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LORD I'll IxertlilliMaituirsi his Sittings this day
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This case moue on hetartrilia lordship on an informs-
!..on be the Attorney-I:corral, islet relation of rertain
~:* the inhabitants of Bingley spinet the defendant, for
1',,• alleged misulanageassot of certain charity estates,
:.sr•icalarly with respect to the Free Gratuntat School
Bingley; of which the llefttidalit hid beet' appointed
.g.t,ter. :Wet reciting the various Witt (If the do-
from Le23,to 1670, inaloAiaig that to the school
a t question, it cbutplainca Mit. the children of the
inhabitants of IlingTey did:net, derive the hole& in-
tended by the testator, as the school one made the sub-
;• ct of emolument to the defendant, who, instead of da.
• sting his time and attentisto to the poor, had 'taken a
imber of boarders, to whom he devotes' his whole
-rteolioo, and left the children in tptestion to the care.
of au usher, It mu also alleged that the defendant
seldom wets: into the Free Si 'soot and dud he never
heard the cliihireo road, or gore them any initrection;
and that seerra: .;.e children had been dismissed the
c-lioo) in consequence of wearing wooden clogs, after
they had ten directed tb rube to sehool Itt sheet. An-
o:her subject of campkint wait, 'that the defendant was
a!so the Rector of the parish of Binglev, as well as
••• Slioolmaster, and that if he had given. his atteatiou to
the tchool, he could not have aoi!c his duty- in his cispa-
-o,ty of ltectOr, asthe parish is eight inilesiong and font
wide, amt there being no other _place of. worship than
?Le Parish Church. The attention of his Lordship was
also rolled to the circumstance of Mr.-Ilardny being a
'..ssee of part of the charity estate, to the amount of 30/.
for twenty-one years, ou account of his having expended
L'l4. for the benefit, as it was said, of Ilse charity. In
.• 101'0o/inn, a reference was urayed to the Master to,in-1
~sire into the fart, whether the school was properly eon-
Oucterl, and the charity estate properly let. -
Mr. HART baring argued at great length. in the course
• of which he strongly dwelt on the above points, a great
' r anther of affidavits were read in support of the aplica-
tion, which occupied his Lordship until tour o'
clock; at
which time the Lon, Chancellor rose.

. t OURT OF KING'S BENCH, OVILPHALL, JAN. 13.
(*fare tire Chief Jai:ace, and Special Jariee.)
IITI:CIIICT V. THEOBALD.
• This was an action for work and labour done by the'
d.•teadant's order, on some premises in Essex.
• Mr. Robert Sturkev, the plaintiff's son, being exa- 1
• ,lined, said, that his lather was a builder, and that he I
worked for some time on the defendant's estate in
• fissex. The work consisted in some repairs done in a
pnhlic-house which he had purchased. Witness airs-
• 'slued the work. and it amounted altogether to the aunt
of 3291. 11s. td. lie afterwards said, that the greater
part of the work was 41011 e at the public-house which
Wyegate, t_ plaintiff's son-in-law, rented. lie never
heard f father that the work was done on the ac-
count of t 0 person. The defendant had frequently
promillo pay.
Mr. NET, for the defendant, said, he was quite
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ettprepared with an answer to this ease. Mr. Ityegate,
the plaintiff's souin-law, became his tenant, upon an
• agreed lease for fourteen years, and had since left the
honer, and put his client in for GO expenses. Indeed,
he never would bare set up a definer, if be thought a'
•'wttiess &mid he put into the box to prove as the nit-
Less had done.
The Jury found fo'r the plaintiff, with caste.
lIIOMPSON V. art WM. GORPON AND en.
I This was an action thy the plaintiff, a broker, spinet
the defendants, for the sum of 1,0001. being a Rom pro-
mised him for effecting the vale of a Spanish license.
. Ho:alleged , that the same sum had been promised htm
as was given a broker of the Dame of Grant, for the same
• port of service.
Mr. Maaavarr stated the ease. The defendant
listing some claim upon the Spanish Government,
.ialtech they. were unable to discharge. accepted as a als-
lon foe them a licence to trade at Vera Cruz with-
=yin& duty, or being obliged to touch at Spain,
retarn of the ship. to Europe.- This was eon-
..eidered a valuable privilege, and the defendants not
:loin in a condition to take advantage •of all the 11-
:ranitees (for there were ten employed persons to ilispate
reisilbeen), for they were made tran4lerable, one was
..:4164 to a port on of the name of Mutphr and a H.
• :Meal .thweene given to the broker. Mr: Grant, ilia
- ,:mew dead, Wes next applied to, and he was promiail
!* -I,OENI. foe procuring another pnrehaser. He did 'pvth.
• • *owe Mame". Mitchel. who, in the end, became put-
It haaers for 1$•,01101. with Rime other reninneration for
•doties, amounting altogether to 24,0001; The plaintiff
them introduciid *nether gentleman, who; after some
negociati 444 , purchased a licence at the same price; but
Ise believed the money had not been yet paid. It was
true, The profits of the speculation had been greatly
'ortrrated by the defendants. who, seine time afteri
'were °Wilma to make allowances to the purchasers cif
This however, nothing to the pia*
tat was required of him, and
the premium promised was leßla
its being liable to pay what
/mild show that the represents=
received thetl.oool. and that 11,110
one of th7:ettendants told him
intiff as muc as Me, Grant had
to Messrs. Mitchel.
ion, he said Mr.. Grant had a
be was obliged to travel into
purchaser.
.ckstesoutended, gist. the plaintiff
a services deserted. They could
competition with Mr.. Grant's,
trouble, waif about it fur near
to Manchester, Liverpool, awl
I, that from the evidence it did
had done any thing more this.
Aser. and that the defenalauts bad
themselves. He was instructed to
I offered 1001., thinking that a
and they were now willing to

trial. in summing up, expressed • his
plaintiff's demand sib larger in fair
Id be.
thought otherseke, end found for
4 •
ROBERTSON V. unlit%/114s. , • , .
this was an action spies; 41 es en4er-
Eittir to a policy of luaus • mpg* the ship
• Castlereagh, from UMW.
e ship was insured f letetthridedesdert's
t'boif was only 20111.. 'nod.• the—liadros
lieeeis, was assailed iu pile..eldisiiesemeoetsi sod brine=
°MO to go to Sltd,nieg ewe evisthestip she was w►
•s
tared that the Caput'. deemed it prudent to alms,
deo her. is • ~
Ilwas proved that tie •relitting her is leans would
base incurred a prate exprerie thee she. vessel itself
ins worth. It also spikere& Nal there oret• sol seater
port Aso Calcutta, sod-4g" 1."41 ill." 8641.141.

the licences.. This was, is
_ Jeff he had done all that
WTI not matter whether thi
'eff small, the defendants 6
Isstipromised. lie would
ilf lir. Hrabt hod receive
'taut for his case.
14. . witness proved that I
if 0 ad promised the plain
liq for selling the licence
• .I)st his cross-exAmisiatir
ktkat deal of trouble, and
Se third to snake out a pu
he soLimoi.u.s.Ro
tila'sought more than his
.14 no means be put in c
WV° had a great deal of
kii‘,monthe, and travelled
&Oland. He contended,
4' fu
—Ka pear the plaintiff IJ
into cing the purchasei
Ogg he greater part then
sa that his clients had 4
it. OM remuneration, a
gi the same sum.
Tote Cum JUSTICE, it
oil ob that the plaintiff
;Avarice than it should be.
. The Jury, however, tho
tisCifilsole sum.
annraVSAM