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London, England, 1818-02-22 00:00:00

edict hesween Rectors anal spiritual persons and land-
owners, in exchange of land for other /ands, and pecu-
niary payments upon inclusures and drainagesoanction-
ed by Chancery. These are now liable to be net aside,
and, in fact ninny We been so. I instanced, last
sessions, the case of Doctor Peplow Ward, the Rector
of Cettenham. lam sorry to find the Reverend
gentleman, whom I believe to be a highly rerpectable
charac:Lr. was hurt by the statement. Had it been
in any way incorrect, 1 should not have hesitated to
have immediately retracted it ; but believing it perfectly
correct, I must restate it. In 1.19 ti, composition had
been made by articles of agreement, and confirmed by
a decree in Chancery, by which lands had been allot-
ted to the Rector and his successors for ever, in lieu of
tithes of the bctbre mentioned land, with a view to the
drainage and improvement of it. The defendanu, who
were 3'2 in number, filed a cross bill, founded on the
composition deed, praying, that Dr. P. Ward, D.D.
might be declared not entitled to the tithes he
claimed, and if entitled, he might account to them for
the profits of the inclosures, and inclosed grounds,
which he held in lieu of tithes, and that he might be
decreed to vacate the possession. The Court, Uund
by former decisions, held the composition void, and
decreed an account of tithes to the Rector, and costs.
As the composition deed was not stated in the answer,
and ifit had, the Court might have lett him to his re-
medy ; in which he must have recovered as the law
stands at present. And the cross bill was dismissed,
because the complainants in it coal(' make no title to
the land all.itted in lieu of tithes.—Can a more palpa-
te case of injustice be adduced? Admitting the result
was not in the Rev. Doctor's contemplation, it is not
in his power, beyond the term of his own life, to cure
their monstrous injustice. The lands mast descend to
his successor. A ease was at issue in the county of
Lancaster, between the late Hector of Mailing, mid
persons with whom exchanges of .certain portions of
glebe had been made highly beneficial to the church.
''hough above 9.50 years had elapsed, the probability
was, the lands would have been recovered, and posses-
son kept of the grounds given in exchantg►e. Some re-
medy should be provided against such palpable acts, if
wrong. It might, indeed, be stigmatized by a much
stronger epithet. I should propose, on) such agree-
ments being set aside, the lands should be held for the
use of the poor, till the legal owner should appear to
claim. The last regulation in the bill I should wish
to propose, would be, to give power to a jury to appor-
tion lands covered by moduses, when the bounds were,
from changes, lost or changed. These would be the
objects I would wish to provide for. Whilst provision
was made to assimilate the law of tithes to that of
every other property, injustice would be prevented, and
litigation most considerably checked. I disclaim all
interti•renee with any rights of the Church, or asking
any thing more than what the legislature has establish..
tad with regard to the Crown—That possession should
work tie, and not against the holders of tithes." •

FOREIGN IN'TELLIGENCE,

FRANCE.

Ps.ats,ren. 15.—Since the event of toe 10th instant the
Duke of Wellington has received daily visits limn the Bing's.
Ministers, the Ambassadors and toe most distinguished pee-
ainiages in the capital. Ills Lordship took the usual ride ou
horschack,accompanicd by one of his Aides.de-cainp.
Yesterday M. Boullanger brongitt an action against M.
Joseph Buonaparte, to recover very important claims, in the
name of M. Monet, merchant of Madrid, who complains of '
an net of dispossessing, effected throogh violence and force
of arms, by Joseph Iltionaparte, when the latter occupied the
capital of Spain. The Sieur Moth.' obtained, par defeat, Su
November, 1816, a judgment, by which he recovered twq
hundred and conic thousand francs, fur indemintirs and in-
terest. ihe caused his personal property, the castle of Mom
fontaine, to he vented, all the seizure WAS declared lavrfol, is
opposltien to the claim of the Sleur Clary, who pretcadeille
have bought the plop. rty, as a part of his real and persoqal
estate. M. Joseph ittionispaite has protested against this
'ffilguient by default. lle has engaged for advocate., M.
'fripier, who will reply au Friday next to the pleading of M.
Isoullanger.