The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-06 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

PREROGATIVE COURT, Sept. 5.
(Dr. HAGGARD sat as Surrogate.)
IN THE GOODS OF ANN LEGG.
The deceased in February last, leaving four sons and
two daughters. A few days before her decease sl, e
executed a will, by which she disposed of a small lease-
hold house between her daughters. One of the brothers,
on hearing of the will, expressed his determination to
oppose it, and the sisters consented to divide the pro-
perty with him. He then suggested that there was no
necessity for preserving the will, and having procured it
from his sister, burned it. It has since been ascertained
that a probate is necessary in order to dispose of the
lease ; and

Dr. Twiss now moved the Court to decree probate of
the purport and substance of the will as set forth in af-
fidavits ; he grounded his application on " Foster v.
Foster," and a motion " In the goods of Carter."
The COURT considered that the contents of the will
were sufficiently set forth to justify it in acceding to the
application. The conduct of the brother, however, had
been extremely blameable, and had the property been of
greater amount he (Dr. Haggard) would have directed
the paper to be propounded, which would probably have
been followed by a condemnation in costs. The brother,
by his improper act, had subjected a small estate to a
large expense.
Probate accordingly.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 5.
(Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.)
IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF CHREES AND BOYD.
The bankrupts, Benjamin M'Cleish Chrees and John
Boyd, were silk manufacturers in Bow-churchyard.
They came' up on the question of passing their last
examination.

The bankrupt Boyd passed at once, but Chrees was
successfully opposed by Mr. Hudson. It appeared that
Chrees absconded to France some months ago, taking
with him cash to a considerable amount. Having been
examined touching this money, he admitted that he
spent it in a most reckless and dissolute way. no could
give nothing like a satisfactory account of its disburse-
ment. It further appeared that Chrees abstracted a
considerable amount of goods from his warehouse, and
took them in a cab to a public. house to a Jew. He was
outlawed during his stay in France, and a reward of 50/.
offered for his apprehension. He returned, however,
petitioned the Court of Review, and the outlawry was
reversed.

His HONOUR adjourned the examination sine die.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 5.1
The Chief Commissioner sat this morning to dispose
of a number of applications for bail, the only one of
which worthy of notice was

IN RE JOSEPH THOMAS TOWNSEND.
This insolvent had been a bankrupt, but had not passed
his last examination, that stage of the proceedings being
adjourned sine die. He had since been arrested, and
having petitioned this Court sought to be discharged
upon bail until the period fixed for his hearing.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER asked whether any renewed
application had been made to the Bankruptcy Court
to allow the insolvent to pass his last examination ?
The insolvent said there had not, as he would have to pay
the expenses, and he was advised that this Court would
discharge him.

The COMMISSIONER said, this Court was not
intended as a Court of appeal from the Bankruptcy
Court, and he should not discharge the insolvent until
he had applied to the other tribunal to assist him. If
that were done, and the Bankruptcy Court refused to
interfere, then the insolvent could renew his application
here.—Bail refused.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
John Taylor was charged with having picked the
pocket of Sir W. Carmichael Anstruther of his purse.
The complainant said he was walking in Regent-street
on Monday, about five o'clock, with a friend and a little
girl, when he felt some one push against him, and, know-
ing that he had his purse in his coat-pocket, he felt
for it and found it was gone. The prisoner pushed past
him, and witness's friend called out " That is the man."
Witness went forward, when the prisoner took to his
heels and tried to make his escape, and, finding himself
pursued, threw the purse away; but he was stopped, and
the purse was picked up.
Evidence was brought forward to prove that the pri-
soner was a thief, and had been convicted before.
The prisoner denied the charge, but was fully com-
mitted.

