The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-31 00:00:00

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test night the comic Opera tailed the Americans,
written by Mr. Antrum), with the original music by
.1311AGAW and M. P. KING. was performed at this
Theatre before a crowded audience. The piece (for.
the first time of its being performed these seven
,years) was received with more than ordinary eppro-•.
Winn ; indeed, from the number of respectable per-
formers engaged in the songs and choruses, it mast
have been brought forward at no inconsiderable ex-
pence to the proprietor, whose talents and exertions
appear unbounded in giving to the gitglish Operas
an ascendancy which that delightful species of drama
so truly deserves. Miss CAREW, who may now be
fairly styled the prima donna of the English Opera,
Min KELLY, Miss STEVS:NSOG, Mr. hazes, and Mr.
PEARINAN, acquitted themselves with great skill, and,
lin their vocal exertions were deservedly cheered with
the most gratifying testimonies of applause. T.
ludicrous comic humour of Mr. Hzet.rv, in Dabble,
which threw the gods in the gallery into a
broad grin, produced a roar of laughter through-
•out the house. Mr. CIIATTEHLEY also, in Fret-
mils, the Irish poet, exerted with success his
comic powers; as did Wicarnsorr, in Zeciekiah,
.11ocutt., in Martin Slow, and SLATER, in Paul
Toad. The Native Americans were quite at how
in the parts:Ootted them in the piece, on fl one ist
them in particular eshibi(ed very improvable tiler&
in a dying scene. It would be an unjust omission not
to notice the fine expression and feeling displayed by
the excellent Band in the sccompaisiments through-
out the whole. The celebrated Overture of Lodoiska
was substituted in thd place of the original one, in
order to introduce a new Flageolet, invented by Mr.
BANEBRIDGE, which, from its shrill sod unique effect
in the tine solo played by Mr. HARVEY, elicited an
involuntary burst of applause. This little instru-
ment far surpasses the French pipe lately introduced
in Quadrilles among those foshionablcs who prefer
foreign novelty to native worth.

BIUGHTON, Amy 30.

This watering.place may be justly termed in the
meridian ()V its prosperity, if not with the first order
of fashionables, it is in the aggregate of numbers,
and it is truly remarkable to watch the influx and
retire of company. Forty coaches are now in full
daily *holiness; and if we may judge of the success
of the wheels, some idea can be estimated by taking
an average, that each coach receives nearly 1001: per
.week.
Hastings, FAstboerne, and Worthing, are also, at
this time, caviling in the plenitude of visitors be-
yond all former reasons. The contrast between
July, 1817, and the present year, is more exemplified
by the almost disappearance of mendicants on the
road from Portsmouth to Hastings.
The morning's amusement of malty of our visitors
is to walk on the cliffs, and watch the sagacity of
the King's stag hounds in taking the water. Mr.
Sharp, the huntsman, enters the boat, and proceeds
to sea. He gives a signal to his canine tribe, and
they follow the boat with aatouishiog precision of
order.
As the harvest has began, a farmer in this neigh-
bourhood has laid a large bet, that he has grown
from 140 acres of wheat 140 loads without a grain
of smut; another fortnight or three weeks will de-
cide his wager, when we shall be happy to give the
elect particulars of the decision, as it (will form a
sort of criterion to judge of the produce of wheat,
in the same manner as the oats have been proved.
The Neptune packet, Captain Wallis, of 60 tons,
end William packet, Captain Boldest, of 50 toes,
sailing between Brighton and Dieppe, decided a bet,,
on Tuesday lest, respecting their superiority of sail.
lug and nautical skill. They set off for Dieppe,
under the disadvantage of a calm, but the Captain
and crew of the Neptune depended upon their sea.
manship and knowledge of the tide to defeat their
antagonist. However, the William was victorious,
haying gained the harbour mere than half an hour
before the Neptune. Considerable sums of money
were depending epon this voyage.

