Michael D.Heath-Caldwell M.Arch.

Michael Heath-Caldwell M.Arch
Brisbane, Queensland
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1820 - - 1829 - 1830 - 1831 - - 1840

James Heath R.A. aged 72/73
Mary Heath (ne Phillipson) aged 72/73

George Heath   aged 50/51
Anne Raymond Heath (ne Dunbar)  aged 42/43

Julia Anna Harrison (ne Heath) aged 22/23
John Moore Heath aged 21/22
Douglas Denon Heath aged 18/19
Dunbar Isidore Heath age 14/15
Leopold G. Heath age 12/13
Emma Jane Whatman     aged 8/9

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James Heath by Lonsdale

1830 circa
The Heath Family Engravers 1779-1878, Volume 3. by John Heath

Letter from Charles Heath to unknown.

Dear Sir,
I send you the only Proof I can at present put my hands on and I have broken a Set to give you that. I will make enquiries of my Binders and Printer. I think it very likely a waste there may be found.

Yours very truly
C.Heath

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Leopold George Heath, grandson of James Heath (above) starting out in the Navy, posed against a canon.

1830 circa
The Heath Family Engravers 1779-1878, Volume 3. by John Heath

Letter from Charles Heath to unknown.

Yours very truly
C.Heath

Wednesday 6 January 1830
Evening Mail

Insolvent Debtors' Court - Tuesday Jan.1
Captain henry Nathaniel Rowe, late of No.66 Kennington Street, Walworth, was opposed by Mr.Heath on behalf of ten creditors.

In his examination by Mr.Heath the insolvent stated that he was a commander in the navy on half pay; the amount of his half-pay was £182/.10s per annum and he had a pension of £200/. a year in consideration of his having lost a leg and received other wounds in His Majesty's service. The amount of his debts was £700/. of which £225/. was due to his agents Messrs. Cox and Co, and £100/. due to his sister-in-law, Mrs.Crewe; the balance was for necessaries supplied to his family by 42 creditors, varying in amount from £37/. to £2/.

Since he had been in prison he had received from his agents from £50/. to £60/. on account of his half-pay, and to secure part of the debt due to them, he had insured his life for £200/. He had a wife and seven children. - - -

Mr.Heath said, as it appeared that Captain Rowe had nearly £400/. a year to live upon, he hoped the Court would apportion some of it to pay his creditors, a great many of whom were much poorer than the insolvent. He (Mr.Heath) was aware that it was a sad thing for a gentleman in the insolvent's rank of life to be obliged to live upon a small pittance; but as he had £382/. in half-pay and pension, he could much better afford to dispense with some part than the creditors could afford to lose their money.

Mr.Cooke said it was much to be regretted that all the creditors did not accept the offer of £5/. a month which this gentleman was willing to pay, instead of their arresting him. - - -

The Chief Commissioner (after consulting with the rest of the Court) said the Court would recommend to Government the payment of £82/. 10s. per annum, towards the discharge of the insolvent's debts, leaving him £300/. a year still, which, frugality, the Court hoped would prevent him from again getting into difficulties.

The Insolvent was then ordered to be discharged.

Saturday 9 January 1830
New Times (London)

Insolvent Debtors' Court, Jan.8
Henry Cleasby was opposed by Mr.Heath on behalf of Mr.Meeking and several other creditors
Mr.Sargood, a painter, in London Wall, commenced the business by observing to the court that he had no claim upon, or knowledge of, the insolvent; then addressing the latter, he said, "Have you any knowledge of me, for I'm sure I've none of you? " (Loud laughter.)

Insolvent - I don't know you. (Continued laughter)

Mr.Sargood explained that he did some work on the premises, afterwards occupied by the insolvent, but he was employed by a person named Fletcher, to whom he looked for payment.

The insolvent said the premises were his. Fletcher was his brother-in-law, and he (insolvent) carried on the business of the fishing-tackle maker. He was not in partnership with Fletcher, although they lived together in the same premises, and the words "Fletcher and Co." were painted over the door.

Mr.Cooke (insolvent's counsel) called upon him to explain who were Fletcher and Company.

Insolvent - Myself was the company, and Fletcher was nothing. (Loud laughter.)

In his further examination the insolvent stated that among other business he carried on that of a woollen-draper through the medium of agents. He had pledged a large quantity of goods, respecting which the schedule was entirely silent. His father died in 1826, and in consequence of his demise he received a bequest of £500/. and a further sum of £50/.

Mr.Heath said it was impossible to proceed upon the insolvent's schedule as it now stood; but he would ask one more question. To whom, and for what did you dispose of your furniture?

Insolvent - Brother Fletcher had it all - (a laugh) - but I do not know what it sold for.

