Star. — London, England, 1825-12-05 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. . . Saturday nit ht, an Operetta, in two sets, was 00- doted at this Theatre,under the tile of 'Awls 1. It is taken from a French Piece in one act, and was favour ably received and well performed. The plot is simple: Georgette Clarivilk (Madame Venus), the heroine, is acknowledged by the voice of the village as the maiden b es t entitled to the bounty of the Marchioness, their patroness, and is abnut to be crowned with whi:e r.sses, and mill farther rewardei with a marriage portion, ac ording to the usage of the plane ; but envy begins to w ork in the person of Madame Meggs(Mrs.DAverxeciaT) w hose niece had v •issly aspi , ed to the reward conferred ~pun Georgette. That goodly dame having espied from ;c onvenient window, nelorme( Mr.DurtusaT), a married m an, soa'ehing a kiss from the trembling Georgette, hastens with the intelligence to ti,e Marchiones;. The married man, hms ever, awareof her intention, performs o c (aisle ceremony, in the same place, with his wife ; and sawn the • case comes to be investigated, satisfies the Mnrclsinaess and the assembly that he was only in dulging a Hole domestic gallantry o hen Madame Maggs s opro.ed !rim engaged in an illicit amour. The - humour arises principally from an tinderiaking on the part cif (.rorgette's lover, blared t Mr. K way) to say " 'Twas I," or Ilse er to any question that might be put to him re lative to the aforesaid kiss. The struggle between his veracity an. , his jealou-y produced a laughable contrast. In the end the fair Georgette is ctowned, portioned off, and married; a•.d i.ndante Ma3gs is drummed out of the village t as these materials are, by the aid of excellent acting, they kept the audience merry. Mrs.l DavEetroefs acting in the Old Maid was admirably effective. Madame Vaavitis also played extremely well, and gave very prettiiy some songs. selected by Mr. WaTsosi. Seape Goat and Aladdin followed ; and in t: e latter a rer tit of MAZtutieit's celebrated Chinese &once was called tor. lie was unable to com ply ; and FARLEY was obliged to address the audience, an:. say t' at it should Fe repeated in the banquet scene. t•smult, however, did not fairly subside until that time arrived, and MAZ6RIER again performed the task. At Drury-Lane Theatre, on Saturday evening, the Comedy of the School for &arida: was repeated, and the House was tolerably well attended. coult r OF CiIANCEItY. _ Saturday, Mr. HEALD moved, that the accounts of Makin y Robes tson, Receiver of Covent GA rden Thea tre, of his disbursements for rent, taxes.. salaries, &c. forthwish be allowed by the Court. These dishussemcnts had been made pursuant to the amitotic, %Oki' M. Robertson had received, under his . Lordshsp's ,order of May, 1824, to defray the nightly current ex lenses of the Theatre. The accounts in question had been passed by the Master, hut owing to some bbjec tions urged a„lainst them by Mr. Const, and to the want of the sanction of • Mr. Harris, the Master had :eortomended the present application to his Lordship. The Loan CHANCELLOR said, that it would be im possible tot the Court to form any judgment upon the kerns Of such an account ; they must be judged of by the Proptietors themselves. The only question was, whe. ther she Receiver had acted conformably to the order of NlA'', 1824.—That order gave the right of directing the expenses of the Theatre to the Proprietors; and is vas a question, whether Mr. Harris did not stand in &relation both of partner and lessor, and whether the term Proprietor did not include him and ali the other mies? It t h ere was any objection• tot e Master's r,inctit n of these accounts, the motion • ought to have been made by ay of exception to the Master's Report. Mr. HEALD s id, that there was no objvction made to the steps taken by the Mastet ;* and the only course, therefor, wag, fOr him to move for his Lortilhip's order for the payment of the debts included in the Re ceivet's account. The Lou) Cita MAILWIL postpoped the further bearing of the cue. The LORD CHANCELLOR was occupied until nearly elle o'clock this day in the further hearing of this 'nation ; when he strongly recommended the parties to ::tile Anrongst themselvei, as the only means of pre venting' the property being sold altogether. If they mould nit agree, he would on S.iturday make such an order as would meet the exigency of the cae, by er oe.ing the receiver to pass his_accaunts. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dreams S. CUIM. CON..--PIIDLET V. BURCH. This was an action for criminal conversation with the plaintirs wile. The defendant pleaded the general issue. Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN stated the case. The -at tendant, John Burch, was a jeweller in affluent circum stances, in Holborn. The Licly was one of great eisonsl beauty, from whom the defendant made it his :T . eque n t b oast t h at h e h a d rece i ve d t h e l ast f avour . lhe facts cf the case which he had the pails to lay before them were theses—The defendant lived in Hol- Urn, on the opposite side to the plaintiff. The plaintiff, 'William Pedley, was the son of a respectable mineral Mater manufacturer, and was married to his wife in . 18 . 19, at Hendon, when they were both under age. As wife was the daughter of a statuary, who gave her 3001. down as her- marriage portion, with the promise ' 4 more as they got on. The match was one of ardent attachnsent. They set up in business in Holborn, in the shell•fish line, and sold soda-water. The defendant Perceiving that the wife of the plaintiff was very beau tiful, was desirous of ingratiating himself in her good Paces, but he thought it first expedient to cultivate the Load will of her husband. For this purpose he fre quently took meals in his house ; and as the situation !cas close, he said that they wanted the benefit of the tiesh air, and accordingly he took Mrs. Pedley out in his gig to enjoy it before the business of the evening began. The plaintiff's business rendered it necessary tot him to go to market early—he had to go to B flings- Rate by three o'clock in the morning for fish, and went t °, bed generally about t e n o 'clock. The defendant knew this, and waited with him till ten o'clock, when would get up as the unsuspecting husband had ti,e j candle in his hand ready to go up stairs, and say, shalt mg him by the hand. " Good night, my friend ; GOD b ins you I I will see you in the morning." With this would go over to his own house and watch till the' !Amend had gone to bed. which he could tell by seeing l int put out the candle, for the' defendant's house overlooked the plaintiffs window. The defendant "field then go over to t h e plaintiff's wife, sit with her Ring lobsters in the parlour, when he ingratiated him into h er favoury. Matters went on in this way for 'ome tim e , till the injured husbandcoming home rather early on One occasion, he found that his wife was out, !td on her coming 1 ome, she was so confused by being :tins tak en by surprise, that he sent her home to her Parents till he had made ( - wilier enquiries into her ‘Lndu.t. Things had gone Wrong in the shop, and his 'huiiness had been - neglected by her in consequence of , pursuing her criminal pleasures Ivith the . defend4nt. The criminal act was often to be inferred from the cir cumstances-of the case ; but here they had the defendant's own confession of his guilt. He could not keep the matter to hirnself;, he boasted of his amours in terms with which he would not pollute the walk of the Court. The defendant went so far as to say, that he had been favoured even beyond the husband. But one of his most delicate sayings was, when he had been 'seen walking arm-in-arm with the plaintiff's wife from the Key, in Chandos-street, by a young man—" at, BA my boy, never mind, don't tell—you.know that a slice off a cut loaf can never be Missed r=(Much laughter.) There were several other things and sayings of this hu morous seducer, which were too brutal to be made known. A servant saw a Lady on the floor of the room in which was the defendant ; it was in the cot ner of the room that they were ; it was the plaintiff's parlour. They thought that because they were hid from the lodgers in the house, that they were not seen ; but they forgot, that though they were unseen within the house, they were vi3ible to some without. Once the defendant Wanted to go to the Lady's bed-room when her husband was absent ; the servant said that it was impossible, that his mistress was in bed. " Oh, never m nd that," said the. defendant, 4 ‘ she will see me; tell her to come down ; sbe . likes me better than her hus band." When she came down he put his arms round her neck and kissed her, putting his hand where he would not mention. Evidence was called to substantiate the above charges, and sub mitted tc the usual vigorous cross•examination. Mr. Serjeant SPANKIE addressed the Jury for the defendant. He was surprised when he heard his Learned Friend say this was his case. It was certainly a case which he could wish had never beel brought into a Court of Justice. Indeed it was most desirable, that for the sake of public decency and good mlrals, there could be some restraint put to such casts. His friend hid alluded to the case of yesterJay, but that was a case marked with such treachery and baseness, as called forth the strongest feelings of disgust and horror against the seduction and perfidy that had been practised.