The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-16
Law INTELLIGENCE.
OSGOOD .. GROWING.


Law INTELLIc EHtR.
osGooD .. GROWING.
This was an issue directed by the lord chan,
cellor, to try whether the plaintiff was entitled
to freight on cargo Of sugar and rice from the
port of Charleston in the United States of a
merica to the port of London, under the fol-
lowing circumstances THE plaintiff and de-
PENDANT are both citizens of America the first
the captain Of the Neptune, & the latter mer-
chant in New York. The defendant chartered
the ship to proceed to Charleston, and take in
cargo OF sugar and rice, and from thence to pro.
coed either to Tonningen, Amsterdam or Rot
tcrdam. She was taken at sea by one of his
Majestys cruizers and sent into Plymouth, but
was afterwards released. When the ship left
the United States, neither of the parties were
aware OF the orders in couacil of this country,
or the, subsequent decree of France --The
plaintiff on being made acquainted with the ma
ture OF them applied to the agents of the defen.
dant in London for their advice 1t was just
after the bombardment of Copenhagen which
made all the ports of the Baltic suspicious of adj
uniting vessels from England into their harbors
The agents recommended him to wait and try to
get license from this Government to go
to Rotterdam. After having DELAYED some
time without being able to get icence, he was
ordered by the agents to proceed to Rotterdam
He took advice and was firmly persuaded that
| II he did, his ship would be confiscated-a cir
cular letter from the American Consul in Ham
burgh confirmed that opinion. He was then
ADVISED to take advantage of the order of coun-
Gil which directs that all neutrsls should touch
at British port, enter her cargo and pay duty
before she proceeded to the harbors of the enc
my, he accordingly entered his cargo and wrote
to his owners in America to know how to pro-
coed. For the safety of the cargo he deposit
ted the sugar in the stores of the West-India
! "A EQ and ha rIr< in That of dock
| The moment the cargo was landed, the agents
for the defendant served the plaintiff with no.
tice to proceed to Tonningen, and on the day
following served him with bill in Chancery
to get possession Of the cargo which was or
dered to them by the lord Chancellor, he di-
recting the present issue for Jury to deter
mine whether the plaintiff was or was not ehti-
tied to freight.
Lord Peterborough observed,it was very clear
that the plaintiff Was not entitled to freight, az
the terms of the charter deed had not been
fulfilled by him it might be severe but when
two great nations were at war, those who wish
to accumulate wealth by their oalamities must
run risk and should not complain that they
suffered little by the nature of the warfare.
Verdict for the defendant.
FREE MASONRY.
EprNsyRcH, July g.
| On Saturday last the Court of Sessions (Se-
| cond Division) pronounced Judgment in the ac-
| tons which have been for some time in dep.n-
| dence, between the master and other Office
bearers of the Cannongste, Kiwinning and Sc
| veral other Lodges in Edinburgh, holding of the
Grand Lodge, and some persons who had for
| merly been themselves of these Lodges, but had
been expelled by sentence of the Grand
Lodge: Itt
AS the applications were made by the Office
bearers for themselves and the other legal mem.
bers, the court considered, that Mason Lodges,
| not being corporate bodies, could not sue by
their office. bearers, and therefore pronounced
judgment which in respect of the suspenders
insisting in the character Of Office bearers of
self constituted society not Untitled to the privile-
ges ola corporation, repealed the reasons of sus-
pension and refused an interdict.
But at the same tims the court did not seem
| to doubt that if actions were brought by the In
dividuals of the above Lodges who adhered TO
the Grand Lodge, they would be entitled to the
exclusive possession of the charters lodge-rooms
| and other property belonging TO the several lod
| gas.
BosToE, Oct H.
The proprietor of the Diving Bell, will
to morrow morning, (wind and weather per-
mittiDg,) make a sub IN arine excursion from
hancock's wharf to Fort Independence. -
He will descend at A. M. and proceed to
the Fort, where he will rise and take some
refreshments. After which he will again
imfnerge, and return as he went, on the bot
tom Of the channel, reaching Boston about
Q P. M. A distinguished gentleman, resi-.
dent in town, has proposed to accompany
him. The reward to the proprietor of this
ingenious and important invention, and his
assistants. will depend on voluntary liberali-
ty Subscription papers will be. left at the
Custom House, and at the respective Insur
aDce Offices. BY this invention, any thing
can, at any time, be obtained from the bot
tom of bay, harbor or river.
Boston has gained about one third on it's
population of 1900, in the subsequent ten
years during the same period OF time, it
has gained something less than one fourth
of its present population. Proceeding in
this ratio, it will double itself in so years.
The numerical gain is 1897 inhabitants.
A divine dispensstion of Providence has been
lately signal IN the family Of MIR. George n
Norris, near Berrygile, in the cousty of Win
chester, Virginia.--Miss SUSAN -. WORME
LEY, daughter Of Mr.. James Wormeley, and
sister Of Mrs. Norris, an amiabie young lady, a.