Mr.Heath - We do know, and that it produced upwards of £200/, and you scarcely filed a vestige of an account relative to the transction.

After some further examination he was remanded to re-advertise with a proper description; to file a new, general, and special balance-sheet relative to the disposition of his property; and to give ten days' notice previously to his coming again to court.

16 January 1830
Records of the Heath Family, Vol.1

Westminster

Dear Heath,
A person of the name of Wheildon has been recommended to me, and has begged me to solicit the office of a bailiff in your Court. I do not intend in any way to be responsible for him, for personally, I know nothing of him, and my former personal knowledge in other instances does not appear to have been very accurate.

Dear Heath, Faithfully, yours, J.Copley

The Heath Family Engravers - Volume 2 - by John Heath
8 March 1830

The Art of Engraving

The trial of Murray v Heath in the Court of King's Bench having decided that engravers are not justified in retaining, according to the long established custom, proof impressions of the plates which they may be employed to engrave, unless authorized by a special contract with the parties interested.

We, the undersigned, feeling that such decision tends to mitigate against the art of engraving as a liberal profession, and to place its professors of the present day (notwithstanding the advanced state of the art of this country) in a position less advantageous than enjoyed by professors when engraving was in its infancy, do hereby announce that henceforth we shall insist on the right to take and retain eight finished proof impressions from all plates that we may undertake to engrave (private plates excepted) not only to prevent further encroachments, but to justify what has hitherto been the practice of the profession.

John Burnett John Le Keux
George Cooke       Henry Le Keux
George T. Doo       John Pye
William Finden       John H.Robinson
Edward Goodhall

21 January 1830
George Heath's old almanacs.

Douglas entered Temple.

Sunday 7 March 1830
Weekly Times

Law Intelligence
Court of King's Bench, March 2.
Murray v Heath, Dolman and Corbould.
This was an issue from the Court of Chancery, directing the Jury to inquire whether or not an engraver has a right to reserve for his own use proofs or impressions from plates which he had been employed to engrave.

The facts of the case have already been before the public. Mr.Heath was employed by Mr.Murray to engrave sets of plates to illustrate Lord Byron's "Don Juan," and "Crabb's Poem," which being executed, Mr.Heath "pulled" a number of impressions for his own use. In 1825 Mr.Heath failed in business and his stock of engravings, among which were the impressions from Mr.Murray's plates were advertised for public sale at Mr.Southgate's rooms in Fleet Street. An injunction was obtained by Mr.Murray and the sale did not take place.

The defendants rested their defence on the ancient usage and custom of engravers, who, they contend, had always been in the practice of taking from three to twelve impressions from all plates they engraved. To prove this case the Jury, said they had merely to direct their attention to one point, viz - whether by law a person employed to engrave had a right to retain a certain number of impressions of the plate? It could not, in his opinion, be lawful unless established by a practice so long known to the trade that every person connected with it must have known and consented to it.

The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff.

30 March 1830
The Heath Family Engravers 1779-1878, Volume 3. by John Heath

Letter from Charles Heath to Mr.Relph (publisher) (re for the Improvistrice 1831?)

My Dear Sir,

I send you the Drawings. The Drawing of Wrights at Mr.Jennings I ordered to be sent you yesterday and I hope you received it.

I enclose the Bill which as you was so kind s to say you could get cashed I have endorsed.

Yours very truly,
Chas. Heath

P.S. You must interfere with me as little as possible placing your Plates.

30 April 1830
Records of the Heath Family, Vol.1

12 Old Square, Lincolns Inn.

Dear Heath,
Will you be so good as at your leisure to give me some idea how many causes in a year your Court disposes of, and something like the average value of the matters determined, as well as the extent, or rather, population of the district over which your jurisdiction extends. I want to make a comparison with the Scotch small jurisdiction.

Yours very truly,
H.Brougham

30 April 1830
George Heath's old Almanacs

First stone of new room (Kitlands drawing room)

1 May 1830
Records of the Heath Family, Vol.1

To George Heath Esq, 6 Symonds Inn.

My dear Heath,
In the usual course that applications for the Coif should be made in the first instance to the Chief Justice of the Commons Pleas. Will you have the kindness therefore, to write to the Chief Justice first. Pray excuse the delay which has occurred in answering your letter.

Believe me, Ever yours,

Lyndhurst.

1830 - circa
The Heath Family Engravers 1779-1878, Volume 3. by John Heath

Letter - from Charles Heath to unknown. [Re. The Keepsake for 1829]

Dear Sir,

I send you set of the Proofs before Letters of last year. The selling price is two Guineas the price to you 25 shillings ready money.
Yours truly,

Chas.Heath
I shall send you the Boards tomorrow of my Annuals - do what you can for me

11 September 1830
The Heath Family Engravers 1779-1878, Volume 3. by John Heath Memorials of Hope Park

Letter - Charles Heath to William Miller.

