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,t;sw isrEtvcEAcz. COURT OF ILING'i BUSCH, !LS. ti. CUILIDO:a. SMITD, Treasurer of the West India Dock Cowpony. This was an actiou for dainagihg the ship Rega in:Liu and ctisgo in getting her into Dock. 'ffie question was, who was in fault, the shin's company or the dock - people ? and an initutrosr stam e rr ul witnesses were examined on each 'aille,'• Tit case was not intcreating, except to the parties... ~ venssnmelr ta: -••-- : THE XING V. WASSON. • ii • k ~ The Defendant, Lieutenant-Colonel W. son , we., prosecuted by Criminal iuforinstion, brew ting a libel, with the signature o;i‘f.Shocic .thltit "'fit' Lieutenants General GWyati, cattiog him a trditor, villain, and every appellation or iqtaptr. One of the libels was a notice, that the •s‘ rater haul left him 3001. in his will for cheating the public out or 30,0001. running away from the block-houses in America, and Turning a poor indiridual. The only ground of offence to the Defendant was, that the General war President of a Court Martial which had suspended the Defendant for a year, and the sentence, u n being con fi rmed by His Majesty, was stre ngth ened by dismissing the Defendant n io from His ajesty's service. The Defendant was found Guilty. TOE GING V. DOUGLAS. The Defendant was indicted at c Hanna law, for obtaining 3s. 4d. of the monies of the Countess of ['cheater, by false pretences. The Defeutlant was a porter to 11.steliett's New White Horse Cellar, antiwar sent with a basket of fish, whieheante by coach, to the Coutdessof Ilchestees, the Limiter and porterage of which same tads. tid. The book-keeper suspected him of making false tickets, and over charging the owners of the parcels ; lie,dlierefere, inclosed a second ticket with the true price in the basket. The Defendant• demanded. by meats of a false ticket, ys. bbd. of her Ladyship's butler. which was paid, but the frond was detected. by the above precnation of the book-keeper, and the pre sent indictment preferred. The.Defeudant was found Ceilty, and will he brought up for punitbment in the nest Term. . COURT OF COMMON PIZAIL--Fam so. • •'. 1 4 1 4: 4, ' Sittiip et Niel Prius bef re Lord ChiefJ SIP JA.stiti 51ausFteLd.. , • 1 ,.., • T%e celebrated Mnoru BELINDA fa rope-domeer) v. a German Professor, wad Kiss of nit Coss jar ers. PRICE V. MOIITZ. This was an action to recover one month's wages. 101. 10s. Mr. Satioant SSEPHERD stated the ease.— lie said, tilts was au action btonght by the Plaintiff for a sum of money due to hint by the seniors of his wife to the Detettdant, Amu billestald not describe" better than by his bill of entertainments, in which he states hiinfielf, as the grentesit NUM in the world, Germaine iurtfeseor, and King of all Conjurers: Of the Plaintiff's wife, he would also tate. the 1/efeeditit's descrip tion, in which she is styled the justly-cekhrated heroine, Signora Lielinda, the jirst tisht-rojor dancer in the world, who danced with baskets on her fret. The fact was, that Mrs. Price's Christian !mane was Belinda, and that the King of all Conjurers conjured the remainder out for her ; she performed in the country with him, and on his way to London, lie insisted ou having her and the Plaintiff articled for three wraiths, at the sum of two guineas and a half per week. The Plaintiff's employment he could not well describe, his name not being men tionecl in the bills, but he believed he was what was called a n . pp-- ; he attended his wife when on the rope ; Signora Belinda performed three nights in London, at- 'the theatre. commonly called the Minor 'fbeatre, which His Majesty, King of all Conjurers, denoininsted the Apollo Theatre i but finding the these of the inhabitants of this city a litt:e more relined