The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCZ.
(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Before Vice• Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood.)
Fil.K r. THE ATTHKNEI-GENEICAL.
Two Illation. were raised in this mie on the will of a
who died on the let of March, Dein, having
tie whole of a large fortune to various eliaritible
.ms. Among other bequests she gore the capital
o/. Consols to the rector or incumbent
churchwardens of St. James, Liverpool and
r Nocces:mrs, upon frost to apply iota of
isientle as should from time to time be

renuirctl in keeping in repair her family
is the churchyard of the latish, and divide the
..f the dividends at Christmas every year amongst
I poor of the pariah. who were in the habit of
h.,; the church. She alas gave 1,0011/. cooyol, to
• .eurer for the time hying of the Ladies' Benevolent
!y ;.t Liverpool, to he by him applied to the
.ry fund: of the society. By a third codicil she
the resi•lue of her estate to the Liverpool
.in llomital. the Liverpool Female Orphan
o, and the Liverpool governesses Institution. It
en long held that the keeping a grave in rrievir is nut
and lICUCC a gift for the purpose is void as tending
and it was contended that as the court
r• :incrtain how 111111Cil was rentitrcd for the void
• the iesi.lite to the poor of the parish failed. On
her hat/.1. it was argued on their behalf, that they
•he whole of the 1,11011/. 'onsols free from any olecltic-
, ,1... et of the gift which failed. Ithad also happened
• he laded Benevolent Society came to an end in the
• '•:1. and had never been revived. It was argued on
: of the .attorney-General that this legacy might
Ia• applied to cognate charitable purposes, as
.Jects of the Ladies' Benevolent Society were easily
.onable.

• Q.r., and Mr. B. B. Rogers, Mr.
and Mr. Beckett, Mr. Itardswell.
~ Wickens appeared for the serious parties.
Viced'lmncellor, on the first point, considered that
..it to the poor of the parish of St. James, being a
• .ntive gift, wax not seduced by the smaller gift which
I. and consequently that the vicar and churchwanlens
he whole of the I,OOUf. Consols for the benefit of the
That rend, red it unnecessary to the decision for
,•,nour to consider whether the court could make an
, of what would he required to keep trio the grace
li.an the authorities, his Honour thought it might have
,lone, if the case had required it. Asto the gi ttn the
Benevolent Society, there was no doubt great
a the argument submitted on behalf of the Attorney-
, al. hut at the present day it was settled by authority
to a charity which had come to an end, lapsed
‘,.11 as a gift to a man who had died in the testator's
~e. This legacy, therefore, would fall into the re-

COUHT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
r. ISGLIa AND ALLEN.

rjeant Robinson and Mr. Pritchardlerilia petitioner •
Mr. Barrow for the respondent ; and Mr. Robertson Blaine
fur the co-respondent.
The petitioner was the keeper of • publicdvouse
nsi concert-room, Gravesend. He married respon-
d.: t in ltitiO, and they lived together till 1864,
who the respondent left him and began a suit for a
u.E. ial arp.ir.ition on the ground of cruelty. This was
iri..l in June, 1865, when the petition was dismissed.
afterwards the wifo gave birth to • child
the paternity of which was repudiated by her husbend,
nd he. in his turn, instituted proceedings for a divorce.
The adultery was alleged to have been committed with a
saternian, at Gravesend, who had been in the habit of
frequenting the house as a customer. The respondents
1. oth denied the charge.

[The case Irma proceeding when our report left.]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commiosioner Hollroyd.)
IN RR JOHN ORKIII.L 1.k.%

_
The bankrupt, formerly member of parliament for
i.dway, is described as a general agent, of 114, Cannon.
,net. The accounts, which have already been published
. detail, show an aggregate liability of 11,915 t. ; but the
akrupt returns the debts due to him and the pre-
tty given up to his assignees at upward■ of 50,000/.
in.ongst those who are returned as debtors to the estate
v °reread, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), and Sir S. M.
to, 11L P. The case has been frequently before Mr. Com-
_wiener Winslow, and now C4lllO before Mr. Com-
a.ioner Holroyd, in the absence of the former leas ned
sunissioner. At the hist sitting the bankrupt was
_paled to furnish cash and other accounts, but had not
se so, and a farther adjournment was ordered.

THE POLICM COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

CLERICRNWELL.
ROBBERY Or 800/. WORTH OP JEWELLERY.
bow Simmons, aged 63, of 4, Huntley-street, Totten.:as-court-road, Bt. Pancras, described in the charge sheet
:1 general dealer, was brought up on a warrant by In-
rector Potter, G division, aLd police-constable Ranger,
0, and charged before Kr. Barker with being concerned
two others now in custody in stealing at No. 14,
tilderness-row, Clerkenwell, a brown leather travelling
tee, containing 31 dozen of gold chains, 8 dozen of gold
.stets, 24 dozen of gold bar and 6 dozen of gold split
the property of Messrs. George Edwin Walton and
IV. gold chain manufacturers, of 15, Hylton-street, Bir-
tiacham, of the value of 8001. _

George Lewis, senior, attended for the prosecution,
gal 31r. Beard defended.

