The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-09 00:00:00

ELECTION COMMITTEE.

CLARE COUNTY.

After bsar=g Mr.PhiT=Te reply upon the whole case
the room was dewed, and when the public were again ad-
=Mod,
The Chairman declared that the sitting member, Mr.
Oalcut, was duly elected.
The committee refused to certify that the petition was
frivolous and vexations.

Rat° Mitelligaut•
•
EQUITY COURTB.—Jtan 8.
(Before Viee-Cbaneellor Sir John Stuart.)
"rHI AGAPLIKILL*

NORTIDOII v. rkzigcs—'

(Cowladed from yesterdtr's ExPrweil teute
Mr. Matins, Q.C., then proceeded to reca the
circumstance. of the case attending the eipulaion under
Mr. Prince's orders of Mrs. 'Th on account of
her pregnancy, from the lodgings in w h she and his
other followers were residing at Weymouth, and of the
gross circumstances of outrage attending that espial-
sloe, as evidencing the entire dominion of Mr. Prance
over all the persons concerned in that transaction, in-
eluding Mies Louisa Jane Nottidge, who it was shown
was one of the residenta there at the time, and appeared to
approve of what Mr. Prince had ordered to be done. It wee
not in evidence he admitted, but it was the general miaow,
and • rumour which had reached the mother of MI.
Nottidge, that the conduct of these parties was morally dis-
graceful, and that there was a community not merely of
goods, but an entire community in all things between all
the members of the Agapemone. With such d' ' in-
formation brought to her, could it be wondered at that
Nottidge determined to adopt any measures that might
withdraw her daughter from such contamination, and that
the measure was adopted of sending Miss Nottidge's brother
and brother-in-law, and that they adopted the only course
open to them for the purpose? All entreaty having failed
to alter Miss Nottidge 's determination, was it not natural
that the opinion of medical men should be asked as to the
sanity of mind of a lady so acting, and their opinion being
distinct and clear, it was neither rash nor unjust to send
her to a respectable asylum, where it might have been
hoped that time and care might have restored her to a
reasonable view as to the course she had determined to
adopt. The defendant's counsel had insisted that Mrs.
Thomas's evidence was not worthy of credit, as if the plain-
tiff succeeded she would be entitled to an equity to a settle-
ment out of a portion of the property of Louisa Jane
Nottidge ; hut that was no reason- why her evidence should
not be credited. On the other hand it did appear from the
evidence of what had occurred that the testimony of Mr.
Thomas was not worthy of credit ; but in justice to Mr.
Thomas he would add that Mr. and Mrs. Thomas a
to have lived happily together for the first few montr arueidd
had it not been for Mr. Prince it was.probable that they would
have continued to do so. Mr. Prince had sworn that he
did not know of the transfer till after it had been made,
but Mr. Rouse had proved that it was a part of the
system of Mr. Prance not to interfere in money
matters, but that when money was required from any of
his followers some of his followers would go to those whose
money was required, and ask whether they were in the
spirit to give money to the Lord, and it was, of course, im-
mediately given. It had been proved that Miss Nottidge
laboured under the delusion that in giving money to Prince
she was giving it to the Lord, and it was Prince who had
occasioned that delusion, and she had not had that inde-
pendent advice which a person in such a position
ought to have had. With regard to the acquiescence
by her friends, for • long period of time they
had certainly done all they could to get her away
from the influence of Prince, but harm; been foiled
in that attempt they felt that efforts on thew part would
be useless, and, therefore, did not further interfere with her,
but let things take their course. But independently of all
this, lapse of time could not confirm a transaction so tainted
with fraud as the present. He therefore submitted that the
plaintiff was entitled to the relief prayed by the bill, with
_ _

Mr. Wigram was with Mr. Malin, Q.C., for the plaintiff ;
and Mr. Bacon, Q.C., and Mr. Soule, for the defendant.
The court was rery crowded during the whole of the day.
The Vice or, at the conclusion of the argumenta,
said he should reserve his judgment.
(Before

Sir W. P. Wood.)

This was • suit instituted for restraining proceedings at
law upon certain bills of exchange for 16,000/. accepted by
the plaintiff in pursuance of an agreement entered into by
him with a If r. Leveil and other parties in 1849 in refe-
rence to certain estates in Belgium. It was attempted to
stay the actions upon the ground that fraudulent mumps,-
sentations had been made by the defendants in reference to
the consideration upon which the bills were given. The
case turned upon a variety of minute detail of no public
nterest. _ .

Mr. Holt and Mr. Cole were for the plaintiff ; Mr. Wil-
cock, Mr. Greene, Mr. Prendergast, and Mr. Townsend were
on the other side.
The Vice-Chancellor, after going through the details of
the case at great length, and minutely examining the evi-
dence on which it was founded, came to the conclusion that
the case of fraud was not established, and that the bill
must be dismissed.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-RrNE 8.

Sittinp in BlUNO.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice, Mr.
Justice Wightman, Mr. Justice Crompton, and Mr.
Justice Blackburn.)
EX PARTE JOSEPH BROWN, A PRISONER TN THE PETWORTH

1101:18I 07 CORRECROL

Mr. T. W. Saunders moved for a rule directed to certain
magistrates of the county of Sussex, calling upon them to
show cause why a habeas corpus should not issue directing
the bringing up of Joseph Brown, who is at present con-
fined in the Petworth House of Correction.
It appears that some time in the course of 1867 the ap-
plicant joined a friendly society ; and falling sick in Marc
1859, be obtained relief out of the funds of the society, and
continued to do so until the 6th of September in
that year. Subsequently, but not until the 16th of April
in the present year, proceedings were taken before the ma.
'taigas against Brown, under the 22nd section of the 18
and 19 Vic. c. 63 (the Friendly Societies Act), for that be
obtained relief from the society without being &filleted with
illness to entitle him to it. .. .

The lears7;d7ounselaOr objected that the proceedings
against Brown not having been set on foot within sixmontlic
of his last offence, they were void by the 11th and 12th of
Vic., c. 43 (Jervis's Act) ; and, consequently, that the pri-
soner was entitled to his discharge.
The court granted a rule nisi.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.--JuNz 8.
(Before Yr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN 112 NUMB BEALE.

The benkrupt was as ironfoundor, of Poplar, also •
ppaarrttnneer in the firm of " Goode and C 0.," n►vy agents, of
Surrey-street, Strand. This was a certificate sitting. The
liabilities, including those of the firm of Goode and Co., are
considerable : and yet there has been no dividend, but the
official assignee has about 3,000 f. itl hand, and a dividend
will be shortly announced. The ',comm.( were prepared by
Mr. W. Palmer. _ .

Mr. Chu* was for the assignees, Mr. Linklater for
Messrs. Spooner and Co. and other joint creditors, and Mr.
Lawmace for the hanknipt.
His Honour granted a second class certificate.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Pane.)
1111 BRIM& -FAILURE OF AN INDIAN NOUNS FOR NKARLY