The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-10 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

E. Watts, Spencer-street, Doswell-street-road, Middlesex,
merchant, to surrender Sept. 13. 27, and Oct. 21, at Basinghatt-
street.
Attorneys, Messrs. Evltt and Rixon, Haytioa-sgeare,
Minorles, London.
1.. I. De ?defaults, Arundel-street, Strand. merchant, Rept.
10. I?, and Oct el. at Basinghail-street. Attorney, Mr..fray-
tor, New Inn, Strand.
J. Meanders, Upper Ground street, Christchurch, Surrey,
victualler, Sept. IS. 27, and Oct. *I, et Besinghall-street. At-
torneys, M . Ware and Young. Blecknutn-street.
J. Or4nltc. Piccadilly, fruiterer, Sept. IS, 20, and 0ct.21. st
B.singhell-street. Attorney, Me. Chapman Sartwer, Serle-
street, Lincoln's Inn.
J. Maxweil, Boston, Lincolnshire, tea-dealer, Sept, IS, 20,
end Oct. 21, at Itasihill-street. Attorneys, Mr. Cheater„
Staple Inn.
H. Caton, Yeovil. SomersMshire. draper. Sept. 13. SO, and
0.0.111, at Bealngkall-street. Attorney, Messrs. Green and
Askant, Sambrook-coast, Basinghati-street.

DIVIDENDS.
Sept. tO, P. Waod, Kingston. Suproy, gardeaer, at Bag*.
hall-street —Oct. 6, J. Butler, Allik-street, Lpailon, amebae%
et the White Bear Inn, Manchester—Oct. 7, R..llusband, PIP'
mouth, mercer. et Vfeakley's Hotel, Plymouth Dock,-Oct. fl,
ilt Mewheod, jai. Wakefield, reonev-setirenrr, at the Ciotgt
House, Leeds—Oet. 6, P. and R. 'Olson, Leeds; merchant%
at the evel Homy Lee4e—Septi 16, R. Stephens, RoulburA

CONDON V. CU &&&& S.
On Saturday last. here was a very curious hearing in this
Qoart, before Sir John K. James, in which Condos, Esq.,
was plaintiff, and Mr. Checks, the celebrated Magician, was
defend
Plaintiff stated, that he sought to recover 3.15. the value of
a hat spoiled by defendant ; that suing with another gentleman
a few evenings before, to Mr. Charles's exhibiti.m, in Grafton-
street, his friend, who had some knowledge of these mutters,
puzzled the Magician, and gave him 6011101 We annuyauce he
must confess, on which Mr. Charles gave to each of them " a
fresh egg," keeiang another itimAt. at the same (lute saying,
that if they could do exactly as lee did, three but omelets should
be produced for the company ; lie then broke the egg, sod
poured the contents Into his sat, desiring them to do so with
their hats, which they did.—((lure the gravity of the Magis-
trate had to struggle will' his risible faculties) and on turning
their hats up, tmu hats and sleeves were all bespattered to
their great annoyance, while Mr. Charles suffered uo Meow.
veniel.• but produced his omelet.
Sir Joho —Perhaps, Sir, you would have done we'l to de-
mean yourself like other Gentleman at such an Exhibitiou.—
Mr. Charles, will you have the goodness to go through the ett•
perimeut here, fur the benefit of the company. Mr. Charles
bowed await amidst peals of laughter.
Piaintiff said that this was no treatment for a Gentleman,
and that the public were e ntrerned in such au outrage as this
of Mr. Charles's, and tnat he walked home at night without a
hat.
Sir John. with great good humour. then turned to Mr. Charles
a:.d asked what he had to say to all this ?
Mr. Charles—My Lord, I an sorry you and I are treohled
with such a slay dill lIS dis is : Sir Garret Neville, I ate told,
dismiss this worthy Jantlemen yesterday, saving much laugh-
ter, and advising him tO keep de secret, and nand de advice of
Sancho Pan:a. " The more you, Ate."
My Lord—lts the language of your greatest Poet—
" The very head and front of my offending Lath this extent,
" No more;—bald hen I in speec 1, being a
" Foreigner; and therefore little stmli I grace
" My cause, in speas log for mysel,—yet
" By your leave, I shill a round thivaruish tale relate
" Of all, what drags, what
" What conjurations• and wind mighty magic,
" I stsiu'd dis bat withal."—(Loutt laughter.)
Dis Janilemsn have come wed his friend to my rthibi•
lion; they den appear tu know every disoosta well as misiself,
anti den if tbinks 'I Ail try throe; titere vas a mach large
faigionable conti.any ; my performances, either in scii;sire,
Of slight of tie hand, may be migoired; my tricks are Al
much r say—any Wily ran do dect— let is, when Ilse know
how —(fowl laughter.) My Lor, 'tie nu Isuxh; you re-
' member Columbus's egg—lie say, " I rill make ais egg
stand on end." Ile too vas laugh at, but he tap de end
on de table?, and de ding was done! Why dill not the
Jatit eman do as I did? Where is de oder Jantlemnin ?* He
have more sense than because lie have vex himself, and
been laugh at, to come and yes at and laugh at ate.
PLtintitf.—This is all nonsense, Sir, you ought to apolo-
gise.
Mr. Charles.—Apologise 'for what?—Here is your hat,
(taking it out of a handkerchief) you state it is spoil, you
throw it at me on my stage and den you say you co home
uncovered ; where is it injured—(6/owing on the hat,) dery
my Lor, where ie it injured?
Sir Jultn.—Who knows, Mr. Condon, but the hat is im-
proved by this magic : it does not appear to tne to be in-
;need; you should have got Mr. Charles to blow on the
bat before.

Mr. Condon.—Why did he not offer to do so?
Mr. Charley.—Let him take his bat —" an egg to day
is better than a shieken to•morrow." He thinks, perhaps,
your Lordship and I are chickens; but the Dutch Pro-
verbs toil btu] "sunne reckon dere thickens before day be
hatched."
A Mend of Mr. Charles then begged he would rest his
rase lucre; as no injury haul been sustained, he humbly con-
ceived nuetbing could be reeuve red in that Court.
Plaintiff—l have paid Ms. for a new hat for the one you
made me spoil. and I look fur justice.
Mr, Charles-1 make you spoil! Come sare (taking two
full bottles out of his pocket) here are two bottles of strong
laudanum, taste them, take your choice, drink one of them
olf, I do so, here goes (swallowing the contents attar
bottle amid murmurs of horror and laughter.) there sir,—
aim, you no drink, dat sleety me you know better than do as
a conjuror bid you ; take your bat, or shall we seed it to the
Alendicity, and be good humour?
Plaintiff•—Mighty fine, sir, but—
Sir John—Really, gentlemen, such a case as this is quite
rare here; I can give no damages for what plaintiff has
felt about his hal—there is, 1 believe, no barns dune, and 1
must dismiss the case with costs.
The decision ageared to please the " greasy rogues" in
the Court below, who, like true paddies, forgot, for a time,
their own griefs and animosities to " see the fun."
Thee parties left the Court in apparent good humour, and
the heaver was borne by Mr. Charles's servant to the lodg-
ings of Plaintiff unhurt.