Star. — London, England, 1819-08-20 00:00:00

f.. I WI 1. 1 1 ot, A nae Operatic Drama, in two acts, was last night produted, under the tide of The Brown Max. The persimar from which this Piece takes its name, like " the Green Man" in the play so called, is an eccen tric character, excessively abrupt in his manner, and possessing an extraordinary ascendancy over the rest of the dransatis persona. Leoni, a young soldier returned from the wars, is the lover of Clara, and their union is supposed to be on the eve of taking place, when her father, Franconi, to save himself ffom ruin, orders her to transfer her affections to sitiatfitati the protegee of The Brow* Max, who is understood to be exceedingly rich. Manfredi, how ever, is commanded by his patron to renounce Clara, the latter having discovered that he (Afanfreas)isthe object of her abhorrence. In consequence of this mandate, and with a view to possess himself of The .orosen Man's wealth, who, it seems had given him reason to expect-that he would make him his heir, Manfredi, in a sporting party, endeavours to deprive his jaatron of life, but by mistake shoots Franconi, whom The Brown Man had just attired in his own clothes. Manfredi and The Brown Man are sus pected of the crime; both are examined, and both are liberated cm' their parole... .Circumstances how ter,-lead 7'h: Brown Man to conclude that die shot was intended for him ; he contrives to fix the guilt on Nfaxfiydi, and various corroborative proofs are stlpplied, which remove every doubt. ,The criminal is presented with a box, which he supposes to con tain his mother's jewels, and whisk he is told has that within it which may save him from the scaffold. On opening it he finds a pistol, with a note direct inghim to use it for his own destruction. lie de clines doing so in the first instance, but tubsequently attempts suicide, when he is prevented from exe. cuting his purpose. Franconi re-appears, nearly re. covered from his wound, and pardons the villain who had inflicted it. The Brown Max proves him self to be Rochbruno, the long lost brother of Fran cool, and every obstacle to the union of Leoni and Clara is of course removed. In the progress of this Drama, scenes of consider- able interest and some pleasantry occur; and till the conclusion of the second act, nothing in the slightest dfgrec objectionable occurred. Here, however, the revolting action on the part of Manfredi, of placing apistol in his mouth for the purpose of self-destruc tioo, met with considerable disapprobation ; and the andienee were further offended at The Brown Man, yaw was supposed to be a moral character, being ssilfde'to breathe a bitter reproach in the ear of Max for, not committing the recommended suicide. ese circumstances caused the Piece to be opposed 14 its termination; and though, notwithstanding this partial drawback, the majority were decidedly in its Avner, the when Mr. DOWTON came forward to an nounce the Piece for repetition, it was impassible to hear what he said. The objectionable parts however ate so very few, that we are of opinion such altera tions may easily be made as will not fail to ensute the permanent success of the Piece. If the scene we have particularly noticed, with some modifica tion of the circumstance of placing the real as well as the suspected Murderer upon his parole, there can be tus doubt that the humour and interest of The Br:lmi Man will carry him triumphantly through the season. • The acting was very good. Dowrox was truly impressive in some of the scenes ; and the playful•' ness of Miss KELLY came in pleasing contact with the easy vivacity of WRENCII, who gave Leoni much snore life and spirit than usually fall to the lot of the hero of an Operatic Drama. HARLEY made the most of a slight but pleasant sketch which connected him with the Piece ; T. P. Coox played the villain with great effect, and Miss Cnttew wx. - bled deli ht fully some agreeable airs, furnished by REEVE. The overture, and the whole of the music, were much applauded ; and we repeat, it is our decided opinion, that a fe.w alterations and curtailments, will make rne Broom ,Mtn e stand his ground, and run trium phantly through the season. VAIDLALL.—A numerous and elegant company attended these Gardens on Wedneseay evening. 