Star.
London, England, 1831-06-20 00:00:00

LAW RSPOR rs.

PRIROGATITE COURT, JUNE 18.
JUDOMENTWIIZELKIL •ND NATsroau T. ALDERSON.

Sir .701Ilf Ntcou. gave judgment this morning in this ex-
traordinary will cause. The Learned Judge went over the
whole facts of the case which have been already before the
public. The deceased, Mn. Morris, be was of opinion, had
shewn a perfect eapadty ; she had managed her own affairs
properly, and had increased her property. Though she had
habituated herself to excessive drinking, which for a time
induced her to totally abandon the modesty of her sex, to
indulgd in strange and eccentric conduct, yet, that when so-
briety returned, she was capable of performing the common
acts of life. The Learned Judge, at considerable length,
referred to the testamentary acts of the deceased, in which she
had sbewa an adherence to her original intention to benefit
those from whom she had received attention. He thought
the evidence on the part of Mr. Alderson, the next of kin,
and opposer of the will, waswholly at variance with facts.
The accounts of the indecent, immoral, and disgusting acts
of the deceased were much exaggerated, and he attributed
much of the essggerstlon to the disappointed hopes of some
of the witnesses. Under all the circumstances, be must there-
fore pronounce for the will, with costs.
The Learned Judge tree two hours in giving judgment.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Just 18.

WOOD V. PARNELL.
This was an action to recover the sum of 2.51. on a bill
ex drawn drawn by Samuel Parnell and defendant's father,
acce by defendant, and endorsed by Horatio Parnell, de..
is brother, to plaintiff. The defence was that the
bill was • forgery, and that defendant bad no knowl sr
it. The Jury, however, thought otherwise ; and, witinM
any hesitation, found for the plaintiff; with costa.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Juss 18.

RAIZ V. DUI!.
This wu an action on the warranty of a stamp for 1201.
which turned out to be bad. The plaintiff and defendant
are both law, stationers in Chancery.lone. The defendant
sent a meisitge to the plaintiff, stating that he had a stamp
fit for articles of clerkship to dispose of. Mr. Hake instantly
bought the ihrop hem him, he being allowed a discount of
ne pipb, Nil. was given in cash, and •tbe defendant had
ipottillimblhiplahstiff to the amounted' 101. Ss. 6d. Upon
t being plighted at the oface of the Master of the Ring's
Bench for enrolment, the clerk refused to enrol it, thinking
it one among the many stamps that had lately been stolen
from the office. Upon application to the Stamp Office, the
4Ted
opinion of the Master Oak was fully proved, it being con-
that. the previous writing upon the stamp had been
eradicated by some chemical process.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 651.
BOARD OF RXCISE, SATURDAY, Jima 18.

ADULTERATIOX Or Stri.

William Horton, of the King's Head, Newington Cause-
way, was indicted for having on sale on the 13th of Decem-
ber last, adulterated beer. The Excise Officers, Taylor,
&dwell, and Beckwith, on ping into the defendant's cellar,
applied the test to en entire butt of beer, but it had
DO tact. .On trying some, bearever, that was drawn from a
butt In the bar, it changed colour. On a sample being
taken so Hr.. Faraday, the ebembet, it was found to contain
vitxtol
The &fondant said the beer was in the same state es when
Ita received it.. He petaled he had done nothing to it;
and ailed his eon-in law who swore that be bad the entire
manffilleasent of thb mar, and the beer was precisely in the
IMO stabs' es: when it. was sostived by the Madam.
ibiaspiss of esch, wid.cb the defendant declared wore taken