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Nib. sk, and aged, tet. Thiat the Coarse and a distance ; to start at tbe Distance Cber. Sir T. &aaley's Doge of Vega, 4 yrs ad ... g Mr. Ilyttonl b. g. Halessi, I yrs sid • • 2 Mr. Thompeces b. 1. Flts-Lasiirsea,4 rs old - 5 • 5 to 4 en Deg* of Waiter—Won easy. The Manchester St. Leger &Age lit !Sp. tub, with 80 roe. reigns added, for s.yr•olds ; coke, ast. sth. Mlles, Set. The at. Leger Course, one dille and three quartem Ld Stamferd's Adventurer Mr. Hoolelawcath's ch. f. Catherias big. Clifton's b. c. by Walton- - 6 to 5 apt Adventorer.--Mon easy. A Maiden Plate of £OO for hones, &c. that never won ; &Tr eads ouryl47st. four, Set. 41b: Ise, Sst. Mb. s&, and aged, Sit. les. - Heats, twee round the Course end a distance.— The Sealed entitled to MO. Mr. Mytton's ch. c. The Rider, 3 yrs old - Sir T. Stanley's c. by Corielanns, 3 yrs old - Mt. Clifton's be. c. Odds, 4 yea , d am - Six • wiumaux, nay SO. A Free *alfiier .It#l, of sae• sack, with 10 rirettialls i `~ . ... 1111 11111 ihohnnatiken . lanolo 070 ;1 -87-1411411.41briaineV. sammoona or ARIL at Aleggeder llisiet,'Ot. Christ Chin*. armed Compoendeet Charges Harbin, ileholor . o< Wakens Colleges Brfol 'Niue Num, ms's Cer Aleseawiee Poole, It. Edmund Charlea•Rietaid Ward, Ildagdalms Janice Linton, Nosy ot Magdaleo College. Carew A. AL Joh* MS*lrly, Odd Colleges Robert Omen Berm Oriel Colin& John Stuort•Wist Church. David Frederi c, Christ Church. a V CI Seotist College. • Tr ain ies Arg, bibleionor of Braeennose College. Winkler Henry Wakes, Brasennose College. Joao St. Inmost Beassonme College. , H J /A i d pp l owo, of Brasennose College; seraWASfir Oonves, College. Archer John Langhy, Unfreadty College. Richord Mayo, tow ffiblakiener, St. John's College. George Madame, Wormstor College. John Owens, Worteetoe College. Thomas K. W. Harries, Jesus College. The whole number of Degrees in, Boater Term was : B. D. M. A. es—R A. eti--Matriculations, Thursday, the lira day of Act Term, the following Degrcel was conferred DOCTORS IS DITITITT. The Rev. Ashburst Turner Gilbert, Principal of Brasennote College. The Rev. John She, Christ Church. MRSTSRS Of AZT& • Henry Wiliam Buckley, Fellow of Merton College. William Heald Ludlow, Esq. Barrister at Law, Queen's Col. The Hon. Adolphus Frederick Irby, &. Mary Hall. Joseph Haythoeue, ditto. Rev. Edward Brown, Magdalen Hall. Rev. Bernard John Ward, Trinity College. Rev. Thomas Lombard. Student of Christ Church. Rev. Charges .Hussy Cox. Student of Christ Church. The Hon. and Rev. Henry Alfred Napier, Christ Church. David Dense, Exeter College. ltee..l( hn B aron, Brasennose College. Francis Atonehewer b old, Fellow of Bruen:tete College. Marmaduke Vavasonr, Brasennose College. Rev. Hugo Moreton Phillips, Worcester College. ' Rev. William Henry Mogridge, Jesus College. Rev. John Sinclair, Pembroke College. RACXELOR4 CF of s SI 1 1' 1 2 0 3 3 added, for 4:yr•aids. One mile and a distame, h. rt. J. ageetoe's b. c. Yams Freeman, Sea Air. liesebwortb's b. f. Lanai, ist. sib. Mr. Sistlfewosers b. f. Amiable, Se. 21b. Thosapold fetich. Ito 1 age Young Freeman. A Free lisellieep Seabee elSOgs. each, logs. R. with so sove reigns added, ai ages. Twice round and a &game. Stelohres Quichaver, yis old, 7st. talb. 1 Mr. Thampsen's b. h. Am-Langton; a yrs old, est. 21b. Mr:Nyasa% ch. h. Mandeville, aged, Mt. 31b. - 11 1 M ilidelah's ch. b. Swift, • yet old, est. 41 r. Two paid forfeit—Zi to 4 apt Qpicksilver. Hunters' Stakes.