The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-08-15 00:00:00

BEDFORD ASSIZES.

COOPER .0. It ITT, KNIGHT.
On Saturday, the 11th of August, was tried be.
fore Sir JAMES MANsfIRLD, Chief Justice of the
Court of Common Pleat, and a Special Jury,'
cause of importance, inasmuch as it should seem
that most land, from whence it cannot be proved
tythes have ever been, taken, has been legally cu.
emitted and freed from the payment, and.could in
all cases probably beaatisfactorily proved, as was'
done in this cause, were proper research made. The
vestion arose from an Act for inclosing lands in
the parish of Herlington, in the county of Bed.
ford. John Cooper, Esq. as owner of the Rectory
of Herlington, claimed an allotment in lieu of the
tythes of a farm called Herlington Grange, the pro.
;telly of Sir John Everitt. For the Plaintiff it wail
prtired, that the Rectory, formerly belonging to the
priory of Dunstable, was granted to the Earl of Lin.
colti, by Queen Elizabeth, in the :),Uth year of her'
ceigit; and was conveyed to the Plaintiff in 18478.
For the defendant it was proved, that Ralph Py.
rot, formerly Lord of Herlington, gave to the Ab.
hey and Monks of Woburn, of the Cistercian Or-
der, in the reign of King Henry the Second, land,
part of his fee ; and that ie. the 31st year of the reign
of King Edward the First, it woe found by inquisi.
tion, •on oath, that Ralph Pyrot and his tenants
held the parish of Herlington for one Knight's fee,
whereof the Abbot of Woburn held part in pure
alms. That in the 6th year of the reign of
Queen Elizabeth, the land in Herlington, which
had belonged to the Abbey of Woburn, was
granted by flue Queen to John Lee, by the
description, all that our Grange, called Put.
loshill, otherwise Herlington Grange, and the
lamb and vales thereunto belonging, in
ton; and thatin an indenture issued in the Chancery
in the reign of King James the First, the several
closes belonging to the Grange were particularized
and named, and therein stated, and the owner of
the Rectory a party to the indenture, that the lands
ler the Harlington parcel et the Grange, .had been,
time out of mind of man, holden, used, end en.
lord, discharged, and free of, and from all man.
air of t) thes which should belong tart4Ractory of
Herlington.
The case was proved for the Defendant by anntatda
produced upon the trial by Mr. George Vendome*:
Verdict fur the Defendant.
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GLOUCESTER, 401.13.

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On Wednesday evening the Commission of Anise
was opened here by Sir S. LAWARMGic and Sir S. L
RIAU; the former presided at Nisi Prius, and the
latter at the Crown Bar. The calendar contained the
names of %t:l prisoners—of whom four were capitally
convicted, and received sentence of Death, riz. Betty
Amplett, aged 21, for the wilful murder of• her fe.
node bastard child, near Comb 11111 ; Sarah Coates,
for stealing wearing apparel to the value of 40s. in
a dwelling.houso at Ountisbourne Rouse; Martha
Jackroay, for breaking into the dwelling.house of
Mary Harrison, of Leonard Stanley, in the day.
time; and John Taylor, for stealing a silver watch,
in the shop of Mr, W. Mayers, of Cheltenham.—
They were all, however, reprieved, except Betty
Amplett, who, after having sentence passed uppn
her in a very impressive manner, was ordered for
execution this tidy, and her body to be dissected and
SintomiZed.

In the City Calendar there was only three Pri.
soncrs ; two of whom, Was. Hill sad Was. Pins-
he!, indicted for housebreaking, were acquitted;
and the trial of Robert Brooks, charged with em.
henling banknotes to the amount of 501. entrusted
to his care, was put off, on would of the absence
of a material witness.

Oa Saturday morning, utter the criminal business
was finished, Mr. Justice Lst BLANC assisted in try-
ing civil causes; and about six o'clock the It.ante
areniog both Courts broke up.
aussnamsamuswesessi

The following are said to be the respective posi,
lions of the British army, and that under the corn.
mend of MASSENA t—.lllo British army consists of
fire divisions. The first is Commanded by G:OCril
SPENCER. It consists of about 4000 men, posted
at Celerieo, about W stiles from the grand corps
of the French army. The second 4ivisinu is at
Guards, and is shout 10,000 strong, under Gen.
COLE. Guards is 30 miles distent from the French
liner. The third dirison is ct pinhel, and is nom.
mantled by Gen. PICTON j its force it 4000 melt, and
it is upon a line with Gen Sesser', at Celerico.
The fourth division is under Gen. Hata., who was
marching from Castel Branco to join the second dl.
vision at Guards'. The fifth dkision, or the advanced
guard, is ander General Casurttan, and is between
two of the branches of the Com, All these diri.
sions are posted upon monuteins, or at the feet,
which descend gradually into the plain, at this es:
tromity of which Ciudad It °drip is litigated,. 'here
is therefore between miles this plain, which
iv ten miles broa4.—The general position of the
French army is in the plain which extends et the
feet of the monntsins on which the English are en-
camped. It is in eight divisions, Gre of which are
immeifiately with blassetts, .sod the rest could
wily be concentrated Ware a general engagement,

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