The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-03 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN,

h• (Mr. Brent) had entered into any a. trial enntraet
for the perforemire of the work io quesiion ; el-
thetaah on being asked •hat he thol,4hl it should or
contd amount In, he stated fermi 1101.1 n 1501.

Mr. Joao!. Secretary to the Committee, of which
one of the Defendants is Chairman, was examined
on the pert of the Defendants ; bat he could not pe-
sisively sate beyond his own imioressions, that Mr.
Brent, the Plaintiff.' witness, undertook to complete
the work in question, is hichwas of in order quite su•
Fedor to sl.ip.rarting in general.
Mr. P•pworrh, an ingenious artist, was nest called
on the same side; but his testimony merely went es
ID his impression also being that Mr. Brent was the
reel contractor for the work (for which he game •
drawing), and which he inspected while going for.
wa►d at the yard of the Plaintiffs.

'lle Learned Jonas, in chatting the Jury, ob.
served, he thought the Defendants were perfectly
right in resisting the demand they made spoil them,
for they were only the stewards the properties of
others, although they were otherwise partners in the
general concern. The amount charged for the carved
work was nearly 001. more then they Imagined they
would have had to pay; sod it was but natural they
should resist a claim, which. however fairly made
by the Plaintiffs, the Defeudanis would not be war-
ranted in paying, without ascertaining bow fir they
were liable to it. The alto e were all respect.
able persons, and it would be, under al the circa..
staacet, for the Jury to decide with whom they
thought the contract had been made, and to what
amount.

The Jery, after some conseltstion, retuned a
verdict for the 131sIntiffs—`2331. Igs.

The first day of the adjoerned Sittings was fixed
for 'fhorislay beat.

HIGH COURT or AMUR kLTY, ?.
lIHIP MARY.

This was s procoetlitig by monition., calling on
Messrs. Birch, Rohde, soil Choseley, merchants in
London, in pay over to the raptors of the oboe.
vessel the non of 2639 i., the amount of the proceeds,
alleged to have been received by them from Mr.
Molloy, the Registrar of the Vier.Admlralty Court
of Antigua, residing in London, which was opposed
on the ground that they had not actually received
i the whole, hat a only a part, In lb. amount of 5621.
Mr—Molloy having, en payment of the pro reeds, de.
mined the saw of •20971. being the amorist of two
bi:ls of 'Aching, drawn by Messer. Black. soil flay,
of wlMigaa, who were the agents to the •captors, and
to 'whom Messrs. Birch and (.n. were the . rorrespcnd-
ents in London; the plineirmi questing.. ther►fnre fur
the consideration of the Court was, w higher Ale-Ara.
Birch and Co. were anthorised in sr ffering such sle.
tenth's' ; and bowie* dons so, whether they were not
lishie to the captors for the PaPpiP.st of it.

The learned icorni said, that prise property w„
of a very sacred nature, and „,,t, took it into
their possession "etetelimnsil' de to the captors for it. 1
Tom vessel in Lowden was rApt„ed in the „„,b of
Martha 1808, by his Majesty's ship Hazard; teltoo,
to one of the West bleak Islands, and proceedings
instituted against her in, the Vire.Arlsoiralty Conn of
Antigun, where 5h5 was condemned on the 25th of
the "e month. ,_kr appeal* was entered against such
"ndmond6"l ". ,ch was afterward. abandoned.—
The proceeds ',WO paid into ma Vice.Advoiralty
Coors, and cr. 4L •. A
...ill i.k..lloninots. Mr •he 4rc.441, ..._
ledited to Mr . Molloy, the Principal Registrar, thee
1
'elide"' Ir. London. Pestling the api4al two bills,
one for 10001. and the other fur 10971. drain. by
Men' a. *Black sod 114 y, were presented for accept.
gor. to Alessi.. Birch and Co., acceptance was re.
i',11.4, and Al . Black and Hay apprised of it ;
these bills had no connection whatever with the prise
transaction. In the awing of 1809, Melon. Birch
and Co. received a letter from their correspondents
at Antigen, enclosing a power of attorney, who.
rising them to receive the proceeds of the ship Mary
from Mr. Molloy ; on applicatino to Mr. Molloy, it
turned out, that he WAS in possession of these hills,
which had been protested, and he declined paying
over the proceeds unless he was permitted to deduct
the mount of the two bills; this was ultimately
agreed to, and Messrs. Birch and Co. received front
him the torn of 5621. Thus stands the case, said the
Learned. Judge, and there Was no doubt but Messrs.
Birch asad Co. had flied themselves with the respon.
sibility. On their application to Mr. Moituy, they 1
hod actstd with • very ecdue want of caution. Mr.
Molloy had no authority to make • demand on this
portly for debts arising Dot of quite a diffneut
transaction, it was nct the property of M
BlacL aud Ilsy, bet of the captor.. Would he (the
learned Judge) have antlered the Registrar of this
Coors to hate done an ? Most certainly not. and
the plan which Messrs. .Bitch and Co. should bate
adopted, would have been to apply to a C,-ort of
Appeal to decree him to pay it, which would have
been immediately done; It world never have suffer-
(
ed • Registrar to mil op a private transaction with a
prize case. This not being done, who were to be
Ike sufferers ? It was through the improvident act of
Arse Gentlemen that the loss had occurred, mid

