Star.
London, England, 1824-07-02 00:00:00

PEDDEL V. EVANS.

This was a tc,tamentary cause arising out of the last
will of the testator in this cause, who was an old Gen-
tleman at Bristol, of considerable property. It appeared
from the voluminous evidence, which has been occupy.
ing the Court for some time back, that the deceased at
one time was on bad terms with his family, and that he
went to live with the persons who were the plaintiffs in
this cause. He also made a will, by which some part
of his property was bequeathed in their favour. He
afterwards became reconciled to his family, and was
prevailed upon by the defendant, Jane Evans, his
niece, to leave Bristol. He made a second will in favour
of this patty. The question was, which spoke most truly
the intentions of the deceased ? on one hand it was as-
serted that he had been seized with an apoplectic fit be-
fore making the last will, and that he was hurried away
from Bristol against his consent. This was .febutted
by evidence of a contrary nature, the object of which
was to thew that he was in the entire possession of his
faculties at the time of making his last will. These were
shortly the facts of the case. The property in question
was about 2,0001.

Sir J. Nicom., in a judgment of nearly four hours,
teviewed in detail all the evidence which had been
offered on both sides. In the course of his observations
he was led to censure some attempts which had been
Made to shake the credit of the attesting witnesses to
the last will, such witnesses being always witnesses fur
the Court. Alter a close canvass of the merits of the
case, he concluded by giving judgment in favour of the
last will, of which he granted probate to the parties.
The Cana was afterwards occupied in hearing Dr.
Dodson in Lewis v. Muschet, who •appeared to support
the will of the testator made in 1813, in behalf of hiss
illegitimate son.—No judgment given.

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4j if f wete to say, get a flint—tbe addition of a stock, lock, and
barrel to which, will convert it into aGU WIIEC2I.I. Whyythe
spirits were first to be considered.

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zssayist, reported that the coinage issued by Lord MARVIHMOUCH up-
t last October, contained a few grains of gold more in proportion
directed by the standard, and the issues by Mr. IVALLACE, up
to th« present time, were in the same propottion. •
Friday,the populous and:flourishing town of Waalwyk.
it I 101 l atal, was desolated by a dreadful lire, whisk broke out in
tht afternoon, and reduced to ashes above fifty 'houses, including
th, t Town 1141 and simeen barns. About seventy families ate
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Rubert Skipper, the Norfolk pedestrian, conimencedon Monday
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inur:.ir,e tram the Three Kings Inn, TI ~s-strett, Bristol, passes
thio,,gii Bath to the :,oth mile stone •on the London road; and re-
twos to %anti every attanota. SI: intr i e 5 years of age, and
iwc lest 10 inches hibh

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