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LAW LVTELLIGENC.E. CONSISTORY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS. TUESDAY, AL:O 2.—eoetesost o. ASTELL. This was an appeal from the Archdeacon's Court, which pronounced that Mr. Robinson was liable to serve the office of churchwarden for the parish of St. Peter the Poor, to which office he bad been duly elec ted by the parishioners. It appeared in this case that Mr. Robinson was Secretary to the London Dock Company, and resided in part of a house situated in Winchester-street, Broad street, belonging to that company, for which he paid neither rent nor taxes. The Court (Sir WILLIAM* Scorr) after hearing the Counsel on both sides, was clearly of opinion that Mr. Robinson, by such residence, had all the rights of an 'nhabitant of the parish, and therefore affirmed the sebtence of the Court below. ossointini Q. GOLEPISAM. This was a cause el nullity of marriage, by reason .ef minority.—The Court, in this case, dismissed the patties, on the ground of insufficiency of proof. COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST O. Alsv . st OF PUBLIC CHARITY. An application was made to the Coarevoton, to appoint a receiver of certain tythes in the west of England, appropriated by a grant from James I. to charitable purposes. At the period when the grant was made, the tythes were let at 11001. per annum, and at the present day they netted only 13001. though worth 59001. This was in consequence of a compo sition having been taken considerably below the real value of the tythes ; and it was argued, that instead of being made beneficial to the poor, it had served the purposes of the large land-holder, by enabling him to pay a composition in no respect adequate to his liability. For instance, the occupier of a farm of 4001. per ann. had paid only 91. 7s. Gd for tythes. The CHANCELLOR said, that the compositions in question were evidently an abuse of the Charity, and if cause was not shewn to the contrary on the next seal day, he should order that notices should be given to determine such compositions. FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS. ATTORNEY GENERAL V. WHITELEY.—This case came before the LORD CHANCELLOR, on a Report from the Master, praying for further directions. It had originally been sent to the Master by Lord Alvanley, while Master of the Rolls, generally, to inquire, if arithmetic, algebra, mathematics, &c. were branches of education useful for the purposes of the charity in question, without defining their purposes. The pre sent Lord Chancellor had'afterwirds pronounced ano ther decree, finding that the nature of the charity was that of a free grammar school, for the instruction of boys in the Greek and Latin Languages, and with this explanation of the former decree, •sent it back to the Master to make his Report. The Master now re ported, that the Relators, the Trustees under certain commissions for charitable purposes, had submitted to him a scheme, by which it was proposed, that the first principles of arithmetic, of mathematics, and of algebra, should be added to the other branches taught in this school, though to a subordinate effect, a Cer tain knowledge in the learned languages being uni formly required in each scholar, before any progress was allowed to be made by him in their subordinate branches of education • that the Master should have a salary of 9001. and the Usher a salary of 1001. per annum ; and that the remainder of the funds should remain in the hands of the Trustees, applicable to the assignment of such additional gratuity as the Master and Usher might seem to deserve, in proportion to the exertion made by them, in procuring, by their atten tion and assiduity, an additional number of scholars to the establishment. After hearing the arguments of Counsel, The Lctan CHANcar.L.Lon said, that as the report of the Master had not given much information to the Court, he should endeavour to determine the question himself. It appeared to him that the intention of the donors had been clearly expressed; that it was their object to establish a Free Grammar School, where the learned langua ges might be taught ; and that they had intended tliat the donations given by them for the support of the Master, should go to the support of the Master who taught those languages. He had a power to divert these charitable funds to other purposes from what had been originally inten ded. As for the falling off of the school, he thought that might be accounted for from a common preju dice, which prevails in modern times against the sort of education that is given in free schools. He, how ever, held a different opinion of those institutions, where almost all the great and valuable men of this country had been educated. He could speak from some experience about free schools, for he had been educated at one which had then ISt) boys, and which now perhaps had not five. He could not devise a rea son for the school having so Wien off, except from modern prejudice. He could say positively, that when there were many boys in the free school, the resort brnught other masters in the neighbourhood, and he himself, when he was at the free school, had an opportunity of learning, and did learn, not only arithmetic, but a little algebra and mathematics, which he forgot, like most other young men, when he was in the University. But whenever he recol lected the time of his youth, when education could be got for half-a-guinea a quarter, he could not but feel sorry at observing, that the course of modern education is so extremely expensive, that those who are destined for laborious and honourable pro fessions, can scarcely find the means of living, until they can get their bread from their professions. For these reasons, he doubted very much whether the in tentions of the donors could be carried into execution better than by introducing a commercial system of education into the free grammar-school at Leeds.