The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-18 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(Till 3 DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Before the Mater of the Hells.)
at aunitogLL's Motu.
By a deed poll, dated Nov., 1831, a declaration of trust
of two num. of stock was made, to the effect that the
trustees .4 the rune held such stock upon trust ; that they,
%Iwo es, teesshould for ever thereafter pay
distribute the interest, divideods, arid annual proceeds
thereof as the same should mins in manner following : that
is to say se, to three teeth pane thereof (the Isom into
ten egad paw to he divided) onto the officiating priest
for the too, being of the catholic chapel in Form by,
in the county of Lancaster ; as to three other
tcath part. thereof unto the officiating priest for the
time being if the catholic chapel at Stockport, in the county
of Orate. ; a. to two other tenth parts thereof nate the
oda:kiting priest for the tune being at Hobos ; sod ci to
the two ienuouing tenths thereof unto the officiation priest
for the time being of the catholic chapel at Netherton, in
the said county of Lancaster. Provided always and
it was thereby declared that the said several part* of the
cost trust movie were so directed to be paid and applied to
the soil several officiating priests aforesaid upon the condi-
lions following, that is to say, that they, the of
priests for the time of each of the said several catholic
chapels, should each of then, from and after the death of
!Ivory Blundell, the settlor, yearly and every year for ever
celebrate and offer up the number of muses therein.
alter specitical for the repose of the soul of the
said Henry Blundell, that is to say, the officiating
rrientn, for the time being, of the said Formby
and Stockport each twelve such mares annually, and the
ob.:triton priests of the said chapels at Bolton and Nether.
ton each ten masses annually ; sod upon further trust, that
whenever it should happen that through the want of a
priest to officiate at any of the said chapels the
am I condition, or any of them should Dot be complied, or
that any of the said officiating priests should refuse to coni•
ply with any of the said cooditions, then and is either of
the mid ramie, they. the said trustees, their successors,
!lc., should pay the share or shares of the raid trust monies
in respect of which the said conditions should not be com.
plied with aa aforesaid, unto some other catholic priest
willing to comply with the said conditions." The legal erten"
in the food had devolved upon a sole trustee who paid
the money into court under the Trustee Relief Act.
A petition was now presentel by the four priest, at preseet
officiation at the respective chapels in the deed mentioned,
and it prayed payload to them of the monies in the pro-
portions severally allotted by the settlor.
Mr. Follett sal Mr. Elephawe were for the petitioners.
Mr. Wickens appeared for the crows, and contended that
tha gift was well gives to charity, notwitbatendieg the con-
ditions sneezed as to masses._

Ilia Horiour, who swerved his judgment when the Cat
& were argued oe hanky, this monism said he felt
by the awe of " Wort v. Sbuttlewurth decided by Lord
Cottvehara, arid must therefore regard the gift as void.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
Sittisp I. Basso, is Michaelmas Terst.—lßefsss Lord
Chid Judos Cockburn suil Mr. Justices Wightmas sad
Maclbws.)

ICIPAIITZ 111•1111.1111.-LICILIMINO ACT.
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to hear an appliraticie der a boom fur a pratilie-beemi all
Brightlinirasa, of which he bad gives dew gear. le accord-
ance with the prtivisione of the general Lirsorist Act.
The inagistnites fur the illViikel hod held the customary
lioroung meeting, but refused to eatertais the application,
no the grouod that, although Mightily's'', which wee
formerly an outlyiag portion of ate et the IN=
was included ia their juriedictioe in regard to all
matters, it did not appear that they bed ever soercised say
authority nth mimeo to lioesess that pariah. They ad-
mitted they were the proper tribunal le come to for the
license. bet they doubted whether they had power
under the circumstances to past it.
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