That the private fortunes of your petitioners are small, and such as do not permit them, unaided, to live in the manner in which they have been brought up, and as according to their situation in society they are entitled to do.

Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray your Lordship, that it
may be referred to the Master to whom this matter stands
transferred, to inquire and certify whether it would be fit
and proper, having regard to the comfort of the said lunatic,
and the circumstances of your petitioners, that the allowance
of £
per annum, now made to the said N. A., out of
the income of the said estate of the said lunatic, for the
purpose of keeping up the family residence, should be in-
creased, and the allowance of £ now made to the said

H. A. and his wife, out of the same income, for the charge
and care of the said lunatic, and maintaining his establish-
ment, should also be increased; and that, upon the Master's
report being made, such order may be made in regard to
an increased allowance to your petitioners as may be just
and proper.

And your petitioners will ever pray, &c.

Order thereon.

That it be referred to the Master to inquire and certify whether it will be fit and proper, having regard to the comfort of the said lunatic, and to his circumstances and estate, and to the circumstances of the petitioners, that the allowance of £ per annum, already made to the petitioner, N. A., out of the income of the said lunatic's estates, for the purpose of keeping up the family residence at H., should be increased to any and what amount, and from what period the same should commence; and also having a like regard to the said lunatic's comfort and circumstances, that the said Master do inquire and certify whether the allowance of £ already made to the petitioner, H. A., and C. his wife, the committees of the person of the said lunatic, for their charge and care of the said lunatic, and maintaining his establishment, should also be increased to any and what amount, and from what time the same should commence. And after the said Master shall have made his report, such further order shall be made as shall be just. And let due notice of attending the said Master be given to the committee of the estate of the said lunatic.

Petition to confirm the Master's Report, made in pursuance of the last Order, which stated the preliminary Proceedings and his Report. Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray your Lordship, that the said Master's said report may be absolutely confirmed, and that the receiver of the rents and profits of the estates of the said lunatic may be ordered to pay to your petitioner, N. A., out of the said

rents and profits, the sum of £- per annum, from the 28th day of February last, and for the time to come, in lieu of the said sum of £― per annum, for the purposes of residing in and keeping up the family mansion-house of the said lunatic, at H., in the county of L., by equal quarterly payments. And that the said receiver may likewise be ordered to pay to your petitioner, H. A., and C. his wife, out of the said rents and profits, the sum of £- per annum, from the said 28th day of February last, and for the time to come, in lieu of the said sum of £- per annum, for the maintenance of the said lunatic, by equal quarterly payments; and that what the said receiver shall so pay as aforesaid may be allowed to him in passing his accounts before the said Master. And that it may be referred to the said Master to tax the costs, charges, and expenses of your petitioners, and the committee of the estate of the said lunatic, of and relating to the application for the said order of the 3rd day of April last, and consequent thereon, and of this application, and incident thereto; and that what the said Master shall certify to be due for such costs, may be paid to the solicitors for the respective parties, by sale of a competent part of the Bank 31. per cent. Annuities, standing to the credit of this matter; and that the dividends on the residue of the said Bank Annuities, may be from time to time laid out in the purchase of like Bank Annuities; and that the dividends to arise on the residue of the said £- Bank 31. per cent. Annuities, standing to the credit of this matter, "The timber account," after the sale aforesaid, directed by the said order of the 1st of August instant, may in like manner be laid out to the credit of that account; or that your Lordship will be pleased to make such further or other order as to your Lordship may seem meet.

Order thereon.

That the Master's said report be confirmed. Further order-That the receiver of the rents and profits of the estates of the said lunatic do pay to the petitioner N. A., out of the rents and profits of the said lunatic's estates, the sum of £—per annum, by equal quarterly payments, to commence from the 28th day of February last, and for the time to come until further order, in lieu of the sum of £— per annum heretofore allowed to him, for the purpose of residing in, and keeping up, the family mansion-house of the said lunatic, at H., in the county of L., mentioned in the said report. Further order That the said receiver do pay to the petitioner, H.A., and C. his wife, also named in the said report, out of the said rents and profits, the sum of £— per annum, by equal quarterly payments, from the 28th day of February last past, and for the time to come, until further order, in lieu of the sum of £— per annum, for the maintenance and support of the said lunatic and his establishment; and the said receiver is to be allowed the said sums of £- and £, [the increased allowance] per annum, in passing his accounts from time to time before Esq., the Master to whom this matter stands transferred. Further order--That it be

referred to the said Master to tax the petitioner and the committee of the said lunatic's estate their reasonable and proper costs, charges, and expenses incurred in and about the order made in this matter, bearing date the 3rd day of April, 1828, and consequent thereon, and of this application and incident thereto; that the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery do sell so much of the £, Bank 31. per cent. Annuities, standing in his name in trust in this matter, as will be sufficient to raise what the said Master shall certify to be due for such respective costs, charges, and expenses; and one of the cashiers of the Bank of England is to have notice to attend the said sale, and receive the money to arise thereby; who, upon receipt thereof, is to pay the same into the Bank, in the name and with the privity of the said Accountant-General, in trust in this matter; and the said Accountant-General is to declare the trust thereof accordingly. And furher order-That the money to arise by the said sale be paid by the said Accountant-General in manner following, (that is to say), what the said Master shall certify to be due for the costs, charges, and expenses of the petitioners, to Mr. G. P., their solicitor, and the costs, charges, and expenses of the said committee of the said lunatic's estate to Mr. G. W., his solicitor. [Further order as to dividends of stock, and for Accountant-General to draw, &c., and notice to be given to the committee of estate, and to persons entitled to distributive shares, in the usual way (p).

