Star. — London, England, 1819-11-11 00:00:00

M I N.4F.4L INTELLIGrATE. v i o, NOVEMBER 10.- I Vilid N. W.—Arrived the ca.:rarat, from the Dawns for Jamaica; George, . r ,.•„ uitto for I%lalta; Aurora, Walnut, frim ditto o; kr; Aogerstetti, Triumraux, trout ditto (or Bar t•seaii, Low snot., num ditto for Lisbon; l'iggott,' d i tto for t)yorto; 7,ephyrs, LT:MMES. from Sun -1,11.41C.1! 21:1:4UCV, butts, :tad DuckenSeld, %Toon, I maica • Fame, :llirentsou, from St. Pe i•LJ , r .• .7 r a..d the :llbany and Sir George ()shortie, the 7.iactitiu,—sailed front the Isle of France Cape ef Cooe hope t7th August, and St. Helena :orber. Saihti his Majesty's ships CAULUON an a , ; 'Curren to the hasixard. N , NOVI3IIIEII 9.—Arrived the Pallas, Testa, from mot., Iluxxor, from Prince bklward's r• • Orawar, Iron St. John's (New Brunswick); ) •••eni Quebec, in 31 days. Sailed his Ago,, • . • lip 5, A , 0 ,.,y, ol at-mist. Ihe Sally and Davis were h' f: „1„„1 a t sr. J.rha's When the Rose sailed ; the Mae. sva hout half loaded, and expected to sail in Tee Da;; ympl.: had sailed for a port in the i* l ' I O.- -Wind W. N. W.—Arrived and sailed the S:ICNKEV, and the Elizabeth and Ann, • Ge.d lott•It from Newfoundland; AM12,011, • ; RoxLitl4l, lusts, from ClL:wane; Rising ' • V.( for I'lymouth; Baton, Ilscanana, from .1:1 the L'alward, from St. Petcraburgh CA.. , ! down rl-om the River and sailed the . a, :i; Wu.sou, fur Jamaica; and the - rw- • r, tor —.---, • rlv N ra 10.—Wind N. N. W.—Arrived the . .• • with a Mail from Holland. , 1 • r 4. ; o. —Arrived the Reg ent , tuaicuu., from • 1 , 1 10. one h u ndred miles from the Naze, N.--,;;,r, t f Sutylerland, water-logged, and aban- C.•pt4in Tworsui,t, supposed she would of Jutland. , .t. !wig Daphne ' in coming into this hat r! ric:, and in a few hours became a total •c t with difEculty. . . i... 11.7oiate -2.3.—A large ship has been seen on a in :he island of Runt. She lies ou her beam wt, and her hull under water. It is observed h•ile on her upper side. None of the crew •.. e. r can it be discovered that any of their i sert ck. Two dogs have come ashore alive ti.e:e is a collar, but no name can be traced on , consisted of hu not been ascertained. Some c by which it appeared she wee an had sail e d about twenty days previously from V E,:NBER 10. 70 Ti:i; EDITOR OF THE STAR. - beg leave to request your insertion of a -A, ix. a Letter, which appeared in your, ‘2.1 ia,:ant, by Albion," containing on dle ernpkgment of Naval Officers the Coast, for the prevention of ; and cuumanicating the fact of one ..:11:d %ad another wounded in an affray took place near Hastings, between a 3 .ag,;lers and a party of men employed on o.l,tent has thought proper to forbear ; ud conr,?e,:!s on the facts stated by him, at .• ,;1 tt ua Las given a partial, and gar „,„ facts themhelves ; evidently be- •,! I L.) excite a prejudice against the • (*cast Llockade ; and any thing like a gal.ar• iai statement would have defeated . Had Albion made himself acquainted :irzurnstances attending the affray, in t cnhappily lost his life, he would have . :...::.e was uste of a gang of Smugglers, more :ozmber, armed with bludgeons, who at and assaulted three of the men of Sc.-vice, one of whom was actually obliged ni ;elf into the sea, and swim to the Martell° a diAance of nearly a mile, to save 11 a Jury on the Coroner s Inquest, after a 1 4 °V. i.:vest:gation of two days, returned a verdict c:-.L,l:tiAble Homicide; and surely any reasoa .fit rran would have been satisfied with the un zied finding of twelve honest men, and those men i the Coast, with whom, and the people p,0y2,1 on the Coast Service, Albion asserts, there s a sp.rit of contention, and therefore, if prejudiced . certainly would not be in favour of the Ol:crs. But it is not to the peaceable inha izts cl the Coast that this service is obnoxious ; is should be so to the Smugglers no one will be when, as Albion asserts, numerous arrests '*;t4-4 ere taking place almost daily, and he might e dthleJ, numerous convictions also. But such, Editor, is the lenity exercised towards these men, pia a late instance, where ten of them were taken act of smuggling, armed with large bludgeons, ra..l assaulted and severely