Star. — London, England, 1827-06-05 00:00:00

• 1 the house. Te applause having suluided, the .„, proceeded ; h n ad it is only necessary to say tha. r k:LosroN has been seldom seen to more advantage °ls4 favourite character. The other parts were well wrained. At the close of the piece, Mr. &Lwow harinß b en repeatedly called for, came forward amidst bud cheers, and said d gratefully as I am with ladies a nd Gentlemen,—.Tmpresse to k i n d n ess of your reception. I feel totally unable to express to vie the sentir.ents which I entertain of that kindness. Although t ea first from a more extensive and arduous sphere of action, I tea that this is not my first appearance upon these boards—(Ap ,,,,,), Ladies and Gentlemen, so long as I shall be honoured vice 'per countenance and approbation, I shall feel it alike a plea ,„„ g od a duty to exert my utmost end for your entertain conetusion, I have only to observe, that I shall, with your endeavour to represent the cluracter of False, on 'moo nert."—(Loud and reiterated applause.) _The third Piece was a new Melo-drame. in four acts, gentled The Mill of the Lake, in which there were se . era " first appearances e , but we cannot, at pre. gni, go into the devils. The principal characters were well sustained by H. K lthtSLE, Mr. W. Wasr, Mr. BUCKINGHAM, Mrs. HALL, Mrs. EGERTON. and Miss Scorr, The Piece was well received. There is no doubt of Mr. ELLISTON ' S success at the Surrey, if he pursues the sate spirited course which was found so beneficial to the treasury of the Olympic during his proprietorship and management of that establishment. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE Opened last night with much spirit and novelty, which attracted much company. The Newmarket races in miniature excited much interest ; and if there was not so much money lost on the Well's Ikrby and Oaks, as at Epson), yet they afforded in fi nite amusement and more j u n. At the end of the races, the dramatic perform ances commenced with a new Ballet, called Love and the Doctor, by Mr. Wu. KIRBY, Mrs. SEARLE, and her p upi l s , who danced with much elasticity and grace. The BA et was exceedingly well received. The company left tne Theatre in excellent humour, after the concluding entertainment Stop Thief; or, the Freaks in a Forest, such is highly laughable. and was much applauded. THE DIORAMA. This beautiful Exhibition, in Regent's Park, of which we gave an account in yesterday's STAR. was •kited yesterday by many persons of distinction, who bestowed unqualified praise on its pictorial merits and its rnagic4l illusions. The weather was peculiarly fine, and suited to give full effect to the exhibition. SOCIETY OF ARTS. Yesterday morning the ceremony of the distribution of premiums adjudged by the Society of Arts, Manu factures, &c. took place at the King's Theatre, and attracted an immense concourse of spectators. The task of presenting the premiums was, as usual, performed by M s R iyal Highness the Duke of Sussex. The Royal Duke, who, on enteting the Theatre, was greeted by enthusiastic plaudits, addressed the assembled company, and stated, that they had met to celebrate the seventy ifilt anniversary of the foundation of the Society.— He trusted that the report which was about to be read would satisfy them that the objects this year submit ted to examination were as interesting as ever, and that the beneficial influence of the Society had suf fered no decline. The Secretary then read the report, which, after detailing the origin, rise, and progress of i)se Society, proceeded to point out seriatim the object and construction of the various wades to which prizes bad this 'year been awarded. The candidates, in the order in which their performances came under consideration, were called up to receive the premiums. Among the honorary candidates C. C. WESTERN, Esq. M.P. obtained a gold medal for his long Anglamerino wool. The Duke of Sussex paid this Gentleman a handsome compliment, on his approaching to receive the medal; and Mr. WESTERN explained to his ROYAL HIGHNESS the nature of his improvement in the article. Oat of the most interesting of the models exhibited was the very ingenious invention of Mr. PAINS, for lighting the clocks of churches. Mr. PAINE explained to the company the principle by which the ingenious operation of displaying and extinguishing the light is performed at any