— Yesterday's Casa was that of deep tragedy, but this day's was one of farcical buffoonery. There was nothing here of artful seduction leading is the heartless aban d.istment of a family. It was a case which even did not affi:rd his friend an opportunity for the indulgence of his luxurious imagination, nor even for the indul gence of a single quotation from Shakspeare, or any other favourite poet, which, crii other occasions, he was in the habit of using with so much effect ; but, in this case, if he wished to indulge in quotation or poetry, he would be obliged to resort to -the Newgate Calendar, or St. Giles's-Pastoral—(Altrugh.) His friend WA3 wise to repress any indulgence in observation, and leave the case to rest on the facts. He appeased, indeed, to slirhik from the meiltion of the plaintiff's v cation, and instead of saying that he kept an oyster shop, hi.l re course to the circum!ocution of saying he was a dealer in shell-fish. The case was brought before the Jury as bare of all circtimst.inces by winch they might form an opinion of the state of domestic happiness in which the plaintiff lived with his wife, and the loss he had. sustained by being separated from her, as could he conceived. It was true some of the witnesses had said enough for large inferences, but the Jury were told in the opening that he would be traced with the plaintiff's wife to the door of a brothel ; that they were seem through a key-hole, &c. liistead of which, evidence had been given that his poor, vain, petulant client had boasted of having received favours from the plaintiff's wife. Now his role was, never to believe the man who makes such a boast; because, if the fact were so, that sense of honour that - never entirely deserts human • na ture %fluid prevent his disclosing it. When favours of this n 'titre were really received, they were never boasted of. One witness, a youth, had told them that the de fendant had strewn him a 100 N. note, but that was a foolish hoast to a credulous boy. A:witness had stated, that the defendant had bt.asred in vulgar langoage of his intimacy with the plaintiff's oife, but it was evi dently an idle boast that meant nothing, and only proved that his client was a man of loose talk, but not of cri minal conversation—(4 laugh). The plaintiff's oyster. shop was the natural resort of loose fish. A Learned Judge of that Court had said, that a boast made in jest, was not to be taken in evidence against him who used it, and was it likely that the defendant would have said gravely, what would fix him with damages in an action? In all his experience of cases of this nature, lie had never seen such a lack of evidence to prove that the parties lived happily together. His friend had told them, that the Lady in question was handsome; but the Ladies in those cases were always represented handsome, as if their favour was a great distinction, to be paid for at any price, by the foolish men to whore it VIM granted ; just as it was said that the fascination of• Captain Machvath's character had excited young men to imitation, at the risk of being hanged at Tyburn. Cuter Junin—lt would not be sufficient to run the risk; they should undergo the punishment. - Mr. Serjeant SPANKIEIt has been said that the imi tation has been even carried that length. It was not a good mode of enjoying the society of a wife, for a hus band to be getting up just as his wife was going to bed ; that was rather too close an imitation of the heavenly bodies, one of which rose when the other set, for terres trial beings. It was not • a proper performance of the duty of a husband in the due protection of his wife. He had been brought up at the feet of that Gamaliel, Mr. Chitty, and by him he had been taught that defect of fences might be pleaded in justification of a trespass. The plaintiff in this case left his handsome wife sitting in an oyster shop till between twelve and one o'clock, with a gas-light before her to render the attraction greater, while her husband was sleeping in the cock-loft, He should not have left his wife in the midst of oysters. spruce, and ginger -beer; if a Lady were left in such a situation, with a gas-light to attract, a poor lel:ow ran every risk of supposing that it was a place where oysters and love might be indulged in to satiety. The husband does not perform his duty • who leads his wife into temptation. - A great philosopher, and in deed, common sense, said, 4. If you wish to keep your family pure, you must