The Sun.
London, England, 1803-01-22 00:00:00

HAGUE, JAN. E.

GEN. VICTOR and the Chief of the Str,fir, dESAR
BERTIII eR, will immediately set out for Hetvott-1
sluyi, to embark with the French Expedition for
Louisiana. The
.fine Corps of Guides, ;elated
by the General from the Dragoons of Breda, con-
sists of IGo inen, who take their horses with
them. This Corps will be commanded by the Ne-
phew of the Ambassador SEMONIi I LI.E, CitiZen
CAR NOV lIA F., who has been the Diplomatic fileve
of the French ',elation. The number of Trans_
ports in this Expedition, it is now understood, will
be only 18.

•
WATBRMEN.—The new regulations relating to
Waterrnen; iarely maid-eby'the Ciiisit of Aldeitnen,
must be first submitted to one the Chief Justices;
a copy of them being thirty days previously sent to
the Waternien's Company, who ntiey submit ob_
jeetions to the Judges within thirty days after
being allowed copies. of the Rules. The• Court of
Aldermen, in the regulations abok be adopted, pro.
vide, that every. Waterman, %ober: pbillg, shall he
campilled to wear a Balse„Ot 111um64.r, rid sr, me con-
spicuous part. This very salutary regulation has:
given Inch great offence to the Knights of the Oar,
that a Petition„is now aCtually prefativg4„ and about
to he presented to Lord'Et. 80 ROUGH; rieSeeat
ing him to relieve them from such unmerited dis.
grace.
The Fisher, Ftsu tit, anti the if:irt,floV,Pkt. Lti,
of Harrington, are arrived .at ,Kitisaig with the
Nottingham Feneibles on board, bound istol.
Yesterdiy,'hy special licence, was married, at;
Lady CRC ILIA TOHNSIO WS in Wimpole-street, by
the Rev.
..NUN bAV I ES, Senior Fellow of. Trinity
College, in CAmbridge, ANTHONY Mt Rit Y; Esq.,
late His Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the ,
French Republic, to 'Mrs; t ATI; F'3', i CLOW Of
late JOHN LEATHES, Esq, tsf lit:trinket hall, in.
the County of.Suffulk. ' •
Died on Tuesday last, in Wimpole-street, Lady
PARIt ER, Wife of Admiral Sir-Pe-tilt PARK 2R)
cerely and deeply lamented by her .affliCted family
and numerous friends. The many virtues acid the.
active benevolence this. excellent woman possessed,.
ate too universally knowntd need iny comment,i
and Were fully evinced at the close oilier well.spent
life.

There are now a gang of Swindlers about town,
who have lately defrauded several tradesmen, par-
ticularly shoemakers, of a quantity of goods. The
story they first commence with is, that they are in,
Want of articles to send abroad in their own, vessels,
and give a reference as to eharaner to two or three
apparently tespedable -persons, who never fail tct
speak highly of them, when it turns ont that those
personrare confederates, and the-bills they give for
the goods never taken up, •

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Cc URT OF KING'S BENO-ii 1161. 13'.

SIYYINGS REFORE. LORD EI.LENBOROIOII AND A SPECIAL
JURY, IN CUILDHALL, LONDON.

THE MAYOR OP CAMBRIDOE ti. MERTON COLLE:di',
This case occupied the whole day. It was con..
ducted by Mr. ER RINE; Gin as; Mr. Wood;
and Mr: Wri.sori, -or the Plaintiffs, who were the
Mayor, Bailiff', and Burgesses of the town of
Cambridge; and by Mr. GAartow, Mr. DANcr,4.-;
Mr. WARREN; and Mr. PULLER, for the Delen_
dants, who were Fellows of Wrlon Hall, in Ox_
fbrd, and Jesus College, and Sidlit JAWS., of th,i
University Of Cambiidgei
Mr. ERSKINE; who opened this case with gre3,
clearness and perspicuity, observed, that this pro-
ceeding arose out of a private Act of Parliament;
which was lately passed, for dividing, allotting;
and enclosing the common fields, and meadows,,
&c. within the parish of Sr. Giles's, in the town of
Cambridge. On the passing of that All, which
had for its object the enclosing of these open fields
within this parish, different claims were brought
before Parliameot, with regard to the right of th 4
soil of the lands that were to he enclosed and immi
proved ; and they reserved Aet a power foe
the different claimants to try this right. The
Learned Counsel proceeded to tate ,I.7snatureàf the
evidence he meant to produce, ans.!
produce, in support of the Pmintitis' claini to the.
'soil of the open fields and tvase lands in this parisli.
The Town of Cambridge consisted .of fourreett
parishes, and there was no doubt but the fight tr.)
the soil of all the lands in the different parishes; as
described in the At of Parliament, belt,i,sed
Coriforation of Cambridge, except the land in dire
parish of St. Giles's, which were. chained by the
Defendants.
. •
Mr. GARRow here observed, that he Meant only
to trouble the Court and jury in support of the clairri
of Merron.Hall. ,

