Star.
London, England, 1829-09-14 00:00:00

fIuDSOX V. URGE.

This was an action upon a banker'itheque for 20/. drawn by the
defendant in favour of the plaintiff.
The cheque in question, it appeared, arose out of a sporting
transaction between the plaintiff and Mr. Barge, who is well known
as a betting man. Some short time before the Liverpool Races
last year, the parties met at the Bush inn, in Lancaster, ,and the
conversation turned upon the relative merits of the different horses
that were to start for the Tradesmen's Cup at the races. The de-
fendant bet the odd' against the horse Velocipede. The plaintiff
signified his willingness to bet, and, in the result, agreed to take
20 to 2 against the horse. The horse won, and the defendant
lodged the cheque in the hands of a stake-holder to abide the issue
of the race. He afterwards gave notice to his banker not to pay
tde cheque ; and hence the present action was brought.
Mr. Parraitson, for the defendant, objected, that this cheque
was given for a gambliil debt, and was, therefore, voided by the
Statute of Anne. That it was a gambling transaction was proved
by the bet being larger than 101. for a horse race.
The Learned Jenne held the objection to be fatal to the action,
and accordingly directed the plaintiff to be called.
Mr. ALniason—l think we have got rid of the defendant's
hodour.

Mr. Justice BATLEY—He had better not go upon the Course
agaio.—Nonsuit.

=trump •. 1112 SUDO? OP CHUTES ♦ND °THAIS.

This was an action of Qua►e Inspedit, and it was brought to de-
termine the right of nomination to the curacy of Greyrigg, in the
parish of Kendal, in the county of Westmorland. The plaintiff in
this accion,upon the death of the last incumbent, was nominated
by the landholders of the chapelry to the curacy. and presented to
the Bishop of Chester (in whose diocese the chapelry is situated)
for a license. The Bishop refused the license, on the ground that
the right to nominate was not vested in the landholders of the
chapelry, but in the Vicar of Kendal. The issues raised upon the
pleadings in the cause were various ; but the questions ultimately
left to the Jury were two-Ist, whether the landholders of the
chapelry of Greyrigg had the right of nominating the Curate?
and, 2dly, whether they possessed that right in concurrence with
the Vicar of Kendal?

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The plaintiff's Counsel offered in evidence the two last nomina-
tions that had taken place, in order to show that the right of nomi-
nating was vested in the landholders. The last Curate bad been
nominated in 180.5, and on that occasion the nomination had been
forwarded to the Bishop, and the Bishop had licensed without any
notice or interference on the part of the Vicar. The Curate im-
mediately preceding had held the curacy for 63 years, and had been
nominated in 1742. His nomination bad been preceded by a con-
tested election in the chapelry, which had ended in bis favour. On
that occasion, however, the nomination had been forwarded to the
Vicar, and by him transmitted to the Bishop.
Mr. Justice LITTLIDALZ thought that upon this evidence the
plaintiff must fail, as only two instances of nomination had been
roved, and those two inconsistent with each other.

Mr. BROUGUA3I, for the plaintiff, contended tbat the nomina-
tions were not inconsistent with each other. u both nominations
supposed tbr original right of election to be in the landholders ; and
the concurrence of the Vicar was only a matter of form in making
the election of the landholders known to the Bishop.

After a trial of considerable length the case was left to the Jury,
and they found that the right of nomination was vested in the land-
holders, with the concurrence of the vicar. .

HEBDOMADARY.

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A dreadful acciuott : iztpit ‘vook to Mr..l.
Pa-s-nsoN, merrhstst, in I ;.:lirotr. He was remarkable for, among
(glter singul.r nibits, that of sitting up great part of the night, and
keeping his bed fora considerable time every torenoom.He allowed
nu one to live in the lonise with him, hut performed all the duties
ofa housewife himself. It appears that oat Monday se'nnight his
fire had-gone out, and he had recourse to' gunpowder to re-kindle
it, when some of the scattered grains on the Boer commtanicated
to the canister, which-contained I ilb. and which expluded, throw-
ing the window of the ap4r:ment to the opposite side of the street. -
The fire was soon gOt under,but Mr. P. was to dreadfully scorched,
that he lingered in torment till Saturday, when he breathed his
last.—Greeneck Advertiser.