The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-13 00:00:00

CHANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY.)

The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn-hall this day.

TIDMAS ROBERTSON.

The Loan CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this
case, which was argued before his Lordship a few days
ago, relative to the construction of the will of a gentleman
nimed Robertson. The two questions arising upon
the words of the will were, first, whether the gift
to his son was absolute, in which event the plain-
tiff would have no title ; and, secondly, whether the gift
over to the plaintiff was void for being too remote. His
Lordship was clearly of opinion that the gift over bad
taken effect, and that the plaintiff was entitled.

WOOD Y. HUTCHINGS.—GOODLAKE U. WOOD.
This case came to-day before the Court upon two
appeal motions, one from the decision of the Master of the
Rolls, in Wood and Hutchins, appointed a receiver of the
property of the late James Wood, of Gloucester, and the
other from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor, refusing
to appoint a receiver in the cause of Goodlake and
Wood. All parties admitted that a receiver was essentially
necessary, but a question was raised in which of the suits
that officer ought to be appointed.
His LORDSHIP was clearly of opinion that the decisions
of both the Learned Judges were correct, inasmuch as the
suit instituted by Sir Matthew Wood being first filed, was
entitled to priority, and therefore that in that suit the
receiver ought to be supported. The appeal motion must,
therefore, be dismissed with costs.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

Short causes and unopposed petitions occupied his Ho
nour the VICE-CHANCELLOR the whole morning.

DESTRUCTION OF ELLIOTT'S
ROYAL HOTEL, DEVONPORT, BY FIRE.

This morning, at five o'clock, an alarm of fire was given
in the Royal Hotel, proceeding from the room occupied by
Major and, before effectual assistance could be
given, the flames had spread so rapidly, that all efforts to
save the building were ineffectual. Despatches were sent
off for the various engines; those of the town and dock-
yard were quickly on the spot, and were succeeded by
those belonging to the Naval Hospital and Marine Bar-
racks, and also the engines from the town and citadel at
Plymouth. Notwithstanding the united exertions of these,
worked by drafts of men from the Marine corps, and aided
by a strong military force, the whole interior of this fine
pile of buildings was gutted within three hours of the
alarm being given ; and the fire is still unsubdued. It is
feared that Major has perished in the flames, the
report being that he went to bed in a state of
and it is supposed fell asleep without having properly ex-
tine uished the light.
Plymouth, Thursday, March 12.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

About half-past four, this morning, a fire was discovered
at Elliott's Royal Hotel, in this town. It is now raging,
but we are in hopes soon to get it under. A retired
Colonel in the army is burnt to a cinder—name I do not
know. No other lives Lost—upwards of eight engines are
now playing upon the premises. One half of the hotel is
completely gutted.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT SAYS,
An old gentleman, said to be a Major in the army, has
perished. The fire is still raging, and great fears are en-
tertained that the bank at the corner of King-street will
share the same fate. There is no water but what is
brought from the dockyard. The towns are in a dreadful
state of alarm at this awful calamity.