The National Register.
London, England, 1817-09-08 00:00:00

LEE t•. KENNEDY.

This ease came before his Lordship for his decision, pith
respect to the validity 01 a contract.
The parties were cog aged as partners in an extensive mir--
SPly ground at it rswith,andaproposalwasmadeto Lee
by Kennedy, fur the, urchase of the whole property. They en-
tries, into a negotiation on the aubject, and, in October,lzillit
the deknilant delivered to the plaintiff au estimate the
value of the premises and stock in trade. The value of the
property was stated to be under 10,0001. The plaintiff how-
ever, was not satisfied, and he caused another estimate to he
made, by which the property appeared to be worth 33,0001.
and, of course, he refused to take 8,0001. (oriel ed to him by
the defendant), fur his moiety of the property, at the rate of
valuation set out by the defendant. The defendant then said
It yon will not take that sum, I will increase it to 10,000 L,
which is the full value of your moiety." 'the parties then en.
tercd into a correspondence on the subject, the defendant
still offering to give 10,0001. for the plaintiff's moiety, Ns
11.0111 certain expressions in his letters, it was contended the
plaintiff had agreed to. After the correspondence the pi 0-
pea ty to be possessed by the defeintant, waS enumerated.—
Some dispute arose as to certain artiets, which the plaietitr
denied that the defendant ought to demand, and the cause
came before the Lord Chancellor for him to decide, whether,
on the face of the letters that had passed, between the parties,
the contract was binding or not?
The Lord Chancellor having read the letters, in which tbe
defiaidant mach certain ovei tures which the plaintiff seemed
to accept, observed, the question was, whether this carrels-
pondence could bear out the statement that a confirmed con-
tract had been made. In order to foil's a contract, by way of
letter, nothing more than this was necessaty to be dons—
that one man should, in writing, make an oder, and that an-
other should close with it. in that ease it clearly became a
contract. He did not believe that Mr. Lie held that opinion,
when he carried on this coriespendence. But, whether ine
did or not, those letters being brought into Court, chewed
that the party, to ssds.sse lick.'t acceded,
was entitled to have the contract cos:firmed. His Loid.dop's
Was, that the chntiact was binding—tan, us Counsel
were not present, he left the parties the option of applying
agaiu to the Court, if they were not satisfied.

Wednesday morning the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor
went in his State-coach from the Mansion House to
open Bartholemew Fair. The fineness of the day drew
together such an asse:nblage of well-dressed females in
the crowd, as we do not recollect to have seen at any
proclamation day for several years.
Eaton, the pedestrian, still pursues his Hcrculansan
task between Colchester and London, with the fullest
conlideace of •success. lie proceeds with a stick in
each hand, and avails himself of every opportunity of
taking a little rest.—The ladies and gentlemen of
Romtbrd and Brerltwood have entered into a subscrip.
timi for his benefit ;' he has al received presents fivm
st\
several ladies of Chelmsford, an a gentleman at Here.
ham presents Fitton with a glass f-port every time lie
passes his door.-1t is supposec6bat there is more
money pending on this Match amonget the gentlemen
of the county of Essex, lian hits eta been on any
former pedestlnin feat.

S!81

Frain the 1.01 DON (LIZET TE, Sat u day, Sept. 6.

11.‘N KRITTCY SCPERSEDEI).

