The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-11-20 00:00:00

for thP purpose of
ilohtors of the Crown,
hotter ~ituaGon than'
reord to a debt due
From the circumstance;
by the ,Lelrtietl Serjetnt
peered, that a man; tite
miller, in Eases, wt.
the tr.:um:Wien alluded
of 51,48Q1. to personp
Co.. cern-factors, in _
bill of each:lige, dated
Perfectly well kilo--
Corn-market, and
ghe I.lth 'of September
vent, and that a
him ; but for the Fa
fereoee with respect

the following plan
(lie alliJasi6, that

Noah and Itanistien.

,pust.horse duties,

their assistance to

lion that. took place,

dere admitted he kne

ipayment, -and that
man to the above amount ; that he went to Nnith
and Itamsdett, and seeing Mr. North, he fetid," we
have it bill running of Chapman's, and we believe
he is embarrassed in his affairs, ,and knowing that
you have the power to issupan extent, we wish you
to do it,"--:there being then actually no debt doe by
the said Chapman to 'Siegel. North and Rimstlen;
but this applicant* was made by this creditor of Chap-
' man's to cheat, lifoider that they might get a debt.
'Co this' prolmeition North, and itamsden answered,
44 we must have the bill, and we will discount it."
This being agreed to, Messrs. North and Ramsden,
thereby madethemselves creditors for the purpose of
getting that preference. The bill did not become;
due till several days after this, and therefore the
extent could Snot be issued till they got possession of ,
the bill. •
In the vaeanttme, a Meeting -of the creditors of
Chapman viits.held, 10 consider the state of his at.
foirsi when Mr Saunders, in -behalf of himself and
' partners, attended and Acted as a Creditor, consider-
ing himself as the 'holder of this bill. Thu's, not-
eithstauding a clear act of baoltruptcyj North and
.11.anuelen,g9t possession of the WU -and then applied
. to that Court to get anosteut against` those Gentle-
' men (the As,.ignees),.they having evade themselves
'creditors for no:other purpose thiPthetof*.suing est
that extgig, in order to piece friends pf their's 4*..t
better situation than they otherwise could have been.
It ,(only oecessiiry, said.the Uarned Seijeant, to
Otto tlfe thcfa in order to show that this proceeding
was a Eois ibn of the process 'of the Court, or an
absolute fraud, inibusing that benefit which is given
1, by law to the debtors of the Crown, and transferring
it to to Improper subject.
Its.fiepport. of this motion, the Learned 'Counsel
cited the case of Shaw and Blachford from " Ar-
-itittlinves Reponliiv -where a similar proceeding in
Me abuse of. the process of the Court had taken
' place.—Rule granted.

