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