4 11 splendid scene presented itself to their admiring eyes, while their ears were equally gratified by one of the best selected Concerts (performed by a unique Band), consisting of the most popular compositions 9f HAN- GiIEAVEINI, MOZART, &c. The singers, headed by Airs. BLAND. exerted themselves with the best ef fect, and Mr. %V. PARSE'S oboe concerto, with the introduced air, Me Blue Bells ve Scctlend, justly de served.the distinguished applause it obtained. Ma dame,Suctur displayed uncommon animation, and in hpr.ascent appeared to be almost supernatural. The Uyike of C.a&asece's birth•day will be celebrated on Monday,. and a few more evenings brings a most successful season to Its brilliant termination. ~ige.,Optivaast and Mrs. EDWIN are among the en , ;agements made by Mr. ELLISTOS, for the approach ru.seascin, at Drury-Lane Theatre. D A the.gth instant, the Larch, a vessel belonging to the Duke 9f Auteat., and built of larchwood, was On i notied at Perth, in fine style, amidst the cheers of &greater concourse of spectators than is ever remem beire4,rp have assembled on a similar occasion. The ae and Duchess, who were present, had provided 441 e iant collation, which a numerous party partook of Au rnarqeets erected on the green. Amongst this' distinguished assemblage were observed, the Earl o f KINDODLL, the family cf GRAY, Lord Buse. La E. Moscaterse, Lord and Lady Neweoat a s rr Axiom, Sir DAVID WEDDERDOKH, of Mrruvaw, and the Loan Paoirtsar -s of the City. The Duke of ATHOLL forty years, planted upwards of those trees on moors and rocky considered of little or no value. the Hussars were passing along the on horseback, the singularity of Gentleman to observe to another, supposed to be a cloak, which it is usual wear when mounted, appeared to be with sleeves, attached to the left Whereupon an old woman who was and overheard the observation, ex . preserve me, so it is I do ye ken," said *ought, from the loose sleeve hinging 'a backs had but one arm, and lest the ither at Waterloo r 1., 0 4 A • . , .t , F ' the 'Family of mr aildillaglatrates of t ' has, within these I twenty millions of t gpansd, formerly cc Friday, wigle the 1 Newts Of Glasgow . tbeir Atesofreti one C t i . tbat intuit he suppos for drygoons to ego wi an upper jacket shtalder. Whaley I 4Odkag by, and 1 , claime'd :- 44 Preseri , I she, 44 that I thou& owe the reeds hack Ent they-tad e tom 1 POZICT. GIIILDUALLIMPORTAattr -TO Tin minims ar %NWT SOCISTIVI.—.6TiIe stewards of the Benefit Club, denominated, "The Fair Prospect Socie ty, " held at the publiehouse, the sign of the Swan and Sugar Loaf' Fetter-lane, appeared on summons yes terday before the Aldetpen, J. J. Ssislll and ROT/S -WILL, to show cauecwhy they refused to pay the regular weely allowance of 12s. to James Adams, a member, who was sick, and had declared upon the box in due form.—The Stewards said , the Soc i et y were well convinced of the justice of Adams's cla im; they knew he was almost constantly afflicted with the rhematic gout, and did not oppose him on any suspicion of imposition ; but they conceived he was acting unfairly by the Society. He had been on the box, en and off for 14 months last past, in which time he had received from the society 451. 14s. By the 7th article of their laws, when a member re mained on their box for twelve months successively, he became superannuated, his payments to the so ciety ceased, and he was allowed a pennon of Ss. weekly, with liberty to work at his trade, provided his eatinings did not exceed Ss. per week. In order, however, to avoid being superanuated, Adams, though still afflicted, had, within thelastl4 months, declared off the box several times for a few days, and then declared on again. He had been off once for four days, twice for a week, and the last time for nine days. On his declaring o ff the last time , the society had thought it right to have him examined by a medical gentleman, Mr. Lewis, surgeon, 173,' Bishopsgateotreet, whd certified that a respite from labour was most desirable for him, as any severe ex ertion would occasion his relapse. He now applied to be put on the box again—they had no wish to deal harshly with him, and expel him for the attempted imposition ; all they. contended for was, that he should be superannuated.