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COURT 0.I? CHANCERY, Jove 30. •
auto, IN THE MATTER OSI REID.
Though this case occupied a very long portion of
,Ma Lordship's time, we shall not go into a minetd
detail of the particulars, as it was stopped when
only heard es-parte by his Lordship. We formerly
detailed them when the case was before Sir William
Grant, the late much and justly esteemed Master of
the Rolls ; and it may therefore be necessary only
to give a mere-outline of the facts. •
• The testator died, leaving by his will t certain
.seen vested in trustees, for the benefit of an illegiti-
mate son of his, at the same time bequeathing the
trustees a sum of 10001. for his receiving a liberal
education, the testator expressiog his wish that the
son should be educated in order to his following a
mercantile profession. Should his conduct be such
as to meet their approbation, • sum of 7 or 80001.,
(we are not sure which) was to be given him by the
trustees on his reaching the age of 26, but vice versa
the sum wag to be withholden. Before hd was 2t
years of age lie became Involved In debts, and was
obliged to take the benefit of the Insolvent Act.—
Being by that means discharged from prison, his
assignees now claimed the particular suns which
should come to him when 26 years of age, whier
ibe trustees refused, sod at the lime timealeclered:
(bey bad no objection to pay hint the interest forhis
eltpport and maintenance, and particelarly as the td=
toter had not, by his will, made any regulation for
Of disposal of the sum, should the young man act
improperly. That late most excellent Judge (Sir W.
Grant) ordered the principal to be paid into Court,.
as, in consequence of the defect in the will, the
Crown must of necessity be a party. The cause
came on as a motion before the Lord Chancellor this
mornipg, who heard the Counsel open it, and also
the Solicitor-General, who now (in the absence of
the Attorney-General) appeared for the Croon. .•
Mr. CoLcussost was heard at great length for the
assignees, and was proceeding' to comment on the
provisions of the Insolvent Act, wheu he was stop-
ped by
The LORD CHANCELLOR, who said, there Was DO
end of such things going on, if he was to be called.
for every day to hear motions which ought more pro.
perly to come before him as causes. So much time
sae taken up thereby as to prevent the other bug.
uess of the Court coming on. Let causes and mo.
lions be beard as such, but let not the time of the
Court be wasted by one thing bring heard for an.
other, He would not hear a word more on this lilt
he had gone through his list' Of Bankrupt Petitions.
—lt was really absurd to call on him at this time of
year to hear such motion', when perhaps 2 or 300
Bankrupt Petitions were pending. To aakhins to do so
was in vain, for he would not, and therefore Mr.
Coltinsen had better stop.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL--On the part of the
Crown, my Lord, I told the other side I could have
uo possible objection to their bringing the case
on, in the shape of a motion, but I also told them
it ought not to be beard as such, as it was properly a

