Star.
London, England, 1825-08-04 00:00:00

NAY AL. i.v . LLLIGENCE.

' Fnzatown, AUGUST 2.—Wind W. fresh breezes, with fine
showers of raln.Arrived the blary, Quiet, from Cork. Off the
port, the Lawns, Roantson. from bilramichl—sailed 19th June;
on the 24th June, in lat. 46. long. 55. spoke the Brunswick Castle,
of Sunderland; on the 26th, in lat. 45. long. 54. the George, of
Shields; and on the Ist July, in lat. 46. long. 49. the David, of
Shields, all foe Quebec. Sailed the Four Friends, Rouses, for
London.

Pr.rstoots, Ana 2.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Wanderer,
WATOOOD, from St. Andrew's—sailed 26th June.
Pomixotrry, Ago. 3.—Wind &&W.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Aanameaext, from the Cape of Good Hope—sailed the 26th
May; and from St. Helena, 15th June; his Majesty's ship Hnw,
from the Mediterranean and is under quarantine. Sailed the
Zephyr transport, for Leith ; and transport B, for Chatham.
Cowes, Amin 3.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the William Smith,'
Beane, from Alexandria, in 55 days. Off the Wight, the Osprey,
from Demerara; Enchantress, Kiaxxic, from Gibraltar;
and the Comet, Lyrmoow, from the Havannab, in 49 days.
Dem., Augur'. s.—Wind W.S.W. fresh breezes.—Arrired and
sailed for the River, the Tropic, BeAxneoan from Barbadoes;
New Thomas, Quirerv, from Demerara; Hope, from the
westward; and several ethers passed for the River early this
morning, but could not obtain their names. Arrived from the
River, and remain, the Crisis, VAN Dees, for New York; Dove,
and Fanny, KEMP, for the South Seas.
Lrrearoos, Auo.9.—.Wind W.—Arrived the Edward, CRASS,
and Henry Take, from Charleston—sailed the 29th June;
Arethusa, &summit, fiatti gmbee • Trio, BIZTITLD, from St. Pe.
tersborgh ; Indian, Matillas, from Quebec—sailed Ist July; Eli-
sabeth. ROWLAND, from Jamalda....sailed the 6th June; Pb nix,
Jimmie, from Maw Orissa; Prime Katmai; Herat, from Mira.
roiehl ; Pandora, h.-- from St. Andrew's (N. 8.); Champion,
Busemita, from Newfbendland ; St. Helena, ELLIOT, from Que.
bec ; and the Matilda and Susan, PAT, from Alexandria.

Advices of some financial importance have reached
London from Colombia. A Deputation, consisting of
Colonel NARVASE and Senor MARTINIS'S, immediately
proceeded to England, to investigate all the matters re-
lative to the late loan. The accounts mention, that the
Congress at Panama of the Mexican and South Anse.
rican States will be immediately assembled. The De-
puties to represent Colombia are Dr. GOAL, and CAS.
TILLO, the Minister of Finance. They were preparing
to leave Bogota.
A private letter from Madrid, dated July 21, states
that an expedition, composed of two frigates, several
corvettes, and some transports, will sail from Ferrol, the
Ist of September, and convey 8,000 men to Potto Rico,
and 2,500 to the Havannab.
The subscription made at Verviers fir the relief of
the sufferers by the fire at the village, produced above
7000 francs in the first twenty-tour boars. The in-
bibitants of Spa, and the strangers there, have also
subscribed 1,500 francs.

The French Government has directed that every ves-
sel bound to France from Great Britain, and theNetber-
lands, with cotton or other goods from the Levant on
board, shall perform a quarantine at Marseilles.
The Constitutionnel states, that the French General
Boyer made no part of the expedition to the Morea, and
consequently did not die of his wounds, as the Etoile as-
serted, on the faith of a letter from Constantinople.
Thursday, two dogs belonging to neighbouring far•
mers, entered a field belonging to Mr. Cornell, of
Weathersfield, and killed six sheep and wounded seve-
ral others.

A dreadful fire broke out on Thursday night, on
the premises of Mr. Baker, farmer, in the parish of
Woking, in Surrey, which threatened destruction to',
the whole village. The fire commenced in the rick-
yard, in which were a great number of hay-ricks, both
new and old, the whole of which, with all the outer
buildings, were completely destroyed. Great appre-
hensions were entertained for a field of wheat adjoining,
which was ready for the sickle ; but by great exertions
it was preserved. The fire originated from a man
emptying a shovelful of ashes, among which was some
fire. The loss is considerable, but we understand the
whole is insured.

