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• \ NT OF THS so rather cklfry, off ibe rocks of he vraa born in, early morning i hiuking of; i drinking of. , ng as it would rp the cold out, his vttittc fru”. was the 6w e( ■ his peepers, soindeit of all •ew unruly, Iles they burn..l of der! riri I y, r poor muster, is e moment, superfisosii is dna a clap of b over him and 'ling and Kissing, and amanug ; I, or ether. nostrils aid' a rorn his faissting in fur a paintiae, knees to tooth wet weather; and so sahnowy, as if he'd takeu the one be oat had bee. his eat pied an foot of I couldn't see vs ere bid bike the • WA, as 90011 iig ebeelt beqs• se►a the liaise of ies were !wait, — long, hard', and by %be glimmer • get (roue Com- was a female. ad lo du of the adou la lir, Acid- agile of the be- ' will, lacing and I) tee lier pretty first pul o■ his It 6 hock'd as); if to prvacla an, Sir, I'm a queen of lai the Ind these, good lye head of such I half cod-fish ; 've not a foul to drew vni where ■n, 1 ' that we do iJ, an?. round it r yote, Sir, what f your vi%it 111 your wife or e tin and aster, sweett as •ugar- a gill of a'r• nt I, S r, i:o t.t.t werldro'il4int it, e briny 1. alers, ilk of •Il , gators ingr, wr Lavas', o, we've nril h. r our sumo, 4,44,3 has drapt in ; rd ptortling, mat) ' , marking; h wur anchor (als, will make to the billow, wity In, and with a popp'd into ,y the fin, and y see i n Picca J. L. B. tOPßNl:b4sbef A new fragerly, which had been for some time ainionoced, made" the title of The Hagmtnot, ascribed to Mr. Slim., after mitch " preludisina" in the way of the puff preliminary, was last night pittance& at this theatre. The following is a sketch bf the fable or plot'— Count Romont, with his lady, and their daughter Margaret, being on a visit to the Count de Polignac, the brother.ie law 11(11110111, a mutual attachment arises between Margaret end her cousin Adolphe., to whose suit, suctioned by the Counttas,Monsunt refuses for a moment to listen, be heieg a sealoue Catholic, and the family of de Puligerie equally xesions Huguenots. Tiseir seperation is therefute deter mined on ; but before it is effected, the lorri• meet by '• star light,' and exchanging portraits, in the face of fle - Neis vow melee! constancy to each other. dome time after the separating of the two families, Count do • Montmorency having issulied the Comet de Polignee as some public occasion, is privately assassinated hy him; and Adolphus. prompted by filial affection, and zealous devo• Simi to the cause of the Hiscornoto, whom hit father was about to hued in 811 iolllllTrCliell then planning, proclaims himself the perpetrator of the bloody deed, and, coudenined to the white works with the brand of a murderer on his eight arm, is sent to labour as s convict in the repair of the fortifications of thleaus, where, lookeu to fortunes andre- Aired In the) verge of the must grinding poverty, Count Ro- • minas -sae Joie family hid fur some time resided. The Duke de Montville, the governor of the place, smitten with the eliaroew of Margaret, heel long in vain sought to win her af factious sod to obtarie her heed in marriage; but at length, her mother baying died, her father's distresses induce her to make a sacrifice Of herself fir his refl. f, by aceeptieg the offers of De Montville, which she hart before repeatedly and perseieeingle rejected, sal invitee her hand to him while heehaw* senteised OHM, elevetid to another. The piece opennen the evireisig preceding the day fixed fo the solem nisation of the nepetelis,•nel Adolphe*, its moody commode loin under the walls of the city, is accosted by La Roche, the confessor of Margaret, end while iii convessation with his, his ears are struck with tlie will-remembered sound of her vlirs Jeanie. its a favourite song. from se flag tenet occu pied, m La Roche informs, by Margaret sod her lather. His Ant impeller is to rush into bar presence, bet Wise recalled to a %mese of his degraded situation, he' implores to be re named -some other place that she nay still be kept in igweemice of his disgrace. The next niornaeg, however, learning ilr.i , cessation from labour granted to the convicts his bees ordered by De Montville, in honou rof his nuptial. with Maresiet de Rimiest, be prevails upon Lormoet, the overseer of tie convicts, the life of whose child be bad pre served, to formal) his with a ilisietee, and permissiou to become a shorn witness of the ceremony which is se. tiouisceil tot ,he place is the Cathedral. In the midst of the solemnity, ha rushes into the church masked and other. wise disguised, and demand. a short but private conference wall the bride, which wanted, he addresses her as a inn- Heger from her betrothed Adolphus de Penrose, return. leg her miniature, and some other tokens, releasing her from bet vow plighted to him, and invoking with great fervour continued haonitiess and blessings on her future life. The peculiarity of tone with whicq he pronounces the name of Margaret, to bidding ber " farewell," and its effect upon her, rause De Montville to order his atteedeets to tearer his disguise, and Margaret, shrieking out his name, falls senseless to the ground. Enraged at this intereuption of his expected happiness, De Montville orders the execution of Adolphus; and Conn; Romont having in vain tried to overcome his daughter's passion fur Adolphus, by endeavour ing to convince her of his guilt ea a murderer, which she steadfastly perseveres iu discrediting, he is led past her to eteeetioe, nud she questions him on the subject, imploring him to assure her of his