Petition that Stock and Money belonging to a Lunatic may be transferred, and paid into the Name of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery.

IN the matter of

To the Right Honourable &c.

a person of unsound mind.

The humble petition of, [Residuary legatees named in a will].

SHEWETH,

[Statements-The Commission of Lunacy and the InquisitionThe reference to the Master to appoint Committees-The Master's Report, and the confirmation of it—And a Will under which the Lunatic was entitled to a share of the residue of personal estate.]

That the said as such executors and trustees of the will of the said [testator], are desirous for their indemnity, and your petitioners, as well for the security of the estate of the said [lunatic], as to lessen the security to be given by the said such committee of the estate of the said [lunatic], are also desirous, that the said sum of £—, 31. per cent. Reduced Bank Annuities, and

(p) In re Starkie, 18th August, 1829, ante, p. 155.

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the said sum of £- Bank Stock, should respectively be transferred by the said [executors] into the name of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery, in trust in this matter; and that the several sums of £--and £ making together the sum of £--, should be paid by them into the Bank, in the name of the said AccountantGeneral, in trust in this matter.

That your petitioners are satisfied that the several sums abovementioned are the correct and proper sums to which the said [lunatic] is entitled under the will of, all your petitioners (except your petitioner, to whom the sum of £ was by the said will given), having had similar sums transferred to and for the benefit of your same petitioners.

Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray your Lordship, that the said [executors] may be directed forthwith to transfer into the name of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery, in trust in this matter, the said sum of £——, 31. per cent. Reduced Annuities, and the said sum of £——, Bank Stock; and that the said [executors] may also be directed to pay into the Bank, in the name of the said Accountant-General, in trust in this matter, the sum of £——, cash in their hands belonging to the said [lunatic]. And that it may be referred to the Master to tax your petitioners and the said [committee] their costs, charges, and expenses, incident and relating to this application, and consequent thereon, and to include the same in the costs directed to be taxed under the before stated order of ; and, that he may also tax the costs, charges, and expenses of the said [executors] of this application, and of the transfers and payment hereby prayed to be made; and that such last-mentioned costs, when taxed, be paid out of the cash which shall be then standing in the name of the said Accountant-General, in trust in this matter, to ——, the solicitor for the said [executors]; or, that your Lordship will be pleased to make such further or other order in the premises, as to your Lordship shall seem

meet.

And your petitioners will ever pray, &c.

Order thereon.

That the said [executors and trustees] do forthwith transfer into the name and with the privity of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery, in trust in this matter, ——, Bank 31. per cent. Reduced Annuities, and £, Bank Stock, respectively standing in their names, in the books of those funds, at the Bank of England, to which the said [lunatic] is entitled, as mentioned in the said petition; and the Accountant-General is to declare the trust thereof accordingly, subject to further order. And I do think fit, and hereby further order, that the said [executors] do forthwith pay into the said Bank, in the name and with the privity of the said Accountant-General, in trust in this matter, the sum of £ cash, remaining in their hands, belonging to the said [lunatic], as in the said

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petition also mentioned; and the said Accountant-General is to declare the trust thereof accordingly. And I do think fit, and hereby further order, that it be referred to - Esq., the Master to whom this matter stands referred, to tax the reasonable and proper costs, charges, and expenses of the said petitioners, and of the said [committee], incurred in and about this application, and incident thereto and consequent thereon; and, that he do include the same in the costs, charges, and expenses, directed to be taxed by the order made in this matter, bearing date the 9th day of May, 1831. And I do hereby further order, that the said Master do also tax the reasonable and proper costs, charges, and expenses, of the said [executors] incurred in and about this application, and consequent thereon. And I do hereby further order, that the amount which the said Master shall certify to be due for such last-mentioned costs, charges, and expenses, when taxed, be paid by the said Accountant-General out of any cash which may be remaining on the credit of this matter at the date of the said Master's certificate of such respective costs, charges, and expenses, to ——, the solicitor of the said [executors]; and let due notice &c. [to next of kin]. And for the purposes aforesaid, the said Accountant-General is to draw on the Bank according to the form prescribed by the Act of Parliament, made for the relief of the suitors of the Court of Chancery, and the general rules and orders of the said Court in that case made and provided; and let this order be drawn up and entered by the Registrar of the said Court (q).

Petition of the Committee of the Estate of a Lunatic, for a Reference to the Master, to inquire as to the Application of certain Sums of Money by the Committees of the Person.

To the Right Honourable &c.

The humble petition &c.

SHEWETH,

IN the matter &c.

That A. and B., two of the younger children of the said lunatic, have been duly appointed committees of the person of the said lunatic, and your petitioner committee of his estates.

[The order of reference as to maintenance, the Master's report and orders, and other circumstances, shewing that sums had been advanced for maintenance and other purposes, were stated.]

That in or about the month of June or July, 1828, or sometime within or about twelve months from the time the said A. and B. were appointed such committees of the person of the said lunatic as aforesaid, the said A. at one time, and in one sum, received and retained (out of the said sum allowed for the annual maintenance and support of the said lunatic as aforesaid), for her, the said A.'s, own exclusive and private use, a sum of 500l., or thereabouts; and that the said A. has also, from time to time (out of the said sum so allowed for the maintenance and support of the said lunatic), received

(q) In re Sherard, 9th June, 1831.