given hour. The clock of St. Giles's church is at present illuminated on Mr. PAINE'S prin ciple. Mr. PAINE obtained for his performance a silver medal. The medals having been awarded to the ninety-eight candidates, his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex rose, and in the name of the Sa 'citty returned thanks to the numrrous company for the encouragement they had extended to the Society by their presence. They were particularly grateful to the Ladies, whose ample attendance on the meat occasion had so beautifully graced the cere ront.T. H.: Royal Highness stated that the objects for which premiums had been awarded would be open for poblicinspection at the Society's Rooms, in the Adelpbi, for tie next fortnight, and he was convinced that the • Inspection of these works would afford much pleasure to those who should visit them. His Roved Highness concluded by hoping that when they were assembled text year on a similar occasion, they might meet with ejects equally interesting and deserving their attention. His Royal Highnew then retired, and the company separated. Stinday, was consecrated at Lambeth Palace, by his Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, Dr. JAMES, Bishop of Calcutta. Last night a Concert was given at Mr. PENN'S, in Spring-gardens, for the benefit of Mrs. HAMMOND. The entertainment was is the style of an elegant private party. In the course of the night, M. HAMMOND sang some pleasing airs, which were received with ap probation by the audience. Among the Ladies who sang was Miss GRANX, who took a part with Miss Ar itlrssou in the duet Lasciaraii non to ascolto. This duet was really well executed. Dancing followed the Concert, and the company did not separate until a late hour. INC THAMES TUNNEL—Yesterday, at low water, the Messrs. Bausius and Mr. BRANUM descended in the diving-bell, and found that the raft, which was er roneously stated to have been taken up had tilted con siderably from the aperture ever which it had been placed. Several reasons are assigned for this circum- Ranee, each of which, though perhaps not of itself the tails', may, when combined with others, have led to the result. Among these are a deficiency in the weight the clay deposited on the raft, the action of the tide lad current, and the swell and agitation of the water, treated by the passing and repassing of the steam-boats ntai that particular spot. The raft Mr. 13NUNEL ex- Petted to be able to raise at high tide last night, and "ell properly loaded, intends . Lwesing it a second guard, however, against those dircumitances !Inch have shifted it from its late position, he purposes "charge it with a large quantity nE pig iron, and other atatenals of a ponderous nature. Should she second a gar prove futile, he means to asps the eoffer-data or gawniate, which must, be rays, lutail h i s 4)425'4 SONNET TO MR. PEEL, ON W OPOUTND AUD FULING DiFINCI OT 11l LAM MARQUIS Or Pan ! in this dismal and disastrouitide, Britain on thee no wavering hope has hung; Through aU her isles thy early fame has rung, And all her Sons with one applause replied; And why? because in thee they saw allied Firmness, and Modesty from Merit sprang, The Statesman's thought profound, and winning tongue, And English honour, worth all gifts beside ! Friend of the Dead ! in this degenerate age. When werldlings bow to power the supple knee, The good, the ltrm, the manly, and the sage Math found a fitting eulogize in thee ; Let Malice now seek out another prey, For Pau. protects the tomb of CAMERA/108 TORY. LITERATURE. BEN NAZIR, THIk SARACEN.. The extraordinary circumstances attending the re presentation of this Tragedy, have given to it a degree of interest, seldom equalled in these undramatic days, and to which the intrinsic merits of the piece by no means entitle it. Mr. KEAN, it is well known, com pletely failed in his attempt to personify Ben Nazir, the hero of the Play ; and in consequence of the imbecility of the actor, or of the author, or perhaps owing to the demerits of both, the curtain descended amidst loud and general hisses. The failure of Mr. KEAN, illness and domestic misfortunes basing impaired his memory and powers of study, has induced the author, Mr. GRATTAN, to publish his Tragedy, in justice to him self as a dramatist, and as the writer of the popular tales entitled " High ways and By-ways." Such a step was certainly