—Sweepstakes of 20gs. each, h. ft. for horses not themingh bresl, and that have been regularly hunted the preceding season, i Mt. each, rode by Centime:D. Twice round and a distance. Mr. 3lyttel's Habberley - Id Muncaster's Wetter 2 - - - William Batchellor, St. Alban Hall. Thomas Simpson Pmans, ditto. George St. John, Wadham College. John. Olive, ditto. Thomas l;art•horne Harding, ditto. Christopher Milner, Lincoln College. I!tlnty Brown, Thomas Smith, Peter French, and Jan liam Goodday, Queen's College. George Radcliffe and John Percy Elliott, St. Mary TIaIL Richard Ballard Phillips and Thomas Sayer, AlagJalen Richird Colston Phelips, Gustavus Ludovic Hamilton, and Richard Basnett, Trinity College. Edward 13ouver.c Pusey, Stuart 31ajendie, Geoffrey Jzs , r!t Shakerley, Henry Norman, Dudley Montagu percuvz.l, John Wood, Christ Church. Reginald Pole, Exeter Colter— Henry Bellenden Buiteel and William De Capell Brasennose College. Thomas Maude, James Ashmore, and Gibson S:ott, Two paid forfeit-10 to lon Habberley. A Plate of £6O, for 3 and 4-yr-olds ; 3-yr-olds, est. 1015. 4-yr olds, Est. Sib. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Heats. Twice round and a distance. Second horse entitled to 410. Mr. Holikisworth's ch. c. Catiline, 4 yrs old - 2 1 1 Mr. Benson's r. c. Rattler, 5 yrs ld 1 3 2 Mr. Mytton's ch. e. The Ruler, Sirs cid - 4 2 dr Sir H. Nelthorpe's br. f. Lucill a, 4 yrs old - 3 4dr 5 to 4 on• Catiline—a good race. FRIDAY, MAY 51. The first year of the Wilton Stakes of 30gs. each, 10gs. ft. with 50 sovereigns added, for all ages. Mr. Houldsworth's ch. c. Catiline, 4 yrs old walked over. A Plate of 4100 foc all ages; 5-yr-olds to carry 651. 71b. four, list. 21b. five, Om 101 b. six, and aged, 9st. Mares and geld ings allowed 31b. The second to be allowed 410 Mr. Ferguion's b. c. Champaign, 4 yrs old - 1 3 1 Sir T. Alostyn's ch. h. Troiers, 6 yrs old - 4 1 2 Mr. Houldsworth's ch. 1. Catherina, 5 yrs old 5 2 3 Mr. klytton's g. Nahum, 5 yrs sold 2 dr. A Handicap' Stakes of 50p. each, with 50 . sovereigns added. dty College. William Stevenson Scholey, St. John's College. Albert Jon.•s, St. John's C•i!lege. William Fyne, Pembroke Cele Le. ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS. The Rev. H. Champion de Crespigny has been institutei to the Rectory of Stoke Doyle, Northamptonshire. Rev. Richard Corfield, to the Rectory of Upto►► Parva, S The Rev. John Sinclair• has been appointed to the charge of St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel, in Carrubbcr's Edinburgh. The 9th ult. Air. John Turnbull, on a presentation from i'vt Crown, was ordained assistant and successor to the Rev. 1;7. Smith, of Eyennouth, in the Presbytery of Chirnside. Twice round tie Course and a distance. Mr. Rushton's br. h. Sir Thomas, S yrs old, Sit. alb. Nate or Cocra.--Thursday Lord DERBY headed TMOMAS Linn, Esq: two on the main, and two on the byes. Betting was never known to run so high on any main as the present. BI LIT IIS - Thursday, at the Friary, Litchfield, the wife of the ^.•r. Ley Brooks, of a son. lay 26, in Belfast Barracks, the Lady of Col. Farqu.i 25th Regiment (the King's Own Borderers) of a sou. At Rirerstown, the Lady of Capt. Hobbs, of a d FEMALE FASHIONS FOR JUNE. /Demo Dner.s.—A round gown, composed of Intl crepe line : the skirt la ornamented with a trimming of the saute material, intermixed with leaves formed of bine satin and gros de Naplea, disposed In two rows of stars, irregularly placed. Beneath this trimming is another, composed of bands of the same material, with satin - crews let in. The corsage is tight to the shape; the waist is rather more than the usual length, and the bust is t:tr. low : it is•rounded in front, and ornamented at top with a wreath' embroidered in blue silk. Short sleeve, formed in the Spanish style, with full puffs and spaces between, embroidered in blue silk. Short sleeve, formed in the Spanish style, with full puffs and spaces between, embroidered in blue to correspond with the corsage. • The hind hair is brought rather high, and arranged in full bows. The front hair Is a good deal divided, and dressed low at the sides. Head-dress, a bouquet of wild Sowers. Neck lace and ear-rings, pearl. Blue kid shoes, and white kid gloves. —From Ackermann a Repoli:oly. BALL Doss.