—On the part of the com plainant it was urged, that when he last declared off the box, he was sufficiently well to work, and that he had worked at his business of a bricklayer, by which hecould earn 7s. per day, during the interval he had been so off the box; and that it was not likely he would apply tor 12s. a week, if he was able to work, and earn 7s. per day. Alderman J. J. Sum said, there was no such ac cusation against him ; it was not contended that he was at present unable to work ; the question for con. sideration was, whether or no he ought to be super annuated, and whether the Magistrates would per mit him thus to defeat the object of the law alluded to? For his part he thought it was taking an unfair advantage of the society ; it was clear that every re turn to active labour would bring on a relapse of his disorder; and, if he was allowed to avoid the article of superannuation, as he had done, the same might be done by any other member, the funds would be inadequate to the expenditure, and the society must be ruined. He was therefore of opinion that he should be considered as superannuated; in which opinion Al derman Bothwell concurred, and it was so ordered accordingly. Bow-seamen—Wednesday the Office was crowded in consequence of the examination of Mr. C. Porter, a Commissioner of Land-Tax, Collector of Assessed Taxes, and formerly a Lottery-Office Keeper, and an aged and infirm woman, named Am Weston, who stood charged with keeping an illegal Lottery Insu rance, or Little Go. Mr. Porter has long held a highly respectable rank in society, and was now attended by several friends. The first witness was W. Salmon, a Police Officer, who deposed, that in consequence of information he went to the house of Mr. Porter, in Parliament-street, on Monday afternoon, accompa nied by another officer, and, by virtue of a search warrant, entered the premises. As they were going in two persons rushed past them. They then went into a room on the first-floor, where they saw the two defendants, and three or four others, standing near a table, at which a young man sat writing. They com municated their business, and seized a memorandum book and several papers which were lying on the table. Ann Weston seemed much agitated, and_sat down in a chair, and in a few minutes she rose, when they found her pockets lying on the floor under the chair. In a purse found in one pocket was a paper relating to illegal insurances. They then took Mr. Pc.rter and this woman into custody, and the former calling the witness aside, offtred him twenty guineas if he would let him go, stating that an investigation of the matter would be the i uin of him, as he held a high public situation. leafless said he could listen to no such proposal, and brought away the defen dants in custody. The memorandum-book and the papers fbund in the room, were such as were always used in carrying on a Little Go. Witness knew that Mr. Potter had been formerly a regular Lottery- Office Keeper, and had since known him by repute tton as a receiver of illegal insurances. The other officer corroborated the testimony of Salmon, and said that the defendant Porter made an offerof 20 guineas to him also. This was the case for the prosecution. It was submitted on the part of the defendant Porter, whether the papers, &c. being found in his house, and no t actually on his person, was su ffi cient to bring withinhim the meaning of the Statute; but it was decided that it was sufficient. It was elicited from the witnesses, in their cross-examination, that Porter came from his oevntitrAouse atMargate, an Saturdat last, two days before the apprehension ; but this cite cumstance did not avail him with the Magistrates. Mr. Porter, in answer to the charge, denied harries any share in the illegal insurance, but admitted that he had allowed a young man, who was formerly his clerk, to carry on the business in his house. The Magistrates (R. Brame and G. Hteas, Esqrs.) said, this amounted to an admission of the whole case, and was a subterfuge that would not operate at all WA,' advantage of the defendant. The case having been proved to the satisfaction of the Magistrates, ldr. Porter was at first sentenced to six months imprison ment in the House of Correction, Cold Bath Fields. He prayed, however, for a mitigation of his sentence, and that he might be sent to Tothillfields ; but though the Magistrates consented to mitigate his punithment to four months imprisonment, they would not alter his place of imprisonment; but considering the old woman merely as a due to Porter, they agreed to her discharge. - Charge tfaille•—festerdaY