The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-28 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

ROLLS COURT.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. GOULD-BAPTIST CHAPEL, NOlt•

WICH-JUDGMENT.

The Mastar of the Rolls said—The question brought be•
fore him was, whether, having regard to the due construc-
tion of the deed establishing a class of particular Baptists
in the City of Norwich, persons whose faith have not been
confirmed by baptismal emersion, are entitled to free com-
munion with members of that church, whose faith has been
confirmed by baptismal emersion according to the rules of
that church. His Honour, on considering the terms of the
foundation deed of Nov. 4, 1740, and referring to several
confessions of the Baptist Church, and con-
sidering the opinions of several eminent clerical
authors on the doctrines of the Baptist Church, and in par-
ticular the opinion of the celebrated John Banyan, came
to the conclusion that each particular congregation of the
Baptist l hurch was entitled to make suoh rules as they
thought proper for the conduct of the Church, and that one
Church was not entitled to govern another Church ; that
the Baptist Churches were independent of each other ; that
there was nothing in the deed excluding free communion
in this Church, and nothing in the confessions of faith or
membership of this Church to exclude it ; and if the ma-
nagers of this Church admitted free communion, he could
not grant an injunction to restrain it.
The information was dismissed with costs.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before Sir C. Cresswell, Mr. Baron Martin, and Mr.
Justice Willes.)
STYnEN V. STYDEN AND RILEY.

This was a suit instituted by Thomzs Styren for the pur-
pose of obtaining a divorce on the ground of his wife's
adultery with the co-respondent and other persons.
It appeared that Styren was married to the respondent,
at the parish church of Leeds, in January, 1852, and that
they cohabited at a place called Armerley, near Leeds.
They lived together only a few weeks, when the respondent
used to leave home without her husband's consent, and
subsequently she deserted him altogether. She afterwards
lived openly with the co-respondent at Bradford, and be
admitted that an improper intimacy had subsisted between
them.

Dr. Spink appeared for the petitioner, and the defendants
entered no answer.

The allegations in the petition were fully proved, and
the Court decreed the dissolution of the marriage.

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A GENTLFMAN
L NKNOWN.—Mr. C. J. Carttar. coroner for West Kent,
held an inquest at the Bull Tavern, Stone, between Dart-
ford and Gravesend, on Thursday evening, on the body of
a gentleman unkn wn, who was found in a wood in the
neighbourhood with a pistol lying by his side, he having
committed suicide by shooting himself. In the absence of
any proof as to identity, the initial letters of the deceased's
linen having been picked out, the jury returned an open
verdict of found dead. The deceased was apparently about
55 years of age, and remarkably tall, measuring 6 ft. 2 in.,
of fair complexion and brown hAr, turning grey, bald on
the forehead, light sandy whiskers, and front teeth on of
sipper jaw. His dress consisted of a brown mixture shoot-
iag coat, with pockets inside and out, brown checked
trowseis with stiipe at sides, black cloth waistcoat, black
silk neckerchief, black hat, and buttoned-up boots. 'the
articles of dress remain in the hands of the police, in order,
if possible, to lead to the identity of the deceased.