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COURT OF KINGS BENCH GUILDHALL,
SATURDAY, J 20.

ANTROBT.II t 7. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.
31r. SCARLETT stated that this way an issue di-
rected by the Lord Chancellor, to try the question
of the amount of tithe which the East lodes Com-
pany were liable to pay for the India (louse
their warehouses its Lime-street, called the Coast
and Surat Warehouses, to the Manna, who is Rec-
tor of the pariah in which these bildslittga are si-
tuated. The Learned Counsel stated, that this
question dirt nut originate with the Plaisititf, but
with the D-fentialits, who, in 18IY, demurred to
pay the same amount of tithe which they load paid
for eleven yews previous; the Plaintiff hail therefore
been obliged to apply to the Court of Cll4lWrf
%litre the cense had been ever once, the Eart ludo'
Company not having paid any tithe at all during that
period. The Plaintiff was 011 the best terms with his
parishioners, and had never felt the most distant in-
clination to enforce the right which he had to its full
extent. It was well known that by Act of Parliament
the clergy of the city of London were entitled to 2-.911.
in the pound on the rental of th.ir parishes. Dlr.
Antroboa had never demanded that sum, or any
thing like it, or hid ever intended to do so ; but
the East bubo Company had now taken the sub-
ject out of his hasids—they had stlectell so go'before
the Lord Chancellor, and his ,Lortlssitip had pto•
ceeded in the only way he could with the rase.
namely, to make a question of value of it, and it
had been referred to the Muster to make the in-
quiry. The result of that inquiry hail been a
ferrnt estimate from each party ; nod the Chancel-
lor not being able to decide winds was right and
which was wrong, had sent the question to a Jury
to be determined.

Mr. SCARLET? then proceeded to call Mr. Mon-
togas, Mr. Britton, arid Mr. Robertson, eminent
surveyors, and several merchants and warelions.-
mei., to wettings the value of the premises. The
result of the testimony given by these witnesses
was, that the ground-rent of the site on which the
India House and warehouses stood might fliirly be
estimated at 1,485/. per annum, and the rent of the
warehouses at 1.9801. The cost of building the
India House was estimated at 609,0001. and un this
a rent of 6.0481. ought to be laid, which would
give a yearly rent of 9,498/. on which sum the
Company ought to pay the tithe of 4s. gd. in the
p fund.
The SoitctTott•Gankast., on the part of the
Defendants, contended that the value of the pre-
mises was greatly overrated in this estimate, and
that the premises were, in fact, not worth more than
half the sum. To prove this case, lie called—
Mr. Cockerill, architect to the Company, and
Mr. Pickering and Mr. Shaw, surveyors ; the first
of whom valued the premises at the yearly rent of
3,990% the two latter at 4,300/. n-year.
After hearing Mr. Scarlett in reply, and the sum-
ming up of the Chief Justice, the Jury found a ver-
dict for the Plaintiff, fixing the annual value of the
premises at 5,0001.

SZNNINGTON mod °TRIM V. IRETON aid
The Souceesme-Gaiseee stated this case to the
Jury. The question they would nos: have to con-
sider was, whether a Gentleman named Haynie was,
at the time of executing his will, im August, 1816,
in sane mind. Mr. Hsyne was a gentleman of con-
siderable property. In 1811 he was attacked with
a violent illness, which terminated in derangement
of intellect : he was put under medical restrains,.
sod a commission of lunacy was issued out against
him. 181 e, however, he was attacked with
a paralytic stroke, which, whilst it very much
effected his bodily health, assisted most utate-
►isUy in restoring the time of his mind. He
went on improving gradually, and in August,
1816, he had entirely recovered his mental facul-
ties, and expressed • wish to make ■ new will, as
he was dissatisfied with one made in 1796; soil,
accordingly, he sent for his solicitor, Mr. Taylor,
a most respectable gentleman. Mr. Taylor, know-
ing the fainter state of his mind, used every pre-
caution, by conversing with him, to ascertain the
soundness of his mind; and, convinced of his
sanity, took his instructions sod drew up the will
accordingly. After several interviews Mr. Tay-
lor took his will to him. duly drawn, fur his exe-
cution. At this lime Dr. Powell and Mr. Gill-
man, his medical intendants, were present, and
were so well satisfied of his sanity that they at-
tested the execution of the will. He understood
mach stress was to be laid on the circumstance of
the commission of lunacy not having been super•
seded ; bat in reply to that circumstance, he
would spew it was in progress to supersede it, when
a second paralytic stroke so far affected his bodily
health as to render him incapable of taking the steps
necessary for that purpose.
Alr.:lritylor. Dr. Powell, and Mr. Gillman were
examined as to the state of Mr. Hey ne's faculties
at the time of executing the will, and spoke in the
strongest terms of.his sanity. •
Mr. SCARLETT, for the Defendants, said, after
this evidence he would resist no longer.
A verdict was accordingly taken for the Plaintiffs.