The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-21 00:00:00

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COURT OR CRANCERY.—Iezt M.

INJUNCTION.
tivilsos C. HEAUCIIAMP.

lir. We rocania. moved for an injunction to re-
strain the defendant from transferring stork to an
a ssss wit exceeding 39,1)1101/. The Learned Counsel
read several affidavits in support of his motion, from
which it appeared, that the defendant was a clerk in
Hammersley's banking haute; that, from his situa-
that, lie hail an opp trtunity, some years ago, of
knowing, that an elderly widow woman, named Anne
Ilialson, hull a considerable quantity of stock pur-
chase.' from time to time in her own name; from
which knowledge he was induced to make her ac-
quaintance. Having succeeded in doing so, and
baying shortly after gained a great influence over her,
it appeared that she had the whole of her stork trans-
ferred it, tt.e joint names of herself and the defendant,
and at the saint' time she exeewed a deed of gift in
favour of the defendant, of some portion of the stork.
Anne 'Nikon died in IS In, leaving a will, in which
the whole of her personal property was bequeathed to
the defendant : the defendant had since obtained
probat of the v ill, without citing any of the testatrix's
relations, and this motion was now made in their be-
half, they alleging that the will, as well as the deed
of gift. were obtained by what in this Court is termal
Irma:: iu other words, by a series of attentioo:s and
luanagati.eat un the part of the defendant, sod by the
ancendancy which lie obtained over the said Anne
Hn,kon. In orilar to show that she was a person
easy to I.e male the object of such designs, several
circumstances were sale.' in the affidavits by pens ins
who hatl !wen • intimately Arauainted with her charac-
ter and habits of :ifs. Fram these affidavits it ap-
peared, that 0.,11 ittthoti died, she was nearly
eighty years ..f nee: was of very obscure
origin, hatisig. been in her ea:ly years in a menial
situation. She had no adoration, save what few les-
sons she had in the school of her parish. From a
at she became house!, eper to her late husband,
who was first
.a waiter. anti afterwards proprietor of
the Tatched-house I ;teem% hen lie married her. liiith
being at 11 eyltritlise en a sisit with same relations in
the year Int* it haispoted that a violent hurricane
occurred, on which uccasi •n several person; were
killed by Ilia lialituing. Tla!s circumstance affected
&olio the parties extremely. Shortly attar the bus-
hand died, leaving all his personal property to his
widow, anal she who before that time had never
evineetl a strata,: intellect, be. time after that period
still weaktr in her mind, hildish in her 11111111e/S,
and, though so wealthy.. was parsimonious to the last
sieg.ee. In this slate of mind she lived fur several
years in a house at Twit-lieu. am, where she was when
the di...valiant became a..quaittied with her. Ile Made
her repeated t isits, and at I, di prevailed upon her
to return to town to Suffolk-a i vet, where he obtained
lodaines for lirr. When site t.as preparing to leave
Twickenham, she cautioned a solitary servant girl.,
whom she entplioyed, nut to tell, any wrsuu that she
wis turning to town: awl the report it Twickenham
was, that she was coming to town to he married. She
came to town, and resided in Suffolk-street, n here
her relations, as soon as they discovered her abode,
naturally ratite now and then to inquire ifter her
health. 1 hey were often refus,-1 admittance to bar,
and they had reaaten to believe that she was here en-
tirely under the contruul of ;he defeudant. Some-
times, however, they were allowed to see her, and en
one of these occasion', she complained of her widow-
hood, and said, " I shall not be lungs She She was
asked to explain what she meant, and she added, " I
shall he soon married to that lientleinan," meaning
the defendant, who had just left the nano--" he is a
nice man." The affidavits stated, that Acne Hudson,
after she eame to Stiffolk-street, niederwent a to:al
change in the article of 'tress. She, whose usual
elatites before that time were not worth live shillings,
after that time sets arrayed iu nothing but muslin!'
and silks, and embroidered satins. liar time she ge-
nerally passed in playing with her gold watch, and
loathing at it—in admiring her line dresses in a large
mirror, which was placed for her innireuience in the
room, or in tying together bunches of floWers in all
kinds of figures, fixing them to her head, and then
separating them again. Sometimes the defendant
would bring her 1 pieces of gold coin, and would
amuse her with throwing them into her lap ; she
would put them into her pocket ; he would pretend to
steal them out again. and show them to her, laugh-
ing. He generally called her his " dear Slaninia."
When lie came in lie would kiss her ; and when they-
parted at night he would kiss her also. Is short, the
affidavits imputed to the defendant evert species of
conduct which could he supposed to humour an old
lady, and to increase the influence which, by his assi-
duities, lie first mai/tired. Upon these grounds, it was
submitted that there was a ease f or the insirference of 1
the Court in this stage, in order to seenre.the money,
which, if transferred, the defendant might be after-1

