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BLOCKADE.
CA,' Or TOS PATRIO I CI.
(Cunz'll4od lAbitS vomet..rday'• Payer )
Yesterday morning, t:ie Court met agitn, to pro-
ceed further in this important cause. 'There were
present—the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Mont-
rose, Earls Camden, Bathurst, and Clancarty,
Lords Hawkeibury ani .Hulgrave, anl Cie Master
of the Rolls.

Sir Joists Nicnotts, the King's Advocate, was
heard at considerable kneel for the spun lents, in
reply to Dr. LAWISMCI, fer 'the' appellents.
The Learned Gentleman eanteneed, that every
thing that had been done by the Respondents was
agreeable to the law of natinne. He agreed with
Ids Learned Fliend in some points, viz. that it was
n y •to ascertain that there was a blockade ;
and also to ascertain whet constituted a blockade
but he denied that it was necessary to have such
a number of ships to blockade a port. as in the
ease of a besieged town. He obserree, that it
had been decided in that Court, in the case of
the Cohonolia, that a ship quitting let port, and
bound for a blockaded p6rt, made her liable
to confiscation. He contended, that it was not
necessary that any number of ships should be fixed
upon to constitute a blockade, but that the nurniser
must in all cases depend upon the times and cir•
cu instances. In the blockade, in this case, there was
a large fleet, but it was not necessary that they
should all be together ; they were dtstributed in
raritme parts Li the case of Admiral Jervis and
1 General Grey's Proclamation for blockading the
West India Islands, that wee not held good, be-
c tbe it was not accompanied by any Aft. The
Government did not allow of such a blockade, with-
Met using proper means to enforce*. The Judge
of the Admiralty had very lenieratly settled it, that
a cargo was not liable to confiscetinn ; when the
master of the vessel was a UNTO earner. But that
was not the present case i the cargo was consigned
to the master, and he contended that the notification
had been issued time enough for him to have known
it before he had sailed from his own post. He there-
fore prayed their Lordships' affirmation.
Foe Court was then cleared, sold their Leniehips
dAliherated for upwards of an hour. On the rioted-
mission rat strangers, the loan CIiANCELLOR took a
general view of all the circumstances of the case,
and laid great stress upon the master having unli-
mited power to sell the cargo. His Lordship read a
translation from the French of the copy of the
.noßice of the blockade, sent by Lord Grenville,
then Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
to the Danish and all the Foreign Ministers.
---He then took melee of the vessel beirg
boarded off the Fly Island bytbe Presetpiee, and of
the notice of the blockade being indorsed on her
papers. &c. This his Lordship considered the best
possesie evidence. His Lordship said, the Blard
bad taken into consideration the qnestions and
points stated by the Counsel on both sides, and
were of opinion, that a blockade did exist at the time
in question ; that the notification was duly given
and properly acted upon ; that the notification
was properly given to the vessel in quenidn,
and that she was properly warned of i:; that
the detention of 1.:.c al►ip was eddy jestifi .d a and
that the cars, not being entrusted to the tn aster,
merely as a carrier, was properly coral:ere !.
The Register of the Admiralty then generally
pronounced their Lordships' &Semotion. This
cause tacked so much interest in Doctors' Com-
mons. that the Court was crowded with junior
Pro fors, most of whom took notes. A great
number of causes of a similar nature, which have
been increasing for several years past, are us some
degree settled by this decision.

LAW INT LLIOANCE.

COURT OF KING'S SL CHI Wastamistaa, Jens S.

Do[ V. MANNINO.

This cause came on a seems dtime before the
Court, upon special argument. The question seas,
whether a voluntary conveyance was avoidable
under the btattite of Elizabeth

'I he cue was argued at great length, and with
much ability and learoir,g, by Mr. Mae TTTTT on
the part of the Mimi& for setting aside he deed;
sad by Mr. Serjeant Surtuaass, in support of it.
The latter Gentleman contending that voluntary
conveyances were not consequently fraudulent, but
might be taken as evidence of fraud. Tbe former
advancing a contrary do&rine.
The Court considering it a case of very co eider.
able importance, as it involved mans authorities
hitherto seed upon, deferred their fusel judgment
fot a future day.

