The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-19 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Frederick Charles B. Blackwell, a respectable, look-
ing man, and Phoebe Blackwell, his sister, were charged
with forging an instrument purporting to be the will
of the late Mr. Joseph Constable, of Mount Pleasant
llow,e, Lewisham.

Mr. Clarkson said that the charge against the pri-
soners was of a most serious nature, and that he would
give an outline of the circumstances. He then pro-
ceeded to say that the complainant's name was Miss
Elizabeth Hollis Constable, the surviving daughter of
a gentleman of that name, who died on the 31st of
December, 1840, leaving her the whole of his real
and personal property. That, subsequently to Mr.
Constable's death another will was produced in favour
of "a Mr. Stanley (since dead), purporting to be the
last will and testamemt of Mr. Constable, devising his
property to the party named, and after his (Mr.
Stanley's) decease, the prisoners claimed as executors
-under the will, and in conformity with it turned
Miss Constable out of her father's house, and took
possession of the whole of the furniture, &c. He
would show that the signature to the deed, purport-
ing to be in the handwriting of Mr. Constable, was a
forgery, that individual being at the time incapable of
signing his name, as he was in a state approaching to
helpless insanity, and that the document throughout
was a forgery. The Learned Counsel then called Mr.
Stephen Olding, one of the firm of Messrs. Rogers,
Olding, and Co., the bankers, who produced the in-
strument in question, it having been deposited in the
hands of the firm by a person named Lever. On
examination of the document the complainant stated
that the signature did not resemble her deceased
father's handwriting. She added that her father made •
his will on the 30th of October, 1816, leaving her his
property. The will now produced was a forgery.
Stanley was not related to her father.
Mr. Richard Birch, a solicitor, stated that he pre-
pared the will in question ; and that late in the day
on the 31st of December, 1840, Stanley came to his
office for it. On that occasion the deed was not
signed, nor dated, and Stanley, on taking it away,
said that he was then going to get it executed.
Mr. Bonson, a solicitor, produced the probate of the
deceased's will, bearing date. 1816, assigning his pro-
perty
over to the complainant.
On the part of the prisoners, it was contended that
no proof was adduced of their being- the parties by
whom the alleged forgery was committed.
After some further evidence was gone into, the pri-
soners were remanded, bail being accepted for the
appearance of the female.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
COURSING.

AMIGAD,LE CLUB AT EPSOM AND LEATHERHEAD,
DEC. 13 AND 14.—The Cup was won by Mr. Minton's
Floss ; Mr. Jupp's teivess ran up, and received the
Goblet. The Headley Stakes were won by Mr. Lily's
Eve; and the Consolation Stakes by Mr. Minton's Darius.
WHITCHURCH MEETING, DEC. 14.—The Cup of 321
was won by Mr. Barker's Fox, beating Mr. Bellyse's
Jasper (drawn).
KILMARNOCK CLUB, DEC. 15.—The Kilmarnock
Stakes were won by Dr. Brown's Dandy ; the Galston
Stakes by Mr. Hamilton's Hurricane ; and the Troan
Stakes by Dr. Brown's Slyboots.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.

Baron Rothschild's Stag hds., Thurs., Mr. Golby's,
Weedon-11.

Mr. S. Lownde's hds, Tues., Hatton ; Fri., Furzon-
field-10i.
Mr. Drake's hds., Tues., Farthinghoe Town ; Thurs.,
Glendon Village ; Sat., Kirtlington Roundabouts-10i.
Whitecross harrs., Tues., Little Kimble; Sat., Weston
Turville-10.

Mr. Brand's lids., Wed., Lamer; Fri., Langley Bottom
—lOl.
Puckeridge's lids., Wed., Barkway ; Sat., Astonbury
—lof.
Wynyard's lids., Thurs., Bradbury Bridge-10i.
Lord Redesdale's hds., Wed., Bladon Gate ; Fri.,
Bledington Mill ; Sat., Ranger's Lodge.
Berkshire hds., Wed., Southampton Gate ; Fri., Far
Wood.

Mr. Morrell's hds., Tues., Clifton Fcrry ; Thurs.,
Blowbury.
Mr. Watson's hds., Tues., Bothal Village ; Fri., Fret-
lington-10.
Boroughbridge harrs., Tues., Minskipp ; Fri., Bed
House-10.

Lieut.-Col. Hild}•aril's harrs., Wed., the Kennels ; Fri.,
Freeholme
Eddlethorpe hds., Wed., Gatley Gap ; Thurs., Ster-
rington Beacon.
Sinnington hds., Tues., Tylas Bridge ; Fri., 'loving-
ham.

