Star.
London, England, 1814-09-03 00:00:00

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tiff INTELLIGENCE.

COURT bV ItlitiLVEN i* DEE MRS, L
CHAIM otPqrnAlun Avb SVIINDLI%O.
An • interrit4g a!rf-ady before the puSlici
came on this morning balm the Court—that of Mr:
(Mania% charged with hating (,btained, omit+
false presences, Miss Hawkins, the daughter of A
Banker, at Epsom, in the county of Surrey, It hit
wife, having represented himself as an ageqt or con-
tractor for Government, a few months ogee" 'nut
was his second examination, when he was oppo-ed fey
two Counsel, priocipally on the groand of a martial*
settlement, or ta4lid,, passed by him to the hither t.f
the lady conditi med for the payment by instalments
of a sum of twenty thousand pounds, out of funds by
him expected, to the father of the lady, in consid,ra-
4ton of the marriage, the daughter being entitltd to a
1 fortune in her own right.
The prisoner was charged with having omitted to
*peal the person with whom he hid pawned a (m-
-ain ring, for a sum of £2O, since his confinement,
and two or three fresh creel tors now appeared to og.
foie his liberation, under the Act of Crisis. Bonorwa,
that most salutary statute, but be now named the
pawnbroker.
Various charges of fraud were preferred against
him, bat the above were the principtl.
• Mr. SMITM and Mr..POLLOCK,.as Counsel, ()Ivo**.
ed the liberation, on the ground of :he settlement
or bond, and took a great variety if objections of the
conformity of the prisoner with the requisitions of
the statute; but
Mr. Serjeant PALMiII, the Commissioner, over-
ruled the objections, and patiently heard the prisoner,
wbo pleaded his own cause. He contended, that the
obtaining a wife under false pretences, even if true,
but which he denied, in his case, wouli not come
within the terms of the Act of Parliament, which
constituted the act of obtaining goods, money, or
merchandise, under false pretences, to be a fraud
or swindling, on.which point also the Learned Ser.
jeint was of opinion that by the marriage contras,
ice. the Prisoner had obtained as good a marital title
las any commission or contract could give to
To the charge of having been insteumeatal in the
contract of intended marriage . between his sistee-in-
law, another Miss Hawkins, to a..l4r.Walterl,,he re-
replied, by offering in evidence .a letter of her own
brother to that gentleman_ on that subject.; but
.which letter was .not, allthied to be reed,-as not
relevant to the question of detainer ori*uds which
alone constitutes the exception in the 4cwef:Parlia.

tnent.
The proofs and qualifications of the:Prjsoney were
ordered to be regularly entered dn the journal. acid -
ruled to be valid in.all respects by the Commissioner ;
wbo added, that if no further objee.ti:ms thati those
Already made could be offered, he was 'clearly of
opinion diet the Prisoner was fully eotitled on the
tacts mid merits. of the cise. hei!ig, however,
strongly preyed by .the Learned against the
Prisoner, that by_ egal interpretation of the settle.
meat; he Should bedcsained till February next, whkm
the first instal,pient, • being, ..asumof 88000, w,,uld
become due 'and• payable, and which, if neethen
paid, would fully establiih the act of swindling:
The Learned.Commissioper observed, that merely
in respect for, and deference icr the opinion of Coun-
sel, added to some slight doubt which: he had Wm.
self entertained on the law of the case as tit themar-
riage settlement only, and which doubt. he wished
to be removed, he would remand the pri ale: for
one fortnight only ; and regretted that at ire be
did not see the merits of the ;ass, as
.fie should-no%
in this instance, have alloweckso gulch opposigon GC
argument on the subject. , - •
The pris)ner, a person of po emit:hoe talents.
was ordered to be remanded tor it for tiishi. —Judo*
meat postponed.

Drum-LANs Tugarlie.—;-A very imnierous Nfld
respectable Meeting of vie Joint Stock Company of
this Theatre assembled 'yesterday at the Crown an/
Anchor Tavern. in pursuance of a public Advertiie•
ment, to have the Dividend upon the Season sliding
fast AuAnst declared to them.
Mr. WutTatman, as the head Of the Sub•ComMit-
tee, was called to the Chair ab::ut one o'clock, when
he addressed thepsfor a full Nair. In his pr. liminary
observations he commented upon all the various JIG
ficulties with which" he found himself surrouuded,
when he first took upon himself the Herculean task
of rebuilding the Theatre, up to its present perioi of
prosperity. He then took occasion to observe, that
during the first part of the season they had been sin.
gularty unfortunate; for they had performed the
first 'l4O nights not merely without profit, but had
absolutely suffered a very considerable 1 .ss. At this
eventful period Mr. KEAN appeared, and the clou is
which had so long. obscured that splendid edifice,
were soon dissipated by the extraordinary talent of
this surprising genius., • From the unprecedented Suc-
cess which attended every appearance of M:'. KEdNip
it was found necessary to lengthen the season, in or-
der to meet the wishes of thousands, who could nett
have been gratised hid it closed at the nsual pniod
—the result. had been the complete gratitica:tion of
the town, and a source from which alone he she uld
be eriableil to declare a good dividend ; great'it 1i t ht
be said, whep the unrowardcircumstance of 140 losing
nights was taken inio consideration; and he entertain•
led no dotibt the Meeting would all participate in this
feeling, when he stated it tobelve per Ceir
cheering. from all parts ofelse room.)—The upirkreu tfyie
accompanied the amount of the divide:l,l, kv!i-k. it
proved the satisfaction they feli at the amotin,;:b6og
so unexpectedly great, was, at the same time, (e most
acceptably return they could make the Qommittee
for their incessant labours, during a seas..-M, as extra•
ordinary and unfortunate in its carnmer.ement a, it
was satisfactory and prosperous at the.tonelosi•4l.
With such an astonishing combinaticm of talent as
the Company of Drury-Lane now coa.isted, aiJid
by the unprecedented and attractive powers of Mr.
KINN, he could not for a moment doubt that a
success beyond any former season will assuredly be
the result of the approaching v.:ie.
The Honourable _1)
OUGLAs EINNAIND then rose to
'RUM the thanks of the meet:thg to Mr. Wit TB (RAD
The Meeting then separated, highly deligh.ed with
every thing they had hoard, save only Mr.
BREAD'S communication of his intended retirement,
and were loud in their expressions of anziety that he
will be prevailed on to lend his all-powerful aid for at
least three years longer. If he still persists, a me.
morial, signed by the whole Proprietary, will be prep
seated to him.