Star.
London, England, 1825-03-21 00:00:00

THE ZiftE MUND4TIONS.
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LETTER FROM TRE DUK) 9F..C4MBRIDGE-TO
CO.I.INT .KUNSIICR.
" HAwevsa,

MAIICIf 4, t 825.

ii MY DRAR MUNSTER•—•I hasten .tO , thank you for •
.your kind letter of the:22d of "February, which .1 re•
ceived yesterday morning. The welcome news it con-
tained; as well as the letter of credit for 2,0001. from
Cou ts' on Cohen has been, as you will easily conceive,
most gratefully received by the General Committee,
an ,Imay.add, by the whole town, for lam sure that,
before the end of the day, there was not a soul in
Hanover. Who was not in extacies at his Majesty's bene-
ficence. Indeed, it was quite a delight to me to see •
the countenances of the different individuals, and to
,hear the manner in which they spoke of the King. I
have not failed to return his Majesty my humble thanks
by this day's post, and have at-the same time informed
him that I had sent you a receipt of the Treasurer of
our Committee, Mr. Brenell, which I inclose hereby.
" I was glad to find by your letter that the Duke of
York was to preside at the Meeting on 'Monday last,
and I hope indisposition will not have prevented him.
" Our subscriptions are going on here admirably,
and really, as far as I can judge, they at present exceed
considerably what I had any idea of. This town has
given a noble example, for exclusive of the considerable
sum which was subscribed by the members of the Ge-
neral Committee on the first day of their meeting on
the 14th, and the different subscriptions of the public
departments, the collections made among the Burghers
amount to 14,900 dollars, and in addition to this the
town of Hanover has voted 2,000 dollars out of its
properties, and the Hospital of SeSpiritus 500 dollars.
This I am sure you will allow is very handsome, and
does infinite credit to the inhabitants.. I am also per-
suaded, from the different accounts we have received
from all sides, that. the wish to assist the distressed is
very great all over the country ; and, therefore, I am
very sanguine about the result of our undertaking, and
trust, that with the pecuniary assistance we can safely
reckon upon from England, we shall be able to do an
infinite deal of good, and to extend our assistance not
only to the immediate relief of the sufferers, by fur-
nishing them with provisions and clothes, but also that
we shah be able to go further, and procure them money
for the repairs of their houses, and for die purchase
of cattle. _ _

" I trust that, in the course of a week or ten days,
we shall be able to judge of the extent of the works
which will be necessary for.the repairs of the dikes, and
to make a regular plan for this purpose, which it is not
in ourpower to do, till we obtain this information, and
the technical operations of the engineers, upon which
the whole depends. In the meantime, I have put all
the military at the disposal of the Government, being
convinced that his Majesty will approve of everything
being dorle to assist in forwarding the arrangements
which will be necessary for the Herculean work, which
must be finished in the middle of the summer. _ _

" Thank GOD we have no storm to-day, and I there-
fore trust that the spring tide which is to-day, will not
affect much the inundated country. The repairs of the
di kes,as far as they can at present be attended to, aregoing
on well, and Lam assured that the people are working
very hard. lam happy to add, that the loss of lives
is much less considerable than it was at the sterna of,
the year 1717, when, in the two Pi ovincel of Bremen
and Eastfriesland, about 6,000 persons perished.
" I must now take my leave, with the assurance of
my remaining, dear Munster, your's, very sincerely,
(Signed) " ADOLPHUS FREDERICK."

The French Consul at Cadiz has successfully inter fered
to prevent the Spanish authorities from making dorni•
ciliary visits in the houses of French merchants.
DEATH BY FIGHTING —Monday morning last, two
young men, named Hall, and Orford, butchers, of
Chester, went across to Pen-y.lan, to purchase calves.
They were well acquainted with each other, and pro-
ceeded on in friendly conversation. In the course of
their transactions, Hall expressed indignation at the
way in which Orford had purchased a calf. Orford
hoped that Hall would not be offended, and they
shook hands. • This apparent friendship was not. f long
duration ; sharp words ensued at Connah's Quay, and
Hall said if he had been up to the trick played on him
by Orford, he would have raised the price of the calf
from 555. to three guineas ; and added, that Orford
was no man for acting as he had done. Orford replied,
that is he was man enough for Hall," at the same dine
attempting to strike him. A slight smile ensued, and
Hall put Orford upon his seat again. He, however,
got up, and the parties wrestled, when Hall gave his
antagonist a push, and he fell on his head against the
door ; he shortly after recovered, and again recom-
menced the battle, till Hall was taken away by a per.
son present. But Orford was determined to settle the
dispute with his fist, and rushed upon Hall,. who struck
him down on the screen with his head against the
handle of it. Orford then said he would fight no mote,
and in less than 20 minutes he was a corpse l Every
attention was shewn by Hall to the deceased, by taking
him upon his knee, and rubbing his chest before the
fire, but it was unfortunately of no avail, although
surgical attendance from Hawarden was promptly had.
On the Coroner's Inquest, it appeared that Hall struck
the deceased on the breast after he sat down. On open-
ing the head, extravasated blood was found on the
brain. The Inquest, after a long deliberation, relucto
antly brought in a verdict of " Mansl augb ter," and
Hall was committed to Flint Gaol. ..11e was present
at the Inquest, which lasted six hours, and appeared
in great grief.
Tit= SKULLS.—The following extract from Dr.,
Crichton's inquiry into Mtntal Derangement, proves
that the reproach is anatomically correct when applied
to those who labour under a defect of intellect :••••41 It
is very remarkable, that the skulls of the greater num-
ber of such patients are- commonly very thick ; nay,
some have been found of a most extraordinary degree
of thickness. Among 216 patients of this descript:on,
whose bodies were inspected after death, there were
found 167 whose skulls were unusually thick, and only
88 thin ones; among which last number there was one
which was much thicker on the right side than on the
left. But in particular it was observed, that among
100 raving madmen, 78 had 'very thick skulls, and 20
very thin ones: among which skulls there was one
quite soft. Among 26 epileptic raving madmen, there
were IS found with very thick skulls, and four very
thin. Among 16 epileptic idiots, there were 14, and
among 20 epileptic patients 10, who had very thick
skulls; among whom there was one discovered, one
side of whose skull was thick, and the other thin.
Among 24 melancholy patients, there were 18 with
very thin skulls ; and lastly, among SO idiots, 22 with
very thick, and six with very thin skulls. All he others
i had skulls of a natural thickness."