•! tect:tt OP com Mint rtgAir, N0v.13.
- . . HEW JUDGE.
Mr. Justice DAt.l4* this day took his oat as one
of the puisne Judgeslds this Court.
OPERA HOUSE.
REAR D. BLADES.
• Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD moved to have the Rule,
which he had olitained ou a former occasion, for a
new trial; in this case made absolute.
It was an action against the Sheriff' of London,
for making a false return, and involved one of those
questions respecting the proprietorship of the Opera
House, which hive so long occupied the attention
of the public. Our Readers may recollect, that the
action was tried at the Sittings after last Midsum-
mer Term.
If appeared, that Plaintiff had taken proceedings
against Mr. Taylor, the alleged manager of the
Opera House, for a sum exceeding one thousand
'pounds ; an execution Was itt consequence put into
the House, and the Sheriff, instead of taking goods
to the amount of •the whole debt claimed, only oh-
tained possession of -property of the value of 2501.
assigning as a reason that, to that amount only, had
he been able to discover as the actual property of
Mr. Taylor. An action-was in consequence brought,
not with a view to injure the Sheriff, but to decide,
whether in point of fact, there was not property to
a far greater-extent, belonging to Mr. Taylor ou the
premises, which might be justly seized for, and con-
verted to, the use of his creditors.
Upon the the •it was 'clearly proved that Mr.
Taylor end a'Mr. GoOld were The joint conductors
and Proprietors of the Theatre, the former having
nine-sixteenthorf. eand the latter seven-sixteenth
'hemp( the • ' *.• It, was attempted, on the con-
`entry, to belthikii, that :these persons elm only
lisseesLut def• gittaati_lnnati named SBndtU, Win lout . ~ ..,.:, ... -7-1-
purchased tho.Theatre\itSur tli-e.eii4-71Treirtfi:orii-.' TielteLS`i._ ___
4,.
tained, ender an executiott, and Om hett...iibse. , wager wacialdit e Coffee:house:a few evenings ago
quently executed on lease to them of thez4hole, I between tiwo gentiernen 1 .ens of whom betted. the
scenery and alt, at an annual rent of 3bol 4 of ; other seven b.uiness to five, that out Of the first 25
consequence it.was urged, that all the property in 1 females. whoshouldeatis 044 r the crossing at the Oho-
the Theatre belonged to this gentleman. In cw°. ' lick; in reebitrbet, 'with patient, on a day to be
sition to thisit; was contended, that this lease was a efiteed on, four,firtirs of there *butt) .luive the pattens
mere matter 'et frauds for ate purpose of depriving ;to (keit hoes, iiikeltd of 'eti their. feet. The wager
the creditors re their proper remedy, and upoo this , was decided yesterday morning ; when, after a care.
cpiestion -being left to the Jury, they fount' st.verdict : full inspection-8f one ium:lord twenty minutes, which
for the Plaintiff, thereby establishing the feat that i elapsed before the wifolentimber had passed, it &p-
-ale property in the Theetre helon,ged to,Mossell Tay- ! peared (hit 22 one a the 25, actually carried • these
for and Goottl, and that I seizure might ham been 1 useful articles in their hands !
made by the Sheriff to the amount of the moos to 1 Dust.tm, Nov: 18. Yesterday morning the man
Plaintiff. _
I
concerned in the murder of Mr. Massey and his wife,
Mr. Serjeaot Sus:emelt obtained his rule 'to set iof Temple Cortrick, in the county of _Wicklow, was
aside thin verdict, upon the ground of the validity of ; taken by the exertions of the Police. Justice will
the lease granted by Mr. satilell, and upon the ge- " now be fully satisfied respecting this horrid transac-
neral argument, tbat Mr. Taylor had no pri;eririttiLy in tion—his associate having been already hanged. The
the Opera-house, beyoud what had bees ! in monster eluded OH !search hitherto, and would pro-
-.,
execu ~
tion by the Sheriff. . . . ~.. ••, bably' have escaped rat ever, had he not been taken
Air..Serjeant Harr showed 'cause against thrule, yesterday, as he was but the point of setting :off for
and contended, that the manner in which trto affairs -tnglend. Ile lveht by so many names, that it con.
.of dris.Theittre had boon candocted for some years siderably increistor the difliculty ofs tracing him ;'
past, had beet, grossly fraudaleot, ilaviog adverted and, until his Teti noose be ascertained, we think it
to trust-deed:, which hid been executed by. Mr. T. uselets to mention-info? these 'which, he assumed.
and other Proprietors of the Opera-house id the. He had enlisted itahlilliftAlrarenß, anti was iii.the
years 179 e and 1803, by whiCh the a ffairs veil, vested depot, irfien ' the OWN cents to arrest hiss. Ito