called for. Ot several hundred lines in the part of Ben Nazir, Mr. KZAN, we are told, did not deliver fifty altogether, and but few of those correctly. He wholly omitted the soliloquies, and in many of the scenes, but more particularly in the last Act (the most important of all) be made scarcely an effort to speak a line of the text. The Tragedy, thus miserably represented, required all the efforts of the actor to render it successful. It is a respectable but feeble performance, and like Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S Don Carlos, will neither be severely censured, nor warmly admired. The plot is founded on facts con nected with the history of France in the eighth cen tury. Eudes, Duke of Aquitaine, agrees to wed his daughter Enverance to Bear Nazir, a Saracen Chief, Governor of Catalonia. The Lady, however, is secretly attached to Charles, afterwards surnamed Martel, Sovereign of France, and her first introduction into the Play is to express her joy at the return of her Royal lover:— Ob, reverend father, friend, and Counsellor, Embrace tby daughter with thy lowliest fold ! 0, lam wild with joy. My hero comes, My godlike Charles in victory comes to me, Forth flashing from his triumph-wreathed brow Glory for all the world, and love for me. Upon learning of this splendid attachment, Eats con sents that his daughter should forsake the Moorish Chief, and ally herself to the French Monarch. Ben AUsir, to avenge the insult, under a show of courtesy, invites Eudes and Enserance to a banquet, and while they are regaling in the tent, a band of Moorish soldiers, under the command of Ben Nazir, attack the Castle of Endes, vanquish his retainers, and succeed in planting the cres vent above the Christian flag. The faithless Saracen, of course, detains Ender and his daughter in confine ment, but at length he agrees to set them free upon condition that Enserance should become his wife—a circumstance not less singular than the words in which the unfortunate L;dy conveys her consent to the proposal. Ben Nosir.—Man—monster—l am yours ! Oh, Heavens! In the succeeding Act, the original lover, (:harks, ap pears upon the stage, and at tempts,in disguise, to rescue Enserance, but fails in the attempt. Wearied out at last with fruitless anxiety, and affianced to the man she hates, Enterance, in a moment of despair, takes poison., and expires in the arms ot her husband, Ben Nazir.— The latter, diets, most gallantly and consistently, places the lifeless body of his wife in the arms of his rival, Charles, and, like another Othello, stabs himself and dies on the spot. Such is a brief outline of Mr. GRATTAteg Tragedy, a tragedy which, we hesitate not to say, could nest, under the most favourable circumstances, have proved success ful on the stage. As a dramatic poem, it will, in the closet, be read with pleasure, for the general correctness of its language, and the quiet beauty of its descriptive and sentimental passages. But even, in perusal, the want of passion and energy is severely felt; and we occa sionally meet with such instances of bad taste or affec: cation as the words—" avoidless"—" halkusly"—con joined consent," &c. Describing the charms of Line rance, Ben Pamir says, eloquently, while gazing on her picture— How beautiful she looks! How innocent, too! Yet how deceitful! Hold! did she deceive me? She never loved me, but how I loved her! The new-born buds of Spring, first gazed upon In holy solitude, by N 's worshipper ; The desert fount, soft bubbling through the sands To the earth-whispering ear of the parched pilgoim ; The broad air on th' enlarged captive's brow ; His native fields to the returning exile— All that the fancy frames of joy was nought To her young brain of beauty breaking o'er me. I gazed on—followed it—even as an infant Followeth the taper's flame! The following is, perhaps, the best passage in the whole play : Charles. Aloor, lam one who carries in his breast Au inborn honour, his isheri:ance— Borne down for ages by the tide of Time, A sunbeam on its flood. Ben Naair. Honour inherited Boast of the base who have not in themselves Wherewith to breed true honour. Say, do I, By mine own glory lit, less brilliant shine Than if a race of 'scutcheoned rogues and fools Shot their dull gkams putrescent from the tomb, To stain, not gild, my innate nobleness? Charles As well might the scorched Ethitip fancy cold, The shivering Laplander imagine beat, Net further off their feelings from the fact, Than his, who sprung from Nature's dregs would strut In spurious pride—and ape nubility. Ben Natir. From Nature's dregs ! 