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son Mrs. iroollicombe thought proper to apply to the Chancellor
of the diocese for a focally. Mrs. Oustridge appeared to oppose
the applicatton, and, eftet a series of law proceedings, which oceu-
Pied a period of above two years, the case came before the Chancel-
lor of the diocese of Exeter for his decision, and, by his decree, be
refused the application made by 51rs. Woollicombs for a faculty,
with GO!. costs, and ordered that Mrs. Ouarridge should have the
uninterrupted possession of the sitting she bad so long enjoyed.
Dissatisfied with the decision of the Chancellor of the diocese of
Exeter, Mrs. Woolicombe now brought the case, b appeal, into
the Arches Court, where Dr. Imatrixorrox and Dr. PINIARD
were heard for the respondent, and Dr. JEN)/ Ell anti Dr. Nutt'.
molt E. for the appellant.
After hearing the argument of both sides, the Court was of opi-
nion that the Chancellor of the diocese of Exeter had decidedly
justly In refusing a faculty Cr, Mrs. IVonllicombe, and sentencing
her to Gel. costs. If Mr. Oustridge had improperly intruded upon
her pew, her remedy would have been found by instituting a suit
for perturbation, taller than by applying for a faculty. So far the
Court confirmed the decree of the Chancellor of Exeter. With re.
spect to the other part of his decree, that Mrs. Ouatridge 'should
enjoy the uninterrupted possession of her sitdng,—the Court felt
more difficulty in coming to a decision and, not knowing the
grounds upon which the Chancellor founded his opinion, the Court
would neither confirm nor reverse that part of the decree, but would
allow the Ordinary to act as he should think most beneficial for the
interest Pratte parishioners. Under all the cirencnstances of the ap-
t Peal the Court decreed that Mrs. Woollicombe should only pay
1 401. namine expenearam.

POLICE.
MANSIMMT)-USE.

On Saturday Joseph Peal-man, one of the officers of the City
police, appeared to answer the following complaint,preferred against
him by the Trustees of the Bloomfield Charity :
The Solicitor on the part of the Institution stated, that about
two years since, the Trustees bound a little girl as apprentice to the
defendant, to learn the business of a gold and silver burnisher,
he representing himself at the time to be in that line of business
and a married man. The Trustees agreed to pay a premium of
10/. with the apprentice, half of which was to be paid down, and
the other half at the expiration of the first two years of the girl's
apprenticeship. After a short time, however, the Trustees dis-
covered that the defendant, although a married man, did not live
with his wife, but cohabited with another woman, and that the
latter carried on the business of a silver burnisher, a trade of which
the defendant was entirely ignorant, and that the girl left his service
after remaining with him a few months, and had since become a
con.mon prostitute. On his applying a few days since no the Trus-
tees for the other moiety of the premium, they refused to pay him,
and now brought him before his Lordship on a charge of having
obtained money from them under false pretences.
The defendant, in answer to the charge stated that the girl left his
employ of her own accord, that on the death of his wife he married
the woman with whom it was said he formerly cohabited, and that
the business was one which was always followed by women. The girl
I had returned to her employment the day before he applied for the
remainder of the premium, and he therefore thought himself justly
entitled to it.
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The Solicitor said she only returned for a few hours, just to give a
colour to the transaction.
The Loan MAYOR said he did not consider the evidence suffi-
cient to warrant a prosecution against the prisoner for obtaining
money ender fake pretences, but at all events his conduct had been
extremely disgraceful, and rendered him unfit to continue in the
situation he tilled; and to mark his sense of his conduct, he should
order him to be discharged from the City police ; at the same time
he considered great credit was due to the Trustees fur the manner
in which obey had brought the case before him.