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London, England, 1826-05-19 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Thula)Ay, MAT 18.

Mauritz V. DENNING, (MAHAN, AND CO.
Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN stated, that this was an action on a bill
of exediangs, of which the defendants were aemytors. Thaw were
engaged in extensive speculations in the New 33 mid. and In rale.
ing money for the South American Government. In 1823 they had
conceived a project of purchasing mines, and for that purpose sent
out, as confidential agents, Afyon, Alouray, and Esther, who drew
the bills on the defendants. True it was the defendants did not
sign their names to them a. acceptors, but an acceptance might be
by parole as well as by writing; a promise to pay amountal,in law,
to an acceptance. As to the fact of the promise, it was for the Jury
to decide from evidence. The facts connected with it were briefly
as follows :--Mr. Esther, the confidential agent of the defendants,
hat°.ng embarked in a mining speculation on their account, bor.
rowed 50,000 dollars, as a security for which he gave Id bills of ex.
change, amounting to 11,4581. 6s. Bd., drawn on the defendants.
Shortly after this they opened a negotiation with the United Alexi.
can Alining Association, and sold to them the mines which Alouray
and Esther had purchased on thpir account, for the 50,000 dollen.
The United Mexican Association, knowing that these bills of ex.
change had been given as security for the purchase-money of the
mines, undertook to pay the amount when due ; but the de-
fendants said, that as the bills had been drawn on themselves,
it would be more besoming that they should take them up.
To this the United Mexican Association acceded, and actually
paid the amount of the purchsae.nioney to the defendants.--
'l'he Learned Sergeant contended that this amounted to an express
undertaking to pay the amount of the bills. He understood that
the detence set up would be, that when the bill had been pre.
sented, in January last, for acceptance, and refused, the plain.
tiff had protested it foe non-acceptance. and therefore In law he was
not entitled to recover from them as acceptors; but he maintained,
that previous to that time the defendants had accepted it by parole,
and this they could not waive by any act which the plaintiff had
done through ignorance ; at all events, if he could not recover on
the bill of exchange, he was entitled to a verdict for money bad and
received by the defendants to their use.
Several witnesses were called to prove the facts as stated In
the case.

111 r. Sergeant WiLnv: addressed the Jury on behalf of the defen-
dants. He stated that the bill having been protested for non-ac-
ceptance, the defendants were not liable as acceptors ; and that
though they were bound by the acts of their agents, they: ought
not to be sued as drawers.
The LORD CIIIEF JUSTICE said, that as there was a large
sum of money at stake, and no question of the fact respecting the
liability of the defendants, a verdict should be taken for the plain-
tiff, subject to the opinion of the Court as to the legality of the
merle of suing for it.
This was accordingly acceded to.

SNIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, WIIPNITDAT, MAT 17.

