The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-07-24 00:00:00

Saturday, July t 2.

SHARPS V. NICHOLLS.
The Plaintiff bad sold an estate to the Defend.
ant, who refused to complete the bargain, owing
to a defect in the title. The Plaintiff, it appeared,
claimed under the late General Prevost, and the
objection was, that the General was out naturali.
zed, and consequently war incapacitated from
holding lauded property in this country. Evi.
deuce was, however, produced before the Mas-
ter, that General Prevost had taken'the oaths,
itc. required by the 13th of George the Second ;
but to complete his naturalization under that het,
which relates to: the naturalizatibn of American
Protestants, it was necessary to thew that he had
resided men Oars in America, without having
been absent for more than two months at a time
Stott theses.
Mr. Lases sod Mr. lIART engaged to prove
this by the evidence of persons who had beak with
General Prevost, in America.
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought that upon this
being proved, the title would be good.
Sir S. RONILLT Said, all his client wanted was,
to be assured of his title. But the proof ought
to be completed at the Plaintiff's OEM. This was
assented to by the Chancellor.
MORRIS V. COLMAN.

This cause stood over, by order of the Court,
till this morning, for the purpose of giving the

parties an opportunity of agreeing, if possible,
for reftrrisg the natter in dispute. The LOUD
Comient.os now iuquired, if any such agreemcut
had been entered into by them ? Mr. HAW", for
the Defendant, said, " there bad nut. He con-
ceived the Court had to decide upon what had b.cn
put in issue between the parties, before any refer-
ence could be wade to the Macer."

COURT. —" Can I decree a partnership, in
commou for ever, ou such a subject-matter as
Theatricals ?"
Mr. HART..." My Lord, I thought that be.
fora any reference to the Master, the Court had to
decide, whether Sir. Morris, a proprietor of one
fourth hart, could become a tenant, in common,
its the half, contrary to the inclination of my cli.
rot, and contrary to the terms of the articles be.
tweets them."
Cotitur.—" Mr. Hart, will you give in a de.
clatation of what your client understands to be
the effect of those articles ? I could wish the
parties would agree, and thereby get out of lint
water."
Mr. IlAttir.—" I should be sorry to commit my
client without due consideration. I should be ve_
vy happy to get him out of hot water, but I might
only get him out of that upon the gridiron."
COURT.—" If you cannot agree, 1 must only
give my judgment; but I would have you cousi.,
der, whether your client may sot, in that case,
get, if not from hot water upon the gridiron, at
least between the frying-pan and the fire. Let this
-stand over till Wednesday next, to be theu men.
tioued among the motions."

COURT OF KING'S lIENC/T,
Friday, July 21.
witiatir v. snviriti.

Mr. MARY tar stated this to be an action upon
a policy of iosuranee on the ship Belleau, on a
voyage at and from Surinam, and all other West
India islands, except Jamaica, to the port of
London, oarranted to sail with convoy on or he.
fore.the lit of August. The question was entire-
ly a point of lats. The facts were shortly these:
The vessel in question, the Belleau, completed
her cargo at Surinam ; although not a fell one,
it was not intended to take in any more. She, to.
anther with twenty other; ships, was taken under
convoy of his Majesty's ship Cerbtrus on the
19th of July, for the purpose of going to Torto-
la, and there to be cut under another convoy, in
which passage the Gerbcrus, in a gale of wind,
parted from the ice she had under her 'convoy.
The &Bona arrived at Tortola on the sth of Au.
gust, where another ship of war was provided by
tilt. Admiralty, with which she sailed homewards
from Tortola on the Bth, and was lost off the Li-
zard. Now it was true that this vend was war.