—Dress of fine net over a white satin slip. The net dress ornamented neat the hem with two full scalloped rows of pink crape, edged with a delicate fringe of polished steel. Over these scallops are beautiful pink flowers of richly em bossed crape, which are surrounded by polished steel beads. The corsage finished in front with a stomacher trimmed to car respond with the border of the dress, as Is the bust and short sleeves, which are full. Elastic net sash of pink and white ; the stripes transverse. Denmark toque of pink crape and po lished steel, with full plume on the summit of marabout feathers. White satin shoes and white kid glovel, very much rucked, and surmounted neat the elbow with a silk fringe.—Frem La .73.11 e 4ssenablet. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, I MAY 31. Wednesday, the Members of the Senate assembled to elect a Professor of Mineralogy, in the room of the late Dr. E. D. Clarke. J. S. Henslow, Esq. )l. A. and the Rev. Francis Una. M. A. of John's college, were nominated by tie Heads of Houses: Before the scrutiny commenced, a Protest was pre sented 'bf two Members of the Senate against the mode of eke* tion by nomination, and the Rev. Thomas. Jephson, B. D. of St. John's College, was proposed as a third candidate. A large majority Si the Members of the Senate are understood to have tendered their votes for this election. At the termination of the poll the votes so tendered were not seed over by the Proctor , and Mr. Henslow was declared duly elected. We understand that a great number of the Members of the Senate have resolved to institute proceedings in one of the higher Courts, for the pur pose of obtaining a decision on this important question. At a Congregation en Tuesday last, the following Degrees were conferred: XAIITILI or *ors. Rev. Joseph Drwe, Follow of Queen's College. William Horton, St. John's College. RAICHILOS IX CIVU. LAW. Charles Pesky vivlaty Trinity Hall. _ BACUILAIL 111 Form. Unload Lambert, Pembroke HaIL &IMMO or AO/O. Edward Hackett, of St..Joka's Cabe=r. OXFORD, JUNE 1. The Rev. R. Mug, late Fellow of Brunson CANA I. been bedtime to de Rectory et Rt. Mary, South Xs= St. Nicholas. IWO &key, armed, la the County an d of UNiebt o de tke proontatiso or the Lord Clancdlor. TM Prime foe the poser year were yeetenlay adjudged ft the followMB Ouideinen i The Chasedier's IPritue.- 0 Alps. ab Anelbalelupersts."— pato Verne, to Mr. J. Corson, eraniumee CoabilL. Oa Mond Ibiderace.".—An Flub Essay, to Mr. W. A. re% New . g An revers College trarraberlt spud auditions Antic/serum W dieWW—A Ledo Relay, to MA J. R. Ottley, Ortel CoT , Mew brinedlifee's MN,* Paloarra.”--Negibb 'to ar. A. Harter, ado Caw. Saturday, the followt Degrees were conferred: • mos Or AWL Daniel Care, Seq. Exeter Coll*, Orafid Cernpouttlei. 1: ISM .I. MARRIED. The Rev. F.dward Conyers, Rector of Knocknan., therine, only daughter of Sir Robert Blennerhasset, B. The Rev. W. Wollaston l'ym, second son of Francis Pym, M.P. for the county of Bedford, to Sophia Rose, ,izti daughter of the late Samuel Gambier, Esq. Tuesday, in the Parish Ch urch of Turvey, Bedfordshire, the Rev. James Marshall,Nlinister of the Outer High Church, Glacg., , v, Mary Katharine, eldest daughter of the Rev. Legh Richmond, Rector of Turvey. May 50, at Stamford, the Rev. Charles Cole, of Poplar, to Harriet, only daughter of Wm. Redifer, Esq. of the former place. Capt. Chemey, Royal Artillery, to Georgetta, youngest dauch ter of the late J. Forster, Esq. of Bourdeaux. Wednesday, at Hawkhurst, Kent, Captain Lambert, R.N. is Katharine, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Cobb, of Igktham, in the same County. May 23, at Nith Bank, Walter Ritchie, Esq. 11. P. Pith T.tht Dragoons, to Isabella, eldest daughter of the late Captain 'rho mu Moore, Douglas, Isle of Man. DIED. Thursday