— Be should not send this case any more to , the Master, but would take it into his most serious consideration, and point out the means which should appear to hiln most likely to benefit the charity. MI6 LUDLAM'S PETITION A Petition was presented from Mr. Ludlam, pray ing that an account might be taken of his estates, and a suitable allowance made him, tugetlier with A prevision for prosecuting the tiaverse ut ins commis- Joon. The Cumicauoa granted the Petition, but anti= mated that Mr. Ludlam would do right to reflect on what he was doing. The superseding - his commission would lay him open to the law of the land. ASSIZES. HERTFORD, AUGUST 1. • The Loan Clan JCbTICE and the Cute: BARON of the EXCHEQUER, arrived here about twelve o'clock this morning. They went to the Town Hall and I 'opened the Commission fin holding the Assizes, af• terwards they heard Divine Service, and proceeded to business. All thAnsinest on the Civil Side was finished by Lord ELLENBonounit in about three hours. There were eight causes entered, but all for mere matters of cause, such as for goods sold, and for non-payment of undisputed debts. BUTT v. BOWMAN. This was also an action of trespass, for breaking the Plaintiff's close at Canabury, in this county. The Defendant justified, claiming a right of way over the grounds in question. The question was, whether it was a public road or not ? A great number of an tient inhabitants were called to prove that it had for merly been common fields, and the road only used for carrying away the crops. The Jury found a ver dict for the Plaintiff. MARS V. STEVENS. This was an action by the out-going tenant of a farm, against the in-coming tenant, for a compensa tion for allows, ploughings, and sowings, according to the custom of the country. The valuers on both sides were called, and they agreed, within a few pounds, as to the compensation the Plaintiff was to hare. A verdict was found, of course, fur the Plaintiff. MACKAY V. BROWNE. This was an action for a trespass, in breaking into the Plaintiff's coach yard, and destroying certain rails and posts erected there. The Defendant justified, claiming a right of door-way into the yard, as a light for his granary. It was stated, that both the granary and the yard were formerly in the occupation of the same person, who broke out the door-way in question, but that he afterwards sold the granary, and blocked up the door-way leading into the stable yard. After the Counsel for the Plaintiff had opened his case, the matter was agreed to be reLerred to a Gentleman at the Bar. CROWN SIDR. George Folider was indicted for stealing a bay gel ding, the property of George Palmer, Esq. on the 27th of May last. The prosecutor, Mr. Palmer, stated, that the prisoner came to live in his service as his coachman, but having reason to be displeased with him, he had determined to part from him, and gave him warning. On the morning of the 27th of May, the prisoner was found to have left the house before the other servants had risen, and one of the coach horses and the best saddle was also missing. The prosecutor and his groom ,traced the prisoner as far as Stansted and Royston, and there they lost all traces of him. A few days afterwards he received intelligence that his horse was at Walth•arnstow, and he Sound it at a small public house there. The landlord and the ostler of the Nag's Head, deposed, that the prisoner came to that house on the morning of the robbery with the horse in question, that he was very hot, and the horse appealed to have been hard ridden ; he said he came wide of Waltham stow, and wished to leave the horse there—Verdict— Guilty. AUGUST 2.—George and Thomas Slupherd and Brit ! liam Freeman, were indicted for stealing, on the 12th of July, three silver tea-spoons, a silver punch ladle, a glass pepper castor, and a wine-glass, from the Pindar's Arms Public-house, on Hertford Common. I Mr. CURWOOD, as Counsel for the Prosecutor, call.: ed for the serious attention of the Jurr, inasmuch as , this case was attended with singular circumstances, and it would be a question of the intention of the pri soners, for of the fact of their taking the articles there could be no di k:bt. Of the three Prisoners at the Bar, Frecnian was the son of a respectable trades-I man—the two were brothers, the eldest of! whom was not more than 18, and the other 16 years of agc. ; they were the sons of a gentleman of great respectability and of large fortune, and were nearly allied to persons who had held most exalted rank in the country. In pity to the agonized feelings of their relatives, he could not be expected to state more explicitly their connections ; flu:) , were, under -their father's will, though neither of them was the Wiest son, to inherit a fortune of 20,0001 each on coming of age. He did not state this with any view of pre judicing the Jury in their favour—British Justice was impartial