Cart44/4---, a man considerabiy advanced in yearss, was brought to the Office, and underwent a second examination before Sir NATRANINL CONANT charg ed with a rape •it Hannah Whitehorn, a al only 5 yenta of age, whit ved with hint as Ws strewn at his house in Chelsea. t' h uffolk-street, Charieg-eross, and at the forme r ex aminadon was too ii to attend , in- coesequence of , e Pros/C* ll4 K it the daughter-di *ibellemaker, in thE treatment she had received. On this occasion she was brought to the Office in a hackney-coach, ac companied by her friends, and still seemed very seri ously ill. She is a pretty looking girl, and was dread fully agitated whilst giving her evidence.—Captain M—, in his defence, denied the charge altogether, and asserted that it was a contrivance to extort money from him. He was accompanied Ly several Gen tlemen, who made an application for him to be libe rated on bail : but Sir N. CONANT told them the evidence was too strong, and so clear, that he should by guilty of a dereliction of his duty if he did not commit the prisoner for trial. His friends, how ever, might, if they pleased, make an application to the Judges to that effect ; and if they thought pro per, they had the power of acceding to their wishes. Captain M-- was then fully committed to New ate, to take his trial for the offence at. the next Old Bailey Sessions. HarToe-Gannse---Mysterions Case—Wednesday Jane March, a very respectable-looking woman, about 39 years of age, and mother of ten children, all living, was brought up from Clerkenwell work. house, charged with dropping and deserting her male. infant. so as to become chargeable to the parish of Clerkenwell. Elizabeth Gillet deposed as follows: Three weeks, last Monday, the prisoner, and a map who represented himself to be her husband, took a' furnished room in my house, No. 3, in Bishop's court; Aylesbury-street ; they said they were arrived in town from the country to transact some law business, relative to the will of her first husband. They came to lodge there the same day. I perceived, that the prisoner was pregnant at the time she came. The prisoner's husband (Mr. March) staid there till Fri day se'nnight, he then told me he had received a let ter from the country, informing him that one of his children was dead, and he must go home, but that he would be up again on the Wednesday following, andwould not tel his wife of the circumstance till after her delivery. Last Monday week the prisoner was delivered of a boy ; I was present ; I got a nurse for her the same day, and on the Wednesday evening following, being the third day, the nurse came down to me and told me her mistress was going away that evening ; I expressed my surprise at it, the prisoner afterwards told me that some person was to call on her in a gig and take her to a relation's in the coun try until she was quite well. I had my suspicions that she intended to make away with the child. I disguised it, and was determined to watch her. A little after eight o'clock that evening she went out with a small box in one hand and the child in the other. She went up St. John street ; I following un perceived ; she turned out of the road by the Coach and Horses, and went towards Rosoman-street by the side of a field, and sat down a few minutes ; I be came alarmed, and meeting a man, I communicated my suspicions to him, and desired him to watch the prisoner. She returned to the road leading from Rosoman-street to Sadler's Wells ; I saw her go by the side of some bricks there ; I desired the man to go up and ask her the way to Islington ? he did so, and came back, and told me she had ne child in her arms; I then lost sight of her, but in a few minutes saw her again returning from towards Sadler's Wells, and -at that time she had nothing but her cloak hang ing carelessly on her arm, no box nor child ; I then went up to her and laid hold of her, and asked her where her child was ? She replied—" My dear soul, my dear soul, let me go." I asked her again where her child was ? she said—" Just out there ;" and while I was talking to her, the man I had desired to watch her came up with the box ; I heard the child cry in it; I saw the box opened and the child lying in it on some hay ; it was cleanly dressed. The pri soner was much agitated, and contrived to get away, but was overtaken and secured. She informed me that the man who lived with her was her husband, that she had been married to him since the latter end of January last, but that the child was not his, she being pregnant by another man before her mar riage ; that her intention was, not to destroy the child, but that as she could not keep it, she expected somebody would pick it up who would do better for it than she could, and that she put it into the boa and corded it down that the dogs might not eat it. Joseph Shaw, gunsmith, of Elsom-place, City-road, corroborated tie above evidence.