The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-14 00:00:00

• LAW INV? T. IG En&
COURT OP KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, JAN. 13.

LAND 0. HUNTER AND OTHEItS. 1
This was an action for goods sold and delivered,
and was brought jointly against the houses of
Messrs. Hunter and Co. and Messrs. Hoffman And
Co. eminent merchants of this city. These Defend-
ants were jointly concerned in a considerable adven-
ture to the Baltic, by the ships Maria Dorothea
and the Zepard, and a considerable quantity of the
goods forming this adventure, were purchased from
the Plaintiff through the medium of the Defendants'
(Hunters) broker. Bat it appearing on the evidence
of the broker, that although ultimately it was a joint
concern, the goods were ordered in the name of
Messrs. Hunter only. The Jury, therefore, under
the direetima of his Lordship, found a verdict for the
Defendants.

GAZ ANDIEL V. IIL AM/EVEN.
This was an action upon a policy of insurance on
goods per the ship Vrow Aleda, from London, to
any piste or ports in the Baltic, with warranty on
behalf of tie underwriters against capture or seizure
in her pert of destination.
The vessel sailed upon her destined voyage, and
arrived -off the port of Swinnemund on the Ist of
November. The Captain went on shore to consult .
the agent, Mr. Volga, as to the disposition of the
cargo, said things being then in a very doubtful
state at that place, the agent prevailed upon the Cap-
tain to remain at his then station, although the ship
was leaky, until the 12th ; in the mean time, frequent
communications wore made between the Captain on
board, and the agent on shore, and some steps were
taken by the latter fur disposing of the cargo; but
on the 12th, the hostile intentions of the Government
et Swinnemund were made known, and the agent
warned the vessel off, and directed him to proceed to
Carisham ; he accordingly weighed anchor, but from
stress of weather and adverse winds, was driven back,
and obliged to-return to his former station off Swin-
nemund on the 17th, when the vessel and cargo were
brought into port, and, after remaining under seques-
tration for some days, was finally condemned and
confiscated.
The ATTORNEY-Gesertae, for the Defendant,
contended, that upon this evidence the Underwriters
were discharged, the warranty being against seizure
in the port of destination. Here the vessel had ar-
rived at Swinnemund, where the agent was ready
to meet her ; she remained at anchor for 12 days,
during which time there were constant communica-
tions between the agent and Captain, and the former
had actually tiken some steps towards discharging
the cargo. It could not be doubted, therefore, that
this was the port of destination ; and, accordiug to
the terms of the warranty, the Defendant was dis-
charged.
Lord ELLENBOROUGU, however, construed tho
terms of the warranty upon a more extensive scale,
.and held, that the meaning of the port or ports of
destination was where the object of the rovage could
be effected ; it' was still in the power of the party
tolchange the destination—where ho found danger
in one port, to elect another. If, therefore, the
Jury believed the evidence, that the agent had bond
fide abandoned Swiunemund, and had elected Carl.
sham as the port of destination...-and that the ship
was driven back by stress of weather, and thee
seized—the Plaintiff would be entitled to a verdict;
for by the terms of the policy, the vessel was at li-
berty to go to any port in Sweden, or return back
to England. If, therefore, she had actually aban-
doned Swinnemund, and was driven back by stress
of weather, the terms of the policy were not avoid-
od, and the Plaintiff was entitled to recover.
The Jury immediately found a verdict for the
Plaintiff---Damages, 2001. and costs.
DUNI ADZ AND OTUESS, ASSIGNEES, 0. mess nue
atrestews.
This was an action brought by the Assignees of a
Mr. Atkinson, a bankrupt, late an insurance broker,
to recover against the Defendant, an eminent under-
writer, two several stens of 591. 93.2 d. and 471. 7s.
for returns upon short interest and convoy on poli-
cies of insurance.
The defence was, that the broker who had effected
these insurances was indebted to the Defendant
in a much larger sum, and he contended for his
right of detaining these sums as against the broker ;
hut this question being now pending for judgment
in the Court of King's Bench in a similar_ cause,
the Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiffs, subject to
that decision.
In the course of the morning, Collins, one of the
Serjeants at Mace of the City of London, whose
duty it was to preserve silence in the precincts of the
Court, brought a person in custody before Lord. El-
lenborough, of the name of John Robert Curtis, and
charged him with making a noise, and when repeat-
edly cautioned, using abusive language, and threat-
ening to kuock the Officer down.—llis Lordship
having heard the complaint, and the Prisoner's an-
swer, fined him ten shillings, which was reluctantly
paid, and he was then discharged.

A tailor, following the army, was wounded in the
head. When the surgeon saw the wound, he told his
patient, that, as his brains had not been touched,
there wa.; no doubt of his recovery. The tailor said,
" if I had possessed any brains, I shonld not have
been there."
FAT AL EFISCT OF FILAR AND Snassr.—A servant
girl in Chester, being lately charged with having rob-
bed Mrs. Creswell, the actress, of Ave guineas, con-
fessed the crime ; hut immediately ran down to the
river Dce, and, plunging in, put an end to her exist-

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ence.— Coroner's verdict, Luotacy.
His Grace the Duke of Noaramt has, with • li-
berality of sentiment Worthy of his noble house,
sanctioned in person the cause of religion at Work-
sop, by encouraging the Methodists of that ptaee to
build a Chapel, and has presented them with 20 ton&
of timber, in favour of that design.
The Committee appointed by the Inhabitants of
Chelsea put their Parole of ten men in motion, on
Sunday night, for the first time. They are relieved
at midnight by • second party, who patrole tilt days
light. It is highly honourable to the Gentlemen of
A. parish, who have voluntarily tendered their ger-
*este superintend the toncluct of this Patrols.--
'The first Patrols on Sunday night co
was nducted by
Thomas Bonner, Esq. who divided it, and commit-
's': one party to the direction of a Constable.