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have any effect on the mind of the jury. Such com-
ments, he considered, were uncalled for. The
learned sergeant concluded by hoping the jury
would look rightly at the case, and be of opinion
that Dr. Semple had aced bona fide in the matter„
and had no motive in givieg the certificate other
than that of discharging his professional duty in
conformity with the conditions pointed out by the
Act of Parliament. He, therefore, hoped they
would find a verdict in that gentleman's favour.
Mr. Montagu Chambers said he had told the jury
that this was a case of the greatest possible inaport-
ance to the administration of justice. The learned
judge thought he was exaggerating the magnitt:de
of the importance of the case in his opening; but he
did not exaggerate the facts, nor did he magnify
their importance beyond the serious consideration
to which they were entitled. The facts were very
simple indeed, and he would venture to say that it
the plaintiff was not entitled to a verdict the state
of the law on the subject was a disgrace, and it was
high time it should be altered. The plaintiff, 0,
respectable tradesman and father of a family,
in the respect of his neighbours, complained that
he was, while in the act of opening his own door
on his return home at night, pounced upon by tw
men, seized, forced into a cab, driven off to a police-
o
station, and thence to a lunatic asylum—Munster
House, Fulham. That he was of sane mind there
cannot be a doubt. On the way to the madhouse
the keepers, who had treated him so roughly, asked
him to treat them, and he did so. Consigned to the
lunatic asylum, his case was reported to the C011';
missioners of Lunacy, and they having examinee
him Here of opinion that he was not insane, and that
he ought not to have been brought there, and they
therefore ordered his discharge. Mr. Elliott, the
proprietor of Munster House Asylum, hearing that
the plaintiff had been brought there, called the next
day, and having seen and conversed with him, he
formed an opinion that he was not insane.
Semple hearing that plaintiff was about to be dia.'
charged, did all in his power to prevent it ; and in
stead of making further inquiry into the case, he
made himself A partisan. He had throughout made
himself a partisan. He, for instance, went to the
house of the plaintiff after he had signed the certi-
ficate, and when plaintiff was not there, to see the
swords which he had not seen when he signed it
and spoke of them, thus showing that he knew he
had done wrong. He (Mr. Chambers) thought if
there were medical men in court, that they must be
of opinion that Dr. Semple had done wrong, and
had gone much further than his duty warranted hint
in going. In all that the plaintiff stated there
was perfect rationality, and the defendant, in signing
the certificate showed that he was careless and nor
ligent ; and thus he might say that Dr. SenTif
signed a certificate that was false in principle ou',
false in substance. But he trusted that raedsi `ea
men who attended to this practice in the and
would in future act with more caution, and not Pe
into a person's shop, and by irritating try to do!
him mad, and thus make out a case to justify their
object, and warrant them in making out a certia'
cate of the party's insanity. The learned gentle':
man concluded a long address by hoping that 01
jury would see the seriousness of the case as affeete't
his client, and bear in mind that the consignraend,
of him to a lunatic asylum in the manner prove
might not only affect him for his own life, but Blau,,
affect his family and descendants for generations t"
come.
The case was then adjourned till to-morrow (eau
day) when the learned judge will sum up the e'"*.
dence.

GOUN2RI MA laiLl AS.

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—DEC. 6.
A poor suppIyCOLCHESTER of wheat at market, and mostly in sect
,
condition, and such were a dull sale at is per qr chesrer
Beans and peas are becoming soft in condition, and 10
qr cheaper.
Wheat, white ..46s 52s Beans,Mazagan..34s 564:70
red 42s 48s middle & small.36s
Barley . 33s 39s Peas, white ...... 420 lig
Oats

GLOUCESTER—DEC. 6. Pi/
We had a moderate attendance to-day, and the supply
of wheat from the farmers was fair, with prices stAter,
last week's rates. Foreign wheat was mor.e inquirea air
and unchanged in value. Barley, oats, and beaus
altered.

CHELMSFORD—DEc. 5. kali
The trade in wheat to-day at the market was aces!, iir.
dull. Fine samples barely keep up their price,
ferior sorts fully is qer qr lower. Spring corn as €l' 40
.
Wheat, old white 37s 53s , Yeas, Partridge- •• • 398 37° 400
new 37s 49s White .........33
old red 42s 48s Boiling ... ...... 40s
359 385
new 38s 46s Dun ............ --s
s 0
.....0
Barley 2ss 355 Ditto now ......
n;
Chevalier 2Bs 38s Beans, Tick, old •
•
f....% .....0
G rinding 22a 30s new.' "Is: 400
Malt....
Chevalier 648 69s
Oats 20s 28s Mazagan . new.... ..3-911 39

KIRKCALDY GRAIN—DEC. 6. irl•
To-day there was moderate supplies of all kinds soda t a
lorighheattdeacrilidneovantslalerwe
etehke,sturartnesd.earer. Barley
Wheat. Barley. Oats.
First....36s Od I 16s Od l6s Od
Second .. 33s Od 22s Od 19s Od
Third...Us Od 30s Od 23s Od

COAL N
alloea of Coal per Ton a'

LARKET.
t
SHoeuttthonii..art..
the olose of the market.
Walls End. 0. a.
c
TrinAm. Hartlepool ...17 6
Ke110e...„ ..... • • • ' . iS °
Hartlepool., • .......
)t, 34; sold. 2S.
1e.p.0.01... •'' 17 ..
. ill') g

s. d.
Hastings Hartley l6 9
Carway and Duffryn
Malting 23 0

Walls End.