wounded an Officer K.:l:cc, in the execution of his duty, that the ma.ty, "hid' is £lOO, was mitigated by the Ma -2.7.:c, bcf.)re whom they were taken, to one-fourth IT . F.mugglt , rs cn this part of the coast are in the , ()I assembling in gangs, or companies, of from t') 21/U men, and are armed with stout bludgeons, . - tamltly with iron spikes fixed into them, and some have even fire-arms; and, when running a 4;: ! zr , ..ke no scruple of trampling . down the corn, K'r.g the !ledges, and, on all occasions, acting with ?..:,.!acity of :awless banditti: yet if one of these 4 . • th.e head of his numerous gang, when in the cf Assaulting or wounding an O f on duty, he wou n d e d, or unfortunately killed, such men Ciwi think this a case which calls for legislative • • ! Does Albion suppose that Parliament will - r. bber of the public revenue, particularly La,e like this. when it is found inadequate to the S-ty expenditure? Or can any friend to his '..• conceive that the small part of our naval • this service can be more beneficially *in , than in protecting the interest of the menu ` and lawful commerce of this kingdom against s:ic enemies? Should this subject be brought hailinment, the entire apprcval of the conduct • ' l l' I, lotlcade parties is only to be anticipated so . they cont i nue to execute t h e i r duty in the inann2r they have hitherto done; whenever L t :;! act otherwise, they will be equally amenable " fellow -subjects to the laws of their country. 1 am, Sir, &c. VSAITAg. ' ; `Plite, of rather a serious nature, has taken the Mediterranean, between the American ~:cdore $T EWA Al', and some Officers composing "'-rt-Martial on a Marine. The Commodore re :7‘l t cordirrn the sentence of the Court, which tactful language, and, in the end, Cap , '' . : 'l'Doscucat, BALLARD, and Nionotsos, and CFA LLAWILa and PAGIs s were busPraded crenands. STAFFORD MEETI74;I7, IVOYEkIBER 8. A Meeting was held here to-day, the professed ob ject of which was to consider the means of increasing toe armed force of the County. An Advertisement had been some days ago published with the signa tures of Lords STAFFORD and DARTMOUTH. in order to collect this Meeting. All the connections of these Noblemen, with all the other partizans of Ministers, were of course present. About half after twelve o'clock, the Marquis of ..41HARSZA proposed that the Marquis of STAFFORD should be called to the Chair, and the proposition was agreed to. But Mr. C. W. CHRTITnrNo, who is the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, recognized the Reporter of a London Newspaper in the room, and immediately announced this discovery to the Lords and Gentlemen present. This announcement ap peared to throw the company into confusion—busi ness was suspended f the Marquis of STarsoan did not immediately take the Chair, but his Lordship, with Lord ANGLESEA, and Lord GRAXVILLE, and Mr. CHETWYND, retired from the table to consult what was best to be done, in order to guard against the consequences of this very unexpected and appa rently alarming invasion! After holding a council of some length, the Chairman took his position, Ranked on the right by Lord GRANFILLF 4 on the left by the Marquis of ANOLUF.A, and surrounded by all his forces. Mr. CHRTWYND repeated his no tice to the company, which appealing somewhat in hostile array, the Reporter declared that he meant nothing offensive, and that his only object was to publish a faithful representation of what took place. Upon this a voice exclaimed— , 4 Ate you a Free holder of the County ?" REPO/MLR—Nu ; but nothing is more common, upon a Meeting of Freeholders, than to allow other persons to attend as auditors—and, as a mere auditor, appear in this assembly. The Marquis of ANGLESEA—This is a Meeting to whi:h none but Deputy-Lieutenants and Magistrates of the County are admissible, as the Advertisement implies. REPORTER—I am aware of the meaning of the Advertisement, but I am also aware that, at similar Meetings, Reporters have been allowed to attend ; and surely such an assemblage of high character and consequence, as I have now the honour to address, cannot feel unwilling, or be at all apprehensive about the consequences of allowing what may be said or done here to be made known to the world. -You, my Lord, are, I am persuaded, incapable of any act or any expression, upon a public question, that should not meet the light. The people meet and discuss openly and publicly every question of a pub. I lie nature—will you, upon a public question, delibe rate with closed doors? The Marquis of ANGLESEA.