The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-25 00:00:00

ARMSTRONG V. ARMSTRONG.

This was a question on the admission of an allegation
offered in opposition to the last will of General Armstrong,
tendered on behalf of the brother and sister of the deceased,
on the ground of an alleged undue controul exercised by the
widow of the General in obtaining the will. The deceased
died in the November of last year, possessed of very consi-
derable real and personal property, the whole of which by the
will in question he bequeathed to his widow, with the exception
of 1,0004 given to his brother. The deceased, it appeared, at
an advanced age had married a young wife, dying after a coha-
bitation of two years. By a previous will as is alleged, the
deceased had made ample provision for his wife, leaving her
20,000/., the remainder of his property being disposed of
among his next of kin.

Dr-. LUSHINGTON, on behalf of the widow, objected to
the admissibility of the major part of the allegation.
Dr. ADDAMS on behalf of the brother and sister of the
deceased, should contend that every tittle of the allegation
was admissible under the peculiar circumstances of the
case.

Sir HERBERT JENNER said the general substance of the
allegation was admissible, but directed the allegation to be
generally reformed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Two girls, named Anne and Charlotte Smith, were
brought before the LORD MAYOR, charged with robbery
by Mr. Joseph Sorrell, and old gentle Man, who evidently
laboured under the effects of an extra glass of gin.
The complainant stated, but in a very circuitous manner,
and with an expression of countenance which it is impo!st-
ble to describe, that on the preceding day as he was going
along the borough he met the two girls, and treated them as
affectionately as if they were his own children. He had a
bundle in his hand, containing a purchase of bedclothes
which he had made, and he asked the girls whether they
had had anything to drink? When they said, " No," he
told them they should have a drop, and he walked with
them into a shop of the right sort, and said to them, " Now
my little dears, take what you like." They had some gin,
and one of the girls said, " If I don't have some bread and
cheese I be blowed." " Well," lie said, " have it my little
dears," and he called for the wittles ; but the landlady was
a screw, and she charged a hawpenny more than was the
right thing, and so off they went to another crib. As they
were going along he says to one of the little dears, who of-
fered to carry his bundle, " Take care of it, for I have just
paid for it, my dear, and she did take care of it for she
handed it to the other little dear ; and away the other ran,
just as if it belonged to herself, although she never laid eyes
upon it in her life before."—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—My good Sir, who are you ? You
must be a very good-humoured, bard-drinking, old gentle-
man. Mr. Sorrell—Oh ! you're fit to be a Lord Mayor.
Who am I ? I am well known - at the West end of the
town. I am stamp-maker to the King, and I do a great
deal in that way among the first merchants in the City. I
don't wish you to be very hard with these little dears, but
sentence 'em both to the same punishment, for one is every
bit as bad as the other.--(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—When the girl ran away with your
bundle, did you follow her ? Mr. Sorrell—Follow her ?
How could I ? W
When I went to follow her, a chimney-
sweeper comes right in my way. " Holloa !" says 1 ;
nolloa!" says he ; and he throwed his arms bang around
my waist, bags and all.—(Great laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR--Oh ! then he was one of your com-
pany ? Mr. Sorrell—l suppose from that he was. Well,
he would stop to talk to me, but I called out " Stop thief!"
and the policeman there that has my bundle turned round,
and she ran bang into his arms, bundle and all.
The LORD Mayon--Then he had the girl in his arms
when you had the sweep in yours ? Mr. Sorrell—Exactly.
i There now ; I'm d—d f you a'ut just fit to be a Lord

Mayor. Come, pass judgment upon 'em. They're a pair
of --, for I treated 'em to gin as if they were my own
children.—(Laughter.)
A policeman while nn duty in Devonshire-square, at
half-past four o'clock, saw a crowd running, and heard a
cry of " Stop thief." One of the prisoners was the first
person he observed in the race, and he got hold of her.
She had nothing about her, but she told him where the other
girl lived, and he succeeded in apprehending her and reco-
vering the bundle.
The girls said that Mr. Sorrell gave them the bundle to
carry for him, and raised a hullabulloo after them because
they happened to walk a little quicker than he was inclined.
Mr. Sorrell—Don't be too fast, my little dears.
The LORD MAYoR—Did you ask the girls to carry your
bundle ? Mr. Sorrell—To be sure I did : I'll tell you
what ; mitigate their sentence ; give them a few days, and
make them be silent, and let them have no gin. I dare say
they'll ask my pardon afterwards, and I'll forgive them and
no mistake.

The LORD MAYOR—Perhaps you'll forgive them now,
and we can despatch the business at once. Mr. Sorrell—
To be sure I will. You just took the words •out of my
mouth.

The LORD MAYOR—Then they are discharged.
Mr. Sorrell—Ah, you're the right sort. Give us your
hand.

The LORD MAYOR—Don't mind that ceremony. We
can shake hands when next we meet.

Mr. Sorrell—You're all right, I see, and (turning to the
sword-bearer, who laughed at this singular exhibition), I
say, my old cock, God be with you.

GUILDHALL.

Yesterday John Worseltine, who keeps an oyster shop at
No. 128, Chancery-lane, was brought before Mr. Alderman
Atkins, charged with being concerned in carrying on an il-
licit still upon a large scale. The still was capable of hold-
ing fifty gallons, and as a charge may be worked off in four
hours, it might, under able hands, have been the means of
defrauding the revenue of 50/. a day.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS committed him for three months,
in default of paying a fine of 301.