The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-17 00:00:00

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This was an action brought to recover damarreetw an
excessive distress which had bees made op the defend-
ant's propel ty, foe as alleged rrrrrr s ul taxer.
31r. Couvais opened the pleading*.
air. OentnlT, as Connie' for the plabitilt.:takin!is
cheat resided is Woodstock-strait. near Han et.
The defendant was a Tau Colieetar,si Ito. in Ikewsuber.
11120, wrongfully levied a distress on the piiiiseirs pro-
por4y for fuer quarters' taxes, which he alleged the
plaintilf wee is arrest, whereas two snorters only re-
visined doe;tbe defendant having given a receipt fur
ivies np To the previous Ladrday.
In the ennrse of the evidence which was adduced on
the part of the plaintilf, it appeared, that ia the month of
Jnar, Mrs. Datioigne culled ea the ibletidant, wed paid
a sums of misery fur taxes dee up to the Mielaw4mas pre-
mding, for which idle had a receipt given her, by mistake,
up to the previous Lady-day.
Xha Loan Coln/ JUS7ICII ebeervr.l, it was evident the
defendant bid given a aroag receipt, and suggested the
propriety of withdrawing a Jerer, to which both parties
assestrd.—Juror si Midtown.
nil e. .LADU.

This sae on indictment which chord the defending
with keeping a house of ill-fame. • • • •
Mr. HOST opened the pleadings • • •
Mr. Wan ET detailed the cue to the Jury. He said,
the indictment contained two roma.; the one charged
the defends.' Ishii keeping a bawdy-bootie, the other.
with keeping • disorderly booms. In very few cases did
It happen that a party could snake not the former charge,
hat as to the letter be ehould have Ott dillicnltv in bring.
log the offeoce imputed home to the defendant. The
defendant was the leadlord of the bane in toestion,
*him, was situated is Caisiberisod-street, New.road.
The street itself was formerly, from the same cause, a
nuisance to the enrrouading iteighhoorhood, until the
teapertable part of the inhabitants vet shoat reforming I
and patifsing it, and had been successful, with the ex-
ception only of tbe house now complained of. The de.
tendon had ocenpled the house fur a considerable time
la this *ay, by loth* it-oat to women of the town, who
roadstead themselves, as might be ',wood, in a ni.:st
imptsderd and ismaurlest amasser. Their twhavione na-
turally dispiessied avid od the opposite neighbours,
who sought to pat a oherli to these proceedings, by
means of the present indictment. The landlord had
leen remonstrated vrith,t bet replied, he could not pay
his rent Kb* did not let it to people of that description.
Me supposed, if the truth were knot v. moth a • mode of
letting was tile most profi.able to him. Kat it was
highly etpedient, for the sake of the morals lathe use.
tropoits, and the comfort of the adjoiaing temente, this
maisauce could he abated.
Mr. Joao*, for the defendant, interrupted, and beg-
ged t., soy it:at his client was willing that a verdict od
should be recorded, and in rase the nuisance use.
..wert inn down, the protection would he at liberty' tel
move the judgment of the Conn open bins. ThiS, trio
rawboned to, and the Jury returned a t *edict of toil".
lIIMITINOALE a NAISNALL AND ANoTellit.
Thil was an action brown against the two defend-
ants, who were shnteitwardent, for making a false re-
toro to a writ of Mandamus. The Mandamus com-
manded them to admit the plaintiff seztorr to the parish
of Saint Marv, Whitechatiel; they returned that be had
rot been duly eketed. The action WAS twonebt to pot
the qnnition whether the •plaintiff, or one Whiteman,
was rightfnily elected into the above-named afire, and
it depended principally arm- the wording of two Arts
of Parliament, the 50.0e0i stap.-4111, wad.the 59 lire,
cap. 85. The only "session of (act seemed to be, if
any part sof this parish WAS sitiviled in the cily.of ton-.
'Lin. This was agreed to be left to Air. Shelton, Omit
satire Peace, who should forniab the parties aids Isis
certificate. The geestion of law, relating to tho vali-
dity of the elec:ion and the two Acts of Pollutant; was,
at the auggestion of his Lordship, made iota a case for
the opinion o the lodges in bane. A nominal verdict
**therefore only taken.

KINGSTON SESSIONS, Ocr. 14.

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VIVICRALL OARDIXII.—Mr. DIOAINES, on behalf of
Mews. Bish and tlye, the proprietors of the above place
of amusement. applied for a licence for opening those
liardens in the ensuing summer: and he begged, that in
ikitlitios to having " public mesir," the Proprietors may
he permitted to have professional daecers to attend there
occasionally.
ft was olis. reed by one of the Matistrat a, that a simi-
lar epp4itation hail bees made on a former occaskin,when
it was thought proper not to accede to the *kiwi of the
then Proprietors.
Mr. Ilsocaa inquired, whether, if permission was
given by licence to have these occasional ballets, k
worth' have the effect at restraining such part of the
company who were sot liceneed from dancing?
Mr. Lawson asid,there was forsuallir an aoderstand-
leg on the granting of the licence, that there was to be
so 'lancing whatever.
Mr. DELON as said the proptienws pledged thiamin**
that n• masquerades should he introduced, and they
would confine their intended new exhibitions to dancing.
Ito also said they were ready to enter into any security
that may he required of them.
Mr. PAGI raid, spun such an antlerstanding he
sltoubl not oppose the granting of the licence in its new
fur in.

The Court, after consulting for some few minutes,
Rave their approbatioo of a licence being granted for
" Public Music and Dancing."

AIITLIT'S AIIABITIIIIITiti—Mr. Cnwiav,on behalf of 1
M 4, William Davis, applied for s licence for cooties*
ti.e prfornmoce of the above Theatre. Yoe away years
-.pug the license had been krasted to Mr. Jobs Acuity
-.Kase' Mr. William Davis conjointly, but last year, when
~. the spplicatioo was sok for resewisg it is their joist
names, it was folly anticipated that Mr. Amity's exist-
ence ire , bet of very short duration ; and it so bap.,
?coed, within two days after it was granted, that
Fentleut died; apes which event the licence devolved
re
.taco Mr. Davis's bold, as the sorviving partner, sad it
was coneidered that be alone wee-entitled to all the sob.
eminent profits that were derived from the tooter., as it
was be alone who had conducted it.
Mr. HIATS, on the part of Mrs. Astiey, replied and
said that if the licensee *as objected to in the name of',
Mrs. At ley and Mr. Davis jointly, he should make a mo-
tion for its b: lag granted agilely to Mrs. Miley.
The Cimino's. Mr. Hedger. Mr. Tau otos, aid the
Conned having continued a cooversatios fur some time,
the Conn at lenath deri.led that the limier should be