protect them from the tempta tation to become impure." He could not see what society the plaintiff had lost ; he and his wife, it ap peared, seldom came together, and this was evidently the plaint.ff's own feeling ; for what could they think of a husband who could remain singing in a public honie with a man who had deprived him of his wife? If he were a man of any delicacy, he would have fled from such a scene as from a serpent, instead of enjoying the defendint's song, and giving his own in return. That one act spoke volumes of the feeling of the plaintiff towards his wife—lie shewed he was not ,the protector of his wife's cl.astity, nor felt its loss. . • ••• • • • • When a Jury gave damages, it shotild be to a man who was. injured, and felt the injury . ; but it • iitsi{ de- rrauding virtue to give to vice that weed that b longed ito fittueuitlx. - Thern was nothing in this case that could warrant the most inunificent giver of daniigia; in giving compensation to the plaintiff, s ho, it did not appear, bad really suffered any injury. . It the Jury had s ris or brit thers, could they conceive a greater misfortune in life, than a young man to be brought into Court under such calamitous circumstances—his charades degridied, and his prospects dartened ? If, in addition to all this, they wete to give damages, tHey would aggravate misfor tune into complete ruin ; and was be to get reparation in damages, who had exposed his wife, in ;he most re- , gardless manner, to the ruin of a young man on his en trance into the world., and had only found that her so ciety was of value to him when he c tate to demand its price in a COurt of Law. The Ctitie Justice, in charging the J,i!y, ob served, that in many cases there was no better test than ridicule, because, if the c tse was really tidiest!. bons, it made it appear sit ; btr, it there was no thing ridiculous in the cause, the u , e of it must aggra vale the damages it was intended to d.minish. One oilr.er ration he would make in the outset, that if Corby's evi dence was true, whatever damage; they should give, no man would think it too much for the scandalous, the infamous conduct of the defendant. The first ques- tion tor their consideratiiin•was. had the adultery been committed ? On that Point he thought the evidence se full, that he had stopped the production of more, 1.. prevent the repetition of disgusting details. Tne de• lendant had been proved to have t • ken the most scan• dalous liberties with the plaintiff's wife ; and it had also been proved, that the defendant had made ri,e of expressions which could leave no doubt on any man's mind. 0 r a due condderation of the whole l+f the case. they would give such damages as in their conscience: they thought right ; and ..hatever damages they gave, no not would pity the defendant. The Jury were a few minutes in consultation, when The Cuter JUSTICI said, I forgot to mention, that with respect to the defendant's ability to pay damages, it has been proved that be said the stock in his shop was worth '20004 and that it was a 10001. note he shelved the witness. Foreman of the Jury—My Lord, he might have owed a great deal of money at the time, Cuter Jurrics—True, he might ; that's a sensible observation. The Jury, after a few minutes' consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, £550. CHI 3, Jun-ace—That is a very proper verdict; I highly ap prove of it. Foreman of the Jury—My Lord, we were afraid he would not be able to pay more. • . ~• __~-~r l • , i el.. • • 7. - Tbe•Depot of the I tth Foot had not embarked for Ireland cis the ZOth tilt. The baggage had been eistraryi the liorodion traosport.foc ten days previously to that, day; hut 'the gilthas beetiAn violent, as go lend* itimposaible foe the troops to embafk, or hare any commu 'nicgtionswitia the vesaeL • . ,„•• •:t Thirty-five Recruits have lately Pained t he 10th Foot, at Temple more. .. A Detachment of the 27th Foot, consisting Ofl thirty rank • and file, his 'been ordered to embark on board the.. Duchess of York transport, at Portsmouth, to juittthe Regiment at D..-merara... The 37th Foot, which bat just landed from Canada, will, it is understood, .be stationed at Gosport for the present. The Ist Battalion of the Royals has received orders to embark, on their arrival on Cork, on board the Joseph Green, Speke, and Jupiter tramp .rts,for the West Indies. • Lieutenant-Colottri Powes, co m manding the Artillery at 1141 Uncollig (Cork). is nominated to succeed to the commankat Ja maica, lately held by CoJnel Tnoannn.t., deceased. Lieutenant- Colonel &urn is appoitbed to the command at Rallincollig. . Major Maseiti, M.P. late Captain. 