The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-04 00:00:00

CHAT CERY.—(r HIS DAY.)
~_ PRICE V. BERRINGTON•
`The turther arguments in this part-heard appeal mem-
ved the Court the whole morning.

It ROLLS' COURT.--THIS DAY•)
JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES WINDING-VP ACT-
NORWICH YARN COMPANY.
The ar.uments in this ca-e which came before the
Courts„' .
have on exceptions to the master's report, and which
su already occupied the Court several days, were le-
this morning, and occupied the Court the
ole dad..

ICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
c(Batore the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE )
!:/uses of no general interest occupied the Court the
ow morning.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor ROLFE.)
The SIMMONDS V. RUDALL.
e„ . f urther arguments in this part-heard came oc-
Pied the Court the whole morning.

QUEEN's BENCH. —(THIS DAY.)
-Ns at Nisi Prias, at Westminster, before Lord
CAMPBELL and a Special Jury.)

T,• DRYDEN V. FRYER.
5q151:16 eaie was resumed this morning. It was the
coneet of some remark, that neither the Solicitor-
. e'rel, Sir Frederick Thesiger, nor Sir F. Kelly, the
reusel for the defendant, appeared in court this morn-
.ile; and the mentesernent of the defence was left to the
counsel, Mr.' Barstow, assisted by Mr. Carpenter
bele' Q. C., the latter of whom appeared to hold the
eeof some one of the absent leaders.
ter sin documentary evidence, consisting principally
by 11 Proceedings in the Chancery suit, were put in
Le Barstow, on the part of the defendant, among
bef:°" was the affidavit of the late Dr. Warburton, who,
°re his death, deposed to his acquaintance with Sir
t4g,'11.57 Page Turner, the testator, for several years,
ti.`° the general characteristics of his insanity.
date' iebedule attached to the affidavit of Lady Turner,
t 1 ls
erst 15th November, 1842, which was made on the
of thaPPlication to the Court of Chancery in the matter
Si lunatic, contained the following item :—" Paid
ir&gory for pocket-money with which to enable
ehe°,.Please his fancy, as he now walked in full liberty
assl'onclon, to be spent in books and other articles sic.
sight amusements 401.25."
v 4,1,4 Long was the first witness called. She said, I
the,e,°raterly in the service of Mr. and Mrs. Johns, in
„-r,-road, here Sir Gregory Page Turner resided.
• toole,'„le the service of Mr. Rook afterwards when ho
niele house. I continued in the house after Lady
Dere", came to. live in the house, till February 1841.
ass had left. I stayed about two months after Rook.
lee in the house altogether nearly three years.. I
Tere°PPortuuities of seeing a good deal of Sir G. P.
that -ee„r• I used to see Sir Gregory in the street, betore
tlis "Inc, when I was in the service of Mrs. Holmes,
month 'lether of Mr. Holmes, for three years and nine
leses. I have seen him in the street when a funeral
eiyEraa'ed, and he used to cross to the other side of the
te' -4-iather than meet it. When I went into the service
fro Ll'ha-road I considered Sir Gregory quite different
ofd other other gentlemen. He was very much frightened
eorecjg!, and cats. There was a dog called " Sir Gre-
j'a ueg." I remember Sir Gregory having a new suit of
clothes.
ees and he was coming in from church on Sunday,
eedeg licked his gaiter, and he said he would never
these, the gaiter again. He never wore it again, and
Sir was a new pair gotior him. Rook used to shave
day Gregory at that time. He was shaved every other
lie had a great objection to be shaved. He gene•
eye faked Rook to excuse him being shaved. He was
be very seldom excused. He ate very greedily, and
the
elue his clothes very dirty and greasy whilst eating.
eel en he went to bed he used to put his clothes inside
"edt that was his constant habit. When he came
wital stairs of a morning one leg of his trousers was
thwiesyl turned up, which he called his morning dress;