0, Nature, thus it is Thy swull'n-up spawn blaspheme thy fertile womb, Degrading thee to dignify themselves. Whence springs the trunk of the majestic oak? Whence sprouts the young branch ot the princely pine? ' From Nature's dregs, I answer thee, where thou And thy far-sopgbt forgotten ancestry Ala, seek your loots. , Charles. Such soil the plant may nourish; . But honour's stem rises from a nobler suurte. And like some distant and wind-waited seed Unnoticed fishing on earth's totrenness, • Borst high and bright lions the I fren,ive mass— As I above thee, Moor, and thy swan slaves. SI'Ui.TING IN ItI.LIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, Jung 4. Most of the subscribers showed yesterday, and some small ac. Counts were settled, principally by those who ate obliged to leave town ; but the grand settling is to day, and we have reason to be lieve that it will be a quiet one.—Souse few bets were made, and offered at the following odds, by which it will be seen that the Derby running has nude some alterations-- I DO/WAITE& Sr. Laos& 10 to 1 apt Mameluke 20 to 1 apt Pedlar 10 to 1 apt Nonplus SS to 1 apt Lenart% 10 to 1 agst Reviewer 25 to 1 agst Malek we to 1 agst Granby • 30 to 1 apt Tom Jones 13 to 1 agst Glenartney 50 to 1 apt Coalition 20 to 1 apt Matilda RICIUTILD •T TOTTILI•LeI YKITISDAT. ASCOT RACES. _ _ _ Fiver Doz.—The Oatland Stakes closed on Saturday night as follows— Alemnon, 5 yrs, Sit. 41b. El Dorado, 6 yrs, Bst. 91b. Adeliza, 5 yrs, vst. 91b. Demise, 4 yrs, 6st. 41b. Garcia, 4 yrs, 6st. Black Swan, 4 yrs, 7st. 1416. Monarch, 4 yrs, 7st. 12lb. The following declared forfeit b Double Entendre, 6 yrs, Sat. 91b. Fye Fye, 4 yrs, est. 21b. Androssan colt, 4 yrs. 71t: 121 b. Royal Oak, 4 yrs, 7st. 10Ib. Bro. to Barefoot, 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b. Upas, 4 yrs, 7st. 61b. Syntax, 5 yrs, 7st. 61b. Filly by Gainsbro', 5 yrs, Est. elb. the time prescribed— Madame Pokie, 5 yrs, 7st. 121 b. BEVERLEY RACES, Minutiae. Sweepstakes of 20 meg. each, p. p. for two yr olds, Sit. Sib. fillies, Bst. Two-year Olds Course. Five Subscribers. Col. King's br. 1. Bray Bedlam, by Filho 1 Mr. W. Wilks's ch. f. by Tramp . 2 Mr. J.Lee's b. f. by Blacklock s . . stol on the winnev. Woo easy. The Members' Plate of X5O fOr all ages. Two mile beats. - - Mr. Sykes'a b. h.' Cock Robin, 5 yrs . CoL King's ch. m. Ultima, 5 yrs 2tol on Ultima. Won in a canter. TODAY. 1 1 2 dr A Hunters' Stakes of 7gs. each, was wen by Mr. Mil!ward's brother to Heagrave, beating Mr. Hudson's Miracle, Mr. Everett's Jemmy, and Mr. Singleton's The Quack. Won by a head. The 1 race disputed, and referred to the Jockey Club. The Town Place of £5O. Two-mile Heats. Capt. Ratnsden's b f. Theophania, 4 yrs Mr. Sykes 's Cock Robin, 5 yrs Mr. Skipsey's b. h. Don Antonio, 6 yrs Mr. Hopkinson 's Geloni, 3 yrs Mr. Hodgson's b. fr. Ellen, 4 yrs O 1 1 1 5 2 O 0 5 2 2 dr 0 dr _ CA RM A IIT HEN RACES--Wsnussoay. A Handicap Stakes of 5 soy,. each, for all ages. Mr. Jones's Tripoli . 1 1 Mr. Waters's Blossom . . 2 dr The Ladies' Plate, for horses not previously trained. Gentlemen Captain Evans's Mr. Gwynne's Mr. Howell's Mr. Phillips's rideis. 1 1 II 3 3 2 4 4 In consequence of Captain Evans's horse having been previously ridden round the Course, it was decided that Mr. Gwynne's and Mr. Howell's should again start, when it was won by the latter. FIGHT BETWEEN JONES (THE SAILOR BOY) AND RAINES, FOR Aits A-SIDE. . . These men met yesterday to decide the second match which bad been made between them. The first match was but for £lO a-side, and was to have come off in Cambridgeshire; but the beaks having interfered before the merits of the combatants were fully ascertained, no satisfactory result was obtained on either side. Fresh articles were drawn up for the increased sum of £25 aside, and thus addi tional consequence was given to the event. Jones was trained in the neighbourhood of Cambridge, under the auspices of his backer, and Raines took his air and exercise at the Welch Harp, in the Edgware-road. The place of fighting was to be decided by a toss, and that having been won by Raines' friend, he appointed the neighbourhood of Watford, in