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London, England, 1830-08-21 00:00:00

LITERARY IVTELLIt:PNCE.

The Wary of Proper Nanae—MTs I.cco made the subject of a
curious paper, read before the Literary and Philosophical Society of
Liverpool, by Mr. M rift. Every man. as the author remarks,
has a name and every man must feel some curiosity to know what
his name means, and whetme it was derived. We therefore con-
ceive we cannot contribute more to the amusement of our teaders,
than by d-slieating a portion of our columns to an analysis, or rather
alaridgzincit, of title paper. Our tatters, we hope, will bear in
mint that we look a gre.tt ilerl to what sailors call " close stowage;'
and generally apply a kind of hydraulic press in our attempts at
condensation, which sometimes may do injury to the fabric cam-
pressed.---" I take for granted," bays theauthor, " that all names,
at their original imposition, were in some way or other significant.
In the early periods of society, atenames or sirnames, for the two
terms differ, one meaning an added name, sad the other the added
name of the father, were not needed, as tribes were not so nume-
rous as to require individuals to be distinguished. A single appel-
lation was all that was required. These mononymes were generally
of that class termed by the Romans *mina fausta or nonsina
Corti opainis —such as Joseph, Eumenes, Felix. But as different
families would adopt the same mononyme, it soon became necessary
to add some distinctive mark between individuals of the same
name. The first expedient adopted, was to superadd the name of
the father, or family to the individual. The Hebrews adopted this
mode universally—thus " Esau, the son of Isaac," " Joshua, the
son of Nun," &c. The Syrians, Chaldeans, and other orientala in
the earliest time, appear to have adopted the same mode. The
early names among the Hebrews had reference to their peculiar
religious creed, as illustrated in such names as " Gabriel, the
strength of Gon,"—" John, the grace of GOD,"--." Joseph, he
shall increase," &c. As the nation grew more populous, how-
ever, sirnames were introduced—as, Simon Peter, Judas Mac-
eabieus, Judas Iscariot, &c. Of all nations the Greeks excelled
in the euphony, variety, and significancy of their names. The
following are a slight specimen :

Fair, &c. Sometimes more indicative of character, as Gobbed,
rovnghubb.md, Well beloved.
The fifth class—from objects in nature, is numerous—from ani-
mals, probably, from some imagined similitude. Ring, Prince,
I Duke, Bishop, &c. probably from being in the service of such
dignitaries.
These five classes constitute, as I have said, 96 parts of Eng.
lish surnames. The remainder are inexplicable, and frequentlymo-
nosyllables, probably from words become obsolete. Some from dif
ferent pronunciation of the consonants, as Gales became Yates, &c.
Our great families are mostly from towns in France, as Beaufort,
Nugent, &c. A few from French trades as Marietta., Grosvenor,
Butler. Some appear Saxon, as Stanley, Pelham, Parker, Went-
zeorth.—Of late, since merit got honour, we have in our nobility
Smith, Robinson, Jenkinson, and other plebeian names.
On analysing a list of 100 names, taken promiscuously from a
directory the proportion appears as follows:
Names of counties, towns, or residences
Attributes, or nicknames
Trades and Professions l4
Patronymics
Natural objects, or productives . 7
Not comprised in the above

100

We fear we may have done injustice to Mr. Merritt, but we
have endeavoured to give the substance of his papers, and think we
have omitted nothing material. Cambden's Remains, and Lord
Coke, have afforded him some assistance ; but there is muchi scattered
information still to be gleaned, we are sure, from the pages of the
Antiquary.

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.—Friday.

The Jury arrived, and the
o'clock.

took their seats at ten

Themistocles—renowned for justice; Philippus—a lover of
horses ; Alexander—a power auxiliary ; Thrasybulus—daring in
counsel ; Theophilus--a lover of Goo ; Aristobulus—an able coun.
senor ; Sopronia—the prudent ; Alithea—the true ; Euphemia—
of fair fame; Philadelphia—brotherly love; Euphaaia—of fair
speech ; Theodora—the gift of GOD.

Shortly afterwards Mr. Brand arrived. The examination of wit.
owe was then resumed.