than the inhabitaata, of the country, he aid not Meet that success he expected, and-thinking that it would be well to get rid of the expense of two guineas sod a half a week, be de termined to quarrel with Signora Belinda. Ac cordingly, on Saturday morning. the fedi of No. vernber, after she had performed, and retired into the dressing-room to change her clothes, the King, in all his pomp of royalty, followed her into the room ; she desired him to go out until she had al tered her dress; he refused, and sold her he was her Master and Manager, and if she did not con duct herself better, he would use his roysl preroga tive, and horsewhip her ; on which some altercation took place, and his Majesty ordered her never to come into the Theatre again; she was ad vertised to perform on the Monday following, when she attended, with her husband, but was refused admittance. On, the Tuesday fol lowing she receieed a letter from his Mejesty, to come and receive her salary, and to consider her self discharged. Those poor people had been in duced to conic it; to London under the protection of this invest man, and by his withdrawing their salary, they were reduced to penury. fle. did not know what defence was to be made on the part of the King of all Conjurers, except that the King bad beard she claimed the protection of the limpe.mr of the Conjurers, at the Lyceum in the Strand ; but the truth was. that people in the profession of Belinda trintired practice, and the Emperor had the goodness to allow her to prac tise tat his Theatre, and the munificence of the latter had been construed by the King into an 'apartment. If he proved his case, the King would find he had not conjured right this time, in allowing this cane to come to a trial. . The Learned Serjewit then proceeded to ex amine thessitneaties. • • Franeie Bradly,. ridieg-mavter, deposed, that be knew the parties; proved the articles of agree. meet at two guineas and an half per week. far three months; was present at a conversation. when the Plaintiff told the German Professor, that he and his wife would attend to perform ; the Dcfendaut replied, they should sot perform ; Signces Belinda had discharged herself; the Plain ti if aral he woidd eel! for his salary. whether tliey were allowed to perform nr not. On the 25th of December following, he heard the Defendant say, if the Plaintiff canie near his Theatre, he would have him sent et board a man of war. Ots erezfocussainatioa by Mr. &daft Barr, IE ttKIR T. m••••11,IME/Im• Ifter twelve o'cl , cl4 His MA frlul IViudior, to the Queen's urkei of YOlte, CUNSIIILLAYD, in readinezil to receive him. Uri MAJESTY held a priinte ceded by— gruterbury and York, the Lord resident of the Commil, the Lord eretarke of State, the Chancellor of M Lord of the Admiralty, the Mos awe, the Secretary of State fer the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Stew arose ; Lamle Heetbield, Arden (id I Clamtorte ; Les S. Cottrell, P. Inc), C. Ascill, W. Kaye, and S. Colonel Carel, and Mr. Fawkes:mt. 1 the honour of being presented seceeedestr to lies title. :ego 1, upon 1;:s ertura (rem Sicily. ite Cherie. Anil., epwa hie niece r app.liatrJ to tLe commatea of the ouel Hoot], opus Igo promotion. :taaboyue, upon his liCtlaiioll ik) Irma, spas but proalettua to a Bat- Ikry. Id a Privy Council, and gave :abinet Ministers and Sir Ak and afterwards set otf neon his F.Nr CONCERT. lird Cont.ar under the direc t:UßN Ltt, took place at tit s, and was very well attended. itit of deis end Galatea coati. Mrs.llrtzt no . roN. and Meat.rs. rmucts , execotmi Our several :at stile, end received the spglease. Come (f you dare, Arthur, was given with s anviaillei excellence. Cas t's eberoaus snd favottrite glee ettgang witA mei was snug eetaess by