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MURDER.—We have received the following detail
of a very atrocious murder, committed in the neigh-
bourhood of Skibbereen :
Scuissam, ince 29.—Wednesday, the 47th instant, was dis-
covered, on the lands of Gurtnagrough, in this county (Cork), the
body of a man named Browne. Some time prior to the last Ban-
try Sessions of the Peace, the deceased, who, it seems, was one
of a party of thieves who infested the neighbourhood of Balidebod
and Bantry, gave information against his associates in crime. A
few days previous to the Sessions he was waited on by some of the
party, amongst•whom were the near relatives of his wife, and
ordered to hold himself in readiness to go that night on one of his
usual excursions. This, it appears, was the ptan devised to allure
him into the snare laid for his life. The deceased accompanied
them at the time appointed, when the assumed friends became the
brutal assassins, and committed the atrocious deed. The body was
first discovered by a boy attending cattle. A man is its custody
under circumatances'which win probably lead to the discovery of
the murderers. The body was found in a bog hole, with large
stones tied tethe extremities and middle, and exhibited narks et
violence.* TIM arms were broken in various Outs,
_and the skull
fractured in many parts. An Inquest' was held: and a verdict Airh•
twinned against some person or pencrat nnklibwit. • • •

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

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IN THE MATTER OP THE REV. EDWARD PRA)IE (A
SUPPOSED LUNATi4
THIRD DA .

The proceedings under this Corniniselon of Lunacy were resumed
this morning.
1 Henry Clinton, Esq. examined by Mr. WARIMILD.
-•-• lam a student at Cambridge, of Caius College. In
the month of February, 1825, " the boots" brought a
message or card to me to go to Mr. Frank, at the Eagk
Inn. I had not at that time any personal acquaintance
with Mr. Frank. I never corresi onded with him. I
had seen him once or twice, but I had never c;tiversed
with him. I went in consequence of that messag: It
was about the first or second week in February. I found
him at a room in the Eagle., I can't recollect whether
he addressed me first. The waiter mentioned my
name, on which Mr. Frank got up and.shook hands
with me. After sitting a little while, he said, 4' I
wish Mr. Clinton I had you in London, as I had
Several wine pantie , at which we drank duet or lour
dozen of wine, and some howls of punch. I then made
a speech to them, for you mu•t u•dvistand, that I am
tatter given to orator)"—(Langhter). He said, that
he slept without his shirt, bile he had his flannel waist-
coat on. He said that he did not fancy lean women.
He asked Mr. Kean to dine w.th him in London,
but he did n t a cept it. He said that I e would give
five pounds to s, e Miss Foote. He said that he either
had seen her
,or would see her, and meht:uned
He asked me about the women or Cambridge, and
named two or three who were e inent in his time, and

Asked me -where they Hied. I t‘ild him hat they lived
at a place called Barney/ell. He said, thAt he-should
like to go out with me, and see about them. I received
his card about ten o'clock at night. He appeared to be
sober. He was thinking coffee at the tifre I went in.
He asked me what I was going to do with myself next
day ? I said I was engaged ; 1 _aid .0 him that I would
come in the evening and sit with him it Ile liked. He
said be was much obliged t me, but th it he would

then be engaged with the women—( Greet laughter),
He was 41,.ve-ly in his dies.. His langua,e was pro-
per, he spoke p:opely, but he would not allow me to
sp,:ak at ali. H. s conversati. n appeared to be coherent.
He wool:: not ai10... me to answer. As soon as he
ceased talking on 'ne subject he welt to another
immediately. He spoke of his own acc, rd, And not
fr m any remark of mine. H appeared to me to be
conscious this he was nut acting properly, because he
alluded to the rei ul.slity of his son's cond,ct. I was
with him from ten to twelve; ab. ut two how's.

By Mr. Wousrinu—To the beht of your judgment did you con.
eider him of sane or unsound mind ?—lt struck me that such pro.
fiipcy could not be but the result of unsoundness of mind.

James Hales--I am an attorney at Norwich; lam
attorney for Mr. Frank; I was first employed by him
in 1809 or 1810 ; the late Mr. Bea n. Flank died its

July or August 1812; recollects Mr. Edward Frank
being at Sht lion in 1816 ; he was then very Ill; on the
24:hOctober in that year, I had a conveisAtion with Mr.