innocence. He, however, evades the *minim having bound himself by an oath to his father not to disclose the t of De Montmoreney's murder until after hie death, and hurries- in ages, from her presence. The Count de Polignme having obtaimed hie release from a long confinement in a duageos, which had deprived him of tie sight, is aecompaeied by • single faithful domestic to Weems in search of his son Adolphus, by whom hr is tycoon. tined is his wit, 111 the eitaffuld, et the point of death from exhaiiietion and fatigue, and consigned to the care of La Ruche. The creditors of Covet Romont, on the breaking off of hie daughter's Oseeriage with De Mon t i Ile, take posses. slow Whir hoe* and eel:paint/be property, end seize upon his person to soave" him to piisoe ; sod Margaret, in the 1 frenzy of despair," no house, no home left her but the grave," hurries after Adolphus to the scaffold, in the hope of dying with him at he is *needing the steps, La Roche, who hat rewired tie coellemion of the dying Count de Polignue, eaters to stay the elevation, and declares the insocreee of Adolpbue,iriiii learn united by Coast Reastrat to Margaret, and the mortals fell. . • - From these material! the author has constructed a piece, abounding certainly in striking situation., which are, however, for the most part forced and nun2tural. The dialogue is a tissue of turgid rant, absurd conceits, and dull metaphor of that descriptinu commonly called nonsense. Of cha racter there is hot little to be found among the per sonages who figure through the piece. That of linegaret, an ingenuous young female, whose contiderice in the hoonor and worth of the object of her young heart's first devotion, nut even cir cumstances of the most damning apparent proof ran shake, is the most strongly marked. But it is neither new in conception, nor clearly defined, nor well placid. The acting of Mr. NIscREADY and Miss F. IL KELLY, alone rendered the piece to lerable to a numerous audience of as good-natored and indulgent a character as ever sat within the walls of a theatre. Their exertions were indeed great. sod the powerful impression they produced was truly extumrdinary, the 'weeny of the materials placed hi their bands fairly considered. Several of Mr. MACREADT'S scenes would tank among the finest efforts of histrionic! talent ; and some passages of Miss F. H. KELLY's performance even more than realised the anticipations of the extent of her power and csprbnhties. fouoded on her Juliet. Her eFeeliencsey, however. were not un mingled with acquired built, which a little ex perience vrilrteaChiser to Correct. She must learn to trust soirmilloi move to• fier own feelings and conception of character and expression, winch are evidently naterully good ; and above all things should guard against a species of maunerisni into which her admiration anthers may be likely to lead her, by studiously avoiding too Close oat imitation of the peculiarities of any master, 'weever highly lie may rank in his profession, or however exalted au opinion she may have formed of his excellence. On the falling of the curtain, Mr. ABBOTT, who had performed the part of La Hoche, advanced to the (root of the stage, and a:motto-eel " the tra gedy" for repetition, amidst u strung contest of hisses and applause. The former were evidently directed against the piece. bet Mr. ABBOTT, with much good nature end subsiseion, taking them to himself, as expressive of cerialre fur an error com mitted by him in explaiaiug the dying confession of the Count de Pulignae, whereby the denouenteut had been somewhat confused, apologised for his fault, which he said was occasioned by the agitation of the moment. _ This explanation interrupted the strife between the "contents and the riot-contents," which was not afterwards renewed. An apology vas also made for the non-appear mice of Mr. FAwekrr as Whiatooty, in the after. piece of the London Hermit, through indisposition. Eon PRIVATE tAVATREit, Olj LU'R IN WitSTMINSTRIC John Blackstone, 44, York.street, bricklayer ; Ain Thatcher, 9, Great Peter-street, music printer; Robert Cktsreh, 1, Little iVisdenill-street, lithographic printer; Thomas Rawlins, 9,Great Peter-sirret, lithogra phlt painter: also, Robert Doughty, Lisle street, Millbank, smith ; Ro bert Fisher, 29, New Peter-street, coach painter; Rehrard Maslen and his wife, It), Stretton.grousd ; Eliza ---, 10, Msgdakn ennui, Tnoley-street, 14 years of age ; and Lucy Green. lt, Creeifx•lane, Bermondsey, were yeste►day brought up iu hackney cosches from the warete-horse to Queen-ppm. Office, and examined before Archibald Arm. wrong White, Esq. the silting Magistrate, being charged under the Vagrant Act with being disorderly, cresting riots, and disturbing the peaceable inhabitants is the vicinity of the Horseferry-road, by private theatrical performances, and committing divers breaches of sle peace, contrary to the White. Gilmore, the officer, said, that be received several informa tions that private plays had been owed in a room over Mr. Collins's stables, in the Horseferry.rned, where all the bad characters were generally collected, mot only from West minster, but from all gamier, of the town; that the moat disgraceful and 'harmful practices were followed, and riots and disturbances innumerable took place. Last Thursday ought numbers of both stars, on leaving this place, were fighting, and many daring outrages hat been committed by • them, but he could not detect the ()Binders till about eleven o'clock on Tuesday night. He received automation that they were all so full play; ■od he went, accompanied by Cooper, to