-What may have been done by other Meetings is no rule for us. We are to be governed by our own sense of discretion and propriety. RISPORT.ER-.-I am anxious to make known what the Public must be anxious to learn with regard to your proceedings at this important crisis. But I shall conform to your will, when that will is an nounced to me by' the Chairman. I must observe, that there are several persons in the room, as well as me, who are neither Deputy-Lieutenants nor Ma gisvates ; therefore I am not singular. The Marquis of ANOLESEA—They ought not to be here. General DTOTT—We had better, I think, adjourn to another room, in Order to consider this subject, and we may let the Gentleman know the result of our consideration. REPORT4R-.-I beg you not to subject yourselves to such trouble. I will retire, and Mr. Chetwynd, or any other Gentleman, may apprise me of your decision. The Reporter accordingly retired, and a discus• sion of some length took place. • Lord ANSON, who had entered the room some time before the retirement of the Reporter, forcibly deprecated the idea of privacy in any deliberation upon a public question. According to his view, every proceeding of this nature ought to be as public as possible, for secret discussions upon public ques • tions were not, in his view, congenial with the spirit of the Constitution of England. This young Noble man, indeed, evinced a vigour of thought, a gene rosity of feeling, a felicity of expression which proves him worthy of his name and family, and promises to render him a valuable acquisition to the public cause at this portentous juncture. The Noble Lord was, however, but feebly sup ported in his liberal views, and the exclusion of the Reporter was determined upon. That determination was, however, very politely communicated, and, at the same time, Mr. CAVESDISH, the son of Lord WATERPARK, and Mr. ELD, the brother of a Magi strate of the County, were directed to withdraw. The first proceeding connected with the business of the Meeting was, the reading of a letter from Sir CHARLES WOLSELEY, addressed to the Marquis of STAFFORD and Lord DARTMOUTH, of which letter the following is a copy : MY Loans--I have had the honour to receive your Lord ships Requisition to attend a General Meeting of the Lieutenancy and Magistracy of the County of Stafford, at the Shire Hall, on Monday nom, in order to take into consideration the state of the armed force of the County, and the expediency and best means of Increasing the bailie. " In reply thereto, I must, in the first instance, express my surprise at the object which you profess to have in view. The County is in a state of profound peace, while the People are suf ' feting allthe privations consequent upon comparatively stagnant trade, and extremely severe taxation. Yet we are scarcely dis turbed even by the complaints of the sufferers. For what pur pose then do you propose the augmentation of our military force, which is already so enormous as to agg ravate, by the exuenw essure of its expense, the amount of tbe public burdens, while the existence of such an establishment must gall the feel ings of Englishmeo, • from its incongeniality with the nature of the English Constitution? If you propose to augment the Yea musty Corps, I should say that you have already quite enou l fg el h of that body, regularly discipl ined and organized, while e confident that every man in the County is toll) , disposed to co neerate with thorn for the only legitimate purpose of force, namely, for the preservation of the peace, and the enforcement of the laws. But, I ask, in the name of common sense, where is the peace disturbed in Staffordshire? Where are the laws violated, that we should contribute to create alarm? I can easily conceive the motives which would prompt such a pro. eseding. The Magistrates of Manchester have committed a most outrageous