The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-12 00:00:00

LA IV INTELLIGENCE,-(THIS DAL)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
SWIFT' V. SWIFT.-JEDGMENT.
This was an appeal from a deereo of the Master of the
Rolls, declaring that, under the will of the late Thagas
Swift, of 17th August, 1823, two legacies of £2OO were
chargeable only upon his real estate.
The Lord Chancellor, after a careful and minute exami-
nation of the words of the bequest, and considering the
authorities and cases cited, and the Wills Act referred to,
was of opinion that the two legacies of £2OO were charge-
able both on the real and personal estate of the testator
that it was the intention of the testator to charge both his
freehold and leasehold property with these legacies, and
declared accordingly.
The Lord Chancellor reversed the decree of the Master
of the Rolls, with costs.

(Before the Lords Justices.)
♦PPEALS.--LODGE V, PRICHARD-HINDLB V. rnicuAßD

-PRICHARD V. HINDLE.
Mr. Lodge appeared personally and was heard in sup-
port of his appeal from a decree of Vice-Chancellor Sir
John Stuart in favour of Mr. Prichard.
Mr. Bacon, Q.C., is now being heard for Mrs. Hindle.
This is an administration suit, and the contest between
the parties relates to the administration of the trustees and
taking of the executors accounts and costs, as set out in the
Master's report.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.

The December sessions of the Central Criminal Court
commenced this morning. There has only been a short
adjournment, consequently the number of prisoners was
smaller than usual, there being at present only forty for
trial. Thera arc very few cases of interest to be disposed
of this session, as the more important charges that wore
postponed from the last session (among which was the case
of Mr. Hughes, the solicitor, who stands charged with em-
bezzling and secreting money the property of his clients, to
the amount of £200,000) was adjourned to the January ses-
sion. The charge of murder against the brushmaker,
Moore, will, in all probability, also be postponed. Tho
presiding judges are Lord Chief Justice Brie, Mr. justice
Crompton, and Mr. Baron Watson.

The Recorder having briefly addressed the Grand Jury,
they rotired to their room.

Tho court was then occupied up till two o'clock in taking
the pleadings of the prisoners to indictments against them.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sorroant.)

Bartholomew Nockton, a private ba tho 18th Regiment
of Foot, was indicted for stealing three half-sovereigns,
the property of a fellow •comrade named John Rafferty.
The evidence was clear on tb.o point, and the jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty.

The Common Sergeant, having dwelt on the meanness of
robbing a fellow-comrade, sentenced the prisoner to six
months' imprisonment with bard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

MARLI3OROUGH-STREET.

A TILL ROBBEII.—B enry Blandford, a suspicious-look-
ing fellow, who gave the address 19, Salutation-place,
Stamford-street, was charged with stealing, at 21, South
Molton-street, a bowl containing one pound, in half-crowns
and shillings, the property of Mr. J. H. Daniel, tobacconist,
from the till, which was locked at the time, but the key not
withdrawn.

From the evidence of Mr. Daniel it appeared that about
five o'clock on Saturday he had just returned to his parlour,
having served a customer, when he heard a noise in the
shop, and on returning to it he saw the bowl, in which there
had been about a pound in silver, and which he had locked
inthe till after serving the customer, on the counter empty,
and the prisoner leaving the shop. lie immediately fol-
lowed the prisoner and stopped him just as he was joined
by two men. On telling him he had been into his shop and
taken the money, the prisoner said " Oh, it's a mistake ;"
and then the two men persuaded him to let him go, but ho
refused to do so, and detained him till an officer arrived. A
little boy had seen the prisoner hand something to one of
the men.

The constable who took the prisoner into custody said he
only found 2d. on him.

The prisoner, who declined saying anything, was re-
manded for a week, Mr. Beadon ordering inquiries to be
made respecting him.
Two lads, named Crawley and Wathen, were fined 10s.
each, or 14 days' imprisonment, for being found in posses-
sion of the tire of a wheel, of very small value—Mr. Edw.
Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, stating in their behalf
that they had picked up the article in the road, and wore
endeavouring to make a few pence by it, and there was no
evidence to prove that they had stolen it.