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• ADMIRALTY COURT, DEC. 4.

Maria and Catharina,— Visser master.—This vessel, laden
with iron and hemp, was captured about four Dutch miles from
the Tenet. The Court had the assistance of Trinity Masters,
who were of opinion that It was possible for the ship to be in that
situation without any bad intentions.—Restored, subject to the
captor's espences.

By Gm!, Von Dyk master.—This vessel, under Pappen-
burgh colours, wits captured on a voyage from Christiansand
Nantz : and onge Pieter, Nissen; this vessel, under Prus-
sian colours, laden with timber, was captured off the coast of Hol-
kind.—These cases, being of a similar description to the former,
were restored, and, in the latter case, the whole of the captor's
expellees pronounced for.

Eliza, Griffen master.—This was a question of salvage.
This vessel, with a valuable cargo, was pursued by three French
privateers, but protected from capture by three boats' crews go-
ing to her assist.mce.—The Court pronounced for .50 guineas sal-
vage to each boat's crew, and 20 guineas to each boat for the use
and expences.
Francis. master.--This ♦essel was going from America to
France with French passengers.-3hip condemned, and further
proof required for the specie on board.
Minerva, Ordenaaun master : Lerche, Moyer mas-
ter; Hoffnung, Luters master.--In these cases the property
was restored, subject to the captors' expences.

COURT OF ItiING'S BENCH, DECEMBER 4.
liLIMPSTON V. DIXON.
The plaintiff in this case was the assignee on the
bankrupt estate of al coachmaker, of the name of Da-
vis, and die action *as brought to recover 0222, as
the value of a curricle, chariot, caravan, sets of har.
ness, &c. encrusted by the bankrupt to the defendant,
who is the keeper of the Repository, Barbican, to be
sold on the bankrupt's account, subsequent to the
commission by Davis of an act of bankruptcy.
The fact of an act of bankruptcy having been com-
mitted by Mr. Davis previous to the articles in ques-
tion being sent to the Repository to be disposed of
was proved,
The price put upon the articles, and under which
they were not to be sold, was proved by the bankrupt
to be £222, and a Broker also valued the articles at
£217.
For the defendant, a claim for commission, to the
amount of £22, was set up, which was not disputed.
It was, in addition, maintained, that the articles sent
to be sold were greatly over-valued, some of them,
even to the extent of one-half, being all they had
brought by public auction at the Repository.
Evidence to this effect was also adduced, but it ap-
pearing on the cross-examination that one of the pur-
chasers was brother-in-law to the defendant, and ano-
ther of them a person who sometimes bought in at
the defendant's sales.
Mr. PARK, on the suggestion of Lord Ellenborough,
consented that a verdict should go against the defen-
dant for the smaller valued amount, minus the corn-
' mission, being £195.

IdOLLAND V. TOMS.
The plaintiff in this case was the assignee under a
commission of bankrupt, against William Kinsey, a
coachmaker, and the action was brought for the ba-
lance of the price of a curricle, built by the bankrupt
for the defendant, Captain Toms, and of certain ex-
tras, as they are called, furnished to said curricle.
It appeared that an agreement had been made be-
tween Captain Hanbury, a friend of Capt. Toms,
and the bankrupt, previous to the building of the car-
riage in question, that the price should not exceed
£l2O or 120 guineas ; certain alterations had after-
wards been suggested by Captain Hanbury in the
course of the erection, but still under the express de-
claration that he had no authority to raise the price
above the sum of £l2O agreed on ; Captain Han-
bury, at the same time, however, represented his
friend as extremely liberal, and one not likely to al-
low a tradesman to lose by him ; in consequence of
which alterations and extras to the amount of up-
wards of £BO were made, among others, a rumble
with trunks. These to the amount of about s'fio were
ordered or approved of by the defendant himself ;
but it appeared that to a greater extent above the
sum agreed for,. than the alterations so ordered or
approved of, payments had been made by the defen-
dant to the bankrupt:
Lord ELLENRONOUGII, in these circumstances, the
agent for the defendant having no right to bind him
beyond the sum for which he was authorized to con-
tract ; and builders of curricles or coaches having no
tight to incommode the vehicle with rumbles, or any
other excrescence or incumbrance for which they had
' received no orders, thought the plaintiff must fail in
his present demand.
Mr. JEKYLL, for the plaintiff, agreed in this remark,
and was afraid that his'client must consent to be rum-
Iled out of Court.—Plaintiff nonsuited.
GRONDSDORPT V. NOGALA.
The plaintiff in this case was the nephew, and ad-
ministrator of a person "lamed John Gotlieb Gronds-
dorff,!who was a journeyman piano-forte-maker, in
Berwick-street, Soho, and the defendant was a fo-
reigner, who, down to the period of his death, had
resided in the same room with the deceased, whose
property, consisting of a quantity of mont 7 in guineas,
half guineas, and seven shilling pieces, to the value of
one hundred pounds ; of Bank of England notes to
the amount of four pounds ;—of bank notes in a
pocket-book, to the amount of fifty pounds ; and of
wearing apparel to the amount of twenty pounds, the
defendant was charged to have appropriated to his
own use, and for the recovery of which the present
action of trover was brought.
It was proved in evidence, that the defendant, im-
mediately subsequent to the death of the deceased,
gave cut to some friends who called to inquire into
the destination of his property, that there was a will,
and that be himself was entitled to every thing. On
their remonstrance, a search was made in the repos:-
tories of the deceased, but no will was found. A
quantity of guineas, &c. to the amount of from £BO
to 5100 were seen in a drawer ; the defendant him-
self exhibited four R 1 notes and two silver watches,
and,the persons making the search, and who were ex-
amined as witnesses, s,tw also two pocket-books, of
the contents of which they were ignorant, and a purse
containing a quantity of foreign silver coin, which it
was admitted had since been delivered up to the pre,
sent plaintiff ; he having, alsa, in consequence of a
Caveat lodged at Doctors' Commons, been enabled
to recover £lO5O Stock, standing in the name of the
deceased. .
A plea had bcen put in fir the defendant, but no
appearance was made for him on the trial.
Lord ELLExnoitouou instructed the Jury, that in
such a case as this, where the action was brought
contra tpoliatore.n, there was no necessity for that exact