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INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT—SFPT. 18

... any creditor. In answer to interrogatories by the court, the insolvent stated that his connection with the propuietary of Drury- lane had led to his first bankruptcy, and this connection with the Strand Theatre had caused the other. It further appeared that ...

CORONERS' INQUESTS

... OVER EXERTION AT DRURY LANE TnEATRE.-Last evening an inquest on the body of Thomas Burns, aged 35 a scene shifter at Drury Lane Theatre, was regulaed before Mr. iliggS, at the Harlequin, Drury-lane. Mr. Walker, surgeon, of Drury-lane, said that he had ...

COURTS OF LAW

... Court the case of Lacey e. Bunn was heard on Thursday. The plaintiff is the comedian, and the de- fendant the manager of Drury Lane Theatre, and the action was one of special assumpsit. The doclaration alleged that the plaintiff would contract to play ...

COURTS OF LAW

... jury in respect to him. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. LAcY v. BuNN.-This was an action by the comedian Mr Lacy, against the lessee of Drury Lane Theatre, to recover damages for the alleged breach of a contract entered into between them. Mr Martin stated the plaintiff's ...

[ill] ROBBERY, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

... London. They arrived in town at an early hour on the following (Wednesday) morning, when B- took her to a house opposite to Drury- lane, which he said was his aunt's, and where he wished her to stop, but observing so much of what she conceived to be gross ...

SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED MURDERS THROUGH DESTITUTION

... MURDEPS I THRO UGH DESTITUTION. Last afternoon, Mr. Wsakley, M.P.. heldan tiquest at tie BenJolinson, Great Wilde-street, Drury- lane, upon thle body of John Grainger, a blacksmtitlh, aged 27, who eonl. mitted suicide, and attempted to [kill his wife and ...

LAW INTELLIGENCE

... eun of 2001., lint and advanced by big Serene diigltncsr the Dulke of Bru-tswick to the deo fendant, rho is t perlormer at Drury lane and tile Prin- cess' Theatrrs.-Atr. Jervii, with Mr. Petersdorff, for the, plaiitiff, and Nfr.:Maxtia for tile ?? ap peared ...

POLICE

... to London. Thiey arrived in town at an early hour on the following inornin~g, whiss Bartram took her to a house opposite Drury lane Theatre, which he said was his aunt's, and where he wished her to Stop, but observing so much of what she conceived to be ...

OCCURRENCES

... lawyer's clerk, and b other of the well- known Barnard Gregory, of the Satirist. Itappeared that deceased lodged at 119 Drury lane, and was subject to asthma. He partook of breakfast on Sunday morning, asd his landlady entering his room soons afterwards ...

DREADFUL MURDER IN ST GILES'S

... the public houses in High street, and fre- quently slept in the low lodging houses of Charles street and Short's gardens, Drury lane. A prostitute, well known by the name of Irish Biddy, appeared to know him better than any of the others, as she was a favourite ...

POLICE

... out so soon after it, and so she asked me to go home and help her to lay it out. We went to a house in Charles street, in Drury lane; I saw the baby in bed, and, afer huddling it a little, I said it was dead sure enough. I told Mrs Franklin I was sure she ...

[ill] INQUESTS

... and keeping them in proper order. Oa Saturday the persons inhabiting the house in which he lodged, No. 3, Craven-yard, Drury- lane, heard the report of a pistol, but took no notice of it until they heard the deceased call out that lie had shot himself ...