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the . management , arthe Theatre. The mode of ratting money *as, however, by rent charges, and the deed of management was executed. When the Theme was &thane* eflat4iffied, it was neceffary for the intereflit of all to keep it going, and the Renters themfelves teemed to have felt this, and therefore theo provided, in the fiat inflance, that all current expences Ibould be paid. The deed ne gatived in the fill iallance, that a default of payment to the Renters arofe from mifmanage.' • ment. From the number of rent-charges fehedured to Ibis deed, it was impoffible that they &mild ail but by their reprefentatives, and Mr. Thos. Ham. =racy liked this fo well that he had engaged as a Truftee, thereby undertaking to aft duly accord ing to the intent of that deed, if by circumftances he (hould be called upon to aft at all. How Ned he done that duty ? The deed had impoted a chits which, while he retained the character of a - TrUftee, he could not !hake off. The moment there was any default, that moment he was bound to look into the accounts of the Theatre, to fee if jultice was done to all according to the deeds. He meant nut however to reflea ale leaft upon the chin-after of Mr. T. Hammerfley ; he like many other Traces, had put himfelf in a fituation, which, when he came near, he could mat look at without fear and trembling. This was the cafe , with nianyTruftecs, they tut off the evil day and involved' theuffelves in accumulated difficulties.— Thus Rood the deed of 1793. In 179 S another - deed was framed, which he could not think Mr. H. was well *deiced to execute. He could not think be was entitled to apply the pit or box money to any other porpofes than the general purpofes of the truft of 1793. The latter deed teemed with great anxicty calouleted to fecure die renters the aol. per night, but be thought Mr. H. (MAI not have (hewn more anxiety for them than thole ,claiming under the former *ed. But the em baneful:tent did not rd here, the cafe was fur her complicated by the orderi of March and June I Rot, and one of the greateß difficulties in the prefent caufe arofe from the impoffibility of having all the parties intereßed upon the Record. 'The fcene of to day, and the irre• guiarity which had taken place, evinced that the Court could not aft in its ordinary forms. It had ought him alffi for the future, and he would never make a fonder order upon fuch a fubjea, without examining it from top to bottom. It the two dude bad been read to Lord Lotrouso *whew, he was peril/ailed that he diver would have made Each an order. His Lordffiip then proceeded to conin•ent upon+ the two orders of March and June, which he confidered as impof able to be allowed to Rand. In this fituation of things, be raid, be was called upon to do what he legally could do, and he profeffed, from the af fiaance afforded by the parties, he &mild endea vour to do that which was juft and equitable. He Riould attend to all the iaterals under the deed of 1795, and alto to fuch other interelts as had Lice hien introduced. I.ooking profpettively, be taw uo great difficulty—looking retrofpeetively, he law a great deal. If there were many and great pertl'inal Creditors, they muff thank them .felves, for if he were to order the whole of them to be paW in die firft ioltance, he might as well blow the Theare up at once. Suppofing the tofu/ Ps trufi Coffering large films to accumulate until by their anumoi they could deßroy the truth In fuch a cafe he mutt confider that the credit was perfonal, and that fuch conduit watevafire of the right, ai it eymy re frig. His Lordfhip then al luded to the cafe of Mr. Grubb, which he Paid he Aould puy every attention to, and complimented Mr. Agar for his anxiety on behalf of his Client. ye faid he thought he recollelled tome provifions us the deed for buying Killigrew's Patent, if to, Mr. White would have a claim under that claufe. His Lordfhip next adverted to the cafes of the Duke of Bedford and Mr. Shaw ; the former, he Paid, could not be deprived of his legal remedies, but there was radon to hope, from his Grace's honour and character, that as a goat and opu lent man, he would ot adot any meafures which could end in the rui n of a p p ublic propel ty. With refpelt to the latter, as a Renter, lie would be provided for under the deed , en d, a s a p erfonal Creditor, he mull (hare the fate of others. \Vith regard to the cafe of Mr. Holland, Mr. Sheridan introduced his tame in the caule the other day.