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I->y persons who had riot children at the tinie of the dona-
tion "de quelque valeur que les dites donations pilissent
être, et à quelque titre qu'elles aient été faites. . . .demeu-
reront révoquees de plein droit par la survenaiice d'un
enfant IEgitime du donateur", yet such enactment. did
not t,ake effect iri Canada.
(Hiilchison vs Gillcpsie il). Les Sceiirs Ifospitnlièies de
St.. Joseph vs Middleniiss (2) approved.
Conae<luently the French law, intrtidiiced into Canada
by the edict of 1663, remained unaffrcted by the Ordinance
and it was not proved and could not he presiimrd that such
law hecame altered or modified in consequence of the juris-
prudence of the province having ndopted the iules con-
tained in the Ordinance.

The judgment of their Lordships was delivered
Sir .%fontaguc E. Sn~ilh:

The action which gives orcmion to this appeal was
brought in the Supcrior Court of Lower Canada by the
Respondents, Marie Angblique Cuvilier, and her husband,
Mr Delide, against the Appellants, Marie Anne Claire Sy-
mes, and her husband, Le Marquis de Bassano, to recover
two instalrnente tif an annual incorne of £150, representing
s capital siim of £2500, in virtue of a donation contained a
notarial deed executed by La Marquise before their rnar-
riage.
The defence was, that by the Iaiv of lower Canada exis-
ting at the date of t,he deed, (29th of Mny, 1666), the gift
was revoked by the subsequent hirth of children of
the donor.
The Court of Queen's Bench reversed the judgnient of a
Judge of the Superior Court, dismissing the action, and,
(1) 4 Muare's P. C. 378
(2) 3 Apprd Cas. 1102