?MON O. FRANCIS.

The ATteawst.Gcrsttat. applied for a role to
set aside the nonsuit in this cue. The enit-n WAS
brought upon a promissory note, and the words
upon which the question arose were, 66 promi,e to
pay, /lc. on account of subscription received for
my Principles of Gtography." At the trial these
words were held not good, the declaration stating
that he made this promise to pay '• tot value re-
ceived." The allegation was, that he plomised to
pay so much money for value received. It was not
necessary, the Learned Counsel osserved, to set out
this particularly, only generally. the promise leis so
pay for a thing of value, and the question was,
whether that was sufficient to satisfy the allegation
in the :teclar.ition •

Lord Ecassnolocom said. he recolle.led a case
at Guildhall, where an affion was brought for the
copy-right of a book, and it turned out. upon the
evidence, that in fak't the book was worth nothing ;
the calculations it coot lined were found so erro-
neous, it could not he made use of. " This case,"
said his Lordship, " may be like many (new sub-
scription cuts, where names are frequently put
down, but very little value received; however, fake
a Rule to spew cause."

CITY OF NORWICH.
Mr. lVitsow moved for a (tale to show cause,
why an Information, in the nature of a ea*
should not be granted, requ'ring Mr. Samuel
Mitchell to sew by what au:Luray he claimed tr.
nerds. the office of one of the Common Council
of the City of Norwich. The Corporatinn of this
City is c.mposeti of a Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs,
Common Council, and several freemen. The Com.
IN • '

and by the 9th George I. the freemen who vitte for
therm takes certain oath. By a subs's-rent A.?.) of
the Sd Geo. 11. the freemen were to swear, that
they had been freemen twelve calendar months pre.
sinus to such elreion, and for the last moot! s
had been inhabitants. I' further provi.ied, t..at
three persons were to be elreed by toe majority of
the votes of the freeman, as Common Council for
e.ich Ward. and these three were to tin up the re.
rrra;ning ♦acan.cies -On the Leith March bic, the
eleeion came o-, for three Common Councilmen,
for the Great Ward of Winar..i.i the conrse of
which, four persons offered t:: tote. sad were ob-
jeeed to, but afterwards adositnul bro. Meyer.
The question, thetefore, :../11, whether these persons f
were legal voters, according to the Sta(ute ? Ther
were all Substisntes serving in the N.•rt'nik Mil- s
and had boon at Hesd-quarters with the Bestirs) is_
upwards of six months. It appeared. that alitionis
they themselves were abcent. yet their wive;
mil es tesided there all the time. The point the-
was, whether the words "resident" and " inhabhat
bore the saute or different meanine ?
Lord EsLetteoeoeow.....4 Is residence required
by the Charter ?"

Mr. Ws csom--ii. I believe. my Lord. the word is
inhabitants.' I don't recoil:a that the word
resident' occurs throughout the Clatter. But
there never was k,own an instance of a Milura.esan,
under such circumrances, attowed to vote."
C0C111T..." Take your Role to .hew cause."
ROROVC't OF SALTASH.
Mr. Pets. moved for a similar Ru!e against Mr.
John Parlby. to thew by what wuthlrity lit claimed
to be a free Burgess of the borough of Utast-. ; I.e
having been elected. and there being but viz Elec •
nits present, including Cle Mayor, Oree whom
obj.tded to swearing him in, while the other three
agreed to it. This was contrary to the Cha- ter, as
it was not only necessary to have the majority oa
the Elediou, bet also up m the ceremony of swear-
iag in. Upon the same ground.. several similar rules
were granted last term.
Rule granted.
LINTUN, O. I.I4IPPS.
This was the ca.., ~)1. the Qat nue aaions brought
upon the C;ani • Laws, wherein Mr. Ku,hworth, an
Attorney, was charged with being the real Plaintiff
in ti.ese actions, as slated in our Paper of yriterday,
and some former Papers.
Mr. Gaiteceer was beard a::-real length in sup•
port of the original Rule, ca...ng bn Mr. Rash-
worth to answer the matters of ass affidavit, and pay
the Defendant's costs in these aaions
The Covey directed that Mr. Roshworth should
have an opportunity of answering the affidavits, and
the Rule for payment of costs was also enlarged tura
til the last day of the present Term.

