Star. — London, England, 1815-07-07 00:00:00

DRURT-LANE MATRA Mr. Kt AV was last night to have appeared as Oc tavian, in The Movniaiasere, and Abel Druger, in The tikhymist—but the Proprietors, to mark their feelings on the melancholy event of Mr. WUITIUMAD'S de cease, suspended the performance. Early in the af ternoon, a placard, in the following words, sur rounded by a kiwi border, announced their determi nation ; ' 1 Warplane Theatre, Thursday, July 8, 1815. " The publie are respectfully informed, that, in consequence of the midden and much-lanunted death of Mr. Wan saws, to who. active aad unremitted exertions, they are principally Indebted for the re-building of this Theatre, there will be no pesfortqsnee thig evening." Many hundred persons who were solicitous to see Mr. NAAN in the characters we have mentioned, suffered considerable disappointment—but there was not one who did not coincide in the propriety of closing a Theatre, which, but for the strenuous ef forts of Mr. WIIITPREAD, would, perhaps, never have e:istekl, on this truly lamentable occasion. ME KING'S THE4TRE. i { tF l '~ 1 ;''. i I tf] , • The performances of last night, at this Theatre, were most liberally devoted to the benefit of the dis tressed Widows and Childr , n of the Heroes who nobly fell in the Battle of Waterloo. All the per formers afforded their best assistance on the occasion. The exterior of the house was brilliantly illuminated. The name of Wautworost appeared in large lamps, placed nearly over the doors, with a fine transparency, representing Britannia and the Genius of France supporting a scroll, which informed the Public that the performance was to benefit the Widows and Or. phans of the Heroes of Waterloo, Within the Theatre every arrangement was made to give eclat to the undertaking. A beautiful portrait of the KING, encircled by a wreath of laurel, was suspended over the stage, and the side pillars were covered with the same evergreen. After the curtain drew up, ' 4 GOD save the KING" was performed in grand style... The lart Act of the new grand Opera of II selvaggi followed, and, by permission of his Royal Highness the PUINCIt Renzt4r. BEBTROVEN t S celebrated Battle Piece was executed in a superlative manner. At the conclusion of this exquisite musical treat, - Mr. ELLISTON delivered the following appro priate Address ; While aecianutioa sounds throughout the lead. And Britons' hearts with canary expand, Here shall the Cherub Charity repair, • To save the mourning Mother front despair; • To soothe, by sympathy, acute distress, The soldier's widow, and the fatherless: peace to the tomb which holis the brave! Ho more Through prostrate realms, invading armies pour; All their vain hopes of boundless empire crushl, • Britannia shouts, " : The storm of war is kusli'd !'• Angola' recording registers shall tell, How bravely Britons fought! bow brave they fell ! Plac'd high upon the envied Rolls of Fame, Shull distant times revere a BatINSWICk'S nattier • To weave th' immortal chaplet fur his head, With/a/al haste, the Goddess Victory &el; Cypress she gather'd with the sacred bays, And wove the Asp of death among the sprays. Could Valot.r, Honour, Fortitude, repel The mortal wound by which brave PICTON fell, Fiance still had trembled wires he greed the plebs, Though now she ranks bins with the Mighty slabs *l For you, beam spirits, who resign% your breath, And purchas'd Victory with a glorious death. " Your country consecrates your hallow'd bier, And, 'midst her triumphs, sheds a grateful tear." That you were her's shall be Britannia's pride. For her you fought, you couqueed, and you died. Same soldier's offspring, fostered by your aid, May rise, in time, your ornament and shade; The warrior's orphans, whom your bounties save, In Freedom's cause shall every danger brave : perhaps your sons may view with glad surprise, PENN some of these a WELLINGTON arise I Thanks to that Power ! veil'd from human sight, • Which shielded Britain's Hero through the fight I el• Ewae he who broke the thirsty lance of war; %Lb be shall fit fair Peace in Triumph's car; • To him a pyramid of fame well raise, Long may be live to hear a vitriol narhses prai se ! At the close of the Address, Mr. Et.t.trros vented to the audience and said— c' LADIES and Gest - Lewin-1 am desired by the Manager to inform you, and I led very proud in being the bearer of such glorious tidiogs, that his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON is mow in Paris. A Messenger has arrived with the intelligenckat Carlton tioase,„" At this heart-ebeering information, loud huzzas burst from all parts of the Theatre. splendid Ballet Cantata, composed and arrang ed for the occasion, under the title of Catar'sTriumph aver the Gault, constituted the next part of the enter tainments. The graodeur of the precession was heightened by the beauty of the horses, which were furnished by Messrs. DUNS and BIIANSCOMB, of the circus.