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SIIREWSIORT Af3Sitigl

DOS Oil ilts we ?mg saissoksaisar
tottratiT 0.
This was en action brought• by the Matter and.
four Weeder,' of the Hsherelaitows' Company in
1.0.1111111.1111 GOVPIIIIII. of the Fret firommar School
of Newpmt, in this coast!. of the fosswelation of
William Adam. against the Defendant. the Rev.
John Langley, to recover pooresrion of the school.
mister's house and scheinf. This rebool was found.
ea and endowed by William Adam. citizen and .
haberdasher of London, by virt sue of letters patent
granted to him by Oliver Cromwell in 1656. By
theme letters patent the Ph were appotiesed gas.
remora, made a body corporate and politic. al-
- to have a common seal. &c. On the 2d
February, 1636.7, the raid William Adam made
and appointed the stolenes for the regulation of the
reboot, &c. which, together with the appointment
of the governors. and the settling of lands, &c.
for the maintenance of the same, were confirmed
by ass Act of le Charles 11. This Act havisig
been purred hr the Convention Parliament (con.
sorting sooty of birds and Commons). an Act woe
parsed in the following year (the King being then
restored) to confirmed the SAW. By these rm.
toter it is ofdalard, " that no person whatsoever
shall he capable of being admitted into this school
as Chief Ala ter, but such or hive taken the degree
of Master of Arta, nor as Usher unless he bath
takea the degree of Bachelor in one of the Universi-
tieli.and that both the Meister and tidier be sound is
the faith. and of utiblameable lives and conversation";
of able and sufficient party. &c. And to the end that
the said school may he furnished with meet sod able
persons as is before expressede it is farther ordain-
ed, that before the election of the Master that shall
or may he elected, hia abilities and qualifications
shall be tried by sack as the Governors shall sp.
point from time to time ; rod he shirll be and re-
main rix months upon further trial in the said
school ; and then if he shall preedte 4 cent cuts,
under the halide of else visitor• or the major part of
them, fur the time being (being met together
for that end), that the timid Master is every way
qoalified as aforesaid. that the., the said Gower.
nors shall and May; by writing sutler their corn•
mon seal for that roil. fully confirns the said master
in his place mid employenetit." A similar cent&
este, rigor(' by the master as well us the vitalism.
after three months trial, is required for the usher.
And for want of suet certificate or certificates re-
spectively the Governor* may proceed to a New
choice. The letters 'intent, statutes, deeds of uses,
Sre. were produced and read by Mr. Knapp. solici-
tor and clerk to the einhinisiy, by whose evidence
it appeared that the Rev J. Scott. late head-maser,
resigned iii December, 1817, and that the election
of a successor took place on the 411. May, 1818. as
which lieClllloll there were three candidates—the
Defesalinit. who hail been tither for 17 yeas.; the
Rev. E. Meredith, and the Rev. Mr. Davies. The
Defendant was elected head toaster by a majority of
25 to 9, for the resitting six months, on probation.
Mr. Meredith was Aro elected usher. Subsequently
to the Defendant's election, and before the expira-
tion of the six 111011111s' probation, a letter signed
by seven of the visitors was seat to the Govettions,
stating that they could nut approve, use would they
confirm. his election, and that it was their iutention
to withhold his certificate, and endeavour to obtain
his removal. The Defendant. on his election.
took posioarion of the echoolsmaster's house, iiosl
eoutissued to keels porsession after the expiration of
the time for which lie was appointed ott probation.
Mr. Thurston', clerk to Mr. Fisher, solicitor of
Newport, proved that, usi the 75 ii October, he served
the Defendant with a notice to quit the premiers.
and toot interfere with the usher in the inatioge-
mesa of the school; and Mr. Fisher proved. shot,
on the 9th of November, be served the Defendant
a ith a -notice of the Rev. E. Nlereilith being ap.
piiiitrd head-muster, end requiring him to deliver
up the house. premises, &c. The Defesidasit an-
swered, that he hail been advised wit to deltbrr
the twinge. Mr. Meredith then made a demand of
it, and the Defendant said lie should soot give it
up. As Mr. I/wiser and Mr. Merednli wire coining
awry, the Defendant said that he bail been direct-
ed to go huts the school every day, and make a
tender of his services, sod that if the bilis did nut
attend, Ise used nut wait.—Verdict fur the Plain-
tiffs.

CAIIIBIO I)GE ASSIZES.

THE KING V. TIM INHA•ITANTS or IT. BENEDICT.

