Star.
London, England, 1804-11-15 00:00:00

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WAKEFIELD.

Mr. Paces (hewed caufe againll a Rule of Man-
damus, obtained left term by Mr. Atasrts, to be di-
rated to the Commiffionerx, requiring them to make
and fign an award, in order to enable the vicar to
execute leaks of his portion of the allotments of the
lands of the manor. The grounds on which the for-
mer motion was made, were upon the affidavit of
one Fenton (one of the perfons to whom leaks were
to be made), who Rated, that an Aft of Parliament
had paired in the year 1791, direeing four perfons to'
be appointed Commiffioners to make allotments of
the lands of the manor of Wakefield, in lieu of tythes.
The &ft of thofe Commiffioners wis to be nominated
by his Grace the Duke of Leeds and his heirs, the
fecond by the late Earl of Stafford and his heirs, the
third by certain perfons therein named, and the fourth
by a majority of the whole. A certain pentirm of
thole allotments was made to Doetnr Bacon, Vicar
of Wakefield. who had the power of lealing them
given to him by his Grace the Archbifbop of York,
which leafes fhittld be figned and enrolled in fix
months. Dottnr Bacon was a very infirm old man,
and in a bad Rate of health, fo that the perfons wInS
were about to take thole leafes, were in great danger
of lofing their intevefts. 'foe affidavit fin titer Hated,
that feveral applica.inns had been made to the Com-
miaioners to make the sward ; but they nefuf:d, with-
out giving any reafon whatever for fo doing.
Mr. Passe then Oared, that the matters of this
affidavit were very fofficictitly anfwered by that fworn
by the four Commiffioners now ailing. • It hated,
that the Aft of l'adiament was palled m 1793, and
not in 3791. That from the year Ins to the year
,so 3, they were unable to proceed. in confequence
of the death of one Commiffioner, the inability and
infirmity of another. and the removal of a third to a
dilant part of the country, fo that the only &roiling
Commitlioner was Mr. William Whitlock. The Earl
of Stafford having died, and his will being difputed
in a fuit in Chancery, pending for many years. a cir-
cutnfiance well known. eaufed a great delay in the
appointment of one Comeniffinnee. nor were all
the Commiffioners appointed until the month of Ja-
nuary, 1803. Since this new appointment. the mul-
tiplicity of Winch before them was fcatcely credi-
ble ; they had to value all the old lands; the variety
of their meetings, and the number of claims were
insinenfe ; the latter amounted to no lets than 3034.
of which 738 were already difallowed. The draft of
their award was before a very eminent lawyer of that
couaty (Mr. Haywood), who had delayed it a long
time in confegnence oh its great length, containing
493 them of brief. They tutther Hated. they had
made every exertion to get shrnngh the bufineti, and
wete now willing to tuake a feparate award for chore
Gentlemen applying againft them, as it was utterly
impoffible they could 1 are made the whole of their
award by this time. I.Tp^n theft grounds, the Cent-
miffioners prayed the ind,lgence of the Court, in
granting them further time.
Mr. Wo, o, on the fame fide, nhfcrved, they hid
a great difficulty to mkt itain and dieting olit the
which were freehold (rim thole which w. rc c p: fold
tenures, and In completely had they been noi,:led
together, that it was n w cullomrry to tale copy-
bold and freehold le.sE-s Together.
i Mr. AIIIISTIN, iu lulaptat of the rule, was priceed

Us to ilteir tl at .tte Git &ism htibein
of fleece t Wltcliho w#!"utterrttpted by
MerdAis.taeointrint—, Let the prefent rule be.
en weged,till neat Two, 80 let the Comm;ilionera
idles thew to the Court. id what manner they hive
betit employed, and what they have done in the meal
:time.' .This is t deity not to be trilled with, and let
tl4,Conussittonits.kpow. that if by their neitica any
intWr actions hetger„aut irrepuable injury, they net
treralile fiVit."

TIM 1110 O. )1111111 sprat,
TIN Defendant was found'guilty of an afault upoa
Mr. tierbert,Llnyd, after a trial at Hereford. The
Priaireator was (crying tome notice at a public 'mufti,
wfais the Defendant difpenfing with all ceremony,
.ap ed a flict aerofs his (boulders.
r. Aseoy implored that the Court fhotild not rt.:-
.quire the perfonal attendant of the Defendant to rg-
ceive judgment. It was 8 very frivulous affair, and
no injury was fatted- by the Profecutiit. When the
trial came on, to Cave expence. the Defendant gatif
no lice to Mr. Lloyd, that he would (lifer judgment
,to go by default. The profetutor notwitoftanding
this modelproppfal, thought fit Vo remove the in:
clitiment into a fupreane Court of Jadicatute. Acta.
:thii, the nephew of Mr. Ilerbera Lloyd becanfk can-
didate for the Mayoralty of CIIIITLII then, in 040411
lion to ',Mr. Morgan. The Profecotor on this oc-
cation wrote to the Defendant, that if he-ivnttld iota
for his (tbe Prafecgtor's) netheiv. Mr. Lltyd's CQUID'•
fel Mould be in Itruaed not to pray the judgment of
'the Court. Mr. Thomas. confider mg it his duty, in
an affair of this public nature, not to faerifi ice the n-
verea of the town to his own private advantage; gave
Ms vote fOr the dell candidate; and fir thus loaow-
ing the dilates of bis confcieoce, he via, to be calla
before the Court to receive judgment:—Rule granted
to thew caufe.
ECCLESIASIICAL AND ACADEMICAL PROMOTIONS.

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Oahe., la collated to the firing tt Mroa, Yorkhare„ by big
Grain the Arelibllhop of York-
The UniverGty of Edinburgh, OP the 30th ult. conferred tha
degree of Dear of Lints on Juba Rh late Prefelrar
the Hiedoltanee Laurier in the, keadeftstspe Lawny at the
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