to all, and shone with equal rays on the rich an d . on the poor, nor would the Learned Judge. suffer any such attempt to pass uncensured. But it was important to state it upon this occasion, inas much as it repelled the pr2sumytion of those motives which induced men to the perpetration of crimes such as`was imputed by the present indii:trnent. The facts of the case were very shut. On e 20th of July the three prisoners left London as early as five o'clock in the morning, on horseback, and took the road to Hertford. They called at several public-houses, and drank at each. The wholeoftheirconduct, inhard rid ing and drinking, was notthatofpcisonsdecorously pur taling their plea, , tres in a manner befitting their sta tions in hfc, but rather that of persons giving way to the unrestrained pursuit of their irregular caprices. They arrived at die house of the Prosecutor some time in the forenoon, where they had some ale, and bread and cheese, an.l soon after departed. Imme diately they were gone, the landlady missed the- arti cles stated'in the indictment, she gave the alarm to her husband, who pursued them, and they were ap prehended in Waldmii Abbey Marshes. They were searched, and the articles found upon them. With respect therefore to the fact, there could be no doubt, but the question would be, with what intention they, took the articles. The Learned Counsel said it Was not every taking against the will of the owner was a felony, but it must be done with a felonious intention, with an intention of secretly taking 4-om the owner with view to convert it to thence of the taker, with no design of ever accounting with the, owner. If the Jury believed they acted with 'that intention they must find them guilty. But if, fortunately fee the prisoners, they should think they aid it as a mad fro lie, in the wildness of momentary whim, with all in tention of returning The artier, it would be no. fe lony. But it would be a lesson of dreadful severity to them; to guard their future conduct, end would require a life of undeviating rectitude to wipe away the stain which this act RILLS; cast upon their charac ter. The landlord of the PiadaricArnaircre4 the fact as stated. When he pursued the prisoners, in c ompany with the coostabit. they war fotuid to Wal" , dram Abbey Marshes • they were there walking their horses backward and forward. He addressed them, and said they were the persons who had taken his. spoons. They replied, he did not know they had them. He said he would be certain, for he would starch them. They did search them when they got to Waltham, and he found his three spoons, at glass, pepper-ben, a wine-glass, and a punch-ladle] all of which was his property: He told them at first. that he did not believe them to be thieves, but if they would give up his goods he would take no further notice of them. They said they had often heard of persons who had made such promises, but who were the more severe afterwards. After the articles were found upon them, they were carried before a Magis trate, and committed for trial: The prisoners being called upon fOr their defence, Freeman put in a written paper, in which he stated, that he had no intention of committing any illegal act; that on the morning of the 20th of July, the Other two prisoners came to his lodgings and knocked him up, telling him they had hired a horse for him, and he must go and ride with them. They accord ingly all set off together. They breakfasted at Kings- I land, and afterwards drank at several public-houses, Until they came to the Prosecutor's at Hertford Heath ; that when' they were there, they saw the articles in the cupboard, and they proposed to take them away to frighten the landlad', and to send them back by the stage the neat day, with a note to her, to beware of strangers in future. He concluded by so lemnly denying any design of stealing the articles. Several witnesses were called, who g.sve the pri soners an excellent character for honesty. Mr. Alexander, an eminent Solicitor in London, stated, that he was the trustee for the two young men indicted by the name of Shepherd, and that their for tune, on coming of age, would be at least .20,0001. each. He further added, that their father was re cently dead, and since his death, being left withont, proper controul, they had behaved with great irregu larity, and committed many wild excesses. Another Gentleman,. their father's late Agent, stated, that their fat her,- during, his life time, allowed them fortY shilli.igi a w eek for pocket money, and he continued the same allowance, until the Lord Chan- F cellor should make an order what was the proper sti pend to be paid them during their minority. The Loan CIi:FF Banos, in summing up, said that their rank and fortune ought not, and would not, with the Jury, place them in a better situation than the poorest culprit they had tried. On-the contrary, if the Jury thought they had an intention of stealing the articles they had taken, it was an aggrava.ien of their case, that they were not tempted by want, which frequently urged on those of the lower orders to guilt. It was a singular case, and therefOre they would at tend minutely to the evidence. His Lordship here summed it up, and observed that, many parts of it were very hard against them. He chiefly commented, on their conduct when they were apprehended, which he thought marked rather guilt than a youthful troll but it was for the Jury to decide