The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-07-04 00:00:00

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the ships coming into the Dear should not be in 1
the state of wrecks, but be in a manageable and I
navigable condition. If any occasional inconve.
•itience should arise to vessels in a leaky state, from
waiting till their rotation for getting into the Docks
ar6vetl, this lesser evil must be borne on account
of the greater good produced by the erection of the
DockS.-7-Judginent was accordingly given for the
Defendants. , - •. . , „
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'Zit [MIN itt. IN-FoItMATION—SURREY THEATRE.
, • TIT ATTuRNEY-GENERAL moved for a Ride: to
chew cense why a criminal information iVould not
be filed against Michael Slater, . Willies' Sadell,
and Thomas Barretts fur a riot at the Surrey
'theatre, on the 12th. of May last, and thence
continued N. a number of nights—indeed, on all
occasions, When pantomimes were performed.. The
affidavit of Mr. Elliston, the Manager of the
Theatre, charged these parties with having two
different objects in contemplation. There were
two young Ladies engaged at Mr. Elliston's
Theatre, named Giroux and Taylor. Miss Gi.
roux had been in the use of performing Colum.
bine ; and Miss Taylor had been engaged as a
dancer, In Which :line she was 'excellent. Being
desieoutf, howe'Ver, of doing something beytind
! that; Mt.'XilistOn yielded to- Iter wish of appear,.
lag in Columbine. ..Kbitt..gare lir. Slaterind Mr.
Snreell, who. werolfriends: of -Miss. Giroux, great
offence. A putty in.'s accordingly formed, pod
Slater, was heard to declare, before the. piece, le
gan, ,that he was determined Miss Taylor she Id
be hissed.offis,and should notperform. Me.. q r--
vet was the champion on the other side, and, by
their mutual exertions, a-riot .bas ever. since {fie.
vailed in this Theatre, similar to that which their
Lordships hail heard of at Covettugardetiso
that it had became itnpossible,for any -decent pei:.,'
.sou to stay out tfic pefortnance. That these par..
44* here the cause of the-riot would appear from
this circumstance, that, on one occasion,. it had
been -settled between them, that for that. night,
there should be .no disturbance.. When the per-
' formance hope, some. of the usual shouts, how.
ever, .were itearde-whelk the agreement . being
guide blow'', ;team was: immediately restored ';_.
so that it would appear that the two parties were
not badly organized. They constantly formed
themselves on *opposite' aides. of.file Otiose, Miss
Giroux's friends taking the side opposite to
the Prompter, and Miss Taylor's friends taking
the Prompter's side. They had- also adjusted a
sound which was to be the commencement of a
general dance.

Lord ELLF.Nnuaotraut said, there could he no I
doubt of the serious nature of the offence ; bet
he questioned bow far this. could be said to be a
conspiractto effect any one object. It was indeed
a conspiracy against the public peace. .
The ArroosetXrcuraez. said, there was at
least a riot. • . .4.
Lord EI.LENSOROOGetamed thatthere surely WS.
a community of dispositiou to riot. Ills Lordslllp'
asked, did the disturbances still continue ?
!. The ATTOONOY-GENTRAL 549,, ,the Manager
, had been obliged to give in: lit kiiir been under
1 the necessity or. giving tip the,. performance of
;.Pantomimes, which had occasioned birfililery sc.'
rious loss. 1. •
GAstiow, on the same side, observed, that
these Glatliators•exhildted themselves on the field
only when their. Ladies were to- make...lheit ap-
pea mum •
• Rule to shiw cause granted.
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cOILIKT OF COMMON PLEAS, JOLT S.
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.• Mi3Olt 0. CORTOK4TS'ON OT tIONCASTEIt.
Mr. Serjeant LENtimoved for a new trial' in
this eases on the.grinind that all the evidence had
notlieen submitted to the Jury. It was-an action
to try the right which the Corporation of Done
caster claim of landing all the coals and other pro-
perty:brought by water from Roll on a wharf or
landing place which belongs to the Corporation.
It was couteiided at the trial, that vessels had no..
loaded. at several landing places on the'rireS• from
the,earliest times, without leave of the Corpora-
lion.. and that it had been navigable. fie boats to a
place called Docking-hill, above the wharf in I
question, before
-the Act of Parliament had passed
(12th of George I.) for regulltlng the navigation,
en which the Corporation founded their claim.— I
The verdict was in favour of the Plaintiff. It was I
I urged in support of a new trial, that there, were
Several important rafts which ought to have been'l
proved at the trial ; that the body of evidence on I
the part of the Plaintiff had not been fairly op•
posed to all the information which could be pro.
ducetisfor the Corporation, and that the saw being
a question of public right,..ought to undergo fur.
ther investigation.
Thc:Coart allotsied the conditional rule obtain.
ed for a new trial 'to be enlarged touch 'refill, to
await the dticision .of another action, which has
been- brought against the Corporation on the same
grounds.

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COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
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, Yesterday a cause came 'on for argument, in
whieh the Attorney-General had filed an inforina-
Soa to 4'CUITOT the duty on 61,9611. the residue of
property bequeathed by the late Frederick; Ltfhtl
.Cavendish, in the hands of Lord George Caven.
dish, the itosiduary Legatee. ' The proceedings•
*ere foundol on an Act of Parliament (36th of
the king), u hi& gives a ditty on the clear red..'
due of the personal estate of every testator,, which
shelf remain after the funeral and other expencei
are discharged. The questicin was, whether thel
Crown was intitled by tie Act to a duty on the
interest which attached to the residue, or whether
the duty, was only to be taken from the residue as
it stood at the death of the testator I .►
N The SOLIeII'POR.GE'NEWAL contended, that tit
iftity was t. be taken for the whole sum as it
stood, when an account was delivered to the Com-
missioners;
Mr. Serjcant VAUGHAN argued in behalf of the
Defendant, that the Legislature did nut intend by
the Act to. give city' profits attached to residue,
but only a duty on the Stolz as it stood at the
death of the teatator.-.-The Court did not give
judgment.