In adopting sirnames, the Greeks chiefly used patronymicks, as
Achilles, the son of Peleus. In process of time, however, they
adopted the usual mode of affixing surnames.
The Romans are far inferior to the Greeks in variety, !beauty, and
significance of their names. In course of time they increased the
number of appellations which composed each same; many of
them comprising three or four separate words. The distinction of
these separate terms was Into pranomen, nomen, and agnomen or
cognomcn, for these two last words were nearly synonymous. Thus,
Marcus Tullius Cicero; Publius /Emilius Paulus; here Publius
is the pranotnen, dEmilius the semen, and Paulus the cognomen.
The last of these was commonly indicative of some attribute, pecu.
'iarity, or achievement ; as, Paulus, very little; Scipio, a staff;
Africanus, the conqueror of Africa. The few following Roman
coolonterus agnoisena, or surnames, taken from the Roman his.
tory, will ;how how inferior they are to those of the Greek, in me-
lody, magnificence, and pictorial or picturesque significance :
Cicero—a vetch, or lentil ; Naso—a nose ; Scipio—a staff ; Flee.
6:us—flap...eared ; Paulus—small ; Brutus—brutish or stupid ; Eras-
sus—fat or gross ; Priseus—old, ancient ; Cladius—from Claudus,
lame; Faliscus--a black pudding; 3lacerinus—lean ; Cussus—a
worm ; Cassius—from Cassus, vain; Fingulus—a potter.
Most of these names must have been composed in caprice, derision,
or from some frivolous circumstance. The case is different with re-
spect to those magnificent and grandiloquent names composed in
consequence of some illustrious transaction; as Africanus, Brit.
tanicus, Poplicola, Capitotinus. Many of these surnames are from
Greek ; as Cato, Priseus, Coccus.
The French, even more than the English, confine their surnames
principally to the names of places; in general, the individual's
place of birth, residence, property, or patrimony. They have few
patronymics, but a considerable number of capricious attributive',
or nicknames :

Jean du Virier—John of the fishpond ; Guillaume de Rouen
William of Rouen ; Matilde de la Bastide—Matilda of the Cot.
tap ; Pierre de la Metairie—Peter of the Farm ; Louise du Mont
--Louisa of the Mountain ; Lisette du Tertre—Lisette of the little
tall.

The capricious or attributive names are much less frequent, as
.124 n Jacques Rousseau—John James, the red haired; Robert de
l'oiseau —Robert of the bird ; Henri le Gros—Henry the fat; Bap-
tiste le petit—Baptiste the little; Marie la bonne—Mary the good;
Jeannette le sage—Jane the wise.
rtnw to British surnames ; and this branch of names is
very copious, from the variety of atirpes, or national mixtures and
foreign insertions, from Armen onvolation is derived. The an-
cient bhabitants of this country were, it is beiresea, .
Celts, Gael, or Gauls, which once overspread a great part of Europe.
Few Celtic proper names can, however, be traced in this country,
except in certain districts where dialects of that language remain. A
great part of those which remain are monosyllabic :--as Caird, a
pedlar, or tinker ; Cairn, a sepultural hill ; Benn, a promontory ;
Glynn, a valley ; Linn, a mountain stream ; dillies, a servant ;
Braithwaite, a steep inclosure ; &c. Many Saxon names, however,
have a.Celtic termination, or adjunct.
The Roman conquest left but few names of Roman origin. In
the northern part of the kingdom I have met with a few ;
such as Faustus, Felix, Carus, Sartorius, Cornelius, mostly Ro-
man prn.nomina, and probably of later introduction. Londoners
%runic] add to this specimen of Roman names, Cate, the rat-trap
maker of Hol born .1) ill.

