The Sun. — 1828-05-01 (London, England)

PREROGATIVE COURT, APRIL 30. IN THE GOODS OF LIEUT.-COLONEL WM. READ.  This was a mere ordinary motion for the admission to probate in this Court of an inperfect testamentary paper left by the late Lieut.-Colonel Reed, of Madras, who died last year, which the Supreme Court of Judicature of Fort St. George bad recognized as the last will of the deceased, and had granted administration to the widow, as constructive legatee, no legatee being distinctly named by the testator. The only property specified in the will was certain household furniture, plate, and similar articles; but it turned out that there were arrears of pay due to the deceased in this country to the amount of about 3001. The COURT, in granting the motion, observed, that some inconvenience might arise in granting administration in cases of this kind, founded upon the order of the Courts in India, as had been the practice. It might happen that the property of the deeeased was (as in this ease) trifling in India, but of large amount in this country, and the peculiar circumstances of the Courts of India might render their sentence inapplicable to the practice of this Court. No appeal lay from those Courts to any other court in this country than the Vrtvy Council. It was extremely desirable that a short Act should be introduced to remedy the defect in this particular; and the Learned Judge recommended the subject to the consideration of his Majesty's Advocate, 'and the other gentlemen of the Court who were in the habit of paying attention to these matters.  A NEW SONG TO AN OLD TUNE,--.-At Venice, Rossuit's opera of the Siege of Corinth is intended to be performed ; but as all allusions to the Greek question are strictly prohibited by the police, the opera will be produced under the title of the Siege of Granada ; and Spaniards anti Moors will be substituted for Turks and Greeks.  W4„IoNEs, who was tried and acquitted of the murder of Mrs. JF.rt's, in Montagu-place, and convicted of stealing a coat, end sentenced to transportatiom, was on Saturday last removed from Newgate, with other convicts, to Chatham, prior to his being conveyed from thence to Van Dieman's Land. It is not true that any compromise took place (as was alleged) with the prosecutors, Messrs. COUTTS and Co., as regards the forgeries which Jorms wag stated to have committed upon his master, Mr. DUNCOMBE, law-stationer, of St. Clement's-Inn: The sisters of Jowirs are very amiable and accorOptißbo women, whose connuctions are respectable, and wlm are deiery-Ally admired ; and in consequence of certain rem_ the Duchess of Sr. ALBAN'S, the firm of COUTTS and Co, representations having been made to Sir Cotrirs TitorrEtt and declined prosecuting. It is well-known that Mr„l9Ngs, the father of the young man, like to;OY 13,ther literary men, was very upfortimatr in his speculations. Since the trial of 4oNEs, his unhappy mother has been in a desponding Jos a fact that CIIARLOTTv State of mind, and on Sunday last she died of a bro,ken heart. Wm. Joses was her favourite son, and from the period of his being charged with the crime of murder, his BmEltil;Tr':s whebao,ltl:..obdn,ecbliiteoedd•witih t imrs, and gave evidence against him on his trial for the murder, has subsequently visited him several times in Newgate,../Vorning Paper. ,