Frank, at a Magistrates sitting at Long Stratton; Mr.
Flank went there ;or the purpose of making complaint
respecting the badness of the roads ; Mr. Frank ad-
dressed a speech to the Magistrate, which he had pre-
viously had printed; it was of an extraordinary nature,
and from this I drew ti•e• conclusion that he was not

right in his mind. Mr. Frank told witness that he
in-
tended to go to Cambridge, and take his Doctor's de-
gree, and then he should return and get himself made
Bishop of Norwich; he was evidently at this time la-
bouring under a delusion; he dirt cted witness to apply
to the Lord Lieutenant of the County to get him made
a Justice of the Peace; he said he had lately seen a fine
handsome girl in the neighbourhood (a gentleman's
daughter) and that he intended to marry her ; he also
said that immediately he got made a Bishop he would
make me his private Secretary. In consequence t f the
strangeness of his manner, 1 sent fit Di. Wright, of
Norwich, an eminent physician, to attend him. On the
11th of June, 1817, witness went to S. elton, where he
saw Mr. Frank in a very lqw, depressed, and sullen
state. I took him with me to Norwich, in order to en-
liven him; he talked in a very desponding manner; he •
said he must die, he was a wicked man, and his sins would
never be forgiven him. I sent forDr.Wright again,who at-
tended him. Mr.F.returned home ina few Jays. He carne
back to Norwich a fortnight afterwards, and seemed Ain
worse than when he left. He staid with me all that
night, the next day, and the next night. 0.1 the morning
of the 21st of June, he did not come down to breakfast;
I went up to his bedroom, where I found him lying on
his back with his breast bare, and he had scratched his
stomach until the blood vas flowing from it; he re-
peated about his being a wicked man, and that his sins
would not be forgiven him. He also said, " I dreamt
a terrible dream last night, I thought I had died, and
that I felt my soul burning in hell." I took him down
stairs, and had Dr. Wright to attend him. I brought
him down about eleven o'clock in the morning, and i.e
stood in one position until ,even aid( ck at night. I
saw Mr. Frank in February last; he called on me on a
Sunday, and asked for a wine-merchant, as he wanted
to order some wine; his manner and dress weie very
peculiar; he had on a short blue jacket. I felt surprised
at his calling, because I had nut seen him for several
years before; I told hittl that the wine.merch ant's count-
ing-house was not open of a Sunday. I saw him at
another time with a man who had every appearance of
being the keeper of a lunatic asylum.
Dr. Warmer examined—l reside at Norwich, and
am physician to the County Asylum, to Bethlehem
Hospital, and have also a private establishment of my
own for lunatics. I was called in to attend the Rev.
Mr. Frank in the month of October, 1816. I found
him in good health, but decidedly insane ; he was in a
state of melancholy madness, he was labouring under
a complete delusion; one of the subjects uppermost in
his mind was a desire to marry a lady in the neighbour.
hood. I observed to him that he was already award ;
be replied that he did not mind that, for be was deter-
mined to marry her in spite of everybody; he would
be made Bishop of Norwich and a Magistrate, and take
a degree at Cambridge; he also propoied to give a ge-
neral feast to the whole county of Norfolk ; indeed, his
mind was filled with all sorts of extravagant projects
and follies. I attended him from the 25th to the Stst
of... October, 1816.

Elizabeth Hunt examined by Mr. Wenertsso—l lived in Hull
in 1818, and let lodgings to Miss Fountain fur about three months.
bliss Fountain turned out to be Mrs. Frank.

Mr. 13aououast took an objection to this examination, because
Mrs. Frank was at this period separated front her husband. 111 ,
.was surprised that witnesses should be called merely to extend the
enquiry, when their object was to get at the fact of insanity as '
speedily as possible. If such a course were proceeded in it would
be kis duty to throw up the case, in order to save expense.
The CoinntiAioners agreed in opinion with Mr. Urougharn, and
refused to proceed with the evidence or the last witness.
• • Maria Nicholson, entrained by Mr. WA ao,FIELD