cause.
Mr. BELL could declare there was on the part of
his Clients no wish to occupy big Lordship oneeno.
went unnecessarily.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—I believe that, Mr.
Bell ; but how can L continue to be attacked and
persecuted as I now am every clay ? I do oot believe
there ever was a Judge in this Court so much hunted
after as I am, or so much obloquy thrown on me. I
have 110 doubt, but, that when I get home, after the
duties of the day, I shall find 20 or 30 letters lying
on my desk, trona bankrupts, complaining in 'the
most piteous terms of the miseries they do endure from
my not hearing their cases. But, good God, 'what
am I to do, if my time is to be occupied in this man.
man by useless, unnecessary harangues? Am 'I also
on this account to be attacked and blamed for delay ?
How can I do otherwise, unless I persist in hearing
particular business on the day I mention that I will
hear it ? I tell you now, what I said• yesterday,
that I wilt not pr.-ceed one step out of my regular
course, or hear a motion or case, unless on the day
flied fur it.
Mr. Btu. would not have presumed to bring this
forward, had be not thought the case urgent.
The Lotto CHANCELLOR—I give you ample credit
for your good motives, Mr. Best ; hot really is not
the cause of every suitor in this Court urgent ?--.
Every suitor in this Court has a right to call on me
to hear his case on the very same plea, and surely no
man of rational understanding will 'spec, me 10 hear
the cause of one party, which may perhaps be the
ruin of another class of suitors. It is needless to say
mote, for I ,sill not hear any such motions now, at
this season of the year. My mind is made up, and
am Ito be trifled with, and no attention paid to my
orders, as is done elsewhere? Put this cause (fur
I cannot call it a motion) in the paper, and let it be,
heard after the Bankrupt Petitions, provided it can be
so draw, before the 15th of August, fur I shall cer-
tainly rise then.
tiotacyron•GuyEnAt. said, he had every tam.
son to be satided, and indeed he only anticipated
whet his Lordship had now said.
The Loan CHANCELLOR—Very well. I will hear
your case, Mr. Bell, but not till I have got through
my Bankrupt List. After so long delay, I cannot
suffer their feelings to be longer trifled with...
Here the case ended.
GRIGG AND OTHERS V. LOIITT AND OTHER,.
The SOLICITDR•GENERAL moved for an Injunction
on the part of the Plaintiffs to restrain the Defendant
Lovitt from selling a quantity of oil, or from inter•
feting in any manner with the sale or it, and also to
restrain the other Defendants from delivering up to
Lomat such part of the oil as remained in their re.
elective hand,.
He made this motion upon an affidavit whfch dis.
doled the following fact :..—Some time since tie Plain-
tiffs were applied to by Mr.,Hithers, an eminent Met.
.Chant,for the loan of 10,0001. which was secured by
promissory notes, and by the deposit of a large
Ittantity of coffee. Sobsequently,• however, the
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coffee was talon one of (rye hands of the Plaintifts,
and with,tbeir coneerrence, 342 casks of oil were
substituted. sMr. Haber, failed in business, and the
oil was put Into the hands of Lovitt, who acted as
agent for the Plahrtitkfor the purpose of being sold..
A great part of the oil was sold, and Mr. Lovitt hail
receited,the purc.basetseasy.t The remaining portion,

his Cirdarnstances, and had refused to delitter up thb
purchase-mottey•Which he hid thug gni into his por-
tassion.. The injunction therefore prayed, that Mt.
Loeitt should be restrained ftoni interfering-any fur-
ther its the concern.
The Loan ChAttact.tra granted the ittotioni opus
Mak* being eters to the pieties.
OUR/ JIM *ASS IrdiSt hear 'V.
the Calendar &Mains 18 prisoners; two for
highway robbery, foot for uttering forged Bank of
Emile's(' notes, and one for isailog forged Bent, of
Ringleted notes in possession ; one for Counterfeit-
ing silver • Coin ; two for manslaughter; one for bi-
gamy ; one foe ptemstorely returning (torn
baoisb-
mei i and sit Tor theft of sellout kinds.
Nine of thole prisoners were committed before
Chriesmas.
A few reinntei past sit in the evening*. Ibricitio.
ton, VAq. high Sheriff, proceeded in the Bishop's ear-
' risge end sit horsey to reeertbe Judges ; a svitolele-
giment of special constables preceded on horseback.
IThe Under-Sheri& came next in the High Sh riff's
carriage an Anse horses. Mt. Lambton followed with
intipege; his coach was drawn by sit
iteaeltifollirsries : besides t Boas. weir &err
servants blotlioflebsck attended fiewr • At semen Al-
, ill'reterned. Mr. Baron Wood, the Croon Judge
here, came in the Bishop's carriage. Mr. Jusiice
litytey, who bed gone to narrowest., had not yet
isitired. They proceeded directly to the Crows.
.CWitit, where the Commission was opened etsd read.
The only peculiarity in the proceedings sass that the
Royal Proclsmation against sire And profaneness was
not read, and that instead of '• the King,
.and my [Arils the King's Justices," the Crier cots-
eluded with- "God as,, the King, and my Lind of
burham."—The rash of spectators into the Court
was eatraortlinarily great: this is probably to he
ascribed to the novelty of the sight, es the Assizes art
held here only once in the year.
Adjourned till 12 to•rnorrow. ~
K l' ASS IZ ES.