—John Cope, of Lloyd's-row, said, that he uncorded the box. The lid was not shut closely% he could put in his hand without uncording it ; the child was not pressed, and had sufficient air.—The charge being proved, and the offence being bailable, the prisoner was commit ted to the House of Correction for want of sureties ; the child is in a fair way of doing well, and now in the prisoner's care. Yesterday Richard Donbas!, j a ra r t nbroker, re siding in Somer's Town • and Leicester, a pawnbroker, residing in London -street, Tottenham. Court-road, appeared to summonses, on the informa tion of Richard Warren, charging them with deman. ding and taking more than the interest allowed by Act of Parliament for property pledged with each of them. There were twenty separate charges in the information against Dunbald, and not less than 111 against Leicester. On each charge they were cowl victed in the penalty of 40s. and costs. • TOWN HALL, Sountwaae,Yesterday a respec table upholsterer in the Borough, was summoned be. fore Sir Joffe EAMER, to answer the complaint of a l young man, named Christopher Kinnard, which ori ginated out of the following circumstances :—Aboet a week or ten days ago, the complainant, who was then about to be married, called at the defendant's him self', to whom he imparted his wants, and requested shop to purchase a bed. He saw the defe n d an t him to be shewn a good flock bed ; but he said he had none of that quality that he could recommend, and advised him to have a feather-bed, which he said he could sell cheap. Complainant consented, and lie (defendant) then shewed him a bed which he said was feathers, and demanded C 3 as the price of it. Complainant paid the money and took home his bed, inn could obtain no more rest the first night he slept on it, than if he had lain on Kennington Common ! Next morning he cut open the bed, and, instead of feathers, found it to be' filled with tailor's rags, and bard pives of old wood !—The defendant denied paving sold the bed for feath ers ; b u t if h e h a d, i t : eras i n the goodness of the qua lity equa l to an y fea thers. It was scarce stuff wltich, came from the blanket manufactories, and he could net get u p , fiber bed-el the same kind,if any body gave but if the complainant swore he sold it to hi ll , I l i . a feather-bed, he would take it back ,„, return him the money.—To this fact the ' corn /3 1 i.. ant swore most strongly, and the upholderer agreed to receive the bed, in which manner ti •e was disposed of. Wonostr-erstutrr.-a--Yesterday Sarah G,6. 14 servant to Mr. Isles enger, landlord of the p ac h es ; , 4 York public-house, in kinpland-road, v.h o charged with robbing her master of £4B, a •L ; property, was committed for trial. QuitEN-sQUARIC..—CIi A LLENOE TO FIGHT A 1)., —Yesterday Mr. Robert West, a Gentleman re t i at Chelsea, stated to be a coal-merchant, an d Edmond Upfoltl, a Gentleman who holds a sit , in Chelsea College, were brought up. in the ca r of Pace and Gilmer, officers, charged with se n d; challenge to Mr. Robert Newman Cummings to a duel. The cause of this quarrel was not me nt i, but the Magistrates ordered Mr. West and Upf•. individually, to find two sureties in 4:50 each, r j themselves in £lOO, with which they were pr e p art; and were discharged. MR. AND MRS. STENT.