The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-29
PRIVILEGES OF A LORD.
Some English Legal Decisions as 10
the Necessnrkes of Life.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun
London, Jan. 19.-Recent bankruptcy
cases have broght up various legal de-
cisions which have been reached in Eng
land on the subject of what are neces-
saries of life for men of various stations
and degrees who are not in command of
their own incomes.
A duke, for instance. or even a marquis
or an earl is entitled by law to one bot
tie of champagne a day If his trustees
hold the money to pay for it. In the case
of the former Duke of Manchester, the
law decided that seven bottles of cham
payne a week are necessary to duke
whose affairs may be in the hands of
trustees; and that, If he had not the con-
troll of his own income. he must be al
lowed to have a carriage with one horse,
riding horse as well, one man servant,
and a house with a rent of not less than
$3.50 a veal Otherwise he must be al
lowed to have the use Of 5000 year,
| while the rest might be allowed to ac-
cumulate for the good Of the estate till
the trustee period expired.
viscount or a baron is allowed by
law 10 describe as necessarles things
which smaller fry might struggle al ng
without; but viscount's income-provid-
ed there is anybody to pay it's fixed at
1900 a year. and a barons at f,0OO He
is-supposing any guardians have few
thousands year to pay out to him ac-
cording to discretionary entitled TO
claret as a beverage for his yearly wine
allowance only runs to &c., which would
not keep him in champagne. unless he
drank 1t very seldom. The dukes wine
bill may run to $780,
The viscount must have n carriage; but
IT may be attac. "a for debt, and he can
not force his guardians to give him
horse. OF course, If he has no guardians,
nor any income, either. he must do as
other people, and 80 without; but these
things are considered necessary to peers.
man servant is allowed to viscount
or baron, but the house rent need not
exceed t2tp, nor can it be less than $3.50.
A doctor Is better off than viscount
in. one way-his carriage cannot be seized
IN most cases, nor can the expenses OF
II be reckoned I'm his income tax returns.
In selling up doctor for debt, he may
retain one horse, and two of his carpets
are considered as necessaries to his busi-
ness-in the hail and consulting room-and
reckoned at f2O apiece. He may have sur
gicaI instruments and medical appliances
70 the value of $1,000, and these cannot De
seized
An ordinary man can retain nothing but
his clothes, his hairbrushes and few
stern necessaries of that kind. No wine
is allowed 20 doctor, but If student,
in the hands of trustees, he can demand
a couple of servants and a house rent
Of eco per year.
The son Of a well-to-do merchant or
tradesman making about 1000 year can
demand neither wine nor horses nor SER
wants, but the law may allow him a rent
of 100 and another f15O or f200 to keep him
self on, supposing he is in the hands Of
guardians, whether under or over age.
AS to debt, he can be sod up, bar his per-
sonal necessaries and his clothes, though
he is not generally allowed to keep more
than six suits of the latter.
II he has more a Judge might allow them
to be taken with the other chattels; and
he can be left without a chair to sit on or
a spoon to eat with. Jewelry, If he has
any, can be taken; but II he has, say, two
pairs of valuab sleevelinks he can keep
only one of them. In the same way he
may keep a dress suit, but II he has two
an order may be made to sell up one of
them
A lawyer can have 500 books on lega.
subjects, or in some way pertaining TO
aw and these have to be left alone by
the brokers. There are extreme cases ~
which everything, even necessaries, may
b. taken; but the lawyer may also de-
mand exemption. even in such cases. for
his wigs. or. al least. two Of them. and
two gowns. AS a student in the hands Of
guardians he can make them give him $50
o year for chambers. end they must pay
his examination ard other fees.
A clergyman or minister of any kind IL
worst off Of all, and can keep very little
for himself He can make his guardians
come down with the fees his profession
needs, however, and, If he lives in the
country as a curate. and has some trus-
tees and also a guardian. he can make
ihem supply him with q gardner.