The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-28 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE:

A FALSE DATE.—In the Court of Chancery, on Satur-
day, as appeal from the Master of the Rolls was heard,
in re Lush's Trusts. A Mrs. Bowron, some time ago,
became entitled under her grandfather's will to a
reversionary interest in a sum of money. Her hus-
band prevailed upon her to sign her maiden
name to a paper which bore date, and purported to be
written before her marriage, whereby she made over the
benefit of the legacy to him. Mr. Bowron afterwards
sold the reversion to the Law Reversionary Interest
Society. The reversion having fallen in, the society
petitioned to have it paid out of court, where it had been
placed by the trustees. This petition was opposed by
Mrs. Bowron, who related the above facts in evidence,
and whose husband has not been beard of for some years.
The Master of the Rolls held that the assignment to the
husband was not binding on Mrs. Bowron, and directed
that the dividends should be paid to her. The
Lords Justices, however, held that it would
be contrary to good faith to allow Mrs. Bowron to
set up an equity of settlement out of the fund. The
order of the Master of the Rolls must therefore be dis-
charged, and the money paid to the Reversionary Society.
FATTIER IGNATIIIS.—In the Bail Court, on Saturday,
the Rev. Mr. Lyne (Father Ignatius) brought an action
against Mr. Allen, a surgeon of Norwich, to recover the
sum of £5O, which he said he bad given Mr. Allen in 1863
as a deposit for the purchase of a monastery near Nor-
wich. Mr. Lyne said he had protested against the action
being brought, but that his father persisted in taking the
matter up. Mr. Lyne, sen., said that his son had expectations
under the will of a relative to the extent of £lO,OOO. He
had spoken to the defendant about the £5O, and he said
he had given the money to another gentleman to hold as
trustee. The evidence was very complicated, and before
the conclusion of the case the learned judge said it would be
better to refer the matter, as a Chancery suit was pend-
ing. The case was accordingly referred.

3'AILER'S STRIKE IN WO.RCESTERSIIIRE

Another of those strikes among the operative nailers
which are of such frequent occurrence in. Worcestershire
and South Staffordshire is now rife in the locality of
Bromsgrove. The district at present affected by it
includes Sidemoor, Catshill, Bowen Heath, the Lickey
and Lickey End. The strike has arisen out of a
resolution adopted by the masters a few weeks since
to reduce the wages of their nailers 10 per cent.,
and so bring them down to the standard paid to the
operatives in the same branch in what is called the Upper
or Oldhill District. The manufacture of nails is ordinarily
paid for at so much per thousand, according to a scale or
" list," and, accepting the statements made by the men,
the reduction as at present proposed will be a loss to
them as between 20s. and 180., that is their computation,
the figures not representing any particular quantity of
work as defined in the scale. the nail masters justify
the resolution at which they have arrived by the circum-
stances of their fellows in the districts above-named
beating them in the market in consequence of
the lower rate which they are paying to the operatives. It
is further contended that it is in other respects desirable
the scale of wages should be on an e ,utility in both dis-
tricts. The men make answer that already their wages scale
is too low ; that under it they and their families can
barely earn subsistence, and in consideration of this
they contend that their computation, according
to which they now earn 20s. should rather be
raised to 225. than lowered to 18s. Another
alleged cause of grievance by the men is that bad,
or, as they des'gnate it, " hell-hole iron," is issued to
them ; that from it they are unable to produce such good
nails as is expected of them, and that, consequently, they
are compelled to exchange the said iron for what is called
" British," which involves them in a considerable loss.
The men want their brother workers in the Old Hill dis-
trict, or " Up-country " to join them in this contention,
and by means of a pull all together to get an advance on
their own wages scale. At a meeting of the operatives it
was resolved that they should go in a body to the district
and endeavour to induce the men to co-operate. A general
meeting of nailers will be held accordingly. Since the
strike commenced the men have been aided by contribu-
tions from the tradesmen of-the locality and by donations
from trade operatives, and Baroness Windsor has sent
£lO. On Friday 2,400 loaves were distributed. The men
have been admirably well conducted since the strike
commenced, not the least disorder of any kind having
occurred.