thaws'. They found a ladder erected to the loft, which led be. to the Green-room and Treasury, but the trenesiewr tamped, leasing his book and papers, and he carried off the cash-box. Another ladder waserected which led thecompany to the audience room, where seals sail beaches were emistruet ed for their aecommoilatios. No souse, bad the officers up_ peered than all escaped exert), the actors, who were secured. The Prisimer Blackstone was dressed is a Highland bonnet and kilt, brandishing • sword, calling the clans about him, and then eotered into combat with another Scottish Chief before he pereceiveil his danger of bring captured. The play was The Lad, of the Lake, but they could not guard t►emselves, and the officers lodged them in their cooly dresses is the witch-house, when t►ey were permitted to pat on their old habiliments, mid most certainly old and greasy they were, and deplorable was their figure before the Magistrate. They excited the laughter and also the pity of all the beholders in the office. The officers here brought in I loads of the Prisoners' theatrical wardrobe, swords, pistols, tin armottr, helmets, caps, shields, &c. which completely covered the floor, as well as the Magistretes' table. Cooper &warmed Gilmore'' evidence is every particular, but he described more minutely the constrsetion of the stage, and the difficulty of gainiog access to it, except those ac quainted with the place. The Prisoners, on being called upon for their defence, said they bail merely attended fur amusement rather than going to spend their evenings at public-houses. They con sidered they bad sot committed any offence. The Magistrate asked Gilmore whether any money had been reeeived for admissioo, or whether be had ally absolute evidence of rioting asking place, and if soy of the inhabi tants who felt annoyed wire in attendance. Gilmore answered that he had seen no mosey taken, but that he had no doubt some money had been got by means of tickets. Mosley and his wife were the managers, and knew bow to manage the money hetter than t►e play. There was a bill of the e , :penses among., their papers. The chief part of the audience were composed of boys sod girls. One of the girls, only twelve ytars old, had been taken to the watch-house, bat there being no charge against her she was sent home to her friends iu the Borough by the officers: she said some person brought her to the play gad paid fur her. The Prisoner Alludey dented being the meager, or bay ing any concern with it. it was erected by some young men for their own amusement, and the amusement ultimate friends who subscribed. The Magistrate said there was no evidence before him to abew that say money had been takes, or that any disturb ance took place, therefore he would not detain the Prisoner., if they anal for their friends and were able to give a proper account of themselves. If the charges bad been properly prayed; be would Orel it his duty to send t►em to the Rouse • I of Correction. T►e Prisoners' friends shortly afterwards came forward, aud having Willard the Magistrate as to character, they were all discharged upon their own recognizance', upon coo ditioo that they would sot offend In future. Mr Collins was then called nixie to 'tamer why he let his premises for such purposes ? He said be was unacquainted wish it, he was ignorest of the law, but w►ea once they got possession be could sot get them out, neither could be get any rent, and he was glad to get rid of them. The Magistrate told him they were oat row, and not to let them enter again upon such speculation upon any coosidera ties of rent or emolument. SUDDCIII Ii CIIITASZ or FAMILT.—VroI. Kearney, a wateL ma■ uf St. James's parish, having already five cliildien, went net on Monday Ow dieing with his wife, whu wets perfectly well, and on his return to tea found an increase uf three to his family, she having been delivered in llso interim of that number of boys, who ■re all well. - • SMITHFIELD CLUB Corns gnaw —Yesterday afternoon the fat rattle, sheep, and pig., began to "olive in Goewell street, 0/jib are intended to compete for the annual wires offered by the Smithfield Club. Oa inquiry lost night at Mr. SADLER'S yard, it appeared that her Grace the Duchess of RUTLAND, the Marquis of PIETER, and a long list of diatingto , hed breeders and graziers, had already sent in their stock, and many others were expected before nine in the morning, when the yard will be clotted, and remain In through the day, for allowing the judges delibet lately to ems. mine and make their award of the several premiums. Hickman., better known by the nickname of Gar, was killed or Tuesday, oa Fiuchley Common, iu returning from the tight which look place on that day near St. Albans. Himself and a reined were in a (toe-horse chaise, and being on the wrong side of the road, got in contact with the Peter. borough waggon, which upset Hiekman's vehicle, from whence he was thrown under the wheels of the waggon, which passed over his chest. It is with sincere regret that we suananee the conflagra ties, on Saturday morning last (the 7th Joshua), of Burley Old Hall, the residence of the Rev. T. R. 