The National Register.
London, England, 1812-11-15 00:00:00

AYMA R KET THEATR E•-MORAIS V, COI.I.IAS.

This 1.. n, cotrez,tcd Case Ca .ie on, tiron oxcepliGns to the Maitei's
report, who, under a late Pecrc.: of this Court, had prepared a deed
r)r adjustii.g all dill:re:ties between ;he p;:rtics, .11id 10r managing he
c•:•l•Certls in !Willi:, The whole concern at tint belonqd to Mr.
Colman. the Defendant, who s:,ld oile• t . Irtll p,:r; or share to the
Plaintiff, arother to lr. \V inston, the Sto:.;e M.mager, and to Mr
Shoerd,r, retaining one.half et inoety of the wh,de
Was covenanted the patties, thlt none should sell his share
except to a partner, or giving one month's notice to the whers but
Mr. Shocrtlon sold lees share, or eighth part, to the Plaintill; ‘vitik,ut
Mr Colman's consent to such accession of power in voting as rld.:
would ,;ive him, bet as to the profi's of such sale he ha-i na ohjeciln.
On this round exceptions were lak,:n aild argued tot the Defendant
by Sir Samuel Rumilly and Mr. Bell.
Mr. tlart, f-r the 1113intiit, and agiinst the exceptions, was tiesirc:l
to tez,unie on the next vaper day.

COURT OF COM 11ON NVL»N LSD 11, Nov. 10.

Cove V. Wit IGHT.—The Plaintiff in this case, who kept a wharf
borne time since at Paddington, presented hitmelf to ttl: Court to
move, personally, fora new trial, on the principle that the verdict tor
the eletendant had been given against law awl evidence. It was an
acti n of trespiss tried at Xl:sista:Ulster or the t 7:h of lime last, in
this Court, and on that occasion likewise the Pliiintiff pleaded his
own cause --Mr. Cove ns:w re-stated the circumstances of Isis case;
he de•crit:ed in :vow. limp:ugs., that his expectation of obtaining
in tie: for repeatid acts of cruel' a. t 1 oppre•sioh• had hteen disap
pointed, and that the I had not heed administered to afs'or.l him (a
solitary individual) protection against a •owcrtui conspiracy. He
then adverted to the proceedings of the tii al, awl asserted, that due
consideration had not hero Wven to his case. He reverenced the laws,
and had no oesire to oll:nd any of its professors, yet he would state,
with permission of the Court, the reason why it was impossible his
Lordship (t h: Chief ostiee) could have known his s. ase.
Sir ,J N: a II& ill obsersest—" You will give no offence ; you ma)
itt;e ..11 you can us ,upporf of yimir application."
M-. *then, the circumstance tNas your Lordship—that you
Wet e !.st asiels during the trial
It e sitsserv.dion o....easioned a sin guar sensation in Court. The
alsetti.sn, however, did hot altet the gravity and dignity ut the Chief
Jost .cc
C ve then concluded by moving fora. rule to shew cause why
e.e rice should hot go to 311:7W ;try.:
Wsitin he. It d concluded, Sir f. Mansr,eld, svi• h the utmost bone,.
v lence, informcd him that the had heard him with the •otmost
attention, 2;11 wished it .Arere in their powor to render hint any service,
tho greccit of v% hi7h v.-wild be to 7c,:ntici!e his wind to the vcrdict
given by the Jury, to lay:, and according to evidence.
his conduc*.ed by hintielf, had hisst.cd a whole mottling ; he
could not complain of a dein 41 of jtniti,.o, hot the Court could
:u a4I-V: hini, ina;ure the I.:c:cheLnt Li disturbing the
verdict.