The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-02-25 00:00:00

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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 stamerr ul
witnesses were examined on each 'aille,'• Tit case
was not intcreating, except to the parties... ~
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THE XING V. WASSON. • ii •k
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The Defendant, Lieutenant-Colonel W. son,
we., prosecuted by Criminal iuforinstion, brew ting
a libel, with the signatureo;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 confirmed by His Majesty,
was strengthened by dismissing the Defendant
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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.
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Sittiip et Niel Prius bef re Lord ChiefJ SIP
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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,