'rissole. The are was not discovered twit half-part two, and by live 'Aloft the whole boildiog, with the exception of the wing recently erected, was In Mimeo, and harming with the greatest fury. Some of the furniture was saved, bat it is so much injured as to be almost tameless. A thousand ponuds in cash, the properly of Mr. Whence, were rescues' from the /lamer bya person of the name of LEACII, at the hazard of his life. The lute is said to have originated in the laundry, in which some clothes bad been left before the are to dry. It was not discovered until the flames bad burst into the room above, the oecupaot of which, one of the servants, was dreadfully burnt in endeavouring to save a portion of her property. Mrs. WIIILON appeared unwilling to leave her bed room until a chest of drawers, cootaining a great many valuable,, ware removed, although the roof was every gnu mem expected to fall in. The greatest intrepidity was dis played by the family on this lamentable occasion. Fortu satoy so lives were lost, although the children and maid servants escaped with considerable difficulty. The whole of the property was unioaured.—(Leeds Istelliriscer.) Saturday afternoon some of the lurking villains who prowl about the streets in the vicinity of Ruts. sell-square, finding the street-door of Mr. JOSEPH FRANKLIN'S house, Little Guildford-street, open, entered unperceived, and from the chimney-piece in the back parlour stole a valuable gold watch, with gold chain, sealo, and key.—Friday night the house of Messrs.'F'lloM PEON and SON, mercers and tailors, Frith-tit:vet, Soho, was robbed of two blue gold lace horse artillery jackets, four gold epaulets. four frock cults, lobules several other articles of wearing apparel, some pieces of cloth and serge, a piece of figured silk, and other property to a cons'. deiable amount, with which the ruffians got cif na -1 ditcoveisd. LoP INTELLIGEIVCR. COURT OF CHANCRRY, LlnCtnn's tux, bittmitet 11. *ARD OF COURT.. JACKSON O. FORBIN. Mr. Suauwen, moved that ft might be referred back to the Master to reconsider his Report, relative to the marriage settlement to be mask on Mr. Middleton and a Miss Ander son, au infant ward of the Court, and that the parties Might be allowed to intermarry. It appeared that Mr. Middleton, the intended husband of the infant ward, was entitled, under the will of his grandfather, le the sum of 2,0001. chargeable on the real and personal estate of the testator; and he was also entitled to an estate of the value of 1501. per annum; he had also some other properly. The infant ward, the in. leaded bride, was the illegitimate child of a Mr. Anderson, and a question bad arisen as to bow much of her father's property she was estitled to; it was, however, supposed she would he entitled to one.th ir d part of it, which ronsssted of 36.111001. in the Three per Cent. Consols, and of 4,0001. in specie. The Master, by his report, had proposed to give her a life-interest isi the share of her property, with remain. drr to her issue; but in failure thereof she was to have the appointment, and the intended husband's property was to be settled on himself fur tire, with remainder to the word and the issue of the marriage. His Lordship would see by the Master's report, that the intended wife was to be iaterested in the hush:mil's property, and he was to have outhiug to do with her tot tune. The Loan Comictr.uut-s." Too stated the infant ward to be so Illegitimate child; than suppose there should be nu children of the marriage, and that she should die nithout making any appointment, what is to b ecome of the p ro p er ty then!'• Mr. fin atimet.t.—" Is is to go to ler sister; the husband to lie entirely excluded." The Loan CRANCELLOR- 0 Take the order." DEERE R. WARD. Mr. HART concluded his reply. The Logo Citsmcsmort observed, be "mold decide the ease or the eviileace before him, without he should thick it necessary to call fur farther affidavits. He would take a few days to consider the case before be gave his lodgment ; it was most important in its several parts. There were two view.• of the case, and they were bola very important; one as a motion for a new trial. Themmere a great number of important observations to be made o•• the evidence iha had nut bees. given on the trial of the issue. lie could nut help saying, if he W.lll the Judge that had tried it, he would have thought it his duty to have called for it ; al the same nisei* was only justice fur bum to say, that the Cli:efJostiersilni tried it most ably. The other view was also moat itariee tact ; the cineurostaare of the commission of lunacy having issued so far back as the year 1773, aud all the pruccediage under it is that Court from that period had beets wrong, the Court being deceived by misrepresentation. The question *bey was, whether be °nein not to say to the parties be would nut hear them, as they had been deceiving the Court so long, and band °ter the estate to the co.beiresses, and let the parties afterwards fight for it. He had a great inclina tion to say su then, but Ise would refrain from it. He woad give his judgment on Monday morning mkt. Judgment postponed. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Ltxcout's Imw, WEDNILIDAT, DECtIiIIIIR 11. THE TUNBRIDGE SCHOOL. Tilt ATTORNICY-GENBRAL V. THR MASTERS AND WARDENS OF THE SKINNERS' COMPANY. In this cause Mr. BILL moved that the Master shook., report what were the nails and profits derived from certsiu lands and tenements in St. Pancras parish, under the cos. trol of the Master nod Wardens of the Skinners' Company, for the benefit of a free school at Tunbridge, endowed in the reign of (anent Elisabeth, and that the proceeds of the said lands and tenements should be applied to the support of the said charity, according to a scheme to be formed by the Mas ter. It will perhaps be recollected that the question which came originally before the Court io this case was, *MAW considerable estates in Pancras, aed In the City, wader • the control of the Skienere Company, were