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London, England, 1826-02-01 00:00:00

DIVIbEND-S.

Feb. 26, M. B. and J. W. Harvey, Rochford, Essex, bank.
err—Feb. 24, D. • Fasana, Bath, fancy-stationer—Feb. 24, J.
Stevens, Norwich, corn.factor—Feb. 22, 'C. T. Stephenson,
Liverpool, linen.drsper—Feb. 22; W- Freelove, Brwhthelm-
ston, grocer—Feb. 22, W. Shi'w, Thorn-Lees, orkshire,
boat.builder—Feb. 21, P. O'Shaughnessy and 0. Sher.
born, Pall-mall, Lbot makers—Feb. '2l, W. Herbert, jun.,
Goldsmitit.itreot, 'Wood.street, Cheapside, and Coventry,
riband-manufaeturer—Feb. 24, J. Few, Little Downhatn,
Cambridgeshire, farmer—Feb. 11, J. Lawton, Dolph, York.
I shire innkeeper—Feb. 21, 0. Evani, liasttngs„ jeweller—
Feb. 4, J. B. 13enelli, Quadrant, Regent-street, dealer—Feb.
21, R. J. Jabet, Birmingham, printer—Feb. 21, P. D. Van
Dyck, A. J. G. Leuven, and W. A. de G. Yinck,
merchants.

CERTIFICATES, FEn. 21.
T. and T. Croston, Liverpool, ship-chandlers—W. Scott,
Broad.court, Long-acre, wine.tnerchant—J. Pringle, London.
road, Southwark, victualler—W. Chubb, Bristol, merchant
—IL Bennett, jun., I)ukinfield, Cheshire, scrivener—J.
Newgate.street, silk and worsted lace and fringe.
manufacturer.

PA RTNER SHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Mill anti A. Scott, Edinburgh, merchants—O. Porch and-
C. Bishop, Froine-Sel wood, Somersetshire, maltsters—J. Os-
wald and J. Stephenson, Glasgow, cotton-brokers—Ann Ward
and M. E. Hardy, Salter's buildings, Walthanstow, Essex
—J. H. Clough and E. Steers, Liverpool, wine merchants—
T. Dean and `ir. Parkinson, Liverpool, stationeri—W. Pros.
tier and T. Prosser, Lombard-street, Deritend, Aston, War-
wickshire builders—P. Vosper anti W. Davie, Devonshire,
drapers—W. Keene and W. Hamilton, Brytiges.street, Covent
garden, printers—J. Hollins and Co. (as far as regards J. 1101.
line, )Nottingham, hosiers—J . A rundale and Co. Neweastle-u on
-
Tyne, tanners—M. Ogden and J. Ogden, Denholme, Bradford,
Yorkshire, stuff' manufacturers—D. Inglis and Co. Mansion.
house.place, East Jails agents—J. Johnson and Co. (so far as.
relates to J. Johnson), Holywell4trect, Westminster, paviours
W. Smith and Al. Hall, Bridgnorth, Salop, • coach proprietors
T. Fernley, jun. and Co. Stockport, cotton spinners—G.
Cockle and J. Bayley—J. Carpenter and J. Froggott, Coven.
try, ribbon manufacturers.—T. Sansome and J. Blakesly,
Hinckley, Leicestershire, bankers—B. Gilson and 11. Gilson,
jun. Halstead, Essex, surgeons—J. Hinchcliffe and Co. Alan.
cheater, screw bolt makers—J. R. Gentery and IL (lentery,
Grafton-street East, St. Pancras, builders.

ADMIRA L'l'Y COURT, JAN. 31.

GENOA PRIZE-MONEY.

