The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-06-05 00:00:00

70111TTWS r. illittit.

This was ea Deities •f damages (sr Invasion of
sight of patent by the Plaintiff against the Defendant.
Boob parties ore gessmitha la London ; this Plain.
Siff, I. the year 1810, sissified a west for the ra-
cialise edteatages of a discovery made by him in the
cosstrestion of ir•.arms, fors new mode of db.
cbelgiog Gre-froo. artillery, sad mines, by means
•f • perressies sad fulminating powder, instead of
lint and steel, match's, end the easel modes for 'g-
alling commits pa powder. The Pleislif compleis.
ed of the itsystion of Isis pivot right by the Defend.
sat, who had sd•pted, is the eanstreeilme of pistol
lock., releasable itaitetiow of Us* Plalatiff's loves.
lion. The ease ►eing prove., en t►e part of the
Plaisiiff, a number of witsesses were called be the
Defesdant to prose that the alleged histogram •f the
Illalatiff was seta sew one of the Plaintiff's bet
bad taissed loot before ; bet filling to make out his
test et she sathfsetito •f the Court. the Jury famed
a verdict for the Plaistiff—Ddraages 401.

NOVIIASI V. GLOSSOP.

This was as aetloo of damages for breath of coo•
Wet. _

The Plaintiff Is a member of the Corp: Comique,
end was employed to perform the pert of Clown he
the potentiate ezhibilloos of the Cohere Theatre, Si.
Geerge's.Seldr, nod the Defendant Is Use illasagor
of that Theatre.

Ti. Plaintiff, who had obtained some celebrity is
his coolie line, bad been Premed under articles wit►
the Defendant, dated t►e 2d of February, IRIS, to
the Defeudast at a salary of 51. per week, wit► a be-
nefit In the coarse of t►e 'reason, for which he was to
pay the mere manager's vapences far performers and
lights for the night ; and for this be was bound to
perform Orin. night in some one piece and no more,
/luring the season, st Coveut.garden Theatre, where
he bad a regular eogsgeasent ; and in two characters
each night, If maim', after that Theatre be closest.
Ile was also to write pantomimes sod seggest plans
for the stage perforainsee, during the season of his
engager/seat, which was In ennttnso until the 12th of
October following, when the Coburg season sea to
close, sod he was also to act se Stage-manager. The
season commenced on Whit Monday. The Plaintiff
bad written a pantomime far the oressioa, and was
himself to act the part of Clown. TU. scenery and
machinery of the pantomime cost the proprietors of
the Theatre 8001. Bet on Whit Sunday it was dig.
covered that th• Plaintiff's name was announced in the
play.hilla of Covent-garden for the missing night, to
performs the Clown in the pantomime there. This led
to see. radian with the Manager of the Ca-
bers, is which it was agreed that the Plalntlffshould
apply to the Managers of Covent-garden hosts, le coo.
fine his operations on the Monday night to thi Caber,
Theatre, es the house was then to open for the first
tole, and the Pantomimobeing the Plaintiff's own,
no doubt was entertained that the Manager of Go-
vest-garden Theatre, from a friendly regard to the
11:lint'''. ;Molests, would give him kit, of abseee•
for that might, end sobstilete some ether pesformer
to set the part of C 1... is his steed, la the Pasta.
mime. The Plaintiff had promised to apply to the
Covent-garde. Manager for this permissioo, bet
neglected so to do. Bet although the Coburg Thea-
tre was to epee for the first lime that seasoo,ted al.
thoegh It was arranged that the mew Pantomime
should be the last part of the everilog's performance,
%aids a view to the profit of the kelt-poke admission;
it was arranged for the secororapdation of the Plais.
tiff that the new Pantomime, Isoold take use wood
place in the performance soceeeding • piece called
The Trial by Wide. It was proposed by the Co-
burg Manager to @vatf all disappointmeat to She
audience, and all encroachment upon the Plaintiff's
enastement at Covent•garden, that another per-
fnimer. named, Usher, should take Islamist for the
night he the sew Pataweitlie; hat the Plaintiff
shook his cane with emotion against the ground
and geld, he would be d--d if say one but
himself should perforis this port of the Gloms in ►is
Pantomime. Bet it was mutually settled that the
tatoadate should take the second ?lace is Monday
t ant's performance. The IllfligrePent was an-
-I...aneed in tie bills, bat the Plaintiff insisted that
it:.• Pantomime should take the first place in the per-
; mans; that he was t'ag!•msargor, anti woad