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London, England, 1819-07-26 00:00:00

INTERESTING OCCURRENCE.

A few week, ago, a bookbinder of this city, of the name
of having occasion to sunsinun one of his customers to
the Court of Requests fur a small debt, attended to prove
the circumstances of the ease; when a professional Gentle-
man, who was accidentally present, being struck with his
name, asked dine ever had any conneaions in Cheshire? The
mail said he formerly hail, but he was very young when he
left that country, and did not know if any of his friends were
now alive, as he hail since been to America, and various
other parts of the world; and hail been some few years settled
at Bath' " Well," replied Mr. give me your address,
and I'll call on you to-morrow." This promise the Gentle-
man (who is ever actively zealous in the promotion of a pour
Tales interests) did nut fail to perform; when after a few
interrogatories, the astonished bookbinder was told, that he
had been repeatedly advertised fur, as the heir to a consider-
able property fallen to him by the death of an uncle in Oc-
tober last. Under the instruction of his new friend, 11. ins-
mediately wrote to Cheshire on the business, and received an
satifactory an answer as to induce him toilet off without de-
lay to his n■tive county ; and we are given to understand
that there scarcely remains a doubt that the industrious arti-
san will, by this casual circansstance, be suddenly raised
from indigence to a slate of great affluence, and soon be pat
intoquiet possession of an immense estate, amounting, it is
said, to between* and 6,0001. per annual—.(Balk Herald.)

Lord Viscount Ansow. the Hon. Mr. Vsetrox,
and Sir T. CLIFFORD. Bart. were on the Bench at
the late Staffordshire &talons.

Three companies of the 88th regiment marched
into the citadel at Hull, on the 17th inst. from Edin-
burgh. On the same morning the 80th regiment
marched fur Glasgow.
Four troops of the 15th Hussars passed through
Slandurd last week, on their route to Manchester.
The recent fairs, in different parts of Wales, have
exhibited the most cheering symptoms of returning
pi temerity.
At the dinner which succeeded the meeting at
Blackburn, a Lady chaunted an ode to the merits of
11r. Hunt.
Casting to Clergymen.—The Vicar of Welling-
ton, in this county, was informed against last week,
and fined 51. for omitting to read publicly in Isis
church the act against profane swearing, as repaired
by the law.—(Bulk Herald.)
In the Gaulle of Saturday night • reward of
100/. is offered for the discovery of the person or
persons who, on the night of the 181 h instant, set
tire to the out-houses belonging to Mr. EDWARD
HANcoCK, of Exiling, in Suffolk, and a free par.
don is promised to any accomplice [nuking such
discovery.
A curious case of fraud has occurred lately in
the city, which has been much talked of in the
commercial circles, and may probably hereafter
furnish an intricate subject of legal investigation.
The confidential clerk of a merchant, who was in-
trusted with nearly the sole management of his
concerns, had repeatedly laid before him letters
from correspondents in the country, announcing the
intention of drawing for certain bills: the bills were
afterwards produced in due course, and Accepted
by the merchant : the clerk discounted them, and
applied the money to his own use. Several of these
bills were presented for payment, and duly
honoured, Imfcre the discovery was made that the
hills end the letters were all forgeries. The quer.
Lion discussed is, whether the merchant is bound to
pay the retnui .. i.. g bills, which, though forgeries in
the drawing, were all regularly accepted by himself.
The payment, we understand. is likely to be re-
sisted, and the matter will probably be referred to
OUT Courts of Law. The extent of the fraud is
little short of 10,000/.—(Swriday Paper.)

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At the Berkshire Assizes, held at Abingdon, on
Monday last. • case was tried which excited consi-
derable interest, and occasioned the Court to be
unusually crowded. It was an action brought by
Mr. PITMAN. a publican of Abingdon, against
THOS. WEST, Esq. late Mayor of that Borough,
for false imprisonment and assault at an annual feast
given by the Mayor, previouvly to Isis going out of
office. What chiefly led to this affair were borough
politics, in the election of Mayor. Two perionis
are nominated by the Commoners, viz. those who
are not members of the Corporation, one of which
is chosen by the Corporation, 'Elie two genileitiesi
returned were Mr. LATHAM and Mr. HAWKINS,
Mr. LATHAM 'WINK a very great majority over Mr.
HAWKINS; but Mr. nitwit's' was chosen by the
Corporation. At the (hither given by Mr. %Vivi..
ta.i conviviality of the meeting was interrupted by
the Plaintiff's giving MI a toast—" Mr. LATII•M'S
good health, the Ailifor Elect, chosen by the voice
of the people." Much noise eosutd, Milli it ended
by PITMAN'S bring ordered to lie taken into Cus-
tody by STROUD. an officer of the Borough, who
took him to dir. LEVERET'S', the keeper of the gout.
Mr. L. kept hist, in cotifinetuent for three hours IN
a parlour, which did not form a part of the gaol.
STROUD brought uo warrant. Fur this isoproaner
anent the action was brought. Many witnesses !Foe
examined ; but as it could not be provrd.tuf,he "w-
-ean..
tisfaction of the Jury, that• the order furAiv
vu-
hutment proceeded directly from Mr. WAIST,•
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LAW INTELLiGENCE.