favr.Oß S. Liverpool, merchant.
RANK ttri'rs.
Boorat G. Bishop Weartnouth, Durham, ship-owner, Soot. it, sn,
. Oct. 30, at Sunderland near the Sea. Att. Mr. Blacki-ton, Sy-
ttit.:ers Itti.
Pi cut' t: W. I laybroa Pottery, Salop, potter. Sept. 22, 21, Oct- Iht
at Salop. Att. Mr. Biggs Southampton-building,
PARKES It. late of 3loon:-street, Birmingham, wire-worker, Sept.
13, 27, t)et. 18, at Guildhall. Att. 3lr. Pope, 31odiford-colut,
Fenehurch-gtreet.
o u nut. ost H. kite of Warton, Lancaster, dealer, Oct. 13, 14, 18,
at Lancaster. Au.. Mr. illakelock. Scrjeant's 1130.
DIVIDENDS.
11. Brown. Percy-street, ship-owner, Sent. 27.
W. T. Toots.. lligh-street. Southwark, ism-merchant, Sept.
47.
L. M. Flo.. lour}-court, St. Mary' Axe, merchant, Sept. 27.
W. Garrs. of Gra.singion,Yorlc, grocer, October 7.
J. twoilclitl,l, sen. Low Pallion, Durham, .1. and W. Jackson,
I hut,gate-olturf..f. itastehild, jun. High I'allion,Durham.J.Jack-
. SOU, Eppleton, Durham, and T. Junta, sot. Greencroft, Durham,
bankers, Sept. 50.
C.. Davidl,on, Snape, Suflidk, shopkeeper, Sept- '29.
M. Sweet, Taunton, Somerset. innkreper, Sept. 2(1.
M Lincoln. milliner, Sept. '27.
•. Newman. St. Ives, Huntingeon. waggoner, Sept. 27.
Oxfonl-street. hosier. Nov. t.
J. Ilvd”, and C. C. 'Miley. of Pope's-head alley, brokers. Nov. 1.
A. floanslow, Burton Bradstock, Dorset, and J. Hounslow,
port, rope-makers. Sept?).
W. Shepherd, (Inca Ittshein. victualler, Sept. 30.
'. Fisher, Canibridge. woollen-draper, Sept. 20.
T. Martin and S. Hopkins, B: • ,tol, linen-drapers, Sept. 28.
W. B. Lovell. Crantield, Bedford, draper, Sept. 27.
it:. Coltman, Stourbridge. Worcester, grocer, Oct. G.
'W. Stcyclos Maiden-Newton. Dorset, grocer, Sept. 89.
Artindeli, 'Dumas, Devon. common-brewer, Sept. 24.
W. Itrattle. Ityarsh, Kent, farmer, Sept. 27.
J. Beaumont, Beech-street. liarhier.n, cabinet-maker, Sept. 30. .
It. and W. Cross, Brewoncl, Stafford, tanners. Sept. 27.
T. Ellis and It:. Alder, Cr,tokcd-cane. merchants. Oct. 11.
Fornell, late of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicester, hanker, Sept. 30.
CERTIFICATES, Sirr. 27.
G. Papps, Bristol, herder—W. Hill, Birmingham, button-maker
—lt. Evans, Duffield, Derby. maitster—J. Peatson, Woomhwell,
'Volk, miller—G. Banks, Plymouth Dock, jeweller—lt. Drew,
Bradnittelt, Devon, merchant—W. Fisher, Union-place, Lambeth,
maiiner.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LONDON :

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1817.

THE only quarter to which we now have to look
fir what is Rommonly called news, is South America,
where War, Pestilence, and Famine reign in all their
horrors. This week, however, has been nearly barren,
and the trifling accounts wa have are of so mixed and
,aoubtful a character that they are unwotthy of notice.

The Guerier of Saturday says,—" We have received 1
the following intelligence from the City. If it prove
true, it will speedily determine the question of our neu-
trality towards the South American privateers. Eng-
land will never suffix her flag to be insulted with hn-
jrunity; nor the interests of her commerce to become the
-yrey of any piratical depredators, who, under the pre-
tcnce of fighting for liberty, commit excesses, which corn-
kromise the independence of every nation. We are sor-
' zy—or rather indignant to learn, that a great propor-
tion of the crew who bearded the Alligator were Eng-
•Aishmen. One of them is said to have been recognized
-es having belonged to a British sloop of war !
'The Alligator, Ashton, from London to St. Vincent's
was boarded on sth July, in lat. 28. 20. long. 22. 10.
by a schooner privateer, of 7 guns and 86 men, said to
be the Porpoise, of Buenos Ayres, and was plundered
of some wine, potatoes, and oats. The privateer captur-
ed 10 days before a Spanish ship, and sent her for Bue-
-nos Ayres. Some of the crew reported that two days
before they had fallen in with the Spaniard, they plun-
dered an English brig, and afterwards fired into her
'until she sunk, with all the crew:.

From the Flanders mail received yesterday, we
extract the following, relative to the trial of the Editor
of the " Journal of Vogt find Weat Flanders."
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 4—We reported in our Number of the Ist,
the conclusions of the public affair between the Dui...-. or
Wellingion and the Editor of the " Journal of the East and
West Flanders." One of our Papers gives, to-day, those of
the avoue (Counsel), Vanhove, fur his Grace the Duke of
Wellington (partie civile) against the said Editor. This
&tsoui• required, that the tribunal should be pleased to con-
demn SieurGuillatime Debitsselier to pay him (without, how-
ever believing the reparation proportioned to the offence)
ito sum of 10,000 Dutch &tins, as damages for the facts on
vallich the action is founded, his Grace reserving to himself
to dispose of the said sum as he shall see good, according to
•deteri ll ill ation which humanity shall dictate to him lie de-
ariantled further, that the sentence should be pi jilted to the
.siumber of 2000 copies at the expence of the said Guillaume
• Debusscher, to be posted up wherever his Grace skill think
opt r in this kingdom. Lastly, lie demanded that the said
Debusscher be condemned in the costs.

'lilt Km:is HEALTll.—Yesterday the following
• lulletin was exhibited at St. Jarnc's Palace, of the
state of the King's health, to the Nobility, Gentry, and
Public at large :
" Windsor Castle, Scpt. 7.
" His Majesty has passed the last moniti in a tranquil and
eo,nfoitable state. His 'Majesty's disorder continues utta-
liitctl, but hit health is good.
" 11. HALFORD, J. WILLIS,
BAILLIE, R. WILLIS."
W. LIEBER,P