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London, England, 1827-01-22 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY COURT—(THIs Der.)

Lord STOW! L opened the Court this day, at the usual hour,
land appeared in excellent health.

DEMERARA ANI) BEREICE.

The Kiwi's ADVOCATE stated that this case came before the
Court upon questions arising out of the insolvency of one of the
'Prize Agents, appointed upon the capture of two Dutch Islands in
11796.

Lord SrowEt inquired, what were the circumstances which
occasioned such an extraordinary delay in bringing the case forward.
The KING'S ADVOCATE said, that would appear in the progress
of the case which he was just about to state.
Lord Srowxr, said, he was particularly anxious to know the
occasion of the delay, because he had received a letter from Dr.
Pinkard, to say that he intended to have a petition presented to
the House of Commons, praying that the case may be ordered to
be dismissed from the Court. For his (Lord Stowel's) part, he
could not perceive that the cage was brought into court until now.
Sir C. RoßlNsos stated in continuation, that the mass of the
booty coming to the persons composing the expedition had been
lost, by the insolvency of a person named Desborough, who resi-
ded in the West Indies.

ILord Svowxt—Who was Mr. Desborough ?
Sir C. Romsow—My Lord, that will be explained in the
case, and I really must be permitted to go on with the statement.
Lord STowitL—Yes ; but it is necessary that I should under-
stand, to enable me to go on with you.
Sir C. ROBINSON resumed.—The first distribution took place,
'n 1819, when 18,0001. was distributed, and from that distribu-1
tion no question arose. A further sum of 2,5201. was due, how-'
ever, to the captors, and this sum was received in 1820 by Paton
and Grenfell, who were agents for the military force employed
in the expedition, and Cook, Halford, and Son, who acted as
agents for the naval part of the expedition. Soon after the
receipt of this sum, Mr. Paton, of the firm of Paton & Grenfell,
became a bankrupt, and from his bankruptcy a deficiency arose
which occasioned the present suit. The questions for the consi-
eration of the Court now were, whether Paton's deficiency should
be made good by his co-partner Grenfell; and also whether Cook,
Halford and Son, were not liable for the deficiency, the agency
having been undertaken in conjunction, and the money paid at
the Ordnance upon the joint receipt of Mr. Halford and Mr.
Paton. In 1824 a monition went out, upon the petition of the
Treasurer of the Admiralty, against Mr. Grenfell and Mr. Hal-
ford, calling upon both the agents' houses to bring in the full sum
of 2,520/. ; and he now submitted that those parties were both
accountable for that sum, notwithstanding the bankruptcy of

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Paton.
Dr. Pnzr,Latoas said, he appeared for Messrs. Halford and
Cook, who were the agents for the naval part of the expedition,
and as the delay which had taken place was alluded to by the
Court, he thought it necessary to say, that no imputation of de-
lay could be made against his clients. They had originally re-
ceived half the sum in dispute, namely, 1,2601., but subsequently
it was found that the army employed in the capture were entitled
to no more than a moiety of the booty, and in consequence Mi.
Halford transferred 4001. to Messrs. Paton and Grenfell. The
balance remaining in hand be was always ready to pay, and would
have distributed long since, but was prevented by an order from j
the Privy Council, in consequence of disputes between the claim-
ants as to the proportions to which they were entitled.
Lord STOWEL said it was perfectly clear that the delay had
taken place in consequence of disputes between the parties, and he
could not conceive how any one informed of the circumstances
could attribute it to the Court or to any one connected with it.
Dr. deNNEn appeared for Mr. Grenfell, who made an affida-
vit that the partnership which had existed between him and Mr.
Paton was dissolved in 1819, and notice of its dissolution regu-
larly published, aid that he never received any part of the sum
paid by the Ordnance in 1820, nor had any thing to do with its
dissolution.
The documents in support of the statements made by counsel,
were then read and occupied the court until its rising.
The case stands over for argument.

SHERIFFS COURT, RED LION-SQUARE—(Tms DAT.)

SIR. SHERIFF FAREBROTHEB. V. SPUR.

In this ease damages to the amount of 2141. 1 is. Gd.
were assessed against the defendant before Mr. Stirling, one of
the Coroners for the County of Middlesex. Part of the money
was advanced by the plaintiff in his capacity of auctioneer.
A Jury had been summoned to institute an inquiry arising out
of a writ of out lawry, which had been sued out against an Irish
Baronet, now residing in France. The immediate object of the
intended inquiry was to ascertain what property the defendant
had been seised of at the issuing of the writ of out lawry, as thel
entering was then forfeited by him, to the Crown.
Mr. CARTER attended to day for the plaintiff, ulo is a
solicitor; but in consequence of the absence of the opposite par-
ties, and in the hope of bringing about a compromiee, the inquiry
was postponed to a future day.
With the ♦iew of ascertaining the exact amount of the de-
fendant's property at the period in question, it was proposed to
examine the trustees of his marriage settlement, one of whom is a
nobleman.