The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-14 00:00:00

AQUATICS.
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THE ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB REGATTA.
HYDE, 1141.7, OF WIGHT, WHIINFADAY EVENING.—The
Isle of Wight this day was the Peelle of immense attraction
from the 0111loancument that had twin made, that her mint
gracious :flak sty would honour the Royal N'irtoria Yaeht
Club Regatta with her press nee. Every preparation was
made to neeive the Queen with clue honour,, and to render
the diaplay of yachts and other vessels worthy of the °era-
sion. The vessels lying off the imdand displayed their
holiday colours, and several of them were furnished with
bands al music, who played *vac choice music throughout
the day, while the town band Iva. stationed in the Prince of
Wales steamer. and played come titinurite overtures. 'The
pier was crowded by it large number of fashionabies.
The first rave was fur a prize of It for yachts of all
nations. Tho following entered:

lochs. Lion, Omi".
113rehoule
Amon/ II lb ...as Cha I,rbitne, V. q.
1zvr:1t........
AlArra IDI Ju.eph V.el I, Er 1.
tiib.lla
Cygort ........... 33 11,ditorti Inni'3ton, EN.
Inniliant .
heroine .... 33 Robot t 17e.1. 19,1.
neves .......... /3 Ruben I'4ll, jam, Lg.
Mona
No Pfaff could be made until forty minuha past three, in
cunsequence of the dead calm that prevailed. At tide time,
a gentle breeze sprund up Iron. the west, and the commit-
tee determined upon making 0 start. The fallowing vessels
appeared at the station :
Vaii•Oo. Sot... Mira.
Bacchante... HO Bei.jamin 11. Jones, F...q. Blue, white arrow.
Alum 64 11..-, (3,3mnolayno, hip ...
I.oelLi 73 *I irrplen ilotlinp, 1,...i.
Aintn . 1,3 J.llllflt W. LI, Esq. No. 0, chequered.
:Wools 2.0 James Cl.me. h.q. Neipolnan ti/g.
, Irani
linlilatit
crap, Mut flag.
itecrtt
__ . .

'owl.
MOr A ...... 82 Loot Affrca ea;et Iffil. ycil iv., blue.
At starting, in consequince of the light state state of the
wind, the .smaller vessels were the first to get under way,
the heavier yachts moving front their posts with great diffi-
culty, and some of them with their balloon jibs flapping idly
in the wind. At Oldeastlespoint, nearly opposite Osborne-
house, the Cygnet was taking the lead b at least a utile,
but of course at this early period the success of any parti-
cular vessel was very problematical. the course being nearly
70 miles, and on the back of the island great changes of po-
sition were antieipatell. 'flu, match woo accompanied by
several vessels, win, a very crowded company, but in con-
sequence of the lea% :iy roar.. they cannot be expected,
together with the ya• 'il -, until a late hour to-morrow morn-
ink t, to which p. rust we must defer our report.
the next was a l'oee for Amateur lialier;; first prize 31.,
second prize, 31 The following boats were entered :
Attempt loeutge lxishwom
msoatit
tokoovu
Milne M. Katssy
Wwe .......... Cli.eles :Ceram _ l-lia,
..

. .
The tint these only started, and, nfter some very excellent
rowing the prises were decided as follows :
...___.

Attempt
21s as 2
Usknusn
Up to four o'clock her Mainly wax most confidently
exmeted, but her visit was no doul,t prevented by the on-
I,vourable state of the weather.

In coustloviire of the entries fur the tir-t and second races
on Friday not having been complied with nt the tins- specified,
the .101. cup is ntw offered for fore and att schooners, the
property of ruenslars of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club.
fhe ,iOl. prize cup is also of ered for cutters, the propene
of months rs of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, above 7a tuns
to 103 tons 8 tn. inclusive.

A rAnAcnArgt in the Express of the 11th in-
stant states that the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
are about to erect "a suite of splendid offices" near the
Southampton Docks. We have since learnt, however,
from good authority, that the company in question dues
not intend to erect at Southampton anything more than a
building to he used for the purpose of an Officers' Mess-
howl, and a Sailors' Home. Instead of this object having
been caused, as rep:rem:ern d, by the success of the Bra.
ziliau packets, it was decided upon long before the com-
pany had any contract fur conveying mails to the Brazil., ;
and it would have been carried into effect earlier, if an eli-
gible site for the premises could have been sooner obtained.
Such an arrangement is considered to be calculated to
benefit the officers and crews of the Royal Mail Steam
Packets, both in a pecuniary and in a moral paint of view;
and although the company will necessarily incur some ex-
pense in carrying it out, yet certain Res will be esta-
blished, which it is expected may ultimately liquidate the
outlay.
HoLYIIEAD HARBOUR.—A large number of men
I are now employed on the works, and the new breakwater is
progressing rapidly. The proposed wharf for the accom-
modation of the Irish cattle traffic, on the western side of
the harbour, is understood to be abandoned fur a better site
on the eastern side.