!AD!/.

INDIA GAZETTE, Ntun•,r, Nov. 27, 1!O6

Yesterday. accounts were received of the arrival
in the Rivet, of the kupbrares, Capt. Blake, from
Colombo, the 22d ult. ; and the Farquhar. from
Madras, the 17th the latter ship was boarded a: .d
plundered by a Prete.. frigate, *f 44 guns, on the
sth instant; long. and la: not uset.tioned ; sup-
pOsearto be the iirthigoatete, s.. Eli. after committing
her depredations on the Malabar Coast with im-
punity, it is supposed has now come into ewe Bay
.^:th hopes of being equally sucee,sful.
On Wednesday, the Lord Milos. Capt. Young.
arra:eti in the River (Ganges) ss:th the Harms:,
Lynch.

Yettrrclay the LORD tvlA vox ordered the price
of bread to be contoured at 111 d. the quArtern
loaf.

On Monday, FRANCIS Nsweetey, Esq. citizen
and goldsmith, paid a tine of four hundred pounds,
ani twenty marks, with the usual fees, to be dis-
charged frnm his nominal= of Sheriff, for Lora-
don and Middlesex.

Yesterday, the seratiny for = Alderman of the
Ward of Candlewick was closed, in consequence of
Mr. Atkins decFning the contest ; the rinnbers
for Mr. Birch, 6t—Mr. 51-M4jwity,
in favlur of Mr. Ritch,ll.
Considerable repairs and improvements are going
rns at Vauxhall Gardens ; the opening of the Gar-
dens is delayed. owing to their not being com-
plete. Mr. Partin. under 'abase man: T.. lent
the concern had such unparalleled succes,
year, will be the Manager again, the ensuing
deason.

The cha'Ang of Mr. TALIOT and Mr. H4VIL.
vox, the successful Candi lates for the county Dui).
lin, was attended by at least twenty thoucand per-
sons, who eondufted themselves with the greatest
propriety.
The Fled Howeasts, from New-York, t r
London, is put into Virginia in distress.
The Fareserar, —, from Guernsey, for Got-
tenhurg, is captured and carried inat. Vallery.
The Licisane, Pores-await., Memel, for
London, is oa shore on Bornholm.

The Mermoeu, --, from Copenhagen, for Lon-
don. is on shore near Yarmouth.

In consequence of the notoriety of three of the
Capitals in the late Lottery being attained by
spoke Numbers, it is inconceivable how many or-
ders are daily fhwing in to the respeetive offices toe
fele& Numbers. The Tickets, we understand, sr,
now issuable at the Bank for supplying the varinik:
01fices.—N. B. As the Scheme consists only of
20,0110 Tickets, dreamers shouid regard no hint
from a nightly vhion,_cd any numbet exceeding that
amourt.

On 3aturday sennight. an inquisition was taken
at Bicesfer, before Mr. Govern, one of the/Coroners
of Olfo:dshire, on view of the body of 'WILL:au
Waire. who. in driving a young woman in a gig
trills below Banbury, to see her friends at Brit...Ai
stopped on the turnpike rani to give the horse sofflW
corn they had purposely brought with them, he de-
sired his fellow-trays:l:r to alight. as he must Zee
off the beadle; and, while the horse wily eating
corn. he retained to the foot
to take acltlOLtiti out
of it; but, In setting his foot on the step, the Lars,
took fright, and set off full speed, and the inaa's foot
slipped throogh the iron of the step, which it vuts
utterly impossible he amid ever di,entangle himself
from, by which means he was dragged upwards rf
two miles, till the turnpike-gate as Bleintwetopped
the horse. rho man showed soma fig= firm. of