--After which, the orchestra struck up 44 See Otte conquering Hero comes ;" and Madame Susi same forward, and in good English sang tbi first Verse of 4 4 Rule Britannia." All the performers joined in the chorus, and the curtain dropped amidst joud shout* of applause. The performance on the whole Jaye great satisfaction, but, we arc sorry to odd, the house was not filled. A numerous and respectable Meeting of the inha bitants of Edinburgh was held in the Parliament House last week, ‘• ror the purpose of considering of a oubsetiption for the widows and children of those brave men who have fallen in the late glorious bat tles.''!—Jouu Wyatt, Esq. Acting Chief Magistrate, 100 k t hy chair about two o'clock, and addressed the Neeting, sriterat resolutions, in conformity with the . requisition, VIM afterwards entered into. Among the spetkers omit MT.WArre4; Scot; who stated his o?ittogi, that the victory , of which we bad just had intelligence, was not only of 4 character nuexampled the history of the country, but likely to be followed with the most imr:trtant consequencea to the liberties tkt PTV.; a.Lo 0 0 coupe, so toiiowo4 nod so hitt vteß 4 cum no; till now to OW) , llop times, 64tee Ciper's *tent. • beforc tke late waud battle* the French soldiers Val Irio" with Of *WA veiled no sO• 'OR& Vi - 301iTe bra frNuaktly eAlle4 the atteniioa of Or —We tom frNoeotllY cAlle4 0* ottenti° 4 of Om 'jib iakini pi*l.ic g i egYnl 1 .4 PRI' duty Ito to do) to Or eplendid -paying the - oaf re y sictwtiveadyaßtar% of the present Lot- of stealing WIA *VI it oPf teat*rfo bo*Ollrt vihich W 4 fieTe W I Braitili sia Nee Ror sod ;O which Te i r:t a ienlarly call the s h e lod ge d. 4l T'iiiiii i ; )s 4 04 . So may vs pegpd a tl . seis f r ir ci t on tit f ; 1 1 4 ,14 e rchMegi o ; 1• 0 1171:mir eg fo to, • k a Luba, F ( BAITLN OF IYATBRIOO. &ITTER FROSt A PRIVATE SOLDIER 07 THE 42n BEGIADDIT TO HIS FATHER IN EDINBURGH. " General Hospital, Antwerp,24th June, IRIS. I I After a long silence, I embrace the opportunity of informing you respecting my present situation. On the 15th, about 12 o'clock at night, we turned out, and at two in the morning marched from the city of Brussels, to meet the enemy, who were ad vancing in great force on that city. About three o'clock in the afternoon of the 16th, we came up with them. Our whole force did not exceed 12,000 men, who were fatigued with a long march of upwards of 20 miles, encumbered with knapsacks and other lug gage. The day was uncommonly warm, and no water to be had on the road ; however, we were brought up, in order of battle. 44' rhe French being strongly posted in a thick wood to the number of 40,000 men, including cavalry and lance's, gave us very little time to look round us ere the fight commenced on both sides, in an awful and destructive manner, they having every advan tage of us, both as to position and numbers, particu larly in cavalry, as the British dragoons had not yet come up. The French cavalry charged the British line of infantry three different times, and did much execution, until we were obliged to form squares of battalions, in order to turr. them, which was executed in a most gallant manner, and . many hundreds el them never returned. Stil l sent up fresh fiiitesi and us often we beat them back. The battle lasted until it was quite dark, when the enemy begins to give way, our poor fellows who were left alive fol. lowing them as long as they could see, when_ night put an end •to the fatigues of a well-fought day.— Thousands on hods sides lay killed and wounded on the field of battle; and as the greater part of the ac tion lay in awn fields, along a vast track of country ! , many hundreds must have died for want of assistance through the night, who were not able of themselves to crawl away. I-was wounded by a musket-ball, which passed through my right arm and breast, and lodged in my back; froni whence it was extracted by a surgeon in the hospital of this place. 