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Cornwall, Duke of, one of the titles of the eldest son of the reigning sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is Duke of Cornwall by inheritance, and is usually made Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester by special creation and investiture. Cornwall is a Royal Duchy, the revenues of which belong to the eldest son of the sovereign for the time being, and are administered under the (English) Duchy of Cornwall Management Acts, 1863 and 1868 (26 & 27 Vict. c.49), (31 & 32 Vict. c. 35), s. 25 of the earlier Act abolishing leases for lives (see LIVES). The special jurisdiction and powers of the Vice-Warden of the Stannaries Court [see (English) Stannaries Acts, 1836 and 1837] were abolished by the (English) Stannaries Court (Abolition) Act, 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 45), the jurisdiction and powers being transferred to the County Court of Cornwall, see (English) County Courts Act, 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. 5, c. 53); Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Local Courts,' See also STANNARY.