Mary Anne Graham had lived in the service of Mr. Brand for a
year and a half. She remembered the death of Mrs. Dashwood,
which was occasioned by falling down _stairs. Saw her half
an hour before her death. Mr. Brand was present. Saw
very little indeed of Mr. Brand afterwards. Perfectly remem-
bered the marriage of Mr. Brand, which took place on the Ilth
of April, at the parish church of Sutton. Immediately after
the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Brand left Sutton for London,
and returned again in the month of May, in the evening.
Saw her mistress that evening, but did not see her master till the
next morning. Remembered her rnistress leaving the house the fol-
lowing morning. On the morning of the day previous to Mrs.
Brand's leaving, she went into Mr. Brand's room and inquired of him
what she was to leave for, to which Mr. Brand replied because she
is a beast and a devil. Mrs. Brand returned the next day. Remem-
bered an accident on the 14th of June. Witness was awakened at
six o'clock in the morning by a very loud knocking at the door of
her master's house. Witness, on going up stairs, saw Mrs. Brand
outside her room door in her nightclothes. On Mary Petit, one of
the servants, going into the room to get Mrs. B.'s clothes, Mr. B. re-
fused to let any one in, and desired Mrs. B. to go to her man, Mr.
Hughes, (a medical gentleman attending Mr. B.) He threw her
clothes out of the window, but refused to let her have her shoes. M rs.
Brand got a poker and broke the door open, called for a night-
gown, and declared she would go to bed again. Mr. Brand was
then in bed, and when the door was forced open Mr. Brand imme-
diately covered up his head, Mrs. Brand observing, " You may well
do that, for you ought to be ashamed of yourself." She then leaped
on the bed, and fought Mr. Brand with her two hands, observing
that he was not going to frighten her as he had Mrs. Dashwood.
All this was accompanied with a variety of vulgar phrases. Mr.
Brand, who had a French song-book in his hand, observed that she
might say what she pleased, for he would lie in bed and sing. Mrs.
Brand said to Mr. Brand," It's your conscience that annoys you,
and if you have done any thing that deserves hanging, why don't you
reveal it—get hanged out of the way." Mr. B. called out for a large
cup of tea for himself, and a small one for Mrs. Brand. Upon wit-
ness being asked if she was related to the Symons of Buckingham-
shire, she said " No." When Mr. B. observed " GOD forbid that
you should." Mr. Brand laughed very much at this. On one occa-
sion Mrs. Brand told witness that if she attempted to get a door
mended she would turn her out of the house. Mr. Brand one
day inquired what was for dinner, and upon learning that Mrs. B.
had got a leg of lamb, said that he wanted his dinner directly,
and ordered some chops to be dressed, which were done. Mrs.
B. came down to dinner, and seeing Mr. Brand at his dinner,
asked him what she had done that she should be so treated,
adding there never should be two tables or two beds while
she was in the house. She took up a wooden bar, and
went up to Mr. Brand in a menacing attitude. Mr. Brand
took the bar from her, and turned her out of the room. Mrs.
Ihmtsel orttorerl otionoso to get two men, when Mr. B. tried to put her
out of the house, upon which Mrs. B. clung to the railing of the
staircase. Mr. Brand swore he would not have any thing more to
say to her, and that she must immediately leave the house. She
then concealed herself that night, came down the next morning, and
asked Mr. B. if she was to remain in the house ? He said, if she
proved that she was the same woman she was last night, she should.
She said she could not do any such thing, when Mr. Brand said you
must leave the house then. She said she would not, for she had been
bled that morning; he then ordered Mr. Hughes to be sent for, to
see if she was able. Mr. B. then said he would give her five minutes
to consider whether she could prove herself the same woman,
at the conclusion of which he rang the bell. Mrs. B. entered the
parlour, and, in reply to his question as to whether she had cleared
up the point, said that she did not know what to say; and asked if
begging his pardon would do? He said no. The next morning
Mrs. B. left the house, and went to Ipswich, from which place she
returned on the following Sunday, when both she and Mr. B. set off
for London, on their way to Paris. Witness never saw her master
from that to the present time. On the 17th of July her mistress
came in a coach to Sutton.