COUXT OF CIIO4COAT, Lsorapscr's
&masa,. Jin. N.

,
ilittlolt V. TIM. ISEllitillatTe OP ST. I'llotS al
7116
Atis. 114111,T moved, (11.1 the pout of the C.V. flatly
Bristow, die rector of the ;swish of Si. Tswana sa roe
Apostle. iii the city of London. that the Ctstars
Wier&llll6lldVef Al of the Poridsione Titls!rt•
certain laudp said tetteusesats, of the resits soot 1;1 •
of which ihwvsere ii the receipt. might to- ossie..
to produce and shear to the Ploiut-1F the faause•
memo mid title deeds under which such law!. asoll
tenemeids were held. The bill alleged that ahlsoug a
the Defentlantio, the. Trusts es, lard Hoaiest:Dismiss,/
beeu its possession of this propesty far a vely
derable period, yet the Ntaiutai tossistit.l that there
had been a tuisspplicatiaii of the rears sod Lenses
—they had applied them tusvis di the relief ..10ie
poor, whereas they ought to hive beets apolsesl to.
wards increasiug the liviog of the Rector. but
Pleiutitf isisi-ted that his rights crush' out Ise alreclani
by any length of time; that he was nut berlisol Le
the negligence of his predecessors i:s elnisaing the
right in queotioii, and that there Ives such as privet/
between I nod the I). tend: nos that lie wa•
to see the inuoiniesits. The facts i.f Ilse flee Afs4
these ;—,l pious ;ado, of I.‘-e name of
ilea., before the Statute of With, but toy sir Se
his privilege ass freeman of Laudon, eolith d to de-
vise lands in nimbus's', in the )•ear 104, is.
34th of Edward 111. gave by his will eight smack ,
'crisis% out of tefiements in St. Thomas the Apostle
to the Rector fur the tune being, fur the purpviae•sf
saying Alnsses fur the repose of his soul, wood nevillat
of the failure of issue of J. Atterville raid Isabella Ills
wife, he gave the rents stud profits of the tesseliseuts
to the Rector. The contingency hasoug !avvy:seat.
the Rector became entitled. Ls the rat :547.
the reign of Henry VIII. an Act of Parnames t
passed, giving to the King all the prayessy whic;l
had been devoted to superstitious uses, mud voile r
that Act these tenements had been sexed out after.
wards granted out Neil' to the sasoe parish. Ise
1643, one William Cooper, by order of the Lois..
and Commons, who. at that period, were nut grast
encourageis of Rectors famed for their loyolty,
again took pu ion of these premise-. and upon
their being restored to the parish, there lout been
succession of Rectors duvets to the paesent tune, wit.,
had uniformly submitted to the application of the
funds to the poor, without insisting upon their owls
title to it. The Plaintiff, however, was nut di-posted
to relinquish his right, but insisted that the origi-
nal intesition of the donor ought to be coriied its o
effect in his favour.
Mr. ‘VETHERELL, on the other %ids", observes',
that its general it Was the duly of a IL cud,. to inter
the dead ; but the Itevur of St. Timms. seemed
snore disposed to rake up the ashes rod disauts r
the dead, than to leave them to their repose so the
grave. He had dog down through the Keiser/66one
of the dark ages to the year 1360, in order to 0i:-
cover this William Chainpness, who hod givea
these eight marks fur masses fur his soul. Nov ,
ifs order to get •t the estate io questiou„ thoura
it might not be necessary to go through fise and
eater, yet it would certainly be isecesossy to go
through fire; for with respect to the identity of
the tenements, the great fire of Losolon had- de-
stroyed every vestige. The Deft-liaisons, Isy deir
answer, stated, that they were the legal teakss
of this property. and under that title had raised
money upon it by way of annuity. These were.
therefore, trustees* fur the nossuitaiiss, and I I
course could not he called upon to expose their
title without their conaeist.
The LORD CHANCELLOR sale!, the first and
principal question was, whether the parties hod .11
common title. With respect to the dffictity of
ascertaining the intuition of the proaeity in alio.
pule, in consequence of the fife of Lamaism, pet-
haps that was a difficulty the productiuei f the mu-
niments would remove. As to the co-trustee choos-
ing to deal with third persons, he rippreltesided
that in such a case the trustee could nu. t t be_ UV'
their title. He would, hoarier, lead the bill and
answer, before lie fiscally determined uu the rights of
the parties.