The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-08 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Before Vice-4 masellor Sr FL T. Kiodenley.)
Tat ASTOZNET-012111BAL v. TTEIBILIDOL —PART It L
BAPTISTS.

The Vice Chancellor gave judgment in this mar.
object of the suit was in substance to remove from his
Mr. Etheridge, the minister of Cavendish Chapel, IZiuosw,„
on the ground that he has acted in violation of the true,
on which the chapel is held ; and also to remove the truavt,
on the ground that they have allowed him so to act ; and t4t
violation of the trust war alleged to be en hie admittag
to the Holy Communion persons who had not been baptia.,l.;t
immersion, the trust on which the chapel war held Le*
that it should be held as a place of worship for protestut
dissenters at Rainsgate of the denomination called Krt..
color Baptista. His Honour referred to the various ens(•.
&ions of faith which have been declared as various tic.•
by baptists, from which he came to the conclusion that Ant
communion had not always been held by themes a pritca.4
of their body, and he then referred to the practice of IL,
church worshipping in Resonate Chapel, from which As.
peered that sometimes open and sometimes strict COMM:.
nion had been practised. From the evidence it appeared.,
be • matter merely of church order, and the church 4:
aright to change its views from time to time. lie nitre
fore dismissed the bill with coats.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
Sittings at Nisi Prim at Westminster.—(Before Mr. Joaux
Crompton and • Special Jury.)
BALL O. SEMPLE—ALLEGED LENACT.
This action, which was brought againat the defeelda,,
medical man, for having falsely and maliciously and writ
out probable cause signed • certificate that the plaintiff
• lunatic, whereby he was confined is a lunatic asylum, ve
resumed this morning.
Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Huddlestoe, Qt.
and Mr. Prentice were counsel for the plaintiff ;
Serjeant Pigott and Mr. Gordon Allen repreeent,d tle
defendant.
Mr. Guy, • surgeon, residing in Golden square, wag tile;
and proved he had attended the plaintiff, and cou;aimg
him to be a dangerous lunatic. He still retained the 'Twat
that towards his wife and children he was so, and itat tv
ought to be shut up. lie was, however, competent tU cue.
duct his bagmen. He had communicated the imperiew
he had formed to Dr. Semple.
In his crow-examination he stated that Mts. Hall tend
offered to allow her husband 2/. a week so that he vow
leave the business to her. He was present when yn Han
summoned her husband at Marlboroughstreet foe kiz'die•
her in the elbow, but be did not then say that Mr.
was • madman, and it was an error on his at
that be did not. He should have been more determied.
When he went to see the plaintiff he told him to lease
house, and he did so, because he felt that if the plaiciff
was not mad, his conduct was such that he should has
been knocked down. Mr. Halt told him he was" a.—
fool," and doctors were not minerelly called fools. (Laughter.)
He did not think it was necessary to see !Dr. Griffiths, Lis
plaintiff's regular medical attendant. He bad not teen say
assaults committed by the plaintiff on his wife, but if Is
had killed her he would have said he was • monomania!
homicide. The plaintiff's daughter, Mrs. Harding, had sot
said to him it was ridiculous to my her father was mad,
but she had said her mother was not the bad woman ie
father represented her to be. He had bought china at tis
plaintiff's shop and his son had paid for it
Mi. Chambers then put some questions to show that to
reason why the witneas's eon had paid for the article. wa
that the witness was not solvent, when
The witness said—l am very seldom solvent—ffaughteri—
but I owe very little ; perhaps 10/. besides my out.
(Laughter.) I never flattened my nose against the windm
as stated by the plaintiff. That I can mew to.
Dr. Francis Cornelius Webb, of Woburoplace, phnicia
to the Great Northern Hospital, was next called. He IW—
O° the 27th of September last Mrs. Hall called on me
reference to the state of her husband's mind. I motto eis
him, and found him in a very excited state. I avail
a wildness in his eye, and that be had a rapid Kai
I spoke to him about his acts of violence.
be admitted he had thrown the fryinglan or gram,
I forget which, from ore end of the room to the other. II
mad his wife was constantly pawning his,property, and es
frequently drunk ;" in fact,' he added she's druk roe;
which she was not, for I examined her. He said she we
frequently out with other men. I said, "Do you mass
charge your wife with infidehty r He said. in a ware
tone, " 0 dear, no ! do you think Mrs. Windham o
faithful to her husband!"
Mr. Chambers—We are not tryiog Mrs. Windham.
Examination continued—l did not then form a conelmiss
opinion as to his state of mind. Dr. Semple came in u I
was going away. Two neighbours came in. 1 ilk
some of the oonvereetion. Mrs. Hall had been m-
ing she was not allowed necessaries for he
family, and she appealed to Dr. Semple whether she W
not a right to pawn goods for necessaries for herself sal
children, and he said " You have a perfect right." Beim
Dr. Semple came in Mr. Hall asked me to go over le
house and see the state in which it woe. Mrs. Hal
accompanied us. She said he did not allow her suffiwi
help to clean it. It was almost destitute of imam
and very dirty.
Mr. Serjeant Pigott pat a question, when Mr. Chucks
objected ; and, after some discussion,
Mr. Justice Crompton rid—Let us get on. We are
h.
for tomorrow, that's claw ; bat I'm afraid of Wednesday.
(Laughter.)
Examination continued—Assuming the charges be mark
were delusions, they would indicate an unsound state d
mind.
Cross-examined by Mr. Huddleaton—l don't say Mr. Hal
is insane now. I think he is under the influence of a doW
nant passion, particularly as regards his wife. I would at
sign • certificate for hie being locked up in an asylum.
I were called on to sign • certificate that a man es
insane I would in • case of doubt think it prudes
to see his regular medical attendant. I knew era
the 27th of September that an action was Peak
spinet Dr. Semple. I went to see the plaintiff because you
Hall asked me. It was not that I should examine him io
an to be • witness for Dr. Semple. If I found on good
evidence that the man was insane, I would. if asked, hail
given • cei tificate. MIS. Hall did not apply to me fort
certificate, nor did Dr. Semple. He applied to me three al
four days ago to be • wits me.
Ifeeexamined—Mr. Hall used such language
towel& his
wife, that !raid, " How an 1 bed the you to be sane arm
use such language to the mother of your children'" 1 be.
here be was then sober.
(The ease was proceeding when we went to press.]

