The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-02 00:00:00

OIdTtIT2.BLE EIN-DOITMENTS.

The special subject in the Jurisprudence Department to-
day was, " What limits ought to be placed by law to
Charitable Endowments." The papers furnished by Mr.
Lewis Fry described the restrictions imposed by the law of
Englandconsidered the question whether it was desirable to retain
gift of property to charitable uses, and
or
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eth.e
Dealing with this latter point, it was
argued that there ought to be a change in existing legisla-
tion on the subject, and it was advocated that there should
be an entire abolition of restriction upon the power of
demise or bequest to charitable purposes. It was, how-
ever, conceded that. there was something to be said in favour
of retaining the distinction between land and personal estate.
If it was thought desirable to maintain that distinction, the
line of demarcation between property
which might, and
property which might not, be bequeathed to a charity
should be broadly and distinctly drawn, so as to bo appa-
rent to the layman as well as to the lawyer. To effect this
it would be sufficient to forbid the demise or bequest to a
charity of estates, of freeholds, or terms of years in land,
or other real property, and to permit the bequest of all
kinds of personal estate, even though possessing some con-
nection with ' realty, and also of the proceeds of land
directed to be sold. fin° paper guarded against admitting
,
the right of a donor to create a perpetual
endowment and to its detail as one which is to be treated
with unlimited respect. The Endowed Schools Act of
last session which was passed to
give power to divert to
educational purposes several classes of non-educational
charities,
which it was to be hoped, would be followed up by others.
was spoken of as an important step, and one,

rußmc PROSECUTOR.
In the Reformatory and Repression of Crime Section, a
paper on the most expedient mode of introducing into
England it system of public prosecution, was contributed
by Mr. Henry Mine,:, in which it was urged that the
example of Scotland in the matter might be followed with
advantage. The Scotch procedure in criminal cases was
fully detailed, and a contrast drawn between it and
the course pursued in England. Several instances
of the evil effects resulting from the (thence
of a Public Prosecutor in this country were fur-
nished in the paper, which concluded by suggesting that
if such an officer of justice was appointed the City and
metropolitan police of London should be amalgamated.

LAMBIIJRN2.—It, looks to me as if wo shall have some
horses running both at Bedford and Edinburgh. We
have Pladda, Patrician, April Morn, Cruiskeen, Pleni-
potentiary, and Fast Day in Bedford, and all I can say
of them is that they are well and doing good work.
FYFIELD.—Sinco my last the following horses, left
under the carp of the bead lad, have done steady work:—
Skipjack, Juanita, Threatener, Spider, Action, Victress,
Maid cf Masl.runmare, Marshal Noy, Punishment, Bob,
Bribery colt, Ben Voyage,
Walt^r, liasper, Betty filly,
Teterrima filly, Cantine filly, Frailty filly, Alexander,
Newsman, Ansley, Atherstone filly, and Claudius.
LADVFIITISFIIENT. 1—Holloway's Pills.— Confusion, Gid-
diness, Flushes, Pain of the Head, with other indications
of cerebral disorder, premonitory signs of coming illness,
should have early attention, or palpitations and uneasy
feelings about the heart will succeed, and be followed by
more serious symptoms. Holloway's Pills display their
most constant and happiest results in dispelling these dis-
agreeable feelings, cleansing the furred tongue, rousing
the torpid bowels, and removing the languor and flatu-
lency which are always oppressive after taking food. No
medicine is as well calculated to restore the digestive
functions, or so potent to soothe the nervous system. The
dyspeptic by taking these purifying pills will substitute
ease far path, and 0110 more regovir vigour in the wasting