in the hands of trustees, for the benefit of the ere* was psoparingto joint tesitnent in Eirlantli.' --
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perty which might afterwards' be purchased by him passport to come to England, to est; I, f ' the Opera
ni t.i woore
to make good the deficietsclete occasioned by wear for the ensuing season. M.
.. k
ucusTE VCSTRIS ig
and tare.
Lord Chief Justice .Mewseishat observed, that 1 HACKNEYaIe expected.
COACU, No. 903.---The Commissioners
the question for decisiou ivall.whether Messrs. Tay- ,la Esses-street fined the driver of e •
liked Aim,
oonr
for and Goold were riki-foloroletors of the goods in ,
sst.heltilt iiiirl'. from 1
• yesterday, f exacting from o.l'K' civich to''
isu ,k, 0
!the Opera-House or nett—With respect to this, itWednesday, oni Char.
'was clear, that Mr. layfor Wei the only person, in ins-Cross to Upper John-street • Golden-square
the opinion of the world, who had any interest in thence to Rid Adelphi, the fare beilhe declared by the
the Theatre. fie pea in possession,. received the pro- , Commissionert to be only Is. 6d: The Gentleman
fits, gave orders for dresses, scenery, and decors-' very liberally transferred the fine' to Ike food of the
lions, and to the public, was the only visible owner i Irish Charitable Society.
and proprietor of all these. It was true, that there, On Tuesday last, as James Wilson keg: Sergees
was a deed of trust execeled in 1792, and that tills- land Anatomist, of Windmilf:street, was
passing
tees, were appointed to superintend the management ;` along Compton-street in his carriage, the itsletree
of the concerns of thaTheatre. Did they do so?— broke, and the horses went off et full speed wi h
Certainty not.—Dide• Mr. Taylor 'ever go out of t the fore-W=heel;. The coachman and footman erne
possession ?—Certainly, r.ot. Then if this was the I much hurt, and Mr. Wilson was taken out of his
' 'case, as far as the 'effects et' that trust-deed went, ; carriage in a state of insensibility, but by being
he was still the legal poisesser of the premises, and ; bled, with other medical assistance, lie was so much
all that it contained. The trustees, in fact, never recovered as to be able to deliver his Lecture on
i
I did act, nor did they think proper to interfere with Thursday.
Mr. Taylor's proceediags, eltliongh they had been A few nights ago an ass, the property of Mr. Pet.
. appointed to superintend the interests of the credi- man, butcher, of Hearn, in Kent, was stolen from a
•tors. There was another trust-deed, executed in field, about re mile from the village, but returned
1803, to Mr. Lowton and Mr. Coust ; but to this borne on the following morning, loaded with a sail-
the same remark was applicable as to the fernier. cloth, nearly new, a brewing copper, bent together.
nor Mid a sack, marked "Mr. Curling, of St. Nicholas."
; —These trustees never went into possession,
' did they ever interfere With Mr. Taylor's ma- —Who the thieves were, or how the ass escaped
nagement ; consequenthy, the legality of his pos- from them, are-unknown.
session still remained unquestioned. Then came e Cbtrae-ehieereese.—On Moray last a General
the question respecting the lease, executed by felr. •Court-martial -wll4 held at the Black's Head-inn,
Sandell. This certainly appeared to him a most Nottingham, to try Thomas Beckworth, a native of
extraordinary transaction. Mr. Sandell produced ehrit town, on two Charges; the one for desertion,
no proof whatever of the purchase, but a bill of and the other for maiming himself to render him en-
sale under the Sheriff. There was no evidence of •fit for the service. It came out inevidence, that the
money paid; and, what was ,still more surprising, Prisoner deserted from the 45th, the night that re.
from the year Iso 1, down to the present period, al- gimont left Nottingham for the Peninsula, in ISO&
though the rent stipulated to be paid for the Theatre • fle had been take') some time ago, but contrived to
was considerable, it did not appear that one far- make his nettle from the escorting party, at Lough.
thing had ever been paid. These were circem- borough. It appeared also, that, about the 7th of
stances which induced him to leave it to the Jury October last, he was again arrested and lodged la
Ten .the trial, to say whether they did not think that . Nottingham gaol ; and that during the night, I e
this lean was Matted five fraudulent views, and ifoend a reser, which had been left in the cell by
for the mere purpose of protecting the property of ; another soldier, with which he severed the tetelote
