The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-08 00:00:00

to teach him to read and write, but he could never
get him to understand the simplest arithmetic, and
that he could not originate or start any idea of his
own. The man who prepared the will, and who
was over 80, was ex:Amined before a master, and
stated that he thought the testator was capable of
making a will.
At the conclusion of the plaintiff's case Mr. Grove
objected that the action was brought by the wrong
person, and that it ought to have been iu the names
of the executors and trustees under the will.
The learned Judge suid if that were so he should
give the plaintiff leave to amend by adding the
names of those persons to the suit ; and they, being
present,. were called, a nil stated they were willing
that their names should be added.
Witnesses were callt1(1 for the defence, who said
the testator was of " d ,r; all mind," had no intellec-
tual power, could not cor,ant a shilling in halfpence.
One witness said he had done his best to teach him
shoemaking, but he was, too dull to learn ; that he
could not remember from t day to day, and that he
could do nothing with I tim. He was what all the
Dones were—none of tii ,na were so sharp as they
should be. Mrs. Done, the testator's mother, was
not so sharp as the female race generally, an obser-
vation which caused ar uch laughter, given, as it
was, as if the witness spoke feelingly on the
subject.
Mr. Welsby replied wi th great force on the whole
case, and
His Lordship summ ei I up, leaving the question
of capacity generally tc the jury, who returned a
verdict for the plaintiff..

A SWELL*-310BSAL 4N PERSONIFYING

THE REV. ,11 R. SPURGEON.

-
LIMERICK, Tuesday. - -A circumstance of bare-
faced swindling, which occurred in this city yes-
terday, has given rise t o much gossip among all
classes, owing to its not u elty of occurrence. It ap-
pears that a young gen t; Leman, clerically attired as
a minister of the Estabi i shed Church, put up a few
days since at a hotel i a Roche's-street, of which
Mr. John Molony is pre et erietor, entering himself al
the " Rev. Mr. Spurge o: a, en route to Killarney,''
and stated to the hotel . keeper, in the way of con-
versation, " that he was I.,:pecially engaged to preach
before the Queen (kir- ia.g the Royal visit to the
romantic lakes of that p art of her Majesty's domi-
nions, but that it was 1 to be kept a perfect secret
until the Queen actual] - arrived." As a matter of
course, every possible ittention was paid to the
supposed celebrated re el -. gentleman, not only by
the proprietor, but wa it ers, chambermaids, &c., to
whom strict injunction s were issued not to breathe
his name, and strict se e• recy was accordingly ob-
served by all. His ch. )5 at breakfast were made
savoury and done brera ; his lunch was punctually
placed upon the table p 3cisely at one ;he dined at
six, and subsequently ei ijoyed each evening half a
bottle of wine and twe e glasses of brandy punch.
So far all went right , and in the day time 11.0
strolled about the cit: r, viewing its curiosities if
curiosities were to be si nen ; and deeming it advis-
able to add a new suit t o his wardrobe, he yester-
day entered the estab I ishment of Mr.- O'Connor,
master tailor and militt ii .y outfitter, William-street,
where he fitted himse 1) f and ordered the clothes
home to the hotel, first d irecting some slight alte-
rations to be made. TI ae 3 carpet-bag of the would-
be rev. gentleman was c ,f small size, but this passed
unnoticed, being account ed for by the fact " that
great men never travel alone with lumber." The
master tailor sent the s tof clothes to the hotel by
his messenger, to be delivered to the Rev. Mr.
Spurgeon, with bill for an iount. They were again
fitted on and pronoun cf3d " all right," the wearer
asking the messenger i f he had balance of change
between the tailor's 13K 11 and a £lO note, to which
he replied in the negative, whereupon " the rev.
gentleman" exclaimed, " Oh, never mind ; 1 have
business at the bank, vhere lam just going, and
on my return I will d ischarge this bill. In the
meantime you can rem in here and await my re-
appearance." The rev. gentleman then proceeded
to the bank—that is to the bank of the Shannon,
where he took steamer . down river, and has not since
made his appearance, lit .aving his carpet-bag, which
was filled with hay be h ind him, for the tailor and
the hotel-keeper to nitel ele at. The police are on the
quivive, and as it is sai i t that this rev. gentleman is
known, there can be no doubt of his speedy capture.

COUNTR .1 7 NA.REETS.

SHEFF] .1 LD--AuG. 6

A small attendance, but the supply of grain was rather
large. Trade ruled extren ii 1y dull, and prices were un-
changed. The weather ba s been much finer during the
past week.
Red wheat, per lead of 3 b la: perial bushels...24s Od to 26s Od
White ~ 77 ...25s Od to 28s Od
New red 9 ...17s Od to 26s Od
New white „ ), : ...22s Od to 26s Od
Beans 77 If ...16s Od to 188 Od
Peas per qr
Grinding barley, per qr .. . 33s Od to 35s Od
Malting ditto, „ .. . , 3ss Od to 43s Ott
Oats 77 •• • J 2ss 6d to 34s Od
Millers' prices for flour,— .2s 2d, 2s 4d, and 2s 7d per
141 b.