The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-20 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)

CLAYTON V. NCGENT.
This was a case left by the Court of Chancery to be
tried before a special jury.
The question at issue was the validity of a will made
by the late Sir G. East, by which he demised his real
property to the plaintiffin this case, who is the second son
of 1r William Clayton, Bart. The defendant was heir-
at-law to the property. It appeared that the testator,
who was a person of somewhat eccentric temper, drew
110 the will without legal assistance, and had it attested
%by two of his servants: This took place in the year
1320, and two additions were made to the will in
the years 1825 and 1827, which were similarly at-
tested. The variorts bequests were made to parties
who were designaod by different letters of the
Greek alphabet ; ara a paper was added to
• the body of the will, stating that the key to these
'letters would be found on a card locked up in a certain
desk The card was found as pointed out by the testator
after his demise in the year 1828. There were various
.circumstances, however, which created a suspicion that
this card was not in existence at the time the will was
./Ittested, or at least that it had undergone some alter-
%lions. It appeared too that some. of the
b:suests made were written in pencil-marks, and
some of those marks seemed to have been erased
while Others were substituted in their stead. In some
oar's of the will blanks were left, which had never been
'filled up. It was further shown, that in the year 1820,
a legatee was mentioned under the family name of a
husband to whom she was not married until the year
:after. On these grounds the Counsel for the defendant
,contended that the will. had not been legally executed,
;that thz, testator had filtered it alter it had been attested,
and that there was nothing to prove that the card con-
laining the kov to the names of the legatees had been
written at the'sxne time with the will itself.
The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict
for the'defendant--thus setting aside the demise of the
real property made ,in the will, and declaring that it
should be given over to the defendant, who is the heir-
xt law.
The Solicitor-General appeared for the plaintiff, and
the Attorney-General for the defendant.

Excellency. the Lord Lieutenant 'accompanied
by the Countess De Grey, intend leaving Ireland the first
week in July, en route for the German Spas, which have been
recommended by the physician for his Lordship's health. He
continues, we regret to say, to suffer severely from the effects
of rheumatic gout.—Dublin Evening Mail.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE QUEEN'S AccassioN.—This
being the atmiver,ary of the Queen's accession to the Throne,
the day was ushered in by merry peals of bells ; the. Royal
standard was hoisted on different church steeples and public
buildings, and the Park and Tower guns fired double Royal
salutes at one o'clock. 'The House of Lords on Saturday ad-
journed over to Tuesday, also in honour of the day.
A shocking circumstance happened at Romsey,
Hants, during the thunder-storm on Tuesday. Two lads, sons
of Mr. May, of that
,town, were fishing near Lord Palmer-
ston's seat, Broadlands, and when the thunder-storm came en
they sought shelter beneath a tree. The tree was struck by
. lightning. One of the lads was killed on the spot, and the
other was most severely injured. It is a singular fact, that
• there has been no storm in Hampshire for many years past
tthat has not been more severely felt in the neighbourhood of
)Romsey than in any other part, and in every instance some
fatal accident has resulted, or some considerable destruction of

property.
.1 young woman of Billy Bercleau, in Picardy,
has just been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for cruelty
to her mother.