Star.
London, England, 1802-02-04 00:00:00

DRURY-LAMB THEATRE.

This day came on the further hearing of the
affairs of Drury-Lane Theatre.—The caufe being
called on, Mr. Serjeant PALMER obferved, that he'
had not yet made his award, but hoped he fhould
be enabled in two or three days to fubmit it to
the parties.
the LORD CHANCELLOR &fired, that the cattle
fhould Rand over till Tuefday next.
Mr. Floor, on the part of Mr. SHERIDAN, and
Mr. RICHARDSON, the proprietors of the Theatre,
wifhed to have it underflood, that the further de-
lay was by no means owing to his clients.
The CHANCELLOR obferved, it was better not
to difcnfs the fubjed now, as an opportunity would
be given, on a future day, to the Learned Coun-
fel, to offer any remarks he had to make upon that
Winds. His Lordfhip obferved, if Mr. PALMER
would apprife him that he was ready to make his
award, the bufinefs might be brought forward be-
fore the day mentioned, if the parties concerned
thought fit.
Serjeant PALMER (aid, he could have no potlible
objeeition.
The bufinefs was then adjourned to Tuefday,
when it will be finally fettled, as all the parties
concerned are Paid to be thoroughly fatisficd with
the propofals of Mr. SH ERIDAN.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 2.

MITCHELL V. FISHER.

The Plaintiff brought this aftion to recover the
Turn of 861.f0r work and labour in repairing the
Defendant's houre. It was proved that the work
was well done and the charges moderate. The
Defendant replied that the Plaintiff had contratted
to complete the work for 351. or at MCA 401. To
prove this he called two witneffes, one of whom
was a Purveyor; his eftimate, however, amounted
to nearly the fum which the Plaintiff claimed, and
the Jury therefore gave a verdi& for the Plaintiff
or 861.

I it kEXECUTORS OF STEVFINSON V. JOHNSON*

Mr. GURNEY Rated, that this was a writ of en.
quiry to afcertain the damages Whined by the
'relator of the Plaintiffs, by the Defendant not
fulfilling the condition of a bond. Upon the fads
of the cafe there had been no difference : the quef
tion was a mere queftion of law, which arofe from
the following fads. The Teftator of the Plain-
tiffs had lent flock to the Defendant, which he
engaged to replace on the 111 of Auguft, 1799,
and to pay the dividends. He had neglected to
replace it at that period, and the only queftion
was, whether he Ihould now pay the price of the
flock as it was in Antal, 1799, or the price as it
was at the time the action was brought ? As the
price of the flocks had rifen confiderably fince the
former period, he contended that the meafure of
the darn kges ought to be the difference of the price
between Anglia 1799, and the Litter period.
Mr. LI r TEEDALE, for the Defendant, argued
that he Iv.is only bound to pay the price which the
dock. bore at the time when he ought to have
completed his crntraq by replacing it. To fop.
port this he quoted the cafe of Dutch and Wall,
cited in Moles and MacFarlane (2 Barr.)
Mr. Juflice Ls BL ANC was of opinion, that the
meafure of damages ought to be the amount
which the Plaintiffs hid fuftered by the Defendant
not performing his contrad, confequently that
they were entitled to the higheft price.
It was agreed between the parties to take a ver.
did for the highell ftim, with liberty for Mr. Lit-
tledale to move to reduce it, if upon further confi-
deration he thought he could fupport his cafe.—
Verdi&for the Plaintiffs.
FEBRUARY 3.
THE RING V. CSAAR PICTON.

This vas a Rule which had been obtained, re-
lative to a conviction on the game laws.
Mr. MANLEY laid, there was a leading objec-
tion to this conviction : the record thereof Rated,
that the offence had been committed on the 16th
day of September, in the 4ift year of the reign of
his Majesty King George ill. and the fignature
was made on the 4th of November, as in the year
aforefaid. The objedion was, that the fignature
was adually made on the 4th day of November,
18ot, by which means it repreilnted the offence to
have been committed ten months earlier than it
poffibly could have been, 18ot being only the 4oth
year of his Majeßy's reign.
Mr. MARMOT Paid, he had not been awa e of
this objection, nor was he prepared to anfwer it.
Mr. MANLEY mentioned fume other informali-
ties, which he confidered as objections; after
which, at the requeß of Mr. Marriot, the Court
ordered the bufinels to land over to a future day.

SCULTHORFE V. NICHOLSO%.

This anion was brought to recover back the fum
of 721. Os. paid under the following cireurn.
fiances : The Plaintiff was the indorser of a bill
of exchange lOr that cum, drawn by Robert Red-
head, on Meffrs. Wood and Co. due in July, 1797,
the Defendant negletled to prefent the bill for
payment on the day it became due, at Mars.
Mafierman and Co. bankers, he prefented it how-
ever on the following day, when it was refuted
payment, in confluence of which he took it to
the Plaintiff*, who conceiving it to have bean ;e.
gulatly prefented, paid the Defendant the Tao
th,t hail nor been

prefentcd, he brought his aEtion dgainitlcais.'
Mallerman, who replied that they were not bound,
as not having had regular notice on the day it
b:came due ; he was therefore nonfoited.
now• brought his action againfi the Defendant, as
haring irregularly paid the money. The Jury
accordingly gave him a verdiEt for 721.

