of gratitude towards the generous indivi-
duals' who had come forward with such promptitude
and liberality to her assistance.
In answer to a question from the MAGISTRATE re-
specting her former position in society, she said that
previously to her marriage she lived for a considerable
time abroad, having filled the situation of English
governess in different German families of distinction.
The pool: woman cordially concurred in the Magis-
trate's proposal to.keep the money in his hands until
a favourable opportunity occurred of laying it out to
the best advantage for herself and family.
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• • COMMISSION OF LUNACY.
A commission was on Thursday held at the Gray's
inn Coffeehouse, before Mr. Commissioner BARLow
and a highly-respectable Jury, to inquire whether or
not Major Andrew Mitchell Campbell was of sound
mind and capable of managing his affairs.
The inquisition commenced at two o'clock, when
Mr. BARLOW briefly addressed the Jury,
Mr. Baker, who conducted the case, immediately
called

Charles James Beverley, who stated that he is a
surgeon residing at Hackney, and is in the habit of
seeing insane persons. Knows Major Campbell.
First saw him on the 234 of Dec., 1841, when he was
brought by his brother, Dr. Campbell, to Whitmore-
house, Huston, as an insane person. Witness has since
conversed with him as to the state of his mind, and has
found him to be labouring under extraordinary delu-
sions. Ile is generally quiet in his demeanour, but he
is sometimes very violent. Ile is under the impres-
sion that there are wire figures which twitch his face
into various contortions, • and compel him to swear
against his will. Ile says these figures are in the
room above him, and also concealed in the walls and
chimney. He says that they are galvanic wires. He
believes that invisible beings converse with him from
the chimney. He said that these beings had told
him that witness had the power to set him at liberty-
Witness said that he had not, and he then said that
the spirits told him that witness's affirmation was a
d—d lie.

Mr Jennings attended on behalf of the Major, to
see what was going forward, without interfering.
In consequence of this the Major was brought into
the room and asked whether he wished any Counsel