Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-03-24
CHANGE IN THE ENGLISu LAWS
0F PROPERTY.

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me7s-is probably nothing, says the New
York 1fMes, which exercises SC much influence,
not cnly upon the political Bat social condition
a EnHand as her property laws,-the manner
in which the banded estates ara held, settled,
Conveyed and Transmitted. Nothing does 50
much 10 keep things fxed-to preserve the
fransszork Of socistv- from destruction, and
tht feodSatss from being opened, and ena-
be 81 the Queen's Government 10 be carried on.
No.Aing raises 50 great a hubbub as any at
teuQt 10 touch hen. UPon 20 subject has
there been such scsndalously partial legisla-
ton. he House Of Commons, in its fairest,
most Christian and most liberal moods, is a
very hger II f~sroeious impatience when sny
enrerrrfsing Radical raises a point which de
recay o. indirectly touches ~gsntemen's
tides And no wonder for with the existing
LAWS q roal property, The existing Constitution
in Church and Sste is insepsnbly bound up.
The abolition Of -primogeniture would cause
the aristooraey to disappear from aroand he
throne. Ike a morning mist Even greatly in
creased facilities for selling and disposiuE Of
land tie mere s~imPlifcaaon Of conreyanciug
would act as a powerful i~eveler. Mr.. Bright
may tax in vain Of arstocrahc privIliges and
Of the scvereisn virtues OF the ballot-boK as
long As eldest sens can cntrench themselves be-
hind ne law Of descent, and as long a. person.
al puopery besides its greater preoariousnsss
has te bear he burden q unequal taxation aud
grsater Aahlig
TIE present SoEcitar-Gen has introduced
into The House a Commons, with marked ap-
PROVED, a measure which c~ontemplates a cun-
ous ehanse inths Encllsh system of convey
sacins, Which, Whils perfectly satisfactory 70
lan6helders, Is in Sc far as Il facilitates i'm
menssly fhs transfer Of real estate, c~uriously
eaaazh 6scidsslF rziicalia - tendency To
estimate its Importance, q is necessary 70 know
what chahgssH PROPOSES t. effect though il is
dIEeult tc give the American public, aecus-
toned az it IS 8 seeing land bought and sold
withalnost as inuCA esse anl facility as fur
nisre oI catls. an idea e. the dlhcalties which
surrolnd tie sale Of an English estate. whether
II b a toWn lot o. lordly domain.
IN THE first place, here is no registry Of deeds
Several attempts hEVe been made az various
ines 70 establish one, bat unsneoessfully. The
country gentlemen, and even the Law lords, no
tably Luud ST. LEoNAEns, the greatest real
property laWyer Of his day, have always Bit
terry opposed il On two groma-he difficulty
Of ElEkng beginning, and the unplaasantness
Of having al ones family afaiHs known to
everybody who chooses to inspect the regis
tiara boaks. Tnis last objection has a force
in EnElshd Whioh Il would not have here, even
if we were as bashfal and secredve as the
English, masnuch as most Of tbe property Of
WealthF families consists of landed estates.
On ne marriage Of he eldest son, tbese are
always settled" BY an elaborate deed, making
provision for bis wife, his issue, his mother
his brothers and sisters, and SO on. Anybody
who can get a glimpse Of it can always tell the
precise amount every membero Of thefamly viii,
in al PROBABILITIES, possess for two generstions
Trade or spsculsdoas would not thers. as here.
disturb his calculations.
Mex there is the tonbie ard expense Of
searches. Wben ore wants 70 sal ms proper
% be must submit bis deeds fof forty, sixty or
a hundred years back 70 the inspection Of the
attorney q DE purchaser. Every one Of these
deeds e probably a settlement By which in
AAAlAAAN. A.Na-a.a.a A4aaaNNH az A.NA.NAa A|
attorney makes On abstract hereof, aDdsubmits
II for the advice 81 2 couveyanrins h~arristcr
nHse euHrey4ncsu or az least the leading
ones, whose opinion is most sought after, are
ovsruHslmed with business, aud the opinion
is probably not forthoomiug for m0Hths-5o
that TIE search of 2 single tile hardly ever
akes less than three months, and generally a
wear. II II is desired 70 RAISE money on mort
gage OF hslf an acre AS Of half a coanty. FIT
we're intended TO invent a plan which should
prevsHtrsd property changing hands, except
on rare occasions and in great eEtremries, ii
wolll b hard 70 devise a be.terone.
Tie Solicitors General proposes % remedy
al this BY establishing . LANDED Estates
Court mLoa5on, On the plan Of the one now
IN operation In DubHn, the successor Of the,
Incumborsd Estates Court, which did SO much
good in $3.50 ANY lanihaldsr who wishes
20 MAKE lis title clear can come in and petit
uon dhis court, which uHl thereupan adveT-
uss for certain period, hear al rival claim
ants and incrmbra examine his deeds, and
after hs lapse Of fifteen months give him an
absolute, indefeasible dls, good against the
world. Tas hIe wLl be registered, Just A.
the oRnershiP Of a ship il, 30 that a purchases
or moHgage win only have TO look in The
e0lrt-book 20 satisfy himself Every change
Of ownership viii Be indicated BY a change q
nams is hsEegistE, aad every m0rtgsgse can
save has fights, or rather make them known by
attaching thereto a esssaL Since the abolition
Of foudzl ~tsnures, no So great change has oc-
CURED IL de real properly law Of Engiand.
It is o1i step more, nd a huge one, toward a
ststsla ~ Iines On which al true Democracy
mur Il Necessity D. ha-~1-E s1 a1sIml-
lstion, IN inoideats, Of modes Of transfer o.
reai=and pes5zai property. is Importance
in tins point q view il is dihieult to estimate,
and psrhsPs The most remarkable thing about
hisths ehtsiasm With which the land-
holders hail