The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-20 00:00:00

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)

JUDGMENT.

LETT V. RANDELL.

This is an appeal from Vice-Chancellor Stuart. The
case turned on the construction of the will of the late Wil-
liam Randell of Battersea. By his will, which is dated Ist
July, 1824, the testator devised all his estates, freehold,
leasehold, and copyhold and personal, in trust, to pay to
his wife an annuity of £1,200. Afterwards he directed that
the residue of his property should be divided among his
other children who may be living at his decease, share and
share alike, for their lives. And in case his daughter
should marry and die in the lifetime of her husband, the
share of her so dying is to go to her husband for his
life, and after his decease then to be equally divided among
all the children, if the daughter should not be alive in the
lifetime of any such child or children, then that
such share should be equally divided share and share alike.
It is further provided that after the decease of the testator's
wife the sum of £1,200 should be divided equally among
all children then living. The testator expressly declared
that the provisions given to his wife that they should be
by her accepted in lieu and in satisfaction of all manner of
claim and demand whatever, which she might or could at
any time have or might have at the time of his decease, out
of any part of his real or' personal estate, in virtue of this
settlement, or any writing at any time made upon her, or
on account of any dower she might have in any manner of
way or clam in respect of any part of his estate
or effects in any manner of way whatever. Of
the testator's children who survived him two
of the daughters died intestate without issue, and then
three questions arose for the decision of the court below.
The first was, whether the widow was entitled by the will
to take any interest in the disposition of the share of the
two daughters who died without issue and intestate; and,
secondly, whether the annuity of £1,200 to the widow was
a share limited only to the life of such of the testator's
children as should survive their mother; and, thirdly,
whether the gift to the children of the testator's daughter
was void from remoteness. The Vice-Chancellor was of
opinion that the widow was excluded from anything
beyond the annuity of £1,200 ; though, on the death of the
:ast survivor of the children of the testator, the annuity
sank to the residue, and was not a perpetual annuity, and
that the gift to the children of the daughter was void from
remoteness. Against this decision an appeal was brought.
The Lord Chancellor delivered judgment this morning.
His lordship affirmed the decision of the Vi,p-Chan.cellor,
and dismissed the appeal, with costs.
(Before the Lords Justices.)
APPEAL.--lUDGMENT.—ItEMNANT V. HOOP,

This was an appeal from a decision of the 11f aster of the
Rolls, on the construction of the will Of the late Mr.
Thorold.

Lord Justice Knight Brine and Lord Justice Turner
delivered judgment this morning. Their lordships
affirmed the decision of the Master of the Rolls, and dis-
missed the appeal with costs.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)

THE LEATHER TRADE.-IN RE SKINNER.

This bankrupt, described as of Northampton, ;ot and
shoe manufacturer, dealer and chapman, came up upon his
examination mooting.

The accounts, commenting January, 1859, and ending
October, 1860, show--. Dr.: To creditors unsecured, £1,195 ;
rents received, £23 10s. Cr.: By debtors, good, £55 13s. ;
debtors, bad, £l6l 17s. 3d.; property, £145; losses (in-
cluding bad debts), £745 2s. ld. ; trade expenses, £72 ; in-
terest and discount, £B4 16s. sd. ; house and personal,
£lolBs. 6d.

The peculiarity in this case is that out of an estate show-
ing X 1,294 17s. ad., the losses figure for £745 2s. ld.
_ _

Mr. J. C. Brough was counsel for the bankrupt, who
was expected to pass, although opposed by the assignees.

IN RE MONTPELIER.

This bankrupt was described as boarding-house-keeper,
and to-day was appointed for his examination meeting. Up
to the time of the leaving of this report he had not surren••
dered, and should he not do so by three o'clock the usual
proclamation will be made.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--( TBI3 DAL;

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

A. SON CHARGED 'WITH RONEING HIS FATHER.—BAD
CASE.—Edward Henry White, 15, very shabbily attired,
was charged before Mr. Beadon, by Shillingford, one of the
warrant officers of the court, with robbing his father, Mr.
Benjamin White, tailor, 124, Yermyn-street, of several
coats, &c., of the value of £25.

The prosecutor said the 17,risoner left his home on Friday,
and after he had gone he, missed several articles, consisting
of coats, trousers, and waistcoats of the value of £25, and
after searching for 'Dim his (prisoner's) mother, found him
concealed in a cellar in South Molton-lane. The prisoner
told him the duplicates relating to the property were
secreted i.'n the collar of his house, and the officer found
them there.

Thomas Shillingford, the officer in charge of the case,
said he went last night to the house of the prosecutor, and
in the cellar, between the beam and the ceiling, he found
secreted several duplicates for coats, &c., the total amount
for which they were pledged being £1 Bs. The prisoner's
younger brother also handed him a duplicate, which the
prisoner had given him to secrete. The prisoner, notwith-
standing the respectability of his father, was found dressed
as he then appeared. _ _ _

The prisoner, who, in a very off• hand manner, said he
had no questions to ask, was then remanded.

DESPERATE ASSAULT ON A COFFEEHOUSE-KEEPER
AND His WILE.-Wm. Rockwood, a bricklayer, was
charged before Mr. Beadon, with the following desperate
assault on Mrs. Eliza Lee, and also on Mr. John Chapman
Lee, coffeehouse-keeper, 64, High-street, St. Giles's.
It appears that Mr. Lee being upstairs, and hearing cries
of " Murder," came down stairs, and there saw his wife
holding a tray in one hand, and the prisoner holding it
also with a large knife in his hand in the attitude of stab-
bing, and crying out, "Drop it or I'll strike." Mrs. Lee,
having from fear of the prisoner put down the tray, the
prisoner with great violence stuck the knife into the
table and began consuming the provisions, and as soon as
he saw him he struck him a severe blow over the heart,
causing him intense pain all night. The prisoner had
drawn the knife over Mrs. Lee's wrist several times.

Josiah Hanchett, 93 F, said on going to the house of the
prosecutor, being told by one of his sons that a man was
assaulting his father and mother with a knife, he found
the prisoner there and took him into custody. He was not
quite sober.
Mr. Beadon fined the prisoner £2, or two months' im-
prisonment in default.