The spread of the Saxons in the fifth and subsequent century,
made, apparently, a very great change in the inhabitants. The
Danes left but few traces of their names ; except chiefly along the
northern coast ; and the Normans diffused their language and names
among the 1-igher classes. There was likewise some connection or
Identity between the last three languages. Our present names,
therefore are principally Teutonic or Saxon, with some British, and
a few French or foreign casually introduced.
The Saxon names appear to be derived from the five following
sonrces : I. The place of birth,"residence, or property ; as, Ireland.
French, Lee, Leyland, &c.-2. Trade or occupation ; as, Smith,
Wright, Webster, Baker, Learh.-3. Father or mother; as,
Jackson Dickson, Robertson, Mattison, &c.-4. Some quality
possessed or imputed ; as, Hardy, Wise, Long, Short, Cruik.
thanks, Little John, fcc.-5. Some natural object or production;
as, Lion, Lamb, Salmon, Rose, Hawthorn, &c.
These five classes comprise :about 95 per cent. of all English
surnames, and a few words of each will only be required by way of
explanation. The first division from places, is the most numerous,
being nearly one half of the whole. • This large class may be sub-
divided by termination, and the following are the most frequent:-
1. Ton, a town-2. Wood-3. Ley, lea, or lee, a pasture—
d. 1111:4 lug, a swampy bottom-6. Thorp, a vWsge-7.
Shaw, a small wood-8. Cock, an abrupt hillock or knoll-9.
Ham, or hamlet-10. Holm, a rising ground-11. Coates, a fold
or hut-12. Dover4a ferry-13. Wold, a stony ridge-14. Stead,
or house—lb. Wick or With, a town at the mouth of a river-
-16. ilea, Dale, Don, Deli, a small deep valley-17. By, Danish,
a town-18. Stow, a place or seat-19. Comb, a valley-20.
earth, a small inclosure.-21. Bert, bright or famous-2Y. Hurst,
a meadow-23. Graves, a little ward-24. Muff, a thicket-25.
Sleds, the bank of a river-26. Thwaitc, a pasture.
A great number are well known;—as bill, Land, Field, Dale,
Comb, Water, Croft, Lin. The names of our nobility are mostly
Norman, but likewise mostly of this first class.
The •second class of surnames are from trades, professions, or
employments. These require no explanation. It may be remarked,
however, that professions of late introduction are never heard ;
such as jeweller, engraver, printer. Even shoemaker seems modern
and not found. Cordiner is from the French, and only found in
the South ; Senor from the Latin, and found only in the North.
Clerk; *.it lawyer, and Leach, a doctor, two out of three of the
learned professions, are very numerous.
The third principal class of English names. consists of Patrony.
micsfor names derived from theparent. The mostcommon of these
are taken from the contractions, diminutive or familiar appellatives
of Christian names, with the addition of son, as Jackson, Thomson,
Wilson c. A large class are ken from the C11:13110;
name at full length, thus—Richardson, Williamson, Robertson,
Johnson,&c. To many of the Christian names is subjoined the
Saxon epithet kin or kins, expressive of littleness or childhood
—thus sre have Willrins,--little Wilt ; Diekins, little Dick ;
Jenkins, little John; Hodgkin, little Hod9e : and these appella.
lives again transmitted to the next generation become Wilkinson.,
Dickinsons, Watkinsons,&e. Ib Scotland,
Ireland, and Wales,
where the Gaelic or Celtic prevails, we find the Patronymics are
formed by O, Mac, and Ap--and those from the French by Fits.
All these &Sties mean the sea qf. In Wales, sines its Conquest,
and br some portant' England, the father's Christian name alone is
taken—hence the Roberts,' Janes, Hughes. Williams, Boons,
Griffiths, with an s added: and without the a, Thome and Morris,'
&c. we hese may add a little to our author. He mentions that
the *Vela)) Ap is often contracted, and illustrates it by Ap Howell
bertioniqg Powall.We may illustrate this further by many names—
thus, Pogh, or Ap-Hugh 4 Prior or A p-Beeee ; Pritchard, or dip.
Richard ; Proliger, vs 4p-Royer; and many others beginning
with the letter P. In the Shetland and Orkneyislinids, the Polio-
nymics with.sonaffixed, comprise the majority of the population.
Every one. you mest is nthotersors, Johnson. Another kind of name
usual-here, and in the more northern parts at Europe, is &compound
of a piofeyion, with.the 4djunt son, as SnAhltson.
We proceed with Mr. Merritt's Essay.4,l4lse mother's name like-
wisewith ems, distrsrene,amnithre), Ito series of names—thus,
Mollergi ifiatrimi,./cc. , Tim proper . raf the parent, likewise,
xssex,
form* allasi Oftrattressntrws",t, ic.
na
The fourth class of is .front des...as hardy,-Strong,

The Solicitor of Mrs. Brand objected to such evidence as this,
observing that it did not apply to the question at issue.
Mr. Brand cross-examined the witness in a very cool and collected
manner, for the purpose of chewing that he was justified in express.
ing himself strongly towards Mrs. B. in consequence of her rude
conduct; and also to chew that his question with reference to Mrs.
B. being the same woman, was merely jocular.
The witness, in reply to the Commissioners, said that she did not
think Mr. Brand knew what he was saying when he asked Mrs. B.
such questions. She conceived that Mr. B. 's mind was affected
immediately after his matriage with his present wife. After the
death of Mrs. Dashwood, Mr. B. used frequently to be in tears, and
talked much to himself.

