The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1847.

lain 'lntelligence.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Resent—The Lewd Chancellor, Lord Broughams, Lord Campbell, and
other peen.
EDINBURGH AND 12FLAJGOW RAILWAY COMPANY O.
THE Puovorr, ITC., or LINLITHOOW.—TOLL/L BURGH
CUOTOMI, AND RIVIR CUSTOIMI.—This appeal from
the Court of Session, in Scotland, complaining of a
decree which declared that appellants were liable for
dues for goods carried on their railway through the
burgh, and else for river customs, for transit over the river
that runs through the burgh of Linlithgow, was partly
argued on the 26th, 29th, and 30th of March last, and the
eircumanuices of the case were thee more folly stated in this
paper. Mr. Bothell was heard now in reply. Judgment
was postponed.

EQUITY COUSTB.
lefty the Mrter ot the Bali.

HOP... Hors.—TaraJlW 1111;07 THR LLTI Ma. HNPRY
PHILIP HOPlL—Henry Thomas Hope and his brothers
Alexander James Beresford Hope, and Adrian Hope, were
the nephews and residuary legatees of the late Mr. H. Philip
Hope, and this suit involved the question of title to valuable
articles of jewellery which belonged to the testator, and were
kept by him in a certain mahogany cabinet. A. J. Beresford
Hope claimed the jewels under • deed of gift to him from
the testator, in AprillB3B; and Henry Thomas Hope claimed
them under a prior deed of snit executed in May 1821, snd
which was subsequently lost ; Adrian Joha Hope, on the
other hand, disputed the validity of both deeds of gift and
claimed. share of the jewels u one of the testator's residuary
legatees. In August 1843, on the cause coming on upon
exceptions to the Matter's report, a trial at law was agreed
upon to decide the validity of the deed of 1898, and the ver-
dict having been in favour of the deed the cause was again
brought before the court.—Messrs. James, Parker, Gardner,
and Merivalis, for Adrian John Hope, asked for a new trial, or
that the court should itself decide upon the validity of the
deed, notwithstanding the verdict —On the ether ,hand
Messrs. Tinney, and H. Clarke, for A. J.
Hope, urged that a new trial ought not to he ranted, and
that he was entitled to a decree in freer Mr his deed.—
Whilst Messrs. Turner, Baily, end Itiehariss, for
Henry Thomas Hops, that that, was sullidend
evidence to prove the sidearm of the deed of 1821 and be
contents, and that the sear right to .at to it, es its
validity depended's the rime pel lis as the deed of 1838.
And that the algorism whisk bed been taken that the dela
el their client was bard by the statute of Ibresoker, war
untenable, as the testator who was entitled wader the deed
of 1821 to the eigorneut of the jewels dole( his life, had
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them conformably the tends of the deed till his
1,10. to
The Maher of the Rolls intimated his egisien, that the
senility el the
gordeedti of 1821 ought to be tried at law, and
that the other ss oug to be revared bra
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be brought Ihr that parper. And the roe mos
stand over till Saturday next, in order that the t
conaider the form in which the action was to be

%km Vice-Cbancellor Wigram.
NIORTINOALII v. GOVI.SURN.—BRQUIST TO TII• CHAN-
CRLLOR OF THIII EXCIVAIIIII FOR TOR mix BRING 105 785
BRNIFIT OF THII TV:STATOR.' lIRLOTID Courtin', GREAT
BRITAIN, 11UPPORTID Aa CHARITAILB.—The late Colonel
Alexander Petri*, of Bweinswiele,Somenevibire, by his will,
dated in July, 1843, after bequeathing the legacies therein
mentioned, gave all the residue of his property, after pay-
ment of his debts and the Iseaciesand donations before given,
to trustees upon trust to invest the same in the Auld': and,
after directing the trustee*, out of the stock,when purchased,
and the dividends thereof, to provide for certain annuities
and further legacies, the testator proceeded to dispose of
what should be left as follows :—" I now desire that they,
my said trustees or trustee, shall convert all and singular
my inveratents in the stocks, funds, and oilier securities,
into money, and do and shall pay each money, and
all other trod monies whatever, remaining not dis-
puted of after payment of all and every the Ignacio
and bequests, donations, and sums of money afereesid, and
all expenses attending the erecution of the trusts of this my
will, to the Queen's Chancellor of the Exchequer for. the
time being, end to be by him appropriated to the !moat and
advantage of my beloved country, Great Britain." The
testator died in April, 1844, and is December following the-
bill was Sled to have the trusts of the will executed under
the decree orate court Upon the argument at the hooting
ea the 2288 March last, the principal question was, whether
the bequest to the Chancellor of the Exchequer could be
supported as a gift for a charitable purples within the Mean-
ing of the statute 43rd ; or whether ft fell within the
principle of the oues wherein the nnenteinty or vagueness
of the objects hes been held to be fetal to the Wpm.
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