Mr. Dyce Sombre on the English Law of Lunacy
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of the English Law of Lunacy," with which he concludes his " Refutation."] " My own painful example must convince every impartial mind, that personal liberty, so jealously guarded in England by the law, is liable to be infringed with the greatest ease 011 the mere plea of lunacy. By the English law, the Lord High Chancellor, upon petition supported by affidavits, grants a commission to inquire into the state of mind of the party. But can this seriously be considered a sufficient guarantee against erroneous opinions, misrepresentations,
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