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London, England, 1808-08-04 00:00:00

LAW LVTELLIGENC.E.

CONSISTORY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS.
TUESDAY, AL:O 2.—eoetesost o. ASTELL.
This was an appeal from the Archdeacon's Court,
which pronounced that Mr. Robinson was liable to
serve the office of churchwarden for the parish of St.
Peter the Poor, to which office he bad been duly elec-
ted by the parishioners.
It appeared in this case that Mr. Robinson was
Secretary to the London Dock Company, and resided
in part of a house situated in Winchester-street, Broad-
street, belonging to that company, for which he paid
neither rent nor taxes.
The Court (Sir WILLIAM* Scorr) after hearing the
Counsel on both sides, was clearly of opinion that Mr.
Robinson, by such residence, had all the rights of an
'nhabitant of the parish, and therefore affirmed the
sebtence of the Court below.
ossointini Q. GOLEPISAM.
This was a cause el nullity of marriage, by reason
.ef minority.—The Court, in this case, dismissed the
patties, on the ground of insufficiency of proof.
COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST O.
Alsv.st OF PUBLIC CHARITY.
An application was made to the Coarevoton, to
appoint a receiver of certain tythes in the west of
England, appropriated by a grant from James I. to
charitable purposes. At the period when the grant
was made, the tythes were let at 11001. per annum,
and at the present day they netted only 13001. though
worth 59001. This was in consequence of a compo-
sition having been taken considerably below the real
value of the tythes ; and it was argued, that instead
of being made beneficial to the poor, it had served the
purposes of the large land-holder, by enabling him
to pay a composition in no respect adequate to his
liability. For instance, the occupier of a farm of
4001. per ann. had paid only 91. 7s. Gd for tythes.
The CHANCELLOR said, that the compositions in
question were evidently an abuse of the Charity, and
if cause was not shewn to the contrary on the next
seal day, he should order that notices should be given
to determine such compositions.
FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS.
ATTORNEY GENERAL V. WHITELEY.—This case
came before the LORD CHANCELLOR, on a Report from
the Master, praying for further directions. It had
originally been sent to the Master by Lord Alvanley,
while Master of the Rolls, generally, to inquire, if
arithmetic, algebra, mathematics, &c. were branches
of education useful for the purposes of the charity in
question, without defining their purposes. The pre-
sent Lord Chancellor had'afterwirds pronounced ano-
ther decree, finding that the nature of the charity was
that of a free grammar school, for the instruction of
boys in the Greek and Latin Languages, and with
this explanation of the former decree, •sent it back to
the Master to make his Report. The Master now re-
ported, that the Relators, the Trustees under certain
commissions for charitable purposes, had submitted to
him a scheme, by which it was proposed, that the
first principles of arithmetic, of mathematics, and of
algebra, should be added to the other branches taught
in this school, though to a subordinate effect, a Cer-
tain knowledge in the learned languages being uni-
formly required in each scholar, before any progress
was allowed to be made by him in their subordinate
branches of education • that the Master should have
a salary of 9001. and the Usher a salary of 1001. per
annum ; and that the remainder of the funds should
remain in the hands of the Trustees, applicable to the
assignment of such additional gratuity as the Master
and Usher might seem to deserve, in proportion to the
exertion made by them, in procuring, by their atten-
tion and assiduity, an additional number of scholars
to the establishment. After hearing the arguments
of Counsel,
The Lctan CHANcar.L.Lon said, that as the report of
the Master had not given much information to the
Court, he should endeavour to determine the question
himself. It appeared to him that the intention of
the donors had been clearly expressed; that it was
their object to establish a Free Grammar School,
where the learned languages might be taught ; and
that they had intended tliat the donations given by
them for the support of the Master, should go to the
support of the Master who taught those languages.
He had a power to divert these charitable funds to
other purposes from what had been originally inten-
ded. As for the falling off of the school, he thought
that might be accounted for from a common preju-
dice, which prevails in modern times against the sort
of education that is given in free schools. He, how-
ever, held a different opinion of those institutions,
where almost all the great and valuable men of this
country had been educated. He could speak from
some experience about free schools, for he had been
educated at one which had then ISt) boys, and which
now perhaps had not five. He could not devise a rea-
son for the school having so Wien off, except from
modern prejudice. He could say positively, that when
there were many boys in the free school, the resort
brnught other masters in the neighbourhood, and
he himself, when he was at the free school, had
an opportunity of learning, and did learn, not only
arithmetic, but a little algebra and mathematics,
which he forgot, like most other young men, when
he was in the University. But whenever he recol-
lected the time of his youth, when education could
be got for half-a-guinea a quarter, he could not
but feel sorry at observing, that the course of modern
education is so extremely expensive, that those
who are destined for laborious and honourable pro-
fessions, can scarcely find the means of living, until
they can get their bread from their professions. For
these reasons, he doubted very much whether the in-
tentions of the donors could be carried into execution
better than by introducing a commercial system of
education into the free grammar-school at Leeds.—
Be should not send this case any more to, the Master,
but would take it into his most serious consideration,
and point out the means which should appear to hiln
most likely to benefit the charity.
MI6 LUDLAM'S PETITION
A Petition was presented from Mr. Ludlam, pray-
ing that an account might be taken of his estates,
and a suitable allowance made him, tugetlier with A
prevision for prosecuting the tiaverse ut ins commis-
Joon.
The Cumicauoa granted the Petition, but anti=
mated that Mr. Ludlam would do right to reflect on
what he was doing. The superseding-his commission
would lay him open to the law of the land.