violation of the laws, by employing a military force to disperse a Meeting legally convened, and peaceably con ducted, for the purpose of exercising that right of petitiuo.ng, which is the must sacred privilege of Englishmen, and murder and felony have been the consequence. Yet the Ministers of the Government have sanctioned and applauded that extraordinary eondu at. The voice of all the rood men a England has &cid eillp condemned both the Magintstes sad Pdinisterol as arrears from the proceedings at York, Durham, Cambattaaa, Westmoreland, obserrNl, that, as a 11Tagistrate, he should be verT Norfolk, &c. &c. unwilling to employ infantry in preference to cavalry " Those Ministers and those Magistrates are therefore alarmed in the suppression of riot, the latter being mach bet -they are afraid of the censure and punishment which their 1 . conduct deserves, a nd th e y are t h ere f ore en d eavour i ng to create ter ca culated for the purpose. Nk ithout using any a diversion in their favour by raising a groundless cry about dangerous weapon. ' treasonous designs,' or disaffected sentiments. Do you mean ! The Rev. Mr. HADow thought elat a corns of to sanction their artifices, and to shelter them from punishment? Volunteer Infantry would be very useful at Wo:ver- If you do, I will not he a perty to your purpose, for, according hampton. to my principle, which i s t h e p ro f esse d pr i nc i p l e o f t h e B r i t i s h • Constitution, equal justice should be dealt out to all his Majesty's The Rev. Mr. CLARE bore testimony to the loyalty subjects; and I cannot see why impunity should be granted to the of the people of Wolverhampton. authors and abettors of murder, whatever rank they may hold Messrs. TwEmcow and RICKETS made some obser. in society, whether Ministers, Mag istrates , s istrates, or Yeomen—or that , ations upon the state of the people in the Potteries. the law which condemns alike th e accessories before and after the fact, as well as the principals, should be set at nought, be- The proptsition for raising an Infantry Corps, was, cause those accessories and principals happen to be men of after a long 'and desultory conversation, unanimdusly wealth arcs rank. The idea must be peculiarly revolting to any rejected, and the following Resolutions were adopted: man who has imbibed the spirit, and has been instructed in the princip!es of the Constitution, which is the pride of my country, the country highly expedient that the utmost exertions sho. hi That in the opinion of this Meeting it is in the ptesent ,ti - .7.e because it is the protection of my countrymen. That protec ys of non, indeed, it would effectually prove, if it were administered be sued to render effectual aid to the Civil Power, in case of the disturbance of the peace. in its purity. But, alas ! the most unworthy expedients are ens- • played to pervert the Consti t uti on f rom i ts p urpose , an d its That an augmentation a the Yeomanry Cavalry of the Co hallowed name is only used to palliate the abuses, and to shelter County be recommended to the Colonel of that Regiment, reed powers of that the respectable householders end farmers in the sever.: crimes of those who arc appointed t o ex e rcis e the. Government. Such, I find to have been the object of the several towns and parishes be invited to enrol themselves therein, and to offi:r their services to the Officers commanding troops in their Meetings which have taken place throughout t h e C ountry , respective neighbourhoods. with views similar to those which you prof e ss. If t hi s b e y our That the Gentlemen of property and influence in the view, as I must be allowed to say I strongly suspect, I an t not be Ceerty.l- disposed to co-operate with you, for I cannot approv e o f proles- likewise requested to use their. utmost exertions in forwa: ing the object of the above Resolution. ,ions of loyalty, connected with the approbation of illegal acts ; That, insomuch es the original fund for raising the Yeome'ley Loyalty being, in my judgment, tantamount to an observance of the law, which has been grossly outraged by the Magistrates has been long since exhausted, in order to keep up ti e t stabli.'.