The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-01 00:00:00

LAW INTMMLIGENCII.

TJCS.COARCELLOR'S COURT, MARCY, IT.

tot EARL or METTPIORT V. THE DUKE 01 MARE-

•uaooaw.

• Sr Amiga Poosore sold there wore two Peti-
tions•on this twee; the fret of whisk timely misted
to the winotes of the order which bed beta horsefly
mule. Time Wastes bad Mon motaalty agreed to,
sod he tow oo ocestrlon therefore far • troettling the
Coed with any detail of thongs..
Thai VtcaCssreeccos begin looted over the
ininates agreed to thew.

THE SANE O. VIZ •AW&.

Mr. Hume now approved co the emend Petition,
which he stated was merely relative to the payment
of the duties en the legacies ►egeesthed by the late
IMke. The Int wig a legacy of 18,0001. payable
to Lady Amelia Sophie Spencer, which coosisted of
two different sows, one of 15,0001. to be payable to
her on the day of her marriage, and the ether was a
third share of 90001. to be fillely for her separate
wee. At the time skis will was made, the Lady to
whom it was greeted woe a slog% meow, bet she
married before balled. In ceitmtperiter of her air.
risge the Noble Doke, by a codicil to his will, made
on the 48th of Jane, 1813, revoked ill his former
greats to her of the 15,0001. sod the 30001. being
her third share of the 90001. and he place of that he
give a spec-lie sent of 18,0001. in °se bequest, to be
vested it mesons, end to be piecerl out en Govern.
meet securities, for the ante bytteSt of her met the
family she might here. Though no yawns prost-
ates was made in the codicil that the deny should be
paid nut .f the fund, yet this tame ender the will,
and should be paid out of the real estate.
After to.. remarks by Sir A. Piggott, it was or-
detest that the legacy dirty should be paid out of the
seal estate.

The V ICC,CIIANCTLLOR sbte►ved. that h. Mid
•eery theist, to believe the testator's intentieo was
in provitle for the legacy defy. bet he bad not pro-
vided (or tivat,altd the Cosrecoold set jedgs by what
were mere probabilities of intention.
M►. IkALD lbeo ,4 ,mitted that there was no sees.
ainu for his goiag into the other Ngsties, as the some
principle would decide io them all.

The Vicic-Cavecr LTA/ t said he could sot de ether.
lobo thee he had A .op. •
Sir ARTIJUR rtGriecr said the will bd ordered
the fairies to he paid duty free. He was merely to
'state oo the r art of the trustee,. what they were
*seines shoeitl be stated. so far as related to the
Illarqui4 of Woodford. 14y the will he was left one
thoetatid peoetiv a rear 011 he had ►eached 45 years
bf ego, provided his father nes alive, and when
above that age, he was to receive a 10001.
making thos 40001. in the shot,. By u future
codicil that Otiose was revoked, and the anneal re-
venge given to the Marquis on his reaching the age
of 45, wits to be 30001. barely so new defy meld
he cherged ore this in any point of view, es a MOW
leiter', and be lipoid merely say, that o derision si.
sailer to what he had now stated, was given in the
Hull's Ceert by that t►ely eminent Judge, Sir Wil-
liam Greet, few whew, and for where decisions it
was truly impossible for any matt, or any lawyer, to
feel too week respect end yenned/on, to the came(
Cooper v. Day, where he had decided ma the cedidls
of that will, that he thosght the defy was not liable
en thew.

The y,ci•Csaicscto■ recollected theta.. my
••well, •nd the grounds also so whirls that distie-
goished and profosad lawyer, Sir William Groat,
bad found his decision ; but then there we, • differ-
ent`, I. the present instance, for in fleet COW it was
specifically pointed out as 'tempted from legiey
duty, in coompaeoee of a special provision made by
•tbo testator, bat hero there wag no ZOOS this,. In
the cars now before the Court, there was a legeey
mired on 4 term, viz. on the term of the fatipees
life, sod therefore to ill intents and palsies', this
•sao•t be viewed as a mew legacy.
The decree made by the Court was for the pit.
sent of t►e legacy defies net of the real estates.
On the motion of Mr. IISALD, it was thee •rde►.
eel to be 'viewed to the blaster on the part of oho
I►a.trer, I. compete what Interest was doe from the
death of the testator till the present moment on the
ivories. This motion was made es the part of the
legatees.
ro. Vics•Cwaarcetcoa—Aa the fresteesdaa't op.
pose tba motion, it had better be hauled.

A Frenchmen meeting en English soldier will' a
Ws.ei lois medal, began sneeringly to animadvert oui
witr Government for bestowing such • trial., wisiek
did ~at most them three frnach—" That Is trey, to
be vor." replies the barn, " it did not cost the Eug.
lith G..rernmont three francs, bet it gem the French
• Napokon ! t".
Yesterday a young Gentleman of lb. name of
~r a moduli at Guy's Hospital, loss held to
bail, a' she Town Hall, in the &roost', charged
nick abstracting a gold ring from Sessisnah Tozer,
by pressing tier herd, in the Maze, at Southwark,
en
l'oerdsy evening.
r t. &Elton.— A Gentleman of the Wbipencl
Tat( has endertaken to drive • chaise and foot oxen
.a.v.miles, over Nrwmarket Heath, within an hoer,
fn, a huge sem of money, on Thursday fortnight.—
Ti.e veep base bombs training spine time.
The bleaching groped. of Messrs. Stem, neer
Seem, sere robbed, a fel* nights ago of
Ir.. is, in en isoblesebed glib, cf item value; and
•••:,pr htroldillig ground, in the rime neighbourhood
CPZiI robbed several timer lest muslin.

LENT ofirzns.
X TRW; al•sca
C. arising wes indicted for felenisorly revolving
three Nob, of ..is, the property of B. Sommerisid,
knowing then to hare been stolen.
Va Jiffy fatal him Guilty, and the Learatbd
Judge immediately senesced him to 14 years trios.
paragon.
A. Doacalfe was iodieted far felortioesly receiving,
ail katsohe property of b. Stanfield, he kaowisg
them to Wan beta stolen.
, It eppeared that a workman of Mr. Stanfield's,
Pawed Brown, had been in the habit of employittg
Ms laden son to carry sway enlinished hats from die
workshop, and to carry them to the Priseaer. Is
eansequence of Ms, the Prisoner's house was search-
esi, and eight hats of Mr. Stansfield's were found.—
The boy hod been couvicted of steeling sis hats last
Old Bailey Sessions, and the Prisoner was Indicted
fnr recreleing them; bet as no proof of the ideality
of the bats could be giros, the Prisoner was sc•
vatted.