The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-16 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.

r(Before the Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices of Appeal.)
APPEAL-JUDGMENT-WILLIAMS V. SKOTTOWB-SKOT-
TOWE V. 'WILLIAMS.
This is, an appeal from Vice-Chancellor Stuart, raising
the question as to the validity of a deed of appointment
executed by a married woman in 1821, in favour of her
husband.

Mr. Jesse' resumed his argument for the respondent.
Mr. Elmsley, Q.C., followed on the same side, and seve-'
ral other counsel were heard for other parties.
Mr. Moline, Q.C., was heard in reply for the appellant.
The Lord Chancellor, in delivering judgment, said I am
of opinion that the decision of the Vice-Chancellor ought to
be affirmed and the appeal dismissed with costs. I think
that there are no grounds whatever for impeaching th(-
validity of this deed on the ground of fraud, misrepresenta-
tions, or that it was executed in ignorance of her rights,
and therefore the deed must stand.

ILord Justice Knight Bruce was of opinion that whatever'
right this woman originally had to set aside this deed, the
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(time was now elapsed, and it was not competent now to do

Lord Justice Turner entirely concurred with the Lord
Chancellor.
The Lord Chancellor dismissed the appeal with costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day).

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY AT ST. JAMES'S CHURCH.—Alexander Ben•
nington, an old man, was charged before. Mr. Tyrwhitt with
stealing some church services and hymn books from St.
James's Church, Piccadilly, the property of Mr. Gregory,'
a pew renter.

Frederick Greig, of 5, Swallow-street, Piccadilly, the
beadle of St. James's Church, said that in consequence of
some church services being missed from a pew in which he
had seen the prisoner on Wednesday evening, the previous
..ght (Friday) on the prisoner again entering the church,
he kept a sharp look out from the lobby. The prisoner
entered pew No. 74, and after being there about a quarter
of an hour left the church. He then stepped up to him and
asked him to step back. Re objected to do so, saying,
" I'm a gentleman, and will be treated as one, and am no
thief." The prisoner did come back, and on searching him
we found three church services and one hymn book, the
property of Mr. Gregory, a pew renter, in the pocket of the
cape he had over his arm. As the prisoner was entering
the Church he dropped a chisel, which, on being compared
with the marks on the box in the pew, was found to exactly
correspond. At the station another hymn book was found
on the prisoner. Latterly several books had been missed
from the Church, and only a few months ago the poor boxes
at the Church were found wrenched open.
Mr. Gregory, of the John O'Groat's Hotel, Russell-
street, said the books were his property, and of the value of
about a guinea. He rented the pew, No. 74, in St. James's
Church, and the books were taken from the box belonging
to him.

Sergeant Lombard, C Division, said the prisoner denied
the robbery. He found on him an envelope on which was
written " St. James's Church, Marchll3" (the evening the
first lot of books was lost from the Church). He found
the marks on the box to correspond with the chisel.

The prisoner said he would plead guilty, but he was re.
mended till Thursday.

THAMES.

THE OLIO Goosn AND THE YOUNG GOOSE.—Ann Mur-
phy, a servant girl about 18 years of age, whose mother, a
poor but respectable woman, is dwelling at No. 13, King's
Head-court, High-street, Shoreditch, and Catherine Bar-
rett, aged 60, a married woman, of No. 12, Plough-street,
Whitechapel, were brought up on remand before Mr. Selfe,
charged with attempting to commit self-murder. The
magistrate had remanded both prisoners to the Clerkenwell
House of Detention for a week to give time for repentance
to meditate on the foolish acts they lad committed, 'and to
receive the excellent advice and exhortations of the worthy
chaplain of the gael, who has effected much good. The
prisoner Murphy had thrown herself into the Hermitage
lock of the London Dock a few nights since. The water
there is 24 feet in depth. She narrowly escaped drowning
and was save I by the exertions of a police-constable named
Tack, 110 H. When she came to her senses, she said
it was all through " John." It appeared that since she
had left her last situation she had carried on an illicit inter-
course with a fellow named John Neale. She met him by
appointment on the night of the Bth inst., near the Monu-
ment, and another young woman, who was present, claimed
John as "her young man" on which the prisoner straight-
way proceeded to the Hermitage lock and attempted to
drown herself. The prisoner now said she was very sorry
for what she had done, that the kind-hearted chaplain of
the House of Detention had promised to obtain a situation
for her, and that she would not repeat the attempt on her
life for John or any other young man.
Mr Selfe read her a lecture on her wickedness and folly,
and suffered her to depart with her mother.

The old woman Barrett was next arraigned before Mr.
Selfe. She had silvery hair, and appeared very ill. After
a quarrel with her husband she took up a knife and cut her
left arm in a frightful manner. Hatton, a police-constable,
134 H, saved her from bleeding to death, placed her under
medical treatment, and then brought her before the magis-
trate.

