Star.
London, England, 1822-12-12 00:00:00

suffer, icedditiou to what he liad alteadteuffeted by'
her inability to sing on seam of the other evenings of
her engagement. . . • •-
A letter from Mr. Bedford, the husband of Miss
Green, to Mr. Bunn was read. in which Mr. Bedford
said that his wife had no concern in the present ac-
Jinn, and that it was altogether Mr. Bishop's, through
whom Miss Green had been engaged at Birmingham. ,
The writer also warmly con_gratulated Mr. Bunn on
the success of his 44 famous Tom and Jerry?'
Mrs. Ingram (formerly Miss Fisher) said she was
engaged at Birmingham in the season of 1821. •She
remembered Miss Green's engagement at the same 1
Theatre, and her illness daring the greater part of''
that period, so as to be unable to sing, except with
great pain. She could not play for several nights,
and apologies were made for her being unable to
perform through illness. When Mi-s Green's benefit
was announced on the last night of her performance,
and an immense house was expected, to see Guy
Mannering, her illness caused the postponement of
the Play, and Warlock in the Glen was substituted for
it, and there was, owing to the disappointment, a
miserable house. Witness . was to have played Meg
Merrilies, in Guy Mannering, on the night of the
postponement.
Mrs. Waylett said, that she was also engaged at
the .Birmingham Theatre when Miss Green came
there, and remembered that Lady's indisposition, and
inability to perform on particular occasions.
Richard Collier, Proprietor at the Birmingham
Theatre, and occasionally performer, proved Miss
Green's illness, so as to be unable to admit her per-
formance on specific nights. Apologies were often
made for her, and he remembered a Farce being
changed to Fortune's Frolic, as she could not sing.—
At two o'clock on the day fixed for her benefit, she
had it-changed, owing to her illness, and the house
was consequently a poot one. The house would hold
two hundred pounds.
Mr. Bellamy, an apothecary, at Birmingham,
proved the fact of Miss Green's indisposition, which
bad preirented her from singing at her benefit; could
she have performed at that time, she expected a.very
full attendance. She was also unable to sing on the
night when her subsequent benefit took place.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up the evidence
to the Jury, who returned a verdict for the plaintiff
for Thirty-seven Pounds.
THE KING, AT TIIE PROS/Mt/MON OF FOX, V.
JACKSON AND JARVIS.
This was a criminal indictment against the eferend-
Ants for a conspiracy, its procuting to be issued a Sta-
tute of Bankruptcy against the younger Jackson, in
order to defraud the prosecutor.
This case has been already frequently before the
Public, in various legal proceedings, within the last
five years. It has been the subject i f two actions, a
former indictment for per jury against the same par-
ties, but abandoned, however, by the same prosecutor
—a Bill in Chancery still undecided—a former trial
for conspiracy. in which there was a verdict against
the defendants; but in consequence of' important evi-
dence discovered by the defendants subsequently to
that verdicr, the Court on motion granted a new trial,
which came on this day.
The circumstances of the case were shindy these:
The prosecutor, Mr. S. Fox, was, some years since
an apothecary and surgeon, in' ilishopsgatc-street,
where he kept a shop, and being desirous to dispose
of his business to an eligible purchaser, he applied to
a medical agent for that purpose. An advertisement
was published in some of the Newspapers to forward
this object, and in consequence, Mr. Jackson, junior,
one of the defendants, applied; and was introduced
by the agent to Mr. Fox ; a negotiation was accord-
ingly commenced. Mr. Jackson, jun. had served his
apprenticeship to Mr. Jarvis, another of the defend-
, ants, at Exeter. lle had come up to London to at-
tend Lectures and the Hospitals, for his improvement,
and was introduced to the prosecutor for the purpose
of treating for the purcha.e of his business in the
latter end of the year 1513. The prosecutor named
his price, Mr. Jackson had the inspection of his books
for the three years preceding this negotiation, in order
to spew him the average profits according to what
had been sold. It was agreed, in consequence, that
after Mr. Jackson had consulted his friends, lie was to
take a half share in the business with the prosecutor,
fcr v hich he was to pay £l2OO, of which £6OO was to
be paid the first year. Articles were accordingly signed.
The prosecutor for some time iesided with him in the
house, and aided in conducting the business. Mr.
Jack-on, towards the end of 1514, expressed himself
satisfied with the business, and a subsequent arrange-
ment was entered into between the parties, whereby
Mr. Jackson was to take the whole of the business,
and to r ay the prosecutor altogether a sum of 2,3001.
of which sum he paid, by different instalments, 1,2001.
which was advanced to hint by his father, another of
the defendants, and he had passed his bond for the
balance; but finding, in 1815, that the business fell
greatly short of the produce represented to him, and
tor which be paid so high a price, and that he should
Ira be prepared to meet his bond when it should be-
come due, he wrote to the prosecutor; stated *the cir-
cumstances, and offered to pay him 4001. more in dis-
charge of* the bond, but the prosecutor refused to ac-
cept it ; and the defendant replied, that then he could
offer no better terms, and that he must consult his
friends and his other creditors. The prosecutor, how-
ever, entered up judgment on the bond, and put an
execution into the house; but the other defendants
(the father and the father-in-law of Mr. Jackson) struck
a docker, and took a statute of bankruptcy against him.
Under this statute, the whole of the debts proved
against the bankrupt amounted to 86651.55. Id. out
of winch the other defenclant,..lackson, proved a debt
due to him of 20441. The prosecutor opposed 'this
claim before the Commissioners, attended by his
Counsel ; but the Commissioners admitted the proofs,
and the bankrupt passed his Jast examination and
obtained his certificate. The prosecutor subsequently
adopted the several proceedings above stated ; and
the point to be decided this day. .was, whetliej the
debt proved at the bankruptcy by the elder defendant
consisted of fair charges or,fraudulent: ones, for the
purpose of founding it, surreptitious bankruptcy, to
defraud the proaccutere—These charges consisted of
sums advanced by the father,
for the eon % accouot,
and included his clothing, his. education, his appren
rice fee of 2621. his expenses
during his attendance
on the hospitals and lectures in London, and various
`other stuns advanced from time to date; And Mr
t&etlett gootoodod that them disease were for this
most put. iarpoobikio, osti Ammo& faro (at to