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se: landlady of the Woolsack Inn, Doncaster ; I re.'
collect Mr. Frank being at Doncister in 1822 and
Ins ; saw Dr. Dickenson and Mr. Frank on the 19th,
20th, and 21st of June, 1823 ; they came about five
'clock, and Mr. Frank introduced Dr. Dickenson ; they
tned together ; Mr. Frank had two or three pints of
:coffee, and four rounds of toast, with nine poached
eggs ; at one o'clock in the morning he had poached
eggs and French cakes; he was a very noisy customer ;
be tang the bell, and called for all the waiters, ostler,
boots and all; he had a horsewhip, but no horse; he
said he had got estates at Campsall, and wished witness•
to parchase part of them ; he talked of building a
Theatre and a Methodist Chapel—(Laughter); he
ordered breakfast in the morning, expecting Mr.Braston
and Dr. Thorne; only Mr. Braston came, and that after
breakfast ; in consequence of Mr. Frank's conduct, Mr.
Fr-her was sent for; Mr. Woikman also came; the
second night he was equally noisy ; drank a pint of
Champagne for his breakfast; he said he was going to
Church, and he took two or three bottles of Champagne
with him.
Chapman, examined by the Sotactrort GENE-
IIAL...-1 :att a tailor at Doncaster; I knew Mr. Frank;
I recollect his saying to me in 1823, I am going to
Hull, where there are a great many improper women.
Ile said there were 100,000; he spoke to me of Mrs.
Ft auk in a very indelicate manner ; I said e for shame,
.11 r. Frail." In December 1817, he came to me, and
wanted me to spar, when I was obliged to give him a
blow; he had then nothing particular in his dress.
William Shaw, examined by Mr. WAKEFIELD.—I
am waiter at the Dv and Duck public-house in the
town of Hull; I knew Mr. Frank in June 1825; he then
spoke to me principally about women; he mentioned a
young woman of the name of Slater;-whom he should
wish to see ; he went with this woman into several shops
and bought her what site wanted ; I only heard this, and
did not see it ; he told me, however, that he had bought
her a parasol and a new gown ; he wished me to send
some one with him to Miss Slater's; I tent some one
with him, and he remained with her; he was often in
our house during the months of June, July, and August;
Mrs. Frank was once in our house; Mr. Frank was net
that in the house; she remained until he came in; be
told Mrs. Frank that I was a trusty servant, and that he
could tell me any secrets. Mrs. Frank asked me before
him how he was going on, and I told her all his pro.
ceedings about women; he was then living with a Miss
Pearson; Mrs. Frank said she was very glad to find he
bad met with such a person as Miss Pearson. She
asked me if I knew Miss Pearson ? I said I did, and be-
Veved her to be a nice girl of a certain description.—
(The witness then detailed other circumstances and
conversations to prove that Mrs. Frank was p&p and
consenting to his intercourse with Miss Pearson).—She
then said, that as I had got into Mr. Frank's good
ti aces he had better engage me ; Mr. Frank frequently
ordered a chaise from our house to take Miss Pearson
to Beverley to the Theatre; Miss Pearson took a friend
with her sometimes; this was in August, 1823; be
made to quest presents of wine, and once sent two
dozen t- Miss Pearson ; on ene occas on lie sent two
shabby men for wine, and I refused it ; I conside! ed at
that time that he wa; not right in his mind ; I once
spoke to Mr. Frank of Dr. Dickenson ; I alluded to the
Doctor and Mrs. Frank ; he said, 'cis all nonsense, 1 i
don't believe it.
Mr. Knight said that a deed of separation was executed in 1817,
settling the sum of .000 a.year on Mrs. Frank, on condition that
she did nest come within fifty miles other husband's residence.
Mr. Wentworth, examined by the Soerciron-Grase-
RAL-1 am a surgeon, at Cambridge. In February
last I was called upon to attend the Rev. Mr. Frank.
He wanted a particular sort of lotion, but be had lost
the prescription. He asked me to taste the vial in
which the turmer lotion had been, but I refused. He
wanted to give me 6d. and I said it was not sufficient.
He got into a great passion, and said I was imposing
upon him. I introduced myself to him as a surgeon.
He was below stairs in the Eagle Inn, at Cambridge.
He said he wanted no mote of me, and I might go
about my business. The impression on my mind was
that he was either a fool or a madman—perhaps both.
John Luby, examined by the ..%LICITOR-GINIRAL--
I am chapel-clerk at Trinity College, Cambridge. I
know Mr. Frank; he sent for me in February last to
go to the Eagle Inn: I bad known bim when he was
at College, and 1 went to him. He had then dined.
He asked me for an old female friend of hit, and said
he would give ten pounds to see her, as money was of
no consequence to him, for he had plenty. He then
called for a bottle of sherry. A Gentleman of Emma-
nuel College was in the room. When he had left it Mr.
Frank spoke to me of women he had met at Grantham.
[The deposition of the witness was here too indelicate to
be reponed.l
He told me he had left his carriage In London for his wife and
her friend. He swore at almost every word he uttered. He
dressed more like a huntsman than a clergyman...in a green coat, a
white waistcoat, and striped pantaloons. I had not seen him for
twenty years. My opinion is that he was not in a sound state of
mind when last I saw him.
Cross-examined by Mr. linottanam—He acted very unlike a
Clergyman. I keep lodgings for young men. There are pretty
prints on my walls, but no indelicate ones—not one that I should'
be ashamed to let any Lady see. I have no Venus. There is one,
however, in the Museum of Cambridge; but there is no indecent
picture in my museum. I have a print in which there are some
females going into the water.
Mr. Basmenase—Do net talk so fast, Sir, I am the pariah int
you are the clerk, and you must make the responses in the pare
place; and,if you agree with me, say ernes.
Witness—l will, Sir.
Joseph West examined—l am boots at the Eagle In .
Cambridge. I was boots there last February, when Mr.
Frank was there. He asked me to shew him to a drug-
gist's shop. He did not go in, but said he would re-
turn, and just before he arrived at the inn he asked .
to shew him another; he did not go into that shop. He
asked me if there were any more druggists shops in the
town ? I said there were two or three. As we were
afterwards going out, he asked me Whe looked like a
woman ? I said he did not. He said he thought he
heard the boys say as he was going altar% he looked like
a woman. His general manner was very strange.
Jonathan Boast examined by the SOLICITOR-GM-
, IRAL.—I keep the Bear Inn, at Yarmouth Bridge. I
recollect the Rev. Mr. Frank coming to my house in
February last ; I do not recollect the day ; when he first
came a man of the name of Malcolm was not with him,
but he came soon after ; Mr. Frank took a sitting-room
and a bed-room, and ordered a fire in the bed-room;
he dined, but did not sleep in my house; Malcolm did
not see him on the day be arrived, but saw him the 1
next day ; I do not know why Malcolm did *not wish
to see Wiz; Mr. Frank came in after being out all
night, about nine o'clock in the morning ; felalcolm
appeared to me to be looking after bine to attend him;
e.ere appeared to be something so wild about Mr.
Flault, his very look was wild; he talked most iaces.
santly to me, and taped very atrcastirly ; lie said no-
thing about Ladies; on the sett day kw ordered