left for the benefit of the Company, or whether they ought to be ap. plied fur the benefit of the Tunbridge school. This Court decided that the profits, ite. ought to be applied far the bear. Al of the school. An appeal was made to the Lord Chao. Mier, who confirmed the decision of his Honour against the Company. An accortat was directed, and the Master ordered to draw up a scheme fur the appropriation of the properly to the purposes of the charity. The suit originated in 1820, Mr. Beta., on behalf of Mr. Knox, the master of the school, now prayed the Court to direct the appli cation of the proceeds of the Pancras estate separately lu the use of the charity. Considerable difficulty, it ap peered, existed, about aseerniong or fixing the extent or value of the property In the City, belonging to the school; and until it was ascertained no order sould be made froth the Court, sod consequently the master of the school, Mr. Knox, who had not been paid since the commeecement of the suit, must remain unpaid until its termination. As however, the value of the property le St. Pancras, and its produce, were clearly ascertained, and as the income from it, above two thousand five hundred pounds, was fully suffi cient to carry on the school, it was proposed to apply that sum, according to a pow/bit/nal scheme, until the value of the other property was ascertained, when an order might be made fur the application of the whole.— The value of the property in Gractebercb-street had not been yet ascertained, and probably never could be, for uo dusty bad yet been able to trace how much, or what pert of it that was nailer the control of the Company belonged to the school. It was submitted that it wuuld be ultimately necessary to direct a commission to form an equivalent to be paid by the Company to the school, for this property, of which the value could nut be ascertained. Mr. HAMS said, be appeared on behalf the relators in this case, and was directed by them to support the application. It was certainly quite unreasonable t►at the master of the school should remain unpaid, whibt there was • large in come, sufficient for the Court to give a reasonable endow ment to the charity. A separate report of the St. Pancras property ought certainly to be made, and the Gracechurch street property to be left for future disposal. Mr HEALD, who appeared oil behalf of the Defendants, nil that they were not actuated by any litigious spirit ita opposing the motion, on the contrary, they were most anxious to carry the decree pronounced into strict execution, although they might have appealed to the House of Lords against it ; but they opposed the application because it was conceived to be irregular and premature. At the fire of Lon don, unroof the houses belonging to the School, and others adjoining belonging to the Company, were burnt; amongst these was the Fautkland Inn. The difficulty which delayed the termination of the salt was in determining the sites of the respective premises no burnt down in Gracechurch street, and what were the present rents. The points which were at present fur decision were, what was the extent of the site of the Falkland tun, sad how s house which had been built, part upoo the ground belonging to the school and part upon the ground belonging to the Company was to be decided ? A meeting of the Company, at which Mr. Knox himself would attend, would be held in a day or two, at.d in all probability such au arrstigement would be made at it as to lead to an immediate ie►miaation of the suit. lie therefore submitted to the Court, that fur the purpose of bringing the suit to a regular and • speedy termination, it would be most expedient to allow the case to staid over until the arrangement had been made. Mr. BELL and Mr. HART would not accede to asty further delay. Tbe property at Grucechurch-street mobil quite as well be disposed of in the course proposed. The Iflc&Curanermost, after having heard &further COO verialion upon the point, directed that a separate report should be made of the Gracechurch-street property, and or. dared that the Master should a pprove of a providoital scheme for the application of the St. Pancras property alone to the purposes of the charity. but his Honour directed that the order should out be drawn up for • fortnight, that the Com pany might is the mean time hare as oppurlosity of suggest ing soy thing to him that *row out of any erringenint that might be made, tOtIIIT KIM% 131114 ca, strtrrimirni, DECINIIIIII 11. Before M 1.13*n Cunt Justice and a Spteiat Jury. ♦a KING V. JACKSON AND OTIICRS. Thlit was an Indietnieet against 'nekton the tart, 'nek ton the younger, and J. Jarvis. for a compiracy to Set tip fraudulent hommtosion of bankruptcy, In order to defeat a elitist of the Prosecutor, Mr. Fox, Spinet Jackson the younger. This rause was tried some time since, when the /wry found a verdict of Guilty against all the Defendants; but a new trial was granted by the Court, on the grouttil that ■n Important pitee of documentary etichnee had beret discovered which tended to ettahlish the innocence of the Defendants. Mr. Sbuterrr s' titer! the case for the prosecution Ml'. Fox. the Prosecutor, was in the year 1814 carrying on bust_ see as a surgeon in Bishopegate.street ; but being desirous of disposing of part of his business, he was, through the medium of a medical agent, introduced to Mr. Jackson, jun. and on payment of a considerable premium be became his partner; some lime after which it was agreed that Me. Fox should relinquish the whole of tee bossiness to him, be 'iv. ing a bond payable in doer