The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-17 00:00:00

THE SHREWSBURY ESTATES.

We understand that an action has been commenced
by the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, with the view 01
obtaining possession of Alton Towers, at present held
by the trustees under the will of the late earl. TM
action, we hear, will come on for trial at the next as'
sizes at Stafford, unless in the meantime, there being
no facts in dispute, a " special case" shall be agreed
upon, in order that the point of law raised on the dil3;
entailing deed executed by the late earl may be argued
before the judges. This seems to be the most likely
course to be adopted. The whole question at issue now"
appears to be this :—" Is the deed of 1856 to prevail
against an act of Parliament which declares that every •
st.ch deed shall be void ?" The late earl, as has been
previously stated, executed the disentailing deed irk
1856, in order, it is contended, to go through the form
of attempting to possess himself of the fee simple of the
estates in question, every act of alienation with refe-
rence to which it is declared by the act 6th of George I.
shall be null and void. The disentailing deed was, it
appears, a necessary preliminary in order to give a !lasi
foundation for the earl's will to operate upon, and in the
case of an ordinary entail would have been all that was
needed to make him owner of the estates in fee simple.
But for this deed, in this case, the present Lord Shrews'
bury would, as a matter of course, have enteredthe illto
undisputed possession of the estates. This deed, re-
fore, was the only means open to those under whose
influence the late earl acted to raise an argument is
favour of the attempt intended to be made at seca°
future day to prevent the present Lord Shrewsbury
ln
heriting the estate.,. As regards certain estates put
chases! by the private resources of either Charles or John' •
Earl of Shrewsbury, if they belonged to Earl Bertram et
his death they would pass by his will, which was Pete
factly good as to them ; but a rumour pa evails that tb!
daughters of the late John Earl of Shrewsbury, inteoa
to contest the question whether those estates did actualll
belong to Bertram, Earl of Shrewsbury, at his decease,:
With this question, however, the present earl has ,
whatever to do, as he does not an any way lay n1,0'113:
to the private property of any of the late earls. 'AP,
estates to which he does lay claim are those entaill
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under or subsequently conveyed to the uses of the
6:h of Geo. I.—in other words, the estates annexed t°
the earldom, which are variously stated to be worthfr°°3
30,040/. to 35,0001. a-year.-1170/verltamieton, Chronicle'

The sudden death of the Lord Justice Clerk put'
within the reach of the Lord Advocate the second ela,°e,
in the Supreme Court of Scotland. Fortune in
case falls on the deserving. Mr. Inglis has long been
facile princeps at the Scotch bar ; nor is it often that the
rules of political usage and courtesy lead to a pro °f
tiou so thoroughly in harmony with the general feeling.
the profession and the real interests of the publ`fi
Should the Lord Advoca e elect to take the Taal:
appointment, it will not be easy to supply his plat
;
in the House of Commons, where he was rapidly risi it
into deserved appreciation. The withdrawal of a lavin
so clear-headed, so learned, so hones~e and so sound, Ira
be a loss to Lord Derby's administration.—Mornl"
Paper.
ANOTHER THUNDER-STORM IN LIVERPOOL—The tOl/4/
and neighbourhood was visited yesterday morning
another tbunder-storm, which for fierce violence 11.
passed even that of Saturday morning, but its duration
was shorter. It began about three o'clock, and lasted
to half-past four. The flashes of lightning were the p 0
vivid, perhaps, ever seen, and came in rapid successiol
and in immense broad sheets, and could be seen trieVeci
inn the streets. The peals of thunder were terrific, alio
shook the very horses. We have never beard or seer,
any such rain as that which fell for about half-au-13c%
It could not properly be called rain, as it came doWole,
a eheet-like rush, and in a few seconds there were rive'
of at least half a foot deep in many of the streets. 130
THUNDERSTORM IN EDINIURGLI.—The weather 00
continued for some ten days unusually warm for
eis
early a period in the season. The temperature has blinj
high, and the air sultry ; the sky generally cloud'', ~s o•
with comparatively little sunshine. Indeed, the
spkeric appearances have frequently indicated the Prwti;
mity of thunder, but, save for an occasional Peal, ~-00
district may be said to have escaped the electrical till last
that have visited so many parts of the island till 010.
night, or rather this morning. Between half an your
after midnight, and about one o'clock on Wedne'
morning, a sharp though brief thunderstorm Pled
over the city, accompanied by torrents of rain- foe
lightning flashes and thunder-claps were for soul° i";l3‘
almost continuous, the lightning being of a veil bere is
bluish colour, and some of the peals of thunder--491"-9,-
particular that burst right over the centre of the Wb wee
loud and prolonged. If the heavy rain, whi° idly
probably only local, has not damaged the now OPtber•
hulking grain, the storm will, it may be hoped, ° the
wise do much good by clearing and pneifYllesing
atmosphere. The barometer continues steady, 133`."
28 B.loths.—,Seetsman. I, belly'
THUNDERSTORM IN THE PROVINCES —Allot.erbboor.
thunderstorm visited Manchester and the neio,l bey°
hood on Tuesday afternoon, and doubtless wil,oter,
been experienced in other districts. In ganc'eterlf
after a hot day, though with a considerable weo thet
breeze, the sky lowered and became very black,
_f won
artificial light had to be used in the centre of tneetoiee,
The raio, in large drops, slightly preceded the liViowtso
of which the first flash was observed about 18 Tes LI&
before 6 p.m. Till after 5 the storm preaented wee
Terence to those lately experienced,—the lireht°_Tel'reels,
not so vivid or near, but came at very short ,01}11'
and as it were in groups of flashe4, two or thren_"ni,
ing more rapidly than the flashes of as 05.,:l'arter
jaunt muskets in a fee de joie. Then in ores
of a minute would follow another series of two_oer
connected flashes, while the corresponding tun wore
distant and not el eaye audle. After 5 theca,nrboee
some more vivid flabbes, and the electric dist _al be'
evidently approached nearer, the shortest
t
again passed to a distance, and apparently cease_bee 50_
tween flash and thunder being about five sieunoncirc°l:bnl3l
2;3 minutes after 5 o'clock. We do not rem7of tit
many Lashes of lightning in the same short sPactorre°t°'
rtnilewthede
about
quarterrai e
bf
ee
fl
ol
ri
en 6_oh, itcl,tc
s
o'efock,—each time accompanied by heavY rain:3ool
'Aiin' hgaeanisnyt oisrttneosuntwbvsa.ided,
to break forte a third tiusn `hwvibiCia
had the effect of considerably lowering the tem,l,lo.oel •
A fearful storm took place the same day at Wl"'
—Manchester auardian•