se'nnight, at Bolton-gate, the Rev. Mr. Watts, IZ-c -r of Bolton, aged 65. Rev. J. P I Hale; Perpetual Curate of Cawthorne, near Barns- Icy, Yorkshire. - At Blashford House, near Maywood, aged 80, the Rot. Christopher Taylor, D.D. The Rev. G. Cos, Rector of Hinsworth, Betts aged 54. At Ryme Intrinsica, Dorsetshire, aged 72, the Rev. Morgan Jones, Rector of that Parish, and Viear of Worth. At Stratton-on-the-Foss, the Rev: Leonard Tordiffe. May 19, at Walsall, aged 33, the Rev. Abraham Manley, after a long and painful illness. Sunday se'nnight, suddenly, at the Close, in Litchfield, Mrs. Tomlinson, relict of the Rev. James Tomlinson, formerly Cu rate of Keel, and Maste: of the Grammar School, at Newcas- tle, Staffordshire. Saturday oe'nnight, at Wadherst, Sussex, Frances, relict of the lite Admiral William Foots. Ac Ightflellf, Salop, aged 89, John Griffiths, Esq. of tbn lace. This Gentleman had, in his early days, belonged to the p aemT, and was present and fought under Gen. Wolfe at the battle of Montmorenci, in 1759. March Is, at St. Marcella Maria, daughter of Lint. Demon, of the 35th Regiment (late of Wolverhampton), after a few days illness of the yellow fever, taken on board his Ma jesty's armed ship the Dasher, on the voyage front Barbadocs to the above island. Teesday, in Printing-home-square, James Bro-rnley, Esq. in the 48th year of his age• He was a Gentleman of distinguished talents and attainments, which might have qualified bins to' adorn a more elevated station, if he had been favoured by one of those casualties which often bring much mote bumble merit into notice. In early life he was particularly remarked for his volubility of speech and powers of eloquence ; and rarely failed io trioniphing in debates in which some of the most able speakers if the day were his opponents. His death has deeply affected his surviving relatives, and many affectionate friends. MAILS UM DAY. 411111,. DUE. 'Dublin • _ 2 0 France Waterford 2 0 Hamburgh Guernsey and Jersey 0 0 Flanders Lisboa 0 1 Jamaica ,liolland 1 0 Goneneurgh Pew York 0 o, Leeward Islands ♦BR. DUT. 1 0 0 1 • 0 O 0 HIGH.WATER at LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW 11krnIng - - . 4$ tnioutee after 2 Afternoon - 8 - 5 LONDUN; Prinied a pl and publi Temple shed . by a Ulm Ken, Macy: ace, •Br. gibeeribed to The wretched Relin'd - The last, A love4ost, nsin'd female I repose From the sad hour I listen'd to his charms, And fell, half r fered, in the Deceiver's arms, To that whose awful Veil hides ev'ry fault. Sheltering my 'Wrings he this welcome vault ! When pamper'd, stan'd, ihandon'd, or in drink, I%ly thoughts were raek'd in striving not to think ; Nor could rejected conscience claim the pow'r Timprove the respite of one serious hour— I duet not look to what I was before— Itly soul shrunk back and wish'd to he no mote ! , Of eye undaunted, and of touch impure, • - •Old ere of age, worn out when scarce mature! Cover'd with guilt, infection, debt, and tent; My home a brothel, and the streets asylsent ; Fat seven long years of infamy I've pin'd And fondled. loath'd and prey'd upon mankind ; Till, the full course of sin and vice gone through, Alp shatter'd fabric faird at twenty-two. Then death, with every InFor in his train, Here elos'd the scene of naught but guilt and pain. Ye fair associates of my <lfni* bloom, 0! come, and weep, and tioat at my tomb Let my short youth, my blighted beauty rah • The fatal poison of unlawful love 0 ! think how quick my foul career I ran. The dupe of passion, vanity, and man ! Then shun the path where gay delusions shine, . Be your's the lesson—sad experience mine! Wrexham. A.B. hap tollp his means e de rived those means from !he emoluments Igs pro fession, or from his private fortune, was quieten un iaquiry. bili gniorgiut, the actuary of the Equitable In surance Company, stated that the living was worth to