BUCKINGIIANISIIMIE ittlLtr.ti.—The half-yearly
meeting was held yeiterday at the Huston terminus. The
chair was taken, in the absence of Sir 11. Verney, by Mr.
Ilumphrim The Chairman was happy to he able to state
that the duties of the directors were now almost at an end.
The line was open, and would, he trusted, prove pnititable,
not only to the shareholders, but to the North Western
Company, by whom it was leased. Ile had to express his
thanks to the North Western directors for their valuable
assistance during the period of construction. Had the
Buckinghamshire directors possessed from the outset the
experience which they had now, they would, no doubt,
have attained greater economy ; but they had done their
best under the circumstances, and most of their labours
were now terminated. The minutes of the last meeting
were thou confirmed. The Secretary, Mr. Welkin, read 1
the report, which appeared in our paper of Tuesday. From ;
the accounts, which were also read, it appeared that the
total ex penditure up to the 30th June was 1,19V,811. 176.51,
leaving a balance in hand of 4,0141. 14s. 4d. The Chair-
man, in moving the adoption of the report, said he felt it
right to inform the meeting that, though it was stated in
that document that the lease was duly sealed and executed,
such was not really the case. It was, however, entirely
through an accident that it had not been done, and it
would be done in the cour,e of the day. The local direc-
, tors had taken the greatest pains to hose the lease properly
drawn up, not trusting to the North Western board, but endea-
vouring to secure a form of lease which would be satisfactory
to both parties collet raed.—Mr. O. C. Glyn, M.P., seconded
i the motion. As regarded the deed, he begged to state
that it was only the actual manual labour of the engrossing
which had caused the delay. There was no
question in dispute, but the solicitor's clerks had
not been able to engross the deed in time.
A Shareholder wished to know whether the chairman
I could give the shareholders any idea of their future, pros-
pects.—The Chairman said the only fact he could state was 1
that they were sure of 4 per cent. The rest must be left, ;
but he did not despair of getting half profits. The report
1 was then adopted. Mr. It. Curter and General Maclnnes
were re-elected auditors. Sir 11. Verney having entered
the roam in haste just as the mectiug was about to break
, up, entered iuto some statement,' tending to show the sal.-
' factory nature of the company's prospects, more especially
as regarels coal traffic, by which, according to Mr. Alder-
man Sadler, of Oxford, the city of Oxford had already been
1 Liana no lea: than 90,0001.—A vote of thanks to the chair-
man' and the board generally terminated the proceedings.

Kau intelligence.

PREROGATIVE COURT.-YESTERDAY.
Parogat eo■ 11. J. ltot.

PITTS AD THIOIIATt7.PITTeI.--iiCESSIVI: COSTS OF
LITIGATION.

The facts of this case have appeared. The court
delivered its judgmeat to-day.
The learned Judge said Mr. Thomas Pitts. the ilee^ased
in the case, died at Plymouth, on the 12th May, 1819, at
the age of 87, leaving a will hearing date the stn Novem-
ber, 1848. At the time of his death he had about twenty
next of kin, composed of nieces and nephews, and grand.
nieces and grandnephews. The property left was a little
above 3,0001., but (cum that antouut 1,11001. would have to
be deducted, such sum being due un a post obit bond. The
property, therefore, would be redueed to about 2,000!., and
for the purpose of ascertaining the rights of the
parties to this small property two large volumes containing
a mass of evidence, the learned judge said, had ben pro-
duced. The court would he glad to know, after the costs of
the suit were paid, how much would remain for the parties
concerned ? It was not only dissatisfied, but really dis-
gusted with the expenses which had beon incurred in the
prosecution of this suit. The parties contesting were
almost paupers, although Mrs. Liddle, a niece of the de-
ceased, was, in point of fact, the principal mover. IVltat-
ever might be the result of his (the learned judge's) deci-
sion he woo not at all prepared to say, but, looking at the
bulk of the evidence, and the court never rementleered to
have seen so much trash as was to be found in the
composition of these two volumes—that either party
would be entitled to costs against the other. The
will propounded in the ease gave to all the nephews
and nieces to the number of 20 a legacy of 201. each.
And to the grand-nephew, Mr. Thomas Pitts, who was
named sole executor, the whole residue of the property. The
instrument was drawn up by a profe,sional person of high
standing and character at nymouth, a gentleman who had
been the solicitor of the deceased for 30 years, and although
it certainly contained a disposition contrary to the spirit of
former testamentary acts, yet, when the court considered
that Mr. Thomas l'itts had fur the last two years of the do •
reased's life devoted nearly the whole of his time and atten-
tion to him, it was not disposed to think there was anything
unnatural in the alteration of the testator's bounty. After
travelling carefully through the voluminous evid :nee, the
court was of opinion there was abundant proof of the de-
ceased's capacity, and therefore pronounced for thu validity
of the will, and decreed probate to be delivered out to Mr.
Thomas l'itts, junior, as the executor named in it. The
court trusted that proctors would have a little compassion
on their clients, and not allow them to plunge iota such

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uormous expenses.
CLEAtt,uN TLAGM—INSEUTION OF ADDITIONAL
WORDS IN A WILL.

