13 FEBRUARY 1841, Page 15

SYMPTOMS OF LUNACY.

IT is singular how opinions vary as to what constitutes madness. Lord MELBOURNE thinks that to propose the abolition of all re- strictive duties is an infallible symptom of madness ; the Globe holds OXFORD'S shooting at the Queen a clear proof that he was in his perfect senses ; and when the defeated candidate at St. Alban's announced that a voter had given up a bribe and polled for the party opposed to the bribers, the "Liberal and Independent" bystanders exclaimed, " He is mad !"