The Sun.
London, England, 1813-06-25 00:00:00

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF COMMON. PLEAS, JTIND 24.

LIBEL.'

WATERS V. TAYLOR.

Tlie libel for which tl is action was brought
was contailied in two letters addressed to Mr.
ll,irrsou, the TreaAttrer, by Mr. Tayhir, of the
Oiaera fluusc. In these letters, among other sub-
jects.; Mr. 'Taylor Adverted to the Chancery litiga-
tion between Mr. Waters• and himself, and desir-
ed Mr. Harrison to-apply to Mr:Mans to pay to
the Opera Hoose'-Bunker, for the benefit of Mr.
Taylor, the sum of upwai'ds 'of 20001., which, he.
(Taylor) alleged to have been .by hint advanced to
Mr. Connie; his solicitor, !on tteciiinit of the pro-
ceedings in Chancery. In these letters Mr. Tay
lot accused Mr. Waters-orbeing!coneerned With
the Hon. George Villiers, .(the -defaulter in the
office of Paymaster of Marine), in defrauding the
public. in case Mr. Waters refused; he spoke of
suing out a writ of'' Ne mat reengainst him,
as be was aunrehensire Of his embarking for Ante-
rica, lest John 13ti11's lawyers should. bring him to,
to account for his delinquencies. In theseletters
e also desired that admission should, be refAed
to Mr. Waters's orders, as he (Waters)y.wOulti
give admission to a Afr. Lequino (or sonic stitch'
name), the poison and curse of the concern, Who
would willingly set fire to the house, to which, in
Mr. Taylor's opinion, Mr. Waters would have no
objettion. The address of another letter sent by
Mr. Taylor to Mr. Waters, was, also given in, to
show the spirit in which Mr. Taylor had proceed-
ed in these matters. The address was to this
effect---" To Mr. Water's, Deputy Paymaster of
Marines wide; the Hon. George Villiers, the Pub-
lic Defaulter, &c. &e." This was sent. by the
two-penny post, .but the Judge (Mansfield)
thought that nothing turned upon it.
Mr. Harrison, the Treasurer, was called as 'a
witness, and proved the receipt of the letters irons
Me. Taylor, and his sending copies to Mr. Waters.
Mr. Taylor afterwards applied to have the origi-
nals returned, and he had returned them, by the
interposition of Lord Mountnorris and Colonel
Of Kelly.
Some difficulty occurred in proving the notice
to Mr. Taylor to produce the ,originals, so as to
entitle the plaintiff to give the copies in evidence.
The person who was sent to give the notice left-
it a m'tfature shop. 37,
.Ludgate-hill, where he
was informed Mr. Taylor lodged., this Place being
within the rules of the Fleet. He did not, how,
ever, see Mr. Taylor, nor did he know of his own
knowledge that he lodged there, Upon
,a sug-
gestion that Mr. It Hill, the Attorney, who was
observed in the Gallery, might probably satisfy
the Court upon this point, that Gentleman was
called, anti . proved that Mr. Taylor did lodge
At the place mentioned ; upon which the copies
were read.
'The defence was, that the letters in question had
been written in it moment of irritation, and ought
to have been disregarded.
The Judge said, that the letters certainly con-
tained libellous matter ; but they appeared to have
been written under the influence of irritated feel.
ing, and (lid not seem to have done any in.jury to
Mr. Waters. They could not expect that Mr.
Taylor should, in his situation, be able to pay
large damages.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 1001.
FA LSE RETURN.
READ- V. BLADES.

This was an action against the Sheriff of Mid-
dlesex for a false return, under an • execution
:against Mr. Taylor, of the • Opera House, the de-
fendant in the preceding action.
Mr. Read, some time ago, Obtained it judgMent
for upwards of 10001. ogaiust Mr. Taylor, in an
action (if we recollect rightly) for a malicious
prosecution. An execution upon this juddment
was lodged in the Opera "louse. ' The Sheriff sold
to the amount of about 2301. and as to the rest,
returned nulla,bong, under on indemnity of a Mr.
Smalels, of Oxford-street, who was, therefore, the.
teal defendant in lite present action, which was
for the amount of the difference between the 2501.
levied, and the sumanentioned in the judgment.
Several- witnesses, —.tailors, mantuo.makers,
and others connected with the Opera-House,—
w'ere called to prove, that there was a great deal
of property on the premises belonging to Mr.
•Taylor, which the Sheriff might have seized
-such us a great quantity of old musk, a piano...,
forte, a book-case, lamps, dresses, &c. ; the
dresses, however, were described as of very little
value, except Madame Catalinil, and two others,.
in the three Sulianno. None but Madame Didelot
found their own dresses. In the ballet the cha-
racters were chiefly peasants and fairies, who
were dressed at little expense. The dresseS were,
besides, soon destroyed, as they were every night
. .

of perbrinance covered half way up with dirt,
, from. grease falling upon them, and from the chalk
and dust rising froM the floor.
The defence was, that Mr. Sandels had pur-
chased these Opera-lionse articles, when sold
under an execution in 1808, and let them to hire
to the Opera-Hotthe people ; and that, therefore,
they belonged to hint, and not to Mr. Taylor. It
was also alleged, that whatever did not belong to
Mr. Sandels, was the property, not of jr,A Taylor
individually, hut. of the Trustees of the Opera-
House, Messrs. Const and Lowten. It was also
stated, that the share of Mr. Taylor was only
'9`.l6ths of the concern.
The Judge, however, was of opinion, that the
defence was not sufficiently made out tke
ry found for the plaintiff to the whole amount
of the difference betwixt the sum levied and that
mentioned in the judgment, being nearly 800/.
Mr. Sedeaut IIEsT led the cause for the plain-
titn, and Mr. Sedenut SUEPHHIID for the defen-
dants, in both actions.

A Inclancholy accident happened on. Tuesday
ivcek, iii C:ltestergate-street, Afacelesfi.eld. A
v"o9ii man of tim name of D:ekiiirson, agent for
Isievilie and Co. lodging at Nir. II irdslnist
liquor
merchant, and been afflicted with it tever, when
the disorder arriving at its height, lie in a moment
plunged into the street, through the window ,of
the room in whirl, he wag confined, and was kilt
elttnuit inslinitiy. The Jury who sat ou the
fiiund a verdict 01—Insanity.