Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-08-10

The NewYolk Times treats its reaeeTs 10 anex,
traOrdinary piece Of London Court gossip, which,
iftTue, reflects severely upon The character Of
rrince Albert We condense osfollowsi
| The Prince, MS everybody knows, received his
education at The University Of Bonn, at which
| he became student IN 1887. There was at Bonn,
at this period, as Professor, Dr. Peilhman, whose
medical skill was frequently called 10 the relief
ofsuch oftle Alumni 0s Ito use tue conventional
lletm) had "liyed too fnSt.n OF this tits enough
TO say that, when Tie Prince left Bonn, he made
such professions Of gratitude IN Peithman that on
The matpge with Queen Victoria, February,
1910, the Doctor londly fhnced that his fortune
was ns good Ss made, ard That his lormer friend
and patient would provide for him Therefore he
went TO London, taking with him his portfolio
illed with testimonials, which showed his ability
rs physician, and his good chOrscter as n gentle.
Imam. He sent these documents 10 Prince Albert,
with letter, slightly glancing at his particular
lclulms, and requesting tat anpoinlmenb proles.
sIonaI, or otherwise, Should To given tohlm.
alt appears TINT, NIL fiat, Prince Albert was so
well inclined TO assslDr. Peilhmnn that he di.
rccted reply to be semi. leclatatory OF his dspo'
silion TO oblige his old acquaintance, and saylng
that OIL an carly day, lie would personally teceNe
him. The interview never took place. The be-
lief is, that when the Prince requested an ap.
p0intment Tor Dr. Peithfnan, The Queen was curl.
10 accoWntfor tie interest taken by her c0nsorl
i'll an obscure stranger, ard, having read his let
leTs, fastened upon certain passages in them, in
such manner that, 10 avoid domestic leud, tile
Primo; had TO Tesigrnll interest aud interference
inthe affairs This unfortunate cDmpalEloi."
1 Peithm1n irriated by this ungrlteful Treatment,
demanded The return Of his testimonials but
THESE, II appears, the Prince he'd lost or mislald.
An angry elttI followed florn Peithmun, and the
result was his inosrceTalion IN "a London mad.
house fer IA years. Tie day Ofihe Doctors lIbe-
ration, however, was at hand-for the Chimes"
gots oil 10 says
IA me,lical man who accilenlallys saw and spoke
with THIS i'll used foreigner ssce tanned thai he was
mol insane, signed tile necessary ceillicate 10 thai
elect, was active III the matter, aud succeeded in
| obtaining his liberation few months ago.
Soon after Dr.. Peithmnn again wTote 10 Prince
Albert ont the subject Of his testimonials, received
no reply and went on Sunday, July l6, 10 attend
divine setVice in the private chapel OF Bucking.
ham P0lace, in which the Queen and Phnce All.
bert aIe wont to listen 10 the Christian precepb
nDo unto others as you would he dsns byp Ths
Queen knew him not ofcourse. Hewas Ieccgnl.
zed by Prince Albert, and as lie was leaving The
house OF God, lin which his department lad been
grave and decorous,) This unfortunate Peithman
was sieztd by apOlicenan, and dragged of 10 a
dungeon, where no was nOi told what offence he
Il was CHHIBGN .Nllus ullONGu " oGG uNg VI MS
friends. After three weary days and nights in a
elunS cell, he was tnken tn Bow street Police Of.
flee on Wednesday, July 10. There, before, Mr.
Jardinr, magistrate, lie was charged with being
of unsoUnd mlnd aud unable 70 take care Of HIM
selGD
The Counsel OF Prince Albert endeayoted 10
: have the proceedings private, but inthls he did
\ not succeed, owing 10 protest from Mr. otway
and MIR. LEWIS, Qhe lotIlrr nenIberOf the Par
omen', and lie lallet soliciter.) However,
notwithstanding lie proofs were SAID TO be rosi.
live, they offered 10 submit that Peithman was
not insane. The magistrate said thytiw medical
men (Dr. Davis and DR.. WOODY had certified that
they thought the ptsonetwo moi ofsound minds
and on this document lie again committed the per.
seoutedman 10 lunatic asylum, and madvout his
warrant for Ills removal to, and detention IN, the
Madpouse at Colney hoch. The Times auds;
Titus ended The matter for the present. Mr..
. Lewis han announced tIot lie would apply 10 the
Judges for o writ of h6sas corpus, OH which an
Argument on his Imprisonment can take place.
Mr.. otway slated that that he would bring the
case before Parliament, and also move for inquiry
into The particulars Of Dr.. Peithmsn's impllsoh-
aent, tvithSut a trial. for fourteen yearsin mad
house.