Mr.Selfe said a young goose had just been discharged by
him for attempting self-destruction. The prisoner was an
old goose. He was surprised to find a woman 60 years of
age acting so wickedly and foolishly.
Halton said the primer was almost continually intoxi-
cated. He had known her seven or eight years, and had
never seen her sober more than three times.

The prisoner said that her husband was beating her for
Itwo or three days, and in a passion she cut her arm.
Mr. Selfe—l don't wonder at your husband beating you
if you are continually getting drunk and making his home
,uncomfortable and wretched.

The prisoner was discharged, with an admonition not to
repeat the offence.
A FINE SPECIMEN OP A DOMESTIC SERVANT.—EIiza
Pitus, aged 43, was charged with stealing three sheets, two
blankets, and a pillowcase, the property of Mr. Edward S.
Parker, the master of an excellent educational institution
called the Green Coat School in White Horse-street, Rat-
cliff. The prisoner was engaged by Mr. Parker, a young
gentleman, only a fortnight sime as housekeeper and
general servant. She was well recommended to him and ,
he at once informed her that his time was so fully occupied
with his scholastic duties, that he must place every confi-
dence in her, and intrust her with the sole management of
.his domestic affairs. She was to receive very liberal wages,
and had a well furnished room in the school-house
provided for her especial use. She abused the confidence
placed in her by robbing Mr. Parker of his pro-
perty, pawning the same and continually getting
drunk. She borrowed 10s. of Mr. Parker a few days
ago, which she squandered in the indulgence of her favou-
Elite propensity for strong drinks. She was continually
intoxicated for four days, and put her master to great loss
and inconvenience. At last he called in a police-constable
and discovered he had been plundered. He traced three
sheets, two blankets, and a pillow-case to pawnbrokers in
the district, and had missed other things.
Mr. Parker said he was astonished at the prisoner's con-
duct. She had moved in a most respectable sphere of life,
and her connections were good. He strongly recommende d
her to mercy, and said he would not have prosecuted her
-at all if she had not been guilty of the most black ingrati-
tude by pawning his property, after he had advanced her
money.

The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one
month's imprisonment and hard labour.

THE BUILDING TRADES.—Last evening a ()row ded :::-,
meeting of carpenters and operatives of the building trades ."
was held in Freemasons'-hall, in furtherance of the nine:
hours' movement—Mr. Hamlyn in the chair. Several ';.
speakers addressed the meeting, urging upon the men the,s,
necessity of renewing the agitation with redoubled vigour.
A resolution was carried to the effect "that, after an agita-
tion of three years, it was the duty of the masters to meet
a deputation of the men, in order that the question might'
be settled In a friendly manner." Mr. Potter (the secretary)
said the masters had granted a concession, although it had
not been officially announced to him. It would, however,
be considered by a general meeting of delegates. A cordial `
vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. ,
BUILDING TRADE.—IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.— !
Four of the most eminent building firms of London, viz., h
Lucas Brothers, K elk, G. Smith (of Pimlico), and Peto
and Co., have decided, on and after the 23d inst., to pay ,
their workmen by the hour, in order to cut away the'..
slightest excuse for another strike on the nine hours' ques- h
tion. The trade generally will doubtless adopt the arrange-'
ment in a short time. The rate of wages to be 7d. per hour
for skilled mechanics, and 41d. for labourers, whereby an
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advance of wages will result of about ls. 2d. per week to
mechanics, and Bd. per week to labourers, assuming they
work 581 hours per week, as at present.
STRIKE IN THE BUILDING TRADES.—Since the
let of March the great body of the masons and joiners in
Edinburgh and Leith have been out on strike for the nine
:?hours system. The men offer to accept the old rate of pay
• per hour, and to work nine hours on five days a week, and
,six hours on Saturday, thus reducing their present work
hours from 57 to 51 per week, and the wages from 235. 9d.
to 21s. 3d. The great body of the masters resist the de-
,. mand, on the ground that, though the ten hours' pay is not
at present asked, it is involved in the demand, as a scarcity
. of hands would be occasioned, and higher prices immedi-
r ately claimed. On the let of March there were 860 masons.
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on the strike-roll, but the number has now fallen to about
350, owing to large numbers having gone to other towns,
'.. where they have taken work on the ten hours system, and
,':to others being employed by masters who have conceded
the point. About 400 joiners are standing out for the nine
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hours' system, 150 have obtained work for the restricted
hours, and about 200 are working on the 10 hours' prin-
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ciple. Most of the other operative trades have held meet-
ings and passed resolutions of sympathy, and given promise]
of support, and the building trades in the other towns have'
given similar encouragement. Arrangements are making]
for a conference to settle the differences, but meantime bothl
partite appear tuilikely to yield the main poin,te at ingot