THE COURT rendered judgment for the plaintiff, after considering the following cases and authorities, viz.: Goddard v. Davis [Case No. 5,491], in this court at Alexandria, July term, 1801; Rutter v. Merchant [Id. 12,179], at the same term; McKnight v. Ramsay [Id. 8,868), at Alexandria, Oct., 1801; Ridgway v. Pancost [Id. 11,818], at Alexandria, April, 1802; Curry v. Fletcher [Id. 3,490], at Washington, Dec., 1802; Beale v. Voss [Id. 1,160], at Washington, July term, 1804; Acts Md. 1729, c. 20, § 5; the British statute of 2 Geo.
II., c. 22, § 13; Acts Md. 1785, c. 4, § 7; Id. c. 87, § 2; Acts Md. 1791, c. 68, § 9; Hays v. Bell [Case No. 6,270], at Alexandria, July, 1807; McLaughlin v. Stelle [Id. 8,873], at Washington, June, 1808; Smith v. Queen [Id. 13,096], at Washington, June, 1808: Bryan v. Davis [Id. 2,065], at Washington, June, 1810; Skinner v. Caffrey [Id. 12,924], at Washington, Dec., 1819; Cazenove v. Darrell [Id. 2,539], at Alexandria, Nov., 1823; Hooe v. Rees [Id. 6,668], at Alexandria, May, 1824; Burton v. Varnum [Id. 2,220], at Washington, Dec., 1824; Davidson v. Burr [Id. 3,602], at Washington, Dec., 1824; Pitts v.
Carpenter, 2 Strange, 1191.