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dinner for himself and Malcolm—his keeper, as I
thought. Prior to dinner being served up, he rang she
bell, and said Malcolm should not dine with him ;
Mr. Frank then appeared to be in high spirits, but
seemed to be in a state of irritation the whole time he
was in the house; be asked me to lend him 201. and
said he had been disappointed, as he expected Dr.
Dickenson to bring him the money ; I refused to lend
it • he sent me to Gurney's bank, and one of the clerks
of the bank came; I heard some part of the conversa-
tion between them; Mr. Frank said he wanted money,
and seemed much irritated when it was refused without
a letter of credit. Mr. Frank then said send for Mr.
John Gurney, and he was told that Mr. Gurney was
not in town; from what I saw of Mr. Frank while in
my house, I thought he was deranged, and that Mal-
colm was his keeper.
By Mr. BAOCIGUASP.4IIO did not pay my bill.
Bower Boast examined—l am the son of the keeper
of the Bear Inn, at Yarmouth ; I remember Mr. Frank
coming to our house; he slept out of the house; some
one brought a message for me to go down to the house
where he slept, and I went; it was a small low cottage;
Mr. Frank was sitting by the fire ; several low meanly
dressed women of the town were with him ; I asked
him what he wanted of me? he said he wanted me to
remove a trunk from one room in the Bear Inn to
another; I went away, and he sent a woman to call me
back, and told me I need not move the trunk ; when he
arrived he passed over the bridge in company with two
women, and he came within five yards of the Inn; be
repeatedly rang the bell. and when I went up he had
nothing for me to do; on one occasion he gave me his
watch to wind up, and I took it away ; he rang the bell'
several times, and when I went up he said he had missed
his watch, and did not know where he had put it; I
thought Mr. Frank was in a deranged state.
Cross.examined by Mr. Bzooonass.—l have resided the last silt
weeks at Yarmouth, but not in my father's house. My father did
not know where I was. I was not always in one place. I was
absent for my plasmic. During these sit weeks I never saw nor
spoke to my father. I believe it was an attorney's clerk who first
found me our.
Mr. BsouGuAx—Where were you?
Witness—l was in the George the Fourth.
Mr. Baoonissx—You could not be in better company—( A laugh).
Witness—lt is a public-house.
The case was then postponed until nine o'clock to-morrow.
MR. FRANK—THIS DAY. _ _

The inquiry into the state of this unfortunate Gentleman's mind
was resumed this morning.
Several additional witnesses were examined, who confirmed the
account already given of his habits besides these, the following
Medical Gentlemen were examined s Sir Grimm TUTHILL, Dr.
Moran, and Mr. Mimeo. All these Gentlemen had recently seen
Mr. Femur, and were of opinion, from what they observed of his
manner, and from the evidence they had heard, that he was de-
cidedly insane.
The inquiry was still going on when we went to press.