Mrs. lirLusra- KtrYecii klaitassow, and rapturously egip_laueled. The M of Meadow Itaaersoir asd eery pssible effect to Alex- WPM ._ NW Os airs tY bauseig sad emu ailalselk akesisid, Itimistaar. Cosalswisri Chshool. rue; Recant Howler ; O as we. irk: Latta igoase, Vertoa, lve, %err, Eitetheraaxlt, Csetvrine di Mirky. E. latetaptc, Duataitt rAss Verdes ; Sian Preettiek Bak Nike s, 1.1111%1%16r Haskins, Peat, AMU* Thlblet, Druomoud .pgartar; die 1111.. Omen& Demise, r Um. Mn.t Tisanes imam; aithd; sad Oa L. Dr. Jones. MBAS Cle Duke Or CAMBRIDGE 'ear yesterday ; his Royal lllALi llustivated upon the occasion. orrt. AND VMS preventrel fruurt at xsrv, yesterday. through indis- *biaet with Lord vs for the MAli;urrade at the night, are ou the tuu.t spkudici im of Nobifi►y are (wined ua the OVUM?. CAVFNDIIIII tiive got tif plate.made by RAN fIi.LL beautifully that doom vitt credit to tliaae aoitlanen. _ . Donner of EMI had a grind t, if tier home IQ Csiraotreet, led by the principal Nobility in famous fur bracing the ne•res—it Slinister is ;shoal of its ettect up- of Iit•TI.AIUD left Melton Mow ur to pass the r which bar (;ace intends return will enhven the fashionable circle parties. eta of Kais was again presented attnirted a br4ll ant audience.— f.ivoui. Mr. Barman inpportud in the favourite duet T. The whole went off with Ell4l Rosenberg followed, ,vid !lore a:tractive : every scene speaks nil rivets the attention.—in the e were : Duchode of Morbtrooe, Olt Dee Tim of woes of 111•16buri, o:u11A-o -'1Ve.hckaseiri lbe Couot... C.Aigar, 61 YfrigodirsGerteral Boitriani, tl'e Spa- Wm aid-de-cm?, Etter Caldrim Mr. Culuiei tad li. r. Beaorrost. ainly :la not Iwo« their own minds. robibit the exportation of Cattou, lately seat out Admiral Cotton for ee of falling in the way of the t Louis XVIII. Kong of France, ac hi* Royal lit t clini 91 Monsieur, the slew, brii, and Grainmont, at te French Nchility wt.° compooe Hr. in Tull dress, and with the Insignia :live ()Acre, lincouretl Lord and tynal7 with their cowpony to eho n at Booking, in Salto 'They e before five o'clock, and Lady Ili. Ma' i esty from hie earriaze into out, and introduced the ithutrions frienda who were invited upon this 11 , 401%, the Briekiln: I :nd Witying.— futt-124! Riefierri, 0, . c o n Roi, .trinitiuted with u 101 l and supper; rows Mn,.icur Iva off the two first Jy Charles Ayriviey, end they were 6y the Dube d'Aageldass and the nay. &C. • Witness said Its hari been a Merry Andres is his juvenile days, and that Signora Beliuda svgs.& very fair performer, „ - John Price, cork-cutter, proved be saw the Plaintiff uud Beluida perform at Cambridge with the Defend.. et. The Plaiutiff played the bugle horn, and assisted his wife, who was an excellent rope-dancer. Edward Spragge, printer, proved the printing of the Wile, and the altering of them, by taking the name of Belittle out, by the direction of the De fendant. Win. Kendrick deposed, that he went, on Mon " day, the -fist of December, with the Plaintiff and 'IL wife, to the theatre, to perform, where they 'lG&e told, by the door-keeper, he conk' not let Min in, but would ask the Defendant: - He came tea, and said, the Defendant ordered them not to he let in, and they might go to hell and perform. In the latter end of December Witness had a con versation with the Defendant, wheu be told bun the agreement with the Plaintiff was not worth any thing, as no other person but himself had signed it. Here the Learned Serjeant elated the Plaintiff 's Case. . Mr. Scrjeaut Beier, for the Defendant, said, there was no doubt but the Defendant had engaged the Plaintiff, and the intrepid heroine, Signora Be linda ; neither were her ithilites, as a rope-dancer, ever doubted ; but the Defeodant never employed her as a