The National Register. — London, England, 1818-06-21 00:00:00

Jrili:l SI on the nights in question, and the manager and proprietor, the ilPtelllkitit, was quite satisfied that the h e i,,, e wonld he wet: fialeal : he became, therefore, gaite iudileretat to, and lep end cut ante plaintiff, w lio, if he I Lid renminedi n ta m foes d, would probably have attr.teteil butt a cot pa' tint . u all company. for the play-going disposi of the tsoeld be De arly sackfied by the two nights when flue 31.1 .- tois %;:ts t ere; he wash! have drawn all the beauty and fashiam of Stamford to the theatre, and Mr. Booth taught have piayeil to ernoty b.inclies. When ;Ir. Booth ream - m.li to London, he made a veal moderato proposal to I,:e defendant, that his ex;:tatases sheltie. be paid; and in answer, be :Teel% eci a letter fa .on the defendant, which would be al esson to all young pi:avers not to Ii item' to the flattery of managers, when it suited their interest to be eivi!; rot %vino it no longer suited Mr. M tr.l.hy's interest he could he as coarse and as abusive as lie hal before been obsequious anti exaptiinentary. The letter was dated March 13, and was in these terrnt. " Sir —Yott have indulged your humour by conduct more nearly allied to absurdity than folly, and which I believe is without a paral lel la the history rtf theatrical concerns. Acknowlethsed geniur and admired talent may have its partwned wenknenes. but an tidar of your humble•kind can have no pretence for givimt hitns.lf the airs of a 'poptilar favourite : when he dries, it becomes provokingly ridicu laur. You (mine down here by stealth to play two characters, which :lows your recarioes tenure in London, &e. Novelty, however, was in reluest with ui, and I thought that you would take for your trouble what I offered : it is scarcely to he believed that you refused YO guineas for playing three nights No; Master Booth weakly tnotight that we dare' not do wit wut him. Week little man I Now. sir, ss your netions were full of unmannerly and coarse arrogance, I think it neeessa:y that Mr. Harris would tie made acquainted with the citreunt.aance::, and as there are two excellent papers published here, 'I shall fairly give it to than : it will put country managers their ward, that they may view sash star • as you vithont wink ing or Marin. If you say you were a little tipsy, at may be forgotten, and that will be your best excuse, &c. After a respectable fotnily, at my request, opened apartments to receive you, you left them with out any remuneration. Is this the great Mr. Booth. the fearful rival of Mr. Kean ? " T. W. AIt,.NLEY." In• consequence of this ungentlemanly aril most unjust treatment the plaintiff had been compelled to bring his ease before the politic, and to seek remuneration at the hands of a jury: the amount he damages would probably be governed by the direction of the learned Judge, awl was to be gatkered chiefly from the terms of the rot-respondence. Lord Ellenhoroa2is-IVhat was wrapped up in the letter ? The defendant observes, " if you say aye, wrap it up in a letter." Did the plain tiff say aye ; and if he did, whet: is the letter in which he wrapped it ? Mr. Marryat. for the defendant, predueed Mr. Booth's answer to Mr. Manley's proposal of the 7th of March. It was read as follows: " Monday evening, coach-office. " Dear Manley.—Ml the inside places were taken for to-rig)t, and I did not like to venture on the outside; therefore I will c hie to-raorrow by the morning coach. It cannot be helped ; e nincc you play the farce fi:st ? If we can agree. when I arrive we will see about Ri.-iard. Pray be kin.: enough to procure me a lode Yours, sincerely, " J. B. BOOTH.' Mr. Idolpline said, that this letter had been sent by the post; but to avails the possibility of disappointment, the plaintiff had also attached a note to the waybill of the Stam ford emu+. Lord Elienbormigh observed, that it seemed as if Mr. Booth expected an answer. "Cannot you play the farce firs; ?" was a qiiestion requiring a reply ; auclibe words " if we eau agree, when I arrive we will see about Kiehare implied that tile averment was not closed. Mr. Adolphus submit red that the agreement was complete, thong), minor arrangements were yet to be made. Mr. Martyat observed, that besides the imperfectness of the contract, he had .another defence, :bat Mr. booth had not arrived U. Stamford to play until some time after tau tier furmances ;d begun. Th 6 star did not rt'c ipiiie soon u. other stars. Recording to his own letter, he did not approve of being out at eight. Lord Filenborough reg.etted That this unfortunate young man hail come forward with so isimerfeet a case. This afar might ',ann . :a to be only an ignisfatruv. Mr. Adolphusand Mr. Chit:y both urged that the enzage. 