44 Captain M. is most severely wounded, having several shots through his body, and the regiment, in general, are mostly cut off. We have heard, since we came here, that our fine brigade, which entered the field on that eventful day, consisting of the 5d Batt. Royal Scots, 42d, 44th, and 9-2 d Regiments, are now formed into one battalion, not exceeding in the whole 400 men. Lord Wellington retired in the night, to wait for reinforcements, and next day our cavalry and the rest of the army arrived. The Prussians came' on the other side, and I am happy to understand the enemy ultimately got a most complete drubbing, losing cannon, baggage, and a great number of pri soners. They retreated towards Valenciennes, and ocher garrisons on their owa frontiers, the allied troops pursuing them. 46 Thus 1 have given you as full an account of affairs, principally what I witnesses' on the 16th, as \I could ; that relating to the 15th being from report. Nothing. can exceed the kindness and attention of the inhabitants of this city to our wounded men :--the hospital is constantly filled with Ladies and Gentle men, who, although speaking a different languav, personally Itlnsiaister to our wants, with die kin attention, distributing clean shirts, bread, wine, c4f, fee, tea, milk, and fruit of.all sorts, with every ref*. site for our comfort and accommodation." BONAPARTE says, that the Duke of WELLINGTON must certainly squint, he looks so many ways at once A melancholy instance of the dreadful effect of terror on the mind of a child, occurred a short time ago in the neighbourhood of Birmingham.—A young girl, whose imagination had been filled with the frightful spectres that are conjured up by the igno rant to punish er terrify refractory children, was thrust into a dark hole or closer by her governess, for sonic offence committed at school. The poor thing continued to scream with the most violent appreheto sions, and when the door was opened to take her from this abode of horror, she was lying with her face to the ground, in strong convulsions of body and mind. The conflict was too powerful for her tender reason, and she now exists as one of the most miserable ob jects of human sympathy. Her parents and friends, who had anticipated, in due season, a full maturity of intellect, see all their hopes blasted--their intern ling little favourite is now an idiot ! The following fatal accident lately happened at Baden, two posts from Vienna :—A newly built iron bridge, of only one arch, broke down when first opened to the public, the consequence of which was, that about 100 of the people assembled upon it either lost their lives, or were dangetously hurt. Tuesday se'nnight, a melancholy accident hap pened in one of the pits of Sheriff Hill colliery, on Gateshead Fell, near Newcastle. When the overman and workmen descended to their work, finding the mine in I dangerous state, they returned up, and salt for Mr. Wm. Foggitt, the viewer, who, with his two brothers and other overmen and deputies, to the amp ber of nine men and two boys. went down tofind odt, she cause, which proved to be a heavy fall from the roof, that opened a communication with some old workings, and caused the mine to be so filled with inflammable air, that it exploded upon them, and they were all killed excepting one boy, who Was brought up with some remains of life, and is expected ;o recover. Two of the ierostatic figures, which set off from the Angel Inn, Lambeth, on M onday afternoon, have been returned to Sieur Knous. King Hears Ms Furth was found on Wimbledon Common, and the dog was discovered about five o'clock on Monday evening in a wood in the Park of Sir Jona FRSDenten. at Bur wood, near Walton-upon-Tliames. It was sitting on its haunches, and had all the appearance of a living animal—several persons conceived it to be so, and went out to take tt with pitchforks and fire•arms ; one of the servants at length Ventured to approach it, and saved it from beiag destroyed. BeybsTaiter.—liesterday a person, who described herself as the widow of Sir E. Price, was charged with taking lodgings and quitting them without 'tying the rent. ' She was also charged on suspicion a spoon sod two sheets, the property of Ayette, of presille-street, in whose boon I. .04 the last charge ,it was committed Two . men , who bad been ;mewled mess. 1,01 !oaccroc4 TOO her Lad ship s were, LA, INTBLZIGENCL COURT OF KING'S JULtiff, JULY II lIODDINOT 9. PORKINAK. This was a case of a very singular nature. It was an action brought by the plaindF, a young man about 24 years of age. to recover £5OOO, the amount of a deed of gift, from the defendant, the widow of 4 gentleman of large property, who lately died at Faris. The circumstances stated on the part of the plaintiff; by Mr. PARK, were these s—Tbse plaintiff is the son of a poor man, who formerly lived near Bantry, in Ireland, and who vas first cousin to Mr. Foreman, a gentleman of very considerable property, for many years resident in Harley-street, Cavendish-square.