boxer, and he would prove, that she was so great an adept in the art, that it Ives impossible.to keep her from it ; and, great a Conjurer as his client was, lie could not keep her bands off of him. He was sorry he had not the abilities of his Learned Brother, for if he had, he would also keep the Court in laughter ; but, unfortunately, as that was not the case, he would state plain facts. The Plaintiff mud hie wife, after the performance, came into the room where the Defoudaut was settling the account, of the Theatre. lie insisted that they should go out ' • on which Belinda said, "" I will not for you. you d—m.--d German humbug, pay me, .aud I will never perform again with you . "_.She also struck him twice with an umbrella, and on the Tuesday following came and received her salary. and told him she did not enosider herself as be- Cnging any longer to the Theatre ; on which his lient said he should take her at her word ; and yet she new demands to be paid for doing nothing for bun, although she has since gone over to the garperer of the Conjurers. Whet slid not his Learn rod Brother produce his imperial Majesty to prove that she performed (or 'him for nothing Bnt he would prove that she acknowledged having an en gagement elsewhere. Willians Denham deposed, that on the night of the tfith of November, he was in the room with the Defendant and Miss Wood, his partner, settling the accounts of trre Theatre, when the Plaintiff and Signora Belinda came in ; Defendant re que•ted of her to go out ; she said she would not ; the Defendant said, " Don't you know I am your master and manager, and you must go out I." and got up as if to torce her out ; when she replied. " You my niastere'you 41—.4 011 German kannbws," and struck him twice with an umbrella, saying " I am the best performer you have, and you dare not part with tee ; if vou will pay me my seary I will never perform with you again ; ' the Defendant answered " Come on Monday, I will pay you, and discharge you." (.iota-ernisined by Scrjeant SIMPHSILD. It was not at the word waiter she took ire, for , she had taken fire before. She was about four feet , three ine;les high. j John Binglcy and John Bradshaw corroborated . the evidence of the last Witness. Lucinda Saunders, wire -dancer, said she recol lected Belinda- muting to the Defendant on the Monday following, and receiving her salon• ; she told Defendant "she did not consider him as either her Master or 'Manager ;" saw her some time after, when she said she was performing every night at the Lyceum in the Strand, but had no engage ment. James M'Keen proved, that the Plaintiff ap plied at Astley's for an engagement for Belinda. ,Edmund James p.-tive4 lkliuda applied for an eng!3ement at theltoyalty Theatre. llite:Serjeant StiLrUldliD replied with his usual ability: The Jury, without a momeneshesitation, return ed a verdict for the Defendant. POLICE. • Yesterday. Charles Mortis was brouichi up in the custody of Rivett, charged with defrauding hit William Ruth, with whom he lived as coachman, of various sums of money. It appeared that Sir William Rush, when from home with his carriage, gave directions to the pri soner to put the horses and carriage up at • hi ery stable, and to keep an account of the expenses. Sir William frequently thought the charges high; he at length investigated them, arid discovered that the pi amnia generally charged him more than he paid, aiiil frequently double. le was committed for trial. Thr disorderly coodoct of boys and girls. in St. James's Park, on Sundays, particularly irons the back of Carlton House to the Hone Guards, has long been matter of general observation and reprobation. Their conduct has been such, that the Sabbath appeared as a festive day, for all man ner of