This was an indictment against the iuliabitants of
the abuse p►ari.l, to compel them to repair a road.
way lead's% from Downing•street, and divithug
the site of Dowsing College from the about
and several other parishes. On the pot of the
prosecution it was stated. that the rood, although
formerly only an occupation-way, had from length
of usage become a public road, sod au admis-
sion u7o the'port of the Defendants was put in, tic-
kpowleilgiog the gouge, but not the legality of it.
TlitS admission had been given on • former trial,
and w*s tow resisted by the Defeudat►ts' Counsel,
en the ground of its bring given for that eereei
toad only, and that notice had been given to tilt
effect. His Lordship thought it good evidence. but I
at the request of the Counsel reserved the point.
By the Act of Parliament passed in 1803,a specific
clause wall introduced, rest reitsitig the Comenisaioners
from making any other road than as occupation-
way, for those persons who bad before been entitled
to it. and thrreli►re one of uoly Si) fret wide was laid
out. ivatead or3o lett, the common widt h of a pa bile
road. The Defendant's Counsel observed, that the
road was of no utility to the town at large, theft being
two moo streets r g parallel wills it ; but it app-
peered that cargisiges of various descriptions were
in the habit of u•ung it ; and the Jury found their
ve►dret tar the pro.rcut►ou, subject to the opinion
of the Court of King's Bench ou the above paid.
OATWARD V. LIM

The Plaintiff. a publican at ()rest Evendeu,
sought to recover disinages for is breach of contract,
hisantg sold the Delentlaut ion Inorbel• of potatoes
at Is. lid. per bushel. on cussuitiou ef the Defendeat
fetching thew array abets taken up, which he
moles:test to do.
"Fhe COVINA fee the Defeudeut ishaerved, that
the contract only had been pawed, owl wet My

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'wide damages di havp rtegg
pOce sad have been sold lq Plaistiff.
'So proof Wiwi acidulent or to what become of
thine. the Jai foond o verdict far lb* Plaintiff,
damages is.
Ns ZS SIN. Us DIAJIITV O. SIDMAN.
This was an action to tires the Defendant from
two tenemeats in nall.liitec Cambridge. they
having escheated to the King on the conviction of
the Defendant of burglary in 1800. for which he
was sentenced to death. ',Owed. mud transport-
ed, . list reiorned to Roglond. obtained • free
pardon. and also possession of the premise..
The .Counsel fur the Defendant contended,
that the sent fur the Cent's,' having distrained
for rent was an acknowledgment of tenantcy,
and the regular notice to quit shotild have beets
given ; also that the present actions should have
abated on she decease of his late Majesty, he being
the real Pl.iintitf; both which points were over-
ruled by his Lordship. who observed, that his Ma.
jesty was not siiinveroble for the actions of his *er-
g/MOM jib I hose caw, the Defettilatit Wei.% his re-
medy by way of action for trtspass.—Verdict for
Plaintiff.
DZ4/1 v. ICIIOLEV.
This was an undefended gm/ tom action, for Ink.
ing sold goods by auction at Wi•hech, the I)efenol-
ant not bring an ishabitaut.--.%'erdict, two penalties
of SW. each.
SULLIIII V, pet In AIIOVIILIL.
This Goias was biesigitt to recover compensation
for the dimmer committed by the mob at the elec-
tion en the Sd of December lest, on the house and
furniture of the Plaintiff, who is proprietor of the
Hoop bin,Canibeidge.nancrisuling to be% tut which
sum the Jury found their verdict.

IDEALS! AND OTHER, N. MITI!.

This was are actiois it. which the Plaintiff.. who
are merchant• at Cambridge. obtained a verdict for
1921. 13'. 6.1. bring the balance of an account with
the Defendant. a molester and farmer at Sianstead,
Herta, who had give.. a check for the matey on
Messrs. Cobham and Josses, bankers at Ware. b.t
they stopped pelmet- in the interval betowen the
drawieg earl presenting the check, which also torts.
ed out to be illegal, being ma eumoiliPed palter.
and written at more thee distauce from
the bank open *Web it Oa., draw..
HOLUM CLelti. O. ICUSMONS.
This wad an action on the warranty of a horse
sold to the Plaintiff. a young Clergyreao, at Wis.
beck. by the Defendant, a farmer. at Gedney.
After the usual contradictory evidence of right
witnosser on the part of the Plaintiff, and 16 for
the Defendant. the Jary gave a verdict for the
former—Damages 654
In the case of Mortiadok v. Holliek, an arrange.
mesa took place. aril a verdict for 4,0001. was
taken for Plaintiff.

kirkhg v. Spooner, sad the IMAM Smith. is.
main till next Niters.

MONMOU 111 ASSIZES.

On Ssturday the Judges arrived is Monmouth,
and eomnieueed business on Monday. The Glees
der contains eleven poisnoers for trial, of whom one
is for a rope. one 64 horse-stealing. one for pig-
steslisig, two fur ehild•dropping, and six for steal-
ing various article•.
At the Nisi Pries there were only six causes ca-
tered; the following were tried on Moodily:—