the defendant. at his time of life, ten years' pur chase; lint to szlitting man of 24, ea the Hon. W. Watson was staMto be, it was worth 94 years' pur chase ; which, taking the net income at £746, would give £10;440. Mr. Hobson, a farmer of Kettering, was called, who stated that glebe glebe lands were let to poor tenants, and Inilpirnot think they were worth any thing. For himself would rather be without them. The poor rates were equal to the rents. Hii own farm was a mere burden to him i t and if he had been nothing but A farmer, he must long ago have been a bankrupt. Mr. SCARLET?, in reply, said, that if he were al lowed to give evidence against the mere statement of his Learned Friend, he could shew that his repre sentation respecting the promise of another living was unfounded. He would leave the Jury to judge which party was likely .to make an imprudent ISSIbi 'gain, and to suffer by the cunning of the'other—", young nobleman just entering life, or a clergyma* of mature years, of classical education, and know. ledge of the world. The policy which the Solicitor.i General had imputed to the Church had no existence but in his own fancy. Was it true that a clergyman was married to his first living, and might never afterwards have intercoutse with other parishes? If so, there could be no preferment—no Dean could ever be made a Bishop, and translations could exist no longer. He concluded by repeating hisnffer, that ,if Mr. Fletcher would now consent to resign, not a fir king of his money should be taken. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE charged the Jury, that l at present they were not called on to give any opinion respecting the legality of the bond. unquestionably they were not compelled to give the whole penalty by way of damages, but might make any deductions which they thought just. The proper way to esti mate the value of the living was, in his judgment, to consider what it was worth to Mr. W. Watson, at the age of 24, not what was its value to Mr. Fletcher; but they would adopt such rule as they thought right. From the sum thus obtained they would make any deductions they, conceived just; perhaps they would not think they :ought to allow anything for a curate, as they would scarcely presume that the incumbent, would not perform the whole duty; but they might make sonle deduction for the house, remembering that the defendant.had enjoyed it,for seven years.— They had no power to compel Mr. Fletcher to resign; but they must give compensation in-money to Lord Sondes; not because money was strictly a compensa tion, but because, as in some other cases,- it was the only one wh i ch they could render. The Jury, alter again inquiring whether Mr.Fletchcr could not be obliged to resign, and receiving an answer in the negative, assessed the damages at E. 10,000. COURT OF COMMON PIJ.tS, JUNE 1. LORD lIAbIPDEN V. SNIALLMAN. Mr. Seljeant LENS stated that this was an action of trespass, brought against the defendant for having broken down a door erected by the plaintiff in a pas sage leading from Lee's Mews into Upper Brook street. The *action was intended to determine whe ther the Public bad a light of way in the passage in question ? The whole of thal and the adjacent ground had formerly been denominated 11111-field, and in 1728 a building lease had been granted to some in dividuals, the ultimate reversion of which was in Lord Grosvenor: The plaintiff was now in posses sion of the lease. Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN, for the defendant, called evidence to shew that this passage had, during the time of living memory, been used as a thoroughfare by the inhabitants of Lee's Mews and others, and con ten.led that, as Lord Grosvenor had never claimed the right of stopping it up, it must be considered as having been dedicated to the Public, and could not now be shut against them. Mr. Serjeant LENS, in reply, observed that no evi dence had been given to shew that Lord Grosvenor had assented to This passage being used as a public thoroughfare ; although, if there had, that would not affect the present plaintiff, who claimed in a distinct character from his Lordship, and who could not there fore be affected by his acts. It was evident this pas sage had only existed and been used as the conve nience of the inhabitants from time to time suggested. Lord Chief Justice DALLAS left it to the Jury to say, first, whether they thought that this had been a public thoroughfare before the lease of 1728; or, secondly, whether since that time the plaintiff haii - in any way dedicated or permitted it to be dedicated to the public use. The Jury, after retiring for some time, returned. with a verdict for the plaintiff, negativing both the questions left by his Lordship. Saturday the Lords of the Privy Council assembled at the Cockpit, in Whitehall, which was attended by the LORD PRESIDENT, the LORD CHANCiLLOR, Sir JOHN NtcHoLLlthe Judge of the Arches Court), the MASTER of the ROLLS, Viscount MELVILLE, &c. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL wan in attendance. The , ques tion under dikusiion was the right of choosing Magis trates for the Town and Council of Inverness. A commuted wafture has been received for the six cowers who were convicted of the murder of B. Cooke, the watchman, in Wolverhampton; they are to be severally imprisoned and kept to hard labour ooe year, and to And sureties for their good behaviour for two yearlosore, themselves in 450, and two sure ties in £lO each.—Wllbesis Asses, for horso4tealbsg, and Jake Hampteis, for burglary, who were capitally convicted at the last Assizes, have also received a commuted sentence fat two years imprisonment each, to hard labour. "ROYAL Butzmis.—The two Princesses, Consorts of the Infants , Don Ceacoa aird.Don FRANCIS Pam.% brothers to the King of SPAIN, were delivered of two Pritices, on the 15th and 15th of last mouth, at Aranjues. COVIINT-GARDIN TIISATAIL-•4411. DAVISON had an excellent Benefit on Saturday, and such a one as her high character as an Actress was sure to attract. She. performed the part of Mrs. Oakley with ad mirabk spirit and effect, and' was warmly aad de servedly applauded throughout. . ' . . . .. ....- I A - ) 1 4 V t that bit Please iiibetlifitil*!.. ailacribed 1..----Pr EPITAPH. certain parnotid • : but , The an Ciiiiip a -disc:o4 Oji W ea 'The wretched victim of a quick decay, regarding these v catuributiOalseka4m Babel from life, on of bed o f clay,' the living. Almost ivory man heltaislagibs., hs The law, tke only refuge ot sty woos, pily for the present age. concributids to 1 . ...____._ ii, .. i means to benev o lent institutions, and itbstlpirbe 1 LAW INTELLIGENCE. `j~. i~ Ii 11 1• i 1 i~ L COURT OF ICING'S BENCH, JUNE 1. LORD *OHM V. FLETCHER, CLERK. Mr. SELWIN stated to the Jury, that they were im panelled to assess the damages on a bond for twelve thousand pounds, subject to a condition that the de fendant wori.d resign We living of Kettering, in Northamptonshire, presented to him by the plaintiff, as soon as either of the younger brothers of Lord Sondes should be qualified to hold it, and he should have received a month's notice of the desire of the plaintiff to present such brother to the living: The defendant had suffered judgment by default, and the case, therefore, came before them on a writ of inquiry. Mr. SCA RLETT addressed the Jury on behalf of the plaintiff. The defendant, in 1814, was travelling tutor to Lord Sondes, when this living became va cant by the resignation of Mr. Knight. His Lord ship, desirous of conferring - a favour on his tutor, and at the same time anxious not to preclude himself from making a provision for on e of his younger bro. thers, in case either should choose to take Orde rs, pre sented the defendant, and took from him the bond in question. Mr. Fletcher had ever since been in the enjoyment of the living ; but in 1820, when required I to fulfil his engagement by resigning in favour of the Hon. W. Watson, one of the brothers alluded to in the condition, he gave a peremptory refusal, and con tended that the bond was void on the ground of si mony. He had not thought fit, however, to rely on this objection, which he knew could not avail him, but had suffered juigment by default, and they had confined the question to the amount of damages.