Mr. Taylor against the just claims of his creditors ; ! just above his left heel, in such a manner, as to ree-
aq inference which he thought perfectly just, and !der all attempts to restore that part abortive.—
which the Jury themselves drew. %Vali respect to I The Turnkey produced the bloody razor, aed
the covenant alluded to by Serjeant Lens, as Leifer , made oath of his 'entire conviction, that .the Pri.
contained is the lease, by which ►the lessee ehe I goner had inflicted the wound himself ; as no other
bound to keep the wardrobe., scenery,- &c. in the 1 person was with him in the cell when the deed was
same state as when the lease was granted, he never done. The evidence having closed on the part of the
heardif such a proposition, and if it were allowed, Crown, the Judge Advocate called upon the prisoner
which was impossible., it would lead to a never- for his defence, solicited till nine o'clock nest
ending system of frand.e.Ther questions contained morning to prepare it; and the Judge Advocate un-
in the trial altogether were ora very puzzling de-dertook to prepare it for him, •he being destitute of
' ' ecription • and he ,certainly ertainly did feel a desire that legal advice. Next morning the Court re-assembled;;
,they should have been referred to some Gentleman I the prisoner was brought in on his crutches, and the
at the bar, but as this could not be done, he felt it I Judge Advocate read his defence, which consisted of
I his duty to state, that after the most mature deli- I a denial of the fact of having wilfully maimed hire-
beration, he did not think the verdict for the Plain- I self, a statement of his services in the army ; of his
'. tiff' oeght to be distarbede • 4 having, through the intercession of Lord Rancher>,
I Mr. Justice HEATH was of the same opinion as the obtained permission to find a substitute, when under
;16ord.Chief Justice, and from the negligence of the . the ban of desertion; and of his endeavours to ob-
!•Trustees conceived that the possession of Taylor I tain money to enable him to take advantage of such
remained unquestioned ; as an additional proof of favour. Several witnesses were called, under whom,
which it was only necessary to refer to the creel,- or with whom, he had served in the army, and mho
lion under which Sandell was said to have purchased gave him the character of a good soldier. The deci.-
ithe Theatre. If Sandell had any faith in the influ- sion of the Court will not be made known till the eve.
Once of the Trustees over the Theatre, why did he !dance has been laid before the Prince Regent.
George se'n
Hastie,niht about
son out
not apply to them to confirm his title? lie had no
On Tuesday
such confidence, however, any more than he had a evening,
right- te execute a,lease. bourer, residing about two milel west of Edinburg!,
Mr. Justice DALLAS coltiaded in the opinions of near rho Glasgow road, when going from his father's
ofsev Johnen o'clioicakstiien , the
1:-
both the Learned Judges who had preceded him.—
housee
conceived the lease executed by Sandell was forand before begot into the high road, was a'•
H
tacked by a man, who presented a pistol, and die
a fraudulent purpose, and therefore agreed in the mended his money, aeliich being refused, a stiugg e
propriety of confirming thereierdict of the Jury.
i
*ensued, is the coarse of which the pistol went of,
Rule discharged, , whereby liestie 'wee s 3 severtdy wouuded in ti a
_ _____.....ii..k. thigholait altitintgis begot badii,o4lis fitther's house,-
anfocturistely, ficiTriCtlnfraiM:tbratbry. helekrat 10
that night. Every ffrcertAnn hie tieel made to ilk°.
ver the perpetrator, though hitherto without effect.
'STEEPLE ILA CE.—Aiingular hied of sweepstahes
of bugs each, was decided en, Moadey, betetea
hiescre. Foegard, Carter, and Hall, iu the county Of
Becks. The match wig for the comphtitors, know 1
for hunters, to start shoot two miles from liaikeY to
go to flit:bland parish, in Buckiehliamshire, a dis-
tance of.about AS mires (in a strait dtsection) a steeple
race, or in other words to take hbeir
own direction.
The country over which the tact took place is dole
and woody, notwithstanding winch the spoetsmen alt
took to the field. _ The race vies .et toitglh- contested
between Messrs. Carter and Halt, 'in.-:king IT -v 2
rine
efus'a
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at any thing, break or.fetrce, oPpoied to: tint, „,,
it was won by Carterin onetiour and 501311m:rtes. 'II!e
horse of Mr. Hall got into a bog, and Mr. Posher(' 5
horse fell, and was damaged early in the race.

