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COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Nov. 12.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
goon r. NIIITEHOUS6 AND OTHI6B.

This was a probate cause, which was partly heard a few
days ago, and which has already been reportad.
Dr. Spinks now tendered additional evideucs, and
The Court reserved its judgment.
HIATT V. HYATT.

Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and D. Tristram for the plaintiff ;
Dr. Spinka and Mr. Bompas for the defendant.
The deceased, Jacob Hyatt, late of Hartmoor, in the
parish of I'otterne near Devices, Wilts, was originally an
ostler at an inn. lie was of • very industrious and thrifty
turn, and et last he came into possession of a rented farm
of 45 acres, and a milk walk at Devizes, out of which be
saved a sum of more than 3,000/. He died on the :Mb of
December last, at the age of 95. He had been
twice married, and had had two sons and three
daughters. On the 16th September, 1851, he made his will,
bequeathing to his second wife a life interest in all be had,
and then directing it to be divided equally amonpt his
children. Soon after this the defendant, Charles Hyatt,
who had been assistant overseer and clerk of the parish,
made a default in his accounts, and left the country for
Australia. He had previously given his father • bill of
sale upon his effects, which prodnoed 2667. ; bet the
amount of his deficiency was between 7001. and 800/.,
and this the testator had to make good. He had
also let him have other advances, and thinking, there-
fore, that this son bad had his share, the testalor
executed a codicil on the 13th of June, 1853,
confirming his will in every respect save in so far as it
related to Charles, whom he deprived of all benefit under
the instrument. In 1660 the defendant returned to Wilt-
shire, and became a labourer on his father's farm. On the
20th of April, 1861, he persuaded the testator to go to
another attorney than the one he ordinarily employed, and
make a new will, by which he (Chitties) would take 6001.,
acd divide the residue with his brother, William Jacob, the
plaintiff, his sisters being thus wholly disinherited. Theta'.
tatoe's wife having heard of this visit to the attorney, remon-
strated with him ou the subject, and he promised to restore
the disposition of has property to the state in which it stood
after the execution of the codicil. Accordingly, on the 21st
of June, 1:•62, he made a second codicil for that purpose.
The plaintiff now propounded the first will and thetwo codi-
cils ; and the defendant opposed probate of the seconi on
the ground that it had not been duly executed, and that
the testator was not of sound mind when it was made.

Evidence having been given to show that, notwithstanding
hia great age, the testator retained all his faculties till within
a very few days of hie death,
The case was adjourned.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION HOUSE.

A well-dressed, good-looking young man, named Thomas
Conymy, was brought up in custody of Detective-officer
Whitney, charged with having stolen 373 bonnets and 176
bats, value 407., the property of bis employers, Messrs.
Blundell, of IC, Little Carter.lane, straw bonnet and bat
manufacturers.

Mr. Tring, a hat and cap maker, carrying on bushier in
Uniozetreet, stated that he had known the prisoner four or
live years. Some seven or eight weeks back the prisoner
called upon him and told him he had had a quarrel with his
principal, and asked him if he had any room to spare. He
told the prisoner that he had not any room then, but would
have in a week or so. The prisoner said his father and &young
man were at Luton, and were going to purchase him some
goods, as he was going into business for himself, and he
wanted somewhere to put the goods until ne bad a place of
his own to put them in. He said his brother was a carrier,
and would bring up the goods without charge. A week or
two after that the prisoner called et witness's wisrehouse,and
left two or three parcels, and a lad on one occasion left
some parcels, and the prisoner afterwards called and asked
whether any parcels had been left for him, and identified
those left by the lad as his property. After that the pri.
loner, upon several occasions, called of an evening at wit.
nerds warehouse and left parcels, and on the '27th ofOctober
he took a number of parcels in a cab. Witness met him on
the stairs, and some of the goods fell out of the parcels, and
he saw that they were black willow bonnets. He said to
the prisoner, •' These were not made ►t Luton ;" and the
prisoner said they made some hundreds there. The
parcels contained two dozen each. lie told the pri.
sonar he was not aware that they made such goods
at Luton. The prisoner asked him for a case to
put them in, and he found him one, and he then
seemed very unsettled, and walked about in a rest-
less manner, and at last cad, "By tied, Tring, I am a
ruined man!" Witness remarked that be thought there
was something wrong, and the prisoner said the goods
were stolen from Mr. Blundell's place, and said they must
be got away as soon as possible. Witness knew the prisoner
was in the employment of Mr. Blundell, and told him he
ought to be ash►med of himself to take stolen goods to his
warehouse. The prisoner said it could not be helped, and
went out of the warehouse saying the case must be got
away to Liverpool. Witness communicated with Mr.
Blundell. The goods were afterwards removed to the ware.
house of Messrs. Blundell, and they were all identified as
their property, and as having been removed from their
stock without being sold. Nothing was seen of the prisoner
after be left Mr. Triog's warehouse until the evening of
Friday. when he gave himself up at the police-statioo.
Mr. Sheppard, on the part of the prisoner, said he should
at once admit the charge, as it was impossible to contend
with the facts, but he hoped the case might be disposed of
summarily.
Mr. Wontner, however, on the-part of the prosecution,
wished that the prisoner might be committed for trial, as it
was a very serious case, and the prisoner was committed for
trial accordingly.