MARYLEBONE.
Anne Jones and Anne Territt were placed at the bar
before Mr. Broughton for final examination on a charge
of having robbed Mr. Nunn, a lace-dealer in Regent-
street, of 261.
The evidence given upon the former and present oc-
casion went to show that on the evening of the 29th ult.,
as the prosecutor was passing along Cavendish-square,
he was addressed by Jones, who suddenly put her arm
round his waist, and at the same moment he felt one of
her hands in his trousers' pocket, which contained two 5/.
bank-notes and 16 sovereigns. He directly seized her,
and on the other prisoner, who was standing at a short
distance off, coming up, he secured her also; they were
then both given into custody. He distinctly saw a move-
ment of hands, which led him to believe that Jones had
passed something to Territt. None of the property had
been met with.
Some few additional facts were now elicited, and the
several witnesses were cross examined by the legal gen-
tlemen engaged, by whom it was contended that the evi-
dence against their clients was not sufficiently strong to
justify a commitment.
Mr. BROUSEITON came to a different conclusion, and
felt it to be his duty to leave the decision to a jury.
The prisoners were therefore sent for trial.
LAMBETH.
William Holt, a powerful young fellow, who has been
in custody at this court before, and who is well known
to the police, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott on
a charge of stealing some articles of plate, the property
of Mr. Crocker, a gentleman residing in North-terrace,
Peckham.
Phyllis Hansel], a servant to Mr. Crocker, deposed
that on the preceding afternoon, about four o'clock, while
in the back kitchen, she heard the rattle of plate in the
pantry, and on going there saw the prisoner with his
hand through the window, and some articles of plate in
it. On observing her the prisoner instantly ran away,
but she (witness) informed James Hope, a tradesman
then at her master's door, of the circumstance, and he
followed and secured him, and took him to the station-
house. About twenty minutes after the prisoner took
the plate she went into the garden to ascertain if he
could have seen the plate from there, and found one of
the silver forks belonging to her master opposite to the
pantry window, and where the prisoner must have
dropped it. On going to the station-house she found the
other forks and a spoon, which also belonged to her
master, and which had been taken from the pantry by
the prisoner. About ten minutes after the robbery she
counted the plate, and found the articles produced,
namely, three forks and a spoon, missing, as well as two
teaspoons which had not been found.
James Hope, a greengrocer carrying on business in
Southampton-street, Camberwell, deposed, that from
what had been communicated to him by the last witness,
he followed the prisoner, and stopped him in George-
street, near the Albany Arms public-house. On securing
him the prisoner said, " It's the first time I've done it,
and I hope you'll let me go;" but he took him to the
station-house.
Police-constable Stephen Harris, 49 P, said the pri-
soner was given into his custody in Camberwell-station-
house by the last witness, who charged him with steal-
ing two forks and a spoon, which he then delivered up to
him, and which he now produced. The prisonerupon this
said, " I have given him all I took hut ono fork, and that
I threw away in the garden, and if you go there you
can find it."
The prisoner, when asked what he had to say to the
charge, replied " Nothing whatever," and was fully com-
mitted to take his trial.

James Drabb, a seaTmiainA,MwEasBl;rought up on remand
before Mr. Yardley, charged with feloniously wounding
Joseph Bools, a porter in the employ of Mr. Williams, a
sailor's lodginghouse-keeper.
It appeared that a few days since the prosecutor
called upon the prisoner at his dwelling, No. 5, St.
George's-place, St. George's-in•the-East, for payment of
an account owing to a Mr. Williams. The prisoner re-
fused to pay the debt, and a quarrel ensued between
them. The prisoner uttered the most dreadful impreca-
tions, applied the most opprobrious epithets to Bools,
and threatened to run him through with a knife. The
prisoner then put his fist in prosecutor's face, and they
fought and had a round together. After it was over the
prisoner sat down on a chest for a short time with his
face towards the ground, as if he was meditating, and
suddenly rose up with a knife in his hand, and made a
rush at the prosecutor, whom he attempted to stab in
the body. Bools parried the blow with his left hand,
and seized his right hand, in which he held the knife,
with the other, and took it from him. As he was doing
so the prisoner made a thrust with the knife at the pro-
secutor's left hand, and cut him severely between the
finger and thumb. Bools called for assistance, and the
prisoner was secured. The prosecutor immediately
waited upon Mr. Garrett, a surgeon in the New-road,
St. George's, who found the man's hand bleeding pro
fusely from an incised wound, extending both across
and through the soft fleshy part of the hand connecting
the thumb and fore finger. 11r. Garrett was of opinion
that the use of the thumb would not be permanently
lost, but it would be at least three weeks before he
multi use it.

Tho prisoner in defence said he was very severely
beaten by the prosecutor, who was wounded in the act
of taking the knife out of his hand.
Mr. YARDLEY said the prisoner had no right to draw
a knife upon the prosecutor, which it was clear he had
done; and that he felt called upon to commit him for
trial for feloniously wounding, with intent to do grievous.
bodily harm.

_
THE OFFICE OF LORD CITAMDERLAIN.--The Mar-
quis of Breadalbane had an audience of the Queen yes-:
terday, and received from her Majesty his gold key of
office as the Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's house-.
hold. The Earl Spencer had also an audience of
the
Queen, and resigned his gold key of office as the Lord
Chamberlain.