The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

It was expected that the judgment would have been de-
liveredlin the case of the Peterhuff this morning, but owing
to the judges not having conferred in consequence of the
absence of Mr Justice Ryles on circuit, the delivery of the
decision will now stand over until next term.

COURT OF PROBATE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
WARD AND EDWARDS V. FREEMAN.

In this case Mr Freeman propounded a codicil to the will
of Mrs Freeman, which was contested on the ground that
the testatrix was, at the the time the codicil was executed,
in a state of mind entirely unfit for such a purpose. The
gentleman in whose favour the codicil was executed was
a surgeon, and for ye trs had been a great favourite with
the husband of Mrs Jacobs, In 1855 Mrs Jacobs was
taken unwell, and Mr Freeman being a surgeon,
she sent for him to attend her. At this time she
told him she had long wished to make a codicil to her will
in his favour, and accordingly it was executed. The testa-
trix recovered, but eventually died in 1862, when Mr Free-
man produced the codicil, which, until that moment, was
entirely unknown to the executrix. The executors objected
to the document on the ground above stated, but witnesses
were this morning examined to show that the testatrix was
a person of very active business habits even at the time of
her death. The property of the testattrix, it was represented
to Mr Freeman, was so involved, and in such confusion,
that it was said there would not be a surplus after her direc-
tions had been carried out, but ho insisted on the codicil
being adhered to, and this circumstance led to the present
proceeding.

Tho case was proceeding when went to press,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

BOW STREET.

ROBBERY AND EMBEZZLEMENT BY A TOWN TRA-
VELLEIt.--ti respectably dressed man named Devereux,
lately in the employment of Mr Lawrence, of Southampton-
street, Strand, was planed at the bar on a remand, charged
with stealing a large quantity of shirt collars from his
employer, a wholesale manufacturer.

The rottbery was comtnittoii
stances. The prisoner, it appeared, had abstracted a quantity
of blank invoices from the warehouse in the first instance,
and then on supplying any shirt collars, which he also
abstracted from Mr Lawrence's stock, he filled up the in-
voices in the regular way and enclosed them with the collars.
In this manner hesupplied three dozen to a gentleman named
Twining, who paid )he prisoner for them a few days after
they were delivered. The transaction with Mr Twining
was never entered in Mr Lawrence's book, and the prisoner
had no authority to supply goods on his own account.
Mr Lawrence also charged the prisoner with embezzling
the sum of £6.

Ackrill, the police-constable, stated that ho found a
quantity of property belonging to Mr Lawrence at the
lodgings occupied by the prisoner.
Mr Vaughan having cautioned the prisoner in the usual
manner, asked him what ho had to say to the charge of
robbing his employer.

The prisoner Simply replied, "Nothing."
He was then fully committed for trial.

MARLBOROUGH• STREET.

ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.—ALLEGED VIOLENCE OF
A CONSTABLE.—Lavinia Bach, described as a lodging
house keeper, of Chichester-street, Pimlico, was charged
before Mr Tyrwhitt with being drunk and assaulting Po-
lice Constable Austin, 336 11.
Austin said at half-past one this morning he saw the de-
fendant with a crowd of persons round her outside the Cafe
Riche, Piccadilly. The defendant was quarrelling with a
woman about some money and refused to go away. On his
putting his hand on the defendant's arm she knocked off
his hat with her umbrella, and then struck him several times
on the head with the umbrella. She then threw herself on
the pavement. He got the assistance of another constable
and took the defendant to the station.

The defendant said she had been to the Cattle Show with
some friends, and had been to see one of them home and
taken supper with her. As she was passing the Cafe Riche
sht saw a person who owed her some money. She turned
round to speak to the person and the constable came by and
pushed her away.
Austin said the defendant was drunk.

The defendant said she was never tipsy in her lite.

Mr Benjamin Clark, clerk, of 58, Great Ormond-street,
said ho had been spending the evening with some friends,
and was proceeding home. The police were clearing the
Haymarket. The defendant and some others were coming
along when the constable pushed her up against the shut.
tern, and she appeared to rebound. The constable then
lift d his hand and struck the defendant violently twice, as
if striking a man, and while falling the constable struck
defendant again. The defendant raised her umbrella in
falling, and ne doubt the constable thought she was about
to strike him.

Austin denied striking the &fondant, and said the last
witness was one of a number of persons who followed and
bustled the police as far as Swan and Edgar's.
Henry Dawson, 301 A, said the► e was a great crowd, and
a number of disorderly prostitutes and men shouting and
pushing the constables about.
Mr Tyrwhitt asked Dawson whether ho saw the com-
mencement of the affair, and ho said he did not.

Austin said the constable who assisted him was not in
attendance.

The defendant exhibited a mark on her eye, where sh
said she was struck.

Mr Tyrwhitt said he would venture to discharge the de-
fendant. He did not, however, believe that the constable
had struck her—constables were too prudent for that. He
had no doubt the defendant had received a blow from some
one, but it might, perhaps, have been from one of her own
friends. As for the witness from Great Ormond-street he
did not believe his evidence.
Tho defendant was then discharged.