— file would give credit to that Gentleman for fup poling that what he then Paid was relative to the caute. If it were relative to it, a Court of Jolliet would do wrong to put any rellraint upon fuch conduit. On the other hand, he mull fay in jußice to Mr. Holland, that it lie thought his Dame was introduced improperly, or. in a manner that required explanation, or in vindication of his character, he did right to appear before the Court, though no party in the caufe. The Court could do no more than repofe itfclf upon the honour of the Counfel, or of thole who addreffed it. It could not decide, upon contradictory Ratenients, and therefore he gave no opinion. He fail thus much becaufe he intended to add a word more upon this fi11) . ;,.:C1. In the courfe of the caufe , cir eunsitances had been fluted as matters of fad, which bore upon the moral character and probity of individuals—he was Corry for it. Civil rights Could be difcuffed with as little prejudice as poll fade to the moral character. It was never necef fary for the purpotes of civil juftice—Rill lets was it neceffary that thefe circumflances fhould, to the prejudice of individuals, h.: handed throughout the habitable globe by means ,if Newfpapers.— Upon this fubjeCt he wi(hed to addrefs a word for the coloideration of Mr. Solicitor General. He every day law the reports of ex party proceedings at Police Offices againft perfons accufcd of crimes. 'i here reports were read by the judges who tried them ; ky the juries who prom unced upon their milt or iiiiina.lice ; all thus a ming with mind:.. L. aring one fide of the cafe. Man) alfo who had lead ihe (-barge, never afterwards real the man .a.r in which the accill.7sl del-..ered himfelf from • it. and thus -I prejudice remained on the minds et many againn a man, whom, perhap, h:. c o on tri bad prorourccd innocoo. Sn it mir il the cafes of m:fdeir:anors and other crimes. Nloch arpeared abroad which was never pros ed. It had Cu ays been held, that a Cosmic' thoull not Rate more than he could prove, or was neceiTary to in form the Court of the nature of the cafe. But ought it for a moment to be endured, that every thing Paid fhould go abroad, under the pretest of a report of a law proceeding ? He knew very well that Lord Chief Jußice Eyre had held, that a mere report of what pared in a Court of Law was not aaionable ; but in a cafe where the charaaer of an individual was affeaed by fuch a report, he (Mould like to fee it put upon record, to know whether it was not entitled to damages ? He was the more induced to rn,ake this oblervation, as the evil had grown to fuch an alarming height that he really thought it fit matter for parliamentary interference. The further confideration of this carafe was ad journed to Monday: OLD BAILEY. . ' Tuefda.y 53 prifoners were tried, one of whom was capitally convifted, viz. jojej4 Harrtfon, for felonioufly affaulting HentyCornelius on the King's ' highway, and rubbing him of a Inver watch. Nine were tonvifted felony, viz. yobs Bailey s for healing a hammer.cloth, the property of Inf. Aldridge ; YAP:MU Barr y, for heal ing a quantity of lead, the property of J. Donald fon and D. Davis; Robert Sittifon, for healing two pieces of white calico, the property of J. Watfon ; Mari Coaxer, for healing a piece of printed calico, the property of J. Aldridge ; Ska&-aeb Bukhara, for healing a china bowl, the property of James Burnett. ROSIIIIIY.—{This was one of the molt fingular cafes, in all the circumtlances, both of profecution and defence, what has for a long time occupied the attention of the Court, and laded for upwards of fonr hours.] nowt Blair alias Evan:, and Robert Web, were indifted, the firft as principal, and the other as the accomplice, in healing a black fatin cloak, a round muffin gown, a dimity petticoat, a parafol, and two (ilk handkerchiefs, the property of Thos. Thomp. fon, on the 4th of November lift. Mary Thompfon, the profecutrix, depofed, that (he keeps the; thitVlic houfe called the Plough, in Rochetler-n4w,-affehminfter : this lioufe the in tended to ditisblEt of, and the Prifoner Blake had called once or twice to enquire after it. On the toth of November, in the evening, the two Prifoners called at her !mule in a coach, and fent the coach man in for a quartern of gin, which was brought him, and Blake gave her fomething in a piece of paper, defiring her to take the change out of it. On examination the fount it to contain a two-penny ring, which the returned, afking him what he meant by it ? He then left the coach, and defiling to go up into the dining room, o:dered a glafs of brandy and water. He then Paid his name was Capt. Evans, that he had juft left his mate in the coach and was defirous to call him up, which he did. He, however, talked of having taken a houfe in Bridol, and offered to give her 2001. if (he would go and take care of it for him. This (he declined ; notwithftanding which he flipt a paper into her hand, faying it was a draught for Sol. which he inclofed in a letter written by his comrade Walfh, and told her that would take her to Briftol. She obferved, that the paper he called a draught was