Compensation to Occupiers.—None.
Power of Appeal.—To Quarter Sessions only, and not in cases where decisions are said to be final and conclusive.
Award.—June 25, 1775. Duchy of Lancaster.
Amending Act, 1774.—(Private, 14 George III. c. 54.)
Parliamentary Proceedings.—February 21, 1774.—Petition from Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart., Walter Masterman, Esq., and others stating that the land to defray expenses is not yet sold, and asking for an amending Act to enable the Petitioners and others to pay their respective shares instead of the land being sold. Leave given and bill brought in. March 23, 1774, Petition from Mary Denison of Leeds, widow, and her heirs, who had ‘neglected to deliver her Claim of Common Right within the Time limited by the said Act, of which Neglect the Petitioners were not acquainted till after the Third Meeting of the Commissioners; soon after which the Petitioners caused a Claim to be made and delivered, but the said Commissioners refused to accept the same,’ asking for relief. Petition referred to the Committee, with instructions that they have power to make provision in the bill.
March 25.—Petition from several persons asking relief on same grounds as Ellen Oxley (see April 15 below).
Petition from various persons asking that their allotments may be near within their townships.
April 14.—Petition from Daniel Lascelles, Esq., Sir Savile Slingsby, Oliver Coghill, Esq., and the Rev. William Roundell stating that they sent in claims as owners of rights of common; that these claims were referred to the Arbitrators; and that ‘it was discovered that Mistakes were made in the Description of such Tenements, or some Parts therof; and that, notwithstanding the said Errors arose merely from Inadvertency, and in no respect altered the Merits of the Petitioners’ Claims, the Arbitrators did not think fit to permit the Petitioners to rectify the same,’ but disallowed the claims. The Petitioners ask for reconsideration.
April 15.—Petitions from Rev. Thomas Collins who through ‘Inadvertency’ had neglected to deliver in his claim of common right in respect of two Copyhold Messuages within the specified time, and from Francis Bedford, ditto, re copyhold close.
April 15.—Petition from Ellen Oxley and John Clarke, stating that they preferred claims of common rights to the Commissioners; that these claims were objected to and referred to the Arbitrators, who heard divers claims, several of which they disallowed; that as Ellen Oxley and John Clarke could not produce such evidence as was required by the Arbitrators in support of their claims, they withdrew them; that subsequently a Verdict was produced and read in evidence to the Arbitrators, by means of which similar claims were allowed.