years for a further snub Of 1,2001. Whet' the bond became due it appeared the business had nut been so profitable as was amicipated, •I'.l a neeooria lion was alto mpted to be opened by she elder Jackson, and Mr. Jarvis, the.faiherin law of young Jackson, to itodure Mr. Fox to take a smaller sum; bat he persisting in loos Ile_ mend, and taking out an execution against young Jackson's good", was met by a cummissiou of bankruptcy, sued out by Jarvis and Jackson, sen. in which the latter claimed * debt against his son's estate of 2,0001. This was the cum. mission which the Defendants were charged with fraudu. featly concerting; and it was conieuded that au such debt was due from young /Irks** to his father. Mr. Scoter-re called several witness's, the principal of whom were the Prosecutor, and one Chadwick, who had acted as clerk to Mr. Fairbank, solicitor, and agent to the., .ountry attorney concerned is suing out the commission of bankrupt. Chadwick spoke to convelsetione of the Hefeud gals, and expressions used by them, which denoted an inter dun to over throw the claim of Mr. Fox, at all events. On hie cross exeminetiou by Mr. GUILIIIEY, it appeared that he had been in prison 15 or 18 mouths (part of the time fhr • contempt of Court, In altering a bail piece), and he bad .eceireol from the Prosecutor altogether about 101. ; but had no other knowledge of him except as a witness, and had attended on the oilier trial as well as the present. Some of the town creditors for (mall sums were examined, and they proved that the younger Jackson bad promised to pay them in fell. The Souclooa-Grs VIAL addressed the Jury for the De fendant', and contended that there was no grounds for the present change. Mr. Jarvis and Mr. Jackson, sen. were men Advanced in years, of most respectable character, and cir cumstances, and perilous not at all likely to be guilty of the charge maw made against them. Ou the other band, /eau", else younger was a very young man, with whom Mr. Fox hod mode a very advantageous bargain, and had it not Preen for elve fact that Jarvis and Jackson being his relative", no one would for a moment hue disputed their right to sue out this oommaissiun, and Husby use a pail at least of their own property from sacrifice. Mr. Fox had been disappointed of tbis gain be bad expected, and he bad admitted that he had said be would have legal revenge, even if it cost him hie last farthing. He bad kept his word, for, fur these last five years he had persecuted these individual.' in every possible way : by proceedings in Chancery, which were still pending; by a prosecution for perjury against one of the parties, which, however, he hail abaudoned, because he well knew the other two individuals could, in that shape of pro ceeding, have been called to defeat, by their a vidence, the unfounded charge, and he had now adopted the present proceeding, by which be included the three Defendants, sad thereby pretreated any contradiction being give', to bin ow• statement. The question to be tried was, whether Mr. Jack son's debt was • bout fide or • pretended debt. Now a hat course might Mr. Fox have adopted in this case? If he doubted the validity of the debt, he might have questioned it first befote the Commissioners under the commission, next by petition before the Lord Chancellor, and by a trial at law, when both parties might have been beard before a Jury of their eillltlify Bat none of Abele courses would bare answered the purpose of Mr. Fox. Ile bad adopted one which stop! the mouth of every one capable of throw ing any light upon the trananction ; but he was convinced the Jury would nut sow support Mr. Fox iu the extraordi nary, and he would say unjustifiable coarse which he bad taken. The Learned Solicitor General proceed, d to point nut the other modes of proeeediog which might have been 'adopted by Mr. Fox under the commission of bankruptcy, bed his object been justice instead of revenge. As the cue now stood, he contended that the Prosecutor had not pre dated • little of evidence to prove the debt claimed by Mr. Jackson, sen. did nut exist ; on the contrary, be bad by prow hog the proceediug under the commission, proved the debt, and verified it beyond contradict ion,by ahewioe it investigated sad allowed by the Commissioners, who, after taking time for consideration, allowed even interest in the amount claimed by the Defendant, Jackson, the father. Before the Jury would find the Lhifendants guilty of so serious a charge as that now made against them—a charge including the crimes of fraud asst foul perjury, and which went to affect the future character of itolooduels through life, who, op to this period had onaistained a most respectable rank in society— they would require clear, dialer', drooonstrative, and satisfactory evi dence, and would non decide on the tostimouy now laid be rets them. He would now call the stir 'souu of the Jury, to the newts constitatieg Jackson, so rotor's, demand. It would appear that in March, 1811, young Jackson was to pay Fox 735/. He did pay hint that sum, and it was I not she's. *loot the son bad any funds immediately avail able from which to p.i s it; Ind there was an hem in the father's account of Pool. advanced by ..im to los son in March 1814, so in March 1815 • further sum of 4001. we. paid to Fox, and • further charge of 400/. made • father. Atoother item was tone of 2118/, paid as an apprestieelee oath the young mos to Jerrie in the year 1808; and thus was made up a sum of 1,802/, oat of a Arnaud of something more tbau 1,7001.; to make ep the difference there was • charge for nom