written on a two-penny (lamp, and returned it to him. After a great deal more con ! verfation, the Captain faid his Mate could not drink brandy and water, and therefore requefted her to bring a pint of porter. For this the was ab ' fent about eight or nine minutes,and on her return obfervedthe two men coming out of her bed-room. She afkcd what took them thither? and Blake re plied " ceriofity." Having remarked two white things hanging . down the outfide of his coat, (he immediately (vied and pulled a petticoat nut of his bofom. She then infitted that he had Tome things elle in his pockets, and calling out for help, hermaid ran to look for a conftable,but could not immediately find one. She, however, fecured him herfelf till affiftance arrived, but Walfh contrived to make his efcape for the moment, but was appre hended in four or five days afterwards. On ex.' :mining the place, the found that her room door had been forced. There was nub in it a club-box with three locks, two of which had alfo been forced, but the third remained unhurt. This witnefs underwent a very long crofs-exami nationhv theCounfeJ employed by theprifogers, the princip.tt object of which was to thew that an im proper intimacy had id:aided between her and Blake. She acknowledged having feen hint once or twice before, bat denied that be had ever kept in theboufe, or received any invitation from her. Eeing alked if fume notes produced were not hers, (he faid that the could neither read nor write, nor had the em ployed any pertbn for that piirpore. She acknow ledged that the went to fee Blake in Tothilfields prifon, and in Newgate, at the pre:ling folicitatiuns of his wife ; hot fo far from offering any compro mile Udell; bad rejeCled all the o ff ers which they made to her with that view. The different articles of property were then produced and identified by her. Edward Ware fait!, that he was a weaver now, and happening_ to be at the Plough on the evening of the 4th of November, he law the Prifoners come in and go up hairs to the dining-room. Walfh was occafionally up and down (lairs. At length he heard a noire above, and loon afterwards the voice of Mrs. Thompfon crying out that the was robbed. The Pi ifouer Blake, the had hold of, and he contrived to extricate himfelf, but had moved but a few paces before the witnefs fecured him, though Blake Ilruggled very hard and endeavour eel to get away. Ile had fince been to fee him in company with Mrs. Thompfon, and the wife of the Prifoner, but the Profccutrix in his hearing re jetted all overtures of accommodation.—lie alto undei went a long crofs-examination, from which i.othing very material was extraCteel. A pawcibtoker's man produced the counterpart of the duplicate of the mullin gown ‘vl;icli had been pledged at Lis (hop on the loth of Norm bcr, by a perfon calling himfelf John Wallh, whom lie believed. bu, could not pofitivcly fweal, Ito be the Prifoner. The conflable who arrefted Walfh Lid, that on (earthing him, Le round feverai papers which the forgoer threw upon the 7round, and amungui them was the duplicate of the :luau gown. Mrs. Thompfon was prefent at the time, and at a dif tam end of the room. Thio was the material part of the evidence in fupport of the profecution. The Prifoner, Blake, on being called upon for his defence, made as extraordinary a recital of circumllances as could well be imagined. He Mid, after having fupported himfelf by his in dullry in London for a confiderable time, he went to lea for fourteen years, for eleven of which he had been in the fervice of his Majef ty. On his return. he too!: a houfe from which he was advifed to remove by a ver7 eminent brewer. He therefore looked out for another houfe, and, in company with his wife, Mr. Bzrenger, and another, went to the Plongh, and called fir drink to the amount of about 18d. during which time Mrs. Thompfon was with them, and talked of the rent of the houfe, and the fum of sot. which the anted for the goodwill of it. This was on the 19th of O&. on the 23d he went there again, when Mrs. T. took him into-a back•parlour, where they drank gin, tumblers of brandy and water each. She then telling him that he had not yet fees half the , houfe, took him up into her bedroom, locked' the door, and kept him there for about two hours. She then brought up fome more brandy, and re quelled that he would meet her at the Crown and Thifile, in the Haymarket, about dufk. He did fo, and when they walked down as far as Charing croft, the called a coach, in which they proceeded towards her houfe. 