Mr. Hughes was then called. He was a medical man, and
resided in the neighbourhood of Hitchin. and knew Mr. Brand
personally for the last two years. Mr. Brand's manners and general
conduct, were exceeding gentlemanly and proper in every respect.
After the death of Mrs. Dashwood, he was quite another man. He
complained much of the confusion of his ideas. He once, it wit-
nera's presence, said he saw Mrs. Carr in a window. She had then
been dead several years. Witness once visited him when he was ill
in bed, and proposed to bleed him, but he refused to consent, and
covered his head with the bed-clothes, and suddenly removed them,
uttering very loud cries. On one occasion, when witness visited
him, he was singing French songs, with gesticulation, and took no
notice of witness for twenty minutes after he entered the room. He
then said, " Mr. Hughes, you are too much of a gentleman to in.
tempt me in my song." He expressed much hostility against
Mrs. Brand, and said, " I•will never speak to her again, except on
particular business, so help me GOD. He spoke to Mrs. Can, as
if she were within view, addressing her, and asking her to come to-
wards him. Witness would not accept a conveyance of property
from Mr Brand in his present state of mind. He would be afraid
of the title.

The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Brand, who asked him
many questions respecting the circumstances and dates of the facts
he had stated ; the answers to which did not materially affect the
direct evidence. In reply to Mr. Brand's last question, the witness
said he did not consider Mr. Brand's case hopeless, but thought he
might become capable of managing his own affairs.
By the Cowls. —He considered Mr. Brand a lunatic, with lucid
intervals. He thinks Mr. Brand had a lucid interval yesterday
during the examination; but not to-day. It was impossible to ex-
plain the difference.
By a Juror.—The reason he thinks Mr. Brand is not' of sound
mind at present is, he saw him laughing in a way that a man of
sound mind would not. That was his only reason.
' James Miles stated that he has been gardener to Mr. Brand seve-
ral years. Mr. Brand made him and others of the workmen watch
Mrs. Dashwood's grave for several weeks after she was buried, to
prevent her body being stolen. He saw an alteration in Mr. Brand'
ever since Mrs. Dashwood's death; and watched him several days
when be walked in the plantations, fin fear he might ems to some
harm. Witness saw ham crying, and once heard him talking to
himself.
On cross-examination by Mr. Brand, he said Mr. Brand's me.
mory was much better than his own. He thought Mr. Brand was
improving in health and in his mind.
By•the COURT—The grave was watched about fifteen weeks.
Does not know whether Mr. Brand kneW it was watched so loom
Banks Robert Nodder stated, that he is keeper of Tothill.ilekls
prison, and received Mr. Brand into custody on the 20th of July,
from a person named Harris. One of his turnkeys brought him
a letter front Mr. Druid, and also two letters addressed by Mr.
Brand, one to fir it. Peel, the other to a clergyman, named Colby.
The letters-were produced, and proved to be in Mr. Brand's hand.
writing. A letter was here read, though not connected with this
witness's evidence, from Mr. Brand, addressed to the Duke at Wel.
lingtoe, dated July 99th, stating that he expected he should have
been released In ir few days ; but his Orace's conduct was such es to

