The National Register. — London, England, 1811-10-27 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAI REGISTER• devolved on Mr. Rowles, nephew of the late Mr. Holland. He has engaged, under a bond of 20,0001. to perfect the Theatre on or before the Ist of October, 1812. The interior of the Theatre is to form a perfect circle, and the stage part a segment of it, of nearly one-third. The sum required, is Four Hundred Thou sand Pounds: out of which 40,0001, is made applicable to the purchase of the old patent interest, to be thus apportioned; viz. 20,0001. to Mr. Sheridan, and 10,0001. each to Mrs. Richardson and Mr. T. Sheridan. The old renters, and other claiming creditors, accept of 25 per cent. in full of their-respective de mands, and the Duke of Bedford absolves the property of his claim, amounting to 12,0001. The remainder of the sum sub scribed is deemed fully competent to the completion of this neignificent work. Three hundred persons are employed at the ruins. The car penters are erecting a workshop on the west-end of the premises; the bricklayers are preparing the foundation, and the labourers clearing away the rubbish. Several waggo:n•loads of bricks, lime, and sand, have been sent in, and also a quantity of tim ber. The neighbourhoood is all in a bustle. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. FRIDAY, OCT. 25. John Burn was indicted for attempting to stab with a knife, and assaulting William Moore, a hackney-coachman, on the 30th of September last. 'The prosecutor stated, that on the night of the 30th of Sep tember last, he was standing at the Royal Circus (Surrey Thea tre), when he was taken up by the prisoner, who desired hint to drive to the New Hummums, Covent-garden. On his way through Fleet -street, the prisoner opened the door of the car riage, and attempted to get out; the prosecutor instantly gut off his box to prevent his going away, telling him, if he wanted to stop any where to pull the string. He then drove him to the New Hummurns, and before the coach stopped the prisoner leaped out and walked off. The prosecutor followed him into Tavistock-street, demanding 2s. for his fare, which the prisoner, with many oaths and imprecations, refused to pay; when the prosecutor proceeded to lay hold of him by the collar, in order to detain hint until his fare should be paid; when the prisoner drew a large pen-knife from his waistcoat pocket, opened it, and swore he would rip up h's g—s if he did not let him go.— The prosecutor called the watch, two of them came up and took him into custody, but on their way to the watch-house the pri soner, by a sudden and violent effort, broke from them and ran away; the prosecutor pursued him, and again detained hint un til the watch came up with assistance. The moment he arrived in the body of the watch-house he struck the prosecutor a vio lent blow on the side of his head, and nearly knocked him down. It also :ippeared on the evidence of a respectable housekeeper at Covent-garden, that the prisoner was a fellow of most notorious character, his father had been a respectable salesman in Fleet. market, and died about a year and a half ago, leaving the pri soner a property of about 160u1. which he soon squandered in the most profligate and abandoned manner. llis constant cus tom was going to public-houses, drinking what he pleased, and instead of paying the reckoning, beating and abusing the land lord; at other times he would go into a pastry-cook s shop, de vour what he pleased, and when asked fur payment, abuse the pastry-cook, and smash every thing that came within his reach. The witness said he had known him for s,:veral years, and he was so desperate a character that the public peace must ever be in danger while he was at large. The prisoner did not attempt to deny the charge of the assault, but said he was so much intoxicated be did not know what he was doing. In this, however, he was contradicted by both wit nesses, who swore that he was perfectly sober. The Jury found him Guilty, and the Court sentenced him to six months imprisonment, and at the expiration of that period to find security for his good behaviour for twelve months, himself in 1001. and two sureties in 501. each, and to be further impri soned until that security be given. SATURDAY, OCT. 26. FRAUD ON TILE PROPRIETORS OF THE LYCEUM THEATRE. William Rogers was indicted for defrauding Richard Peake, Treasurer of the Lyceum 'Theatre, of a sum of money under false pretences. 'There were other counts in the indictment in which it was charged as a fraud upon the' Proprietors. It appeared upon the evidence of Samuel James Arnold, E , l. that himself and Mr. Thomas Sheridan were the sole ProPrie. tors of the Lyceum Theatre, and that the defendant bad been employed by them for the last three years as foreman .carpenter to the Theatre, and, in such capacity, it was his duty to mak• a weakly return of the work done by the several journeyineu under his direction, to Mr. Peake, the Treasurer, who paid him the amount of each return as it was delivered in. Richard Peake, the ( Treasurer ' deposed, that the defendant delivered w him the usual return from the sth to the 18th Octo ber inst. amounting to 241. 