Hertfordshire, for the rendezvous, the Essex Arms having been named as head-quarters. Soon after twelve Raines reached the chosen spot, but minute after minute elapsed without any appearance either of the Commissary with the ropes and stakes of of the Sailor Boy. At last the hour of oae,(be fore which time, according to the articles, the men were to be in the ring, or the absent man was to forfeit) approached. It was then resolved, for the sake of form, to obtain temporary ropes and stakes, in order that, at the proper season, Raines might throw up his hat and claim the prize without a blow. Great activity was exercised in this effort, and at five minutes after the stipulated hour the ground was measured, the stakes were inserted in their proper position, and the ceremony of roping had commenced. when a loud shout proclaimed the arrival of Junes in a swell drag—a circum stance which, while it robbed Raines of his bloodless laurels, af forded high gratification to the assembled crowd, who were now satisfied that the object of their journey, a good mill, would not be disappointed. At two o'clock the men entered the ring, Jones attended by Frosty Faced Fogo, and the facetious Jack Clarke ; and Raines by the Lively Kid, Ned Stockman, and Tom Woolley. On stripping, it was obvious that both men had paid proper attention to their training. Their condition was in fact of the first order. Betting was slack, guineas to pounds being offered on Raines, but no takers. In point of weight they were nearly equal. THE FIGHT. It may be recollected, that when these men were opposed to each other in the former battle, from the caution exercised by Raines, three rounds were protracted to 55 minutes without any decisive issue. In the present instance, he adopted precisely the saute cosine, and from his contenting himself with stopping Jones's kit-handed jobs, without attempting to make a return, no less than 15 minutes elapsed before a blow was struck. At length Jones, who was all along anxious to draw him to a rally, succeeded in plaming a blow with his right on his nob. A quick interchange of compliments followed, and at the same moment there was a cry of 0 first blood" front both sides; Jones exhibiting a slight scratch on his ear, and Raines basing the claret drawn from the region of his dominoes. Raines again had recourse to stopping, and skewed great science, but front still neglecting to counter with his left hand ;no mischief was done. At last Jones grew impa tient, and at the end of forty minutes, after having put in a few slight jobbers, be rushed to a close, fibbed, and thrVw Raines a heavy fall. In the second round Raines again stopped with great precision, waiting for Jones to come in. This he did at last, and rushing to in-fighting, caught Raines round the neck with his left, bit up well with his right, and again dropped him. The third round was a little more busy ; the mew went to a rally, but in closing Jones had manifestly the best of in-fighting, and both went down at the ropes. From this to the seventh round Jones hail a decided advantage. He was always the first to fight; and when he closed, by his quickness and strength be not only pep pered Raines in very superior style, holding right and left alter nately, and hitting up with severity, but floored him with great neatness. At this time, such was the decided superiority of the Sailor Boy, that he was backed at two to one. The eighth round was distinguished by good fighting on both aides ; but although Raines made some good returns, the severity of Jones's in-fighting was such as to leave him but little chance save in the estimation of his bigoted friends. At this important crisis it way when the Sailor Boy might be said to be winning in a canter—that the sin 'aid made his bolt into the ring on horseback, accompanied by a constable with a staff of office in hand, and ordered the combatants to be taken into custody. A simultaneous retreat ins,tantly took place, and the men, their seconds, their backers, and the spec tators simultaneously rushed off, with as much precipitation as if they had been pursued by a troop of Life Guards. The men had fought one hour and fifteen minutes. On order being restored, and reflection called into aid, a consultation took place as to what was to be done. Both men expressed a desire to have the fight out ; and, with this view, it was agreed