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London, England, 1811-11-22 00:00:00

LAW INTALLIGENCIL

• COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOV. 11.
DR. POYAH AND THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.'
Mr. WARREN again mentioned this case to the
Court, when, after some conversation between their
Lordships and Mr. Garrow, Mr. Warren, and Mr.
Cummins, at the request of Mr. Garrow, the matter
was ordered to stand over till to-morrow, to give the
Cow asel an opportunity of consulting whether they
would take a rule, including both the Archbishop of
Canterbury and the Bishop of London, or only
against the latter Prelate.
MANDAMUS.
Mr. GARROW said, lie applied on behalf of a Re-
verend Gentleman, a member of Emanuel College,
in Holy Orders, for a Mandamus, calling on certain
trustees to restore him to his situation of Minister of
a dissenting congregation. He moved against one
of the three trustees of the congregation in question,
who had removed the Reverend Gentleman for the
purpose of making room for a bargeman from the
River Thames ! The person making this application
was Minister of the Dissenting Chapel, in Queen-
street, Bethnal-green, and hid been so since the year
1306 ; when, after having of for six 'months,
he was appointed regular :mister, to perform divine
service, administer the sacrament, and perform the
other /Aces of religion ; as a remuneration for which,
he was to have the rents of the pews' the produce
of certain freehold premises left by will towards the
support of the chapel, and the dividends of certain
money in the funds.
Mr. Justice BAILEY asked if the minister was then
appointed for life, or only by the persons whoat that
time attended the meeting ?
Mr. Gmtitow said, he had ever since been treated
as minister of the congregation till a short time since,
when Mr. Haigh, one of the three trustees of the con-
gregation, against whom the Mandamus was now ap-
plied for, wriOto him, saying—" the congregation
had no forthereccasion for his services, and had sent
him his gown." In reply to this he said he could
not consider himself as dismesed, but should attend
at the usual time on the next day of worship, in the
spirit of meekness and love; to administer the sacra-
-1 ment. He did so attend, but found his place filled
up by the person alluded to, a Bargeman from the Ri-
ver, who preached, and administered the sacrament.
Lord' Etresuoitoucat—How does your client
claim an interest undtr an appointment 1.,r life ?
Mr. GAnnow—My Lord, he says, a majority of
the congregation appointed him, and only a majority
in a full assembled congregation can dismiss him.
Lord ELLESSORnetai—Was lie not appointed to
do the duty, and uhilst he did sa he was to receive
the rents of the pews, the houses, and other profits,
until the congregation thought proper to discharge
him ?
Mr. GARROW—My Lord, he is not dismissed by the
congregation, or the trustees, but by Mr. Haigh only.
Lord EtteNnoeoucit—You must shew its a right
vesting in him before we can grant a Mandamus to
restore him.
Mr. Justice BAILEY—He preached a sermon which
pleased his congregation, and they installed him ?
Mr. GARROW—Yes, my Lord.
Lord ELLENISOROUGH—ThiS is too infirm an inte-,
rest—it is no interest at all--you must shew us an
interest.
Mr. Gaenow—My Lord, we say we have an inte-
rest for life.
Lord ELLENBOROU6H—WIIO gave you that inte-
rest ?--and what is it ? The Court cannot grant a
Mandamus to restore him to air. In a summary way
helot it ; in as summary a way he has lost it.
Mr. GARROW—Then, my Lord, let them have their
barganan.—Application refused.

Wight before the Insticei of Oyer and Term;net—
Mr., Rams took a second objection as to the Record.
The Grand Jorors were not therein stated de meads
—..nor were they termed prsii d kvskl.
Lord ELLE.Nsostooon adverted to the case of the
King... Atkinson, where a mistake of a similar de-
scription was allowed to be rectified.
Mr. RAINS said this could not be the case, when
the objection applied to Jurors.
Mr. Justice Ls BLANC said, that what the Learn-
ed Counsel had advanced, appeared to be founded on
the Niai Prism Roll, and not on the original record.
Mr. RAINS answered, it was founded ou that
upon which the Court were then called on to give
judgment. •
The Court directed that the case should stand over
till Saturday.
THIS KIND V. SENNZTT, SPILLER, AND HOSKINR.
The ATNORNEY.GENERAL prayed for judgment
against these defendants, who had been convicted of
a similar offence. Bennett,,it appeared, was master
of a lighter, and the other two were mariners in his
service, and had been employed in conveying stores
• on board the fleet at Plymouth.

