The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-27 00:00:00

JUDGMENT-WARBRICK V. VALLEY.

His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—There are two
or three questions raised in this case, but in substance there
is but one for me to judge of and determine. By consent
the parties have agreed to confine the costs to a certain
sum, and therefore I shall sanction that arrangement. The
other question is whether a specific legacy is given free of
legacy duty. lam of opinion that it is. His Honour de-
clared the legacy duty payable out of the residue of the
testator's estate. The other question for his consideration
was an important question arising under a clause in the
testator's will which declared his nephews and nieces
obnoxious, and not entitled to any benefit under
his will, if any of them commenced or car-
ried on any action or suit against him or
his trustees in respect to the provisions given to them by
his will. His Honour was of opinion that this clause was
inoperative, as the suits instituted were commenced before
the decease of the testator, and only carried on after his
death, and declared that the nephew was not cut off from,
but was entitled to, the bequests in this will. His Honour
considered the nephew or his representatives were entitled
to the legacies contained in the will, and decreed accord -
ingly, with costs.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)

THE GREAT LEATHER PAILURE-IMPORTANT APPLICA

TION-IN ItE SI:IRAEDER.

An application was made on behalf of this bankrupt, a
member of the firm of Lawrence, Mortimore, Streitfield,
and Shraeder, whose case created such a sensation in the
mercantile world, to be discharged from custody, he having
been confined three months in accordance with the pro-
visions of the certificate order.

Mr. C. E. Lewis made a formal application, and stated
that he had given notice to all parties concerned, and un-
derstood there was no opposition to the discharge of the
bankrupt.

Mr. Murray (for the assignees) said he did not know
what there was to stop the bankrupt from walking out of
prison. (Laughter.) The bankrupt had suffered in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the certificate order, and he
(Mr. Murray) could not oppose the application.
His Honour at once granted the application, and the
bankrupt was ordered to be discharged.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Sergeant Wheeler.)

IMPORTANT CASE OP A HUSBAND'S NON-LIABILITY.-
A MODEL HUSBAND ENLARGING HIS WIFE'S CRIS°

LINE.-PRICE V. THOMPSON.

This was an action to recover balance of an account for
drapery sold and delivered, defendant being a clerk in the
Bank of England.

Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, called Mrs. Price, who
went oeriatina through the items of a most voluminous bill,
and hislionour, in looking down the items, came to " eight
yards of steel."

His Honour—Eight yards of steel I What could defend-
ant require with that ? (Laughter.)
Mrs. Price—Well, Mr. Thompson thought his wife's
skirt was not full enough, and so he ordered the steel.
His Honour thought such an addition made it a warlike
skirt. (Laughter.)

It appeared that the sum claimed was £l7 odd, balance
of an account for £25, defendant having paid £lO odd
into court, and pleading never indebted as to the remainder.
Defendant had given Mrs. Price an order for goods re •
quired for the house, but the sum in dispute was for wearing
apparel, and it was admitted that defendant had cautioned
Mrs. Price twelvemonths previously against giving credit
to Mrs. Thompson.
Mr. Taylor, for defendant, suggested that Mrs. Thomp-
son was not very temperate, and contended that after such
a caution plaintiff had no right to exceed the limits of the
order given.

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His Honour was of opinion that plaintiff had been
Limited, and found for defendant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A STRANGE CASE.—Mary Martin, a stout female, was
charged before Mr. Woolrych as follows :
Henry Martin, the defendant's husband, a fishmonger,
said yesterday my wife, having first threatened to rip me
up and to be the death of me before night, sat down to tea.
She then began singing very wildly. I told her not to kick
up such a row, and she then threw all the flower-pots off the
window ledge, and then flung herself out of the window
across the ledge. I instantly rushed to the window and
succeeded in grasping her hands, all the rest of the body
swinging out of the window ; and had I not been a power-
ful man I must have let her go, and she would most proba-
bly have been killed, as she is a very stout woman. Sho
has been at Hanwell once.

Mr. Woolrych—How did she get that bruise on her arm ?
The defendant had a large discolouration on her arm.

Defendant—You (to the husband) gave it me.
Husband—No, I did not ; you were in the hands of the
police on Monday nigh, My wife is always like this in
her confinements.

Mr. Woolrych—Was she drunk?
Husband—l think not.
Wife—l was confined three years ago.
Husband—She seriously threatened me.
Mr. Woolrych (to the husband)—Take her home, and
take care of her. The charge, which is that of being
drunk and threatening her husband, has not been made out.
You are discharged.