'While in the coach Me begged of him to call frequently, and go by the name cf, Capt. Evans, as there was a perfon (the witnels Ware) with her at prefent who knew of her former intimacy with the Capt. Evans allotted to. They then repaired to the houfe; Mrs. T. again took him up ftairs, Isroughumore brandy, and condue ed him to the bed-room, where they remained till about ten o'clock the next morning. On going away the gave him three rings to get changed for her, which he did, and returned on the 4th of Nov. to the houfe in a coach with his friend, and after calling for fome gin fent the ring in to her, in or der to let her know who he was. She then came forth, and infifled on his going in. This be declined till the took him by the v:rift, and alually dragged him out of the coach. They then went up Ilairs and drank fome brandy and water,and on his tellingher that his friend was`waiting, the invited the other pri foner up flairs, and there they continued drinking for fome time. Something occurred which induced Walfh to r down ftairs, where he won five Mil lings playing at dominos with Ware, who dif puted the payment and wanted to quarrel with him. During the abfence of Walfh the again led him to the bed-room, where they continued for a confiderable time. In this interval the pro poled that he Mould marry her, and abandon his wife and three children, and timed much morti fied when he refuted to do fo. After this he ob ferved Ware and the landlady whifpering together. On his laft vifit he had 981. in his pocket; and the I landlady mutt have obferved that hc had a good I deal of money about him, when he frequently pull ed nut guineas with which he offered to pay the reckoning. On the night however, of the 4th of Nov. foe repeatedly infifted on his living with her, adding that they mull contrive to get away with- I out the knowledge of Ware. With this view fhe collefted her cloak, petticoat, parafol, and other things, daring him to throw them out of the win dow into the coach, that they might the more eafily carry them away. However, after the whifpering converfation with Ware, and his refolutely refuting to part with his wife and children for her, file foci= denly accufed him of robbing her, and took him ' by the collar. He at firft fuppofed her to be in jeil,but loon found that it took a more ferions turn, for Ware loon came up and gave him a violent , blow on the fide of the face. He attempted no re finance • and Ware having got him down, took him by the legs, pulled him from the dining- nom, while his poor head went bump, bump, again - ft every flair, until he was thrown into a back-zoom, where, after fome time, he was given in charge to the pa trojes. After this the vifited him in the prifon, dined and drank tea with him twice, and offered to drop the proceedings ag.tinft him if he would give her got. To this he anfwered, that he had made over his property to his 'rife and children, and that his money was transferred for that put pofc to minces. Ware, however, aft - tired him, that he Mould not get off withont paying for it, and drew a draught upon the mares for the film of got. as the price of a mimic, which the prifoner refilled to tign. Wallis on his part Mid, that he had been Terme ed by Blake, after they hai. been drinking together in other places, to accompany him to the Plough in Rocheller row. He agreed in the account given by his comrade, of the tiro part of the adventure on the evening of the 4th of Nov. and added, that whilehe remained in the dining-room,the landlady and Blake proceeded in a manner fo indecent, that he Mould be :.thamed to defcribc it. He thought it necetrary to go down hairs when he faw them pro ceeding to the bed-room. At the time he was taken, the fall perfon who accofted him was Mrs. Thompfon, who fci zed him violently, tore his fhirt and his coat, and mull at the lime timehave placed fomewhere about him the duplicate of the gown, of which hc folemnly declared he knew nothing. Finir witncffes were called, who had known Wallh for many years, and gave him a good ch.'. rater. In behalf of Blake appeared Mr.Beren3er, who (Wed himfelf to be th.: fcrvant of an eminent brewer, and in company with the PI ifoner and his wife, while they were drinking at the Plough on the 19th of Odober. Landlady, Mrs.Thomp con, partook of the drink, and fat nest to the wa nds all the time. Beyond this ha knew no more of the tranfatclion. Lambtnn, who %%as the fervant maid at the Plough, though cilled for the Defendant , ., I:cmcd rather to confirm the tcflimnny of her mtf refs. and dcprifed, that to her knowledge, the Pri loner, Blake, had never flept at their Louie. Several wituelres appeared, vho had known Blake for a conliderable number of years, and re nrefented him as a very hooch And I'ffr.COMMON SF It/ rio; T 111171rflej up th:f ei ;deuce in an elaborate manner, and' in conimzating on the `defence of Illake,obferved,that it fecmzs: ti•tur up, for the ptirpote of (*Acting flur Olt tbr ter of the Profecutrir. fi:sch unmet it:,! !tirs and infinnations never did mid never would alit} the ' caule of any prifoner. lie than defcanted on the • various points of the evidence, and from the whole concluded, that if the teltimonies of Mrs. 