they most 'bonier' bear that loss ; they had pasted
as 'adages= which they had no right to do and
which they had no authority to do, end therefore
they muslin the set .It would he acting with ton
much severity he thought to compel them to pay
the interest usual oo such occasions ; he should
therefore only pronosuce fur the sem of 46591. the
principal.

RACE OF Taw Misses.—A FACE took place on
Thersday moraine, en Epping Vat, between a Gen.
Osman from Milford, timed Toitinin, and Livia.
Frasier, ten miles, for 100 guineas aside. The
ground was two RAM, and the pedestrians Ad the
first feet miles in 19 miestes 52 seconds, end they
were together ; the neat four miles were done and.
W minutes; end the last two milesmileswere stoutly con.
tested, andthellpetenant won by Ms yerds. Each
performed the distance within the hoer.
Arming') SUlClDE.—Thorstioy morning a young
men, named Parkins, residing in klonasouth.sireet,
modes desperate attempt to put en end to Lis psis,.
once by cutting his throat with a razor. Ile was Int.
iunately presented from accomplishing his purpose.
and a surgeon being procured, the would wss sewed
up. Emberrased circumstances are supposed to hare
pled to the lash act.

CRREMOA nil. LAYING rm. FllO TUN
•r Sr. PANCRAS CHURCH.

Thursday being the dry filed for the ceremony,
his Royal flightless the Duke of York strived no
the amend at half-pest one o'clerk. where he ass
met by the Rev. Dr. Moore, the Vicar, the Trustees
for building the church, and the different Parochial
Clergy, who received his Royal Highness, and con-
ducted him to maroon provided for the occasion.
Ills Royal Iltghness then inspected the pions and
drawings of the chilli+, end expressed his approbe-
tion of the design. The gilt-plate, with en in.scripo
lion of the ceremony, end the coins, ice. were then
esasined, end deposited in the stone; slier which
the procession moved from the marquee : the.Tres-
lees, ton and two, with wands; the Clergy, ton end
two, In their robes; Mr. Inwood, the architect. and
his see, with the plane and drawings; Mr. tiesblutike,
the builder, with en elegant gold tinsel. h.iros..)ll a
telret coal Imo ; Mr. Time and Mr. Fcail.ling, the
clerks and solicitors to the Trestees, with each of the
coins of the present reign, and e copy ..1 the irtscrip.;
lion on parchment, deposited in bottles closely ce•
mooted, and the plate with the inscription bores on
velvet cushions ; then followed the Cherchoarden,
Thomas Weeding, E.q. ; atter whom came his Royal
Highness the Duke of York, accompanied bt Dr.
Wm's., the Duke of Bedford, Sir Henry C•lvert, •
Lord Calthorpe; the rest of the Troupes closing the
procession. On their arriving at the spot, the chi!.
Idrew of the national schools of the odds, and the
reAlliP charity school, together nearly 1,000, sung
Lt. 100th Psalm, accompanied by his Royal high-
ness's band. The ceremony was then Troce•sled in,
by depositing the Iwo bottles containing the coins
and parchment in holes prepared in the stone, over
which was laid the plate with the followieg inscrip-
tion :—" St. Pancras church: the first stow• laid by
his Royal Highness the Doke of Volk ern' Albany.
net Tharsdey, July 1, 1819: the Rev. Janes Moore,
1.1. D. Vicar ; Charles Untied, E.q., Thomas Weed.
ing, Esq. Cherchwardens • Win. Inwood, Architect;
May the light of the blessed Gospel thus rim Blo-
ndest, the dark temples of the Beatles's.'" The
latter words are the Lettish translation of the Greek
inscription carved upon the stone. His Royal High.
news then spread the mortar, and the stone was low-
ered and fised in its place ; his Royal highness street
it thrice with the trowel, and handed it to the Duke,
of Bedford, who did trio like; es dirt Sir henry
Celvert, Lord Callhorpe, Dr. Moore, Mr. Inwood,l
and Mr. Seabrook,. A prim was then •edibly
delivered by the Rev. Dr. Moore, to the various di-
visions of which the children made the responses.—
This ceremony being closed, the procession reword
In the lent. The day was remarkably line, end his
Royal Highness's band was in attendance the whole
lime. After the ceremony, the givoid• of the Ns-
lional School lately established in that perish, in
Southampton-mews, near Easton-square, for the
ledocation of 1,400 children, dined town,' at tee
Freemason's Tavern, and a heodsome subscription
was sad..