- and Yeomanry of Manchester, whose conduct is mo s t unac- ment, and to effect the proposed augmentation of the Regiment, countably applauded by the Ministers, with whom you are so a Subscription be entered into, and for that purpose books te particularly connected. It has, lam aware, been declared by opened with the Bankers in the different towns, who are re name of those professed loyalists, whose example you appear vestige- quested to receive and remit the money subscribed to Mese . ... posed to Imitate, that they truly are anxious fur a fair investiga- Stevenson, Webb, Salt, and Webb, in Statierd, to be at the ellt posal of the colonel of the Regiment. Lion of the extraordinary proceedings at Manchester. But how That it be earnestly recommended to the inhabitants of the is such an investigation to be obtained? A Grand Jury rejects bills of indictment, sustained by the strongest testimony. A different Towns in the Ch r onnt7 to enrol temselves for the Coroner's Inquest is suspended or evaded, after the disclosure pose of forming Armed Associations, for the preservation of the public peace, and in aid of the Civil Power. of a mass of extraordinary facts; and Magistrates refuse war- That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Custor P.o rants, although the most satisfactory evidence is tendered.— tutterum and Vice-Lieutenant, for calling the same, and to the Where, thee, are the sufferers, or their advocates, to look for re. dress? .A great deal is no doubt expected from the Judges, and Marquis of Stafford, for his conduct its the Chair. That the above Resol . itions be advertised in the Peblic Pe we shall soon see how far that expectation will be realized. But pets, and copies thereof printed and distributed throughout tie even from a Parliamentary inquiry. for which many seem so C ounty . ST AF FO RD, Chairman. anxious, I cannot look for much, constituted as Parliamentary Committees usually are, and are likely to be, if public opinion be A Subscription, pursuant to the above Resolutions, not strongly excited, and exclusively directed to that subject. I was immediately entered into, and the collowias will not, then, concur in any endeavour to divert that opinion sums subscribed :—.- from such an important object, and, therefore, I cannot concur Stafford 42500 0 Richard Leectt sC3O 0 with what appears to he the purpose of your Meeting. D artmout h 300 0 T. Levett 21 0 " It is said, no doubt, that the law of England is open to A ng l ese y 500 0 Edward Sneyd .21 0 every man who is aggrieved, and so, as Mr. Horne Tooke oh- Begot 200 0 Thumis Lister 21 0 served, 'is the London Tavern, to those who can afford to pay ; Dudley and Ward 500 0 I Edward Grove 21 0 but what is to become of those who have not the means of pay- G ower 200 0 1 ienr: Case 21 0 ment? They are excluded from redress—while any individual Granville stoo o Wi'iiam Greavct, M.D. 21 0 of competent means, who attempts to seek that redress for Waterpark 50 0 Joseph Lane 21 0 them, is insulted and abused, nay, is put in peril of his life. I Newport 50 0 M. Waihouse 21 0 myself recently endeavoured to procure warrants at Warring- Thn. Clifford 70 0 William Sneyd 21 0 ton, against some of the Manchester Yeomanry, charged uptei J. Watts Russell Cl 0 the most satisfactory evidence, of cutting and maiming on the , Sheriff 'z,oo 0 Ja n sen James Caldwell Charles Begot et) 0 Thomas H. Parker Cl 0 16th of August : and I was assaulted Ly the very instruments EJ. Littleton eOO 0 Thomas llawkes Cl 0 of the law to which I felt it my duty to appeal, in favour of my . The. Leven 100 0 John Pidcock 21 0 -poor injured countrymen. Yet we are told by the agents and w a i te r Sneyd 100 0 I John Lan? 100 0 advocates of Government, that the case of the Manchester Suf- Edward Monckton 00 0 Thomas lioney'eorne 21 0 ferers will undergo a just inquiry before the legal Tribunals of Richard Be g ot 30 0 I George Chet wynd 21 0 the Country; but how is that inquiry to originate, while the N. Hiude 30 0 linger Gresley - 50 0 =fail &TIMMS to those Tribunals are closed; nay, while any P. H usse y 30 0 Walter 11. Ceyney 20 0 man, who attempts to approach those avenues, is repelled. with J. E. Heathcote leo 0 E. J. llickitts 20 0 insult and outrage? The