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London, England, 1859-02-09 00:00:00

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ROLLS COURT.

(Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.)

IN RE THATCRER'S WILL.-JUDGMENT,

His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—The question
en thus petition is whether the limitt.tion. euntaiiwd in the
will of the late Thomas Thatcher, in favour of his children,
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and his wife Anne
Thatcher, were good limitations in the events which hap-
pened. The will bears date the Ist of April, 1835. In
it the testator conveyed the residue of his property to trus-
tees in trust to sell the same and pay an annuity of £2OO to
Anne Thatcher, his wife, and to divide the residue into five
shares. As to the first four out of the five shares it is not
here necessary to refer. The remaining fifth share he has
divided into three portions. One-third thereof he gives to
William Hogg, with the limitation that in the event of
his dying in the lifetime of the testator, then the one-third
is to go over to the granddaughter of Anne Thatcher, Anne
Tackwell, for her separate use, without the power of antici-
pation. And the children of the said Anne Tackwell are

to have equally share and share alike when they would re-
spectively attain the age of twenty-five, if a male,—
and if a female, twenty-five or marriage. The question
raised was whether the grandchildren of William Hogg
took a vested interest in the limitation of the bequest of
one-third of the one-fifth share of the residue of the testa-
tor's property.

His Honour, on the authority of the decided cases before
Sir James Parker, in the case of Taylor, and 2d De Gex
Macnaughton and Gordon, p. 808, 6 Barnwell and Alder-
son, Moneypenny v. Gearing, page 102, Green and
Muscat, Lord Eldon's opinion, considered that it
was impossible to say that the limitations to William Hogg
and limitations over could take effect, unless the events
happened which were contemplated. If he had not used
the words which he has done to the male children on at-
taining twenty-five, and the females on attaining twenty-
five or marriage, they might have been successful ; but it
never was intended to take effect unless the children put
themselves in such a condition as to entitle them to take
such an interest—attaining the age of twenty-five or mar-
riage—which they have not done, and therefore the whole
limitations are void, and an order must be made in accord-
ance with the prayer of the petition,
Mr. Follett, Q.C.—Your Honour will make a declaration
to the effect to adjourn the cause to chambers, to ascertain
what part of the shares are to be divided according to their
rights.

His Honour—Take a reference there to exhaust the
cause. The counsel for the parties to assist at that decla-
ration.

Mr. Follett, Q.C.— It is stated that the question is raised
on William Hogg's share—it arises on Mrs. Tackwell's
share.

His Honour—l think it is exactly the same point.
The trustees' costs to be paid on that declaration.
Ordered accordingly.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulkum.)
IN RE ELENNING.

This bankrupt was described as of Portsea, boot and shoe
maker, and came up for his certificate.

The balance-sheet, by Messrs. Paul and Turner, shows
debtor to creditors, £2,444 10s. ; profits, £5lB, Creditor—
By cash, £lO 17s. ; good debts, £778; doubtful, £148; pro-
perty, £345. The bankruptcy was attributed in great part
to tho absence of a number of naval officers who were in-
debted to him, but who had been on active service.
His Honour granted an immediate certificate of the
second class.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, J 859.,

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tms DAY).

The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.

Mr. WILSON moved for returns showing the amount
of the capital of the Funded Debt on the Ist of July, 1858
and on tho Ist of February, 1859: of the amount of the un-
unded debt at the same dates : and, of the amount of Ex-
chequer-bills which have been funded between the Ist of
July, 1858, and the Ist of February, 1859 ; the dates of such
funding ; the rates at which the conversions were effected ;

and the rices of Consols and Exchequer-bills at such dates.
—Agreed to.
The house adjourned at a quarter after 12 o'clock.

COIIONE.hS AND MAGISTRATES.-THE
LAW OF INFANTICIDE.

Yesterday a special meeting of the Law Amend-
ment Society was held in the society's rooms,
Waterloo-place, for the purpose of considering the
present state of the law relative to coroners and
magistrates courts, and the necessity for a measure
of reform, so as to prevent the existence of a jarring
jurisdiction between the two courts, and, at the
same time, to consider the desirability of placing
the coroner's office in a more independent position.
The Right Hon. Lord Brougham presided.
Mr. HASTINGS, the secretary, opened the pro-
ceedings by reading a paper written for the occa-
sion, in wkich the author (Mr. Dempsey) spoke of
the question arising as to the desirability of entirely
remodelling by a new act of Parliament the whole
system pursued in this ancient and useful office, or
of extending the duties of the coroner so as to
make his office an unfailing check upon crime, a
powerful sanitary engine, and one of the greatest
boons founded by a liberal and wise ad-
ministration. Although the law held the coroner
responsible, under a fine, for not holding inquiries
when called upon, yet county magistrates had,
through a power they possessed, been in the con-
stant habit in many counties of disallowing the
coroner's fees, and to such a serious pitch had this
system arrived, that inquests had not been held in
cases the law imperatively directed they should be
when coroners allowed themselves to be trammelled
by the county magistrates, and tin consequence was
the law was evaded and justice might be easily
hoodwinked. Very recently such a state of things
was brought under the notice of the Home Office
as occurring in Kent. The coroner had no protec-
tion at present against such magisterial interference ;
and the time had arrived when some more definite
and intelligible rules should be laid down for the
guidance of the coroner and the protection of the
court. After then speaking of the coroner's as a
people's court, " a shield against oppression and
injustice," and drawing attention to its being a
watchful guardian over the health of the community
at large, the author observed :—" It is indeed highly
dangerous to permit a meddlesome interference on
the part of the magistrates, both county and stipen-
diary. The legislature for ages, it may be truth.
fully said, has considered the office of coroner a
wise and salutary check upon crime, and a great
protection to the people, especially as far as their
health and lives are concerned, and therefore why
an uncalled-for magisterial interference with its
functions." He would have the coroners salaried
and not paid by fees ; he would give to the coroner's
court a supervision over chemists and druggists in
the sale of poisons and drugs, and the adulteration
of food, as being injurious to the public health,
should be an indictable offence through the court at
the quarter sessions. Investigations in all sanitary
matters should be left with the court, and parochial
officials should be severely dealt with where death
arose from their neglect, cruelty, or indifference.
An important change the author further proposed
as regards infanticide and concealment of
birth. A case of infanticide was under existing
circumstances, very hard to prove ; but he
would check infanticide by obtaining a wider defini-
tion of concealment of birth, and punishing severely
for the minor offence. In Scotland the law was

