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mining to the inheritiece his other relations, rather than
let it eschpat. • k,„ -
It may ipeetimiitpeduous to legislate for cams like
these, which may appear very unlikely to occur in prac-
tice; they are found, however, to occur in consequence
of the acquisktioitof estates by persons of illegitimate
birth, who &Ire in law no relations but their own des-
vendants, or by the descendants of such, and in conse
cioence of the loss of evidence of pedigree in families
'or skim conditioit or Origin.

--.---- -6est.-411111111 ni ANCESTOR.
. . ~1. A role of law, founded on feudal principles, and ex-
▪ 'tossed in the legal maxim, seisina fat* stipitew. directs,
. .that Inheritance is to be traced from the person who last i
• . tilisd actually seised; that is, who was in posses..
• flop by himself, or a tenant for years, or bad received
• •• MIES rent (in the case of a freehold lease), or had ex-
. Arched some set of ownership; thus, if the right to an
Mot descended to a person who himself died without
- having, taken possession, or having had it by construe-
. ; Lion of liw, the inheritance is to be traced not from such-
• person, but from the person who died possessed. This
. law produces many anomalous consequences ;it makes
. , it sometimes a matter of chance whither a whole sister
, ... 9r a half brother of the person who last died entitled.
.. 1.., or whether a father, or an uncle, or more remote rela-
. . : • .sion of the person who last actually enjoyed the pro-
• . i. . ; petty, shall inhet it, and it may happen that one part of
'..i 1... n tli family estate, having .been in the occupation of a
Nt..., .r.,,- Went, shall go one way, another part, as to wbicb the
: • e • .fotsession may have remained vacant daring the time
, • of the person last cackled, shall go another way.
v
• # , Isia, ..4 , Owing to the circumstances that some species of pro.
`ell:With as reversions and advowsons, do not admit of
I. ',.', -- : •4sking actual possession, though an act of ownership
" :: ~‘ Alit she efeet of taking possession, and that on the other
c ..r,halifiuili. Must cases which admit of possession, and as
to equitable estates, the law creates constructive posses-
s 'I sitxts'these Psomabes are sometimes inevitable ; more•
over, neca.ionally nice and doubtful questions arise as
. tolfoi Net of actual or constructive possession.
. . The
.rule itself appears not to be grounded on any
• solid pri•kiple., and though the inconveniences arising
. 1 from it; Oill he:lessened by admitting the half blood and
the lineal ancestor to inherit, it is proposed to abolish
it, 194,19 MK( that estates shall pass to the heirs of the
i -4
4, ;.'• •r•Prf‘tql who last died entitled, although he may not have
. had- oasis.
4„., ,It oppears expedient to est.'s/all the above proposed
• ,s !pito to the. inheritance of lands held by' tenures or
. i 4; 11191t9595, different from the general tenure of free and
' . esibiritBl9l9on soeage. as copyhold lands and customary free-
, st -,:litt.44Sis and lands held in ancient demesne, and borough
to...LAW' esitgivelkind lands, and also to descendible
. 13,..hieholos. .
t. ; ,... .., ; . . (Tube continued.)

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, THE EVENING STAR.

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L ,_ :. -FRIDAY. JUNE 19, 11419
~ • !KW* OF SI'OCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK. :
Klink &wit 1114 • India Stock Shot
4 ' S ter Cein.lieti. 876 6 India floods
OW et. MIA Shut Old Annuttiei 476
• leper Cent. 1018, 964 # £lOOO Rachel'. Hills 69 7 8
..., jai perCeBt. lied. 961 . 4 1500 Ditto 49 7 8
4 yrr Ct. New, Shut Arms and 4100 Ditto Os s s
'„4 nentet. 1826, 1031 I { Advertised
• , limit ' . India for Acct.ll3o
. . teng Ano.lll 7.16 6 Consols for Ara 1141
t . litiitiois NI FUNDs TWO trCi.oLK.
.......:7 1$4•4111041:16.5 pfh. 66j Do Acet• 46i
Airta Itis.4p C. SS} Met.11dh,1825,6p Ct.
IlitituAect. 46 Do. Acct. £l4 I
' l'• • Cuisinitstais Ki., 6 per Ct. 17 Spanish lids S p Ct. 91
. D whit 1141.110. DoAcct 9#
, UK ITISH AND FOKKI6N SII.A.(KS, TWO O'CLOCK.
MAW& PAID.
• / Writillan SS 10

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88 87
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--• Maim .0 • ' :le
100 • 151
• TA! Path Papers. of Tuesday, which were receind
•leet aihfs repeat pith confidence that the Russian
block ode, is so a:nowise as to be highly injurious to the
• knell:fulfil einenierce in the Levant. The only other
matter of any interest contained io them, is a vague and
' inconclusive speculation on the eonsquences of the visit
of the Emperor of RUSSIA to his father-in-law, the
sing of Peuesia. All that we can gather from it is,
i that the war in the East will soon receive a more eaten-
• ;"siee development—that the CZAR fancies the Cabinets
Of Europe to be assuming an attitude of defence or
• tiggression which is likely to terminate in actual conflict '
.0.-and that, in case of any misunderstanding with
Austria on the affairs of Turkey, Russia is of course
' 'noxious to strengthen the bonds of political alliance
▪ with his illustrious relative.
• Private intelligence front Lisbon gives a sad account
I of the disgraceful scenes that are carried on in that tin-
'
.." Nippy qiarter. The prisons are eras/did with all who
• • •
t• are suspected of being . friends to; legitimacy, ant
instances of .the utmost distress and most extremi
• Oise. ry were daily occurring. The Deke of Marlbm.
'• .*.*lbligh packet, and Vigilant ketch, which have just
• . arrived at
Falmouth, bring a repetition of these sad
...Goings. The latter had four i f her rueu.seigeo
s inisition-square. in Lisbon, in mid-day, and in the
' . resume of the Commander, who was tillable 'to save
diem frtsM gaol, to which they were forced in the pre:'
. Once of an'imthense crowd, though it was hoped they
svosali be released immediately by the spirited inter.
. • ference of our Consul General. We are informed this
day that &Mut fifty Portuguese refugees have just art
Anthem from Oporto, who have got away by stealth";
end they represent the country to be in the most
tressed state. great fears being entertained of More
. • executions. •

• - A Petition has ban pre by a body of the Mer
chants of Calcutta, to the Right lion. Lord W. C. BIN
71WCIEsfor anexteosioo of the power i f investing money

. t end a letter from Calcutta, dated the IStil
February, announces that the Governor General had
acteded to the request of the petitioners. By this act,
ikitish born subjects are now permitted to bold lands,
for the first time, in their own name, on leases of sixty
• .years, for the cuftivetion of every species of produce.
The compliance of the Governor General is wise and
• beneficial in more respects than one. It bestows wave
• and permanent settlement ; and answers, in the most
satisfactory manner, all those arguments so boldly
- urged, more particularly in this country. against the
asiety andutility of Euri•pean eolcmisation in India.
• :?hi registry d thenew !rills freeholders, and the'
dection.ol civet ferstiew to restos the audit
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