The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-30 00:00:00

GOODWOOD RACES.—(This Day.)

(BY ELECTRIO TELEGRAPH)
CHESTFRFIELD CUP,

Sunboam
King of the Forest..
Katherine Logic/ .....

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Eighteen ran.
NURSERY STAKES.

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Archduchess .

Margery Daw
Palm Leaf ....

Twenty ran. Won easily.
The Farmer's Daughter was scratched at 12.15.

LAW INTELLIGENGE.—;Tins Day.)

COURT OF PROBATE.
(Before Sir C. Cresewell, Judge Ordinary, and a Specie,

Jury.)
NICHOLLS AND ANOTHER V. BINNS AND ANOTHER-

PROVING A LUNATICS WILL.

This cause was resumed this morning, Oa the learned
juJge taking his seat, shortly after 11 k.'....;0ck, be com
plained of one of the jurymen being absent, and observed
that the Court, her Majesty's Attorney-General, and he
learned counsel, could not be inconvenienced and in •
stilted with impunity from the irregular attendance of
jurymen.

The Attorney-General and Mr. Collin both said they
were willing to prooed with 11 jurymen instead of 12.
The learned judge said—Very well ; but let Mr. John
Trotman, the absent juryman, be called) in order that he
may be fined.

The Usher having called Mr. Troiman in the ball, and
no answer having been returned, the learned judge fined
him 10/,

After the first witness was called and in the box, Mr.
Trotman entered tbe court, when he was informed by
the learned judge, much to his astonishment, that he
had been fixed 101. for his want of punctuality.
Mr. Trotman having apologised, and explained how it
was he was so late, the fine was remitted.
The case then proceeded.

Mr. Simpson, solicitor, Norwich, deposed that he
made the will from the instructions sent to him by Dr.
Watson. After be prepared the draft of the will, be
saw the testator, and had a conversation with him re-
specting the will and other matters for three-quarters of
au hour, and an hour in the asylum. The testator ap-
peared to be in the full possession of his faculties. This
was in August. After that testator was taken ill, and
unable to attend to anything. In the draft submitted
to him he corrected several clerical errors, and made
alterations which were afterwards adopted when sub-
mitted to counsel. On sth Nov., Mr. Watson requested
him to make a fair copy of the draft ; he did so, and
consulted Mr. Evans, barrister, and chancellor of the
diocese of Norwich—after which it was engrossed. Be-
fore the testator signed the will, witness selected Mr.
Mills and Dr. Rankin to examine the testator's state of
mind. On the 15th he met them at the asylum, with
the Rev. Wm. Bishop, Mr. Nicholls, and Mr. Watson.
The testator having first been seen by the two
first-named gentlemen, they all met in one of the
rooms, when witness read the will to him and explained
its provisions. After being questioned by several of the
gentlemen present, the testator executed the will, Dr.
Rankin, Mr. 3/14bs, and the Rev. Mr. Bishop attest•
ing its execution. At testatir's request witness took
possession of the will. He was certain the testator was
competent to make his will. During the preparation of
the will witness had no commun.cation with Mr. Free-
man.

Cross-examined.—After the death of the testator wit-
ness informed Mr. Freeman of his making the will in
question, and at that gentleman's request, he (Mr.
Simpson) produced it at the funeral.

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From the number of witnesses to be examined on
both sides, the case will not terminate till tJ-morrow.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET,

STEALING A GAS METER —William Williams, a queer
looking fellow, was charged wi[h stea:ing a gas meter,
the property f the L indon Ga • Company. . .

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Joseph Pearce, an inspector in the service of the
London Gas Company, said that from informatioti he
received he went to a gas fitter at 12, Little
Compton-street, where, atter waiting a short time the
prisoner came in and asked payment for a gas meter he
ha.d If& tnr sale - , •
into custody,
. . . _

In answer to Mr. Beadon, the witness said although
the brass badge had been removed, he could s year that
the meter belonged •to the company, though he tbought
there would be some difficulty in proving where it came
from. Persons had no right to sell their meters, as the
consumer retained the right of possession.
The prisoner's account of how be became possessed of
it was, that he was passing down a street near Oxford-
street, and seeing some people moving from a house he
asked if they wanted to sell the meter, and as they did
he bought it.
The prisoner was remanded that, if possible, the for
mer possessor of the meter might be traced.
PLUCKING FLOWERS IN THE PARK.—Ann Thompson,
a respectable•looking female, was charged with plucking
flowers in the park.
The prisoner laid she was not aware she was prohi.
bited. She saw no board up.
Nolan, park constable No. W, said there were three
boards up cautioning the public against doing so.
Mr. Beadon said there would be no flowers left if it
was not put a stop to. She must pay the amount of
damage, and enter into her owe recognisance in the sum
of 20/.

