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LAW. IffT3LLIGIIN.C6.

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CLAYTOg V. Pore.
The Plaintiff in this case is • professional Neale
man. inhabiting certain chambers on the moth side
of Lincolo's-Ino-square; and the Defendant is a
parish officer, serving for that part of she parish of
Beim Clemetit Danes which ii designated as 44 the
Liberty of the Rolls." The action was for a tree-
pass, alleged to be committed by the Defendant, in
leStering the Plaintiff's chambers. and seizing a
ae. &c. by way of distress, for the amount of
rperioh rams alleged to be due. The, question actu
ally sq he. decided was. whether a certain part of
I Lineelasis.Jein was rateable for the maintenance of
• shrisearef the Liberty of the Rolls or not.
'flie4end .witnesses were examined on the part of
,',illitlefiedent, so shew that this port of Liiscolies
,:inkeies. See s Jong period of time considered to he
vii ibis, she limits of the parish, and • peeps who
1 bellisres eshleaterlot the parish school proved. that
"Ws Holy -Thursday it was customary. in beefiag
ketosis. for the boys of the school. led by the parish
i siMla to ester she equate of Lisicolo . lion. It
•41110 oleo sitcom that in certain places, in front of the
t esseth side of the Neapi sod within the limits of the
1 Society. she letters S.C.D. (Saint Clement Danes)
-were engraven. On the pert of the Plaintiff a deed
was given is evidence. by which Kiag Edward 11.
granted to Avner de Valence, Earl of Pembroke.
the Temple. together with certain fields called
Fickits Clone, and all other lauds which had bo.
longed to the Knights Templars, to hold to his
mid the heirs male o( his body. Evidence was aloe
given to alien that the buildings wow fee sing part
of Lincoln's lan-square. which were the hninedeate
• enbject of the action. were built upon a place
".rickits Field, which was contended w a the
itithlkethich had beets granted from the Crown to
Arm& Valesce..and Wag thus Amp to have
bpi. at sue pitied in the beads of the Knights
T" who fared • religious. society, it wee
argued. that it most theism necessarily have bps
Moiteneonocklal. It was also proved in evidence
isse.the•Seeetty of Lincoln's-Inn at all times
mopperted its owe poupers without requiring as.
*tame from the Liberty of she Rollo, which afford.
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'presumption 'that the buildings of the Society
' , opt constitute a part of any perish whatever.
Is reply, it was contended by Mr. SCARLITT
that there was no proof in she first instance that
'MI land. in the possession of religious houses, which
'might have been purchased
,by them, were ueces-
fierily extra.parechial, end in the next place the
identity. of the muds . was not established. Tie
mildest, of the letters S. C. D. within the walls
' sf"the Society, and the unopposed annual entrance
of the perish school boys with their officers. Withia
i go" gates of the Society, were, he contended.
isoch . evidence, that the hounds of the polish
embraced the portion of the Inn now the mielse
htif action, sr no evidence brought on the ik)w
sielo,eolis.sopable of rebutting. Mr. Scariest.As-
, irnsr4 Am the uswilliiigness of Abe perish Aims
is shamus times to urge their rights ageinetrahe
Beenieseof Lincoln's Inn, might have arises, Rae
the greeter respect which might in other days have
been Mid to the dignity and the power of the low.
'.cud the fear* 'thick a poor parish. officer might
kintionilly feel epee the aubjeetof emering into
' moexpensive and Wives contest against Cheats'.
lam Judges, Beecher% King's Compel, and other
dignitaries of the -profession. 'e Selppeee." sold
Air, Smartt, ‘• that sod) a man es Lord Thuslow
Were seated on the beach iu the Pedisunem Chain.
her of Lincoln's Inn, invested with all the majestic
' leivoesof his oessienance. sod sormseded with all
i Ihesseircumstiosees.whielo give dignity to Ace, how
ininelliis pees pariah officer, supported ever by km
!Allah% premise to tell such a mos that 'he wet ld
Aproecierl against him foe his poor's wee ? I reeteOso
bet wells when "young semi, so have heard. Olin
1-whe bad seen the terrors of Lowerrloselowl's euelso
I.tessate, declare that he folioed he meld disittki
,liirfronemis Conquest in his eye...brow% sod the
Altai spited in every fester* of hie face."-10.
4111114-The Learned Couusel,•after mine further
laittolisotiebei concluded by coatideistly demanding
tresitdiet fur the Defeatist». •
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