make it necessary to require from him that satisfaction which no induced a belief that she was murdered by some person for the e4.e
English gentleman could refuse, and requesting him to name time 'of obtaining possession of it. This, however, does not appear in
and place.—The three letters mentioned by the witness were also have been the case ; and if it had, the murderer did not stiee...l
read, and a second addressed to Sir Robert Peel. That to wit. ! in that object, for when Mr. Jones, Mr. Farey, and some others
ness desired the witness to produce the order for his committal. of the inhabitants, went up to the deceased's bedroom, they di..
The two addressed to Sir Robert Peel—one stated that he was covered between the bed and the mattress forty-eight soveicign..
confined without any authority, at least the gaoler had not pro. three half-sovereigns, and a guinea. In a box in the same room aas
duced any, and he, therefore, required to be discharged; the found four silver table-spoons, and ten tca.spoons, besides tan
other was—" Release me from my prison, or by 11—d you shall pounds worth of copper, in a box under the bed. There were also
three watches found in the bed-room, and it was evident that en
have some bullets in your head, or lin mine—so attend to it."
Witness said Mr. Brand came to him in the yard, ants asked him person was up stairs, for every thing in the room was just as it ap.
did he recollect his having kicked him out of a house in Sloane. peared after the deceased had cleaned that morning. Some of the
street fifteen years ago. He never saw Mr. Brand till he was given individuals, who first entered the kitchen, described that the de.
in charge to him. It. Brand had never kicked him. ceased's pockets were turned inside out when they first went in ;at
Cross-examined by Mr. Brand.—Discharged Mr. Brand out of all events, there was no money found in the pockets. The general
supposition in the neighbourhood is, that the murder was perpe-
custody by order of a Magistrate. Two persons came for him, and
put a strait-waistcoat on him in the prison. The order was • suffi. trated between half-past five and six o'clock in die afternoon. It is
cient authority for discharging Mr. Brand; but it said nothing an extraordinary fact, that notwithstanding the deceased kept two
about giving him into other custody. The letter to Mr. Colby was very ferocious dogs on the premises—one generally behind the shop
not sent. He could not tell the use of pen and ink to a prisoner, counter, and the other at the rear of the house, and that they
if the letters he wrote were not sent. usually barked when strangers entered the house ; yet upon this
Mr. John Levies stated, that he is surgeon to Tothill-fields pri- occasion they were not heard to make the slightest noise. The
son, and saw Mr. Brand there on the 21st July, and thought his house which the deceased occupied is a very small one, and
manner peculiar. The next day he had conversation with him. Mr. the party-wall between it and the next house is of so slight a
Brand said, people were very odd now, and changed cour.tenanc,:; nature that any scream proceeding from one must be heard by th.
he had been pressing a study to discover people who were jesuitical, person inhabidng the other, Another extraordinary fact attending
or —, and would soon develope his plan. He had been fined in this mysterious and dreadful deed, is that the coat belonging to one
France for not killing a waiter. The people in Paris were queer of the deceased's sons was found placed carefully over the lower part
people, they went in at one place and came out at another, a guar- of her person ; this garment was stained with blood in several places,
ter of a mile distant. The next day, witness having heard that he particularly about the sums; and as it was an old coat it had been
had struck a waiter, told him he might be placed under restraint !eft hanging up behind the kitchen door for some months past, the
if he repeated it. Mr. Brand said, he knew the turnkey two son scarcely ever wearing it.
years before, and had given him money in his distress. He The Magistrates of Union-Hall, who were apprised of the min.
said Nodder, the turnkey, was a sham attorney, that had lived in der yesterday morning, immediately dispatched the chief constable.
Sloane-street, and he had kicked him out of a house there. Wit. together with. Pople and Curtis, two active officers, to Princes.
ness asked him, would he promise not to commit any violence on street, who were engaged the whole of yesterday in making inquiries
any person ? he said he would not promise; he said he would not into the horrid affair. Besides the officers belonging to Union-hall
take food except from witness's hand. on the 26th of July, wit. establishment, there are several of the new police stationed in that
ness saw him at Holmes's Hotel; he said a keeper who was pre. part of the district also on the alert, and great hopes are entertained
sent had attempted to throw him out of the window ; he knew him that the perpetrator of a murder of such an atrocious nature will be
to be a -----. He asked Dr. Paris whether he (Dr. P.) had re. speedily discovered, and brought to justice.
covered his state of mind again ? Witness has seen Mr. Brand five
times, and has no doubt he is of unsound mind ; he has not seen
any lucid interval. He had not seen Mr. Brand sufficiently often
to be able to form an opinion whether Mr. Brand was capable to
manage his property.
Mr. Brand, in cross-examination, asked the witness, with perfect
calmness, whether since he commenced the practice of his profession,
he had seen any man that he could not drive mad in three weeks
by treatment ? Witness said he could not by any treatment drive a
man of unsound mind mad.
Dr. Paris stated that he had known Mr. Brand ten years, and al-
ways considered him very eccentric, but could never fix on any delu.
shin that constituted insanity ; but when he heard of his insanity he
was not at all surprised at it,as he considered that there was predispo.
sition. About a year ago Mr. Brand called at witness's house in a
state of excitement and fever. Witness advised him to go home and
keep quiet. Witness next saw him on the 16th of Alay last in
Camberwell. He was accompanied to Mr. Brand's lodging by
Mr. Page and Alderman Wood. He told Mr. Brand he had
been sent to visit him. Mr. Brand said he would not see any of
them. Mr. Brand was ringing his bell,and the landlady said it was
for more wine. Mr. Alderman Wood insisted that she should not
take any more up. The landlady told Mr. Brand that Alderman Wood
would not allow her to take him more wine. Mr. Brand then came
down stairs and asked who was it said he should not get more wine in
his own house ? Alderman Wood, who was in the passage, spoke
mildly to him. Mr. Brand asked the Alderman was he a magis-
trate,to which he replied he was. Mr. Brand immediately cried
out, clear the way for the magistrate, and threw his arms violently
to push the persons out of the way, and his hand coming against
witness's face, he thought it a good pretext for having him
taken into custody ; a policeman was sent for and Mr. Brand given
in charge. Mr. Brand became perfectly calm, and Mts. Brand in-
sisted that nothing was the matter with him, and he was rot taken
away. His pulse was very rapid, and witness advised him to get
himself bled, as it might prevent sickness. Witness next saw him
on the 22d of July, in Tothill.fields Prison ; he was then labouring
under delusion, and said he had been fined In France for not killing
a waiter. He had broken some tea.things about the waiter's head,
for which he was fined; and he supposed he would not have been
fined if he had killed him. Witness here related the conversation that
had been given in evidence by Mr. Lavies. Witness thinks Mr. Brand
of unsound mind. He thought the delusion stronger on Sunday last
than at any other time; Mr. B. then alluded to the present inquiry,
and said he hoped he should be allowed to cross-examine the wit.
nesses, and he should do it very calmly. It is not unusual for per.
sons of unsound mind to conduct themselves with propriety for a
considerable time. It is one of the common systems, but does not
form a lucid interval. He does not consider Mr. Brand to be in a
state of mind capable of managing himself or his affairs.
Cross-examined by Mr. Brand--On the 26th of July he spoke to
witness about Polignac's administration, and said they would soon
be compelled to quit France. He thought Mr. Brand's case curable.
Kind treatment was most likely to cure him. He did not think Mr.
Brand had been treated cruelly or unkindly.
By the Couwr—He should conclude Mr. Brand yip of unsound
mind from his appearance and conduct in Court that day.
At five o'clock the Court adjourned till

