The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-10 00:00:00

LAW INTEL.

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lords Justices.)
IN lIE HART'S TRUSTS-JUDGMENT.
This was an appeal from a decision of the Vice-Chan-
cellor, Sir John Stuart. The testator, by his will, dated
in 1848, bequeathed his real estates to trustees in trust for
his mother for life, and out of the proceeds to pay to his
second daughter (natural daughter) Herriot Anne Dale,
deceased—(wife of the petitioner and appellant, and her
executor and administrator, George Block, of Aldborough,
in the county of Suffolk, carpenter and joiner)---500 ster-
ling when she should attain the age of 23 years ; the said
legacy to carry interest every year after up to his mother's
death, which interest should be paid toward the mainte-
nance, education, and support of the said natural
daughter till she should obtain the age of 23 years.
The legatee attained 21, was married and died in 1857,
ender 23. The testator's motheidied in 1850. The Vice-
Chancellor held 'the legacy contingent on the life of the
legatee ; hence the appeal. _

Their lordships delivered judgment this morning. Lord
Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner were of
opinion that the legacy was not a contingent legacy, but
a vested legacy in the legatee on the death of the testator,
and that the petitioner, her husband, and administrator,
were entitled to payment of it. Their lordships observed
that it was not only a legacy that was given by the testator
to his daughter, but also the interest was given for her
maintenance and education.

Their lordships ordered payment of the legacy of £5OO,
with costa, out of the funds in court, to the petitioner and
appellant, the husband and administrator of the legatee.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Murphy.)
IN RR SIR W. lIAGNAY, BART.
This was a petition for protection on the part of Sir W.
Magnay, Bart.
Mr. Dowse opposed the application on the part of several
creditors, and also for the directors of the Great Luxem-
bourg Railway Company, who had been inserted on the
schedule as debtors.

Mr. Sargood supported the insolvent.
Mr. Dowse said he wished to take the opinion of the Court,
whether the insolvent's petition-could be sustained. From
the facts he should stats to the Court he thought he should
be able to show that the Court had no jurisdiction. The
learned counsel then entered into a long statement to prove
that the insolvent, who had come before the Court as a non-
trader, was in fact a trader, and liable -to the bankrupt
laws.
After a long discussion, the learned Commissioner was
of opinion that the Court had jurisdiction.
The examination of the insolvent was then proceeded
with, and had not concluded when we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SINGULAR CABE OF ROBBERY..—An Davis, a respect-
able-looking female, was charged before Mr. Beadon with
stealing a book of the value of 45. 6d., from the shop of
Mr. Rymoll, bookseller, Oxford-street.
The prosecutor said that about six the previous evening
the prisoner came up to him at his door and asked if he
purchased books. He told her he did, and she said she
would go home and fetch some, and immediately after she
left ho missed a volume, " The Camp and the Cutter." He
then went after her and came up with her about 13 houses
off, when he saw the book in her bosom, and on taxing her
with stealing it, she said she was going to take it home to
look at it and bring it bacK the next morning and pay for
it. He told her at the station if she was respectable and
gaveher address he would do nothing, but she reused to
do so.
Hornblow, 82 C, said on being searched at the station
17s. was found on her.
In answer to Mr. Beadon, the prisoner said, at Devon-
shire, where she came from, they allowed ,
people to take
books home to look at, and she merely took the book to
look at the pictures, and meant to bring it back. A young
man at the shop told her that .was what they were there
for.
Mr. Beadon asked her whether she would give her address
now.
The prisoner said she lived at 19, King's-road, Chelsea,
and that she had been to Sohe-square for some patterns for
work. •
The prosecutor said that, singularly enough, the next
house to the one the prisoner had given as her address be-
longed to him.
Mr. Beadon said he should remand her for a week.