“ The court of chancery will grant a rehearing though the parties have entered into an order by consent to abide the decree, and not to appeal.a If a court of equity will do it, why will not a court of prize, which is still more liberal in its practice, do the same thing? ”

“ The court considers the sailing, under an enemy's license, as closely connected, in principle, with the offence of trading with the enemy; in which case it is believed to be incontrovertible, that the knowledge of the agent would affect the principal, although he might, in reality, be ignorant of the fact.g Upon this ground, the sentence of the circuit court is affirmed with costs. ”

“ They cannot apply with less force to causes depending in prize courts than to causes depending in other courts. The propriety, then, of rejecting further proof in this case, and of condemning the property claimed by the appellants, will pend on the clearness with which they show the mistake under which the agreement was made, and on their ability to support their case if that agreement be set aside. ”

“ But, in the expectation, as was alleged, that in case of detention the delay and expense would be less considerable if the cargo appeared to be the property of one individual, than if there should be several small claims, one general bill of lading was signed to the owner of the ship, and one general letter of instruction was given in his name to the supercargo, so as to make the whole cargo appear to be owned by Mr. Griffith, the owner of the ship, and of a small part of the cargo. ”