Arrived the Hibernia, —, from Savannah. On the 9th April, In 1,,
35. 41. long. 64. spoke the ship Olive Drench, from Liverpool for Saran
nu/I.—Hope, Ferguseon, Prom Sierra Leone, sailed 23d March , the
nett, Davies, was to sail on the 24th ; the Fairfield, Hose, Argo,
Cre•ar, were to sail in three or four days.—The Hercules,ell 'frog,
Mumma Ayres, sailed on the 14th February; the Countess of Li.
Mary Ann, and Margaret were to sail on the 17th, for Liverpool. ll,'
John and Doris sailed for lAverponl on the 30th January , and smtbel4
April, In lat. 20. long. 40. 20. spike the Amason ;steamer 19 dam Gam New York. The Ant sailed about the 3d February, fur Li'verporg....ll;
Schwan. Krafft, from Stralsund; Spring, Felebent ; Fortuna. Selmebg..
from Dantsic ; Wilhelmina Augusta, Neumann, from Stettin; sinth
Heits, from Itoetock ; Hel etlus, Fruit; Louisa and Augusta-4mm
rlc ; Fkmdt, from Rostock ; Idris, Lancaster, from C
Commerce, Ort. from Malaga."DP"cl9
Sailed-16th May, The Belem Castle, Jones, for Lisbon; 17th, Jay
Cropper, Marshall, for New York.
The James M'lnroy, from Demeter*, has arrived in the C!itit. The Arab, —, from Liverpool has arrived at Valparaiso. The Childretia, Proctor, from Liverpool, haa arrived at Montevideo.
FALWOUTE, MAT 16.—Arrived the Lord Dupplin, Rowe. from Fichte
and sailed again for London, with the Amos Palmer for Antwerp. trimly'
COWES, MAT 17.—Arrived the Rose, Teeling, from Havannab.
Majesty's ship, the Dartmouth, arrived at Hareem* on the 26th Mftgh
te.
PORTSWOCTE, MAY 17.—Passed by for London the Matelots
from DOMIDICS ; the Mersey, Beasley, from Barbados/. In 70 days; tb:
Margaret, Simpson, from westward.—Arrived the Finsbury tremport, ftti;
the Downs, for Halifax. Wind W.
Heat. MAT 17.—Arrived and salted for the River the R 01105.%
Company's shims the Vanektart, Atlas, and Scaleby Castle, from Chit',
the Mellish, from Madras ; the Catherine, Green, and the Flhabem
Grieraon, from Sierra Leone ; the Lady Douglas, —, from Tentage.%
John and Mary, ll'Lea. from Charente : the Ruth, Munro, from Janata,
the Gleaner, Wright, from Liverpool ; the Britannia, Terris, from Toga
mouth, and the Artadne, Todd, knell Oporto, for Hull. Paned kikee
from the River the Boyne, Miller, horn Bombay ; the Prince ■—Roamer, for —; the Whitby, Smart, for Quebec; the co;",
Aniesago, for Genoa I the Recovery. Chapman, for Bombay. itm443
the Marquis of Hastily, Ascuugh, with convicts, for New Stutb Igo*
Wind S.F. fine weather.
' GRAVAISSNO, Mar 17.—Arrived the Ann, Henderson, from Tepett%
Cyrus Manchester, from Antwerp; Vrow Hem:Jana, Vanderhortn, ft%
Antwerp. Sailed the Hebe. Trust, for Lisbon ; Vaile Field, jam..
for Mauritius ; Snaresbrook, Hurt, fur Hamburgh ; Spa, Nora, Gies. %;
Christiana.
CUES MAY 14.—The Flitabeth, Feick., from Stockholm m
Hamburgh, drove foul of the Orinoco, from Charleston, in the Mbe.
the night of the 10th instant, when the crew abandoned her and gat m
board the Orinoco; the Easabeth was carried tato Blankinisi, by a km
belonging to this Place.
HAWSV a ON, MAY Io.—The Victoria, Osterberg, from St. rams. fot
tenburg, put Into Nantes. 26th ult. leaky, and most unload to repair.
LESSORS!. May 4.—The Veloae, Ogden°, sailed from hence 2440,
for Malta, sprung a leak and foundered on the 211th, between ),,rat
Christ° and Cape Corro, during a gale of wind at n. W. Crew lard
and arrived here.

CRORSTA DT, MAT 2.—The Gulf IS Still very much encumbered with !re,
which extends from Hogiand to within 10 or 12 wmts from our Ltd
House. Mitten ships are in sight.
Gi /MALTA lt, APRIL 22.—ne Sardinian brie A. Giuseppe. Rarobark,
was lost on the coast of Morocco, near Illasaran, 'Sib instant, crew
stores saved. An English brig from Bahia to this place, with tobeco,
has been wrecked near Mazagan. The Duncan Forbes, Leyte, sailed (net
Bahia for this port, about January 20, and bee not sine, been beard 0,
The schooner, Sapio, Glannini, bound to this port, is totally lost,
Tangier. A Colombian brig of war was seen off Cape St. Viareat on de
22d instant.

Off the Wight, the Juno, Storr, from Altcant.
Arrived off Plymouth. the Royal George, Reynolds, from Relic.
Arrived off Halting., the Waterltly, Bruce, for Jamaica, and Of
Royalist, Coats, from the Coat of Japan.
The Tarquin, Bunker, from the South Seas to Nantucket, wilt Wea
Boned on 13th March, being water logged.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.
•T Tel COP&T Dr COII34IIIIIIOICIRS Or IANARCITS, 2•011101At4

STRZET. TO-MORROW.