POLICE REPORTS.

MANSION-Housz—Thomas Flynn, was charged with hating
committed a burglary in the house of Mr. Frost, woollen-draper, of

William Hill, a constable, met the prisoner in Leadenhall-street.
at half-past seven o'clock in the morning, with a roll of woollen.
cloth on his shoulder. Not liking the appearance of the prisoner.
the constable questioned him, and asked him where he was going
and not being satisfied with the answer, required to see the invoice ;
but the prisoner changed his tone,and refused to give any further infor-
mation on the subject ; whereupon the constable took him to the watch.
house, and from thence removed him with the intention of conveying
him to the Compter. flit prisoner, as soon as they got to Church-
lane, suddenly endeavoured to escape, and made a desperate re-
sistance, but was, with the assistance of another man, secured by the
constable, who re-conducted him to the watchhouse, put handcuffs
upon him, and then quietly enough led him to the place of adequate
security. The constable found upon the prisoner's person a tor-
toise.shell snuff-box, containing some coins, and soon after learned
that the warehouse of Mr. Frost had been broken open, and plun.
dered of woollen cloths. _ _

Mr. Strachan, clerk to Mr. Frost, stated that, on going to the
warehouse, in Coleman.strect, at the usual hour of commencing
business, he found that a window at the back of the premises had
been broken open. That window was common to Mr. Frost's ware.
house and Mr. Taylor's printing-office. He also found that some
ends of cloth had been stolen from the warehouse, and he identified
the roll with which the prisoner had been travelling along Leaden.
hall-street, as part of the stolen property. The cloth taken
from the prisoner was worth 151. Three or four desks had
been broken open, and there were other symptoms of a determina-
tion to plunder in the most effectual manner. The witness also
identified the tortoise-shell snuff-box and the coins contained in it,
and he stated that whoever had committed the robbery could not
resist the temptation to drink wine, as a bottle of sherry and a bottle
of port, which lay on the premises, were nearly finished.
This person's case had not long been disposed of, when a young
man, named Lanigan, was charged with being an accomplice in the
above-mentioned robbery.
An officer named Ham observed Lanigan a little before Flynn
was apprehended, speaking to that prisoner close to the warehouse
that had been broken open. The prisoner had been a newsboy, or
connected in some way with the printing-house, and could hare
easily ascertained the facility of an entrance into Mr. Frost's premises.
Flynn's sister stated that her brother and Lanigan were acquainted,
and that Lanigan hail called upon her brother before the robbery
was committed, and taken him out, after which she had seen neither,
until intelligence of the burglary reached her.
Flynn and Lanigan were fully committed for trial for the burglary.

to-morrow.