The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-20 00:00:00

MEDICAL

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONI3.—The following gentle-
men baying undergone the neeo•eary elilMiWitial‘ for the diploma of
the college, were admitted member* on the 17th lent., : Mears.
W. Crosby, York; .1. Bennett, Baker-street; W. Fuller, Piensthlly;
W. 8. Falls, Sloane-street, F. Gletion, hiewilutle-upoo-Tyne ; IL
Colthuist, Bristol; C. W. Price, Abergatenny ; A. Baron, liaatings;
and T. tl Hodgeii, Btilmouth, Devon. At the same meeting of the
comet of examiners, Mr R. D. Pritchard passed his czamin .tion for
naval surgeon : this gentleman's diploma from the shore college is
fisted April 16, 1844.

SPORTING.
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web JOU to 10 opt Loed,tche for the Derby.

Leta intriltunut.
EQUITY COURTS.
Won the Viec.Chanepor of England.

Emnity t. CREFTENDSN.-INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN
THE SALE OF PnoPlutY AT Butollloll. Mr. J. Parker
and Mr. Smythe moved fir an injunction to restrain tut
defendants, who are trustees for sale of certain houses situate
in Grenvilleplace, Brighton, left for the benc tit of the plain-
tiff, Mary Ann Hernsley, by her uncle, from selling the
said houses, which arc now advertised for eels, on the ground
that owing to the present pressure upon the money market
the property could not be sold for as much as it was worth.—
Mr. Bethell and Mr. T. P...rktr, jun., on behalf of the trus-
tees, consented to an injunction on being paid all the costs
incurred in advertiving the houses for sale. The order was
accordingly made.

It fort Moe-Chancellor Knight Bruce.
ATTORNEY. GENERAL V. OARDNZIL.—SCOTCII CHURCH.
—This was an inforraaon complaining of the diversion of
a piece of land at Birkenhead, which is alleged to have been
purchased for the trectiou of a budding to be used as a place
of worship according to the doctrines and discipline of the
estahliahed church of Scotland, to the use the free kirk. A
preliminary objection was raised as to the legality of the
conveyance of the land to any charitable purpose, with re-
ference to the Mortmain Act; and another objection was also
taken for want of parties. The arguments upon these ob-
jections occupied nearly the whole of Friday and Saturday.
The Vice-Chancellor, after hearing Mr. Russell and Mr.
R. Palmer. in support of the information, and Mr. Rolt,
Mr. Cowling, and Mr. Selwyn for some of the defendants,
postponed his decision on the preliminary objections till
Tuesday.

Before Vice-Chancellor Wlgeam.
Rocie r. CALLEN.—CONOTIONTION Or WILL—CIINU-
IATIVR LEOACteI3.-Barsh Child, the testatrix in the cause,
after bequeathing part of her wearing atipartil to her servant
girl, Eliza Hughes, gave and bequeathed also, to the rid
Eliza Hushes, the sum of 201. a year, to be paid to ler by
' the excesaors named in the will immediately after the testa-
trix's decease. The will wag followed by a codicil, in
which was contained a bequest in these words I be-
queath to Eliza Hughes 201. per annum for her natural
life, March 7, 1831. 8. Child." The bill was filed
by the legatee and her husband, whom she had married
since the death of the testatrix, praying that she
I might be declared entitled to the annuity bequeathed
to her by the codicil, as well as to that given to her
by the will. The question was whether the two annui-
ties given by the will and codicil were cumulative, or whe-
ther the latter was not merely in substitution for the former.
—Mr. C and Mr R. W. Moore opened the ease for
the plaintiffs,contendinp that where a legacy was given, as in
this case, to a stranger, 11:1 two separate instruments, the pre-
sumption was in favour of cumulation ; and that the circum-
stance of the legacies being of precisely the same amount,
was not of itself sufficient to rebut that presumption.—At
the conclusion of the argument for the plaintiffs, the court
rose for the day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.