Ur:Lewis said be should only offer sufficient evidence
his remand. Ho did not know what the pi isoner was,
by he understood that a short time since he kept a public-
Ithse, and what he could have to do with the purchase of
jeveliery he could not tell. He then called
:(i. George Edwin Walton, who, having stated that
on the 24th of May he came to London and stayed with a
frond of his, • 11r. Flint, of No. 12, lVilderness.row,
and that on that day he lost • case of jewellery
rif the value of 800!., having left it in the
puttee of the house, deposed as follows :—The seven
gatl swivels produced are of our manufacture. I can
swat to two of them being in the case that was lost.
Thee two were not attached to chains. Four were
attached to gold Albert chains and three were not. The
nice spht rings produced are our manufacture, and there
is one here of which very few have been made. One of
the rings is in imitation of chasing, and I had two or three
down of split rings chased like that one in the parceL The
Mae jump ring, produced have been taken off of chains, and
the chains 1 brnught to town had jump rings on them, and
were attached to the swivels of the chains. Those pro-
duced are similar to those that were attached to the
minis of our chains. Of course I will not swear pug.
lively to the jump rings.
Mr. Beard said he did not wish to ask any questions.
Inspector Thomas Ambrose Potter, of the G division,
mid—From infonuation I received, I yesterday applied at
this court for a warrant to enable me to search the pri-
soner's premises. About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, as
I was passing along Huntley-street, Tottenham-court-road,
I saw the prisoner getting into • cart, and he came towards
me in the cart, and I stopped it. I told him I
wanted to speak to him, that I was an inspector
of police, and that I had a warrant to search his pre-
mises, and that he must go back with nse. At that time
police-constables Ranger and Knowles came up, and we
then went hack to No. 4, Huntley-street, in the first
floor of which house the prisoner resides. On arriving there
I "Before I commence to search your place have
ton soy jewellery about your premises 7" He said, • Yes,
!have some which I have had by me for years." I said,
-The jewellery I am looking for wan stolen from Wilder.
t,wrow, Clerkenwell, sit weeks ago." He said. " I have
zone here." I then commenced searching the bedroom
XI the first floor ; I got from the prisoner the key of an
:au safe, and I opened it. I pulled out a small drawer
dist was in the cafe, and there I found the gold swivels,
he t
found jump rings spoken of by the prosecu.
Iss. I also another box containing jewellery. Mr.
Talkie was with me, and identified some of the property
a the prisoner's possession. I then said to the prisoner,
The prosecutor has identified these swivels and rings
a his property, where did you get them from!" He said,
I bought them of a man of the name of Jones, in
Wilderness-row, four months ago. I said, " Oh, I know
3,eaeo, of Wililerneserow," and he said, " Not that Jones,
2is a traveller I met in the streets." I said, " Can you
me where I can find him !" and be said, " No." I
lad,' Wax no one present besides yourself !" And be
rd "No." The prosecutor then said to ins, " These me
of the swivels that were in the parcel that was
Nen." I then said to the prisoner, 'e Are you
In, it was four months ago!" and he said, " Well,
10, I do not think it can be more than two
4koths," but his wife made answer and said, " I am sure it
lour months." I then left the prisoner, and when I
•-ft I told him he was charged with having in his
luneadon a quantity of swivels, rings, Itm., well
'Miring them to have been stolen, and he made no
'`ely, but became very faint. At the prisouer's lodgings
Per, found the following articles, which can be seen
application to the Folios at the King's-cress-road
I'3,a-station: —Two gold chatelaines and appendages, one
Pil e:if. one gold locket, three gold bracelets, one brooe.h,
WO Albert keys, one piece of chain (three inches), one gold
fseeilaw.e. one diamond cluster enamel ring, one swivel,
um ram, two signet rings, two large diamond cluster
'l'4l, four :irscelets and guard chain, one Albert chain
roolst re., one guard chain (pillar pattern), seven
,"u serivele, nine gold split rings, nine jump ditto, one
,'"/.llsak of England note, two 5/. ditto, one gold watch,
"'aut. and appendages,lo in Re.
, oft• Lewis Said that was all the evidence he should ad-
unee to-day, end on that he would ask for a remand.
Mr. Beard said at this stage of the proceedings he should
but nob any questions. He hoped the magistrate would
take
i hail, as the prisoner could get sureties to any amount.
wee the other p..rtiea had been apprehended the prisoner
sal lint attempted to get out of the way'.
Ur. Lewis a ked Inspector Potter if he knew anything
01 the antecedents of the prisoner.
Inspector Putter said he had known the prisoner for the
lust seventeen years, and bad known him as the oom-