Michael D.Heath-Caldwell M.Arch.

1820 - - 1829 - 1830 - 1831 - - 1840

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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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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

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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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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.
 

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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

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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.

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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.

         

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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 - - - 
 

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Thursday 2 December 1830
Sun (London)

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

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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.
 

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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."

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1831

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