with what intention they took the goods. If at 'the moment of taking they intended to convert them to their tet.n use, they. were guilty of felony, and any after intention of re storing could not wipe away theoriginal offence. The Jury deliberated a considerable time, and then' found a verdict of—Not Guilty. . . A singular shooting match took place on Saturday last, at Little Chart, near Canterbury, between Mr. DAVI9, of Pluckley, and Mr. HArcu of Westmell, far five guineas,- to shoot at 23 potatoes thrown up in tbrl air, which were all hit by the sportsnkit, and the wager consequently not decided. Oa Tuesday evening while Mr. MEREntrn, of Pim_ ten, was returning hcane across Westniinster-bridge, he was bustled by a gang of pickpockets consisting of four fellcois, genteely dressed, who contrived to rob him of a gold watchh - and chain, value 50 guineas. The following account of a pugilistic match is ex tracted from a Dublin Paper of Thursday last. We would recommend the 'last paragraph to the attention of the amateurs; • • PVOlLlSM.—Wednesday morning two celebrated pugilists, Newman, a sailor, and Jahn Smith, alias oysaidihg Jack, met in the demesne of Templeogne, Rathfarnham, pursuant to challenge for one hundred gOineas a side, play or pay. A vast concourse of peo ple assembled frons city and county, when a spacious circle Was formed, and roped in. to prevent the pees. sure of the spectators. It requires a perfect adept in the science of boxing to describe the agility and dif ferent evolutions displayed on bothsides t for eighteen rounds they knocked each other dowlealternately, and on the 19th round Newman received a blow from his antagonist, which split his eyebrow and uheek.--the blood flowed abundantly. Bets were now ten to one in favour of Smith. _ In the 20th round Newman made his last effort, " resolved to set his life upon a cast," changed the system, rallied, and fought rather infu riate ; at length, pressing on his adversary, he planted a hit on the jugular, which laid him prostrate, and terminated a fierce ad bloody conflict. Smith was 'immediately carried to the antienr . and venerable mansion of the demesne,wherc a vein was immediately breathed, which saved his life, and he is now in a fair way of recovery. Dick Flanagan was second to New man, and Lawless the Grinder to .Smith.• bottle. holders, Wade and Doran. It is allowed on 41 haPds, particularly by the Lads of the !Shuttle, the Ckatier, and a number of amateurs in this &irate and r • • amusement, that this was the most obstinateand well fought battle they ever witnessed. A remarkable cir cumstance took place at the above battle between a sporting pawnbroker, and Michael Byrne, a farmer : The pawnbroker betted 501. to 51. on Smith, which was accepted and won by the farmer, who.very libe rally distributed his winnings among the indigent and helpless poo r of the neighbourhood." . TuesdaY afternoon a desperate pitched battle was fought in Tothill z fields, between a Tallman and a Butcher. - They has 19 rounds, which lasted for three-quarters of an hOur, when victory was declared' in faithurriftlierbllinah. The Butcher iias severely, Iseaten, And was carried off to a coa,ch, , The Man also !.reCeived • maul . desperati' bloeos.They. fought for a purse of 10 Itineas t which was backed with 6 guineas inore-bY !eacr of - the parties.' 'Jones was second to the Tollman, and another Well-knOWn hand on the Turf - was second to the Butcher. Apro digious multitude were present. • hfonclay Tot -fling the,portico at the fiance of the Alien Office , in Crown -street, 'Westminster, fell in. Mr. Wood, oue u the me.-sengers, had notentered the office a minute before the accident happened. Monday, about eleven o'clock, a hu-geconcourse of farmers and wool-buyers assembled in the ancient market house.in Hounslow, and begail.thc o p a i„ g and inspecting of about 70Q tods of wools, of, th e , South-Down, Wiltshire, and Dorset breeds. sheay, Which had been brought in and pitched for silela the farmers residing withiu s a , circuit of six or se4e 4 " Miles round the town. - ' The Wool fair at Lewes never was morelstow.- • rOusly attended, both by sellers and buyers; ch alk i t was last week. Portsdown Fair, which excites such general mien. • eon in Hampshire, did not produce either Cheese or Horses equal to former fairr. The ehregrsa ;ass high, and it was not, generally, very good. . 'r t e were but fewliovms, and 'they - weer of I;4 e , t breed. The second day of the fair was remarkahler for the torrents of rain which fell s'incrsie ar'elh rr t to notice several accidents which happened in coasei quence hadhilshOuider dislocateaTa man living in Lake-lane, broke her arm ; another ivo. man had her leg broke, And, what is stiff: more me: lancholy, an infant child_lost .ita..life in its in thw a arms, owing,to her wrapping it up too close, ut W e , serve it from the rain. The same eveninz; and did following morning, presented a scene trulyludicrOos, as well as painful :--The vast number of pers ona t ha t attended tai; fair on that day, made it impossible that tiny could all find conveyances to bring them hcrite • .:n1 such was the unceasing viokiit rain all th e evening and night, that the females friar:yid it home the next morning, with every appearance-of having borne with the Fiting of the . pitilesl storm. tet:LtmAal:it.44. eitumul ttAC. The Rev. 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