Haswell
Ships at market

FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST•

MAILS DUE. n, ig'
Auraalia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ..... ..--,'": 13'
via Marseilles ......... v.,-„„'"' 4,
brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. ....... ,•'"'",,..,,
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena••l,3-; 1.,'
China, Penang, and Singapore, via So th pton•ve"' P•
u aM .nec,
via Marseilles • • •-" 4.
. Stl. 11.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton ...... V.,e,,,, 19,,'
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton•d-'nece-. ld'
via Marseilles.. • ..,-,',0 ,ll'
India (Bombay), via Southampton ............ ,1"0.P.
via Marseilles ................ P` '
I'
.1., ,
Lisbon
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton ... Pe°
... '-e°‘ 11" z.
via Marseilles .... .... fiec,
;•°'
Newfoundland ..
Oporto and Vigo .............. ,eO.
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet... • v 0
by U.S. packet.. • • Do, 1.11:
_ by Canadian packet'peo•ils
W.C. of Africa, Madeira and Tenerife.......... '-'
nec. n 9.
Bahamas, via New York' ....... •" Dec'.A'
Mexico ... 15,
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, j Dee'
California, and British Columbia..
a o the,
CHINESE SIMPLES.—In a letter addresse- tno, -
President of the Socigte d'Acclimatation, M. Onllle-otrV
missionary in China, gives a glowing account of the 00
ordinary fertility of the country, and among ntl/er toe rri
expresses his surprise at the efficacy of certain Clllll' tote'
medics which are utterly unknown to Europe. 08,11,
the example of a Father Leturdu, who having Pa 55,010,,:
years in a Chinese prison, where he contracted 3 rio pP"
nary affection, was literally kept alive by Cer,t: 00116
which a Chinese doctor gave him ; and when:,- ta)e,h/3
quently attempted to return to a European '-‘4llpg ::
he got worse, and only recovered by reconnne%fic%
Chinese pills. In another instance, a European P tg;sr.
belonging to the French navy utterly failed in ini's; co°;
violent fever which threatened the life of a Cilill,euree 1130
vert ; but a native physician obtained a comPlete - Ali',
single
quarter of a hour, by administering certaintheseverei
he gathered on tho spot. Let us hope that
remedies will soon find their way to Eurol,2::_.---')"."--"-/
so

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BIRTHS. , „,, soll'l,
DENMAN.—On the sth inst., at 14, Eaton-P,3" i,lO
wife of the Hon. G. Denman, M.P. of a sot'. wool
DUTTON.—On the 7th inst., at Streatha-0)3 bter',,.•
wife of Thomhs Dutton, Esq., of a son and clitegoli"
FREME.—On the 6th inst., at 9, Blandford-placel ai
3
park, the Lady Isabella Freme, of a daughter. 00L
SMITH.—On the 6th init., at 35, CheshaM^Pl6ice'
Susan Smith, of a son.
to Manor,
KatherineSom erpseats,caßl,obeledrets
tAa.aßugrohotke sr ::5j(1....,, 0'; - ° P-.',11
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MARRIAGES. n h 3" of
Bnooxs—GErrs.—On the 4th inst., at atle,ie es he
Robert Brooks,
bßurcokol:s
Dumbartonshire..of w a oto
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.10,P"
00 C_ J.
v . Gel
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Tt,obrry—apPeEJLaxiAliAcieze the 6th inst. at 17, .1%1;c1 .‘Bf,;ll'
iiato,o,
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street,
Sophia
AthnedEerasrolnoFf
ton, to the Lady
ter of the late Earl of Yarborough. ..
DEATHS. re 13,,10cl
BICKITAM.—On the 7th inst., at 3, Orrae-sciti°d-D;g,"
water, C. C. Bickham, Esq formerly of Re 3
65. .9 fCof3el'
FOSSEY.—On the 6th inst., at Rosherville, TV°.
oriel,
Esq,, aged 73. n ar:Allll3°B4
GHAT WICKE.—On the sth inst., at Haab e
.bog,./ tk'
William Gratwicke Kinleside Gratwicke,
68. ettl'glivin,tooap jay or
if I'Vflt'
Ire'
HuagNeTd.-820. n the sth inst., at The Fort, Bristol, P•'
._ DroJ'
ILutnisoN.—On the 7th inst., at The A.sNe, the
land, George Harrison, Esq., aged 71. rttl al
~ .erece icto-
SINGLETON.—On the 7th inst., in Nv uton ,oir
Hon. Caroline Singleton, widow of James P' ,
„OP,
Esq., aged 84. „vt.., 4,
, WOW' 13'
TWINING.—On the 6th inst., at Southfield e, _.,i009
Richard R. Twining, Esq., of the Strand, .1-3,v•
of H.M.'s 33d Regt., aged 28. _,_,,
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JOHN CITA JP,
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Dliddlesex.—Tuesday, Decinnber 9, 1861