Lord S•rowE LT. gave judgment in this cane. It related to
the sum of 1,291/., part of the prize-money accruing from the
capture of Genoa and its dependencies in the late war, by the
conjoint operations of the British and Sicilian forces; and
which bad hem. paid into Chelsea Hospital by the Sicilian
Government as the share of the late Sir Robert Hall, who had
acted as Brigadiet.General in the service of the King of the
Two Sicilies, on that occasion ; but who had received his
share as a post-captain in the Britieh Navy. Ills Lordship,
after going through the facts, obserticti, that although it did
nut appear under what circumstances Sir Robert Hell became
an officer In she Sicilian service, (except that it area with
the sanction of fits superior officer! nor that he limit either pre.
vious or subsequent to the expedition, any connexion with the
Sicilian army, no question, be thought, could be raised Its to
the validity of his appointment. 'Much obscurity hOtl, been im,
ported into the case by the events which had*since occurred.—
The capture took place early in 1014, and the first time the
question was agitated in this Court was in the hitter part of
the year RIZ, nearly IS years after. In the interval many
events had happened which embarrassed the ease. Sir Robert
Hall hail died, and probably others also whose testimony might
have thrown a light upon the subject. In these eheeillstencey,
it was very difficult for the Court to do that joatke to all parties
which it desired. The laW had made' ample provision for a
division such cases as the present. In former ages, Great Britain
had generally to contend single-handed with foes; but in the
last struggle, she had aoxiliaries amongst the states of Europe.
It wiai late, however,
. before Parliament made regulations tar
the distribution of prize-motley acquired by conjoint operations.
Throe acts had passed in the late reign, and one in tie pre,
ont, on this subject. An Order in Council had directed
the mode of distribution of the prize-money arising from cap.
tures by British and Sicilian forma—Mutely, that British
officers should share according to rank, and that the aggregate
sum due to the SiCilian farces should be paid to the. Ambaasa.
doe of Ina Neapolitan Majesty, in order to be divided accord-
ing to the regulations of that tiovermoent. Sir Hobert Mars
claini, as a Sicilian
.officer, WitS haleitaAtlYo7o:yalidduleikCti*,
like-
wise that the money was Sicilian property. It was paid,
tar security, into Chelsea,. Hospital ; rather irregularly—
for lChelsea Hospital . was a depository
British officers ; but Sir Robert Hall was a Sicilian officer..
As British money, it would, after ii certain time, lapse to
the Hospital—not so as Sicilian money. A person in the
circurnatancea. of Sir Robert Ball could not take in both' ca.
pacitin ; he might claim the highest 'share of the two ; but
by an error common to all the parties in the case, he. took his
sharenfahe booty as a British naval officer, and came off
therefore minus about LOOl. The error on his part . was,
therefore, perfectly honest. This Court could not now order
a pew distribution; the question, then, was, how far this error
could divest hint of his claim to the sum in dispute, which, if
he was untitled to, the Court wail bound to order to be paid to
the Sicilian Minister. It was not competent for the Court to
attend to the claims of the representatives of Sir Robert
Hall; for if this he Sicilian property, it must be paid to
the Ambassador from Sicilly, anti be distributed according to
the regulations of that country. .Now, it was 'impossible for
the court to say what were the regulations of' that country us
to prize-inoney ; in default of claim, it might, after a time,
be forfeited, or fall to some charity. Even if the Court knew
the law, it could not apply it. The British .regulations re.
quired that it should be paid to the Minister Plenipotentiary
of Sicily. The lapse of tune had not impaired the teem of
the Act of Parliament, or of the order. in council ;• alai if time
had not, how could the payment made to 'Sir Robert Hull, as
a British officer, destroy . their` virtue ? Wan the Court to
annul a payment which was correct, on account of a payment
which had been incorrect ? The property must he'regaided
as Sicilian property, and the law was peremptory as to its dis-
posal. The case WWI unfortunate for the representatives of Sir
Robert Hall, but the Court could not atlard relief to them, it
could only give advice—namely, that application should be
made to the Sicilian Minister, for such an exorcise of libera-
lity as should appear just to the equity of the 'Wye' Mind..,..
His Lordship then remarked, that in the written pleadings
there was a good deal, of complaint against the officers of
Chelsea Hospital; but as an entire silence had been preserved
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'ILI had conducted themselves, his Lordship
thought, with proper regard to the interests of their own Sove-,
reign, and with due respect to the foreign potentate. As the
sum in question, therefere, was clearly Sicilian property, the.
Court directed the whole of it to be paid to the Sicilian Munger;

Tuesday being the anniversary of the birth of
the ►ate Right Hon. CHARLES JAMIS Fox, the
event was commemorated by the Gloucester-
shire Constitutional Whig Club, who, on that
day, held their annual meeting at the King's
Head, in Gloucester. In the absence of the
newly-elected President, Captain F. ilauxcLay,
It. N., the Chair %vas ably filled by his brother,
Colonel I.ILuxELL:x.

ntICE OF STOCKS THIS
Bank Stock 214 13-I
3 per Cent. Red.
3 pet Cent. Cons. 798 80i 78
34 per Cent B9
Ditto Red
4 per Cent. New
Bank hong Ann. 20 19 1540
Indip Stock
Ditto Bands
South Sea Stock

PRICES OF TOREIGN F
Austrian Ms, i per cent
Brazilian Ms
1825

—..—.. Scrip
Buenos Ayres Bds
Bds, 6 per cent —
Colombian ibis
Do. do. 1824,,.671 81 B ia 9
Danish. 6 per cent.
Do. 1825
Greek Bds
Do. 1825... 174. 181 a 19 18a
Guatimala
Mexican Bds
Do. 1825

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