The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-28 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

THE SALE OF EsTms.—ln the Court of Chancery an
appeal was beard from the Master of the Rolls which
raised a question of some general importance. By
a section of the Leases and Sales of Settled
Estates Act, the Court of Chancery is em.
powered to authorise a sale of the whole or
of any parts of settled estates. By another section it is
provided that after the completion of any sale under the
authority of the court it shall not be invalidated on the
ground that the court was not authorised to order it,
except that no such rule shall have any effect against
anyperson whose concurrence was not obtained. It was
on the ground of this condition that the action of Beioley
v. Carter was brought, the plaintiff contending that
the interests of some remote heirs were not consulted
in a sale of property. The Master of the Rolls
gave his decision for the plaintiff ; hence the
present appeal. The Lords Justices reversed the
decision of the lower court, holding that as the objection
did not refer to any existing person with a beneficial
interest in the property, but only to the case of a possible
and ultimate interest, such a construction would unduly
narrow the Act and defeat its object.
THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORICS.—Mr. Hughes,
late chief accountant to the Metropolitan Board
of Works, has again been brought up on a charge of
having embezzled £2,000, the moneys of the ratepayers.
The defendant, who simply denied the charge, was com-
mitted for trial at the March sessions of the Central
Criminal Court.

WISBECH ELECTION RroTs.—At the Wisbech County
Court, the case of Peacock v. Young and another came
on for trial. The plaintiff, a cabinet-maker sought to
recover £lO, the value of some windows and looking.
glasses broken during the riots. Mr. Richard
Young, the defendant, is one of the late members for
Cambridgeshire, and a director of the Great Eastern
Railway. The plaintiff gave his version of the riots,
saying that when Mr. Young's carriage was dragged by
the crowd past the shop, Mr. Young pointed to the pink
and white flags, when stones and missiles were thrown,
smashing windows and glasses, Mr. Young meanwhile
encouraging the rioters. Mr. Young, Mr. Brand, M.P.,
and Mr. Alderman Boys were then examined, and posi-
tively swore that though Mr. Young and Mr. Brand
acknowledged the cheering, they tried to restrain the
rioters. The judge said he quite exonerated Mr. Young
from any participation in the outrageous conduct of the
mob, but the question involved was whether his remain.
ing in the carriage did not fix him with a share of the
responsibility. He would not decide the case that day,
and he hoped that, whatever his decision might be, the
party against whom it went would appeal, so that a
decision of the superior courts might be obtained.

INTERNATIONAL COINAGE. —The Liverpool Cham-
ier of Commerce has unanimously adopted a motion to
the effect that the present Government should be memo-
lised with the view of reducing the value of the English
sovereign, so that it may be equal to the American $5; and
that a coin of the value of 10fr. be adopted as a universal
unit.

VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO THE CONTENT AT
CARISBROOKE.—The Roman Catholic establishment at
Carisbrooke, known as the Convent, or Nunnery, was
visited by the Queen on Wednesday last. Her Majesty
was attended by Lady Churchill, and inspected every part
of the establishment, accompanied by Laxly Clare, the
foundress of the institution.—Hants Independent.
EMIGRATION TO TEXAS. -- Messrs. Patton,
Vielzerfi, and Co., of Liverpool, the agents of the Pioneer
line of steamers to Texas (U.S.), have received a cable
despatch from Galveston, announcing that the State
Legislature of Texas have made a grant to the " Pioneer
line" of 500,000 acres of public land (reserved exclu-
sively to the State on admission into the union), with
other epliatgal jpueuts, .fFT encourazing and ;0444
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