'mem was complete, and the latter referred to a case derided the last teem, wore it had been Lehi that a entitled con tained in a letter was bindintr until an answer had beer) re turned : here no answer had been 'teemed. He riff red to prove also, that Mr. Iteoili was at Stamford at 7 Weiork, the-hour at which the perfermances atthe theatre usually com menced. Lord Ellenborottelt dill not think the authority referred to applicable, but suggested that the question clundd be tort into case. Mr ,' dolphin; did not wish to resist his Lordsh.p'e decided epinion in point of law. Mr. glare at observed, that he was desired to state, that when Mt. Manley required the plaintiff to play two sn. wed ::rig nights, he refusedimless the former would be answerable :or his (the plaintiff's) salary at Covent-Emden. Lord Ellenbornogh recommended, that the defendant should Tnipont to withdraw a juror, and Mr. Marryat complied with proposal. Le: 1 Ellenhorough.— I think that Wiens,. A juror was then withdrawn. lIIGII COTTP,T DET.EGATEq, SERCr.ANTS-INN. Before Mr. :iIStICC ASTIOTT, Mr. Justice !In auouoti, Mr. Baron GAnnow, and a Bench of Civilians. SATUMMV, JUNE 13. DUNN V. DUNN. - - This wit.. an appeal C . ion the Arehes Court of Canterh.try, e; here the ease WAY original: , a suit for a divorce, instituted by John William Dunn, Esq. an officer in fire army, against his wife, on the ground of adultery between ter &Ad a Cap tain Clay. • It appeared from the evalkore in The Court• of Arches, that Mis. Dnuu eloped with Captain Clay on the 10th cf October ISt 5. Mrs. ('apps, Mts. Dionne* mother. tracci them, sitter some filo to St. Offirt's, is Fraller, where she snee r , d e , ( in separative them, ar retnrovd with her dai:ghtel to Cm:laud. Mr. 1)111,11 received her into his bowie, Litt Mir soon irt' e rwords (loped »gain with Mr. Clay, and Mr. Dunn tltcu ins+ i:itt. d the present he learned Judge of the Arches Court (Sir dont N.CItOLL) Was, however, 01 opin;(o! that there were eirennutanees oltending the Ins hand's foraiveliess of the first adultery, sufficient to deprioe him of the fessarily h e sought fur (:,e see ttttt 1 °Vern r ; maid he. therefore, r, jeered his {stayer for divorce, and 41i.:inimIcit the "it 1' .1 ' 0,11 this sentence Mr. Dorn iq.pealret to dimc present tribunal, cod to lie inferrnres drawn km(l his Nei In the Court blow. (airier' a lin . h e r plea. imam daring 'Neu melt tvr in the n tIV of !XIII 1111:11i1M hilt thiS -writs, upon argument, I ejcel ed their Lerdships as inadinissi -ble is that btase of the proceeding, and thaa;a3e, therefore, THE NATIONAL EIMISTER. now came on for a rehearing upon the evidence originally ad duced. Dr. Jenne'. rind Mr. Charles Warren were heard at great length in support of the appeal, and Dr. Swaby, Dr. Duilvati, and Mr. l'eal,e against it. The Court deliberated, with closed doors, for near an hoar ; and, on the re•adutissiou of.arangers, jacigment was delivered, reverNiiig the sentei ct. appealed from, and granting the di• verve ; their l.ordmhi!r• uric ruing, in particular, that they did not colieliter tnc c;[(:ll!.tmices attendinz the husband's fur. e..iievt of the tiist u.[,...re to be of .61101 a description as to civf! a license to the s. rood akitt!tery cf the mice, cr screen her from it, leg.ticoul.ecrenee:.. BOXING. The eat:scents task is again assigned us mf detailing; one of those scenes which took place on Tuesday last be tween Randall :nisi ltuie, which render ❑s Cie disgrace of neighbouring states, the inhabitants of which must cone( jet , 94 a hetet-op:nous race, as while we are toiasthig of our phi. lundiropy, in vital/AL:Wog I3ible Societies, ..:•couraging systems of education among the poor, of our acquisitions in the polite arts, and of our slope, ;or refinement, we turn out myriads ot• spectators to glut their inhu nail curiosity with the of two fellow creatures bruising and man..;ling each other, not from cumi y nt revenge, hut coolly and premeditate 1.. for a pecuniary prize. It must, however, afford satssfacii di to the ri Heeling mind to learn, that