14s. 3d. which was paid and passed in the usual way. In this account a charge of 11. 15s. was made for William Crawford, one of the journeymen carpenters, is which was included 9s. for night work, as it appe4red that, be asides their weekly daily wages, the journeymen were allowed at the rate of ls. 6d. per night, for each night they were em ployed at the Theatre, and, upon investigation, it was found, that Crawford had not been employed on any night work that week. William Crawford, one of the journeymen carpenters, being examined, deposed that he had not done any night work during the week in question, and had only received the blllll of IL 6s. from the defendant for that week's work. Mr. GURNEY, for the prosecution, then tendered the weekly return as evidence; to which— Ivlr. ALLEY, for the defendant, objected to as illegal, and, in an able argument, contended, that it could not be legitimate evidence, inasmuch as it purported to be a document upon SPORTING. ROYAL HUNT.—On Tuesday morning the King's Hunt com aienced for the season, upon which occasion a very numerous field of sportsmen assembled at South-hill-park. About 10 o'clock a very fine young deer was turned out of the cart for the day's diversion. He took at first through the enclosures towards Wokingham, taking to the right with great speed by Wickham-bush, into the Forest, where he ran over the bilk, making for Bagshot-park, where he was taken by the hounds, and killed. The duce continued about three quarters of an hoar. Yesterday there was another Hunt : the Deer was turned out on Tower-hill, near Swinley. There are several pugilistic matches on the tapis, but the one that excites most interest is that between 13e1cher and Powers, which will be • made for 400 guineas. —Hall, the conqueror of young Crib, is also waitin: a customer, and has declared himself open to the challenge of any 12 stone man, and a battle betwixt him and the Nottinghamshire man, who distinguished himself at Thisselton Gap, is anticipated. Molineux challenges all the world (Crib excepted). It having been reported that a Life- Guardsman of equal strength is in training for him, the following is Molineux's challenge : To THE MILLING LIFE-GUARDSMAN —" As my late unsuc cessful combat has set the knowing ones afloat to find another big man to trill me, and having just got flash enough to know seine part of the phrases, by which I understand you are the man I am next to contend with, I hereby challenge to fight you for 300 guineas, and as much more as your friends think proper, any time betwixt this and Christmas (100 guineas deposit) ; after which I hope to be otherwise engaged. I send this challenge to you, but I will fight any other man in the world, barring Crib, on the same terms, within the stated time. " The tearless " THOS. MOLINEUX." This challenge was enclosed in a note to Mr. Jackson, re questing him to forward it.—A similar challenge has been re ceived by Belcher from Powers ; but the latter forfeited a de posit a few days since to the former, in consequence of some remissness in his backers, and Belcher having publicly declined fighting again, is not bound to notice it by the rules of pugilimi, but a fight between these scientific professors is, above all others, looked for, and will doubtless take place. Saturday se'nnight, on the Downs, near East Dean, Sussex, (the sporting district in which a contention somewhat similar took place, not long ago, that caused much unpleasant and ex pensive litigation) a dispute arose between a General Officer, and a wealthy South Down Yeoman, concerning a ban., which the latter had ceursed and killed on his own ground ; but, as the General alledged, contrary to the well known laws of sport ing, and in direct opposition to the chase in which he was en• gaged with the hounds of the neighbourhood, inasmuch as the hare in question had been first the object of their pursuit ; but this being altogether peremptorily denied by the Yeoman, who asserted his right to the hare from having himself started her, much intemperate language, same menacing, and a severe stroke with a horsewhip followed, when the Yeoman's son in terfered, and in an attempt to protect his father from farther hosti lity, was knocked off his horse by the General, who ',upwards of six feet high, and a very powerful man. Thus the matter at present rests; but we understand it is likdy to prodace a source of profit to the gentlemen of the long rob whose arguments, in that case, will be enlightened by the evidence of Mr Knapp, another gentleman high In the profession of the law, and Mi.. Jones, Marshal of the King's Bench, who were all present, and *ltnessed the whole of this transaction. "%