The National Register.
London, England, 1822-11-03 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER

any sale of joint Mock or public securities, one party should re-
fuse to make )40041 the purchase, the other must ply the ►tock
purchased al the market price, before he can rapport an action.
The Lord Chief Justice war of opinion, that public securities
meant only aecurities of the British Government. The Jury
found a verdict for the plaintiff for

SHARPE V. WE)'iS.
This was an action to recover a loss 14 uitained by the plaintiff.
in cot:sequence of the negligence of defendant's servants.
It appeared from the evidence, that the plaintiff's brig, the
Shepherd, sailed on the 3d of October, 11421, from Newcastle.
About four o'clock on the morning of the 2d of November, a
vessel was s•ten coming (town upon their bow. She was hailed,
and did not answer. There was every opportunity of going to
windward or leeward of the Shep4erd, but she was suffered to
olive in the side of that vessel, which oocasioned damages
which were the *object of the action. The vessel which did
the damage WAS ascertaiucd to be the Mary, of Weymouth.—
After the accident she was Iftst.,

Tele .I,iry found a verdict for the plaintiff for 1001. subject to
a reference as to the re•d amount of damage done.
HOFFMAN V. 11.%)14AN.

This W 33 an actinntOtecaver7ls,U4) 01 the balance of a
contract for a large quantity of tobacco, inside its August last.—
The defeuslant bought 641 hogsheads of tobacco, on hoard the
Ulysses, from George Town, in the United Siftlea, to Diemen,
at 381. Gs. per hogshead. Accordin4 to the contract, he wn,
to pay one fifth of the money before the 5111 of Au4stst. and the
plaintiff was to look fur the remainder of the defendant's cor-
respondents at Bremen, to whom the cargo wan consigned.—
Tbe cargo did not produce the difference, and be sought to re-
cover it of the defendants.

Mr. !Unman and Mr. Puller contended that the defendant
was not hound to pay more than one fifth of the sum stipulated;
but the Lord Chief Justice was of opinion the defendant was
liable, and the Jury found a •erdict for the plaintiff, with leave
for the defendant to move to enter a nonsuit.

IkIDAY, MAY. 1.
TAVERN BILLS.
NAVSF. U.K GRI:GoItY PAGI TURNER.

Mr. George opened the pleadings, fur victuals, eating, drink-
ing, washing, ironing, attendance, &c. The defeudaut pleukd
nut liable.

Mr. Marryatt stated, that ibis action was brought by the
executors of Mr. Christopher Crean, who kept the Star lon, at
Richmond, for lodgings supplied to Lady Turner, her sister,
her lady's maid, and coachman; charges for rooms, sod stables
for a pair of horses, &c. &c. The plaintiff sent to Sir Gregory
when the bill amounted to 2001. • bill bad been given to
Mrs. Crean at five months. This the executors refused. Sir
George had been larested at the suit of the executors. The
promissory note bad been returned long before.
. . . .

Mrs. erean, widow, examined.—After her husband's de-
cease she carried on the business, for the benetit of the execu-
tors, and paid receipts to them. Lidy Turner and servants
came on the 29th of June, 1821. Letters psued between her
and her husband, to and from. Witness delivered a bill to her
Ladyship of nearly half the sum ; witness wrote to Sir Gregory
fur the bill, out received an answer from the steward.

Verdict for the plaintiff 5501. costs, the items of the charge
to be settled ort of Court.