The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-16 00:00:00

SPORTING.

Tor Dassr.—ln our Tattensall's report, in yesterday's paper, we
alluded to a report that Christopher was likely to go into Chefney's
stable. We have ranee besot from 'good authority that he has beef
sold to Mr. Seymour Conway fee the wam M 1,500 vinous, and that
he will remain in W. Scott's stable.
The stallion &yams dkd at Monlton Paddocks, near Newmarket,
on the 9th Instant.

Lab) Enttlltacnct.
EQUITY COURTS.—Yearransv.
Before the Lord Chancellor.
IN ILE DYCZ SOMBRE, IM LUMACT.—A petition pre-
sented by the lunatic has stood over since the beginning of
last term, partly in hopes that some arrangement might be
come to without any interposition of the court, and, after
those hopes failed, far the purpose of tiling and answering
affidavits.
Mr. Bolt opened the ease on behalf of the lunatic yester-
day, and concluded it to-day. The object of the petition wee
not to supersede the commission, but to obtain fur the luna-
tic leave to live where he pleased, freedom from all restraint
and surveillance of persons employed to watch and inspect
his conduct ; and also to get for him a larger allowance out of
his income, and leave the application of it entirely to himself,
without being called on to render any account of the expen-
diture. At present a sum of 60/. a week was paid to him,
but he required 8,0001. a year, which sum was the amount
of his income beyond the 4,0001. a year allowed to hie wife,
with which he did not desire to interfere. It was admitted
that his delusions in respect to his wife's conduct still ex-
isted, and also his imaginary communication• with spirits,
but he was most exact in all his pecuniary dealings, and there
war no danger in giving him the greatest latitude in that
respect. The present restraint on his expenditure produced
irritation, and it was very desirable to remove all unneeessary
causes of complaint —Mr. Reit and Mr. Shadwell, who was
with him, read numerous affidavit., the effect of which was
to show that the indulgence asked for the lunatic might be
safely granted him.—Mr. Bethell, for the wife, who is com-
mittee of the person of the lunatic, proceeded to open a cue
in opposition to that stated for the lunatic, whose canduct,
he said, required greater restraint than his been hitherto
placed on it. The further hearing wee adjourned at the
rising of the court, till to-morrow.

Before the t' ,w of litegtaad.
IN RE LUNN'S CILARITY—The court will not make ER
order under the Trustee Act, 1 William IV., e. 60, for the
transfer of stock standing in the same of a deceased
trustee, wholes next of kin refuses to administer.—A peti-
tion was presented in this ease under the 10th section of
1 Will. IV. a. 60, that new truitees might be appointed of
certain trust funds, end that some proper person ought be
appointed to transfer the said trust fund into the nausea of
such new trustees. It appeared that the fund was standing
in the Beek of England, to the names of four tnutees, the
last of whom had died intestate, and hie next of kin refused
to take out letters of administration to has estate,. Under
the 10th sectioa of 1 Wm. IV., c. 60, it is enacted that
where any person in whose mune, as a trustee or executor,
either alone or together with the nesse of any other person,
or in the name of whose testator whether as a trustee or
beneficially any stock shall be standing, and such trustee or
executor shall refuse to transfer hush stock, or motive or pay
over the dividends thereof, then it shall be lawful for the
court to direct some proper person for that purpose in the
place of such trustee or executor .to transfer su eh stock
into the names of such persona as the court should direct.
Mr. Matins, in support of the petition, contended that the
next of kin of the surviving trustee came within the words of
this section of the act, and that the court had power to
direct some person to transfer the funds for such next of kin.
If this were refused by the court it would put the parties
to very considerable expense in citing the next of kin, who
was at present in America, and obtaining letter" of adminis-
tration
Mr. Boundell Palmer appeared for the Bank of England,
and submitted to act as the court should direct,
The Vice-Chancellor said it appeared to hint the next of
kin of the surviving trustee was in no sense within the mean-
ing of the 10th section of the act. It "Su evidently desirable
that such a FAIR should he provided for by the act, and no
doubt if the subject were mentioned in the proper quarter a
short act of parliament similar in length to 0- - ' •
the last session for abolishing A— -
prov.ued within the next three
would then be got rid of. At
opinion that the application must
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