Titan MRATINGII. 8.
Abbott, A. B. J. Skinner—street, Snow-hill, boot-maker
Beckler, W. Walworth, and Blyth, T. W. Cromer-street, Gray's loo-
lane-road, builders , g
Deleon C. and Brown, J. Mich Wycombe, Bucks, drapers • •... li
Briebtri, E. Pinch-lane, merchant (enlarged;
Bowley, J. Brydges,treet, Covent-garden, auctioneer
Burwash, T. Hishopsgate-mreet-without, pawnbroker
Cleverly. C. and Hutcheson, J. late of Ch.kwell-street, liaen-drape; II
Curtis, J. late of Hounslow, Middlesex, dealer..
Drew, T. Exeter, linen-draper
Edwards..l. Brighthelrastone. Sussex, beet and shoe maker . II
iieuderson, W. Warwick-row, Blackfriars-reed, all and colourmau.. 'i
Hickson, C. late of the Strand, and now of Addle-street, Wood-
street, woollen draper
Roder, I'. %V. New Bridge-street, Blackfriara, dealer in lace ..... ... It
Hutchins, N. B. St. James's-street, china and glee. warehouseman .. U
Kemp, C. Stoke-Newlagtee, builder . U
Lankester, R. Cheapalde, warehouseman
Leeming, H. and Tatlock, T. Great Winchester-street, silk-broltare. II
Leieh, J. Plnners• Rall-court, merchant. ... .... ............
llcParlane, J. George-street, Flanomv-sqtrare, drem-maker.. I
Marne?, R. J. Jun. Adam'o.conrt, Broad-street, merchant II
McDowell, J. Regent-street, Piccadilly, hoot and 'hoe maker.. I
Mills, T. Spencer.street. Northampton-square, carpenter
Mills, G. A. Everitt-street, Brunswick-square, grocer
Trivial, E. G. Blrchin-lane, printer

S!COND

Benham, W. Brighton. builder n
Baker, %V. J. St. Juhn's.street, Clerkenwell. orange •merchaut n
Bishop, W. Pm. Camden-place, Camden-town, cheesemonger
Butterwortb,.l. Lad-lane, slikinan
. .

Darby, T. Critchell-place, New North-road, Horton, plumber
Erskine, J. Talbot-court and Trtyg.wbar4 merchant n
Fincham. T. 131Ulter.street, merchant ... ........ ..—.. II
Franck, F. Old Burlington-street, tailor
Llndliay, W. Coleman-street, merchant
. .

Lloyd, Y. Norwood. Surrey, coal and corn merchant....
°any, W. L. and Sr D. Ingram-court, Fenchurch-street. omerel•o II
Penny. G. Rood-lane, Fencburch-street, coffee-dealer .....

Robe;is, 1.. Clty-rosci-baslo, wbarenger'.... ....... ..... . ......... . If
titansfield, H. H. blug-street. Cheapside, stuff-manufacturer . H
Snell, R. P. Essex-etreet, Whltechapel, potato-dealer .......
Sharp, C. and Clarke, W. D. of Renters-street, upholsterer....,.. 11
Spencer, .1. Red Lion , Clerkenwell. jeweller
Vickers, J. late of the RoyaltiThestre,Welle-street,Wellclate.wisars.
gm-manufactures .

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Charlesworth, 3. A. Fettehasch•balldings, tra.br01ic....... .. I
annum', J. mTddeitoe-Rust, Cierkenwell. navy-spa* 1
Foster, J. and Clay, T. Macclesfield, silk-throwstaia n
Roll, J. of this Clide, Susses, victualler ..
Negro, J. Fenchurch-street, merchant
Hoppe, C. King-street, Cheapside, merchant ......... ......... ..... II
Joel, J. Preston, Jeweller.— .. ............ ... .. ..... ..... ... 10
Jamieson, A. Green-street, Bethnal-green, builder .. . ........ ......
Jones, H. Fort-street, B -street, merchant
Leader, W. Wells-street, coat. -miter
Longbottom, J. jun. Bury-street, Bloomsbury, job-master ...•-••••• It
Luck, G. Shoreditch, draper
Millington, .1. Bloomsbury-square, dealer In philosophical brew
meats •

11111;:iV; ~,,,,,,, tailor ......
if Messier, J. Wood-street, Cheepside, warehouseman
Falba, J. Great Russell-street, Covent-garden, shoemaker ..... •—•• 11
Snewin, C. and Higgins, P. Berwla-street, Soho, timber.sardwie II
Thomas, J. of King-Stanley, Gloucestershire, clothier
Were, T. Bucklersbury, bill-broker ........... ......... ...... ..•
Wootton, S. High-street, Bluomebury, boot and shoe mater........

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