to return towards London, and take up the first position which chance might afford fur renewing the contest. The word was given—the retro. grade movement immediately commenced, and was continued to Watford, and in a desirable piece of sward near to Bushy Lodge the stakes were once more pitched. The ring was beaten out, and the men again, attended by their seconds and bottle holders, Mlle to the scratch, and shaking hands, renewed the struggle. It was now obvious that Batiks bad the worst of the former meeting, and even his friends were anxious to declare off those bets which their confidence induced them to lay on his success; but this, of course, would not be permitted. His face was a goo deal swollen, and his right hand, from the effects of stopping, was puffed: while Jones scarcely exhibited a math, except a slight scratch on the ear. It was now a quarter to six o'clock. REN KW RD BATTLE. Raines commenced as before, by stopping; but Jones seemed to have made his mind up to putting aside Raines's science ; he rushed to business, bit away in good style, and, busily, closing, ribbed and hit up in superlative style, and, in the end, fkurea his mall. In Ills sv.y he coo limed the battle, having • kl.cidsd lead, although Raines foUght well, and made some good returns, till the eighth round, when be went in with sada slaughtering severity, that he hit Raines completely senseless, and dropped him almost without motion. Time was called several times. and had Jones's second thrown up his bat, he must Intelsat' declared the winner. This, however, in the general exultation of his friends, was neglected, and Raines was once more placed before him—thus giving him • third chance. It was all in vain, however, Jones had him at a certainty, and in fair more rounds be polished him of in the most masterly style—jobbing, hitting ells aMilags fibbing and flooring without mercy, not a shadow of hope wasleft, I and on time being called for the thirteenth round, Raines prudently said " enough." Restaaca.—This was one of the best fights which has been wits nessed for some time. Both skewed good game, while Jones gave a decided negative to the charge of being a cur. In fact, it was impossible for amen to have fought with more resolution, coolness, or judgment. In science be was equal, and in fighting and strength, decidedly superior to his antagonist. His quickness, added to the severity of his deliveries, did not leave bin, a chance--while Raines himself was unable to make any important impression. Jones's mode of catching his man round the neck with one hand, while he fibbed and bit up with the other, was never exercised with more effect, and opposed as he was to a man of undoubted merits, be never appeared to more advantage. Raines throughout appeared to be fearful of coming to close quarters, and hence so much time was wasted in snipping. It was also clear that by neglecting to counter with his left when he stopped with his right, he three away the only chance be had; for, with suck a customer as Jones, his only hope was going to fight with him, and not waiting till he was bored down by the terrific rush with hich Jones closed every round. Jones may now be considered one of the best of his weight of the present day, and will no doubt be matched against Some star of the lust brilliancy. IKEY SOLOMONS. The Grand Jury for the City of London completed their labours by returning four bills for felony against Isaac Solomon:, the fugitive, who lately escaped from the turnkeys of Newgate. The Foreman then said, the Grand Jurors of the City of London humbly submitted, that the conspicuous dress (red waistcoats) worn by some police officers, frustrated the ends of public justice, by causing se veral notorious thieves to escape. There was rine more observation he (the Foreman) had to make the course of their inquiries it had been elicited, that a young, and apparently a meritorious officer, named James, who lives in Shaftesbury-place, Aldersgate street, had been tampered with by a senior officer of St. Luke's, Old-street. who had held out a bribe as ad induLement, that he (James) should not let his evidence bear hard against one of the prisoners, whet e he would be a witness. Mr. Sergeant ARABIN said, the communication was a very important one, and it should be forwarded to the parish officers of St. Luke's. 