The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-23 00:00:00

LAWSON AND BARKER O. DREW AND BUTCUIN.

This was an action brought against tlie defen-
dants, who were directors of the General Dyeing
and Printing Company, to recover a sum of money
for work and labour done by the plaintiffs, as news-
paper-agents, in the insertion of advertisements in
the different papers, at the desire of the company.
Mr. J. L. Evans stated that he was in the service
of the plaintiffs in 1825, when the company was
first started, and that ho had taken the advertise-
meats round to the different newspaper offices. He
also stated that the charges made for the advertise-
ments were fair and reasonable. As he could not
prove, however, from his own personal knowledge,
the exact amount which had been paid by the plain-
tiffs for advettiscments, it was consented on both
sides that the case should be referred.

CUMBERLEDGE AND OTHERS V. JOSHUA HUDSON.

This was an action brought by the assignees of a
person named Bootle to recover 18/. for the keep of
a bitch and puppies belonging to the defendant, who
is a prize-fighter, for 120 weeks, at 3s. a week. A
verdict was returned for the defendant.

COURT OF EXCIIHQUkII;ISe4,2SI.
nostasoN AI)N ANOTHFR V. LORD ,:OciiaAtiF.
Mr. ALEXANDF,R said this wai;
William and Maria HoSeason, execater and executrix
of Hoseason, were plaintiffs, and the Hon.
Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Coch-
rane, was the defendant ; and it was for and on ac-
coma of money advanced by the testator for the te,:e
of the defendant, to which the latter had pleaded the
general issue and a set-off. The testator, Mr. Hoses-
son, died about two years ago. He had formerly
been a West India merchant, but, becoming em-
barrassed in his affairs, he, towards the end of 1818
accepted of a situation under Lord Cochrane, in
South America, as his Lordship's agent, one condi-
tion of his engagement being that he was to enter
into. no commercial transaction on his own ac-
count. Owing to some circumstances, his Lord-
ship, in January, 1823, determined on leav-
ing Chili kn. the Brazils, and was desirous of
settling his account with Mr. Iloseason. The
hooks and papers of each party were put into
the hands of a Mr. Dean, who found the sum of
17,683 dollars five reels to: be due to Mr. Hewitson.
His Lordship approved of the account, and gave Mr.
Hoseason a bill for the amount on the Chilian Go-
' vet-rune:li, dated the 16th or January, 1823, at the
same time writing a letter of advice to the Chilian
Government, copies of which were also signed.
The draught was presented to the Chilian Govern-
ment, but refused payment ; it was then forwarded
to Mr. Dean, and by hint to a Mr. May, at Rio Ja-
neiro, to be there presented to Lord Cochrane. His
Lordship, however, refused to pay it, and the exe-
cutors of Mr. Hoseason had been compelled to bring
this action.

iSir. W. H. May deposed, that about four or
tire years ago he resided in the Brazils. He recol-
lected receiving the bill to present it to Lord Coch-
rane, and his Lordship refused to pay it, adding he
would shortly after state his reasons. Writes?
afterwards got it protested by a notary, and returned
it to Mr, Hoseasom
The bill and protest were then read.
Mr. May, cross-examined by Mr. THESSIGER.—
Witness was a merchant in the Brazils; Mr. Hosea-
son was not prize-ngent to the Government, but to
Lord Cochrane. He never heard that Mr. Hoseason
had large funds in his hands. There were ships con-
tinually going between the Brazils and Chili at that
time.

quainted with Mr. Hoseason ; when
Mr. Dean was then called--Ile had been ac-
went to -V_alparaiso on Christmas-day, 1820, Mr.
Hoseason was then Lord Cochrane's flag and prize-
agent. The accounts between Lord Cochrane and
Mr. Hoseason wet e under discussion from June,lB22,
at the time of what was called the Peruvian earn-
witness first
paign, until January, 1823, and a balance sheet was
drawn Out by witness at the request of both parties,
when there iinn ' eared 17 083 dollars five rears due to
Mr. Hewitson ; this was delivered t;t Lord Coch-
rane on the 11th of January, 1823,nnd his Lordship
took four or five days to look over it. Ott the
January his Lordship gave a bill on the Chilian
Government for the amount, and a letter of advice
to the Government; they were written in his Lord-
ship's tent, by Mr. Rennet Stevenson, his secretary,
raid signed Ity his Lordship.
Cross-examined—Mr. Hoseason was in embar-
raqsed circumstances previous to going to South
America. He bad been a bankrupt. He did net
know Mr. Hoseason had lived in his Lordship's
house for two years, but he certainly had for some
time. Never heard that hit Lordship had com-
plained of Mr. Hoseason's extravagant expenditure
while in his heuse. Witness was a purser in the
navy, on half-pay. Mr. Hoseason did not act ;IS
prize-agent for the Chinon Government—only for
Lord Cochrane. The Government had a moiety
of the prizes, the Supreme Director taking a sixth,
mind his Lordship an eighth. The larger part of the
prizes were disposed of before the witness's arrival.
After 1820, Mr. Hoseason received very littre on
account of prizes. The Guayaquil captures were
made before witness arrived there, but the sales were
not completed. In the account witness made- otit,
there was nothing stated of the Guayaquil captures;
he did not know the amount they realized, but, a
part of the produce was destroyed by the earthquake.
He remembered the capture of the Eanzcralde frigate:
A bill was drawn by the Supreme Director of

Chili On the Protector of. Peru, fOr 130,900 dollars.
It -was not given to witness by Hoseason, nor h
the witness ever seen it. But a.letter, sealed
with the arms of Chili, had ..been .sent- to hith,
which he understood to contain a bill for 130,009
dollars, drawn on Don ILlartino; but it
,was not
paid. In "1823, there was
.neither property nor
specie in Mr. Hoseason's hand.. At the time this
account was renderedihis Lordship was engaged in
making arrangements for leaving Chili, and going to
13ra8i1. and he sailed on the 16th of January, the
day the bill was drawn. Witness followed his
Lordship and
got the nominal situation of Judge
Advocate, a mere sinecure. He had brought an
action against Lord Cochrane for 10,0001. When
the bill was drawn his Lordship said nothing about
money being in the Hoseason's hands, but he spoke
of money of his heingin the hands of the Ch;
lien 'Government, and it was upon that fund he
drew the bill.

Mr. May was recalled, for theporpose of explain-
ing some of his testimony.

The LORD, OHRE BARON—You do not „give
evidence so -decisively as Lord COchiane • fights,
I think.
Mr. ALEXANDER —He is not so we-fl paid for it,
my Lord.
Mr. TnEsstoEn—Paid For if; iridt:ed !
Mr. THE-SSIGER then addressed the ~Iyry.;
which—

The LORD CHIMP BARON &arid, the only question

P,r !),:‘ Jrjr ~, sho drimglit
Or order had been preae►.iced to the (..1!11;au tiovern-
mcnt; and whether, upon its being4lishonottred,-111:.
Hoseason hAd tacn the earliest Opportunity of in-
forming Lord, Cochrane of :that fact.
The Jury, after a few minutes' ciMsultation, fatlml
a verdict for the pLintiff for-11,683 dollars five real:•,
amounting to 3,6841. sterling.