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London, England, 1807-07-11 00:00:00

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LAW INTFLI.IGENCE.

COITRT OF CIIANCF:RY—Jot r 10.

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This great cause came. before the Court opcifi two
exceptions to the hi:aster's Repoli.
The first exception Wait, for tot allowing to the
. and Others; di ktetistots of the last Will and
teesausent elf Mise.Mary Wilkes, deceased. the salary
by them granted,* Mr. finer Ashmore, as receiver
50 moan sews twin the poor tenants of the &ceased.
in Londost,and other placescootignous thereto, sub-
'Norm to her death. which took place in 1802
The ground of rettiolig such allowance, on the
Ma.ter's Repcort, was, that the Ever requires the Lxr-
colors to do efts themselves. which can he ea.', nr
cot. cement. tnr them. and Veil: i •)1 alive them cite
expenses of an event itt such a teb.
The LO.ID CH ANCLL I 02,st:otitis that no general
rote tit that extent Was. or enlltti Le ricognix-d in
that Court, for the the troutile of the ',Art might
br he,vy enough, wiihout this gie it inconvenience
won the Ex •ctoors. %Vhert sm.,lt houtos are let cut
in several apartments. lot asked, would it not he
highly iriennvenient .0 require t people of great
hooter... hire tune of toe Plaintiffs, t I be ceilinually
cairn on. and following sti:h tenants. fie Allowed
th.s fi st exception.
'ro, second excavation W 43 taken to the Master's
Report, under the Repairing A.tt f the de-
cond. +earning t.!•e repairs of a pan;-wall in a cei..
house. No. tit. Vescharchi.atrret, Lohdon, part
of the property n the deceased ; bet, as the Chan.
oellor could not vei determine who had the leg's' or
alititaftle estate in this house. under Miss Wilkes'a
will, he over-titled this eveption.
The Plaintiffs claimed an allowance for a great
number of mourning tiny, distributed among the
ru•nerous acquaintances of the deceased. tinder a
clause in the wills giving. them a discretionary power
over all parts of the property not specifically be-
queathed, but his Lordship was against this claim.
These was a very numerous Bar engaged in this
*elite on both sides, and the Archbishops, as well as
all the partt„ts interested, pray-d for a declaration
limn the Ch oncellor Nilson the true construdiou of
dw will, and for further dives/ions, that they might
know how ro an. Toe late Archbishop of Canter-
bury having, owing to his great age and infitmii
ties, utterly lepachated the trust, the present. be-
ing more attire and young, was willing. as was the
Archtbi.4oll ci York, to perform, by authority of
;hi. Coo, r, rho.- cu: olie trusts imoosed on them 11:1•
der the will of the deceased.

'Ehe purport of tt•is will was, that alter payment
of . I cons;clarrahle legacies is money, to Lady
like., the wife ist Sir Konen Baker. and to many
other poisons. a,•daf er deviArsg tusr real estates, in
Lincolnshire mod Kew, to a Mraaylnr, her relArion,
with fe..inui charities to the poor of every parish
in which she had 421, estates. she devises. or he-
lp:path-hill th me:lindical butuntcchnical wools,
a: they were sided. 41! the ressai”ele. eJ ad! sky &-
tsars I *maw to oty Tawas' sksitetaws.
In another clamming/ enjoined the .krchloishcips of
Canterbury and York. Int the time being, to apply
the swiffies rod estate' in remainder, after certain
limitethms should take pl ice, to and for the uses of
such charities as their Gros*, should jailor most
• without specifying any particular iuqitutiou
Th. Los° Co arcctscoa cited the case cf Mnr.
• against me Bnlmp of Durham. hot here was a
leading difference ar.d gteat Officialty. as no etue
lay to the AbjeAs of tie Teatitria'• intended bounty
/ifs% Taylor is the heir at law, ix "solo ortt:rort. of
Min Wilkes, and there is a question. whether she
estres dewed tohim and his brigs, shall be his only
for lire. or in foe. as they were not the acquisition
of Min Wilkes, but descended to ber through her
IbiNt her ?

Mr. Haire apprised for the heir at law of Miu
Wilkes. who was stated to be row living in North
Anietica, aid. of course, nut of the jurisdiction of
this Court; and on that ground his appearance was
questioned. as regular fur stn..; a person ; b•it the
Court admitted his interference. although tie heir
was not a patty, as his rights rn;ght be affected by
the present proceedings ; he stated that the Arch-
bishops. and the Executors,Trustres,Scc.were merely
Trusters for the heir at law, and next of kin, with-
out having any benefiriai hiterest to their own ire,
under this aid.
Tne Loan Cturcts.toa stated, that there were
some points in the case not made sutficiently clear,
and lie doubted Ahether an isquiry to the Marto:
must not be dtrefted. to find what kind of e►tates, by
legal ti:le, wts those is Linear and K.frit, to be
enabled to :rule that part of the Cast. The rings
end pecuniary legacies for life, and especially the
legacy to a Mrs. Roller, he was ready to settle in
remainder ..r reversion, as common assets, in the
hands of the Executors, lee the general uses of the
Testatrix's err% of her next of km. after ad charges.
d -Lt.., and funeral eseenses, should be satisfied. He
fra.r mu hi that it would be cbtficult to call on
rt... Kt.:cirrus to spetity what kind of charities were
in he established, but on this head, hey smiling, ob-
a. :vv.!. that the Statutes of Motu's:tin would well
relieve his mind ; trout which, it seetna, he is against
the undrfined clan:tea, and consequently against
the ctaini of the At chbislitir..
lc being a case of great magaitude, he desired
blr. ii.icimans to resume his argumer.cs on behalt
or the:i Graces, on Tuesday morning next, when he
.:nal.l give jthlgment on that pat of the Case re.
spitting Anther %bream's, and tiieu rose.

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