The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-06 00:00:00

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

• Yesterday a Commission de lunatico inquirendi was held
at the Swan Tavern, Stockwell, • before Mr. Commissioner
Winslow .and a jury, to inquire into the state of mind of Mrs.
Sophia Ann Elizabeth Chissold.
Mr. Foster, the barrister, attended on behalf of the heir-at-
law, Mr. Hatherly.
The Learned Counsel having stated the nature of the evi-
dence which he intended to offer in support of the Commis-
sion, Called several witnesses, amongst whom was Mr. Turner,
the uncle to the unfortunate lady ; Mr. Hatherly, surgeon, and
a brother to the petitioner ; Dr. Burroughs, and others; but
whose evidence was a repetition or corroboration of
Elizabeth Roberts, who deposed that she lived as servant
with Mr. Chissold since the year 1836. That her master
was married on the 14th of February, 1837, and she saw
Mrs. Chissold for the first time the day previous to that
event. She appeased to be in good health, but childish in
her manners. Abut three or four months after the mar-
riage her mistress broke nut into violent fits of pdssion. • On
one occasion she refused to get out of bed, and insisted on hiv-
ing her dinner brought up, which was done, and• she threw it
over the counterpane. She also threw a glass of gin-arid-
water over the bed. At times she would not get out of bed
for three months together; that in January; 1838, hes' master
and mistress went to live in Clarence-place, Pentonville, where
she brae all the glass ; she then went into the kitchen and
hurried twelve yards of muslin curtains ; she also tore up two
20/. notes, and burnt them. She likewise flung all the wine
about the room ; and because Mr. Chissold would not let her
go out, she flung her bonnet and muff on the fire. Upon
another occasion her mistress locked herself in the bed-room,
when she threw out into the street her work-box, which con-
tained two gold watches, several valuable ring, gold chains,
and other articles of jewellery. This continued until Mrs.
Chissuld went home to her mother, in 1840.

The unfortunate lady was then introduced, and although
only 28 years of age, appeared to be 40 ; in a low tremulous
voice she replied, to the Learned Commissioner, that she was
now living at Mr. 'Bush's,- at Clapham. She was far from
being comfortable, for she was so teased by four or live females
who were always in her room, and calling out " nappy." She
never spoke to them, nor could the turn them out ; before this
she thought they used to annoy her, but that was fancy ; but
it could not be so now, for she saw them ; her property was
300/. a year. At times there were persons under her bed with
knives and scissors, they wanted to do her an injury.
The jury here said they were perfectly sa.istied, when they
found that Mrs. Chissold was a lunatic since the 31st of. July,
1840, and incapable of managing her property.-

CONVICTS FOR HoBART ToWN.—The PeAtonjee
Bomanjee hired convict ship dropped down from Deptford on
Tuesday, to anchorage ground off the Royal Arsenal, Wool-
wich, and yesterday mottling the Naiad and Nymph, Woolwich
Steam-packet Company's boats, brought down about 125 con-
victs, each for conveyance to Hobart Town, New South Wales.
The Mayda sailed with her convicts on Saturday last, and takes
out William Kenyon Winterbottom, formerly Mayor of Stock-
port, the portion of whose sentence to Norfolk Island has been
remitted, and he will be left at a less penal settlement. He is
represented as being very melancholy in the early part of the
day, but rallies in the afternoon, and he, is said to be very gentle.
manly and agreeable in manners.
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