84th Regiment, is shortly expected to join the 72d, of which Corps he is senior Major, at Belfast. DlaiorJr.roxis has succeeded Major Nicnotr., in the command of the 84th, at Ennis. The 84th brie nearly completed their establishment, since arriving in Limerick. • Captain CAUtILON. and a detachment of the 78th Highlanders, have arrived at Mitchelstown. The 25th (the King's own Borderers) Regiment of Foot is or dered to embark at Cork, nn board the Louisa, Pannell*, and Indian Trader transports, for conveyance to the West Indies. The Depot of the Sch ( Northumbcrland)ltegiment of Infantry, 14 ondered to embark front the Isle of Wight on board the Zephyr transport, for Tynemuuth. • The Depth of the 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Font is ordered to embark on board the Zephyr transport, on her arrival at Tyncmouth, for conveyance to Chatham. Detachments belOnging to the 80th and 99th Regiments of Font marched on Friday, front West' ninster to Manchester. A Detach ment h longing to the 49th Regiment of Infantry marched on Friday, front Westminster for Chester. Detachments belonging to the 93J Reginient of Foot embarked on board a vessel in the River, for conveyance to Paisley and Inverness,. -on the Recruiting Service. A Detachment belonging to the 70th Regiment of In fantry embarked on Friday; on board a vessel in the River, for conveyance to Paistey, on the Recruiting' Service. Detachments belonging to the 17th, 35d, and 77th Regiments of Foot embarked on Saturday, on board a vessel in the River, for conveyance to Leith and Edinburgh. Sunday se'nnight. the Depot of the 42d Regiment embarked at Rallinacurra, near Cove, on board the Susan, a chartered vessel, for Glasgow. recommended the present application to his Lordship. to shell-fish. The The Loan CHANCELLOR said, that it would be im- bare of all circuits, v possible tot the Court to form any judgment upon the an opinion of the s items of such an account; they must be jud g ed of by the the plaintiff lived Preptietors themselves. The only question was, whe. sustained by bein , ther the Receiver had acted conformably to the order conceived. It was • of May, 1824.—That order gave the right of directing enough for large i, ' the expenses of the Theatre to the Proprietors; and it the opening that hi vas a question, whether Mr. Harris did not stand in wife to the door the relation both of partner and lessor, and whether the through a key-hol term Prol•rietor did not include him and ali the other had been given thl reties? If Ohre wos any objection to t! e Master's boasted of having 4,inctif nof these accounts, the motion • ought to have wife. Now hiA tit been made by vs ay of exception to the Master's Report. makes such a boa! Mr. HEALD s id, that them was no obj.ction made sense of honour tit to the steps taken by the Mastet ;* and the only course, tine %mild preven therefore, was, fOr him to move for his Lordship's this swore were tv order for the payment of the debts included its the Re- of. One witness, , ceivei's account, fendaut had sliewi , The Loan Cita MAILWIL postponed the further bearing of the ease. foolish hoast to A , The LOAD CHANCELLOR was occupied until nearly that the defendant i eae o'clock this day in the further hearing of this his intimacy with nritiun ; when he strongly recommended the parties to dently an idle boas I settle amongst themselves, as the only means of pre- that his client sea' . venting' the property being sold altogether. If they mina' conversatio mould not agree, he would on Saturday make such an shop was the :lac order as would meet the exigency of the cae, by or- Judge of that Cot • sting the receiver to pass his_occounts. was not to be takt . COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dreamt a. it, and was it like t CHIN. CON.—PZOLET V. PORCH. gravely, what woi This was an action for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's In all his experien s wee. The defendant pleaded the general issue. seen such a lack a Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN stated the case. The go- lived happily toge tendant, John Burch, was a jeweller in affluent circum- the Lady in quest e stances, in Holborn. The Lady was one of great those cases were personal beauty, from whom the defendant made it his their favour was a I Irequent boast that he had received the last favour . price, by the fool The facts cf the case which be had the pain to lay as it wassaid that e before them were these:—The defendant lived in Hol- character had exc a lofts, on the opposite side to the plaintiff. The plaintiff. risk of being hail 'William Pedley, was the son of a respectable mineral