Children of Jonas and Abigail Binns

. . . had held an important position in the School for half-a-dozen years, had fallen into disfavour, as we find from the following minute:— "This Committee, being dissatisfied with Thomas Binns, is fully of opinion that his services had better be dispensed with;" but, as if anxious not to treat that Friend cavalierly, they " desired to have the concurrence of the London Committee to dismiss him after giving proper notice." But Thomas Binns was not to be ejected without remonstrance. He appealed to be heard, in person, at the next assembly of the Committee, which body," having heard his defence, against divers complaints made against him," minutes its will that his case should be continued. Thomas Binns must have felt that his suit was half won, and two months afterwards a compromise was effected, by which the Committee and he were reconciled. He had evidently established an imperium in imperio, as strong men are wont to do under a weak rule, and it is no reflection on the Superintendent, John Hill, to say that he had now reached a venerable age, which carried with it its natural infirmities. He had often requested to be released, but the Committee, who greatly honoured him, as often urged his stay; but there can be no question that, latterly, he had been unequal to the guidance of affairs, and it is easy to understand how Thomas Binns should have assumed a course too independent for the Committee's ideas of a true balance of authority. The fact was, that that true and desirable balance had become impossible. Thomas Binns, however, abandoned the position he had taken up, and the Committee agreed "to continue him on trial in his present employ.

ALL Persons who are indebted to the Estate of the late JOSEPH LANGMAN, late of Calstock, in the county of Cornwall, victualler, deceased, are desired to make immediate payment of the monies due from them respectively to Jonathan Binns, of East Looe, in the said county, his administrator, or to Joseph Treffry, agent for the said Jonathan Binns, at Calstock.

Dated East Looe, 15th 5th month, May, 1792.

To be Sold by Auction

AT the SHIP INN, in East Looe, in the County of  Cornwall, on Wednesday the 25th day of October, 1820, at Three o'clock in the Afternoon, in Four several Lots, the FEE-SIMPLE and INHERITANCE of and in

THE FOLLOWING

PROPERTY.

LOT 1.—All that large, well fitted up, and complete GRANARY, containing Three Floors eligibly situated on the Quay, at East Looe aforesaid; lately occupied by Jonathan Binns and Son, Corn Merchants.

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