Star.
London, England, 1824-01-26 00:00:00

These Transfer Notes issued by the London Dock Cum-
paly are either correct or not correct.. If correct, there
cannot, of course, be the slightest pretence for refusing
to cornply with the tenor of them. If not correct, the
London Dock Company ought not to have-issued thenn,
but having. issued them, whether advisedly or not, the
Company are equally hound in law and honour to,
abide by them. If the Company be not so bound, nq
person having bought or sold goods, or advanced mo-
ney on goods in the London Docks, upon the faith of
the "Tan-fer Notes, can be considered as 'otfe. And the
0; ost extensive mischief may ensue to individuals by
the stoppage of goods; on the due delivery of n hich,
in put suance of the terms of the Transfer Notes, they
may have implicitly relied, as the means of making
their payments.
It was in contemplation of the Nations effects which
would result from invalidating the security of such trans-
fer, that Lord ELLENS9KOUGH decided against the
Warehousekeeper, in the case of " STONARD against
DEINKIN." Ilk Lordship's words, as repot teJ, were,
that n hatever might be the rule between " buyer and
seller, it was clear that the Warehouseman could nut
deny the property to belong to the party claiming it,
?tier the Warehouseman had aaramwledged to hold it on
his account, and that he, Lord ELLENuonounn, should
eatitely °versa the security of mercantile dealings, were
he to stiffer the Wart-bowman to contest the title of the
patty to whom he gave his acknowledgment."
This docti ine of Lord linneNnottoonn was recently
confirmed by the ptesent Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT,
en the trial of a cause " Ilan es again,t Watson," at
Guildhall, on the 2.2 d of December, 1823; and the
Warehousekeeper was accordingly held liable to the
party to whom the goods had been trait ,ferred.
It was to have been expected that the result of the
above trial, and the confirmation given by Lot d Chief
Justice ABBOTT, of the doctrine of Lord ELLENBottoyou
on this point, would have induced the London Dock
Directors to have abandoned any further attempt at re-
sisting the fulfilment of their engagements ; but unfor-
tunately this is not the case, for the Company still re-
fuse to deliver the goods which have been stopped, and
tht eaten to bring the parties who claim the goods andel-
the Transfer Notes, and who intend commencing actions
k;ainst the Company, into the Court of Chancel y.
The undersigned have no hesitation to DECLA RE theiL
disapprobation of this conduct of the Company. as being
subversive of all that is fair and honourable in melean-

tile aealings, and they FURTHER DECLARE that if the
Company persist in the attempt to invalidate their pre-
sent written acknowledgmcnts no confidence whatever
can be placed in any torm of engagement which the
Directors may hereafter think proper to isue, because
none can be more solemn or precie than that which
they now refuse to fulfil.
J. Thompson, T. Bonar, and Co.
'Thomas Wilson and Co.

William James King.
Wilkie and Suarues's.
John Smith.
Charles Field.
William Seymour.
J. S. Greenwood.
Trneman and Cook.
Beale, Itowdon, and Co.
Thomas Keuible, Son, and Co.
Roebucks, Stow, and Co.
James and W. Field.
Kymer, Patry, and Cu.
William Michell.
John Frederick Amy.
John anal Joseph Crisp and Co.
Edward and James Man.
Joseph lledley and Sun.
Dubuisson and Rougement.
Palmer and King.
Kilby and Carroll.
C. 11. Stavenhagen.
Tetleys and Richards.
Robert Day.
Arthur Ryder.
Iltddcn and Vanhouse.
David Morgan.
James Hill and Sons.
J. Henry Schroeder and Co.
B. A. Goldschmidt and Co.
E. 1-1. Brandt.
Edward Lee and Son.
J. B. Suwerkrop
A. Palmer.
John Rew.
George lloughton and Co.
c. &c.

litriog, Brothcri, :uul Co.

W. .caitil

C. G. Thornton.
Thonias Tooke.

John Mitchell anti Cu.
Garry and Curtis.

Paris, Mc. Causland and Co.
Uarclay, Brothers, and Co.
Edward Parsons and Co.

Ts) lor, and Cu.
Cattiv) s and 14:tlaile.

Jno. Hubbard und Co.

Doug:its, 4ud Co.

Jacob 11. 'ILIA.

Canley and Stephenson.

Thow:ss and Benj. Hawes.
Juhn Schneider and Cu.
'l'. B. and L. Rowe.
W. Simonds.

Gcorgo Nlorewood

Skey, Lodge, and Co.

L. k.
John Ord.

Frcikrick Scheer.
And fur John :11itford

lobo Andetson and Sons.

Thomas Freme.
Featherstone and Nevill.

James Turpin.

William Neal.

B. F. Hopkins..

,Tanks lhnry Levin.

William Charles