sports. Mr. MUD, in consequence, ordered the Park Constables to apprehend six of the prin cipal boys, last Smutty, send bring them before bun. which they accordingly did, and the hisga trate held them to bail, for that' gaaA behaviour, to put 'a stop to such a direnicecol practice. • The East India Comparry's annual orders fa eamblets, called broad whites, have . been irwural, and about 24,000 pieces have been contracted fur by the ortmu:uturers of Norwich, which has given temporary employment to uutuvrous distressed journeymen wearers. Wr regret to mummer the perpetration of two robberies in the neighbourhood of Kasper, hither- Imistiording such . gratifying proofs of industriorts honesty. A few nights back, eight armed villains forcibly mitered the house of a publican near the Three Gawks, and plundered it of his moray and every other article tLey could carry off ; and a Ivor man, near Danesfort, has been conn.letcly striipcd in a similar raiz DUKE OP KENT. _ tetaisoine Passe, Feb 114, isos. Lieutenant-Colonel Vesey is eau trisuri-d 'by Lis Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, to request*the insertion of the following paragraph in your raper. Tu the Editor of iko Prrer Although the Debt of Kett flatters hbutelf that the Officers of the firitads Artily with whom be bee bad the gisg fortune of eertritig in the Mediterranean, Amanita, and tits Welt !writs, will do bins the justice to Wave, that his eb. oscine from Gibeidtar, at this time, when that fortress b. ...nand by a formidable iittiek of the enemy, Is not owiag.to any backwardoen, on his part, to repair to the* station to which his duty calls him, or for wont of his uiitsy h. e utmost excitings to be allowed to resume the actual consinnutl of his Ggrernment, be feels, that Le owes it to his own changer am Ives es a mar, than es a 'edifier, to sake blows to them, to the whole army, sail to his coon= in genets], the terms ea which he f it his duty to Its Mai ..ty upon this subject, immediate!) upon tLe arrival of the host aorounts from Gibraltar; and trusts that when these have b.:co perused, be shall stand acquitted in the opt. own of bis brother Officers, of the Army, and of his Coss. hyena, of having bees deCcientin his daffy. it St n-1 he letters received by the Moil jost arrismd frees the Medtt:sre .cos, hneiut broillt the tertnin iefognsti ns that orders had reached Algezins from Vi.drid, immedi- ately ter =ate yetis preparations in the neiyjihourhood of Gibalitat. 41 to pat bryoad doubt the inteotiun of the enemy to hecege it, I guild sot, ender such eirenanstiumes, recur. cite it to my feelings, were I to delay a moment in sot calf 'goring rani Majesty of in reocleiess instantly to go out there, hut in mom-illy solicang your sat etion for sty resew. tag the duties 'hashed to the Consonseinn I Lave the hooted of huiding, as Gamow 'Mat. Portrs'. " To your Majesty, who pigswill' warm so nice a stave of botour, it is quite unnecessary fur me to represent, that on the result of your decision upon this rename, w h ich I beg hence, is the most dutiful, yet, to the strungestlmenam, to press upon your attention, every Wag mug 'disc tea In is tale, I mean my cheater as a mon, sod my pnelhalialid are. dit as a soldier, are at static. I will not, thus** to say more, than that 1 place Mese in y our Midastp= with nu less cuofidence in your joshes as my Sovereign. ties in our iodalgenee en my pg cot. " With every enkiilikerse d the most devoted allschnent, and the moot (Wahl nnt, 1 bare hannor toast/arab' myself, To 'imay's mat On% " And need faithful Servant and " To the Riga." . 