Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-08-19
Singular American Will Case in London Court
From the Pail Mall Gazette, July 81.

From the Pail Mall Gazette, July 3 u
Vice Chancellor Malins had before him to-
day, The case OF New VS.. Bouak"r. In this
snit to administer the estate Of the late Mr. u.
Robe1ts. question arose as to the validity OF
b, quest to the President and Vice President
Of the United States and the Governor OF
Peunsy eania, of certain stock, which was to be
accum ulatcd until it should amount to { I00,-
coo, and then to he applied by them together
with other property, ia cndowlng college Tor
the Instruction of youth In Pennsylvania, the
urnf, ssors OF which college should "lnculcate
aud advocate the natural rights Of the black
people of every cline and country nnll they
be restored TO All eqnalty In civil rights with
their white brethren throughout the Umon
Mr. Wickeus, who appeared lor the crown,
>aid he was lle only counsel who was interest
ed 10 upholling the bequest, the object OF
which, he contended, was charitable one and
therefore valid; all the other counsel appeared
for the next kin of the deceased. The Ice
Chancellor said It appeared hat the Anerlcah5
would not have the gift What did the learl-
ed counsel propose TO do with IT! Mr.. Ick-
ems said the trust could be carried out by The
court The disclaimer of the trustees did not
affect the trust The Vice Chancellor said he
was of opinion that one of the objects OF the
Deoucst had been accomplished by the abolition
of slavery in the United States. The Amerl-
can Government would not have The money Tor
carving out the other object Of the bequest,
viz: the instruction of youth in Pennsylvania,
and this court could not compel the American
Government to take it, Therefore the decla
ration of The court must be that the objects OF
the charity failing, the money fell into the
residue of the testator' s estate.
DESCRIPTIVE WRITING Geo Alfred Town
send, in his descriptive letters from Newport
to the Boston Post, presents a lively pictue
of bathing scene Here is his aaucy picture
Of the scene:
'Here is bathing scene that strucl, me
Yesterday; a lady dressed all in azure, even to
her boots, which were of the same ethereal
hue; likewise her parasol. her gloves, her little
rare uniformity was the golden chignon Of hair
that looked as If it might be the reservoir of
all this aznre dye She had that pretty walk
and stylish manner of the New York belle,
and, coming down the sand trippinely, she
looked only the more real than those French
Autographs we see of superbly shaped, dead
ripe ladies', pcach-inled, and with the clean
cut feet Of sea- birds. This creature disappear
ed waited with gully anxiety for her re-
appearance from the little sentry-tox of
bathing house. Mercful Pan what is this?
A low-set, bald headed. bare-tooted apparition,
rigced cut in blood-red smock and breeches,
with green veins around the armpits and down
the breast, and green belt like a ea-weed
biseetng her like an insect debout The night
marc Of the auto-de:te went straight down the
beach into the sea, as if to meet the anthro-
pohag, and | stole to the bathing box down by
the rear side and looked in. There hung a
little skirt and jacket of azure; little azure
boots with azure strings were set down coquet-
tishly in the sand; the little hat, like leaf,
was dangling from nail; and ball Of golden
hair as large as a pumpkin swung freely from
BEAM could account for the diminished
height OF my lady now She had been decapi-
tated. Directly, all clasped by her wet mas
querading garb, 50 that the roundness OF youth
was half come back, she re-entered the box.
Of course I had quilted. In five minutes an
azure sylph fit for Thetis herself came daintily
out upon the sand, golden ball and all. |
thought Ovid or the Davenport brothers would
have hard time to beat this mctamOrphOSS.' -