siome of tlic Magistrates are alive to their duty, and on the alert to prevent, as fir them lies, the dire disgrace falling within their disuiet ; as on the appearance of the pugilists at :Woolsey Her-t, the in tended ilea deem, they were pot to the route, and relived to ColuribWarren,where they were no sooner compleied, than the motley ;mime was again driven of, am! Wimbledon Common was the place assigned by Jackson, their leader. We wish the Magistrates h•td exerted their iditharity a farther, and token this gent:emu and other principalagents in custody, iliry iming,toall intents aud pit rposes, disturners of the public peace. and acting contra bones mores. The following is a de cription of the rounds Round 1. Randallifibbrd his oppenent'a head most severely, and in tbe close threw him.—Betting 4 vs 2. Y. Much sparring. Burke chewed first blood ; Randall hit him on the bead, and both van: down. 3 Burke with a slight hit fell down. 4. Burke's head began to swell very much. In a elm botl, w.:nt down. Burke urdennost. .. Randall planted two blows on his antagonist's head without re ceiving any return. Burke egain down. 6. Severe fighting. Both down. Berke undennoet 7. Both down again, and Burke under. 8. Burke had rather the advantage. 9. Much spelling, and Burke was again down. 10. A complete hugging round. Randall had considerably the worst'of it. 11. Randall threw Burke a tremendous cross.buttock. 12 and 15. Berke thrown again, after much hugging. 14. !gouda ! ! was in this round undermost; but he - fibbed his op ponent severely and had the best of it. 13 andlti. Much hugging oecurred. Both down.ansl Burke under each time. 17. Bandiell planted a severe blow on the neck of Burke, and he was again Elwyn. 18. ltandall planted a tremendous hit on the head of Burke. which the latter returned with intema, for be hit Banda!: tour severe blows on the side o' the h-ad, ec. without receiving any return.. In a close they both went down. 19. Dunce had decidedly the best of this round, and in a hug they both went demi ge. Randall hit Burke a tremendous blow on the fare. rhielt the latter rewtned with son:e sharp hits. Both down, and Burke under most— t to 2 on Randall. 21. Much sparring. Randall planted some severe blows on his an tegonises head, which a as how truly terrific. td Burke,from a ahelit bit, fell, and apyeared very weak. 25. Randall planted throe terrible blows. and in a close threw Eurke most severely.—Tune was called, but Broke had dislocated his collar bone. and Randall was declared victor, after a tight of three quarters of ar. boor. R'exaltas.—ln several rounds they were two or three mi nutes I)et , t . r a blow wrt strut:lt, and r gi a' deal Li:snugging ..ecurr, d, whinh occasioned much disapprobation. Randall had scarcely a scratch. The Kent:sh Ce:trier of Tuesday last, gives the following ex planation of a mysterious affair ut the two human heads, which had been tliteovereil:—" In our last we related the mysterious cir cumstance of two human beads lia.;;im; been found in a basket, in an ash plantation, near the Half-way (louse, between Rochester and Gravesend. 4)n Monday afternoon, the oth inst. one of the Gentle men -of the , ledical Staff, at Fort Pitt, went to view. the heads; when he teeo p ,nised than as. those of two withers, who had died at Fort l'itt, during the .preceiling and who had been buried on evssning. On returning to Ghatlisun, anti making this cons niunicatiou. the graves in the burying ground at Chatham were opened, in which the mm heal' been buried, when it was discovered that the nails of the coffin hatlbeen drawn, and the head board taken out, anti rtplaecd. On cpeuing the coffins. the bodies we-e tinuul to I .e decapit,ted, and as there was nesiloubt of their identity, the two heads wet; fitted to their respective bodies. and re-harieel. sever, e hope. to be agaia disturbed. On the investigation a hick took. place previously to the heatis being again consiiined to the grave, it wits ascertair.ed that two re,urrection men came train lanitlon h. the Gravesend boats, on Thursday week, and return , : on. Sunday by the same cen veyaree. and there is no doubt that they were 9., per sons, in conjanetion te'.th sous:, assistant at this plum. who 'sue eon • cern ed ' in tins disgusting and unnatural transaction. It also appe.;:red • that,,..at this season of. the year, wl.en the whole body bet:tit., • ..") putrid for disseedon, t: human Nods are sought for by for which they pay 1 , ;:lt-a-gitimu each : beton: the heads are disposed of for tli7sertion, however. all the front teeth are extracted, and they are sold to dentitwin the metropolis, fur 3'. ea It, by whom .thev ate cleaned, filed to a regular s'.ape.,and duly prepared to be plinattl lathe jaws of those WI.) u: . :fortastately in want of such main: and ornamental assistants. two soldiers had remarkably good teeth. raid the w'siole of the the ftont ones had been extracted, previously to the discovery of t: c Ar article from Appleby, of the I.sth inst. says—" A. &trim: attack-was made on J. Thompson, a miller, near the Guide Post, at Tuck Green, about half a mile front Appleby, by two fellowsoccom panied by a female. They first askial Thompson tear sonic money, which he refute: when one of thrm kv,oclud lam down, 'Ned his pockets of iisti. t.ate, Ss. titl. in silver. and a knife; and another of them cut his throat in a dreadful manner. The wounded man still survives, but is in a very dengetous state." DuE!..—A meeting took place on Tuesday morning nt seven o'clock at C-11.1"( Farm, beween Lieut. tVilliam.s. of the Royal Navy, and Mr. Walrot. The parties exchanged shots twice, and on the last the Mr. Vs , oust received a wound in his left arm. The seconds then interfetal, and the parties left the ground on friendly terms. The meeting originated in a dispute at Vaunball Gardens on Wednesday night. An ing , ic.t was held at the Albany Tavern, Caniherwell, on Wed nesday, on the body of Samuel, ,on of Mr. Kentish, et* t.ong.lane, Bermondsey aged 2th, who was drowned while bathais t;urrcy anal. Vadiet—AccidentalDeatit. OLD IMILLY. WEDN:‘ , IJAY, JLNF. 17. The sessions commenced :leis clay, I.; fire Mr. Justice Park and Mr. Justize .tolout. There air ;.00 pristmt I's Gtr trial. William Henry Howard, commorly the Sprig rf Faihien, good indicted for feloniously Int giog, at the hint April, a tertain older for the payment of 10:. a 1.% intent to defraud John (;t-urge Diaper, The itroseetitur stated lie was waiter at the Key, in Chandcs. street, Covent zarilen ; it was an hotel. 011 tai Ilivitt of the Ifilhr,t pi il, Cue prisoner and another man, and two women, came to the Key ; alter they bad taken refresiniscrits, & c . the ot'aer person, in the presence of the prisoner, offered vii!ness a cheque tor 101., and lie objected to it. '1 he pri soner said, be need not be afraid, anti ts,..t ic ,l it was for 1,0001. instead of WI They hail supper, and desi re d t o lea se breakfast at seat a o'clock in the ssioritiag, using they be longed to the Guards, and had to be tin duty eat the Horse early. Witness did not see the cheque in the pri.. sorter's Itaud. On the following morning the 010 tsr presor t K ay e his name and address," Captain Armstrong, claretolun Hotel, Bond-steret," and lie gave him the change. The porter at the Key said, the last witness put tit cheque produced into his hands, and told him to take it to sir John .Lubbock and Co., Mansion House-street, which he it was refused payment. Mr. Justice Park conserved, that there was no evidence of the forgery ; the instr 1111 l cid 'night be a vahil ore ; Spit the bankers' clerks behaved very improperly, in not coining for ward to give their evidence— Not Guilty. The prisoner was again iiidizied for feloniously forging and tittering a certain order for the payment of al. is. wills an in , tent to defra.rd 111.rst. The prosecute-ix keens 'lie Crown anti .litellor wine vaults in King-street, We-tininster. This witite-s emild not speak to the fact, and the witnesses Who could iv , ..re absent; they were called, but did nut answer. The prisuuer was consequeutly acquitted Mr. Justice Park ad Tressed him as follows : —'• Youngman I see by the calendar that you are only 18• year.; of at:e : you have been extreme:, climate. and I trust the sitthuinn is which yun liave been teed will induce you to 'distal your life anti y Gni conduct in tisture." John klaw kilts and W. Ball, two v.:try yming boys, were Co. , ic tad of assaulting Louisa Hay nes on Ow King's hig,hw.,y„, and forcibly raking from her person a handkerchief, co:nail— ing 15s, in silver, the property of her lur.band. The jury recommended them to merry on anconnt /a :heir youth, one of theta being but 1.3, and the ot!.t..r 15 years of age. TilO.ll3A Hayes, a soldier, was indented for a highway rob.. bery upon the person of Benjamin Hoe lier, and stealing from hie pt-1 . 