011(ibid) ARD." The Disks of Kant enaselaiee that it trateli he ewes. Sums is add say obeervatiesni opus the teraping liras, ea. cept tkat Lai is sal aam Jp Goorolivr, thee being a staiicient explanation eiapialt anlif applicatioa I sod his wile an tire of tatteding tits retelak of theta upon the public, at this time, being that c . dli ours showier from the as peraious that mast attach to It, he commecniene• of his abeenee from his Goverdesesit at seek a rnome-t tir Its prumf eve, were it ceoceived to be voluntary on his put, Of that be bad been passive on the °tension. 1ia...11...A1....--.- a...mia NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. rLYXoUIH, tea. 42. Arrived the Virginia, 36. guns, Captain Brace. from treland, iind is now coinisg ap Humus for repair ; the Jamaica, 24, Capt. Lys.igl.t, front tke Jersey station ; issroient gun-brig, Lieut. Morris, from a crate ; and the Entreprearage and Spright. ly cutters. Also the Jfasakition hired cutter, fins the Channel Beet, tad sailed again this day. Sailed the Roes sloop, Captata ripen, and St non, of Si guns, Captain Broke, for the Channel fleet, and rioter sloop, Captain Browne, on Cr J if t. yammers, sirs. 21. Yesterday a - rived the brig/oily Tar, of Gisern sty, from Monte Video, last from regal, with cottons, hides, fruit, &c. for tisk port ; she is put under quarantine. Also arrived the Jsins4 Mary, Richardson, from Shields ; and the privateer, 16 g-u us , Capt. Viniconihe, from a ash* off Bordeaux. _ By a prailint which came out, it appears that the .dasters of the American vessels in the River are very apprtheirare of a war between this country and America, cud have therefore removed farther (40 miles) up the River, and have no idea of sail mg. Sailed Ilis Majesty's ship Antelope, AO gum; Primrose, is, ItliltrOok schooner, 16, with a Illaseelf transports, under convoy for the Mediterraussa s having on hoard about 12,600 troops, under Grim Spencer. Also sailed the Mary, Strubsole, for We terford ; Aan, Bull, for Gibraltar; Salerno, Zips, for Gibraltar; Dispatch, Lillicrop, on a cruise ; Peltcr gunAriw, with a fleet for Cork ; and the Lady Tyreumull, Gray, for St. Michael's. o:ders were receivedlast evening for the deten tion of the Duke of Kent packet, carrying out the middle mails of thismouth for the Leeward Islands.; Wind N.B. DEAL, FEB. 21. Sailed His Majesty's ships Skylark and Oberoa on a cruise.—Wnid 'N.E. CORN EXCHANGE, Fri. 94. f. The saseitet is hat tier* &applied with Wheel Meller. and that trade fully sasistaine oar lest eon-easy 1 Berl* in good supply, and iodine, lower; Malt liksinas; "PRIM Peas at the late high price ; very few snail old fuses; Meld ere cheaper ; the nippily of Oats is esesidetehia, mad Wee fluctuate Let little is pnce ; Rape Seed is messes; soils Flow so alteration. CURRENT PRICE OP mum. Wisest 465. s6s 7os. Tick 1i5mi(19141)6656118.66. Fine ditto 74 8. 7 66 . ° 0 406/..&00/01.40"ank Xi& Ky. Ctiiß) 4Si. 331 ?Wands - 371. 395. ad. Marley sp. UN. 6d Pause ditto Malt . 66s. rls. Rape Seed . eel dal. White Peas isms. tfiss. floe rider see. !kw Gn:y Per 575. 6oa. flatoadi ...... ..... sos 555. _ r...1.(014) se.s. (I. od. COAL MARKET, Fes. Ss. llLips at Market. Sold. Pries. 7 Newcastle 6 Bls. 0,1. a 611. od. 1 .. Sandeasad 5;.. 6d. , a —, yestenlay—lit M ATT MI AF—Holadsy at the Podise COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam 35 7 9 U. Ditto at Sight 34 11 Rottrrdaut c. f 11 I U. Hamivergh 34 6 2}ll. Allan - 84 7 sip. Pri• Ditto 9 23 It . Bonniest': ICE, PismoAviv 93. 6o Oporto Dottie Cott - lIVILLIOII. Portugal Gold in Coin mid Ban 1. r. 1. Cadie Madrid 4l effartsve Maas 1 4 ; apka as Ceoni 44lLieiric Vesicle a.O B4 Do. I oef pros Deabkon• New Donets Silver is bus New Louis (ascii) o • • 44 as *Oast of Mellitai, 5& pit Cwt. HIGH WATEIK THIS DAT, AT LON: Kano. r ..1 I Even. 59... LONDON : Printed by G. 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