'Dump. Inn and the pawnbroker's man were to be believed, there could be no doubt of the guilt of heft: parties; hat if the Jury entertlim.d any doubts, or law thing to diitinguith the cafe of IVallis from that 0 ; joake,the whole mull be left to the cN:::"Ci.W. of tiiyir own judgment. The jury, with little helitation, pronounced them both—Gpiky (tranfportation.) Si FALIV(L-11 , ill,im N,.19/4 a young hid of was tried fur feloniuntly dealing twi.ls P knives, thirten forks, and a leathe7 pouch, the in.z:perty of William Gaimes. • The extreme length of the trial, full four hour's, and the late hour at which it claed (ten o'cicl;) prevents us from entering into the detaiL Th e following arc the heads of the evidence : The profeentor keeps three Chops in :1%. Pads Churchyard, No. 53, 54, 51 ; the latter a cutler's Chop, the upper part of which is inhabited by the boy's mother. On Lord Mayor's Day 1:19, H enry . Simmonds going over the tops of the !mules to fee the proceilion, difcrwered a box in the gutter next No. 51. He examined it, and Mund it to contain duplicates ; lufpaling the articles, being thofe which Mr. Gaimes dealt in, might be hii, an purloined from him by fume of his fervants, he informed him the next morning—Mr. Gaimes canted the pawnbrokers to be examined for the things, and receiving from them a dcfcription of the pawner anfwcring to that of the prifbner, caufed him to be apprehended by Kimber, th e officer. He was taken before the Lord Mayor, when the knives and forks (and a great variety of other and more valuable goods) being produced, and his perfon identified, he was committed for trial. To prove thefe fails, a regular chain of evidence was roduced. T o oppole KNAktlr and SMIT4I, for the profectition, Melfrs. KNowi.ss and GL'ANtr.made a very acute croft examination which slid nut flake the witneffes credibility. The young Lid, in his defcnce, denied any know ledge of the duplicates, or any part of the mud: aftion. _ _ _ The Jury, after being nut of Court for upwards of an hour, brought in their verdin—Guilty, There were other inclinments againft He is a fine young lad, of a moil prepoireiTing countenance, and genteel manna , . iffrahant Bennie was inclined for fleeing, by force of arms, &c. • in the dwelling-haute otTho mas Tuck, a baker at Bethnal Greer., a box, con taining a two pound note, One half-guinea, three feven•flailling pieces, and about five ihillings monies, numbered. Hannah Tuck, the wife of the Proacutor, de pofed, that her huland is a baker; that there being an account (landing brtween her and a Mrs. Dylter, they were endeavouring to fettle it over the counter, on which lay about twe l ve fhillings worth of halfpence, which cue was going to pay is part of the balance to Mrs. Dyfter. She took out of her pocket a fmall box, in which was a al. note ? a balf-gumea, three feven-fhilling pieces, and fame Myer, and put it on the counter ; patently a wo.. man came in for a quartern boat, and went out without limning the door ; a boy then came in, puffied by Mrs. Dvfter, and reached his hand over the counter, took the box and ran away with it ; he was loon brought back, but without, the box or :none'', and the identified; him. Mrs.Dylter, and Mr. Moatcoli, vdltoapprehended the prifoner, corroborated the evidence of the latt profecutri x. The Costmom SIRJEANT fummed up the evi dence, and apprehended that the capit.:l part at the charge was done away, it not being proved that it was a dwelling•hoofe, or in what Tiara ; as to the fact of the robbery there did not teem to be any doubt. The Jury f . ound him Guil.y, but not in a dwelliug-houle, to the value of 4os. Three were acquitted, viz. Diana Derck and WiLan4 Chitty. Daniel Grawkr was put to the bar on an indiEt ment for felonioufly forging an indorfernent, or a certain Bill of Exchange, in the name of James Jones, purporting to be a bill for :71 4s. drawn on, and accepted by James Nafh, and d.zted Nor. t, 18ot, with intent to defraud Thomas Rayner. After the prifoner was arraigned, and the Jury charged with him, a confultation took place be tween the Bar and the Bench, the refult of which was, that the COMMON Sr RI ritsr addreffed the Jury, and faid, that on comparing the indictment, and the record, there did not appear fufficient grounds to go into any evidence on the cafe,' as it could not be fubliantiated—theretare the Jury would acquit him.—Acquitted. BIRTII. At Guernly, the stla Loft. the lady of Licutenatit-Cnloncl Campbell, of a fun. MARRIED. ThurfJay laR, Mr. N'Glli.ao Amos Shale. of fTlefihrim rett, New kfund-it rect. Attoro..l at Law. to Mds Anne Fryer, t!..to , hter of Mr. }.aura of iVJ Thvrtd..y. 111 r. 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