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hulation of the parish of St. Andrew takes phice, they have a re.
past prepared for them at Lincoln's Ito It all. Theo let the Jury
look at the register of burials, and they would find that all unman'
ding in Lincoln's Inn were registered in St. Andrew's, Holborn.
Front the period of the 22d Elizabeth down to the year 1795,
sons dying dying and being buried in. were registered in. the parish of St.
Andrew, Holborn. At this earlier periods tithes and roes were
not thought of ; Lint it by no means followed that now the Bilis:hem
were nut liable to both. The liability to the rates and tithes could
not be disputed, and the simple slum:ion fur the Jury to decide was,
whether Lincoln's lon was nee was not in the parish of St. Andrew,
Holborn, or rather that part id it on which the Okl-buildings now
stand. If the other aide avid show a deed, in which the gmund
was conveyed as extra-pardehial, then tic could understand it; but,
the deed not being prndueed, lie most conclude and so must the
Jury conclude, that it was not so conveyed. The silence of' the do-
cuments spoke loudly of their cuosents, and the title of the Belcher,
was evidently derived from a person who had no legal exemption
Intro the payment of rates and tithes.
Benjamin Sprigi,ss examined—l was beadle of St. Andrew's,
Holbuen for 25 years. I have attended all the peranibulatinos dur-
ing that time. The clerman. the parish tiflicers, and the charity
children, always attended. We passed the south-east corner of
Lincoln's Inn. There were stones in die wall, marked St. An-
drew's', Ilulhien, and St. Dunstan's in the West. We made our
stand opposite those stonesand heat our wasidasigainst theni, in token
of its tieing oar boundary. Mere the witness described the other
houndariii id the parish.) The gentlemen of Lincoln's Inn gave
refreshment to the means perambulating the pariah. After the
refresliniem we went into Chancery-lane, and thence to Holhom,
and by the wall of Lincoln's Inn-gardens. I ceased w be beadle in
the year 1912.
Henry Hilbert examined—l was a patish officer of St. Andrew's,
Holborn. in 18417. and attended the various perambulations of the
parish since that period.
Several other witnesses were called who attended the perambula-
tions, and stated the boundaries.
The Rev. Mr. Cotton and the Rev. Mr. Black, deposed to the
same effect, and the latter Nev. hrtntlewtan read prayer, as a mat-
ter of course. The chapel was open fur hint.
Frederick Augustus Earl has peranibulated the parish of St.
Giles seven tunes within the last twenty-two years.
Alf. Justice LITTI.ItnaLr--What effect an this have to show
that Stone-buildings is iu the parish of St. Andrew, liupwrn ?
Mr. SCANI.CIT—TO Lt 11 attend we have. and to 51101/ that
the other two adjoining parishes do nut enter Lincoln's Inn, be.
cause it is not in their parish.
Witness—When we make our peramkulatioa, we do not enter
Lincoln's Inn flail, neither are we entertained.
Wm. Smith deposed to the same effect relative to the boundary
of St. Dunstan's pariah. (This witness stated himself to be shove
ninety years of age, and remembered beating the boundary of St.
111/11$0111.11 perish towards Lincoln's Inn move eighty years age.)
In marking our bounds, we never went into the rhapel nor the
Hall. The St. Andrew's boys always went, because it was in their
parish. I remember this above 80 years
Cross-examined by the ATTORWKT-I;EW EAAL.—I saw the
boys, because l lived on the spot. I never went with them to the
church. _ _ _ _ .

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Re-examined—Rolls were chucked out to the boys as they are
now, at Sergeant's Inn. The neighbouni used to go attd ICC the
fun, and I went with them.

Mr. SC AI LE T T DOW proposed reading ressxge from 111 r. lAne's
book. _ _ _

The ATTORYEY•GEXICRAI. submitted. thzt a honk compiled
in the manna stated by Mr. Lane could nut be taken as evidence.
Mr. SCAIILETT-31r. Lane was daily with the It. niters of
IA111(.0110' Inn, and had their sanction to puhliih it. It pas sub.
nutted to Mr. I larrell. a [lyncher. at the with of the ticerety.

Mr. Justice J.I T r •I. E—You have. Mr. A ttorney fenced,
identified yourself with the Bendier,. and I think it admissible
in evidence, though much attention is not to be paid to it.
Mr. SCAPIATT then read a passage, to show the manner in
which the Iknchrrs had acquired the property in the part of the
Barden flimsily called Loiterers Darden. A fine was paned
upon it.
Air. Griffiths produml tin office copy of this tine. He examined
the register of Wends front the year Iritik, and produced several
instances of persons dying in Lincoln's Inn being registered in
the perish books of St. Andrew's, Holborn. In 1028 there were
several more burials registered of persons described as of Lin-
coln's

The Rev. Mr. Bervesforcl deposed, that he was rector of St.
Andrew's, Holborn, and that there WAS no earlier register of bu-
rials to be found titan that of the year ISIL.
John Ilopkins--I ant vestry clerk of St. Dunstan's in the West.
We have Stolle ancient documents relative to oar boundaries and
other matters relating to the parish. In 106 there NI a menioran-
dm relative to the boundarks of the parish.
Mr. NOLAN observed, that there were many persons burned in
Lincoln's Inn not registered in the books of St. Andrew, llolborn,
the latest date is lf'Xa

Mary Iturford es...mined—l have been a Seucher in the parish
of St. Andrew, Holborn, for 20 years. In the lad Square and
Stone Buildings I have acted as such many times, reel Ivor% the
Ices, find returned them to the parish of St. Andrew. No person
is reer buried without a certificate of such search. The searches
are always mule in the parish where the person dies.
Mr. flicks. parish dark of St. Dunstan 's in the West, deposed
that Searchers are employed to give certiticates.of deaths ; and no
never Wry • peranaubjpg out of our parish in our church-ywid
without PUI h eettificate.

Mr. SCASILLTT lore read an extract fom the Regimes
Liacoln's lon Chapel, in which it was stated. that one Mr.
Ilallyday had marritd a couple whore 114111CIII/C could never leant,
having allowed rhea to Loco the bream%
Mr. SCALRI.LTT mat put In the INPWCI granted to the Collector
to distress for the rate.

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The ATTIttMCT-GI:I/tsIal. now Me to reply, and said be
hoped to sitti‘ly tlee Jury that the plointiff would be entitled to
their verdict. The I...wined lientlenian then went thntiogli the
whole of the testitiumy and contended that not only the bolter of
evidence was in his favour, but that the omissions on the other bide
fully justified his asking the Jury for their verdict.
Mr. Justice I.tv iv. o•t. v. recapitulated the evidence; and the
Jury, atter a kw militates consultation, found for the defendant.
The Court rose at six o'clock.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, nUILDEALL, THURSDAY,

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