The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-12 00:00:00

BULLOCK V. BENNETT.-JUDGMENT.
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The Lord Justice Turner gave the judgment of their
lordships on the appeal from the decision of the Vice,
Chancellor Wood. The question, in this case, arose
under the will of Mr. Samuel Bullock, who, after
directing that all his estates should be concerted into
money, gave the MG of 1,2001. to trustees, upon
trust, to pay the interest of that sum to his
;laughter, Mary Ann Bennett, as long as she should
Alain unmarried. It appeared that the daughter
had been twice married, and was at the date of the
will a widow. But previous to the testator's death
she had married a third husband, and the testator dying
without republishing his will, it was asserted on the part
of his daughter, the twice widow and the third time wife,
that she was entitled to the interest during her life of the
1,2001, On the part of the residuary legatee it was
urged that the third marriage barred her claim, notwith-
standing there was no republication of the will by the
testator. The Vice-Chancellor Wood decided that she
was entitled to the interest of the 1,2001., and from that
decision the present appeal was brought,
Their lordships were clearly of opinion thatihe Vice-
Chancellor had miscarried in his judgment, and ordered
his decree to be reversed and the appeal allowed,
(Before Vice-Chancellor Wood.)
IN BE KNIGHT'S TRUSTEKS.-JUDGMENT.

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His Honour gave judgment this morning in this case,
declaring that the daughters of the testator took vested
interests at 21, and directing tho costs of all parties to
be paid out of the estate.
The Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellor Kinders-
ley, and the Vice-Chancellor Stuart, were engaged the
whole morning with motions possessing no points of the
slightest interest.

None of th© Equity Courts will sit again until this
day week, which is the first Seal Day after Trinity
Term.

QUEEN'S BENCH.
THE QUEEN V. THE GUARDIANS Or THE POOR OF

KINGSTON-UPON-HULL-JUDGMENT.

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Lord Campbell delivered the judgment of the Court in
this case, which came before them for their decision rela-
tive to the right of a town-clerk of a borough to charge
extra for making out the list of voters in accordance
with the registration acts, and turned upon the 55th
section of the act. His lordship said that in the long
run their decision would not be of much importance
either to town-clerks or the payers of borough-rates and
poor-rates, because for the future the salaries would be
regulated according to the work the former would have
to do, and come only from one rate. Their lordships
adhered to the principle they laid down in a former
case, namely, that a town-clerk could not make any
charge for his own time or trouble, or the time
and trouble of his clerks usually in his employ-
ment, relative to the duties of his office. The town
clerk was to be paid all expenses incurred in carrying
this act into effect, which the court held to be money
disbursed by him in so doing, and not a recompence for
his time and trouble. At the same time if, by his reason-
able exertions and those of his clerks, a town clerk was
unable to prepare the list of voters, and was necessarily
obliged to call in the aid of other persons to assist him
in doing so, that would be an expense incurred which
ought to be reimbursed, but he should not merely em-
ploy his clerks and himself in doing other business as
an excuse to hand the making the lists over to others.
In this case their lordships were of opinion the plaintiff's
claim ought to be paid.

THE QUEEN V. JUSTICES OF RENT.

Mr. Pashley, Q.C., applied for a rule calling on the
Justices of Kent to show cause why a certiorari should
not issue, compelling them to bring into that con% an
order made at quarter sessions discharging Mr. Charles
R. Bager, district surveyor for the Lewisham district
under the Metropolitan Building Act, from his office,
should be made absolute. At the quarter sessions al-
luded to a complaint in writing was made by Mr. David
Willoughby against Mr. Bager, alleging that, as the
district surveyor of Lewisham, he illegaly demaLded and
received -a fe3 of Mr. iVilloughby for certain houses
erectad by him under the, above act, to which he was not
I entitled.
94 Mr. Bramwell supported the rule.

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The certiorari was ordered to issue.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)
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EXTENSIVE BANKING FAILURE.-IN BE STRACREN, PAUL,

AND CO., BANKERS.

A petition in bankruptcy having been adjudicated yes-
terday against Messrs. Strachen, Paul, and Co., bankers,
of the Strand, and the case having been ballotted to his
Honour, the bankrupts now surrendered to prevent
delay, although seven da7s are allowed to dispute the
adjudication. The notification of the bankruptcy will
therefore appear in the Gazette of this evening, with the
days appointed for the choice of assignees and last exa-
mination. The amount of the debts and assets were
not stated, but a preliminary statement will be laid
before the Court •at the first meeting.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-
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(Before the Recorder.)

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William Horst Miller, 21, a well•dressed young man,
pleaded guilty to a charge of, uttering a forged order for
the delivery of a check book.

It appeared that the prisoner was the son of a mis
sionary in India, and that both his parents died there.
He was then sent to this country, where the Missionary
Society took him in hand, and sent him to a school in
Yorkshire, the master of which, Dr. Munro, gave him a
very good character during the period he was under his
charge. The prisoner subsequently obtained a situa-
tion in the establishment of a mercantile firm, and it
appeared that he had endeavoured to obtain a
cheque-book from the bankers of one of their customers,
no doubt with the ultimate intention of obtaining money
by means of forgery. It was stated that the prisoner
had got into difficulties in consequence of betting upon
horse races, and that this was the occasion of his being
in his present position.

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The Recorder said that this system of betting among
persons in the prisoner's condition of life was a most
fruitful source of crime, and it was very fortunate for
the prisoner that he had not been able to obtain posses-
sion of the cheque-book, and thus have been in a posi-
tion to have committed a much more serious crime. He
then sentenced the prisoner to be kept to hard labour
for eight calendar months.

The Common Sergeant sat in the new Court during
the morning trying persons for passing bad money. The
cases were all of the ordinary description, not possessing
sufficient interest to warrant a report.

MARKET NEWS.-(TIIIS DAY.)

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow. hay, 3/ 3s to 5/ 10s Od ; clover
ditto, 3/ 5s to 6/ 104 ; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ 93 per load.
Supply moderate and trado rather dull.
CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 3/ 3s to 5/ 10s ; clover
ditto, 3/ 5s to 6/ 8s ; and straw. 1/ 4s to 1/ 10s wry load.
Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations.
WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 5 10s; clover
ditto, 3/ 5s to 61 10s; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/10s per load.
Trade rather dull.