• was a habit The trouser leg teas always turned
P 411 he went up. to dress, and the. n it was put right
aftto ards. He was very dirty in his person. He used
atilaY he washed his face, but he never washed it clean
an Qts Rook washed it. Rook used to wash his face
, and then,
He would never use a towel if it had
cloth clothed the floor. He was very particular that his bed-
et es should not touch the floor. I used to make his bed.
e
the bed Sys told me to be sure to be particular and not lot
Lb. lothes touch the floor. lie used to have both
bet alleete of the bed put underneath him, and he slept
tesew.e"e the blankets. He used to tear the bed furni-
sew He kept a bag of thread and needles, and used to
eee,tne bed furniture up. Every other Sunday was his
41'e-work day. Every other Sunday he also shaved
11i
noßelf, and the shaving-day was his needle-work day.
stogy saw
him shake hands with any one. He used. to
bl'eet both his trousers pockets full with papers, which
theo:e them stick out very much. He was very carefulhe
tike
apers. I used to put additional buttons on is
d!ets, at his request, in order to keep his papers sate.
pal .1" not go to the water-closet, but kept a large red
but ell!! his room, open. That was attended to every day,
Paper Gregory objected to such attendance. A news-
letidre-eltlae to the house every morning, but he did not
first vi" "11 the following day; it was kept to dry all the
ins egee(Laughter.) The newspaper was the Morn-
tiiner .---(ltenewed laughter.) His curiosity some-
't vteeeatne his fears, and on the first day he has read
geneeleunlebody held it for him. I have known him in
hour -eet his dinner stand on the table a quarter of an
entirer twenty minutes before he sat down. Ho dined
keit: by him He had hot dinners always. If a
. °r a fork fell to the ground Sir Gregory would not
to be but would have another.._Heeewnottdunxt,asloloncii,l
Picked up until ar.totherh d b
hee servant might-not gtve. him the same knife or fork.,
449 had a very great objection to the medical men. He
Used always to call Dr. Southey " the Lawyer."—
;: (Laughter.) I have seen Mr. Maberley; he has called
at Alpha-road about six times, when Mr. Holmes kept
'• the house. Sir Gregory called Mr. Maberley " the
Tailor."—(Laughtor.) Sir Gregory had a cupboard in
which he kept newspapers, and he was very particular
in fastenicg up the door with pieces of paper. I have
-Known him come back two or three times on the same
day to see if the cupboard was fast. I remember a
4' Piece of wedding-cake coming to the house on the
• occasion of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Fryer. Sir
`Prregory kept the piece of cake on a plate standing in
his back drawing-room, which he called his library.
Lie kept some of it for five months, until Lady Turner
'• tame ;it was quite black, and her Ladyship wished to
have it removed. It was removed. I have heard both
etulmes and Rook joking with him about the wedding
cake- He said he would sot have it removed because it
Wae of great importance. Lady Turner came in May,
140
but he
A keeper of the name of Barton was there then,
}vs_ e soon went away after her Ladyship came. After
• Cur k and Barton left, it fell to my lot to attend on Sir
.;:g°rY• I assisted in dressing him. I did not shave
I— A man naed n shave y
ather d
Y. When SutSuttoton first cameto him
to shave him,ever Sir
40'" re
s4'4 (14,,,,gC47 Wits dreadfully excited, and the perspiration
za;t sntrtrtd err him, He submitted easily to be shaved by
'ireseleth--"; 1 used to be in the room when Sutton shaved
;411 11;*e trenteraber giving him a clean shirt. I was in
"sou of giving him his clean linen. It was a
seilleetle after Rook loft before he had a clean
k .eve, I have frequently asked him to have
le the e'eau shirt, and I have put it out on
alaoued- He said he would not put it on. Lady Turner
•I;,,,wee asked him to put it on. He refused her Ladyship
011441411 e first asked him, a great many times. She then
