Star.
London, England, 1827-11-14 00:00:00

HIGH COURT OF ADMIRAL

ALA VIES JOlllt ,
Dr. Johns stated, that ha
ling the decision of the Court
Grace. the King's Advocate it
trio" of the Court on the case of
'These slaves were the property
who resided in the island of Anti)
Major Watts and his lady, who
,daughter,. to Gibraltar, in .
'Waits here executed an instrt
as they wesekconcerned, -they er.
land with this manumission they ,
island of Barbadoes, of which Lori
klltewCommander. His Lordship, upon examining the
bisaaumiasiaa rxrcuted by Major and Mrs. Watts, wrote
io Gen. Donne, the Governor of Jamaica, to state that,
iccotding to the laws in force in the Colonies, Major anti
114. Welts had no power to emancipate the slaves, whom
he immediately tot warded to the islaad °Mirage ri,to their;
Wrote, in whose service they remained until 1824, when
they were claimed by a waiter of the Customs, taker
kilted to hist Majesty, under the Save Ccnsolidatieu
ct, having been imported into Antigua without war-,
cant or licence. The Learned Counsel said, he should
pave to submit that the claim of fosterture could in no
way be supported, foi that the slaves were imported
Into Antigua previour to the Ist Jinuary, 1820, when
the Slave Consolidation Act first came into existence,
end as to the manumission, executed by Major sad
Mrs. Watts, it was invalid and imparf.et, as the exwi
uting parties had nothing more than a reyessioasty
Interest in the slaves.

The Kracia Anvocara said, there •was this broad
distinction between the present case and that of the
slave Grace, on which tLe Court had given judgment.
on a previous day. The slave Grace wat held to have,
returned to Aotigua voluntarily, but the slaves John
Smith and 'Rachel retained under the idea that they
Were free, and wee, as it might be said, deceived into
the condition of slaves. As to the objecsiolis, he hoped
that no deficiency of form would prevent the Court
from giving its opinion fully on the case, as the appeal
bras brought to vindicate the rights and liberty of the'
gla.epopulation..
It was finallx arced that the case 'Maid stand over
for argument until the next Court-day, and the readings
Of theexhibits which were-extremely voluminous, oc-
copied the Court until its rising.
The Klaces ADVOCATE intimated at the sitting of the
Court, that he did not mean to press any ofthose cases
of appeal which were similar to that in ',bids ibe Court
had given judgment in the case of the slave-Qrace.

for the bullocks?
He replied,lhat be bad glee* neatly Olitt for diets.
Mr. MUbfer said, t6at if the racer hail not seen tie bulimia,
and pet thenrin a plies of security, the banshee Would probably,
with gryat teilUrytseat, have given icf• to have them mimed to
him The least be Walk do weekd be to pay the twenty-four shli.
lingo ; and he would perform no great act of liberality, if be recol-
lected the services remitted by the officer.
The butcher mid, that as it was, probable the thing would go
against own before the Lord Mayor, he might as well go and pay
the fees at the Green-yard ; but as fur the officer, he scouted the
idea of giving bin, a farthing for hia trouble.

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maw ' ."" ^ - . !That
SISITIR Aid:. itAciur. , StArt6lol44olMit i us.«
he understood. ootwithatind- -A Irstifirret Whltothipel ;atria.: wire Aid Vet aterithirs'lM idreedone,
nut in the case of the slate ems to request dw,Leell Mayor's inkirtirgusiAnAis the fut again
Ike intended to ;Ake the opi• vitas eircuntalanees : his stseirtnir.lainrieli4;l4!alk6ese,.hrokfn ' Th.
se of John Smith and Haase on the prosedlag ehilit, and oe be ttisadk Inillatlio, which.
the p:
Int %ad jnat.pnichnig, !Ire siotexi:. 4u Driers., sieeks4 sio but. va. ,
Pen, of A Mrs. Hapowdol, loci's about four u* elopl in the rnornlng, isi Loaillar street„witiout h...,,,
ti. Antigua. and 4scorripanWd adrift:re, dense the. le die Greeillard, whet; tiblif ivilfe alPin in. 4,
who was Mrs..Harrewday's Tbe trerdenso tosr4 lirs
in 1818. Major and Mrs. Eaaf_doas
bra 44 a)
- ‘t. at fi.d dr ilielirminl2. but ise chat ttaalitiTd hig'aiirglitaf paltiplberVit WT.
could' be' deNvered •ip to hilt.' He I`'err
instrument. by which, as fa: 5
tbouslit. thr as- his balleche a. 4 been woke trees Wm. 4oisst s rrg
hey emancipated the dowel, tight to have diem back iiithniii Piping a laithing; whatever (neon-
on they were shipped for the WablelMelt er resprowthey ail& base-dosed to-Wok pertple. writhe : "'"1.
Bich Lord Combermere was "Plverd An Mr. Moister stas of.spossone Deno!, lb'Mr. Meter ssllreif tie hotels, "Amber he baf pdd" a good man ties
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