The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-29 00:00:00

Raw intelitatuct.
HOUSE OF LORDS.-YESTERDAY.

APPILAL%

CURIOU4: AND IMP:MITA:Sf WILL CASE.
TIIF. EAla t•l' 11101,..EW31Ell'S E/TATEC—EGEItTON T.
DItOWNLOW lOW °THEW/.
In this case an appeal has been brought to their lordships
I house from the Court of Chancery to decide finally the
rights of contending claimants under the will of the late
Earl of Bridgewater, to lar;e estates producing between
nO,OOO/. and 70,0001. per annum, and which were bequeathed
I to the late Lord Alford. eldest son of Earl Brownlow, on
condition that during his lifetime he attained to the dignity
of Marquis or Duke of Bridgewater.
The attendance of peen during several days which the
has occupied, has be.d more than usually numerous.
The Lord Charted:or, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Brougham,
Lord Truro, and Lad St. Leonard's have regularly attended
the hearing of the ar3uments. The following learned
I judges of the comaton law courts were also in attendance:
The Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Baron Al-
derson, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Wightman. Mr.
Justice Croswell, Mr. Justice Erle, Mr. Baron Platt, Mr.
Justice William, lie. Justice 'laDowd, and Mr. Justice
Crompton.

issue male; provided also, awl 1 declare my will and in-
te riti,r. to be. that toy said hereilitailents at I rant estates
rhidi mit by enjoyed by *aid Lord Alford.'
r beim mile of his body if b. s!.all by
any mecca whr'soever swim d to or tale.: any title
(other than Doke of Britlizewai.ir) to which the Mirquts
of Bridge water shall not, if thee, tn. watill toy if there-
after is be cie..ted, be superior in rank, or Lava precedence
beings( the same rink; tor by the said Charles Henry
Cost, or his heirs male, it' he shall take any title either by
immediate creation, limitation over, or otherwise, other
than Duke of Bridgewater, to which the Marquis of Bridge-
water shall not, it then, or would not if thereafter to he
created, be superior in rank or take precedence ifof t'le same
rank; and that the Inez and estates hereinbefore directed
to be limited to such of them, the said Lard Alford and
Charles Henry Cust, as shall take any such title contrary to
this my will, shall thenceforth cease and be void, and
thereupon my said 1., reditaments and real estates shall go
over and be enj eyed according to the subsequent uses or
limitations of this my will, as it be or they taking such
other title contrary to this my wad were actually dead with-
out base male." There was a provision in the will, that
if the ta jo)mcnt of the estates either by Lord Alford or
Char!. s Henry Cost where voided by the nonfuitilntent of
the above conditions, all jointures charged on them should
be void also. The remainder of the will contained very
elaborate directions fur the care, custody, and due keeping
up of the estates. By a cid:cal to this will the testator
recommended Lord Alford,in case lie should become Marquis
cr Duke of Bridg. water, so that the estates should
become permanently rattled on him and his vale deacon..
dant*, to settle them on his brother Charles Henry Cast,
and his issue nude in strict limitation ; but he declared
that this wu to be understood cs a recommendation only,

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were for the prosecution; Mr. Bsllantice and Mr. Cook I
defended.
Si. F. Thesiger said that this was at information filed by
order of the House cf Commons. The committee upon the ,
c h cton for Sou'herupton. unon the close of tt.e.r inquiry, t
repelled t s the hou,« that Warren had been guilty of i er-
juty in tes;tect of certain Catments which he mode bi fi.re
the committee. lie there swore that Mr. Sharp, the agent
of Sir A. Coekburn, in that gentleman's presence, had cor-
ruptly endeavoured to induce him to vote for Sir Alexan-
der, by hinting at obtainii 3 for him a licence 14 his beer
shop. He would call witnesses to prove the falsehaed of
this statement, and would then ask the jiffy to find the de-
fendant guilty.
The petition and order of reference to a select committee
were then put in and proved.
The evidence given before the select committee was then
proved by the short-hand writer who attended.
After hearing the evidence for the prosecution,
Lord Campoell then said he would put it to the jury to
jsay whether the y would hear the counsel for the defence,
or whether they (lid not think that even on the evidence es
it stood it appeared that Warren had been led into same
' mistake in regard to the joking which took place at
r his beershop without an intention of committing corrupt
perjury.
Sir F. Theeiger said that he would at once accede to a
I verdict fur the defendant, if it was admitted by the other
1 side that the idea that Warren was to be bribed wia a
' mistake u one.
Mr. Ilillantine said that he was quite ready to admit
that. Indeed his defence was, that Mr. Warren had mis-
taken the observations of the parties canvassing him in his
. eagerness to obtain a license.
Lora Campbell th.dight that the case might be very pro-
perly ea left. He believed that an intention to bribe had
sever existed on the par: of Sir A. Coe :burn and his sup-
porters. At the same time, enough seemed to have passA
at the beershop to lead the defendant into error.
Verdict fur the defendant.