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it while she lived, that he was now obliged to'
seek elsewhere.
Lord Em.rNsoitoontt recapitulated the whole of the_
evidence, and made. several observations as he pro.
seeded. As to the personal familiarity which the
defendant had been at differed. times seen to use, in kis-
sing Mrs. Gregson, that circumstance was principally
important as giving a character to the sort of intimacy
which subsiited between than.. It was extraordinary
that when he usually continued his visits so late as
- nine, he should never hate staid to see the husband,
with whom he was on terms of friendship,
.and who
usually returned a little ifter.nine. It
_was a circum-
stance worthy of observation, that when he was even
walking ill the shrubbery with her, and paying so great
attention to, her at one time, he should return from the
pilot he brought per to, alone and without coninteng,
time attentions. As to the observation made by the
Learned Counsel for the. Defendant, of the istkpreba-
bMty of a woman exposing heiself to be overheard by
her maid in the kitchen, when she knew that every
noise must be heard, it must be recollected that, at
thie time she had prostituted herself to the embraces
t4,a coachman, and had probaiily lost all regard to
decency, or all other considerations, and that caution
*hick a woman in other circumstances might be sup-
pueed' to feel. , In cases of this nature, however, Ju-
ries would not determine, on slight circurnstances,,
th 4 the crime of adultery had been committed—but
if circumstances appeared to them so strong and
taut,
that they could have no reasonable doubt
11,% minds hut that the fact was committed, it
be their duty to sity so in their verdict,. and to
award such
dreasonable damages as the nature of Mo.
ease seq_uire. . . .
r
The Jury retired for more than two hours-on thei
return, they found for the' Plaintit—Damages, :One
Shilling.- -.A burst o? applause ensiled.
Lord Eit insortovoet.—" I will immediately commit the per-
,.,,,atob who has been guilty of that indecency, if be is brought'
bdore me. l line he is in view. Is there any Officer there who
Saw .ha man who was guilty of this violation of decorumr—MK
Under Sheriff, I do insist on your having-iersons to take notice
of .those who misconduct themselves in Court ; if not, I shall fine,
you severely."
Mr. DMITT Sneartr.—" My Ldrd, there us six persons in
COint fur' that purpose it this meiment."
Lord Eziltasoxonon.—" Is there any one among them who
saw the man who committed the ontrag.l-
- of the Officers.—" I did, my Lord."
Lord ELLINPOROttutt.—" Bring him bitherimmediatelf, that
I asay.fine him."
Offiier.—" My Lord, be is run away."
Lord Etrattacmoncs.—" Why did you not take hbn into
custody?"
Officer..—" I did eadeavotr to catch hint, but be nn away be-
ton I could do to."
Lord E.t.tutsoentrcr.—" Do you know his perkier
Oflter.." No, I do not, my Lord."
Lord Esssssoaooce—" I desire a better attention. to deco-
Vim, or I must set a high fine on the Sheriff—l will not endure
this intuit to the public admlnistratton of justice. Let all the
Officers come forward—l Shall impose a Modena fine on them,
Dar I must not endure tins indoeorum."
The Officer who bad answered before then came forward, and
slid there was a number of perinue together when the clapping
took plate, and it was inipsible for him tokake the person Who
Mended, although he did endea*ohr.
Lord 41-Sttebsocton---" TWA* quicken you I will Sue goo
5L far you ought, as tkehazord of your own life, to have •
the offeodei', bpt if yotoad -brought him in, I should have fined
bit at !twit 4!n times thffi sam:" The Officer was convened' to
pay the fihe imoiediately, or be imprisoned.
Hit Lordship after ands observed, he bad much rather pay the'
fine ant of his own pocket tban be put to the necessity of imposing'
the fine—be Must do it to support the dignity of the Court ; but
if the offieer` should Drd the offender between this and ntxt
tam, he shall receive the fine: 1

COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY SOL •
Krroattrr GSSZRAI; O. HICKS:
This was- a motion arising upon an information
filed b'y Lord -Redesdale, when Attorney General, at'
the instance of Sir Christopher Hawkins and Lord De
Dunstanville. The grounds on which the informa-
tion proceeded were these : Queen Elizabeth, in the:
Mb year of her reign, had granted-letters patent for
incorporating the-Hospitnt of St; Lawrence de Pon-
teby, near Bodmin, Cornwall, for the purpose of main-
taining 38 Lazars, or leprous persons, of both sexes,
and had endowed the Hospital with various lands
and messuages to the value of 1501. per annum for the,
support of these Lazars. That speciei of-pestilence
having fortunately become extinct, at least in this.
country, the endowments of the Hospital had got into
the hands of other people, who had no tort of claim
under the charter of incorporation, and had cane
into various hands by leases, ate. 'of" whom the De-
fendant Hicks was one. An information was filed
against these persons by Lord Redeidale, whei At-
torney General, and the matter was then referred to a
Master in Chancery, to inquirtyinto the appropriation,
orthese funds, destined for charitable uses. From his
report it appeared, that there had not been for a con-
iideiable period, and was not then, a sufficient num-
ber of persons who could establish any claim to the
benefit of the charity, on the grottnd of their being
lazars, the persons for whose benefit the charity was
destined, and that the revenues of the charity had gone
into other channels.
• This report having come before the Chancellor, as
the guardian of public charities, particularly those
established by the Crown, it was .suggested before
Lord Erskine, that as the grant was made by Queen
Elizabeth, in virtue of her Duchy of Cornwall, the
interests of the Prince of Wales, as Ddke of Cornwall,,
were concerned.
Mr. RICHARDS and Mr. BENTON now contended,
that whether the Hospital was endowed by the
Crown, or from the lands of the Duchy of Cornsvall,,
yet still it was devoted to charitable purposes alone ;
and since these purposes had happily become obsolete,
it was proper either to receive a new direction or
that the funds should revert to the original donor.—
They submitted, however, that the lands and rues-.
swages appropriated to the support of this incorpora-
ted charity did not revert to the donor or his heir; but
retrained still allotted with -the charity to which they
had been originally destined. They therefore sub-
mitted that the subject be referred anew to the Master,
who should be ordered to draw out a new scheme ofl
charity, for the support of which the funds might be
applied.
Sir A. Portaor appeared in behalf of the Prime of
Wales, as Duke of Cornwall, and contended that as
the grant of Elizabeth was of eertainlands, of her
Duchy of Cornwall, the Crown could not prOperly be'
considered as the donor ; and that if the property re-
verted to the heirs of the original donor, it mast re-
, vert to the Prince, as Duke of Cornwall.
The Lotto CHANCELLOR observed, that, in the pie-
, seat stage, be he had nothing to do- with the question

as it respected the riglets of his Majesty, or the ritacc
ef Wales ; but there was this informality that would
put a stop to further proceedings for the present, and
that was, that the information ltad not been filed by
the present Attorney General.
The application was therefore postponed for some
days, till the Attorney General could be consulted.