Cleveland hds, Thurs., Guisborough Park-101.
Bedale hds., Wed., Busby Stoop ; Fri., Brough-101.
Hurworth hds., Fri., Yarm Banks ; Sat., Dalton Wood
—lOl.
Oakley hds., Tues., Hungee Corner ; Thurs., Stef-
fingley Cross-roads ; Sat., C Healey Hall-11.
York and-Amsty hds., Tues., Middlethorpe ; Thurs.,
Fernby ; Sat., Nabum-10f.
Harewood hds., Wed., Hook Moor ; Fri., Deighton
Bar ; Sat, Cottingham Bar-10.
hds., TUC=., Corley ; Fri., High llead Cas-
Ne-1 O.

Wilton hrs., Wed., Waver Tollbar ; Fri., Brocklebank.
Ackton harrs, Thurs., Hawksdale-bridge End ; Sat.,
Drumlanrig— Bi.
Eamont harrs., Wed., Winderwath ; Sat., Longwathby
-10.

Pembrokeshire hds., Thurs., Lanstinan—l O.
1), M. H., Tues., Piekeridge ; Fri., Ridgeway-hill,
Clayhids.
Newsham Park harrs., Fri., Westshire-10.
Fowerscombe harrs„ Wed, Hanger Down ; Sat.,
Dockhill Ridge-10.

LIMM—On Monday night last a vessel got ashore
on the New, Come sand, Dungeness. She is said to
be from Sweden to Gibraltar, with a cargo of deals,
and being leaky, she was taken into Dover harbour by
the coast-guardmen, assisted by some of the Lydd men.
Lieut. Combe inquired of the Captain if he knew
where he was. He replied, "on the coast of
France," evidently mistaking Dungeness light for
Cape Crieinez, in the fog that prevailed. It is said
that more accidents have happened to the
shipping since there has been a light at Cape
Greinez than before, showing it would be better
to discontinue -it, or erect another at Dunge-
ness, that a clear distinction might be made as to
which side of the Channel the vessels were ; so that
we might, in future, prevent these serious mistakes,
which are attended with so much loss of life and valu-
able property. The shipping of Great Britain and
Ireland, at the end of last year, was as follows :
Steamers and sailing vessels, 23,591 ; tonnage,
3,760,315. Numbers of these pass this great high-
way—the Straits of Dover—daily; and the light at
the Ness is often the first light that the sailor sees on
his return to England from the vast Atlantic Ocean.
Dover Chronicle.

GERMANY THE NATURAL ALLY OF BRITAIN.—We
have traversed a good portion of Germany, and taken
a comprehensive glance at its people and their life ;
and we must testify, that few finer countries lie on the
face of the earth: A land of noble rivers and beautiful
hills ; of forests froe to the foot of the wanderer, lovely
in the sunshine of summer ; their green glades rich in
traditions, and their leaves whispering poetry in every
wind. A land of plains cultivated like a garden ; and
of simple, swarming„ indefatigable people. Germany
is a country which, es the land of a distinguished por-
tion of our ancestors7—as the ancient, common source
of much of our language—of the spirit of our Consti-
tution, and of many of our legal and social institutions,
must always be interesting to us. It is a country which,
to the British poet, antiquarian, and philologist, must
ever be a rich mine ; for we cannot now live long in it
without every day seeing more and more, in the prac-
tices and speech of 'the people, the origin of many
of our ideas, customs, and terms, which was be-
fore unknown 'to us. In the language of the
common people, and especially in the Plat-
deutsch, it is astonishing to find, after a lapse
of a thousand years, how much remains which
has been transplanted into and exists in ours,
especially in the language of the common people
of England. But it is when we. look on the map of
hEurope, and consider the location, the extent, the po-
pulation, and character of this country, in reference to
these circumstances in the other nations of Europe—
it is then that we see how important it must be for
England to cultiyat a memory of the ancient kinship,
and an alliance of friendship, as well as interest, with
Germany.—prim William Howites " Rural and Do-
mestic Life of Germany," just published.
The business a The Thames Police-court will be
transacted, for .the first time, at the new building in
Arbour-square, Stepney, on Thursday next. The
new Court is distant a mile and a quarter from the old
one in Wapping, and the same Magistrates, clerks,
and officers will remove to it. The district assigned
on land is nearly the same as heretofore. A small por-
tion has been transferred to the Lambeth-street Police-
court, to be cBntinued on the old site in Whitechapel,
and which there is no intention to Abolish, and a part
of the present Lambeth-street district has in exchange
been assigned to the new Court. The duties at the
two offices will be equalised as much as possible by
his arrangement.