— Now, ,flu this subject the Jury had really no option, because it was manifestly the intention of the parties, that in case the defendant refused to perform his en gagement, the whole twelve thousand pounds should be forfeited. Lord Sondes did not, however, desire to take a farthing of Mr. Fletcher's money, and if even now he would resign, would consent to be bound by a Rule of Court, that no judgment should be entered up against him. The bond, and admissions of the notice, and of the qualification of the lion. W. Watson to hold' the living, were read, and formed the whole case on the part of the plaintiff. The SOLICITOR•LiENERAL said, -that it was due to the character of Mr. Fletcher to state, that the con- 1 nection between the plaintiff and defendant had been sought by the former. When they became acquainted, Mr. Fletcher was in possession of a valuable Curacy, which he had quiued to accompany Lord Sondes in his continental tour, on the understanding that he should be presented to the first living which came into the gift of his noble pupil. When he was pre sented to the living of Kettering, subject to the hard condition of the bond, it was understood that he should hold it until Lord Sondes could give him some other preferment which he might absolutely enjoy. This engagement had never been performed,l and therefore Mr. Fletcher thought himself justified In retaining the living until Lord Sondes fulfilled his original promise. In point of law, the bond in ques tion was void, as against ecclesiastical policy, which directed that tire union between a Clergyman and his parishioners should not be broken at the caprice of individuals, but should be severed =only by death. At all events, it was almird to contend that the Jury were bound to give the whole penaltrof the bond, the necessity of doing which was the very mischief against which-the Statute of William was directed.— When the defendant took possession of the living, he found the parsonage-house in a state of ruin, and re built it at an expense of no less than £l4OO. As Lord Sondes had indemnified the previous incumbent against dilapidations, he was himself bound in con.: wince to repair the premises, and yet lie bad never allowed the defendant anything for this large expen diture, by which he had enhanced the permanent value of the advowson. From the nominal proceeds of the living, large sums were to be deducted; among • others, £2OO per annum far a Curate to perform its duties ; and, indeed, consisting as it did of glebe lands, most of which were let to poor tenants, and s ome to actual paupers, at this time it was scarcely of any value. Mr. Fletcher was now 46 years of age, and therefore his interest was ,not worth more than te n year s purchase; so that, making a fair deduc 'on for the sum expended on the house—considering present state of agriculture affecting in a peculiar ree the living in question—t&y,,otight to give nominal damages. Itaesses were then called to prove the actual of the living. By their testimony, it appeared the mots amounted to £BO7, from which deduc were to be made for taxes, reducing it to £746 SoLionon-Lisiiamei. called a witness to prove ' e t WIZ 1 , tion for , 1 the pre i 1 . . . degree only 114 V ne ti vaic , 4 0 k that th 1 , lions vi The . , ' S. 1 *' -- r - x r"--t ' ILE to 1 I. i the