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00 the 13th inst. at Peeneas, Ma. Jelkey, wife at Georg
'Jeffrey, aged 7 ,
On the 4th inct. at the advanced age e:
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4IN Salines, Middlesex.
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!'protecting the Crown, nor the diters—he alluded to the lease eig atar6y -f. San-- , . • . ,,,ruZlabirenLZ. 11111111111
po es MISOTIMALL.—A colliding oreneer of one 0 is.„, p,r.i.4.1
iirthe Boron& wits oillegintoted berme Mr • ?
wit, but to place an individual in a dell, whieh Ifw agate contended was, as well as
sthe. "i •'.. *l,-- '. • --"ms---
it be otherwise could have been in Prevlo,4.prmte-Aex 111.Arawiliokreitfrautdissultatnitopevuriaence
the ~yltrie;tt le har:t disposed of a entrideralotelpUil at tatmey c.ilf . .4
In proof. of wee he'reett • fa I OA*
10 to him by the bankrupt. .
.. • —rtektvate. on Frigny„-eha,a,,, b►bv., ;J.._ mt..the stitil
lini-
tnli.nelr
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to:ll:lViiii.iitipth*lvislittig,, gitievotieg to
m eleissargia:Tinc,gylor !that alter *Rowlett the Defendant for all dishiirstmeaet: --itt::-'
o yam i ftfiftccnoot ft, tree en'm i
Oen of Mr:-.-Sendel' ra ever having • paid „Irwin le mi,,,, „I, i the •1 y ,P I"lll","2veets Mira
Ilitalten Of this ca;e, as &Aided', had been
Serjeant upon affidavits, It ap-
,n• of the name of Chapman, a lesaeofetther was ffientraty-Vroof-of his ever haw- ir°,ll.appizeie: -.. -_. • • ....~ ,
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fendnue MVP the. atawneot ,of oat of the 0 ri,„,..
's Ammonite looct been deo. landed'l)4llPhime4red' ihm
the 9."
.ahllgncirilit'eloitli'd4, dein* tiesitteseel 41ay.. Under these 1 remained
_ due to the parish 577 L, of the nispo,al of whil-elle;
iNdh:a.whsas awabas niknrauettteadt tihen
the sum
taxes no :Trenton all:never. It al p
circumatances, ealppiiited: by the fact -of. Mr. Taylor I
Ili of the names of Saunders and-
having.actedlo..44-tial • as, the - Proprietor or the, tett! eteivr thrift isp. , anti he ttai re._
in Boston, Lincolnshire, upon a
The
requested rintritel'alverblirad; that Li'
seenunrs "re
Operu•house, lir !Ales orders, purchasing scenery and not ready,
dated 16th Jaly, 1813. It was
e would allow him till to day ho
and dresses, 'origin/ actors, dm. be submitted to nanseti, to arrange them.
town and understood upon* the
the Court the, propriety ef leaving the verdict mulls- This the Meogistente coonented to do, nn hi, onset's°. I„„
Is usekeepers, to be answerable, in the sum of tiol ^- --
also by Saunders and Co. upon
ember, that Chapman was inset- turbetie • Lb nppearacce at the time mimed. - eaebt fur
,ExscuTrox.—On Thursday -/ fo fT, t
Tffrrrsrswrar.,,,,,-„I
that Mr. Tay- alias James Parker, paid the forfeiture of his Ile t -
commission would issue against ilMeir.lnSe.risZeat lintusrsirsfposlilEtrifednolsindonflivessa, tame side.
rks. ,
mrpose of getting 'an undue pre- -usep- ..aruurton,
lor was no more. than a manager; acting under the ;.his country, by being banged on board his Majett .:34
.ct to the property of Chapman, fendant, persisted in their argument,
the direction of other persons.— i chip Prince, at pithead agreeably to the senfelYtc
authority and by
I was adopted :--It appeared from
Chapman had applied to Messrs.
they con- '
:of the. Court-martial which tried hini list week. 8
tended it was perfectly valid ; and from a covenant I We hear that M. DES lIA Yes has contrired-7
len, who were then farmeri of the With' respect to the lease of, Mr. Sandell,
and debtors of the Crown, to get
) cash this bill. On the eaamina- which It contained, farther argeed that Mr. Taylor ; make his essape from the Conscription, if he as
.e, it appeared that Samuel Sum. was bound to keep up the wardrobe and scenery id ever involved in it, which we have reason to think
knew that Chapman had stopped as good a atate as *heti the tease was granted to he WM not. Ile is , certainly safe Ln the Wald of
him, thereby preientirig the: seizure of any pro- Guernsey, and has written to Mr. TAYLOR for a
the then had a bill upon Chap- . .. . • .......6.• ..:..1.. 0.- _ ......- .....)- • t.. .•••••••110.carl h. 1.:•••