MAIDSTONE. Jove' 10.` W./
CIVIL
THE KING V. ItEES AND THREE OTiltßi.
This was au indictment against Itee, 0141, Wth,
Edwards, George Wright, and John s Is-her, fur
assaulting and falsely imprisoning two . trines,
named Wm. Bills ata,,Nte. Nasoyi at Chatham, 6n
the 6th Aug. last.
The prosecution was carrietknn at the instance of
the Board of Admiralty, and conducted by Mr. Sere
king ONsLow, Mr. MARRYAT, Mr. GURNEY, and
Mr. itoe.
It appeared in evidence, that the firth Defendant,
Mr. Rees, was a linen-draper it Chatham, and Ike
other Defendants were his servings. At 11 o'clait,
on the night of the 6th of Aug. the Prosecutors were
.:alking on the pavement near Mr. Reea'• doer, and
one of them accidentally happened to touch the area
of Mr, Edwards, one of the Defiedents, whilst he
was speaking toe female. This produced some abu-
sive tanguageson both sides, which ended in an at-
tack by Mr. Rees, upon the marines, aided by the
other Defendants, except IVrigle. They wen
knocked down, beaten and kicked violently, and
afterwards taken to the cage, and Balls was subsea
quently confined for about 14 days in the hospital,
in cantegnence of the bruises he received.
Mr, ADOLPHUS, with whom was Mr. CHITTY, sd.
dressed the Jury with great ingenuity and eloquence
on the part of the Defendants, and afterwards pro.
duced several witnesses, the effect of whose evidence
was to show, that the Prosecutors were the aggressors
—that one of them had • drawn his bayonet, and
wounded one of the Defendants, end behaved other.
wise in a 'pent manner, which rendered it necessary
for the Defendants to act on the defensive.
The case went to the Jury finder the directiont of
the Leirtied Judge, and all the Defendants were
found Guilly,witts the esception of George Wright.
tHE KING V. milt
This was an intntmaiion against the Defendant, at
the suit of the Attorney-General, for assaulting Ni-
cholas Roubillia rd, an Officer of the Cuatoms, in the
eiecution of Ilia duty, at Deal, on the 17th Oct.
Mr. Se.jeant ONeLOW. Mr. MARRYAT, Mr. GDR.
NET, end Mr. ItoE, conducted the prosecution; and.
Mr. ADot.Peris the defence.
The facts of Jilt case were these Roubil.
liard, now • Lieutenant in the Navy, and Mr. Peetec
also s Lieutenant, and both -belonging to his Majes-
ty's ship Severn, stationed at Deal, were sent in per.
suance of a deputation from the Ciasioms aided by
10 men, to search a tugger, in the act of landing,
and supposed to contain smuggled goods. In the at.
tempt so to do, the Defendant attacked Mr. lloubil-
Hard, and struck him a blow on tee breast, which
made him stagger several pacer.
Mr. Roubillisnrs evidence was corroborated by
that Of Mr. Petite, and the Defendant was foand
Guilty.
WYATT V. SIR C HOSTS, K•C B.
This was an action against the D.fendant, as re-
presenting the Commissioners of the Navy and 01d-
Ilene. Departments at Sheerness.. It was argued,
that the action should be brought against him, instead
of the Commissioners.
Mr. CtinWonD stated the pleadings, that the Plain.
tiff complained of the Defendant for trespassing on
the waste of his Manor of Minster, and taking away
the gravel of the beach ;to this it was pleaded, that the
place in question was the property of the King, and
that the Defendant committed the supposed trespass as
the servant of the Kieg, and by his eommand. The
Plaintiff denied this right, and asserted the place to
be his own soil end freehold.
Mr. Gueneit then stated the Plaintiff's case,
which was, that the Commissioners of the Navy and
Ordnatrce had taken the steAsesch from the shores of
the Manor of Minster, for the purpose of ballasting
the King's ships, and for many years they had paid
the Lords of the Manor of Minster for this privilege;
bet of late years they had refused to pay for it, and
the omly question now wits, how far the waste
beach of the Manor eatended f The Plaintiff
It as high as high-water mark of ordinary sring
and the Defendants contended that it was
only is the bigh•water mask of ordinary Deal

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