— Frequent application% it was alleged, had been made by Hoddinot. sen. as well as by other relations to Mr. Foreman, for pecuniary assistance, and he had often contributed sums of money to their relief, and had, on the death of the plaintiff's father, sent £5O to his widow, and declared that he would make some provision for her son. The plaintiff was sub sequently sent over from Ireland to this country, and was bound apprentice to a 'ldler, with whom he continued till he was twenty-one years of age, after which he became a journeyman. During all this time the plaintiff had no knowledge. of Mr. Fore man's generous intentions towards him, but coati. nued iodustrieu.ly to pursue his business. Mr. Fore man had not. however, forgotten his promise, for in October, ISt 9, as he was on his way to pay a visit to the Lakes of Killarney, he proceeded to Bantry. and there executed a deed of gift, before two wit nesses, and on a proper stamp, in which he gave the sum of C5OOO to the plaintiff on his attaining the age of twenty-one. He desired, however, that this transaction might be kept a secret till the plaintiff had attained the age in question, lest it might induce him to slacken his industry—and on executing it he delivered it to one of the subscribing witnesses, a man' named Barry, uncle to the plaintiff, to be kept by him till the proper ?goon amities for delivering it to the plaintiff. In this state things remained till the death of Mr. Foreman,.in September last, three years after the period when the plaintiff came of age. On thisi occasion one of his distant relations came from Ire land to examine the will in Doctors' Commons, with the view of ascertaining whether he had, in the dispo. sition of his property, made any provision for those relations. Disappointment attended these researches, bur at this period the plaintiff, for the first time, heard of the deed of gift which Mr. Foreman had made in his favour in 1809. He lost no time in proceeding to Ireland, and received from his uncle Barry the deed itself, with which he returned to this country, and demanded from the defendant the sum to which. under the deed, he felt himselfentitled. This, how ever, was refused, and hence arose the present action. The deed was now put in. It was written on a large sheet of paper, and in a very loose style, eel dendy the composition of a very illiterate person; the words, in many instances, were ill spelt, and in some places wholly unintelligible. It was sigeed with the name of 0 1 bike Foremast," and was dated 9th October, 1809. The names of the subscribing witnesses were of J. Monygban and John Barr/n— -and immediately above these am. were the figures *5OOO. What was peculiarly singolariq the Janne. 'meat was, that the name of M lathy Pangaea' , was written with an ink eight degrees paler than that in which the names of the subscribing witnesses names were wiitten, and the sum of £souo, although they all purported to be written at the same time, and with the same pen and ink. In support of the case, several persons Were called to speak to the hand-writing of Mr. Foreman. Of these many said the signature in question bore a considerable resemblance to the hand-writing of Mr. foreman, although it wanted some of its charac teristics. The principal witness, however, was J. Monygban, one of the subscribing witnesses to the deed, who de pesefl that he kept a little public-house near Bantry, in the county of Cork, in Ireland. He recollected a, gentleman, whom he understood to be Mr. foreman, coming to his house in the month of October, 1809, in company with one John Barry, and pulling out of his pocket a sheet of paper; which he read over. it wet a deed conveying aesooo to a young man named John Hoddinot, on his coming of age. Witness ob tained a pen and ink, and, piece of wax, by desire of the stranger, and the instrument was regularly sealed and signed. Witness signed his name as a witness, as did John Barry, after which the stranger enjoined the utmost secrecy, and delivered the deed to John Barry, to be given by him to John Hoddinot, when he arrived at the specified age. Witness, on his cross-examination, said, there was but one pen and one bottle of ink in the room. He mote with the same pen and ink as the stranger, as did John Barry. He could not tell whether there was any fire in the room at the time the transaction took place. The testimony of this witness was corroborated by that of his son ; but he was equally deficient in his recollection of the minor particulars of the transac tion, although he was quite