Star.
London, England, 1817-03-08 00:00:00

LAW INTSLLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MARCH T.
JACKSON V.. WILSON.
This was an action upon the case by the Consigner
of is cargo of hides from Buenos Ayres, against his
Consignee in London, for negligently entrusting the
said goods to an insolvent sub-broker, whereby he lo►t
all benefit or advantage arising from the sale thereof.
The case was this : —The defendant had for many
years acted as the broker of the plaintiff residing at
Buenos Ayres, upon a tri credere commission. The
cargo in question WAS consigned to the defendant in
the month of December, 1813, by the ship Mary
Corson, and illum its arrival w s delivered pursuant
to his order to the Widow Taylor, Sons, and Com-
pany, to be sold by them on h:s account. Th.se
persons became kiankrwpts in March. 1815, and
scarcely any of the produce had come to the hands
of theodetendant ; on whose part it was insisted, that
he web not liable to the plaintiff; inasmuch as the
Taylors had disposed of the hides without the de-
iendant's authority, and had commitied what in law
would amount to felony; but
Lord ELLasen ,notiou was of opiseion, that the de-
fendant wits liable, and therefore directed a verdict
for the plaintiff, but gave the defendant leave to
move in Terns.
Verdict for plaintiff—Damages 112098, subject to
reference Rs tti the precise amount.
SMITH AND ANOTHER V. BLACKBURN,.
This was an action open a policy of insurance on
as bottonny bond on the ship Greyhound, from
Dainzie to London, lions thence to Bout-deans, and
back again to Darazic, with a cargo.
The vessel belonged to persons named Jansen, at
Darazic. and in the year .1812, a French license was
&Hairnet for her, signed by the Emperor Napoleon,
empowering her to proceed from Dantzic to Lon-
don, from thence to Nantes or Bourdeaux, and to
return from thence to Dantaics with a cargo. She
arrived in England on the 23J of December, 1812,
where she was chartered by Messrs. Curry and Co.
On the 24th of December she obtained a &Watt
Li-
cense upon a voyage to Bourdeatiz. She sailed from
London on the 3d of February, 1814, and on the 16th
of March she arrived at Bourdeaus, where, notwith-
standing her French license, she was ultimately con-
demned, and was never-restored to the owners. From
the bottomry bond upon which this policy was e.
&tied, it :peened that the plaintiffs, Messrs. Everth
and Hilton, as copartners in trade in London, had
lent money to Jansen, the owner, upon the ship's
bottom, eJ Mr. Seanterr. for the detend ant, on the
authority of the 6 G. 1. c. 18. for preventing illegal
!insurances, submitted that the plaintiffs must be non-
suited. By that statute the lending of money by
persons in copartnership, upon bottoinry bonds, was
espresaly prohibited, and all insurances in' reseect of
such bonda were declared void.
Lord Ett.eansonouon was of opinion that the ob-
jection wes fatal, although his Lordship expressed
strong feelings of regret at being compelled so to de-
cide.—Nonsuited.

EVIIIITH V. LITTLIWALIL
This was another action upon a policy of insurance
on the same ship, a at and troth Bourdeauz to Lon-
don." The sole question in the Call', was, whether
the risk attached by the seizure of the vessel in the
port of B urdeauz, notwithstanding the licence men-
tioned in the above cause ?
It appeared, that upon the arrival of the vessel in
the' River Garonne,.the French licence and the ship's
other papipr were delivered to the officers of the Cus-
toms, and aftdr inspection were returned to the Cap-
tain, who upon going hiAlier up the River, again de-
livered his French licence to the officers of the,Go.
vernment, by whorUit was forMarded for inspection
at Paris. The ship was then moored at the place of
loading; and alter undergoing some'repairs was ready
to take in her homeward cargo, hot before she could
do so she was seized, her sails takei away, her crew
taken out, ai.d she herself placed under the custody
if officers of the marine,until the entrance of the
English into the town o( Bourdeauz, on the 21st of
June, 1814. On the 25th of June the assured aban-'
doped, as for a total loss.
Lord FaLIANBOKOUUIIi held this to be a complete
lloss within the policy.
Mr. SCA RLITT then submitted, that evidence ought
to be given of Bonapat te'shandwriting to the licence,
'before it could br received in evidence, but,
Lord Esa.seaustouce was of opinion, that it was
quite sufficient evidence or the authenticity of the
licence, to stew that the officers of Goyim:sera at
bourdeauz had acted upon it; but if there was any
doubt of its genuineness it was for the defendant to
disqualify it.
. The plahoilt,therefore, had a verdict, 'subject to
the opinion of the Court upon some panel the word-
of the licence.
HERTFORD ASSIZES. MARCH S.
CIVIL bIDE.

11111111 LAT NUNT.....PAIDUR N. TUN HON. AND RIM.
CAPAL.
This wait another action of trespass against a MeM-
ler of the Berkeley Hunt, scarcely any Assize for
the last tour years being without an action of tresput
arising againit some Member bf that !Sint.
Mr, Heatzsr,,for the plaintiff, stated, that this cease
was in truth a question between the aisociatiotrof No.
blemen and Gentlemen of landed property in this
county, and a Club of Hunters, who came from Lon-
don; and without ady land or property in the county,
thought proper, in defiAick of ail remonstrant* and
Nohow to hone over the lands of others. The Be,.
kele.y ,tiunshask,now subsisted for some years, and
they seemed to Think they had a right to pursue their.
sport wheleVer they pleased. The Gentry of the
county -thought ditferenq ; they though; they had
a right to forbid any one trespassing on their landi,
'and they had accordingly long ago given notice to
the principal Members of the Club, warning them off
their respective lands. In the first action that wets,
tried against a Member of the Club, they put a jus-
tification oil the recoil!, and.upon the authority oi an
old case in the taw beaks, tivy asserted their right
to forhentiog over any land. The' Lord Chief Jus-
tice of England, who tried that cause. was, however,
very decidedly of opinion, that no such right existed,
and a verdict was found for the plaintiff. It Would*
have been 'supposed. that altar suchn determination
of the ease, the Members of the Club; as Gintleinen,
would have respected the Wishes of the landholders,
and not have continued to trespass over their greutidsi
but they, isetrertheless,'Ead eontioned their spurt, alto