Vice-Chancellor's Court, ...
tilr. AEAME Said, that this was a bll Which hadl been filed by I the Hon. WVm. Dorset Fellowes against the defendant Air. Page, to compelhimu to pay into court the amount which he had received out of the sale of the coronation fixtures and furniture used in Illcst. min%ter-hall, during the ceremony of His A.ijesty's coronation. The VICE-CHIANCELLOR inquired what answer the defendant had given to this bill. Mr. PEgYs replied, that his answer was, lhe made no contract with lr. Fellowes, but with Lorti Gwydyr, ana that nobleman was no party to the bill. The facts were these :-Mr. Fellowes had sent for Page, the defendant, and informed him that he would put it in his power to make a good bargain in the purchase of the coronation fixtures, which had become the perquisite of lAord Gwydyr, as Chamberlain. They might be had for l,5001., provldvd the hall was to be cleared of them before the 10th of January. Io conse4uence of this recommendation of 3Mr. Fellowes, and the beliefof Alr. Page that the property had net been offered to any other person for sale, he agreed to give a note to Mr. Fellowes in part paymetnt for 5351. After bc hal done so, however, he discovered from Air. Robins, that the property had previously been offered for sale all over the town, and that ino purchaser could be found-that Mr. Fellowes had, in fact, bought it from liord Owydyr, and insteatd of being now selling it as his ILordship's agent, he *vas re-selling it fbr his own profit. Air. Page Immediately sent word to Mr. Fellowes,that he was ready to restore to him the key oft he hall, with all the propertv therein, on condition of his note for 5351. being restored to hin. This was not done: the note was passed into the hands of a stranger, ant iMr. Page, upon being obliged to pay the amount, proceeded to sell the fixtures in the hall, whichl produced 59CL beyond the amount of the note, without rnaking any deduction for Mr. Page's treuble, through wlhose activity even the sum mentioned had been obtained from the sale. The wholc sum, without any deduction, Aiir. Page was now called upon to p;ay into court, not by Lord G*wydyr, who declined having his namze inserted in the bill, but by Mlr. Fellawes. Now, M41r. Page contended he had only dealt with Mlr. Fellowes as thie agent of his Lordship, and was not bound to pay over the amount called for, except bv the direction of Lord Gwydyr. The VicE-CirASCELLOR inquired whether Mr. Page disclaimed the contract; if he did, he must pay the money into court; if he did not. he was liable to a decree for the unpaid balance. The Counsel being unable to give the Vice-Chancellor a satisfac- tory explanation of the terms of the agreement between the parties, his Ho eou,n desired the bill and declaration to Be left for him to VlCE.CHANCEL.r,OR's CorJRT. TirInInA-v ?V- A -- COIONATION FURNITUXE.-FELLOWVES V. PAGE.