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APPEAL-INFORMATION.

MITRE 14ATTER OP 11111611.EY PRIG SCHOOL. •
irsftVarroaftgy-atmertui. v. THE REV. -~

HARTLEY.

fOrf. Ward Anted, thstth;sioiformation came be-
fore his Loraihrts it the shape of an appeal from
the judgment of his Honour the Vice-Chantellor.
The inner iitat‘ in • such cases was fur Connie! to
otite the eili(ore car. Tut as the circumstances
of .the cave had. come before Ws Lordship in an.
other shape, in the proceedings of the cause, it
mai onisiveavosey; H«, therefore, acting as Conn-
or! At the Ntielrtiey•Gitter.d. would state the case
shortly ;..iiiid.after the interrogatories were read his
Learned Friendik the Counsel with him, woulti
hare en opportunity dr making what remarks they
should' think advisable. The relators by their in.
formation complained, that the Rev. Defendant,
as the master of Bingley Free School, took boor&
ers, cod devoted his attention to them exclusively,
sod neglected the poor free scholars, who were left
to the care of es -tither. the Defendant seldom
thinking it worth his while to visit the school, or to
attend to liiit'skholailic dsitiest ;bet the free scholars
were kept from the fire.ibwinter by the boarders,
and .were'alsh depiived of other convenieticies from
the.same cause ; that the Defendant would not
permit the free scholars to come to school in dogs,
which were generally used by the peer people of
Bingley, but compelled them either to manic in
shoes or Irate the school. The relators oleo cam.
plaiued thisfthe Reverend Defendant held the ofr
flee of Vicar or the parish, us well as teacher of the
echoed, winch never was intended by the foorirlers
of the charity, as they had directed the deeds of
the charity estate to be keptin chest with two
keys, one to kept by the Vicar, and the other by
the teacher. T 6 Defendant, however, held both et-
tuationv,and it was obvious that it was impossible he
could dot he duties of both, as the parish is eight mile.
!nog cud five in breadth, and it contained no place
of w.iu.hip but the parish church. The rela.ors
HI4o complained that the present trustees had not
been legally appointed, as they had not been elected
according to the directioire in the deed of gift
founding the charity. It was on these grotinds that
the relators prayed that his Lordship would refer it
to the Master, to inquire and report w Nether the
Reverend Defendant was a proper person to be
continued as the master of the school, and also to
inquire and report whether the estates of the
charity had beer' properly let. The Defendant
himself was a lessee, at a rent of 30/. per annum,
and was allowed to hold the rent in his hands to

liquidate the sum of 4301., which he had expended
at ■ iris, at the Assizes, in defence of part of the
charity property. There were the outlines of the
ca4e, and his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, in his
judgment, thought they were not bufficiroitly strong
to authorise him referring it to the Master. He,
however, had no doubt but his Lordship would he
of a contrary opinion, and reverse his Honour's

judgment.
His Lordship was occupied doe remainder of the
diy in !leasing the interrogatories iu the cause reed,
and ruse at four o'clock.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 13.

THOMPSON V. GORDON AND MURPHY.

The Defendants are considerable merchants, who
having rendered the Spanish Government a service,
by facilitating a remittance of treasure, were re-
warded by a commission to dispose of Royal
Spoons's licenses, for coshing; merchant-vessels to
wade to Vera Crux, eintwithstanding they should
have touched ut other European ports than those
of Spain before their departure. The Plaintiff
had been commissioned by 111 r. Farrel, one of the
Defendants' firm, to dispose of one of these licenses,
few which he was to have 1,000/. This sum had
heel, paid to a Mr. Grant, for having disposed of
one before to the house of Mitchell and Co. Rus-
sian merchants. Mr. Farrel mentioned this case to
the Plaintiff's clerk, IVilliato Pattison, at the time
when he gave him the commission to find a pur-
chaser, and said, that if Thompson succeeded. he
should be paid the same as Grant. The Plaintiff
found a purchaser in the house of Moravia, intro-
duced him to the Defendants. who declined the
Plaintaf's further interference, and completed the
contract themselves.

The SOLICITOR.GENERAL admitted the Plain.
tiff's claim to compensation, but certainly not to
1,000/. Ile had been applied to in his profession
of a broker, and it had been expected of Isim that
lie would have completed the agreement. As to
the case of Mr. Grant, that gentleman had taken a
jonrisey into the chief mercantile towns and cities
north of the metropolis, nod had been absent three
mmitlis, and keeping tip a laborious correaprindesice
with other Places in order to find a purchaser.. He
bail, after great difficulties which had continued
for stvett months, brought his negoctation with the
house of Mitchell and Co. to a couclusion, the
whole labour of the transaction having devolved
upon himself. This case could not he put on
the same looting with that of the Plaintiff, who, as
,lead been proved by the evidence called, had dune
wothiiig fur the thousand pounds claimed, knit
walking dorm to Oil office of the Defendants, iti
company with Mr. Moravia. He would call eel.
deuce to chew them the difference of the casts.
The CMIEF JUSTICE thought no further eliding,
necessary. aunt that no two transactions could be
much more different.
The SOLICITOR•GENERAL declined calling eti-
dence„ and °tiered that the case should be with-
drawn, and the Plaintiff should receive what had
been brf.re offered to him, WO/.
This was declined, and the matter being left to
the Jury, they gave the Plaintiff a tertlint for
I LIM!. .i• •

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MELANpuoLY ACCIDENTS.—Sondry sennight,''
two brothers. of the 'time of BECK, were uuforts.''
'lately drowned in attempting to cross the rivet
Kent. near Milnthorp, Cumberland. They were
returning from summoning s Coroner'. Jury to sit
upon the Islay of • Oda of the 'more of Tani Tait.
•ho had iw burnt to death. and whit was ilsci their
-v had —.tee pin on this

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melancholy occasion.

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