The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

Debonsbire.

EX/TlM—Rolle Court, Monday.—Duke v. WU-
liamson.—Baptist Chapel, Exeter—This was a suit
by the executrix iif one of the deacons of a Baptist
chapel, in 1823. The place was rebuilt in 1822, on
the voluntary principle, which however proved fal-
lacious. The deacons were compelled to borrow
Of a maiden lady named Smith £5OO to complete
the building on their own personal security. A
memorandum was made on the deeds relating to the
chapel, by the solicitor of the trait, stating that he
held them to secure repayment to Miss Smith. Some
small portion of the debt hail been paid by voluntary
oontributionm, but the ininister of the chapel refused
to make any more appeals to his congregation. and
a balance remained unpaid since 1822. Miss Smith
enforced her strict legal rights to the repayment of
the loan if ENO for rebuilding the Baptist chapel,
and the plaintiff, the executrix of the testator, who
had been obliged to repay, now sought to sell the
Baptist chapel- and obtain repayment. Mr. Palmer
and Mr. Fischer were for the plaintiff, Mr. Selwyn
and Mr. Terrel were for the chapel trustees. The
Master of the Rolls thought there was no precedent
for any such order as was asked. If complied with,
it would have the effect of annihilating the trust.
The trustees could not, immediately after the re-
building of the chapel, have asked to have it sold.
Miss Smith had not been repaid her £5OO, and the'
plaintiff had • right to retain the deeds until repay-
' went, interest, and meta. He must make an order
declaring the lien of the executrix of the daimon,
Mr. Westlake, and for the delivery of the deeds to
her.
Tivzsiros.—The Tiverton Fox-hounde. —J. Cook,
Esq., of the Craven Hunt, and who is reported
to be a fisit•rate sportsman, is now in possession of
this pack.
Lorros. —The New Lord Churston. —Sir John
Y. Buller, Bart., of Lupton, county Devon, whose
elevation to the peerage as Lord Churston, of Churls-
ton Ferrers, we announced last week, is the eldest
son of the second baronet, by the daughter of John
Holliday, Esq., of Dilborne Hall, Staffordshire. He
was born in 1799, and educated at Oriel College,
Oxford, where he graduated 8.A., as • second class
in classics in 1819, and proceeded M.A., in 1822.
He is an active magistrate and deputy lieutrnant for
Devonshire, and a special deputy warder of the
aunarie• He has been lieutenant-00l and of the
South Devon Militia since 1845. He contested the
southern division of the county against Mr. Bulteel
(son•in.law of Earl Grey), without success, at the
first general election after the passing of the Reform
Bill. In December, 1834, however, he was returned
to Parliament as the colleague of Lord John Russell,
who lost his seat in the following April, on accepting
office. From that time Sir John Yards Buller has
continued to represent South Devon in the Conger.
vative interest, down to his elevation to the honours
of the peerage. Lord Churston is one of the
wealthiest commoners and largest landowners in the
West of England, and is deservedly popular among
his tenantrr, and in his native country. Liard Churn-
ton married in 1823, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas
Wilson Patten, Esq., of Bank Hall, Lancashire, by
whom )who died in 1851,) his ordshi p has issue an only
daughter and a son, John, born in 1823, now captain
in the South Devon Militia, who i. married to a
daughter of E. S. Chandos Pole, Eel., of Bad.
bourne Hall, Derbyshire.

RKPRZSENTeTION 07 SOUTH DIMON.- -1147 S. T.
Kekewich, the only candidate at present in the Held
t ir the representation of the southern division of Devon-
shire, has issued his address to the electors in which
he say.—" It is my duty at once to declare that I
shall give an independent support to the present
Ministers of the Crown, from tlui cionviotion that
their administration of pul,lio affairs will be directed
by e wise economy in the thiamin of the country,
end that by careful and temperate legislation they
will endeavour to repair and strengthen those intl.
tutions which we all oherish and severe. My earnest
ilesireh as ever been to promote unity in the church,
of which I am a insmhdr ; but I never will consent
to weaken it. foundati ms, nor to sanction any en•
croaohnient upon its pure and holy form of worship.
l ask fur myself, and claim for others, the (idlest
liberty ot conscience in matters if religious be.
lief." The honourable candidate addressed the
eleotors fur the first thus at T.itnese, on TnaleV,
from the window of the Seven Wars Hotel, The
hon. gentlemen made a very liberal speech. While
he wieheil the @batons fully to understand his sent'.
man on all political pisations If. declined to pledge
himself to any measure. He was anxious to moin.
Min, with honour to ourselves, the cordial Uliller•
standing which at present exied with itur neigh.
hour Prance, and that this enuntry should never mail.
iII. with lb. afthirs of any other nation, excepting to
protect the weak against the strong whit might seek
to oppress them, lie expected the present Govern.
monk would bring in a liberal measure /if reform in
the next session of Parliament, and should it be a
liberal measure ha would support it. He was op.
posed to the ballot, will envious that the question
of cherub-rates should be settled on a setisfaetory
bails, and referred with pride to a vote which he
gave when he was formerly member for Esetar In
favour of the repeal of the Test and Corporation
, AM in apposition to the Government of flir It,
I Peel, to wide% he had given his sitpport on other
I questions The him, gentlemen WM cordially re.
solved, and his willing opinions appeared ho give
general sMiskollon. The Plymeign Jewrimil says
it tite gentlemen who was sleeted unolmosal on
Friday fur South Devon I—" Mr, Namur! Trehawke
Kewewluis le a gentleman who has long wished In
enjoy senatorial Immure, and they now drop upon
him as a Godsend, We well remember how he used
to tight ansi lose against the late estimable Charles
Miller at lAekse4. The hon. Tory has plenty of
properly thus, but although he le amiable mail for
a Tory, he could make nn way In that indemmiont
Mortise' against Mr. Buller, who had ni4, we be.
lieve, a ferthluc's worth of properly In the place
wlilidt.jaturned him to O. day of his death, In
a\ittia
14114 Mr. Kekewleh polled n ly 114 votes against
114. Ageln in 1047 he tri his lugs, en WKS
beaten by 11l bold, anti list en ve up Lie lard
as aOm that was poisoned by opinions, Mee
then we have seen and met with lot only II a quiet
wonky gentlemen numbingly enlightening his
bretheren with his bileolle idea