Star.
London, England, 1813-07-15 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 14.
MAINARKET THEATIIL—MORRIS v. COLMAN.
S RomiLLT, for Mr. Morris, applied for an
to enable Mr. Morris to engage a Company for
Haymarket Theatre, for this season, without
it must remain %hut, as Mr. Colman had re.
to engage such a Company as Mr. Morris could
of.
• HART opposed tie motion, on the ground that
Colman, being the Manager by contract, had a
to tame tl'e Company, suject to the appro.
in of the other partners; but if Mr. Morris would
the risk of loss on himself, and to divide
profits (if any) among the partners, according to
• shares, he might theo proceed in his own way ;
not without this undertaking.
S. komat.;.v agreed to take the order upon these
and is was accordingly made by consent.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 14.
THE KING V. sHERWIN.
was a prosecution against tl:e defendant, an
charging him with perjury, in certain evi•
given by him, some time since, in an action
in die Coon of Cominon Pleas, on a bill of .ex-
tigu, for £57. 9s. 5d.; but after the evidence on
sides had been heard, it was found that there
no ground whatever for the charge, and the &-
Ant urns acquitted.

WITHERS V. ALLEN.
is Was an action to recover a compensation -in
.ages from the defendant, who is House Steward
Lord Digby, for slanderous expressions against the
Jiff, who had formerly lived in the s.irne capacity
. the Duke of Rutland. The expressions imputed
the plaintiff were, that he was guilty of unnatural
-,tices, which was so notorious that no person would
iciate with him. The Jury found a verdict for
plaintiff—Damages ielo.

OLD EAILEV.
Yesterday the Sessions commenced in the Justice
1 of Newgate, before Sir WATKIS LEWk.S, Knt.
YIcARY Gram and Mr. Justice BATLEY.
.191efth Howley stood indicted for being found felo-
'isly At large in the parish of St. Pancras, after
'in been sentenced to seven years transportation
and seas, for grand larceny, at York Assizes, on

, I Ith of March, 1810.
The conviction of the prisoner at York Assizes, his
- to seven years transportation beyond seas,
conveyance on board the hulks, and his being
. it large during the spring of the present year,
the p•trish of St. Pancras, were all clearly proved
the part of the prosecution.
Sergi 4 persons were called on the defence, who
the prisoner was a linen-draper in Compton-
tor the last twelve months, and bore a respec-
t character.—The Jury found the prisoner guilty;
recommended him to mercy, on account of the
• of his character since his escape from trans-

Wheeler, aged fifty six, stood indicted for
from the person of Simon Bathgate, a pro.
note for the payment of £lO, his property.
Prosecutor said, at twelve o'clock, on the 24th
4ovcniber last, while he was walking up Holborn,
pelsou, of the name of James Wheeler, came up to
- tiny entered into conversation, a:nd the prosece.
ignieed v.here he could get a £lO country hank-
changed ? they walked up Gray's Inn-lane, and
entinto the Marquis of Granby public house.—
' de they sit there, a tall xtotit man came into the
room, inquii ing fora woman, to whom he was that
day to be married ; he sat down, calved For ale, and
lamented ti.:it some soldiers had garnbled him out of
his motley. James Wht'eler *:lid7.•-gt you have been
attiriamiled nut of it, and I will show you how." He
then put a guinea under a hat, and said, 64 gay head
or ttle ;" on this being done, 4! now (said he) that
is tln: manner, and it v ould just be the same in a
larger sum." Here Wheeler said to the prosecutor,
as land n.e your 810 note, and I will shew you ;"
be r.t-,ok the note and thrust it through below the hat
in tile idll stout man, who took it up and walked
away. The prosecutor called out, and James Whether
walked away likewise. He never saw the tall stout
span afterwards, he did not know the prisoner. James
IliVtuArr wait:Own, tried,and convicted lor the offence.
• James 1-11,,dges saw Charles Wheeler, and his
brother, James Wheeler, come out of the Marquis of
Granby pubic house together, near one o'clock, on
the 24th of Notten.ber last ;-„latties Wheeler ran away,
and the prisoner spoke to the witness, and went away
Ith9 i presently the prosecutor•came out, and in..
em:red if the witness had seen two tall, stout mcn,
Lo. beArp4bgcl him of a 410 mite 3 he said, ht had