The first piece of evidence produced on the,part
of the Plaintiffs was a Charter, or rather an in !. stru
ment, admitting
,that a Charter had been granted
by Henry 11. of all these toads, &C. now claimed
by the Corporation. of Cambridge. That was dated
in the year 1160, and was confirmed by king Tor,
in the Bth year of his reign, A. D. 1207. Ana
there was then produced a Charleroi* Rich..tA IL in
the sth year of his reign, and'in .the year 1382.
The Counsel for the Plaintiffs then proceeded to
shew a variety of acts of ownership under this grant
from the Crown. They shove(' a nurahet uf,le,,ses
granted by the Corporation to different personsi of
the waste lands in the parish of St. reter'i St. ilen.;.
net's, St. Andrew's, &c. and then they gave a va.:
riety of instances, of such leases which they had
granted, of lands of this description, in titt parish of
St. Gile;'s. These.leases were of an ilodent date,
and bad been renewed from time to time, .dowd to
the present day.- They also shewed,,from the I)ottk4
of the Corporation, a number of instartres where
they had granted, for a valuable N'nshtvrALion, a
licence to plant trees on difr,cot parts Of Liit.',be
and they had received a sum 01 tnouy front a Vice
Chancellor of the University, fot permitting some
trees to stand as an ornament, aild as a shade to the

On the part of Merton College, the ficfriidatitt,
in order to answer the evide:,ccs of the Ptaini
began with producing an original be,!d, dated
in the 54. th of Henry Ili. from which it, an eared„
that William de Mansftdd had
~-,ratiteti• them a tone,
house and garden, adjacent to it, in this pari.di of
Sr. Giles's. They then producr.-:i a copy of 4 grant
to the Warden and Scholars of ;-/lerton Hall. This
was a conirmation by Char Lit L. of the Malicif of
Merton L'allc#e, In Cainl,ridge, whieh is tat
Pythagoras's hunt. Thi y then chewed, that iimn
the 14th of Henry NIEL downwardi, a Court be.
longing to this Manor had been regularly held, at
which ptesentrimits had been tuatici They Asti
shewed that the Corpnation of Cambridge
per annum to Merton, for a mill which they hod
leased from the Defendapts.

It farther-appeared in evidence,,,that farm of
Merton College, which was situated in the parish
of St. Giles's, in the Town of Cambridge, otd,/ con.
tained from 50 to 6o Acres, to which they 144 an.
undoubted right, and nobody was dispotinwitr with
them. But they canter 144, they had a right to ati
the open fields and waSte lands in this parish,. whiqh
amounted to 1200 acres.. The tenant of Keriott
Farm had an extensive Sheep-walk,ovgr
parish, when the Corn was taken otf. ne had a
right of going on the' of those who did nut
hold of Merton' College';' College bad a
right &litany extensive,..and Sir Ciatles Cdttolflad
alio a right of this sort, hot
After anshort ri:plydram Mr. Ectowitt,
Mr. Justice LAW It ENC ft smnined op the eVidertee
given onlioth sides, with great rroitioo anti:L.7or,
treariess, and pointed Out to the jury the Most int.
portant parts of it; as applied to. the questinn4tre,
had to decide: He of opinion, the evidentiqot
the Plaintiffs greatly preponderated; • ,e;
- The Jury found a verdict for the Cnrpor
Cambridge, and that no part of these hods belonged
to the College of Mertoni - •t.