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LAW INTELLIGESCE.

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LThe following appeared in our late ed:Gon of yesterday
courcr OF COMMON PLEAS.
(Sittings at Nisi Prins, before the Lord Chief Justi e and a

Special Jury.)
CHATTERTON V. ItEEVES.
This was an action brought to recover compensation in
damages, brought by Mr. Chatterton, the lessee of Drury-
lane Theatre, against the eminent tenor. Mr. Sims Reeves,
for an alleged breach of his engagement to sing for twelve
nights, in the opera of "Rob Roy," as Francis Osbal-
distone.
Mr. Sergeant Ballautine, Mr. Joyce, and Mr. G. Browne
appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and
Mr. Matthews for the defendant.
The Cuurt and hall were crowded almost to suffoca-
tion, a very large number of the stars of the theatrical
world being present.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine said that the plaintiff in this
action was Mr. Frederick Balsir Chatterton, the lessee of
Drury-lane Theatre, and the defendant was too well known
to the public fur him to do anything else than mention his
name, Mr. Sims Reeves. It appeared that Mr. Chatterton,
being anxious to produce the opera of " Rob Roy," had coin:
plated an engagement with Mr. Sims Reeves to sing for 12
nights in the character of Francis Osbsldistone in the opera
of " Rob Roy" at Drury lane Theatre for £4O
of a nig
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of the great expense attendant upon engagements
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tMber. Pjnorlyvriemtnoattahkee the paaNrvtaroef
like that, and gentlemen like the plaintiff risked
their money in order to gain some amount of profit.
In case, then, there was a breach of faith on the part of
my of the persons so engaged, it must involve a loss ou
the part of the manager, and he was sorry to say that
artistes in the position of Mr. Sims Reeves, who perhaps
stood alone as a great English singer, and no one could
admire him more than ho did, were very often tyran-
nical in their dealings with managers, and frequently
caused them to be losers. Consequently, then, when all the
preparations were made, and the announcement had gone
forth to the public that Mr. Sims Reeves would appear in
the Opera, and when at the last minute he communicated
with Mr. Chatterton, announcing that he could not fulfil
his engagement, it caused that gentleman not only to lose
considerably by the withdrawal of the name of Mr. S. Reeves,
but also in the fact that he was obliged to keep faith with.the
public, produce the opera and engage Mr. Harrison.
For compensation for the injury Mr. Chatterton now
sought to recover damages. The learned counsel then
stated that he should show by the letters that had passed
between them, and by other oral evidence, that there was
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