idea is a mockery; and the language W. Dyott 21 10 John Leigh ki 0 employed upon the subject appears, and, I really believe, is Josiah Spode 50 0 r. Twemlowt 21 0 meant to be a mere imposture. I will not, then, aegaiesce in Jo s eh Scott 50 0 I Thomas Fiteherbert ao 0 any measure calculated to sanction such an imposture ; and I '.'he Meeting broke up about four o'clock. hope and trust, that all real Englishmen, some of whom may • perhaps attend your proposed Meeting, will agree with me in thinking, that instead of a ResolUtion to augment our military force, you should adopt a Petition to the Regent, for the insti tution of a due inquiry into the causes and consequences of the late atrocities at Manchester, as well as for the consideration of the means by which the grievous distresses of the Country may be relieved, and the Constitutional Right of the People restored. Sure I am, that such would be the decision of a Mectisg of the Freeholders of the County, duly convened and fairly consulted. But I am sorry to perceive, that your Lordehips do not appear disposed to refer to such a .t!ecting, upon a question so mate- I daily concerning the delfts and feelings of the People. " If your Lordships, and those with whom you may happen' to meet, are, on Monday next, not influenced by the considera tions which I have stated, and which I beg you to communicate to them, I cannot hope to snake any impression by personal appeal ; and therefore I think it proper, with ail deference, to abstain from your proposed .Meeting. But, whatever may be the decision of others, I cannot, particularly at this portentotts period, allow myself to become the ally or instrument of any faction. When mess of rank and station, forgetful, as I con ceive, of the respect and regard which they owe to the vital principles of the Constitution, and the best intereAs of their Countrymen, seem willing to extend the already overgrown power of the Government, I feel it to be my peculiar duty to stand by the People, who must, ere long, obtain that Reform in the House of Commons to which they are justly entitled, if they will trust, as I firmly believe them disposed, to the force of argument, which is the only force I :lan ever recommend them to employ. But I will not contribute to deceive either the Prince or the People, upon both of whom too much delu sion has been practised, through the scandalous artifices of his Majesty's Ministers, and their hireling writers, who are daily propagating statements which I know to befulse. 4 ' I have the honour to be, my Lords, " Your Lordships' most obedient servant, " C. WOLSELEY." After this letter was read, the Marquis of STAT.. FORD observed, that as it appeared to him necessary, in these feverish times, to augment the military force of the County, with a view to the preservation of the peace, he had felt it his duty, in conjunction with Lord Dartmouth, to publish the advertisement , that had convened this Meeting. Lord DARTMOUTH stated the number of the Yeo manry Cavalry originally raised at 500, and that there were at . present wanting about 100 to complete that number. The Honourable Mr. MONCKTON followed the No ble Lord with a minute statement of the precise nusiber of each of the Yeomanry Corps, with the amount of the funds in hand for defraying the ex pense of their existence. The Honourable Gentle man, as Colenel of the Yeomanry Corps, requested Gentlemen to urge their tenantry to join those Corps, in order to complete their numbers, but by no means to command that junction. . Mr. CurrslyND then proposed several Resolutions, which, after being seconded by Colonel SNEYD, were submitted for consideration. Lord ANSON argued against the statement, that I the times were such as to call for any additional mi litary force. For himself; he must say, that he felt_ no alarm for the safety of the Constitution, or the Fpreservation of the peace of the Counts y , unless r:Those who were professedly the most ardent ad vocates for both. The proposition for completing the Yeomanry Corps up to their original amount, was carried, and, it was further agreed, that these corps should be further augmented, according to the discretion of Mr. IMonckton, their Colonel, as he