THE KING v. BUIVE.
The defendant had likewise been found Guilty o 1
having King's stores in his possession, and was now
brought up for judgment.
Mr. Hastatsox and Mr. GIFFORD addressed the
Court for the defendant, and the ATTORNEY-GSNE-
RAL contra.
Lord ELLEN. DOROUGII...I Let the several defen-
dants be committed to the custody of the Marshal of
the Marshal'ea of this Court, and be brought up to
receive judgMent on Monday next."
THE KING O. MANSELL PHILIPPS, ESQ.
Mr. GARROW prayed the judgment. of the Court on
the defendant, who had buffered judgment to go by
default, in a prosecution commenced against him for
a libel on the Bishop of Derry.
Mr. Philipps was repeatedly called, but did not
appear.
Mr. BEVAN observed, that he was sure Mr. Phi-
lipps's abseece did not arise from any pre-determina-
tion, but was occasioned by his not having received
the usual notice. Mr. Eastley, the attorney for the de-
fendant, called on him (Mr. Bevan) last night, and
stated, that although he had received regular notice
of the intention to pray judgment against Mr. Phi-
lipps, on that day, as he was ignorant of the place of
thellefendant's residence, he could not intimate it to
him. He had written to Mr. Wilmot, at IlTighton,
who was generally employed by Mr. Philipps, but
had received no answer ; he was therefore induced
to believe, that Mr. Wilmot was not acquainted with
the defendant's present place of abode. He (Mr.
Bevan) was convinced, that it was the intention of
Mr. Phil:laps to surrender himself. This he conclu-
ded frcm the temper and frame of mind which he
was in when he last conversed with him on the sub-
ject. He then expressed the utmost contritien fur the
offence he had committed, and appeared anxious to
make every reparation in his power to the Rev. Pre-
late whom he had offended. He, therefore, trusted
the Court would let the business stand over for a
short me, to give the defendant au opportunity of
coming forward.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL observed, that Mr. Phi-
lipps had been indulged, week after week. He kaew
very well that •he must ultim tely receive the judg-
ment of the Court, yet he had not communicated
where he was to be found.
Lord Eeeetreonotreu—“As the defendant was ap.
prised, by so many notices, that judgment would be
prayed against him, and has not appeared, the prose-
cutor must now take his own course."
THE KING V. DAVISON.
The Arronetze-GENettite prayed the judgment of
the Court on this defendant, who was tried and con-
victed of a conspiracy with Chapronier and
others, to defraud W.G. Jackson of a large sum of
money,• by representing Chapronier as entitled to a
Legacy, amounting to 70 or JCBO,OOO, under the
will of a Mrs. Amelia M'Vie, the mother of Mrs.
Chapronier.
Au alfidevit of the defeldent was put in stat'ng,
that he first became acqu;,inted with Charlei Cit;!pto-
nier, whilst a prisoner for debt in the Fleet-i r sea ;
and had heard him represented as a young maa e
titled to a large fortune, but kept out of it; and that
he believed that represent nitre to be true. Other
affidavits were read, stating, that Mrs. M'Vie had
lived in a style of opulence during her life, and
thought herself possessed of property, which she WAS
entitled to bequeath by will.
Mr. NOLAN then addressed the Court on behalf of
the prisoner, and submitted that there were pod
grounds fer Davison believing that Chapronier was
possessed of the property he repr,sented ; and that
Mr. Jackson, after the caution he bad received from
Davison, ought himself to have ascertained what was
Chtprcnier's property.
Tree ATTORNEY GENERAL said, the defendant had
been convicted of 4 conspiracy with Chapronier, to
represent the latter as a nun of immense property,
at a time when he knew the contreiy to be the fact ;
this was a crime which, in the present times, no per-
son should lift np his voice to say, did not call
loudly for the severest punishment ; whilst, in miti.
tigation, nothing bad been produced but a denial of
all the facts by the defendant.
Mr. Gunner addressed the Court on the same side.
Lord ELLENDOROUGM—Let the defendant be com-
mitted to the cusody of the Marshal of the Marshal-
sea, and brought up fur judgment on Monday next.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, NOV. 21.

NEW THEAME, DRUR!'•LANL

It appears, from the model for this Theatre, that
the grand entrav d the house will be in Buidge-
street, arid that it is to be surmountedby a fine crlon-
midi., supported by eight pillars. This entrance leads
to a capacious hall, on cue side of which, and fri ntirg
the entrance, is a large door leading to a rotunda, in
which the passages to the different parts of the Thea-
tre are concentrated. ' It is t•urmvunted by a hemi-
spherical lanthcrn, round the inside of which is a pas-
sage leading to the saloon. This saloon is a spacious
room over the hall, and of the same dimensions as
the hall beneath. A great advantage in point of de-
corum, will be obtained by this arrangement, as the
c impany in the saloon will be completely separated
from the boxes, the whole diameter of the rotunit
being interposed between them. Accord;ng to the
plan. the stairs are broad, capacious, and had in tins
most convenient manner to the different tiers of boxes
—the pit will be smaller than that of Covent Gar,:en
Theatre. From the stage to the back of the diess-
boxes, the space of 16 feet less than in that Theatre ;
and between box and box across, the distance is also
less by 7 feet. As in old Drury there will be private
boxes round the pit, and under the dresi circle. Thee
in the model are eight on each side, but with only four
compartnients in front; in the form of Saxon arches.
There are three circles for boxes, each of wh ch will
contain twenty-six boxes in thirteen compattments,
with the exception ot the front of the upper ter,
into which the two shilling gallery will advance. It
is intended that the upper boxes shall pre ject ova r t e
lower, the whole being supported by twelve gilt
fluted columns, with Egyptian pedestals. 'lll.re it
co be no baiket belsiad 'the dress boxes, and ihe
wings above the third circle ate for slips. The area
of the boxes following thel,srm of the whole tr0..!,1-
ing, will have the shape ot a horse-shoe ; but ,he x-
tremities will not be made to approxitha.e, r er
to meet the narrow front ot t'e stage, but by k
a sweep in the contrary direction, wi.l.afford t
company nearest to the pertortnan:es an exc ie nt
view. In the model, statues are placed in each si,ie
of the stage, under the stave-boxes, which are re-
mounted towards the roof by other figures. '1112:e
is also a column in oriental mari)le on eassii_side
the stage, forming elegant and classical wini;s.to the
proscenium.