advanced to the young mats to eusble hias to walk the hospital, and for other necessary expenses uccorriug is • period of twelve yeaos, and it should be recollected these its sna had been investigated, and allowed by the Corn miseioners under the commission. It might be asked how it bsppeued that a father should charge these items to a sou; that was apparent on the face of the case. Here was a man with a large family to provide fur, a firmer iesidiug iu the country ; tune of his children having an instep. ndt at pro • perry, which others had not, was it surprising lion that un der such circumstances he should, ass justice to himself and his other children, make such a charge? Ile was rouviuced the Jury would not see :ray thing surprising or improbable in such a charge. Looking at all the circumstances of the case, he could, he was persuaded, safely leave it as it stood on the Prosecutor's evidence, without further occupying the time of the Court or Jury, with a coufident anticipation of a verdict iu favour of the Defendants. The I.ORD Cuff,. JUSTICE summed up, and commented upon the evidence as he proceeded, and particithrly adverted to the circumstance of the attention of the Commissioners having been celled to the senior Jackson's claim, and their allowing him interest thereon. 'I he Jury, without a moment's deliberation, found a ver dict fur the Defendants, declaring them /Vol Gati!ty. BEDFORD AND WIFE V. BUNN. Mr. M , for the Plaintiffs, said, this wsi an ac tion against Mr. Bonn, the manager of tie Birmingham theatre, upon a breach of contract. Mrs. Bedford, previous In her marriage, was Miss Green, a lady well known and highly estimated for her vocal abilities. In the summer of 1521, previous to her marriage, Mr. Bunn engaged her to perfecto at his theatre at Birmingham for five weeks. The terms of the agreement were, that fur five weeks prawns •uce site should est...lye the kW of a clear benefit, Mr. Burn insuring it to produce 110/. or to make up that suns if den eieat. She was in lake her benefit at any period of lire ma eigement ; unfortunately she delayed it till the last night of . her term, and then being lakes m 11.1.1.484 ill, she could not perform, and the con&equence was a very thin audience, and instead of 511/. Miss Green's half •el, prodneed lit 4s. Mr. Ituoil now refused to 'slake op the sum of 5;1. at o.r.ling to his eurigeturni, on the pound that it w s by Miss Grceu'is Ain el in not perforniimt wkiclt oetaisiollesi the deficit the receipt. of the house. The •ereem.nt was put is and read. Mrs. Green stated, that she went dome with her danghillfir to Rirmitigham In August last year. Her dais:liter wait ready to commence her engagement on the day fixed, but ovriag to Mr. Macready being there she did sot perferei fur a week after. Ahe then commenced her priforgarincri, and contineed to perform for Ave weeks whenever called on so do so. At the end of that period she look her benefit. It was un the *Nth of September. She was ill oa the night her benefit was first fixed, and it was postponed fur a week. she thew took her benefit, bat was nut well enough to iinr. Craig examiiied.—.Wiiness dues cut know that this action is Mr. Bishop's. Her daughter was not frequently ill during the lime she was as Birmingham. She did not go, to Mr. Bunn after the first night appointed. and requrst another melt might be fixed, acknowledging that her daughter had no claim. Her share of the house Was only 121. 4.. It was • very thin house. Mr. MattaTare then pot in an acknowledgment of having received 121. 41., and with that document closed his rose. Mr. ScARLIITT said the defence he had to this actin...-, first, that it was not Mr. Bedford's action but Me. and Wavy money was received at all, it would so into Mr. Boduip's pocket. He would also prove that during the time she was at Birmingham she was extremely ill, sod not able to sing at all; and as she ea. engaged as a singer, 31111 her principle atiriection was her voice, this was rather unfortu nate; and this was felt particularly on the eight first fixed for her benefit, she was so unwrll that at three o'clock in the afternosie alas was obliged to postpone it, Rod Mr. Burs, at considerable loss to himself, was obliged to substitute are other play. firer, is fact, was an end of her engagement, i-d she was no Wager minded to claim any beuefit ; atilt Mr. Bonn allowed her to take another night of her own selection, and glee did selert one; but eves then, got being able to sing, her house failed, hut abe was to take it for bet ter fur wore., nud was not new to tall on Mr. BUBO to make it up 501. to her. He would put in a letter ensign by M.. Bedford, disclaiming the action, which, with the evidence he should call, would retitle him a verdict. Mr.. Ingram, formerly Mlles fislor, was at the Dimi ug .. ham theatre when Miss Green came down; she was eagared for fire reedit as a stove, but was isdispos.d the greater part of the time she was there, and frequently could not play ; she was ill on the night fins fixed for her benefit and could nut play; • subsequent night was then fixed, still alie was not well enough to play. Croasiexamined—Could not name any uight on whi•h Miss Green dot not play except her benefit ; she sometimes omitted parr of her wags. Mrs. Waylett was at the Birmingham theatre, and knew Una Green there in 1811 t' she was ill a great part of the time atom was there, and sometimes could am pentium, and had heard her say in couversatiou that her Obsess prsveutcl her playing. Mr. Collier, the prompter at the Birmingham theatre, re collected IViros