Cruse immix—lt I- Mater manufacturer, and was married to his wife in should undergo the r 1819, at Hendon; when they were both under age. Mr. Serjeant S le Ms wife was the daughter of a statuary, who gave her tation has been es rs 3001. down as her-marriage portion, with the promise good mode of en' tv 't more as they got on. The match was one of ardent band to be gettin o attachment. They set up in business in Holborn, in that was rather ti A the shell•fi s h li n e, and sold soda-water. The defendant bodies, one of wh to 'd Perceiving that t h e w if e o f th e plain t iff was very beau- trial beings. It 14 4 was desirous of ingratiating himself in her good duty of a husban it );races, but he thought it first expedient to cultivate the had been borough to geed will of her husband. For this purpose he fre- Chitty, and by h >a ( Neatly took meals in his house ; and as the situation fences might be !cas close, he said that they wanted the benefit of the The plaintiff in I as flesh air, and accordingly he took Mrs. Pedley out in in an oyster sho of his gig to enjoy it before the business of the evening with a gas-light be began. The plaintiff's business rendered it necessary greater, while he IT for him to go to market early—he had toga to B Rings. He should not ht se- Rate by three o'clock in the morning for fish, and went spruce, and gin, WS be t ° bed generally about ten o'clock. The defendant situation, with , knew this, and waited with him till ten o'clock, when ran every risk re 1, 'e would get up as the unsuspecting husband had ti,e where oysters an ad candle in his hand ready to go up stairs, and say, shak- The husband dot its me him by the hand. " Good night, my friend ; GOD wife into tempt og • bless you I I will see vd. you in the Morning." With t hi s deed , common si e i a ;. Would go over to his own house and watch till the family pure, yot !i . laiatiff bad gone to bed, which he could tell by seeing tati o n t o beton. his h i m plait al- put out th e can dl e , for the - defendant's house society the erlooked the ov the plainti ff 's window. The defendant peared, sr him I al' 'mold then go over to the plaietirs wife, sit with her the plaintiff's ow eating lobsters in the parlour, when he ingratiated him. of a husbaad wl tell ' Wt . into her favours. Matters went on in this way for honve with a m• in mi _ . me time, ost earl till the injured husband coming home rather If he weie ama the ii t i y on One Occasion, he found that his wife was out, from such a stet ei !on her coming 1 ome, si te was so con f use d by being ditithe defend/nes the s fallen by surprise, that he sent her home to her That one act Ptiireuts till he had made further enquiries into her toidu,t. • plaintiff [award Things had gone Wrong in the shop, and bib the protector of . .. . .. MISS KELLY'S LADY TEAZLE. Same of the Papers having censured Miss KELLY, for undertaking the part of Lady Teazle, it has been deemed an act rf justice to publish the following Letters, the first addressed by that Lady to the Stage Manage►, previously to her consenting to undertake the character, and the second subsequently to her pet forming it. The good sense and excellent feeling they evince, will confirm (for they cannot heighten) the estimation in which Miss KELLY is universally held. LETTER I. " Henrietta-street, Nov. 2?, _1825: " Dean SIR-T read Lady Teazle last night, and again this morn. Ing, with great attention. Ido not see the slightest difficulty to myself in performing the part. My view of her character is still the same. She appears to me anything but a fine Lady. ],*deed, there is not a single line in the whole play which describes her either as • beauties: 'ran elegant csanosis ; Lut o n° the contrary, as having been six months before a girl of limited. education, and of the most homely habits. . 4, Now, if I could reconcile it to my common sense, that such a person could acquire the fashionable elegance of high life in So short a period, I. hope it is no vain boast to say, that having had the good fortune to be received, fur years past, into society far above my rank in life, and having therefore, had the ►est opportunities of observing the manners of the best orders, I must be a sad bungler in my art if I could nut at least convey some notion of th.s.e manners in the personation of Lady 7'eade ; but this, I repeat, is contrary to my common-sense-view ..1 her charte ter. Still the' town has been so long accustomed to consider her, through the representation of Darren, and all her successors in the part, in this. and in no other light, that I should really tremble to attempt my simple reading of her character, from the dread of drawing on myself a severity of criticism which I have ever had the good fortune to escape—and perhaps a censure from the Public, who have hitherto received me with so much kindness, as considering I have never ventured beyond the limits of my bumble abilities. After saying so much, I must leave it to the wise heads who have suggested this hazard to me to determine whether the business of the Tbeitre is in such a position as to make the effort essential to its interests? in which case,and in which ease alone, I could be induced, though with fear and trembling, but " by particular desire," to put on feathers and white satin and make a fool of myself.