The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-02-28 00:00:00

Legal.

VICE•CHANCELLORS' COURTS, Fes. No.
(Before rice-Chuncellor Sir J. STCART.)
FEBRCART 21.

Esttninint C. TOE coaroaArios Or nOUTHAurrON.
4114, case, which liaa been freimently before the Court,
came on for further consideration. Henry Itobinson
Hartley, formerly of Southampton, deceased, by his will
dated in August. 11443, after making certain benuests,
gave all his residuary personal estate to the Mayor
and corporation of Southampton in trust, for the put-
pose of promoting tile study and advancement of natu-
ral history, astronouiy. antiquities. classical and Oriental
literature in the town of Southampton by forming a pub-
lic library, botanic garden, observatory, and collection
of objects in connexiou with the above branches of
learning; and the testator directed that a building to be
devoted to those purposes rhoudd be erected on part of
his leasehold property in the parish of Holy Bowl, in
the town of Southampton. and lie appointed the plain-
tiff, Edward Harrison. and Henry Went, one of the
defendants, executors of his will. This suit was insti-
tuted for administration of the testator's estate, and a
oneation was raised on it as to the validity of the above
' gift. After a good deal of litigation such gift was de-
clared by an order of the Lord Justices, dated in May,
Itifel, to be valid, and their Lordships ordered a scheme
to be prepared for the purpose of carrying it into effect.
A scheme had accordingly been prepared and settled by
the Vice• Chancellor by which it was provided that the
charitable trusts created by the testator's a all should
be called the " Hartley Institution," and the property
in the objects comprised therein should be vested in the
corporation of Southampton, and be in the control of
the town-council thereof; that the general objects of the
institution should be the promotion of the study and ad-
vancement of natural history, aatrononly, antiquities,
and classical and Oriental literature in Southampton ;
that the institution should etubrace a public library, a
111111Selilll, a botanical garden, an observatory, a lecture-
hall, and reading-room, rich public library, museum,
botanical garden, observatory, lecture-hall. and readink
room to be the principal objects of the inatitution ; and
that a suitable building Ithe cost of erecting which was
not to exceed I:10,000) for such porposes should he
erected on the site of three dwelling-houses and lanais
belonging to the testator in the parish of Holy Book
and abutting the High-street of Southampton ; sod that
the trust funds should he invested in the names of
Messrs. Palk, Sharp. and Perkins.
Mr. Malins and Mr. 11. F. ltriatow appeared for the
plaintiff; Mr. Bacon and Mr. ribehheare for the corpo-
ration of :Southampton ; Mr. eraiz, Mr. W. H. Lewis,
Mr. W. W. Cooper, and Mr. Marctt for the several de-
fenitente.
The Viee-Chancellor confirmed the scheme, directed
the paytneut of the coats of the snit since the last taxa-
tion, and ordered a sum of CIO.ODU out of the funds in
court to be paid at once to the trustees for tie purpose
of erecting the building mentioned in the scheme, and
the dividends of the rest of the fund to be paid to the
trustees fur the purports of the charity.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE, FEB. 20.

(Be(ore Sir C. Cur.sweLL.)

1117 SMELL r.

drinking, and the wife charged Wm with various sets of
cruelty counnittcd under the influence of drink. The
cohabitation continued until 1851, when lie turned her
out of doors. He afterwards got into diflicullins, in
which she assisted him awl supplied hin with nioney.
In 1858 she was induced by hi" promises of amendment
to return to cohabitation, but in • short time he re.
sumed his old habits, sod she was obliged to present
Ibis petition for • judicial separation.
The Court granted a decree.