The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-10 00:00:00

LAW" INTEL.

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lords Justices.)
IN RE HART'S TRUSTS--JUDGMENT.

This was an appeal from a decision of the Vice-Chan-
cellor, Sir John Stuart. The testator, by his will, dated
in 1848, bequeathed his real estates to trustees in trust for
his mother for life, and out of the proceeds to pay to his
second daughter (natural daughter) Herriot Anne Dale,
deceased—(wife of the petitioner and appellant, and her
executor and administrator, George Block, of Aldborough,
in the county of Suffolk, carpenter and joiner)—Dsoo ster-
ling when she should attain the age of 23 years ; the said
16gacy to carry interest every year after up to his mother's
death, which interest a honld be paid toward the mainte-
nance, education, and support of the said natural
daughter till she should obtain the age of 23 years.
The legatee attained 21, was married and died in 1857,
under 23. The testator's mother died in 1850. The Vice-
Chancellor held the legacy contingent on the life of the
legatee; hence the appeal.
Their lordships delivered judgment this morning. Lord
Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner were of
- opinion that the legacy was not a contingent legacy, but
a vested legacy in the legatee on the death of the testator,
and that the petitioner, her husband, and administrator,
were entitled to payment of it. Their lordships observed
that it was not only a legacy that was given by the testator
to his daughter, but also the interest was given for her
maintenance and education.

Their lordships ordered payment of the legacy of MO,
with costs, out of the funds in court, to the petitioner and
appellant, the husband and administrator of the legatee,

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT,.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Murphy.)
IN RE SIR W. MAGFNAY, BART.

his was a petition for protection on the part of Sir W.
Magnty, Bart.
Mr. Dowse opposed the application en the part of several
creditors, and also for the directors of the Great Luxem-
bourg Railway Company, who had been inserted on the
schedule as debtors.

Mr. Sargood supported the insolvent.
Mr. Dowse said he wished to take the opinion of the Court,
whether the insolvent's petition could be sustained. From
the facts he should stato to the Court he thought ho should
be able to show that the Court had no jurisdiction. The
learned counsel then entered into a long statement to prove
that the insolvent, who had come before the Court as anon-
trader, was in fact a trader, and liable to the bankrupt
laws. _ _

After a long discussion, the learned Commissioner was
of opinion that the Court had jurisdiction.
The examination of the insolvent wits then proCeede
with, and had not concluded when we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SINGULAR CASE OF ROBBERY. _Ann Davis, a respect-
able-looking female, was charged before Mr. Beadon with
stealing a book of the value of 4s. 6d., from the shop of
Mr. Rymell, bookseller, Oxford-street. •
The prosecutor said that about six the previous evenine,
the prisoner came up to him at his door and asked if he
purchased books. He told her he did, and she said she
would go home and fetch some, and immediately after she
left he missed a volume, " The Camp and the Cutter." He
then went after her and cams up with her about 13 houses
off, when he saw the book in her bosom, and on taxing her
with stealing it, ehe said she was going to take it home to
look at it and bring it back the next morning and pay for
it. He told her at the station if she was respectable and
gaveher address he would do, nothing, but she refused to
do so.

_
Hornblow, 82 C, said on being searched at the station
17s. was found on her.
In answer to Mr. Beadon, the prisoner said, at Devon-
shire, where she came from, they allowed people to take
books home to look at, and she merely took the book to
look at the pictures, and meant to bring it back. A young
man at the shop told her that was what they were there

hr.
Mr. Beadon asked her whether she would give her address
Low.
The prisoner said she lived at 19, King's-road, Chelsea,
and that she had been to Soho-square for some patterns for
work.
The prosecutor said that, siiigularly enough, the next
house to the one the prisoner had given as her address be-
longed to him.
Mr. Bead= said he should remand her for a week.

THAMES.

&MALIN° A GOLD WA.Ten...--George Collins and George
Wilkinson, two men who had the appearane of mechalties,
were brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a
massive gold watch value 95 guineas.
Samuel Prohowski, a Polish Jew, carrying on business
as a factor and outfitter, at 68, ,Ratcliffe-highway, said the
prisonet_Collins came to him, last .night, and, prOducing.a
gold watch, offered to sell it for 16 guineas. He knew it to
be worth more than that, and said, I do not feel justified is
giving it you back. He then asked the prisoner where he
bought it, and he said he purchased it of a man in Ports-
month for £9 or £l2. Ho asked the prisoner what he was,
and he said he would not tell. The prisoner then went
away, and soon afterwards returned with his companion,
Wilkinson, who said, I know he bought the watch, its all
right. He refused to part with the watch, and detained
it, and sent to the Leman-street station-house.
Deeble, a poliCe constable, 195 H, said—From informa-
tion I received I went to Prohowski last night and took
possession of this large gold watch. The hands and glass
arc wanting, and I believe it has been stolen from the per-
son with considerable violence, for the ring is gone. I found
the prisoners in Ship-alley, Wellelose-square, and said to
Collins, I shall take you into custody, how did you obtain
possession of the watch ? The prisoner replied, I and my
mate were walking along Portsmouth three weeks ago, and I
bought it, and part of the money belonged to me and part
to Wilkinson. I have been carrying the watch
about me until this afternoon, and sit being
Lord Mayor's Day, I went into the city, and met a man
and showed him the watch, and he said it was worth 15
guineas. That man was a watchmaker.
Collins--I said I bought it of a man 40 years of age.
Deeble—No, you said a min. I went to Mr. Arnold,
the maker of the watch, at No. ,84, Strand, this.
morning, and he immediately identified it, and said he'
made it for a gentleman 15 years ago, and the cost of it was
95 guineas. The constable'then produced a large double-
cased watch of the best gold, without glass or haUds. The
coat of arms of the owner, with the motto " Deus alet me,"
And his initials, T, W,, wero engraved on the outer case of
the watch.
Mr, Yardley—Can you produce the owner ?
Deeble—Yes, sir, in a few days.
Mr. Yardloy—The prisoners are =lauded fora week.