—Although very s n ot* urged and recommended by her friends to delari a i interview with her husband, until they were each a. covered from the agitation of the long and affectiti examination of Wednesday, such was the an:kn. .Mrs. Stent to see him, that she could not be i a ttu d. ed to defer her visit, but would stop at the C orara on her return from the Justice Room to St. S an k t . lomew's Hospital. Mr. Teague, the Governor of tl e Compter, having no intimation of her visit, wa, home at the time, and Mrs. Scent was obliged to patiently in his apartments till his return, as tone • the officers felt themselves warranted to allow of interview without his pe:mission. On his te:arn, four o'clock, he readily complied with her req. • but with the condition that the interview took in his presence, and that her husband consented the meeting. Mr. Stent was accordingly inft of his wife s desire to see him, and replied he had • objection, but wished that sonic friends he had him should also be present. Mr. Teague then she Mrs. Stent and her sister into the Committee R where her husband and his friends were also im,, diately introduced. On his entrance she seized hand, kissed him very affectionately, and inqui: - with great apparent eagerness, after his health, how he had borne his confinement. He replied her with kindness and affability, but seemed careur., to avoid any thing like the appearance of rezurnq affection. The struggle with himself was evidatil great, while she pressed his hand and moistened with her tears. After some further conversation, • which she informed him she bad been much fatig , . in the Hospital by the kindness of numerous frier , . and the visits of other persons from curiosity, a that she meant to go home to her father's toon. (yesterday), she asked his permission to see him a., to which he replied he had no objection. She again kissed him and took her leave. By nine yesterday morning she was at the Com pter, and ag in saw her husband, the presence of Mr. Teague; interview was short, and at her departure she mined his consent to see her again. At neither these visits has Mrs. Scent ventured the slightest fusion to her own misconduct, or her husband's sr rity ; she seems well aware that he is as yet too in • irritated against her, and wishes to accustom him the sight of her without resentment. CORONER'S INQUESTS.—An Inquisition was tali. yesterday at the sign of the Princess of Wales, in London Road, on the body of Samuel Fox, aged months, son of Mr. James Fox, a respectable residing in Prince's -street, London Road, who •• found drowned in a washing tub. Verdict- 4 deceased's death was caused by accidentally into a tub cf water." There was another Inquest held the same day, . • fore T. H. lieu., Esq. Coroner, at the Blue P Rupert -street, St. James's, on the body of Ger. Mitchell, aged fifty-nine, a glass-cutter, who lived Prince's -street, St. James's, who came by his deaths • the following manner Mitchell, a glass•cu • says, he lodged at the above place with his father that his mother was confined to her bed, and ha no servant at the time, his father was necessitated cook his own dinner ; that a few days previous to death be was in the act of lifting a saucepan off fire, and being feeble and troubled with the Theis , tisha, he tripped against a triddle which lay near) on the floor, and upon falling cried out thathisthi: was broken ; he was afterwards carried to the Mi ; dlesex Hospital, where he lived in great agony 2 days, and then expired. Verdict—" The deceased death was occasioned by the accident he received." ' A Correspondent in the Highlands observes this season some unaccountable pestilential di ' has attacked the moor game in most of the no • ' counties, and which has destroyed a very great rum • • ber of them ; their smell is so loathsome and sive that their common enemies, viz. wild birds • • shepherds' dogs, will not approach thetn. Ii high grounds in Inverness-shire this destruction been produced by worms, resembling maggot, ' have bred under the birds wings • in Aflioll, by species of lice on the head and neck. BIRTH. On the 13th inst. at Pendleton, Cheshire, the Lady of ) 5 .' 1 General Granby Clay, of a MARRIED. Monday, at Tunbridge, Lieut.. Colonel Steele, of the stream Guards, to Lady Elizabeth Montagu, daugh te r et I Duke of Manchester. DIED. 1 August 5, at Montrose, Dr. Ross, physician. The 18th December last, at Trincomalee, In the 11 0 ' i Ceylon, Ensign Patrick Home, of the 86th reginsent• Feb. 22, at sea, on his way to Penang, for the mow:tie', health, David D arling, Esq. assistant-surgeon in the b‘ 46 India Company's service, BengaL ° MAILS THIS Darr. sea. AS 1 Dublin 1 1 Lisbon 0 U Waterford 1 1 France L Guernsey and Jersey 1 0 Hamburgh 0 II Holland 1 0 Goetenbures • r Flanders 0 0 Malta HIGH-WATER at LONDON BRIDGE TO.NOu Mrsning 36 minutes after I Afternoon - - LONDON; Printeil ria an ce d pn ,T b e li mp sted ic. bi g L . was Will° ~~ .+.~ I ,