500 a geld wile'', Vetil:t . 501., a gtdil chain, two gold seats, andtwo Napoleons his property. It appeared that the protwirtur is a gentleman of fortune, who was on a visit to his biodrit-iii-law, in P.Hiament_ sheet. Ott the evening of Sinithay, the 24th of May, he and his betctlir r went to take a walk, and :their a quat-ter past tea riatleck his brother left bias, and hi" (the titles(' ontor) proceeded through its Stable yard acd over thc Pagoda-bridge,.at the four of it hall a ...11l Callie up to him, seised him fry his bosom. as lie thought, the Ole purpose of stealing broach; be thew knocked his face against the sentry hos, and demanded what he hail." Prosecutor seized him. and drae gird him up t °Well ds the top of the bridge, %%here there was a sentinel nu ditty, aiiil he begged Will to interfere iii his behalf, hut he would not, ;tad said it was no business of his. 'the pi isurier said tt was no good to ask the aeatiuel , as he was a comrade of his, dud du: she prosecutor flail oi% ell 1t I iii lav t g ea:.-fora particular purpose. Prosecutor bea•ged the sr fills' to detain them both until the relief came, but he refsised to mots rfere, :mil the prisoner snatched bis watt+ from his tub, and went hastily away, aud as he passed the sentry pot something into his liand, , which proved to be a co. tier of the prosecutor's neekerchiet, which I.le had torn oil'. The ct y oft" SIU I . was raised, but the prisoner was 110 l taken that night. O the foilowing.day 0 boy, named Joseph Iteailey,wlio was pot. hoy.at the Three Jolly Butchers its flangerbird-market, took die mark in question to Mr. Jarman, a ',leve l smith in the Siraiiil, to. have is yliass put in it. Mr. Jarman, however,. sospocting , that it had nut been hon. stly come by, made some excuse to the boy to detain tile watch a short time, and in the interim he went to Mr.. Eiliminds, the makei of it, and thew ascertained that it hail liven stolen from the prosiatiitiii. Ira the evening the prisonew who had sent the buy will. it, called- I elf for it iii a stat , i of intoxication, and said it had been given him by a gentleman. He was then detained. The prisoner did not make any defence, best insi rutted Ida counsel, both im their cross-examination, anti in calling eve deuce, to insinuate 'Mat the prosecutor had given him the watch. Mr. Smith, a highly respectable ptrson, living in York wee', w e ,t io just er , rocrshoiated toasty of the principal fea tines of the prosecutor's testimony, particularly that of the prisom.c's away. Mi.Athooltua called too witm3sses lathe-prisoner's cl arac ler and he also coded a witneb- named John Oniam, for the final u.s:e of voittratlicting the prosecutor ; hot the Court held that he weld notlie examined. consistently with the inks ur cadence. P011:I I . le .4.lltryi qvas aims and saia., the reason he %%oat.' hut iiiterecie scab, that each eliargt II the ctlicr. lie denied that the pri..o.icr cntre him the corner of the necker.. chit I, uut said I•e t•ickt te it np on ti:e bridge. the trial lasted a bug time, and the July GJUDd we scher Gitiity—Death— aged 19. FRIDAY. iahn ncnnet, the mi,erable u;d inna niio :.11!cd Jain P.eger , , %%:I% 11.1'31: Zfiti'y of ele:•t!er. all 4 oltleted to he Lal' - cented en' 1,91.1601 neN t. % Wier Wits I . OIIVi, trd c!' It.o.i::i . ;:::ttered a :Urged bil!,knowing It :o be luti;ed. A most deplorable eatantronhe took place open the canal between Bolton Bury. aboot Ital. pmt air, 0 dock v:i the evening of Sa turday week. The plreet boat, an 111 paSliaFt! to Bury. within short di stant* e t. rrotAce, and *aut o nines Lout Itoi:or„ twice, in the deepest part ..f . the ; ete lilt landlOty ClnlSOqUenele which was, that sever , :l team creature., were “Nnbigned to w; , v , ; t !”. e .e wouten, taro Illell. anal one boy. La represent- Li i to us I ,• iv:taut:m-1/ns stiat-,T c, 1 . 11.• boat ! , :c lan unnso,.! eon:- p!onent of paiaengers. The thstressing event we... o,.e..airk, we yen given to understand., by borne men in Itim3: l ll7 .the outside-of the j or ki tt ieg the ridieulottv whim of g the company be low.—Manc:aWre pttrer. A ra!l , ..t on :at improved pin iple, fit: a h a ..ent lava obtaintd, is erected at W ore.. s., tot the putpose of raking vat. ter from river Severn into the large basin of the Wortegez canal. where it throws up a 0 valons of water per minute through a 10.insit bore. 1D