Star.
London, England, 1831-06-10 00:00:00

THE YORKNHIRS SOCIETY.

The Ar.niversary Festival of this Society, instituted for
the purpose of 'maintaining, clothing, and educating the
children of indigent Yorkshire parents, resident in the me-
tropolis, was celebrated last night, at the Freemasons Ta-
vern. The chair was taken by Lord Blotrousw. who was
supported by Lord Dundas, Sir E. Peter, Sir J. Hall, the
Vice.Clisneellor, Mr. Bayntun, 31. P. for York, Dr. Birk.
beck, &c. Above 200 persons sat down to dinner.
Lord BROUGHAM, in proposing the health of the King,
the Queen, and the rest of the Royal Family, observed, that
those toasts called for a warm reception from an assembly
which had met together for charitable purposes, because the
Royal Family's known patronage of all charitable institu.
Lions reflected equal honour to themselves, end benefit to the
community. (Applause).
The next toast was " I be County of York, as munificent
in charities as boundless in resources."

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The CHAIRMAN then proposed prosperity and perpetuity
to the Yorkshire Society. le said that he attributed the
honour which bad been conferred on him of being permitted
to propose this toast from the chair, to his being a York-
shireman by adoption. He was glad to see by the report,
that a material lucrease had taken place in the effective opera-
don of the charity. In 1028, the number of children in the
school was but 20, and it was at present 32. But he wished to
say a few words with respect to the expences of the establish.
meat. He was an old inquirer into matters of charity. To a
certain.degree he might call himself an old schoolmaster.—
What herst looked to in these matters was the balance-sheet,
and he found by that, that the average cost of each child In
the school was 201. a year. Now he conceived that if the
society possessed a school-house of their own, which at pre.
sent they did not, the average cost would not exceed 171.
and thereby 1001. per annum might be added to the funds,
or five or six additional pupils supported by the charity.
This consideration, he said, ought to induce the friends of
the institution not to relax that endeavours, but rather to
linacase them, in order that the society might be enabled to
confer more extensive benefit than it could do at present.
The 31embers for Yorkshire, the Committee of Manage-
ment, and various other toasts were then drunk.
Lord Dunntos proposed the health of Lord Brougham,
who, be said, ought to be considered, as far as charitable In.
stitutious were concerned, a chisels of the world. The toast
was honoured with great cheerio,.
The amount of subscriptions to the charity collected in
the course of the evening was stated by the Secretary to be
neatly SOK

LAW REPORTS.
COURT OF CHANCERY, Juwz 9.
CRAIG V. LORD OWILOW.
The LORD Citaxcxxmt, in giving his judgment in this
case, stated the circumstances, which were shortly these :
The plaintiff', in the year 1818, purchased of defendant cer-
tain estates fur 90,0001., and afterwards sold the satre to a
Mr. Clark, who entered into possession. Plaintiff not having
completed the contr.ect, defendant brought an action of eji et-
%vent against the tenant of the lands. The plaintiff (Craig)
filed his bill for perfamance of the contract of sale, and
prayed amongst other things an injunction to stop the action
at law. In 1818 the plaintiff and defendant came to an
agreement, which, however, did not put an end to the suit,
though the object of it wu to terminate the differences
between the parties. That agreement was to he made a rule
of Court. The plaintiff afterwards made some objections to
the title, on the ground of cor.cealreent of a family settlement,
and filed a new bill, praying for the revision of the foriter
bill, and that he might have the full benefit of the proceed-
ings under that up to 1818. His Lordship said that the ate se-
rpent could not put an end to the suit, and there could be no
end to it, except by a decree or dismissal. An agreement
could not carry a matter into the Master's office, unless there
was a subsisting suit. It was the order of the Court that
gave the Master jurisdiction, and without such he had no
authority. The suit not being dismissed, but still subsist_
ing, there was nothing to prevent the patties from resuming
the proceedings, when they put an end to their agreement.
There was, therefore, no reason to file this new bill, since
they might have the same relief under the old bill. The de-
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appealed from wu upon a demurrer, which the de-
fendant put in against the discovery sought for by the bill.
There was a sort of answer which was so short and evasive
that the defendant must be considered as demurring only.
His Lordship could not see on what ground the Vice-Chan-
cellor disallowed the demurrer, and he dismissed his Honour's
order.

ROLLS COURT-THURSDAY.
MARRY V. CAIIAC.

This case came on for further directions and coats. The
bill was filed originally by Mr. and Mrs. Marry against Col.
Cantu and Mrs. emu, to ob:ain a specific performance of
an agreement. Mrs. Marry and Mr. Canute were sis-
ters of a gentleman named Winnif, who left them by hi
will joint devisees to his estate, the value of which was
estimated at 67,0001. Mrs. Marry and Mrs. Carew were
not children of the same mother. They disagrted as to
the arrangement of their claims under their brother's
will, which led, after much difference, to a specific
agreement, by which the encumbrances on the estates should
be paid off, and a division be then made. For the cnnve.
nience of all parties, a recovery had been suffered, and the
fee-simple on the estates was vested in Mrs. Camae. Sub-
sequently, however, disagreements were revived between the
parties, and Mrs. Camae refused to perform the agreement,
which led to the filing of this biil. On this a decree had
been made for the plaintiff by Lord Gifford, and.; the cue
had been since then in the Master's office, from whence it
now came for further directions, &c. The decree of course
ditected the payment of the plaintiff's demand against the
estates in question. His Honour made directions for the
payment of the costs of the suit.