Star.
London, England, 1815-07-28 00:00:00

LAW INTBLLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY. WIN 27.

THE PROPRIETORS OW THE OPERA DOUSE C. WATERS.
Sir SAMUEL RUMILLY, in behalf of the proprietors
of the Opera tlouse, ineved the Court for an order
directing Mr. Waters to pay into the hands of Messrs.
Davison and Co. Bankers, to that concern, the sum
of £7,500, as due to the said proprietors, the same to
be paid by the 16th of August next. Order granted.

PLATT V. DUTTON AND WHITAKER.
This was a motion by Mr. HART tor an injunction
to restrain the defendants from continuing to publish
certain musical airs, dances, waltses, &c. in viola-
tion, as it was urged, of the plaintiff's copy-right.
Sir SAAR= ROMILLY, on the part of the defen-
dants, contended. that there was no violation of copy-
right, the songs, airs, dances, &c. in question, with
one or two trifling exceptions, having been published
14 years ago, and even then were not original. A
good deal of mirth was excited by some critical dis•
unctions in the science of music b which not being quite
so clear as many points of law, were ttoimplicitly re-
cognised by the Court. Among 'Other questions,
the LORD CHANCV.LLOR inquired what a waltz was ?
Upon which the Counsel regretted that he could not
himself exhibit a practical or satisfactory explanatioq'i
of the term, though if he had supposed such an illus
tration would be required, he should gladly have
brought Mr. Wilson with him for that purpose.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that no steps
in this ate had been taken to establish the alleged
right of copy, and that if any such right did really,
though partially, exist, and the violation could be
proved, the complainant might proceed by action.
As it was, he must refuse the injuuction.--Injutiction
refused accordingly.

RIOT AND DISTURBANCE AT MR. TURNER'S IN
CHANCERY-LANE.
HATTON-0 AR DEN.—Yesterday William Gardiner, a
waiter out of place, and William Turley, a journey-
man pastry-cook, charged with committing a riot
and disturbance in Chancery-lane en the preceding
night, with an intent to destroy the house of Mr.
Oliver Turner, law-stationer, and also with assault-
ing the Police Officers in the execution of their duty.
Mr. Turner, Mr. Reader, and other respectable per-
sons attended, and represented the great danger Mr.
Turner and family were in on the preceding night,
from an enfuriated mob of several hundred persons
assembled in front of Mr. Turner's house, for the,
purpose of pulling it down, and that it was owing to
the vigilance and activity of the Hatton-garden ofll
cers they owed their secdrity, and to whom the pub-
lic were much indebted. It appeared that on Wed-
nesday evening, after the body of Eliza 'Penning
( who was executed that morning on a charge of at-
tempting to poison the family of Mr. Turner) was
removed from Newgate to her tather's,in the vicinity
of Gray's-inn-lane, the mob, who were strongly im-
pressed with the idea that she suffered innocently,
and of Mr. 't'urner's refusing to sign a petition to the
Prince Regent for a reprieve, began to assemble in
great numbers before his house, in Chancery-lane.
for the avowed purpose of pulling it down. Several
of the mob crying out, 44 This is the bloody house ;
let us level it to the ground !" This and such cries
caused the mob to increase. About half-past eight
o'clock the number assembled increased to about SUU
persons. The police officers exerted themselves in a
peaceable manner to disperse the crowd, but to no
purpose ; the cry of 0 This is the bloody house, pull
down," was vociferated by several persons, amoogsti,
whom the prisoner Wm. Gardieer was the most ac.
tire and conspicuous, in encouraging the mob to acts
of violence. The officers were pelted, and received
several blows in trying to secure some of the TOT-
leaders. The prisoner Gardiner having struck This-
selton, the officer, a blow, he ,was secured by the
other officers, who with much danger and-difficulty
succeeded in lodging him in the watch house,
prisoner *l'urley and a great mob I,llowing thew.
Tuley haranguing the mob all the way; the otli
cers succeeded in taking the prisoner Turley into cus-
tody also. The officers returned to Chancel plane,
teistforced by some constables and 'mimic, where
they found the mob slid collected in great numbers,
and who shewed symptoms to riot, but by the acti-
vity of the officers, who kept parading up and down
the street until twelve o'clock, the crowd (a 'great
part of whom appeared to be collected out of mere
curiosity) dispersed, and peace was restored to the
neighbourhood. The prisoner W. 'Farley was repri-
manded and discharged, on his master 'being respon.
sible fur his appearance on 'a future day if required ;
and Wm.. Gardiner, who took so active a pair in the
disturbance,. was committed for want of sureties to
take his trial at the next Sessions.
. Bow-sram.—Jereig Bell and John Hunt underwent
another examination, charged with breaking open
and robbing the Prince of Wales coffee-house in Lei.
rester-place. A *lO Bank of England note was
traced from the Bank of England. to the possession of
the prisoner Bell. They were committed for luaher
examination.
Richard Neale was charged by Dickons with utter-
ing scisusterfeit tokens, well !mowing them to be such,
and was committed for Lather examination.
. .Massion-Housx.—Yesterday the drivers of tl:e
hackney-coaches Nos. 314 y 417, and 10411, were
fined in the mitigated penalty of '2.os. each, for re-
fusing to drive a Mr. Brookes from the East to the
West end of the town.
GUILDEIALL.—John Bode, whose examination ap-
peared in our paper of yesterday, was again brought
up, charged with uttering a forged note for five gui-
neas, to a Mr. Sims; at Bury St. E4munds. Atter
the case had been gone through, Sir J. Stink expres-
sed his determination to remove the prisoner for trial
to the county of Suftilk, Where the offence was said
to have been committed. His Solicitor, however,
objected to this mode of proceeding, as illegal,
urging the necessity of a *arrant having been previ-
ously signed by two Magistrates, in either of the ju-
risdictions, ht order to justify his detention. The
Magistrate, however, was of opinion that this was
an equivocation. The law was founded upon corne
mou sense, and if a serious charge of the nature be.
fore the Court was to be frittered away by such mt.
'ion, there would be no restraint for mal-practices.
Under these impressions he felt it Wfbduty to commit
the primer to the county of Suffolk for trial, and
had only to consult how far suck a step would inter-
fere with the convenience of. the prosecutor. The
latter, after some conversation on both sides, se-
guested a dq or Lilo to consider in what way he

could assist the proceedings in ease of it pro*ntion.
The prisoner will be brought up again beore he is
transferred to Suffolk.
QuaswsuuXits.—Prircilla &orb was charged with
' stealing from Mrs. Eliz. Campbell, with whom s'
lodged and worked, sheets and other articles of linen.
It was discovered that she had pledged the whole of
the property, the.duplicares being found about her ;
and in consideration of her distresses, she was there-
fore only proceeded against for unlawfully pawning,
and fined ref ; being unable too pay that sup), s!ie
was committed to Bridewell.

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UNION•HAIX.--RicAare 1 1 hompton was brought up
by Hall, the constable, charged on the sinipici:m of
having had Covet nment stores improperly in his pi)s.
session. The otlicer stated that he met the delendAnt
in the street carrying a large bundle, which he ii--
sisted upon examining, and on doing so, lie found it
contained.sevcral articles having the appearance Of
King's stoles, particularly a nail, which WAS marked
with the broad arrow. The deft:wim refused
give• any account of the manner in which these things
came into his possession, he was thrrefuse detained,
and taken before Mr. Serjeant SCLLON ; when beloie
the Magistrate, however, he gave a satisfactory .tc
count of himself, and was discharged.