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London, England, 1834-06-21 00:00:00

COURT OF CHANCERY, JUNE 20.

The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat in Lincoln's
Inn Hall this morning at 10 o'clock, but in consequence
of the absence of counsel he was obliged to withdraw into
his private room for a time.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE ATHERSTONE CHARITY.
Mr. KNIGHT stated that in this appeal he was for the
defendants, who were the governors of the Free Grammar
School of Atherstone ; and the appeal was from two
orders, one made by the Master of the Rolls upon excep-
tions to the Masters report, and the other by the Vice-
Chancellor upon the hearing of the cause on further direc-
tions. The reason why the orders had been made in both
Courts was, that the Master of the Rolls having come to
a decision upon the exceptions, which some of the parties
did not like, they set down the further directions before the
Vice-Chancellor as they had a right to do ; and as the order
upon the exceptions had not been appealed from when it
came on before the Vice-Chancellor, his Honour felt himself
, bound by what the Master of the Rolls had decided. The
. proceeding here was not merely by information, but also
by bill. The informant was the Rev. Wm. Bradley, who
was the master of the school, and the same gentleman was
the plaintiff ; the defendants were the Governors. The
information and bill stated the foundation of the school.
it stated certain decrees made in 1649 and 1663, that
Mr. Bradley had been appointed master of the school in
1817, and that upon that occasion he had entered into an
agreement, and executed a bond to be contented with
110/. a year as salary, together with a house to live in, as
a full compensation for his rights and services as such
schoolmaster. It stated that he had been improperly in-
(laced to enter into the agreement and bond ; that he
ought
not to be bound by them ; that they ought to be
delivered up to be cancelled ; and that as, in consequence
of what had taken place, the Governors were about to re-
move him, the bill and information prayed that the Court
• woN.kid decree him entitled to his rights, restrain the Go-
' vernors from removing him, order the documents to
be delivered up, and refer the charity to the Master to ap-
prove of a scheme. The _Governors by their answer de-
nied all improper conduct; insisted that he was bound by
the agreement and bond ; stated grave matters of com-

p'.aint, and cruelty, against him as regarded the free boys
and named an instance of indictment against him foi
cruelty to one of the boys, which indictment had been eon--
promised, the master paying the costs. The relator went
into no evidence before the hearin7, but the,defendants did.
They proved the documents, acts of neglect and cruelty
and that the school muter his care hail dwindled down com-
paratively to nothing. They contended that what Mr.
Bradley was seeking, namely, upwards of 300/. a-year, th(
extent of the produce of the charity, he would have nu-
claim to, and it would he to him a sinecure. The Vice-
Chancellor referred it. to the Master to inquire of what th(
charity estates consisted, how they were let, and to ap-
prove of a proper scheme, with a direction that the Go-
vernors should continue to pay the 1101 a-year to th(
master without prejudice The Master had made his report,
exceptions were taken to it, and upon them the presen'
appeal from the decision of the Court below. After hear-
ing these exceptions discussed it Would be necessary to put
his Lordship into possession of all that had taken place and
of all the evidence that had been gone into.
Mr. Cooper was with Mr. Knight, Mr. Solicitor-Ge-
neral and Mr. Russell were for the relator, and Mr. Wray
was for the Attorney-General.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JUNE 19.

John Bunning, an old man, late of Little York-
place, Marylebone, painter and glazier, was opposed
by Mr. COOKE, on the part of Mr. Morgan Williams,
linen-draper.
The opposing creditor some time ago opposed an
insolvent of the name of Francis Russell Newland, and
succeeded in dismissing his case. The party, in order
to regain his liberty, gave bail. The present insolvent
and a person named Bradley were the bail. When
Newland was discharged he absconded, and had not
since been heard of. The bail were fixed, and Brad-
ley had already been discharged under the Insolvent
Act, and Bunning now presented himself for that pur-
pose. It was proved that he had stated himself, ii,
order to justify, that he was possessed of 600/. of pro-
perty after his debts were paid, and in the enumeration
of his property he swore he had a freehold house, situ.
ate at No. 25, Little York-place. It now turned out
thit he had no interest in the premises.
The learned CIIIEF COMMISSIONER said it would be
beneficial if it were known in the purlieus of Ser-
geant's Inn that if a party gave bail it would be held
when he came before this Court that he had the pro-
perty • and if he could not account for it he would be
remanded. Looking at this case in that light, the
insolvent had not accounted for the property, and the
Court therefore sentenced him to six calendar months'
imprisonment.

COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOL-

VENT DEBTORS.

The Matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Prisoners
hereinafter named (the same having been filed in the
Court) are appointed to be heard at the Court-house, in
Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on MoNna IT, the

23d of June, 1834, at nine o'clock in the forenoon.
Horn, W. J., stationer, Lowther-arcade, West Strand.
Argies, A., law-writer, Southampton-street, Pentonville.
Murray, J., labourer, Greyhound-court, Saffron-hill.
Phipps, E. upholsterer, Gracechurch-street.
Crucefix, 0., painter, Fetter-lane, Holborn.
Burgoyne, W., grocer, Drury-lane.
Tyler, J., superannuated labourer, Rudduck's-buildings,
Skinner-street, Bishopsgate.
Solomon, E., tailor, Devonshire-place, Lisson-grove,
Marylebone.
Buggins, J., farmer, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
Robertson, A., dealer in flour, West Farm, Burstow, near
Reigate, Surrey.
Thurlow, W., corn-dealer, Gibson-street, Waterloo-road.
Guy, J., assistant to a surgeon, Robert-street, Adelphi.
On TUESDAY, June 24.—Same Hour and Place.
Halligan, T. R., messenger, Lewisham-st., Westminster.
Lattey, J., sen., watch-maker, Castle-st., Leicester-square.
Dow, E., baker, Upper Edmonton.
O'Meara, J. 8., clerk, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square.
Smith, T., auctioneer, Coleman-street.
White, T., currier, Whitechapel-road.
Hayne, J. G., gentleman, King's-road, Chelsea.
Perry, T., soap-boiler, Roundstone-street, Trowbridge.
Hopkins, N., victualler, Newport, Monmouthshire.
Hocking, A., knife-grinder, Crooks, Sheffield.
East, G., boot-maker, Exeter-street, Sloane-st., Chelsea.
Woodley, J., dealer in wood, Swan-street, Southwark.