Greeter coming; she was ill un the first d .y she rehearsed, and apologies were obliged to be made for her several nights; she could not play especially during the last week ; she did not play after the 13th of September. Oa the day of the benefit, about three in the afternoon, Mrs. Green came and announced to witness that Miss Green was too ill to perform, and that it mist be postponed. Mr. Bonn was absent from Birmingham at the time, and wiine,x ob jected to the postponement ; hut after advising with Mr. Tandenhoff, the stage manager, it was postponed, and an. other play announced. The house was in consequence very bad. Mr. Belansy, an apothecary, was called in to attend Mies Green on the day first fixed for her hen, fit. She wan ex tremely 111, and laboured under great difficulty of bent hint. Mr. entire was called back. A dear house mould have produced 200/. in fell. Mies Green was to have bad half the house, whatever it might have produced. Mr. MARILTATT replied, mad cotateeded that from the 17th of August to the 13th of September, there was not the slight est proof of Miss Green baying failed in the perfonnanre of her duties. It should also he recollected that Miss Green Was at Birmingham a week before .11ffitnis permitted to plan, owns to Mr. Macready being at that time playing there: had it sot been for that circumstance she would bare concluded her engagement before bee illness came on. • The Cuter JUsTICe summed up, and the Jury founds verdict for the Plaiatiff— Da runes, M. 165.; gusts 40s. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, WEDIIIIDAY, DECZIMR 11. Londe* Sittings after Michaelmas Term. DOBSON V. HULK. This was sn action for assault. Mr. AIikAIIAN opened the pleadings. Mr. Serjeant PILL ststrd the case to thedury. He stated that Ibis was*. action for assault, and, if his itielruclingle were correct, it was a case which would call for mint ani madversion. The Plaintiff Dobson bad been fmmerll• in bu•ineu, and failed. The Hcfrodant ass a pawnbroker, and in addition to this kept a public house at Whitechapel; and it was no small aggravation of the charge, that the assault bad taken place in the Defendant's ownboure. The pa►ticulars of the case, as detailed in evidence, were as follow r James Shores, sworn.— I am acqesinted with the Plaiiitiff, who carried on the business of a tobacconist. Iri member going to the louse of the Defendant Halm, on Easter Satur day, with Mr. Dobson. Mr. Hulas, Mr. Westway, and Mr. Cockburn, Priest, and Miller, were all present at the time. I went with the Plaintiff to know from Mr. Helm what to bacco be would have. On Mr. Dobson entering the room some person said, ' Here be is;" and immediately Holm called him a d--d rogue, or something of that kind. Dobson pot it off with a laugh, and Own be sat down, and they were quarrelling for some time about a transaction be tween M►. Smith and a Mr. Westway. Dobson denied the accusation made against him, cud they agreed to go ti a Mr. Peale, to speak to bins ■bout the matter. They w, re absent about ten minutes, or a gustier of an hour. I !r -ankled in the house all the time. Immediately on their re turn, Priest said that Peake stated, if Smith would not pay be would. Holm called Dobson a swindler and rogue, gad thee airsick him over the rye with his nil with grist violence. He repeated the blow, and continued to setiki• him when I passed out. On his crosaesantinstion, be said that the Plaintiff was at present in the King's Heath prison. Huhn compluiiirit of Minion having taken a liberty with his name, is recom mending Smith to Wcetway, for the purpose of gratiiig credit. Mr. George Thomas Dale, a 'argent', deposed that Lr had attended the Plaintiff Dobson, who suffered under ado 3.11.1 blow in the eye. lie was bfind of the other eye. 'fh, whop of the eye which bad received the Mos wits in a high .1. -per of inflammation. The amount of his bill fur tuiwg him was U. Mr. Srrjeant Vs uGnaw addressed the Jury for the .te recce. There were some propositions in the case he shoed., sot deny. In the first place, a black eye was a black eve oil the world UM nod, if a man receive a black eye, wittPutt provocation, there could be no doubt sit assanti bad Men committed, But be had no doubt that the Jury world see there had been so much provocation in this eau, :is to reader any compensation in ilaniagts very limited indeed. William %Vests's) , snout—l was pirsent at the lime tJe transaction occurred. Mr. Dobson had recommended to me a person of the name of Smith to sail him some goods 1 appointed with Smith to inert hint at the public-borne. While I was there, a conversation took p 1 ire between me scd Ilulen, about some money due to me by Smith. Dobson route in, and appeared ta hove been drinking. Shores, who come along with him, also seemed as if he had been drinking. Some " baddish" word, took place b tweets Dohs°. and Hulm. Holm said," How could yon ei'rewnserid a fellow to this poor man, when you know bell acres- gi t paid?" Dulneu said I should get my . money. They then weal 'to the Maus: of a Mr. Peake, and, on their rehires, they got to high words again, and thee I quitted the room. On his cross-examination, he said Dula celled Dobson " a il—sl roam, suit • mainetlcr." George Bagley deposed iloit be sus also present at the time the tr.insaction Ibok place. Uu Deibrou's coming in, Halm said, " What. aowiltaill yew must be- so make use eat my name to get goods fer Mt. Sniiih, from a man with • I 1 :~ 1 ri t. i t 1 7/ 4k. 1' , • ....- . 4 _ . c , . . c ••1 hit -..i . 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