The Seashore, Cornwall.

I have this moment received a beautiful plate from Bonington. I am quite delighted with it as well, as is every person I have shown it to.

I enclose you a bill which I have made at four months, because it will be more convenient to me for £52.10s., the sum I pay Mr. R.Wallis and others who engrave for me in London; but if you do not consider that pays you, I am most willing to pay you any further sum.

I shall send you Turner's Drawing and your Proofs etc, immediately. I request as a particular favour that you will consider yourself engaged to do me a Plate for the next year's 'Keepsake,' as well as some for the 'Landscape Annual.'

I should think on the latter you could get some assistance, which would rendrer the text easier. I hope to receive the 'Landscape Annual' Plate by the time you mentioned.
I shall have a splendid Book this year; I think better than ever. Be so kind as to acknowledge the receipt of this.

Yours very sincerely,
Charles Heath.
6 Seymoure Place, Euston Square.

21 October 1830
Records of the Heath Family, Vol.1

My dear Heath,
I will attend directly to your application for the Coif. I had understood, from a conversation you had with Mr.Winslow, that a short delay in making the application to His Majesty would be rather convenient to you than otherwise. I will now, however, attend to it.

Yours very truly,
Lyndhurst.

Saturday 20 November 1830
Charles Heath, 6 Seymour Place, Euston Square, to Dawson Turner

My dear Sir,
I ought to apologise for not answering your kind and friendly letter before with a brace of fine Pheasants but I have been so much occupied having only just returned from Paris that I had not one hour to spare, next week I shall have the pleasure of forwarding a parcel containing my publications as usual - and I will thank you to let me know how many Proofs of the England you have had [20] that I may complete them up to the ten numbers published.

I write you a longer letter with the Books giving all the information I can - at present I shall only say that the success of both the Keepsake and the Landscape Annual is greater than ever. We printed 10,000 of the latter which were all sold before publication and we are reprinting 3,000 more. The Keepsake sold 14,500.

I am quitting town on business till Wednesday morning or Thursday. I shall have the pleasure of writing again. I should send the parcel before but the large paper Copies are not bound.

With best respects, I remain dear Sir, Yours most truly obliged,
Charles Heath.

22 November 1830
George Heath's old Almanacs

Out with the mob. Swing riots in Dorking

Thursday 2 December 1830
Albion and the Star

The King's Sixth Levee
Yesterday his Majesty held a Court and Levee at his Palace in St.James's.
The Noblemen and Gentlemen attending the investiture were afterwards presented at his Majesty's Levee. There were also present - - - Mr.Serjeant Heath - - -

Thursday 2 December 1830
Sun (London)

The King's Court and Levee
Mr.Serjeant Heath, by Lord Lyndhurst, on being appointed Serjeant at Law.

Monday 6 December 1830
Morning Herald (London)

The Glasgow Election
Several witnesses were examined this morning with respect to the usage, as regarded the President having a casting vote at elections in Scotch burghs.

Mr.Sergeant Spankie addressed the Committee at considerable length, contending that by common right the President had no such right, and that it was not known in Scotland, except in cases where it was conferred by the Statute, nor even in England. He instanced the Courts of Justice, where, if the Judges be equally divided, the Chief Justice had not a casting vote, and the cause remained as it stood previously.

Mr.Adam and Mr.Sergeant Heath replied on behalf of the sitting Members, and the Committee then adjourned the consideration of the question until Monday.

Monday 13 December 1830
Albion and Star

Committee Room, House of Commons - Dec.11. The Forfar Election
When the committee met this morning.

Mr.Serjeant Spankie addressed them on behalf of the petitioner, Colonel Ogilvie. He contended there was no evidence to support the charge of treating or bribery. The fact of Colonel Ogilvie having, in a few instances, treated the electors with roasted potatoes, champagne, and claret, was not sufficient to bring the case within the treating act. And with respect to the accusation of bribery, the entire evidence went to show that none of those to whom a bribe had been offered had accepted it, or voted in the interest of Colonel Ogilvie; consequently the charge of bribery was not made out - for there was no instance of a decision, where the mere offer of a bribe, unless accepted and agreed to by the person to whom it had been offered, was held to be bribery. - --

The learned serjeant having concluded his case, Mr.Serjeant Heath replied.
The room was cleared; and the committee having deliberated for two hours - The chairman observed that as there was a general impression in Scotland that the statute of 7th and 8th William III, commonly called the Treating Act, did not extend to that country, - - "that Colonel Ogilvie had been guilty of treating, contrary to that statute." He then pronounced the decision of the committee to be - "That John Stuart Wortley,Esq., was not duly elected; and that the last election was void."

1831