FOREIGN SWINDLERS.

The observations which from time to tim• lave
been made on the vast influx of for,igners wh • are
now in this country, has, we are happy to fi d, ex-
cited particular attention in a quarter v.-here t'..e
is likely to be speedily checked, it not entirely
ed. The persons to whom wr have ::.Iludttt are rz.:l,y
of so base and dangerous a description- •hat they are
%holly unworthy of protection in any civi ized S
and particularly in Great Britain, where a rugged
honesty has long formed a part of the national cna-
meter, but which, as well as all the rest of tfe maily
qualities which constitute that char, :c::. r, may be
much impaired, though, we trust :hat it will never
fail to form a distingtfshed feature in our ppiaLti at.
—Some of the crimes which rarely appeatei in t!,is
country have, since the intrusion of these foi eigners,
become dreadfully familiar, and many of our country-
men have fallen victims to the law, who, but :or ,n-
-tercourse wit:: foreign ruffians, might have pass, dtheir
lives in innocence, and have proved useful members
the community. The simple honesty of our cot: n: y.
men readers them indeed nn match for the subti:e to.
reigners who assail them, and who were, doubtless.
trained to every species of villainy before they came
among us, and who probably were oblieed to abandon
their native places, in consequence of-the detection of
their crimes. These foreign( rs are notoriously desti tire
of all 'elisions principle, as well as of all moral worth.
and may, as far as their influence extends, which, con-
4dei ing their vast number, must be considerable, gra-
dually introduce their own infidelity among °ornate-
flmting countrymen, and, when religilus liith is
des:royed„ there can be no dependence en motal ,
a vote of honour, cr of pride.
We know that the French prisoners, whom the
chance of war h is thrown iato our hands, have, by
the spirit of gaming, reduced themselves to ab-elute
rakedness and famine. It gami: g, antro.g
forzigners themselves, can, in a state of cotiff..entent.
opence to such an extent, how may it be ex.,-ected to
prevail among those who are suffered to lie at large,
and lyrw faddy must the'r cunning aid skill, de. ivcd
from long practice. be supp::scd to operate against cur
countrymen, who are too easily deceived, and nlys
have moral habits which prevent them from Sltspe;:t-
-ing the snares that may be laid for them, and are
wholly incapable of resorting to rimilir .ind
fraud ! Ought not then some rigorous means to be
adopted, in order to clear the cocntry of such nume-
rous hordes of aliens, who prey upon our propetty,
corrupt our morals, and would be ready, if any un-
toward event should occur, t • overt= oar Govein•
ment, and bring us to a level with tutliappy Flan e
under its execrable Usurper ?

alß'l'Hs.
On the 14A inst. at Winehest_r House, Chelsea, the La), of
the Hon. and R,ev.l bonsai. de Grey, of a son.
The Lady of Lord Viscount Gientsvorth, at his I.l.rhhiis
house, in Newtown Pe; ry, Limerick, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
At Mountpleasun, near Newtonstewart, on the 11.1 in•t. Mr.
William Douglas, Writer in Saannier, to Miss Sophia
only daughter of Mr. Will;am Black, of Mountpleasant.

Monday, after a lingering and painful illness of nearly fife: to
months, the wife of Dr. Clough.
On the 28th ult. at Leicester, Mr. George Harley, a veteran
Comed.an, late of Birmingham, and formerly of the Liver, 601
hearre.
I.ately, at Asliton-undtr-line, Lancashire, Mr. John 11:0,-,
aged 75 years; a noted cbanbc•ricgcr, and one of the sere:
who, with their aged falter, in 1779, opened the new nil, zit
eight bells at that loyal village ; being alt surnamed Nice".
A few days ago, at Corfe Cattle karm-house, is Pori
Mr. John Alfred Parnell, a farmer and graver, agid lit r-,
who, within five years of ins death, walked serial triit o the
hard turnpike road, in one hour and S 7 mita..es ; the given t.n.•
was two hours; and won on the occasiiiii a mend of beef, -s11•s.
a-A 12 pikes of good oil rough cide-.

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