COURT Or BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Conthorn)
II A. B. BLENEARII.
This was an application for releise from custody. Tha
bankrupt was a merchant of Fenchurchatreet.
Mr. Ernest Reed appeared for the baukrupt.
Mr. Laces, for Mr. Holmes, • creditor, opposed oo the
ground that the bankrupt had been guilty of fried In
April Mr. Holmes wanted war., for which a bill was ;.'OO,
to Blenkarn, who was to raise that amount for him ; she
wards he ascertained that it bad found its way io to the
bands of Menem Beale and Co., who brought as adios, aid
be was compelled to pay them.
The Commissioner—l suppose that they were Warred
bolder,. Ido not see anything to prevent bsokeet
having his release.
Discharged accordingly.
RE PEARAOII.—JUDGMOT.
The bankrupt, a timber merchant, of the City Saw math
Nine Elms, applied for his order of discharge • fsedallar*
The Commissioner now reviewed the curuninances
oI
the ease, and said that under the existing statute he AIN
afraid that they could not punish the bankrupt for reAclea
and improvident trading. He was of opinion that the basr
rept bad been guilty of contracting debts *About reAsooalde
or probable expectation of payment, and .hould tle.refve
I suspend the order for twelve months from the date of the
petition with protection.

SHERIFFS' COURT, RED LION-SQUARE
(Before Mr. Serjeant Hayes, Ammer, and a Speeial JorYJ
Melon T. THE MITROPOL/TAN ILULWAT COMPANT.--)ar.
ACTION TOR CONTRNSATION.
This was a proceeding to recover compeosatioa for towel
baldness by the operations of the railway, and for °°
tub damage to the house, 7, itaetreet. ClerkeowelL
. Keane was for the claimanyt ; and Ur. Lloyd, Q•Cv
for the company.
The case involved the question whether a claim cou'd be
sustained for lose of humors.; by the operations of the Mr
pany beyond the direct hne. A similar point 6.1 bees
rained in the Pickled Egg case, which was now pendici be•
fore the Court of Queen s Bench. The clan:mot, a toe is
itayotreet, had been injured to his business by the Oen"
time of the railway, and since the completioe of the ut
rodw,
hie business bad got better. lie chimed 10t//. for Lo
trade and about 17/. for structural damage to the hoc-i.
Mr. Keane opened the case. and stated the point v
which, he maid, would no doubt be considered in the Ar"

nor mien. +..1 it
The claimant was ermined, sod the mum precer,_,
being understood that the question involved would be no
before the Court of Queen's Bench.

The charge against Mr. Norris Taylor, I'vg_l'tfir
of Rochdale Cemetery, fee unlawfully disintening
at the cemetery, was again beard at Rochdale oa &lohd
t
After a long examination he was committed for tnal,
bail was offered and accepted.
STEALING JEWELLZRY.—Four mn two of 01_
German Jews, and two Huogariass, weree examine, d at 71
Birmingham Polios•court, on Saturday, os •eboV,
stealing jewellery to a large amount. The precut!
whole of the prisoners was to go to wholesale iewra
affecting to be porchasem for the foreign market, 50 E7r.
tly transacting legitimate busmen re
. they er
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sdiit a wholesale system of robbery. This 'la dr 7.
d is Birmingham last week ; and, after vu!mg
place, there was found on one of the men eight Ica
brooches, eight pairs of carriage. and thirty.fonr gold Pe
cases. The other men were similarly implicated.