much clearer on this subject, and there could be no
doubt a large population was thereby saved to
minister to the state, for the law there held it to
be concealment of birth, not only where the body
was concealed after death, but where the mother
concealed her pregnant condition for a certain
period before confinement, as it was urged she thus
probably would sacrifice the child's life by not hav-
ing medical and other assistance at hand at the
time of birth. Then it was proposed to abolish
inquiry into the state of mind of persons who had
committed suicide, and the author in conclusion
proposed to establish a coroner system in Scotland.
A long discussion then took place upon the points
treated of in the paper of Mr. Dempsey, in the course
of which the necessity of making some important
alteration in the office of coroner, for an increase in
the powers of that officer, was strongly insisted on ;
after which it was decided to appoint a committee
to consider and report on the matters contained in
the paper. The meeting then adjourned.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Electric Telegraph Company's Bill and some other
private bills were read a first time, and ordered for second
reading.

PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented in favour of the repeal of the
duty on paper, and praying that Dissenters might be per-
mitted to act as trustees to grammar schools when not ex-
pressly excluded by the founders.
SUPPLY.
Mr. FITZROY brought up the report of the committee
of supply, and it was arranged that the house should again
go into committee on Friday.

SHIPPING.
Mr. INGHAM moved for a return of the number and
tonnage of sailing vessels registered at each of the ports of
Great Britain and Ireland, including the Isle of Man and
the Channel Islands, distinguishing those under and those
above fifty tons register, on December 31, 1858 ; similar re-
turn of steam vessels and their tonnage ; return of the num-
ber and tonnage of vessels that entered and cleared coast-
wise, at each of the ports of Great Britain and Ireland, Isle
of Man, arid Channel Islands (including their repeated
voyages), distinguishing British from foreign vessels, and
steam from sailing vessels, between Dec. 31, 1857, and Dec.
31, 1858: like return from and to the colonies; further dis-
tinguishing British from foreign vessels ; also, from and to
foreign ports; also distinguishing British from foreign ves-
sels : aggregate return of the number and tonnage of ves-
sels entered and cleared at each of the ports of Great Britain
and Ireland, Islo of Man, and Channel Islands (including
their repeated voyages), in the coasting, colonial, and foreign
trades, in the year 1858, distinguishing British from foreign
vessels : return of the number and tonnage of sailing vessels
registered at each of the ports of the colonies of the United
Kingdom respectively, distinguishing those under and those
above fifty tons register, on Dec. 31, 1858: similar return
of steam vessels and their tonnage : returns of the number
of vessels with their tonnage (distinguishing steam from
sailing vessels) that were built and registered, distinguish-
ing timber from iron vessels ; also, a similar return of ves-
sels sold and transferred ; also, a similar return of vessels
wrecked ; also, a similar return of vessels broken up, in the
year 1858: of the number of colonial-built vessels and their
tonnage, registered at each of the ports of the United King-
dom, in the year 1858, distinguishing the number and ton-
nage of each colony respectively : similar return of the num-
ber of foreign-built vessels and their tonnage : and, return
of the shipping employed in the trade of the United King-
dom, exhibiting the number and tonnage of vessels that
entered inwards and cleared outwards (including their re-
peated voyages), separating British from foreign vessels,
also steam from sailing vessels, and distinguishing the trade
with each country, in the year 1858 (in continuation of Par-
liamentary Paper, No. 260, of Session 1858).
COLONISATION AND SETTLEMENT (INDIA).
Mr. WILLIAM EWART moved that the select com-
mittee on Colonisation and Settlement (India) do consist of
eighteen members, viz. :—Mr. William Ewart, Mr. Baillie,
Mr. Campbell, Mr. Pe Vere, Mr. Gregson, Mr. Kinnaird,
Mr. Knight, Mr. Lowe, Mr. Lygon, Mr. Arthur Mills, Mr.
Nisbet, Sir E. Perry, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Danby Seymour,
Mr. J. B. Smith, Mr William Vansittart, Mr. Villiers, and
Colonel Sykes.—Agreed to.
FUNDED DEBT, &c.