'Mr. ADOLPHUS (addressing the Foreman) said, that it appeared the Gentlemen wished to deprive the thieves of one of their latest and best jokes, for they called the Bow.street officers scarlet runners—(loud laughter). CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday evening an Inquest was held at the sign of the Compasses, Chelsea, by adjournment from Saturday, before H.GaLL, Esq. touching the death of Ann Tread away, whose death was occasioned by blows inflicted upon her on Friday night last, by her husband. Mr. George Turnbull, of Chelsea, surgeon, deposed, that he opened the body on Saturday evening, in the presence of Mr. Constantine John Laisne, surgeon, and found in the belly a large quantity of coagulated blood and fluid, measuring nearly five pints. Upon tracing the source from which the blood proceeded, he found that it came from the spleen having been ruptured in two places; there was also an appearance of contusion of one of the large intestines, and a great quantity of extravasated blood ; the sixth rib immediately under the left breast was fractured. The lungs, liver, and other internal organs, were in a sound state; but the injuries they ascertained were sufficient to cause death, and were undoubtedly produced by great violence. The husband of the deceased had acknowledged to him that he had given her two blows with his elbow while they were in bed, of which dezeased complained a few minutes previous to her death, which happened almost immediately after. Mr. Constantine John Laisne, surgeon, fully corro borated the statement of this last witness. The CORONER addressed the Jury, and stated, that after the evidence they had heard, and the confession made by the husband of the deceased to several per sons' there could be but little doubt but that the fact had been committed - by him, and it remained with them to decide whether it was an act, under circumstances, amounting either to murder or manslaughter. It did appear that the deceased and her husband had been Hiving together upon terms and habits of great irri tation, and had been quarrelling during a great part of the day previous to the unfortunate event. Under these circumstances, he severally and individually put it to the Jury to declare their opinions. Thirteen out of fourteen of the Jurors returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against Edward Macon Treadoway,' and the Coroner immediately issued his warrant for the com mittal of the prisoner to take his trial for the same. The witnesses were severally bound over to give evidence. A Mrs. ELIZABITH JONM, tallow-chandler, lady died at Bishop Stortford. This liberal benefactress has left by her will 1,0001. to the parish, in the follow ing benevolent manner: the interest of 5001. towards the repairs of the Church ; 2501. towards the National School; and the interest of 2501. to be distributed an nually in coals to the poor. LEVERIDGE, the celebrated bass singer, was once prosecuted by the Society for the Reformation of Mea ner:, for singing an Ode of Dryden's, the subject of which was “ The praise of love and wine." When the trial came on before Chief Justice Holt, he at once saw the fanatical spirit of the prosecution, and finding the fact of the singing, &c. fully proved, he thought of the following stratagem to get poor Leveridge out of the scrape. He called for the printed song, and after reading it over attentivelM observed, that he saw nothing in the words very col, pable. He imagined the offence must lie in the man ner of singing it; he therefore desired Leveridge might sing it before the Court. The performer readily took the hint, and sung it with so much power of voice and taste, that the Jury, without going out of their boa, acquitted him, and he was carried home on the shoulders of the mob in triumph. Wednesday, a melancholy accident occurred at Crieff The Lady of Mr. Scorr, agent there for the Commer• cial Bank, being alone in a room, her dress, which was of cotton, came accidentally in cqntact with a lighted candle, iu consequence of which she was irnmedi-itely enveloped in flames. Her husband was from home ; and ere the servants or any one eke could render as sistance, she had expired. M J Ateimmlipo - a T 1T • I . ti I i . . o. I ~.' 1 ; 1 I 1. 1 ' 4 . • 1 ' ' l l 4 . ' E. I . , I t I . I - 2 1 t ! ! - , 1 : I i, '.; I. , ! 1 1 t t5l t i • i . , i, . . . i 1 i i i I .. .11 , : 1 i 1 1 t: i ': 1 i I