clear in his detail of the main tact of the execution of the deed. To the evidence of these persons was added that of other witnesses, who proved that Mr. Foreman had been heard to say be would take tare of the ' plaintiff, and had given money to his parents. With respect to the evidence of John Barry, the second subscribing witness to the deed, which was considered of the utmost importance to the success of the action. Mr. PAax stated, that the plaintiff was unable to defray the expense ..of his being brought from Ireland; he had, however, evidence to offer as to his hand-writing. : The ATIORNRY.GINRRAL objected OD the achnisb sion of such evidence, when the subscribing witness himself might have been obtained. Mr. PARK contended that there were cases on re cord in which, when a subscribing witness to an in strument was not within the reach of the Court, evi dence to his hand-writing was received. Lord ELLIMOROUGH was not aware of any such case, nor did he think that such evidence was admis sible. He begged, however, that if any cases were on record recognising such evidence, that.they might be cited. Mr. Pane meptioned the case of Prince e. Zlaek. burn (2d East. 250), in which it was held, that if a etsbscrtbing witness was not within the jurisdiction of *Caen, evidence of his hand-writing was admissible. Lord ...E4AIOIOIIOV9k 44111 this Wu a 1 decision !made previous to his being called to the Beach. 11: however. did not mean to question the authority o! the Learned Judge (Lord Kenyon), and upon thw authority he would permit the witness to be examin,!d The daughter of John Bury was then examite:A, as to the band-writing of her father, which she re. cognized. She had heard of W. Foreman, but sh had never seen him; nor did she know mu ch of plaintiff. Tbe Avvottmer•Gewitaai then addressed the COW and Jury on the part of the defendant. He observe. that during the whole of his experience he had twv::. heard if a case which had lest of probability at, it than that which WAS now before them. The Le ned Gentleman then proceeded to comment on ti evidence which had been adduced on the part of ti plaintiff. He particularly adverted to the deed itsel and to the incontestable proofs which that instruscc.: afforded of its spurious fabrication. He was teas! to admit, he said, that the signature purporting tot. that of Mr. Foreman, bore some resemblance to th.. gentleman's writing ; but he remarked, that the f+. gery, oa that account, was not the less evident ;•fi those who were dis posed to commit the frond woul. necessarily feel it incumbent on them to render t: imitation of his writing as close as possible. Ti perusal of the deed, however, as well as the mains. in which it was stated to have been executed. add( to the difference of the colour of the ink, which w . stated all.to have been got from the sense bottle, le not a doubt on his mind that the whole was a grc and deliberate attempt to defraud Mrs. Ffnem and so satisfied was he that the Jury would . concur this opinion, that although he had several Witness.: to call, he would leave his case as it stood, wilily any further support than that which the plaiting' Irs.• himself furnished. Lord ELLINBORCOUGII, in summing up theevidenc. left it for the Jury to say, whether it was likely : a gentleman of Mr. Foreman': respectabili.y - *oat have put his name to an instrument so absolute:, nonsensical as that which t!,ey had heard read, ar : which, he could not help saying, would be to the humblest inhabitant of an litsli cabin. I i Lordship also dwelt upon the internal evidence improbability which the whole case furnished ; ar. finally adverted to the absence of Barry, in who. custody the deed was said to have been deposited - This man's evidence, he thought, was most esientia ; and, indeed, without it, he saw nut how the plaintiff - case could be opported. 1 Mr. PARE here interrupted his Lordship, I said, if such was 1 Lordship's opinion, he would L aon.suited. Lord Etmennovoß thought the Learned Genii man exercised a sound judgment, and had only to gm he had not done so three hours before.. r The plaintiff was then Mersaiti. BIR.THS. effleaday, In Upon' Breok-drict, the Lady et eh. o.Wibv• Bart of a ow zed belt. larolay, at Bruetne-place, the Lady of Cattalo Sesechaa Procter, of a eon and We. ,KRIgD. On the tOdt elt, the Rev. Wm. Jewett, M.A. follow of 1 bees Cellqpt, Canthridge, to Mulls; second daughter el Ms John Whidng, ef Little Palgrave, Norfolk. 