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INSANITY AND CRIME.-Judge Edmonds, in the New
York Court, decides that In capital cases, when the
person is alleged to be nsane the jury shall try first
the question OF the prisoners present INSANITY lnde-
pendent of his cu pabhty or connection with the
offence charged. That man should be put upon
his trial for his life at time when there Is y reason
to doubt he in the enjoyment Of hls reason


The Vice Chancellor of the Sd Circuit New York,
has decided that trustee cannot be protected gainst


loss in investing trust funds unless he loaiis real
security or invests fund approved by the court
The defendant had sold bank stock, when at very
high price, himself and another person, trustees
for minor. The stock afterwards deprecated and
the minor, on becoming of age. refused to receive
it, except at its cash value the time. The Vice
Chancellor suStains her in so doing.


TIE LIBERTY OF THE PREss-A Judge IN Missis-
sipp issued writ of attachment for contempt against
the editor and proprietor of the Memphis Eagle, for
publishing some comments rejecting upon the Judges
In relation to the tippling laws. The act Of
Congress and Of the Legislature Of Tennessee say
50 the power issue attachments, and inct summary
punishments for contempt of Court shall not be con-
Strued TO extend to any except the msbehavor
of any person the presence of the Court near
thereto to obsruct the administration, of Justice
| % IGNORANCE OF The Law excuses man." says
the maxim for every man is supposed to be familiar
with the statutes; yet find that in England there
are fewer than 1850 statutes in force-and of
376 supposed to be repealed obsolete, there
are 142 of which man can certainly say whether
they are repealed or not.