New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-21
CITY ITEMS.
Tie weather yesterday was bleak aod chilly. We
mutt have thorough rain storm before auy thing like
spring temperature will endure.

A FREAK OF THE LAw-CHARITY DEFEssELEss
A curious case is nov being a'gued before the Su-
preme Court in which it is for the interest Of all the
deft ndants that the plaintiff should succeed. Mr..
Bar,hrop English gentleman oied at his residence
in Undertook, the Goth Of October 1888, leaving
II al and personal estate valued 5000 0oO leaving
also widow, who was a widow when be married her,
end had two children. John p. Beekman the pl ain.
tiff in this case and Thomas, of the defen ANTS
OIL this side Of the water and, in old England, SIS
ter, Mary Bopsor, with Elk sons and daughters moro
or Iess married This foe old English gentleman left,
IN ADDITION 10 hi. Undertook wido " his Nottingham
sister al his $500 600, rather crotchety will with
rich variety OF very cr,tchy codcils for instance
five Trustees, whose names are Balm Van Schaick,
HARDER, Van Alstyne, and PruyD, and who are also
appointed Executors, are directed to buy farm, or
as much of farm as $4,000 may buy, where the six
nieces snd pephews-E eanor wife OF Wn. Potts, of
Nottingham; Almrs, the wife of William OH
sod. of Manchester; samuel Bonsor, Of Tam
wuib Alexander Bonsor, of Sheffield Henry
Bonsor, Of Manchester, ard William Bnhrop
Bonsor, of the Pritish military service, are
pecied to keep prOmiscuous house, with their
busbsnds, wives aud families, all utder the super-
vision of the Eve Trustees sf.re named and all in
the most perfect harmony. For if {" any Of tbs
pepbews or nieces csvii or dispute with the ar.
engagements Of the EXECUTOR, such disputsnt lie TO
receive DO part thereof" OOly fifteen years, how
ever, were they to be doomed to th, general life; at
the expiration of tn 1t time, the rfuste might cell
the farm and divide the among the nephs~s
end nieces, not equally according to any fixed
rule, but as they think just Tnis provision is
claim ed by the plsiotif to be invalid, with two
others-oDe providing for public dispsnssry, the
other for the payment Of 900 year for i've years
to the "Society for the benefit Of TAiloresses aud
Seams resses" in Nev.York; the same sum to
similar society in Philadelphia; and $500 year for
six years to the Female Assistant Society, aud also to
tie Female Benevolent Society of this City.
Charitable institutions are made his residuTy
legatees, at the discretion of his executors.
The will was proved in 1889, and the executors, in
whom such implicit ortideDce had been placed, re-
noupcipg their appointments, the widow and her son
John were sppon ed administrators, with the will az
pexed. She has since died intestate, and upon her
estate her son Thomas administers As to the legacy
TO the Tailoresses and Seamstresses Societies, the
plaintiff alleges that at the death o. the old gentleman
there were no such institutions. The family farm he
hes not put In operation, the Dispenssry be has not
built the charitable residusy clause he has not car
ried out; be thinks these provisions are Illegal, and he
prays JUDICIAL construction Of the will and as he has
sold the real estate not specifically devised, and
paid the legacies, he prays a!so an account OF
the estate in bis hands. The defendants are the
People Of the State of NewYork, Msry Brandon.
the sister and her children and Thomas Deekmau, a.
administrator Of Anna the widow. II the trusts fail
bis bood-relstves being all aliens-the real estate
escheas to the State, and the personal estate will be
divided opehaf his sister and the other to the sous
of his widow II is therefore the interest alike Of the
plaintiff and all the defendants that these charitable
Pre- visions should be pronounced invalid. The Chsr-
tabe Societies although they have vital interests at
stai O. are not made parties TO the suit.
For che plaintiff, Unae1hill, John Van Buren, and
Judge Kent; defendants, Reynolds, Of Albany, and
Jos. Blunt.
The argument was commenced yesterday by Under
bill end John Van Buren, for the plaintiff, and it will
be continued to-day.
An entertainment will be given by the Afrissn
Methodist Episcopal Church, worshiping in Thirty
seventh ST., on Tuesday evening, March 60 at Conti-
mental Hall, corner Of Thirty fourthst. aud Eighth
sy.. for the benefit Of the Rev Edward Thompson,
the Pastor. In consequence OF the severity OF this
winter, it has been impossible for his people to pay
bis salary. Excellent singing and ora'ops may DC
expected VIII not the Christian public aid Ia help
ing those who have done what they could for thsm-
selves. Tickets, lei cents, can be had ct the door,
EXAMINATION OF WARp.ScHooL, No. IS The
semi animal examination of the higher clstes OF the
Male Department Of Wsrd. School IS, In rhirsseotn'
st took psce yesterday, under Superintendent Kan
dali and Mckeen. Among the visitors present. wc
observed the Hon B. F. Batter. Mesrs. Crosby,
Taylor Stevens, Blakemsn. and Goodwin
The exercises were in'erspersed with singing and
music BY the boys and BY the gris, who were assem-
bed for the occasion. Section B. vas critically ex-
ahmed in general Geography By Mr.. McKeen, and