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London, England, 1809-09-05 00:00:00

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grand Ott Carnival has been commenced
with thimstrai etiquette' The'Sl• nes on this occasion
:loge arranged in close order, and we have seldom seen
the' itinerant Tragedy Kings. Queens, and Heroes,
appear to more advantage. The gorgeous palaces of
Richardson, Scowton, and Satiaders, are blazoned
by party:coloured ornaments, and guarded by tre-
mendous pasteboard lions, giants, and sphinxes.—
Oysters, sausages, and other • delicacies, were provi-
ded as us.ial in the sheep pens, and perpetual motion
was discovered among the swings and round-aborts.
The disciples of old. Zoroaster began their magical
incantations by eating fire, and swallowing knives
and forks. Moritz, the King of Conjurors, performed
wonderful feats of Herculean strength: " He under-
took to excel the giant Atlas, though incapable
of supporting the world. on his shoulders, has suffered -
a ponderous coach-wheel to revolve on his fore-
head. His magical illusions drew money presto from
the spectators. The Court of Pied 13,ztrire, or Pye
Powder, was established as usual in Cloth Fair. The
Steward'of the Lord of the Manor (Lord Kensing-
ton) presides as Judge, assisted by the 'Sheriffs Offi-
cers. Several plaints will as usual occupy the consi-
deration of the Homage, and the pleadingsmay prowl
interesting to the Public. The City Marshal and
Co. initatur fixed their head-quarters at the Ram Inn,
to. preserve peace and order during the Fair.
COURT 1., PIED POWDRE, moNDAY, SEPT. 3. •
After the Homage had been sworn the following
tase occurred :
LE GRAND v. SIGKORA LUCINDA.
The plaintiff exhibited at the fair a earions pieceof
mechanism, representing the siegeaof Flushing, and
he brought his plaint to recover damages for a trespass
committed by the defendant. It appeared that Le
• Grand had erected his canvas edifice adjoining a the-
atre, where the incomparable Signora Lucinda di,
played her delightful agility on the tight rope. His
experience in warlike tactice.had taught him to defend
his camp, or shew.brinah, against the weather, and.
every precaution had been adopted to keep his spec-
tators- sheltered from the rain. Firmly persuaded
that his position was secure, he prepared to display
in mqature the wonderful exploits of the British
troops at Welcheren. A numerous. audience took
their seats, and. the curtain drew up. A grand spec
tack was then presented of the enemy's batteries, the
landing.of the British, the fleet rding at anchor,.aFtd
a patriotic. Alderman was seen cruizing in his yacht,
to recommitre the enemy. With the aid of saltpetre,
brintone, and.gunpowder, the plaintiff contrived to
eipliele a few( r. elects; ientb,, and combustibles, an.
ihe sirge.evashseadvanced, when a heavy shower or
rain descendekl.thepugh an unfortunate aperture in the
tent, and natmly_extingnished the fire of the he
siegers, but it desvoyed she paper lines of for.ifi
am arid pasteboard batteries. This unexpected ever
threw Monsieur Le Grand into the greatest confu-
sion.; and In order to save part of his troops and appa-
ratus, he was compelled to abandon his mechanical
operations, and- presipitate his plan of the campaign
into a band-box. tlis next cart, was to get rid of his
• audience, many of whom appeared dissatisfied, and
be succeeded in turning them out witlumt a row. It
• then became a subject of inquiry, how the rain bad
innndated his works, and it appeared that_ Signora
Lucinda, of the adjoining premises, had purloined a
portion of the canvas which had been 'spreaclover the
ape-ture, to secure three pair of her dancing breeches,
and a clean chemise from the rain, Lich lutdVso
menaced her Theatre with a deluge. The plaintiff
attributed the injury done td his mechanical property
' to the removal of the piece of canvas in question, and
• be prayed the Court to. award damages, which he
laid at seventeen shillings and three-pence. The de-
fendant admitted that she bad applied a piece of can-
vas to her use ; gut denied that she had committed a
trespass: on the contrary, she asserted that the canvas
was blown by she .wind into her premises, and that
she had considered it the property of her own troop.
The Jud.re was of opinion, -under all the. circum-
stances, that Le Grand was intitled to some rerhune-
ration, and the Homage returned a verdict for the
plaintiff, damages Ten Shillings.

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LANCASTER ASSIZES, AUGUST 29.

Josieh Rostorn was indited for breaking into the
manufactory of Messrs. Norris and Kay, of Bury,
and stealing a large quantity cf cotton.
It appeared that the manufactoty had been robbed
for some time, but the proprietors could not discover
the fihher ; in consequence of which, they determin-
ed to sit up, to watch, which they accordingly did
on the night of the .11th of• May. They remained in
the manufactory from between nine and ten o'clock
until one, when they heard a window open, and a
man come in. They heard him go up the second
stair-case. Upon his return, with the cotton, they
seized him as he was about to return out of the win-
dow and Mr. Norris presented a pistol to the pri-
sonei, and declared he would shott him if he made
any resistance.-4",ullty.
• ".• FRIENI LV SOCIETY.
Robert Slupktil and John SchOjeld were indicted for
feloniously •istealing'.ll.7sin cash, th ,property of Ed-
mund rase, of the Red-Inn,' in Rochdale. They
were als.; indicted for Stealing the same, the property
oraiiumber ef persons dallitig themielves the Orange
Society., for th.: benefit of sick memberi.
It tippets, ed that the money was the contents of the
box belonging to the Society, left in the care of the
Landlotd,• which the prisoners, together with two
others; fored themselves into a gang, fir the_ pur-
pose of stealing ; also for stealing, all the boxes round
the counts y. The contents of the box were stolen
frail the Soeicty's r om on the 15th of June.
'lle Stewards of the Society proved, that they left
the above sum the box, anJ were not able to open
it with their Ic,..sys itEerwards.
Jos...:th Tamer, an acc6ro;ilice of the prTsconers,
who was admitted Ktt,i's ..P., staff::.{, that they
, • • to to rob the bor_•3 -mr,ing'tc; 41-nuniber
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