The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-14 00:00:00

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In% MAID AND ATYalas lIION COXFAIIIIS .APPII.-
haters e. ALPIANDSII, ALISON SZSPOSIANT.--JtMONIINT.
The coos an appeal from the Cart of Iltaked in Sant-
land.
It appeared that the Glesparseek Iron Croepasy had
purchase?, frees a Mr. Smith, the leads of Pitfall, which in
1848 they wild to the respoodest tee a min of 36,0001, the
moon(' ent's title being esteequeistly completed by a dispe
titian Mont Smith. The imprudent panted a lease of the
mime rale to et • Stair Iron Cmipany for • amain rent. and
sold tee Mum for working the minerals to them for 3,0001
In paymems of this sum the eorpasy gave three proclaim,
so ten, dated March 28, 1816, payable in January 18,1846,
J unary 18, 1847, and January 18, 1848, respectively; each
'cote betas for I,UOOI with 4 per seat. interest up tr the
date when each became payable, making sums
of '5,0401.. 1,0801., 1,1201.. dm on them name
tiv sty. The notes for 1,0404. sad 1,0801. were paid
wean bey fell due, by elm Blair Iron Compeay,
iri Jemmy, 1846 and 1847 ; but they foikd to
• pay the note for 1,120/. when it became due is January,
OM. This was one of the ceases of steins is the court below,
mad there was a decisi.n at ono, is favour of the reopen-
elan:. Amami Calalie of sedan mom from as agreement
waters.' into bosoms the Blair Ira Compaay to great to
the respondent promissory 1/9fill of the company for 6,0001.
est two months, 6.0001. at four monthe, 3.0001. at sine
immeths, and 10.0001. at twelve months, in consideration of
.his discharging • sum of 23,0001, which was • burden on
'the smote, and which they thus usdertook on its being con-
-.eyed to them. The too first notes for 6,0001. and 6,0001.
were duty hosoured. Before the third sots for 3,0001 be-
came duo, the Blair Iron Company amalgamated with the
Ayrshire Malleable Iron Comjany, and when it fell
doe it wee paid by the united company. The
other sets for 10,0001. beieg still to he previded
He, two promissory notes for 6,0001. each wore given by
Amender Alison, Jae., ode of the directors of the
company in substitution of the said sate for 10,0001. One of
these was paid when it became due, sod the other wee
mowed, by a bill drown by the respondent, and seesped
by James Hamilton, chairman of the company, and Alex-
ander Alison, ins., one of the directon. This bill was not
paid, and on an acti-n being brought payment was resisted,
on the pound of want of authority oaths part of the actual
grenton of the hills in question to bind the antipastos,
whom they profeesed to represent, want of value or einisi-
&teatime, an alleged fraud on the part of the nespoadent,
Alexander jun., and James Alison, another of the
directors, through which the appellants were deprived of
the benefit of the treneaction which led to the granting of
the said hills for 23,0001, and a seboff upon claims, at the
instacce of the appellants against the respondent arising out
of other minim:atom.
The court below decided against the appellants, disc the
defenders, and the present appeal was then brat*. The
ease was argued last session and judgment doh
The Lord Chancellor now delivered lie *Wee, aid said
that the questioe was whether this gm lialleviadur
the sigaatars of the directors. The Oeart of Illerlea bed
held that they were so bound, sad Wang Li all the deem.
stances of the cam, be was of opinion that they had EMMA
correctly, that Hamilton and Alm were eimpeelmt fs
accept the hills in question, sad dearefore *dim
the court below mast be &flamed.
Appeal &mimed with meth
COURT OF ADMIRALTY.—Ana. 13.

TIN NALANCI AND TIII 11111.1Z.-00ITS AND DAILAGIS.
In these pees the vessels bad been restored by sonsent,
and tits owners bad thusly, shined sows and damages.
Dr. Lashington now gevejedument, and refused to admit
the slain.

In the use of the Emilie the cargo had been restored, the
question of costs and damages being reserved to follow the
tate of the vivid. The ship having been condemned on the
oth instant, Dr. Lashington now /dotted the claim.

This vessel had boos captured ender the Danish lag, as
she was nibsg out of Riga, 02 the 8M of May last, and
her itovdemaatioa was demaaded on the ground that, sot-.
withstandiag her colours, she sae is reality Russia. pro-
perty. On behalf of the asserted owner, a Mr. Phllipeen,
it was aciatectled that although his father. from whom he
had purchased the vessel, bad acquired a Russian
be was by birth a Meiskliaburger ; sad that although he
(Mr. Philipten, jan.) was beta at Libau, of • Russian
another, he bad acquired a Danish avtionality, having been
admitted a 'Mien of Altana. To this it was replied, on
behalf of the captors (her Majesty's ship Archer), that Mr.
Philijsen bad not taken up his freedom at Altona until
alter the allegid transfer.
The Qtieen's Advosate sad the Admiralty Advocate ap-
peared for the captors, and Drs. Adams and Tulsa fer the
owner.