might be enabled to, make such augmentation from the Funds subscribed. A proposition was made to raise a Volunteer Corps of Ini ' antry. . . ~. This proposition was opposed by Lord ANSON. s, The Marquis of A NOLESKA thought that Volunteer Infantry might be rendered effective in certain cases. Mr. CHETWYND concurrea with Lord ANSON in objecting to the establishment of Infantry Corps, and The Grand Jury of Middlesex were impanneled to•day. The first Bill presented to them was from Mr. HUNT, against the Magistrates of Manchester, but on the Jury referring to Justice BAYLEY to know whether Manchester was within their jurisdictio'i, his Lordship decided that•it was not, on which they threw out the Bill. Wednesday sennight, according to public notice, :t fleeting of the County of Bute was held at RothesaN , when an Address to his Royal Highness the l'at:sca REGENT was unanimously voted, declaring the Reso lution of the Meeting to defend the Throne and the Constitution of the Kingdom, and ablorrence of the unprincipled system on which they are now assailei, the Marquis of ROTE, Lord Lieutenant, in the Chair. On the same occasion, a great number of the nioq respectable Merchants, Traders, and Farmers; were enrolled and qualified as Special Constables. At the desire of the LORD LIEUTENANT and several respectable Gentlemel of the County of Roxburgh, the CONVENER has appointed a Mecing of the County, to be held on Monday, the 15th inst. for the purpose of " taking into consideration the propriety of ad dressing the PRINCE ri.E.OEST. and expressing their sentiments on the seditious attempts now ranking in some distriits to 'disturb the peace of the Country, and to convey to his Royal Highness their solemn assurance of their loyalty to the King and Constitu tion, as established by law." The receipts of Drury-Lane Theatre, on l'ilonday evening, when KEAN made his first appearance for the season, in Richard, exceeded 1360 • ThtuaY-LANE..—Rickard 111. was repeated yester day evening. KEAN'S genius, with its wonted vi gour, bore him triumphantly through the leading scenes. ELL ISTON again appeared in the part er Richmond, and improved on the performance ef Monday evening : his declamation was just, ser ; ous, and di g nified. The Theatre was well filled. COVENT-GARDEN.—VANBURGH'S Comedy of Tile Confec(eracy was acted last night; and the revival was completely successful. We have not yet seen the comic strength of the Company brought to bear with more effect on any Drama restored to the Public. —FAR REX, in Moneytrap, depie:ed the sordid pas sion of the miser with the depravity of the anti quated libertine, in a manner that provoked incessant laughter ; and the meanness of Gripe was hardly less successfully pourtrayed by EMERY. The gay rascality of Dick, and the unblushing impudence of L3tas3, were equally effective in the hands of JON ES and Fary- CgTT ; and these, combined with the rich raillery of Mrs. DAvtsoN, as Clarissa, and the exquisite intrigue of Mrs. Gums, as Flippanta, formed a constellation of excellente. Araminta,Corinna,andMrs.Amlet,were well sustained by Mrs. Faucer, Miss FOOTE, and Mrs. DAVENPORT ; and the Comedy altogether went of in most excellent style. BONING.—SDELTON AND OLIVE:it. _ _ The Fancy have felt so disappointed, in consequence of the battle being " thr" between Solna and Larkin, that anothet fight is determined upon; and last night, at Randall's, some amateurs offered to back Oliver against Steelton, for int;gs. The latter being present, and always ready for a autt.oter, wick. out the slightest hesitation accepted' the challeti L e. A depOSiS was made accordingly, And articles were drawn up to the fel. lowing effect :—To be a fair stand-itp fight, in a 24 feet ring ; the money to be. placed in the hands of .111 r. JAMISON ; and the battle to take place within twenty miles of London, on the atti of December.: -There is a competition now among the 1 bakers, who shall bake the largest shilling is an excellent spirit of rivalry. One of these announces, that his loaf shall weigh twelvf I more than the Corporation Assize. 'V • t, 1;1 fi IR 11 . 5 4 dd 'i Ii t• ~t . ~~ ~. ' I . • • • ' 11 d. • .11 ~. P] . 7 • . , New York loaf. This le5C bakets oahces MN