On Monday night latl, Jost.px Wurrv, fltoe
maker, of R idcomb, near Bath, in going up stairs
to bed, fell back and broke his ncwk.
On Monday laft, the body of a foldier belonging
to the Northumberland militia, lying in the bar-
racks, was liitind in the dock at Hull. He had
been miffing, about a month.
On Saturday, while fome labourers were pulling
down old houles on Saffron-hill, the wall suddenly
gave way, and buried two of them in the ruins;
great exertions were made to dig them out, and
convey them to St. Bartholomew's Hofpital. We
are happy to (late they are likely to ri.cover,
though much bruifed.
Lai week an inquifition was taken at the parifh
of Hawkley, in Hampfhire, on the body of Wm.
Chandler, an elderly man, who, for fome time
before had accuftomed himfclf to lip in barns, ace.
and was found dead the preceding morning in a
barn belonging to a farmer of that parifh.—Ver-
dia—That he died by the vifitation of Gon.

Mr. Grew, of Bath, was Tome days ago flopped
by a footpad, as he was riding near Melkfham,
who, on demanding his money, (napped a pine,'
at him, which flatted in the pan, on which Mr.
G. fired at him, and fuppofes he hit the villain in
the thigh, as he appeared to drop. Another fel-
low immediately came up, and flrtjck Mr. G. a
violent blow on the arm, which made him drop
his piflol, and his horfe Harting, he effeicled his
efcape. He had not proceeded a mile before he
was again flopped by three men, who appeared
like foldiers, who beat him feverely, and robbed
him of two guineas and a half.
A letter from Liverpool, dated Feb. t, fays—
g, It is with extreme concern we mention the me-'
lancltoly fate of Mrs. Focim, widow of the late
FOLLETT, Efq. of Newfoundland, and her
two daughters. Mrs. FOLLETT was filer to Dr.
JOHN Lynx, of this town, and after an abince of
upwards of zo years. was returning to her friends:
the unfortunately took her palfage in the fchooner
Richard, N. BOVIN matter, which was wrecked at
Porturlain, when every foul on board perifhed
the veifel's regitter with tome other property was
call on fhore, which afccrtained the matter beyond
a doubt, to the unfp:akahle grief of her affikted
relatives.—Yefterday morning 'F. IZOAC if% a Cul'.
tom-houfe officer, was taken oat of Ge,.: iic's Dock,
drowned, he was efteemed a good officer, and has
left behind him a wife and large fatnilv.—An in-
fiance of the interpoCtion of DIVIN e PROVIDENCE
was evidently difplayed. at the houfe of Mr. HENRY
BOUKER, No. t, Graving Dock, in an accident
that took place during the late fle:m, by the
fall-
ing of a flack of chimneys, about half pall fix
o'clock on Thurfday morning, which took the roof
entirely in, carrying with it two young men that
lay in one room, and three children and a fervant
that lay in another, down into the cellar, from whence
they were dug out without any other injury than a
few fcraches, though the bedttOcks and goods were
broke to pieces, and not a joift or flooring board
from the top to the bottom of that part of the houfe
on which the ruin fell was left whole."

A letter from Birmingham, dated January 30,
Pays, The daring footpads that have long
infefted this neighbourhood, and efpecially the
road between Walfall and this place, met with
a reception lak night, which, of frequently re-
peated, would put an end to robbery. Thefe foot.
pads (lopped a chaife yefterday evening, in which
was Captain ELLICE, of the light dragoons—They
immediately fired in at the window, but the (hot
providentially went through the chaife, without
doing any injury. Captain ELL' c s immediately
fired at the villain approaching the door, and from
his cries mug have wounded him feverely ; hut
this did not deter the footpads from both firing
again, which they did, and immediately made off
acrofs the fields."

Late on Sunday night, or early on Monday
morning, the houie of Mr. Wilfon, in St.. Mar-
y was broke open, and robbed of plate and
other property to a confiderable amount.
Laft Saturday night Mr. John Bt ifco, of Fell-
ftreet, Wood-rtreet, Clicapfidc, was knocked down
near his own door by three young men, who heat
him in the molt cruel manner: fome pLoplccom;ng
up, they all lan different ways" without dialing a
robbery.

A few nights fence, the farm-yard of Mr
Blanchard, at Norwood, was robbed of all his live
poultry, and the next night his dwelling-houfe
was attempted to b;:. broke open. The fainly
being alarmed, the thieves made their efcape, with••
out effe&ing their purpofe. Two other 'moles in
the neighbourhood were likewife attempted, but
without effett.

On Saturday a landlord went to feize for his
rent, in the neighbourhood of Drury-lane, and
took a broker with him. On the woman occupy.
ing the premifes being informed of the bufinefs
they were come upon, the armed hcrfelf with a
knife, and declared the would run the firft man
through who dared to touch any of the property.
The landlord immediately went to l3cw.ftrect, for
a ‘varrant and an officer. While he was gone, the
threktened the broker fo violently, that he ran
from the premifes. She then contrived to get the
whole of her property, and-part of the landlord's
carried off; wl►ich being difcovered on their return
with the Bow•llreet Officer, they teok her to Bow-
Street, where (he made a charge againft the prof:.
cuter of an attempt to commit a rape : (he Stated,
that the attempt was made about a seek !ince,
and when he entered her apartments on 6aturday,
the thought he was come to make a Similar at.
tempt, and that the took up the knife in her de.
fence. The Magiftrate, not paying any attention
to her (lory, "onicred her to be committed on a
charge of the property of the lanallord,
and Ifar.tlai...;.4l;sult.