—l ant, dear Sir, Your obedient faithful servant, F. M. KELLY. LETTER 11. Denrietta-street, Dee. 2, 1825. Deas Stit—ln my great anxiety to ascertain bow far I was right in my anticipation of the consequences of my performing • Lady Teazle," I have ventured to look into all the Papers this morning. and though the generality of them are highly flattering and indul gent, yet there ate two which (as indeed I expected would have been the case with all) accuse me of folly and presumption in under taking the character. There appears also to have been a feeling (which is extremely painful to me) that Mrs. Davison has been displaced for my ad vancement to one of her characters. Now, as I cannot tell them (what you told me) that she had given up the part, and that you have pressed me against my own judgment, into the performance of it, I do hope sod request you will take the trouble to write a line to the Editors of the iferwiyag Herold and the New news, to exonerate me from the charge of having sought to obtrude myself on the pub lic in a character which is entirely out of my line, and which I was never ambitious to am, Sir, your obedient faithful servant, F. M. KELLY. By a decision of the twelve Judges, the Essez vict ship, which was proceeding to Milford, navigated by Mr. RAVER, Master, R.N. under charge nt the Dwarf cutter, Lieut. N. GOULD, is to share in the' proceeds of the valuable Dutch smuggling lugger Two Sisters, which the Dwarf then captured. Ma. ELLISTON'S CIUDITORS.—Monday, a meeting of some of the creditors of Mr. Et.t.tsToN, who is now in the Rules of the King's Bench Prison, took place at Drury-lane Theatre, when a statement of his affairs was entered into, and the rough draft of a deed read, by which it was sought to grant Mr. Ewara.si a letter of Fcense for sit years, on condition of his mortgaging his interest in the Olympic and the Croydon Theatres, with the lease of the Ball-room add Theatre at Lymington, with their wardrobes, for the benefit of his creditors. It was stated, that Mr: arts-row had already assigned the lease and Wardrobe of Drurplane Theatre to his snits, but a question exists as to Mr. ELLISTON'S solvency at the slim t, The lease of. his house in Stratford-place is also to be. hiortgaged to the creditors, whose claimi‘ iris judgeJ, upon • the lowest calculation, amount to beiaeen 80,00.1. and 90,004 . One or two of the credituis demurred to , this arrange ment ; but the meeting separated,, to allow time for the deed being duly prepared, when it will be presented to them. • TO•MORROW Fouft of C 30,0.09, and other Prizes, exceedirg a gramma or w Nines.* iu Ster ing .luny . 4 All TO-MORROW; NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Basilisk cutter, Lieut. Hoven, is taking on board specie, a the Tower, for the use of Ireland. norm:vie, Dec. 3.-Wind SW. to .W.-:Arrived the Zephyr packet, from Jamaica,rsailed Itath Octot.er ; and from Crooked Island, Ist November; and 41. Majesty's ship Diseaectr, front Portsmouth for Cape Coast. .Put in by contrary winds, several outward bound vessels. Sailed the &Antler packet, for Lisbon. Put back, the Sir F. Adam, steamer, fur CorIA. • PLYMOUTH, Dec. 3.-Wind W.S. W.-Arrived the following outward bound vessels froni the Downs, viz. The Montreal, Avon, Argo, Georgiana, Dunstan packet, Compact, Henry' • William, Cecrops, Bar. lay, Nisby, Eagle, Symmetry, Brazil packet, Annus, Frederick, and Parmella transport. PORTMOUTII,• Dm. 3.-Wednesday evening, the Srannaez, 78, Rear-Admiral...Guiana* Elms . Martino, C. B. arrived* front Rio Janeiro, last :from Lisbon, whence she sailed on thel9th ulc.' in company with the Surges, 70, Sir Tunnel Slams, Ban. K.C.B. which ship arrived with' ker. The SUPtell was relieved in service in the Tagus, by the Ammon. 