This was a business of proving in solemn form of law the
last will, and also a codicil, dated respectively the 2"ith
Jan., WS, and the lit Nur. in the same year, of Mrs.
Sarah Bowditch. of Newington deceased. The testatrix
died on the iith May, ISI9, ut the age of 79. It appeared
by her marriage settlement the deceased had a power of
appointment over 1,5001., subject to the life interest of her
husband, and that the will before the court was drawn up
in pursuance of such power. The validity of the instru-
ment generally woo not questioned, but the introduc-
tion in it of certain words was °mimed, on the ground
that they were inserted without the knowledge
of the deceased. The parties in the case were
Mrs. Clearson, the widow of a nephew of Mrs. Bowditeh,
and who was appointed with her daughter an executrix of
the will of January, ISI9, and Mr. 'ft-ague, the deceased's
solicitor, also appointed an executor under the same will,
aril sole executor uotl, r the codicil of Nov. 1419. The
capacity of the deceased W:l4 not impeached, but it was
alleged on behalf of Mrs. Clemson, that the clause inserted
in the will giving a legacy of .XJO(. to Mr. 'I vague, and
likewise the words in the codicil appointing him sole exe-
cutor, with an additional legacy of ;W. for his tremble as
such; were omitted to be read over to the testatrix at the
time of execution, and that she was in complete ignorance
of their farming a part of her t estanuntary papers and that
she had made numerous declarations of a contrary tendency
to such elaus,s. On the part of Mr. Teague this allegation
was met by a statement, to the edict that the will was in
the deceased's custody, and was read over to and approved
by her previously to its ext cation, and that she was fully
COglaidttllt of the valet of both the papers.

Dr. Jenuer (with whom woo Wr. 'Hayford), on behalf of
Mr. Teague, %Omitted that upon the c lilenee it was quits.
clear the will of Isl was in the deceased's li...session for
three weeks before she executed it; that subsequently to
the execution it remained in her possession up to the time
of the execution of the codicil in November ; that the will
itself was read user, and that site fully understood the con-
tents; and that although she had the codicil in the room
sometime before its execution, yet that she read it over at
the execution in the presence of the witnesses. lle fla.
mined the capacity of the testatrix beim; unimpeached,
and there being nothing to subtract feom tlto evidence pro-
duced, Mr. Teague was entitled to probate of the instru-
ments with the words pnfoomuled.
Dr. Haggard and Dr. l'hillimore submitted that probate
should it. out, excluding the beneficial clause* inserted in
favour of Mr. 'Emigu., who was the attorney of this old
' hely, and drew up the will utaler whieb he claimed for his
own benefit 500 f. out of the I,rinnt. stock. _ _

The learned Judge said this case rune before the court
under circumstances of great peculiarity, fur both parties
were prayitar for probate of the same will mad cdicil,
though in a different state ; one party praying probate of
the instruments in their entirety, and the other party
praying fur the same probate with the omission of certain
passages. Atter going through the history of the case,
which the court said lay in a very narrow compass, and
commenting upon the evidence in support of the execution,
it was of opinion that the will was Co. net of a capable te.»
tatrix, as was likewise the codicil of NOVimhcr, ISIM, and
that they were both executed by her with a lull knowledge
of their contentt. It decreed probate to Mr. Teague as thy
sole executor, but would make no order as to costa.

COURT OF BANKRUFIVY.—YEsTERDAY.
&WPM MY. 0111X1.1°,14.% FONIILAMat
IN ILE Dr.vr.y.

This was the certificate utecting in the case of C. T. 8.
Derey, auctioneer, of Woburn.
Mr. Linklater, in support of the bankrupt s application,
stated that this ease by in a small compass ; the liabilities
were only 6791., and the assets wen, nearly sufficient to
cover them. Ile had begun with a sm.dl capital ; but the
moment he found it was insufficient to enable Lint to carry
on business successfully, he had taken steps to wind up Ms
affairs.

Mr. Ashurst, jun., opposed fur the assignees, principally
on the ground that the bankrupt had omitted from his
balance-sheet sonic of his debts, and that there WAS a dis-
crepancy in his capital account.
Mr. Linklater said the omission hail arisen from uncer-
tainty as to the amounts.
His Honour ohserved that as there had lawn irregularity,
but no wilful mi,statelucut, he would grant a second-class
certificate. He should refuse any allowance to the ac-
countant, as lie dill
,not appear to 'hare performed his work
'th well in this case. e use of an accountant was to sift the
conscience of the bankrupt, which he had failed to do.
TRAMEIL MAITI/it SUMMONS.

In the ease of a summons taken out against a trader
debtor, Mr. Bagley took objection to the summons u in-
formal, because the mortis " of demand" were omitted from
" the particulars of demand."
Ills Honour held that the objection was fatal, and dis-
missed the summons with casts.