The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-01 00:00:00

to the best of my own compreh
lief, the genuine handwriting of the ,pe
lather. Thus I constitute Olive, ' vie'"eg
the guardian and the director of my neegkillek,,
drina's education from the age of four yam ',1..
.44%.
In ease of my death, and from the Ditches, of g...71011,4i4
so unacquainted with the mode of English eauiTion'.
in case my wife departs this life in my daughisiemi_
I oonstituto and appoint my cousin Olive the MU r,
of my daughter till she is of age. geT
(Signed) "IlawAgEt.
" London, Nov. 1, 1819."
" I promise to guarantee the rent of any lee" ft,
cousin Olive may ror against my return
shire, wishing rue mansion to be suitable to,hien.i.
" Nov. 9, 1819." (Signed) RDV:
" I hereby promise to return from DevOillhire 45.
the spring, to lay before the Regent the eertifiome
dearest oous6in O
81 li
9."ev's birth. (Signed) Enna"
1
" I covenant to pay to my cousin Wines," %I
Cumberland, 10,000/. ; hereby fully autherisieiv
cousin, Princess Olive, to receive 19,0001. of whne;;'Nn
sons who may sell or dispute of my house, fermi:
estate, situate at Castlebar-hill, in the pe!jek of
Ealing. (Signed) Entriir.
" London, Nov. 17, 1819.
" To my cousin Olive, Princeu of Cumberisutiout
wrongly, at this time, Olive Serres."
During his illness the illustrious duke is allow teie,
also written the following :
" Should I not recover, I solemnly recommend ElLryi,
Serres, otherwise Olive, Princess of Cumberliad,
brother, the Prince Regent, as the legitimate 44,4
"
my uncle, the Duke of Cumberland. d.
"For Mrs. Olive Serres, arid. her cousin's agtekii,
love an 1 blessing."

j
" If this:note meets my dear Alexandrines a
cousin Olive will present it, whom my deageltlialat
my sake, I hope, love and serve, should I delartaahlitt
(Signed) gnaw
" Should I not recover, I recommend my ore.
my wife, who will, for my sake, love and servilseele
she recovers her royal rights. I solemnly retains*
daughter to revere the Princess (Cumberland) for rye
(Signed) &mew
" I sign this to say that I am very ill, but,
I not get better, confide in the duchess my vii., whey
for my sake assist you, until you obtain your royal
" God Almighty bless you, my beloved cotton, pip
(Signed) p;Diew
"To Olive my cousin, and blessing to Lavinia`A
eldest surviving daughter of Mrs. Serres.)
One other document must be quoted :
" George R. ctst.
" In case of our royal demise, we give sad beQb
Olive, our brother of Cumberland's daughter, the eat
15.000/., commanding our heir and successor% mg,
same, privately, to our said niece, for her me, ass rem'
pense for the misfortunes she may have known thee
her father. " June2,gh
Witness, J. DUNNING, CHATHAM, WARMIOI."
In 1122, Mrs. Sevres propounded this papal, sis
hut after a solemn argument between Dr. LA*:
Dr. Dodson, and Dr. Haggard on the ore ea
and the King's advocate (Sir C. Robinson) on the di
Sir John Nichol ruled that the Prerogative Csmit his
power to grant probate of a royal will. Mrs. &m ash
the year 1534. The petitioner had previously hesseds
wife of Mr. Anthony Thomas Hyves, and that Ira*
of that marriage six children—three sons sad
daughters. In the year 1841 slie instituted •
the ecclesiastical court against her bus fee add
a mend et thoro. upon the grounds of sdsly
and gross cruelty. Her suit succeeded, and she lad ese
since been entirely dependent upon her own exerts h
the maintenance and support of herself and it eisleg,
they being totally unprovideil for. In her peso
(dated 1K58) she claimed on behalf of her mothers ■
of 1,004,644 f. besides a third of the Duke of Eeseseas
dian property, and other sums from the royal hit
amounting to 105,520/., all which, however, she lay
that she was ready to resign for a sum of 100,030/
Dr. Smith in opening his case was met by the ekeeee
that the petitioner having obtained a deem
the court as to the validity of the mar* ea
could not now ask for another dame is
daring the Cumberland marriage valid. That mil n
have been the first point raised. After msid.ege
carrion, the Chief Justice directed Dr. Smith to laylie
the jury the evidence on which he sought to lasi
Serres marriage. Dr. Smith said he was not pretend*
this, and after an offer from the Attorney-Gen side
adjournment,
Dr. Smith was allowed to go on, and proceeded ts
tend that his client was the issue of an English cars
married into a foreign family, and that the royal earnig
act did not apply to such asses.
The Chief Baron observed that the point wan Age,
according to the true construction of the royal amp
act, if a foreigner came to this country he could semi
member of the royal family without the queen's lima
Dr. Smith then referred to Hannah Lightfoot is of
the wife of George 111., a statement which weeder
sensation, and was declared by the Chief Baron ais
hardly compatible with decency.
