High Court Of Admiralty, ...
tai"o was a cause ot wages, promuoted by a mariner against iiis cap- tain. The claim vwas resitol by a charge of drunkenness set up as arainst the man, and the mstter, which was in its details very uain. tercating, was argued on a former court-day. Lord SITOWELL to-day pronouncei the wages to be due, and con. demned the master hi the costs. THE ZODIAC, In this case the master of the Zodiac, being compelled, for the ex- pense of repairs, &c., to borrow msney on bottonry at the tsort of Boston, in theaNitcd States, executed a bond to Mr. Aldersey, bearnng 14 per cent. premium. The consular feea demanded by a Xlr. George Manners, the British Consul-General for the state of Massachusetts. were includcd( in this bond,and the owners, consider. ng theisc to have been niost exorbitant, brought the case before this Court for its opinion. On a fornier coart-day, ford STOWELL pronounced for the vali- dity of the bonLd, under all the circumstances ; but after expressing a strong opiaion on the exorbitaricy of a part-of the charges in paymient of which it was given, referred it to the Registrar anti Merchants to report their opUon upon the nature and amount of the deductions it inight be proper to inake. The Registrar and lerchants' report being this day brought in, it appeared that the demand made by rlreGorge lanners, for consular fees, &c.* was thereby reduced from the surn of 2721. to 1011. ; and the rate of premium on the bond froitt 141. to 101. per cent. Dr. IDUSHIZNGTON strongly called tipon the Court to confirm this report, and expatiated at somne length on the shkmefullyexcessive de- mnand for consular fees, &e, It was verv true that the Co0rt bad al ready prouoaaced tbe ba3nd to be valid; but the learned counsel doubted maciv whether it would have done go, could it have attici. patedl that upon the Consul's deinauid alone, an item of 2721. woauld be reauced. to 106I1. The KIING'S A DVOCAT E andl Dr. * ADAms prayed the Coatt to refer the report back for re-considerationt to the Registrar and Aler- cliants. Lord STOWVELL said he would take an opportunity,of asking thte Rep'strat and iAlerchants-to state to him upon what principles they had proceededl in this matter, aud wduld gi6e his opinion on, atfture day.- IIIGR: COURT OF ADMIRALTY, TUE3DAY. Nov. 30. "1' VLw IWENZIX.