71 Silds of Mardi heat, O.S. St Orodtto, in Litho oils, P 3. tad, otridbirase of tba Hurt, Captain the Cbevaliet Julia Grail Hagan, Knight of Sonny Russian Military Orders. The iSth ult. on board the Marquis of Huntley East Indiana . , Leelimere Porter, in his 17th year, youngest eon of Lieutenatt- Colonel John Porter, Of }Cambia y, NO Disorders have contributed more essentially to destroy Hymeneal Happiness than those which are Cie consequence of unguarded pleasure. People of every rank pay adoration to the Shrine of Wedlock, but where the COO/titilttor has been tainted by Disease, a renovation of stability is indi , pets. ably requisite. Twenty years have we devoted our practice T., the exclusive treatment of the following Disorders, and the sue cesstui resuk of our plan gives us additional ardour to %pose, at far as we are able, the ravages of those Complaints which are the most important in the catalogue of Human Infirmities. Aft :: initiation into every branch, as Navy Surgeon., we formed a at an early period of practice, to rescue individuals front the i 6. names of uneducated men, or the equally dangerous preeipirtnz y of general Practitioners. The Disorders to the cure of which we have devoted our tendon, comprise every specks of Venereal infection ; all kin ' I of Debility, whether arising from the habits of school her-t. or the indolgendes of mature( age • that derangement of :• .• System in Women, whkh callel Barrenness or Ster;lit , Seminal Weaknesses, Meets, Obstructions in the Cretin .- 7 as also Strictures, whether recent or of long duration, a . which have bellied the skill of other Practitioners, are . 'y Out must harmed plan of treatment effectually said pern , .:- awed, vrithost the radon suffering the excruciating pa.n and Hentenhigis which frequently follows the applieu don of the Lunar Ca settle. in the cootie of our eateasive practice la this metropelle, numerous eases of STRICTURES have been and are daffy seder or care, the total ensiles/don of which is eft. dieted by a safe, certain, an d espeditious sonde arum superior teeny ether yet adopted. The weakness, Mandan, and 614- Ury, proceeding hum this complaint are speedily Kinsoved, and the Pedant restored to sound and vigorous health. But when. the debility has for years existed, a proper persrwasiee N air restaradve remedies is indispensably requisite, to revived* skill baring "who of life, and to reanimate the cosedunion. Numerous Diseases are the result of ignorance et Wee in the Meant of seintpleoaseerkita, and it not unfrequendrbsip pens that the seeds of lifts are poisoned by the lotikeroden of .a unguarded hour: By a superior method itkis complaints a.. easily cured ; and even whet* others have failed, we trust ti I we may presume to offer a radical re-establishment. Few, how east, are the awe of complicated distress in this disorder, eons pared with the calamitous situation of men, who, from an Indiul. pones in a twittery vise, or the prevalent gaieties of a fashlocablor ilia, acquire that state of debility which is the unavoidable come. "mu of sack pansistess habits. Where the unhaepy utterer bleeds over hie wisiy but carefully conceals his misfortune., is may be some 0111Mededee for hint to know, that although it be abject of doubt or owtortabity with other:Practitioners, the re moval of Anse dead - sby the gradual progress of Reaovation„ ' Is the acquirement of oar experience. If the rites of Bacchus ce Vona have begun to reduce manly vigour, much anxiety wilt 'bilpreneeted by an any counteractive of this languid state, and In these cases no great &Madly will occur. Married Women whose expectations of a family have b.'. defeated, from wha te ver cause, will receive seine connotation hearing, that In most instances, by attention to our medicine., t I 47 gcueral functions became renovated, and impediments rempeed ' Certificates of our skill and humanity during the treatment the above complaints, from many eminent Physicians now hvii . v as well as letters from some Noblemen and others, who hove. I listed oo their publicity, are ready to modify every one of the authority of what we advance. ' By an early application to Messrs. Currie and Co. the patient *AI escape the pain, danger, and expense of a long and tea:* attendance upon less experienced practitioners. Patients in the Ccuniry are requested to state the particular ‘, of their ease, age, and mural habit diking, and enclosing a r , mittince for advice and Medkines, when the same will be given or seat to any part of the Kingdom. ' as Co. Surgeons. Na 107. Hattmooarden. , HIGH WATER TO-MORROW AT LONDON 13RIDOIS% Moroltag - - 14 minutes alter $ - Memos - . 34 #autee aka i LONDON' ?rioted by Lim. Ksmr, Pickett PlaTer" . riblialifd ibuti sad at the Star Gate s Tunes ligg,