74, Captain OMM4IIIIEY ; she is to be paid off at this port, and se-commissioned. The SPARTIATII is re turned home with the Officers and crew of the Wat.t.eritate, front being found unfit for active service ; she made two feet water an hour during the 76 days preceding her arrival: two pumps were kept constantly going. Her Officers and crew are to be turned over to the Mocvnatt, 74, which ship will be comunissionest for service. She was towed into harbour this afternoon (the wind being foul) by the Lightning steam vessel. The Hantenent, 18, Captain hams Scorn came in this morn. log, from Plymouth. . . Dac. 4.-Wind N. E:.-Arrived the Loyalfst, Ravens, from Prince Edward's Island, in 23 days"g• and Persia, Et.t.witte, from Flushing for India. Sailed the Albion, Paix.-roa, for New South Wales; and Atlas, I -twosome. for Alkali,. • DEAL, N.W. by N.- Arriurti the Susan, BANE‘, from the liavannah; and the Olive Branch. Asineloos, front the Cape of Good Hope.. Passed through from the River, the Hall. Man, for Curia; Oporto, Cover, far Oporto; Jane Catherine, I/A acOv,- and Joint Shand, Item.. fur Jamaica ; Elizabeth, Wmitrn, for Grenada; Catherine Green, Doris, for Saar A Leone; his Al.ijesty!tt ship Dorman. for ILdifaz ; and the Dromedary store.ship, to the wesswksid. Livearoot., Dec. 3. -Wind W.-Arrived the Lung, Wit.tultm. SON. front Nfaranharn; Latch, —, from Alicant ; -and Mary, -a---, front Terceira. CUSTOAI-I101.:SE, DECENIRER 3. SNIPS Tomato INWARPS.-.The Industry and Harmony, from (invitee ; Sarah, from Virginia; Ann, from Bahia ; Fyz and Nep. tune, from Oitcnd ; Thornton and Albion, from Rigs ; Nancy. front D ' antzic• Princess Royal, Queen Charlatte;• Active, and Delight, from Dunkirk; Hand of Providence, from St. Peters burgh ; Albion, front Rio ; Earl of Clancarty, from Rotterdam. Lerman Orr:warms -Dollyn, for Rotterdam; Perseverance. and Heros, for Calais; Sophia, for.Brerrieu; ilkuckarel, fur Nona; Laurel, for St. Thomas's; and Susanna, for Dunkirk. The 21a tilt. his Serene Highness Duke CoAnt.rs Kuozait of Lorraine died of an apoplectic fit. in his Palace at Vienna. There will be an Admn•a ty Session held at the Old Bailey, on Friday, the 23d of this month. The question as to the right of the parishioners of St. Andrew, Holborn, to serve on Juries at St. ILartholo mew's Hospital, is to' be by ought to issue. An inhabitant summoned to attend a Jury on Saturday, -positively refused, and the Conosttia de,laredit tube hii intention to indict him. • • CORN EXCIIANGF., MARK-LANE, Diciants S. There were good arrivals of all sorts of Grain last Week. and thi s morning the fresh supplies are only moderate. The general langto r arid depression that is experienced in all trades at paesent, is also fel in our market. Our quantities are not sufficient to occasion any t material reduction. Wheat, however, may be again quoted ls. to 2s. per qr. lower, with an extremely dull trade. Barley is also re duced Is. per quarter, except for very fine malting parcels. Beans remain much as last quoted. Boiling Peas are very scarce, and 2s. per qr. dearer. Grey Peas are the same as Lis; reported. There is no alteration in the value of Oats, but the trade is by no means brisk. Flour meets a very languid demand. itape Seed is rather lower. Rye, old, She. 40s. Beans, Small, new, 42a. 48s. --- old, 465. 525. Tick, new, 565. 421. - old, 38s. 445. Oats, Feed, new, 235. 255. - old, Us. 275. Poland, new, 116 s. 19s. old, 261. 30e. Potasoe, new, 26e. 32.. old, 26e. 31s. Scotch, 325. 341. Foreign Oats, 00s. 00s. Flour, per Sack, 30s. 60s. ARILIVALI Wins. • Wheat, English, vs. 7,75 4 I Peas, V •S. 1,423 Harley 8,695 Irish Oats. 3,915 Malt • - 7.122 Foreigb Oats - &Me Qats 12,3911 Fot tips, Rarity - 790 Beans - 8,003 English Flour, sacks 13,866 SMITHFIELD MARKET, Dammam S. In the Beef market, tke price condones neatly as we have quoted it of late, the-quotation being le. 6d. ,te ss, par stone, according to quidity. In the Mutton trade. likewise, the variation is enimpor usat, the best Downs In MOnb Si. to Ss. itiLper stone; and the coarser 4s. lid. to 46. lod. per at one: the inferior Meat 4 31. 6 d. to 4s. 6d. preemie. • The Veal trade is rather heavy, ss. Id. to els. per stone bang the quotation for the best young Calves; andthe larger are at ss. to 31. 64. per stooe. In the Pork trade there is scarce my variation.-Beaase,ll,ll29; 5heep...16.440 ; Pigs, 80; Calves, 196. Heef, 4s- Gd.te as. par stone ; Mutton, 4.. ed. to 5.. 2d. Veal, s*. to 6s. Pock, Ss. to.th.-Ilay per ini.d. A:: 1.55. to £5; Clover, 44 41. t..r.5 its. jut. Straw, .ECI 16s. to Xl'. Wheat, Ited,new, 60s. 675. -- old, 58s. 48s. White, new, 6ss. 70s. - old 625. 745. Barley, 50s. 365. Milting, 50s. 475. Peas, Grey, 1495, 465. 475. -- Old, 40s. 445. Dllsett, 1825, 465. 485. 444.465. White, new, 40s. 465. old, 40$. 455. Boilers, 1825, 545. 565. old, 463. 525. 1-