wards called upon to refund.
It was stated, for the defendant, that a complete
negative would be
.given to the imputations made
against him ; that Anne Hudson had, in truth, the
benefit of the hest advice ; that she had a great regard
for the defendant, and if she excluded her relations
from her will, it was because she disliked them. At
present Counsel had not inidructions to go further
than to declare, that such a negative would be given
in the answer to this motion if the injunction should
be granted.
The Lunn CHANCELLOR said, that this appeared to
be a mixed cue of deed of gift and will. lie wished
very much that the defendant would be able to ex-
plain the transaction of having the stuck transferred
in the joint names of this old Lady and himself. He
thought the case required explanation, and "'
he granted the injunction.

IN THE 1111ITTRA OF FILM LATR DM( OF

THOMAS P. monscostane.
The bean eftANCItt.LOR observed, he ILA exa-
mined, with the greatest attention, the calculation
which hid breh handed to kiln, as to the amount of
the loud in Coors, and the amount of the legacies; and
if he granted what was asked by the legatees, it wool
only lease the nun of 124,b04W. in Uoort, which b
thought would be too little as a prodsitia to ma


tether claims • that might he made. He was sorry to
be obliged to say this, but he could not help it.
Mr. Mvansv said, perhaps his Lordship would give
the le•atres something short of what they asked.
The Loan eIf•IICELLOR:•—" Certainiy there can be
no objection to that. Give me a calculation on Satur-
day of a tenth of their demand instead of a fifth, and
I will order it to be paid out of Court to the legatees;
but I would not be justified in ordering the fifth they
ask fur."
Further consideration postponed.

COURT OF EXCISE, JULY W.
CAUTION TO DEALERS IX BEER.

Thomas Hill, a dealer in beer and spirits, was charg-
ed with having a quantity ofcdlotaing in his possession,
which was formerly used for the purpose of colouring
beer, whereby he bad- incurred a penalty of 2001.
IVin. !theism deposed, that he was an othcer of Excise,
and that he. on the :ith of Jnly last, found in the cellar
lof the defen,lant the bottle prOduced, containing souse
colouring, which was formerly used for the purpose of
colouring beer; he found the bottle on a cask of spirits
in the cellar where the spirits were kept, but which ad-
joined the beer cellar.
John Fits hew has been in the Excise 24 years, and is
acquainted with the colouring need for beer and spirits,
and the bottle produced contains the same as hr has con-
vides! npwards of forty publicans with having ; it
is used to colour both beer 1111t1 spirits.
Defendant, in reply, stated, he never used the colour-
ing in beer, hut that he was sometimes in the habit of
using a small portion of it in some spirits, and that the
bottle was in the house when he cause there about Oro ,
years amid a half ago, and had been in the same place
ever since.

Rickard ('olli• deposed, that he was defendant's ser-
vant, and had been in his employ for nine or ten years,
and that he never knew him e. kur his beer ; but that
semetitnes a little had been used AA hen they had some
new spirits sent ; the colouring had stood in the same
ph►e ever since the defendant haul been in the house for
1111011 i two years and a half, and that the defendant utu -
ver had any other bottle during, that time; the butte
contained shout three gnarls.
James Rymer, an officer of Excise. who haul formerly
been in the habit of surveying the defendant, s•.oke
his character, as haring always found hint extretm
correct.

The COURT said, that the defendant, as a dealer it:
hirer, ought not to hare huh r..!fluring in his
111011; but that. under cull the eirctons.anees, tlu y ttuu,u
mitigate the penalty to Dts.
Anthony Falesby was charged sellinx tea, :of
baring a license fur so doing, and thereby itwurred •hr
penalty of 301.
David Jenkins deposed, that he lire-I oith the de-
fendant as his porter sr‘eral times. l'hedefentlant lit. s
at No. 6, Love-lane, Altlermanbury : that he saw on the
14th of June a qmintity of about (ills. of tea delivered :4:
a person, and also that the defendant haul several parry Is
of tea, parked np in parcels containing, three p•mmls,
in his warehouse, a nil that he saw a quantity of nine
ponds sold to a 11 r. Jane's, u Welt was entered into his
rash-hook, as sold out !.5.611. per lb.; that the defendant
carries on the trade ad a woollen draper.
The ee'entlant, in reply, stated, that be had the tea
in esrltanze for goods, and that as soon as he knew he
was doing wrong, he took out a license.
The Conn mitigated the penalty to 101.