The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-08 00:00:00

ove two in heeds from one part of his premises to
another. The Pleintiff reined, saying, 66 the tit was
quite sufficient for him to have one master," and at
the same time desired the niece to•kira a certain pact
of his body. 'The Deferulant iverbeard this offensive
latiguage,,and asked the Plaintiff what he meant by
loch vendee. An etteicatian ensued, and the Plain-
tiff squared at tic master in the attitude of hoeing,
when the later, a powerful man, knocked him down,
blackened his eyes, and Hooded his nose.
Witnesses were called for the Defendant, to provel
that thonPleintiff, in addition to his offensive conduct
above-mentioned, knocked his master down first in
his own shop.
• The case went to the Jury under the direction of
the Learned Judge, and a verdict was found for the
Difendant.
Mr. Gurney and Mr. Comyn for the Plaintiff, and
Mr. Scarlett and Mr. Chitty for the Defendant.
At two o'clock the CHIEF Justice left the Court
to attend a Privy Council, and his place was sup-
plied by Mr. Justice BAYLEY.
WIIITE V. G A OCK•
This was an action he a musician of the City of
Bath, against the Defendant, a music-setter in
Bishopseate.street, for pirating a sountry.dance set
to me Ic, called "Captain HI:0e," in honour of a
Master of the Ceremonies of that name, at the Beth
Rooms, end composed by the Plaintiff.
Mr. Scarlett and Mr. Comyn condoctud the come
for the Plaintiff, and Mr. Campbell that of the De-
fendant.
The Plaintiff was represented to be a young man
of great musical genius, whose father kept a music
shop at Bath, and played at the rooms and concerts
in that city. Amongst other efforts of his genius
was the composition in question; which was said to
have been composed in about fine minutes, and meet-
ing with the sanction of Capt. Wyke, the Master of
the Ceremonies, it received his name, end became a
great favourite for two seasons with the fair see who
frequented the rooms. It had such a run during that
period, that the Plaintiff sold nearly 4000 manu-
script copies of it, at the rate of a shilling a piece.
At length he published a set of country dances,
mostly of his own composing, and embodying the
piece in question, sold theset at the rate of 31. ed.
each, and the work had a considerable sale, until the
Defendant published the alleged' piracy in question,
of which he printed 125 copies. According to the
evidence, it did not appear he had sold more than
two or three copies of it, end had now 116 copies
on hand, whit+, however, he did not produce in
obedience to a notice served upon him, for that pur-
pose. The Plaintiff's father stated, that his son had
composed in his lime upwards of 500 country dances,
and (allowing for parental partiality) was a prodigy
of musical talent. It appeared that the Plaintiff had
(from modesty), at first, not announced himself as
the author of the piece, and had sent it into the
world as the production of a Gentleman named
Reeve, and had entered it at Stationers'-Nall in
that name, but had claimed it to he his property.
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COURT OF• COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 5.
TURNER V. TURNER AND OTHERS.
This was an action for a conspiracy brought by
Sir Gregory Page Turner against his mother. 6ady
Turner, end ether, members of his family, for having
sued out a statute of lunacy against him, with a view
to obtain possession of his property.
Two witnesses sv.ere adduced who proved that the
statute of lunacy had been issued through the pro-,
ceedings instituted by the Defendants, but on crop,
examination tbese witnesses stated, that the Plaintiff
bad, in consequence of the advice of Drs. Monroe
and Sims, been put into a strait waistcoat in 1811•
and 1814.
Upon this evidence being heard,
The CHIEF JUSTICE interfered, and observed, that
if the Counsel for the Plaintiff had no evidence of a
different nature to adduce, it would be more advis-
able to close the case, with a view to save the feelings
of the Plaintiff himself as well as those of the re-
spectable family with which he was connected.
The Plaintiff's Counsel observing that according
to his instructions be was not enabled to say that he
had evidence of a different character to bring for-
ward, the case was closed, and the Plaintiff was non-
, suited.