die et°- say she would have Rook back again if he
w. theel" ,(4 Put the shirt on. At last he consented that I
t Put the clean shirt on over the other one. He
4'4 use ref
to allow the dirty one to be taken off. When
aloe, as gone, I remember Sir Gregory going out
to ' wIIe
said he would return home to dinner at six
ee _pee
k. He did not return till ten at night. He came
and was very much intoxicated. I opened the
is eeu a
14,,` ,140,,.11(1,_ let him in with John the page. He cam?,
eaeughing, saying " Elisa, I have come at last.
Page, and I supported him into her Ladyship's
Itr:it;tleir's- Her Ladyship was in bed, and had been ill
months. Before Sir Gregory came home her
letoelluiP sent me for Mrs. Rook, who came, and went
belt her Ladyship's bed-room. Sir Gregory was most
IviseetleeY intoxicated when he came home. Her Ladyship
le te-"e to sleep in her room, but he went and slept
tiecrre,latleinaid's bedroom until four o'clock in the
.*" f -g' Re was put on the bed with his clothes on.
reeet)ar o'clock he wished to go into his own
lee;,' and I and John assisted him to go there.
the "": Peculiarities in Sir Gregory continued until I left
Rook did
Her Ladyship used to say to Sir Gregory
etote- back
did not leave off those habits she must have
f
41 "aelt again. I remember his keeping a store o
ofibe ina cupboard in the drawing-room. Lady
thee: las, very otten spoken to him about getting rid
'e;l,l4e clothes. Ile gave me eight or ten suits of
wee'llo'4l4 eves before Rook left. Sir Gregory said I
CiOthest any consideration to let any one see thed
the ;et_ When Sir Gregory unlocked the cupboard
B 0 L re clothes were, the moths Slew out in hundreds.
lee.soySeuevihen speaking of Rook, to call him the " Old
e L.Ae
Yeti the clothes iesto the wash-house for a time.
the e--4ale gave me 10s. for them, and then gave
t'sourliseewaY to an old woman in the Marylebone
Oeg -* When he got any new clothes, he would always
tillsw"lL before he would put them on, notwithstand-
the 0 suit he had on was in a very greasy state. All e
the ° I was in the house he never appeared to act as
erdelbaster of the house. Lady Turner always gave the
'Whoa realeeeting the management of the house.
that ii Rook left I slept in a room adjoining
rey of Sir Gregory. He frequently came to
Nona-door in the night; on the first night
htt:ttended him, he came to me and wanted to
lie 0 a handkerchief which he wore over his nightcap
tee Oil three times. In the middle of the night he called
44P and had three glasses of ale given him, at his re -
gore' I Was very ill from this attendance on Sir Gre-
Ile" and I left the service in February, 1841, I think.
14: Ladyship gave me a character. I remember his
ii30,11,11g, fainting fit on one occasion in the night, before
awe 'left, when his mouth was drawn together end his
tele' was affected about a month afterwards. Hook
.Ltne that the first time Sir Gregory went out he went
Alba Eyre Arms, and afterwards to the York and
' (-sane', where he get drunk.
seress. •
leo, examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—I was. not af-_
it led with fits until the Christmas before I left. We had
tortletee bough in the kitchen. Mr. Rook's 5.011 wanted
•t,, gore's Me end I went into a fit. After I left Sir G re-
dee., for , service I went to my aister's at Esher, in Surrey,
11/Ittitt, stbout three months. I was not attended by any
ee eedieet „„,
erg -.2111 for those tits. Last Fridny fortnight I was
• Vele 'teed to give evidence in this action by
.M.r. St.sc-
e, lo to
took down my stutement from my lips, a,
t0..,11, 48 I recollece.if,wes..the'• same -I have; given
t.44'44.llllAllitsin•:B -'reliensefottitritte at Limehouse, where
e%.enereeesee ieseseehe sass: in :service gentleman.
-stet 7itimTtry,*ent tlehurdriavery Sundaye-puu:Sunday
,t4nle hlteiettcandetheeneit in- the evening. .He ob-
'44 to "'"a qiitelr failing Si the' floor ,becuuse it was
be dirtied:---Whea,-OregOry would not use