The Attorney-General observed that he should mad
the whole case of the petitioner was one of fraud.
Dr. Smith was continuing when our report lift.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL
A SUSPICIOUS At'VAIR.
Camille Leidel, a Frenchman, without any haw in,
was placed at the bar before Sir James Duke, churl*
being on the promises No. 80, Newgate-street, with alsi
to commit a felony.
Miss Helen Crawford said she was housekeeper toles
Smith and Dymond, pawnbrokers. 80, Ne
Bleuze, a foreign importer, occupied the t flea. la
evening about half-past 7 o'clock she was on thews:4oe
landing, and in consequence of what the servos alio
her she looked over the banisters, and saw two ss
Mr. Bleuze's door. She said, "Is this all riFht-eesiw
the parries belonging to the place ?" The primeval!
into the warehouse and the other men went dos.
and out into the street. Witness went downatim teg!
assistance to capture the man, who had wade off WS
the prisoner, who was safe in M. Bleute's washer
Mr. Reed, one of the assistants to Messrs. Smith id
Dymond, called a constable, and they found the past
in the first floor hiding under a screen.
George Murray, 317, said he went into Mr. 131/4
warehouse at the request of Mr. Reed, and found law
Boner hiding under a screen. lie asked him whale,'
doing there, and his only reply was, " Me don't aides.
English, me is a Frenchman." He took him toilet*i
house, and searched him. He found on him one alka
two cambric handkerchiefe,a gold scarf pin, and sow*
trifling articles.
The prisoner was remanded,
CLERKENWELL.
CASES UNDER THE FIRE BRIGADE AC7,1865.-1120
ANT Ti) PAKIsIif.,NUSS.
Mr. Angier, of 56, Cannonbury-road, Islington,ro.
mooed by Mr. Norman Bevan, on behalf of the Rafe
litan Board of Works, under the provisions of WI.
politan Fire Brigade Act, 1865, to show cause 4111
should not pay a penalty, not exceeding 201., to beel
one of the chimneys of his house which he **cupid,'"
The defendant did not deny the fire, but objectsdle.
the costs asked by Mr. Bevan, viz., 2s. Bd., for the 11P.,
ance of Wood, the engine-keeper for the pond"
Islington.
Mr. Bevan said he must ask for the costs, as if shed
did not allow them he should have to pay them. WOO
not yet in the employ of the 6letropolium Board ofli
Mr. D'Eynoourt asked by whom Wood was pad
also what were his duties.
Wood replied that he was employed by the si
nholl.
of the parish of Islington, and his salary v 5131",:
week. His duty was to look after the engissisa
engine-house.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—And to attend all the fires is
parish ?
Wood replied in the affirmative, and said in this
took the hand-engine. Since the passing of thisscia"
emoluments had been taken away, and it wades digs.
of quite D. per week to him.
Mr. D'Eyncourt remarked that Wood was pa......!a!awi
to the fires in the parish, and paid by the
and he did think it a little hard that the dereUlak
was a parishioner, should be called upon to
Pal
costs. Under the circumstances, be would allow '
shilling ; but he could not allow more. The _
would have to pay a fine of 10s., and in utilities 11,
include the cat of the summons and the witnem.
There were several other cases of the same charshwi
MARLBOROI 'G 1 i -STREET.
THE KEEPERS OP A SERVANTS' REGIATHY oFFICE
WITH CONSPIRING TO DEFRAUD YOUNG SOlStil
John Wye)! Smith, agent, No. 6, Clarendon
Somers-town, and Adolphe Charles Wattery, trarita.
No. 5, Adelphi-terrace, Old-ford-road, Bow,. "Tee
before Mr. Knox with unlawfully conspiring vo
obtain and obtaining from Marian Shaw and ,
de Velde the sum of sa. respectively, with intent w"
fraud.
Mr. West, from the office of Messrs. SW° °d ill.:
lomen Plneeen'teti,on behalfin
and Children th E.,
Mr. Lewis Lewis, of Ely-place, appeared for the
, of
the the Society for thee
Mr. Levy (from the office of the soci.,ty), who
some weeks weeks engaged in getting up the case, also
Mr. West said he appeared to prwiecute the
the manager and the secretary of the Caveu
tion, a registry office for servants. on the ch
dud` sea
spiring to defraud several young women, who
victims of a most cruel fraud.
Mr. West then called
Marysaid
—anl
sawe
an Vel, l
l,
Tren
who advertisement in the rips'+
and inconsequence I wrote to the Cavendish lorlost
and received post a prospectus. In conseqnsn,o,
to the Cavendish Institution, awl there saw theyni.
I asked them the address of the widow_rb,‘ I
had advertised. Wattery " P"; 37.
should receive the address, and I paid