THAMES.
TIE LAW DON'T REGARD TRIFLES.—Mr. Yardisy
delivered rebukes to sev.-ral pe:,ous who applied to him
for summon:see for very trivial offences, and said he
would not encourage litigation, as by doing so he
should be doing a goad ,teal f harm.
A. woman asked the magistrate for a summons against
another female, for making fac3s at her.
The magistrate told her to go about her business.
Another woman wanted a summons against a neigh.
hour for saying she kept late hours, and added, "I want
her to prove her words."
Mr. Yardley—The very last thing you ought to wish.
A lighterman next applied against another of the
craft, for using an oar which the offender found ready
to his use in a barge he was navigating.
Mr. Yardley said if the appl cant insisted on a sum-
mons he would grant one, and the re,ult wound be that
he should probably fine the man 6d. without costs ; but
if the applicant did not prove Ws case be would have to
pay the other's caste.
The Applicant—lt is an offence against the water-
men's laws.

Mr. Yardley—lf that ii the only injury you have to
oomplain of you are very well oft. I shall not grant a
summons against a man who build au oar in a barge.
Inspector Griffin, of the K division, applied for sum-
monses against costermongers for causing an obstruction
in the street with their barrows near Stepney Church.
Mr. Yardley—lf they are really obstructions I will
grant summonses. Do you know Latin ?
Inspector Griffin—No, I do not, sir.
Mr. Yardley—Because we have a motto, "Da mini-
ms's lex non curat"—the law does not regard trifles.
• Mr. Griffin said the obstructions were not trifles, but
really serious.
Mr. Yardley granted the summonses.
DANGEROUS AND INFAMOUS RoßßßEY.—Henry Dris-
coll and John Common, ship joiners, were charged with
stealing parts of a force-pump from the ship Velocity.
Thomas Steel, watchman, in the employ of Messrs.
Joseph Somes and 03., ship builders, Btackwall, said
tie prisoners were leaving the dock yesterday evening,
and he stopped them, and took from Driscoll the pipe of
a ship's foree-pump ; Common then ran away, and he
found him in the yard concealing the top of a force-
pump behind a board.
Captain Edward Shrewsbury, master of the Velocity,
now under repair in Messrs. Somes's dry dock, said that
the pipe and top were of trifling value, but if he had gone
to sea without them the consequences might have been
serious indeed.
Mr. Yardley—l know it, here are two workmen whose
families no doubt loot up to with respect commit•
ting this wretched larceny, anda‘tvehailc,_hug
wouldpioertnyotathaatevde
fteotchheeod of the
teemv6ldl c a 3,-,
but
What selfish men the prisoners were.
What would have been on their con-ciences if the ship
all the crew and
gantdo tfohnenfdoercreedp'unmap
being out of order ? This was a very wicked larceny—ad
had gone to sea wpaitshgenoutgetrhselsoestthoinwgisn
selfish larceny. The consequences might have been
what I dose' ibe. I sentene3 you to 14 days' imprison-
ment and bard labour.

EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.-0a Wednesday the
ship Morning Star, belonging to the Mersey line of
packets, sailed from Liverpool for Melbourne, with 160
passengers and 1,500 tons of 'valuable merchandise ; and
the Government enkratiun ship Mary Pleasants sailed
from Birkenhead under the " Black Ball" flag for Ade-
laide, with a large number of emigrants on board, sent
out by the Colonial Emigration Commissioners. The
fine clipper ships Champion of the Seas, White Star,
and Resolute will sail in a few days from Liverpool for
Melbourne.
THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND MAILS.—The
Cambria steamer, Captain Anderson, in the service of
the European and Australian Royal Mail Gompany,
arrived at Malta in nine days and a half from South-
ampton, at 1 a.m. on the 22J, and left for Alexandria
within four hours after, having in this brief interval not
only replenished fuel, bat also lauded 123 and shipped
158 packages of cargo, and mails from Marseilles, which
arrived on the evening of the 20 n by the company's
steamer Wye, Captain Longden, after a fine run of 561
hours. The number of passengers was, however, but
small, the Wye having brought eight and the Cambria
six, of whom only 11 want on by the latter.